10 Video Game Companions Everyone Hated At First (But Ended Up Loving)

LISA the Painful is designed to make the player suffer. An example of this is Terry Hintz, a recruitable companion who acts as your stereotypical annoying tutorial mouthpiece that is virtually useless in combat and barrages you with pointless "hints" at every step of the way.

After you finish the intro stage, the game will actually give you an ultimatum about Terry. As the two of you are captured by raiders, their leader will offer you two options: giving up your tutorial companion or your entire inventory.

Now, since Terry is annoyance personified, the choice feels simple, but as most players who decided to stick by his side can attest, picking Terry over loot will actually turn him from the worst character into the best.

After Terry is saved, he will stop being an annoying hints dispenser all the time, and his terrible skills will actually begin to improve.

At level 25, Terry learns a special ability called "the Hottest Dance," which is one of the best skills in the game, capable of killing most enemies in one hit.

From that point on, you will definitely not regret picking Terry over your base items, as he becomes the absolute greatest character in your party.