10 Worst Video Game Heroes Of All Time
3. Ryo Hazuki (Shenmue)
Worst Offence: Unless you’ve got information he wants, he’s not into you.
Shenmue is a sweeping epic. An engaging revenge story set amongst the suburbs of Japan, which sees the impulsive Ryo Hazuki hunt down the killer of his father. Awesome game, awesome cast of mostly memorable characters, but still, there’s no getting around the fact that Ryo is a total dick to those around him. Because leather jackets equal bad boys. Probably.
We get it. Grief does weird things to people. But Ryo’s manner is so stilted and brusque, and not just because of his voice-acting. It’s as if he’s never quite sure if he’s talking to a robot or a real-life human being with feelings. When his friend Tom leaves, he can barely muster up an ounce of sympathy. And all his endless questions to storekeepers, like they don’t have a business to run…
It leaves us wondering what supposed love interest Nozomi even saw in this guy. Sure, Ryo might’ve saved her life, but the rest of the time he treats her with absolute disdain.
Like, who is this dame asking to go out on dates when I’m buying up Sega toys?
Honestly, she’s better off without that jackass.