| No I don't hate them but they can lower the ceiling/enjoyment of a show because of the repetitiveness of that OP character(s) dominating every situation or fight. Like I enjoyed Arslan but after awhile it got tiresome with both the strategist out smarting everyone and the warrior guy slaughter hundreds of enemies. It lead to me not really digging the second season that much. If a show does have a OP character its better to either be the antagonist or maybe the boss of the good guys or whoever that rarely fight in the first place. Having a OP main character isn't really the way to go if you want to create any sort of suspense. |
| 'Overpowered' is a stupid term. Does it make sense, storywise that the character solves the problem? How is their strength expressed in their personality? Are the conflicts monotonous? |
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| if overpower meant for comedy purpose, then it's fine. if overpower meant for serious thing and related to story progress, then it's bad |
if it's overpowered like in overlord then i got no problem |
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| No, but that really depends on how cool their power are and their personality. If their power for example capable of destroying Earth with single flick without any visual effects and no reason then yeah I dislike them. |
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| If the character was poorly written yes but if they are like kirito i hope they die asap |
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| when its the ace or the overpowered bystander I love them. i hate it when the mc asspulls some op ability hax'd plot armor or if they are just parody |
| Usually, yes, both in case of villains and protagonists. With villains, it's the usual trap of hyping them and the characters getting strong enough to defeat them. The question is, what then? Unless the story ends, stronger villains need to be introduced, and the characters would need to get stronger again. It's a never ending loop, hence things like Dragon Ball (referring to Z mostly) or pretty much any shounen that tried quantifying or measuring power levels in some way. For the protagonists, the struggle to attain power and overcoming adversity makes them grow. Admittedly, some characters fail to grow with their power (because who gives a shit about character development if they are memes), but if they already attained some sort of apex of the power level ladder before the show even started, I can only see them stagnating, or not having a fleshed out character at all. Pretty much why power fantasy shows suck. The characters never appear to grow, and if we never really have the suspense that they will overcome the obstacle before them, what's the point. It's like watching a grown up beat up someone that's as strong as an elementary school kid, where the inferior opponent only manages to gain some superficial leverage with lowly things, like blackmail or a magical way to temporarily lower/nullify the main character's powers, just so that our hero can beat him up in an impressive way. |
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| People here take the physical strength of non-physical beings quite seriously. |
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| No, quite the opposite in fact, I love badass overpowered characters that are competent and can kick ass and chew bubblegum. |
| "The name's Gambit. Remember it." -Gambit "X-Men '97"  |
| No, I hate stupidly weak characters more. I preffer characters that are strong, just not too, too strong, and they must be likable, that's the most important thing. |
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| I like overpowered characters if they make sense. Alucard(Hellsing) and Gilgamesh(Fate) power aren't came from no where. In other word, they suppose to be this strong from what have been declared in the stories. But in other hand, Kirito(SAO)'s power and skils are ridiculous. According that he is just a 14 years old kid and playing solo for almost whole series(which online games usually give more progress if you play as a team). Long story short, the reasons of the overpowering have to be explained otherwise they will looked really dumb. P.S. Gurren Lagann doesn't count. |
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| When the characters are overpowered then it is all the more interesting to me unless they are drab or have no personality. Doesn't matter if they are asshole or good |
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| I like powerful characters if their personality is appealing. Kirito, Tatsuya, Alucard, Haruhi - they're all good enough. Gilgamesh is an annoying twat who is outdated by millenia. Fortunately he gets killed quickly enough in the 5th war. How can people survive watching Fate/Zero which has him from the beginning to the end is beyond me. "Overlord" Momonga is pathetic, but might have worked if his tragedy developed faster then I ran out of patience, and anime ran out of episodes. Saitama is a joke, and I don't even find it funny. YellowCorvette said: I think the biggest problem many people have with OP characters like Kirito and Tatsuya is: 1. Their OPness is the only traits that's worth mentioning about them. 2. Their personality is just very boring, bland or too cringeworthy. 3. The OPness didn't serve any purposes other than to make the character looks awesome. 4. Their OPness doesn't makes sense even in the series's universe and logic. While these two's personalities are flawed, I would not call them "boring" or "bland". "cringeworthy" is only for shy people who can't be as over-the-top as a good over-the-top character. Balong said: I like very much Ainz Ooal Gown from Overlord. -He's the f***ing Overlord! A valable reason to be so powerfull and he's a cunning one, and despite he's an undead, he's loyal to his minions and not a horrible bieng On the bad side, he is too small of a person for his power, and gets swept away by the current. Paul said: Gilgamesh... character development? What? He's got as much development as Rin's chest. Unless this is some VN thing that I couldn't care less about. No, there is no extra character development for Gilgamesh in visual novels. He is exactly the same as in the anime - annoying twat who should have been killed long ago. corwin_r said: Usually, yes, both in case of villains and protagonists. With villains, it's the usual trap of hyping them and the characters getting strong enough to defeat them. The question is, what then? Unless the story ends, stronger villains need to be introduced, and the characters would need to get stronger again. It's a never ending loop, hence things like Dragon Ball (referring to Z mostly) or pretty much any shounen that tried quantifying or measuring power levels in some way. That's why good shows have the good sense to end before they become bad. corwin_r said: For the protagonists, the struggle to attain power and overcoming adversity makes them grow. Admittedly, some characters fail to grow with their power (because who gives a shit about character development if they are memes), but if they already attained some sort of apex of the power level ladder before the show even started, I can only see them stagnating, or not having a fleshed out character at all. Pretty much why power fantasy shows suck. The characters never appear to grow, and if we never really have the suspense that they will overcome the obstacle before them, what's the point. Character growth is not really linked to becoming more powerful. And yes, too many anime characters manage to be very powerful without having a personality to match - this can be pretty annoying. |
| If I like the character enough to root for them then no |
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| If played for a joke like Saitama from OPM then yeah. If its like Erza or Kirito then no |
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flannan said: corwin_r said: For the protagonists, the struggle to attain power and overcoming adversity makes them grow. Admittedly, some characters fail to grow with their power (because who gives a shit about character development if they are memes), but if they already attained some sort of apex of the power level ladder before the show even started, I can only see them stagnating, or not having a fleshed out character at all. Pretty much why power fantasy shows suck. The characters never appear to grow, and if we never really have the suspense that they will overcome the obstacle before them, what's the point. Character growth is not really linked to becoming more powerful. And yes, too many anime characters manage to be very powerful without having a personality to match - this can be pretty annoying. I guess I worded that poorly, but yes, character growth is not inherently correlated with them attaining new powers because not every author is apt enough to manage this. The context of what I wrote is that the idea behind a struggle for power should be growing as a character as well. Some stories tend to neglect this aspect of gaining a new power, skill etc., and that basically the character's worldview/perspective changes, and with that their overall identity as well . Kind of like attaining a new skill in real life, or polishing existing ones, the person managing to do so will change the perspective on how they and others view them. Adapting to that change of perspective is basically character development. |
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| I actually like overpowered characters if it is for comedy ONLY... But I ABSOLUTELY hate them if they are snobby characters like Kira or Relouch. |
| only if that said anime character is a dense idiot |
xre said: I actually like overpowered characters if it is for comedy ONLY... But I ABSOLUTELY hate them if they are snobby characters like Kira or Relouch. Kira and Lelouch are meant to be so powerful, since that power affects their character and leads to their downward spiral. |
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| hell no most of those are the most entertaining part of their respective shows like alucard but when a character is overpowered just so we can have an empowerment fantasy regarding this character where the main is a blank self insert without personality that has god like powers a la kirito or tatsuya then i am bothered |
| No I don't hate them.Why should I hate a character just because he is operpowered?I only would hate the character if the personality is really bad. |
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| i hate characters that suddenly become powerful with just the reason that the last episode is near to come ;characters that become stronger with just screaming and over feeling like that main character from guilty crown how did he beat Jin ?!!! i still searching for it till now ..... However op characters like Madara can't be hated such : -Meriem (Hunter x Hunter ) -White beard (One piece ) -Saitama (One punch) -Zeref (Fairy tail) -Kaguya (Naruto) -Alucard (Hellsing) -Sato-san (Ajin) |
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| Quite on the contrary, the ones I dislike are the weaklings and the underdogs. Weak people ought to lose against the strong, and when an anime tells me otherwise, it annoys me. |
| Signature? I ain't got no signature! I don't need no signature! I don't have to show you any stinkin' signature! |
| Indifferent. I normally avoid these kind of anime bcuz the mc usually is generic, but when it has comedy or a different vibe I easily watch it. |
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| I dunno about you OP, but I'd probably hate a character that is stupid than a character who's stupidly OP... |
| I wouldn't say I hate them as long as them being overpowered doesn't mean they are overpowered in everything. A character in my opinion to be good has to have at least one good flaw. |
corwin_r said: flannan said: Character growth is not really linked to becoming more powerful. And yes, too many anime characters manage to be very powerful without having a personality to match - this can be pretty annoying. I guess I worded that poorly, but yes, character growth is not inherently correlated with them attaining new powers because not every author is apt enough to manage this. The context of what I wrote is that the idea behind a struggle for power should be growing as a character as well. Some stories tend to neglect this aspect of gaining a new power, skill etc., and that basically the character's worldview/perspective changes, and with that their overall identity as well . Kind of like attaining a new skill in real life, or polishing existing ones, the person managing to do so will change the perspective on how they and others view them. Adapting to that change of perspective is basically character development. The worldview/perspective is what makes a character unique, though. My Level20 Necromancer is the same as another's Level20 Nectromancer. What's interesting is their behavior, their decisions. This is where the true difference lies. A fist is always a fist. |
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| Only if they're the MC.. On the contrary, i actually like a "stupidly overpowered" main antagonist since it makes the story become much more interesting.. |
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Paul said: Gilgamesh... character development? What? He's got as much development as Rin's chest.  Why you gotta go there man? I dislike Gilgamesh too though....I never understood why he's so popular. |
| If, I think it would make me hate the anime instead. |
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| I like really OP characters that are so OP that they put every other OP characters to shame; like Onii-sama. |
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| I don't care about a character's strength. It doesn't exist anyway. What I care about is what the strength means. People who are obsessed over 'overpower' need to play quality RPG's. |
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| Yes since most of the time they're in anime with game settings, which I hate. Apparently to some people it's just fine if it isn't a 14 year boy |
| Depends if there´s a good explanation for sheer power. For example, it makes sense for deities to be full of power. So are characters that trained fair and square to gain their force. |
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| not really, depends on the anime and characters |
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| Depends on the genre. I LOVE stupidly overpowered characters in comedies. They look.. well, stupid. And that's what makes it funny. If they're in the story as a serious character.. no thanks. |
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| Mmm. Nah, i really like overpowered characters, except the solo leveling mc |
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