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My 10 Least Favourite Comic Book Characters

I figured it was time I made something to show which comic book characters I strongly dislike. And cue the controversy...

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1. Cyclops

Seriously what happened to this guy? He went from the good natured field leader of the X-Men to a twice cuckold who created a team of killers, encouraged a child to take the life of another for 'the greater good' and has generally hindered the cause for mutant equality rather than helped it. Oh and he's just succumbed to the Phoenix Force and killed Charles Xavier. Whatever went wrong with Scott Summers?
2. Miles Morales

The death of Ultimate Peter Parker was one of the few times Bendis wrote something good. Well his Ultimate Spider-Man up until that was good. But replacing Ultimate Peter Parker with a token racial minority character with little personality or backstory or a decent supporting cast for that matter instantly turned me off the character. Even with reports of Miles getting better, I'm still not interested. He hasn't proven to be a sufficient replacement Spider-Man to me.
3. Emma Frost

A real witch (can't use the word I want to use). She's a spiteful, deceitful character who has yet to redeem herself by siding with the X-Men. In fact some of the worst things she's done (cough adultery cough) have been whilst she was an X-Man. Emma and Scott make for a complementary couple and one I can despise easily.
4. Squirrel Girl

The Marvel equivalent of Chuck Norris. Seriously how do squirrel powers help someone beat Dr Doom, let alone frickin' Thanos? This character is so darn annyoing not just in the comics itself (Who in their right minds would let Squirrel Girl be a nanny) but also the result of her PIS feats on battle forums across the Internet. And for that, Squirrel Girl deserves to be on here.
5. Arion

I hate what Busiek did to him in Camelot Falls. He went from the heroic sorcerer of Atlantis to just another out to destroy the world villain. It screwed around with the original Arion's personality and character far too much.
6. Punisher

His blazen lack of morals and lack to change his ways has completely put me off Frank Castle. Other characters have sought redemption and a better way of living but Frank keeps spiralling down a self destructive path where nothing good can come of it. That may be the appealing thing about the Punisher but not to me it isn't.
7. Storm

It's the Storm fans on here that have put me off this character. It's seriously bugged me about the inane questions asked about Storm on here. Ororo is an alright character but as far as the fanboys/fangirls go for Storm, they do a lot to put me off this character.
8. Hope Summers

I'm really hoping she doesn't show up ever again after AvX. She's acted irresponsibly ever since coming to the present and didn't adjust well enough to being the 'mutant messiah' Now all this trouble has come about as a result of it. Typical teenager
9. Superboy Prime

This guy is a whiny idiotic character who possesses an unruly child's personality. His character, actions and unreliable powers make him a pathetic excuse for a comic book character.
10. Enigma

Completely redundant and pointless. Didn't add anything to her possibly being the Riddler's daughter nor did she have a colourful personality. A complete waste of time was spent on her during Tony Daniel's Pre New 52 run on Batman.

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Edited by TheAcidSkull - September 23, 2012 at 8:46 AM

agree on everything except miles , he is cool now, though i prefer peter

Posted by Lvenger - September 23, 2012 at 8:49 AM

@TheAcidSkull: I don't see what's cool about him. He's just a black Peter Parker in high school. There's nothing different or unique about his personality which made me even want to quickly check up on his adventures.

Edited by TheAcidSkull - September 23, 2012 at 8:51 AM

@Lvenger said:

@TheAcidSkull: I don't see what's cool about him. He's just a black Peter Parker in high school. There's nothing different or unique about his personality which made me even want to quickly check up on his adventures.

well , his origin and is somewhat the same and different form parkers

Posted by Lvenger - September 23, 2012 at 8:53 AM

@TheAcidSkull: Exactly my point. Near the same origin with some different powers thrown in too. Nothing original about that.

Edited by TheAcidSkull - September 23, 2012 at 8:55 AM

@Lvenger said:

@TheAcidSkull: Exactly my point. Near the same origin with some different powers thrown in too. Nothing original about that.

well i am still enjoying his run , for now at least

Posted by CanadianCrusader - October 12, 2012 at 6:39 PM

Glad to see I'm not the only one who hates Cyclops and Guy Gardener.

Posted by Lvenger - October 13, 2012 at 12:11 PM

@CanadianCrusader: Same here. I can't believe Scott still has fans after AvX.

Posted by PowerHerc - November 19, 2012 at 12:34 PM

It takes some guts to make this kind of list. I commend you.

Cyclops should be on everyone's "least favorites" list.

Posted by Lvenger - November 19, 2012 at 12:37 PM

@PowerHerc: Not really lol. I just wanted to show which characters I dislike the most. Everyone has their own. And agreed, Cyclops has turned into a character you can't help but hate. Why people still support him I have no idea.

Posted by Veshark - March 16, 2013 at 9:13 PM

I thought I'd return the favor :)

The only two that I disagree from this list would be Cyclops (naturally) and Emma Frost. But you do give very good reasons for their places; that I more or less agree with. Post-Messiah Complex Cyclops has been reduced to a self-destructive sociopath, turned into a sacrificial pariah to make Wolverine look like the hero. Honestly, after AvX, I barely even recognize the character. And I miss the snarky but still sympathetic Frost from Joss Whedon's Astonishing X-Men run. Nearly every other iteration of the character has been too much of the snark and not enough of the heart.

But aside from those two, I agree with Squirrel Girl, Hope, Superboy-Prime (all annoying), Storm (annoying fandom), and Miles Morales (meh). I can see your viewpoint on Punisher, though I can't really say much beyond that since I've never read mainstream Punisher - only Garth Ennis' MAX version. Never heard of Arion or Enigma, though.

Overall, great list!

Posted by Lvenger - March 17, 2013 at 3:03 AM

@Veshark: Thanks for the comment and recommendation! Scott fans have given me good reasons for their liking the character. It's just that the mistakes he's made put him down a lot in my eyes. Emma could well do with some sympathy to make her more likeable. And don't worry about not hearing of Enigma. It's probably for the best. But Arion's made a few appearances in his time for DC. Anyway thanks for the recommendation and comment! :)

Posted by Veshark - March 17, 2013 at 3:12 AM

No problem! And yeah, definitely, there's a lot of writing out there that really made Cyclops worse. His present mutant revolutionary shtick makes the character near-unrecognizable to me now. Haha, I'll keep that in mind.

Posted by CaptainLantern76 - March 19, 2013 at 3:03 PM

Miles Morale....I have never read a single comic of Ultimate Marvel, to be honest; I have absolutely no interest in it, especially after reading about what Ultimatum did to it. So I can't comment on that. But I think Bendis is an OK dude.

And I'm guessing the word you want to use for Emma Frost is "b*tch". I agree - she is a terrible character.

Never read a comic about Squirrel Girl, never will. All the hatedom for her's turned me off. The idea of a Silver Age character trapped in the Modern Age sounds good on paper, but apparently it was done...wrong, to say the least.

I noticed all but two characters here are Marvel - guess Marvel makes more annoying and unlikable characters than DC. Or maybe there's much more DC characters for #11 and beyond.

Posted by Lvenger - March 20, 2013 at 4:40 AM

@CaptainLantern76: Guy Gardner was on here but I bumped him down. I guess Marvel do make more unlikeable characters than DC at least from my perspective anyway. And I haven't considered other publishers' characters either.

Posted by CaptainLantern76 - March 20, 2013 at 7:21 AM

@Lvenger: Yeah, Guy Gardner did become more likable. I am surprised to see the Punisher so high, though - he is different and you mentioned why that's bad, but I think he's an OK character, but he is hpyocritical - he's no better than the people he hunts down. I bet his family would be ashamed - and if DC and Marvel did another crossover, which probably won't happen for a long time, I would like to see Superman or Barry Allen call out Punisher and tell him he's no better than the criminals he wages war against.

Posted by Lvenger - March 20, 2013 at 7:23 AM

@CaptainLantern76: Batman does that in one of the Batman/Punisher crossovers I think. That's better than the previous one where Jean Paul Valley and Punisher team up in a crossover.

Posted by CaptainLantern76 - March 20, 2013 at 7:27 AM

@Lvenger: There was a crossover between Punisher and Jean Paul Valley? Given what I've researched about Jean Paul Valley (I was not alive when he was Batman, as you know), and given what Punisher's like...how would that have worked and not be a awful piece of sh*t? And still, I would love to see Supes or Barry call Punisher's bluff and give him a detailed speech about why he's the very thing he hunts and that his family would be ashamed.