Only some locations have bins, though. I remember there being plenty of open rooms in the castle where I'd have to get into a safe spot and just wait for the enemies to come so I could blast them apart then move to the next sequence. Although I will say that at least she isn't in a lot of the most annoying rooms like the fight against the twin giants, the intro of the regenerators, or the bug cave.
+Lectar117 I never had a problem with her. Just have her wait somewheere safe; clear the area and whistle for her. Beat the game a couple of times and you can put her in a suit of armour where in she ceases to be a problem all together.
I like Fi and Navi, both as characters within the world, and mechanically. It often seems like nobody knows they can actually give you a LOT of useful advice. They can actually provide a quick description of nearly any enemy in their respective game, complete with a hint to that enemies' weakness, weak point, or specific strategy that works well against them. The Zelda wiki describes it better than I could, so; 'Fi will also tell the hero how many times he has defeated any type of enemy and gives an indication of Link's proficiency in fighting a specific type of enemy. When this is used on Bosses, Fi will usually give a limited supply of information about the enemy's weaknesses. If Link is defeated in the battle, and Fi is once again asked to give advice, more information will be available. Other than enemies and bosses, Fi can also scan people, bugs, and locations. Fi can telepathically talk to people and robots and sense people's auras.' I find this sort of additional, optional information is fantastic for extended lore and worldbuilding.
+Dash123456789Brawl I definitely agree, when I was playing Ocarina of Time 3D I found myself using Navi a hell of a lot, not to make the game easier but because I wanted to know what my enemies names were and what they were, Fi and Navi are awesome world building tools, they just could be executed a little better.
Fi was annoying at first, but I still love my little bluebird either way. I'd rather have constant beeping on my wiimote than one more fucking "hey listen."
+Daniel “Hero's Apprentice's Brick” Scharn Agreed. Fi could be annoying at times, but she was never worse then Navi for me and she gets bonus points for at least having some role to play in the actual plot. I was actually intrigued as she began to understand more about humanity and even started to gain some humanity herself. She's not quite as great as Midna, but she was a hell of an improvement over Navi who literally contributed nothing of value and then up and disappeared for no real reason just so Majora's mask would have a reason to happen. -_- I mean seriously, of all the motivations to give Link to go on this journey, It's all to find the annoying fairy?....Really?
+Silvan Dragonight Well annoying does not necessarily translate to somebody being bad. At least Fi is not the type of companion who you have to save all the time, or makes Link's quest worst storywise or even gameplay. She just states the obvious by bringing a halt to the game, and it would usually be point factors we already knew or are constantly reminded of. Bad characters are based on what they do. Annoying characters are based on what we make of them from their personality. But as far as a Zelda companion goes, Fi offers the least amount of investment for the player, despite the useful stuff she does. But annoyance is how one interprets the subject, not a fact.
If anyone talking about a character repeating a line I will say most hard Kingdom heart boss and its cheap optional boss JUST SHUT UP WITH THE ANGUISH!!!!!
The difference being that every other companion has personality and/or character development. Navi is about as bland as you can get and while having a robot like Fi is interesting for awhile, the novelty doesn't hold its charm after 20+ hours and it also doesn't help that the game continues to depict her like this up until the very end when an emotional good-bye was shoehorned in with no development leading up to it.
I actually thought Navi wasn’t that bad myself, the Hey, Listens weren’t that annoying. However, there is a 100% chance that having dialogue like this is the fault of the character, and there is an additional 100% chance that this is going to get annoying very quickly
if you think slippy is a bad pilot than Kat is the meaning of absolute inability to do something because if you let her drive a Warthog she will most likely drive you off a f**king cliff
To be fair, most of the Wii's userbase were people that probably never played a game before, so it kinda makes sense to have Fi hold your hand so much. What's bad about her however, is the fact that she still holds your hand in Hero Mode, which only unlocks after you've played through the game already. The player knows how to play this game by this point. If it weren't for the whole handholding stuff, Fi would be my favorite sidekick, simply because of how useful she is. She finally brought back the analysis on enemies and multiplied that by 100. She tells you the enemy's name, it's weakness, how often you fought it and how well you did it. Not only that, but she can also analyze regular NPCs too. Heck she can even analyze the hooks in the ancient cistern on which you swing with the whip.
MiddiTwili It kinda gives everything in Skyward Sword a name. I don't know most of the names of the characters in Wind Waker and Twilight Princess, because nobody tells you that. I also thought that the dowsing was quite handy for searching for the last few gratitude crystals and goddess cubes. Her lack of personality IS her personality. I thought it was quite funny how she barely understood human relationships. She didn't get that Scrapper was hitting on her, she acted as some sort of wingman for Link in a later sidequest of the game and her general descriptions for the Skyloftians are quite funny. Overall I think that Ezlo is the best sidekick that Link ever had though. I think Midna is a bit overrated. To me she was a worse Tatl, that also had a forced romantic relationship with Link at the end.
Master Togo/Brother Mehnlo in guild wars 1. One of them was required to progress about half of the missions in the Factions campaign and on every mission they'd have a spot where they would bug out and break forcing you to start the whole mission again. I don't know what he was the master of but it wasn't fucking path-finding.
4:28 then you get people like egoraptor who in every modern video game needs step by step instructions every 5 minutes and they still fuck it up. This effectively ties your argument down and deficates into there system till it sufficates.
I consider Navi waaaaaay worse than Fi. At least Fi has some personality and I really felt for her when you had to say goodbye to her at the end. Navi was nothing more than a glorified GPS, hence the name "Navi," for "navigation."
+MrToonlink53 I haven't played it yet, but it sounds like her story and character are good, it's just the constant hindrance she becomes throughout the game seems to taint the good things about her for most people.
+MrToonlink53 The biggest reason I didn't like her was because she has no personality. So when a boring character keeps bothering you throughout the game, the hate grows.
the companion in pokemon ranger guardian signs. its the character of the gender you don't choose. even though they're a ranger, they don't capture a cold, because that would just remove their explanation of everything out of my face. SHE DOES NOTHING AT ALL AND ONLY FOLLOWS YOU AROUND. IT IRRITATES ME
Despite how much people hate Fi, I can't help but like her. Maybe it's her looks, her dialogue, or something else. I don't know, but I think that Fi gets WAY too much hate.
+Ledilote that is interaction of code. kinda like, code a is movement, code b is item. code C is how it is executed. so when you have that atomic bomb launcher, and you move into a wall............ c happens and you beat resecent evil code voronica.
One great think about RE4 and Ashley is, if you beat the game once, you can replay it with new skins, one of which being Ashley in a suit of armor. She can't take damage, and can't be picked up. Plus, you get Leon in a old school gangster outfit, and a funny scene every time you go to catch her. Only problem is you have to beat the game once first.
I honestly liked Fi. Hell, I liked all of the Legend of Zelda companions. But if I had to choose a least favourite, for some reason, I am inclined to choose Ezlo from Minish Cap. I just can't stand the voice you hear from him, and the idea that he's constantly on your head is just creepy to me.
wasn't sure you'd think Otis was a companion but I'm glad you did because I was going to suggest it earlier this week on Twitter. Great countdown as usual Rabbid.
I've always felt that Slippy's squeaky voice reinforced how useless he was. It's like the game was telling us, "You see this guy? As long as you don't expect anything from him, you'll do fine."
Skyward Sword was my first Zelda game, so I didn't have a problem with Fi. At least the first playthrough around she helped me ease into the series. I later got into Minish Cap & Ocarina of Time, so Fi gets a free pass from me.
I just can't understand why so many people think Fii is worse than Navi. Sure she talked a lot during story related scenes but that's the good part about her. She talked a lot during STORY RELATED SCENES! Outside of that she had the good sense to only speak when spoken to. Remember the first time we all got to see Hyrule field in all it's vast 3D glory. I sure don't because I had an annoying fairy making my life a living hell if I didn't go straight to the castle. Navi made it impossible to play the game with sound on if you ever strayed from your main objective. A major part of what makes Zelda games fun is exploring the world around you and Fii let you do that. Navi punished you for it. Imagine a helper character that annoyed the hell out of you whenever you beat up criminals in a Batman game. Completely unforgivable.
I actually speedrun Star Fox 64 and I feel like Slippy gets an ENORMOUSLY bad rap. Here's how I see the wingmates in that game: Falco is constantly an obstacle. You have to kill him constantly to keep your game from lagging and he's often really condescending. Not too bad, but certainly not helpful. He can also kill the missiles in Sector Z and steal points from you. Peppy literally flies in your way and shields the boss of Corneria with his body, then yells at you for shooting him. He gets more enemies behind him than any other wingmate and he's a broken record, often citing the same unnecessary tips multiple times in a playthrough (ie: do a barrel roll, try a somersault). Slippy shows you the boss' HP, almost never gets in your way, almost never causes lag, and he's almost always helpful. He gets enemies behind him but rarely is in danger of dying, unlike Peppy and Falco who take enormous damage whenever they get someone behind them. He made the Blue Marine and the Landmaster and constantly gets shit, even though they work really well. I understand the "squeaky voice" thing, but come on, it was 1996. His voice actor is much better in Assault, better than most characters in my opinion because he actually sounds like a person, unlike everyone else who is either super stiff or just plain ridiculous. So in conclusion: Slippy is my husbando and pretty objectively the most useful and best member of the Star Fox team (aside from Fox of course). Slippy >>> Falco >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Peppy
+ChunkySlip This. Slippy gets in trouble a lot, because you're encouraged to save him both as practice for shooting enemies that are chasing your teammates, and so you can keep him with you for boss battles. Falco can be helpful, at the cost of possibly stealing points. Peppy is… Only there for first-timers. As for Slippy's voice, you can turn off all the voices as a whole. So it's a silly complaint. :V
What about Serana? "Oh sure, I can resurrect this necromancer, this frostbite spider or this werewolf to help fight that dragon, but instead I'll resurrect this rabbit you just killed."
What about Top 5 Epilogue Boss Fights? you know those bosses that appear after the final boss and are there to tie up the story, often heavily influenced by cutscenes. (like the final major ocelot showdown in MGS 3 or the Yu Yevon fight in FF10)
I think Fi is intentionally annoying, the devs of Skyward Sword knew that the Zelda series was known for the annoying sidekicks, so they decided to make the worst that they could.
Seeing the segment about Otis in Dead Rising, I am once again wondering how much of your game footage you get from GameGrumps. Especially with this particular game now, since I vividly remember Arin choosing the kid shorts and Lego head in his playthrough, most memorable during the shit Sophie rescue mission (that even got an animation made out of it)
Why does everyone hate on Ashley? Sure she's a bit annoying, but mechanically there's nothing wrong with her. She stays out of your way, and can be commanded to stay still or go hide in a dumpster.
+jedimasterpickle3 oh yeah?then waht about the fact that she cant climb a ladder down on her own or the times when she gets grabbed and screams super annoying for help^^
+BrolyLSSJ1987 I think her screaming a positive mechanic. I would have missed her getting kidnapped over and over if there wasn't an "audio warning". And I never cared much about the ladder thing, better than waiting until she climbed down. And to be honest... what would we do if we get kidnapped by those monsters. Without trained bodys and weapons? Maybeee scream for Leon to turn around? For Ashley it's life-threatening
As it pertains to #5, personally, I liked some of the QTE-based battles, such as the one against a certain musclehead jackass with a knife, and, the character in question actually did help out a bit in a few places. Granted, having to protect her in those scenes was hell, and could've easily just been done by yourself, if they wanted to just lower some items, or have stairs...
It's hard to give ideas for top 5/10 videos when there are already so many on this channel :P Maybe just top videos on a specific genre, like top open world games, or top action games or somthing like that.
I like how you mentioned Toon Zelda. She honestly is a pretty colorful companion in Spirit Tracks and considering what she can do now that she doesn't have her body, it honestly seems like Toon Link wouldn't be able to succeed in his quest.
I'm sick and tired of people thinking that slippy gets into trouble more often than the others! They get into trouble just as much as he does, but he's the one that is hated simply because they don't like his voice.
+dimentiorules I agree completely. I mean Falco is supposed to be an ace pilot, and yet despite that, he gets into a lot of trouble, and is even less thankful when you save him at points. Slippy isn't meant to be an ace, so I think Slippy getting in trouble isn't that bad. Falco on the other hand... if he is as good as they say, why can't he save himself when he gets into trouble?
Honestly… This is kind of a weak/uninspired list-- in my opinion. Not even because of me maybe liking some of these characters, more like most of these "annoying companions" have been milked to death. There's nothing new here that people haven't said already. It's like, we get it. These character are super annoying. It's… Really old. Except for #5 and maybe #3, because I don't see them talked about as much as the others.
I'll take Fi over Navi any day. At least she does something for the plot. Navi is just there. She annoys you. Then she leaves for no real reason and we're somehow suddenly supposed to care about the "bond" between her and Link that was barely if ever developed just so Majora's Mask has a reason to happen?....Yeah no. They did a real poor job of selling me on that one. Don't get me wrong. Fi is no Midna, but I still managed to feel for her by the end of the game. That's more than I can say for Navi. Besides, While most of Fi's information is not useful, there is at least some information that can be helpful some of the time. Again, that's more then I can say for Navi. She didn't even help me once in Ocarina.
how to fix fii, or however you spell it, give her a subplot of sorts throughout the story of becoming more human and lifelike, maybe even to a physical level, this would've worked great with you turning the goddess sword into the master sword with the sacred fires and such, and would've made it alot more emotional when she is sealed away with the sword.
+Runexn Well, I'm mostly independent in KH2, so i just do everything myself, and if Donald actually does something useful, then I'm just like, "k, cool, thanks, leave." Also, I take EVERYTHING away from him and goofy at the start. I love you guys, but I don't trust you with my....ANYTHING.
+AciDicMix I never found Navi or Fi annoying, I pretty much tuned Navi out so I never noticed her "annoying"traits. But Fi...I don't find her annoying but I do find the interrupts annoying and there are a lot of them.
+AciDicMix You know Speedster said that Skyward Sword split the Legend of Zelda Fan Base in half between lovers and haters, and I think Fi might have played a big part of that.
"my internet is made of celery"
shows picture of cucumber
Eoin O'Kelly have you tried to connect celery to a wire? It’s pretty hard!
Personally, my internet-providing machine is composed of crust, tomato sauce, melted cheese, and maybe pepperoni.
Is Ashley really that bad? You can make her hide in a bin and boom! Problems over.
Exactly!
I actually like having to help Ashley. Just adds another thing to watch out for
Only some locations have bins, though. I remember there being plenty of open rooms in the castle where I'd have to get into a safe spot and just wait for the enemies to come so I could blast them apart then move to the next sequence. Although I will say that at least she isn't in a lot of the most annoying rooms like the fight against the twin giants, the intro of the regenerators, or the bug cave.
+Lectar117 I never had a problem with her. Just have her wait somewheere safe; clear the area and whistle for her. Beat the game a couple of times and you can put her in a suit of armour where in she ceases to be a problem all together.
Ashley does actually do a decent job at staying out of the way for the most part.
Step 1: Cosplay Navi at a convention.
Step 2: Find the Link cosplayers.
Step 3: Watch the horror in their eyes as you shout "HEY! LISTEN!"
No do Fi they will run screaming with their ears covered.
I like Fi and Navi, both as characters within the world, and mechanically. It often seems like nobody knows they can actually give you a LOT of useful advice. They can actually provide a quick description of nearly any enemy in their respective game, complete with a hint to that enemies' weakness, weak point, or specific strategy that works well against them. The Zelda wiki describes it better than I could, so;
'Fi will also tell the hero how many times he has defeated any type of enemy and gives an indication of Link's proficiency in fighting a specific type of enemy. When this is used on Bosses, Fi will usually give a limited supply of information about the enemy's weaknesses. If Link is defeated in the battle, and Fi is once again asked to give advice, more information will be available. Other than enemies and bosses, Fi can also scan people, bugs, and locations. Fi can telepathically talk to people and robots and sense people's auras.'
I find this sort of additional, optional information is fantastic for extended lore and worldbuilding.
+Dash123456789Brawl I definitely agree, when I was playing Ocarina of Time 3D I found myself using Navi a hell of a lot, not to make the game easier but because I wanted to know what my enemies names were and what they were, Fi and Navi are awesome world building tools, they just could be executed a little better.
Most people don't hate them because they don't help you enough but because they try to help you to much.
Fi was annoying at first, but I still love my little bluebird either way.
I'd rather have constant beeping on my wiimote than one more fucking "hey listen."
+Daniel “Hero's Apprentice's Brick” Scharn Agreed. Fi could be annoying at times, but she was never worse then Navi for me and she gets bonus points for at least having some role to play in the actual plot. I was actually intrigued as she began to understand more about humanity and even started to gain some humanity herself. She's not quite as great as Midna, but she was a hell of an improvement over Navi who literally contributed nothing of value and then up and disappeared for no real reason just so Majora's mask would have a reason to happen. -_- I mean seriously, of all the motivations to give Link to go on this journey, It's all to find the annoying fairy?....Really?
Never found Navi annoying, but yeah, Fi is deserving to be on this list.
+NitsuaGamer Yeah, I was never annoyed by Navi either and I've played that game so many times I wore it out.
+Silvan Dragonight Well annoying does not necessarily translate to somebody being bad. At least Fi is not the type of companion who you have to save all the time, or makes Link's quest worst storywise or even gameplay. She just states the obvious by bringing a halt to the game, and it would usually be point factors we already knew or are constantly reminded of. Bad characters are based on what they do. Annoying characters are based on what we make of them from their personality. But as far as a Zelda companion goes, Fi offers the least amount of investment for the player, despite the useful stuff she does. But annoyance is how one interprets the subject, not a fact.
If anyone talking about a character repeating a line
I will say most hard Kingdom heart boss and its cheap optional boss JUST SHUT UP WITH THE ANGUISH!!!!!
Same here
Top 5 theories about *boobs*.
No
*Yes*.
+aggresiveturtle No.
+aggresiveturtle Yes
+aggresiveturtle You must be new here.
One of my most memorable experiences from RE4 when I was a kid and didn't know how to play was "LEON HEEEEELP"....
same
I like Fi and Navi.
I feel the reason most hate them isn't the fault of the characters, just the role they were assigned.
+Kolin Howard their character is good their gameplay application is what matters here though
The difference being that every other companion has personality and/or character development. Navi is about as bland as you can get and while having a robot like Fi is interesting for awhile, the novelty doesn't hold its charm after 20+ hours and it also doesn't help that the game continues to depict her like this up until the very end when an emotional good-bye was shoehorned in with no development leading up to it.
I actually thought Navi wasn’t that bad myself, the Hey, Listens weren’t that annoying.
However, there is a 100% chance that having dialogue like this is the fault of the character, and there is an additional 100% chance that this is going to get annoying very quickly
if you think slippy is a bad pilot than Kat is the meaning of absolute inability to do something because if you let her drive a Warthog she will most likely drive you off a f**king cliff
I wish you could just adjust the frequency of advice with Zelda partners
Hahaha, Slippy's not THAT bad! Hell, you wouldn't have the Arwing, Landmaster or Blue Marine without him! Oh and he's only 18 during Star Fox 64.
Top 5 dogs in video games.
To be fair, most of the Wii's userbase were people that probably never played a game before, so it kinda makes sense to have Fi hold your hand so much. What's bad about her however, is the fact that she still holds your hand in Hero Mode, which only unlocks after you've played through the game already. The player knows how to play this game by this point.
If it weren't for the whole handholding stuff, Fi would be my favorite sidekick, simply because of how useful she is. She finally brought back the analysis on enemies and multiplied that by 100. She tells you the enemy's name, it's weakness, how often you fought it and how well you did it. Not only that, but she can also analyze regular NPCs too. Heck she can even analyze the hooks in the ancient cistern on which you swing with the whip.
MiddiTwili It kinda gives everything in Skyward Sword a name. I don't know most of the names of the characters in Wind Waker and Twilight Princess, because nobody tells you that. I also thought that the dowsing was quite handy for searching for the last few gratitude crystals and goddess cubes.
Her lack of personality IS her personality. I thought it was quite funny how she barely understood human relationships. She didn't get that Scrapper was hitting on her, she acted as some sort of wingman for Link in a later sidequest of the game and her general descriptions for the Skyloftians are quite funny.
Overall I think that Ezlo is the best sidekick that Link ever had though. I think Midna is a bit overrated. To me she was a worse Tatl, that also had a forced romantic relationship with Link at the end.
#4: *insert famous Colress line here*
rabbid? is your Internet made of celery or potatoes? need confirmation.
I love that Professor Layton poster you have in the background. ;^;
Master Togo/Brother Mehnlo in guild wars 1. One of them was required to progress about half of the missions in the Factions campaign and on every mission they'd have a spot where they would bug out and break forcing you to start the whole mission again. I don't know what he was the master of but it wasn't fucking path-finding.
top five Metal Gear moments. I'm gonna keep saying it till it happens.
+Theodore Monin yess i agree
Honestly he might make a top 10 for that. It is his favorite franchise with his favorite video game.
***** mgs is so epic he could make a top 20 of it, i'm sure too
I could see that, and that would be awesome.
4:28 then you get people like egoraptor who in every modern video game needs step by step instructions every 5 minutes and they still fuck it up. This effectively ties your argument down and deficates into there system till it sufficates.
Top Five Forgotten Male Butts in Gaming
I'm so glad that someone from Dead Rising made the list. Every NPC in that game deserves a special medal for worst temporary companion.
I will keep going: Top 5 MOST BEAUTYFUL GAMES.
I consider Navi waaaaaay worse than Fi. At least Fi has some personality and I really felt for her when you had to say goodbye to her at the end. Navi was nothing more than a glorified GPS, hence the name "Navi," for "navigation."
I understand why people don't, but I actually liked Fi.
Care to explain why? Personally i see nothing good with Fi. She was just an annoyance to me.
+MrToonlink53 I haven't played it yet, but it sounds like her story and character are good, it's just the constant hindrance she becomes throughout the game seems to taint the good things about her for most people.
+MrToonlink53 The biggest reason I didn't like her was because she has no personality. So when a boring character keeps bothering you throughout the game, the hate grows.
+MrToonlink53 I do too!
+MasterKiller64 She's a robot. She has no personality. She does develop through the game though.
Top 5/10 Sub-Bosses or pre-bosses that would have made great Bosses
the companion in pokemon ranger guardian signs. its the character of the gender you don't choose. even though they're a ranger, they don't capture a cold, because that would just remove their explanation of everything out of my face. SHE DOES NOTHING AT ALL AND ONLY FOLLOWS YOU AROUND. IT IRRITATES ME
In starfox assault slippy was actually somewhat competent at least
Despite how much people hate Fi, I can't help but like her. Maybe it's her looks, her dialogue, or something else. I don't know, but I think that Fi gets WAY too much hate.
You forgot Pokey from Earthbound. He's only with you for a few minutes, but those few minutes...
yeah but.
hes a kid. a kid not used to danger and only went with ness to say that he did...
+Gunarm Dyne Pokey is an Antagonist, so he doesn't count.
Holy shit you gave Tatl the credit she deserves
Thank you, bunny man
+NightFlowerLuv ...Wait, who's Tatl again? Tatl was so subtle, I forget she exists.
Codysir The fairy from Majora's Mask
AKA the best companion in the series
Wait what Slippy is 29. That's one of the greatest plot twist I have ever heard of.
"Computer programmers are smarter than this... Right?"
Maybe not, think of the games that are filled with glitches on release.
+Ledilote that is interaction of code. kinda like, code a is movement, code b is item. code C is how it is executed.
so when you have that atomic bomb launcher, and you move into a wall............ c happens and you beat resecent evil code voronica.
IDK, Fi never annoyed me too much. Especially when she warned me about my low batteries.
"Hey, listen! Hey, listen! Stop getting more powerful and save Zelda already!"
One great think about RE4 and Ashley is, if you beat the game once, you can replay it with new skins, one of which being Ashley in a suit of armor. She can't take damage, and can't be picked up. Plus, you get Leon in a old school gangster outfit, and a funny scene every time you go to catch her. Only problem is you have to beat the game once first.
I guess I'll make a suggestion: Top 5 2nd to last boss battles in video games
So...penultimate boss battles?
LewisCropper Yep.
Sam from Metal Gear Rising
If I had my own suggestion, I guess I would suggest N from Pokemon B/W.
Was that a clip from when Game Grumps was escorting Sophie, or is that just a common outfit people wear during that quest?
Top Five Kirby Villains?
Top 5 Trollish moments in video games or top 5 trolls(a little something for April Fools Day maybe?)
Top 5 worst protagonists in video games.
1:23 That music, it sounds so familiar... what is it!? I swear I've heard it before...
The title screen from dead rising
I honestly liked Fi. Hell, I liked all of the Legend of Zelda companions. But if I had to choose a least favourite, for some reason, I am inclined to choose Ezlo from Minish Cap. I just can't stand the voice you hear from him, and the idea that he's constantly on your head is just creepy to me.
wasn't sure you'd think Otis was a companion but I'm glad you did because I was going to suggest it earlier this week on Twitter. Great countdown as usual Rabbid.
top 5 misunderstood heroes in video games
I've always felt that Slippy's squeaky voice reinforced how useless he was. It's like the game was telling us, "You see this guy? As long as you don't expect anything from him, you'll do fine."
Skyward Sword was my first Zelda game, so I didn't have a problem with Fi. At least the first playthrough around she helped me ease into the series. I later got into Minish Cap & Ocarina of Time, so Fi gets a free pass from me.
I just can't understand why so many people think Fii is worse than Navi. Sure she talked a lot during story related scenes but that's the good part about her. She talked a lot during STORY RELATED SCENES! Outside of that she had the good sense to only speak when spoken to. Remember the first time we all got to see Hyrule field in all it's vast 3D glory. I sure don't because I had an annoying fairy making my life a living hell if I didn't go straight to the castle. Navi made it impossible to play the game with sound on if you ever strayed from your main objective. A major part of what makes Zelda games fun is exploring the world around you and Fii let you do that. Navi punished you for it. Imagine a helper character that annoyed the hell out of you whenever you beat up criminals in a Batman game. Completely unforgivable.
Top 5 worst instances of padding.
I love the armour for Ashley
Fi was awesome! She had the best companion theme too!
Natalya is annoying but on that particular mission you can leave her in the cell while you clear the rest of the level
In all honestly, I expected Ezlo to make an appearance over Fi.
"...Otis like to chime in from time to time *virah* phone call..." Oh, you Englishmen and your beautiful accents! XD
_>sees thumbnail_
-_-
You know what would be a great topic for a video is a highlight reel of the comparisons between Fi and Navi
+Brion Conradie Perhaps then you can ease your regrets
Soooo... when are you actually going to make a top five video about butts? I've been waiting a loooong time.
Top 5 doppelgangers in video games
I actually speedrun Star Fox 64 and I feel like Slippy gets an ENORMOUSLY bad rap. Here's how I see the wingmates in that game:
Falco is constantly an obstacle. You have to kill him constantly to keep your game from lagging and he's often really condescending. Not too bad, but certainly not helpful. He can also kill the missiles in Sector Z and steal points from you.
Peppy literally flies in your way and shields the boss of Corneria with his body, then yells at you for shooting him. He gets more enemies behind him than any other wingmate and he's a broken record, often citing the same unnecessary tips multiple times in a playthrough (ie: do a barrel roll, try a somersault).
Slippy shows you the boss' HP, almost never gets in your way, almost never causes lag, and he's almost always helpful. He gets enemies behind him but rarely is in danger of dying, unlike Peppy and Falco who take enormous damage whenever they get someone behind them. He made the Blue Marine and the Landmaster and constantly gets shit, even though they work really well. I understand the "squeaky voice" thing, but come on, it was 1996. His voice actor is much better in Assault, better than most characters in my opinion because he actually sounds like a person, unlike everyone else who is either super stiff or just plain ridiculous.
So in conclusion: Slippy is my husbando and pretty objectively the most useful and best member of the Star Fox team (aside from Fox of course).
Slippy >>> Falco >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Peppy
+ChunkySlip This. Slippy gets in trouble a lot, because you're encouraged to save him both as practice for shooting enemies that are chasing your teammates, and so you can keep him with you for boss battles. Falco can be helpful, at the cost of possibly stealing points. Peppy is… Only there for first-timers.
As for Slippy's voice, you can turn off all the voices as a whole. So it's a silly complaint. :V
Ashley did have one redeeming factor. She didn't go wasting ammo. Lookin' at you, Sheva.
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NEVAH
The Engie That Cried Nope *GREETINGS, AVERT YOUR ATTENTION*
What about Serana?
"Oh sure, I can resurrect this necromancer, this frostbite spider or this werewolf to help fight that dragon, but instead I'll resurrect this rabbit you just killed."
The salt over Fi is delicious.
Count Jack Noire ooh! Salted Fi! I’ll take some!
What about Top 5 Epilogue Boss Fights?
you know those bosses that appear after the final boss and are there to tie up the story, often heavily influenced by cutscenes. (like the final major ocelot showdown in MGS 3 or the Yu Yevon fight in FF10)
I think Fi is intentionally annoying, the devs of Skyward Sword knew that the Zelda series was known for the annoying sidekicks, so they decided to make the worst that they could.
master did you know that boots go on feeeeeet
As much as I love Nintendo, I highly doubt they have that level of self awareness.
Seeing the segment about Otis in Dead Rising, I am once again wondering how much of your game footage you get from GameGrumps. Especially with this particular game now, since I vividly remember Arin choosing the kid shorts and Lego head in his playthrough, most memorable during the shit Sophie rescue mission (that even got an animation made out of it)
Why does everyone hate on Ashley? Sure she's a bit annoying, but mechanically there's nothing wrong with her. She stays out of your way, and can be commanded to stay still or go hide in a dumpster.
+jedimasterpickle3 oh yeah?then waht about the fact that she cant climb a ladder down on her own or the times when she gets grabbed and screams super annoying for help^^
+BrolyLSSJ1987 I think her screaming a positive mechanic. I would have missed her getting kidnapped over and over if there wasn't an "audio warning". And I never cared much about the ladder thing, better than waiting until she climbed down.
And to be honest... what would we do if we get kidnapped by those monsters. Without trained bodys and weapons? Maybeee scream for Leon to turn around? For Ashley it's life-threatening
What is the font used for the countdown text?
You should do a top ten top tens, or top five top fives.
or top ten top fives or top five top tens
As it pertains to #5, personally, I liked some of the QTE-based battles, such as the one against a certain musclehead jackass with a knife, and, the character in question actually did help out a bit in a few places. Granted, having to protect her in those scenes was hell, and could've easily just been done by yourself, if they wanted to just lower some items, or have stairs...
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That's either a Cucumber or a Zucchini but definitely not celery.
Well use it a little too often and it can become hard to notice the escalation.
It's hard to give ideas for top 5/10 videos when there are already so many on this channel :P
Maybe just top videos on a specific genre, like top open world games, or top action games or somthing like that.
Fi was.... weird to me. I loved her role as a character but as a gameplay mechanic she was the bane of my existance
How come it seems like everyone finds Slippy and Fi annoying?
I've never been bothered by them for whatever reason.
I never had a problem with Fi. I always loved her.
I like how you mentioned Toon Zelda. She honestly is a pretty colorful companion in Spirit Tracks and considering what she can do now that she doesn't have her body, it honestly seems like Toon Link wouldn't be able to succeed in his quest.
I got an idea!
Maybe the Top 5 Lamest powers in Games (If you haven't done it yet)
What was the music used in between the numbers?
I like Fi...
I'm sick and tired of people thinking that slippy gets into trouble more often than the others! They get into trouble just as much as he does, but he's the one that is hated simply because they don't like his voice.
+dimentiorules I agree completely. I mean Falco is supposed to be an ace pilot, and yet despite that, he gets into a lot of trouble, and is even less thankful when you save him at points. Slippy isn't meant to be an ace, so I think Slippy getting in trouble isn't that bad. Falco on the other hand... if he is as good as they say, why can't he save himself when he gets into trouble?
Honestly… This is kind of a weak/uninspired list-- in my opinion. Not even because of me maybe liking some of these characters, more like most of these "annoying companions" have been milked to death. There's nothing new here that people haven't said already. It's like, we get it. These character are super annoying. It's… Really old. Except for #5 and maybe #3, because I don't see them talked about as much as the others.
I'll take Fi over Navi any day. At least she does something for the plot. Navi is just there. She annoys you. Then she leaves for no real reason and we're somehow suddenly supposed to care about the "bond" between her and Link that was barely if ever developed just so Majora's Mask has a reason to happen?....Yeah no. They did a real poor job of selling me on that one. Don't get me wrong. Fi is no Midna, but I still managed to feel for her by the end of the game. That's more than I can say for Navi. Besides, While most of Fi's information is not useful, there is at least some information that can be helpful some of the time. Again, that's more then I can say for Navi. She didn't even help me once in Ocarina.
top 5 theories about butts
yes i actually went there
+Dave Strider edgy af
So funny
Well, April fools is around the corner...
+Dave Strider i've given up on all theories after being told that sans is ness.
how to fix fii, or however you spell it, give her a subplot of sorts throughout the story of becoming more human and lifelike, maybe even to a physical level, this would've worked great with you turning the goddess sword into the master sword with the sacred fires and such, and would've made it alot more emotional when she is sealed away with the sword.
Top 5 characters with awful voice acting in video games?
"Master, the batteries in your wii remote are nearly depleted.''
But I liked Fi... Am i of an minority?
+Jonathan “Charizard180” Duran Definetely not. Fi is fine
9:53 Now that is a TRUE HORROR game.
Donald from Kingdom Hearts.
+IamNeko he taught me a lot about how to be independent (by disappointing me every time I tried to rely on him for something other than wisdom form)
WHY DID YOU USE THAT HI POTION I LOST 2%
+Runexn Well, I'm mostly independent in KH2, so i just do everything myself, and if Donald actually does something useful, then I'm just like, "k, cool, thanks, leave." Also, I take EVERYTHING away from him and goofy at the start. I love you guys, but I don't trust you with my....ANYTHING.
If only there was an option to turn his Strategy to only heal Sora and himself when needed, of course prioritizing Sora first.
Top Five characters you just wanna punch in the face.
I like Fi. She reminded me of quantum leap's Ziggy
+johnjohnson I didn't find her condescending, but she did have a lot of points of me saying to my TV, "I know, let's move on."
Since legend of Zelda skyward sword being my first Zelda game I loved ph so much. She wasn't annoying me at all
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+AciDicMix I never found Navi or Fi annoying, I pretty much tuned Navi out so I never noticed her "annoying"traits. But Fi...I don't find her annoying but I do find the interrupts annoying and there are a lot of them.
+AciDicMix Same. Although, it was like my 6th Zelda game, but whatever
+AciDicMix Oh yes, pH. It also is my favorite logarithm.
+AciDicMix You know Speedster said that Skyward Sword split the Legend of Zelda Fan Base in half between lovers and haters, and I think Fi might have played a big part of that.
"Internet made of celery"
*Shows cucumber*
Yeh ok.
"Master, the batteries on your Wii Remote are nearly depleted."
The companions from Final Fantasy: Mytic Quest.
Not because they are bad, but they are so strong that you feel really weak.
am I the only one who read the title as "Companies" instead of "Companions"
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Says Internet is made of celery
Shows cucumber
Glad I'm not the only one who spotted that. (Not that it was at all hard TO spot, mind you.)
geez, yeah you are so right i would fail the train level so many times because i couldn't get natalaya out or get killed right after anyway
Any character that equates to raw baggage is just the worst.
top 5 game character butts.
a new spin