The gaming industry has had many characters that don't help the story at all but I want to know who you think was the worst.

My vote would have to be for the majority of the Tekken characters; every character besides those with the devil gene or those who want the devil gene, the rest of the roster have no story, there just there so while your battleing through Jin, Kazuya and Heihachi's storylines its is longer than two battles.

[EDIT] Paul Phoenix and Marshall Law are also good bringing the interesting characters to a total of five

your partner in army of 2 when they're controlled by the AI

Those two dudes laughin under the tree in I think Kakariko village in LoZ:OoT. I can't remember if they had a purpose but I do remember talking to them everytime I played the game then remembered it was pointless.

EDIT: Agree with Army of Two

That new guy in Half-Life 2 episode 2...I forget his name. He came out of nowhere, theres no point to him, he's not even a patically good charcter. I just don't understand it, we probley won't even see him in episode 3, what the hell?!?

Yeah that Army of Two post was on the money

I'm going to say Fixer from Star Wars: Republic Commando.

that godamn paperclip man in Microsoft Word.

Out of all the AI companions that suck, Ian, from Fallout 1, wins the gold medal for me. This idiot shoots you more than the bad guys do, runs between you and the enemy in every battle, and has no personality. Maybe I am asking too much from an old game but it was just so aggravating and unnecessary.

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that godamn paperclip man in Microsoft Word.

OMG I love you. That f***ing paperclip never shuts up! I know what Im doing!

Abu in Disney's Aladdin on the SNES. all he did was follow you around and then punch the air in front of him when you fight the boss.

Accurate as the statements about the Microsoft Paperclip may be, surely if you're considering Microsoft Word a game then your standards are beginning to slip rather seriously?

(Edited for overuse of the word "surely")

The girl from Alone in the dark she was not only useless she was also annoying.

Kimahri in FFX, i've never used him once

Any Sonic character named after a size or with an actual human name.

In Tenchu Z (a Ninja game for 360) you had to start the game by creating two Ninja, one was your character, the other was your sidekick or something, you only ever saw the sidekick maybe three times (within cut-scenes) before they died. I thought it was pretty pointless letting you choose what a character looked like if you never even saw them, or got to use them at all.

Navi in Zelda OoT, always saying "listen!"

No, I will not. Stupid fairy.

Noober from Baldur's Gate.

The Turian in your party (can't remember the name) in Mass Effect. Even the Krogan had a part to play in however you try to calm him down, the Turian was just useless

Tingle.

any 'companion' in Oblivion... they're personal stupid record consists of jumping in front of my hammer/arrows/spells so damn often, they'd start hitting me instead. Then ofcourse I was forced to end their lives, doing so with the biggest grin possible. (I know you can calm them again, but I choose not to for obvious reasons)

That new character in Half-Life 2, Ep 2. Morrison, I think. Where the hell did he come from?

Navi. No, I WON'T "Listen" to you, you little twat -.-

Your "squadmates" in COD 4 / Halo 3 - They do nothing - its always you who has to push forward and kill everyone.

That strange little elf from Zelda, ummmmmm....I dont even remember his name hes so pointless.

The dragon fly that follows Spyro the Dragon around.

Apparently it later got the name Cynder.

That thing was largely pointless.

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The dragon fly that follows Spyro the Dragon around.

Apparently it later got the name Cynder.

That thing was largely pointless.

I'm just nit picking here but wasn't that essentialy his health bar? (and as such not pointless)

Has to be the original loser, Luigi from Mario...

I mean, he was the taller, some say better looking of the two (and had more plumbing experience) but I never once chose him to conquer Bowser.

Oh, and Ken from Street Fighter.

Well, to be technical about it...
1)Microsoft Word is not a game...paperclip annoying anyway
2)Kimhari had his own boss battle in FFX...so you actually had to use him.
3)Navi was annoying as hell in OoT...but that damn hoot owl was more useless (did NOT give directions and did not give clues on where to go).

Useless Characters:

1) Zelda in ANY game...wouldn't she like learn the first thirty times she was captured?
2) Zangief, T-Hawk in Street Fighter Series.
3) Lui Kang in original Mortal Kombat- No Real Fatality, WHY???
4) Irvine in FFVIII
5) All of the FF characters in Kingdom Hearts on the original island in the beginning of the game...what happened to them???
6) Leon from KHII (when does Rinoa make an appearance)?

id say more than half of the AI in oblivion

i mean they have the same voice all over the map with the exact same thing to say

over and over and over again

Yeah, 90% of the tekken cast is superflouous, and their endings are pretty predictable, and lame to boot. Though nothing will beat Heihachi sending his son, grandson and father in a rocket to space. WTF. I still like Hwoarang XD "What? Why aren't you mad for losing to me? as;lkdfj;slkdjf THIS SUCKS."

Bringing this back on topic, I'd toss my vote in for Isshun in Okami. Yeah, they tried to make him important by making him Amaterasu's vassal to write the journey but mother of prime he was annoying. -__- all that useless text gave you the itchy button-pressy syndrome for most of the game.

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6) Leon from KHII (when does Rinoa make an appearance)?

Hopefully never. Annoying twit. -_-; I'd say she outshines Irvine for pointless character.

(I lost her in space, once. Never regretted it for a second.)

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The dragon fly that follows Spyro the Dragon around.

Apparently it later got the name Cynder.

That thing was largely pointless.

umm he was your health bar pretty much. He was like that floating mask in crash. Anywho most pointless character is any squad member in medal of honor. Yes I know you're on my side, now get out of my way and start shooting someone.

I loved killing NPC characters off too...especially Meryl from MGS (in the room right before psycho mantis). You could find sooo many ways...especially with the all-weapon codes.

Rock on...she never paid for her two-timing with Seifer anyway.