Dragon Quest VIII/YMMV: Difference between revisions

* [[The Scrappy]] - Charmles is literally hated by everyone who encounters him except his father. Yes, that includes everyone who has played the game and gotten far enough to see him.

** Actually, his father does seem quite aware his son is a severe wuss and a [[Jerkass]], and strongly implies he would love to see the boy man up and assume some responsibility. In either ending, I won't spoil it, but King Argonia gets a [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]] for taking this to its logical conclusion.

** It does however make his [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vamr7qq6hoA theme song] that much more endearing.

** Also, don't forget Angelo's backstory. {{spoiler|While not one of the most emotional ones in the series, his father never told him that he had a half brother who was cast out of the house once Angelo was born - but Marcello at least found a good home in the Abbey where he studied hard. Unfortunately, Angelo as a ''very'' young boy came to the abbey looking for a place to call home after his father died and left him with nothing to his name sans a few possessions he could carry. Still crying from the loss of his family, the first person Angelo met in the Abbey was Marcello who kindly said that everyone in the Abbey would be his family...until that is, Angelo introduced himself and Marcello instantly became a [[Magnificent Bastard]], angrily telling him to leave and accusing him of trying to steal ''his'' life from him.}} Sure, Angelo wasn't exactly well-behaved in the Abbey, but if one thinks about it from ''his'' point of view....