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** Another example from the series: Guts Man of ''[[Mega Man 1]]'', believed to be a [[Dumb Muscle]] mostly thanks to his portrayal in the [[Mega Man (animation)|animated series]], and certainly not helped by his incarnation in ''[[Mega Man Battle Network]]''. ''[[Mega Man Powered Up]]'' tried to correct this, by explicitly showing that, while Guts Man really isn't a genius, he's not ''that'' dumb, either.

** From [[Mega Man Star Force]], we have Luna, {{spoiler|the [[Muggle]] who got blown up and then put back together again.}}

** In addition, thanks to ''[[Dissidia]]'' Firion will forever be associated with the so-called "wild rose" and his dream of filling the world with roses.

* From [[Final Fantasy IV]] Some people don't like Rosa much for the fact she's a [[Damsel in Distress]], being sick with desert fever then getting kidnapped shortly after you cure her. Once you rescue her she stays by Cecil's side for the rest of the game, even when he tells her to stay behind because it's too dangerous.

** Kain gets [[Brainwashed]] ''once'', with a period between the Tower of Zot and Sealed Cave where Golbez loses the signal and has to retune it. Somehow that apparently translates into [[Heel Face Revolving Door]] even though he only leaves and rejoins ''twice''.

* Despite resolving the majority of his issues and becoming a confident leader by the end of the game, ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'s'' Cloud Strife will always be known as an angsty, [[Contemplate Our Navels|navel-gazing]] introvert. Likewise, Aerith has been painted so heavily with [[The Messiah]] and [[Yamato Nadeshiko]] brushes that most people forget that she was a spunky, energetic young woman who fell in love with an [[Replacement Goldfish|Expy of her dead first boyfriend]] and frequently caused problems by running off on her own. Interestingly, this creates something of a [[Hype Backlash]], in that [[Square Enix]] is often accused of [[Pandering to the Base|pandering to the extreme version of this]] when in fact they still portray the characters faithfully. Some folks in fact seem to forget that Cloud ''did'' have unresolved issues at the end of FF7 and FF7 itself also puts Aerith in the role of a messianic figure at several key plot points.

** Then again, the producers of ''[[Advent Children]]'' admitted that they characterized Cloud as very angsty because they thought fans would be "familiar" with this characterization.

* In ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2006 (video game)|Sonic the Hedgehog 2006]]'', widely considered the worst 3D Sonic game, there ''are'' hints of romantic feelings between [[Interspecies Romance|the very human Princess Elise and the very non-human Sonic]]...but [[Star Boarding|it's entirely on Elise's side]]. Not that this minimizes the [[Squick]] ''much''...but if you have to blame someone for the romance, [[Damsel Scrappy|blame Elise.]]

** Ever since Knuckles was fooled into thinking Sonic was the bad guy in ''Sonic 3'' he has earned a reputation as a gullible idiot who will believe anything Eggman tells him. This has happened, to a far lesser degree in ''[[Sonic Adventure]]'', itself over 10 years old, and again in ''[[Sonic Advance]] 2''.

*** Shadow even had a decidedly ''un-angsty'' line, giving off a riff Sonic would've been proud of. ''To Sonic himself''.

{{quote|"Well, I guess it'll be a date to '''die''' for."}}

* ''[[Genji]]'' series aren't known for its gameplay mechanics (other than the real time weapon change) and story due to having giant crabs in them.

* ''[[Guilty Gear]]'' is always going to be known as: "That game that gave us [[Wholesome Crossdresser|Bridget]]." Bridget was only one unique character out of many, and he wasn't introduced until the second sequel, but he's easily the most well known.

* ''[[Blaz Blue]]'' has some of the more colorful cast there is. However, some of them have been suffering cases of [[Never Live It Down]] which may fling into [[Alternate Character Interpretation]]

** [[The Hero]] Ragna The Bloodedge is squarely a [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]. However, due to his past history of destroying several NOL bases and leaving no survivors, something he hasn't done as of late (or at least shown in the game), some people makes it clear and never let the fandom forget that he was a mass murderer... and always will be.

*** This impression is reinforced by the characterization Continuum Shift gives him. While it's in non-canon gag storylines, it's in at least three gag storylines. Not to mention in Teach Me Miss Litchi, too. [[Implausible Deniability|So, not entirely the fans' faults]] Arc Systems are milking this [[Running Gag]] for all it's worth.

** Litchi Faye-Ling is quite probably the most egregious one. She is all nice and caring to everyone she comes across, provided they're not evil and she does try her best to save Arakune. But one moment she unwillingly joined NOL as [[I Did What I Had to Do|the situation practically forced her to if she wants a shot in saving Arakune]], fans practically considered 'obsession' to be her whole personality, forgetting all the good things she did before (and thought they were just to facilitate her obsession) and mere association with NOL dooms her to be a [[Heel]] in many fans' eyes.

* [[Super Mario Bros.|Yoshi]] is often thought of as a mindless monster who eats people, gets ridden on all the time, and [[Pokémon-Speak|speaks like a Pokémon]]. However, many video games have shown that he is kind, intelligent, and perfectly capable of speech, and ever since the Gamecube era, he has stood in a pose that makes him practically impossible to ride.

* Bianca Whitaker from ''[[Dragon Quest V]]'', DS remake, is remembered for having a habit of reminding you [[Remember When You Blew Up a Sun?|how she and the hero went on a ghost hunting when they were kids]]. She only talks about ghost hunting a few time after she and her childhood friend reunion, and will only talk about it more along with other things when you're revisiting her places of memory in a party chat. Of course, some fans ignore this, resulting Bianca being a lot less dateable.

* The only thing ever mentioned when ''[[Doom (series)|Doom]] 3'' is brought up is that [[Who Forgot the Lights?|the game is really dark]]. Nobody ever mentions [[Nightmare Fuel|how scary that makes the overall experience]], of course.

* Not to forget ''[[Zero Wing]]''. "All your base are belong to us!"