The Most Annoying Octopath Traveler

Still holding off on choosing your main character in Octopath Traveler? If you go by tactics, you might end up with an insufferable cad. Brian's here to make sure you pick a good, enjoyable character.
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[@nicolle2126]

Brian don't lie you just based your list off of what would work best as lyrics to mambo no. 5

[@Cless]

Nicolle A LITTLE BIT OF MONIKA IN MY LIFE

[@katie5822]

*silence in Lou Bega*

[@samreid6010]

THE TRUMPETS!

[@nightingem]

I wonder why Brian is so adept at playing a goth theatre kid. Hmmm....

[@DL-ph7qu]

Gem of the Night cuz he’s gay

[@Knave676]

As a bi goth theatre kid, we pretty similar manerisms. That's his biz though and straight dudes can be effeminate.

[@DeathnoteBB]

As a goth anime nerd I gotta go with the most annoying boy IM SORRY BRIAN

[@TheOnlyGimmeturben]

@@Knave676 champion of the week goes to you - well done- there is a gift basket is waiting for you upon your exit

[@UkuleleVillain]

@@DL-ph7qu In the megaman video he was shooked at the sight of Top Man and was like "why is he a top?" A straight wouldn't make a comment like that probably. Back me up, guys

[@lukeshef1713]

Everything you said about Therion is what makes me love him. He's just this angsty edgelord, which makes it hilarious to make him the main character, because its this lone wolf guy begrudingly recruiting all of these quirky characters to help him find the dragon balls.

[@lila_u]

Same

[@orangegreenlizard]

Literally same I picked him first too

[@Astaticembrace]

Lucas Shef He's not angsty really, just introverted and cool-headed.

[@summerycast7936]

Buttered Funnybiscuit He is so up in his head though. But that's fine with me.

[@SilverArro]

Buttered Funnybiscuit I dunno, he gets a little angsty from time to time, especially starting in his chapter 3. But it makes sense for him to be that way, and it wasn’t done in an annoying way.

[@julischrier]

This video has such a specific vibe that I can't put into words. The casual lean. The switching of the camera perspectives. Zuko appearance. The spot on dead pan descriptions like I haven't played this game but I have an understanding of all the characters. The surprise Mambo No 5 and following uncomfortable subscribe. So good

[@rhaeven]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/oIClg39-brRln5Y

[@j_0anna]

the vibe is called "brian david gilbert"

[@zzzcocopepe]

The cute twink

[@SeventhEve]

Brian says "dramatic horse girl" and doesn't flash Simone's pic on the screen? Missed opportunity.

[@duncanurquhart5278]

Wait, I thought Simone was the goth theatre kid?

[@DeathnoteBB]

She’s both

[@darrienjones8917]

So two missed opportunities

[@siennahartle9069]

No no Brian is a dramatic theater kid and Simone is a goth horse girl

[@joaomrtins]

@@siennahartle9069 they are both both

[@RatKingShriggy]

me, not knowing anything of this game and understanding nothing but wanting to support brian regardless: you are doing amazing sweetie

[@joshf2170]

How is this comment so relatable?

[@PatManDX]

You sound like my mom. Thanks mom!

[@caseywheelwright4769]

Just know that he got it 100% right.

[@taakotuesdays]

Me watching any polygon content

[@Amber-bu3so]

I have no relevant comment other than HELLO FELLOW NYGMOBBLEPOT SHIPPER

[@abbies8037]

theory: polygons office is actually just the sofa in brian’s apartment

[@francodacosta4837]

But hey, that's just a theory...

[@RiverTheFlux]

@@francodacosta4837 a Gayme theory! ...I will see my self out

[@audiomodder]

Therion did go to anime club, but was laughed out because he preferred dub over sub

[@frostyblade8842]

dub is better fight me

[@frostyblade8842]

Someanimelover inazuma 11 ruined subs for me but I'll watch then if there's no dub although some dubs suck ass

[@benw2045]

Cowboy Bebop

[@marshalinehamismother]

Sub is better because you can make jokes

[@neverpwnbob]

but then i have to constantly be watching. i can’t go make a sandwich or something while i watch a sub.

[@walterr3602]

I haven't seen this much Anti-Clerical sentiment since the French Revolution.

[@TomwithOnions]

*chuckles sovietly*

[@Konfleyman]

I haven't seen such heresy**

[@readingtimewithpickle]

Apparently, you've haven't met my good friend, Trusty Patches.

[@broonloops]

>"I know Therion likes anime" >Therion is voiced by the guy who plays Reigen in Mob Psycho 100

[@wintershiny4888]

English or Japanese VA?

[@brother951]

he’s also voiced by the same dude that did kirito’s voice in sword art online (in the japanese dub)

[@Hetsu..]

Wait...that means that he also voiced that one re zero chracter.

[@aaronborok8398]

Therion is literally voiced by KIRBOPHER

[@aolivep]

WHAT

[@mikihayama1677]

Therions story is also by far the most ridiculous. He can pretend to not wanna go but he's super excited to go look for some rocks.

[@caseywheelwright4769]

The biggest lie Therion tells in the whole game is the one he tells himself: "I'm not a shonen protagonist."

[@HayatoEvoker]

It's actually the only "thief" story that actually involves an ACTUAL thief, doing actual thief things, and getting fucked because he thieved wrong

[@lolnothxyt]

All because he doesn't want to accessorize

[@Terranova339]

1) I am an (arrogant) masterthief, the most skilled in the world and people know me, and im also very skilled in combat. 2) A rich mansion owner sets up insane guards etc to secretely lure in thieves that assume they have large treasure 3) ofc i go there and reach the "treasure"...its one blue dragonstone out of 4, the others are missing 4) the butler appears and beats me and puts a lock on my arm 5) the owner explains to me they lured a skilled thief on purpose so the thief can find the other remaining 3 stones, the butler found the blue one already, and if i find them, they will remove the "shameful" lock on my arm WHAT KIND OF STUPID STORY IS THIS??? 1) If the butler already could get one and he is as skilled as i am, then let him go get the others? 2) why do i care about a stupid band on my arm so much, that i travel half the world for their stupid stones?? 3) why do i just not remove it myself, and im a masterthief, it should be easy to remove it...ffs...or at least steal the method to open it from the butler 4) who stops me from just stealing the stones for myself, surely they are worth more than the burden of having the lock on my arm... 5) why do they waste so much money on guards (half an army!!), instead of just buying their way into the stones...or straight up buy the talent after a competition, no need for shady stuff 6) why am i being submissive to them, and actually travelling half the world, exposing myself to all this danger, without payment or reward, instead of overthrowing them?

[@Isuream6331]

@@Terranova339 Heathcote still loses the fight against Therion, but Therion can’t incapacitate him because he needs Heathcote to remove the bangle

[@kappaross6124]

How dare you put my good friend Alfyn so low on this list. Edit: I didn't watch the video all the way through before posting in my incandescent rage. I accept your apology.

[@blackknightjack3850]

It's Polygon. They don't deserve apologies for anything.

[@azuredragon2481]

But, I like Cyrus He's a dork I lovable, clueless, dork.

[@FoxInYourFace]

A little like you, love

[@reaganwistehuff3544]

Agreed, he’s great

[@loganrenfrow2544]

I adore his speech right before his final boss fight about how the whole purpose of gaining knowledge is to share it with others rather than horde it away for yourself.

[@ryanriddell5087]

JUST GO TO THE ANIME CLUB THERION

[@ryanriddell5087]

That is not what you do at Anime Club but this is a clever use of Anime Club. I appreciate your comment

[@Noah-wx7fm]

Ophelia calling her adopted father, "Your Excellency," was part of her character arc. She started calling him, "father," at the end of chapter 1 because she had been slowly realizing how just much her adopted family had done for her

[@mortiphasm5597]

That's largely true, but in some cultures, like Japan, adopting a child is seen as an act of charity, and the adopted child is supposed to be more deferential to their adoptive parents than they would be in the West, so thinking of herself as part of the family might be overly presumptive. That said, Josef and Lianna do treat Ophilia as part of the family.

[@Noah-wx7fm]

@@mortiphasm5597 that's funny you say that because it has been two years and I don't remember anything about octopath's story, writing this comment, or watching this video😂. People sure do change

[@sophiagonzales8974]

Just going to add that Lianna helped her adopt to her new life and her real parents died during a war and was taken during a preschool age to elementary age so she would kinda know she's adopted in a sense not the way her parents died but the day she was took in. She's old enough to remember anything at that point in life. I was thinking it was also because of the adapted thing which makes her call the priest your excellency out of respect instead of calling her a dad.

[@brianclarkson5300]

I will not stand for this Cyrus disrespect

[@piranha4508]

Brian Clarkson Cyrus is my second favourite character, barely being beaten by Tressa. He's so smart yet clumsy at heart, he's so awesome!

[@KuruKuruGuy87]

He's a huge dork, I love him. Especially with his magic skills. No enemy stands a chance against him.

[@flenji7840]

*but* *of* *course*

[@BenevolentImp]

*(No enemy stands a chance against him if he's the protagonist)

[@petereberhard5374]

BUT OF COURSE

[@BossALKENO]

Thou didntst choosen H’aanit is thine most annoying character? Becauseth, thou knowst, the sodding bad Middle English that is not anon grammatically correct

[@RiahGreen]

Here's tue flex tape for that problem: Japanese VA

[@ddbs9415]

I'm so glad it's English dub

[@matthewhartshorn5204]

Japanese VA? What am I a weeb?

[@BigSticken]

moste*

[@chrismanuel9768]

Verily, thou art most astute. Perchance, have thy eyes laid yet bare upon the penultimate truth? Thou may silence a knave with nary a flick of the volume knob

[@pcg13]

Until this point I literally thought this game was part of the Octodad universe, and I'll admit I'm disappointed.

[@Stevonicus]

thank you kindly Admitting you have a problem is the first step to recovery. Soon you will grow to love the octet of heroes.

[@wfd87]

i literally thought this was like a splatoon expansion

[@creeperhunterandy]

It is

[@pcg13]

I *KNEW IT*

[@pusheenlover4275]

Um. Am I the only insulted one here

[@Inzoum]

to be fair, Therion is mainly annoying because he’s the only character who can open purple chests. Don’t have Therion in your party when you’re running any dungeon? Ooops, gonna have to come back again with him for that purple chest! Either do yourself a favour and start with him and be stuck with hum all game, or stick him in your main party forever... besides, high level Therion means lots of stuff all over town at a lovely five finger discount with zero consequence. Thief’s an overall awesome job though, stick it on Olberic for easy challenging since you can infinitely heal and refresh your SP while still attacking tons all at once.

[@noe4354]

Lmao ikr, and the theif skills arent as great so that makes it even more annoying

[@masonkennedy8089]

I went Therion first, and I actually got shit tonnes of use outta him. My team is H’aanit, Ophilia and Cyrus, because one heals, one semi-tank, a dps and a mage cuz why not and his SP steal and share is super useful if you’re low

[@williamle1884]

@@noe4354 I got Octopath through Xbox Game Pass, so i'm super late on this, but TLDR:thief good late game class that has the best burst potential when it comes down to providing the entire team doing as physical damage as possible along with great self-sustainability and a way to give out excess resources to other characters in depth ability analysis: Shackle and Corrosive are busted when combined with buffs from either using warrior as a second job with abide and incite or primrose, as you get to maximize damage while mitigating damage taken, while having access to self healing. if you use a team that likes to spam Divine Skills or Cyrus' spells after immediately breaking you can use a debuff before the break to maximize damage or steal to maintain his own SP for divine skills or share it if he doesn't have enough bp but someone else does and needs the SP. Self healing is huge too especially as a second job for people like olberic who can focus damage towards himself when you don't want to waste a second job slot for a healer. I would say that Thief is more of an amazing late game secondary job option as it helps take care of all physical oriented bosses easily, while providing amazing synergy in most characters and entire team comps, but its poor early game growth cycle of having not only the worst set of base skills in steal and wildfire, but to slowly obtain job points to get to the actual good stuff and lack of strong support skills outside of fleetfoot definitely makes you want to get therion either as your first character to maximize usage of the highest speed growth in the game, with fleetfoot as a support skill to max his Divine Skill damage or to use steal(which is broken if you manage to scrutinize or inquire all the right people for thieving tips and tricks, you can get some of the best items along with sidequest items for free like this as a 100% or 80% chance) or as one of your last to be a secondary job option either as therion himself with one of the other classes or just his class as an amazing second.

[@williamle1884]

@@masonkennedy8089 i went therion first too, and found he allows for insane damage when debuffs are combined with buffs. i combined him with olberic, cyrus, primrose, and occasionally haanit for my main team as all of them have insane break and burst damage potential or assist in doing so.

[@Big-Chungus21]

Pro tip: dont use steal in Grandport until youre a good level

[@Gears-rb2ox]

When your starting party consists of the four most annoying characters.

[@calebv123]

I love POTAHOCT traveler

[@LimeyLassen]

potatocat

[@CJJC]

Literally the first time I’ve heard about the initials. That’s a nice touch.

[@goodnessgracious1461]

I LOVE TAPOTCOH TRAVELER

[@dudelookslikeagirl]

I prefer CATPHOTO tbh

[@snowballkitten8402]

I prefer AAAAAAAA tbh

[@shooshydooshy]

therion and cyrus are my precious sons i will literally sue you

[@wintershiny4888]

Me.

[@brother951]

therion is the reason why i bought this game ngl

[@stylothecat4821]

Best bois

[@dads4olivegarden655]

same LOLL

[@celestriix]

*me* lol

[@friendlizard]

bdg: the number one most annoying octopath traveler is therion the comments: but i love him

[@StarbitO]

I LOVE HIM BUT HIS STORY MAKES ME WANNA END MY LIFE FOR MULTIPLE REASONS

[@MayHugger]

@@StarbitO I can't think of any reason why any of the other characters would him during his first chapter. He's just attempting to steal from a mansion because he's so full of himself that he thinks he could get away with it.

[@SoFarSoGoodSoWhat14]

Ophilia is a good wholesome girl and I will not have it

[@owenw.1643]

therion is my favorite and i do actually love naruto. you nailed it

[@4rs0n1sm]

o m same

[@iceecream2154]

Therion is best boi

[@Megs-_-]

Therion is the best

[@decrabtra]

Yeah me too buddy

[@glasshalfbroken6943]

I started with Therion. I like him, he's a jerky antihero. In other words, he's the closest to a PS1 jrpg protagonist in the game.

[@emblemwarrior11]

Don't you ever disrespect Dart Feld like that ever again.

[@waterhorse928]

I started with Alfyn and got Therion second. I have no regrets there, SP Steal is my favorite move in the entire game.

[@wildIgnis]

Yes more praise for my husband. I like it

[@Radien]

A seriously missed opportunity to spell out “POTATO” with the first six travelers.

[@ferrorey8]

Therion has the best yell when he does Max Boost though...

[@bradley9037]

Telethia What, you mean you don't enjoy "My focus is UNPARALELLED"?

[@ferrorey8]

Oh I most certainly do enjoy it. I started with Cyrus in fact, I'd say its number 2. With Therion's yell, you just know you're about to do something epic.

[@nathanielleon4163]

I mean, it's Olberic, then Alfyn, then everyone else, but sure.

[@mister_derp3266]

MY BLADE IS UNBENDING

[@LancePuns]

Nothing will ever top "My FOCUS is unPARALELLED!!!!" and "My blade iS UNBENDING!!!" for me.

[@Azurus]

The best choice is to go for Therion first, so you can start stealing the extra items as soon as possible. Also: Ophilia Cyrus Tressa Olberic Primrose Alfyn Therion H'aanit read the first letter of each name.

[@lila_u]

Azurus OMG

[@chanceanderson9924]

Switch Tressa and Therion in your list and you also have them how they are placed on the map in order starting with Ophilia in the north and going clockwise around the map.

[@chelle641]

WHAAAT?

[@Cexxiii]

Azurus *Harvord wants to know your address*

[@Zer0mega64]

Azurus You just blew my mind!

[@a.beyzade4676]

I chose Alfyn first, but my favourite character is Cyrus. He has AoE attacks for days. A passive ability to see weaknesses which is so useful. And in later chapters his story really takes a dark turn. The only bad thing about him is his overdramatised thirst for knowledge but it times down a little later on.

[@frostyblade8842]

I picked Alfyn first too and Scholar Alfyn is godlike it's so damn good

[@markgillespie1885]

agreed!

[@namenamington]

"Always pick the Thief." -- Ancient RPG player proverb.

[@madmelgaming9631]

Therion is my edgy trash child and i love him

[@nicolle2126]

Just reading the title of this vid and I already know most annoying would go to edgy thief boy Therion lmao Still gonna start as him though

[@justa9560]

Nicolle tbh he was soo easy to start as. His hp steal skill is op early game. lvl 10 almost 2000 dmg

[@lila_u]

Cause he’s a theif

[@justa9560]

yep

[@dtoonergames7450]

Nicolle My kind of person lmao

[@Flamelance_Accendo]

He really doesn't come off as edgy... he just seems it. lol He keeps to himself.

[@jessicagauthier2499]

Wait.. Exactly HOW MUCH Therion makes you my man?

[@Ohdonnyboy]

Jessica Gauthier saaaame

[@rori4687]

this is hilarious to me because i started out with therion specifically because when i read his description i was like, oh this is a bastard edgelord huh, i love him already

[@KashiwaDaisuke]

Incidentally, your most annoying characters are the most useful to start with. Cyrus lets you learn enemy weaknesses for free and Therion lets you open locked chests.

[@lynksies]

I walked in here like "Therion is going to be #1" and I'm so happy I was right.

[@StarbitO]

He is just objectively immensely annoying and i love it

[@Ellieescent]

My boyfriend insists Tressa is the most annoying, but she's not, she's absolutely the best.

[@AniVan1R]

Tressa AND Cyrus are incredibly annoying

[@Lonelycoast]

I started with Tressa because she seemed alright, and being able to rack in some extra gold at the beginning of the game is super useful

[@vinnitsuki5797]

Lonelycoast And let's be honest, she's adorable, and if she's the MC you end up fuckin up a whole cave of pirates as her. This 4"0 tall genki merchant girl fucking up a whole cave of pirates by herself, so satisfying and hilarious

[@kevinsun7617]

Between all her abilities that give you money just by her existing and her divine skill, tressa has generated somewhere around 100k for me during my first 30 hours of gameplay, all while being a solid all rounder when it comes to combat. I don't care what anyone says, I'm never letting her go.

[@silgon8705]

I think Alfyn has the overall best lines.

[@love_otter]

H'annit is the most useful on my team and she's very cool, but she's my number 1 most annoying for the butchered, tortured Old English.

[@geo6398]

love_otter i agree with you, though I'm not sure if she's most annoying for me (yet) it's a shame because she seems interesting and the voice actress is good but she's stuck with those weirden faken olde englishen phrasesen which just rub me the wrong way for some reason

[@JuicedLeaf]

Consider my pet peeve peeved. She is definitely not speaking old english, I can almost guarantee you would not understand a word of what she said if she did.

[@love_otter]

I mean that's kind of my point. Its like someone who only just heard of Old English tried to make a character that speaks exclusively in it.

[@bearfaery737]

Woulde'st thou carest to explainth thy thoughts?

[@cashnelson2306]

@@Markpichot it doesn't really matter which type of english it is because it isn't an accurate dialect at all. it's an overdone impression of one by someone only vaguely familiar with any pre-modern english stylings

[@psyducktective]

Ngl I expected this game to be about an octopus or something

[@theshortstack]

shaduf ngl I would play the shit out of Octopus Traveller. Sorry for the swear.

[@homestuck_official]

ShortStack Splatoon 2 Octo Expansion

[@homestuck_official]

Trafalgar Law I love ur icon please share the source

[@homestuck_official]

Trafalgar Law so its not cropped porn? :( Thanks anyway tho

[@cashnelson2306]

Hey guys, did you know other words start with octo? Just thought i'd post

[@AyaC]

Therion's Japanese voice is voiced by the same person who voiced Sword Art Online Kirito...he is an Anime Character!

[@ExileTwilight]

Well that explains a lot...

[@WarKeineAbsicht]

Chances are all the Japanese voice actors have done anime before, right?

[@EgorAnanyev]

Your cat's name is Zuko?! Because of the... because of the scar like facial pattern? I almost spilled my coffee.

[@pallasproserpina4118]

2:22 That’s Early Modern English Brian get your facts straight.

[@gregspencer3225]

tenor.com/view/michael-scott-the-office-thank-you-gif-4688221

[@caseywheelwright4769]

I'm not terribly surprised that my two favorite characters rounded out the 7th and 8th spots on this list. Melancholy Justice Dad and Ingrid Montoya are super rad(and then my party is rounded out by Ace Attorney and Shadow the Hedgehog because they're just SO DANG USEFUL)

[@gerardorojas8105]

Personally I love Therion. His voice acting is great, his skills are awesome, and I like his story.

[@PictureMeBliss]

This comment is so under rated. Therion is the goat

[@Terranova339]

1) I am an (arrogant) masterthief, the most skilled in the world and people know me, and im also very skilled in combat. 2) A rich mansion owner sets up insane guards etc to secretely lure in thieves that assume they have large treasure 3) ofc i go there and reach the "treasure"...its one blue dragonstone out of 4, the others are missing 4) the butler appears and beats me and puts a lock on my arm 5) the owner explains to me they lured a skilled thief on purpose so the thief can find the other remaining 3 stones, the butler found the blue one already, and if i find them, they will remove the "shameful" lock on my arm WHAT KIND OF STUPID STORY IS THIS??? 1) If the butler already could get one and he is as skilled as i am, then let him go get the others? 2) why do i care about a stupid band on my arm so much, that i travel half the world for their stupid stones?? 3) why do i just not remove it myself, and im a masterthief, it should be easy to remove it...ffs...or at least steal the method to open it from the butler 4) who stops me from just stealing the stones for myself, surely they are worth more than the burden of having the lock on my arm... 5) why do they waste so much money on guards (half an army!!), instead of just buying their way into the stones...or straight up buy the talent after a competition, no need for shady stuff 6) why am i being submissive to them, and actually travelling half the world, exposing myself to all this danger, without payment or reward, instead of overthrowing them?

[@markgillespie1885]

same!

[@ilznidiotic]

When your least annoying character is the theatre kid, you've fucked something up.

[@ElephantOnAUnicycle]

primrose is a bisexual icon

[@NevRmind182]

A family can have many forms, like a Pokémon trainer, her vengeful dancing girlfriend, an aromantic nerd and their merchant daughter.

[@AOP2099]

*Booksexual*

[@dmontes4476]

he's gay

[@StarbitO]

@@dmontes4476 Whatever he is, he's not very good at it

[@rhymeswithmoose228]

Bruh have you seen some of the Ophilia and Haanit travel banters?

[@Kantonar]

Olberic may only be #7 in annoying but he's definitely #1 in boring

[@eeeeggnog._.]

Rob Beecher my thoughts exactly

[@brother951]

i honestly had to force myself not to skip through his scenes

[@xuanathan]

I was thinking that, until the cutscene before the Lizard King fight.

[@theodore6432]

I wanted to bash my head into a rock around the fourth time that he asked why he wielded his sword

[@chrs.7845]

paula I thought his story was very well done

[@aldar8240]

since the character's names spell out OCTOPATH when ordered a certain way, clearly the correct order is Ophilia/Olberic(either one probably), Cyrus, Therion/Tressa(either one probably), Ophilia/Olberic(the other one), Primrose, Alfyn, Therion/Tressa(the other one), and H'aanit. this also means that BDG's version of the game would be called Potahoct Traveler.

[@poi7133]

If you look at the map, OCTOPATH makes sense starting with Ophelia. The characters starting towns are arranged clockwise. I had a nice moment when I realised that

[@_Onlime]

Therion was my first choice 😅

[@chelle641]

Cyrus is my favorite. I found the thief shrine so now, he's also a thief... then I found this really powerful dagger, and now I can use ultra-powerful spells and then steal back all of the sp that I used. It's great.

[@ellebelle03]

Not gonna lie, Olberic's description was spot on and had me laughing.

[@schwurzelino]

That man could tell me anything while lying on that couch and I would listen.

[@sydr478]

*silence in Lou Bega* lmao. thank you for providing closed captions and adding in little easter eggs like that.

[@fizzycolalizzie]

i love therion honestly and it's entirely because of how good his english VA is hah i have a feeling if it werent for that id find him boring but his VA does an incredible job

[@eeeeggnog._.]

fizzycolalizzie i agree, but somehow Therion is the only one who's voice I've seen hate on :/

[@fizzycolalizzie]

:O whaaat??? that's WILD to me, i adore his voice! i feel like he has a very genuine-feeling tone? idk how else to describe it. he makes the character feel quite real to me in a way (i'm not super far into the game but if i had to pick a least favourite right now it'd have to be alfyn... he might grow on me though who knows)

[@Arkegox]

His VA has a youtube channel, it's Chris Niosi

[@Taliyaru]

Chris Niosi will always hold a part in my heart, due to his amazing animating and voice acting. The guy is insanely talented and he even made his own webseries a long time ago.

[@Taliyaru]

juan francisco robles araiza 2 de la manguera cecilio 3,carlos 6 It ended years ago, but there's a game being made for it. Funded by Kickstarter.

[@SoaringQuails]

"Anyway here's the whole pokerap' Part 2

[@CrazyConnor2]

Cyrus best boy

[@Englishsurge]

That line about the coach-history teacher...so so true. That was the case in mine. 🤣🤣🤣

[@tedlett8877]

I started with therion and after finishing all 8 first chapters he’s still my favorite

[@jacobg8640]

Definitely going with Alfyn. How can I be annoyed by Greg Chun's voice? If there were something to turn me gay, that would be it.

[@ugxsan]

Seriously referred to Therion as an anime protagonist throughout my entire playthrough cause seriously, he is.

[@EVERYWHERE_MAN]

Fun fact if you put all the main characters first name together in order it spells Octopath

[@brockmckelvey7327]

Question: should I play all of the characters from MOST ANNOYING to Primrose to fully appreciate the non-annoying characters, or should I just play Primrose and stop there?

[@kefkapalazzo1092]

Brock McKelvey play ophelia.

[@wintershiny4888]

None of them are really annoying.

[@miadestroyerofworlds5735]

Play exclusively the rouge characters and then visit the tavern every 5 minutes because CYRUS IS APPARENTLY HORRIBLE AT GETTING INFO OUT OF PEOPLE, SERIOUSLY THERION IS STEALING STUFF AT 55% RELATIVELY CONSISTENTLY AND CYRUS CANT PULL OF AN 84% INTEREGATION AFTER LIKE 3 TRIES but I still love him because level requirement is annoying and who likes paying for anything except to clear your rep

[@Tobascodagama]

We know you like Naruto, Therion. Don't front.

[@jimle1370]

Why does this feel so much like a quarantine video

[@NowShowingTTV]

Love your nonchalant pose and camerawork. But even better - this list. It's exactly where I would place them, and also why my team is 8-5 on the list. I started with Alfyn and made my way clockwise. Really hated the game until I got those last three I needed (Tressa, Olberic, Primrose). Now it's been smooth sailing.

[@pinkeysherbet7249]

“I sincerely apologize if I called your favorite character annoying, even if it is objectively true.” I mean lots of annoying kids have friends. I’m a living testament to that.

[@Brawlkings93]

"go to h'aanit first and then go to therion" thats actually what i did, and then wished i picked therion first because h'aanits dialogue is so annoying. i had no issue with therion whatsoever 😅

[@bsilvaanimation]

I like how casual this whole video was, just hanging with my sweet boy in his living room

[@onionbot2]

Brian looks like American James Veitch.

[@alejandroherrera8027]

I thought Therion was kinda cool xD I just steal everyone's items

[@courtjester42069]

some of these descriptions/metaphors are so detailed,,,, who hurt u,,,,,

[@alberte8279]

Going back and watching old bgd polygon vids just to feel something

[@jacobradabaugh6241]

The weird, rushed, awkward enthusiasm of these kinds of videos you guys make is so funny to me. You guys always get me to laugh.

[@WyllCKP]

"Go to H'aanit first, and then go to Therion." That's what I did!

[@thelastgryphon1719]

I chose therion as my main.

[@thatpersonwiththerandomani5166]

When this list in reverse is exactly how I played the characters

[@serpentsfist]

This is the best octopath related content ive seen on youtube so far. Bless

[@nah4437]

I knew Therion would be 1 😂 He’s my favorite character 😂

[@mitkitty]

Oh my gooood look at that cute little cowcat!!! Also fun video but CAT

[@zmelchert]

Between this and Week in Revue, Brian is a genius at coming up with ways to blend the “Normal Videogame Website” and “Weird” sides of Polygon

[@coldhands4799]

The therion voice acting sounds like someone decided to make video game countdown videos on their couch

[@ZombieMonkey7]

Based Primrose getting the respect she deserves

[@pocketcas]

Brian makes objectively good content and choices.

[@musicsaves71590]

How did I miss this beautiful gem of a video?

[@PrettyGuardian]

I periodically come back to this video just to hear you sing Mambo #5 to me.

[@kacey1691]

I chose Therion first and have no regrets

[@Binks129]

Howe isn haanit notheth te moste annoyingeth??

[@machinfacultatif9012]

This comment captures very well how it feels tout play as her

[@GabrielMattosDS]

This is probably my favourite video this year. Pure gold.

[@mythyrox]

I didn't know I was looking for this until it showed up in my recommended.

[@kynelius]

I’m not upset about Cyrus and therion being top 3. But the sheer AUDACITY to say either are more annoying than Haanit? Some sentences she forgets to ye olde entirely, and some look like the script writer had a stroke. She’s a fun character but is absolutely miserable to read and hear.

[@doublea7895]

He hates Therion cause his blue eyes white dragon got stolen from him in 4th grade :(

[@InktheImpassive]

The thing the game lacked was interactions between Travelers, while there are banters, I feel that it's not really enough. It's especially annoying when you're playing through Therion's story, he talks like he's doing things alone when there's three other people accompanying him.

[@avelata2183]

i can't believe my first introduction to bdg was him calling my favorite character the most annoying one

[@rikkity7522]

I actually started with ophilia and wont accept this disrespect Having a solid healer who can also dish out some heavy elemental damage is great Also im a sucker for broody boys, leave my therion alone

[@dramaticdragon1967]

i watched this after playing it, and legit STARTED with Therion, then Ha'aanit, Ophelia and then cyrus... i'm sorry brian...

[@Ohdonnyboy]

I loved this keep up the amazing content :)

[@MattCraftDotDerp]

This is like a pilot episode of Unraveled and I love it