Top 30 Most UNFAIR Playable Characters in Video Games

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[@marcusyates3044]

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[@mossemalm]

Howrang and Eddy from Tekken 3

[@wkjeeping9053]

You should have put lando from the 2015 star wars battlefront his unlimited heat seeking shot that massacre everything

[@CandiceVidito]

Meta Knight from Smash Bros Brawl was so op that they had to nerf him in later games.

[@link4276]

Absolutely. I remember it on the N64. Also ​@DontDelete-fp8oy is accusing me of being someone else fyi.

[@Slayde.Wilson]

​@link4276 Crazy how people don't know that there is a billion KZbin users around the world and some people just accuse of being one person.

[@CandiceVidito]

@@Slayde.Wilson All they are is idiots who are trying to act tough and fit in

[@link4276]

@@Slayde.Wilson exactly. Some people have issues and don't understand how big of a site KZbin is .

[@MaxWeb2599]

As if that would made a big difference with smash 4 Bayonetta or ultimate Steve on release. Not to forget they had similar balancing problems with the likes of Fox in melee.

[@josephsharp6221]

Top 10 bad fighting game characters that still really fun to play

[@shawnbopko858]

I got one for you bro moratle kombait 1 was the worst mk game besides trilogy and Armageddon beats mk. 1 scew WB they just keep on making the same game different name

[@eddiejoewalt7746]

dan hibiki from street fighter

[@ajilla708]

​@eddiejoewalt7746 first one that came to mind

[@BlazerK1914]

@@shawnbopko858 MK1 is awesome, and has a cohesive story than MK Armageddon. In the intro of Armageddon, the war just happened with no build up, and Taven is quite the boring protagonist. MK1 has an intriguing cohesive story, awesome characters, including good guys to root for, and has the Armageddon chapter that has been built up. I take MK1 over Armageddon.

[@rainond.cooper2971]

DBD Wraith?! Tell us you haven't played Dead by Daylight without telling us you haven't played Dead by Daylight

[@frankspencer7578]

I like how they were hyping up Wraith as an unstoppable force then showed a clip of the Wraith not catching up to a survivor or getting a hit 😂

[@sheemalmighty]

Right cause he easy af to beat

[@MaxWeb2599]

Every dbd Ranking is putting wraith at mid tier at best, with saying that he's not weak but easy to counter(a bit less since light burn got removed) and tbf for casuals or beginner he's maybe still one of the strongest. But in comparison to other stealth killers who either have stealth instantly or something else extra to their stealth like Ghostface's instant down it's hard to argue(for note some rankings have Ghosty right next to wraith).

[@Julekake]

I was half expecting them to redeem themselves after the god-awful killer tier list they did in 2021. Preferably highlighting Nurse or Blight. But Wraith? I cant even.

[@AkilaeAK]

LOL! I was like half paying attention with one ear bud in and then I heard the Wraith bell.. I IMMEDIATELY audibly went "wtf?!" and had to go back to make sure he was talking about the Wraith.. Geezus.. He's ALWAYS been the worst killer to play as! 🤣

[@ShinRyojin]

The Zero May Cry combo of Zero, Dante, and Vergil in UMVC3. They're such a OP team that the UMVC3 EVO finals in 2023 were mirror matches with them.

[@TurkeyFaceX]

When you started listing Pokémon, I figured you would name Mewtwo from Red/Green, Blue, Yellow, and Stadium. Back in the day it had the highest stats in the game, came with recovery moves and could become completely indestructible with Double Team. Its only weakness was bug types which didn't have many heavy hitters at the time. If you fought a team packing a Mewtwo while not carrying one yourself, you were in for a bad time.

[@kickinnflickin1646]

true

[@johnathan7258]

Bo Jackson in Super Tecmo Bowl was the OP OG😂

[@williamsummerson1204]

Agreed.

[@frankiesosa1766]

Him as well as Thurman Thomas

[@williamsummerson1204]

@@johnathan7258 Barry Sanders

[@jeronmortensen9160]

Lawrence Taylor, King of Sacks!

[@williamsummerson1204]

@@jeronmortensen9160 fax

[@XxXAngelicRosezXxX]

Yoda in SC4 was very unfair, but there were certain characters you could use that could counter his short height. Kilik, with his multiple low set staff attacks and easy launches, facing Yoda with him was easier.

[@gregorylathe9426]

Was hoping to see this in the comments because it’s exactly what I was thinking. Was definitely unfair but just like any fighting game there’s a counter to handle specific problems and Kilik was my go to for that little menace.

[@Animeguy300]

Using Star Wars characters in soul caliber is totally unfair

[@thunderlord3747]

Funnily enough yoda was actially fairly mid in sc4, as his small hitbox was all he had going for him. (The bans were rumours). A more appropriate choice in sc4 for this list would be Hilde, who was univerally banned from tournaments as she could virtually insta-kill you with a single combo.

[@jaredrodriguez6849]

I don’t know if anyone remembers. But in Spider-man: Friend or Foe u could go 1v1 and if u chose black suit Spider-Man u could spam the web shot and you literally can’t stop it

[@AkaManah45]

Omg yes 😅😅

[@justapeacefulmanwhosbornin7291]

Don’t underestimate Ned Flanders from ‘The Simpsons Wrestling’ game. LOL

[@johnamielobediencia2593]

Not having UMVC3 Vergil in the list was a complete injustice

[@BekindBekbek]

basically playable Vergil in every game he is in)

[@XTWDeadShot]

Vergil and zero's bitch ass.

[@ellnats]

maybe when they make a top 50, theres ALLOT more, sometimes more in one game

[@athena9029]

Not even close to OG Dark Phoenix, OG Wesker or UMvC3 Morrigan and Dormamu.

[@fuzzylittlbunny]

@@athena9029 When a man thinks Wesker, Dormammu, and to a lesser extent, Morrigan, are more busted than Vergil, you know he doesn't understand the meta.

[@BlazerK1914]

Scorpion is such an awesome inclusion in Injustice Gods Among Us, even made the concept of MK vs DC look good in that game.

[@CH-uk1il]

Fun Fact: Even the developers at Rare consider using Oddjob to be cheating.

[@digitaldeathsquid3448]

Is that why they went on to put Monkey in TimeSplitters 2 after breaking away to become Free Radical Design?

[@nicholasparnell8845]

In Killer Instinct cinder was completely broken in the hands of a player who knew how to play him, if you land the first hit you can chain a series of combos that can go to a 99 hit monster combo

[@tomnamsa]

99 hits is killer combo. A monster combo would be 10 hits.

[@MaxWeb2599]

I actually never knew Kratos was so strong. I got the game after all dlcs came out and mostly played Kat

[@imcnblu]

Noob Saibot in UMK3 and MK: Trilogy was a nightmare. A skilled Noob Saibot user was almost unstoppable.

[@ArksAlt]

i mean ofc how skilled is it really to press down up, high punch 2x in between steps then do it again, until their entire hp bar was gone? idk if id say skill was involved there :D

[@amberwelch393]

I'm not surprised to see a ton of fighting games on this list, though I was pleasantly surprised to see some mario kart and pokemon characters here

[@defalt---8]

I'd say, Vergil should be on this list. Ever since his introduction as a playable character in DMC 3 SE, the game became easier to play instead of using the default characters.

[@brandonbarrow3899]

Well, Anakin is the chosen one, so you could argue that the devs were trying to live up to that title

[@dmetri4205]

Tha 4man force choke was unreal

[@SorenDaein]

Oddjob is Number 1 again. His being such an unfair character factored into a sketch that can be viewed right here on KZbin. Name is "GoldenEye Standoff".

[@TheMattFernandez]

Just left out sports games? Bo Jackson in Tecmo Bowl & Vick in Madden 04.

[@missouribbq-n-brewreview1082]

Madden 04 Vick 😅

[@mattcraft7164]

Minion on Twisted Metal 2 was rather cheap...very possible to beat in 1 on 1 but still a pain.

[@danieln6700]

Brigitte was so op when came out. Id often have silver or gold damage and healing. She was insane. High easy to land damage that heals . Crazy

[@user-em6ie2be7x]

I - NO - Guilty Gear her 100 Hit Special is undodgeable & even if you block it, it automatically knocks your health bar into the red.

[@willdiesel8431]

Good answer. I never bothered using the normal block. I always implemented the extra strength blocking mechanic.

[@xIronwafflexx]

6:00 LMFAO! You guys have done zero research at all. Wraith is one of the least played characters in dead by daylight and considered C tier by most of the community, while the nurse, after countless nerfs, is STILL S tier and hated by a large portion of the community.

[@ericb3157]

that reminds me of a video i saw: "why dead by daylight will never be balanced". simply put, the Devs only look at win/loss STATS, which are skewed because it takes new players time to get used to new characters... there's a funny video where someone gets one of the Devs to ACTUALLY play the game!

[@pjpless2]

I was waiting for Motoro from Mortal Kombat Trilogy to be on this list. Projectile attacks were reflected off of him automatically, he could teleport, and he was incredibly hard to damage. His hits also took off a great deal of HP with a single blow.

[@illyahrthebard3303]

You had a 50/50 chance of beating him by just spamming jump kick

[@omariwalker1006]

Meta Knight is the first one to come to our minds, I'm sure.

[@hannahmabbott7370]

Ah yes Gill, the reason why so many street fighter players still have ptsd to this day! And yet they decided to bring him back for SF5.

[@TreverBeeftown-sd7di]

2:25 Ty!! Because Cinder is exactly who came to mind first for me when I read the title and was like, "Cinder better be on this list". My brothers, friends and I had to all agree that no one is allowed to use Cinder.

[@ericb3157]

the first thing that came to mind was Quan Chi from MK4. the AI for him is notorious for using his "teleport stomp" move. -throw a projectile, he Stomps you. -jump, he stomps you. -block ANY of his other attacks, he stomps you. -run, he hits you with his projectile attack, THEN Stomps you! the ONLY way to fight him is to use a Teleport move of your own. Scorpion is best for that

[@liambraithewaite6415]

Without even watching the video Im predicting that Oddjob is gonna be pretty high on the list

[@MoonlightXYZ]

Eelektross wasn't that strong; it doesn't have crazy states to utilize the fact that it doesn't have a more confirmable weakness.

[@krvgames9258]

You forgot to mention that the Ability Mold Breaker exists, which can get around the Tynamo line’s Levitate Ability.

[@jaden85643]

It's trash low tier pokemon

[@JamieHumanRights]

the fact they chose Eelektross over something like Zacian is mind boggling. Do they not pay attention to pokemon competitive?

[@krvgames9258]

@@JamieHumanRights They possibly don’t.

[@Zallen25]

Yeah, they clearly didn't do their research. Mega Rayquza or Gen 4 Darkrai would be good contenders for this but Eelektross could be taken down pretty easily with any good wall breakers.

[@Jennifer-jt9cb]

In KI, a trick with Cinder is to just tap forward and a punch button, and you will pull off an 8 hit combo every time. One of my all time favorite fighting games is Soul Caliber 2. I started off playing it in an arcade that was here in my town, and quickly became deadly with Kilik. I even ended up in 6th place as a leading fighter in the list of top 100 players. It was the best game. When I got it to play at home, trying out Link was awesome as I've been a Zelda fan since its inception.

[@dreamguardian8320]

14:25-14:31, That scene of Eydol vs. Riptor reminds me of the scene in Jack the Giant Killer, where the Kraken fought that two-head giant.

[@digitaldeathsquid3448]

If you want to talk unfair/broken in the Mortal Kombat series, one move will make all players tremble: Instant Air Gas Blast. In both UMK3 and MK9, the character Kabal had access to an airborne projectile that could be thrown out so early in his jump that it would hit most characters who were standing. This projectile also causes Kabal to retreat, essentially denying opponents of the ability to rush him down. Very few fighters could counter the ridiculous zoning in MK9 of Kabal, Kenshi & Freddy Kruger (Smoke is the only example that springs to mind).

[@betazero8508]

Genuinely surprised Vergil ain't here.

[@WilliamJester-sd7rh]

Related to the bit from Mario Kart: Double Dash, it would have made more sense to put King Boo and Petey Piranha, since they have access to EVERY character specific item.

[@mast3rharo]

Similar to oddjob, in Banjo-Tooie the Jinjo was not only tiny but insanely fast. However it had less health, resulting in dying from only a few stray hits, especially from grenades that could miss but still catch you in the explosion. Hilariously i found the key to getting everyone to stop spamming Jinjos was to go the other way and use Gruntilda. Who was bigger and slower, but had more health. She could tank 3 grenades and survive, giving me time to actually get those stray shots before going down. If i get you twice before you get me once, i win.

[@AJARyan-yn2uv]

I remember Rey Mysterio in Smackdown games being incredibly irritating.

[@identaman187]

SSJ4 Gogeta in Budokai 2 was nuts

[@plaguedoct0r]

Elektross over Zapdos? You guys must be kidding.

[@TheUncleWulf]

As a person who has played Killer Instinct many times in my life & is considered by some people to be one of the best (which I personally find highly exaggerated), I can tell you that neither Cinder nor Eyedol are unfair. To be more precise, Eyedol is actually very weak when you play him yourself. After all, he is the only character who loses life force even when blocking normal punches or kicks, regardless of strength. Yes, he can do a few things that others can't, but Cinder can also turn invisible (which doesn't actually do anything). Every character is equally strong, even Spinal, who is a bit difficult at first if you're not familiar with beat 'em ups.

[@josephm5699]

I think you mean fighting game not beat 'em up

[@dwayne601]

I would have beat the brakes off of you with Eyedol back in the day. It was a GUARANTEED victory

[@ZeroBlackfire]

When I saw the title of the video I had a sentence that popped into my head that was uttered at *every* sleepover that had a N64 in the late 90s......"No fucking OddJob."

[@This_awesomeguy64]

For battlefront 2,you can’t forget how destructive good grievous can be

[@thunderdragon517]

It's a bit more obscure, but cannot forget about Ivan Ooze from "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Fighting Edition"

[@DarthVoxyn]

Long Live the King of Ooze!

[@Angelmind4]

I'm kinda surprised that Eyedol made the list but Gargos didn't. Because even as an unlockable he could heal himself and had fast and cheap combos.

[@Slayde.Wilson]

Balrog in Lord of the Rings Conquest

[@flashback6964]

Bo Jackson in Tecmo Bowl... to this day I still hate my neighbor for always picking him because I knew I'd lose

[@Saborlas]

If you think the Wraith is the most unbalanced killer in Dead by Daylight, it's been a few years since you've played.

[@JusChez]

This was actually a very good list! I thought #2 would be #1 until I saw who #1 was!

[@DustinKopperman]

The Wraith Dead By Daylight would me put in top spot for this list on the PS4 or on the phone

[@qbertgaming4427]

I for sure thought Michael vick from the year he was on the cover of madden was gonna be on this list somewhere....but the fact that the goat Bo Jackson from techmo bowl wasnt on here is insane to me. Without a doubt, top 3 all time, if not arguably the most op video game character of all time.

[@leemcdonald1342]

Video idea: Top 30 most UNFAIR players, tactics, etc, in sports video games.

[@mattyman2011]

I loved when people used oddjob cause from a distance auto aim took effect an med to short distance you just had to aim down using the c buttons cause you'll get head shoots which were the highest damage on golden eye

[@phantomrequim]

Bayonetta is my go to character for Super smash bros! I’m an absolute troll with her.

[@Varkism]

Putting scorpion in injustice 1 was BS because of his teleport and the block mechanic.

[@btcsavagex]

Having played in the GoldenEye era, I understand Oddjob being here, but Steve could have his own video on this topic. Way more broken than prime Meta Knight/Bayonetta, nerfed more, and is *STILL* getting banned with new tech and glitches being found about him.

[@danieln6700]

Oddjob is such a classic.

[@elininja2130]

Surprised Superman from Injustice: Gods Among Us didn't make it in. This character also got booed by spectators at the pro play level

[@TreverBeeftown-sd7di]

Theres a lot to choose from League of Legends to put on here but, Mordekaiser back in the day or Yorick definetly come to mind.

[@oritheguardianspirit3702]

The Wraith is broken? Over Nurse or Blight?

[@Joshua1619]

Andre the giant in the early wrestling games couldn't even pick the guy up but with very few superstars.

[@Beetusman]

Wraith from dbd is like b tier at best… nurse and blight are far scarier

[@brandonmitchell8682]

The changes made to Bastion for Overwatch 2 led to me only playing during Lucio ball.

[@SolUK2024]

Ironman in one of the marvel vs capcom games had a infinity combo if you got trapped, you was screwed 😂

[@midnitekreapa8372]

Remember me and my friends played Goldeneye.. And them asking out loud "who TF pick the Little Guy?"

[@AndersonTenecela]

I love how in this top 30 list, 18 of them were fighting games 😁

[@KnightoftheLord1]

I remember Anakin being a BEAST in battlefront 2. :) I defeated him on a supremacy match I think with Maul, one of my best moments in the game. :)

[@FreneticSportsCards]

Pablo Sanchez Backyard Baseball and Bo Jackson in Techmo Bowl are notable omissions

[@danieln6700]

That yoda is badass dam

[@skyler4441]

Seriously… Micheal Vick in Madden 04.. Bo Jackson in Techmo Bowl.. Brock Lesner in Here Comes The Pain??? What a terrible list

[@qbertgaming4427]

^ this guy knows

[@omnomnomnath415]

Mega Rayquaza is definitely one of my best mons. Managed to get an adamant natured one(after a few game resets lol) with almost perfect IVs.

[@Trowelhands]

Captain Commando, Cable and Iron Man were a very overpowered team for MVC2.

[@darianclark3980]

Elektross. . . . Really. . . . Out of all the Pokémon. . . .Especially Shedinja. . . . . 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦🤦

[@AdamEspersona]

Shedinja is easily countered by its MANY weaknesses.

[@darianclark3980]

@@AdamEspersona 1. Elektross doesn't have Wonder Guard. 2. It has 0 niches in higher tiers in Smogon

[@AdamEspersona]

@@darianclark3980 Mold Breaker ignores Wonder Guard, as does entry hazards and status conditions. Also, it's very weak, with a BST of 236. Only useful if you intend to Skill Swap.

[@devonchafe2764]

@@AdamEspersona mold breaker also beats elektros

[@AdamEspersona]

@@devonchafe2764 Yeah. Of course, I actually rarely use Eelektross these days. I'd rather use the likes of Ogerpon, she's quite a beast.

[@papanoyoha]

i honestly didn't know this about Meta Knight he was my favorite character just because Kirby used to be my favourite well him and Snake

[@ROCKONplaceboforever]

Good list 🎮😅 good job guys enjoyed it

[@zeusinho1986]

I haven’t watched this video yet but I hope Oddjob from Goldeneye on the 64 is there, the man is a straight up cheat code 😂

[@rgsharrer]

I know that this list is made up of more modern games but I feel that there should be an entry on here for the Los Angeles Raiders in Super Tecmo Bowl. Anybody who took them immediately had Bo Jackson and widely was hated.

[@thebignemo4316]

Double dash I would say that yoshi and birdo are way more unfair than the koopas. Given their special item of eggs can be given to you even in first place and drop stars for you even in first place is so unfair. I’ve blocked Lightning from last place as first so many times using that

[@FuryI6I]

Greetings, awesome job, congrats, thanks you, keep it up, and All the Best.

[@Poindexter2291]

The first two that came to my mind were Oddjob and Goro or Shao Khan from the early MK games

[@PaulyThor]

Fun fact: mega rayquaza is also banned in Showdown's balanced hackmons tier too😅

[@joshuahotstuff7522]

The most unfair character in any game is hands down, Photon Man in Age of Empires.

[@brandenthigpen8474]

The Wraith…??? Is that who haunts your DBD nightmares, lmao

[@antoniotolentino8108]

I already knew what #1 was without thinking about it 😅

[@user-em6ie2be7x]

Akuma - Various He'll spam fireballs & drop kicks pushing you into a corner almost instantly & his SP charges faster than any other fighter so you'll be dodging or blocking tons of Special Attacks.

[@Gegota82]

Sentinel was designed to kill mutants, it could mimic all their powers. I have another addition: Hwoarang. many tekken tournaments prefer to play the earlier Tekken games where he isn't introduced yet simply because of how overpowered he is.

[@catluvr2]

I hope the Three Mage-Sisters from Kirby Star Allies are in this, they're the only bosses I know of that, once you unlock the ability to play as them, they keep all of their boss battle moves.

[@catluvr2]

Okay, they're the only bosses I know of IN GAME SERIES THAT I ACTIVELY KEEP UP WITH that do that.

[@kingmetal5685]

In Mexico we had signs in arcade that you shouldn’t use Rugal otherwise everyone would go after you 😂

[@jacobdrolet4262]

Amazing video watch mojo.

[@citylife2109]

With the starCraft game. Zerg is op. Take control of other's drone and build an infected protoss, or human bas. Use to have half a map covered in troops

[@TheTCat77]

Mechagodzilla - godzilla destroy all monsters melee Anita & Thanos - marvel super heroes Magneto - marvel nemesis rise of the imperfects Smoke, omniman, peacemaker, Johnny cage, nitara - mortal kombat 1 Boba fett - star wars battlefront (2015) Super sonic - SONIC R brainiac - injustice 2 Wesker - resident evil 5 (multi-player) Ustanak - resident evil 6 (multi-player) Sabulba - star wars racer

[@pound_ssb8503]

Overall decent list but I thought some exlcusions were a bit odd. First of all in Marvel vs Capcom 3 Zero is probably the best character and maybe morrigan. for mvc2 Storm is definitely the best character. For Smash I feel like Steve has an argument to be on the list and pre patch bayonetta is perhaps even more broken then meta knight(although post patch he's def better). Injustice should have had superman character won evo with like 1 2 jab freeze breath.

[@IxAMxNIGHTMARE]

Everyone were fans of Goldeneye on N64. Baron Semedi "The Man Who Cannot Die" has 10x the health. Pick him in a vs match and you automatically win.

[@andrewisgood]

I've seen Eelektross in lists like this before. Urshifu in current Pokemon Scarlet and Violet would be my pick, with the inability to protect in front of it and the difficulty of lowering its Surging Strikes or Wicket Blow attacks. Mega Ray though is very appropriate.

[@jaden85643]

It's trash the real most op is mega ray and zacian crowded

[@matthewnewberry9843]

I haven't started the list but if Michael Vick is not on here we need to burn it all down

[@athena9029]

Scorpion shouldn't really be there, he sure was very powerful on release ("air footsies"), but he got absolutely destroyed with nerfs to the point of no longer being tournament viable. Unfair in that game was Zod, who had a 9-1 MU on Luthor and destroyed the entire cast with the exception of MMH and Batgirl.

[@luckystudent00]

Dishonorable Mentions: Happy Chaos (Guilty Gear Strive), Jin Kazama (Tekken 4), Steve (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate), Sora (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate), Batgirl (Injustice), M. Bison (Street Fighter), Lars Alexandersson (Tekken 6), Alisa Bosconovitch (Tekken 6), 2B (Soul Calibur 6), Vergil (Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3), Pyron (Darkstalkers), Devil/Angel (Tekken), Justice (Guilty Gear XX Accent Core), Kokonoe (BlazBlue Chronophantasma), Mu-12 (BlazBlue Continuum Shift), Izanami (BlazBlue Central Fiction), Nine the Phantom (BlazBlue Central Fiction), Shadow Naoto (Persona 4 Arena/Ultimax), Crow (Def Jam: Fight For New York), D-Mob (Def Jam: Fight For New York) Doc (Def Jam: Fight For New York) & Yumi (BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle)

[@Shogunn_Vee]

Isaac Frost from Fight Night Champion should have been up here as well.