Gene (Wreck-It Ralph)

Gene is a minor antagonist in Disney's 52nd animated feature film Wreck-It Ralph. He's the mayor of Nicetown, and the leader of the Nicelanders.

Why He Sucks

 * 1) He thinks that villains of video games (especially Ralph) only exist to cause trouble, and didn't realise how important they are for games to have a plot.
 * 2) Idiotic Move- Insulting a bad guy who could pound him to the ground in one punch? Check. Dares Ralph to go on a life-threating medal-hunting quest outside his game, where the villain's presence is essential to everyone's livelihoods? Double check.
 * 3) Even when he realized how important villains were, he still called out Ralph for abandoning the game.
 * 4) Because of him, Ralph has been an outcast for 30 years. He forced Ralph to live in a pile of garbage, while Felix and the Nicelanders got to live in a penthouse. Ralph is technically their co-worker.
 * 5) In-Game example: He and the Nicelanders destroyed Ralph's forest, so they could build their penthouse, causing Ralph to become the baddie he is now.
 * 6) At least the Sugar Rush Racers have good reason to give Vanellope the same treatment (King Candy tried to erase her from existence but instead, he reduced her from an all-powerful princess ruler, to a pointless glitched Scrappy). But the Nicelanders have complete control, and are completely aware of Ralph's role in the game, but they treat him like garbage anyway.

Redeeming Qualities

 * 1) He's "a man of his word". He kept his promise and allowed Ralph to stay in the penthouse, when he saw Ralph's medal.
 * 2) Gene has a point when he called him "the bad guy who wrecks things", as he left the building wrecked without even an apology.
 * 3) Gene and the Nicelanders got a taste of their own medicine when they got put "out of order" and during gameplay when Ralph mistreats them back.
 * 4) He learns about villains' importance, and gives Ralph the respect he deserves.
 * 5) He and the Nicelanders actions are somewhat justified:
 * 6) He and the Nicelanders had a good reason not to invite Ralph to the 30th anniversary. Ralph's technically a walking disaster, and if he kill any of the crossover characters at the party- even by accident- those characters would die and stay dead.
 * 7) Gene called him out for escaping a game during the arcade's operating hours just to get a medal. Yes, it was his fault for pushing him too far, but Ralph did not consider that the game would be declared Out-of-Order and put at risk of being unplugged, making everyone in his game homeless, so he's not entirely at fault.