Lester (Lester the Unlikely)

Lester is the titular protagonist of the 1994 platformer game, Lester the Unlikely, released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System.

He is a male teenager, described in the opening cutscene as quite geeky and often prone to sleeping, who has recently gotten a new issue of the Super Duper Hero Squad comic book. He was reading it while walking on a dock, until he fell asleep next to a cargo crate lying beside a cargo ship. After he and the cargo were loaded onto the ship by a crane and cruised off, the ship got hijacked by pirates who scuttled it. Lester luckily found a life jacket and swam toward the most adjacent island while the cargo ship sank. Lester must find his way home by exploring the island for someone or something that can help him survive.

Why He Sucks

 * 1) His drowsy and careless presence in the intro cutscene was the reason he got himself in trouble, which makes him look like an completely hopeless nitwit.
 * 2) He is a complete embarrassment of a player character, as he is pathetic, cowardly and whiny and even disobeys the controller when he runs away from certain enemies.
 * 3) At the beginning of the game, he walks at a slow pace and slouches whenever he does so, and whenever he runs, he thrusts out his arms as if he were swimming, which makes him all the more awkward and embarrassing.
 * 4) He may also do something stupidly vexing throughout the levels, like cowering before approaching obstacles or running away from enemies encountered for the first time, while moving slowly making the monotony grow excessively.
 * 5) Unlike famous video game characters like Mario, Sonic, Kirby, etc., he takes fall damage, thus forcing the player to do a tedious process by gradually lowering themself down a cliff.
 * 6) His attacks, which are kicking and pelting enemies with rocks, are just plain pathetic.
 * 7) His voice is annoying and gets on your nerves. It even fits his initial personality perfectly.

Redeeming Qualities

 * 1) As the game progresses, he builds up much more courage and bravery to save Tikka from an ape and fight the pirates as well as risk his life in order to save an innocent islander, and is even able to return home. In a way, he represents the moral of facing your fears.
 * 2) His design isn't bad.