User blog:Le Rottweiler/Male Protagonist Bingo!

What tropes does Ranger satisfy? Here’re some:



MILITARY RANK: Whilst not explicitly mentioned, it seems pretty safe to bet positive on this one. ✓ TITLE OR DESIGNATION INSTEAD OF A NAME: Yes. He did not have any official title in Quake I, just ‘you.’ ✓ CRIMINAL: No evidence here, so I vote negative. ✗ VIGILANTE: Probably not. Laws and justice are totally ignored in Quake I. ✗ KILLING SPREE (HUMANS): No, unless you count the Enforcers or the Grunts, which I don’t. ✗ HARDENED VETERAN: Well, the commander stated ‘You're our best man,’ so it seems pretty safe to vote positive here. ✓ BLASÉ ABOUT KILLING: Seems like it! ✓ LONER: Yes, certainly, co‐op not withstanding. ✓ COLD AND ALOOF: I can’t remember a single instance where he could have felt even remotely bad about… anything, except for maybe when he’s severely injured, since he looks more sad than angry there. Still, I’m voting positive. ✓ WHITE: Yep. ✓ DARK HUMOR IN THE FACE OF DANGER: I was about to say ‘no,’ but he does grin when he’s invulnerable. Still, that seems inadequate to me, so I’m saying no. ✗ BICEPS AS BIG AS YOUR THIGHS: Yup. ✓ ANTI‐HERO: Well, it’s difficult for me to say. For me, an anti‐hero solves his problems in unheroic ways, and I can’t immediately think of Ranger doing something like that. I’m voting no (for now). ✗ MAKES A LIVING BEING VIOLENT: There’s no money anywhere in the game, but it seems pretty safe to say that his job is fighting. I’ll say yes. ✓ NO PATIENCE FOR POLITICS: I can’t think of anything political in Quake I, so is there really anything political for him to be impatient over? I’ll vote no (but a confirmation wouldn’t surprise me). ✗ '''GUNS. LOTS OF GUNS''': Yep. ✓ BROODING: Eh, I don’t think so. ✗ PSYCHOLOGICAL PROBLEMS: None that I can think of. ✗ LOTS OF ARMOR: Not sure what to say to this, since it’s difficult to tell. His armour is pretty simple compared to something from Warhammer. I myself am voting no. ✗ "GRITTY" REBOOT: There are none (thank goodness). ✗ BALD/CREW CUT: As far as I know, whatever hairstyle he has is never shown anywhere. I’ll vote no (for now). ✗ SCOWLS A LOT: Ja. ✓ SUPERNATURAL POWERS: No, unless you count Powerups, which I don’t. ✗ KILLING SPREE (ALIENS/OTHER): Hmm, let me double check on this one just to be sure! ✓ '''THEY KILLED MY WIFE / CHILD / FAMILY!!! I'LL MAKE THEM PAY!!!''': I don’t know anything about his family (if he still had one), so I’m saying no. ✗

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And according to my version, yup, that makes a bingo, specifically in the second row.

Note that I’m not exactly ‘bashing’ him, I’m just tallying the clichés based on my own analysis. This is just for fun!