the types of characters i gravitate towards in otome games

[stardust_rifle]

The title says it all, it's me grouping my Otome Game Biases into a bunch of different groups to see if we learn anything from this experience. I mean, we probably won't, but I'm a low-key stressed-out mess right now AND THIS WAS FUN. IT GAVE ME SOME SEROTONIN FOR THE WINTER.




The Autist:

I mean, honestly, did you think that there wouldn't be some kind of autist category? I'm sorry. I'm sorry. This is because of who I am as a person. All these otome game devs have to do is just make one of their bishies super fucking spergy, and I'm in it for life. Examples: Kent from Amnesia, Mitsunari from Ikemen Sengoku, Levi from Obey Me!, and Jumin Han from MysMe.

Babe Your Otome Game LI Is GNC As Fuck:

Another category that speaks for itself. Make some sort of love interest who's some variety of gender-non-conforming and I'm probably going to like them, even if they're probably not going to be my absolute favorite. Examples: Louis Asahina from Brothers Conflict, Pashet and Alfani from Ozmafia, Kagemaru from Ayakashi: Romance Reborn, and Asmodeus from Obey Me!.

Oh Lord You Precious Precious Disaster Man:

This category refers to the characters that seem cute on the outside, but on the inside, they've got some Fucked Up Shit going on. You just want to give them a hug at the same time you want to stare at the obvious disaster that is thinly concealed between their Normal Man fascade. This is another hit-or-miss category, because if I'm not super into the character before their Reveal, then I probably won't like them after. Examples: Iori Asahina from Brothers Conflict, Julian Garibaldi from Black Wolves Saga, AZUSA MY BELOVED from Diabolik Lovers, Vincent from Ikemen Vampire, Victor Frankenstein from Code:Realize, and V from MysMe.

The Bastard Boyfriend:

Or, as I would have liked to call it, "M Read Too Much Mayu Shinjo Manga As A Dumbass Teen And Now Their Conceptualization Of Romance Is Completely Warped". Just go to the TVTropes page of the same name if you don't know what this means. It's a great trope. I like it. Examples: EVERYONE from Diabolik Lovers, the other two Garibaldi brothers from Black Wolves Saga, Jumin Han from MysMe, Kyrie from Ozmafia, and Shakespeare/Faust from Ikemen Vampire.

Would Totally Bridal Carry You:

I mean, every dude in an otome game could totally bridal carry the heroine if they wanted. It's part of the gender roles shit. What I mean by this is the dudes who have those nice domineering vibes. Not in a Bastard Boyfriend way, but like in a...You know what? I'm just gonna give some examples. Examples: Saint-Germain from Code:Realize, Nobunaga from Ikemen Sengoku, the OTHER Comte de Saint-Germain (the one from Ikemen Vampire), Aiji Yanagi from Collar x Malice, Yakumo Koizumi from Ayakashi: Romance Reborn, Arles V. Felnoir from Black Wolves Saga, and Lucifer from Obey Me!

Just Straight Up The Main Villain:

And now we've reached the end. This tier is very small, but it contains some of my absolute favorite otome game characters. It is a grand cosmic injustice that some of these beautiful beautiful men do not have routes. Examples: Chikage Kazama from Hakuouki, Unknown (ray route who? i don't know her) from MysMe, YUZURU SAEKI MY BELOVED from Collar x Malice, and Hamelin from Ozmafia.

Comments

[feotakahari]

I haven’t played a lot of otome games, but I really loved the villain’s route in Psychedelica of the Black Butterfly.

Also, it seems like you would get a lot of mileage out of Nameless ~The one thing you must recall~.

[stardust_rifle]

I've actually been eyeing Nameless for a while, but haven't played it because A- I know the Big Twist B- MysMe's later writing ended up disappointing me and I didn't really like Dandelion that much and C- the "main guy" just gave me Kanato Sakamaki energy.

[feotakahari]

Well, if you already know the twist, then I’ll say

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There’s just something special about a pissed-off teddy bear telling you he’s going to show YOU how it feels when the neighbor’s dog bites off your head.