bloody marry is a terrible character

[Critex]

I dont know if its just me that feels that way but bloody marry is just a bad and completly ruin every scene shes in. Shes like this sooo edgy anime charkter which is fine, in an anime atleast, but completly misses the mark in wolf among us. This game was a 4/5 for me and i rearly give a game such a high mark. Bloody marry just makes me cringe and the voice acting makes it even worse. Thats not the VA fault though, its the script.

[MorningLightMountain]

Originally posted by Critex:

I dont know if its just me that feels that way but bloody marry is just a bad and completly ruin every scene shes in. Shes like this sooo edgy anime charkter which is fine, in an anime atleast, but completly misses the mark in wolf among us. This game was a 4/5 for me and i rearly give a game such a high mark. Bloody marry just makes me cringe and the voice acting makes it even worse. Thats not the VA fault though, its the script.

You've not read the comics then. There are far worse characters.

[Critex]

Originally posted by MorningLightMountain:

Originally posted by Critex:

I dont know if its just me that feels that way but bloody marry is just a bad and completly ruin every scene shes in. Shes like this sooo edgy anime charkter which is fine, in an anime atleast, but completly misses the mark in wolf among us. This game was a 4/5 for me and i rearly give a game such a high mark. Bloody marry just makes me cringe and the voice acting makes it even worse. Thats not the VA fault though, its the script.

You've not read the comics then. There are far worse characters.

In the comics or in the game?

[Wired]

With all honesty, I think instead it is a very good villain, one of those that you either hate or love, the only problem is that from what I know is a filler, I am happy that telltale has not made it canon.

[MorningLightMountain]

Originally posted by Critex:

Originally posted by MorningLightMountain:

You've not read the comics then. There are far worse characters.

In the comics or in the game?

In the comics.

[Jackets]

It's a common writing trope, when writing a story. Either make your villain physically strong and capable or make an 'intelligent' villain (which is often more compelling). And since the villain must be the protagonist's opposite, and Bigby is a literal powerhouse, an intelligent villain is essential. And in case you were wondering, Bloody Mary is not that. The Crooked Man is.

An intelligent villain can't simply beat the protagonist, as he is not physically strong, so he must outsmart or have a sidekick. And The Crooked Man can't exactly outsmart Bigsby, who has unlimited power as Sheriff, he literally can do whatever he wants. So he must have a sidekick. The sidekick is usually one-dimensional, and be described with one or two words. They're just an extremely tough obstacle for the protagonist. They might have some vendetta against the protagonist, but again, they're not the real villain.

So I don't think Bloody Mary is a terrible character, she serves her purpose as the Villain's sidekick quite well.

[Crowd]

On a personal level, I find the character really frustrating and annoying as well.... Any scene with her is one I would gladly skip if given the options. But that being said: I still think that considering what she is ment to be, she does make sense.

As some above commented, she fills a role that is necessary: A physical threat to the protagonist of the game. The Crooked man is obviously not a physical fighter, so they need someone else to fill that role. And Mary being arrogant means that she's also fearless, which is basically necessary for her to be a threat to Bigby to begin with. Fear is on of the things that tend to give Bigby an upper-hand since it makes his enemies either hesitate (leaving an opening) or get sloppy (since they do get nervous/scared).

And looking at it in-universe; Compared to some characters who are based on more concrete characters from a story or a poem, Bloody Mary is basically an urban legend or a ghost story. She doesn't really "have" a personality in her story. So her being very one-dimensional and unhinged makes sense, at least to me. She doesn't really "have" a base personality aside from "woman in the mirror that kills people". And I wouldn't really think that would make a good base for a 3-dimensional character.