Just falsely pump him up to be the most badass thing over and over again and along with the trait of being arrogant and cocky, it'll come to him naturally.
"the problem with anime --" "I don't think we have the time actually." DAMN! props to whoever wrote that one, because that was fucking genius! Had me rolling laughing!
Jack Hard is like what the MST3K crew came up with during their time watching Space Mutiny, along with classics like Blast Hardcheese and Big McLargeHuge.
Oh I thought you meant silliest player names. For instance in Sid Meyer's Pirates, all the cheat codes were entered as a name for your character. My favorite was B. Caudizzle, a name which gave your ships crew infinite happiness because ofcourse it did.
Consider the following name for a commenter edition: In Dragon's Dogma you come up to the quest "Rise of the Fallen" where you must revisit some catacombs that were occupied by the villainous cult "Salvation" upon hearing that the undead are roaming the land. After a perilous search through a crypt filled with undead you come across the man behind it all. And his name... Is Balsac. And he blows himself up when you defeat him.
Zane Flynt in Borderlands 3 has a lot of weird middle names (according to himself), including Ferocity, Deathbringer, Deathwish, Charisma and Charm. He's gotta have like a special extended passport with all that.
How about Dudu in The Witcher 3 The Wild Hunt. All three games are meant to be taken seriously, but it's hard to take a name like Dudu seriously even if it's just a nickname
And let us not forget: Jet Brody from Fracture, Hayden Tenno from darkSector, Bryce Boltzmann from Never Dead and Killian Samuels from the cancelled Prey 2. Man, the noughties and early New 10s were infested with bad video game protagonist names...
Big ups for the team wringing a compelling script out of a concept that had the immediate potential to just be a video of Mike staring directly into the camera saying "they named the character Jack Hard" for 14 minutes. Though, to be honest, that would be a pretty good video too
I had a friend named Jack Hard back in 3rd grade. His older sister was Liza Hard and I had a crush on her because she played Motor Toon Grand Prix with me when I came over to their house.
Wow I’m surprised that some of the Pokémon protagonists and rival names aren’t mentioned in this list. The names I’m referring to of course would be Red, Blue, Leaf, N (or as his real full name is Natural Harmonia Gropius), Hilbert, Elio, and of course most recently Hop.
I used to work at a call center and I had to call a guy named Talon Ice. I accidentally called his mom first and she confirmed it. His name really was Talon Ice.
Alright, the Ceaseless Discharge is not a technically optional boss. You have to kill him in order to make it to the lower Demon Ruins and Lost Izalith in order to fight the Bed of Chaos, which is one of the Lord Souls fights.
So, Sol Badguy is double-named after Freddie? I'm sure someone has already mentioned him being named after Mercury's solo album "Mr. Badguy". But man, some of these names are Gundam Seed Destiny bad. I'm talking along the lines of Bring Stabbity.
Nothing beats Stick Breitling from the horror beat'em up Zombie Revenge! I could maybe buy the surname Breitling, but giving your character the first name Stick just ruins EVERYTHING that comes after that...
Legend of Heroes - Trails of the Cold Steel . "Baron Bleublanc". Well... He's a Baron, he's dress in blue and white (Bleu / Blanc in french), so I guess his name makes sense, but that doesn't change the fact that it is reaaaaally ridiculous.
Does someone remember Chaos Legion (2003) from Capcom? The main characters name is Sieg Wahrheit, which is german and translated means Victory Truth. I know the japanese like german words...but...I mean...what the heck?
Don't forget, most games are made by the Japanese. They name things not based on how they make sense, or how it would sound in a conversation, but based on how cool it sounds to them. So, it comes to no surprise that we have protagonists like Edge Maverick... Or Jack Hard.
"Jack Hard, which is absolutely a name and not an instruction"
Dammit Mike, I was enjoying that drink and now it's all over my keyboard
You took a piss on your keyboard after drinking that?
Looking forward to the sequel "Jack Hard 2. Jack Harder."
It reminds us of changing a tire on an SUV and absolutely *nothing else*
@@paultanner2680 Followed by the racing spin-off. "Jack Hard: Jack Off-Road!"
Jack Hard Three. Jack even harder. Co starring Kleen Ex.
Miles Prower, his name is a pun on “Miles Per Hour”.
He could be very lucky that his name in the EU isn't Kilometres Prower, poor Tails
And that’s why we know him better as Tails.
@@domikarus5237 omg this made me laugh so suddenly I started coughing >.
Genius!
Prolly not meant to take it seriously
"I see a D right now!"
That is some old school OX banter! More please!
Outsidexbox: It's SpoOoOoktober 👻👻
Also outsidexbox, on Halloween: Haha look at these silly names
Can't believe you forgot my favourite: Mike Channel, with his ridiculous name!
Thinking about it andy farrant isn't that normal a name either.
This comment should have waaaay more likes.
BURN THE HERETICS!
In a moment of prescience his parents gave him the middle name UA-cam.
@@Sophie_the_Sapphic Both Channell and Farrant are very old English surnames. I think they're cool.
I'm gonna name my kid Jetstream Sam.
And teach him to become a cyborg ninja with a stupid smile.
Just falsely pump him up to be the most badass thing over and over again and along with the trait of being arrogant and cocky, it'll come to him naturally.
I work at Starbucks and the amount of times I get "Barry Macokiner" "Nik Gur" and "Joe Mama" is staggering
Chris Anderson i don’t get the first one
Chris Anderson wait never mind
Chris Anderson “the names bond. Unibond. Im here to fill your crack in.”
I had to say the first one out loud to get it lol
Did you get any Bender Rovers?
"The problem with anime-"
"I don't think we have the time, actually."
"Okay. One of the problems with anime."
That actually killed me im ded
How many times did Mike have to say Jack Hard before he could do it without cracking up?
Probably a lot of takes too.
Much respect to Mike for being able to say "Jack Hard" without cracking up! :p
6:34
Mike: " if he's that drunk why is he still kicking my ass?! "
Mike, he's drunk.. it automatically gives you a 50/50 chance of a buff/upgrade.
I was actually waiting for Guybrush Threepwood to be on this list.
"I thought you said your name was Gibberish Driftwood."
"Guybrush Threepwood."
"What's the difference?"
"the problem with anime --"
"I don't think we have the time actually."
DAMN! props to whoever wrote that one, because that was fucking genius! Had me rolling laughing!
maxie fuqua Was it a joke about how long it takes to finish an anime orrrrrr
@@isaiahhussieun5330 no. It was a joke about how long it would take to explain all the problems with anime.
I wish this came out later, Die Hardman from Death Stranding was pretty rediculous.
Jack Hard is like what the MST3K crew came up with during their time watching Space Mutiny, along with classics like Blast Hardcheese and Big McLargeHuge.
"Probably Jackin it!" - Andy Farrant 2019
ceaseless discharge sounds like the thing i experience once a month
kaelang12 that’s what I always think of too 😅
And the period jokes begin..Bless you internet never change. Though honestly I expected a Red Ocean reference.
a.k.a. shark week
menstruation jokes aren't funny.
period.
@@rhokesh4391 hah
The problem with anime. “ we don’t have time” okay. One of the problems with anime hahaha.
"His name is T H A T SPACE M A N" "WELL F U C K SPAAACE Y O U, I'M OUT!" *Door slams*
All of these names and not a single one from the Ace Attorney series?!
Seems a little ridiculous, I know. I was hoping to see Oldbag on this list.
*Cough* (Hint, hint.)
7:35 OH, if that one character's name was based off Freddie Mercury... Freddi's solo album was called 'Mr. Bad Guy'
Life lesson from Andy: Are you hungry and see Mike eating, remind him of the DS boss Ceaseless Discharge.
One I thought of was in Sonic: Unleashed, who remembers Professor Pickle?
I knew star ocean was going to be in it. But I was also expecting Katana Faraway from Project Sylpheed.
Oh I thought you meant silliest player names. For instance in Sid Meyer's Pirates, all the cheat codes were entered as a name for your character. My favorite was B. Caudizzle, a name which gave your ships crew infinite happiness because ofcourse it did.
Let's all take a moment to remember Dingo Egret from Zone of the Enders: The Second Runner.
It's..... DIIIIINGO!!!
You work for Bahram, I bet!
No Mister Torgue High-Five Flexington? Yes his first name is “Mister Torgue”.
_"Actually I can see a D right now. Get out of here!"_
*LOL!!!!!*
I'm gonna make a character who's name is Edge Maverick, but he's just a ordinary guy with no special skills
Sounds like a contender for a Crusader Kings 3 custom character
Meadow Frolic sounds like a really enjoyable and peaceful game. I want a copy!
8:07 jane, that sneaky Joe Dirt reference! :D
12:30 I thought he said "goo-ey" shooting lmao
I LOVE Star Ocean. It’s been my favorite game since it came out and my parents bought it by mistake thinking it was Halo🤣🤣
Red Ocean and Bioshock both have protagonists named Jack. Both are set underwater and released in 2007. My headcanon's that both Jacks' are related.
LMFAO Jack Hard his face when he was trying not to say it and then jacking it was mentioned I love it ha ha 😂🤣
When Edge Maverick came on, I died! Lol XD
Consider the following name for a commenter edition:
In Dragon's Dogma you come up to the quest "Rise of the Fallen" where you must revisit some catacombs that were occupied by the villainous cult "Salvation" upon hearing that the undead are roaming the land. After a perilous search through a crypt filled with undead you come across the man behind it all. And his name...
Is Balsac.
And he blows himself up when you defeat him.
Zane Flynt in Borderlands 3 has a lot of weird middle names (according to himself), including Ferocity, Deathbringer, Deathwish, Charisma and Charm. He's gotta have like a special extended passport with all that.
How about Dudu in The Witcher 3 The Wild Hunt. All three games are meant to be taken seriously, but it's hard to take a name like Dudu seriously even if it's just a nickname
And let us not forget: Jet Brody from Fracture, Hayden Tenno from darkSector, Bryce Boltzmann from Never Dead and Killian Samuels from the cancelled Prey 2. Man, the noughties and early New 10s were infested with bad video game protagonist names...
Next time a serial killer strikes, they should nickname them something low effort and cheesy, like “Stupid Evil Dude”
Big ups for the team wringing a compelling script out of a concept that had the immediate potential to just be a video of Mike staring directly into the camera saying "they named the character Jack Hard" for 14 minutes. Though, to be honest, that would be a pretty good video too
Well, the Mr Badguy thing makes at least a little more sense when you consider there is a song „Mr Badguy“ by Mercury.
I had a friend named Jack Hard back in 3rd grade. His older sister was Liza Hard and I had a crush on her because she played Motor Toon Grand Prix with me when I came over to their house.
Edge Maverick has always felt to me like the name of a self insert character in a fan fic.
Tragically, none of these dudes will ever be as cool as Jacuzzi Splot.
To be fair to Mr Maverick, he could also be an adult film star with that name!
Ok, him and Jack Hard to do a great double team!
Me: What's your name?
Kid: Edge Maverick
Me: I don't mean your screen name
Jack Hard was probably inspired by comedy Movie Spy Hard with Leslie Nielsen playing the main character, Agent WD40, Dick Steel.
As a German, I kinda was expecting "Dr. Betruger" from Doom 3.
Garcia hotspur may be a silly name, but he is voice acted a badass voice actor
Wow I’m surprised that some of the Pokémon protagonists and rival names aren’t mentioned in this list. The names I’m referring to of course would be Red, Blue, Leaf, N (or as his real full name is Natural Harmonia Gropius), Hilbert, Elio, and of course most recently Hop.
To be fair to Punch Out's Number Two-ranked boxer, if I were named Pizza Pasta, I'd probably have learned to get really good at punching people too.
I bet youd have a lot of friends actually.
5;34 i like how you censor the english bad words but not the spanish ones
Wait a couple more weeks, and you can add "Die-Hardmann" from Death Stranding... also a Kojima game, naturally.
I used to work at a call center and I had to call a guy named Talon Ice. I accidentally called his mom first and she confirmed it. His name really was Talon Ice.
I think we need an honorary mention for Bill Williamson from Red dead redemption, even though that isn't his birth name it's just really funny?
The problem with anime joke was hilarious as it was accurate well done.
6:57 What is it "pizza pasta"?
Holy shit-
Prosecuting Octopus! 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I'm dead!
Speaking of jrpg characters named Crow...Crow Armbrust from the Legend of Heroes Trails of Cold Steel series
no spazz maticus? from heroes of might and magic 4 winds of war? still puts me in hysterics to this day when i hear that name
Not a game sadly, but I once encountered a movie with a main character named Blade Steel...no, it was not a dubbed film.
Almost every name from the Ace Attorney series? One of the murder victims in Ace Attorney Investigations was called Deid Mann. Subtle.
INCREDIBLE dig at Tottenham, please keep it up
If I were a video game protagonist that took my name from the foods I eat, you'd call me, "Burrito Tacoman."
Pizza Pasta II would be mine. Or Cookie Sandwichman.
That jab at Arsenal was uncalled for
I did not in fact think Sol Badguy would have a family because despite Sol beihg a name for our sun it's also sole bad guy and therefore the only one.
You know, Jack Hard and Ceaseless Discharge go hand-in-hand so well, don't you think?
6:29 Some people fight better while drunk
Almost a decade and only now have they reached the boundaries of wholesomeness.
"Dry Wetman" fuckin kills me
I know Poo from Earthbound has been talked about before, but I still think he deserves a mention. 🙂
I appreciate being able to cackle over my food at Ceaseless Discharge, lol!
What about all the final fantasy characters that are just straight named after weather? Cloud. Squall. Lightning. Snow. Rayne.
Dash Rendar?! How'd you guys miss it? Shadows of the Empire on the N64
He just sounds like a name for a rendering technique
Alright, the Ceaseless Discharge is not a technically optional boss. You have to kill him in order to make it to the lower Demon Ruins and Lost Izalith in order to fight the Bed of Chaos, which is one of the Lord Souls fights.
So, Sol Badguy is double-named after Freddie? I'm sure someone has already mentioned him being named after Mercury's solo album "Mr. Badguy".
But man, some of these names are Gundam Seed Destiny bad. I'm talking along the lines of Bring Stabbity.
It's not the Ceaseless Discharge that's so unpleasant and ultimately fatal, it's the burning that comes with it.
Lamborghin's test driver is called: Max Venturi
Nothing beats Stick Breitling from the horror beat'em up Zombie Revenge!
I could maybe buy the surname Breitling, but giving your character the first name Stick just ruins EVERYTHING that comes after that...
Knowing that sodas name was vodka drunkiski is so great lolol
*gameshow an ouncer voice * : 'aaand you guessed it.. ITS Ceasless Discargee!!
Man, you're fat-rolling like crazy there Mike (who of course is the one doing the Dark Souls entry) :D
see, that man is a refrence to an anime by the name of excel saga .. which is wonderful and absurd and i really should see it again
Legend of Heroes - Trails of the Cold Steel . "Baron Bleublanc". Well... He's a Baron, he's dress in blue and white (Bleu / Blanc in french), so I guess his name makes sense, but that doesn't change the fact that it is reaaaaally ridiculous.
Does someone remember Chaos Legion (2003) from Capcom?
The main characters name is Sieg Wahrheit, which is german and translated means Victory Truth.
I know the japanese like german words...but...I mean...what the heck?
Sol-Badguy's whole existence is a Queen reference.
Wow, and I thought NieR Automata's "Jackass" was... odd. It seems tame compared to some of the ones on this list.
I've hot your "evacuation pod" right here, mate!
(Always wanted to call someone "mate," seems classy)
Jack Hard seems to be taken from Die Hard and Jack Bauer, both with Bruce Willis.
This list reminds me of this one game that has a place called "9 ball island"
What About The Game Mr. President Where You Play As Secret Service Agent "Dick RockHard Johnson" ? :) lol
Don't forget, most games are made by the Japanese. They name things not based on how they make sense, or how it would sound in a conversation, but based on how cool it sounds to them. So, it comes to no surprise that we have protagonists like Edge Maverick... Or Jack Hard.
The Jack one is actually a good selling point.
"Just because you are Badguy does not mean you are Bad Guy." -Zangief
Are we not going to talk about Die-Hardman from Death Stranding? Kojima staying true
The game wasn't released when this was made, but obviously people are now talking about it in the comments.
In case no one knows, Suda51's name including a number isn't a joke. His full name is Suda Goichi, and Go Ichi is literally 5 1.
The Mega Man X series should be ripe with options. Duff McWhalen, Bamboo Pandemonium, Tornado Tonion, Vanishing Gungaroo, etc.
I haven't laughed this hard in ages, still can't control myself! Thanks oxbox :)
Did I hear Liam O’Brien’s voice on that blonde in the section with Badguy? Never played it