In video games, not all characters are created equal. Many exist for the primary purpose of serving as generic obstacles, fodder that any half-decent player will overcome by the dozen. It’s a sad truth in digital worlds ruled by static variables and conditional statements that some entities are objectively better at doing things than others. Thus the public consensus assumes that such creatures are nothing more than nobodies that will never accomplish anything. And yet, we sometimes grow attached to them regardless, sympathizing with them as the underdogs that never give up, no matter how unrealistic their goals are.
And then sometimes, somehow, the underdog rises. Throughout the course of gaming history, we’ve seen critters and characters we assumed to be powerless fodder elevated to a higher status. What were once stepping stones on our playthroughs became formidable foes or even allies on par with our heroes themselves. I’m here today to give those creatures the honor they deserve for proving how little our preconceptions of them truly mean.
Source: Destructoid Celebrating the mooks that rose from underdogs to champions