Keiji Inafune: On why Frank West and Chuck Green are so damn ugly

[Pikminister]

EDGE asked Inafune why Frank and Chuck have such ugly mugs and this was his reply:

...It's totally intentional.

The protagonists of Japanese games all look the same; they're these "bishonen" pretty boys that look like they've never had to shave once in their lives.

I wanted a character that looked like you could see him walking down the street. If you went to any small town in America, you can probably see a guy like Frank.

When I originally told our designers for the first Dead Rising about Frank West, I told them to make him as ugly as they could. Just super, super ugly.

Read more here: EDGE Interview: Keiji Inafune

[The_15th]

I don't think he's ugly and he's got charisma.

[A-J]

Frank West isn't ugly..

Chuck on the other hand.

[James]

I actually don't understand everyone's fascination with Frank West. Yeah, he's great as a character - but I'm not gonna be stupid enough to boycott Dead Rising 2 because he's not necessarily in it. >_>

A bit off topic, I know, I just wanted to chime in and say I don't get the Frank West fanboyism.

I also don't understand the hate for Chuck. He's a father and shiz - I like that element of him already, adds a little bit of depth.