Your Fave is Trash: Nathan Drake

Welcome to our new series where we take a deep look at some of your favorite fictional characters and tell you why they are trash. Real trash. Big trash. We know you love them, but some harsh truths need to be laid down and you need to be told why they suck. Let’s start with everyone’s favorite video game treasure hunter – Nathan Drake. Yes, that Nathan Drake.  Before we get started, just know that I love Uncharted, and it’s one of my favorite video games. Drake is one of the most charismatic protagonists in video games and I‘ve had some good times with him. He’s quick-witted, sarcastic, and accidentally fumbles his way into finding the world’s most notorious lost treasures. He’s great … if you’re willing to look past the fact that he’s an overall terrible person to be around. Mass Murder Drake

I’m going to jump right out the gate with this one. Nathan Drake is a fucking serial killer. Yeah, yeah, I get it Naughty Dog. You don’t buy into the whole ludonarrative dissonance argument. Yada, yada, yada. There is supposed to be some form of suspension of belief when it comes to the actions we take playing a game and the story that is being told … but it’s really hard to ignore. The bodies are hitting the floor. I have to believe the only reason he hasn’t been caught or spawned a global manhunt is that he looks like every other generic white guy on a video game cover, and they can’t tell them apart. Look, I understand that none of the men that Drake kills are saints. They’r…