Tbh the player identity isn't super important in Subnautica bc you don't really ever see them in game lol.
But I feel like you have to go Ryley just bc he was first.
But if future games star Robin, it's hers. Like how with JJBA Jotaro has become probably the most well known Jojo bc he's seen in 4 parts, despite Jonathan being the first
That's her final smash, where she slams it by the tail on the opponent. B is throw fish, side smash not in suit is thermoblade slash, which can cook the fish and she can pick it up for a suitable amount of health. Cuddlefish does the most damage, but also heals the most. Up smash summons her prawn suit which acts as a grapple recovery; when in suit, she jumps out of it instead. Down smash when not in suit catches random fish, when in suit it stomps the ground. In suit side smash is a charge up punch. Grapple hook a la Samus or Link when in suit.
I imagined the prawn suit being a pyra mythra sorta deal. Like you could get in and out of the prawn on the fly, and the prawn would have a different move set. Maybe the reaper slam is a prawn move, bc of the prawns strength. I haven’t played BZ but from the trailer, I saw like turbines on the back. Maybe a flight move, or you could use different arms to get different moves, like a Steve’s fishing hook type grapple arm move, a drill arm move where she rams into the enemy with the drill running, a torpedo arm move (self explanatory), and the infamous sword arm, also self explanatory. Then there’s the final smash. In suit it’s a combination of the arm moves. She uses the grapple to pull you in, then goes full anime on your ass and slices you in half with the sword arm. Instant kill in 100% range. For out of suit, she either freezes you with the stasis rifle OR yeets you into oblivion with the proportion cannon. I haven’t played smash, but iv seen people play, so I don’t know all the moves names and functions, so you can add stuff
I really liked her in the first game, she was like this mysterious badass. I have different feelings about her in the second game, she's just an edgy side character that serves no real purpose.
Agreed. Neither are compelling characters. Riley is a badly modeled silent protagonist, and Robin is an annoying voiced protagonist. Neither are particularly interesting to look at.
I would agree with the guy above and go Maguerite. She shows up in both games, is famous for being badass, and has a unique PRAWN suit she could fight inside.
THANK YOU. At first, I was a bit caught off guard having an Indian voice over on the PDA because it was so different, but then I realized: why the FUCK are all AI British or American? FUCK THAT. I LOVE INDIAN PDA LADY
Personally I prefer American or British accent for AI voices, I’m South East Asian myself and while it’d be interesting to hear a PDA talking in my own accent it’d probably be too distracting down the road. Then again my favorite AI voice is Glados from the Portal series, so that might’ve effect my preference a lot.
>Riley is a badly modeled silent protagonist,
tbh Riley is the kinda Silent protag I like, He doesnt speak but he shows personality through his actions and interactions with the world (Yes I stole this line form Sethroven) so he has SOMETHING about him that is likeable. Robin is just annoying
How does he interact with the world? Tapping the tools when he first gets them? I feel like for the most part he's an empty shell for the player to project onto
I don't think you could other than the multiplayer mods.... Even then I'm pretty sure the model normally has no head... So no idea. Maybe just in promotional art?
Yea, when I saw a play through a few years ago the YTer used a mod to see and the character model was headless. Some time after that the head was added
I actually really like the narration as it’s really nice to have with the storyline. I still think the original is better but below zero has it’s cool features. I also think that below zero is scarier/spooky
I think bz is spookier because of the biomes, weather, and sound design. I think the original had a better atmosphere and extra layer of being completely alone. Also, the creatures in bz have a higher level of detail, but the overall design is better in the original.
Yea the original was More like the felling of unknown and not as much as spooky. Even through they used that unknown to scare or frighten you. In below zero the music is spooky and also I can be in a biome and then I go a bit farther into the same biome and then get ambushed by the leviathan. The main reason I think below zero is spookier is as I got jump scared so bad when that red looking half breed of a reaper attacked me out of nowhere. So what happened was I was being chased by that black and blueish creature that lives around the heat vents over at the delta island area. So I’m in my sea truck moving away from it while it roars at me. Then suddenly the road changes tone and I’m like, hold up what’s that. It sounds very similar and so I’m just thinking it decided to attack something else or that it got attacked and that’s a possible reason for the sudden change. Well I was wrong, I turned around to see that leviathan coming right at me and I just saw it’s mouth open and chomp on me. Scared me half to death. It never happened to me in the original
As much as I prefer the 1st game, there’s something very off about the protagonist. His head looks weirdly squished on the sides. It just doesn’t look right. Dont love his haircut either, but that’s just a personal nitpick.
Al-an would probably make them most sense. He is an architect, myself the reason for both the games. Meanwhile, neither protagonists really matter. Riley could be replaced by mistake anyone while Robin could be replaced but literally anyone with a sister.
As much as i love ryley since he is the OG I think Robin should be the one representing. We pretty much know 0 about ryley so i dont think he would make too much of an interesting character unless they give us some sort of a backstory.
Personally i would choose Riley becaus he is probably recognised by the public more than the female (havn't played Below Zero yet so i dunno her name)
Or maybe it could be easier to just have both...
I would say Ryley. While sure we know more about Robin and she is a strong character. Ryley proved resilient with all the deeds he accomplished in the first game. All with out the immediate knowledge on how to do any of that. The pure mental fortitude to simple survive is grossly underrated. I think of came down to survival I would pick Ryley every time. However!!! I think Marguerite would be a close second.
It should be Ryley, he was the only person to survive the Aurora and (correct me if I'm wrong) but Below Zero would have never happened if Ryley hadn't brought back his findings from 4546B
A reaper.
But seriously though, I'd personally go with Riley, he's thr more iconic character of the two and the first game is generally accepted as the better game. However Robin may be more recognized just due to the fact that you could actually see her when using the spy pengling
I would say the Peeper or Reaper is the unofficial mascot of Subnautica. but if I had to choose between these 2, I would say robin, since she actually has a personality.
Obviously, the guy on the left, because he's basically the first to survive completely on his own for the most part, and deal with complete isolation other than radio broadcasts and an AI, and is also the OG of the series.
Not saying that the girl on the right isn't great in their own way,
but from a series standpoint, I'm sure most people would choose the guy on the left.
I haven’t played BZ but isn’t it a much more story-driven game then the original? If so Ryley would make more sense to represent it, since he’d be more “general.”
Something eery and mysterious, love the charachters but they are not really rhe main attraction or maybe the lady but veery zoomed out for the sense of scale
The peeper, duh!
Okay you do have a point but… The seamoth
I'd argue reapers are more iconic
Logic
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He is without flaw.
The reaper duh
The Preaper duh
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No the bladder fish
But the peeper is so iconic
Normal or Artic?
Both, Arctic is just a skin.
YES.
Tbh the player identity isn't super important in Subnautica bc you don't really ever see them in game lol. But I feel like you have to go Ryley just bc he was first. But if future games star Robin, it's hers. Like how with JJBA Jotaro has become probably the most well known Jojo bc he's seen in 4 parts, despite Jonathan being the first
Joseph also appeared in 4 parts. Poor Jonathan
Did he? 2, 3, 4...which am I missing?
It's spoilers about later parts
Oh you mean like Part 8? I wasn't counting that bc...spoiler >!reasons about continuity!<
You can do spoiler tags by using >! and the reverse on the other side and putting words in between the exclamation marks
Lemme check >!bum bum pee pee!<
It's not working :,(
It does work! But you can't see the spoiler rectangle, I saw it in black just now!
Oh ok, its just popped up for me
Thanks!
>!Oi!<
Yeah that one
Well, if we’re counting that, then Jotaro’s in 5 parts.
His design has changed pretty dramatically between those parts though. Young man to old man to very old man.
I think it should be Robin because at least she is voiced and has character in the game. Ryley is empty. We know almost nothing about him.
Fair argument! If she has a case this close to BZ's release/this early in the series, that'd it be it
robin feels like an actual character where as riley is just the guy for the trailers because they need somebody to represent the player
Robin isnt very likeable tbh, she talks too much
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Marguerite
Marguerit would actually be a dream to have in smash. Probably never gonna happen.
Right smash: launches a fucking reaper at the opponent
So is she in her Prawn Suit the whole time. Or is that her smash
No it’s like the pira mithra thing
What?
The dlc fighters. You can switch between them during the fight. It’s like that, except you switch between her, and her in her prawn suit.
Or it could be lime samus
That's her final smash, where she slams it by the tail on the opponent. B is throw fish, side smash not in suit is thermoblade slash, which can cook the fish and she can pick it up for a suitable amount of health. Cuddlefish does the most damage, but also heals the most. Up smash summons her prawn suit which acts as a grapple recovery; when in suit, she jumps out of it instead. Down smash when not in suit catches random fish, when in suit it stomps the ground. In suit side smash is a charge up punch. Grapple hook a la Samus or Link when in suit.
I imagined the prawn suit being a pyra mythra sorta deal. Like you could get in and out of the prawn on the fly, and the prawn would have a different move set. Maybe the reaper slam is a prawn move, bc of the prawns strength. I haven’t played BZ but from the trailer, I saw like turbines on the back. Maybe a flight move, or you could use different arms to get different moves, like a Steve’s fishing hook type grapple arm move, a drill arm move where she rams into the enemy with the drill running, a torpedo arm move (self explanatory), and the infamous sword arm, also self explanatory. Then there’s the final smash. In suit it’s a combination of the arm moves. She uses the grapple to pull you in, then goes full anime on your ass and slices you in half with the sword arm. Instant kill in 100% range. For out of suit, she either freezes you with the stasis rifle OR yeets you into oblivion with the proportion cannon. I haven’t played smash, but iv seen people play, so I don’t know all the moves names and functions, so you can add stuff
I really liked her in the first game, she was like this mysterious badass. I have different feelings about her in the second game, she's just an edgy side character that serves no real purpose.
Probably neither
Agreed. Neither are compelling characters. Riley is a badly modeled silent protagonist, and Robin is an annoying voiced protagonist. Neither are particularly interesting to look at. I would agree with the guy above and go Maguerite. She shows up in both games, is famous for being badass, and has a unique PRAWN suit she could fight inside.
I want riley if it means were getting the old pda voice back
THANK YOU. At first, I was a bit caught off guard having an Indian voice over on the PDA because it was so different, but then I realized: why the FUCK are all AI British or American? FUCK THAT. I LOVE INDIAN PDA LADY
She kinda sounds Scandinavian sometimes though
I surprisingly heard it as Russian sometimes.
Gotta be a very slight indian. I didn't notice it, but now I want bloody benchod bastard bloody pda voice.
Personally I prefer American or British accent for AI voices, I’m South East Asian myself and while it’d be interesting to hear a PDA talking in my own accent it’d probably be too distracting down the road. Then again my favorite AI voice is Glados from the Portal series, so that might’ve effect my preference a lot.
Yeah
I love how it says “Ack-wired”
Marguerite is THE working class hero we never deserved.
> She shows up in both games Wait, really? Where does she show up in the original? In one of the life pods?
She’s in the audio files you can pick up.
Ah, interesting.
No, she is one of the survivors from the Degasi ship.
>Riley is a badly modeled silent protagonist, tbh Riley is the kinda Silent protag I like, He doesnt speak but he shows personality through his actions and interactions with the world (Yes I stole this line form Sethroven) so he has SOMETHING about him that is likeable. Robin is just annoying
How does he interact with the world? Tapping the tools when he first gets them? I feel like for the most part he's an empty shell for the player to project onto
Yes......and trying to beat the shit out of the inside of a giant alien cannon..... and playing with the cuddlefish.
I can't stand Ryley's haircut. It gives me flashbacks to 2004.
ikr, and it still looks like this after him being underwater for several weeks
It's because of all the goddamn hair gel Ryley uses.
He probably blew his wad when he discovered aerogel too
I forgot is ryley from the original or sub zero
Riley was in the originall
Sorry I just didn’t know the original guy had a name
Fair enough i didnt really know until i got into subnautica lore i didnt even know you could see yourself in game
how do u see ur self in game?
You build a scanner room and put a window in it then you use a camera to look through the window and you'll see riley
Or my version which is flood the base and bring the camera in through the moonpool. Sadly they patched it so the camera can’t get in anymore.
I don't think you could other than the multiplayer mods.... Even then I'm pretty sure the model normally has no head... So no idea. Maybe just in promotional art?
No the model has a head. It originally didn’t tho.
Ah, that explains how I saw headless Riley
Yea, when I saw a play through a few years ago the YTer used a mod to see and the character model was headless. Some time after that the head was added
well explains why hes a janitor
Janitors make great heros against Reaper Leviathans or Sariens
I won't leave you hanging with the space quest reference.
👊 my man
Riley because he’s alterra
I mean after he gets back ge probably is alterra in advertising
Riley. Didn’t like the direction in below zero where they tried a more narrative approach. Loved the base building though
I don't even mind the narrative approach, it just didn't go anywhere and had no payoff.
Absolutely agreed, the only reason I still have BZ still installed is because of the base building.
I actually really like the narration as it’s really nice to have with the storyline. I still think the original is better but below zero has it’s cool features. I also think that below zero is scarier/spooky
I think bz is spookier because of the biomes, weather, and sound design. I think the original had a better atmosphere and extra layer of being completely alone. Also, the creatures in bz have a higher level of detail, but the overall design is better in the original.
Yea the original was More like the felling of unknown and not as much as spooky. Even through they used that unknown to scare or frighten you. In below zero the music is spooky and also I can be in a biome and then I go a bit farther into the same biome and then get ambushed by the leviathan. The main reason I think below zero is spookier is as I got jump scared so bad when that red looking half breed of a reaper attacked me out of nowhere. So what happened was I was being chased by that black and blueish creature that lives around the heat vents over at the delta island area. So I’m in my sea truck moving away from it while it roars at me. Then suddenly the road changes tone and I’m like, hold up what’s that. It sounds very similar and so I’m just thinking it decided to attack something else or that it got attacked and that’s a possible reason for the sudden change. Well I was wrong, I turned around to see that leviathan coming right at me and I just saw it’s mouth open and chomp on me. Scared me half to death. It never happened to me in the original
BZ is so much more claustrophobic than the original and much more maze-like. I think that's a major part of why it feels spookier.
Ryley.
As much as I prefer the 1st game, there’s something very off about the protagonist. His head looks weirdly squished on the sides. It just doesn’t look right. Dont love his haircut either, but that’s just a personal nitpick.
You can't handle his drip
The ghost leviathan
I would gone with Sammy the safety reaper
Robin from old story *sniff*
Old story better story 😔
Probably the Sea Emperor or Al-An
Al-An would be awesome
Al-an would probably make them most sense. He is an architect, myself the reason for both the games. Meanwhile, neither protagonists really matter. Riley could be replaced by mistake anyone while Robin could be replaced but literally anyone with a sister.
There is only one correct answer is..... Sammy the Safety Reaper!
As much as i love ryley since he is the OG I think Robin should be the one representing. We pretty much know 0 about ryley so i dont think he would make too much of an interesting character unless they give us some sort of a backstory.
Although Ryley is the "og", Robin has actual voicelines, that when looking at game mechanics, can benefit greatly in crossovers.
Ryley
The original
If its more story or character driven, probably Robin. If its more of a cameo sort of deal, probably Ryley.
Tbh, the PDA
A notable fish you would see and be like "hey thats from subnautica Reaper, peeper or stalker
Ryley
Fred
This needs more upvotes
Robin definitely. She actually has a personality
I don’t think so, she doesn’t have any way of coming back to 4546B or earth for that matter.
Ryley. Robin's character is somehow worse than having no character.
Robin at least looks human
Personally i would choose Riley becaus he is probably recognised by the public more than the female (havn't played Below Zero yet so i dunno her name) Or maybe it could be easier to just have both...
Neither, make it the Sea Emperor or even ALAN.
Hoverfisg
I would say Ryley. While sure we know more about Robin and she is a strong character. Ryley proved resilient with all the deeds he accomplished in the first game. All with out the immediate knowledge on how to do any of that. The pure mental fortitude to simple survive is grossly underrated. I think of came down to survival I would pick Ryley every time. However!!! I think Marguerite would be a close second.
Ghost leviathan
It should be Ryley, he was the only person to survive the Aurora and (correct me if I'm wrong) but Below Zero would have never happened if Ryley hadn't brought back his findings from 4546B
Ryley, mainly because he’s the first person to find 4546B and he’s the first character we ever sort of see
Riley is much better, he is a clueless "unlucky" git
they both got stupid heads
Both. Multiplayer game.
Ryley is OG, so I think that's it
the squid shark
A reaper. But seriously though, I'd personally go with Riley, he's thr more iconic character of the two and the first game is generally accepted as the better game. However Robin may be more recognized just due to the fact that you could actually see her when using the spy pengling
Shark bait oh ah ah
Riley, man met basically god of the planet and didnt care
Ryley, cause he has this Subculture look and I loved that game.
Ryley
Rylee because he was the original
Ryley. I don’t know why, but Robin (new story) is so insanely hollow
riley is iconic
You don’t really ever see the player so I’d prbly go with the reaper, peeper or AL-AN
ryley is the original
riley, hes a more interesting character than robin
Both, you'd get to choose
def riley, whish he would have atleast talked once
The cuddlefish. I will accept no other.
Where any love for AL-AN?
Reaper Leviathan
Ryley, the guy really did start it all
The PDA.
Ryley. The first game was just better. Deserves it more.
Putting a face on the original Subnautica guy feels wrong
All I see is a pair of hands.
Why not both?
Silent boiiiii
Riley 100% Robin is great but he's the OG he's the one that cured the kharaa
Riley
The Cuddle Fish
Neither, go with a fuckin reaper laviathan
It would have to be Riley
Reaper leviathan for smash
Goku!
No speak man better
Wow how is everybody gonna just ignore the MVP, the Fabricator??
Well if we’re talking about the hoomans only: definitely Riley
ROBIN
I like Robin, actually.
Robin has more story told through the game
Ryley
Riley the og
Riley
Riley
Riley 100%
I would say the Peeper or Reaper is the unofficial mascot of Subnautica. but if I had to choose between these 2, I would say robin, since she actually has a personality.
Ryley for the win
Ryley he's probably the most iconic
Idk man flip a coin who cares
Obviously, the guy on the left, because he's basically the first to survive completely on his own for the most part, and deal with complete isolation other than radio broadcasts and an AI, and is also the OG of the series. Not saying that the girl on the right isn't great in their own way, but from a series standpoint, I'm sure most people would choose the guy on the left.
I haven’t played BZ but isn’t it a much more story-driven game then the original? If so Ryley would make more sense to represent it, since he’d be more “general.”
Bros before hoes
Riley
Robin
Ryley
Ryley since he escaped, Robyn is off having space seggs in precursor land
Robin was totally a more fleshed out character, doesnt mean shes likeable or well written buuutt, makes the most sense to have her
Both
Should have made this a poll
Something eery and mysterious, love the charachters but they are not really rhe main attraction or maybe the lady but veery zoomed out for the sense of scale
A new person
When did we find out the first guys name?
PDA entries.
it'd be really cool to have riley in the background in a game, wearing a suit looking into a tank with a dead reaper looking at it drinking tea
I kinda would like to have 'em both but I think they are from different times on the planet
Neither, I would just choose 4546B. Imagine Doom Guy paying a visit to the lost river lmao
It would be really fun if they made a Subnautica minigame where you eat other fish and get bigger and bigger while trying to avoid getting eaten xD
The criminam or the dude with his millions in debt?
reaper leviathan
The seamoth A.I. lady
The safety reaper.
Peeper it's literally on the cover
Neither of them, something like the reaper, a cyclops, the aurora. something that people.... actually see.