Reading over this thread made me realise I'm just like the consensus. :P

I wouldn't say they are my favourite but maybe just not 'as hated', does that make sense? I mean for all his failings, Vaan is alright, Tidus is fine too. The other way around, protagonists people like but I hate though, that number will be higher.

No, that's Snow. 

Joel from The Last of Us.

Franklin, from GTA V

Guess Ill go with Raiden from MGS2. Even tho its not my fav, is one of my favs, and people really hate him.

Dude's a psychopath, but I do think I'm in the minority when saying I don't like him. I disassociated myself from his actions near the end that I was not in control of. Bit different to say Nathan Drake who is a homocidal maniac or Captain Walker who is actually insane (I made that bugger shoot himself).

i’m going to go with emil from tales of symphonia: dawn of the new world.

though for most of the game he could be irksome and sometimes unbearable, by the end i thought he’d become an interesting and likeable character.

also, fun fact: dotnw is the only tales game i’ve played to completion.

people hated franklin? weird. i thought he was the most likeable character in the game.

Most people liked Trevor, and Franklin is often described as a character without any depth nor real story, more like a stereotype than a real original character.

I personally don't hate Joel despite all of the things he has done at the ending. It's all a matter of perspective. In plain sight he seems like a psychopath after doing all of that, but acting as the other side was clean slate innocent is not fair to him. He did what he thought was right, and there was no evidence that Ellie would've saved humanity. There were recordings lying around the hospital showing that they've failed making a cure with the other test subjects. Not denying he went all homicidal, but people are going at this very one-sided.

Samus Aran in Metroid Other M