Groose from The Legend of Zelda
Sometimes, the classic narrative structures of being a hater still work. Groose, Link’s rival in The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, has a big ol’ crush on the titular princess, and teen love triangles are ripe for hatred. Groose calls Link incompetent in front of God and everyone, tries to keep him from impressing Zelda with his athleticism by sabotaging him at every turn, and is just generally a pest. He comes around at the end when the safety of Zelda and the world is at stake, but we have to give respect to a man so dedicated to undermining his rival in love that he’s willing to make an ass out of himself in front of the same woman he’s trying to woo. Absolute fool behavior, but a hater, nonetheless.
