Hinata is a Cookie Cutter Character

[AzureCicada]

Firstly, don't get me wrong- I don't like Sakura as much as the next person, but it isn't hard to see Sakura has had a better development, she's more flesh out, Yes her flaws over show her good parts *cough* the few good she has*cough*
But alteast she has flaws, atleast you can call her out on something, you find her annoying because she cries like a human being, she's more realistic- alot of people are emotionally sensitive like Sakura.

Hinata is terribly one dimensional, and like i stated a cookie cutter. Very generic
She can do no wrong- and even when does something "wrong" like being "selfish" for trying to protect Naruto- its displayed as being "endearing" not really selfish. She is like most of the K11 girls if you describe her "she's kind" "She really does care for her team mates" ..etc..etc Which is why people tend to like the K11 girls over Sakura-

its hard to hate Mary sues over the flawed character.

Her{Hinatas} personality heavily relies on her love for naruto and her shyness- both big tropes. She's not a fleshed out character-She cannot stand on her own. We don't see her bad parts so we can appreciate her good, we don't see her make stupid mistake like we People do.

I think Hinata is by far the worst female character in terms of character development.
I'll admit i was wrong on this one point. She is superior compared to Ino, tenten..etc
I agree she fits the role of being the heroine over sakura only because she fits the "underdog" theme Naruto(the manga) has. And i guess being romance fodder i suppose/ the main character's love interest.


I don't mean to offend anyone, i had to get it off my chest though.

/shrug/

 

[Fusion Reborn]

Wait, what?

 

[Chibiusa]

Hinata is not underdeveloped. She has a complex background unlike Sakura. Sakura may have more onscreen development but that doesn't make Hinata one dimensional.

We know why she is the way she is. She's shy and lacks confidence because of being put down by her family. She doesn't just have a personality with no depth behind it. She is very well developed so far and her development probably isn't over

 

[Twin Steps]

I disagree with everything. Hinata isn't one-dimensional.

 

[Boltzy]

I personally love Hinata

 

[Yusuke Urameshi]

I find Naruto and Sasuke more 'cookie cutter'/cliche than Hinata.

 

[Klaroline]

I definitely agree with your last 2 points.

 

[blah23]

except the whole hyuga stuff where she had the weight of her clan on her shoulders and not being able to live up to it in her fathers eyes forcing him to basically give up on her to train hanabi. The relationship with Neji was done decent as well. She has more backstory than almost all of the other k11

 

[Kages]

I disagree. Hinata isn't undeveloped!

 

[DeadNin]

I never thought about it that way...I guess you made some good points. Thanks

 

[Chibiusa]

You know what's undeveloped? Sakura's "love" for Sasuke she's been harboring since part 1. Just gotta put that out there

 

[bigfatloser]

I agree, Hinata has become a mary sue. she would be a more interesting character if she wasn't so one dimensional.

 

[Twin Steps]

Saying Hinata is one of the most underdeveloped female characters is laughable. She's one of the most develped females, along with Kushina and Tsunade.

 

[AzureCicada]

You know what's undeveloped? Sakura's "love" for Sasuke she's been harboring since part 1. Just gotta put that out there

I agree with you

Like i said, don't get me wrong- I do not like sakura
Just as much as i don't like Pairings- Sasusaku being the worst of the main three imo.

But Hinata cannot stand on her own as a character- The girl hadly has any flaws.

 

[Steaktacular]

Have to disagree..

She was properly developed, and the good part is, she´s someone who we can relate a lot to the main character.

Also, I´m confident that she still has something to add to the story, and in a big way.

 

[AzureCicada]

Have to disagree..

She was properly developed, and the good part is, she´s someone who we can relate a lot to the main character.

Also, I´m confident that she still has something to add to the story, and in a big way.

Thats why i think she's better fitted for being the main Heroine instead of Sakura- Underdog theme in the story
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But for those telling me "She is""She is very developed"

Tell me! I don't mean this in a snarky way but really educate me about her- i'm willing to read!
Tell me her good parts, her bad parts, her human parts, her ups and downs, frustration, anger, jealousy..etc..etc

Tell me her personality outside being the generic "She's kind and she cares for everyone"

 

[bigfatloser]

sakura is human, hinata is a poster-child

 

[Baguette]

Hinata is not underdeveloped. She has a complex background unlike Sakura. Sakura may have more onscreen development but that doesn't make Hinata one dimensional.

We know why she is the way she is. She's shy and lacks confidence because of being put down by her family. She doesn't just have a personality with no depth behind it. She is very well developed so far and her development probably isn't over

A complex background =/= character development. But I do agree that the OP is being too harsh on Hinata.
Yes Hinata has all the trappings of a Mary-Sue (a perfect body coupled with a shy personality and an automatic love for the main character from the point she is introduced, not to mention the fillers that exacerbate this impression of her as being flawless), but that doesn't' take away from the actual development that she has occasionally received:

-Finding the courage to not go back on her words, and fighting a losing battle with Neji? (She became my favorite character at this point)
-Finding the courage to essentially throw her life away in a hopeless fight against Pain? (Respectable, though it threw her down a few notches on my list, not to mention it being a repeat of the chunin exams basically)
-Finally stepping up, turning the tables, this time inspiring Naruto instead of the other way around, and bringing him back to his senses after Neji's death? (Great conclusion to her development, though the setup wasn't very well done, and her thinking about "Naruto's hand" kinda regressed her development)

For a minor character, she's received the most K11 development next to Shikamaru, Neji, and Choji.

 

[KGB Kakuzu]

Well I think the biggest problem Kishi made with Hinata (and honestly the other K11 members) was barely placing them in part II.

As such we only see her with the same shy and timid personality she has while around Naruto (i.e. that one demension personality), but as of 615 she has shown that she is no longer extremely shy.

We have seen the flaw of Hinata's character. She lacked self confidence. Because of her background story (which is one of the better backgrounds) we see the heavy expectations on her stalemated her growth, and let to her own family resenting her. As such she isn't confident, and leads to trouble/failure on missions as Kurenai pointed out.

However, over the course of the series she actually gained self confidence and it shows in the fight against Madara and Obito.

I'd say another flaw in her character is that Kishi mostly portrays or introduces her when she is around Naruto and as such her thoughts generally revolve around him where as had she been in a situation that didn't involve him...her thoughts and maybee even shyness would be rather different.


With her background and recent developement personality wise (even more than before & after her fight with Neji), she has shown wonderful developement. ESPECIALLY due to the fact that she's a side character.

 

[Silverforsakenhamster]

Saying Hinata is one of the most underdeveloped female characters is laughable. She's one of the most develped females, along with Kushina and Tsunade.

Describe to me how "developed" she is compared to Sakura. Really cause I wanna know. You can't just proclaim Hinata is the most developed female character. C'mon be serious. Is Hinata really that amazing?