Is Taygedo The Worst NTE Character? Yes. Here’s Why In Too Many Words

A post on the Neverness to Everness subreddit, titled “I hope he dies in the next update,” features a picture of the character Taygedo with a fake diamond. The post has gained significant traction with over 3,000 upvotes, 600 comments, and 5 awards. It’s clear that Taygedo is the most disliked character in the series, but the question remains: is that hatred justified?

Yes, he does. Taygedo is the worst.

Who is Taygedo?

I’m guessing most of you are familiar with NTE, but for those who aren’t, Taygedo is a unique character who lives at the Eibon headquarters – the starting point for players in the game. He’s the only member of the organization who isn’t human, and he doesn’t have much power at all.

Inspired by the unique communication style of Paimon from Genshin Impact, NTE fully embraced a super-cute mascot character, and it’s worked really well in uniting the community. It’s become a central focus for everyone’s frustrations – much like the Spirit Bomb from Dragon Ball. In that comparison, Taygedo is the one receiving all that energy, like Goku!

So, what’s with all the negativity towards Taygedo? Is it just bad luck for anyone in that mascot role, leading people to wish he’d be silent? Does he appear on screen too often? Is his appearance unappealing? Or is he simply an annoying character?

So, Taygedo Is A Bit Of A Jerk

An Oddity Who Feels Love But Has No Moral Compass

Let me be clear: NTE: Neverness to Everness is a truly excellent open-world gacha game. The characters are beautifully designed, each with their own special abilities and distinct personalities. The city of Hethereau is more than just a setting – it feels like a living, breathing character. It’s a gorgeous urban landscape packed with things to do, from tracking down anomalies and shopping to fighting enemies and enjoying the scenery. Players have reported spending days simply exploring everything it has to offer.

Honestly, the quests in this game are really good – not just the main story stuff, but the side quests and those weird anomaly commissions too. I’m actually having the most fun with…

The After School Anomaly mission takes about 10 minutes to complete, doesn’t involve any fighting, and is surprisingly gripping.

Hotta Studio did a lot of things well in this game, which makes the choice of ‘Love that Begins with Lies’ as the second main story mission so strange. After two excellent introductory missions, the game focuses on Taygedo going on a date with another Oddity named Tako. This feels more like a side story, and throughout it, Taygedo constantly deceives Tako, pretending to be a powerful leader of an anomaly hunter group. Lying to win someone over isn’t charming, and the mission actually builds to Taygedo creating a public situation to pressure Tako into accepting his feelings. Unsurprisingly, the confession fails spectacularly, triggering a huge anomaly that the player must defeat. Despite everything, Taygedo somehow manages to come across as the hero.

Also, He Brings Out The Worst In The Other Characters

Except for Adler, All the Other Characters Are Fine With This Plan

Okay, so I quickly realized Taygedo is totally helpless on his own. It’s not a shock, but he ropes pretty much the entire Eibon crew into his plan, and guess who gets stuck babysitting him? Me! For what felt like forever, I was his personal bodyguard, and honestly, it went from annoying to seriously painful really fast. It was a grind!

The Appraiser wasn’t involved in planning, but the plan was a group effort, not just Taygedo’s idea. Adler is the only one who seems uneasy about pressuring Tako into returning feelings, though he ultimately agrees because he wants to ensure Taygedo doesn’t regret anything – which is a strange way to think about it. Remarkably, this whole mission makes everyone involved look bad.

Taygedo often brings out the negative sides of Nanally and Sakiri. While Nanally playfully teases everyone, she’s particularly mean to Taygedo. Sakiri, however, can be genuinely unkind. The story explains this behavior as a natural reaction to Taygedo’s personality, but his irritating presence seems to force the other characters to respond negatively to maintain the overall tone of the narrative.

Also, He Has Too Much Screentime Early On

While Characters Like Daffodill And Edgar Barely Get Any

Unlike Paimon, Taygedo isn’t a constant companion throughout the game, making him easier to overlook as you progress. However, he receives a lot of focus at the beginning of the game, and often doesn’t contribute much to the scenes he’s in. He’s central to the first mission after the prologue, and is given a particularly grand introduction when the Appraiser arrives in Eibon – even appearing as a boss character.

The fight with Taygedo would have felt much more satisfying if it had occurred a little later in the narrative.

Taygedo’s boisterous personality naturally makes him the center of attention, often overshadowing quieter characters. He’s already a key figure in a quest that properly introduces Lacrimosa, a character players can’t even control yet, and that feels like too much, too early in the story.

No wonder NTE‘s protagonist cannot wait to buy a house and move out.

Also, He Needs A Mute Button

He Suffers From Pokemon Speak… Why Does He Talk Like A Pokemon?

The English voice acting in NTE is generally excellent, with most characters having unique and memorable voices. However, Taygedo is a bit of an oddity, and not in a good way. He simply repeats his name over and over, and this is what appears in the subtitles. While it might be charming if he only showed up occasionally, he has far too much dialogue for this repetitive gimmick to work. The Pokemon anime learned this lesson with Meowth and Mewtwo – a character who only says one word quickly becomes annoying.

Taygedo’s constant chatter reminds me of the garbled radio communications from Bumblebee in the Transformers movies – a lot of sound that doesn’t really add anything. Though, to be fair, Taygedo is actually expressive and clear, which wasn’t always true for Bumblebee.

Finally, His Design Is Cool

Well, He Isn’t All Bad

It’s good to focus on the positives, and Taygedo’s character design is genuinely excellent – arguably the most imaginative of the main characters in Neverness to Everness. He clearly looks like he was created to be a popular merchandise item, and that’s perfectly fine! He nails the look. In fact, Taygedo would make a fantastic plush toy, the kind Eibon might keep as a lucky charm. It would be fun if there was a quest where he actually came to life for a day.

That would be enough.

2026-05-02 22:40