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This is a really good idea for a topic. It's testament to Superhuman's quality that we can have an interesting discussion about this at all because so many AVNs, even those with lots of male characters like some female protagonist games, have basically zero male characters who are actually interesting. I'll follow Drako's example and give my top three.
1. I'm with you on Michael. He's a great character. There are a lot of formidable warriors in the game, but I don't think anyone is quite as devoted to the art of fighting as he is. He lives his life to get stronger and better...his path is one of total dedication. In fights, he gives it everything he's got and then some -- I personally rank his battles with Oscar and then Leigong and the 2nd as among the best in the game.
At the same time, he's an honorable and decent person. He's basically a brother to Alice and a solid friend to the MC. He even went out of his way to help Mia train even though she's most likely never going to be a great fighter (maybe it's just because he finds it funny, but he also might have guessed that she gets bullied).
2. Malik. I would expect most superhumans at the highest levels of power to have tendencies towards either narcissism (like Lucius) or aloofness (like Bernhard, I expect). There just aren't a lot of people on the planet who can really relate to them -- they don't just have godlike powers but they're also older with more life experience compared to a lot of the lower level superhumans. Malik, though, has been consistently friendly and supportive towards the MC despite the huge differences between the two of them. Just a really cool guy all around. I'm looking forward to seeing him and his team fight as well.
3. Alice's dad. Superhuman has some of the worst parents you'll ever encounter in fiction, and they run the complete gamut of shittiness. There's the MC's dad who kind of cares but also ghosts his son for years at a time. Emily's parents are basically parasites at the best of times. Deryl and Daryl have a father who seems to be in a better place now but was drunk and abusive when they were younger. Tiffany and Claudia's father uses his children to further his own ambitions with apparently zero remorse. Michael's parents care more about their children being strong and independent than alive and safe.
Alice's father is one of the few parents in the game who seems to sincerely love his offspring. He thinks the world of Alice, totally trusts her to take over the family business, and still worries about her even though he fully realizes how capable she is. He faces his deteriorating physical condition bravely and with humor. He somehow even manages to not lose his cool when he has to witness a self-decapitation.
On the other hand, he's a crime boss who has probably ruined and ended countless lives. Hey, nobody's perfect!
