When this came out, everybody assumed that Jimmy was going to be the bully. The truth is- and why I like the game so much- is that the title refers to basically EVERYONE besides Jimmy and Pete, to an extent. The nerds are the best example. Usually, nerdy kids in video games are always made out to be innocent victims. Here, all the nerds are just as nasty to everyone, if not more so. Algie, for example, whines about everything, clearly is a spoiled brat, and trashes Pete to make himself feel better. Ernest is even worse. He sends Jimmy out on a mission to basically get him homemade porn,and then cringes like a coward at the consequences. On that same note, the other cliques are funny, but could have had more diversity. Thankfully, Rockstar made a good effort to take some characters, like Mandy and Russell, and actually humanize them without being too preachy. Everyone may be bullies (some worse than others), but the game surprisingly takes a semi-serious approach about the whole thing, and lets some characters besides Jimmy get better as time goes on.
The Real Bully
The nerds are the best example. Usually, nerdy kids in video games are always made out to be innocent victims. Here, all the nerds are just as nasty to everyone, if not more so. Algie, for example, whines about everything, clearly is a spoiled brat, and trashes Pete to make himself feel better. Ernest is even worse. He sends Jimmy out on a mission to basically get him homemade porn,and then cringes like a coward at the consequences.
On that same note, the other cliques are funny, but could have had more diversity. Thankfully, Rockstar made a good effort to take some characters, like Mandy and Russell, and actually humanize them without being too preachy. Everyone may be bullies (some worse than others), but the game surprisingly takes a semi-serious approach about the whole thing, and lets some characters besides Jimmy get better as time goes on.