Favourite Video Game Characters?

So, after the favourite fighting game characters, I thought, why not do one about all gaming? Any genre, any platform, any year.

Here is a top 5 from me:

Solid Snake

The character that we played in MGS1, 2 and 4, not the prequel variations in MGS3 and 5. A rugged, no nonsense but soft at heart (some of those cell convos haha) soldier who will let nothing, not even his own blood, stand in the way of securing peace and freedom. He is the ultimate hero who will sacrifice anything for the right thing.

Commander Shepherd

To be precise, I mean MY Commander Shepherd. The character I guided and crafted across two great games. Mass Effect 2 to however, is the piece de resistance. A game based so heavily on creating relationships across the galaxy and carving them into a successful, galaxy saving team. Through my interactions I actually cared about the characters, one of only a handful of times in my gaming life. Why did I care? Because it felt as if Shepherd was a conduit for me. My choices, my actions, my victories and my failures.

John Marston

Much like Snake before him, Marston is the good guy, albeit one forced into his situation so that his family can be safe. That is a noble aim, even if he was once an outlaw and a criminal. The varioud developers that work under the Rock Star label have crafted a number of memorable characters but Marston is their best, most sympathetic and well realised one to date.

VIVI

I am not quite sure what it was about VIVI from FFIX that I got so much, maybe it was the aesthetics. He is a terrifically drawn character with a satisfying backstory but ultimately, I think it was his play style that got me. Magic based characters are always the best in RPGs and this is one of the best and potentially powerful in FF history.

Trevor Phillips

He has to be here, doesn't he? Of all the madness Rockstar have put into discs for 20 years, Trevor may be the maddest of it all. A sociopath, a killer, a lover of dirty undies and strip joints. It is an absolute joy to play through the Trevor-centric sections, to find him in various positions across the map and to here his nonsensical, crazy monologues. This is a character that lives long in the memory.

• Ryu Hayabusa
• Samus
• Yoshi
• Conker

Conkers Bad Fur Day haha

Kasumi (Dead or Alive)

Saika Magoich (Sengoku Basara)

Milla Maxwell (Tales of Xillia)

Richter Abend (Tales of Symphonia 2)

Katsuragi (Senran Kagura)

Ghirahim (Zelda Skyword Sword)

Makimura Makoto (Yakuza 0)

Amleth (Valkria Revolution. It can be chancged since I didn't finish with the game yet)

That's an extremely difficult question to answer but, from the top of my head, Joel from the Last of Us.

1 john marston 2 joel 3 nico bellich 4 lee everett 5 clementine 6 commander shepherd 7 solid snake 8 claire redfield 9 lady esteliese(Tales of vesperia) 10 kratos

I guess my favorite game character of all time is KRATOS from GOD OF WAR.

"Noname" from Gothic series

Tommy Angelo from Mafia I :)

Good stuff guys! Kratos would be in a top 10 if I ever did one, maybe Claire Redfield too. Also, Ratchet would be in my top 10, funny, charming and adventurous.

What about Mario?

• Max Payne
• Trevor Phillips GTA5
• Jordi Chin Watch Dogs
• Tommy Vercetti GTA Vice city
• Carl Johnson GTA :SA
• Wei Shen Sleeping Dogs
• Niko Bellic GTA IV
• Wade Herbert GTAV

@warmblur: who was wade herbert?

Kyle Katarn.

Vivi

Trevor

And the main character of Full Throttle

Locke from FFVI

Zio from Phantasy Star IV

The re-booted Lara Croft

Blanka

Vivi from FFIX.

I like a lot of characters for many different reasons. I like Luca Blight (Suikoden 2) for being so evil I couldn't wait to kill him. I really like Chie (Persona 4), no idea why though. I like Yuna from FFX a lot. I really like Glados' humor... I guess I have to think a long time to go through the thousands of characters I've seen in games xD

I'm surprised Vivi got mentioned so many times. Haven't played the game since the year it released and the year after that. I guess I have to go back to it again. I was maybe a bit young to really get how far they went with his short life span and stuff. The HORRIBLE german translation certainly didn't help as well. Maybe I need to play it in english.

@dorog1995: Yup, Kyle Katarn.

also want to add:

Commander Shepard (specifically FemShep)

Gordon Freeman, because he shows that even characters that are given no dialogue and no cutscenes can be a badass. Also Barney. And the scientists.

Sam Fisher, because he is the definition of being cool in the face of disaster. I mean the guy is cracking jokes while infiltrating the world's most dangerous and fortified areas, all while holding a knife to people's throats.

For some reason, I generally enjoy the protagonists to the Assassin's Creed games. Except whats-his-face from AC Black Flag, didn't like him.

Senua from Hellblade, idunno man, her story (and experience) really resonated with me.

The narrator from Bastion and Transistor (sword) from Transistor. You don't always have to be physically present in the game to be an incredible character.

Kate Archer.

The ONLY character worth paying attention to

1: Crystal Maiden - Dota2

2: Hog Rider - Clash Royale

3: Messi - Fifa 18

Dante & Virgil

Old Lara Croft (not the reboot one)

Comm. Shepherd

Wow this thread really kicked off, great stuff.

Interesting in seeing Messi mentioned lol oh and as much as i have never been a fan of the original Tomb Raider games, the character was awesome!

For some reason I read this is Fighting game characters... duh. Oh well.

Third Strike: Oro.

https://www.giantbomb.com/oro/3005-3099/

Tekken 2: Marshall Law.

Soul Calibur: Chai Xianghua and Ivy.

King of Fighters: Chin.

https://www.fightersgeneration.com/characters/chin.html

In other Games, Chuck from Chuck Rock.

- Auron & Rikku from FFX

- Kid from Chrono Cross

- Balthier & Penelo from FFXII

- Solid Snake from The Metal Gear Solid Series

- Geralt of Rivia from The Witcher Series

- Sully from The Uncharted Series

- Jr. from The Xenosaga Series

- Aqua from The Kingdom Hearts Series

• Every character voiced by Tony Jay
• The Nameless One and Fall from Grace from Planescape Torment
• Kain from the Legacy of Kain series
• Bayonetta
• Jacky from Virtua Fighter

The original Lara Croft. As she was seen in TR3. With the very big pair of... guns.

Solid Snake and Elizabeth from Bioshock: infinite :)

Kratos - god of war

Trevor - gtav

Niku - gtaiv

Ezio - assassins creed 2

Squall - ffviii

Basch - ffxii

Vergil - devil may cry

1. Warrior of Light from Final Fantasy - Not only my favorite character in gaming, but also my favorite character in all of fiction, the only one besides Zack Fair who never gave up hope, being incredibly skilled, having an awesome voice actor, and the way he carries himself as this stoic warrior, who doesn't play games and doesn't deal with nonsense, if you try to play mind games with him, it just won't work, he's not as weak-willed as the others, plus his and Garland's fight theme song and fight scene were pretty bad-ass.

2. Dante from Devil May Cry - Such an awesome character, bad-ass catch-phrases, but always shown to be a good guy.

3. Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad from Assassin's Creed - Such an underrated and interesting character, cold, calculated, but also eventually kind, understanding, especially in his old age.

4. Sora/Roxas from Kingdom Hearts - They are both such interesting characters, Sora has a never-ending conquest to do good, he's such a good-hearted dude, Roxas lost everything and lost his memory, his story is by far one of the saddest ones in gaming.

5. Zack Fair from Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core - This guy is so upbeat, cheerful, honorable, fun to be around, but also on top of that, skilled and complex, now, whereas I think Roxas had a very sad story, Zack is just the epitome of a sad story, his whole life changes in all the wrong ways and there's nothing he can do to stop it, he can't change fate, but he damn sure keeps trying.

6. Caim from Drakengard - Now, on the surface the dude seems like a sadistic douchebag, and that is indeed what he is at first, but eventually he grows into a very sympathetic character who cares about his companions, he has to kill others to protect and save his friend, all the people he saved was all for nothing, it's equally sad if you find out what happened in Ending E of Drakengard. He saved the world only to be forced to slaughter the people he saved to protect his dearest friend, and then finally sacrifices that friend, and his own life, for the greater good.

7. Doomguy from Doom 1 to DOOM - This guy is a bad-ass, one of the biggest bad-asses in gaming, he is awesome in every way, a hardcore demon-killing bad-ass that gives 0 fucks. That is all.

8. Master Chief from Halo - This dude is a legend of gaming and I am... honestly kind of sad the direction that 343 Studios has taken him, he's always been a good guy, he kills aliens and doesn't afraid of anything.

9. Revan from Star Wars: The Old Republic series - A very deep, legendary character with a huge history, at first, he was you, his choices were yours, but over time he became his own character and became sympathetic. His actions and reasoning were flawed, but before his death he found his way again.

10. Asriel Dreemur - This poor poor creature, jesus christ I have never been so sad for a character you don't learn much of, the guy's story is super intense and the lore behind his life is tragic.

Runner Ups:

Leon Belmont from Castlevania: Lament of Innocence.

Handsome Jack from Borderlands.

Link from TLOZ.

Crono from Chrono Trigger.

Dart from The Legend of Dragoon.

Ragna the Bloodedge from BlazBlue.

@tiggytog: Nice list. I would've added Dart from The Legend of Dragoon and maybe Rose too but I'm pretty sure most people wouldn't even know who they are lol

Leliana and Morrigan from DA: Origins.

Solid Snake and his Dad.

Bayonetta

Steven Stevenson from 'Attack from planet Steven 2, Stevens revenge.'

Gordon Freeman

The first Gumba in Mario as has probably killed more Mario's than anything else in the game and gets no recognition

Eddy from Tekken

haha

Whole cast of Planescape: Torment is great. Cracked up a bit by the end of the game when you get to talk to them one last time.

Guybrush Threepwood - Curse of Monkey Island

Manny Calavera - Grim Fandango

Papyrus - Undertale

Yamada - Dandy Dungeon

John Cena :D