Who has the Biggest Ego in Gaming? (56K Caution)

It seems the norm today in gaming development is to design characters (mainly lead) with a 'tough-as-nails' persona; without much of a hint of humility and/or modesty.  For some games it can work really well (i.e: Ryu in Ninja Gaiden) but in others it has a greater possibility of rubbing gamers the wrong way.  In all my years of gaming i've come across a number of these 'cheesy' ego maniacs whose attitude really makes me yearn for a 'skip' button.  So here are a few of the characters I believe have big (and damaging) egos.  Are there any characters you feel deserve this 'distinction' as well (post pics if you can)?

Kratos (God of War) - You know i've never seen '300'; but after playing God of War II I'm starting to believe Spartans didn't know how to use their 'inside voices.'  As cool as the angry spartan is at times his boldness came off as 'whatever' to me.  It just seemed that in every situation he always overestimates his own strength.

Balrog a.k.a 'Vega' or 'The b!tc# with the mask'  (Street Fighter) - "Only the beautiful can win a battle"; Vega doesn't actually talk in the 2-D fighter games but he clearly sent an "i'm better than you message" whenever you fought him in battle.  And he usually had something insulting relating to looks to say at the end of a match.  That's why the best part about fighting him in Street Fighter was to see his cracked mask at the end.

Alien Hominid

killing all those fbi agents with that smug little smile . . . 

Dante.darkside646

for sure

Donkey Kong. Thinks he's better than everyone cuz he climbed up those buildings. Up there pounding his chest & throwing barrels... I LOATHE HIM!Yagami-Iori

lol, then you should watch the 'Robot Chicken' skit featuring him being dispatched by soldiers from Halo.

The Queen B*tch of the Universe, Kerrigan (Starcraft).ArisShadows

[QUOTE="Yagami-Iori"]Donkey Kong. Thinks he's better than everyone cuz he climbed up those buildings. Up there pounding his chest & throwing barrels... I LOATHE HIM!DementedDragon

lol, then you should watch the 'Robot Chicken' skit featuring him being dispatched by soldiers from Halo.

[QUOTE="DementedDragon"]

[QUOTE="Yagami-Iori"]Donkey Kong. Thinks he's better than everyone cuz he climbed up those buildings. Up there pounding his chest & throwing barrels... I LOATHE HIM!ccgod

lol, then you should watch the 'Robot Chicken' skit featuring him being dispatched by soldiers from Halo.

I say Bowser. He is a brat that has the hots for jailbait.:lol:roulettethedog

[QUOTE="DementedDragon"]

[QUOTE="Yagami-Iori"]Donkey Kong. Thinks he's better than everyone cuz he climbed up those buildings. Up there pounding his chest & throwing barrels... I LOATHE HIM!ccgod

lol, then you should watch the 'Robot Chicken' skit featuring him being dispatched by soldiers from Halo.

lol, thanks for the laugh.

I say Bowser. He is a brat that has the hots for jailbait.:lol:roulettethedog

Hey it's nothing wrong with Sapien fever.  ^_~

When I read the title I thought you ment real people like devs and whatnot.


I would've said Itagaki. Anyone who wears a leather coat, sunglasses and plays with a sword is a tool.
DireToad

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Nah he lost favor for the title when he 'failed at suicide.'  that humbled him a bit, i'm sure.

I was thinking of putting Dante up there, especially after his bad dialogue in DMC3; but since at that time he was meant to be younger.  I'm basing him on his DMC1 persona which is respectable.

Kane has a pretty big ego
Kane! Kane! Kane!

Enjoy.
HostileEffect

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[QUOTE="Yagami-Iori"]Donkey Kong. Thinks he's better than everyone cuz he climbed up those buildings. Up there pounding his chest & throwing barrels... I LOATHE HIM!DementedDragon

lol, then you should watch the 'Robot Chicken' skit featuring him being dispatched by soldiers from Halo.

Vega hands down. It's not just his cockiness in his fighting skills, but that it's coupled with narcissistic vanity. I wonder how many people realize the whole reason he wears the mask is to protect his face. He prizes his looks above all else, and equates beauty with power. He believes he's the most beautiful man on earth, therefore makes him the most powerful warrior, and that his is powerful because of his looks.

It jut doesn't get more egotistical than that.

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Dante.darkside646

In gaming... hmmmm... I would have to say Master Chief. I shows off at every step. 'Oh no, I'm alone on a big ring of sinning death. I think I should hide.. oh no, the guys are coming! I better go try to take out a whole Covenant Armada and just walk-off whatever pain I might feel from massive explosions and high velocity projectiles!' *does it* "Sup, guys"

o_Ocoreygames

I lol'd.

Kratos (God of War) - You know i've never seen '300'; but after playing God of War II I'm starting to believe Spartans didn't know how to use their 'inside voices.'  As cool as the angry spartan is at times his boldness came off as 'whatever' to me.  It just seemed that in every situation he always overestimates his own strength.

DementedDragon

thats what makes Kratos such a great character

ULALA!

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I would say pretty much every generic JRPG villain that can kill you but for whatever crazy reason choses not to and decides to wait till you're strong enough to kill them. Now what sense does that make?Panzer_Zwei

It seems the norm today in gaming development is to design characters (mainly lead) with a 'tough-as-nails' persona; without much of a hint of humility and/or modesty. For some games it can work really well (i.e: Ryu in Ninja Gaiden) but in others it has a greater possibility of rubbing gamers the wrong way. In all my years of gaming i've come across a number of these 'cheesy' ego maniacs whose attitude really makes me yearn for a 'skip' button. So here are a few of the characters I believe have big (and damaging) egos. Are there any characters you feel deserve this 'distinction' as well (post pics if you can)?

Kratos (God of War) - You know i've never seen '300'; but after playing God of War II I'm starting to believe Spartans didn't know how to use their 'inside voices.' As cool as the angry spartan is at times his boldness came off as 'whatever' to me. It just seemed that in every situation he always overestimates his own strength.

Balrog a.k.a 'Vega' or 'The b!tc# with the mask' (Street Fighter) - "Only the beautiful can win a battle"; Vega doesn't actually talk in the 2-D fighter games but he clearly sent an "i'm better than you message" whenever you fought him in battle. And he usually had something insulting relating to looks to say at the end of a match. That's why the best part about fighting him in Street Fighter was to see his cracked mask at the end.

DementedDragon

SHODAN.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SHODAN for those of you who don't know this one.

"Lo-lo-look at you, Hacker. A pa-pa-pathetic creature of meat and bone, panting and sweating as you ru-run through my corridors-s. H-h-how can you challenge a perfect, immortal machine?"