24 - Ryu/Ken (Street Fighter 2: Special Champion Edition)
The reason I bundled these two characters together is simple...they're pretty much copies of each other when it comes to their in-game moves and fighting techniques, and when I was growing up, my brother essentially claimed Ryu for his own, so I was stuck with Ken. :P I enjoyed them both though, and found them to be quite well-rounded characters. They each shared some memorable moves, none of which I could pronounce correctly at such a young age, and I'm glad to see that they're still popular even today in such games as Super Street Fighter 4.
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23 - Beezwax ( Vigilante 8 )
Those of you who have known me for a while might know by now that when it comes to car combat games, Twisted Metal was never my thing. I grew up with and have always much preferred the Vigilante 8 games, and back in the original, my favorite character when I was young was always Beezwax. The nutty beekeeper and his swarms of mutant bees just seemed cool to me, and the old-school chink sound that they made as they attacked enemies' cars was very memorable, lol. I was sad when he never returned for the second V8 game, though he did return in the newer Vigilante 8 Arcade. Unfortunately that game is only on the Xbox 360. *angry face*
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22 - Sly Cooper (Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus)
This is a really interesting choice for the list actually, being that...well, being that I never played a Sly Cooper game, aside from briefly messing around with the controller in the versus mode of Sly 3, lol. Still, I recognize a good character when I see one. Plus, I spent a lot of time having fun by simply watching my brother play through all three games in the series. That gave me some good memories, and so the slick raccoon can have a spot on my list. Perhaps some day I'll finally get around to playing one of the games in the series. Until then, I admire Mr. Cooper from afar.
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