I see this thread had been done before in the previous decade which is now locked, so I thought I'd make a new one. A lot has happened since then. So who are your favourite video game characters? The focus is more on the playable characters, but feel free to mention any supporting characters too. Here's my top 10 playable characters: 1. Nathan Drake (Uncharted series) 2. Ciri (The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt) 3. Chloe Frazer (Uncharted: The Lost Legacy) 4. Edward Kenway (Assassin's Creed: Black Flag) 5. Lara Croft (Tomb Raider series) 6. Batman (Arkham series/Batman Telltale series) 7. Star-Lord (Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series) 8. Aloy (Horizon Zero Dawn) 9. Geralt (The Witcher series) 10. Joel (The Last of Us) Honourable mentions: Bayek (Assassin's Creed: Origins), Claptrap (Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel), Crash Bandicoot (Crash Bandicoot series), Deadpool (Deadpool), Ellie (The Last of Us), Evie Frye (Assassin's Creed: Syndicate), Franklin Clinton (Grand Theft Auto V), Galen Marek/Starkiller (The Force Unleashed series), Iden Versio (Star Wars Battlefront II), John Marston (Red Dead Redemption), Max Caulfield (Life is Strange), Michael De Santa (Grand Theft Auto V), Mira Forrester (Game of Thrones: A Telltale Games Series), Rodrik Forrester (Game of Thrones: A Telltale Games Series) and Trevor Phillips (Grand Theft Auto V). There's heaps of other great ones, but I didn't want to list too many. There's still plenty of games that I need to play, so I'm sure more great characters will come up and possibly enter my top 10.
1) Star Killer - Force Unleashes 1/2 - Love this dude, to OP for appearances in films/series but was interesting none the less.. 2) Emile - Halo Reach - coolest armor in Halo, was badass and had one of the best death scenes. 3) Kasumi - Mass Effect 2/3 - She is a great little addon character, so much decent story behind her.
How someone hasn’t mentioned Snake aka Big Boss aka Solid Snake is a travesty ! And no Link?!? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Well, Link is an empty vessel for the player to inhabit. He doesn't display much personality beyond what you project onto him. He never has any dialogue, and his backstory is never elaborated on much for you to get a sense of how he is when he is not in your control. And this is all on purpose. It has very rarely, if ever, been a priority for the Zelda games to portray a living Link that exists as a character independent of the player. The intention is always for Link to be an embodiment of you.
^I wouldn't say Link's a completely empty vessel; he does have reactions and some personality to him, even if it's minimal. BotW even added some reason as to why he's a character who's always silent and stoic. I also like Shiek. Wish they'd make another version of "him" in another game (not counting Hyrule Warriors).
I’ll do my top 10 supporting characters. These characters were extremely memorable and added a lot more to the game than most NPCs. In fact, these characters are better than a lot of playable characters. 1. Victor Sullivan (Uncharted series) 2. Charlie Cutter (Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception) 3. Chloe Frazer (Uncharted series) 4. Triss Merigold (The Witcher series) 5. Drax the Destroyer (Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series) 6. Nadine Ross (Uncharted series) 7. Deathstroke (Arkham series) 8. Yennefer (The Witcher series) 9. Samuel Drake (Uncharted series) 10. Groot (Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series)
No specific order. 1. JC Denton (Deus Ex) 2. Alyx Vance (Half Life 2) 3.Raziel (Soul Reaver:Legacy of Kain) 4. Tommy Vercetti (GTA: Vice City) 5. Geralt of Rivia (The Witcher) 6. Garrus Vakarian (Mass Effect) 7. Atton Rand (KotOR II) 8. Alister (Dragon Age Origins) 9. Saskia (The Witcher 2) 10.Tyber Zann (SW Empire at war:Forces of Corruption)
John Marston, Geralt of Rivia, and Joel from the Last of Us (really wish he had a more established last name) are my top three, so I guess I have a type. But there are a ton of great ones that I could think of if I really wanted to spend some time on it. You could easily make a top ten character list from some franchises alone, much less all of gaming.
The Entire Party from Planescape: Torment. Hands down the best characters in any videogame I have ever played. From within the cast my favorites are Morte, Fall From Grace and Ignus. I also like Kreia (KotOR 2), Garrus Vakarian and Legion (Mass Effect), Cassidy (Fallout 2), Rose of Sharon Cassidy, Doctor Mobius (Fallout:New Vegas), GLaDOS (Portal), Wolf, Fox, Fidel, Ivan, Igor, Barry, Raven and Buzz (Jagged Alliance)
Commander Shepard, Mass Effect. It's strange and terrifying to notice that I can't think of even five (playable) characters that I would feel this strongly about.
Corvo Attano, Dishonored: Max Caulfield, Life is Strange: Hawke, Dragon Age 2: Emily Kaldwin, Dishonored 2: Chloe Price, Life is Strange: Geralt of Rivia, The Witcher: Ryder, Mass Effect: Andromeda: Shepard, Mass Effect: Emily Wyatt, Deadly Premonition: Francis York Morgan, Deadly Premonition: Honorable mentions: Adam Jensen (Deus Ex Human Revolution), Leliana, Morrigan and The Warden (Dragon Age: Origins), Senua (Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice), Ciri and Triss (The Witcher).
Lots of great characters here, but Solid Snake has always been number one for me. He was among the first video game protagonists that felt like a real person, in that he had flaws and opinions.
