Your favorite video game protagonist.

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Easy question, who is your favorite video game protagonist you have played with over the years ?
Personally i have 2 favorites!
1st one is Billy Blaze from the Commander Keen Dos video games!

2nd one is Claude, The main character from Gta 3.

[Maxilian]

Roxas... i don't like Sora that much, but well... if there's no Sora... there's no Roxas :P

[jutsfortehlulz]

Probably Abe from the Oddworld saga



Followed maybe by Guybrush Threepwood and Raziel from Legacy of Kain
Btw, awesome choice with Billy Blaze, OP!

[Venziir]

Geralt of Rivia.

[Fencers]

Manuel "Manny" Calavera from Grim Fandango.

[Nerevar]

This guy of course. He's my kind of character: can jump, can shoot, can drive, smart and he doesn't talk! God, how I hate this tendency to give voice to main characters nowadays. But Gordon Freeman? He doesn't need that. He does shit silently and perfectly.

[Disenchanted]

1A: John Marston (Red Dead Redemption)

1B: Ezio Auditore da Firenze (Assassin's Creed)

[Darksoldierr]

Must be Mortis from Disciples 2, we march in the name of the dark mistress, her wrath and vengance shall be the end of all

[Mechazod]

I actually find for me that my favorite/most memorable video game characters are mostly always the villains/anti-heroes as well as more obscure side characters. If we are talking purely good guy, main character style characters then I guess these would be some of mine:

-Kirby (I just think Kirby is really bad ass for some reason)
-Dirk the Daring (Dragon's Lair)
-Banjo (Banjo-Kazzoie) (probably the most laid back, mellow, likeable game character for me)
-Classic Sonic (very much dislike Modern Sonic starting in Adventure 1, the newer style of him seems to be little less "EXTREME!" at least)
-MegaMan (original series version)
-Manny (Grim Fandago)
-Sparkster (Rocket Knight Adventures)
-Lance (Brain Dead 13)
-EarthWorm Jim
-Bayonetta
-Larry Laffer (Leisure Suit Larry)
-Raz (Psychonauts)
-Shantae (from game of same name)
-Cortez (TimeSplitters)
-Master Higgins (Adventure Island)
-Ardy (Ardy Lightfoot)
-Duke Nukem
-Abe (and Munch and the Stranger from the Oddworld series)
-Captain Commando
-Koala Lumpar (Journey to the Edge)
-John Marston (Red Dead Redemption)
-Mike Jones (StarTropics)
-Headdy (Dynamite Headdy)
-Marina (Mischief Makers)
-Bernard (Day of the Tentacle)
-Gex
-Boogerman (from game of same name)
-Eddie (Brutal Legend)
-Neptune (Hyperdimension Neptunia) (at first I thought she was annoying, but after three games she grew on me)

As you can probably tell I am more partial to the more cartoony/eccentric characters then more "realistic" ones. I left Wario off the list since I dont really consider him a "good guy", but he would probably be my favorite of the bunch.

I am actually not really a fan of the silent humanish protagonist in games, I like finding out more about the character I am playing as rather then "filling the shoes" of that person that most silent characters seem to going for, even if its just a personality or attitude of a character that doesn't speak that gets me attached to them, its the main reason I can enjoy a character like Sparkster more then guys like Ness or Link, even thought I love their series.

[Yunru]

Kurt Hectic.



(mdk)

[MMOSam]

I have to agree with Billy Blaze actually, some good memories. Does Horny from the Dungeon Keeper games count as a protagonist? I always liked him.

[Sj]

April Ryan and Zoë Castillo from The Longest Journey Saga. I can't really pick one over the other.

[Paladin885]

This guy of course. He's my kind of character: can jump, can shoot, can drive, smart and he doesn't talk! God, how I hate this tendency to give voice to main characters nowadays. But Gordon Freeman? He doesn't need that. He does shit silently and perfectly.
*pic*

I hate Freeman...

He's an empty shell that does nothing outside of what the player is allowed or capable of doing in-game, ye he's praised as one of the greatest character ever. Hell, he never even had a face until valve drew it.

[barackopala]

Gex
Tybalt (GW2) I cried a bit when he sacrificed
Feena (Grandia), her adventure spirit is really likable.

[SLSAMG]

Solid Snake

[Ambereldus]

Wander, from Shadow of the Colossus.



Even though he was never really characterised, I can't help but feel sorry for him in the end, and regret for helping him.
Second favourite would have to be Jack from Bioshock, for a similar reason.

[Bryrida]

Lara Croft (pre-reboot)

[Zaelsino]

Yuri Hyuga from Shadow Hearts.

[Gallahadd]

damnit Zael! you beat me to it

but yeah Yuri "Godslayer" Hyuuga, what a legend.

Honorable mentions to:
John Marsten - Making Cowboys even cooler.

Ezio Auditore di Firenze - we didn't know how good we had it, until we didn't anymore...

my Duelist, Count Anthony DeBaumont III, in Riddle of Steel, if PnP counts .

Miyamoto Musashi - he's also my favourite historical figure .

and a few more, but they're the top ones.

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