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General and Gaming => Classic Video Games => Topic started by: dreama1 on October 02, 2015, 09:14:47 pm
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Who's your favorite video game character?
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Link from the original legend of Zelda
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PC-Genjin (Bonk)
Yuko Ahso (Valis)
Faust (Guilty Gear)
Strider Hiryu (Strider)
Momo (Wonder Momo)
Princess Erina (Alantia)
Vega (Street Fighter II)
Rion Steiner (Galerians)
Jin Chonshu (Fatal Fury)
Reika Kirishima (Time Gal)
Voldo (Soul Edge/Caliber)
Bomberman (Bomberman)
Yuka Takeuchi (Variable Geo)
Nights (Nights Into Dreams...)
Konami Lady (Wai Wai World)
Athena (Athena/Psycho Soldiers)
Clara Hananokoji (Power Instinct)
Shermie (The King of Fighters '97)
Yuna Kagurazaka (Galaxy Fräulein Yuna)
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Link from Zelda.
Blaze and Mobius 1.
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Pac-Man is my favorite video game character.
Link, Luigi, and Q*Bert are some of my favorites as well, but Pac-Man is still the best.
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Pac-Man is my favorite video game character.
Link, Luigi, and Q*Bert are some of my favorites as well, but Pac-Man is still the best.
He sure is one of the most important characters too, do you have a favourite design?
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Shovel Knight ;)
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Pac-Man is my favorite video game character.
Link, Luigi, and Q*Bert are some of my favorites as well, but Pac-Man is still the best.
He sure is one of the most important characters too, do you have a favourite design?
I have pretty much liked all of his designs except for the one Namco has been using since Pac-Man Party was released. I thought the original 3D design was excellent (the one used in Smash Bros) and did not need to be changed.
If I had to pick a favorite design it would be either the Pac-Man World design, or the Pac-in-Time design (http://www.spriters-resource.com/snes/pactime/sheet/571/).
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That's really hard to narrow down.
In all around style I'm going with Thrilla Gorilla. The late 80's/early 90's were a special time.
As far as story and shit like that, I'd pick John Marston from Red Dead Redemption.
Conker the Squirrel nailed my kind of humor. I'd like to see another game with him in it.
Then there's the usual suspects: Link, Mario, Samus (Pre Metroid Prime), Luigi, Toad, Sabin (FF3), Frog from (Chrono Trigger), the rest of the characters from Chrono Trigger, Simon Belmont, Pit, Little Mac,
This list could go forever.
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It's hard to pick just one character, kind of like eating only one potato chip. But, here are a few of mine:
Lenneth from Valkyrie Profile
Shion from Xenosaga Episode I
KOS-MOS from all of the Xenosagas
Wein Cruz from Growlanser 2
Purim from Secret of Mana
The entire cast sans Tim from Wild ARMs 2
...you know what? I'll be here all day. Those are just a few.
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It's hard to pick just one character, kind of like eating only one potato chip. But, here are a few of mine:
Lenneth from Valkyrie Profile
Shion from Xenosaga Episode I
KOS-MOS from all of the Xenosagas
Wein Cruz from Growlanser 2
Purim from Secret of Mana
The entire cast sans Tim from Wild ARMs 2
...you know what? I'll be here all day. Those are just a few.
The only one of those I recognize is from Secret of Mana... and If you hadn't told me his name I never would have remembered it.
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I have a lot of favorite characters. Here's some off the top of my head.
Etna from Disgaea
Mega Man, X, .exe, etc. from the Mega Man franchise
Seiko from Corpse Party
Miyabi from Senran Kagura: Shinovi Versus
Pretty much all of the characters in Banjo Kazooie
Plutia from Hyperdimension Neptunia V
Teddie from Persona 4
Travis Touchdown from No More Heroes
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Picking just one is nearly impossible. So I will just say Nathan Drake.
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It's a hard decision but probably Amaterasu from Okami.
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The only one of those I recognize is from Secret of Mana... and If you hadn't told me his name I never would have remembered it.
<3
Purim is actually the girl that joins. Randi is the boy. The sprite's name has gone through so many translations, but I think it goes by Popoie these days.
I still can't figure out if the sprite is male or female...
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My top 3 would be (in order)
Yoshi
Luigi
Spyro the Dragon
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Mine are all over the place.
Shadow - FFVI
Damon Baird - Gears of War series
Blanc - Hyperdimension Neptunia series
Kaim, and Seth - Lost Odyssey
Lee - The Walking Dead Season 1
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It's so damn hard to choose only one.. I will go for GLaDOS ♥
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Yoshi, Toad, Mario
"G-Man" (Half-Life series)
Scotchmo (Wasteland 2)
Tassadar (StarCraft)
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Zero (Mega Man)
Beat (Jet Set Radio)
Lara Croft (Tomb Raider)
Jill Valentine (Resident Evil)
GLaDOS (Portal)
Hard to pick just one c:
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Marth (Fire emblem and super smash series)
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Tough to actually pick even a few, let alone one. I can never do it with games, let alone characters lol
-Link from Zelda
-Eddie Riggs from Brutal Legend
-Master Chief from Halo
-Banjo & Kazooie
-Mario
There are probably more interesting characters I could pick, but I feel iconic ones play a big part for me because I have a good feelings for them, such as Link, Mario, and Master Chief.
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Kirby
Conker the Squirrel
Pac-Man
Shovel Knight
Link
Wario
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Goomba (クリボ)
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Kid Ying from the legend of the mystical ninja!
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Darth Revan (KOTOR)
Ashley Williams ( Mass Effect)
Garrus ( Mass Effect)
Aeris (FF7)
Serge (Chrono Cross)
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I'd have to go with James Sunderland, he was a well written character and we got insight into his psyche when seeing what monsters had come to "punish" him for his sins.
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Alucard (Castlevania)
Gallon/Jon Talbain (Darkstalkers)
Mao Mao (Sonic Wings/Aero Fighters)
Whitty the Dolphin (Sonic Wings/Aero Fighters)
Adol Christian (Ys)
Roland (Borderlands)
Lena Brande (Valis IV)
The Guardian (The Guardian Legend)
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1. Megaman (NES versions)
1a. Luigi
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No one picked Sanic ;_;
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Pac-Man, the first legendary hero....
And, of course, Duke Nukem (Duke Nukem Series), Kefka (Final Fantasy VI), Ryu (from Street Fighter) and Opa-Opa (Fantasy Zone Zeries).
HarvestDude™
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That's Easy. The Blue Bomber MEGAMAN!
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Take a wild guess.
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Take a wild guess.
(http://img.ifcdn.com/images/401027cd40b4cec2fbbd4762f83d8fd2760bdd1c7ad55139ed36b4b1b3135a5c_1.jpg)
That's just my guess anyways ;)
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Take a wild guess.
(http://img.ifcdn.com/images/401027cd40b4cec2fbbd4762f83d8fd2760bdd1c7ad55139ed36b4b1b3135a5c_1.jpg)
That's just my guess anyways ;)
;D
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Sora (Kingdom Hearts)
Chie (Persona)
Ellie (The Last of Us)
Elizabeth (Bio Shock)
Monkey (Enslaved)
Corvo (Dishonored)
The Boss (Saints Row)
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Let's start.
- Ark from "Terranigma".
- Kratos from "Tales of Symphonia".
- Raiden from "Metal Gear Solid/Rising".
- Noctis from "Final Fantasy XV".
- The hunter from "Bloodborne".
- Skorge from "Gears of War".
- Sora from "Kingdom Hearts.
- Link from "The Legend of Zelda".
- Nier from "Nier".
- Sho Minamimoto from "The World Ends with You".
Woh, I think I can't stop, there's a lot of cool characters on videogames. ;D
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My Top 5:
1. Pac-Man
2. Bomberman
3. Toad
4. Mega Man
5. Kirby
LOTS of honorable mentions...far too many to list here. :o
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Crash Bandicoot. At some point I had all Crash games, but I had to sell my collection. >.<
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1. Toon Link
2. Pikachu
3. Sora
4. Ratchet
5. Rosalina
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Reimu, Youmu, Sakuya, Remilia, Alice, and Yuuka from Touhou Project.
Subaru, Kite, and Mistral from .Hack//.
Chara, Flowey, and Monster Kid from Undertale.
Erk from Fire Emblem.
Kid Klown from Kid Klown in Crazy Chase.
Honorable mentions: A lot of MGS characters.
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Sorry if I'm late for responding this and if Admin. Allows me to post my lists from my account on giantbomb here are my favorite characters so far enjoy :).
Female characters: http://www.giantbomb.com/profile/thecrown871/lists/all-of-my-favorite-female-game-characters-all-of-m/90672/
Male characters: http://www.giantbomb.com/profile/thecrown871/lists/all-of-my-favorite-male-game-characters-all-of-my-/90674/
All of my most favorite characters in all of my favorite games: http://www.giantbomb.com/profile/thecrown871/lists/all-of-my-most-favorite-characters-in-all-of-my-fa/356987/
Be warned some of the lists is not even completed and if i could list some of my favorite characters from Ephemeral Fantasia i might do that enjoy :).
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This is a harder question that it should be> Then again I've played as and against countless characters for over 40 years and many of them have had incarnations outside of gaming that influence the decision beyond simply their in game appearances. Others have been amazing characters in games and series but have had some real stinkers either before or after their prime that prevent them from being a sure thing.
Pac-Man - Love the original and the early ports and the recent Smash Bros. version. One of my favorite records growing up was a picture album and Pac-Man fever was a real thing. My 6th birthday cake was Pac-Man thanks to a joint effort of both my parents. The first mini-arcade game, portable game and wristwatch games I ever saw were Pac-Man. But many incarnations, especially in 3D and "arrangement" versions sucked meaning most games released in the past 25 years were crap, so that knocks out the first thing that popped into my mind.
Link - The Legend of Zelda and Zelda II: The Adventure of Link were the reason I saved up and bought an NES. I loved everything Link and Excuuuuuuuuse me princess but I even liked the Legend of Zelda episodes of the Super Mario Brothers Supershow. Mario was a nobody compared to Link in my eyes. I didn't have a SNES or a Gameboy so missed out on what many consider some of the best releases and when I tried them years later I thought they were kind of meh. No CDi so I missed out on what many consider the worst releases. Orcana of Time was outstanding, still haven't tried Majora's Mask but then came GameCube. Wind Waker was so terrible I realized that despite the fact that I loved all things Link and Zelda I really didn't like the bulk of the series. Releases since have failed to impress and I just can't list Link as my favorite anymore despite the fact that for more than a decade I wouldn't have hesitated to.
Master Chief - I love the Xbox and nothing is more iconic than Spartan 117. I've read all the books, seen the movies, videos etc... The story and universe is amazing. But frankly he is simultaneously amazing and lacks any sign of personality or relatability. Too bland to be my #1.
So childhood consoles fail me, consoles of my teens fail me, and modern consoles also fail. PCs have had Commander Keen, Duke Nukem, Doom Guy, and countless others but they don't make the same connection. My WoW character is great but I wouldn't call that my favorite video game character as most of what makes my Orc Shaman unique is... well... me. So PCs fail me as well on this one. (Leisure Suit Larry had potential but Magna Cum Laude and several of the later ones fell flat for me.)
What does that leave? Handhelds? Sorry but Tetris blocks are not a good choice for this (or for a movie) and virtually everything in this space is a pocket version of the others.
This is tough. That just leaves... ARCADES!
I can narrow the choice to two. Dirk the Daring (Dragon's Lair) and Dexter (Space Ace). These two came along and introduced the world to games that were not pixelated screens full of bleeping and blooping and a handful of very limited sprites. No, these were Disney level animations that you controlled with full voice and sound. Sure control was limited and timing was erratic but this was mind blowing stuff that had crowds around every machine and lines out the door to play despite costing twice what any other machine in the place asked (it even made the soda machines blush). it has been ported to nearly every platform that can handle it, and titles inspired by it were made for those that couldn't. Sure some versions, especially the inspired titles, were poor imitations but even they had a charm to them and the full versions, or near full versions, were almost always among the most impressive things seen on their respective systems at the time. The cartoon was enjoyable, compared to others of the time, and the comics are great. I've made the effort to meet Don Bluth in person to get his autograph and thank him, I've yet to do that for any other game programmer, publisher, or artist so there's that as well. I've probably spent more on various versions of these games and memorabilia, vintage marketing materials, and anything else I can get related to them. So I think they are a safe choice.
And if I had to choose between the two I would have to go with Dexter. The sci-fi setting, roller disco, his ability to talk and not just gasp and grunt like Dirk put him over the top. Besides Kimmy > Daphne and while Singe > Borf it is offset by Borf > Mordroc.
So there you go. After much thought ad deliberation my favorite video game character is named Dexter.... wait this can't be right... I demand a recount.... *several hours later* well I'll be... all hail Dexter!