15. Juhani (Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic)
Let it be known that I'm not completely shallow when it comes to my favorite characters, because even by furry standards, Juhani's not exactly the prettiest girl around. But I don't care. You first meet her on Dantooine when you have to investigate a dark side disturbance, and it turns out Juhani believes herself to be evil, thinking that she killed her master. You fight her and then have the option of killing her or sparing her and having her join your group (she's one of the only optional party members, along with HK-47). Now, if you kill her, you have this annoying b**** follow you around because she was Juhani's BFF and hates you for f***ing with her best friend, and it's just generally annoying, plus, Juhani's a Jedi, so killing her is just bad planning for many different reasons. So even if I'm doing a dark side run, I'll spare Juhani. Anyway, you befriend her and she's distant at first, but as you learn more and more about her backstory, it's actually quite touching. She was one of the last of her race after they were wiped out and then she and her family were harassed on Taris before her mom and dad were killed, and so she was enslaved before being adopted by the Jedi order. I dunno, I just like tragic backstories, especially since hers comes back to haunt her in the form of this one a****** who just wants her kill her because f*** the Cathar people, that's why. But you defend her again, and if you're evil, you encourage her killing him and push her towards the dark side, resulting in the corruption of an innocent, which is always great. But one of the other great things about Juhani is the fact that she's one of the only openly gay characters I can think of in video gaming. She's not some stereotype like the gay guy from Enchanted Arms, and really, BioWare doesn't make a big deal out of it, just her feeling love for your character if you chose to be female when the game began. I just think it's nice, especially compared to some of BioWare's later endeavors where they have specific gay/lesbian romance options just because.