Board 8 > Board 8's Top 100 Video Game Characters

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Wow, that ninja.

+20 Monika (Doki Doki Literature Club)
+11 Banjo (Banjo-Kazooie)
+10 Ganondorf (The Legend of Zelda)
+9 Pokemon Trainer Blue (Pokemon)
+5 Wheatley (Portal 2)
+2 Luca Blight (Suikoden II)

Banjo's such a fun character, and he and Kazooie play off each other really well. I'm kind of curious about how well they would've done if it was both of them, probably not that much better though.
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Noooo Max is really stuck in the retro zone now, sadface
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Chloe > Max, as it should be.
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Pretty good placement for James.

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65. Lightning
from Final Fantasy XIII
77 Points
8 List Appearances


64. Jill Valentine
from Resident Evil
79 Points
8 List Appearances


Snake - The infamous master of unlocking! Jill is a very blunt, sarcastic woman. I love how she's portrayed in RE3 specifically. She's not afraid to stand up for herself, showing up a bunch of Umbrella mercenaries when they doubt her abilities by saying pretty proudly, "I'm a member of STARS." She takes her role very seriously, and absolutely hates traitors with a passion, like Wesker, Nicholai, and even Barry if the player does not forgive him. Jill is extremely perceptive and able to easily tell when Barry starts acting strange, for example when he is easily startled while reading the researcher's will, or when he talks to himself at the dormitory. Jill has a strong bond with Chris, saving his life by tackling Wesker off a cliff at the Spencer estate. When she becomes brainwashed, Jill finds it hard to forgive herself for fighting against Chris, being totally aware of her actions. All together, Jill believes in integrity and doing the right thing above all, and I think this shines through wonderfully in every appearance.

63. Pikachu
from Pokemon
79 Points
9 List Appearances

Ange - For whatever reason a small electric mouse become the icon of one of the biggest series in the world. However many Pokemon love or at least appreciate what Pikachu has done for the series. A big part of his appeal may be through the anime, but even in the games he has a very cute but simple design and one that's quite adaptable.

62. King Dedede
from Kirby
79 Points
10 List Appearances


61. Dick Gumshoe
from Ace Attorney
80 Points
10 List Appearances


Tangy - Hey pal! Gumshoe's a pretty cool guy. He has by far the best character development in the franchise (yeah eat your heart out Edgeworth). We watch him go from being a detective that's always being made to look incompetent by the rest of the cast to a strong detective that will do anything his power to help his friends no matter how bad the risks for himself may be. He's definitely the type of character I look at and makes me feel like I can always be a better person than I currently am and I commend him for that.
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1. better be the Blue Badger
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StifledSilence posted...

+13 Donkey Kong
+5 Red XIII

+19 King Dedede
+16 Pikachu
+3 Banjo

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+19 Missile (Ghost Trick)
+17 Goro Majima (Yakuza)
+11 James Sunderland (Silent Hill 2)
+7 Dick Gumshoe (Ace Attorney)
+6 Tali'Zorah (Mass Effect)
+2 Jecht (Final Fantasy X)
+1 Luca Blight (Suikoden II)

Not surprised at James being eliminated here, but I thought Gumshoe would do better, at least.
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+17 Raiden (Metal Gear)
+14 James Sunderland (Silent Hill 2)
+8 Zidane Tribal (Final Fantasy IX)
+3 Missile (Ghost Trick)
+1 Lara Croft (Tomb Raider)

Lightning placing this highly is easily the most surprising part of this topic so far.

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KamikazePotato posted...

+17 Raiden (Metal Gear)
+14 James Sunderland (Silent Hill 2)
+8 Zidane Tribal (Final Fantasy IX)
+3 Missile (Ghost Trick)
+1 Lara Croft (Tomb Raider)

Lightning placing this highly is easily the most surprising part of this topic so far.

Even though lots of people openly dont like her she still has a bunch of fans

If this list had potential negative voting she would likely be lower though

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+12 Revolver Ocelot (Metal Gear Solid)
+6 Zero (Mega Man X)
+4 Banjo (Banjo-Kazooie)
+3 Pikachu (Pokemon)
+2 Lucina (Fire Emblem: Awakening)

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+20 Shadow the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog)
+18 Captain Falcon (F-Zero)
+17 Liquid Snake (Metal Gear Solid)
+16 Johnny Cage (Mortal Kombat)
+15 James Sunderland (Silent Hill 2)
+11 Jill Valentine (Resident Evil)
+10 Jecht (Final Fantasy X)
+9 Chloe Frazer (Uncharted)
+8 Alucard (Castlevania)
+6 Revolver Ocelot (Metal Gear Solid)
+5 Pokemon Trainer Blue (Pokemon)
+4 Goro Majima (Yakuza)
+2 Ganondorf (The Legend of Zelda)
+1 Monika (Doki Doki Literature Club)

Only 6 remaining, I am going for the world record
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+18 Lloyd Irving
+11 Zelos Wilder
+6 Wheatley
+5 Dick Gumshoe
+3 Sheena Fujibayashi
+2 Chloe Frazer

Only one drop for me today.
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NFUN posted...

1. better be the Blue Badger

fuck, he got it. sorry tazzy i am now legally obligated to skip to the top of the list


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+18 Dick Gumshoe
+13 Jecht
+11 Pokemon Trainer Blue
+6 Wheatley
+4 Banjo
+3 Alucard
+1 Shadow the Hedgehog

Not that I'm complaining, but I'm surprised my +20 isn't out yet
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+18 Max Caulfield (Life is Strange)
+14 King Dedede (Kirby)
+9 Shadow the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog)
+3 Monika (Doki Doki Literature Club)
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+20 Banjo (Banjo-Kazooie)
+19 Revolver Ocelot (Metal Gear Solid)
+18 King Dedede (Kirby)
+9 Liquid Snake (Metal Gear Solid)
+7 Pikachu (Pokemon)
+6 Lucina (Fire Emblem: Awakening)
+2 Ganondorf (The Legend of Zelda)
+1 Wheatley (Portal 2)

StifledSilence posted...

+3 Banjo

And this is how Stifled was kicked out of the Bear Bros.
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So the theoretical highest number of points a characters could get is 980 if everyone gave a +20 to that character.

Obviously highly unlikely but I'm kinda curious if any characters breaks the 500, 600 or even 700 point barrier

For reference a character would have to get a 10 point average vote from everyone to get 490 points.

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+12 Crono (Chrono Trigger)
+6 Pikachu (Pokemon)
+1 Amaterasu (Okami)

2 drops today.
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+15 Pokemon Trainer Blue (Pokemon)
+12 Johnny Cage (Mortal Kombat)
+11 Pikachu (Pokemon)
+9 Zero (Mega Man X)
+8 Donkey Kong (Donkey Kong)
+2 Captain Falcon (F-Zero)
+1 Ganondorf (The Legend of Zelda)

+19 Amaterasu (Okami)
+18 Banjo (Banjo-Kazooie)
+13 Tali'Zorah (Mass Effect)
+11 Commander Shepard (Mass Effect)
+9 Lee Everett (The Walking Dead)
+8 Wheatley (Portal 2)
+6 Pokemon Trainer Blue (Pokemon)
+3 Lucina (Fire Emblem: Awakening)

Ouch, that 70-66 range hurt.

Also kinda surprised at the Mass Effect character drop order so far. It always seemed to me that Tali was more or less on par with Garrus as the favorite squad mate. Kinda surprised to see her so far below everyone else.

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+10 Lloyd Irving
+7 Lightning
+3 Zero
+2 Lucina
+1 Celes

Top half of my list is still in pretty good shape!
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Cool list.
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stafoc posted...

+19 Amaterasu (Okami)
+18 Banjo (Banjo-Kazooie)
+13 Tali'Zorah (Mass Effect)
+11 Commander Shepard (Mass Effect)
+9 Lee Everett (The Walking Dead)
+8 Wheatley (Portal 2)
+6 Pokemon Trainer Blue (Pokemon)
+3 Lucina (Fire Emblem: Awakening)

Ouch, that 70-66 range hurt.

Also kinda surprised at the Mass Effect character drop order so far. It always seemed to me that Tali was more or less on par with Garrus as the favorite squad mate. Kinda surprised to see her so far below everyone else.

Tali still hasnt made an official contest while Garrus and Wrex have. And Garrus has made a couple, even after Mass Effects drop in pop

Should give some context on Tali even if shes liked

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Holy Excalibur posted...

Cool list.

In case you guys dont know, this is the guy who did the original Top 100 Games/Characters/Series on this board for like 5-7 years after GameFAQs did their own official top 100 contest back in 2005

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+19 Celes Chere (Final Fantasy VI)
+18 Lara Croft (Tomb Raider)
+16 Jill Valentine (Resident Evil)
+11 Rydia (Final Fantasy IV)
+8 Pikachu (Pokemon)
+7 Lightning (Final Fantasy XIII)
+4 Chloe Frazer
+3 Alucard (Castlevania)
+2 Lee Everett (The Walking Dead)
+1 Tifa Lockhart (Final Fantasy VII)

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Mordin made a contest too!
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/poll/5175-character-battle-ix-division-4-round-1-epona-vs-mordin-vs
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AxemRedRanger posted...

Mordin made a contest too!
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/poll/5175-character-battle-ix-division-4-round-1-epona-vs-mordin-vs

Please don't remind me.
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+20
+19
+18
+17
+16
+15
+14 James Sunderland (Silent Hill 2)
+13 Liquid Snake (Metal Gear Solid)
+12 Jecht (Final Fantasy X)
+11 Jill Valentine (Resident Evil)
+10
+9
+8
+7 Lightning (Final Fantasy XIII)
+6
+5 Wakka (Final Fantasy X)
+4
+3
+2
+1
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+20
+19 James Sunderland (Silent Hill 2)
+18 Jill Valentine (Resident Evil)
+17
+16
+15
+14
+13
+12
+11
+10
+9 Max Caulfield (Life is Strange)
+8 Revolver Ocelot (Metal Gear Solid)
+7 Tali'Zorah (Mass Effect)
+6
+5 Amaterasu (Okami)
+4
+3 Lara Croft (Tomb Raider)
+2
+1 Raiden (Metal Gear)

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+19 Jecht (Final Fantasy X)
+4 Amaterasu (Okami)
+3 Red XIII (Final Fantasy VII)
+2 King Dedede (Kirby)
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+15 Pikachu (Pokemon)
+11 Banjo (Banjo-Kazooie)
+10 Red XIII (Final Fantasy VII)
+9 Amaterasu (Okami)
+6 Donkey Kong (Donkey Kong)
+4 Rydia (Final Fantasy IV)
+1 Missile (Ghost Trick)
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Here's my list so far:

+14 Jill Valentine (Resident Evil)
+11 Raiden (Metal Gear)
+9 Tifa Lockhart (Final Fantasy VII)
+5 Johnny Cage (Mortal Kombat)
+3 Captain Falcon (F-Zero)
+2 Amaterasu (Okami)

60. Zelda
from The Legend of Zelda
80 Points
11 List Appearances


59. Meta Knight
from Kirby
83 Points
9 List Appearances


58. Ike
from Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
84 Points
9 List Appearances


Tangy - So I enjoy the Fire Emblem franchise, but Im not gonna lie the games and plots are very hit and miss. They tend to drag on a bit too long and a lot of the main story stuff feels like just a reason to initiate a battle. Now that said I think the big exception is Path of Radiance and I think Ike is a big reason for that. Hes a rookie merc with very little experience, but throughout the game we see him gradually understand more of the world as well as become a capable general. Its some really cool character growth that comes as a result of him learning rather than absurd plot devices.

57. 9S
from NieR: Automata
85 Points
8 List Appearances


56. Magus
from Chrono Trigger
85 Points
9 List Appearances

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Pretty nice performance from 9S. I expected 2B to do well, but I was surprised he even made the top 100.
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How the mighty have fallen.
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Janus5k posted...

How the mighty have fallen.

Sorry for your namesake, sir. Saw he was #1 the first two years earlier today!
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9S placed higher than I thought he would, although I had a small hope that he would beat out 2B.

Really thought Ike would go a bit higher. At least he outclassed every other FE character unless I'm forgetting someone.

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i had a different pic for Magus made but when I saw him so low I swapped it out for Sad Magus
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Underleveled posted...

Anyone wanna make top 10 predictions?

Here's mine:
2B
Bowser
Cloud Strife
Joker
Kirby
Magus
Miles Edgeworth
Phoenix Wright
Samus Aran
Solid Snake

Welp, one down. I guess I should have seen it coming though, given frog didn't even make the list.

I'll update my own list after today's second set.
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Magus hasnt been THAT loved here for a while from what ive seen

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+11 Ganondorf (The Legend of Zelda)
+8 Amaterasu (Okami)
+4 Ike (Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance)
+2 Meta Knight (Kirby)
+1 Dick Gumshoe (Ace Attorney)

Im surprised that Gunshoe made it this far, let alone make it onto the list over other AA characters like Apollo, Ema, ect.

Half the characters I voted for are just a case of I love their aesthetic, and I love playing as them, even if their isnt much to their character. Wasnt sure if I shouldve tried to avoid doing that.

54 (tie). Mewtwo
from Pokemon
86 Points
8 List Appearances


Ange - There are many legendary Pokemon these days, but back in the first games there were only really 4 (arguably 5) and he was in a sense the true final boss. Gamefreak made a tall giant Psychic cat very cool, and the fact that he's had many outside appearances like movies and Smash Bros show that all you need is a very cool design and personality to make it big.

Tangy - So outside of the anime most Pokemon dont actually get much backstory. Mewtwo however is one the rare exceptions. You first start hearing about him when you explore the Cinnabar mansion in the various journal entries. Theres all this discussion about Mew and cloning and eventually the powerful Mewtwo. Thats all you hear, then the post game arrives and a youre running around exploring the world and you stumble around in Celadon Cave where you eventually find Mewtwo himself. Its some really cool lore and setup with a lot of payoff. His character is even further expanded on in the movie. Where we get to see some really cool ideas and development.

54 (tie). Joel
from The Last of Us
86 Points
8 List Appearances


53. Shulk
from Xenoblade Chronicles
87 Points
6 List Appearances

Tangy - Xenoblade Chronicles is such an amazing game and Shulk is a big reason why. His journey is such an interesting one with it going from a quest of revenge to a one of world saving and seeing the plot build with its characters and their motivations is some outstanding story telling. Also it helps that he has a great design and VA

52. Victor "Sully" Sullivan
from Uncharted
87 Points
9 List Appearances


51. Squall Leonhart
from Final Fantasy VIII
90 Points
9 List Appearances

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+19 King Dedede
+18 Meta Knight
+16 Pikachu
+13 Donkey Kong
+5 Red XIII
+3 Banjo


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+20 Monika (Doki Doki Literature Club)
+13 Zelda (The Legend of Zelda)
+12 Mewtwo (Pokemon)
+11 Banjo (Banjo-Kazooie)
+10 Ganondorf (The Legend of Zelda)
+9 Pokemon Trainer Blue (Pokemon)
+6 King Dedede (Kirby)
+5 Wheatley (Portal 2)
+2 Luca Blight (Suikoden II)

Considering some of my choices it could be a lot worse. Not too happy about losing Zelda but I expected her to get overshadowed by Link.
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+18 Dick Gumshoe
+13 Jecht
+11 Pokemon Trainer Blue
+7 Mewtwo
+6 Wheatley
+5 Shulk
+4 Banjo
+3 Alucard
+2 Ike
+1 Shadow the Hedgehog
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+19 Shulk (Xenoblade Chronicles)
+17 Raiden (Metal Gear)
+15 Ike (Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance)
+14 James Sunderland (Silent Hill 2)
+13 9S (Nier: Automata)
+10 Joel (The Last of Us)
+8 Zidane Tribal (Final Fantasy IX)
+3 Missile (Ghost Trick)
+1 Lara Croft (Tomb Raider)

Rough set of updates for me.

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Also, can we get a list of the remaining characters?

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Squall and Magus out! Two winners gone before the half!

+16 Dick Gumshoe
+12 Max Caulfield
+11 Revolver Ocelot
+5 Zero
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