Board 8 > Time to count down my Top 50 Video Game Characters

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We're just about to get into the meat and bones of the list. Like I said before, I made the bottom part of the list fairly quickly, so there's bound to be some changes and I've already got a list of characters who could have potentially gotten in the 30s and 40s going. But my top 30 is pretty locked.
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Cid Highwind
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travis touchdown again
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31. Conker (Conker's Bad Fur Day)
*Actually he debuted in Diddy Kong Racing. I honestly think CBFD is one of the funniest games ever made, and Conker himself is a big part of that. His one-liners and punchlines, the way he reacts to the ridiculousness going on around him, and yes, even the pissing and fart jokes, still have me bursting with laughter as a grown-ass man.

30. A character known for their love of the bottle
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Should have been Kaine imo
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Johnbobb posted...

travis touchdown again

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Johnbobb posted...

Johnbobb posted...

travis touchdown again

It wont be Travis again
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I'm doing three more tonight because my chances of getting any done tomorrow are questionable at best.
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30. Karen (Harvest Moon 64)
WIFEY! How could I NOT go after Karen in any Harvest Moon game I play? She's tough but sweet. She hangs with the boys but has a really gentle side that allows somebody sensitive like me to figure out how to bond with her. She's an incredibly hard worker and then relieves stress at the end of the day by getting piss drunk and funny. Best wife, won't take any other answer.

29. A law enforcement officer
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Considering how random things have been, Aya Brea.

cole from la noire
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29. Detective Dick Gumshoe (Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney)
Oh, good ol' Gumshoe. At first he appears to be this bumbling idiot who is constantly getting Phoenix in trouble and messing up things for Edgeworth, but as the tension between the two rivals begins to lessen, and the prosecutors get progressively more intimidating, Gumshoe actually becomes not only an amazingly helpful ally, but in later cases/games tends to show a surprising degree of competence. I feel genuinely bad for the guy whenever he gets scolded by his boss or a prosecutor for messing up. He's trying hard and really wants to be good at his job, and is probably the most genuinely nice and sweet adult in the entire Ace Attorney universe.

28. Frequently speaks in non-sequiturs
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My ship sails in the morning. I wonder what's for dinner.

Actual answer, GLaDOS?
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Underleveled posted...

Pokalicious posted...

Spyro

I know we don't like to think about Spyro games that were not on Sony systems, but yeah.

Oh, right

'lol'
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28. Fawful (Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga)
Fawful is such a silly villain, and yet truly an evil genius. His non-sequiturs always make me laugh, and yet they hide this absolutely maniacle evil mastermind. His outbursts are amazing and he is one of the reasons why the Mario & Luigi series is just so damn good. Now bow to the mustard of your doom!

27. A girl 13 or under
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Clementine
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frisk
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NFUN
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MZero11 posted...

NFUN

I c what u did thar
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Bump
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Underleveled posted...

MZero11 posted...

NFUN

I c what u did thar

No he's thinking of Bane. Bane is the teenage girl. I'm the tweenage boy*****.

*****get off my back mods you know it's a joke
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27. Pearl Fey (Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Justice For All)
Little kid characters are a big hit-or-miss for me. In this case, it's a big hit. Pearl is so sweet and innocent and has this charm to her that is impossible not to love. She often hides important evidence or testimony not because she is trying to be bad or mischievous, but because she is afraid of getting in trouble, usually for something little. Interrogating her has always been interesting because it forces Phoenix, who isn't exactly a little kid person, to bring out a much softer side. Even Edgeworth seems to have a soft spot for her. Her upbeat attitude adds a ton of life to any game she's in and I can't help but smile when she does. There is ONE THING that is keeping Pearl from being much, much higher on this list though, potentially even top 10 - her running gag of suggesting that Phoenix and Maya are a couple IS annoying. VERY annoying in fact. Otherwise, Pearl is one of the best little kid characters ever.

26. I would consider this character the comedic relief of their game
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shadow the hedgehog
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Up
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Up
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Larry Butz

26. Jade Curtiss (Tales of the Abyss)
And the "most likely to be a real-life internet troll" award goes to Jade Curtiss. Gotta love just how frequently he starts shit among everyone else and then just sorta sinks into the shadows like he had nothing to do with it. I'll admit that it's a bit hypocritical that he is the first one to scold the younger, less mature party members (ie Luke, Anise, Natalia) on their antics, but like I've said before that's kind of a running theme in Abyss. Though I rarely play as Jade, I almost always have him as a CPU in my party because he's awesome.

25. A human (not a Goddamn hedgehog) with blue hair.
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Chloe Price
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Ike
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my own original human character stonic
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Marth

if it turns out to be chloe i'm going to flip a table because i guessed her the first time

25. Alex (Golden Sun)
I've always thought of Alex as the heart-and-soul of the Golden Sun series. The protagonists, though awesome in design, are not especially interesting. Alex not only has an amazing design, but he's the one character in the games whose writing is of classic RPG caliber. Each time you see him he pretends to turn over a new leaf and the heroes believe it, then surprise surprise, he's still the same scumbag from before. His unapologetic ruthlessness make him a great villain. It's really just such a shame that you never actually fight him.

24. The female in a love triangle
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chloe
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that's cheating. i don't even know who that is.

i demand a do-over

kateee posted...

that's cheating. i don't even know who that is.

i demand a do-over

25. A blue-haired male GBA RPG villain whose name begins with the letter A and possesses water magic and you never actually fight

:-P
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I was actually very shocked nobody guessed Alex for either blue hair clue. I thought my Golden Sun fandom was well-known.
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Alex (Golden Sun)

love that game

Good job.
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oh hey pretty sure i'm in the lead now.

No NFUN is clearly winning.
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Day bump
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24. Rinoa Heartily (Final Fantasy VIII)
Rinoa for me is a tricky one because I do think her personality can be a little bit grating at times, but we've already seen several other characters show up that fit that bill so obviously I can be forgiving of that if they have a big upside, and in Rinoa's case, it's her relationship with the cold, reserved Squall. It may be cliche, but it's really sweet to see a kind soul reach into an open up a closed heart, and it makes sense that they actually have to build this relationship over the course of the game. It's not your Disney romance where they fall in love in the first few minutes. They actually hate each other at first. But its Rinoa's ability to see past the stone that brings them together. This shouldn't be much of a spoiler to people who know me very well but just in case we will be talking more about Squall later on, but for now what I'll say on him is I see a bit of myself in Squall and thus see a bit of my potential mate in Rinoa.

23. A character who speaks with an Old English dialect
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Frog
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Frog
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Frog
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Yeah I didn't think I was going to fool anybody into overthinking that one.
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23. Frog (Chrono Trigger)
Though many of the main characters from Chrono Trigger carry a burden, Frog's fear of failure and desperation to protect his friends as a result of Cyrus' death is definitely one of the strongest. Even though he helped save Leene, the fact that he couldn't protect her from danger in the first place is the greatest shame to him. His undying loyalty to Crono and friends, and ultimately his quest for vengence, lead to a climactic moment that either becomes one of the most epic showdowns in RPG history or one of the greatest enemy-turned-ally moments ever. Plus he's always a fantastic party member to have on hand. I love Chrono Trigger and Frog is a huge part of that.

22. An AI
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I'm going to ignore the obvious answer and say SHODAN
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Edi (Mass Effect 3)?
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