Post: Who's the coolest game character ever? You decide.
06-29-2010, 05:24 PM #1
eDeityy
NGU's Resident Author
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); As of late, I've been drifting away back into the world of campaign based gaming. I've been all the way from my Gamecube with The Ocarina of Time to my Playstation 2 with 007: Nightfire. Since I'm starting to play games that are centered around a story and main characters that can be as badass or as awesome as you'd like, I've decided to see which characters the community thinks are the best.

All you have to do is post one or more of your favorite characters in this thread, and then, once I've gathered enough opinions, I will post a new thread with a list of the top characters that our community has chosen, their origins, and some interesting facts about them. It's easy enough, all you have to do is list your favorites. Like this!

Here's a list of my personal favorites:

1. Captain Price from Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
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CAPTAIN PRICEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! This is the real hero in Call of Duty. Which one of you could throw a gun across a bridge in an ending cutscene of a game right before the big finale? Pssh... only Captain Price is capable of such a feat.

2. Duke Nukem (aka The Most Badass Badass of All Time) from Duke Nukem
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Duke Nukem, popular voice of the Duke Nukem soundboard, is quite arguably the coolest badass ever to grace the world of gaming. Don't be a pansy, you know you agree.

3. Masterchief from Halo
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Masterchief is, well... he's Masterchief. End of story.

4. CJ from Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
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This guy is honestly one of the coolest from the Grand Theft Auto franchise. Who could ever forget his awesome banter?

5. Mario from Super Mario Brothers
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He kicks undeniable amounts of ass, and you know it. He also has a supercool mustache.



Alright, alright, you get the point. That was just to get the ball rolling in some of your heads. So, NGU, let's hear it. Who deserves to go down in history as the coolest character ever to be featured in a game? You decide.
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06-29-2010, 05:56 PM #29
Don Vito Corleone: The Godfather for PS2

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06-29-2010, 05:57 PM #30
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Win.

If you disagree, you like men.
06-29-2010, 06:00 PM #31
Killakk
Former Staff
Originally posted by Jesse View Post
I'm actually a bipartisan PS3 owner. I don't even have an Xbox. Happy.


Why didn't you put Snake or Kratos on your post then?
06-29-2010, 06:03 PM #32
Cryptic
Former Staff | Content Manager
I'd have to say Captin Price. Can't go wrong with him. Him or SGT. Reznov.
06-29-2010, 06:07 PM #33
NoMooreMercy
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Sub-Zero has been a serious badass throughout all of the mortal kombat games, continues to be a badass, and will be a badass in the upcoming MK.
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I'll take retro Sonic over retro Mario anyday.
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Leon Kennedy from Resident Evil 4, easily one of the best, if not the best entry in the Resident Evil series. The game threw out a lot of clunky mechanics in the previous series, increased the pacing of the game, all while still bringing that occasional "OH SHIT!" moment we've grown to enjoy in RE. This game is easily one of my favorites.
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Marcus from the Gears of War series, he's a badass, 'nuff said.
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Red Harlow from Red Dead Revolver, this guy was a serious badass and could take down John Marston anyday. And last but not least...
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The entire cast from the original Left 4 Dead, this game was ****ing fast-paced, full of blood & gore, and best of all each character was funny as ****. "Pills here!"
06-29-2010, 06:07 PM #34
eDeityy
NGU's Resident Author
Originally posted by killakk View Post
Why didn't you put Snake or Kratos on your post then?


Never played God of War or MGS, admittedly.

I know, I know... I'm a loser :cry:.
06-29-2010, 06:08 PM #35
Duke Nukem and Spyro both kick ass.
06-29-2010, 06:09 PM #36
indy1995
Climbing up the ladder
Crash Bandicoot
06-29-2010, 06:10 PM #37
+tA.Daisho
Crumpets and tea?
Originally posted by Jesse View Post
Never played God of War or MGS, admittedly.

I know, I know... I'm a loser :cry:.


Well then I'm a loser too.
But back to topic, I'd have to go with Mario. The guys just iconic. Everybody knows who Mario is.

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