Thursday 24 February 2011

Top 50 Video Game Characters of All Time

I found this on stuff. Thought it looked about right. Shows the characters first appearance in brackets.

What do you guys think?

Link to article.

1. Mario (Donkey Kong, Nintendo, 1981)    2. Link (The Legend of Zelda, Nintendo, 1986)
   3. Master Chief (Halo: Combat Evolved, Microsoft, 2001)
   4. Solid Snake (Metal Gear, Konami, 1987)
   5. Cloud Strife (Final Fantasy VII, Square, 1997)
   6. Pac-Man (Pac-Man, Namco, 1980)
   7. Lara Croft (Tomb Raider, Eidos 1996)
   8. Gordon Freeman (Half-Life, Valve, 1998)
   9. Kratos (God of War, Sony, 2005)
  10. Sonic (Sonic the Hedgehog, Sega, 1990)
  11. Crash (Crash Bandicoot, Sony, 1996)
  12. "Soap" MacTavish (Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Activision, 2007)
  13. Nico Bellic (Grand Theft Auto IV, Rockstar, 2008)
  14. Samus Aran (Metroid, Nintendo 1986)
  15. Ratchet (Ratchet & Clank, Sony, 2002)
  16. Nathan Drake (Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, Sony, 2007)
  17. Captain Price (Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Activision, 2007)
  18. Kirby (Kirby's Dream Land, Nintendo, 1992)
  19. Marcus Fenix (Gears of War, Microsoft, 2006)
  20. Pikachu (Pokemon Red/Green, Nintendo 1996)
  21. Yoshi (Super Mario World, Nintendo, 1990)
  22. "CJ" Johnson (Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Rockstar, 2004)
  23. Mega Man (Mega Man, Capcom, 1987)
  24. Sam Fisher (Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell, Ubisoft, 2002)
  25. Shadow (Sonic Adventure 2, Sega, 2001)
  26. Jak (Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy, Sony, 2001)
  27. Duke Nukem (Duke Nukem, Apogee, 1991)
  28. Dante (Devil May Cry, Bandai, 2003)
  29. Naruto (Naruto: Konoha Ninpoch, Bandai, 2003)
  30. Altair (Assassin's Creed, Ubisoft, 2007)
  31. Zelda (The Legend of Zelda, Nintendo, 1986)
  32. Sephiroth (Final Fantasy VII, Square, 1997)
  33. Donkey Kong (Donkey Kong, Nintendo, 1981)
  34. The Prince (Prince of Persia, Broderbund, 1989)
  35. Ezio (Assassin's Creed II, Ubisoft, 2009)
  36. Leon S (Biohazard/ Resident Evil, Capcom, 1996)
  37. Ash Ketchum (Pokemon Red/Green, Nintendo, 1996)
  38. Guybrush Threepwood (The Secret of Monkey Island, LucasArts, 1990)
  39. Spyro (Spyro the Dragon, Universal, 1998)
  40. "Ghost" Riley (Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, Activision, 2009)
  41. Goku (Dragon Daihikyoe, Epoch, 1987)
  42. Max Payne (Max Payne, Rockstar, 2001)
  43. Jill Valentine (Biohazard/ Resident Evil, Capcom, 1996)
  44. Princess Peach (Super Mario Bros., Nintendo, 1985)
  45. Larry Laffer (Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards, Sierra, 1987)
  46. Augustus Cole (Gears of War, Microsoft, 2006)
  47. Bowser (Super Mario Bros, Nintendo, 1985)
  48. Eddie Riggs (Brutal Legend, EA, 2009)
  49. Ryu (Street Fighter, Capcom, 1987)
  50. Sackboy (LittleBigPlanet, Sony, 2008)

10 comments:

  1. This list is legit. But where's Arthas from WoW?

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  2. Mario has to be #1 for sure. I think SOAP from the COD shouldn't even be on there tho

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  3. I think Nico Bellic should be higher up, but oh well ^^

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  4. Not really surprised to see Mario at the first place :)

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  5. spot on, good man.
    only one problem, where's tails at???

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  6. Yeah thats pretty accurate and made me nostalgia pretty hard

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  7. lara croft really that high up there? is it for the boobies?

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