Guinness's Top 50 Video Game Characters of All Time

[Zup]

Old but idgaf

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)

This is absolutely awful

- Master Chief at number 3
- Gordon Freeman in the top 10
- Soap (CoD guy) at 12
- Marcus Fenix at 19
- Mega Man at 23
- Altair (30) higher than Ezio (35)
- NARUTO?!?
- ASH KETCHUM?!?
- GOKU?!?

This list is just...oh mah goodness

I am now forced to make my own >____<

[Redhollowlives999]

Sephiroth and the Prince aren't in the top ten. I already disapprove.


WTH is Link in the top 10 >___> He's not even considered in actual character imo

His purpose was to link the player into the game iirc, if they put him up there then this list already sucks.

[Zup]

Sephiroth and the Prince aren't in the top ten. I already disapprove.

They shouldn't be anywhere near the top 10 foo

WTH is Link in the top 10 >___> He's not even considered in actual character imo

I would never put him in there myself (barely Top 50 maybe)

But he deserves his spot there I guess (understandably anyway). Iconic Nintendo character all them critics grew up with, etc

this list already sucks.

I know it does v___v

But if you're putting Sephiroth in the top 10 then idk if I wanna read yours...

[Redhollowlives999]

Sthu, Why you hatin on Sephiroth?

[van]

Definitely agree with OP. Sonic, Rockman and Ryu should be higher; they're iconic. Naruto and Goku? Neither should be on a Video game list.

[Smudge]

Never been a big fan of top whatever game character lists, they just seem to list the same old suspects in slightly varying orders. Or maybe that's because I'm a raging gaming hipster and don't particularly care for Sonic/Mario/Master Chef whatever.

Also I have to concur about Ash Ketchum/Goku etc. in there, I'm sure they could have thought of better than characters who aren't even originally from games. 'Snot lack games are lacking!! Also do characters that are meant to be vessels for the player (as it were) count? Can't say Gordon Freeman or Link are bursting with personality.

[Redhollowlives999]

Smudge gets it; though I have no clue what (or who) master chef IS...

[Zup]

Never been a big fan of top whatever game character lists, they just seem to list the same old suspects in slightly varying orders.

I agree

Which is why I always end up making my own list after reading them

Also do characters that are meant to be vessels for the player (as it were) count? Can't say Gordon Freeman or Link are bursting with personality.

What I figured from Link and Pac-Man and Freeman and them was that they were just going with the iconic characters that everybody knew and had a legacy or whatever.

Then again other entries on the list seem to negate that, so...idk lol

[Smudge]

So art thou currently working on your own list Zup? I would be interested to seeee. I'd make my own but ha, I'm lazy. Maybe later.

Smudge gets it; though I have no clue what (or who) master chef IS...

Master Chef is what my Mum thought Master Chief was called and it just kinda stuck in general conversion.

Perhaps lists like these should stick to one or two characters a franchise? Just cuz y'know, listing every single Mario character doesn't constitute a top 50 list.

[Zup]

Well I was, but it ended up becoming a list of my favorite characters for whatever reason, whereas this list seems to focus on the heroes and villains of popular games, so I was kinda missing "the point" I guess

Eddie Riggs above Ryu? Really v___v