Guinness's Top 50 Video Game Characters of All Time

[K73SK]

Fenix higher, Cole off the list please.

[Redhollowlives999]

I only recognize like 65% of the people on this list >____>

[Zup]

Fenix higher, Cole off the list please.

Agreed with the latter but not the former

Marcus Fenix is a terribly bland character

I only recognize like 65% of the people on this list >____>

Tch. This list is easy You should know at least 80, and that's pushing it

[Redhollowlives999]

Megh "Gaming"

I have my limits

[K73SK]

Fenix higher, Cole off the list please.

Agreed with the latter but not the former

Marcus Fenix is a terribly bland character

And master chief, lara croft, and nico bellic aren't?

[Zup]

Fenix higher, Cole off the list please.

Agreed with the latter but not the former

Marcus Fenix is a terribly bland character

And master chief, lara croft, and nico bellic aren't?

Lara and Nico are better and much better than Marcus

Master Chief is bland as well though

[K73SK]

Lara and Nico are better and much better than Marcus

Master Chief is bland as well though

Nico is the typical character that all grand theft auto games have. He's got no unique characteristics. Lara Croft is just overrated. And neither of those have a good history/story to why they are the way they are.

[Zup]

Lara and Nico are better and much better than Marcus

Master Chief is bland as well though

Nico is the typical character that all grand theft auto games have. He's got no unique characteristics.

Just realized we've been spelling "Niko" wrong >____>

I don't like defending GTAIV since I'm not a fan myself, but Niko is definitely better than Marcus (though he's still too high as well. Wouldn't put him on the list at all).

Niko is easily the most developed/well-rounded/whatever fluff adjective hero of GTA (not that the heroes are anything to brag about). He's definitely different from them - he has more of a character. CJ...Tommy...Vic...none of them even seem to have been attempted to be anywhere near as good as Niko. He actually has a personality and isn't merely a stereotype gangsta or anything. Even in the beginning when he first comes to America and how naive he is...it's great.

He's not a standout character as far as games go, imo, but he stomps on the rest of the GTA protagonists, Master Chief, Lara, and Marcus.

Lara Croft is just overrated.

How so? lol the only thing anyone ever mentions about Lara is how hot she is. But still, better than Marcus imo.

While she's nothing special, neither is Marcus. Dom was better.

And neither of those have a good history/story to why they are the way they are.

Disagree with that assumption targeted to Niko, but agree with Lara. Tomb Raider stories were nothing special, and neither is Lara's character. GTA doesn't have a great story either, but it does explain Niko excellently.

Gears of War doesn't have a good story either

[Redhollowlives999]

I don't like that the Prince of Persia from 1980 something is on this list; extremely bland.

The more recent ones like Sands of Time, and Two Thrones were excellent! Warrior Within was horrid (though it had its reasons) and Forgotten Sands was kinda bland as well.

[Zup]

I don't like that the Prince of Persia from 1980 something is on this list; extremely bland.

I think they just listed the game the character debuted in


I decided to just rearrange the list they have in the order I would put the characters based on...how much I like them >___>

*NOTE: Goku, Naruto, ASH KETCHUM, and Pikachu (Pikachu was no special character in the original Pokemon games, only the anime really) were eliminated from this list because they were BS choices in the first place

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

I think the problem with making a list like this is that they just end up listing 50 popular game characters and then putting Mario and Link at the top

I think it'd be better if people just wrote "My Top 50 Favorite Video Game Characters of All Time" or something instead. That way there'd be WAAAAAAY more variety rather than a popular game hero/villain roll call

I shall now get to work on mine