My Favorite Game Characters

Why was this so difficult? I mulled over this for more than a week. Show Phantasm's list some attention

Characters have to be from a game first, so no games based on movies, shows or comics. That means no Godzilla, no Videl, no Grimlock, no Hulk.

Gray Fox (Cyborg Ninja ver)

When I played the game the first time as a kid, I thought he was super cool and goddamn it like 26 years later he is still my favorite
Kazuma Kiryu

He's gonna do what needs to be done, despite just wanting to be left alone as the series progressed
Regina

Apple redhead, sarcastic, sardonic, can get shit done. She laid the seed for a lot of my tastes to this day
Yuri Lowell

In JRPGs, especially the more anime influenced ones, protagonists suffer from the same problems your average shonen protag does. Which is why when Yuri Lowell says "screw the rules, these nobles should get whats coming to them" and proceeds to actually do it, he really stands out

Yuri has obtained the title: Vigilante
King of Dinosaurs

A dinosaur based grappler? I should sue snk for calling me out so hard. Such a blast to use and I hope Tizoc has him as a costume in Garou 2. I would pay money for it even

Oh shit I forgot about the kayfabe. uhhhh Tizoc and King of Dinosaurs are not related whatsoever!
Koromaru

Yes I'm serious. The goodest boy and one of the best characters in the series. Teddie and Morgana are trash in comparison
Lynne

"You put Koromaru for P3 but not Missile for Ghost Trick?!" Yes. Missile is a very good boy but theres a reason why my pfp is Lynne. A bundle of sunshine and optimism in the face of most situations
Dick Gumshoe

I love me some Dick. A bumbling oaf sure but he's my oaf and the games just haven't been the same without him.
Luca Blight

Just gonna copy and paste something I said about him from another list

He's just so unabashedly evil, he knows it, he owns it, HE LOVES IT!. Especially nowadays where villains have to have some sob story or "be relatable", Luca stands out even more and I cannot get enough.
Red XIII

I really like Red's whole story, and also non human characters as party members in jrpgs are just really cool. A shame most of the extra things outside of 7 don't acknowledge him much
Ayla

Bet you thought it was gonna be Frog huh? Ayla's straightforward nature and all around "simpleness" cuz she's a prehistoric human is so endearing to me. She's always a party member whenever she's available on my replays.
Yuffie Kisaragi

Is this my way of getting around having FF7 in here twice? Yes but also I just really like what they did with Yuffie here who I already was a fan of in the original
Zidane Tribal

I really just enjoy his entire arc, the another whole deal of "what is home" alongside the "identity" angle
Futaba Sakura

Redheaded little gremlin. I just wanted her to be happy, probably the character story I cared about the most in the game

4 Comments


20 days ago

Ha ha, I died again!
GUMSHOE LETS GOO

19 days ago

I love dick as well and Koromaru clears Morgana and the creature for sure. (not a high bar) Totally agree with Kiryu and I almost had a mental breakdown over Gray Fox lmao

11 days ago

im playing FF9 and im really liking the non human characters, i think they had a knack for that


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