by Jose Martinez
Who doesn't love a good top ten list, right? Here is my first go at one. This list is made up of the top ten male characters that I've had the pleasure of becoming. In each game you take over a role, sometimes that role is made up of a speechless, personality free character, sometimes its some destined kid with feathery hair and different length pant legs, sometimes, you gladly jump off a cliff every time you have to hear their voice...but when done correctly, you embody a gaming avatar that is filled with bravado, charisma, and all around badassery. This is a list of my favorite of those men:
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| King Edgar Roni Figaro |
10. King Edgar Roni Figaro
First Appeared in Final Fantasy VI (III in the US)-Super Famicom/Super Nintendo
In a game filled with awesome dudes that you can have in your party, none stayed with me longer than King Edgar. As man that rules the Kingdom of Figaro from a castle that can burrow through the sands, he's got it all, good looks, charm, ladies and tons of coin. Or so it seems, wearing the heavy crown of rule due to a coin flip, he gladly joins your adventure and leaves it all behind in defense of Terra. Not only is he dripping with chivalry, but he is the only character that uses the "Tools" command, and with one of them dons a hockey mask and a chainsaw to tear through enemy hordes.
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| Nathan "Nate" Drake |
9. Nathan "Nate" Drake
First Appeared in Uncharted: Drakes's Fortune-Playstation 3
This guy is the embodiment of every single machismo cliche. He is like the American son of Sean Connery's James Bond and Lara Croft with the attitude of Bruce Campbell. Armed with a silver toungue and a quick trigger finger, Drake takes on ancient ruins, treacherous terrain and lots of bad guys with guns and explosives. Not only does he make it fun to deal with these issues, but his charisma keeps you in his shoes to see how the story will end.
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| Sweet Tooth |
8. Sweet Tooth
First Appeared in Twisted Metal-Playstation
Are you one of those rare people who's not afraid of clowns? You'd be afraid of me as I tear through the roads in my killer ice cream truck! In a game packed with psychopathic murderers, none is more iconic than Sweet Tooth. This freakshow clown wasn't afraid to let you know he's on your six as he plays his ice cream jingle, and before you can react you get a double scoop of rockets up your tail pipes. Sweet Tooth is one twisted mamma-jamma.
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| Jacques Blanc |
7. Jacques Blanc
First Appeared in Onimusha 3: Demon Siege-Playstation 2
Just because Jacques is French doesn't mean he can't be a bad hombre! In a weird twist to the Onimusha franchise, you are given control of a French modern day detective who gets caught in a strange time displacing story with the main hero Samanosuke. Carrying a powerful whip and your handgun you unleash awesome combos on hordes of unsuspecting demons. It's actually sad when the story goes back to Samanosuke as playing as Jacques is so outrageously fun. Tie that to the fact that he is modeled after Leon the Professional (Jean Reno) and you got one tough hombre.
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| Ezio Auditore Da Firenze |
6. Ezio Auditore Da Fiernze
First Appeared in Assassin's Creed II-Playstation 3, Xbox 360
Being Ezio fills you with the feeling that a lion must have as he stalks his prey. Blending with crowds, swooping down from rooftops, striking from seclusion, this guy is a stealthy killing machine. Not only that, but he's a total chick magnet and the coolest guy in Renaissance Italy. He gets the nod instead of the true original Altair due to the fact that he can swim and has more personality in his assassin's blade than Altair has in his whole body.
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| The little one on the horse is Wander |
5. Wander
First Appeared in Shadow of the Colossus-Playstation 2
So he kinda looks like a chick, has zero personality and his best friend has four legs...so what?! This guy seeks out and single handedly kills gigantic colossi without fear. Not imbued with super powers or weapons of mass destruction, Wander stalks and brings down Mountain sized foes with ease. There are few events as satisfying as toppling these behemoths after finally figuring out their weakness and often having to scale them to get to it. Truly a man without fear.
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| Kratos, the Ghost of Sparta |
4. Kratos, the Ghost of Sparta
First Appeared in God of War-Playstation 2
Not only is this guy a Spartan warrior, which are some of the baddest soldiers in the history of the world, he takes on more than human foes, he kills gods. As an internally tortured antihero, Kratos takes on multitudes of beasts to destroy the gods that rule the earth itself. Not only this, but when not plunging his Blades of Chaos into his enemies, he derives pleasure in a mini game in which he gets into adult situations with multiple ample bosomed women
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| Batman |
3. Batman
First Appeared in Batman: Arkham Asylum-Playstation 3, Xbox 360
Ok, so the Dark Knight has been around a long time, but never like in Arkham Asylum. This is the ultimate experience of feeling the power of a hunter. As you hang in the shadows, you can set traps and coldly hunt down the gangs of enemies coming after you one by one. I can't recall how many times I laughed maniacally as I picked another one off and saw the remaining group grow more and more frightened. Then you can sit back and laugh at the stragglers as they cry like little girls and shoot, frightened, at the shadows. What a rush!
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| Master Chief John-117 |
2. Master Chief John-117
First Appeared in HALO: Combat Evolved-Xbox
Take John McClane from Die Hard, now put him in a powerful cyber armor, give him awesome fire power, and make the situation a million times more epic because instead of defending a building from terrorists, he's saving mankind from extinction. Put this all together and you have the one man wrecking crew that is the Master Chief. A man of few words, his actions speak louder, and when those actions involve destroying giant planet-sized super weapons, that's pretty loud.
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| Laharl, Prince of the Underworld |
1. Prince of the Underworld, Laharl
First Appeared in Disgaea: Hour of Darkness-Playstation 2
What's more awesome than being so absolutely evil that you would be willing to trounce a kid to finish off his father who is begging for his life? Enter Laharl, the most cold-blooded dude in the Underworld. The mere mention of love and friendship makes him want to kill, he can bring a meteor crashing down from the sky on his enemies while standing on it laughing maniacally, and his only weakness is...boobies! This kid takes anti-hero to a whole new level, and in the process provides one of the most enjoyable gaming experiences ever had,
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