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[Spyxos]

Kratos (God of War)
Master Chief (Halo)
Solid Snake (Metal Gear Solid)
Raiden (Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance)
Cloud (Final Fantasy VII)

What are yours looking like?

 

[killatopak]

Sir Daniel Fortesque
Neravarine
Jill Valentine
Harry Mason
Courier

common trope is they’re pretty much ordinary people thrust into extraordinary circumstances. Fulfilling destinies that weren’t theirs to begin with.

 

[MarkMe2525]

Mine looks very similar to yours other than Raiden and Cloud. I would replace those with Arthur (RDR2) and Male Cyberpunk protagonist (I know this one is weird, but I really dug the story).

 

[Badlucktroll]

Harry Mason
James Sunderland
Heather Mason
Henry Townshend
Alex Shepherd

 

[kunonabi]

Best I can do is a top 7:

Final Fantasy IV - Cecil
Silent Hill - Harry Mason
Silent Hill 3 - Heather
The Witch and the Hundred Knight - Metallia
Resident Evil 3 Nemesis - Jill Valentine
Bayonetta 1 - Bayonetta
Deadly Premonition 1,2 - Francis York Morgan

 

[touchfuzzy]

Link
Dragon Quest XI Hero
Gordon Freeman
Hollow Knight
Crono

 

[Musashipan]

My boy link

 

[envyzeal]

Crono
Terra
Cecil
Commander Shepard
Red

 

[Spyxos]

Commander Shepard

That one should actually be on my list, too.

 

[Sub_Level]

Solid Snake
Commander Shepard (either gender)
Duke Nukem
Jill Valentine
Lara Croft (Classic Ver.)

I’m still stuck in the 90s, sorry.

 

[SJRB]

 

[theStartupSound]

Deadly Premonition
GTA IV (Niko)
GTA V (Trevor)
Hitman
Limbo

 

[Fahdis]

Mobius 1
Yellow 13

Don't care if anyone thinks of 13 as an antagonist. He was honorable and probably has more personality than 90% of Ace Combat's protags.

 

[fart town usa]

Off the top of my head.

Jill Valentine (not RE5 though)
Locke (FF6)
Barry Burton (rev2)
Leon S. Kennedy (RE2)
The dragon in Panzer Dragoon Saga.

 

[Slicker than your average]

Ethan from heavy rain

 

[kyussman]

Ratchet and Clank
Nathan Drake
Batman(Arkham series)
Kratos
Nico Bellic(GTA)

 

[Aion002]

Geralt
Solid Snake
Dante
Claire
Jill

 

[hemo memo]

Solid Snake
Leon Kennedy
Joker
Link
Dante

 

[SeraphJan]

Almost every protagonist from RE franchise

 

[AlteredForms]

AlteredForms
AlteredForms
AlteredForms
AlteredForms
and yes
AlteredForms

 

[T4keD0wN]

1. Raphael Ambrosius Costeau
2. V - Cyberpunk
3. Dante - DMC
4. McLaren Senna - Forza Horizon 4
5. Arthas - WC3

 

[Zathalus]

Nathan Drake
Arthur Morgan
Commander Shepard
Master Chief
Max Payne

 

[Dusktildawn48]

Arthur Morgan
Joel Miller
John Marston
Nathan Drake
Master Chief

Honorable mentions to Kratos and Geralt.

 

[GametimeUK]

1. Master Chief
2. Marcus Fenix
3. Forza Car

 

[RevGaming]

good question.

Kratos
Joel
Leon
Arthur Morgan
Peter Parker or Nathan Drake

 

[StueyDuck]

Arthur Morgan...

You can shit can the rest.

Edit: ok another post made me rethink. Both naked/solid snake as well

But yes. Shit can the rest

 

[Mozzarella]

Leon S Kennedy
Geralt of Rivia
Lara Croft
Link
Agent 47

 

[semiconscious]

ico (ico)
wander (shadow of the colossus)
zidane (final fantasy ix)
laharl (disgaea)
francis york morgan (deadly premonition)...

 

[TLZ]

One has simply played too many games to remember. I'll try and list the most memorable for me, the quickest that come to mind.

Link
Kazuma Kiryu
Mario
Zack Fair
John Marston

I'd add Ryu too if possible as an honorable mention.

 

[Humdinger]

My Top Five:

1. Nathan Drake
2. Francis York Morgan
3. Joel in TLoU Part I
4. Aloy in HZD
5. Kazuma Kiryu

 

[ClanOfNone]

Rockstar really excels with this. Marsten and Morgan from RDR. Tommy, Nico, and all 3 of GTAV's protagonists were great fun.

 

[Ogbert]

Only one person said Mario so far.

For shame NeoGaf.

For. Shame.

 

[Gambit2483]

Any true 80s/90s kid would have have Link, Cloud or Snake in their top 5.

 

[Touch fuzZy. get BizZay]

Kazuma Kiryu
Nameless One
JC Denton
Ichiban Kasuga
Leon S Kennedy

 

[Nankatsu]

1. Kazuma Kiryu
2. Solid Snake
3. Dante
4. Ezio Auditore da Firenze
5. Cloud Strife

We need an antagonists topic now.

 

[mrmustard]

5 is not enough:

Duke Nukem
Caleb
Max Payne
Mario
Simon Belmont
Max (Sam & Max)
Agent 47
Lara Croft
Little Mac
Guybrush Threepwood
Hoagie (Dott)
Ori

 

[Fuz]

Guybrush Threepwood
Geralt
Cate Archer
Me

 

[DevilMayFlyForAWhiteGuy]

Solid Snake
Samus Aran
Leon Kennedy
Commander Shepard
Jackie Chan

 

[Husky]

Alan Wake (he's the main character of a video game called Alan Wake)
Geralt of Rivia (he's obviously the main character of a game called Rivia)
Ezio Auditore da Firenze (no one knows what game he's from)
Sora (Final Fantasy XV)
Link (series most known for Link: The Wand of Gamelon)

 

[Ozzy Onya A2Z]

• Chief (guess I like the strong silent type with a good one liner)
• Max Payne (moody bad ass personified)
• Geralt (even though I hated the controls on console)
• Mario (he's a gonna win)
• Trevor (what a character, fucking brilliant writing and performance)

Shout out to Pac-Man, balls out pill tripper who is always on the go and never stops while facing his fear of ghosts and eating healthy fruit.

 

[Grildon Tundy]

Arthur Morgan - Red Dead 2: Bad bandit trying to make right in his last days. Poignant!

Ichiban Kasuga - Yakuza: Like a Dragon: A good-natured goofball who learns to be a leader. Inspiring!

Commander Nick Reyes - Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare: Answers the call with no hesitation. Exhilarating!

Solid Snake and all his clone buddies - Metal Gear Solid series: Last-word-of-sentence-repeating competent goober. Conflicting!

Max Payne - Max Payne series: A self-loathing screw-up trying his best to make the best of bad situations. Relatable!

 

[Gambit2483]

Only one person said Mario so far.

For shame NeoGaf.

For. Shame.

Mario is above any "list"...He is the Godfather of videogames (for context).

 

[Husky]

Arthur Morgan - Red Dead 2: Bad bandit trying to make right in his last days. Poignant!

 

[JC 1080P CRT]

I'll do a Top 5 for male and female protagonists. No particular order for each.
EDIT: kunonabi inspired me to add the game(s) where each protagonist appeared.

Male
Phoenix Wright - Ace Attorney (Phoenix Wright) series
Duke Nukem - Duke Nukem series (but especially 3D)
Doomguy - DOOM series
Leon S. Kennedy - Resident Evil 2, 4, 6 (but especially 4)
Solid Snake - Metal Gear (Solid) series (but especially MGS1 and 2)

Female
Aya Brea - Parasite Eve series
Terra Branford - Final Fantasy VI
Ada Wong - Resident Evil 2, 4, 6 (but especially 4)
Jill Valentine - Resident Evil 1, 3
Lara Croft - Tomb Raider series

 

[kunonabi]

I'll do a Top 5 for male and female protagonists. No particular order for each.

Male
Phoenix Wright
Duke Nukem
Doomguy
Leon S. Kennedy
Solid Snake

Female
Aya Brea
Terra Branford
Ada Wong
Jill Valentine
Lara Croft

I like this format better

Male:
Silent Hill - Harry Mason
Resident Evil 2(original) - Leon S. Kennedy
Final Fantasy IV - Cecil
Deadly Premonition 1,2 - Francis York Morgan
No More Heroes - Travis Touchdown

Runner-up - Dead Rising 1 - Frank West

Female:
The Witch and the Hundred Knight - Metallia
Silent Hill 3 - Heather
Bayonetta 1 - Bayonetta
Resident Evil 3 Nemesis - Jill Valentine
Final Fantasy X-2 - Yuna

Runner-up: Persona 2: Eternal Punishment - Maya

 

[amigastar]

Rockstar really excels with this. Marsten and Morgan from RDR. Tommy, Nico, and all 3 of GTAV's protagonists were great fun.

Exactly, i love Rockstars protagonists. My favourites are Claude Speed from GTA 3 and Tommy Vercetti.

 

[Eimran]

Big Boss
Kratos
Arthur Morgan
Trevor Philips
Nathan Drake

 

[kikkis]

Captain price
Chris redfield
Ryu hayabusa
Master chief
Nathan drake

 

[consoul]

Kazuma Kiryu
Ichiban Kasuga
Solid Snake
Leon Kennedy
Nathan Drake

 

[darth.shrimp]

Link (mostly WW version, so cute and expressive)
Terra (FFVI, miles better than anything the series have brought us afterwards)
Yuri Lowell (not my favourite Tales game, but my favourite protagonist from the series)
Farah Oersted (we all know she's the real protagonist from Tales of Eternia)
Dunban (could've been the hero in his own game, what a badass)