Who is greatest male protagonist of all time in video games? (2016 POLL)

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Poll Who is greatest male protagonist of all time in video games? (2016 POLL) (146 votes)

Masterchief 8%
Gordon Freeman 7%
Nathan Drake 3%
Leon S Kennedy 1%
Chris Redfield 0%
Dante 1%
Vergil 0%
Solid Snake 15%
Naked Snake A.K.A BIG BOSS 2%
Raiden 0%
Ezio Auditore 1%
Marcus Fenix 0%
Mario 11%
Commander Shepard 8%
Kratos 1%
Cloud 1%
Tidus 0%
Simon Belmont 0%
Duke Nukem 4%
Serious Sam 0%
Lo Wang 0%
Link 9%
Max Payne 3%
Geralt of Rivia 5%
Kiryu Kazuma 1%
007 1%
Prince of Persia 1%
Ryu Hayabusa 1%
Batman 2%
Jackie Escatado 0%
Garrett 1%
Sam Fisher 1%
Isaac Clarke 0%
Jack Carver 0%
B.J Blazkowicz 0%
John Mullins 0%
Agent 47 3%
Frank West 0%
Any GTA Protagonists ( Tommy,CJ,Niko,Trevor) 0%
Yu Narukami A.K.A Charizard1605 ( PERSONA 4 ) 1%
OTHERS ... 7%

I've tried to put only the popular male chars in my POLL for GS limitation, you are feel free to add any other chars you like not in the poll.

Vote already warriors :)

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#1 the_master_race
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Agent 47

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#2  Edited By Jolt_counter119
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Metroid

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@Jolt_counter119 said:

Metroid

Its a She :P

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Francis York Morgan

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@freedomfreak said:

Francis York Morgan

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#6 Zethrickk382
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Was between Nathan and Dante, went with Drake.

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#8  Edited By Cloud_imperium
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Don't know what to choose among these three:

  • Max Payne
  • Garrett
  • Geralt of Rivia

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I think I'll go with Max Payne because Max Payne 2 is my favorite game of all time. It's the only way I can choose, otherwise I will be stuck inside space time continuum.

PS: Max Payne 3 doesn't count.

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Agent 47...

easy.

No immersion breaking potential.. A full no BS hitman with a suit and blood red tie not to mention his .45 silverballers..

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#10 SecretPolice
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Chiefy Poo of course. :P

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#11 Whistle_Blower
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When in doubt vote for Gordon Freeman...

also this is more of a popularity poll than anything

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#12 sailor232
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I voted other, Mario. He saves the day, plays sports, is a Dr, is a pro kart racer, time traveler, Golfer, he does everything including keeping a relationship for other 30 years.

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#13  Edited By inggrish
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Holy shit, came into this thread to say James Bond, but i didn't actually expect him to be in the poll! Colour me impressed tc.

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@Cloud_imperium: Max Payne 2 is so so good, excellent taste sir.

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  • Geralt of Rivia
  • Niko Bellic
  • Max Payne
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@indzman: @Jolt_counter119: isn't a Metroid a brainy alien...?

This guy broke the thread....

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#18 TJDMHEM
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Mario.

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#19  Edited By TheEroica  Moderator
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When I was a kid I would've said Simon Belmont, Cecil from final Fantasy 4 or God in Actraiser...

As an adult I'm gonna say my time with commander Shepard, Ezio and Darth Revan were notable from an "this dude rocks" standpoint.

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@Cloud_imperium: Max Payne 2 is so so good, excellent taste sir.

Thanks man. I don't even know how many times I've played that game. Last time I counted was back in 2005 or so, and I had already played it over 10 times. I play it every year, several time, during summer.

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#21 Alucard_Prime
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That is a tough one.....I liked Isaac Clarke from the Dead Space series......not the quiet one from DS1 mind you(although that also had its charm) but mostly because of the craziness of Dead Space 2. I think they could have developed him more, but overall it was nice to see him develop over DS2-3

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#22 Juub1990
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Renegade Shepard is the only good answer.

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#23  Edited By aigis
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So many good ones... im stuck between Snake / Big Boss (I dont know why thats two options cause it will split the vote for snake) and Yu or maybe even Max Payne cause of that dialogue...

hmmm...

I think im going to have to go with Snake just because Yu is supposed to be the player... And as much as I like Max Payne, I think I like metal gear a little more... But then again I do like persona as a game more... I dont think silent protagonists should be considered the best though...

Side note: If this is the best male poll, is there going to be a female one as well and will shepherd be on that too?

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Junpei from 999

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#25  Edited By aigis
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@Blabadon said:

Junpei from 999

You have stolen my heart sir (Even if I would have gone Sigma over Junpei myself)

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@the_master_race said:

Agent 47

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#27  Edited By indzman
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@aigis said:

So many good ones... im stuck between Snake / Big Boss (I dont know why thats two options cause it will split the vote for snake) and Yu or maybe even Max Payne cause of that dialogue...

hmmm...

I think im going to have to go with Snake just because Yu is supposed to be the player... And as much as I like Max Payne, I think I like metal gear a little more... But then again I do like persona as a game more... I dont think silent protagonists should be considered the best though...

Side note: If this is the best male poll, is there going to be a female one as well and will shepherd be on that too?

I made your favourite female char last year, female Sheppard got tons of vote lol. But the winner was Samus Aran by majority votes heh.

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Grayson Hunt. ;-)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFiSdsW9lfA

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#29  Edited By the_master_race
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Agent 47...

easy.

No immersion breaking potential.. A full no BS hitman with a suit and blood red tie not to mention his .45 silverballers..+

+1 , I don’t why people are so obsessed with Solid Snake, 47 is the real badass, he’s slick, precise and a professional killer who never hesitate , far away from an emotional ****-up with mommy issues

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#30 aigis
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@the_master_race said:
@acp_45 said:

Agent 47...

easy.

No immersion breaking potential.. A full no BS hitman with a suit and blood red tie not to mention his .45 silverballers..+

+1 , I don’t why people are so obsessed with Solid Snake, 47 is the real badass, he’s slick, precise and a professional killer who never hesitate , far away from a emotional ****-up with mommy issues

Why can't I like both...

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Snake is a solid pick for me.

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#32  Edited By darklight4
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I can't pick just one so heres a list:

Kratos,

Dante,

Nathan Drake,

Kazuma Kiryu,

Commander Shepard,

Ezio,

Naked Snake MGS3 version.

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Nathan Drake, it's the fabulous hair and rugged good looks.

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#34  Edited By AM-Gamer
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Solid Snake, Nathan Drake, Geralt of Rivea are all great characters.

PS. Can't believe nobody voted for Link yet.

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The princess-rescuing, Bowser-slaying, pipe-cleaning man himself

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#36  Edited By drinkerofjuice
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@the_master_race said:
@acp_45 said:

Agent 47...

easy.

No immersion breaking potential.. A full no BS hitman with a suit and blood red tie not to mention his .45 silverballers..+

+1 , I don’t why people are so obsessed with Solid Snake, 47 is the real badass, he’s slick, precise and a professional killer who never hesitate , far away from an emotional ****-up with mommy issues

Is that in reference to Snake? If so, dafuq?

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@drinkerofjuice said:
@the_master_race said:
@acp_45 said:

Agent 47...

easy.

No immersion breaking potential.. A full no BS hitman with a suit and blood red tie not to mention his .45 silverballers..+

+1 , I don’t why people are so obsessed with Solid Snake, 47 is the real badass, he’s slick, precise and a professional killer who never hesitate , far away from an emotional ****-up with mommy issues

Is that in reference to Snake? If so, dafuq?

Nope

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#38 aigis
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@dandelionwine said:

The princess-rescuing, Bowser-slaying, pipe-cleaning man himself

But he has little to no personality...

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My opinion here, don't go getting offended all at once you guys but... man a lot of these guys suck. They're one or two dimensional at most... I mean if this were about iconic then I'd accept protagonists like Masterchief, Kratos or Geralt, but if we're talking about protagonists of quality... I guess I'd go with Ezio. We see him grow and he shows an understandable emotional evolution, all while being able to juggle more than one single personality trait! Good on you Ezio!

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@aigis said:
@dandelionwine said:

The princess-rescuing, Bowser-slaying, pipe-cleaning man himself

But he has little to no personality...

I just wanted to make that grand statement, honestly. And I don't know enough about any of the other guys listed on the poll to do a grand statement for them, so there you go.

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#41 aigis
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My opinion here, don't go getting offended all at once you guys but... man a lot of these guys suck. They're one or two dimensional at most... I mean if this were about iconic then I'd accept protagonists like Masterchief, Kratos or Geralt, but if we're talking about protagonists of quality... I guess I'd go with Ezio. We see him grow and he shows an understandable emotional evolution, all while being able to juggle more than one single personality trait! Good on you Ezio!

I was expecting something better when I was reading the first bit :P. Ezio is probably the best AC protagonist and I do like him, but compared to some of the other people on the list, he doesnt stand a chance.

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#42 Catalli  Moderator
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@aigis said:
@ianhh6 said:

My opinion here, don't go getting offended all at once you guys but... man a lot of these guys suck. They're one or two dimensional at most... I mean if this were about iconic then I'd accept protagonists like Masterchief, Kratos or Geralt, but if we're talking about protagonists of quality... I guess I'd go with Ezio. We see him grow and he shows an understandable emotional evolution, all while being able to juggle more than one single personality trait! Good on you Ezio!

I was expecting something better when I was reading the first bit :P. Ezio is probably the best AC protagonist and I do like him, but compared to some of the other people on the list, he doesnt stand a chance.

I'm not surprised XD And I'm sure there's many games I haven't played that do have enticing male protagonists I'd rather vote for, but as of right now Ezio is the more memorable character for me on a personal level.

Actually as I was writing that I thought of Joel. Yeah they make him a bit of a brooding grump for the first few hours of The Last of Us, but it's another game that successfuly manages to open him up and reveal a complicated set of conflicting emotions. He only gets more three-dimensional as the game progresses, right until the end.

Maybe Joel would be a better pick. Not sure though.

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Big Boss/Venom

Runners up

  • Link
  • Geralt
  • Commander Shepard
  • Revan
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Commander Shepard, hell yeah B-)

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@ianhh6 said:
@aigis said:
@ianhh6 said:

My opinion here, don't go getting offended all at once you guys but... man a lot of these guys suck. They're one or two dimensional at most... I mean if this were about iconic then I'd accept protagonists like Masterchief, Kratos or Geralt, but if we're talking about protagonists of quality... I guess I'd go with Ezio. We see him grow and he shows an understandable emotional evolution, all while being able to juggle more than one single personality trait! Good on you Ezio!

I was expecting something better when I was reading the first bit :P. Ezio is probably the best AC protagonist and I do like him, but compared to some of the other people on the list, he doesnt stand a chance.

I'm not surprised XD And I'm sure there's many games I haven't played that do have enticing male protagonists I'd rather vote for, but as of right now Ezio is the more memorable character for me on a personal level.

Casanova you <3

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#46  Edited By indzman
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snake?snake?snaaake! winning so far XD

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#47  Edited By khoofia_pika
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@indzman said:
@Jolt_counter119 said:

Metroid

Its a She :P

Metroids are aliens lol

I think you both mean Samus

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no JC DENTON? LOL!

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#49 indzman
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@khoofia_pika said:
@indzman said:
@Jolt_counter119 said:

Metroid

Its a She :P

Metroids are aliens lol

I think you both mean Samus

lol

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#50  Edited By MlauTheDaft
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Glad to see that Snake is leading :)