In Response To: Guinness, Top 50 video game characters of all time (thebruce0)
: Guess who made the top 3?
: 1. Mario (Donkey Kong, Nintendo, 1981)
: 2. Link (The Legend of Zelda, Nintendo, 1986)
: 3. Master Chief (Halo: Combat Evolved, Microsoft, 2001)
: 4. Solid Snake (Metal Gear, Konami, 1987)
: 5. Cloud Strife (Final Fantasy VII, Square, 1997)
: 6. PAC-Man (PAC-Man, Namco, 1980)
: 7. Lara Croft (Tomb Raider, Eidos 1996)
: 8. Gordon Freeman (Half-Life, Valve, 1998)
: 9. Kratos (God of War, Sony, 2005)
: 10. Sonic (Sonic the Hedgehog, Sega, 1990)
: 11. Crash (Crash Bandicoot, Sony, 1996)
: 12. Soap MacTavish (Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Activision, 2007)
: 13. Nico Bellic (Grand Theft Auto IV, Rockstar, 2008)
: 14. Samus Aran (Metroid, Nintendo 1986)
: 15. Ratchet (Ratchet & Clank, Sony, 2002)
: 16. Nathan Drake (Uncharted: Drakes Fortune, Sony, 2007)
: 17. Captain Price (Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Activision, 2007)
: 18. Kirby (Kirbys Dream Land, Nintendo, 1992)
: 19. Marcus Fenix (Gears of War, Microsoft, 2006)
: 20. Pikachu (Pokemon Red/Green, Nintendo 1996)
: 21. Yoshi (Super Mario World, Nintendo, 1990)
: 22. CJ Johnson (Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Rockstar, 2004)
: 23. Mega Man (Mega Man, Capcom, 1987)
: 24. Sam Fisher (Tom Clancys Splinter Cell, Ubisoft, 2002)
: 25. Shadow (Sonic Adventure 2, Sega, 2001)
: 26. Jak (Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy, Sony, 2001)
: 27. Duke Nukem (Duke Nukem, Apogee, 1991)
: 28. Dante (Devil May Cry, Bandai, 2003)
: 29. Naruto (Naruto: Konoha Ninpoch, Bandai, 2003)
: 30. Altair (Assassins Creed, Ubisoft, 2007)
: 31. Zelda (The Legend of Zelda, Nintendo, 1986)
: 32. Sephiroth (Final Fantasy VII, Square, 1997)
: 33. Donkey Kong (Donkey Kong, Nintendo, 1981)
: 34. The Prince (Prince of Persia, Broderbund, 1989)
: 35. Ezio (Assassins Creed II, Ubisoft, 2009)
: 36. Leon S (Biohazard/ Resident Evil, Capcom, 1996)
: 37. Ash Ketchum (Pokemon Red/Green, Nintendo, 1996)
: 38. Guybrush Threepwood (The Secret of Monkey Island, LucasArts, 1990)
: 39. Spyro (Spyro the Dragon, Universal, 1998)
: 40. Ghost Riley (Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, Activision, 2009)
: 41. Goku (Dragon Daihikyoe, Epoch, 1987)
: 42. Max Payne (Max Payne, Rockstar, 2001)
: 43. Jill Valentine (Biohazard/ Resident Evil, Capcom, 1996)
: 44. Princess Peach (Super Mario Bros., Nintendo, 1985)
: 45. Larry Laffer (Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards,
: Sierra, 1987)
: 46. Augustus Cole (Gears of War, Microsoft, 2006)
: 47. Bowser (Super Mario Bros., Nintendo, 1985)
: 48. Eddie Riggs (Brutal Legend, EA, 2009)
: 49. Ryu (Street Fighter, Capcom, 1987)
: 50. Sackboy (LIttleBigPlanet, Sony, 2008)
: According to Guinness World Records 2011 Gamers Edition,
: http://gamers.guinnessworldrecords.com
: via press release
: NEW YORK (February 16, 2011) Mario bounced over Solid Snake, Pac-Man chewed
: up Kratos and Lara Croft barreled through Donkey Kong as Guinness World
: Records 2011 Gamers Edition revealed the Top 50 Video Game Characters of
: All Time. Voted on by more than 13,000 fans on the Guinness World Records
: Gamers Edition website (http://gamers.guinnessworldrecords.com/), the list
: includes heroes and villains from more than 30 years of video game
: history. Nintendo ruled the line-up with an impressive 11 characters
: included, followed by Sony and Capcom with six and five respectively.
: Additionally, 1996 had a noteworthy five timeless characters, followed by
: 1987, 2001, and 2007 with four each.
: While the Top 3 characters Mario, Link and Master Chief will come as no
: surprise, several omissions are sure to cause a stir. Marios lanky brother
: Luigi, Mortal Kombats spear-tossing legend Scorpion, Bio-Shocks terrifying
: Big Daddies, and the adorable lemmings from Lemmings, all failed to make
: the cut. However, video game legends like Sonic, Gordon Freeman, Cloud
: Strife, and PAC-Man cracked the Top 10 thanks to their celebrated titles
: and pop culture significance.
: The world has seen so many pivotal characters throughout the history of
: gaming that asking our readers to narrow it down to just 50 was a
: challenge in itself, says Gaz Deaves, Guinness World Records Gaming
: Editor. Some of the choices on the list are obvious, some less so, but its
: sure to get gamers talking about their faves.
How did HK-47 not make the top 50...?
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