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On a lighter note, Game Informer has arbitrarially named "30 Video Game Characters Who Defined a Decade." Can you name the top ten?

Posted by Tim (aka othertim) Nov 16 '10, 11:22

They count the decade as 2000-2010, so yes, that's eleven years worth.

Responses:

Covenant. -- nm - Spawn Nov 16, 11:37 2
- Ah, thought it was villains. -- nm - Spawn Nov 16, 11:38 1
  - at least be specific and say the Arbiter, or the Prophet of Truth or whatever his title is -- nm - crash davis Nov 16, 11:38
Andrew Ryan -- nm - Jovian Nov 16, 11:37 1
- #8 - Tim Nov 16, 11:37
the Bioshock protagonist -- nm - crash davis Nov 16, 11:36 4
- the Lone Wanderer from Fallout 3 -- nm - crash davis Nov 16, 11:37
- no, but close. -- nm - Tim Nov 16, 11:36 2
  - Big Daddy -- nm - JaxSean Nov 16, 11:37
  - the little girl -- nm - Beaker Nov 16, 11:37
Drake (from Uncharted) -- nm - JaxSean Nov 16, 11:31 1
- Nathan Drake is #3 -- nm - Tim Nov 16, 11:32
gordon freeman -- nm - dogbert Nov 16, 11:31 10
- Somehow no, probably because he's a mute, but a Half-Life character is in the top ten. -- nm - Tim Nov 16, 11:33 6
  - Alyx Vance -- nm - JaxSean Nov 16, 11:37
  - g-man -- nm - dogbert Nov 16, 11:34 4
    - oh wait, alex -- nm - dogbert Nov 16, 11:35 3
      - oops, alyx (if they didn't take so long between releases I would have remembered) -- nm - dogbert Nov 16, 11:36 1
        
        I have Half-Life in the Orange Box, I haven't played it yet though -- nm - crash davis Nov 16, 11:36
      - #6 -- nm - Tim Nov 16, 11:35
- batman -- nm - dogbert Nov 16, 11:32 2
  - john maddon -- nm - dogbert Nov 16, 11:32 1
    - alma from f.e.a.r. -- nm - dogbert Nov 16, 11:34
Theresa (from the Fable series) -- nm - znufrii Nov 16, 11:30
You! -- nm - Don Homer Nov 16, 11:30
the little Caesar dude from Ikariam. -- nm - Beaker Nov 16, 11:30 1
- pizza, pizza -- nm - crash davis Nov 16, 11:35
"Guitar Hero" -- nm - JaxSean Nov 16, 11:29
the evil computer chick from Portal who promises you cake -- nm - crash davis Nov 16, 11:29 7
- GLaDOS, #1. -- nm - Tim Nov 16, 11:29 6
  - I completely thought this was a joke answer :-) -- nm - con_carne Nov 16, 11:38 3
    - Weak list if Master Chief is only #7. -- nm - Spawn Nov 16, 11:39
    - If you've played Portal, it's really not. Maybe not worth #1 but she belongs on the list. -- nm - Tim Nov 16, 11:38 1
      - Portal is one of the most inngenious games I've ever played -- nm - crash davis Nov 16, 11:39
  - I rock! -- nm - crash davis Nov 16, 11:30
  - wow -- nm - JaxSean Nov 16, 11:30
Jax and Dexter -- nm - CQ Nov 16, 11:29
Lesbian Mario Brothers! -- nm - Diva Nov 16, 11:28 1
- Casinos on the Moon! -- nm - Beaker Nov 16, 11:31
Commander Sheppard -- nm - Jovian Nov 16, 11:28 1
- #12 -- nm - Tim Nov 16, 11:29
The dude from Half-Life. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 16, 11:28
Ezio -- nm - Jovian Nov 16, 11:28 1
- Ah, I missed this. #10. -- nm - Tim Nov 16, 11:34
Pong paddles! -- nm - Roger More Nov 16, 11:28
Link -- nm - amoxy Nov 16, 11:28
Nintendogs, Pokemon. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 16, 11:28
Eve -- nm - CQ Nov 16, 11:27
Mii! -- nm - JaxSean Nov 16, 11:25
Donkey Kong -- nm - Beaker Nov 16, 11:25 1
- wrong decade :) -- nm - oblique Nov 16, 11:26
Hint: Some of these are not necesarially the playable character. -- nm - Tim Nov 16, 11:25 1
- Cortana -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 16, 11:25
Soap? from Call of Duty? -- nm - Max Nov 16, 11:25
Niko Bellic -- nm - crash davis Nov 16, 11:24 4
- who? -- nm - oblique Nov 16, 11:25 2
  - GTA IV protagonist. -- nm - Tim Nov 16, 11:31
  - Grand Theft Auto character -- nm - Remlik Nov 16, 11:26
- #5 -- nm - Tim Nov 16, 11:25
Pac Man! -- nm - mr. pin Nov 16, 11:24
Halo's Chief, even though he has about the least amount of character from any video game. -- nm - Max Nov 16, 11:24
Master Chief, Kratos -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 16, 11:24 4
- #7 for Kratos. -- nm - Tim Nov 16, 11:24 3
  - who? -- nm - oblique Nov 16, 11:25 2
    - God of War 1, 2 and 3 lead character. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 16, 11:25
    - God of War -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 16, 11:25
Probably not. -- nm - Loyola Nov 16, 11:23
Lara Croft, Snake, Master Chief -- nm - JaxSean Nov 16, 11:23 1
- no, no, #4 -- nm - Tim Nov 16, 11:24
Whatever the guy's name was in GTA III. -- nm - Don Homer Nov 16, 11:23 4
- no. -- nm - Tim Nov 16, 11:24 3
  - That's a big, throbbing, FAILITIS. -- nm - Don Homer Nov 16, 11:25 2
    - he defined it so well you can't even remember his name ? -- nm - decline Nov 16, 11:26
    - The GTA 3 protagonist isn't on the list, but another from the series is. - Tim Nov 16, 11:26
Mario -- nm - Beaker Nov 16, 11:23 1
- no. -- nm - Tim Nov 16, 11:24

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