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The Most Badass Video Game Heroes of All Time

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A list designed to answer the question, "Who are the toughest, and greatest, lead video game characters ever?" Not all videogame player characters are necessarily heroic, but we take their side anyway, because our fates are intertwined. The best video game characters immerse us in the story, and eventually gain our sympathy, even if they are anti-heroes (or villains!) And the more badass they are, the more inclined we are to take their side no matter what, and the more powerful we come to feel in controlling them. Even if our princess is constantly hidden in another castle, for some reason...

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    Solid Snake

    Super Smash Bros. , Metal Gear
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    Master Chief

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    Ezio Auditore da Firenze

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    Link

    Nintendo Universe , Universe of The Legend of Zelda
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    Gordon Freeman

    Half-Life , Half-Life
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    Kratos

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    Samus Aran

    Nintendo Universe
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    Commander Shepard

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    Dante

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    John Marston

  11. 11
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    Duke Nukem

  12. 12
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    Mario

    Nintendo Universe , Super Mario Universe
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    Cloud Strife

  14. 14
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    Leon S. Kennedy

    Resident Evil
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    Scorpion

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    Ryu

    Street Fighter
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    Donkey Kong

    Nintendo Universe , Super Mario Universe
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    Sub-Zero

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    Niko Bellic

    Grand Theft Auto
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    Altaïr Ibn La-Ahad

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    Nathan Drake

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    Raiden

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    Ryu Hayabusa

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    Alucard

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    Marcus Fenix

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    Doomguy

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    Mega Man

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    Joker

    DC Universe
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    Max Payne

  30. 30
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    William "B.J." Blazkowicz

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    Fox McCloud

    Nintendo Universe
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    Garrus Valkarian

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    Luigi

    Nintendo Universe , Super Mario Universe
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    Cammy White

    Street Fighter
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    Kirby

    Nintendo Universe
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    Chell

    Half-Life
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    Sephiroth

    Gaia
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    The Apprentice

    Star Wars: Force Unleashed
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    Arbiter

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    Mike Haggar

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    Liara T'Soni

    Mass Effect Universe
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    Chell

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    Garrus Vakarian

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    Simon Belmont

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    Little Mac

    Nintendo Universe
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    Blanka

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    Bill Mad Dog Rizer

    Contra
    added by: theT5E
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    Tali'Zorah nar Rayya

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    Meta Knight

    Nintendo Universe
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    Shang Tsung

    Mortal Kombat
    added by: mikelimpus111

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    1. Keren Parraz
      The Most Badass Video Game Heroes of All Time at 7/14/2012 8:30 PM
      Hey, thanks for this. Greatest Video Game Heroes, bro!
    2. THECALAXGAMER
      The Most Badass Video Game Heroes of All Time at 3/02/2012 5:50 PM
      Duke nukem first
      And wheres Shank?? e.e
    3. Hero
      The Most Badass Video Game Heroes of All Time at 2/25/2012 10:50 AM
      Wheres Squall from FFVIII?
    4. madeyefergy
      Commander Shepard at 11/01/2011 11:12 AM
      If you play an Evil Shepard, yes. Especially if you play a female Shepard.
    5. madeyefergy
      Gordon Freeman at 11/01/2011 11:10 AM
      One of the best, for sure.
    6. madeyefergy
      Kratos at 11/01/2011 11:09 AM
      Yes he is. Who else can claim to have killed so many people, monsters and Gods! It is not only what and the amount, but the attitude and mostly HOW. He is the Biggest and Best Badass of All-Time.
    7. madeyefergy
      Link at 11/01/2011 11:00 AM
      Are you kidding me? Please.
    8. susie55
      The Most Badass Video Game Heroes of All Time at 7/10/2011 4:09 AM
      still can't believe it still can't believe it I paid $32.67 for a XBOX 360 and my mom got a 17 inch Toshiba laptop for $94.83 being delivered to our house tomorrow by FedEX. I will never again pay expensive retail prices at stores. I even sold a 46 inch HDTV to my boss for $650 and it only cost me $52.78 to get. Here is the website we using to get all this stuff, BidsNew.com

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