Top 10 Manliest Game Characters (2024 edition)

[Blutwurstritter]

Ray McCall from Call of Juarez.

 

[NecroLord]

JC from Deus Ex. Cold, stoic, augmented, soy resistant badass. Not even being in close proximity of a bomb or watching a father getting murdered in front of a daughter could phaze this stone cold motherfucker.

JC, besides being the bro of Paul, is also kinda his opposite. Paul appears to be more compassionate, emotional and sympathetic to the NSF (perhaps not only because he works for them).
"This isn't a training exercise, JC. Your targets will be human beings, keep that in mind" - When you ask him for the Sniper Rifle.
And of course:
"Remember that we're police. Stick with the prod."
JC appears to be more cold, professional-like and a lone wolf type.

"I like to pick 'em off from a distance. I'll take the rifle." - JC

"GEP gun is the best for non lethal approach" - also probably JC

It's a role playing game, so JC can be anything. Which is why his voice is kind of unemotional and ambigious.

That and Warren Spector instructing Jay Anthony Franke to make JC sound unemotional and detached.

 

[Wise Emperor]

Thread is gay and OP is a fag.

Obvious answer

 

[Ezekiel]

He's bulkier in the game, very heavy on top, which makes his legs look smaller. Some of the designs are slightly off.

In the Streets 2 manual:

 

[Ezekiel]

Only now, after looking through that manual, do I know that there is a downward attack. Jump + attack + down. Could have been using it off and on for years.

 

[Softgels]

Asura (Asura's Wrath)

 

[Ol' Willy]

2. Solid Snake

 

[Curious_Tongue]

Thread is gay and OP is a fag.

Obvious answer

It's EGA Larry or nothing.

 

[Curious_Tongue]

EGA Larry is for adults. VGA Larry is for children.

 

[Reality]

Bo Jackson - Tecmo Super Bowl
ISAF ground forces - Ace Combat 4
Doomguy - Doom
Griffon Spade - Battletanx
Takuma - King of Fighters
Zangief - Street Fighter
Mike Haggar - Final Fight
Naurim - Blackguards
Guan Yu - Dynasty Warriors

 

[AlwaysBrotoMen]

gay thread

 

[Unkillable Cat]

Zangief - Street Fighter
Mike Haggar - Final Fight

Not debating the manliness of these two, but the erroneous information on display.

 

[NecroLord]

Bo Jackson - Tecmo Super Bowl
ISAF ground forces - Ace Combat 4
Doomguy - Doom
Griffon Spade - Battletanx
Takuma - King of Fighters
Zangief - Street Fighter
Mike Haggar - Final Fight
Naurim - Blackguards
Guan Yu - Dynasty Warriors

You forgot someone.

 

[Optimist]

Raven's Cry one and only Christopher Raven

(image attribution goes to Lord_Potato )

 

[udm]

In descending order of manliness:
1) King Arthur (Arthurian Legends)
2) Duke Nukem
3) Serious Sam
4) William Blazkowicz (pre-Wolfenstein 2009)
5) Doomguy
6) Ax Battler
7) Richard B Riddick
8) John Mullins
9) Adrian Shephard
10) Garrett

Special mention: Frank Horrigan, Kyle Katarn, Johnny Gat, Nameless One, Guile

 

[Arryosha]

 

[Spike]

Agrippa from Shadow of Rome. Roman Centurion Chad turned Gladiator, all to save his father and avenge his mother.

And also, no particular order:

The Barbarian from Diablo 2
Max Payne
Nameless from Gothic
Ryu Hayabusa
Sly Cooper
Snake (MGS) also Old Snake
Kazuma Kiryu (first guy that came to mind so maybe he's #1)
Dante from the Devil May Cry series
John Marston from Red Dead Redemption 1

Honorable Mentions: Doomguy, Master Chief

 

[911 Jumper]

My picks would be
Master Chief
Max Payne (from Max Payne 3)
Sam Fisher (pre Blacklist)
MGS2 Solid Snake
RE4 Leon S Kennedy (from the original RE4)
Adam Jensen (character would have looked better if he lost the beard though)

 

[H. P. Lovecraft's Cat]

Can't get manlier than RoboCop.

 

[Average Manatee]

You're all forgetting the very definition of manliness

 

[Chinese Jetpilot]

 

[Rean]

 

[Nathir]

 

[Chinese Jetpilot]