Battle of the Space Marines!

[Formalhaut]

If you're a fan of sci-fi action shooters, nine times out of ten you'll end up having to control one of many (http://www.cracked.com/article_16196_the-7-commandments-all-video-games-should-obey_p5.html) grizzled space veterans (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ASpaceMarineIsYou). There's no escaping it - you'll have to guide your hero through all manner of aliens, monsters or both if you want to see the day through victorious. Up until the sequel, of course.

But out of the many (admittedly white) protagonists, which space marine has been your favourite? More generally, what do you think about the 'space marine' genre? Is it positive, or rather derivative?

Below are an array of space marines. Take your pick, or if you've got a really obscure one, feel free to choose the 'other' button.

Doomguy, from Doom

http://static.giantbomb.com/uploads/scale_small/12/120457/2136167-3.jpeg

Master Chief, from Halo

http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/halo/images/f/fc/Halo_3-_Master_Chief.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20110303010514

Shane Carpenter, from Haze

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Jake 'Nomad' Dunn, from Crysis

http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/crysis/images/c/ca/Nomadfaceartwork.JPG/revision/latest?cb=20110303153526

Commander Shepard, from Mass Effect

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Marcus Fenix, from Gears of War

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Isaac Clarke, from Dead Space

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Captain Titus, from Warhammer

http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/warhammer40k/images/3/3c/Titus.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/300?cb=20110908083952


And presumably many other examples. Bonus points if you can get a space marine who isn't white male.

[Freya]

Buzz Lightyear :colbert: You missed buzz

[Fynn]

https://digitalstowaways.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/w3_1024x768.jpg

[Madame Adequate]

Clarke isn't a space marine, he's just a dude who kills trout in space.

Also, for further examples, Terrans in StarCraft are the space marineiest faction since Aliens, and also Sgt. Cortez in TimeSplitters Future Perfect is the best actual space marine ever. It's time to split!

Of the ones listed? I'm gonna have to go with the old classic, and say Doomguy. I'm sorry but you just can't get better than RIP AND TEAR! YOU ARE HUGE! THAT MEANS YOU HAVE HUGE GUTS!

[Formalhaut]

I included Clarke because he fits pretty much every other 'space marine' trope. Besides being a marine. And I still can't help but thinking those helmets look like lego heads, Fynn.

[Pike]

Terrans in StarCraft are the space marineiest faction since Aliens

this is so true like

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honestly

[Fynn]

I included Clarke because he fits pretty much every other 'space marine' trope. Besides being a marine. And I still can't help but thinking those helmets look like lego heads, Fynn.

Lalala - I can't hear you over how awesome the demonica suit is!

[sharkythesharkdogg]

Doomguy

[Galuf]

Master Chef.

He is good at cooking..... Aliens.

(i love halo)

[Pumpkin]

Shepard because it's the only one of those games that I've played

[Pant Leg Eater from the Bad World]

Clarke isn't a space marine, he's just a dude who kills trout in space.

Master Chief is also not a Space Marine. But I chose him anyways.

[Galuf]

Clarke isn't a space marine, he's just a dude who kills trout in space.

Master Chief is also not a Space Marine. But I chose him anyways.

aye. marines are flimsy dudes. chief is a supa spartan

[Bubba]

Shepard kicking ass just as I thought.

[I Took the Red Pill]

Shane Carpenter, from Haze

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lel who tf

[Slothy]

Haze is the game that killed Free Radical. Makers of the great Timesplitters series.

[Ayen]

I was all prepared to vote Doomguy, but then I saw Commander Shepard and decided to be a cliche.