Top Video Game Characters

[Rez09]

Hmmmm . . . I like this idea.
But, I have so many favorites, so where to start is going to be rough. T_T
I also think I'll have to narrow it down to one from each series, just so my list doesn't end up plugged with SNK characters.

Anyway, first up and representing the Star Ocean franchise:

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Maria Traydor (Star Ocean: Till the End of Time)

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Brevity is not a specialty of mine, but I'll try to keep these nice and short.

I like Maria because she's a strong female character that isn't subverted by the developer's need to make sex appeal part of her primary appeal. She dresses in a sane manner, is both forward and strong willed without being foolish or rude, and doesn't have some crippled emotional side that requires she lean ever so heavily on my character for support. She's also a complete BEAST in combat.

Next up, representing Fatal Fury:

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Rick Strowd (Fatal Fury: Real Bout 2)

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Rick is a pretty unknown character, only having appeared in one arcade title, but that doesn't change how much of a blast he is to play as. His normals are often very quick and flow together oh so well, and there's a nice bit of trickery in his specials, such as a slow unblockable and evade-strike attacks, as well as a few gap closing dash specials. It's just too bad SNK decided to scrap him and give his moveset/style to Vanessa instead of importing him into KoF. (though I guess there's no real question why).

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I will think of more shortly.