Solid Snake - Because he is the most realistic hero I've seen ever and he is a slaughter house. Everything about him is legendary. Grat character.

Cloud Strife - My first ever games for the Play Station was Crash Bandicoot 2 and Final Fantasy VII. Cloud is just lethal. He is the main man in the game and doesnt do anything that makes me feel he is a crap character. I know it was in text, but it was very very good to get a character so over with just text. His whole life was described perfectly.