LlamaLlama's 2010 Top 3 Supporting Characters (Minor Spoilers)
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Here are my Top 3 Supporting Characters of 2010. Keep in mind that I only include characters from games I've played, so if your picks are not on the list it's because I did not play your choice games.
3. Mass Effect 2's Joker
When I heard rumors back when Mass Effect 2 had just been announced that Joker wouldn't survive the destruction of the Normandy, I couldn't believe it. Those said rumors turned into rumors of early game choices, of which I was determined to save him. Joker may not be the most important character of the Mass Effect universe and his status of comedic relief may also be diminished with new members of the cast, but Joker still stands as to me as one of the most important characters of my crew, being the only one that never really gave up on me. Upon mission endings he was the first one I would talk to and a late game sequence had me swearing alongside him. To me, Joker is the representation of true humanity on the Normandy, showing me what we are really fighting for.
2. Red Dead Redemption's Marshal Leigh Johnson
When I first began to decide on my choices, I originally put Joker over the Marshal. But when it came to writing this blog, I changed my mind, remembering what had made me purchase my first GTA style game, when before I had had snobbish distain for the name Rockstar through its GTA series, which I did not like. The reason I decided to buy Red Dead Redemption was the fact that it looked like a fully realised Western with compelling characters. I had based my initial opinion entirely on the released clip of Marston's first meeting with the Marshal--a decision entirely made on the Marhsal's reaction, a laugh. My only complaint about this character, like many of the characters of Red Dead Redemption, is that I felt he was underused in the game. And because of this character when I hear about new Rockstar games I am prepared to scan the internet for any information of the new game to see if it has the spark that made me buy Red Dead Redemption.
1. Enslaved's Pigsy
I was worried playing this game. I was halfway through the game and still the character of Pigsy had yet to be introduced. There was no way that he could be as compelling as Trip and Monkey with barely any of the game left to play. I was so wrong. Pigsy's introduction to me outshown the performances of even Andy Serkis as Richard Ridings' sold me on his character in little time flat. Just the range of emotion, he displays on his introduction was amazing, selling me on a character I had had my doubts about for a long time. Coupled with the conclusion, Pigsy to me outshines my other two choices. While likewise, I was impressed with the Marshal with just one scene, Pigsy impressed me more, my doubts shattered due to the excellent performance that Richard Ridings preformed.