This whole Game of the Generation poll series has been fun, if not at least a bit bloodthirsty and rather personal in the comments. But why limit the fun to just picking the game of the generation? Why not apply the same polling madness to pick the best characters of the generation?
Well, maybe not the exact same. Here's what we're going to do. Instead of a formal sixty-four option bracket that people will inevitably argue over, I will accept nominations for characters in these categories:
- Male Character of the Generation
- Female Character of the Generation
- Generated Character of the Generation
The list of nominations below is considered FINAL. Thank you to all that submitted nominees. Rules on voting will come later this week while I do some clean-up and organization.
Male Character Nominations
- Nier (Nier)
- Neku Sakuraba (The World Ends With You)
- Sho Minamimoto (The World Ends With You)
- Vincent Brooks (Catherine)
- Caius Ballad (Final Fantasy XIII-2)
- Shulk (Xenoblade Chronicles)
- Zael (The Last Story)
- Father-Mother (Zeno Clash) (It was heads, for those wondering.)
- Bang Shishigami (BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger)
- Frederic Chopin (Eternal Sonata)
- Shin (Fragile Dreams)
- Stocke (Radiant Historia)
- John Marston (Red Dead Redemption)
- Ezio Auditore (Assassin's Creed II)
- Geralt of Rivia (The Witcher)
- Francis York Morgan (Deadly Premonition)
- Mordin Solus (Mass Effect 2)
- Nathan Drake (Uncharted)
- Wheatley (Portal 2)
- Drebin (Metal Gear Solid 4)
- Phoenix Wright (Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney)
- Trevor Phillips (Grand Theft Auto V)
- Joel (The Last of Us)
- Victor Sullivan (Uncharted)
- Meat Boy (Super Meat Boy)
- Lee Everett (The Walking Dead)
- Iorweth (The Witcher 2)
- Oliver (Ni No Kuni)
- Missile (Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective)
- Niko Bellic (Grand Theft Auto IV)
- Augustus Cole (Gears of War)
- The Knight of Artorias (Dark Souls)
- Great Wolf Sif (Dark Souls)
- Riki (Xenoblade Chronicles)
- Garrus (Mass Effect)
- Varric (Dragon Age II)
- Kaim Argonar (Lost Odyssey)
- Vaas Montenegro (Far Cry 3)
- Francis (Left 4 Dead)
- Sissel (Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective)
- Wei Shen (Sleeping Dogs)
- Naya (Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons)
- Nayi (Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons)
- Radio Man (Spec Ops: The Line)
- Legion (Mass Effect 3)
- Vito Scaletta (Mafia II)
- Martin Walker (Spec Ops: The Line)
- Captain John Price (Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare)
- Luis Lopez (Grand Theft Auto IV: Ballad of Gay Tony)
- The Duke (Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess)
- Barry Steakfries (Age of Zombies)
- Cameraman Jeff (Uncharted 2)
- Emmett Graves (Starhawk)
- Joseph Capelli (Resistance 2)
- The Kid (Bastion)
- Juan (Guacamelee)
- Rucks (Bastion)
- Yuri Lowell (Tales of Vesperia)
- Travis Touchdown (No More Heroes)
- Cain (Binary Domain)
- Kyle Hyde (Hotel Dusk: Room 215)
- Asura (Asura's Wrath)
- Jungo (Devil Survivor 2)
- Joshua Graham (Fallout: New Vegas)
- Ulysses (Fallout: New Vegas)
- Big Bo (Binary Domain)
- Steven Heck (Alpha Protocol)
- Kyousuke (Little Busters)
- Tomoya (Clannad)
- George Haggard (Battlefield: Bad Company)
- Cave Johnson (Portal 2)
- Brucie Kibbutz (Grand Theft Auto IV)
- The Judge (Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney)
- Nelson Tethers (Puzzle Agent)
- Gabriel Belmont (Castlevania: Lords of Shadow)
- Alan Wake (Alan Wake)
- Enoch (El Shaddai)
- Cole Phelps (L.A. Noire)
- Delta Six (Gemini Rue)
- Professor Layton (Professor Layton and the Curious Village)
- Boss/Thomas Mutton (Catherine)
- Andrew Ryan (BioShock)
- Shun Akiyama (Yakuza 4)
- Yasha (Asura's Wrath)
- Silas Greaves (Call of Juarez: Gunslinger)
- Johnny Gat (Saints Row)
- Zeke Dunbar (inFamous)
- Valvatorez (Digaea 4)
- Booker DeWitt (BioShock Infinite)
- Hakan (Street Fighter IV)
- El Fuerte (Street Fighter IV)
- Dwarf (Dragon's Crown)
- Wizard (Dragon's Crown)
- Vashyron (Resonance of Fate)
- Stanley (The Stanley Parable)
- Crestfallen Warrior (Dark Souls)
- Adam Jensen (Deus Ex: Human Revolution)
- Thomas (Thomas Was Alone)
- The Illusive Man (Mass Effect 2)
- Joker (Mass Effect)
- Atlas (BioShock)
- Jorge (Halo: Reach)
- Terrence Sweetwater (Battlefield: Bad Company)
- Andrus Ponder (Cart Life)
- Bigby Wolf (The Wolf Among Us)
- Eddie Riggs (Brutal Legend)
- Monkey (Enslaved)
- S-Kill (Divekick)
- Alvin (Tales of Xillia)
- Alistair (Dragon Age: Origins)
- Michael De Santa (Grand Theft Auto V)
- Frank West (Dead Rising)
- Zobek (Castlevania: Lords of Shadow)
- Red Bird (Angry Birds)
- Dandelion (The Witcher)
- Lamar Davis (Grand Theft Auto V)
- Jetstream Sam (Metal Gear Rising)
- Haytham Kenway (Assassin's Creed III)
- Urdnot Wrex (Mass Effect)
- Layle (Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers)
- Iron Tager (BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger)
- Daniel (Amnesia: The Dark Descent)
- Jackie Estacado (The Darkness)
- Louis (Left 4 Dead)
- Hope Estheim (Final Fantasy XIII)
- Altair (Assassin's Creed)
- Franklin Clinton (Grand Theft Auto V)
- Grayson Hunt (Bulletstorm)
- Gwyn, Lord of Cinder (Dark Souls)
- Grimoire Weiss (Nier)
- Forest Kaysen (Deadly Premonition)
- Charlie Cutter (Uncharted)
- Solaire of Astora (Dark Souls)
- Biorr of the Twin Fangs (Demon's Souls)
- Vernon Roche (The Witcher 2)
- Grigori the Dragon (Dragon's Dogma)
- The Jackal (Far Cry 2)
- Bishop Shidux (No More Heroes)
- Howard "Buckshot" Holmes (Madworld)
- Wrestler (Rhythm Heaven)
- The Player (Poker Night at the Inventory)
- Tenzin (Uncharted 2)
- Isaac (The Binding of Isaac)
- Thane (Mass Effect 2)
- Bill (The Last of Us)
- Richard Conway (Gunpoint)
- Sten (Dragon Age: Origins)
- Junpei (9 Hours, 9 Persons, 9 Doors)
- Miles Edgeworth (Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney)
- Keith David (Saints Row IV)
- Sander Cohen (BioShock)
- Crow (Fragile Dreams)
- Jubei (BlazBlue)
- Kick (Divekick)
- Anders (Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening)
- Rupin (The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword)
- Scarf Wearer (Journey) - Coin Flip decision
- Apollo Justice (Ace Attorney: Apollo Justice)
- Groose (The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword)
- Vigk Vagk (Ninety-Nine Nights)
- Hisao Nakai (Katawa Shoujo)
- Kenny (The Walking Dead: Season 1)
- Black Baron/Blacker Baron (Madworld/Anarchy Reigns)
- "Tequila" Yuen (Stranglehold)
- Ishi Sato (Bulletstorm)
- Jaguar Javier (Guacamelee)
- Monokuma (Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc)
- Jacket (Hotline Miami)
- Garl Vinald (Demon's Souls)
- Raul Menendez (Black Ops II)
- Frank Woods (Black Ops)
Female Character Nominations
- Lightning (Final Fantasy XIII)
- Chell (Portal)
- GLaDOS (Portal)
- Fiora (Xenoblade Chronicles)
- Morrigan (Dragon Age: Origins)
- Calista (The Last Story)
- Kaine (Nier)
- Rosalina (Super Mario Galaxy)
- Labrys (Persona 4 Arena)
- Melia (Xenoblade Chronicles)
- Rin Tezuka (Katawa Shoujo)
- Elena (Pandora's Tower)
- Bonnie MacFarlane (Red Dead Redemption)
- Clementine (The Walking Dead: Season 1)
- Elena Fisher (Uncharted)
- Chloe Frazer (Uncharted)
- Liara T'Soni (Mass Effect)
- Ellie (The Last of Us)
- Saskia (The Witcher 2)
- Elizabeth (BioShock Infinite)
- Tali (Mass Effect)
- Nariko (Heavenly Sword)
- Kai (Heavenly Sword)
- River Wyles (To the Moon)
- Isara (Valkyria Chronicles)
- Saya (Saya no Uta)
- Caterina Sforza (Assassin's Creed II)
- Shaundi (Saints Row 2)
- Kinzie Kensington (Saints Row: The Third)
- Leliana (Dragon Age: Origins)
- Bayonetta (Bayonetta)
- Madison Paige (Heavy Rain)
- Sheva Alomar (Resident Evil 5)
- Nix (inFamous 2)
- Molly (The Walking Dead: Season 1)
- Sheriff Sarah Breaker (Alan Wake)
- Aht (Radiant Historia)
- Oerba Yun Fang (Final Fantasy XIII)
- Seth Balmore (Lost Odyssey)
- Judith (Tales of Vesperia)
- Shanoa (Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia)
- Faye Lee (Binary Domain)
- Phillippa Eilhart (The Witcher 2)
- Erica Anderson (Catherine)
- *Hyun-Ae (Analogue: A Hate Story)
- Jane Valderama (Saints Row)
- Alma Wade (F.E.A.R.)
- Emily Wyatt (Deadly Premonition)
- Franzika Von Karma (Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Justice For All)
- Jodie Holmes (Beyond: Two Souls)
- Trip (Enslaved)
- Hatsune Miku (Hatsune Miku: Project Diva)
- Faith Connors (Mirror's Edge)
- Tiny Tina (Borderlands 2)
- Ellen (Folklore)
- Nilin (Remember Me)
- Combat Girl (Super Monday Night Combat)
- Goal (Deponia)
- Faridah Malik (Deus Ex: Human Revolution)
- Anya Stroud (Gears of War)
- Lilith (Borderlands 2)
- Fidget (Dust: An Elysian Tale)
- Crimson Viper (Street Fighter IV)
- Juri (Street Fighter IV)
- Elf (Dragon's Crown)
- Amazon (Dragon's Crown)
- Sorceress (Dragon's Crown)
- Alyx Vance (Half-Life 2: Episode One)
- EDI (Mass Effect 2)
- Sarah (Lost Odyssey)
- Veronica (Fallout: New Vegas)
- Alicia Melchiott (Valkyria Chronicles)
- Rosangela Blackwell (The Blackwell Legacy)
- Juliet Starling (Lollipop Chainsaw)
- Merrill (Dragon Age: Origins)
- Mistral (Metal Gear Rising)
- Samantha Greenbriar (Gone Home)
- Selvaria Bles (Valkyria Chronicles)
- Marina Wulfstan (Valkyria Chronicles)
- Mila (Dead or Alive 5)
- Milla Maxwell (Tales of Xillia)
- Tess (The Last of Us)
- Rosalind Lutece (BioShock Infinite)
- Rose of Sharon Cassidy (Fallout: New Vegas)
- Isabela (Dragon Age: Origins)
- Kokonoe (BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger)
- Zoey (Left 4 Dead)
- Ellie Langford (Dead Space 2)
- Jenny Romano (The Darkness)
- Patricia Tannis (Borderlands)
- Miranda Lawson (Mass Effect 2)
- Jack (Mass Effect 2)
- Catherine (Catherine)
- Akane/June (9 Hours, 9, Persons, 9 Doors)
- Triss Merigold (The Witcher 2)
- Clover (9 Hours, 9 Persons, 9 Doors)
- Jeanne (Bayonetta)
- Kasumi Goto (Mass Effect 2)
- Sunny (Metal Gear Solid 4)
- Kat (DMC: Devil May Cry)
- Dom's Wife (Gears of War 2)
- Momohime (Muramasa)
- Rita Mordio (Tales of Vesperia)
- Hanako Ikezawa (Katawa Shoujo)
- Gemini Sunrise (Sakura Wars: So Long My Love)
- Midna (The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess)
- Girl (Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons)
- Maiden Astraea (Demon's Souls)
Generated Character Nominations
- Commander Shepard (Mass Effect)
- The Warden (Dragon Age: Origins)
- Hawke (Dragon Age II)
- Dovahkiin (The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim)
- The Lone Wanderer (Fallout 3)
- The Boss (Saints Row)
- The Arisen (Dragon's Dogma)
- Sackboy (LittleBigPlanet)
- Pawn (Dragon's Dogma)
- The Chosen Undead (Dark Souls)
- Protagonist (Rogue Legacy)
- Protagonist (Kingdoms of Amalur)
- XCOM Soldier (XCOM: Enemy Unknown)
- The Courier (Fallout: New Vegas)
- Tag (ModNation Racers)
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