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[MrAngryFace]

Came up in IRC the other night! Decide!

I think Ryu of Breath of Fire V: Dragon Quarter is the best. He is silent, but is by no means a wuss. He gets his rage on frequently. He doesnt stand for the innocent being trampled, he'll FUCK YOU THE FUCK UP

 

[Andy787]

 

[Mejilan]

Link

Adol Christian (for most Ys games)

Rolf

 

[Coop]

Gordon Freeman, there is no comparision.

 

[Howlin' Mad]

Pac-man

 

[BobbyRobby]

Crono comes to mind.

 

[djtiesto]

Adol in like 90% of the Ys games, Crono, Samus

 

[MrAngryFace]

I dont remember much of Crono as a character tho, did he do anything that spoke for his strength of character?

 

[theREBELins]

 

[Porridge]

Ness. He'll "SMMMaaaash!" the shit outta ya.

 

[GaimeGuy]

:insert picture of Squall here:

Ok, he wasn't completely silent, but he didn't exactly talk much.

 

[ferricide]

I dont remember much of Crono as a character tho, did he do anything that spoke for his strength of character?

despite his not talking, i somehow managed to hate him.

i vote for the main character from suikoden II, because despite the fact that he doesn't talk (outside of your dialogue choices) he seems so well-developed, based on the personalities of those around him. i have a clear picture of his personality.

 

[MrAngryFace]

Yeah, a silent character is best represented by their actions or the actions of those who spend the most time with them.

 

[ToyMachine228]

That little green wearing elf fellow...In the Zelda games...What's his name again?

 

[AniHawk]

Not so sure she counts anymore after Fusion though.

 

[MrAngryFace]

 

[Beezy]

I was about to say Link, but Samus is a bounty hunter. Doesn't get anymore badass than that.

 

[theREBELins]

Holy hell, that picture of Samus is fucking awesome

 

[MrAngryFace]

She got her ass kicked but she's still kicking, readying up to KICK MORE ASS! Thats the kind of samus they need to promote, cause thats true hardcore.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

 

[PhoncipleBone]

Samus. I dont know why I didnt think of it before. But there were text things from her back from Super Metroid. And Link makes sounds, but doesnt speak directly.

I think it goes down between Samus and Link.

 

[Rorschach]

One of the biggest badasses in the universe.

 

[callous]

Whoa. That Samus picture is awesome. I have to give her my vote now. Dragon Quarter was a good suggestion too. He somehow doesn't piss me off at all, which is rare for a silent character in an RPG.

Man, I'm so ordering MP2 now.

 

[The End]

 

[Zensetsu]

I think it goes down between Samus and Link.

"The Free-Man is a friend of The Eli-Vance......The Free-Man is welcome here..."


(Gordan could kick both of them in the silent awesomeness field)

 

[nubbe]

Ryu of Breath of Fire, he peeks at girls when they undress too

 

[BlackSalad]

protagonist? Perhaps!

 

[Dice]

Coming soon....

 

[lachesis]

Definitely Adol Christine. All girls including 2 goddesses (wtf) flock to this red haired young man, and saves the world almost yearly base in his lifespan.

lachesis

 

[Doom_Bringer]

Mobius 1

 

[ferricide]

I would normally say that but I liked the Hero from SI's suffering and story more. ^^; I originally liked Hero2 more but that's because I played and beat II before completing I (my game froze in retarded spots so I couldn't finish until I bought the game again).

yeah, they did a good job in the original suikoden as well. but the silent protagonist in 4 was awful. partially the character design just sucked, but partially the whole thing was just kind of ridiculous in full-on 3D. a lot of it has to do with the writing, though. the game's characters never gave much reason to believe the character in 4 was really worthwhile.

the silent protagonist thing worked way better in fable than in suikoden 4, even though it's current-gen as well, because you had so much interaction. if suikoden 5 would give us the interaction goods (instead of a menu with ONE CHOICE IN IT) then maybe the silent protagonist thing could work for that series again.

hopes for suikoden 5 = very poor

 

[Tain]

Gordon Freeman. Absolutely. There's nothing quite like one man and

Spoiler

an army of antlions raiding a prison.

 

[epmode]

one man and

Spoiler

an army of antlions raiding a prison.

Best FPS sequence in years, perhaps ever.

 

[Matt_09]

Gordan Freeman = greatest character in any game ever.

 

[Hooker]

 

[suikodan]

Mario in Super Mario RPG
Crono

 

[ferricide]

I really really really wished they had sold the rights to Blue Moon studios. ;_;

dunno. i remember bebpo saying tsukiyo ni saraba sucked, but i never got the skinny. i mean, suikoden III had a great story but it was an extremely poorly made game. still overall better than IV, though. i worry that the series is fucked forever. i only really love suikoden II, so i'll get over it, but...

 

[siege]

 

[Coin Return]

 

[GaimeGuy]

:lol

 

[ge-man]

I'm partial to Link myself (my avatar basically gives that away). I like unclear continuity and multiple versions of Link that make up the Hyrule myths. He's less of character and more of symbol of courage and determination--it doesn't get cooler than that IMO.

 

[way more]

Best Silent Protagonist

 

[Doom_Bringer]

Thats awesome! I did that to some of the combine soldiers in the train station lol.

 

[MrCheez]

Link and Samus for teh win!