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RustyNails · Sep 21, 2014

dante81 said:
Solid Snake from MGS1 is my pick.

My biggest bum out in gaming history is that we never got a chance to play as Solid Snake in his prime in any other game. Sons of Liberty does not count, and it shouldn't. Kojima will always be on my shitlist for that.

crazyturtle · Sep 21, 2014

Just looks sleek without going full cocky nor cliche mysterious guy

Combine that with his voice

Astral Dog · Sep 21, 2014

Shit,its very difficult to pick just a few

First, i absolutely love the Masked Lumen Sage from Bayonetta 2 also, her new design is just perfect, and it has my favorite color too:

The best version of Ganondorf by far.

I think Bowser deserves a mention.

I dont need to explain them.

The Resident Evil Cast in general, my favorites are Jill, Rebecca and Leon.

Snake has a very cool design, mostly in MGS1 and 2.

American McGee Alice.
And many others, from Castlevania, Sonic,Kingdom Hearts,Final Fantasy, Zelda,Bioshock,Metroid,etc. but i wont list them

Mephala · Sep 21, 2014

I expected to see Chris Lightfellow, always liked her design but i think Suikoden series has some great designs in general.
Tir, Jowy, Riou, Hugo, Flik, Victor, Pesmerga, Clive, Luc and many others are very nice, not just Chris but Chris is noticeable I think for being an awesome female lead character design which is less common.

From Soul Calibur, Hildegard is my favourite and deserves more love.

Hazama is one of the best designs, assuming your intentions was to design a complete asshole for your opponents to hate. His posture, moveset and animations are all somewhat mocking.

Fire Emblem has some pretty great designs (and some pretty awful ones too).
Ephraim and Flavia

Goteki_45 · Sep 21, 2014

Cecil Harvey (FFIV)

As a Dark Knight looked good. As a Paladin looks even better.

pizzapizza64 · Sep 21, 2014

Cutter Jones said:
Mario. All he is is a dude with a mustache, overalls, and a hat. Simple. Efficient. Effective.
They were able to render him with 4 colors. They are able to render him to be as lifelike as a Pixar character. There aren't many characters that are able to translate well in any era of gaming - that makes a great design.

Very well said

IDKAboutThat · Sep 21, 2014

ninjablade · Sep 21, 2014

RustyNails said:
My biggest bum out in gaming history is that we never got a chance to play as Solid Snake in his prime in any other game. Sons of Liberty does not count, and it shouldn't. Kojima will always be on my shitlist for that.

LOL i remember playing MG2, thinking to myself the whole time, when the fuck do i get to play SS again, that was, one of the best character designs of all time.

This RYU not the shitty model from the street fighter 4 series.

NipplesAndToes23 · Sep 21, 2014

That Chris Lightfellow looks so clean.. There aren't many for me, but I do adore Crimson Viper, Hilde, and Beatrix's visuals.

BlueDogAnchorite · Sep 21, 2014

Kinyou said:
Triss Merigold in Witcher 2 pushes all the right buttons.

I agree. Such a fantastic design.

Ragnorok64 · Sep 21, 2014

I came here to post KOF's Vanessa, though is seems someone already has... Well I'm gonna post her again anyway

Forkball · Sep 21, 2014

Suikoden III as a whole. I know some people have posted Chris and Hugo, but so many characters have great designs that are all very different yet fit coherently into the world.

Morrigan Stark · Sep 21, 2014

SickWheelchairCombos said:

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Oh that reminds me, I always liked the classy Anime style of Wild ARMs (yeah yeah avatarquote):

MegamanPoweredUP · Sep 21, 2014

Props to anyone that mentioned Street Fighter and 80/90ties Capcom's stuff.

What's wrong whit you guys? That's the best and most successful design of all time

That's perfection. It has roots in old Japanese comics, it's simple yet iconic, he has a super hero wibe thanks to it's M on the cap yet he's an every day guy thanks to fat and 'staches.
There's no way somebody doesn't know him. His more famous than Mickey Mouse.

I know you people are thinking: "oh Mario it's boring". And that's why, thank god, you'll never design anything. Mario it's not made to easy please people, like your average anime or shooter character, but he's made to live in long term memory of everyone. He's made to make you feel home every time you see him.

spirity · Sep 21, 2014

MegamanPoweredUP said:
There's no way somebody doesn't know him. His more famous than Mickey Mouse.

Hmm, I don't know about that really. I'm pretty sure if I showed Mickey Mouse and Mario to my parents, they'd only recognise Mickey Mouse. Mario is arguably the most iconic/famous video game character of all time (I say arguably because Pac Man is up there too), but more famous than Mickey Mouse? I doubt it.

-duskdoll- · Sep 21, 2014

Elizabeth from Bioshock: Infinite

Big Sister from Bioshosck 2

Isaac's suit in Dead Space 2
http://www.crackdown2orbs.com/walkthrough/media/DEDSP2isaacCMYK.jpg

Synth · Sep 21, 2014

MegamanPoweredUP said:
I know you people are thinking: "oh Mario it's boring". And that's why, thank god, you'll never design anything. Mario it's not made to easy please people, like your average anime or shooter character, but he's made to live in long term memory of everyone. He's made to make you feel home every time you see him.

Why you gotta be so condescending? Nobody's even disagreed with you yet, and you're already going off at them in advance, trashing potential characters they may like...

And what makes you so sure they'll never design anything?

Bishop89 · Sep 21, 2014

All Apes from Ape Escape

Isaac armour from ds2

War - Darksiders

Lilith - Borderlands

Xion the unborn (Animal form) - Bloody Roar 3

Cyberdemon - Doom (4)

Adam Jensen - Deus Ex HR

Sin - FFX

Kessler - infamous

Carlos Calaca - Guacamelee

Pretty much every character/enemy in GOW franchise

Gman - Half life

Iori - King of Fighters

Ninjas (Particuarly scorpion) - MK

Snake and most characters from the franchise - MGS

samus - metroid

Akiyama - Yakuza

Kazuma

sweet tooth - Twisted metal

Yoshimitsu - Tekken

Glacius - Killer Instinct

Entire SFA2 cast

Garuda - SFEX

Kerrigan - Starcraft

Onikage + Rikimaru - Tenchu

wesker - resident evil

All Helghast - Killzone

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Synth · Sep 21, 2014

EDIT: Wrong thread lol

Akiller · Sep 21, 2014

chandoog said:
RE6's China stage Leon is arguably one of the better character designs of all time.

Uncle Dante, is that you?

Luna Sy · Sep 21, 2014

When it comes to that subcategory of characters that look like "just some guy", this is my favourite:

He looks like an endorser of Domino's Pizza.

I've always adored Kazuma Kaneko's demon designs, especially the humanoid ones. Some of them have a very surreal and alien-like quality to them which really contributes to the unique look and feel of the Megami Tensei games.

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ButchCat · Sep 21, 2014

Adam Jensen - Deus Ex: Human Revolution

Grey Fox - MGS

Tyrant Rave · Sep 21, 2014

Luna Sy said:
I've always adored Kazuma Kaneko's demon designs, especially the humanoid ones. Some of them have a very surreal and alien-like quality to them which really contributes to the unique look and feel of the Megami Tensei games.

Nitpicking, but Kaneko didn't design Izanagi or the main personas from P3/4. Shigenori Soejima is the one responsible for those.

But yes, Kaneko is brilliant. It's a real shame he didn't do the demon designs in SMT4.

Luna Sy · Sep 21, 2014

Tyrant Rave said:
Shigenori Soejima

Ah. Wouldn't have known unless someone pointed it out. As some of them (Izanagi, Himiko, Hermes, to name a few) still have those traits that I really like in Kaneko's humanoid designs (sleekness, use of strange patterns & geometry).

The new demons in SMTIV look alright, but the style is distinctly different. It doesn't give off the same "feel" I get from the old ones.

balgajo · Sep 21, 2014

Triggerhappytel said:
Link from The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess.

I honestly think his look is amazingly iconic; simple, logical and distinct. The TP character model is probably my favourite.

Morrigan Stark said:
I swear we have this thread every other week... oh well, more excuses to post Raziel

You guys nailed my two favorites on the first page!
I'm proud!

Also TP Link has the best character and the best hair design ever.

Ragnorok64 · Sep 21, 2014

I'm honestly surprised to see Adam Jensen being posted so much in here. I found him to be incredibly boring.

Dark_castle · Sep 21, 2014

Emma Honeywell - The Last Remnant

pashmilla · Sep 21, 2014

Ryotaro Dojima from Persona 4

Vashyron from Resonance of Fate

Both simple, yet badass.

kinn · Sep 21, 2014

Crafty_ said:
The assassin's design in each assassin's creed game..

With Connor probably being my favorite.

The original was great. But I look at that and think of Marge and her mangled Chanel suit.

Iva Demilcol said:
Someone already mentioned Jet Set Radio characers but I'll add JSR Future's because they are awesome as well.

Great. Also Sonic.

Fox the Sly · Sep 21, 2014

Can't believe no one posted the Judges from Final Fantasy XII. Although gaudy, I still think they're really elegant.

Also...

Triss Merigold from The Witcher 2. I love that she is not hyper sexualized, but still... sexy

aside from the Playboy shots! *howl*

Jedi Knight. I love the juxtaposition of the battle armor and cloth cowl. Looks so good.

Ganondorfo · Sep 21, 2014

Aya Brea from Parasite Eve 1, so hot, she needs a game for the PS4 (no not the like Third Birthday, more like the original)

How About No · Sep 21, 2014

Fox the Sly said:
Also...

Triss Merigold from The Witcher 2. I love that she is not hyper sexualized, but still... sexy

aside from the Playboy shots! *howl*

Pretty big improvement over her porn-esque attire from the first

And yes you could see her asscrack in that second one

SoulUnison · Sep 21, 2014

Kingdom Hearts II Sora is one of my favorite character designs ever.

Consistent, stylish and *friendly.*

Drac84 · Sep 22, 2014

Harvest Moon protagonist. Like Mario the design is simple, yet instantly recognisable.

Also, the HM cow is a psuedo mascot for the game, and I love this design.

George Stobbart from Broken Sword. A simple everyman, yet again, is instantly recognisable as the face of the series. A lot of character designs are defined by what they wear, but for George it's all in the face and hair.

Hildegard von Krone, Soul Calibre. Dat armour!

John Marsden, Red Dead Redemption. Such a bad-arse. You knew he had a rough, shady past within seconds of seeing his face.

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Shepard, Mass Effect. This is all about the N7 armour, which remarkably managed to make both John and Jane recognisable.

Morrigan - Dragon Age. I really liked the concept art for the character, but felt the in-game implementation did a really poor job of reflecting the original design. Also the voice (whilst I love Claudia Black) really didn't suit this design IMO.

Iota from Tearaway. Adorable, I love this guy. Almost every character/creature in Tearaway is wonderfully designed.

Max - Sam & Max. Something I really admire in character design is when personality is conveyed visually. Take one look at Max and you can instantly tell he's an utter psychopath.

Pro from Dover · Sep 22, 2014

Dirk the Daring, dude!

Simple, practical, agile, and comical.
Nice color arrangement too. I'm hungry.

DonTedesco · Sep 22, 2014

Folklore has some amazing dark fantasy character designs.

Pro from Dover · Sep 22, 2014

Fox the Sly said:
Can't believe no one posted the Judges from Final Fantasy XII. Although gaudy, I still think they're really elegant.

Oh damn, yeah, those guys! When I first saw them in the opening montage I thought "Shit! This game has five Vaders!"

Von Koz · Sep 22, 2014

I really dig Niers design. It may not have been executed that well in the game, but I think it perfectly capture the weathered stern look of the character.

UnrealEck · Sep 22, 2014

Ordinaryundone said:
I love Planescape: Torment to death but I wouldn't say any of the character designs look particularly good. Most of them are rather ugly, really, which is probably thanks to the crummy CG and artwork they used for the movies. Memorable, certainly, but not great. It also doesn't help that, for a team who obviously spent a ton of time researching the setting, several of the characters look completely wrong. Annah looks more like a reject from Biker Mice than an actual Tiefling, the Nameless One isn't nearly as much of a wreck as his description implies (also, dreads? Come on, he's looking for his past, not a place to buy weed), and Falls-From-Grace is just boring, with none of the charm that is present in her personality. Dhakkon and Nordom are ok by virtue of being a fairly vanilla example of their species and Ignis and Ravel are admittedly neat ideas but even their execution doesn't live up to the text.

I thought he was talking about general design from a background/personality perspective. Seems the thread has (if it wasn't initially intended to be, turned into) being solely about visual design.

The_Hitcher89 · Sep 22, 2014

Artorias of the Abyss (Dark Souls DLC, fanart by menaslg on deviantart)

http://th02.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/i/2013/308/5/2/dark_souls__artorias_by_menaslg-d6syyjk.png

Dojima (Persona 4)

Solid Snake (MGS1&2)

Tali'Zorah (Mass Effect 2 & 3)

Virion (Fire Emblem: Awakening)

Isaac Clarke (Dead Space 1, mainly the armour)

Dr Duncan Steel · Sep 22, 2014

ButchCat said:
Grey Fox - MGS

cannot unsee

sn00zer · Sep 22, 2014

Not a fan of Twilight Princess at all...only game to make me throw a controller BUT BUT BUT....has some of the best marriage between form and function in character design. Very few overdesigned characters, everything is purposeful. in world..really really great design all around

AstroNut325 · Sep 22, 2014

This thread just makes me appreciate games much more. The art is amazing all throughout! I want to continue supporting such art.

djtiesto · Sep 22, 2014

Always loved the artwork for the Valkyrie Profile games:

wyvern_bloodfist · Sep 22, 2014

Ender (Aaron) Pandora's Tower

Vincent Valentine Dirge of Cerberus

-Cwalat- · Sep 22, 2014

Rarity · Sep 23, 2014

How can I be down?

Toad.T · Sep 23, 2014

SickWheelchairCombos said:

You know that's a character from that one anime that has blood and swearing and partial nudity, right? (What happened to that guy, anyway?)

DoktorEvil · Sep 23, 2014

I LOVE Lancer designs from games:

Lady Freya - FF9

Sir Kain - FF4

Lancer/Dragoon Class - FFT

Triggerhappytel · Sep 24, 2014

chandoog said:
RE6's China stage Leon is arguably one of the better character designs of all time.

Good suggestion. I have a bit of a man-crush on Leon, and very much liked his outfit in the downtown China chapters. In fact, I think all outfit designs for him have been pretty great:

(I know this is the same with a jacket on, but I think he wears it like a boss)

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