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[Akuun]

Dante runs a demon hunting business...but I guess he's only half-human.

I think that makes him a bounty hunter.

Athlete: Tidus (FFX) - he's a star blitzball player so I think that counts.

Alchemist: Protagonists from the Atelier games.

 

[Luigi87]

Mercenary - Teams Star Fox, and Star Wolf

 

[Ketch]

Replaying San Andreas on PC and I think CJ would qualify as an entrepreneur.

 

[Versipellis]

King: King Graham (King's Quest series)
Writer: Gabriel Knight (GK series)
Journalist: Laura Bow (Colonel's Bequest + Dagger of Amon Ra)

 

[mclem]

Bodyguard: Tidus, Wakka, Lulu, Auron, Rikku (Final Fantasy X)

Strictly speaking, Tidus *becomes* a bodyguard, starting out as a... well... (genuine spoilers coming up!)

Spoiler

Dream being who thinks he was a Blitzball player

 

[GringoJB]

Roadie: Eddie Riggs (Brütal Legend)

 

[Banana Kid]

FBI Agent: Francis York Morgan
Mayor: Mike Haggar

 

[Jarmel]

Spoiler

It's a quote from Locke of FF6

Oh still running through the game. Oops.

 

[Mavromatis]

Correction on Guybrush Threepwood: Floor Inspector

 

[MechaX]

Sissel - Phantom Detective

If you have beaten the game,

Spoiler

there is just one little thing that disqualifies Sissel from this topic. (See the very first criteria).

 

[Edeuinu]

Surfer Dude: Greendog, the beached surfer dude! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greendog

 

[we.are.the.armada]

When you break into a museum, that kinda makes you a thief. He also does plenty of graverobbing.

Yeah, I agree - he's as much of graverobber as a treasure hunter.

When I think of treasure hunting, I think of pawn shop appraisers or antique pickers or even senior citizens with metal detectors looking for Civil War era stuff in a field.

Nate is a graverobber, from the opening act of UC1 - he's such a badass.

 

[Olorin]

mercenary Ike (Fire Emblem)

If being royalty counts as a job:
prince Marth (Fire Emblem)
prince Ephraim (Fire Emblem)
princess Eirika (Fire Emblem)
princess Peach (Super Princess Peach)

And Mario is also a baseball player, basketball player, soccer player, golfer, kart racer and doctor

 

[Gravijah]

does travis touchdown have a job

 

[∀ Narayan]

Fixed that for ya!

Ha! Too true.

 

[lolez2matt]

Janitor: Boogerman

 

[Seth Balmore]

Hunter of demons and slayer of pendejos like you: Garcia Hotspur (Shadows of the Damned)

 

[Jarmel]

does travis touchdown have a job

Professional Assassin.

 

[MortalMonkey]

Game: Shenmue
Protagonost: Ryo Hazuki
Occupation: Forklift operator

 

[Ricky_R]

Treasure Hunter/Mass murderer/Sociopath: Nathan Drake (Uncharted)

Fixed. Also.

Sam Fisher: Special Agent/Assassin/Father

 

[Dennis]

Mass Murderer: Nathan Drake

 

[Sir Alemeth]

Plenty of nobles and jobless bums/kids in JRPGs.

Link from Zelda never has a set job, but the closest thing he had was a farm hand in Twilight Princess.

Link's had different jobs throughout the series:
Zelda 1 & 2 - adventurer
lttp, OoT, MM, WW - a kid
TP - farm boy

 

[Tampinha]

Correction on Guybrush Threepwood: Leather Jacket seller

Fixed

 

[MattKeil]

Plumber: Mario, Luigi

Originally Jumpman/Mario was a carpenter and Luigi was introduced as the plumber in Mario Bros. The premise of Mario Bros. was that Mario was helping out his brother when his plumbing job spiraled out of control. Eventually Nintendo simplified it to both of them being plumbers.

 

[Prothero]

Architect: Ethan Mars (Heavy Rain)

 

[PBalfredo]

Wasn't Link a rancher in Twilight Princess?

 

[XenoRaven]

Jimmy Gibbs Jr. - Race car driver

 

[we.are.the.armada]

Mass Murderer: Nathan Drake

Haha, why do people think he's a mass murderer? He's not murdering those pirates/mercs, he's ridding the world of their ilk.

I mean, if I was Drake and I was at the mercy of pirates/mercs that would kill/torture/rape me and Elena, I'd kill them as well. He should be a Mass Healer of the First World.

 

[Chet Rippo]

Originally Jumpman/Mario was a carpenter and Luigi was introduced as the plumber in Mario Bros. The premise of Mario Bros. was that Mario was helping out his brother when his plumbing job spiraled out of control. Eventually Nintendo simplified it to both of them being plumbers.

Mario has had many jobs, like Zoo Keeper, Doctor, Demolition man, Professional Athlete, Go Kart Racer, and Painter.

 

[Hansel]

Welkin Gunther in Valkyria Chronicles becomes a Biology Teacher.

 

[echoshifting]

Haha, why do people think he's a mass murderer? He's not murdering those pirates/mercs, he's ridding the world of their ilk.

I'm not sure if I'm comfortable with Nathan Drake, professional "adventurer" (i.e., THIEF OF HISTORY), being the ultimate arbiter of life and death

 

[Mr_Zombie]

Computer programmer: Larry Laffer; although I'm pretty sure he was also working in porn industry in LSL5, wasn't he?

 

[MattKeil]

Mario has had many jobs, like Zoo Keeper, Doctor, Demolition man, Professional Athlete, Go Kart Racer, and Painter.

And, of course, referee.

When you think about it, he's a bit of an employment risk. The guy can't stick to anything for long, and he's always bringing his friends to work with him.

 

[The Elite]

Looking forward to the list of Space Marines.

 

[LiK]

Hitman - Agent 47
Cop - Max Payne

 

[NZNova]

Sonny Bonds. Cop.

 

[Sub_Level]

Courier - Courier (Fallout New Vegas)

 

[ctrayne]

Courier - Courier (Fallout New Vegas)

Protagonists with unknown names shouldn't be in the list.

I was tempted too, but remembered the rule.

Spy: Michael Thorton
Head of Security: Adam Jensen

 

[djtiesto]

Store Owner - Recette (Recettear), Torneko/Taloon (DQ4)
Fortune-teller - Lucia (Shadow Hearts: Covenant)
Lieutenant - Karin (Shadow Hearts: Covenant)
Rabbi - Russell Stone (The Shivah)

 

[Shads]

Jade (Beyond Good & Evil) - Orphanage Caretaker / Photojournalist

 

[Dennis]

Haha, why do people think he's a mass murderer? He's not murdering those pirates/mercs, he's ridding the world of their ilk.

I mean, if I was Drake and I was at the mercy of pirates/mercs that would kill/torture/rape me and Elena, I'd kill them as well. He should be a Mass Healer of the First World.

 

[Braz the Mad]

Witcher - Geralt of Rivia
Cowboy / Farm Hand - John Marston
Landlord - Carl Johnson (GTA: San Andreas)

 

[ZetaEpyon]

News Reporter: Ulala (Space Channel 5)

 

[BGBW]

Advisor to the major of Sim City: Dr Wright

 

[Gustav]

Paperboy - Paperboy is a paperboy
Final Fight - Haggar is a mayor

 

[Cosmozone]

Samus Aran is a bounty hunter (edit: uh, it WAS mentioned, my bad)
Harry Mason from Silent Hill is a writer.
All GTA protagonists are gangsters although I wouldn't couldn't count gangster as a job.
Sonic is a hedgehog
Little King's Story - Corobo is a politician (king).

 

[Maximus]

Photojournalist – Frank West (Dead Rising)

 

[Young Nobleman Of Sadness]

War (Darksiders) - Horsemen of the Apocalypse

amidoinitrite

 

[Risk Breaker]

Alicia Melchiott is a baker.

 

[MattKeil]

War (Darksiders) - Horsemen of the Apocalypse

amidoinitrite

Nope. Horsemen is plural. He's a Horseman.