Favourite characters from Kojima games?

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Favourite characters from Kojima games?

Post by Henry Spencer »

I've always liked the characters Kojima creates, in fact, it's one of my favourite parts of his games, being introduced to a new, unique character full of depth, as always.

I've always thought the characters are always what makes a story, or even breaks a story. I cannot enjoy a story, if I do not connect with the characters in some way. Kojima has created some amazing personalities over his years as a game writer/director. I have a lot of favourites, but my personal favourites include:

Revolver Ocelot, need I say more?
Liquid Snake; a character that is quite possibly more unpredictable than any other character that Kojima has ever created before, plus never knows when to stay down. so it seems!
Tony Redwood; definitely, of all of Kojima's characters he has created, I have found this guy the most chilling of all. He is probably my favourite character of them all, actually.
Elijah Madnar; the villain with emotional problems, never had games seen such a complex villain character before. A clear standout for me.
Solid Snake, bah, why do I need to bother explaining myself for choosing this guy?
Big Boss, same as with Solid Snake.
Fatman, a very quirky character indeed, not your typical popular villain character, nor is he a 'bad ass' either, but I don't know, he is my favourite character in MGS2 alongside Solidus, I have no real idea why either to be honest, there's something unique about him that Kojima has never created before or will do again.
Solidus Snake; I'd argue this character blurs the line between being an anti-hero and being a villain character, and I love that.
Jonathan Ingram; definitely the lead character whom I connected with the most out of all of Kojima's games.
Gillian Seed; I would argue this guy is Kojima's most complex lead chracter and a real hero, no doubt about it.
Randam Hajile; basically my favourite bad ass character from a game ever, who also, to me, commits the most heroic act in all of Kojima's games thus far. Solid Snake has yet to surprise me I bet though, since I think Snake will die under similar circumstances (self sacrifice).
Sniper Wolf; finally, a very well written female character in a game, whom we can all say we sympathised with!
Psycho Mantis; before this guy, I have never felt such sorrow in a game before, a true tragedy of a character.
Salvatore Toscanini; seemingly a very much 'neutral' persona from what we had seen of him when Jonathan and Tokugawa fought, but we soon learn there is far more to this guy than meets the eye, I love characters like this.

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Grey Fox and Randam Hajile are my two favourites. I like the silly bosses from MG2:SS, too (Running Man, Ultra Box, Red Blaster, Night Sight, etc.)
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Jonathan Ingram: He's like the Spike Speigel of Kojima games.
Solid Snake: Self explanatory.

I don't care what anyone says, I personally liked Raiden.
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Raiden's okay, don't know why people are so against or so for him, he's really an average sort of character to be honest, not worth as much hate/love as he gets if you ask me.
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Henry Spencer wrote:Raiden's okay, don't know why people are so against or so for him, he's really an average sort of character to be honest, not worth as much hate/love as he gets if you ask me.
The answer is simple - fans were against Raiden because he wasn't Solid Snake.
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Post by Gaff »

Good question, though I'd have to say:

The Boss
Fatman
Gatse Becker
Gene
Gillian Seed
Revolver Ocelot
Solid Snake
Solidus Snake
Vulcan Raven
Major Zero
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^ Oh bugger, I forgot all about Gatse Becker!
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Post by Marc »

Villians:

Tony Redwood: Great, great character, half of whom is Shiozawa's performance. Many levels to his story. In some ways the true villain of the game.

Liquid Snake: Just when you think he bit the dust he comes back to do more damage than he ever did in MGS1.

Heroes:

Jonathan Ingram: Very likeable character who always falls just short of the mark when it comes to the ladies.

Solid Snake: I like the way his character has evolved through the Solid series, from a dispassionate loner to someone who finds something worth fighting for.
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Karen Hojo: I like how she remained cheerful and strong even though she was dealing with a serious illness. She's also very stylish.

Jaime Seed: She provided relief from the stress of the investigation. It's fun to take a break and talk to her. Plus, her theme is awesome.

Actually, I'm going to say I like all the characters Kikuko Inoue voices.

Solidus Snake: So very, very hot...um, I mean he was a very compelling and interesting character. Yes.
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