Best Protagonist Tournament

[Spider-Aziz]

I'm taking this honor from Soapy even before anyone suggesting it (in case no one did), while he's busy managing villains tournament I will handle this one.

As that one, list your top 10 game heroes (main or secondary) from any generation, if you aim to choose a series with rotating main protagonist (i.e Tekken and King of Fighters) you can choose both if you like
If you choose a character from Mortal Kombat, you may choose the second Sub-Zero for being one of the two main stars in the series, but not Scorpion, cause he leans more toward Shao Kahn's side

EDIT: Nomination door came to an end

EDIT 2: Only one shall pass each match in round 1. If two had a tie when the time for a round comes to an end, they will fight until the next round ends, if they are still tied by then I'll flip a coin

 

[James]

Cool!

Tommy Vercetti (GTA: Vice City)
Max Payne (Max Payne 1-3)
Shepard (Mass Effect 1-3)
Agent 47 (The Hitman series)
Kirby (The Kirby series)

I just realized, so many of my favorite games don't have a definitive protagonist.

Uh...

The Dragonborn (Skyrim) ...does that count? I guess it's not much different to nominating Shepard.

The Nameless Boy (Limbo)
Starkiller (Star Wars: The Force Unleashed)

What about characters who didn't originate in video games? If those are allowed I'd also like to nominate:

The Punisher (The Punisher)
Batman (Arkham Asylum, Arkham City)

 

[ProjectPat2280]

Did you talk to Soapy about this? Do we really need multiple tourneys running at once?

 

[Spider-Aziz]

I just realized, so many of my favorite games don't have a definitive protagonist.

If a series has more than one protagonist, you can the one(s) you like more than the rest

Did you talk to Soapy about this?

Dangnit, now I have a burning forehead of shame
Nope, did not talk or consult

Do we really need multiple tourneys running at once?

It will eventually come, didn't find shame in starting it sooner
Misc Movies place have a couple of contests at the same time, took inspiration from that

 

[James]

If a series has more than one protagonist, you can the one(s) you like more than the rest

It's okay, I'm talking about games like Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings or Worms 2. There are literally no characters in those games

 

[ProjectPat2280]

Yea it's prob no big deal. I'd just suggest using soapys format for the most part. Seems to be working out

 

[Quasimod0]

Maybe a week is too long for suggestions. I wanna get to the voting.
Soap( modern warfare)
Ryu( street fighter)
Price( modern warfare)
Alan Wake ( alan wake )
Coach ( left 4 dead 2)

 

[Soapy]

Solid Snake
Raiden (Metal Gear)
Leon Kennedy
Jill Valentine
Mega Man
Link
Frank West
Commander Shepard
Ezio Auditore
Master Chief

 

[Roose Bolton]

Max Payne (Max Payne 1-3)
Solid Snake (MG-1,2 MGS-1,2,4)
Master Chief (Halo 1-4)
Commander Shepard (Mass Effect 1-3)
Gabriel Belmont (Castlevania: Lords of Shadows)
Dante (Devil May Cry 1-4)
John Marston (Red Dead Redemption)
Nathan Drake (Uncharted 1-3)
Big Boss (MGS 3,PO,PW)
Ezio Auditore (AC2, R, B)

 

[CapedCrusader14]

Master Chief (Halo)
Agent 47 (Hitman)
John Marston (Red Dead Redemption)
Ezio Auditore (Assassin's Creed)
Commander Shepard (Mass Effect)
Max Payne (Max Payne)
Solid Snake (Metal Gear Solid)

 

[ProjectPat2280]

Agent 47 (Hitman)

Solid Snake (Metal Gear Solid)

Nathan Drake (Uncharted)

Isaac Clarke (Dead Space)

Leon Scott Kennedy (Resident Evil)

The Prince (Prince of Persia)

Sam Fisher (Splinter Cell)

Master Chief (Halo)

Max Payne (Max Payne)

Geralt of Rivia (The Witcher)

 

[DirtyHarry]

Mario
Donkey Kong
Master Chief
John Marston
Sonic
Link
CJ (GTA:SA)
Sub Zero
Earthworm Jim
Ryu

 

[Spider-Aziz]

I'm posting mine

Solid Snake
Dante
Soma Cruz (Castlevania Aria/Dawn of Sorrows)
Sub-Zero II
Leon S. Kennedy
AlTair
Kyo Kusanagi
Sonic the Hedghog
Super Mario
Samanosuke Akechi (Onimusha)

 

[Wolfwood]

Revan (KOTOR)
Solid Snake (MGS)
Ezio (Assassins Creed)
Shepherd (ME)
John Marston (RDR)
Jackie Estacado (Darkness)
Chell (Portal)
Cole MacGrath (Infamous)
Sora (Kingdom Hearts)
Nathan Drake (Uncharted)

 

[CapedCrusader14]

Oh I just rembembered

Gordon Freeman (Half-Life)

 

[Jick]

Nathan Drake (Uncharted)
Kratos (God of War)
Dante (DMC3)
Alucard (Symphony of the Night)
Leon S Kennedy (RE)
Megaman X
Sonic
Donkey Kong (DK Country 1)
Ryu (Street Fighter)
Mario (Super Mario Bros 2 & 3)

 

[cherokeesam]

Ezio Auditore (AC series)
Niko Bellic (GTA4)
John Marston (RDR)
Megaman
Master Chief (Halo series)
Frank Woods (Black Ops series)
Solid Snake
Max Payne (eponymous series)
Sam Fisher (Splinter Cell series)
Lara Croft

 

[Spider-Vader]

Commander Shepard (Mass Effect)
Master Chief (Halo)
Frank West (Dead Rising)
Chuck Greene (Dead Rising 2)
John Marston (Red Dead Redemption)
Mike Haggar (Final Fight)
Ezio Auditore (Assassin's Creed)
Donkey Kong (Donkey Kong Country)
Jill Valentine (Resident Evil)
Dante (Devil May Cry)

 

[Havok83]

1. Nathan Drake (Uncharted)
2. Lara Croft (Tomb Raider)
3. Chris Redfield (Resident Evil)
4. Mega Man
5. Ratchet (Ratchet and Clank)
6. John Marsten (Red Dead Redemption)
7. Max Payne
8. Naked Snake (Metal Gear Solid 3/Peace Walker)
9. Balthier (FF XII)
10. Cole (Infamous)

 

[CJ]

Sonic the Hedgehog

I'm not nominating anybody else.

 

[Iceman]

Can I get an award for most obvious list pls? (apart from last 2 maybe)

Marcus Fenix (Gears of War)
Master Chief (Halo)
Commander Shepard (Mass Effect)
Kratos (God of War)
Ezio Auditore (Assassin's Creed)
Ryu (Street Fighter)
Mario (Super Mario Bros/World/Galaxy)
Solid Snake (Metal Gear Solid)

Kazuya (Tekken)
Squall Leonhart (Final Fantasy VIII)

 

[Spider-Aziz]

Kazuya (Tekken)

Sorry for replying late to this
Kazuya was a protagonist in the first game only, and was rightfully in the villain tournament list, so I won't count him here
Hope you have a better alternate

 

[Iceman]

Sorry for replying late to this
Kazuya was a protagonist in the first game only, and was rightfully in the villain tournament list, so I won't count him here
Hope you have a better alternate

Ok.

B.C. Bill from B.C. Bill

 

[Havok83]

Sorry for replying late to this
Kazuya was a protagonist in the first game only, and was rightfully in the villain tournament list, so I won't count him here
Hope you have a better alternate

i thought about pointing that out when I saw it but realized I nominated Naked Snake for both villian and protagonist

 

[Upset Spideyfan]

Well protagonist isn't a necessarily mutually exclusive role to that of villain. I think saying you liked Naked Snake in MGS3 as the protagonist isn't invalidated because he was an antagonist in the other games.