Who was your FIRST Video Game Hero? And who is your Current Favorite? AND WHY!?

[IllumInaTIma]

First, this guy here

Kazuki motherfucking Takemura, the protagonist of Front Mission 3. The reason I love him so much was probably because it was so easy for me to associate myself with him. I kinda look him, I'm stubborn like him, we both kinda calm but overprotective of our friends and we're both kinda dumb. Although, now I'm wondering, whether I liked him so much because he was so like me, or I liked him so much that I grew up to become like him...

For current favorite I'm gonna pick this pretty lady

She's not my favorite HERO, but if someone would ask me "QUICK! Name me an awesome video game character!" I would immediately reply "CHIE SATONAKA!!!"

 

[TehCookie]

[Img_Inline align="left"]http://dioxaz.free.fr/sprites/thumb/tails.png[/Img_Inline]My first one was Tails, little sister syndrome means I was always stuck with second player, but I liked the flying fox more than Sonic. Also I sucked so I liked flying through areas I couldn't get enough speed to do, kind of ruins the point of Sonic but I never play by the rules >

My current favorite would be Dante.

mmm... huh? Sorry what was I saying?

Oh yes, Dante is the most entertaining character ever. He's an immortal badass who acts like a backtalks to everyone. Even though his remarks may be cheesier than kraft that's one of the reasons he's awesome. He still has a serious side which makes him much more likeable than other characters like him.

 

[Grottnikk]

Originally: The big square guy from the Atari 2600 game "Adventure"

Now: Any hero from any RPG where I get to create them.

 

[Doneeee]

Ah man, my first game hero was...

Spoiler: Jak!

Man that series really opened my eyes to the world of gaming! I can't stress how awesome the J&D series is.

My current favorite game hero is...

Spoiler: Dante!

Dante is just a really cool character. There's no other way to describe him. I honestly have mixed feelings about the new Dante but I'll always love the original!

 

[Voulan]

My first ever real investment in gaming, and one of the biggest icons in the industry was easily my own personal hero:

Spoiler: Lara Croft, of course.

Nowadays I don't really have a single hero or role model, because games don't often affect me in the same way these days. It could be the new Lara, but we'll have to wait and see.

 

[Gmans uncle]

My first? These clowns!

My current?... Hmm... this is actually a tough one...
I don't usually take much intrest in the "hero" of allot of my favorite games, usually I'm more enamored by the supporting characters or the villain...
But if I where to nail it down definitivly I'd say...

Spoiler: Jade from Beyond Good and Evil...

or

Spoiler: Travis from No More Heroes...

Those are the two that really pop up when I think of heroes from games that I genuinely either like or find interesting enough to deserve such a title.

 

[shteev]

First one... hard to say. Possibly Gribbly Grobbly.

We didn't have a lot of characters back in the 8 bit days.

And now? Paul Phoenix.

 

[Snotnarok]

First game came with my first console, Sonic 1 on the Sega Genesis, still have both the system, game, controller yadda yadda and they all still work.
First: [HEADING=1]Sonic the Hedgehog[/HEADING]

Current:
[HEADING=1]Duhhhhh....[/HEADING]

I don't really have any favorites of any kind, I sort have ditched bias ages ago. But that's boring so uh...

How about complete bias!!

[HEADING=1]Neige Aneganda[/HEADING]

From Antares Complex, some silly webcomic series by an idiot.

 

[scorptatious]

Same. Those games, along with Spyro games, WERE my childhood. Crash was always easier to empathise with because he's more anthropomorphised (mostly in terms of being ACTUALLY biped), and I guess I preferred mutants to fantasy creatures...today that's not so true, though because I prefer The Elder Scrolls series to Fallout overall.

It's sorta the opposite with me. I kinda preferred Spyro's games to Crash's. However, Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back was the very first video game I've ever played. So of course, Crash always holds a special place in my heart.

 

[Nuclear_Suspect]

When you put it like that, I guess my first 'Hero' would be the protagonist from Loom (Which was an AWESOME game)

Probably would be some earlier heroes from my Atari or Commadore64, but at that time I couldnt read english.

Current hero is probably Frank West since I just started playing Dead Rising 2: Off the record (again)

 

[Broderick]

First hero? That would probably be this little club guy:

Current favourite? Hmm...

Tough choice, but I think I'll go with Metroid. That dude's pretty cool.

Oh come now...save that stuff for trade chat on WoW.

As for the topic at hand...I would have to say Spyro was my first hero. That or Lara Croft. I use to watch my mom and sister play tomb raider quite a lot, it was a family thing you see. I would point out where they missed items, and help solve puzzles, and they would do the fighting and footwork.

Current hero? Hard to say. Ellis from Left 4 dead 2 has grown on me a lot. I can see a lot of myself in him, just bsing around and telling stories to friends while gunning through the zombpocalypse. I like Solair of Astora as well. Bah...this is hard. The Rose of Sharron Cassidy comes to mind as well; I just love her attitude, same then with Veronica.

 

[aeroblaster]

My first video game hero. Pokemon was my first video game ever so it'd have to be...

[HEADING=1]Trainer Red[/HEADING]

Pokemon master ftw

Current favorite is a certain green clad skirt wearing awesome guy...

[HEADING=1]Link[/HEADING]

<3 Legend of Zelda

 

[Skeleon]

The first? Dangeorus Dave of course.

Although luckily he got replaced by Commander Keen not too long afterwards.

My current favorite hero would probably have to be The Engineer from Torchlight 2. But honestly, most characters these days are rather blank slates for you to fill with your actions (at least in the games I play, usually FPS and RPG or hybrids, like Fallout 3/NV, Skyrim, STALKER or whatever).

 

[KefkaCultist]

first video game hero:

Spoiler: Link!

Reason: Link embodied pretty much everything the child me craved. Adventure, sword fighting, a horse, and elf ears :3 Link was also technically my first cosplay since I went as him for Halloween one year.

current favorite hero:

Spoiler: STILL LINK!

Reason: It seems like cop-out for me not being original enough, but I honestly cannot think of any other video game character that means as much to me as Link. He was, is, and forever will be my hero.

Honorable Mentions: Samus Aran (Metroid), Zidane Tribal (FF9), and Locke Cole (FF6)

 

[Sack of Cheese]

First one? Hmmm, this is a hard one. I suppose it's Cloud in Final fantasy 7.

Current one: Commander Shepard. *swoons*

 

[dumbseizure]

When I was younger I played games, but never really payed any attention to the story or characters.

And then I played RE4

My god, I loved Leon, he was so cool, and to this day he is still one of my favourite characters and heroes!

 

[[Kira Must Die]]

First game hero?

Spyro the Motherfucking Dragon!

As for currently, Travis Touchdown is such a lovable psychopath:

 

[thiosk]

[HEADING=3]First:[/HEADING]

[HEADING=1]Boat[/HEADING]

[HEADING=3]Favorite:[/HEADING]

 

[Johnny Impact]

Spoiler: The first was this lady right here

Followed closely by Sonic.

There's no one character I can hold up as the ultimate these days. I would say Optimus Prime, since he has been my definition of hero since age 12, but I never played the Cybertron games.

Cid Highwind (FFVII), The Kid (Bastion), Salvador (Borderlands 2), Eddie Riggs (Brutal Legend), Fly Taggart (Doom), Francis (Left 4 Dead), Geralt (The Witcher), Death (Darksiders II), and The Prince (of Persia) all get honorable mention.

 

[Skorm034]

First: https://twimg0-a.akamaihd.net/profile_images/1769457531/found.jpg
...I don't need a bloody reason do I? It's Doom guy.

Current tie: http://sticktwiddlers.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/devil_may_cry_3_dante_colorful-wide.jpg / http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20121128235220/devilmaycry/images/e/e7/Dante-Aquila.jpg
(Yes I like both Dante's.) Because both incarnations of this guy is just plain cool and have great one liners and are both well designed characters in their own rights.

Or

http://th04.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/i/2011/339/4/c/dovahkiin_by_land_walker-d4i8kv6.jpg

...Fus Ro Dah!!!