Master Metallix sent me his own list of favorite videogame characters, so here it is... It's an interesting choice, indeed.
5) Tails Doll (Sonic R):
It's different from everyone else even more than usual, and then there's the "Tails Doll Curse" meme... and I like a good challenge, so I have a fic that makes it act like a childish doll. (And yes, I know I haven't updated in months. There's no need to remind me.)
4)Tonberry (Final Fantasy X):
It slowly steps forward, closer and closer, and you know there's nothing you can do before it stabs you with that knife... Doink! And if you try, the burning souls of everyone you've ever killed are fired at you from that lantern. Karma's a **!
3) Nero (Devil May Cry 4):
He's a badass right there in Dante's league, and I find his gameplay simpler and easier to work with, without sacrificing power. There was little more satisfying to me in this game than using a Buster against a boss and watching them get beaten, slashed, impaled, and just plain pwned.
2) Jack (Bioshock):
You get to wield weapons from the 1960s to shoot a bunch of genetically mutated drug addicts, and you get to find random chemicals and inject them into your veins for no apparent reason, only to throw lightning bolts and other special powers. Add to that the Little Sisters and his past, and then you'd see what the world is like without morals. A perfect horror shooter which I'd recommend to anyone.
1) Scorpion (Mortal Kombat series):
My first Ultimate Fatality in "Mortal Kombat: Armageddon" was with him, and he just kicks ** so easily in any game he appears in. He takes off his mask to reveal a skull (in other games, because Armageddon replaced the unique Fatalities DX), yet his arms aren't skeletal... I wonder why. Sub-Zero is my second choice because frozen enemies sustain less damage, the only serious flaw with him in this game.
If you would like to have your own list published here, do as M2 did (because he's smart) and send it to me.