Top 10 Fan Voted Video Game Characters of ALL Time

According the the Guinness Book of World Records 2011 Gamers edition, these are the the top 10 video game characters of all time out of a list of 50 voted for by fans online.

  1.   Mario (Donkey Kong, Nintendo, 1981)
  2.   Link (The Legend of Zelda, Nintendo, 1986)
  3.   Master Chief (Halo: Combat Evolved, Microsoft, 2001)
  4.   Solid Snake (Metal Gear, Konami, 1987)
  5.   Cloud Strife (Final Fantasy VII, Square, 1997)
  6.   PAC-Man (PAC-Man, Namco, 1980)
  7.   Lara Croft (Tomb Raider, Eidos 1996)
  8.   Gordon Freeman (Half-Life, Valve, 1998)
  9.   Kratos (God of War, Sony, 2005)
  10.   Sonic (Sonic the Hedgehog, Sega, 1990)

The key here is “voted for by fans online.”  Donkey Kong was 33rd.