Guinness World Records Places Solid Snake 4th in Top Video Game Characters of All Time
Posted on 16 February 2011
Recently Guinness asked video gamers to cast their vote for the top 50 video game characters of all time. More than 13,000 participated, and the results are in! Coming in behind Mario, Link, and Master Chief, Solid Snake has placed 4th amongst the top 50. Did any of your other favorites make the cut? Check out the full list below!
- Mario (Donkey Kong, Nintendo, 1981)
- Link (The Legend of Zelda, Nintendo, 1986)
- Master Chief (Halo: Combat Evolved, Microsoft, 2001)
- Solid Snake (Metal Gear, Konami, 1987)
- Cloud Strife (Final Fantasy VII, Square, 1997)
- PAC-Man (PAC-Man, Namco, 1980)
- Lara Croft (Tomb Raider, Eidos 1996)
- Gordon Freeman (Half-Life, Valve, 1998)
- Kratos (God of War, Sony, 2005)
- Sonic (Sonic the Hedgehog, Sega, 1990)
- Crash (Crash Bandicoot, Sony, 1996)
- "Soap" MacTavish (Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Activision, 2007)
- Nico Bellic (Grand Theft Auto IV, Rockstar, 2008)
- Samus Aran (Metroid, Nintendo 1986)
- Ratchet (Ratchet & Clank, Sony, 2002)
- Nathan Drake (Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, Sony, 2007)
- Captain Price (Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Activision, 2007)
- Kirby (Kirby's Dream Land, Nintendo, 1992)
- Marcus Fenix (Gears of War, Microsoft, 2006)
- Pikachu (Pokemon Red/Green, Nintendo 1996)
- Yoshi (Super Mario World, Nintendo, 1990)
- "CJ" Johnson (Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Rockstar, 2004)
- Mega Man (Mega Man, Capcom, 1987)
- Sam Fisher (Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell, Ubisoft, 2002)
- Shadow (Sonic Adventure 2, Sega, 2001)
- Jak (Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy, Sony, 2001)
- Duke Nukem (Duke Nukem, Apogee, 1991)
- Dante (Devil May Cry, Bandai, 2003)
- Naruto (Naruto: Konoha Ninpoch, Bandai, 2003)
- Altair (Assassin's Creed, Ubisoft, 2007)
- Zelda (The Legend of Zelda, Nintendo, 1986)
- Sephiroth (Final Fantasy VII, Square, 1997)
- Donkey Kong (Donkey Kong, Nintendo, 1981)
- The Prince (Prince of Persia, Broderbund, 1989)
- Ezio (Assassin's Creed II, Ubisoft, 2009)
- Leon S (Biohazard/ Resident Evil, Capcom, 1996)
- Ash Ketchum (Pokemon Red/Green, Nintendo, 1996)
- Guybrush Threepwood (The Secret of Monkey Island, LucasArts, 1990)
- Spyro (Spyro the Dragon, Universal, 1998)
- "Ghost" Riley (Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, Activision, 2009)
- Goku (Dragon Daihikyoe, Epoch, 1987)
- Max Payne (Max Payne, Rockstar, 2001)
- Jill Valentine (Biohazard/ Resident Evil, Capcom, 1996)
- Princess Peach (Super Mario Bros., Nintendo, 1985)
- Larry Laffer (Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards, Sierra, 1987)
- Augustus Cole (Gears of War, Microsoft, 2006)
- Bowser (Super Mario Bros., Nintendo, 1985)
- Eddie Riggs (Brutal Legend, EA, 2009)
- Ryu (Street Fighter, Capcom, 1987)
- Sackboy (LittleBigPlanet, Sony, 2008)
Guinness World Records Places Solid Snake 4th in Top Video Game Characters of All Time