Board 8 > What's your favorite character design of all time?

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Going to throw a vote to Dante post-DMC2. Simple but effective.
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Crono.

It's like if Trunks was in a Final Fantasy world.
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Maybe Protoman. Dude's just cool.
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That's a really broad category, but I will say that in terms of iconic design, I think something about the Wonder Woman costume really conveys regalia, primal Amazonian and American gloriana all wrapped up in one classic, streamlined package.
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Sonic
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Utsuho Reiuji. All sorts of cool little details there.
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Me answering this question a week ago: I don't know, I guess I'd have to think about it? Maybe Mega Man or something? I don't know, I just don't really have a favorite in particular, there's a whole bunch of characters I like...

Me answering this question today: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DrAkmerW4AM34_J.jpg

Does TDK Joker count?
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Mega Man
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uhh this is tough

Gilgamesh (Fate/Stay Night) (not spiky hair, the other one)

honorable mention to Vivi (FFIX), Aoshi (Rurouni Kenshin) (trenchcoat version), Luxray (Pokemon), Utsuho (Touhou), and probably like 50 guys I'm forgetting
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This isn't my favorite by any means, but the best designed character for appealing to people is definitely Sonic.
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my mind always goes back to Tara Grimface but she doesn't have much art


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Lightning
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Black costume Spider-Man
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In video games, 2B. Isaac is pretty damn good as well.
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Nanis23 posted...

awww!!
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Revan
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Mobilezoid posted...

Lightning

I 2nd this. She's top 10 in design for sure One of the most badass, coolest female characters ever made.



DAMNN

For guys... Sephiroth.



There's a reason why he won Villains 2005.
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Probably lightning
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hyrule warriors ganondorf
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It has to be Marco Checchetto's Punisher. It has the best skull design of any Punisher costume, with a foggy, rained-over look that in certain panels makes the Punisher look absolutely haunting, otherworldy, and spectral. It also stans out so well against the black ensemble. The jacket and stubble invokes noir imagery and stands out well against the lighting Checchetto uses for his scenes. I like the damage he receives over the course of the series too, he starts to resemble Naked Snake which is always a good thing.



Close runner-ups are Crossbones from Marvel Comics, Claire Redfield in RE2, and Carnage in the Carnage, USA miniseries.
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I thought this was just gaming only (in which case I totally stand by Crono)

But if it's everything PERIOD.

It's either Luke Skywalker in RotJ or Mirai No Trunks when he first comes back to the past in DB manga.
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Squall first came to mind but I don't think I can definitively pick just one.
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Pyramid Head before he got jacked, Darth Revan, 2B, Rufus Shinra, Majima, Kyoko Kirigiri all off the top of my head

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oh Amaterasu and the Inklings as well

Sephiroth. Snake is cool as fuck. Cloud/Crono come to mind, too.

For girls, 2B is amazing aesthetically.
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There are probably at least 100 characters that could take this, but



Dark Samus got one hell of a Smash redesign.
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everything leon does is so cool
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https://78.media.tumblr.com/9c257d80c1e72818cb053e3f5708f9c8/tumblr_nlouczcLBw1qmh1j8o1_500.png

Legit Love Hayato Kanzuki's design from Star Gladiator and Plasma Sword (also Marvel Vs Capcom 2)

its streamlined and futuristic (jumpsuit) but he has a muscle shirt and a metal head band with a good ol classic eye scar. at the same time the shoes are surprisingly casual, Kinda like Guy from Final Fight.

I can do without the Alfalfa Hair Point though
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For just gaming, it's a toss-up between Squall and Rock Howard from KoF.

If we extend it to all of fiction, the first one that comes to mind is Gambit, but I'd really have to think hard about it.
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NBIceman posted...

For just gaming, it's a toss-up between Squall and Rock Howard from KoF.

If we extend it to all of fiction, the first one that comes to mind is Gambit, but I'd really have to think hard about it.

Like them Jackets, eh?
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Honorable mention to Jesus H. Captain Marvel:


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I did indeed realize halfway through writing that posts that a good jacket does have an inherent cool factor to me, yes.
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HM to Kirby, Frank the Bunny, Kratos, and probably like 30 more
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Garrus Vakarian, but I'm probably forgetting someone.
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This picture, which I adopted as my Watcher in Pillars of Eternity I&II:
https://www.deviantart.com/bogdan-mrk/art/The-Bounty-Hunter-449411290
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Undyne, probably.
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Luso
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Probably Joker from Persona 5 (specifically his Phantom Thieves costume)
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Female!Russia from Hetalia might be one of them.

https://i.pinimg.com/736x/23/e0/7d/23e07d47593bc45ef642fe721c99649e.jpg
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Nicol Bolas is up there for me. You know what's more awesome than an ancient evil wizard? An ancient evil wizard who's also a dimension-hopping dragon with a pharaoh motif.

https://cdna.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/007/761/248/large/felipe-bonfim-nicol-bolas-assinado.jpg?1508338112
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I've never thought about this before...

Uhhh.... Simon Blackquill! (even if his hair's a bit ridiculous)
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Gatarix posted...

Gilgamesh (Fate/Stay Night) (not spiky hair, the other one

Biker/Casual Gil?
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Kirby. He's about the only super cute thing I don't find annoying and actually has the desired effect. Having a bit of edge when he needs it probably helps. I also kinda consider skillset part of design and Kirby's power stealing gimmick is really done in a clever way.
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