What video game character(s) do you have the strongest emotional attachment towards?

1. Sam Fisher has won me over forever during one scene in 'Chaos Theory' game. During that scene Sam sees Helicopter pilots that is shot down. He knows that if he doesn't go to them they'll be captured/tortured. Sam's boss makes it very clear that he must not go for any rescue and continue with his mission. You can ignore his command and proceed for the rescue but that results in dialogue that made me love Sam badass Fisher more than ever: Lambert: The plane is too badly damaged to recover the data. You'll need to fall back and designate the target for an air-strike. Use the structure down the street for your platform. Fisher: Let me get the pilots to safety first. Lambert: We don't have a lot of time, Sam. An NKA recovery team is en route. Fisher: Are you ordering me to leave these guys here and call in an air-strike? Lambert: I'm telling you what the objective IS. I'm trusting you to complete it. You have your orders. Lambert: Fisher! If you compromise the mission for those men-- Fisher: Save it, Irving. You gave me my orders already. Lambert: Sam, you need to designate the-- Fisher: No point in rescuing one and leaving the other. Lambert: You don't even exist, Fisher. You can't get a medal for this. Fisher: Medals don't help me sleep at night, Lambert.
   — AdClemson


2. Pretty much any of the original squadmates from Mass Effect. In particular Tali. The first time I played ME3 and fought the Reaper on Rannoch, I sided with the Geth, and then [watched Tali throw herself off a cliff](/spoiler). Even though I had just spent the better part of an hour figuring out the best way to dodge the Reaper's attacks before finally beating it, I noped right out and started the mission over.
   — starcraftre


3. The Man who needed toilet paper who was stuck in the toilet at the inn from The legend of Zelda Majoras Mask.
   — Dingus_or_Hunk






4. Garrus Vakarian, See you at the bar mate!
   — coZZmo


5. Jenkins from Halo 3! I should explain. Back in 2007 when Halo 3 first came out, I was around 12-13 at the time. My little brother and I were doing our first coop play through of the campaign (playing on legendary I think?) and we were at the level called “The Storm”. During the level, you can ride the Mongooses and sometimes one of the NPC marines will jump on back and ride with you. My brother gave the marine he was driving with a rocket launcher and jokingly named him Jenkins. For some reason Jenkins was, in our stupid little minds, the most competent NPC in the history of gaming. Nailing long range shots with the rocket launcher and (seemingly) saving our skins on multiple occasions. He was with us through the vast majority of the level. During the part where the first Scarab drops down, my brother would ride around on the Mongoose with Jenkins and “distract” the Scarab while I would board it and destroy its internals to blow it up. In the middle of all this, my brother screams “JENKINS!!! NOOOOO!!!!” and said we had to reload our last save because Jenkins had died. I told him we couldn’t because after probably 5 different attempts, we finally completed that mission and I didn’t want to have to try it again just because an NPC died, so we went on without him. After that point, before every big battle we’d yell “FOR JENKINS!” and held a fake funeral for him and everything. We still talk about it from time to time to this day. RIP Jenkins Edit: numbers
   — mikefanto4


6. Alistair Theirin from Dragon Age: Origins. I love that dumb goofy nerd more than I love the majority of real people I've dated. He's just so awkward and sweet, but with that sharp undercurrent of intelligence and courage underneath everything he does. And he was supposed to be a Templar but has no prejudice against mages! (Looking at you, *Cullen.*)
   — mythscomealive






7. Solid Snake
   — Dedbill528