Every Amazing Character in Games Explained
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- The most compelling characters in games ever. #gaming
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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:01 Arthur Morgan - Red Dead Redemption
9:25 Joshua Graham - Fallout New Vegas
14:33 Joel Miller - The Last of Us
20:55 Harry Dubois - Disco Elysium
27:41 Handsome Jack - Borderlands
32:22 Senua - Hellblade
37:05 Master Chief - Halo
41:00 Soverign - Mass Effect
47:11 Gaunter O'Dimm - Witcher
53:03 Wheatley - Portal
57:42 Judy Alvarez - Cyberpunk 2077
1:03:11 Vaas Monteegro - Far Cry
1:07:16 Amicia De Rune - Plague Tale
1:12:08 Kratos - God of War
1:15:35 The Greatest Character of All Time - Hry
hey man just wanted to say this video is so awesome and you are super handsome
Thanks me
You're welcome
I don't even know what to say about this, and I'm usually pretty witty
I loved judy so much that i beat all of her mission before even reach halfway of main campaign, hanging out with her is just feels warm
Same I always thought she was the best character Johnny has the best arc tho for sure
@@FranklyGaming Her message after the "worst" ending was truly heartbreaking. Actress did a fantastic job.
Was mad she was lesbian honestly she was best girl next to panam
@princemwamba5230 do ur next playthrough a girl. I did my first as a guy nomad and romance Panam, now I'm doing my 2nd as a girl street kid and I'm romancing Judy.
@@Awesomesauce1_8_6_4 i might eventually right now finishing bg3 then on to ff7
Arthur's internal struggles between doing things that he believes is the best for his family while struggling to understand the madness that begins to consume his leader. I wish I could play Red Dead Redemption 2 for the first time again.
Such a well written game for sure, thanks for watching!
Possibly, the most heart breaking cutscene in Cyberpunk 2077 is a scene of Judy if you chose to romance her and then chose the 'end your own self' ending. During the credits, the scene that plays out ; seeing her in the state that she is literally brings tears to your eyes.
"Ah fuck, I can't do this!" After Evelyn's death V committing suicide utterly breaks Judy. I believe if you take this path Judy will kill herself aswell. The world is to cruel.
It's fucking fantastic!
judy crying after evelyn offs herself was heartbreaking 💔 i really wanted her to live man cyberpunk is a game you need to experience it
Best game out there
You could have done the whole video on Mass Effect characters. Props for choosing an aspect of the story that most people wouldn’t have done!
Facts lol, I tried to only pick one from each franchise otherwise half the video would be mass effect and cyberpunk lol
Gunther o Din is amazing and an example of how horror entering a non-horror game is so powerful (granted, Gerald fight horrifying creatures but are we really scared of them or happy to see new enemy to cut?) Also wheatley is not a companion cube... he is an AI core, just like the cores you use to defeat glados on first game.
Haha I saw the cube comment after uploading mistakes were made 😂, thanks for watching
I am glad you included Plague Tale
Great series for sure
Your content is so well thought out and written. Good work man, keep it up!
Appreciate it thank you!
Kratos was not only about anger and rage in the og games ,he always been a deep character
This Channel is going to get big man, keep it up! Your an amazing story teller.
I really appreciate that thank you!
Thanks for the timestamps, easy to skip past spoilers and game i dont care about.
Yup that’s why they are there, thanks for watching!
Oh wow you went for Sovereign, then? I remember chatting about it with you in the comments of your post! Didn't watch yet, I just saw the chapter markers. Excited for what you'll say, and for the other characters, too!
Btw since that video I got started with Kingdom Come: Deliverance and went down a huge rabbit hole with around 170 hours in now. I'd thoroughly recommend trying it and getting to know Henry, the main character. Fans of the game really love him, as do I!
Yup I loved your idea made me realize I thought the same thanks man!
Always love the content. Keep up the great work!
Appreciate it!
absolutley stunning video, frank! absolutley stunning!
Thank you very much!
Thanks for this enlightening video. As someone who’s been gaming for 20+ years I’d say Judy is one of the most compelling characters created too. She’s misunderstood by people playing the game, she just wants to belong and find herself again and sometimes doing that alone is the best outcome.
Ya she’s so great for sure, and thanks for watching and supporting!
This is truly a beautiful and heartfelt journey through your own lifeling gaming experience. So many amazing characters spanning many games and many eras. Opening it woth arthur was and is a phenomenal choice.
Appreciate it man! Loves making this one
Nice to see Plague Tale get some love. Charlotte McBurney as Amicia gave the performance of a lifetime in Requiem and deserved all the awards.
Some other recommendations: Kreia from KOTOR 2, Akechi from P5, Joker from the Arkham series, SHODAN from System Shock 2 and Irenicus from BG2.
always lovin these kind of videos from u bro.
ur writing + that calm bgm is wild, feels like im drowned to anywhere u takes me with that magical narative
really appreciate that thanks for the support!
I know it may come up as dumb observation but the topic aside, the music you chose for Judy just blew my mind. I know the song, I know what is is but it fits with her sooo much... I never noticed this until I've seen this section of your video. Thank You.
Very colourful and well put together list with great commentary. You even make me want to play Cyberpunk despite being kinda repulsed by it
Thank you for watching! And I higher recommend cyberpunk it’s amazing
u need more credit man, ur content is great, keep it up
thank you for the support!
Handsome Jack was such an amazing villain. I love how sarcastic and comedic the game is when interacting with him ... until the end, when there is a chilling seriousness.
Every time I hear someone talk about Arthur I can't help myself but cry my eyes out. I don't know what RDR2 did to me but man... I feel a void inside me. It's just sad. Arthur Morgan is one of the best masterpieces ever crafted.
Such an amazing story for sure, and thank you for watching!
As always, awesome video. I'm still baffled by the time and effort you put into each individual video. But the thing I liked the most is You really did Amicia justice. By the end of the story I was left crying like an infant, overwhelmed by emotions. Those two games really touched me like no other. Thank you for the great video.
Thank you for the kind words and support! And ya plague tale is so underrated Amicia and Hugo are awesome
thank you for making amazing content! you make my day
Thanks so much for watching!
I really love seeing the appreciation for Senua and Hellblade. I suffer from Psychosis and struggled with the game due to having trouble sitting through the voices for extended periods since that's one of my psychotic symptoms. Her going through that journey and by extension being able to share a little of what I go through genuinely was incredible.
Characters became the most important aspect of video game narrative for me, insted of "sticking the landing" or plot twists. That's why I never understood the hate for Mass Effect 3, when all our beloved characters got great endings.
Mass 3 is great for sure, and thanks for watching!
100% agree! I fight people on the whole ME3 ending all the time, and almost always the people hating it are just doing so because it’s the popular thing to do. They almost never have an actual solid take.
Great video as always dude 🙂
Thanks for watching as always!
Well done video mate!! I love how realistic and raw Judy's character is, in the world she lives in, becoming someone like her is probably the most realistic outcome, while V, Johnny and Panam are super heros, Judy is just a normal broken and exhausted person, there are no glamorous stunts or insane ambitions, all she want is to gtfo of Night City in hope of a better life and happy future... 100% relatable..
Exactly it’s what I like most about her compared to the others, thanks for the support!
Looking at the chapters, I wasn't going to watch the whole video. But I did, because it is a great video. New sub'.
really appreciate that thanks for the support!
My dad loved mass effect! I'll never forget when I was a kid and he would play the game and I'd be enthralled by the story and desperately want to know what would come next. Yet he would always take frequent breaks and smoke/drink outside at night time while reading a book. I remember following him out there and trying to rush him to go back and play it! Mass effect 2 was almost on its way to stores when he beat the first game. I remember thinking it was waaaaay to hard for someone like me at the time. Yet when mass effect 2 came out and he would play it while Id watch I never felt more happy. Those days I'd kill to experience them once again. After he beat that game I remember losing it when mass effect 3 had that trailer that made everyone hyped. I immediately called him to tell him about it and he actually was about to call me for the same thing! We loved this series so much... I remember him playing mass effect 3 on insanity while I played it on the easiest difficulty bc I was scared of a challenge from video games especially ones with great stories I wanted to experience. I loved playing this amazing series with him it's actually my favorite franchise of all time bc of our bonding. He didn't live with me but I'd always go to his house in San Diego and get some pizza while we play new games and go back to mass effect again and again. He's gone now. He was murdered a year and a half ago as of writing this. It took a while to play the series again but when I did I named my shepherd David in his honor. God I miss him so much. Before his funeral I wanted to do something so cool for him that hopefully he'd see from heaven. I went to cameo to see if I could book a cameo from Mark Meer the voice actor of male shepherd. I placed an order and explained about what happened to my dad and his murder and how I wanted to show him was Mark to thank him for his service (he was in the navy) also poetic shepherd is apart of the alliance navy! I paid him 50 bucks but sadly the time ran out and he never finished it. So once they sent my money back I got a message from Mark on cameo and IT WAS THE CAMEO I ASKED HIM TO MAKE!! ❤❤ He did it for free! I have the video if anyone wants it email me @saintleader14@gmail.com. I couldn't believe he did that for me for free! I cried so hard when I watched it but was so thankful! I love this series and the people who made/participated in it!
I don't know that I agree that Master Chief is compelling, but certainly iconic.
Ya that’s what I kinda agree with in the section more the badass to add lol
Halo 4 and the books go a long way in making him compelling. I know that doesn't satisfy the video game character angle. Though, indoctrinated child soldier certainly sounds compelling.
Haven’t watched yet, but I’m sure he’ll mention a siphon who pretended to be a mug as great example of compelling character. Don’t get me down, Prey has to be mentioned!
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An awesome video eventhough I skipped some parts! I would have really enjoyed to see Kiryu from the Yakuza series.
I actually almost added kiryu there is a bunch of people I could have added so much out there honestly, and thanks for watching!
What a good video, love the voice Special the storytelling just awesome
Really appreciate that!
I've never had a game rip as much emotion out of me as RDR2. to the extent that I had tears in my eyes just listening to you recount arthur's story
Glad to hear you enjoyed the section it’s an amazing story for sure, thanks for watching!
You got my like when I saw that you included Sovereign from Mass Effect. He is an EXCEPTIONAL villain and his introduction on Virmire is still one of the most terrifying and foreboding things in any videogame ever!
Such an amazing moment made the first game so awesome that first time around for sure, thanks for watching!
One of my favourite lines ever (not just in gaming) is from Joshua Graham and it's the
"We can't expect God to do all the work."
Such an amazing line that I'm surprised this wasn't said in any form of fiction I've encountered before. So simple, badass and radical. Maybe because most fiction abstains from religion like you said. Unless it creates its own religion in its fictional universe, but then again it still most often tries to divert from real life religions, to not offend anyone.
I'll never forget Arthur Morgans story... RdR2 had it's downsides but not a single game ever gave me so much sympathy for the main character than this game.
Arthur and Gerald of Riva are the two characters I feel a form of connection. I can somehow identify and connect the most with them.
Another cracking video. I also really enjoyed the characters of Adam Jensen from Deus Ex and Nathan Drake from the Uncharted game series (not, let me be clear, NOT the film!😂)
Haha poor Spider-Man, thanks for watching as always
I want to add Goro Majima from Yakuza series. This series is so underrated that a lot of people wont even bother. But this character went from being shackle because of honor and family finally break free and choose to live life free is one of gaming most unique and inspiring story period.
1:16:39 this damn song...there I go crying again...
another underrated franklygaming banger
Appreciate the support as always ❤️
Surprised you didn't manage to sneak Alex Yu onto here
Haha somehow didn’t have prey in this one 😂
RIP Arthur Morgan. You will not be forgotten. Sniffle Sniffle.
How V and johnny is not here but Judy is here (I love Judy don't get me wrong)
"your extinction is inevitable. YOU HAVE NO TIME TO SURVIVE MAKE YOUR TIME"
Said "yeahhhh" when Wheatley popped up, great pick.
Thanks for watching !
laughed when he called him an adorable companion cube
@@deliriousgaming8598 whoops lol
Very good storytelling... Played most games on this list, except for the idiotic exclusives, and i mostly agree with your assessments. Great video, keep it up...
Thank you for watching!
fantastic video
Thanks me
I loved joshua with his belifes and voice he was a good character in my opinion and there is this video i always come back to called "In the end there is light in the darkness" with his voice lines that makes it somber sad but there is hope in it
Ya I thought he was really unique wanted to include him early for sure
Just a slight correction for the actor that plays Vaas! He's from the Breaking Bad "universe" but was never introduced in the show. He was a main character in the spinoff Better Call Saul! I love your videos, such amazing work :)
Yay 😁 another video
Hope you enjoy!
Props for Sovereign. We’ve discussed him in your last video 😂
Had to give the man a shoutout lol
Can you share your mod list for new vegas
A 1:18:42 minute long video is not long enough to talk about Arthur Morgan.
I adored Senua so much. You can really tell that Ninja Theory did their research to show her psychosis in a respectful, complex manner. So many times psychosis and schizophrenia is perceived on a surface level, and is usually a shallow interpretation of what individuals actually go through. I'm so proud of Ninja Theory for doing the work and empathizing with those who struggle with it. I wish more studios would take the approach of showcasing illness to relate to it, rather than use it for shock value.
Good essay. I am currently playing through Chrono Trigger for the first time so it's fresh on my mind. That being said, Magus is turning out to be quite a compelling character, for reasons I won't spoil.
Haven’t ever played I know so many people love it though, and thanks for watching!
Artur Morgen. The rest is 3 pages over.
The goat, thanks for watching
The first few Assassin's Creeds had great characters too
For me Arthur is the GOAT. It even made me reject John the first time I played RDR2 (and I am a HUUUUUGE fan of RDR1). Now I've learned to appreciate John again XD. I would love a remake of RDR1 with references to Arthur added. Because from now on each time I will replay to RDR1 it will be to avenge Arthur and not just because John has a metaphorical knive under his throat.
I was conjuring Vaas, glad he's here (Wheatley!!)
Thanks for watching!
Sadly I only watched 4 chapters (yet to play Fallout NV, bought it just recently), but the ones I've watched are great @@FranklyGaming
Kazuma Kiryu
What basically makes a character good: Mystery & themeing.
Every single character on this list has plenty of mystery surrounding them, backstory and history that you can piece together and that impacts their decisions in the now. This makes them feel 3D, and like real characters.
But then theming: It's pretty hard to make a character compelling if they are separate from the main themes of the story. Sometimes you see the "the character stole the show." which basically means they followed the theme better than anyone else. And it's not that they follow the theme, but ask an intriguing question about it.
But even then, your characters are good, but if the overall narrative is good too, they become great.
Arthur's redemption only works due to everything else happening around him, nay, it requires all of it. And that you know this gang will split up at one point and you have no clue what will happen to Arthur.
Vaas is as good as Pagan Min, but nobody remembers the latter because Far Cry 4's narrative is forgettable and all over the place. It's nothing compared to Far Cry 3's ludonarrative harmony.
Amicia's incredible compassion and guardianship for Hugo is admirable in Innocence, but the utter lack of subtext in all of Requiem's writing makes it feel 1-dimensional and pretentious even at the very end.
So no, your incredible character won't save your story nor vice versa. Everything needs to work together for something truly spectacular.
I wouldve added ezio auditore. You see his growth from his literal birth to his death.
It kinda sucks that Sovereign was only prominent in Mass Effect 1. Imo, Harbinger never really reached Sovereign's level of intimidation and impact on the story (Harbinger's presence is pretty much non-existent by ME3, it only showed up at the ending and it didn't even get a voice line)
Dude 🤯
i commited not alive just make judy even more sad hahaha take that i laughed last
Gaunter O'Dimm is the best original CD project character, and I hope they play a bigger role in the next game
I love great villains like him honestly curious to see where Witcher 4 takes the series, thank you for taking the time to support my work
I hope they never show him again, and just allude to him in subtle hints. His story arc was absolutely perfect.
Minor correction, Michael Mando isn’t in breaking bad, but in better call saul. Otherwise awesome video!
Oh shoot you are right thank you lol
Vaas was something else
No - Joel is still a hero. Once its worth sacrificing children society is finished
Ya that’s kinda what makes it such a good ending I think both sides make sense, thanks for watching!
honestly Hell blade is pretty sad and interesting, and kinda reminds me sorta of one of my one characters dealing with psychosis, killing his own brother infected by a dark power that then tried infecting him before mostly becoming stagnant in his form and then slowly being used to drive him more and more mad until he had his connection to his fellow species damaged and when it was being healed the stagnant darkness awoke a little bit and took to these spots amplifying the sounds of every single member of his species those sad happy dying and ... even those being ... yeah well lets say he heard everything and it mad him loose it plus darkness many times sent living nightmares to him including his dead brother who would torment him " I could of been saved Gotham YOU COULD OF STOPPED ME!!!!! WHY DID YOU NOT STOP ME???? KILLED THE DAMN CULTISTS YOURSELF AND STOP ME FROM JOINING! YOU COWARD!!!! YOU SHOULD OF DONE IT!!!! WHY WOULD YOU KILL ME????DID YOU NOT LOVE ME???? " type shit and Gotham also had to give up his dream job being a doctor and medical scientist to perform grotesque tests on poor victims, as time went on he would try and maintain his sanity anyone calling him insane would be killed on the spot as he could not tolerate the idea that he was gone, but he already was, poor guy tried offing himself many times but gave up on that and just accepted his fate, so not sure how hell blade ended I hope it was better cuz this guy well he would finally die when he stopped running and was killed by a company that wanted him dead, letting them kill him, which unfortunately they did not do, they forced him to live the rest of his life a as work slave doing again horrible experiments which he because he was now so sick would thoroughly enjoy, at least others could feel a fraction of his pain.
Ive always wondered what your thoughts were about the Last of Us Part 2. I understand some of the criticism but for the most part I love it
Have only played the first one, but based on what I’ve seen of 2 and story spoilers I would love it way more than the first and think it’s amazing probably
Can u make a part 2 of thisssss
Lot I eventually need to do follow ups I’ll talk about characters again for sure in the future, thanks for watching!
Arthur Morgan is No 1 for me ❤
I love, love, love (high honor) athur morgan, handsome jack and new kratos. Athur has a dynamic change in morals you understand and want it to work even thought it cant. Jack is just the perfect prick hes funny, arrogant, self-riotous and truely believes hes doing the best thing (delusionally) no mater the cost. kratos just exudes a person who's seen alot, done alot and know that violence can't always be the answer but sometimes in necessary. Just awesome characters ❤
All such great characters for sure, and thanks for watching!
@@FranklyGaming glad I just found you making my shift a blur
Great list, the only thing I wold disagree, and I feel the hate already, is the Masterchief. In the end he is just Doomguy 2.0
But I Doomguy was more fleshed out in the Reboot and they borrowed from Halo there. I guess they inspired each other, so it comes down to what played first and fall in love with.
No other peice entertainment emotionally destroyed me as much as a plague tale requiem
Such an underrated game
The chapter title for Handsome Jack is misspelled
Thanks haha
@@FranklyGamingno prob!
“And that character… is Link”
You dog
A lot of personal bias here but for me Ezio Auditore falls into this list as well. Love his character and journey through the three games
I still don't think Joel become bad guy in the end saving Ellie from operation.
Ya I mean it makes sense what he did for sure, thanks for watching!
You sure Arthur Morgan didn't contract TB from Thomas Downs' spit?
That’s what I was alluding to haha
For the love of Judy. She famous
odst master chief is a travesty of a thumbnail lol
😂 it was a rough one hahah
57:42 Judy Alvarez best girl, *confirmed* .
Ohhh... you meant ALL the best characters... nice!!!
Ya more than just the thumbnail lol 😂
I completely disagre 100% with what Joshua is saying lol, as it is heresy, but still W dude for trusting God through that
I got TB sister
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OH BOY 3AM
Jared you dog
You didn't do Abe, from his Oddworld
Still need to try the game I’ve seen a few people mention it actually
No Arthas? :(
Would have been a great pick for sure honestly so many others i could add too, thanks for watching!
The reapers are the worst part of mass effect, what a way to ruin my geopolitical drama by having cthulhu show up like a fart truck ruining any build up, what does robot cthulhu want to do that is so interesting to stop a good story of "evil" Spectres? To stop organics and robots from killing each by killing them... So well designed BioWare.
Interesting I definitely disagree I like the other aspects of mass effect too but love the high sci fi concepts for sure
@@FranklyGaming How is robot cthulhu that is clearly malfunctioning more interesting than a man who is using same government powers you have to give his own race a edge over everyone? To be frank, when I found out that the villain we have been trying to hunt down the whole game is just the brainwashed goon to a robot with a few lines of duologue that not only fail to interest me, I just stopped caring, why did it even need to steal a few mad science super weapons from a way more primitive race? Because he was damaged, why can't he repair himself? He is too stupid to make a simple repair device and the biggest plot whole of the story... Why didn't he just rush the stargate on his own with what few geth ships he has, catching them off guard. The only way to explain all of his actions is, he truly thinks the counties of mass effect can bet the reapers in a far fight.
Guys, just remember Japanese games...
(I haven’t watched the video yet, but I got something to say):
The fact that you put those characters in the thumbnail tells me that you are a young gamer. No offense, just a consideration from my 40 years of gameing where I encountered many many more interesting characters than these two.
abby anderson > joel miller
Still have to play the 2nd, I probably would love the story seeing spoilers of it
@@FranklyGamingwow you really need to, it’s the best game of all time imo 🙏🏻
You need help
@@Charless4141 as do you
These are the 5 most compelling characters in gaming to you? Really? Do you only play like the most popular games out there? And do you only play like 2 games a year! Edit: Ok, my bad, I see that I fell for your misleading thumbnail. Still, I really feel like you need to expand your horizons. Alll of these are from the most popular titles of around the last 20 years. Almost all of these are from shooters, and almost all of these are games are set in first person.
Just random ones I put on the thumbnail video has much more lol
@@FranklyGaming I know, I edited my post and said: Ok, my bad, I see that I fell for your misleading thumbnail. Still, I really feel like you need to expand your horizons. Alll of these are from the most popular titles of around the last 20 years. Almost all of these are from shooters, and almost all of these are games are set in first person.
Where's the adventure games? WHere's the horror games? Where's the indie games? This feels like something created by someone that only plays whats popular.
@@Fallout2Forever I’ve played a lot of other stuff too, usually just don’t find the characters as compelling, probably since a big part is the voice acting facial animations etc
yeah even thought aaa games are not good these days but some the best games and characters ever are made by aaa studios
@@FranklyGaming
Panam>>>> Judy
I feel like Panam is better suited to be a love interest and Judy feels like more of a sister/close friend to V