The top ten manliest men in videogame history

Silver Mirror | October 06, 2007 | Top List | PC Playstation 3

Admit it the average video game character these days is a pussy. Either they have a whiny voice, cute hairstyle and a bare chest or they have a visor over there head and are either a mute or have so little emotion they might as well be. Here is a list of the top ten manliest men in video game history. Oh and just for the record I don't agree with number 1

10-Ryo Hazuki
9-Tommy Vercetti
8-Kratos
7-Lu Bu
6-Jecht
5-Luca Blight
4-Arngrim
3-Big Boss
2-Duke Nukem
1-Mario

Admit it, playing as a pansy would suck even if it was the best video game ever made. That isn't to say having some random well-built guy with a deep voice on screen is enough to make a game fun. In fact, we've seen so many pitiful attempts of trying to make "cool" characters that it's not even funny anymore.

Fortunately, there's a handful of really manly video game dudes out there that aren't just made of testosterone and big muscles - they also have the history, personality, and attitude to be considered men among men. In this list are the most epic piles of manly turned video game characters. Are you man enough to take it?

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W00tbeer1 | October 07, 2007

I DO NOT agree with number 1 like you, Mario does not look manly at all, although I like his games XD Tommy Verciti should be in the top 3, he is a very manly character in gaming. I've never heard of the rest of the people.
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DEZVOUS | October 07, 2007

That's dumb, they try to be all sly and cool and throw you a curve ball for number one but in the end the read is just left dumb founded and confused. Mario isn't manly. So what if he saves Princesses.
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TommyVercetti | October 07, 2007

#1 is Mario? Wow, that killed the list.
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Gamesta100 | October 07, 2007

This list is stupid.

1 should be Kratos, he freaking killed a god.What the hell does Mario do apart from jump on things.If that makes you manly then every freaking guy in the world is manly.

2 should have been Duke Nukem.

3 should have been Big Boss.
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  VeGiTAX2 | October 07, 2007
  
  er... did you read the list? Duke Nukem is #2
  
  "3-Big Boss
  2-Duke Nukem
  1-Mario"
  
  Duke should have been #1, nothing like using the money taunt with the hookers / strippers. "Shake it baby!"
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Kazooieman | October 07, 2007

How com that list doesn't have the one and only Snake? He deserves a spot in No#3/4! I don't even know of or care about Tommy Vercettim, Lu Bu, Jecht, Luca Blight or Arngrim! Snakes the man !
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  Seproth | October 07, 2007
  
  Because he's a clone of the number 3 spot...
  
  but yeah. Mario does defeat a dinosaur regularly but is in no way shape or form manly.
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Kazooieman | October 07, 2007

If anything Wario should be higher than Mario because he has Muscles and all Mario's got are layers of flab on his scrawny arms! But Warios evil though...
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nnkklo | October 07, 2007

Leon S. Kennedy should be in this list.
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Seeker X | October 07, 2007

Wow...I consider this the lamest list in history...two things...

1) Why the hell is Mario #1?

2) Why the hell is Kratos #8??? NUMBER 8?! HE'D CUT YOUR *bleep*ING THROAT!
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Riku31069 | October 07, 2007

I consider this the lamest list in gaming history just because...

Mario isn't manly! And I'm not talking about the Mario in the picture. Besides, I want Leon to be in the list, he's so manly!
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  Gothic Girl | October 07, 2007
  
  Who's Leon? (I hope you don't mean Leon from Resident Evil ... he's as metrosexual as a pretty-boy can get. lol)
  
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  Duke Nukem should be #1. He invented manliness back in the day. XD
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    Gamesta100 | October 07, 2007
    
    Leon S Kennedy is from Resident Evil 2 and 4
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ali3n | October 07, 2007

What the *bleep*? Jumping on mushrooms makes you manly? Time to go jump on some mushrooms myself.
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ShadowKing2 | October 07, 2007

That picture of Mario is rather disturbing..
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  Kazooieman | October 07, 2007
  
  Yeah Mario's supposed to be like 27 but here he is like 45 and he has a beard and he has muscles... Worst Real-Life Rendition of Mario Ever!
  
  If he had a Purple shirt, Yellow Overalls and Hat with a W then that would definatly be what Wario would look like!
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Cruxis Mana | October 07, 2007

^{Out of all of them, Big Boss should be number 1 by a mile ^^
Kratos is good as well though, he should be number 2

... But no way should Mario be number one - Its only because he's got a mustache ...}
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black doom | October 07, 2007

Where is Link? He has challenged the power of the great evil king countless times and won. He never gets his chance for eternal peace, he gets what can only be called naps of peace between lives you can't blame him if he seems a little scarred and quiet at times. He has proven himself to Goddesses and has been found worthy of the Triforce of Courage. He has a selfless devotion to his land. Even in his youths he faces challenges that would scar grown men. And through it all he fights for all that is good in Hyrule.
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TheBradman1andOnly | October 07, 2007

^ You kidding? Link look's like a *bleep*ing woman.

LOL @ Mario XD
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  black doom | October 07, 2007
  
  No that's Zelda and that's because she is.
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    TheBradman1andOnly | October 07, 2007
    
    ...dude, I know the difference between Zelda and Link. And they both look like women. One because she is a woman and the other 'cos he looks like a pussy.
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X_MANBEARPIG_X | October 07, 2007

BOO! Mario's a midget!

And why would Link be on there? He's as manly as Noddy
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TurMoiL911 | October 07, 2007

Mario being the number 1 manliest man in video games in so freaking stupid. He needs to ingest mushrooms and flowers like steroids to get stronger. *bleep*ing druggies.
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Benk_92 | October 07, 2007

I thought it was funny that a viagra ad was right next to the manly character list. XD
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Subzer0 | October 07, 2007

Mario?? Why don't they add Luigi while they're at it? That did kill the list. I think the top 3 should have been:

3. Tommy V
2. Kratos
1. Big Boss/Snake
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Tenken | October 07, 2007

Kratos isn't manly. He gave in to Aries because he was too much of a pansy to die.
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  Seeker X | October 07, 2007
  
  Does the fact that he decapitated Ares mean anything to you? Or maybe when he defied Zeus himself even when stabbed by the Blade of Olympus?
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SvR2008 | October 07, 2007

Mario is number one!

HAHAHAHAHAH!

This list fails!
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Chad | October 07, 2007

Not exactly what I pictured the list to be. The main things Mario has are: his ability to throw around a giant dragon, ride a green dinasour, and tangle with a primate. Yeah, not very manly at all.
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  TurMoiL911 | October 07, 2007
  
  Yoshi is manlie than Mario. At least Yoshi eats his opposition.
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KingX2 | October 07, 2007

MARIO beats DUKE NUKEM? You have GOT to be kidding me. This list is full of lies.

quote
#1 is Mario? Wow, that killed the list.
QFT
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nflsmc | October 07, 2007

c'mon, peach is more manly than mario...
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  Dai | October 09, 2007
  
  Hmmm... No, not really. Personally I don't care enough about the list to start flaming Mario. Why make such a fuss because they threw in a wild card? I take it more for its comedy effect. Heh...
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    nflsmc | October 09, 2007
    
    Yes, because I was totally not kidding there.
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Oogity_Boogity_Boo | October 07, 2007

OK, Duke Nukem is the shit. No way he should have lost to Mario.

I realize that maybe some of these characters wouldn't make the list (I don't know who half the people on the list are), but Sam Fisher, Snake, and Leon Kennedy all come to mind.
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  Seproth | October 08, 2007
  
  Leon is kinda emo'ish. But yeah he's more manly than mario
  
  I agree with everyone besides snake though. He's pretty much on there considering he's a clone of the #3 spot.
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Capn Droid | October 08, 2007

Mario's #1 because Nintendo fanboys say they're manly... of course, they're all fat men in red shirts and overalls, so they know what they're talking about.
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Lizzo | October 08, 2007

As much as I love Mario, that is a really bad list.

And why isn't Link on there? Eh...Duke Nuken is way more manly than Mario.

"I've got balls of steel" > "It's a me, Mario!".
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Rinkydink | October 08, 2007

LOL @ Mario being number one. That's just simply hilarious.

Anyway, the manliest characters have to be either Duke Nukem or Leon for sure.
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FFXFREAK | October 09, 2007

LMAO. What the hell why is Mario number 1? That's like the most random thing I've ever seen, and the picture of him is disturbing. Someone you know, with a lower pitched voice should be #1.

~FFXFREAK
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ConkerASkyJockey | October 11, 2007

As much as I love the Mario franchise. He doesn't deverse to win. Other characters such as Duke Nukem (2nd and lost to Mario?! WTF?) and Leon should be higher then Mario.

Hell, DK is more manly then Mario. He has a tie, naked and damn he playes bongoes, kills crocodiles. Jesus.
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Lylodile | October 11, 2007

I don't understand how you classify Mario as "Manly".