Top Five! Rockstar Characters

Yes! It's a top five! Rockstar have made some top characters throughout the years within their games and instead of me trying to decide on the top five games, It's going to be the characters. I have spent quite a bit of time going back and forth on this so without further ado....MY TOP FIVE! *There may be some spoilers, but I'm not going to say look away because that would defeat the purpose of said blog!*



No. 5 - 8 Ball

I think that 8 Ball deserves to be on the list. Sure, people will probably think of more deserving (Max Payne? see below), however, 8 Ball is the very first character everyone met when playing G.T.A. III and delivers one hell of a memorable line! I still remember to this day.
"I know a place on the edge of the Red Light district where we can lay low, but my hands are all messed up, so you better drive brother!"
8 Ball, you're a legend.










No. 4 - James 'Jimmy' Hopkins

This loveable little scamp is Jimmy Hopkins from Bully (or Canis Canem Edit). Whilst the game is somewhat like a G.T.A game, it manages to hold its own. Jimmy is dropped off at a new school, and is instantly the outsider. I felt I warmed to Jimmy because in certain ways I could relate to him. We've all been there, the new kid at a new school, new surroundings and that's where the attachment comes. But unlike us Jimmy created the gap of the things we all wanted to do at school, be it beating the tough jock, or stealing the girl from the greasers. However, I'm sure none of us as a kid had dared to think of scraping on the scaffolding on top of their school, in what seems like, a fight to the death!






No. 3 - John Marston

We've all played Red Dead Redemption, and Rockstar did a perfect job of capturing the feeling of the wild west. The grit. The grime. The shootouts. And then we have this gent. John Marston. He a perfect portrayal (in my eyes) of a man. He owns a farm. He has multiple guns, smokes and drinks like a boss, and has words of wisdom for every man! But the best thing about him and why he's earned this spot is his death. Like an ultimate man, he walks out of a barn towards an entire posse of armed men, accepts it with grace and even manages to take some to hell with him before being killed in a hail of gunfire. Look up man in the dictionary and this grizzled chap will be staring right back at you.





No. 2 - Trevor Philips

 Yes. Trevor's in the list people! We all know him from that new game G.T.A V, but does he deserve to be this high on the list? Fuck yes! Why, some of you cry? Trevor is that person who will act out what he's thinking, regardless of the consequence. There was never a dull moment whilst playing as him. Even when you switch to him from one of the other characters, he's doing something random. Dressed as a lady, drunk. Wandering round Los Santos in pants, drunk. Surrounded by corpses on an island, drunk. The list goes on. I was always intrigued to see what he would do next and lets face it, who hasn't wanted to just lose it sometimes?





Drum roll! 

No. 1 - Tommy Vercetti

That's right ladies and gentleman. Tommy Vercetti. I even managed to spell the name correctly on the first attempt. Voiced by Ray Liotta, this guy made some memorable times for me and I'm sure others. Tommy seemed to me like a larger than life character, always moving forward and making it big. His temper was something to note, especially at the end when all hell breaks loose in an ultimate royal rumble. And this victor? This macho mother fucker!









Honourable Mention

Max Payne.

Yeah I know I probably should have put him in, and if it was a top ten he'd definitely be number 6. But honestly, I've only played the third and felt I couldn't just use that version of Max. I remember how brutal the first and second were but I think I was more focused on the gameplay at the time and I was just watching a friend play bits! So apologies internet!





Right well there you go, my top five Rockstar characters. If anyone has any different leave a comment and let me know. Next top five? Suggestions welcome.

O.E.G