Who's Your Favorite Videogame Head Of State?
So after eight (oh so) long years, the United States is getting a new president this week. Exciting stuff! You may have heard about it a couple of times in the past few months. Anyway, short of Barack Obama signing up for Playstation Home, giving his speech to the virtual crowds, then standing in line to bowl, there's not a lot to connect the event to videogames. Still I thought I'd take the occasion to ask: who's your favorite videogame despot, monarch, or head of state? There's no shortage of videogame sovereigns, and although elected officials are a bit harder to find, there's quite a few as well. Which ones would you put into power?
Maybe you're a Princess Peach fan? Or perhaps you've got a thing for the Prince of Persia (mo-capped old or ab-tastic new)? There's always Mayor Tortimer from Animal Crossing, who was apparently democratically elected, although I don't ever remember casting a ballot. You can even lump Gods in if you wish, meaning Kratos from the God of War series could fit the bill. My pick would have to be The King of the Cosmos from Katamari Damacy. Sure, he periodically gets drunk and destroys his entire kingdom, but at least he's got style. And a giant codpiece. I also like how he doesn't coddle his son: there are too many spoiled, entitled aristocrats out there already.
If you've got an opinion, let me know in the comments.
Dawdle
Posted to Miscellany, Video Games on 18 January 2009
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Easily the most badass President in video gaming history is President Wilson from Metal Wolf Chaos. After a coup d'etat (lead by the evil vice president, in a semi-prescient vision of the future), he dons a suit of power armor to take them all out by sheer manliness!
Only released in Japan, but with full Engrish voice acting, which makes it even better. The sheer hyper-patriotism as seen through Japanese eyes just adds to the fun.
See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Genl242_ZU8
Ayla, chief of the Ioka tribe in Chrono Trigger is hands down my favorite. She was pretty much in my party all the time as soon as I got her. She's confident, brave and never backs down. I mean come on, you have to drink her under the table in order for her to join you, how badass is that!? I also loved how in the ending (those of you who haven't beaten the game yet might want to skip this part) while partying with her fellow cave people she proposes to Keno by taking a swig of her drink, grabbing his hand and forcing a ring onto his finger. Now that's my kinda woman!
I'll have to go with exploding-headed super-Hitler from Bionic Commando.
Mayor Haggar. Hands down.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGTKxhNY7uY
King Koopa. If it weren't for him we wouldn't have most of Mario's games. Some of the greatest games ever.
going to have to agree with oldtaku here, President Wilson of MWC gets my vote. that game is so much fun. Wilson's got it all, a mech suit, rescuing hostages, saving the country, fighting the VP in an end all slugfest in outer space. it is criminal that it never came out in the states.