Top 10 coolest characters:
Now remember: Like any other top 10 that I do, if there's something or someone that I leave out, that you would've liked to see...
I don't give a shit. 
10. Arthas/Lich King - Warcraft Series
Get it? "Coolest?"
Hm. Tough audience.
Seriously though, nothing says "cool kid" like murdering everyone you knew and loved and forming an unholy army of the damned.
9. Wander - Shadow of the Colossus
*Insert a picture that isn't blurry as Hell here*
This guy might not be the coolest-looking kid on the video game block, but how many guys can you name, that could kill a 100-foot tall lumbering giant, that's trying to kill you?
... Alright, pretty many, but let's not forget that Wander is no superhero, but a guy with a bow, a sword and a horse.
8. Dante - Devil May Cry Series
He's not higher, because he's already included in every fucking list like this.
7. Ridley - Metroid Series
My massive fanboyism for the Metroid franchise prevented me from not including at least one character from it, but after you-know-what-game, I couldn't really include the protagonist, and what else is there? A big brain in a tube and a fat lizard? Plus he's a dinosaur.
6. Metal Man - Mega Man Series
When you first take a glance at Mega Man 2's Stage Select screen, it's not hard to spot who's the boss of the bunch. The guy has glowing red eyes, a saw blade on his forehead, and his weapon is so good, that it pretty much breaks the entire game.
5. Arthur - Ghosts n' Goblins Series
He killed Satan in his underpants. Twice. In the same game.
What did you do today?
4. Kratos - God of War Series
I bet you're utterly staggered by this choice.
3. Sam Gideon - Vanquish
'Cause everybody knows smoking makes you cooler, and this guy goes through 3 packs a day. How can I not include him in the top three?
Sliding around 90 miles per hour and punching giant robots' heads off is pretty cool too, I guess.
2. Mike Haggar - Final Fight Series
Dude piledrives sharks. Next number.
1. Akuma - Street Fighter Series
I remember being nine, maybe ten, and playing the Hell out of Super Street Fighter II Turbo. And I considered myself to be a pretty good player. That is until I got the 'brilliant' idea of trying to beat the game without using any continues. After a few tries, I succeeded, and proceeded to face M. Bison.
Cockily, I sneer at the fool, as I prepare to- OMGWHOTHEHELLISTHISGUYHOWCANHETHROWTWOHADOKENSINMIDAIRWHYISHESOHARDawwdamnitIlost.
I probably tried to beat the guy over fifty times before finally winning. (Shut up, I was nine. ¬_¬) And while on the outside, I cursed this guy with every imaginable cuss word I knew, on the inside I thought "Damn, this guy is cool."
*Waits for someone to post the "Cool Story Bro"-picture*
