Who is the most destructive video game protagonist in your experience?

[ARCANELORD]

I am very curious to know whether the GTA characters take the crown for this one.

 

[Frindis]

As for psychological/physical destruction, I think The Postal Dude from Postal and James Earl Cash from Manhunt is some of the, erm.., best. As for environmental destruction, I would place Serious Sam, Point Man in F.E.A.R, Max Payne & "Tequila" Yuen from Stranglehold high up there.

 

[I Will Haunt You]

Well, if you're going for destruction of property then it's got to be Rico Rodriguez from Just Cause or maybe someone from a Red Faction game.

 

[Aqua Tech]

Doom Slayer, if you count Destructiveness towards Hell's population

 

[Volley]

I just played through Deus Ex Revision and I gotta say, if you go out of your way to kill stuff instead of sneaking around or hacking, you kill a lot of stuff. JC Denton gets a point.

 

[MatBane]

Probably not what you are thinking, but I would go with any character from any of the Lego games. Any given game is based on destroying just about every Lego construct that you come across.

 

[Krud]

Shepard caused (or at least contributed to) some major destruction over the course of the Mass Effect trilogy. The Chosen One in Fallout 3 could blow up Megaton. And Sam & Max have destroyed numerous things in their various installments, from the U.S. architecture in Hit The Road, to the entire internet in Reality 2.0.

 

[Rensje]

Well, if you're going for destruction of property then it's got to be Rico Rodriguez from Just Cause or maybe someone from a Red Faction game.

Came here to mention these exact two games!

My personal pick would be the mayor from any SimCity title, whoever he is. The man has godlike powers! At his whim, Sims are subjected to earthquakes, hurricanes, meteor strikes, alien invasions and the wrath of Godzilla (or King Koopa) himself! No matter how idyllic the city, you would have to be an absolute lunatic to live in any place that has 'Sim' in the name.

Cloudy with a chance of death.

Whoever controls the lives of the individuals in The Sims also deserves a shoutout. Locking people up in basements or drowning them in pools by removing the steps is a vile thing to do.

 

[Mazer]

Maybe Max Damage from the Carmageddon. I know I never bothered to actually finish any of the races in Carmageddon 2 when you could split your competitors in half against city infrastructure instead.

 

[Zloth]

Well, 4X games will sometimes allow devastating entire worlds or even solar systems. You're playing as an empire but modern 4Xs often give you a character to lead the empire.

 

[Zoid]

Well, if you're going for destruction of property then it's got to be Rico Rodriguez from Just Cause or maybe someone from a Red Faction game.

Came here to mention these exact two games!

I also came here to mention these two. Easily the first two games that come to mind when you say the word "destructive."

 

[Oussebon]

Geralt of Rivia. The guy leaves literally nothing behind but heartache and woe. Deep, deep woe.

 

[Boingo420x]

I have several picks. First, my own: Anyone remember Prototype? Another is Raiden from Metal Gear Rising:Revengeance. All the protagonists in the Darksiders games. I agree with I Will Haunt You regarding the Red Faction game. I also agree with Krud: Shepard trashed 500K Batarians in ME2 and (depending on your choice) destroyed the Reapers, arguably the most destructive force in the galaxy. An honorable mention, in my opinion would be good ol' Gordon Freeman. He definitely blew up a lot of stuff on his way to Xen, not to mention what he did in HF2. I always found it amusing how a 27 y.o. science nerd could so quickly become adept with all the weapons he found.

 

[macs054]

Walker from Spec Ops

 

[jpishgar]

"The Boss" from Saints Row is fairly destructive as main characters go - some of the best examples being the Fraud challenges where you hurl your ragdolled body through the city in utter destruction and chaos. Also super fun!

 

[MaddMann]

Can't leave out the lovable creatures from RAMPAGE

 

[bh3bh3]

No one defeats the soviet union (Red Alert) =)

 

[zionooo]

Not PC but Kratos from God of War singlehandedly took down a whole pantheon so yeah.

For PC, first name that pops up is Kerrigan from Starcraft and then Doom guy from DOOM

 

[McStabStab]

I agree with the Just Cause posts, there is just a LOT of environmental destruction going on in those titles that are all attributed to Rico Rodriguez.

In terms of self-destruction and destruction of my morality it'd have to be Captain Walker in Spec Ops: The Line.

 

[Pifanjr]

The ball of grey goo from Tasty Planet is probably the most destructive character I've ever played.

 

[ARCANELORD]

I agree with the Just Cause posts, there is just a LOT of environmental destruction going on in those titles that are all attributed to Rico Rodriguez.

In terms of self-destruction and destruction of my morality it'd have to be Captain Walker in Spec Ops: The Line.

That is one hell of an underrated game.

 

[ARCANELORD]

"The Boss" from Saints Row is fairly destructive as main characters go - some of the best examples being the Fraud challenges where you hurl your ragdolled body through the city in utter destruction and chaos. Also super fun!

Super fun. No doubt there.

 

[ARCANELORD]

I have several picks. First, my own: Anyone remember Prototype? Another is Raiden from Metal Gear Rising:Revengeance. All the protagonists in the Darksiders games. I agree with I Will Haunt You regarding the Red Faction game. I also agree with Krud: Shepard trashed 500K Batarians in ME2 and (depending on your choice) destroyed the Reapers, arguably the most destructive force in the galaxy. An honorable mention, in my opinion would be good ol' Gordon Freeman. He definitely blew up a lot of stuff on his way to Xen, not to mention what he did in HF2. I always found it amusing how a 27 y.o. science nerd could so quickly become adept with all the weapons he found.

Prototype was awesome. I wish they would release a few more sequels to that.