Video Game Hotties: Action Guys

Since initially posting my "video game hotties" lists they have consistently received the most hits of any post on my blog. The only thing I can take from this is that my viewers love them some man eye candy. I've been meaning to post another and figured this is as good a time as any to do it. This selection is based on men in action video games be them shooters, action-adventure, or something else similar enough. For those of you who'd like to see some ladies, I'm sure a post or two of them will come eventually... It's just that there's so much less of a "need" for that type of post what with them being everywhere and all.

Billy Bishop - Spy Fiction
Spy Fiction came to us from the creative (and odd) mind of SWERY (man behind Deadly Premonition). Either with his consent or not the characters in this game are all pretty good looking. Both hero and villain are insanely pretty (at least in concept art). I'm mostly a fan of Billy's hair and skintight sneaking suit. It isn't easy to see from the picture, but the pants look like some sort of futuristic chaps which is another plus.

Edgar - Phantom Dust
I'm not sure if I like Edgar for his attitude or outfit more. He's a headstrong dude who feels he can't lose. He's friends with the main character in the game but unlike him, doesn't want to live by the rules. His clothes are nicely stylish as well. So many belts and zippers would typically throw me off, but it makes me think of some sort of cowboy vampire fusion outfit... which is awesome.

Elliot Salem - Army of Two
When I started playing Army of Two I was immediately greeted with the image of a pretty boy. I was hugely confused because the two main characters in the game are bulky and masked. Apparently, Salem is really young though and even looks a bit emo (when not at war, apparently). Unfortunately I couldn't find the image I saw online and this one doesn't quite capture his pretty boy looks. It seems between the first game and The 40th Day both characters became more "grizzly" types.

Roy Earle - L.A. Noire
A silly problem I had with L.A. Noire was how unattractive I found the main character. Cole Phelps has a baby face and even seemed to have a little chin fat rendered for some strange reason. In fact, I finally came to the realization that he looked like a young Glenn Beck to me, which just brings him to the bottom of the Attract-O-Meter. Anyways, Roy Earle is more of an antagonist character but he looks much better. I wish the main character had his looks. I'll never quite understand his fashion sense though.

Ezio Auditore de Firenze - Assassin's Creed 2
This is a pretty obvious choice and I'm amazed he wasn't in the first post. Actually, without his hood up, Ezio isn't the hottest guy in the world but when it is - damn! There's something to a mysterious man (not to mention an extremely fashionable one). Altair had a similar mysterious charm when hooded, but his outfit wasn't nearly as elaborate. I guess this is what happens when you're friends with Leonardo Da Vinci.

Volt Krueger - The Bouncer
The Bouncer isn't a very good game but the character designs are okay. Actually, they're pretty weird, but I found one character to like within it. That guy is Volt who inexplicably has horn piercings and various other ones on his face. Typically I'm not crazy about that sort of thing, but within the confines of a game it's pretty neat! Like men on my previous list, he looks tough but is very protective and caring of those important to him.

Nier - Nier
First things first, Nier is not your typical JRPG. In fact, it's full on real-time action without random battles or a whole load of other stuff typically associated with the genre. That's why Nier is on this list instead of a future RPG character one. He's an older man and not the kind of thing I'm typically interested in, but his total and complete devotion to his sick daughter touched me. The only problem I had with him (or the designers) is that they chose to not give him nipples which looks very strange when his chest is constantly shown. I know, I'll nitpick anything.

Video Game Hotties: Fighting Guys

Fighting games are renowned for having casts of horribly under-dressed women. They never quite seem battle ready, but the same could be said for men too at times. Unfortunately for me, most male characters don't wear slutty outfits (maybe with the exception of Voldo?). Brace yourself folks as there are a load of muscular characters approaching!

Johnny Cage - Mortal Kombat series
Johnny Cage has always been pretty hot to me. He always felt like some sort of iconic 90s action hero and that might have been part of his back story. To be fair, little me had a crush on nearly half the cast of the games (Scorpion/Noob Saibot/Reptile, Raiden) but Johnny has a distinct American flavor. I like it.

El Blaze - Virtua Fighter 5
For whatever reason, Virtua Fighter only thought to add this sexy luchadore into the series for the 5th rendition. He's almost better than King of Tekken because his face is legitimately there. Sure, it's mostly covered by a mask, but you can see him grin as well as his eyes. Both of these guys are leaps and bounds better than El Fuerte (visually). El Fuerte was really fast and cool, but seemed a little too goofy.

Shen Long - Bloody Roar series
Bloody Roar doesn't get enough love. What makes it different from other fighters is that each character has the ability to transform into an animal. I'm not sure what in the story made this possible, but you could transform to it and back after predictably filling up a meter. A few of the characters are massively attractive, but Shen Long wins this round. He's the evil/clone version of Long Shen and instead of turning into a regular tiger he becomes a purple tiger. Well, it's more like gray but whatever.

Iori Yagami - King of Fighters series
I first discovered Iori in Capcom VS SNK 2 and he instantly became my favorite character. He's fast, but more than that, he's pretty drat hot! Along with his looks, his voice is pretty fabulous. Iori comes along with Orochi Iori who is basically his evil version. I'd have picked him for this list, but the way he hobbles along isn't exactly enticing.

Kazuki Kazama - Samurai Showdown series

Samurai are pretty awesome folk and if you like them you should check out Samurai Showdown. For whatever reason, samurai seem an underutilized section of characters in fighting games. Sure, there's one or two but usually not a big cast of them. Anyway, Kazuki is a firey, fast, and of course hot guy. He's muscular but also not a beast like Mitsurugi, which is perfect for me. 

Neo Dio - World Heroes series
The first time I encountered Neo Dio was not in his series but through a copy of M.U.G.E.N. I was fussing around with. For the uninitiated, that program is basically a simple 2D fighting game engine that you can mess around with as you wish. Along with other things, you can add in levels from other fighting games as well as characters. My roster was full of half naked men and women - who would have known? Either way, Neo Dio... I actually know nearly nothing about him or what he even is. To me, he's just an extremely well-crafted alien who kicks ass.

Hayato Nekketsu - Rival Schools
Honestly, Rival Schools is full of hotties both male and female. This guy is another one of my favorites. Again, I don't know the story behind him but my mental story for him is that he's a gym teacher. He looks like one, doesn't he? Either that or the kendo teacher but that's really close enough. He's got his hair all a mess and he's a big guy. The orange tracksuit might not be a hit on the runways, but his confident demeanor shines on through. You gotta love a guy who's confident and carries a big stick.

Devil Jin - Tekken series

Jin Kazama is one of the main characters from Tekken. As with many fighting game characters, eventually his evil self makes itself present. There had been devilish characters (bosses mostly) in Tekken before but they were kind of hilarious. However, Devil Jin is all kinds of sexy and just a little bit hilarious. Along with wings he can use to fly from one side of the screen to the other he can blast lasers out of his forehead. Lord knows why but I won't question it. 

Want more? Check out my previous hot character articles: Horror guys and the original post.

Video Game Hotties: Horror Guys

In the act of commenting on my last list of my personal favorite attractive characters the idea arose to make posts specifically for game genres. I don't know how many genres I'll be able to work out as of yet, but I've got at least a few in mind for now. My favorite genre out there for anything really is horror. Some people can't stand horror for one reason or another and that's totally fine with me. That doesn't mean we can't come together and enjoy the studs in those types of games, right?

Agent Francis York Morgan - Deadly Premonition
This guy like to go by "York". While that instantly brings to mind peppermint patties, it doesn't change the fact that York is pretty drat attractive. He has a few mysterious scars on his face, but they stand as an accent to his facial features more than anything else. The guy is also relatively stylish with the ability to change his outfit to different colored suits. York also has a really bizarre attitude which ends up making him seem rather cute and naive before he pinpoints clues no one else picks up on. One feature of York in particular is that he shaves or doesn't on player command, so you can have just as much stubble or beard on him as you please!

Vincent - Silent Hill 3
In the Silent Hill world there are lots of "average" looking people. Vincent is an attractive, bookish fellow with a slight tinge of insanity. He aids Heather and steers her down a path but is he good or bad? Vincent is a man with a plan, even if that plan is never fully divulged. The fellow also seems to suffer from some delusions of grandeur but his ambiguous existence makes me want to see him more.

Leon S. Kennedy - Resident Evil 4

For some reason Leon looked a bit dorky in Resident Evil 2. However, by the time he took the reigns again for Resident Evil 4 he had grown all up. For one, his clothing style was amped right up with a sexy bomber jacket and form-fitting dark shirt underneath. His hairstyle is a bit of an anomaly when compared to most other male protagonists, but that helps set him apart. Leon is unbelievably stylish and I love that in a man, whether he is polygonal or not.  

Alex Shepherd - Silent Hill: Homecoming

Secret: I absolutely hated Silent Hill: Homecoming as a Silent Hill game. On its own it is acceptable but I still haven't been able to force myself to sit down with it again. What I do not hate however is Alex. From the moment there were first character sketches and renders I was all over him. The "faux hawk" hairstyle was starting to explode when this game came around and normally I was already sick of it. However, Alex didn't look like a goofy teen/20 something. His face screams determination and wear which appeals to me. I might never know exactly what was tormenting him, but I can still enjoy how he looks fighting off monsters. 

Richter Belmont - Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
First off, let me say that while there were images close up of Richter's face I had to go with one showcasing his whip. It's a Castlevania staple but also it just looks pretty hot. The Belmont clan is actually all pretty damn hot especially in official art. Really the only one who wasn't some degree of attractive to me was the guy depicted on the first Castlevania game. You know the one where the guy had Chun Li-sized thighs and has his butt barely covered? Yeah, that never really appealed to me.

Ellis - Left 4 Dead 2 
While I never really enjoyed Left 4 Dead 2 as much as the original, it definitely had the hottest character of the bunch. Ellis is goofy, talks too much, has somewhat boyish looks, and is overall adorable. At a point in the game he even talks about having a crush on Zoey which is extremely "awwww" worthy when in the middle of a zombie apocalypse. Something especially fun about Ellis is that a gay gamer or two have created shirtless mods for him. There might not be full on nude mods like Zoey got, but it's something!

Andrew Ryan - Bioshock
Mr. Ryan isn't actually so painfully hot once you happen upon him in game, but when all you have is a still image of his face it is a really good shot. This particular image is fan art because all the official pictures of his face were teeny. I think the art really does him justice though. He exudes confidence but also has a sinister air about him. He's also an older fellow, but that doesn't deter my interest one bit.

Rick - Splatterhouse series
Really, I prefer the TurboGrafx/Genesis renditions of Rick because he actually had a relatively human body structure. By the time Splatterhouse made it to the PS3 and 360 it looked like Rick had been taking 'roids along with Chris Redfield. Still, I prefer his newer mask to the older and more blatant rip off of Jason Voorhees. Amazingly, this image of a life size statue Rick actually is more toned down than how he looks in game. He's even bigger, if you can imagine that.

Video Game Hotties

So we've all seen those millions of lists for "hottest video game chick" or the like. When there's nothing else to post, top 10 lists keep site visits high. Add in some tits and presumably the viewer count skyrockets. Unfortunately, there aren't nearly as many "hot game dude" lists... at least ones not done tongue in cheek. Here's my attempt at a nice one. It's all done from my point of view though so feel free to disagree. Honestly, post more lists. We need all we can get!

Gene - God Hand

God Hand was somehow both criminally under and overrated. Regardless, something everyone seemed to ignore was how damn hot Gene is. He goofed off like an idiot and yet still managed to kick major ass. He possesses the legendary "God Hand" which amps up his macho factor tenfold so he can beat up on guys three times his size. Anyone who can look trim and stylish while destroying everything in his path wins major points with me. 

Major Ocelot - Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater

Revolver Ocelot is a pretty enigmatic character throughout the Metal Gear Solid series but it is in MGS3 where he really caught my eye. That's probably due to the fact that he was in a much younger and mustache-less form. He was slim and was really good with his hands (just watch him do all those crazy revolver tricks). The only problem I had with this version of Ocelot was his weird meow cry thing he'd do to summon troops. It's weird.  

King - Tekken series

Tekken is one of my top fighting games to play and King is by far my favorite character to control and ogle. Yes, I know he's got a cheetah mask covering his face... It just so happens that luchadores are a guilty pleasure of mine. Besides, I like to imagine the mask signifies he's a wild man at times. Of course, in the story he is also extremely kind as he takes care of orphanage children when he's not in the ring. Gotta love those strong, sweet guys! 

Monkey - Enslaved

When I first started playing Enslaved I was kind of turned off by Monkey. He was dirty, anatomically incorrect, and generally really odd to me. As I continued to progress through the game though he started to grow on me. Perhaps it was the way his muscles rippled as he swung around and did acrobatic tricks. Perhaps it was due to the fact that his pants rode really low (much more so than this image conveys) and were tight. Oh, he was also a surprisingly caring and protective dude.

Will Powers - Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney

This is another example of me fawning over a huge, musclebound guy because he has a heart of gold. Will Powers (nice name, right?) is an actor who portrays the Steel Samurai. It's some Power Rangers-esque kids show and apparently Will loves it. Aside from being a happy, heart of gold kind of guy, he's also quite the bear. He's built huge and you can always see a massive tuft of chest hair peeking out of his outfits. If only there were an occasion to see him shirtless...

Batsu Iichimonji - Rival Schools

Batsu's one hell of a tough high schooler. He has to be when everyone in the school seems to inexplicably burst into fights all the time. He's one of the good guys too, at least that was my interpretation of him - and he has a soft side. Can you see a pattern going on here with my game crushes? Either way, I really love how his school uniform is so tight on him. Amazingly, it's even tighter than this image conveys. It initially looks a little silly with his stomach peeking out under the jacket top, but you get used to it.

Falco Lombardi - Star Fox series

This one is just for fun. When I was a little kid I had so many anthropomorphic character crushes. Bowser, King K. Rool's underlings, and half the Star Fox team were just some of them. Either way, after all this time Falco is probably one of the coolest. He's so self assured and knows what he's doing. It also helps that Falco reminds me of Captain Falcon for some reason, who is also pretty hot. Star Fox has a pretty good cast of awesome characters, but Falco just edges out the others. 

Honorable Mentions: Raiden (Mortal Kombat series), Pyramid Head (Silent Hill 2), Sam "Serious" Stone (Serious Sam), Raphael (Soul Calibur series). 

If you want more game guys head to this post on The Gay Gamer which inspired me to post my own!