User blog comment:AndreEagle17/Top 10 protagonists/@comment-1037580-20141212114415

Here comes mine:


 * 1) Luis Fernando López. A cool dude with style that still have struggles with family and hood friends while keeping his job and friendship with his father figure Tony. I like him cuz even though he's a rather simple guy, he's incredibly charming and a badass... and of course, Latino, papi. ;)
 * 2) Trevor Philips. A ver complex character. A product of a bad upbringing, bottled emotions, betrayal and chaos. He embraces his demons and rejoices on the fear and disgust of others. But he's also a lovable guy who just wants love and care... complete opposite of Michael, but both as charismatic. And Steven Ogg gave him so much flesh, he's really a wonderful character.
 * 3) Niko Bellic. One of the most complex characters created. Dark, gloomy, tragic, he walks a rough path of life, but still with hope that his life would be better. Unfortunately, he's still doomed to lose someone dear, but probably he got a peaceful life later on.
 * 4) Michael De Santa. He's a charming hypocrite that sees himself as a hero that lives in a delusional world and refuses to see that he's a real monster due of his actions (betray his best friend). Even though he committed many mistakes, he's still able to redeem himself and do something worthy on his life.
 * 5) Victor Vance. A good guy went wrong... and with a tragic existence. He's a character forced by need (his brother's medical care), surrounded by a negative family (his mother and his brother Lance) and a boss that basically sunk him in the life of crime. Doomed to lose the love of her life... and lose his, too. Very tragic character.
 * 6) Tommy Vercetti. He embodies a perfect villain: ruthless, despotic, cunning, dangerous, greedy and with lack of empathy or remorse. But he's also a man that built himself and raise from the ashes to conquer the underbelly of a whole city from practically nothing but one solid contact.
 * 7) Tony Cipriani. From a boss character in GTA III into a playable character in LCS, Tony had enough background to be a likable character with a complicated mother, a mob family on the rise and basically the weight of it on his shoulders. He took his boss Salvatore to the top along the Leone family, pretty much by himself. Maybe ended up as the don of it after Salvatore's demise.
 * 8) Huang Lee. Oh shit, oh shit, how did I forget about him? I actually loved him cuz he's a really sarcastic, cocky, intelligent and witty character. He can hold his own regardless his status as a prominent triad son, and he has proven loyal to the triads. I guess the issue is that he lacks the embodiment other protagonists got in the HD universe (no voice actor or a more close look at him gameplay wise) and CW didn't get too much spread on consoles, but he's a great protagonist and quite underrated.
 * 9) Carl Johnson. A kid from the hood that was forced out to meet the world (twice) and make himself something more than just a 90's two-bit gangsta. He built his own power and saved also his gang... it seems he was also the protagonist that built more long lasting friendships from all the GTA characters. Likable kid.
 * 10) Franklin Clinton. I still see him as a fish out of the water. He's still trying to find his way in the life of crime. The gangbanging Los Santos is long gone and he's caught in a tense battle between two complete opposite men, role models for his life of crime and friends. In my eyes, he needed to be more fleshed up cuz he's way too simple compared with Michael or Trevor. And lacks the charisma that Luis had to make his simple lifestyle cool.
 * 11) Claude. (moved Claude to 11 cuz forgot about Huang... and Huang definitely needs to be in my list) Well... considering he was initially designed to be a customized named character, he lacks a personality by himself, however, he's been the icon of silent chaos (literally) and somehow he's still a classic character in the series.