Dunno if I can narrow it down to just one, so here's my top five.
- Kei Nagase, Ace Combat Squadron Leader/Unsung War. A support character who is actually worth having around. She gets her fair share of kills, she's great at watching your back, and like the other wingmen she has depth, she feels like a person instead of just a faceless drone like most AI support characters.
- Tifa Lockheart. To me the most noteworthy FF7 character, especially on second playthroughs. When you know what went wrong with Cloud, a lot of what Tifa says early on is nowhere near as innocent as it first seemed. She knew all along that something was up. You can see her struggle to bring the real Cloud back right from the first time you meet her. A great character, with great depth and personality.
- Shepherd, Mass Effect series. Doesn't matter what setting Shepherd has, he or she is an uncompromising badass every step of the way through this incredible series. Such a great character that I've played through both games several times to fully explore every possible aspect of both male and female variations.
- Glados, Portal. Simply one of the funniest things I have ever seen. The bizarre stuff she says is so great I have a sound clip of her set as my text message tone. There are so many hilarious quotes from Glados that I can't even pick just one. So go look on Youtube for them.
- Lenneth Valkyrie. Strong, deadly, and yet relatable. She develops from being a totally one-dimensional lackey of Odin to being the Lord of All Creation. That's some pretty epic development there. And she does it by kickin' ass and takin' names in that awesome blue armour, wings glowing, summoning giant spears to impale you through the face.
