Attractive male characters in gaming

Speedstersonic · Aug 22, 2020

Feign said:
I tend to like bearish guys and abs are not something I've ever found attractive, so video games don't often have guys I'm that into. Usually they're either, lanky, buff, or comically oversized. So I'm going to cheat a bit:

Libertus from Final Fantasy XV Kingslaive

(Who has like 3 shots online that are all slightly cropped and only one of them looks decent sooooooo here's this!)

This is one from an actual game! Chairman Rose from Pokemon Sword/Shield:

Pokemon in general is pretty decent about this, actually.

Woof love me some Libertus. Also Barry from Tokyo Mirage Sessions

Niks · Aug 22, 2020

Noriea said:

You know what they say about the leading man. He never dies.

newmoneytrash · Aug 22, 2020

Wracu said:
Also, everyone in Coming Out On Top (especially with body hair...)

i thought this was your cop dad from persona 4

ClearMetal · Aug 22, 2020

Always had a thing for Capcom vs. SNK 2 era Eagle:

Somewhat interesting is that he's actually hinted to be gay, without displaying any of the over-the-top flamboyant and stereotype behavior commonly associated with homosexuality, especially in Japan. Really hope they bring him back for SFVI and outright confirm it.

Also already mentioned in this thread, but Dorian Pavus.

(Fanart by xla-hainex.)

Dem looks... Dat voice...

BioWare games are famous for their romance sidequests and DAI was ironic in the sense that the only two romances I cared for were male-Inquisitor only, while I only play as a female character when the game lets me. So no Dorian or Cassandra for me, sadly. Though I must say I enjoyed Iron Bull and his romance arc more than I thought I would, so there's that at least.

Amir Mirzaee · Aug 22, 2020

Servbot24 said:

How are you guys not seeing Gerard Pique?
Doesn't look like Nate, doesn't look like Joel, it's probably not even a face swap, because this is Gerard Pique's face photoshopped on Nate Drake's body, isn't it?

Rae · Aug 22, 2020

There aren't too many male heroes in GBF but I love the summer boys :3c

PickledCucumber · Aug 22, 2020

Speedstersonic said:
Woof love me some Libertus. Also Barry from Tokyo Mirage Sessions

Yes! One of the biggest reasons why I want to play the game.

Nimby · Aug 22, 2020

Barry is a cutie 🥰

I wish he was playable

The Masked Mufti said:
Is it just me or does he have a chubby?

Nope. Trust me.

The Masked Mufti · Aug 22, 2020

Nimby said:
Trust me

PickledCucumber · Aug 22, 2020

Nimby said:
Barry is a cutie 🥰

I wish he was playable

Wait, what?! ☹️

Phendrift · Aug 22, 2020

Cipher Peon said:
DmC Dante and DMCV V come immediately to mind.

More character designs like them please!

Ngl I've only played a bit of DmC but that first scene where Dante is naked 🥵

Phendrift · Aug 22, 2020

Tochtli79 said:
Cue straight guys posting average looking dudes and/or joke posts.

Leon can get IT:

This is so sexy

Speedlynx · Aug 22, 2020

I find a lot of male power fantasy characters attractive. But being a gay man I was told the male gaze still applied to me and that I didn't count, so.

Nimby · Aug 22, 2020

TeddieBear said:
Wait, what?! ☹

I thought they added him with Encore, but alas he is merely a support character.

Speedstersonic · Aug 22, 2020

Nimby said:
I thought they added him with Encore, but alas he is merely a support character.

Same i was super hoping encore made him a party member. Alas just a special. Still have the hots for him tho

MayorSquirtle · Aug 22, 2020

Mekanos said:
Tales Of Berseria may have had a protagonist walking around with underboob, but this guy is my heartthrob:

Just started this game and yeah... he does it for me.

Nimby · Aug 22, 2020

Pewter AI THE SOMNIUM FILES

link to artist

I would have considered it a hate crime had he not been gay (but he is and he is adorable)

Feign · Aug 23, 2020

Speedstersonic said:
Woof love me some Libertus. Also Barry from Tokyo Mirage Sessions

Yes to Barry! I haven't played far enough but I hear he's just support and not a real party member, which makes me sad.

I've enjoyed what I've played so far, which is the tutorial dungeon and then the two after. The game is so tacky with how it uses Fire Emblem Awakening's theme for things like staring at racy photos of their manager to figure out how to save her, but I love that about it. Those characters are chaos in human form.

arlu · Aug 23, 2020

Poltergust said:
Oh, another one that hasn't been mentioned yet.

Just yes.

Funny how different audiences like different aesthetics. When this version was revealed in Smash 4, it received backslash from japanese players, some even calling his appareance "Gorila-like". I beileve that's the reason why in Ultimate both versions are included, but only his younger self received a render, kinda making Buff Ike a secondary, lesser version. I agree Buff Ike is the better version, though. ; )

danielvdell · Aug 23, 2020

Has anyone said Ryuji yet?

Robotic_knight · Aug 24, 2020

Yasha from asura's wrath.

Nimby · Aug 24, 2020

danielvdell said:
Has anyone said Ryuji yet?

No. Yeah Ryuji is cute and is easily best boy, but he's underage.

Rotobit · Aug 24, 2020

arlu said:
Funny how different audiences like different aesthetics. When this version was revealed in Smash 4, it received backslash from japanese players, some even calling his appareance "Gorila-like". I beileve that's the reason why in Ultimate both versions are included, but only his younger self received a render, kinda making Buff Ike a secondary, lesser version. I agree Buff Ike is the better version, though. ; )

As a heads up there is a buff Ike Ultimate render, but yeah he's still secondary.

XaosWolf · Aug 24, 2020

Wow mine were all covered pretty quickly. Garrus being first is honestly both surprising and perfect.

Angeal78 said:
OF COURSE:

Derachi said:

Tyaren said:
And whoever did those official renders wanted Chris to look like a snack, that's obvious, lol.

Green Slime King said:
Its actually disgusting how attractive Barrett is in Remake.

RIGHT!? I didn't expect this when he took off them shades:

Morrigan · Aug 25, 2020

Jin Sakai

:P

More serious pics:

Razmos · Aug 25, 2020

I love Lord Hien from Final Fantasy 14

Feign · Sep 4, 2020

Rotobit said:
Somehow I forgot about Gumshoe. Also I choose to believe he isn't massively ripped like most people seem to assume - the dude subsists on ramen noodles

Ro-Tobi. A streamer I enjoy just started playing Ace Attorney. Despite the DS being my favorite system, I somehow never got around to any Phoenix Wright. Gumshoe popped up and I immediately turned off the stream and started playing the trilogy on 3DS, which I conveniently bought in a sale a while back.

I love him. He's so caring, only rushing to conclusions because he wants to please Edgeworth. He also makes me think of Hypnospace Outlaw and Gumshoe Gooper, but that's only a positive in my eyes. His sprite animations are only matched by Edgeworth getting flustered in court.

The game itself is amazing. I'd be beating myself for not playing earlier, but this is honestly the perfect game for right now. Thanks for inadvertently recommending it.

(Sorry for the bump. There are a lot of great designs in Ace Attorney, though, so... you know. Not that sorry.)