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Two best friends: Awesome, meaningful, or moving friendships in gaming
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OP already nailed it right out of the gate. There is no better best-friend-and-rival relationship in gaming across the ages than X and Zero, and the first post thoroughly explains why.
Well done, OP. Excellent post. 👍🏻
Well done, OP. Excellent post. 👍🏻
Something tells me you might be a little bit biased on this opinion. But I cannot put my finger on why a Maverick Hunter would be so.
god, i wish these two interacted more in Yakuza 0. You get more of it in Yakuza Kiwami (i honestly love the Majima everywhere system... except for the fights, sometimes) but yeah... would've been fun to see chill Majima and hot-blooded Kiryu
The protagonist and partner of any PMD game.
First game the partner willingly accompanies the protagonist while being hunted by their entrie community simply because the protagonist used to be human.
In Super PMD the friendship of Protag/Partner is so strong, they find eachother again after thousands of years, and even when one of them gets erased from existance they manage to bring them back.
First game the partner willingly accompanies the protagonist while being hunted by their entrie community simply because the protagonist used to be human.
In Super PMD the friendship of Protag/Partner is so strong, they find eachother again after thousands of years, and even when one of them gets erased from existance they manage to bring them back.
Yeah, X and Zero would get my vote too.
In Classic, it was a lot more light-hearted with a goofy villain vowing revenge before flying off at the end and the hero going home to an extensive family. X didn't have that. He doesn't have a family or even a home as far as we can tell. He came into an unfamiliar world all alone apart from some conversations with Dr. Cain that exist solely in the X1 manual. The only familiar face and kindred spirit is Zero, and given Zero's loner and more abrasive personality, the reverse appeared to be the same for him. A genuine friendship rather than the acquaintance / friendly rivalry relationship he had with someone like Colonel. And there was a lot of faith and trust between them like Zero sacrificing himself to stop Vile because he knew, for no particular reason other than faith, that X could defeat Sigma on his own. And again in X2 he opts to let X take the much more dangerous objective of fighting Sigma. The Xtreme games on GBA, particularly 2 had a lot of the two acting on their own knowing the other would be self-sufficient.
My favorite aspect of the Day of Sigma short, aside from X remembering his few conversations with Dr. Light before going full on Shining Finger on Master Maverick Asia of the East, is the movie is just a buddy cop flick staring X and Zero.
Runner up would be Phoenix Wright and Miles Edgeworth from Ace Attorney. Again, so much trust and respect between the two of them and like any good character relationship, they actively make each other better for knowing one another. Phoenix helps Edgeworth rediscover his compassion and Edgeworth helps Phoenix channel his altruism for tangible results. I'm never going to forget the first game how effectively and naturally the attitude toward Edgeworth changes. At the start of the final court day of the fifth case, Maya is gone, Ema is gone, Gumshoe is gone, Lana is gone, and you're all alone. It's very unsettling but then the person that speaks with you before court opens is Edgeworth and I threw up my hands and went "Yoooooooooo!!" I just took the moment in how when I first met Edgeworth he was an asshole that I hated and now we were full on bro handshake.
And of course you have the fun moments like
KISS, DAMMIT!!
In Classic, it was a lot more light-hearted with a goofy villain vowing revenge before flying off at the end and the hero going home to an extensive family. X didn't have that. He doesn't have a family or even a home as far as we can tell. He came into an unfamiliar world all alone apart from some conversations with Dr. Cain that exist solely in the X1 manual. The only familiar face and kindred spirit is Zero, and given Zero's loner and more abrasive personality, the reverse appeared to be the same for him. A genuine friendship rather than the acquaintance / friendly rivalry relationship he had with someone like Colonel. And there was a lot of faith and trust between them like Zero sacrificing himself to stop Vile because he knew, for no particular reason other than faith, that X could defeat Sigma on his own. And again in X2 he opts to let X take the much more dangerous objective of fighting Sigma. The Xtreme games on GBA, particularly 2 had a lot of the two acting on their own knowing the other would be self-sufficient.
My favorite aspect of the Day of Sigma short, aside from X remembering his few conversations with Dr. Light before going full on Shining Finger on Master Maverick Asia of the East, is the movie is just a buddy cop flick staring X and Zero.
Runner up would be Phoenix Wright and Miles Edgeworth from Ace Attorney. Again, so much trust and respect between the two of them and like any good character relationship, they actively make each other better for knowing one another. Phoenix helps Edgeworth rediscover his compassion and Edgeworth helps Phoenix channel his altruism for tangible results. I'm never going to forget the first game how effectively and naturally the attitude toward Edgeworth changes. At the start of the final court day of the fifth case, Maya is gone, Ema is gone, Gumshoe is gone, Lana is gone, and you're all alone. It's very unsettling but then the person that speaks with you before court opens is Edgeworth and I threw up my hands and went "Yoooooooooo!!" I just took the moment in how when I first met Edgeworth he was an asshole that I hated and now we were full on bro handshake.
And of course you have the fun moments like
KISS, DAMMIT!!
Hey, to be fair, I never said I wasn't. ;)
Bias aside, I do believe they're a damn fine example of one of the best and you don't necessarily have to be a hardcore Mega Man fan to agree with that once you learn the facts and context. I was being a bit facetious when I didn't bother mentioning there being any other top contenders, though. X and Zero are far from the only perfect example!
Yep! I was going to say Hawke and Varric too! Seeing Varric get choked up if you sacrifice Hawke in DAI is so hard to watch (not that I would ever do such a horrible thing....)
There are a lot of good choices, but the first thing I thought of was Phoenix Wright and Miles Edgeworth. They're not exactly best buds: in fact they're barely even outwardly friendly with each other, under the surface you can tell how much they care about and trust each other.
(Art from google images, not sure if it's official or not. I had to see a few yaoi pics to find this.)
(Art from google images, not sure if it's official or not. I had to see a few yaoi pics to find this.)
Chrobin, in male bonding form obviously.
Chrom can even lose to Robin in smash and still takes time to take a celebratory pose with his bro.
Chrom can even lose to Robin in smash and still takes time to take a celebratory pose with his bro.
Not really 'best' friends but I like the relationship between Jill Valentine and Brad Vickers in RE3 remake. Really gives you the idea S.T.A.R.S. were close with each other.
(Assuming you don't romance him) Garrus and Shepherd has the best buddy banter in any game I've played
There is no better bro-mance than Garrus and Shepard. I dare you to name a better duo. You can't.
Came here for this!
Zero and X are a good pick. Video game friendships tend to lean towards protagonist and supporting best friend, so it's nice that X and Zero swap places between series. Viktor and Flik are also fun in Suikoden 1 and 2.
A big shout-out to all the best friend side-characters in general too. Reyn, Lucca, Dogi, Rosch, Roll Caskett, Hector, Big Bo, Rei, Yangus, etc. You're my precious brothers and sisters for life.
A big shout-out to all the best friend side-characters in general too. Reyn, Lucca, Dogi, Rosch, Roll Caskett, Hector, Big Bo, Rei, Yangus, etc. You're my precious brothers and sisters for life.
Ice Cream Trio is the best part of Kingdom Hearts
Snake & Otacon is a great pairing
Sonic and Tails is a very cute friendship, even if recent modern Sonic games have kinda messed it up. At least the comics get it right.
Snake & Otacon is a great pairing
Sonic and Tails is a very cute friendship, even if recent modern Sonic games have kinda messed it up. At least the comics get it right.
Well of course:
The fact that this is on page 2 is a travesty.
Came for this. The only problem I really have is that there always seems to be a third wheel in the trio, and the focus on trios restrictcharacters interacting with people they should interact more with.
I still want justice for Kairi! And for proof that Kairi and Riku are actually friends!
Ice Cream Trio is the best part of Kingdom Hearts
Snake & Otacon is a great pairing
Sonic and Tails is a very cute friendship, even if recent modern Sonic games have kinda messed it up. At least the comics get it right.
I always loved how Sonic Generations gave us Classic Tails as well, because you can't have Classic Sonic without Classic Tails. Classic Tails also has my favorite line in the game: