# Which Video Game character would make the best President? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 18, 2003, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-video-game-character-would-make-the-best-president/195994 "2003-08-18T16:47:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![moejuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@moejuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moejuck)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2003, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-video-game-character-would-make-the-best-president/195994/1 "2003-08-18T16:47:19Z")
In honor of which cartoon character, rock-n-roller, cereal mascot, and arrested athlete would make the best president, I bring you the Video Game character thread. Which character would make the best leader of the free world? Vote Now! I will nominate Mario of Mario Brothers Fame. He has been popular for many years now. He also know how to deal with hostile forces. He’s a good looking guy, and if he shaves the moustache I think he will take the major share of the female vote. \*Obviously I nominate Luigi to take the V.P. position. ---
**Author:** ![Avalonian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ee7513/32.png) [@Avalonian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avalonian)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2003, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-video-game-character-would-make-the-best-president/195994/2 "2003-08-18T17:07:01Z")
I nominate Garrett from the Thief series. If we’re going to elect criminals to the Presidency, at least we can have a _honest_ one. 😉 Yes, I’m joking. My real recommendation would be **Karan S’jet** from Homeworld. She led 60,000 colonists halfway across a galaxy, fighting everything from raiders to asteroid fields to an evil empire along the way. I think she could manage the country. ---
**Author:** ![Achernar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e274bd/32.png) [@Achernar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achernar)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2003, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-video-game-character-would-make-the-best-president/195994/3 "2003-08-18T17:08:57Z")
I’m going to say Zelda. She’s familiar with formality, and is probably great at dealing with heads of state, but she knows how to get work done as well. Plus she holds the Triforce of Wisdom. Zelda’s kind of a loner, so I don’t know who would make a good running mate. Possibly Gen. Pepper from Star Fox. ---
**Author:** ![hroeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9adbd/32.png) [@hroeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hroeder)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2003, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-video-game-character-would-make-the-best-president/195994/4 "2003-08-18T17:15:04Z")
Oh come on! Duke Nukem! We’ve already elected him at least twice. ---
**Author:** ![hebesphenomegacorona](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b9e5f3/32.png) [@hebesphenomegacorona](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hebesphenomegacorona)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2003, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-video-game-character-would-make-the-best-president/195994/5 "2003-08-18T17:21:04Z")
Pulseman? I think Polse\* means Dick in norwegian.Think it’s pronounced like Pulse… - But with a line in the middle of the o. ---
**Author:** ![hebesphenomegacorona](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b9e5f3/32.png) [@hebesphenomegacorona](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hebesphenomegacorona)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2003, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-video-game-character-would-make-the-best-president/195994/6 "2003-08-18T17:24:06Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Achernar \* > \*\*I’m going to say Zelda. She’s familiar with formality, and is probably great at dealing with heads of state, but she knows how to get work done as well. Plus she holds the Triforce of Wisdom. > > Zelda’s kind of a loner, so I don’t know who would make a good running mate. Possibly Gen. Pepper from Star Fox. \*\* How about Shiek? we need a ninja for president! ---
**Author:** ![Earthworm\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f07891/32.png) [@Earthworm\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earthworm_Jim)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2003, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-video-game-character-would-make-the-best-president/195994/7 "2003-08-18T17:39:18Z")
Gordon Freeman, without a doubt. Cool under pressure, adapts to unfamiliar situations. A little trigger happy, but hey - everyone’s gotta have a hobby. ---
**Author:** ![Gumbercules](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a183cd/32.png) [@Gumbercules](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gumbercules)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2003, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-video-game-character-would-make-the-best-president/195994/8 "2003-08-18T17:51:37Z")
Samus Aran. She’s hot and she kicks ass. ---
**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2003, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-video-game-character-would-make-the-best-president/195994/9 "2003-08-18T18:10:44Z")
I nominate Mr. 47. He’s cool, collected, incredibly intelligent, and, best of all, he’ll be able to invade and conquer other countries without anyone realizing that we did it. Before ya know it, the whole planet will be ours! ---
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2003, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-video-game-character-would-make-the-best-president/195994/10 "2003-08-18T19:24:46Z")
Another vote for Mario. [ul] [li]Working class roots, great with unions[/li][li]Reknown auto racer, gets the NASCAR vote[/li][li]Italian-American, gets the immigrant vote[/li][li]Comfortable with technology[/li][li]Popular with kids[/li][li]Polite to folks[/li][li]Good physical shape, no risk of heart problems[/li][li]Princess Peach is a non-controversial First Lady[/li][li]Luigi is a ready-made Vice President[/li][li]Can defeat foreign foes by grabbing a few mushrooms, then spit fireballs and jump on their heads[/li][/ul] ---
**Author:** ![robertliguori](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/46a35a/32.png) [@robertliguori](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robertliguori)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2003, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-video-game-character-would-make-the-best-president/195994/11 "2003-08-18T19:49:42Z")
I imagine that Mr. 47 would win by default, as every other candidate would promptly die or resign. We should make him chief of the Secret Service. Hmm. The Nameless One would be a good choice. Godlike intellect, millenia of experience in more or less everything, can kill political rivals with a thought… of course, putting him on the ballot would be tricky. ---
**Author:** ![transitionality](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b5e925/32.png) [@transitionality](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/transitionality)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2003, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-video-game-character-would-make-the-best-president/195994/12 "2003-08-18T20:05:14Z")
The Italian comic book hero Martin Mystere. He’s worldly, well-educated, intelligent, handsome, charming, works well under pressure, AND is a hit with the ladies. He would be like the second coming of Bill Clinton. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2003, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-video-game-character-would-make-the-best-president/195994/13 "2003-08-18T20:12:31Z")
Mega Man. He has a gun for every situation. ---
**Author:** ![ricksummon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ricksummon/32/3333_2.png) [@ricksummon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricksummon)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2003, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-video-game-character-would-make-the-best-president/195994/14 "2003-08-18T20:57:23Z")
> [@](#): > > Hmm. The Nameless One would be a good choice. Godlike intellect, millenia of experience in more or less everything, can kill political rivals with a thought… of course, putting him on the ballot would be tricky. On the plus side, you don’t have to worry about security. A terrorist could blow his head clean off and he’d just wake up a few minutes later. Also, it wouldn’t hurt to have a President who could cast _abyssal fury_ and send Saddam Hussein screaming into eternal torment. On the down side, these shadow creatures keep showing up everywhere he’s been and killing people. Also, the voters might not be ready for a President who campaigns at funeral homes and drinks the embalming fluid. First Lady: Fall-From-Grace “Grace, honey, why don’t you give Mr. Arafat a kiss for me?” Vice President: Transcendent One “Hey, I **like** being immortal, so you’ll have to make do with second best, berk.” Attorney General: Vhailor “I’m against the death penalty; it’s too lenient.” Chief Justice: Nordom “It says here that it’s illegal to tie a camel to a fire hydrant after 5 PM in Podunk, AR. Vhailor, I need an immediate investigation into any possible violations.” (For those of you who don’t know who these people are, they’re from the game **Planescape: Torment.** ) ---
**Author:** ![CyberPundit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/76d3ee/32.png) [@CyberPundit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CyberPundit)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2003, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-video-game-character-would-make-the-best-president/195994/15 "2003-08-18T21:13:14Z")
What about Commisioner Lal from Alpha Centauri? Unlike most video-game characters he actually runs a government and his ideology is basically liberal democracy. Academician Zhakarov and CEO Morgan would probably be next best. ---
**Author:** ![HPL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2003, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-video-game-character-would-make-the-best-president/195994/16 "2003-08-18T21:58:01Z")
The President has been Kidnapped. Are you a bad enough dude to rescue him and then take his job when he “accidently” falls out of the helicopter on the ride home? I like the Nameless one, but from what we know, he wasn’t born in the US, so he’s probably out of luck. ---
**Author:** ![transitionality](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b5e925/32.png) [@transitionality](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/transitionality)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2003, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-video-game-character-would-make-the-best-president/195994/17 "2003-08-18T22:06:54Z")
Oops, it says videogame. Oh well. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_Dirx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b77776/32.png) [@Sir\_Dirx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Dirx)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2003, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-video-game-character-would-make-the-best-president/195994/18 "2003-08-19T01:03:18Z")
I was goign to nominate Dr. Robotnik, but then I realized all his creations can be defeated by being jumped on eight times. Thusly, I nominate Dr. Wily, who at least can manufacture nigh-indestructible helmeted robots. More seriously, I would second CyberPundit’s nomination of Alpha Centauri’s Pravin Lal and/or Prokhor(sp?) Zhakarov. I think they’d make great leaders (even though I pick on the Peacekeepers almost as much as Believers) And failing all that, I choose Sinistar. ---
**Author:** ![if6was9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e47c2d/32.png) [@if6was9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/if6was9)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2003, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-video-game-character-would-make-the-best-president/195994/19 "2003-08-19T01:57:22Z")
You’re ALL wrong! **Abraham Lincoln** from Civ 3! Case closed! ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2003, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-video-game-character-would-make-the-best-president/195994/20 "2003-08-19T02:12:52Z")
How about Merlin from Master of Magic? He has the power of life! LIFE! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-video-game-character-would-make-the-best-president/195994.md?page=2)