# 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:** 16\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Survey1215](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecb155/32.png) [@Survey1215](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Survey1215)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2003, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-video-game-character-would-make-the-best-president/195994/21 "2003-08-19T02:49:07Z")
Colonel Grimm from the ‘Army Men’ series. - war hero. - demonstrated leadership abilities. - hottie daughter. - handsome green complexion, clothing, eyes, skin, etc. - is plastic, but has no fear of hot weather. Lots of gumption. ---
**Author:** ![MysteryFellow63427](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e4f/32.png) [@MysteryFellow63427](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysteryFellow63427)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2003, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-video-game-character-would-make-the-best-president/195994/22 "2003-08-19T04:31:09Z")
I think the dog from **Duck Hunt** would make a good president. ---
**Author:** ![Anniee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c77e96/32.png) [@Anniee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anniee)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2003, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-video-game-character-would-make-the-best-president/195994/23 "2003-08-19T04:32:57Z")
How about Lara Croft? ---
**Author:** ![DreadCthulhu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/db5fbb/32.png) [@DreadCthulhu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DreadCthulhu)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2003, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-video-game-character-would-make-the-best-president/195994/24 "2003-08-19T05:10:10Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Anniee \* > \*\*How about Lara Croft? \*\* No, she is British, so she couldn’t run. That and she is a woman. 😃 Ducks & Runs . . . ---
**Author:** ![Angel\_Heart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5e9695/32.png) [@Angel\_Heart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angel_Heart)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2003, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-video-game-character-would-make-the-best-president/195994/25 "2003-08-19T05:30:07Z")
I vote for Edgar from Final Fantasy VI, or B.J. Blastowiciz (sp?) from _Wolfenstein 3-D_ (Hey, he’s a war hero). If Zelda was President, she could make Malon Secretary of Agriculture or Ruto Secretary of Fisheries. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Kaitlyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/73ab20/32.png) [@Kaitlyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kaitlyn)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2003, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-video-game-character-would-make-the-best-president/195994/26 "2003-08-19T06:51:12Z")
We certainly have to give The President from Fallout 2 a shot: Positives: 1. Experience–he’s the President. 2. Guts–he’s not afraid to make the hard decisions. 3. Security–He’s got a giant cyborg bodyguard. Negatives: 1. Insanity 2. Megalomania (though, to think about it, isn’t this pretty much a prerequisite to be willing to run and able to do what it takes to win?) 3. Morals: Experiments on his citizens, turning them into mutated homocidal freaks. 4. Weak constitution: Dies of a heart attack if someone accidently slips him a dozen stimpacks in a row. ---
**Author:** ![Drastic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Drastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drastic)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2003, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-video-game-character-would-make-the-best-president/195994/27 "2003-08-19T07:03:53Z")
Sly Boots, Master of Space and Time! for president! ---
**Author:** ![Juniper200](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@Juniper200](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Juniper200)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2003, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-video-game-character-would-make-the-best-president/195994/28 "2003-08-19T07:43:02Z")
Solid Snake’s military background would probably hold up under media scrutiny, but his possibly narcolepsy (“I feel asleep!”) could be a problem. I’d probably have to go with the short, fat player from NES Ice Hockey. Sure, he was a little slow, but he powered through everyone to get to the net. And that’s the kind of perserverence we need in a world leader. ---
**Author:** ![Badtz\_Maru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e36b37/32.png) [@Badtz\_Maru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Badtz_Maru)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2003, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-video-game-character-would-make-the-best-president/195994/29 "2003-08-19T08:21:58Z")
I nominate Duke Togo. Anytime a reporter hits him with a tough question, he can just say “…”, then go make love to any one of several nearly identical women with different colored hair. ---
**Author:** ![smiling\_bandit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2003, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-video-game-character-would-make-the-best-president/195994/30 "2003-08-19T12:02:25Z")
> [@](#): > > I like the Nameless one, but from what we know, he wasn’t born in the US, so he’s probably out of luck. But he was born long before the US of A existed, anyway, so we can probably lie and say he was a naturalized citizen by having been in the country during the revolution. [quote] Sly Boots, Master of Space and Time! for president!/quote] Yeah, but that means his Secretary of State would actually be a terrorist agent 😉 ---
**Author:** ![MrMyth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e19b73/32.png) [@MrMyth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrMyth)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2003, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-video-game-character-would-make-the-best-president/195994/31 "2003-08-19T13:32:50Z")
The Master Chief from **Halo**. - Genetically engineered supersoldier gets the military behind him - advanced armor gets the tech sector salivating - personal shielding built into armor so all the dirt raised during his campaign will bounce right off him - Not-long-for-sanity AI helper resides in the memory of the armor, feeding him pertinent information about all situations (“Chief, Monica should cup the balls for maximum effect.”) ---
**Author:** ![HPL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2003, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-video-game-character-would-make-the-best-president/195994/32 "2003-08-20T03:27:45Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Number Six \* > \*\*We certainly have to give The President from Fallout 2 a shot: > > Negatives: > > 1. Morals: Experiments on his citizens, turning them into mutated homocidal freaks. > \*\* You forgot the attempted Genocide on pretty much everyone in North America. ---
**Author:** ![HPL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2003, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-video-game-character-would-make-the-best-president/195994/33 "2003-08-20T03:30:34Z")
The merged AI’s from **Deus Ex**. Helios, I believe it was. Particulay once JC merged with it. ---
**Author:** ![Apos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/838e76/32.png) [@Apos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apos)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2003, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-video-game-character-would-make-the-best-president/195994/34 "2003-08-20T04:03:38Z")
Golgo 13. He would give the most kickass press conferences ever. Reporter: Mr. President, what are your thoughts on health care? Golgo13: … Reporter: Mr. President, did Iraq have an active nuclear program? Golgo13: … ---
**Author:** ![Soup\_du\_jour](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@Soup\_du\_jour](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soup_du_jour)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2003, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-video-game-character-would-make-the-best-president/195994/35 "2003-08-20T07:15:36Z")
Obviously, the best choice is Bowser. The guy built so many dungeons/castles, we would never need to worry about job creation again! Oh, and he can breathe fire. ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2003, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-video-game-character-would-make-the-best-president/195994/36 "2003-08-20T10:51:34Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by HPL \* > \*\*You forgot the attempted Genocide on pretty much everyone in North America. \*\* And doesn’t he deserve a second chance? He might get it right this time. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-video-game-character-would-make-the-best-president/195994.md?page=1)