Top 20 Best Video Games Protagonists of All Time

#7. JOEL MILLER (THE LAST OF US)

What makes a character interesting more than anything else is flaws, and boy does Joel have a whole bucketload of those. That, of course, is what makes him so compelling. One could very easily argue that his actions effectively make him a bad guy, but it’s that constant pull between his villainous side and his unflinching fatherly love that gave him so much depth and complexity in the space of a single game (not to mention a brilliant performance by Troy Baker). The fact that he’s completely deserving of a spot so high on a list such as this one in spite of being one of the most recent characters in here should tell you all you need to know about the impact Joel has made.