10 Video Game Side Characters EVERYONE Loves

10. Cheeseburger - Far Cry 5

Far Cry started out as a pretty rote first-person shooter, where a stock US special ops guy hunts for a missing journalist on an island full of mercenaries. Lucky for us, the game was successful enough to warrant a sequel, and as the anthology series has progressed over the years, it has become more adventurous in its storylines, locations and characters.

Far Cry 5 finds the series right in the middle of its heyday, sending up American religious and political fundamentalism as you join the fight against Eden's Gate, a doomsday cult of hicks and fanatics that has taken over the fictional Hope County, under the guidance of charismatic leader Joseph Seed. While Seed and his cohorts are colourful enough, they’re not exactly likeable; instead we look to the supporting cast on your side for one of the modern greats of video game companions: Cheeseburger.

Preceded by his in-game legend, Cheeseburger is a diabetic, burger-munching grizzly bear who you have to convince to join the resistance with an offering of food. Once on side, he becomes a gun for hire (well, fang for hire) that you can select to join you on missions, where he lumbers in, distracts foes away from you and rips them to pieces, exercising his Cross to Bear and his Right to Bear Arms.

But he’s a good boy, really.