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3. Nathan 'Rad' Spencer - Bionic Commando

Bionic Commando
Capcom

With a name like Norman 'Rad' Spencer you're pretty much free to go full banana-sandwich with his overall aesthetic - but did they have to get so far and away from the original design?

From dreadlocks to a "I'm so ruddy mean and mysterious!"-grimace, the rebooted Bionic Commando had about as much in common with the original design as Microsoft would like the Kinect to have with any new Xbox One marketing campaign.

 
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