8. Cloud Strife Final Fantasy 7
Why Hes A Douche: Sullen, sarcastic and selfish, Cloud Strife probably epitomises everything thats wrong with youth today according to your grandfather. The problem with Cloud is that he begins the game as such a whiney, arrogant, self-righteous little douche, and spends much of the game moaning about the shit hes had to deal with in the past. In reality, he really would be an insufferable little emo. Save it for therapy Cloud. And how long would that hair have taken to do every morning? And that purple onesie? Who does he think he is?!
Why You Love Him: Cloud Strife was emo before emo was cool; before it was about just about backcombing your hair and comparing love to inanimate objects like razorblades; back when it was about being so deeply affected by personal issues that you couldnt to relate to your peers. Final Fantasy VII really took the time to develop its characters and of course while Cloud starts off as that colossal douche, by disc 3 hes actually grown into possibly one of the deepest, most widely misunderstood gaming characters around. He was a symbol of hope to many a hopeless gamer myself included - who were playing Final Fantasy VII as a substitute for a social life.