5. Tommy Vercetti GTA: Vice City
Why Hes A Douche: When you strip the GTA franchise protagonists down, theyre all douches really. Theyre career criminals and their missions see them killing, maiming, bribing and kidnapping, in order to get what they want. People just dont come douchier Im afraid. Tommy is so easy to anger and hes quick to resort to mortal violence against those who cross him, or otherwise piss him off that little bit too much. I wouldnt want to be anywhere near Vercetti if he existed in reality, and I doubt you would either, proving that however much we might appreciate him as a character, hes a pretty bad douche regardless.
Why You Love Him: Vice Citys protagonist may well be the most well-voiced and well-loved douche bag in all of Gamedom. Just look at Henry Hill in Goodfellas to witness a play-by-play account of a douchebag. Can anyone pull off douche better than Ray Liotta? Maybe, but I dont think looking back that Vercetti could have been voiced by anyone else. Just like in every GTA game, the douchiness of the protagonist is directly outweighed by the douchiness of those in the world around him. The plot doesnt require him to kill innocent people either, so if he did, then thats on you buddy. Add to that his fierce intelligence, his warped business acumen and his inability to take shit from people he suddenly develops the same romantic lawbreaker label worn by the likes of John Dillinger and Henry Hill himself. Whats not to love?!