12. Grey Fox (Metal Gear Solid)
The line: "We're not tools of the Government, or anyone else. Fighting was the only thing - the only thing - I was good at. But at least I always fought for what I believed in. Snake... farewell." This is one of the greatest moments in gaming history, and especially for back in 1998; one of the most progressive. Never had we seen this 'Hollywood-style' set up of characters delivering their dialogue, let alone for a fight scene that's as masterfully done as Grey Fox's. After villain Liquid Snake takes control of the gigantic walking tank Metal Gear Rex, you're forced to take him on with mix of stealth and homing missiles, only for the game to switch from gameplay to cutscene and Fox to come to the rescue. Metal Gear's insane plot is one of the best, but what emerges is that your once former enemy is now on your side, and after having his arm sliced off by one of the Rex's weapons, Fox ends up being crushed underneath the hulking machine. That's not before delivering the above line though, and another completely badass one just before it in response to Liquid's mentioning that he doesn't hunt foxes, he hunts jackals: "A cornered fox, is more dangerous than a jackal!"