21 Best Character Debuts In Gaming History

13. Grey Fox (Metal Gear Solid)

In what's still regarded as one of the spookiest sections in any game regardless of genre, the moment where you as Solid Snake walk into a small chamber, only to hear what sounds like the mass slaughter of soldiers in the room ahead - and then see the massacre for yourself - cemented this chunk of the original Metal Gear in the minds of many. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-w2r2wM41q0#t=4941 Whether you count the first time you see Grey Fox as when he's encased in optical camouflage whilst holding a hapless guard on the end of his sword or when you actually see him in the robot-flesh, both are suitably macabre just in the way they're portrayed. Back in 1998 we'd never seen this much care and effort taken to portray a character in a game, and for our money there's only one other character in the series who received a better introduction as far as memorable lines are concerned.
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