Just curious, if you were grant the ability to become ANY video game character, either for a short while, or permanently, who would it be, and why?

I would become Princess Peach.
That way, I could do what Princess Peach is usually too weak and scared to do.
Kick the crap out of Bowser, kidnap him, lock him up in a high tower to rot.

EDIT: Yeah, sorry I didn't know this thread has been done before.
As you can tell, I'm a fairly new member :P

Myself... In fable. He's god and a half

This thread has been done before, BTW.

On-topic, Black Mage. HADOUKEN!

Ok.........I refuse to acknowledge the avatar "games" as such.......the soul eater game isn't even out yet and might not ever leave japan.......
the apprentice from the forced unleashed.

A Force Commander from Dawn of War. A legion of Space Marines at your command, and invinviblity to everything but five simmutaneous tank blasts.

Mii from Wii sports.

Kratos.

And so far I've got the bald thing sorted.

M3707ik:
Myself... In fable. He's god and a half

Same. (my good character though)
Hopes for Fable 2.

Definitely Darth Revan, so I could deliver on KotOR's cool Darkside ending, rather than run away into space, leaving my totally hot apprentice behind...

Sephiroth except after I sishkababed Aeris I would cut Clouds throat while hes still too stunned to react.

A pokemon trainer. You may laugh, but think about it - I control supremely powerful being totally, and can hone them to become instruments of death.

Reaperman Wompa:

M3707ik:
Myself... In fable. He's god and a half

Same. (my good character though)
Hopes for Fable 2.

Being someone else is being a mask. I rather be my self.

Any NPC who doesn't die... like Kliener.

Mai Shiranui so I can put some clothes on.

the protagonist from KOTOR2

a sith lord fighting other sith lords in unknown space, sweet
that or using my powers to bang a lot of hot chicks

also id like to have max payne's style and balls

Sub-zero. Kung-fu AND ice powers!!

Mario

1.) He's got madd kung-fu jumping skillz
2.) He can lob globes of fire from his hands at will
3.) He can travel anywhere, infiltrate any building via the plumbing
4.) He's got a sweet hat

Definitely Darth Revan, so I could deliver on KotOR's cool Darkside ending, rather than run away into space, leaving my totally hot apprentice behind...

Revan abandons his hot apprentice behind whichever side you pick. If you make Revan dark side (male?), there's a holocron on Korriban in KotOR 2 which has aforementioned hot apprentice saying that they left her behind.

As for me, Kane. He's got a charisma, intelligent and wisdom score of at least 21 and a constant Auto-Life spell on himself. Immortality, genius and the ability to inspire legions of followers. Who better?

Kyo Kusanagi from the King of Fighters series, post Orochi saga. Pyrokinesis and supreme martial arts skills, along with an awesome rival and hot girlfriend (I like short hair on girls). Kyo is the man, and I would love to be in his badarse shoes.

Dante or Nero OR a Space Marine, man I'd totally be a friggen badass.

Iron_will:
Dante or Nero OR a Space Marine, man I'd totally be a friggen badass.

"Do Your homework"
"BURN HERETIC!!!!!"

Good idea.

I'd be that dude from Bioshock.
Not because he's a bitch, but because I like little girls...not.

Strelok or Scar from the Stalker Games.

Really, this society life sucks. You Have to get a carrer, you have to drive, you have to have your own place, you have to have an education. etc etc.

Out there in the Zone, you don't have to do any of those. Survival is your only goal.

Luis Sera.

Or Leon Kennedy.

I think I'd be a headcrab from Half-life.

What...? I'd get to turn people into zombies and stuff....

Aries_Split:
Luis Sera.

Or Leon Kennedy.

MIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIKE! LUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIS!

Ashley: So, Leon, wanna have sex with me?
Leon: Not really, you're not my type. I've got a thing against attractive young Presidential daughters who are totally into me.

Kratos. Or my Sim. He can garden ;)

This has been made 100000 times before!

The guy from farcry.

The guy from Harvest Moon. He has such a relaxing life...

thedrop2zer0:
I think I'd be a headcrab from Half-life.

What...? I'd get to turn people into zombies and stuff....

Then get crowbar'd in the face by a man with a beard.

Starkiller (A.K.A The Secret Apprentice) from The Force Unleashed...So that IF I choose to kill Palpitine, I get the job done by force throwing him into the Death Star's laser...JUST as it fires!

fix-the-spade:

thedrop2zer0:
I think I'd be a headcrab from Half-life.

What...? I'd get to turn people into zombies and stuff....

Then get crowbar'd in the face by a man with a beard.

There are worse ways to die...

Personally I wouldn't mind being The Tyrant from Resident Evil.

I'd be Daxter from the Jak and Daxter series, so what I'm an ottsel but I get to take the piss out of EVERYONE in all 4 games, and I'd get Tess for compony.

I would have to be the guy from Turok 2 (I think his name was something like Joshua Fireseed, please correct me if I'm wrong), reason being that:

1. he kicks ass on an intergalatic scale
2. he has a gun that sucks out brains and another with bouncing bullets (that is just cool)
3. he has an alien assistant gal, it never hurts to have an alien assistant regardless of whether they are a guy or gal (personal preference really)
and 4. all he does is blow things up and occasionally shout 'I AM TUROK' (very relaxing).

Either Max Payne (Bullet Time for teh win) or Gordon Freeman (Smarts, skills and Alyx. Am I right guys?). I already look like Gordon, so probably him.

lara croft. being stupidly rich, stealing ancient artifacts, destroying tribes, wanton murder, killing endangered species and ermm... vandalism.... and getting away with it. not that i'd do most of those things but being as untouchable as her would be good.