The International House of Mojo

I like lists almost as much as the English like the World Cup; and, like the English in the World Cup, I'm invariably disappointed at the end result.

Empire have compiled a list of the top 50 game characters. You'll find Guybrush Threepwood on number 7. In a display of scientific research unparalled since the last time Jenny McCarthy said vaccines caused autism, Empire have listed the character as debuting 1996's The Secret of Monkey Island, a year which you may know as being a year where The Secret of Monkey Island neither debuted nor got a sequel.

Guybrush was beaten by brilliantly-written multidimensional characters like Gordon Freeman and Mario.

Sam and Max appear at a respectable 42, Dr. Fred Edison at 40, and Manny Calavera at 30.

Source: Empire