Five video games characters who would make an excellent James Bond
As Amazon takes complete control over MGM's James Bond, 007 fans are beginning to despair over fears that Bond will become trapped in a streaming series certain to put the character's potential to waste. Let's try to clear our minds of such terrible thoughts as we look at what video game characters could not just do Bond's job but actually play Bond in a live-action movie adaptation better than anything Amazon could pull off. Liquid Snake, from Metal Gear Solid Image via Konami Every casting executive would probably go mad at you for suggesting this instead of Solid or Big Boss, but they'd have to hear us out. First off, he’s the British one. Secondly, we know he's a fantastic actor due to his terrific Master Miller Impression. Lastly, this dude has a serious inferiority complex that could benefit from stardom. He’d become a nightmare to all of those around him, sure, but he'd become an even better James Bond. Then you could hire Solid to play Bond's evil American brother to get the kind of chemistry you couldn't get without the presence of real bad blood. Also, he is blond, like Daniel Craig, which is the hair color people most associate with Bond nowadays. How the tables have turned for Bond hair, eh? Codename 47, from the Hitman series Image via Square Enix Even though he's a master of stealth, there's plenty of photographic evidence that 47 can rock a tux. He's also a master of disguise, pretending to be anybody he chooses, so I'm just going to have to guess he can act as well. The only big elephant in the room — I'm sorry to remind all of my follicularly challenged friends — is the fact that he's bald. Still, do you know who else was bald when making all of his 007 movies? Sean Connery — yes Connery wore a hairpiece in all of his Bond movies — so 47 could either do the same or go natural and give the character a fresh and shiny new look. 47 would play an excellent Bond in the vein of Daniel Craig in Casino Royale, so long as the pay is high enough to prevent the accidental death of one of the studio execs and 47's sudden disappearance. Dante, from the original Devil May Cry Image via Steam I always felt Dante was way more James Bond-like than other video game characters that people more easily associate with the character. He might even be better than Bond at his job, as every single one of his games features a new female main character who doesn't dump him while the credits are rolling. Dante is suave and would kill it with the one-liners. I've never seen him wearing a tuxedo, sure, but I must assume his outfit is the Demon Hunter version of one. Also, the white hair could perhaps prove an excellent makeover for the character. Now, just make sure you tell the casting director we're talking about DMC1 or DMC4 Dante. Devil May Cry 2 Dante is an empty shell of a character, Devil May Cry 3 is too obnoxious young, Dante from DMC is probably the least-popular character in gaming, and DMC5 Dante sure looks like he needs some rest. Geralt Of Rivia, from The Witcher 3 Screenshot via CD PROJEKT RED Ok, let's face it: Geralt is already what Bond would become should a Bond villain somehow succeed in banishing him to a medieval fantasy setting. We never see him wearing a tuxedo, but we do see him wearing a bunch of fancy suits at various parties on Witcher 3 — or no suit at all — and he always manages to pull them off. A simple black suit should prove no big stretch. Geralt's looks somehow only ever get better with age, so this one would probably prove a great pick for longevity. Why get Henry Cavill to play Bond, when you can get the character who made you feel like Cavill could play the role? Lara Croft, From the original Tomb Raider games Image via Crystal Dynamics If Amazon is ever to consider gender swapping, then this is absolutely the way to go. Lara Croft is arguably the most famous video game character in the world, and definitely the most famous video game character hailing from England — one of the many silly metrics Amazon is sure to care about. We know she has acting chops, and she's about as classy as one can be — for as long as she wants to be. The reason why we need this to be the Lara from the OG games — not the reboot one — has nothing to do with the looks. It's because the original Lara was a cold-blooded killer. Like, she killed one hell of a lot of people — a lot of people that she didn't need to kill — and that kind of carefree attitude towards murder is very important for a Bond pick. The post Five video games characters who would make an excellent James Bond appeared first on Destructoid.
As Amazon takes complete control over MGM's James Bond, 007 fans are beginning to despair over fears that Bond will become trapped in a streaming series certain to put the character's potential to waste.
Let's try to clear our minds of such terrible thoughts as we look at what video game characters could not just do Bond's job but actually play Bond in a live-action movie adaptation better than anything Amazon could pull off.
Liquid Snake, from Metal Gear Solid
Every casting executive would probably go mad at you for suggesting this instead of Solid or Big Boss, but they'd have to hear us out.
First off, he’s the British one. Secondly, we know he's a fantastic actor due to his terrific Master Miller Impression. Lastly, this dude has a serious inferiority complex that could benefit from stardom. He’d become a nightmare to all of those around him, sure, but he'd become an even better James Bond.
Then you could hire Solid to play Bond's evil American brother to get the kind of chemistry you couldn't get without the presence of real bad blood.
Also, he is blond, like Daniel Craig, which is the hair color people most associate with Bond nowadays. How the tables have turned for Bond hair, eh?
Codename 47, from the Hitman series
Even though he's a master of stealth, there's plenty of photographic evidence that 47 can rock a tux. He's also a master of disguise, pretending to be anybody he chooses, so I'm just going to have to guess he can act as well.
The only big elephant in the room — I'm sorry to remind all of my follicularly challenged friends — is the fact that he's bald. Still, do you know who else was bald when making all of his 007 movies? Sean Connery — yes Connery wore a hairpiece in all of his Bond movies — so 47 could either do the same or go natural and give the character a fresh and shiny new look.
47 would play an excellent Bond in the vein of Daniel Craig in Casino Royale, so long as the pay is high enough to prevent the accidental death of one of the studio execs and 47's sudden disappearance.
Dante, from the original Devil May Cry
I always felt Dante was way more James Bond-like than other video game characters that people more easily associate with the character. He might even be better than Bond at his job, as every single one of his games features a new female main character who doesn't dump him while the credits are rolling.
Dante is suave and would kill it with the one-liners. I've never seen him wearing a tuxedo, sure, but I must assume his outfit is the Demon Hunter version of one. Also, the white hair could perhaps prove an excellent makeover for the character.
Now, just make sure you tell the casting director we're talking about DMC1 or DMC4 Dante. Devil May Cry 2 Dante is an empty shell of a character, Devil May Cry 3 is too obnoxious young, Dante from DMC is probably the least-popular character in gaming, and DMC5 Dante sure looks like he needs some rest.
Geralt Of Rivia, from The Witcher 3
Ok, let's face it: Geralt is already what Bond would become should a Bond villain somehow succeed in banishing him to a medieval fantasy setting. We never see him wearing a tuxedo, but we do see him wearing a bunch of fancy suits at various parties on Witcher 3 — or no suit at all — and he always manages to pull them off. A simple black suit should prove no big stretch.
Geralt's looks somehow only ever get better with age, so this one would probably prove a great pick for longevity. Why get Henry Cavill to play Bond, when you can get the character who made you feel like Cavill could play the role?
Lara Croft, From the original Tomb Raider games
If Amazon is ever to consider gender swapping, then this is absolutely the way to go.
Lara Croft is arguably the most famous video game character in the world, and definitely the most famous video game character hailing from England — one of the many silly metrics Amazon is sure to care about. We know she has acting chops, and she's about as classy as one can be — for as long as she wants to be.
The reason why we need this to be the Lara from the OG games — not the reboot one — has nothing to do with the looks. It's because the original Lara was a cold-blooded killer. Like, she killed one hell of a lot of people — a lot of people that she didn't need to kill — and that kind of carefree attitude towards murder is very important for a Bond pick.
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