25 Dead Video Game Characters We Wish Were Still Here

Can we let them hit the Reset button?

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Death is never an easy fact to face, even in the world of video games.

Sure, Mario may be able to just eat a green mushroom and earn himself another life, but what about the stories that make a character's end all too permanent. We've all played these games before. Think about Aerith's death in Final Fantasy VII, or Desmond Miles' demise at the conclusion of Assassin's Creed 3. These are the types of characters that, throughout the course of their story, we become emotionally attached to, and when we have to see them go, we never feel quite ready. 

So, in a perfect world, where we were somehow able to bring all these beloved figures back, who makes the cut? Auron from Final Fantasy X? Or what about minor characters like Maria Santiago from Gears of War? These are the 25 Dead Video Game Characters We Wish Were Still Here. Who makes your list. Check out ours, and then compare in the comments. 

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Kratos

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The Boss

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John "Soap" MacTavish

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The Deku Tree

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Eli Vance

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Commander Shepard

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The Joker

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Auron

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Zack Fair

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Axel

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Desmond Miles

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Dom

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Detective Cole Phelps

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Subject Delta

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Wander

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Iris

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Maria Santiago

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Steve Burnside

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Arthas Menethil

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Big Boss

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Gray Fox

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Noble Six

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John Marston

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Angela Orosco

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Aerith

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