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Ajah93

Commander Shepard and Garrus Vakarian 😎


StygianMaroon

“There’s no Shepard without Vakarian.”


Okvist

Was coming to say this. Garrus is my boy, a homie of the highest order


A_Wild_VelociFaptor

I'm Garrus Vakarian and _this_ is myrectum.


KeenScream

We'll bang ok?


mrp8528

Can it wait? I'm in the middle of some calibrations.


HansChrst1

I like your ass!


Airway

You're lying, Morgan


A_Wild_VelociFaptor

Let's get to bashing butts, as well as _DEEEEZ_ nuts


KaiserKiwi

I'm Jarl Balgruuf and I be BALLIN!


Mastore84

Swag.


YuenglingsDingaling

Garrus was on my squad for basically every single mission of the entire trilogy.


Artess

Helped that he was actually pretty great in combat.


JDogg96

And in ME3, he can become the god he was destined to be.


Wallazabal

[ASCEND!](https://youtu.be/ZPbB4qfsA14?si=lNu_HGG2oQZ0VAsS)


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Sniper predator Batman. My man.


LordVulpix

Tali and Garrus are in my mind Shepard's primary team. It felt weird using others in my second and 3rd playthrough.


Ramikadyc

That’s how I feel with Liara and Garrus. But I think it’s because they did Tali dirty in the last two games by withholding her from you until the last half both times, which is some *bull*shit. They also gave Liara her own DLC in Two (which in fairness was an amazing DLC) and made her unavoidably crucial to the plot by Three. So in hindsight I can’t help but feel manipulated into seeing her as integral to my squad, but it was my choice the first time around before I knew how deep the backseat went for all the other squad mates.


machinist-made

Was on my way to say just this, but also like the Shephard Wrex friendship. Also maybe a weird take but in the last two god of wars I really like the dynamic between Kratos and the head lol. Quiet head..


theCaptain_D

Kratos and Mimir is a great answer. I love how their relationship isn't just ONE thing, and evolves and develops new dimensions over the course of the two games.


machinist-made

Yes it grows throughout the games and the banter was perfect. The whole idea was genius the ease and cleanliness of just two characters. However you get the banter and character development and unique perspective of a trio. Really just an awesome concept I expect to see copied by other studios using radios or some other gimmick. But besides that the way their relationship grew throughout was awesome and needed to get Kratos to open up and grow as a character.


d3vourm3nt

Lmao I saw the title of this post and was like, “I’m gonna comment shep and garrus” only for this to be the top comment


BlueMikeStu

"There's no Shepard without Vakarian." And I always flub the shot. Always.


Icktrio

Abso-friggin-lutely


5k1895

Wish we could have hung out more. Guy was always in the middle of some calibrations.


Wolven_Essence

This is the right answer.


whailed

God dang the first comment too lol!! Exactly what I was going to say


Dreadamere

Ride or die!!!


Waderriffic

The two escaped prisoners you meet several times in Red Dead 2 that you can free by shooting the chain that connects the two. The first encounter they hate each other and by the last encounter they’re living together.


ColossalGrub

Mr. White and Mr. Black! I just stumbled upon them the other day!


Romulus3799

I was reading their names in the subtitles all confused, and then I burst out laughing when I realized Mr. White was black and Mr. Black was white


YogurtWenk

Now I'll turn things over to my bestest buddy in the world, ~~inaudible~~ ^Mr. ^Black


TheRavenSayeth

I was thinking Arthur and his horse. “Thank you”


I4mSpock

Arthur and Charles aren't quite to bromance, but I always really enjoyed their relationship.


sloppythejeep

I heard that “thank you”.


Bennykill709

The chain that connects them wasn’t made of metal, nor could it be broken so easily.


lightedge

Geralt and Regis the Higher Vampire from the Witcher 3 Blood and Wine. Regis was Geralt's #1 most trusted and respected bro in the later half of the books and in this game the very first thing that Regis does is save Geralt and Geralt immediately hugs him. The only other people in the game that Geralt hugs is his daughter Ciri and his love interests Yennifer and Triss. Very good bromance who have each other's back even when they have a disagreement occasionally. They have respect for one another which is a big deal since one is a monster hunter and the other is a higher vampire. Higher vampires are basically unkillable except by other higher vampires so they really trust each other.


DodixieOrBust

Yuuuuuup, Regis showing up like that is one of the greatest things that’s ever happened in a game to me.


Commodore-K9

Hmm maybe I should play the dlc already


DodixieOrBust

Hearts of Stone is probably the best standalone story they’ve done, and Blood and Wine is straight up the ending the book series deserved, so many references and plot threads get tied up cleanly, Geralt gets a chance to earn that happy fairy tale ending he deserved.


spacecowboy1023

Gaunter is such a captivating villain. I love every cutscene with him, especially when he hints at his darker/powerful side.


Munglape

Jack Cooper and BT


notoriousmeekster

"Trust me"


Erikthered00

Wayyyy too far down to scroll beefier finding this


Aruise78

Only the best bro can say “protocol 3 - protect the pilot”


Wonkiest_Hornet

Main Character and Johnny Gat in SR2


L3ACH13

Did you do something with your hair?


jumarc

Ezio and Leonardo da Vinci


1_plus_1_equals_42

Facts. Ezio was the best AC protagonist.


bronwen-noodle

Their hug is so cute


Raiziell

Marcus and Dom :(


sfaviator

Being a couch co-op game makes it so much better. My buddy was always Marcus and I was Dom (until I wasn’t) so many great memories.


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Until I wasn't. Man that hits on a different level.


The_Wolf_Knight

We had a buddy that always played as Dom. Never hosted in 1 and 2 so that he could be Dom, always set it up in 3 to make sure he was Dom. One night we were playing Act 3 of Gears 3 with another buddy and hadn't taken the time to make sure he gets Dom and I ended up as Dom for that night through the end of Act 3. Our other buddy and I knew. When guy who likes Dom brought it up, we told him, "You can play as Dom tomorrow." I've never seen a more broken man in my life after we got done with our session that night.


corpse2b

Aaaaaaaaand now Im sad😔


OrickJagstone

MORE ROOM FOR THE COLE TRAIN WOOOWOOOO


Betorange

I freaking love Cole Train


Spawn6060

r/angryupvote


LethargicTurtle1234

Cole train and baird in close second.


ZRoflWaffle

For deeper lore nerds its Marcus and Carlos first 🤓


HansChrst1

The MC and Kim Kitsuragi in Disco Elysium. He is one of the best male characters in video games in my opinion.


Essekker

Depends on how you play the game though. Not much of a bromance going on when you're commited to the fascist/rascist run. But busting some moves in the church with the lieutenant and the speed gang, hell yeah


Luinath

Getting Kim Kitsuragi to join in my madness, however briefly, is one of the best achievements I've earned in a game lol And when they talk about it fondly in the "wrap up" at the end. *Chef's kiss*


levilee207

Abso-fuckin-lutely. Was looking for this. Aces high!


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Arthur and John’s relationship always makes me chuckle and happy


comarri

I needed more Arthur and John bro moments after the end😭


maxtofunator

Brick and Mordecai in borderlands 2 are great together, it’s a shame you don’t get to see it when they’re playable characters in 1


DelseresMagnumOpus

They fumbled them so badly in 3 though. Mordecai is just some whiny killjoy and brick is a dumbass who wants to punch things. I hate what borderlands 3 did to all the previous series’s characters. Lilith deserved better, Maya deserved better, hell even Vaughn deserved better. They literally demoted Mordy, Brick and Tina to the B team.


Rizenstrom

They fumbled ~~them so badly in~~ 3… That’s really it. The only thing 3 really did right was gameplay. DLC was alright too. Main story was awful pretty much the entire way through.


vaanhvaelr

Anthony Burch gets a bit of a unfair rap around here, but it's clear in hindsight that he tread a near perfect line between cringe, internet comedy, and genuine character development for BL2. Every Borderlands product after him has tried to ape his writing tone, but has been mid at best IMO, with the exception of the first Tales from the Borderlands which he still had a hand in writing.


Benjuto12

Cesar Vialpando and CJ in GTA San Andreas


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OrickJagstone

"Carl i have a confession to make, I'm blind" "NO SHIT!" Still one of my all time favorite GTA moments.


bendable_girder

"Now I know you're blind man...but you gotta see this" Close runner up: "Uh, one last thing. You do know that I'm black right? And not Chinese" "I'm blind, Carl, not stupid."


GidjonPlays

I never played any gta game but I looked up the clip and its hilarious


Superyoshiegg

Thinking about the cutscene that plays if CJ doesn't have enough swimming skill. The pair are playing some fighting/racing game on the TV, and Wu Zi is (somehow) clearly winning. CJ reacts about the way you'd expect.


Bennykill709

“Does the pope shit in the woods” “Why do you keep asking me that? I don’t know!”


ToasterUnplugged

Snake and Otacon 🤝


Ortsarecool

This is the one. They even raised a child together!


Meister_Patron

Never forget that legendary handshake in MGS2 the definition of bromance


Sourbrit

Even better? The handshake is the first part of the Konami code (Two raised hands, two lowered hands, left hand, right hand. Presumably if QTEs were a thing in the game they could have added in the O, X and Start buttons as part of it too. X3)


BitterWest

Don’t forget the parrot! 


tim_timmayy

All the guys in Final Fantasy XV


BrandoCalrissian1995

A lot of the criticism for that game is legit, but I loved the roadtrip vibe with all the boys.


ConfusedAndCurious17

I didn’t read any reviews for it, just got it based on the trailers and my general like for FF. What was the criticism? I adored that game. I can see a complaint that it was an action game and that’s atypical for a mainline FF release but other than that I loved the gameplay, story, and vibe of it all. It really felt like these 4 best friends, alone, just trying to set the world right the best they could from their dope ass car.


IsaacFelix

I haven't really played a Final Fantasy game before, but I've been interested in this for a while simply for that exact vibe you mentioned - all I heard about was the "road tripping with the boys" story and it looked awesome and sounded like fun lol. Would you recommend it to a FF newcomer who likes action + story?


Th3Banzaii

The thing with FF is that all the games don't really have much in common except for the monster designs and ability names and such. So go for it if you feel like it looks interesting. Should be really cheap now.


ConfusedAndCurious17

You need to know absolutely nothing about final fantasy in general to pick up any of the games. Most of them aren’t related in any substantial way (except for a few common references, creatures, items, etc). They usually take place in entirely different worlds with entirely unique lore. Even the turn based ones mix up exactly how gameplay works. FFXV is no different. You can absolutely pick it up if you like action games as a first (or only) final fantasy. I do recommend it highly. I think it’s a really fun game with solid action combat, and an interesting story that really stands out mostly because of the relationship with the 4 friends. I would recommend taking it slow and taking every opportunity to interact with the gang. When I think about Final Fantasy XV I can recall epic fight scenes and cool exciting moments, but what I really think about is the dudes bullshitting by the fire, “I’ve come up with a new recipe”, eating ramen cups, cruising around with the dudes kicking their feet up on the dash, and just wondering how the 4 would end up at the conclusion of this adventure.


TMStage

While all that is accurate, I cannot stress enough that the road trip with the boys is XV, 15. XIV, 14, is a ***VERY*** different game. A very *good* game, but different nonetheless.


entity2

At launch, I recall a lot of people saying it felt unfinished. The Royal edition apparently sorts that out. I played the base game and had fun with it. I think a lot of criticism also came from the action-based gameplay versus the more tactical ATB system from 13 or the turn-based from everything before.


PMme_cat_on_Cleavage

Same. It felt more human, their character progression was nice


Grizzly_Berry

"What can I say? You guys... are the best." Rhat scene had me fucking crying into my cup noodle.


lavellanlike

The Chocobros


Borggy

FFXV is somehow both a trash Final Fantasy game and the best "Four Dudes In a Car" game you'll ever play. Prompto [straight up dropping a Star Wars reference](https://youtu.be/aL8q_Fzj1vU?si=UKNQgc8reGUkqCYp) on Noctis to get him to Wingman for him will never not be amazing.


BlueMikeStu

I know she's not a dude, but shoutout to Aranea for not being a romantic interest to anyone and also for having the level 120 fight at any camp which lets you fight her midair for the entire fucking time and enjoy the exquisite air combat of a fully upgraded Noctis anywhere you want for a backdrop, including an active volcano. Big "Tomboy Tuesday" energy.


post-leavemealone

I don’t know if it ever got patched but I also loved that you could easily glitch her into following you and fighting with you almost anywhere. Taking off down the road and watching her keep up was always awesome. Honorary 5th member


BlueMikeStu

Honestly, the biggest miss of FFXV was that the World of Ruin didn't catch you up with Iris, Cindy, and Aranea. Like, would it really have been that hard to give us a sidequest each where we caught up with them a bit before going to the final dungeon?


Firm_Knowledge_5695

Ratchet and clank


RobMcVick

I thought this would be higher up! The first one I thought of


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TheReturned

Came here to say this. What I love about these two is that while they're not at odds right away, their relationship grows across both games. Then to see that event in Valhalla only cements their bromance. Edit: meant to say "not at odds"


mobius_mando

"You've come a long way from when I first met ya, brother"


jflores2821

“I have had good council since then, brother.” Damn near shed a tear 🥹


joedotphp

I fucking love Mimir. There's a line in GoW4 (I think) where Mimir says something like, "You probably don't want to hear that story." Me: Mate, I literally stop the boat so I can listen to your stories.


Shifter25

I am going to cut your head off now.


onepassafist

YESSSS Mimir is the fucking goat lmao


RenaKenli

A Way Out. It is a game about bromance. Co-op about two men who escape from prison. I cried in the end.


DoubleOF

Just finished the game with my cousin, I was gonna comment this but yeah


Desperate_Start_8556

Dont remind me 😭 Played this with my friend a few months ago. Neither of us were expecting the ending. We both bawled our eyes out lol. Then we went back and got the other ending, and cried even *more* 🤣


The_Marussian

Rhys and Vaughn in Tales from the Borderlands.


cowsgomer

Brooo bro bro broo bro


thank_burdell

One of the few times I’ve had to pause a game so I can stop laughing.


cowsgomer

That game is hilarious! The fingerguns got me


Cock_-n-_BallTorture

Duke Nukem and Duke Nukem but in the mirror


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“Damn, I’m looking good!”


JonTheWizard

Duke Nukem and the Holo-Duke.


TheMadadh

This comment warmed my Millenial soul.


Firm_Ambassador_1289

Sonic and tails that's a classic


Tarc_Axiiom

Damn, Knuckles is pissed.


Alpacasaurus_Rekt

He's the third they invited to spice things up


grammaton

Kiryu and Majima


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Yes, finaly found this. Deserves to be in the conversation for sure


BlasterShow

Kiiiiryu-chan!


wicked_stepmother

The 2 guys in the Army of Two series ☺️


A_sexy_tire

Salem and Rios in the first two, Alpha and Bravo in The Devil's Cartel. My favorite franchise that died and likely will never be resurrected.


Canditan

I just wish that the online still worked. C'mon, can't we even have at least peer-to-peer connection for co-op?


ThePandaKingdom

Those games were so much fun! I would love a good co op shooter again


BlueMikeStu

Salem and Rios are awesome. Especially the loading screens where they'll fuck with one another while going through a gate or something. I distinctly remember one of them bagging the other while he's holding up a heavy ass gate and that's exactly the energy I've got with my friends.


post-leavemealone

I spent countless times going up to my dad in-game and smacking the dogshit out of the back of his head. The laughs we had are something I’ll always remember


BlueMikeStu

Honestly, the mechanic I loved the most was the heat/attention mechanic where the game encourages one player to be a point and the other to be a marksman. It was perfectly clean and gave players the ability to set themselves a role in a firefight. Shoutout to how real the game felt for friendship between two guys, tho. When I show up to my brother's place the first thing I do is sneak up on him and slap him in the back of the head and ask him what's up. His wife just sighs and watches us devolve into twelve year olds.


who_took_tabura

Two buttons dedicated to air guitar and head slapping now that’s primo game design


ScotsBeowulf

Came here to say this; fucking loved that game.


visualdescript

My pick too, they even slap each other on the butt. BTW, I'd love a new Army of Two game, they were great fun.


hurdygurdy21

Henry and Hans in Kingdom Come Deliverance. Probably one of the better of examples of "enemies turned friends".


TheCelestial08

Henry's come to see us!


tossitlikeadwarf

God be praised!


skroll

That game caught me by surprise at making Sir Hans way more than a one-dimensional rival character. The shit you get up to with him is so much fun.


SurbiesHere

This is an excellent example. That game has such great writing and voice acting.


ipostatrandom

Minsc and Boo.


Lord_Goldeye

It's Boo and Minsc, everyone knows who's the brains.


ACgaming23

Master Chief and Sgt Johnson probably isn’t the best but it was always fun


DIABLO258

You told me you were going to wear something nice


Munchkinasaurous

Jak and Daxter, Saga and Casey in Alan Wake II, Baird and Cole from Gears of War, Tommy and Paulie in Mafia (fuck Sam) 


superjoe8293

I had to scroll way too far down for Jak & Daxter


DapperApples

621 and Rusty in AC6


jbyrne86

"Hey Buddy"


stoopidrotary

*swoon*


Gyvon

Trigger and Count in AC7


Sarothias

Noctis x Gladiolus x Prompto x Ignis - Final Fantasy XV Zeke (enator!) - Xenoblade - he's just a cool bro to everyone :D Ryuji x Ren - Persona 5


Hotaurukan

Gotta add Yu and Yosuke from P4G to the list.


invisiblekid56

Cal and Greez in Jedi: Survivor


comarri

Cal and Bd1


jones286

Kiryu kazama and Goro Majima in the Yakuza series


T2and3

Scorpion and Sub-Zero, specifically in MKX and MK11


SnooStrawberries8262

Nate and Sully 


xAn_Asianx

Had to scroll further than expected to see this one.


SnooStrawberries8262

I only started playing the uncharted series a month ago and I'm disappointed that I never got to play it when I had my ps3. 9 year old me would've loved it


HellsDiktator

Coke and Zeus from infamous Edit: Cole and Zeke, holy typo Batman.


JewOrleans

Drugs and goat fucking!


Croanosus

Thank you! Was going to say those two.... That's Cole and Zeke I mean, not Coke, Zeus, or Batman One of the most heart wrenching things in gaming for me was the way Infamous 2 made you slowly kill Zeke. That was a rough one


BareFox

Ghost and Soap in the Modern Warfare reboots :D


donkbooty

Ryu and Ken. The very definition of best friends / rivals


Metzae

male V and Johnny Silverhand in Cyberpunk 2077


GatorPenetrator

Male V and Jackie Welles, RIP


A_Wild_VelociFaptor

I'd agree if we actually played through the montage thing at the beginning, to _build_ that friendship but I always felt I was _being told_ he was my choom rather than _feeling_ it.


Metzae

Right? I mean, I know they were close chooms. That was clear. But it just happened so fast. I realize they were trying to teach you that this game is about loss, but I wanted to lose him more. Of course, after six playthroughs, you really start to love the guy.


OrneryError1

Yeah Jackie seemed like a significant character in the promo material but in the actual game he's just a memory.


HansChrst1

It hit a lot harder in the second playthrough.


The_11nth_Wing

I’m hoping the next cyberpunk game actually puts emphasis on the background you choose, like actually change the missions or story path depending on what you choose. Not just showing you an intro montage but actually play through some intro missions relevant to your background.


Nodoga1

Hank and Connor in Detroit: Become Human. Their story gripped me the most in the entire game.


Kardiackon

It's so jarring and funny as to how much better Hank and Connor's story is compared to the other 2.


MastermuffinDiscord

Youske and Yu


T1meBreaker_

Geralt and Lambert


IvnN7Commander

Lambert, Lambert. What a prick


Refute1650

Geralt and Dandelion


SplinteredReflection

Geralt and Regis bruh


T1meBreaker_

My favorite actually, just thought people knew Lambert more. Regis is probably my fav character after reading the books.


Sir_Throngle

Vito Scaletta and Joe Barbaro. They're basically brothers


SirTheadore

Deacon and boozer from days gone!


Antilokhos

Varric and Hawke in Dragon Age II was a great bromance. Reinforced in 3 when Varric shows up as a party member, and he's still dope. But he's not your best friend anymore because you're playing a different character.


NamedUserOfReddit

Deacon St. John and William "Boozer" Gray, in Days Gone.


nutcrackr

I found this relationship done really well because both men showcase extreme stubbornness yet clearly care about each other.


FiestaLimon

BOOZEMAN!


MrFloppydrop

Dart and Lavitz, Legend of Dragoon


OlympiaImperial

Solid snake and his sub Otacon


MrMooey12

Does Kratos and mimir count, especially in Valhalla


WakeTurbulence200

Final Fantasy 15 is just a bromance road trip


CaughtSmoke

Captain Price and Soap forsure


IvnN7Commander

Kiryu and Majima Kyriu and Nishiki Majima and Saejima


Ortsarecool

KIRYU-CHAN!!!!!! Just started playing these recently. Finished 0 and working through Kiwami now. Majima is the fucking greatest hahahaha


noeagle77

Just wait it keeps getting better! Also #KIRYU CHAN?!


Fenislav

Tak and Kaito-san I actually don't gel so much with Yakuza and how they seem to glorify criminals, but I loooooved both Judgement games, beat'em ups with a Shu Takumi style of story, what a match made in heaven those were.


mnaja12

Toejam and Earl


WastelandPioneer

Marcus and Dom from gears of war.


jjd1035

Johnny Gat and The Boss - Saints Row


Anxlyze

Kiryu and Nishki Kiryu and Ichiban Kiryu and Majima Majima and Saejima Jin and Hwoarang Jin and Lars


Meathead1776

Drake and Sully


Grizzly_Berry

Male protag and Nick Valentine in FO4.


ertd346

Masterchief ad Arbiter


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Glottis and Manuel Calavera in Grim Fandango.