5 video game characters who would make cool friends

We have all dreamt about it — crawling tombs with Lara Croft, smoking a stogie with Solid Snake, eating mushrooms with Mario (wait, what?) — the video game characters who seem so interesting enough that we would fantasize how cool it would be to befriend them. Anyone is cooler than my imaginary friend Greg, anyway. Sorry, Greggie. I love you, mean it!

We asked each other here at Nerd Reactor, and you, our fans, to tell us who you think would make kick-ass friends, and here are the top 5 comrades.

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Did we miss anyone who you’d like to be friends with? Comment below.