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10 Coolest Canine Companions In

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Dogshave longbeen consideredmansbest friend, and this isespecially true in gaming.Fast,

ferocious,andloyal,caninescanbebettersidecharactersthanactualhumanbeings.Despitetheir

simplenature,

most

gamers

agree

that

these

fluffy

sidekicks

can

be

some

of

the

best

characters

in

themedium.Thesesteadfastcompanionsareeasytounderstand,funtohavearound,andmake

forgreatcompanyonanotherwise lonelyjourney.Sometimestheyexistforpurelysentimental

purpose,providingtheplayercompanyonthelong,lonesomeroadahead.Othertimes,theyserve

more functional purposes, saving the player onmultiple occasions aswell as picking up any

valuables theymight findalong theway.Ofcourse,dogsalsohave the tendency to incredibly

stubbornandat times,juststupidbutwe lovethem regardless.Compared tothemore finicky

companionswhomightleaveyoursideifyouregettingtooevil,dogsshowanundyingloyalty,

fightingbyyoursidetothedeath,forwhateverreason.Regardlessofgenre,whetheritsaturn

basedRPG,

first

person

shooter,

or

survival

horror

game,

theres

no

situation

that

cannot

be

improvedbyaddingapuppy.Becausewhodoesntlovedogs?

10 Ushnars Skinned Hound


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Anundeaddogwithoutaname,thisfollowerfromtheShiveringIslesexpansiontoTheElderScrolls

IV:Oblivionisaskinnedhoundwithundyingloyalty.UponcompletingaquestfortheAilurophobic

OrcUshnargroShadborgob,heproceedstogiveyouhisolddogasapresent.Afewseconds

later,youregreetedwitharelentlesscompanionwhowillfollowyoutotheendsoftheearthand

beyond,literally.UshnarsSkinnedHoundwillfollowyouacrossplanesofexistenceinitsnever

endingquesttoprotectyoufromanyreddotsonyourcompass.Incredibly,ifyoufasttravel,he

doesnttravelwithyou.Hisspeediscrankeduptothemaxandhefollowsyoutoyourdestination.

Thatsright;hewillrunafteryouacrossthemap.Whetheryouwanthimornot,yourestuckwith

him.Theresnodialoguebox,meaninghecannotbetoldtowait.Whetheryouwanthimtoornot,

hesstuckwithyouuntilhedies.Whenhedoesdiehowever,histwicekilledcorpsewillpersistin

theworldforever,meaninghecanbeusedasapermanent,nonrespawningcontainer.Even in

death,hecontinuestobeusefultothismaster.Thatssomecrazydedicationrightthere.

9 Luna


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Aroboticdoginadigitisedcity,LunawillaidRed,theprotagonistofTransistor,withoutquestion.

Availableasaskillupondefeatingthefirstboss,LunaiseventuallynamedbytheTransistorwhen

she is found inside amysterious backdoor leading to a scenic island retreat. Not unlike K9

fromFallout2,Luna isable tomovevastdistances inasingle turnandattacktheenemy from

behind.Asidefromhelpingdirectlyincombat,Lunacanalsobeaddedasanupgradetoanother

skill,addingthechancetomostotherabilitiestopreventenemiesfromrespawning.Outsideof

combat,theplayercanfroliconthebeachandplaywithLuna,asitbarksandbouncesaballwith

itsmaster.Ifthatlevelofadorableisntworthyofaspotonthis,nothingis.

8 Riley

Introduced inCallofDuty:Ghostsas thespearhead to thenextgeneration,Riley isa fearsome

companionto

the

Ghosts.

First

seen

during

Microsofts

Xbone

conference

in

2013,

he

left

a

powerful impression on viewers, instilling confidence into everyone for the next generation.


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Modelled after a reallife SEALS dog and fullymotioncaptured, this dog is perhaps themost

graphicallyimpressivecanineinthehistoryofgamingitself.Despitethecloudofcontroversy,one

thingremainsclear:puttingRileyintothegamewastherightthingtodo.Ingame,Rileyislike

anyotherA.I.comrade,justlessterrible.Toaidtheplayercharacter,hellattacknearbyenemies,

attack hostile on command, take cover, and even flank the enemy. In addition, Riley can be

controlleddirectlyviaacamerainhiscollar,allowinghimtostealthkillenemiesaheadofthefront

line.Mostimportantlyhowever,hecansinglehandedlytakeouthelicopters.Thatalonegiveshim

aspotonthislist.

7 The Dog From Fable II

Thoughhisname,personality,andevenbreedaredeterminedbytheplayer,thedogfromFable

IIisalwaysafaithfulcompanion.Whetheryourefightingtrollsorlookingfortreasure,thisdogis

there tohelpout inapinch.A faithful friend sincechildhood, itmanages to save theHeroof

Bowerstonemultipletimesthroughouthisorherlife.Inordertobetterserveitsmaster,thisloyal

poochrefusestoage,lastingwellovertwodecadesforplotreasons.Astheplayerchangestheir

alignment,whether goodorevil, thedogwilldo the same,emulating theirmastersmorality.

Unthinkingand

completely

selfless,

this

dog

easily

earns

aspot

on

this

list.

6 Mabari Hound


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Dependingonyourchosenorigin,thisfaithfulwarhoundfromDragonAge:Originscanstickby

your side either from the beginning of the game, sticking with your party throughout your

endeavours to save Thedas from the invading Darkspawn. No matter the danger or moral

implications,yourtrustymabariwillchargeinwithouthesitation,tankingforyourpartywithfairly

heavyDPS.Inadditiontostrikingfearintotheheartsofonesenemies,themabariisgreatfora

varietyofotherusefultasks,includingbutnotlimitedto:partybanter,findingcake,cleaningthe

bloodofyourfoesoffyourface,healingtheplayerslightly,peeingonobjectsforstatbonuses,and

stealingawitchsunderwear.Really,whatmoredoyouwantfromadog?

5 Missile

ThislovablephantomPomeranianfromGhostTrick:PhantomDetectiveisgoodatonething,and

onething

only:

barking.To

Missile,

theres

no

scenario

that

cannot

be

improved

through

barking.

Well,maybemorethanthat.Asidefrombarking,thislittlewarriorcanrewindtimefourminutesin


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ordertosavethelifeofsomeonewhohasdied.Plentyofotherdogsonthislisthavesavedlives,

butthisonedefiestimeitselfinordertosavesomeonewhohasalreadydied.Whatsperhapsmost

impressiveaboutMissilehowever,isitsselflessness.Insteadofbeingrevived,Missiledecidedto

remaina ghost to savemorepeopleusing itsnew found ghostpowers. For these reasons, in

addition to simply being adorable, this ghostly pooch has struck a chordwith Japanese and

Americanplayersalike,manyofwhomlovethecharactermorethanthegamesownprotagonist,

andforgoodreason.

4 Hewie

Trappedinacreepycastleandstalkedbysadistichorrors,FionasonlyhopeatescapingBelliCastle

is a single German Shepard:Hewie.Whats really interesting aboutHauntingGroundsdoggy

deuteragonistishowhecanbetrainedbytheplayer.WhereasDogmeatinFallout3canbescolded

orpraisedwithnoeffect,doingsointhisgamewilltrainyourdog,allowingyoutoteachhimwhat

nottodo,andwhatheshoulddotogreatereffect.Furthermore,youcanpetthisdog,andeven

gethimtoshakehandswithyou.Thismightseem likeapointless flavouroption,but itssadly

missinginmostgamesfeaturingadog.Thoughunconfirmediftheyarethesamedog,Hewiebears

astrong

resemblance

to

That

dog

from

Resident

Evil

4,

released

early

the

same

year

as

Haunting

Ground.Ifthesedogsareindeedoneinthesame,thatmeansatsomepoint,Hewietravelledfrom

ItaltytoSpain,orviceversa,inordertocometotheaidoftheprotagonistsofbothgames.Not

bad,foraGermanShepard.

3 Blade Wolf


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LQ84i, later known as Blade Wolf and simply Wolf, is the first boss of Metal Gear Rising:

Revenganceandlater,Raidensroboticsidekick.AfterRaidendestroysthedog,Maverickmanages

torecoverhisconsciousness,givinghimasecondchance.Asidefrombeingatalkingroboticdog,

partofwhatmakesWolfsocoolishiswidearsenalofweaponry, includingheatedknivesanda

chainsaw. Seriously,hes a talking robotic dogwith a chainsaw.How cool is that?Aside from

scoutingahead forRaiden,BladeWolf isalsoplayable inhisownDLCcampaign,where istrue

badasseryshines.Inhisownpersonalcampaign,hefightsforfreedomashecutsCyborgsinhalf

withachainsawandtearsouttheirspinefornourishment.Ofallthedogsonthislist,BladeWolf

earnshisspotforbeingtheonlyonetofightforfreedomwithachainsaw.

2 Dogmeat

BasedoffthedogfromTheRoadWarrior,Dogmeat isoneofthemostpopulardogfollowers in


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gaming.InordertorecruithimonyourquesttosavetheVault,theVaultDwellerhastodressup

likeMelGibsonorbyfeedinghimsometastyiguanaonastick.Oncerecruited,hesapermanent

memberofyourpartyuntildeath,likeUshnarsSkinnedHound.Thenagain,whywouldyouwant

himtoleave?Withsuchahighmovementspeedandattackdamage,Dogmeatcanmoveacross

thebattlefieldandattackseveraltimesinasingleturn.Furthermore,unlikeIan,hewontshoot

youintheback,whichisaplus.Althoughcanonically,hesconsideredtohavediedintheMariposa

MilitaryBase(wheremanyplayerslosehimasaresultoftheforcefieldsthere)hedoesgetiton

withabitchatsomepoint,givingbirthtoa lineageofpuppiesthatwould laterservetheLone

Wanderer116yearslaterontheothersideofthecontinent.Fordedicationtotheplayerthatspans

overacenturyandacontinent,Dogmeatearnshisspotatnumbertwo.

1 Koromaru

Beforedoge,KoromaruwasthecoolestShibaInuaround.BasedonthefamousdogHachiko(and

Iggy, if youre a fan of JoJos Bizarre Adventure), Korochan is a member of Specialized

ExtracurricularExecutionSquad,asecretorganisationthathuntsdowntheforcesofdarknessafter

school.Of course, Koromaru doesnt bite or bark at his enemies to defeat them. Instead, he

summonshis

Persona

Cerberus

to

attack

his

enemies

with

conflagration,

or

kill

them

instantly

with

thepowerofdarkness.Whenthatwontwork,hereliesontheknifehekeepsinhisteeth,which

isjustadorable.Koroamruearnsthenumberonespotforgamingsbestcaninecompanionfor

being theonlyonewithaPersonaand social links.Youcantexactlygoonamoviedatewith

Dogmeat.Sure,BladeWolfhasachainsawandanarguablybettercharacterarc,butKoromaruhas

sociallinksandlittleangelwings!Howcanyoucompetewiththat?

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