How Rich Would These Video Game Characters Be?

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Certain villains live lavish, over-the-top fantasies come true. Other characters have low-paying jobs yet can afford to live beyond their means.

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Let’s start with the top. It shouldn’t be a shock, given his profession, but Handsome Jack from Borderlands 2 is our list’s highest-paid video game character.

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We see a steep dropoff for our second place earner, Metal Gear Solid‘s Solid Snake. As a Special Forces Soldier for the US Army, he takes home nearly $140,000 a year.

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Right behind Solid Snake is Resident Evil‘s Albert Wesker. As a virologist, he earns $117,557 per year.

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Fourth place sees Alex Mason bring home $106,905. Mason, featured in the Call of Duty franchise, is an Intelligence Analyst for the CIA.

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Solitaired had to pull a little magic to kickstart the bottom five video game salaries. We start with Pac-Man, whose unofficial job title is a security guard in Japan.

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Second on the lower end of the list is Link from Legend of Zelda. Listed as a knight, his estimated pay would be two daily shillings

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Next up is Cloud Strife, a Private First-Class Soldier for the US army, making just over $25,000 a year.

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How Rich Would These Video Game Characters Be?

Certain villains live lavish, over-the-top fantasies come true. Other characters have low-paying jobs yet can afford to live beyond their means.

Let’s start with the top. It shouldn’t be a shock, given his profession, but Handsome Jack from Borderlands 2 is our list’s highest-paid video game character.

We see a steep dropoff for our second place earner, Metal Gear Solid‘s Solid Snake. As a Special Forces Soldier for the US Army, he takes home nearly $140,000 a year.

Right behind Solid Snake is Resident Evil‘s Albert Wesker. As a virologist, he earns $117,557 per year.

Fourth place sees Alex Mason bring home $106,905. Mason, featured in the Call of Duty franchise, is an Intelligence Analyst for the CIA.

Solitaired had to pull a little magic to kickstart the bottom five video game salaries. We start with Pac-Man, whose unofficial job title is a security guard in Japan.

These Video Game Characters Don’t Have the Best Jobs

Second on the lower end of the list is Link from Legend of Zelda. Listed as a knight, his estimated pay would be two daily shillings

Next up is Cloud Strife, a Private First-Class Soldier for the US army, making just over $25,000 a year.

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