You forgot about Barkspawn, the Mabari from Dragon Age: Origins. Well, Barkspawn wasn't his official name, but let's be realistic: it's his best name. He too was able to bring you presents, fight for you, and most importantly: "He's not mangy!"
when they said "we gave our dog a stupid name" i was thought it was going to be something really immature. But honestly how is Dave a stupid name for a dog?
but Andy was part of this video and he knows Horsen better than anyone. Of course that also means he knows that the OP is correct - John is the companion.
I had a giant cat companion mod for Fallout 4 who broke my game so i couldn't talk with anyone, but it still broke my heart to say goodbye to him. RIP, I'll remember you Rafe :'(
The dog companion from Dragon Age Origins was adorable, loyal and all that jazz, but to be honest the true mvps who deserve a shout out are the animals you could call to aid you when playing as a ranger; wild spiders, wolves and bears fighting for you till death. I always tried to protect them as best I could.
My favorite are the animal companions in far cry primal especially the blood fang saber tooth and the black jaguar and the best part is you can pet them
No one ever talks about _Meeko_ from *_Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim_* . Sure, Meeko does what most Stray Dogs found about the region do, but his backstory is what makes it all the more significant; Meeko is a poor Stray Dog who wanders around his owner's shack (marked as _"Meeko's Shack"_ in game) until he eventually encounters the _Dovahkiin_ . Once the two meet, he will lead them back to his shack, and introduce you to his owner: A Nordic man, lying dead on his cott. A journal lying next to the cott explains that the Nord most likely perished from Rockjoint, a deadly disease that can be contracted from prolonged exposure to Wolves, Cave Bears, and Foxes. Feeling sorry for Meeko, the Dovahkiin recruits the poor pupper to be their companion, slowly turning the timid dog into a happy, loyal friend. Spoiler: The Dovahkiin still treats Meeko as poorly as any other Stray Dog in Nirn, or as any incarnation of _Dogmeat_ .
Speak for yourself friend. I treated Meeko like a king. He was more useful than any other follower I had. Unlike most humans (such as Lydia) who would get stuck if I decided to parkour over mountains or take "short-cuts", Meeko would always be either right behind me or catch up in a few moments. I never once lost him, despite losing human followers countless times. Plus he's a hell of a lot more reliable in combat, at least he was for me. So yeah, he was always treated well, and I usually put more effort into keeping him alive than my two-legged companions (though he needed it less often than they did too). Wish I could have made him immortal on console, but at least in my PC version I can set him to be unkillable. Cause he is a great doggo (okay, not as great as Dogmeat, but an acceptable second).
Actually the fact that the shack is named "Meeko's Shack" makes things very sinister, especially given that the Nord in it is lying dead of an easily preventable illness (seriously, he could just go to literally any shrine or healer). My theory is that Meeko terrorised the poor man and prevented him from leaving until he died, and that if you stick around Meeko long enough he will eventually turn on you as well… As a companion though Meeko is terrible; he breaks stealth, inflicts very little damage, can't take very much in return, is very easily killed by accident as a result, and his hitbox makes hitting him basically inevitable. I would argue that in this case the Dovakhiin doesn't deserve Meeko because nobody deserves that inflicted upon them 😏
A little blast from the past but do you guys remember Trico from The Last Guardian? You know the giant, cat-like creature with tail that shoot out laser and adorable little wings that you totally gonna abandon at the end of the game. Or did you also forgot about him just like you forgot about Horseson, you heartless monsters!
But this list is not "best animal pals", it's "animal pals we didn't deserve". I haven't played The Last Guardian, but I've seen it played and if I recall correctly, you find it wounded and trapped and you rescue it, and at least in the beginning you're both travelling together in the only direction you can. It's not like Trico's leaving its Trico stuff aside to help you on your quest.
Spoiler alert then, in the end you gonna abandon Trico to rejoin the rest of human society. Kind of like the Jungle Book but much worse since Trico is pretty much the last of its kind if I remember correctly.
What would the rest of the team be? Mike would be a dog - good natured and prepared to spring head-first into any situation. Luke would be a sparrow - full of energy and erratic. Andy would be an owl - wise and prepared to judge you. And Jane would be a human - because only humans are capable of such beautiful evil.
I'd think Luke would be a Great Dane, actually, all gangly and goofy and easily spooked, but one of the nicest dogs you'd meet. Andy would be a Jack Russel Terrier (just picture it), Mike would be a Dalmation (he loves cars, of course), Ellen would specifically be either an English Fold or a Munchkin cat, and Jane would be the meanest yet calmest cat you've ever had your scalp laid open by surprise by.
We’re missing two very important doggies here - your dog from Dragon Age: Origins and the wolf from Resident Evil 4. I’d be dead without either of them, both inside and out.
It's always the dogs... When playing Dragon Age Origins, i usually play mage, have friendly fire on, and have my Mabari with me on most of my journeys. Cue my first big fight (and all the ones coming up later), and i REALLY need my fireball to hit that group... I know my dog is in there, fighting all the things i want to kill, but i STILL hurl that searing hot ball of plasma into the middle of the frey, scorching everything, including my dog, who still loves me after the fight...
The mabari from Dragon Age Origins was amazing. loves you pretty much no matter what, and if you weren't a human noble this wasn't even your pet from youth, just a dog you helped out and it tracked you down to repay the life debt. THAT'S a best friend. Also the growling match between them and Sten. Perfection.
What about Barbas? He was a loyal, snarky, talking DOG!!! I refused to complete the Daedra's Best Friend Quest because he was too awesome, and couldn't be killed by enemies.
My Skyrim army: Barbas (don't finish the quest), Brother Verulus (don't finish Taste of Death), the hound that you purchase at the Markarth stables, choice of follower. They will take down a dragon for you.
Since update you can get pets inNo Mans Sky. You can tame, befriend and then harvest your pets for meat. Just like real life. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-G6ff68dXFsc.html
I've only been playing AC Origins for two weeks and Senu is my best friend. She always turns up when I need her :) Mainly when I'm failing horribly at combat.
Caitlin RC It took me a while to get. Despite completely finishing the main quest and multiple hours in I’ve still not utilised the mechanics properly. Especially jarring when going back to the previous titles - though you can, at least change the control scheme
D-Dog from Metal Gear Solid 5. Not only will he murder all of your enemies for you, but he uses a knife to do it, does a cute flip afterwards, and all after he let you dress him up in weird semi-bondage gear.
When you wake up at 4:00 in the morning with an old injury pain, and are in a bad mood until you come across this adorable video. And come on, cat Ellen is the most adorable thing in the universe.
I had a dog just as loyal as Dogmeat from my late teens up until last year. R.I.P., Ranger. You were the best Chocolate Lab a guy could have. No wonder I named my Mabari in Dragon Age 1 and 2 after you. :*(
i think we can all agree that Horeson Wells should be on this list. And Roach (The Witcher 3), DD (MGS:V), and Blade Wolf (MGR:R). And really you should count every single pokemon, considering what you do to them.
Dog from Dragon Age Origins! Not only is he an amazing companion in fights, but also it is extremely amusing to watch him make friends with your other followers.
The dog/cat in Stardew Valley, heck, the horse too. The horse for making everything quicker, and the dog/cat for looking really cute on your farm and just being cute in general
I think you forgot the Mabari war hound from Dragon Age Origins. You command him to bite Darkspawns and get infected from their toxic blood as a result-how rewarding!
@@AlyLARockstar you named him Barkspawn? That’s hilarious! I named mine Da’fen, which means ‘Little Wolf’ in Elvhen, but if I ever play as a shemlen, Barkspawn will be its name
Any horse in Red dead redemption. Especially online, where players would shoot your horses' brains out only for it to be stolen away from the pearly gates to return to you in about two minutes; and then the cycle continues.
7:10 I own four birds and am every day reminded of the strength of their beaks and that the fact that I still have fingers is entirely up to their mercy. I love them
Meeko from skyrim! Every play through of skyrim that i do I get so excited to get him, but then I let one of my kids adopt him so he doesn't die a horrible death from my lack of sword coordination.
Suggestion that just came to mind: Sparx! From the Spyros games! You would be instantly destroyed without him yet what thanks does he get? A couple lame levels and minigames!
You're right, sparks is the best. You got me thinking dragons though and I really can't go past ODAHVIING form skyrim. A frekin' dragon that will come almost instantly whenever you call, will help you fight anything, carries you to alduins lair and dlc depending can be ridden.
What about Hunter pets from WoW?? You use some sort of mind control powers on them, and they will follow you ANYWHERE without giving a second though, often dying to protect you. (Same thing could be said with Warlock demons and DK ghouls too.)
that "Mind control" is called "Taming." And in the original version of the game, you had to carry their favourite foods with you (taking up valuable inventory space) so you could feed them, in order to prevent them from getting angry at you and abandoning you. You also couldn't keep more than one with you at a time.
Even though it may be a lesser known game, I think Hewie from Haunting Ground definitely deserves a mention here. Especially considering the fact that you literally can't progress to the true ending of the game without him. He's also a total badass! :)
That game hits a lot of my fear nerves and I will probably never finish it. That being said, I love that dog. The only thing that makes that game not 100% scare the crap out of me.
Not games everyone played, but I’d like to see some recognition for the pets you get in Torchlight and, particularly, Torchlight 2. In both games they don’t just act as pack mules, but will also actually go to the shop for you to sell off all the equipment you’ve inevitably picked up but won’t use. In the second you can feed your pet special fish to make them turn into other cool creatures with special abilities!
There is one horse in Oblivion and Skyrim that gets all our love...nothing at all to do with those red eyes that promise an eternity in the void to those that displease. o.o'
Optimist Prime Shadowmere can be killed in Skyrim. He's not invincible he just has really really high Regen. Get him at a low enough level and let him tank a dragon alone, he might die. He is invincible in Oblivion though.
While Shadowmere is cool, I rather Arvak the skeleton horse, summon in an instants, if he dies summon, if he is lost summon. Plus he is a skeleton undead horse from oblivion.
Dog was easily one of my favourite companions in Origins and made me like some of the other companions better. (Also picking him as your champion is hilarious) It's too bad we didn't get to have one in Inquisition, though the horses were fun - and saved me from dying by drowning or falling more than once.
Cat Ellen gave me a big smile! :D As for other loyal animals that could be abused, I'm thinking of those Lizard Doggos in Satisfactory. They got one pocket space where they can carry stuff they find out in the wilderness, and you can have them carry an enormous stack of radioactive barrels off a cliff.
11:48 Strangest episode of Quantum Leap ever. Al: "Sam, Ziggy says there's a 94% chance that you're supposed to... help the princess get her mojo back so that the two of you can defeat Calamity Ganon" Sam:"Calamity Ganon?... Well okay Al, who's that?" Al: "I believe that's him. All _around_ the castle..." Sam: "Oh Boy."
When you said Frosties, I thought you were talking about shoving fistfuls of delicious ice-cream-like treat in your mouth, instead of equally delicious Frosted Flakes
No Dragon Age's most wonderful doggos? Especially in DA:Origins, where your mabari loots for you, finds you gifts, fights for you, gets hurt for you, and is ultimately left behind by you to the camp because you need to get those friendship stats to maximum with everyone else.
Shadowmare technically isnt immortal he does have a max hp and can be killed for good. He isnt a essential npc so he wont revive if you do manage to damage him enough. But hes awfully close to being immortal because of high hp+regen.
Epona is the best horse ever, period. I actually named my horse Epona in BotW until I found out I could get the real Epona. The og Epona is invincible AND has maximum stats. THE best horse ever.
Nothing's invincable in a Bethesda game. I approached Shadowmere for the first time upon completing the questline, ready to ride off on my steed of darkness, went to mount him, only for him to drop through the floor & disappear forever. Never got to ride him once, & this is why you need to play Bethesda titles on PC, mod makers are their bug fixers.
isocryd no it was an ancient device built by the Archons of the Old Kingdom to manipulate all the will energy in the world Only problem was the first two people who tried to use it wished for the end of the world, the Archon succeeded by the way, which is why the old kingdom is no more
Thanks Grayson, I"ll look for Meeko. I found the "Stray Dog" and he followed me home. I also just managed to keep a horse alive for more than two days, and now Lydia's gone missing. She's jealous I guess!
True but I mean, he has to fight darkspawn even though he's already nearly died once from the darkspawn taint and if you're a noble, he comes from being a family pet to a killing machine basically. Same with DA2 mabari, I called mine Carvo lol, he was basically a house pet before your mother suggests taking him out and turning him into a fighting dog. Plus some of the companions are just rude. Damn you morrigan, he just wanted to give you a gift!
