(Katamari Damacy series)

From the very first cutscene of Katamari Damacy, we knew the King of All Cosmos was a little different than your average gaming icon. He looks like the Burger King with his head stuck in the middle of an African drum. He rocks a mean Van Dyke. He enjoys strumming acoustic guitar and hanging out with dancing panda bears. He makes all the stars dissapear, and then forces his son to go about the tedious task of putting them back by rolling up giant balls of garbage - all while tossing down imperious, passive-aggressive insults.
He's not the best father and dresses like a cast member of The Icecapades Does Hamlet... On Acid. But from his cracked brains spew some of the most downright oddball dialogue in recent memory. From witty observations like "My, Earth really is full of things!" to the immortal description of the night sky as "rough and masculine, possibly sweaty" the King is the bard of our digital age. While Katamari's graphics have not aged well, the King is like fine wine. Silly? Sure, but to quote the man himself: "Yes, we were naughty. Completely naughty. So, so very sorry. But between you and us, it felt quite good." Indeed it did.