8. Manny Calavera(Grim Fandango)
Manny Calavera is your average working stiff. Also he's Death.
Well, he's not the only Death. Since so many people die every day, the Department of Death hires multiple Reapers to escort the many lost souls from the living world to the Land of the Dead. And it's not like Manny even wanted to be Death, he's paying off a debt.
After swiping one of his co-worker's clients, Manny stumbles upon a conspiracy by the department to keep express client tickets for the Ninth Underworld and instead give them to mob boss Hector LeMans.
Over the course of a four-year journey(where we gain control of him every Novemeber 2, the Day of the Dead), Manny, accompanied by his best friend and driver, a speed demon by the name of Glottis, and Mercedes Calomar, the client Manny stole, tries to both complete his job of getting Meche to the Ninth Underworld and to topple LeMans' plans.
Manny's charm, wit, dashing Spanish accent and problem-solving skills transform him from your regular grim spectre into a suave film noir detective, no matter how reluctant he may be.
Best moment: At the end of year 1, Manny finds himself in the small port town of Rubacava. By the time we see him next November, the town has grown considerably, thanks in part to a cool nightclub that Manny himself runs.
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