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20 Video Game Characters Before They Were Famous

Nobody starts out as a ninja or a globe-trotting adventurer. You have to work your way up to it.

With that in mind, we asked you to photoshop the early, crappy jobs of famous video game characters, and offered $50 to the most ridiculous entry. The winner is below, but first, the runners-up:

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Entry by JakeYandell

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Entry by HeikeOtt

20 Video Game Characters Before They Were Famous

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Entry by nitro216

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Entry by nareau

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Entry by Mad Mann

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Entry by madcnut

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Entry by lilithness

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Entry by TorpedoVegas

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Entry by Leonhart42

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Entry by jon819

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Entry by godofapathy

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Entry by frozen_banana

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Entry by DarrenJames

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Entry by AzISeeIt

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