The Single Greatest Characters Ever Conceived:
Cedric the Owl (King's Quest V)
The Drunk Guy who
repeatedly says "Want Some Rye? 'Course you do" (Return to Zork)
Larry Lovage (The REAL Leisure Suit Larry, the one from Magna Cum Laude)
Ozzie Mandrill (Monkey Island 4)
Try and top that list, people!