The MC in Demon: Recollect. She was very flirtatious, but brutal at the same time.
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Interesting that āWhich is your favourite MC?ā was merged into this topic, they arenāt exactly the same question. An MC is created as an appealing but fairly flexible template by the writer, and the readers can interpret, or even add to, the character in any way (though it should be remembered that the author does the most work).
I believe the only COG/HG stories where I usually MCs from whole cloth (rather than basing them on characters from books/games/anime), were Robots, Eagleās Heir, Grand Tournament and Versus, since the MCās backgrounds were so clearly drawn. In fact the Versus MC had such a specific and unusual background I think the game would have been much better as a novel. Anyway, I suppose that makes Isaac Goldberg from Robots and Victor St Elme from Eagleās Heir my favourite original MCs. Though the Tally Ho MC is also very good; the gameās duel focus on his role as a servant and his personal destiny is very effective. Iād say good MCs really come from good settings. .
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I canāt help but disagree with the criticism about the unknown backstory. I see it as a blank space roughly described as āsome messed up pastā. And the thing with roughly described blank spaces in fiction/interactive fiction is - the reader can fill them up. In this case reader can place their own messed up past in there and better identify with the MC. In particular when the story is about a ārevengeā (or redemption) from villainās pov it is a fair wager that most readers will have something to fill that blank space with. 
Needless to say Fallen hero is my pick for this thread. In fact it is the only time I was ever able to truly identify with the MC in fiction/interactive fiction and Iām quite a prolific reader.
Also XoR was good in that regard. In the first readthrough/playthrough you could really feel the tragedy, hopelessness and pressure on the MC. I really like realism in my fiction and XoR was perfect in that department, which made the mc (and other characters) feel like beings of flesh and blood, not cardboard cutouts.
My favorite MCās from finished games.
1.Fallen Hero:Rebirth
2.Rent-a-Vice
3.Tally-Ho
From WIPās (So much harder. I could list dozens)
1.Guenevere
2.Monsters of New Haven High (Bonus points for having multiple MCās that I love)
3.Abysmās Veil
Honorable mentions to Donor, The Fallen Divine, SoS, Children of the Gods, Freak:Amidst the Neon Lights, Good Intentions, and on and onā¦Omg the Myrmidon!
Ahh I have to stop now.
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Most likely already mentioned multiple times, but Fallen Hero is one of the most immersive headspaces Iāve been in, allowing me to get my anti-villain softie thing in one run and be a cold bastard in another. Allowing me to feel free to make my own path, while still having the thoughts and motivations a legit person would in either case.
The Shadow Society allowed me to roleplay as, essentially, myself, WITHOUT hating it which was nice. I could have a panic attack or say something stupid and still progress.
Way Walkers and Guenevere are my honorable mention for being able to play a unique mc, but I havenāt played every cog so itās a biased list.
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