Claire Redfield: She is a very cool character in RE2. Though her bow gun is surely infamous for obvious reasons, her grenade launcher is my favorite gun! The three types of rounds is definitely a plus. Is she better than Leon? Probably not, but its at least a tie. She is a very good character for the game and I applaude Capcom for putting her on.
Claire Redfield
Leon S. Kennedy: This R.P.D. cop is one cool character. His shotgun is superb in killing about every type of enemy and his scenarios with Ada are pretty entertaining. Its especially cool when he gets shot by Annette Birkin and he gets bandaged up(anyone notice that he's still in "FINE" health after his bullet wound). He is just extremely cool and maybe a little better than his friend Claire Redfield.
Sherry Birkin: This little girl makes this game unique from the other RE games. She is cool to play(even without a gun). You can find her past Irons' office with Claire.
Leon Kennedy
Ada Wong: This woman is so annoying your head could blow off. She carries a pistol with good rounds when you play her but she is a major pain in the butt and always runs away. She works for Umbrella, but she hasn't betrayed Leon in my game... yet
Ben Bertolucci: This stubborn reporter is a pain in the butt. Even when he gives you the information ("Go through the manhole") it is useless because you already knew that (or at least I did). While he's dying you get a useless note and then he finally dies. What a waste of time!!!
Robert Kendo: A cool gun shop owner who almost kills Claire and/or Leon. He apologizes though and when you pick up the ammo on the left part of the counter and come back, zombies kill him. After he's dead you can pick up his bowgun/shotgun. A pretty useful weapon.