Top 100 Video game female characters COMPLETE!

[Flake]

Tiffany - Rival Schools

[Nintendork666]

31. Mother- Sanitarium

Mother, from the game Sanitarium, was an interesting character. She was a giant tree woman that was kidnapping human children, killing their parents, and raising them as her own while trying to mutate the children into plants instead of the meat sacks that they are.

My cousin had a demo of this game back in the day. This post really makes me want to seek out a way to play the full version some day. I remember it being effectively creepy, and this description definitely solidifies that hunch.

34. Marle (Chrono Trigger)

[ExedExes]

Stereotype That's Physically Impossible and/or Unattainable for Gamers in Real Life - Almost Every "Video Game Girl" That Will be Listed in This Thread

This.

We can end/lock the thread at anytime

[Flake]

Stereotype That's Physically Impossible and/or Unattainable for Gamers in Real Life - Almost Every "Video Game Girl" That Will be Listed in This Thread

Your point? It's possible to appreciate a female game character in spite of the artist's blatant pandering to the lowest common denominator. It's not like there are oodles and oodles of realistically designed video game heroines out there to choose from, sadly. Also, it's not like we'd have much more luck avoiding unrealistic depictions of men if/when we did the male version of this list.

Fun is fun, okay?

[sevin0seven]

[Valkyrie-Favor]

Lenneth Valkyrie from Valkyrie Profile. She's definitely my favorite female game character.



She's gorgeous, obviously, but she's also a Norse goddess. She has time for girly things like braiding her hair, and...having feelings...but she's also someone who absolutely shouldn't be trifled with. She's a goddess of fate who chooses the souls of slain warriors to train them to fight in Ragnarok. She's firm in her convictions, she's terrifying in battle, and she speaks in poetry.

"Defiler of souls! Your sins lay heavy upon you!"

[BurningDoom]

LMAO! Was that a direct response to the post that preceded yours?

[dsheinem]

Stereotype That's Physically Impossible and/or Unattainable for Gamers in Real Life - Almost Every "Video Game Girl" That Will be Listed in This Thread

Your point? It's possible to appreciate a female game character in spite of the artist's blatant pandering to the lowest common denominator. It's not like there are oodles and oodles of realistically designed video game heroines out there to choose from, sadly. Also, it's not like we'd have much more luck avoiding unrealistic depictions of men if/when we did the male version of this list.

Fun is fun, okay?

I'll just refer you here, as I don't want to (continue to) crap all over this thread. Suffice to say I feel that threads like this perpetuate a negative stereotype of male gamers as a bunch of horndogs that objectify and ogle those most physically/emotionally exaggerated and sexualized female characters, and that these practices alienate women from or marginalize them within our hobby. So no, I don't think the creation of threads like this are harmless "fun," I think they are contradictory to the kind of welcoming and inclusive community that I think gaming culture should be.

[Jmustang1968]

Your point? It's possible to appreciate a female game character in spite of the artist's blatant pandering to the lowest common denominator. It's not like there are oodles and oodles of realistically designed video game heroines out there to choose from, sadly. Also, it's not like we'd have much more luck avoiding unrealistic depictions of men if/when we did the male version of this list.

Fun is fun, okay?

I'll just refer you here, as I don't want to (continue to) crap all over this thread. Suffice to say I feel that threads like this perpetuate a negative stereotype of male gamers as a bunch of horndogs that objectify and ogle those most physically/emotionally exaggerated and sexualized female characters, and that these practices alienate women from or marginalize them within our hobby. So no, I don't think the creation of threads like this are harmless "fun," I think they are contradictory to the kind of welcoming and inclusive community that I think gaming culture should be.

I think the characters, male and female, in both film and games are portrayed as larger than life. They tend to exaggerate traits that society finds appealing,

[FiftyDollarCurse]

1. Claire Redfield - Resident Evil
2. Terra - Final Fantasy VI
3. Aika - Skies of Arcadia
4. Jade - Beyond Good & Evil
5. Stereotype That's Physically Impossible and/or Unattainable for Gamers in Real Life - Almost Every "Video Game Girl" That Will be Listed in This Thread
6. Rydia - Final Fantasy VI
7. The Boss - Metal Gear Solid 3
8. Esper form Terra - Final Fantasy VI
9. Blaze Fielding - Streets of Rage
10. Raiden - Metal Gear Solid 2
11. Ulala - Space Channel 5
12. Joanna Dark - Perfect Dark
13. Morrigan - Darkstalkers
14. Princess Zelda - The Legend of Zelda
15. Chun Li - Street Fighter
16. Samus - Metroid Prime
17. Maya Fey - Ace Attorney
18. Samus Aran - Super Metroid
19. Selina Jerone - Angel Devoid
20. Shanoa - Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
21. Ada Wong - Resident Evil
22. Alyx Vance - Half-Life
23. Aya Brea - Parasite Eve
24. Elise - SSX
25. Roll Casket - Megaman Legends
26. Jill Valentine - Resident Evil
27. Brood Mother - Dragon Age Origins
28. Princess Peach - Mario
29. Princess Daisy - Mario
30. Irene - Ninja Gaiden
31. Ayane - Dear or Alive
32. Mother - Sanitarium
33. Taki - Soul Calibur
34. Tiffany - Rival Schools
35. Marle - Chrono Trigger
36. Mai Shiranui - King of Fighters
37. Lenneth Valkyrie - Valkyrie Profile
39. Ms. Pac-Man



Unattainable body image, indeed.