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These are some of the pioneering female characters in iconic video games. Some are notable for their representation of women as engaging and capable characters, and others are known for their sexualization and/or reduction of women to damsels in distress. |
These are some of the pioneering female characters in iconic video games. Some are notable for their representation of women as engaging and capable characters, and others are known for their sexualization and/or reduction of women to damsels in distress. |
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* [http://mortalkombat.wikia.com/wiki/Sonya_Blade '''Sonya Blade'''] from [http://mortalkombat.wikia.com/wiki/Mortal_Kombat_Wiki ''Mortal Kombat Series''] |
* [http://mortalkombat.wikia.com/wiki/Sonya_Blade '''Sonya Blade'''] from [http://mortalkombat.wikia.com/wiki/Mortal_Kombat_Wiki ''Mortal Kombat Series''] |
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* [http://mortalkombat.wikia.com/wiki/Mileena '''Mileena'''] from ''[http://mortalkombat.wikia.com/wiki/Mortal_Kombat_Wiki Mortal Kombat Series]'' |
* [http://mortalkombat.wikia.com/wiki/Mileena '''Mileena'''] from ''[http://mortalkombat.wikia.com/wiki/Mortal_Kombat_Wiki Mortal Kombat Series]'' |
Revision as of 02:58, 4 October 2014
Here is a list of female characters in video games. Feel free to add more characters and categories!
(Characters whose names are bolded are characters that were protagonists or were playable for most of the game in the first game that they were featured in.)
Iconic Characters
These are some of the pioneering female characters in iconic video games. Some are notable for their representation of women as engaging and capable characters, and others are known for their sexualization and/or reduction of women to damsels in distress.
Strong* Characters
- Kitana From Mortal Kombat Series
- Sonya Blade from Mortal Kombat Series
- Mileena from Mortal Kombat Series
- Lara Croft from Tomb Raider series
- Ms Pac-Man from Ms Pac-Man arcade game
- Mona Sax from Max Payne Series
- Joanna Dark from Perfect Dark
- Liara T'Soni from Mass Effect Series
- Jill Valentine from Resident Evil series
- Irileth from The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
- Claire Redfield from Resident Evil series
- Shanoa from Castlevania: Order Of Ecclesia
- Anna from Epic Battle Fantasy 4
- Princess Zelda/Shiek from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and Super Smash Bros Brawl
- Yuna from Final Fantasy X and X-2
- Regina from Dino Crisis and Dino Crisis 2
- Sarah Kerrigan from Starcraft series
- Maureen Fitzsimmons from Westward 2: heroes of the frontier
- Kate Walker from Syberia Series
- Victoria MCPherson from Still Life Series
- Samantha Everett from Gray Matter adventure game
- Kate Wilson from Hydrophobia
- The Scythian from Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP
- April Ryan from The Longest Journey adventure PC game
- Heather Mason from Silent Hill 3
- Aqua from Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep
- Lili Zanotto from Psychonauts
- Annah-of-the-Shadows from Planescape: Torment
- Faith Connors from Mirror's Edge
- The following characters from the Suikoden Titles: Odessa Silverberg, Lucia, Chris Lightfellow, Lilly Pendragon, Anabelle, Lyon, Chrodechild
- Konoko from Oni
Sexualized Characters
- Catherine from Catherine
- Tifa Lockhart from Final Fantasy VII
- Ada Wong from Resident Evil series
- Natalie from the Epic Battle Fantasy series
- Bayonetta from the Bayonetta series
- Kasumi from the Dead or Alive fighting game series and Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Vollyball
- Juliet Starling from Lollipop Chainsaw
- 'lara E'Lara from Hunted: The Demon's Forge
- Catwoman from Arkham City
- Fall-From-Grace from Planescape: Torment
Damsels in Distress
- Princess Peach from the Mario series. She was kidnapped in 13 out of 14 core Mario Brothers games Source: Damsel in Distress: Part 1 - Tropes vs Women in Video Games
- Unnamed princess from Fat Princess
- Princess Zelda/Shiek from The Legend of Zelda series
- Kairi from the Kingdom Hearts series
- Yuna from Final Fantasy X and X-2
- Maureen Fitzsimmons from Westward
- All girls from Fatal Frame Series
(*) "Strong" as used in this article, is to be defined as either a character that feels real, but does not quite fit into the positively portrayed section for whatever reason, OR, the more typical definition of a Strong character (being, you know, strong/powerful). For a broader look at this category type, please refer to this wiki page --> [1]. Keep in mind that even on that wiki page and links you find there the definition of 'Strong Characters' are not always consistent.
Positively Portrayed Characters
There are some female characters that are strong, confident and capable, all while lacking any overt hypersexualization. These women are not reduced to a status of love interest, damsel in distress, or sexualized protagonist.
- Chell from the Portal series (Linux, Mac OS X, Windows, Xbox 360 for the first episode, Windows, Mac OS X, PS3, Xbox.for the #2)
- Lightning from Final Fantasy XIII (PS3, Xbox 360) and its sequels XIII-2 (PS3, Xbox 360) and Lightning Returns
- Alice from American McGee's Alice (Windows, Mac OS, Mac OS X, PS3, Xbox 360) and Alice: Madness Returns (Windows, PS3, Xbox 360)
- Jade from Beyond Good and Evil (PS2,Windows, Xbox 360, GameCube)
- Alyx Vance from Half-Life 2 (Linux, Windows, Mac OS X , Xbox, Xbox 360, PS3)
- Tresdin, The Legion Commander from Dota 2 (Linux, Windows, Mac OS X)
- Lucca from Chrono Trigger (SNES, PlayStation, NDS, mobile phones, Android, iOS, Virtual Console (VC))
- Samus Aran from the Metroid series (most Nintendo platforms)
- Claudia from Legend Of Fae (Windows)
- Tear Grants from Tales of the Abyss(PS2, 3DS)
- Nilin (main/sole character) from Remember Me (PS3, Xbox, Windows)
- Crystal from Dinosaur Planet (unreleased game designed for N64 that was later adapted into Star Fox Adventures on the Gamecube, where she became a sexualized damsel)
- Scarlett from Venetica (PC Windows, Wine, Xbox 360)
- Zoey from Left 4 Dead series (PC Windows, Linux, Xbox 360)
- Nariko from Heavenly Sword (PS3)
- Jodie from Beyond: Two Souls (PS3)
- Eva Rosalene co-protagonist from To The Moon (PC Windows, Mac OS, Linux)
- Ib from Ib
- Viola from The Witch's House (PC Windows)
- Brittany from Pikmin 3 (Wii U)
- Ellie, co-protagonist from The Last of Us (PS3) and The Last of Us: Left Behind (DLC) (PS3)
- Riley Abel, co-protagonist from The Last of Us: Left Behind (DLC) (PS3)
- Abigail Walker (Fetch) from Infamous: Second Son (PS4) and Infamous: First Light (PS4)
- Unknown name, co-hero from Gravity Ghost (indie game for GNU/Linux, Mac OS & Windows)
- Catherine from Halo: Reach (Xbox 360)
- Bonnie MacFarlane from Red Dead Redemption
- Xion from Kingdom Hearts 358/2 days (Nintendo DS)
- Milla Vodello from Psychonauts (PC Windows, Mac OS)
- Rochelle from Left 4 Dead 2 (PC Windows, Linux, Xbox 360)
- Cynthia from Pokemon Diamond/Pearl/Platinum (Nintendo DS)
- Ashe from Mega Man ZX Advent (Nintendo DS)
- Clementine from The Walking Dead games (PC, Windows, OS X, Xbox 360, PS3, iOS)
- Red from Transistor (Windows, PS4)
- Shiori Kanzaki and Sakuma Miyako from Kirisame ga Furu Mori (Forest of Drizzling Rain) (PC Windows, Mac, Linux)
- Claire from Claire (PC Windows, Mac, Linux)
- Aveline de Grandpré from Assassin's Creed III: Liberation (Xbox 360, PS3, PC, PlayStation Vita) and Assassin's Creed IIII: Black Flag (Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3, PS4, PC, Wii U)
- Huang Shuyi (Support Character) from Battlefield 4 (PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Windows PC)
- Velouria Beastender Tartine (Vella) co-protangonist from Broken Age (Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, iOS, Android)
Female Options for Lead Characters in Role-Playing Games
- Nancy Drew in Nancy Drew series
- Female Commander Shepard from Mass Effect series
- Female Hawke from Dragon Age II
- Female option of elven, human or dwarven background from Dragon Age: Origins
- Female option of every race in the five-part Elder Scrolls series
- Female option of every race in World of Warcraft
- Female option of main character in all Fallout games.
- Female option for Pokemon games after 1999
- Female option for Harvest Moon: The Tale of Two Towns
- Female option in Saints Row series (starting with episode 2)
- Female option in Fable II, and Fable III
- Female option for Persona 3
- Female option in Terraria
- Female option of every clan race in Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines
- Female option in three characters of Jade Empire
- Female option in Borderlands games
- Tyris Flare in Golden Axeseries
- Female option in Minecraft available only through customized character skins
- Female option of every race in Neverwinter Nights and Neverwinter Nights 2
Miscellaneous
- Eleys Mue from Galactic Civilizations 2
- Jenna Casey from Galactic Civilizations 2
- Wu Zetian from Sid Meiers Civilization V
- Queen Elizabeth I from Sid Meiers Civilization V
- Catherine the Great from Sid Meiers Civilization V
- Isabella from Civilization V: Gods and Kings
- Dido from Civilization V: Gods and Kings
- Maria Theresa from Civilization V: Gods and Kings
- Theodora from Civilization V: Gods and Kings
- Boudica from Civilization V: Gods and Kings
- Elizabeth from BioShock Infinite
- Karrie 'Vandal' Norton from Dead Space iOS
- a tough-minded leader - name that may contains spoilers from The Last of Us
- Anya Stroud, Sam Byrne and Bernie Mataki from Gears of War 3
- Robin, Lark & Kiwi, the three female characters out of 6 pilots from PilotWings 64 (Nintendo 64) and perhaps also for each of the two other installements of the franchise (Super NES / 3DS)
- Selina Kyle/Catwoman, playable character in Batman: Arkham City.
- Lilith from Borderlands
- Elsa Lichtmann from L.A. Noire
Anthropomorphic and other various human-like characters
- several fully-playable female characters from Diddy Kong Racing (Nintendo 64, all playable characters are actually anthropomorphic animals, not human beings)
- at least one teammate/co-pilot in games the StarFox franchise (Nintendo platforms)
- Inspector Carmelita from the Sly Cooper games.
- Amaterasu in Okami
- Amy Rose, Cream the Rabbit, Blaze the Cat, Rouge the Bat, Wave the Swallow, Vanilla the Rabbit, Shade the Echidna, and Zeena from the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise. All but Vanilla and Zeena have been fully playable at some point.
Upcoming
- Faith (unique character) from Mirror's Edge 2
Hope in upcoming games - to be checked
- an unidentified woman soldier from Titanfall
- an unnamed woman from Dragon Age: Inquisition (autumn 2014)
Reminder: Characters who's names are bolded are characters that were protagonists or were playable for most of the game in the first game that they were featured in.
Villains
- Sofia Lamb from Bioshock 2
- Alexia Ashford from Resident Evil Code: Veronica
- Excella Gionne from Resident Evil 5
- Carla Radames from Resident Evil 6
- Misstress (leader of the assasins) from Venetica
- Princess Chiamaka from Venetica
- Sybil Reisz from Transistor