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On 08/02/2013 at 11:44 AM by Super Step

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Not really, I just want to know who your favorite female video game characters are. 


 

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Matt Snee Staff Writer

08/02/2013 at 12:07 PM

My favorite female character is Kreia, from KOTOR 2.  She's a villain and I always thought she was the most complex villain I've ever seen in any medium.  I might write some fan fiction on her, she's really interesting.

Super Step Contributing Writer

08/02/2013 at 12:17 PM

I am not too familiar with her or the KOTOR franchise, but if she is interesting enough to have fiction written of her, then good for her.

Ranger1

08/02/2013 at 12:10 PM

Jade from Beyond Good & Evil immediately springs to mind. I'll have to think about this one some more, though.

Super Step Contributing Writer

08/02/2013 at 12:19 PM

That reminds me, I should see what used copies go for on Gamecube now.

Oooh, 13.99. Cheap. Hmmm....

KnightDriver

08/02/2013 at 03:27 PM

My first thought too.

Joaquim Mira Media Manager

08/02/2013 at 12:11 PM

Faith from Mirror's Edge, and Samus Aran from the Metroid series. I can't seem to remember any other favs, that's how awesome both of those are to me.

Super Step Contributing Writer

08/02/2013 at 12:20 PM

I can dig Samus. Faith looks cool, don't know much of her personality in the game, though.

Julian Titus Senior Editor

08/02/2013 at 12:20 PM

Jade, Bayonetta, Paine, Alyx, Ashley Williams, Tali, Morrigan, Merril, my Saints Row The Third character.

The list goes on and on. I love strong female characters.

Super Step Contributing Writer

08/02/2013 at 12:22 PM

Of those, I only recognize Bayonetta, Tali (Soul Calibur, right?), and your Saints Row The Third character. I could spot your Saints Row The Third character a mile away. I'm doing it right now in fact, from this laptop. You should wear more pants, you nerd, you.

Julian Titus Senior Editor

08/02/2013 at 12:37 PM

My bad, lol. Jade from Beyond Good & Evil, Paine from FF X-2, Ashley and Tali from Mass Effect, Morrigan and Merril from Dragon Age. And my Saints character looks like Lisbeth Salander from The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.

Super Step Contributing Writer

08/02/2013 at 01:02 PM

I should have known Jade even though I never played BG&E. Otherwise, I only really know Lisbeth Sander. It sounds like these are mostly RPG characters though, so that is likely why I do not recognize them.

goaztecs

08/02/2013 at 12:37 PM

The only one that really sticks out to me is Lara Croft. I played the heck out out of the Tomb Raider games on the Playstation, didn't really touch the PS2 games, but I enjoyed how dark she got in Tomb Raider Legend. I'm still waiting for the current TR game to drop so I can give that version a try.

Super Step Contributing Writer

08/02/2013 at 01:04 PM

I liked the first Tomb Raider movie. Was the character really different from the game, if you've seen it?

TheMart22

08/02/2013 at 12:42 PM

I always liked Tifa from FF7, she was pretty bad ass. Kasumi and Ayane in DOA are awesome. Nina Williams from Tekken is another good one (and bonus points for being Irish). I have Bayonetta currently in my backlog so she may jump into my favourite list at some stage.

I generally enjoy female leads in video games as it's a nice change of pace. Getting the same ol' muscle bound dbag every game gets old.

Super Step Contributing Writer

08/02/2013 at 01:08 PM

Yeah, Nina does kick ass. Literally.

transmet2033

08/02/2013 at 01:11 PM

Talim- soul caliber, Alyx Vance- half life 2, marle- chrono trigger, samus aran- metroid, Elizabeth- bioshock infinite, kairi- kingdom hearts...  That is all that I can think of off the top of my head.

Super Step Contributing Writer

08/02/2013 at 01:36 PM

Samus is cool. I don't know who my favorite SC character is as far as the females.

ThatKidOverThere

08/02/2013 at 01:13 PM

Aqua, from Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep. Now THAT game got a female protagonist right. While all hell was breaking loose in the games story, she was the only normal one lol.

Super Step Contributing Writer

08/02/2013 at 01:37 PM

Never played it, but it's cool when they keep their cool.  I like crazy women too, though. Wink

KnightDriver

08/02/2013 at 03:37 PM

I created a female character in Fable III that I ended up writing some fan fic about. She was a total rebel, then went into politics to save the children in the factory, and then became queen only to give it up so she could go on another adventure across the sea. She was a restless wanderer with a sword. Kinda like Red Sonja now I think of it.

Also, Sakura in Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo. Whenever she won she would scream her head off. It's the primal scream of a woman who's just kicked your ass! I loved it.

Super Step Contributing Writer

08/02/2013 at 08:48 PM

I still haven't seen the original Conan or Red Sonja movies. Wonder if they're on Netflix.

KnightDriver

08/03/2013 at 03:24 AM

The sequel Conan: The Destroyer is on Instant watch. The other ones you have to get the disc.

mothman

08/02/2013 at 06:39 PM

Jen from Primal. 

Super Step Contributing Writer

08/02/2013 at 08:49 PM

Never played that one, but I have played Primal Fury. Wonder if any of those monsters were female? Jen has a cool design. 

mothman

08/03/2013 at 02:15 PM

You need to play it. Knowing that you have a great sense of humour there are some parts that you will certainly appreciate.

Super Step Contributing Writer

08/03/2013 at 03:06 PM

It's weird, I decided to watch Anita Sarkeesian's newest video, or the first part of it on my phone this morning, and Primal was in there. She was talking about role reversal in the form of "male damsels in distress," and I guess that game fit into her category.  

GrayHaired

08/02/2013 at 07:01 PM

The Boss     from Metal Gear Solid 3

Super Step Contributing Writer

08/02/2013 at 08:50 PM

Forgot that was a female character. Need to play that one.

Cary Woodham

08/02/2013 at 07:19 PM

I have a lot of favorites.  Cammy, Chun-Li, Tron Bonne, Ms. Pac-Man, Valkyrie, Taki, Samus, Capt. Syrup, Terra, Tifa, Ulala, etc.

Super Step Contributing Writer

08/02/2013 at 08:52 PM

Capt. Syrup? That's a good name. She looks like an Arabian pirate when I look on Google Images. 

Cary Woodham

08/03/2013 at 06:13 AM

Yes, Syrup is the leader of a band of pirates and the antogonist in a few of the Wario games.

jgusw

08/02/2013 at 08:36 PM

Hinata Hyuga (Naruto games), Naoto Shirogane (Persona 4), Mitsuru Kirijo (Persona 3), Liara T'Soni (Mass Effect), Aria T'Loak (Mass Effect), Silmeria/Alicia (Valkyrie Profile 2)

Super Step Contributing Writer

08/02/2013 at 08:53 PM

I see you have a thing for foreign sounding names. lol

Captain N

08/02/2013 at 09:11 PM
Samus from Metroid, Rosalina from the Mario Galaxy games, Zelda, Krystal from Starfox Adventures/Assault, Sabrina, Claire, Flannery, and Cynthia from Pokemon, Batgirl and Power Girl (they are in DCU Online so it sort of counts) Christie from Tekken, Kasumi and Ayane from DOA, Cassandra, Taki, and I forget her name (the chinese girl) from SC 2. Also if the girl is russian, that's a bonus for me ;)

Super Step Contributing Writer

08/02/2013 at 09:25 PM

So do you like the Russian girl from the beginning of MGS2? 

jgusw

08/02/2013 at 09:45 PM

Olga wasn't half bad.  She was strong, she could shoot, and her hairy armpits were kind of nice. Laughing

Super Step Contributing Writer

08/02/2013 at 10:55 PM

Yeah, my grandpa had a woman from Bulgaria taking care of him towards his life's end. She had hairy armpits, but still attractive. lol

Captain N

08/03/2013 at 10:15 PM

I thought she was cool, I'm actually more of a fan of Sniper Wolf but Olga was a pretty cool character too. I don't know why but I just like Russian girls for some reason, google Sasha Bonilova and then get back to me ;)

Super Step Contributing Writer

08/03/2013 at 11:03 PM

Sniper Wolf was pretty awesome. 

I Googled and I see that she was a Playboy playmate. 

I am pretty sure one of my favorite characters from Orange is the New Black (I've only watched two episodes) is Russian.

Oh, and you helped Pokemon get a mention in the blog I wrote after this one by including four characters from it here. lol

GeminiMan78

08/02/2013 at 09:53 PM

Man, tough question. Marle & Ayla from Chrono Trigger, Tifa FFVII, Quistis FFVIII, Garnet FFIX, Samus, Jade BG&E, Ling Xiaoyu Tekken, Tali & Liara Mass Effect,... uhm I know there are more but I'm tired and can't think.Yell I'll add them when they come to me.

Super Step Contributing Writer

08/02/2013 at 10:57 PM

Well, they seem to be popular choices, even if I only ever played Samus's games and really recognize Jade. Yeah, we can all tell I don't play RPGs and skipped a generation based on this blog alone. lol

Aboboisdaman

08/02/2013 at 10:14 PM

I had wrote a blog about this very subject way back when on 1up. I think I ranked Chun Li at number one. I also really like Orchid from Killer Instinct and Samus of course. Who doesn't love Samus? Undecided

Super Step Contributing Writer

08/02/2013 at 10:58 PM

I know all three of your picks and love them! Thank you for saying characters I actually know and have played the games of! lol

SanAndreas

08/02/2013 at 10:48 PM

1. Tifa

2. Samus

3. Kitana

4. Chun-Li

5. Luna (Lunar: Silver Star Story).

Super Step Contributing Writer

08/02/2013 at 11:01 PM

Almost forgot about Katana. Samus and Chun-Li are favorites of mine as well. Never played FFVII, but the Google Image results for Tifa look along the lines of a woman I'd be very attracted to if she were a real person. Fair skin, brown eyes, brunette hair. Good choices.

Chunopo

08/02/2013 at 11:13 PM

Juri from street fighter, for no other reason than she has a great move set and is a character I can play well with. As for something with a bit more meat ot it I'd have to say Zelda as Sheik, great design and very cool, they really should try out some linked combat with er..... Link in future installments in the Legend of Zelda. Smash Bro's is the closest we ve seen to her really kicking some ass.

Super Step Contributing Writer

08/03/2013 at 12:13 AM

I have been saying for a long time, I would love to have a game about what Shiek was doing on the sidelines in OoT.

avidacridjam

08/02/2013 at 11:14 PM

Liara T'Soni, Sniper Wolf, The Boss, Chun Li, Cortana

Super Step Contributing Writer

08/03/2013 at 12:14 AM

Chun Li and Sniper Wolf would make a great espionage team.

Blake Turner Staff Writer

08/03/2013 at 04:21 AM

 Tali from Mass Effect. Her drunk conversation in ME3 is one of the best things I've ever heard.

Super Step Contributing Writer

08/03/2013 at 03:12 PM

Drunk conversation you say? There appear to be Youtube videos on that. I tried to watch one, but couldn't quite hear it cause the TV is on nearby. Is it this one? Looks like he talks to her in a bar about halfway in.

smartcelt

08/03/2013 at 10:47 AM

I would have to say Aya Brea from Parasite Eve. With Tifa of FFVII coming in a close second.

Super Step Contributing Writer

08/03/2013 at 03:18 PM

You people and your RPG characters, I have no idea about those two. lol 

Well, except Tifa, cause someone else mentioned her and she looks nice. 

Actually, Aya Brea is the same avatar one of my first 1up friends, lindalou had. Thanks for the memories, never realized that was Parasite Eve art! 

Alex-C25

08/04/2013 at 07:39 PM

Samus, Rosalina (Super Mario Galaxy), Litchi Faye-Ling and Rachel Alucard (BlazBlue), Yukari and Mitsuri from what i've played so far (Persona 3), Cortana (Halo) and Zelda (Twilight Princess version).

I was going to include Peach and my female character in Monster Hunter 3, but decided not to, the former because it's more the characterization of the fanon and Super Paper Mario and not the series as a whole and the latter because I haven't played much of that game, so I haven't made her a complete badass (yet).

NSonic79

08/07/2013 at 12:39 PM

Tifa Lockhart, Tifa Lockhart, Tifa Lockhart, Tifa Lockhart and Tifa Lockhart.

Also Lei Fang and Kokoro.

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