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List of Iconic Game Characters for Storytelling
Crash: Crash Bandicoot
A 'goofy yet heroic' protagonist, Crash is the relaxed, well-intentioned bandicoot
of the famous Crash Bandicoot series.
Conker: Conker’s Quest at el.
Conker is a drinking, bawdy, and greedy, squirrel. Conker appears as PC and
NPC in several games including Donkey Kong island and Conker’s Bad Fur
Day.
Snake: Metal Gear Solid
Snake has had two distinct periods of character development. The early character,
introduced on personal computers and later NES, was a mixture of action here
cliché’s employed by contemporary action films. The later character,
although not much evolved from the formal of action hers, is introduced with
substantial back-story and some emotional depth.
Link: Zelda Series
Link is the classic lone adventurer. As such, links character is more often
revealed through his interaction with quest-giving NPCs. Link’s personality
is less defined than his skill sets, physical abilities and extensive collection
of weapons and spells.
Dante: Devil May Cry
Dante, the protagonist private investigator and vampire hunter of the Devil
May Cry series. Dante is often cocky and somewhat colorful. A twin named Vergil
who’s best exposed in Devil May Cry III balances his character.
Rayne: BloodRayne
Rayne is a half-vampire hunter of the supernatural. In the original BloodRayne
game, Rayne is sent to hunt supernatural forces and nazi’s by her World
War II era Brimstone society. In Blood Rayne II, Rayne seeks to destroy the
offspring her-half siblings who have figured out way to protect Vampire’s
from the sun.
Chun-Li: Street Fighter 2
“Chun-Li is one of the earliest female video game protagonists to achieve
widespread popularity. Prior to Street Fighter II being released in 1991, most
female characters in games existed as objectives to be rescued or cast in the
roles of other supporting characters, such as townspeople, girlfriends, the
occasional opponent, or simply background decoration; as such, there were very
few heroines in action-based video games. After the success of Street Fighter
II and Chun-Li's popularity, female protagonists became increasingly common.
Since then, in games with selectable characters, at least one or two of them
will almost always be female; and a number of games released since that have
placed a female character in the lead role.” – Wikipedia
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