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Best Female Characters in Gaming (some spoilers)

texasgoldrush · 2009-05-19 12:37:28

I posted this topic before but I made some changes because of a great new female character in Violette Summers, the heroine of Velvet Assassin.Moved out of the top 10Chun Li (Street Fighter series) - one of the most noticable female characters in the early 1990's and I think out of all the Street Fighter characters, she is one of the most developed ones and a tragic heroine. She even will have a movie (but itis bad).Top 1010)Yuna (Final Fantasy X and X-2) - while she is a cliched character, you can't help but like her.9) Elika (Prince of Persia 2008 ) - wow, the new Prince of Persia game would have not been the same without her. She drives the game, not the new Prince, which I don't like. I like how she outwits the Prince in every witty comment he makes. I just wish that she didn't save the Prince when he falls so I can continue the game with just her.8 ) Princess Peach (Mario games) - classic character, fun to play as in games which she is playable. Love her in SSB games.7) Lara Croft (Tomb Raider) - while she is turing into a sex symbol, against her creator's wishes, she is a developed character and an icon in gaming.6) Princess Farah (Prince of Persia: Sands of Time, Warrior Within, and Two Thrones) - wow, what a character...she was a great love interest for the Prince, even when she didn't know him, and she helps the Prince defeat his dark side for good, putting her above his selfishness.5) Violette Summers (Velvet Assassin) - Actually inspired by a real female spy in WWII Violette Sbazo....but her storyand fate aredifferent, but still heartbreaking....as the war truly hurts her physically and emotionally.4) Princess Zelda (Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time) - Many different Zeldas, as much as I love the Tetra Zelda from Wind Waker, Ocarina's Zelda is the best. She is not a normal damsel in distress like the other games (the Twilight Princess Zelda is a letdown), she actually guides Link through the journey as Sheik. She even takes a huge hit from the Shadow Temple Boss.3) Alyx Vance (Half Life 2) - one of the best companions ever in gaming, an uncliched character whos character development is greater than her sexiness. I want Episode Three, its been way too long since Episode Two.2) Samus Aran (Metroid) - while I wished she was more developed, she is a classic character. I remember playing her with her helmet off in the original Metroid.1) Final Fantasy VI Lead Characters - Terra Bransford and Celes Chere - wow, I think these are best characters Square has ever produced. These characters break cliches and are some of the most human video game characters ever...and this was the 16 bit era. Terra and Celes were different characters, but they had their similarities as Magitek knights. Terra, at the start of the game, is a slave of the empire who doesn't know who she is and tries to find out what it means to be human. She tries to find what true love really is. In the World of Ruin, she takes a role I haven't seen a main female character take since, a motherly role, caring for orphans who lost their parents due to Kefka. She finds the meaning of true love and hope there in Mobliz and helps defeat Kefka. Celes is the other main character of the game. Unlike Terra, who is trying to find what it means to be human, Celes struggles with her humanity. At first, when rescued by Locke, she is hopeless and battered, an imperial general turned traitor. She then developes feeling for Locke in which they both find strength. She has the most famous scene in FFVI: The Opera. But it is her alone on the Solitary Island (if Cid dies) that is the turning point of FFVI, after her failure to stop Kefka on the Floating Island. One of the few times where a main character in gaming attempts suicide, she jumps off the cliff but survives and finds hope in Locke's bandanna that a bird found. Her finding of hope then spreads to the other characters of the party and they reassemble to beat Kefka. Its her weaknesses and facing them that make her character stronger, not her strengths.Honorable Mentions: Aeris and Tifa (Final Fantasy VII) Rinoa (Final Fantasy VIII) Jade (Beyond Good and Evil) Ashley Williams (Mass Effect) Faith (Mirror's Edge) Tetra/Zelda (LOZ: Wind Waker) Alex (Eternal Darkness) Marle and Lucca (Chrono Trigger) Elle (Terranigma) Relm (FFVI) April and Zoe (The Longest Journey Series) Dr Tenebaum (Bioshock) Jaina Proudmoore (Warcraft III and WoW)So what are your fave female characters in gaming????

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#51 DJ-Lafleur

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Samus is indeed awesome. gotta love a lady that whoops alien ass. 8)

Terra and celes are pretty cool, as well.

I also liked Shanoa from Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia. She just seemed bad-ass to me.

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#52 GodModeEnabled

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[QUOTE="GodModeEnabled"][QUOTE="BladesOfAthena"]Jeanne from Jeanne D'arc gets my vote. She's strong, determined, courageous, and caring, all of which are qualities that I admire.BladesOfAthena

FOR FRANCE!! Her voice actor annoyed me so much it made me hate the character :evil: For a serious awesome chick in gaming--- Aya Brea. Oh and Jeanette in my av is still my all time favorite :D

Awww, why is that? Not arousing enough for you? :P She's still badass though. YAY for grrrrrl power!!!

Oh, and you think Aya's only awesome cuz she's hot, is that right? :P

Noes u r on 2 m3!!! *runs*

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#53 martialbullet

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C'mon now, Chun Li of course!!!

end of discussion :evil:

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#54 BladesOfAthena

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I also liked Shanoa from Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia. She just seemed bad-ass to me.
DJ-Lafleur

Oh yeah, can't believe I forgot about her. Love that pose she does whenever she absorbs a glyph. It just looks really cool.

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#55 PipeBigboss

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I agree Bastila but there are a lot let me search.

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#56 david_lck

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Jill Valentine and Yuna for me.

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#57 yokofox33

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Chie from Persona 4, Falsetto from Eternal Sonata, Judith from Tales of Vesperia, and Sakura from SF are some of my favorite female characters. They all are pretty awesome in their own special ways. Chie is my favorite though.

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#58 webbut

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On 2nd thought Samas shouldnt even be on the list she has Zero character. Honestly the only peronality trait that is consistent in the games is that shes a sucker for cute alien life forms and she hates wanna bes. He sex is unimportant thru the games Has anyone mentioned Aya Brea im not sure if shes top 10 worthy but id give her a spot in top 20.

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#59 Paladin_King

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Alyx Vance and Samus deserve to dominate each and every top ten list.

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#60 77077

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Meryl From The Metal Gear Solid Series. Bustin' Out With The Desert Eagle In MGS4.

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#61 msuspartan11

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Zelda is the best. She was once half man.

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#62 DJ-Lafleur

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Chie from Persona 4, Falsetto from Eternal Sonata, Judith from Tales of Vesperia, and Sakura from SF are some of my favorite female characters. They all are pretty awesome in their own special ways. Chie is my favorite though.
yokofox33

Oh yeah, Judith from Tales of vesperia was pretty cool as well. Surprised I forgot her. :o

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#63 BuryMe

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Kitana from Mortal Kombat. I've always like her, and she is a great character. She has a great sense of power and i think it pretty well developed.

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#64 AAllxxjjnn

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The Boss

Alyx Vance

Zoey

Bastila Shan

Just a few.

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#65 czort666

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I like Jade from Beyond good & evil very much.

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#66 texasgoldrush

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Now with Metroid: Other M coming...........Samus is getting the character development she needs. Basically, her life story is revealed.

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#67 CarnageHeart

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Now with Metroid: Other M coming...........Samus is getting the character development she needs. Basically, her life story is revealed.texasgoldrush

:lol: Yeah, nobody develops the 'characters' of women like Itagaki.

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#68 LoG-Sacrament

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[QUOTE="texasgoldrush"]Now with Metroid: Other M coming...........Samus is getting the character development she needs. Basically, her life story is revealed.CarnageHeart

:lol: Yeah, nobody develops the 'characters' of women like Itagaki.

indeed. he makes very well rounded characters.

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#69 martialbullet

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[QUOTE="texasgoldrush"]Now with Metroid: Other M coming...........Samus is getting the character development she needs. Basically, her life story is revealed.CarnageHeart

:lol: Yeah, nobody develops the 'characters' of women like Itagaki.

Um, Itagaki is no longer with Team Ninja.....Or did I miss something?

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#70 agturboninja

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The best female characters are women not in distress and helpless. Those women suck when you have to go on escort mission and they are stupid.

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#71 JBREAK9806

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The best female character is, Anya from Gears of War

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#72 Ninja_Wolf_Kiba

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[QUOTE="yokofox33"]
Chie from Persona 4, Falsetto from Eternal Sonata, Judith from Tales of Vesperia, and Sakura from SF are some of my favorite female characters. They all are pretty awesome in their own special ways. Chie is my favorite though.
DJ-Lafleur

Oh yeah, Judith from Tales of vesperia was pretty cool as well. Surprised I forgot her. :o

Here's My Top 10 Female Characters (#2 has twins so I'll include them both just to be fair) #10: Maria Renard Game(s) seen in: Castlevania(s): Jugdment, Rondo of Blood, Sypmhony of the Night, and Portrait of Ruin The reason: Sure, she can control animals (including the Celestial Beasts), but her stats are very low. #9: Relm Arrowny game seen in: Final Fantasy VI The reason: Again her stats are low (excluding magic power, higher than Terra AND Celes's magic power combined). Worse, her age. She's 2 years younger than Maria. (But I'd laugh if she actually took on Maria and beat her.) #8: Heather Mason (her real name is Cheryl) Seen in: Silent Hills 2&3 The reason: SH2 is where she's 7 years of age, in 3 she's much older. I don't like to scare myself a lot, but I like Silent Hill game, which is why she's in 8th place. #7: Celia Fortner Seen In: Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow The reason: Sure, she's got a cult and tries to make Soma evil, but here skin is pale due to her practicing dark arts, her ranking is 7th place for this reason. #6:Sonia Belmont I can't recall which game she's in.... The reason: She's a Belmont. ALL HAIL THE MORRISES, BELMONTS, AND NATHAN GRAVES BABY!!!! #5: Terra Branford Seen in: FFVI The reason: She's half-human and half-esper. (I hate the fact Kefka maipulated her, so that's why she tops 5th place.) #4: Elizabeth Bartley Seen in: Castlevania: Bloodlines The reason: She's Dracula's neice, and can turn into Medusa, ranking her 4th place. #3:May Seen in: Pokemon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald The reason: You can play as her in the games she's in, in the TV shows she winds up traveling with Ash and Brock with her brother Max. #2: Stella and Loretta Lecarde Seen in: Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin The reason:They have different personalities despite being twins, and the fact they were controlled by Brauner till 1} Tey get purified and 2} Till he dies. #1: None other than............ *drumroll* Charlotte Aulin Seen in: Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin The reason: She purifies the twins, help her freind kill Brauner, takes on Dracula with said freind, and has a handful of spells which have various effects. (I also can sound exactly like her). She's also funny because her weapons are books. You heard me, books. I also like her pose, which is freaking hilarious. Submitted by: Ninja Wolf Kiba

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