Howdy everyone,
First off, just a little news about two huge concerts coming my way soon. The first one is this Monday, and it's...
Oh right, I soubt any of you know who that is :P. This Monday I'm seeing Elvis Costello, whom I'm a life long fan of. I've already seen him once, and he was great, but I'm anticipating this one to be better because he's with his band The Imposters this time around. And the second big concert is...
Yup, I gottickets to see Pixies this November. I can't wait! It's going to be such an awesome show!
But enough about that, let's get to the main event...
Women in video games is an interesting topic isn't it? Male characters are almost the same thing in games, they're either a herioc bada** or a slimy villain. Women on the other hand have been every kind of character. You have the crowd pleasing skanks, the innocent assistants, the tough heroins, the femme fatales, and the sexy villains. So today, I've come to you to reveal my list of who I think are the Top 10 Best Female Video Game Characters. And no this isn't based on appearance... well, not entirely :P.
#10:
Sonya (Mortal Kombat)
The reason why I find Sonya to be superior to all of the other ladies of Mortal Kombat is because she's really the only one who has more than one side to her character. We see different emotions from her and we get more of a sense of humanity from her than the others. Seeing as all of the other women in Mortal Kombat are therejustso you cangawk at how hot they are. And while some people may see Sonya as being the same as the others, I think that she's a much more three dimensional character, mainly because she's very devoted to her profession and carrying out her mission, but also shows a lot of care and compassion towards her allies.
#9:
Miranda Lawson (Mass Effect 2)
Now, if you've played Mass Effect 2, then you know how friggin' hot Miranda is. I'm going to go ahead and get that out of the way. But despite being probably the hottest thing in the galaxy, Miranda has a surprisingly interesting backstory as well. She was bred to be a perfect human being (shocking, I know) by her power hungry father. She later inlisted with the organization known as Cerberus in order to escape from her father and is now devoted to the organization. But of course, she also has time for Shepard as well. She knows that despite being physically and mentally perfect, she's a still a human, and still has her flaws, which can make for some very interesting conversations between her and Shepard.
#8:
Elena Fisher (Uncharted)
Out of all of the characters on this list, Elena is probably the most fun. She knows how to kick a** and makes snarky comments towards Nathan Drake and Sully, so of course, what's not to love? And we also see two very different sides of her in the first Uncharted game. At the beginning, she comes across as just an innocent nuisance who was getting in the way of Nate and Sully's awesomeness. But over the course of the game, she becomes the Elena that we know and love. The one that shoot better than most men and tan your hide with insults at the same time. How could you not love her?
#7:
Zelda/Sheik (The Legend of Zelda)
I'm pretty sure that all of you are going to hate me for this. Either because Zelda is only #7, or because she's on here at all. But notice that I have her listed as both Zelda and Sheik. That's why she's on here at all, because of when she disguised herself as Sheik. I know that a lot of people dislike Zelda because she's constantly getting kidnapped etc. etc. But when she became Sheik in Ocarina of Time, she was flat out awesome. And how can you not kind of like Zelda? Sure she's always getting captured, but she's a symbol of gaming like Mario or Sonic. Cut the chick a break.
#6:
Laura Croft (Tomb Raider)
I'M SORRY. I'm so so sorry that I only have Laura Croft at #6. I know that it's a set in stone fact among most gamers that Laura Croft is the undisputed queen of the video game world. And yes, she is insanely awesome in every way shape and form. But I just think that in terms of character, there are five female characters who are superior. It's a well known fact that Laura Croft is a sexy bada**, but... in all honesty... that's really all she is. She'sextremely good atbeing what she is, but she really isn't the most interestingcharacter. That's just my opinion though. She's an icon of gaming, and she'll neverdie... but because I didn't put her at number one, I'm sure I'll die pretty soon.
#5:
Bonnie MacFarlane (Red Dead Redemption)
Red Dead Redemption probably takes the cake for having the best written cast of side characters (Mass Effect 2 is a close second). And the best of all of those side characters has to be Bonnie MacFarlane. She such an interesting character that I'm almost jealous of Rockstar because I wish that I had come up with her first. She's a woman living in a hostile environment full of disrespecting, lust filled men. And she manages to keep her dignity and stand strong despite living in the most savage of places for a woman. She also has the biting wit andweapon skill of Elena Fisher, which is a very nice touch.
#4:
Rayn (Jak X: Combat Racing)
Rayn is definitely the least known character on here, so I'll fill you all in on her backstory. Rayn is the only child of a notorious crime lord named Krew, whose despised by everyone who's accquainted with him. At the reading of Krew's will at the beginning of Jak X, Krew reveals that he's poisoned everyone who attended the reading, including Rayn. The only way that they can be saved is to win the Kras City Grand Prix, and that's where the game begins. What makes Rayn such a great character is because she's the complete opposite of Krew. She's polite, beautiful, and friendly. *SPOILER ALERT* But at the end of the game after the group has been cured, Rayn takes over her father's position as the head crime boss of Kras City. It's sort of a parallel to Michael Corleone from The Godfather. She never wanted any of this for herself, but in the end, she feels that she doesn't have a choice, and that her family legacy has to stay alive. Despite being very unknown she still manages to be one of the most interesting and tragic of all video game characters.
#3:
Jack (Mass Effect 2)
Yeah, I know I've used two characters from Mass Effect 2 on this list, but I couldn't leave one of them off. And out of all of the women in the Mass Effect universe, I find Jack to be the most interesting. She's not the most attractive, or even the friendliest, but she's such a tight and well written character that she's impossible to ignore. At first, she just seems like a homicidal maniac, but once you get her onboard The Normandy, you discover how deep of a character she is. It's revealed that she was imprisoned for no reason as a child, and was tortured and experimented on for the majority of her life. And even though she tells you her life story, you still want to know more about her. She's mysterious and tragic, but still sarcastic and handy in a fight, just like you expect from her. When you talk to her, you don't know if you'll get the sorrowful Jack who lost her childhood to torture, or the tough and witty Jack. That just makes her character all the better.
#2:
The Boss (Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater)
Like Jack, The Boss is just one of those characters who even after you know everything about them, they still seem mysterious. I really can't say that much about The Boss, because she's so deep and fascinating that it's honestly pretty hard to write about her. She was a long time mentor and mother figure to Naked Snake, in fact their relationship is literally so intimate that it's impossible to explain. The Boss is known as the greatest soldier of all time, she has a chivalric code as to how to act in the face of battle. It's practically a religion to her. *SPOILER ALERT* For the majority of the game, you hate her because she seemingly betrays Snake and joins the Russians. But later in the game, it's revealed that she was in fact a double agent, but in order for Snake to fully achieve his mission, he has to kill her. The fight with her results in one of the most tear jerking moments in video game history. And actually, if it weren't for her, there never could've been a Metal Gear Solid series, as it's revealed in Metal Gear Solid 4.
#1:
Samus Aran (Metroid)
What makes Samus the #1 best female video game character? The fact that she has everything that makes all of the other characters on this list great. She can kick your a** in a millisecond like Laura Croft, she's mysterious like The Boss, beautiful like Miranda,has an interesting and tragic past like Jack, and is an icon like Zelda. Samus really is the ultimate video game character, she can do it all. She doesn't talk much, but you still get a good idea of what's going on with her both mentally and emotionally. She's also extremely determined, and doesn't let anything get in her way, but she does it without being too reckless. What can I say? Samus is practically perfect in every way.
I would also like to apologize one last time for putting Laura Croft at only#6. I love her, I just think that the other five that I put ahead of her are more interesting characters :oops:
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Pixies - Where Is My Mind?
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