In gaming, everything is dynamic, from shapes and sizes to the variety of characters. Players try to adapt, trying to idolize their favorite characters. These video games capture excellent use of design technology, so as the outstanding performances by actors and their voice-over actors. There is diversity in characters, including traits of being funny, isolated, moving, awkward or unusual, but they have been improvising immensely. Writers have begun to move forward from classic 2D actions, sidekicks, and abusive languages to paint empathizing people who care to help the needy. Here’s a list of the top 20 heroes who contributed to the gaming industry in the last 13 years.
1. Max Payne (Max Payne Series)
Max Payne is an illuminated soul who wants to avenge his family’s death. His brutal honesty and the way of maintaining hope in his life bring out love and respect for this character. Even after his revenge executes, he remains depressed, and players find it hard to move from this happy but sad ending. Max Payne 3 is the best iteration of this character despite his humorous act in the ending scene.
2. Samus Aran (Metroid Series)
Completing the game through various space adventures of the Metroid race, Space Pirate Bases, players are shocked when they get to know that Samus is a woman. This game’s experiences gave her quick popularity, along with one of her inspirations from the Alien series, Ridley.
3. Geralt Of Rivia (The Witcher Series)
Geralt is a character only interested in slaying monsters and earning coins. He comes with a dry personality; besides this, he cares about doing the right thing. This character is based on the player’s choice, and any decision made always feels suited to this character. In Witcher 3, he can be seen driving force with his adoptive father Ciri.
4. John Marston (Red Dead Redemption)
As the ex member of Van Der Linde gang, John is forced by a federal party to hunt down the remaining teammates. If he fails to do so, he could never see his family again. Despite his incubus nature, he fixates on doing this task. In Red Dead Redemption, he is motivated by the prequel and only wants to have an excellent life with his family.
5. Kratos (God Of War Series)
Kratos is portrayed as a macho hyper warrior who is out for revenge in the name of his dead wife and child. He is a man tormented by his violent past and keeps on killing one after another. In the new sequel, fans saw the other side of his ghost, offering a friendly relationship with his father, Zeus.
6. Trevor Philips (Grand Theft Auto V)
Trevor is a perfect example of being a jerk, where he exemplifies the mocking nature of grand theft vs. the fictional city of Los Santos. When the other players cause a nuisance in the streets, it feels that Trevor is with them. His character is highly clever, ambitious, and chaotic and doesn’t care about any results.
7. Dante (Devil May Cry Series)
Dante is the perfect personification of stylish and confident heroism. He has the abilities to stab, slay, and shoot demons, which are a threat to him. His character has improvised from a cocky, young demon hunter to a middle-aged man. He becomes a caring man who shines in the heart of people throughout his life.
8. Caption Prince (Call Of Duty Series)
Caption Prince is the leader in the Call of Duty series who immensely cares for his team members. He has ability find peace against any threat and executes his best work to, which many people think are suicide missions. Prince is the leader who will attack the army on his own to make things right.
9. Jill Valentine ( Resident Evil Series)
Jill is introduced in 1998’s Resident Evil as a multi-skilled girl who has learned to survive the worst of situations. She is an ex-army STARS team operative with skill-sets to fight against the Nemesis and other bioweapons. Jill seems to recover into a fierce character and controls by a chest device called Wesker.
10. Ezio Auditore (Assassin’s Creed Series)
Ezio Sauve is a man caring about fights and pursuing the ladies. He is a man of charismatic personality since Altair was a bit boring. Throughout AC2, Ezio discovers his true purpose when his family executes. His journey depicts his life progress from being a young careless adolescent.
11. Nathan Drake (Uncharted Series)
Nathan is a witty and relaxed guy who thinks he saves the day but is a bit clumsy. Although he is intelligent, players get to experience his epic journeys across the world in search of an ancient treasure. He terms as the modern-day ‘Indiana Jones’ and his blundering situations make him entertaining. By Uncharted 4, he realizes the need to be mature and becomes more self-aware.
12. Master Chief (Halo Series)
Master Chief is a multi-talented man who has saved the galaxy from mass extinction multiple times. He is a supersoldier who developed as a character, sharing a side bond with Cortana. When he woke up from cryo-sleep to the moment he gave back the bomb to Covenant, Master has been showcasing 343 industries to run with him in Halo 4 and 5.
13. Kassandra (Assassin’s Creed Odyssey)
Kassandra is a balancing character with humble behavior and deadly killing skills. She goes through many twists and turns that this game captures the original herself with Desmond. Despite the success of the latest entry of Valhalla, players find her relevant with Kassandra.
14. Gordon Freeman (Half-Life Series)
Gordon is a fantastic characterization of a rebel and leader. This character showcases the brilliant performance of the actor, skillful writing, and carefully balanced emotional stimulus, which ensures that the players are imprinting themselves on Gordon. The game’s structure and intensifying graphics create Freeman an excellent gaming experience for players.
15. Clementine (The Walking Dead Series)
Clementine is a childish and annoying kid whose most significant strength is her emotional self-control despite her young age. She has gone through a phase watching her loved ones die and the zombie apocalypse. She is inclined towards newcomers, showing us a different hero who persists for the right reasons. Optimism is her power as she gets up every morning, picks flowers, and tries to make everyone get along.
16. Batman And The Joker (Arkham Series)
For 80 years, we have seen the deadly and dark relationship between Batman and Joker. The trilogy offers us to see the torturing side of Joker, who lives in Batman’s head after his death. The visions are enhanced with the performances of Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill.
17. Delilah Copperspoon (Dishonored Series)
This series is the story of a wicked Delilah whose journey begins as the leader of colorful, murderous witches. However, she was once a kind princess who craved her father’s attention but was expelled for a crime she never committed. After living in extreme poverty, she comes back shining with supernatural powers.
18. Ellie And Riley (The Last Of Us :Left Behind)
Ellie and Riley are the duos that explore each others’ differences and consequently come closer but face inevitable separation by the end. Ellie is a rough teenager who lives life through a global pandemic and later meets Riley, who has joined a group of fighters. They are perfectly mismatched as the story focuses on their growing bond.
19. Jack And Marguerite Baker (Resident Evil 7)
Jack and Marguerite are humans where Jack is a protective man of his family, and his wife is the symbol of hospitality as she serves like a loving mom. This duo has transformed into supernatural forms as they both as killed ruthlessly, and the audience is left behind shocked and terrified.
20. Dastan (Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time)
Dastan is the main hero of this series and the adopted son of Sharman and brother of Tus and Garsia. He has spent most of his time in the streets until he joins a force with a princess of Alamut, Tamina. He was framed for the death of his father by his uncle Nizam which leads him to conqueror the act of heroism to earn his throne.
