To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the BAFTA Game Awards, BAFTA has created a poll to finally reveal who the most iconic characters in video game history are. You'd probably expect Mario to take the crown, but until a proper artifact theft investigation is conducted, the prize has fallen into the hands of the Lara Crofts of the world. tomb raider series.
The full text of the top 20 is very interesting. This includes both names you would expect and names you probably wouldn't expect to see here.
- Lara Croft (Tomb Raider)
- Mario (Super Mario)
- Agent 47 (Hitman)
- Sonic the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Sackboy (Little Big Planet)
- Pacman (Pacman)
- Link (The Legend of Zelda)
- Master Chief (Halo)
- Kratos (God of War)
- Shadow Heart (Baldur's Gate 3)
- Arthur Morgan (Red Dead Redemption 2)
- Pikachu (Pokemon)
- Steve (Minecraft)
- Solid Snake (Metal Gear Solid)
- Crash Bandicoot (Crash Bandicoot)
- Cloud Strife (Final Fantasy VII)
- Astarion (Baldur's Gate 3)
- Kazuma Kiryu (Ryu ga Gotoku)
- Ellie (The Last of Us)
- Nathan Drake (Uncharted)
If you look at the big picture, the clear winner is Nintendo. The Japanese giant has three of its biggest characters conquering the top ranks. Naughty Dog is clearly his number two, and three of its protagonists are also included on the list, albeit at a lower ranking. I think the elephant in the room is Agent 47 from the Hitman series in #3. Because he is supposed to be the exact opposite of what stands out. Also, while popular, I think it's pretty surprising that Sackboy is in his top 5 considering there are so many other popular mascots out there.It's great to see Astarion baldur's gate 3 No one doubts that this young character is already an all-time player, but it's strange that he fell short of Shadow Heart, an equally great but less popular character.
More than 4,000 voters from all over the world participated in this list. That might be due to recency bias, considering the beautiful recent remasters of Tomb Raider I-III. Or maybe it's British prejudice, if you want to wrap it completely in tinfoil – given that both Lara and BAFTA come from the former Empire.However, I have lived a completely unbiased life. tomb raider Fans can't deny the impact Lala had on the industry in the '90s, which continues to this day.
