For 30 years, he continued to raid graves as a tomb robber in name only. tomb raider franchise have Lara Croft has risen to the top of a new list of the most iconic video game characters of all time.
The action adventurer made his debut in the seminal 1996 film tomb raider The title was awarded as part of the prestigious BAFTA Game Awards global voting, which asked 4,000 gamers to choose the most influential gaming character of all time.
Croft took the honor by defeating second place Mario. Super mario Franchise; From Sonic the Hedgehog sonic Series, 4th place.Link from legend of zelda 7th place.and Pokemon 12th place is Star Pikachu.
Shelly Blonde, the voice actor who played Croft in the original game, said in a statement about Croft's latest milestone that the game “exceeded all expectations” in establishing Croft's place in pop culture. .
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“When I came up with the voice for Lara Croft, I looked at the rough sketches I had in front of me and looked at the fact that she was a female Indiana Jones-like character, brave and well-spoken. '' said the blonde. “Lara is very special to me because she means so much to gamers. I play games to help Lara escape bullying and help her become stronger when she wants to come out.” I love hearing stories from people all over the world who have played this game, and what's most beautiful of all is hearing how gamers used to play this game with their parents who are no longer with them. “Hearing their voices, game music, and sound effects all wrapped up in their games. Memories with that person you love.”
Following the success of the first round, tomb raider Game first released by publisher Eidos and developer Core Tomb Raider II The latest installment of the main series remains in 2018. Shadow of the Tomb RaiderHowever, remastered versions of the first three titles were released on multiple platforms in February.
In addition to the game series, it will eventually become the first of three live-action series. tomb raider The film premiered in 2001 and went on to gross $275 million at the global box office with Angelina Jolie heading the project (before she starred in the 2003 sequel. cradle of life). Alicia Vikander took over her reins from Jolie in the 2018 reboot of the film series, and the sequel has been in development for a long time.
Later this year, Netlix will also debut an animated series. Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croftstarring Hayley Atwell as the voice of Croft.
Check out the complete list of BAFTA Game Awards' most iconic video game characters of all time below.
- lara croft, tomb raider
- Mario, Super mario
- agent 47, hitman
- Sonic the hedgehog, sonic
- sackboy, little big planet
- Pac-Man, Pac-Man
- Link, legend of zelda
- master chief, Hello
- Kratos god of war
- shadow heart, baldur's gate 3
- arthur morgan red dead redemption 2
- Pikachu, Pokemon
- Steve, Mine Craft
- solid snake, metal gear solid
- crash bandicoot, crash bandicoot
- Cloud Strife, Final Fantasy VII
- Astarion, baldur's gate 3
- Kazuma Kiryu Yakuza
- Ellie Williams the last of us
- nathan drake uncharted
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