Pika, who? Over 4,000 of her players around the world voted in the BAFTA Game of the Year poll. The most iconic video game character is…Lara Croft.
advertisementVoting is now open and BAFTA has announced the most iconic video game characters of all time.
The poll was launched to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the BAFTA Game Awards. The BAFTA Game Awards will mark his 20th anniversary on April 11th. Over 4,000 of her players from around the world participated and named Lara Croft as her #1 pick.
The generational star of the Tomb Raider series first appeared in 1996 and has since been remastered and evolved numerous times for video games, movies, television, and even her own live immersive experience in London. Ta.
Her credentials are impressive. 15 matches. 3 movies (played by Angelina Jolie and Alicia Vikander). Multiple novels and manga adaptations. 6 Guinness World Records. Hayley Atwell will voice Croft in the upcoming Netflix animated series Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft.
Super Mario followed in second place, and perhaps surprisingly, third place on the podium went to Agent 47 from the Hitman series.
Here's a complete rundown of BAFTA's most iconic video game characters of all time:
- 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, Yakuza
- Ellie Williams “The Last of Us”
- Nathan Drake “Uncharted”
A live version of Lara Croft will appear at the 2024 BAFTA Game Awards ceremony (April 11). Sherry Blonde, who voiced the heroine in the original 1996 Tomb of the Tomb Raider, will present the award.
in statementBlonde said the game “exceeded all expectations” in establishing Croft's place in pop culture.
“When I voiced the original Tomb Raider game, I had no idea it would become such a global phenomenon, and neither did Eidos and Core Design. I had only done it before, so of course I was hoping it would be a success, but I think it far exceeded all expectations.”
The blonde continued, “When I was creating the voice for Lara Croft, I looked at the rough sketch that I had in front of me and came up with the idea that she was an Indiana Jones-like female character, brave and well-spoken. I focused on the fact that Lara is very special to me because she is very important to gamers.”
The BAFTA Game Awards will be held at London's Queen Elizabeth Hall on Thursday 11th April.
