Most iconic video game character ever?

[272BHP]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-68721939

An example I suppose of why votes like this are stupid.

Mario immediately jumps out (sorry) for me but hey what do I know?

[FilH]

Thought it would be Pacman, closely followed by Mario

[Gary29]

It's Mario for me.

[Sheets Tabuer]

Gary29 said:

It's Mario for me.

No it's a me Mario.

[272BHP]

The full list:

https://www.bafta.org/media-centre/press-releases/...

Number 3 is Agent 47 - Hitman

WTF? Some dodgy voting practices methinks.

[Shaoxter]

Sheets Tabuer said:

Gary29 said:

It's Mario for me.

No it's a me Mario.

I would have said either Mario or Pikachu.

[dundarach]

personally:

(poor bugger)

but probably:


Or pacman - you should listen to RGR Retro Gaming Roundup - they had a wonderful argument about them both

[Sheets Tabuer]

It's gonna be master chief, kids won't know how half the others are.

[MesoForm]

Must be getting old as I always counted myself as a gamer but several of these I've never heard of...

Lara Croft, Tomb Raider
Mario, Super Mario
Agent 47, Hitman
Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic
Sackboy, LittleBigPlanet
Pac-Man, Pac-Man
Link, The Legend of Zelda
Master Chief, HALO
Kratos, God of War
Shadowheart, Baldur’s Gate 3
Arthur Morgan, Red Dead Redemption 2
Pikachu, Pokémon
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

Some of those must be from a single game only so if I haven't played that game (RDR2, FF7, BG3, etc.) I guess that explains why the names mean nothing to me.

[DanL]

MesoForm said:

Must be getting old as I always counted myself as a gamer but several of these I've never heard of...

Lara Croft, Tomb Raider
Mario, Super Mario
Agent 47, Hitman
Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic
Sackboy, LittleBigPlanet
Pac-Man, Pac-Man
Link, The Legend of Zelda
Master Chief, HALO
Kratos, God of War
Shadowheart, Baldur’s Gate 3
Arthur Morgan, Red Dead Redemption 2
Pikachu, Pokémon
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

Some of those must be from a single game only so if I haven't played that game (RDR2, FF7, BG3, etc.) I guess that explains why the names mean nothing to me.

If you don’t have a PlayStation then a number of those will mean nothing. Surprised to see two Baldur’s Gate 3 characters in there. They’re good, but think they made it because it’s a recent game rather than anything else.

[CT05 Nose Cone]

They made a sneaky edit to the article



Ms Pac Man is usually considered the first, I'd say Samus Aran was the first iconic female lead (even if the fact you were playing as a woman was originally an easter egg)

[Dagnir]

dundarach said:

personally:

(poor bugger)

but probably:


Or pacman - you should listen to RGR Retro Gaming Roundup - they had a wonderful argument about them both

Is that Odd Job Eddie?

Used to love that!

[nikaiyo2]

007 in Golden Eye... its 007.

[Doofus]

Trevor Philips, surely?

[Sporky]

I guessed Lara.

It doesn't make me grumpy. Mario doesn't really have a lot of character to him.

GLADOS might have been worth a mention, but no list can be complete or satisfy everyone.

[Fallingup]

The most iconic thing about Lara was her tits.

[smn159]

Donkey Kong, surely

Or...

Edited by smn159 on Friday 5th April 12:58

[MrBig]

Got be Mario. I agree there are other iconic characters but none that have transcended as many generations of both people and gaming.

Edited by MrBig on Friday 5th April 13:03

[272BHP]

CheesecakeRunner said:

I didn’t even look at the webpage but my first thought was Lara Croft. Second thought was Master Chief.

Ask your gran who either of those 2 are and you will likely get a blank look.

[272BHP]

CheesecakeRunner said:

My gran(s) died in the 90s. But my Mum, who’s in her late 70s knows who they are as she had two sons who grew up playing their games way too much. She won’t be the only one.

Lara Croft in particular was an absolute cultural phenomenon in the 90s and early 2000s.

The gran comment was not directed to you personally but more as an example of cross-generational impact. Maybe a better example would be to ask a 5yr old.

Mario has a much higher impact across generations.