Happy International Women's Day! Let's celebrate by talking about some of gaming's best ladies.

[Neoxon]

2020 in general is seeing a decent rise in female protagonists in games. Be it Jill Valentine in the upcoming remake of Resident Evil 3, Alyx Vance taking the lead in Half Life: Alyx, Ellie taking the spotlight in The Last of Us: Part II, or Kamala Khan/Ms. Marvel becoming the protagonist of the upcoming Avengers game from Square-Enix.


But in general, I want to honor some of the biggest women in gaming, both in games this year & beyond. I'd might as well start with one of my personal favorites, Chun-Li.

The First Lady of Fighting Games, Chun-Li has been a staple in Street Fighter games since her debut in Street Fighter II (well, aside from the first 2 SFIII games, but that flaw was corrected in Third Strike). It says a lot about how iconic Chun-Li is when she's one of only two characters to maintain perfect attendance within the Versus series alongside Ryu. It's honestly a crime that she isn't in Smash yet, but I can somewhat understand why. But if any third-party franchise deserves a 2nd rep, it's Street Fighter with Chun-Li, but I've gone over that plenty elsewhere.

Gotta give another nod to Twintelle.

It's not often that Nintendo brings forward prominent women of color in their games, but they really did a great job with Twintelle.

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So what about you all? Who among the pantheon of women in gaming do you want to give props to?

 

[Uzzy]

Max and Chloe from Life is Strange.

 

[Tizoc]

Shout out to Yunica from Ys Origin

Caving in demon skulls with her mighty axe and wearing them power limiting oven mittens so as to not shatter the entire tower with every swing of her ax.

Also the true Empress of SNK

 

[Deleted member 10737]

i'm sure the important characters are going to get mentioned by others, but here's a recent favorite of mine from a game i'm currently playing. Honor Mizrahi from murder by numbers.

also kinda related, why are CDPR celebrating women's day with this pic?

 

[Serene]

Shouts to my main girl Makoto

 

[Much]

 

[Pat002]

Ellie's story had an hard impact for me as a man and it's still the only time a character story strike me so hard.
Fantastic character.

 

[KillstealWolf]

Gotta give a shoutout to Amaterasu, mother to us all and best doggo.

 

[Vazra]

Bayonetta

Katia Gerber from Lost Kingdoms

 

[Oinone]

Infinite love for Alexandra Roivas from Eternal Darkness.

Can't wait to play as Hornet in Hollow Knight Silksong!

Lady is badass great in DMC3! (Let's not talk about 4 and 5, tho...)

And let's not forget Celeste - erm - Madeline!

 

[Neoxon]

Infinite love for Alexandra Roivas from Eternal Darkness.

Can't wait to play as Hornet in Hollow Knight Silksong!

Lady is badass great in DMC3! (Let's not talk about 4 and 5, tho...)

And let's not forget Celeste - erm - Madeline!

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At least Lady was playable in 4: Special Edition.

 

[Delphine]

Noice, I like this thread.
Don't forget to celebrate ladies that aren't made of polygons & pixels as well!

International Women's Day 2020: We're here for our RIGHTS, but not for your purplewashing.

Yo, so today is International Women's Day and since no one had made a thread yet (I'm side-eyeing y'all right now), here goes! Official website: https://www.internationalwomensday.com/ What is happening today around the world to celebrate it? Well you can read about that it here...

www.resetera.com

 

[Noppie]

 

[Ultimadrago]

Estelle Bright from Trails in the Sky is the best JRPG protagonist. Active personality, foils constantly with other people and is always fun to watch. Her combat prowess is unique, but mostly integrated in a believable fashion that doesn't label her as the "Chosen One" or "Strongest Being" chaff I usually have to suffer.

It's a grand rarity in Japanese-based RPG titles, so her existence is one of the few blessings we have from it. This standout quality extends in comparison to other entries in the respective Kiseki series as well.

 

[Damn Silly]

Max and Chloe from Life is Strange.

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[Nakenorm]

Tifa is the best. She's kind, has great chemistry with the rest of the cast, gets a lot of cool moments in the story, knows how to make good cocktails and kicks major ass. Plus she's got the best fight scene in Advent children.
Really looking forward to play as her all the time in the remake.

 

[Kuro]

+1 for Estelle. She really is the best JRPG protag not to mention one of the few who are women and not overly sexualized.

 

[Red Devil]

Alis Landale (or Alisa, depending on which translation you prefer), the heroine of Sega's flagship RPG series Phantasy Star. Her story is about as simple as a game can get in 1987, but the fact that she was prominently featured in mainstream video game media at that time (her game arrived in the US even before any of Final Fantasy or Dragon Quest games!) is an achievement of itself.

Hotaru Futaba from SNK's fighting game Fatal Fury series. Canonically she only appeared in the series' last game Garou: Mark of the Wolves (unless you count KOF stuff), but I think her design is a good example of the elegance SNK was known for.

That, and her sprite animation is adorable.

 

[riverfr0zen]

Hmm. Came in thinking it was going to be real people, like game devs or something.

 

[Razgriz417]

 

[Raccoon]

Hmm. Came in thinking it was going to be real people, like game devs or something.

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The phrasing "gaming's best ladies" tipped me off; it would be kinda condescending to refer to real people like that, but just fine for characters.

Seconded on Madeline, one of the best characters in any video game. Samus is fucken cool too

 

[Delphine]

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This is still my screen wallpaper to this day.
I wonder what PS4 will come up with this year!

 

[Łazy]

Come back Elma !

Happy women day.

 

[NeoRaider]

Lara Croft (Shadow of the Tomb Raider)

Max Caulfield (Life is Strange)

Moira (Overwatch)

Skarlet (Mortal Kombat 11)

D'Vorah (Mortal Kombat 11)

Sindel (Mortal Kombat 11)

 

[Gay Bowser]

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I'd say that making the female symbol out of the PS buttons would be hokey if it were any other brand, but mostly I'm just impressed that they saw the visual pun and could make it work so nicely.

 

[Modest_Modsoul]

Uncharted ladies; Elena & Chloe respectively.

 

[Deleted member 52442]

Max and Chloe from Life is Strange.

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boom

 

[Eeyore]

It's hard to get into why I think Elisabet Sobeck is such a wonderful, deep, meaningful character in Horizon without spoilers but I'll try.

She's smart, giving and isn't afraid of decisions even when they're drastic. She's empathetic. She realizes early on in her journey that in order to succeed and make sure mistakes are not repeated that people need access to information. She doesn't hold back. While others argue about who is responsible for something, she just does it. She's altruistic while knowing she would never see the results of it. She's truly brave and what I consider a model of what human beings should be. And she's humble enough that she'd be embarrassed by such praise.

In today's day and age a world where scientists can make important situations seems hard to fathom but I hope we get there and there are more women in the world like her.

 

[Skel]

making the female symbol out of the PS buttons

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Holy shit, I never noticed this!

Is Sony making another one this year? I love their art.

 

[Shairi]

Some great picks already but let's not forget the queen: Kat from Gravity Rush

Atoi from Tearaway

Assassin's Creed Syndicate would be awful without her, Evie Frye.

 

[captainmal01]

I liked all of the R&C characters, Sasha and Angela were particularly memorable.

The Witcher has great women

Magister Sieran from GW2 is so bubbly and curious.

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I was sad when she died and the game would be better off with her still in it.

 

[Modest_Modsoul]

I liked all of the R&C characters, Sasha and Angela were particularly memorable.

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Courtney Gears was fun and Vendra have potential.

Anyway, here's from Dreams PS4.

 

[Gerwant]

The Witcher has great women

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You forgot the best one, Meve from the Thronebreaker.

 

[Psyrgery]

So freaking pissed that the GOAT hasnt been posted yet

 

[Knight in Shining Armani]

Didn't know that was today. By coincidence today is probably the day that I play some videogames with my GF for the first time.

Obviously gotta represent best girl Kassandra here

 

[Gabbo]

Breaking the glass ceiling in the world of British Espionage one unsold monkey at a time
Cate Archer from No One Lives Forever

 

[Neutra]

I thought Beatrix was the coolest character in FFIX, I was disappointed she never became a permanent party member.

 

[Santerestil]

I must admit, I'm surprised almost no waifu is here; it's refreshing.

why are CDPR celebrating women's day with this pic?

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'cause they're spitiful people thinking to be funny.

 

[mxbison]

 

[misho8723]

I really, really love the female characters in the Witcher books and the games (Witcher 1+2+3+Thronebreaker).. easily one of my favorite, doesn't matter which type of media

Alice from Alice Madness Returns

Mona Sax from Max Payne 1+2

Jesse from Control

Amicia from A Plague Tale

 

[Hu3]

Aya brea.

 

[Deleted member 23046]

Heather Mason in Silent Hill 3

 

[arcadepc]

Grace Nakimura.

 

[RestEerie]

 

[Fredrik]

Lara Croft will always be the Queen of gaming for me. I've been playing through 2013 and Rise the last couple of months on Stadia and has started with Shadow now, such an underrated serie and Lara is great in both the old and new form.

 

[Xavi]

Two of my favorite characters in JRPG history

 

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[gogojira]

Samus Samus Samus Samus!

 

[Syril]

Mae from Night in the Woods

Susie from Deltarune

 

[Ultimadrago]

Two of my favorite characters in JRPG history

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Putting Lightning next to Estelle. Evil expected of an Edelgard follower!

Just kidding. I'm more happy to see more Kiseki love.

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In before you add Edelgard