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Is Ellie more popular than Lara Croft now?
- Thread starter Memento
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There is about to be 4 Super-Men in a huge DC crossover event on TV this year and Iron Man is dead
this argument is dumb, has the OP even been back in the thread or did he stir the shit and bounce.
This is like asking who is more popular Avril Lavigne or Madonna. Actually you probably need someone even more obscure than Avril, maybe like Laura Shigihara vs Madonna.
Edit: Actually Laura Shigihara is probably still too popular to properly illustrate the absurdness in the comparison here. I'm not sure anyone exists that is unpopular enough who could fill in for Ellie in the ? vs Madonna comparison.
Edit: Actually Laura Shigihara is probably still too popular to properly illustrate the absurdness in the comparison here. I'm not sure anyone exists that is unpopular enough who could fill in for Ellie in the ? vs Madonna comparison.
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You know what, when I compare the two solely from their recent outings, I think Ellie might be more popular. She is certainly a more interesting character. The problem is Ellie has less games and she shares the spotlight with Joel as to where Lara Croft stands on her own. The only way Ellie even has a chance is if you discount Lara's history and the general public. So it's really not up for debate. Tomb Raider is more iconic and more popular. I have to wonder if there would even be so much hype around the new trailer if Joel wasn't in it.
I'd say Peach is probably number 1 for women characters. Zelda and Lara for number 2 is debatable imo, mostly because a lot of people probably think Link is Zelda. After that a massive gap.
Ellie has been playable in 1 game for a tiny spell and 1 DLC for said game (which I did not play but think was short also) and is playable in an upcoming game. Lara Croft is in, checks Wikipedia, um lots and what? 3 movies? Yeah being excited for TLoU Part II is one thing. Being overexcited and saying Ellie is Universally more popular than Lara Croft is quite another. My mother would have more chance of recognising Lara Croft over Ellie. Not saying she would but the chance would be much much higher. My niece I assume could recognise both but I think she watched that Swedish guy play TLoU on Youtube so can't say for sure.
not really.
So because you think I'm an Xbox fanboy I automatically live in a bubble?
please....dig through my post history and find me one example of that. If only you were in the XboxEra Discord you'd see I spend more time bagging Xbox than I do praising it.
you can be a fan of something without being a blind fanboy that refuses to accept reality and has a warped view of the world.
i bought a Voodoo 1 card back in the day, firstly for Tomb Raider on PC, i've always been a PC gamer so i didn't know who Ellie was until i read this thread, not all gamer's use a PS4 to play TLOU, it's easily Lara Croft who is both more popular and Iconic by a country mile.
This is factually wrong. An IP extends across multiple mediums/products. Is their a film based the TLOU that's grossed 200+ million worldwide?
Again, don't let this marketing push get the better of you OP.
Is more popular limited to who is more well known? While they often go hand in hand, I wouldn't necessarily say they're the same? Definition is listed as " liked, admired, or enjoyed by many people or by a particular person or group," so I could see more popular meaning a character that is more liked while being enjoyed by many people.
I'd say Ellie is a more liked character, but Croft is definitely the more well known of the two.
I'd say Ellie is a more liked character, but Croft is definitely the more well known of the two.
Lara is more popular and iconic. Not even a question. TLOU needs maybe at least ten more years and a movie before it can even hope to match Tomb Raider's permeation in pop culture.
Everything is relative. In Asia she probably is.
Everything is relative. In Asia she probably is.
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The issue with the "Iconic vs.popular" argument some in Ellie's camp seem to be making, is using the word popular as a synonym for likable. While that's one of the possible definitions of the word popular (and not really the commonly used definition, which is used more as a combination of well-known and liked), if that's the point of this thread is, I need more on why we should be comparing Lara and Ellie at all. They aren't really related at all and at times can be designed to intentionally not be "liked" based on choices/characterization in their respective properties. I understand this is going down the rabbit hole of definition of the term, but I'm not sure there's a way to argue Ellie without going down some rabbit hole of semantics.
Moreover, by that metric, if there's a tiny game played by 100 people who universally love a character in it, does that character then become more "popular" than both Lara and Ellie based on percentage of people who played and "liked" the character? More semantics, but again, seems to be the place this argument resides.
Moreover, by that metric, if there's a tiny game played by 100 people who universally love a character in it, does that character then become more "popular" than both Lara and Ellie based on percentage of people who played and "liked" the character? More semantics, but again, seems to be the place this argument resides.
Hell no. Lara is easily among the top 10 iconic gaming characters. Ellie is an unknown to a vast majority of gamers.
Not everyone is a certified Sony fanboy you know?
Not everyone is a certified Sony fanboy you know?
LOL what? I had to look up who the hell Ellie even was. Lara Croft, and it isn't remotely close.
Utterly and totally perfect.
Utterly and totally perfect.
Lmao
I've been saying this
Era stays living in a bubble
Ellie is a random nobody from a generic cookie cutter game, Lara is an all time icon and known by name
Yes! You expressed this very well.
I think there's a huge open issue of what is the group that we're talking about? Resetera? Dedicated Gamers? All Gamers? Americans?
You mean, that girl who is about to star on her first game? (well second, considering the DLC).
well stated.
edit: lmao at that poll. hopefully someone is now more aware of the real world than they were 24 hours ago.