Random: BAFTA’s ‘Iconic Sport Characters’ Ballot Has Us Scratching Our Heads

While you consider probably the most ‘iconic’ online game character of all time, who pops into your head? May or not it’s Hyperlink? Maybe Pac-Man? What about Sonic? Likelihood is that Mario could be your primary, proper? Properly, you would be mistaken.

In line with current ballot outcomes from BAFTA on the ‘Most Iconic Video Sport Characters of All Time’, Mario solely managed to bag the silver medal. As a substitute, it was Tomb Raider‘s Lara Croft who wound up dominating the competitors to grab the primary spot after over 4,000 individuals solid their votes.

Now, we’re not salty or something (okay, perhaps a bit), as a result of Lara Croft is iconic, dagnabbit. After her debut again in 1996, she rapidly grew into one of the crucial recognisable and badass recreation characters of all time, together with her reputation bolstered by quite a few motion pictures, comics, and even novels. Simply this yr, she made a trimphant return with Tomb Raider I – III Remastered on Swap. So yeah, we might say our gal in all probability deserved it. Properly finished.

What has us questioning issues a bit extra are among the different entries. We love the Hitman franchise, for instance, however Agent 47 coming in at quantity three is a bit baffling. Likewise, we might wager there is a little bit of recency bias occurring with the likes of Shadowheart and Astarion coming in at numbers ten and seventeen respectively. Baldur’s Gate 3 is superior although, to be honest.

However anyway, sufficient of us shaking out fists on the sky. Let’s try the highest twenty iconic online game characters from BAFTA’s ballot:

1. Lara Croft – Tomb Raider
2. Mario – Tremendous Mario
3. Agent 47 – Hitman
4. Sonic – Sonic the Hedgehog
5. Sackboy – LittleBigPlanet
6. Pac-Man – Pac-Man
7. Hyperlink – The Legend of Zelda
8. Grasp Chief – Halo
9. Kratos – God of Struggle
10. Shadowheart – Baldur’s Gate 3
11. Arthur Morgan – Purple Useless Redemption II
12. PIkachu – Pokémon
13. Steve – Minecraft
14. Stable Snake – Steel Gear
15. Crash Bandicoot – Crash Bandicoot
16. Cloud – Closing Fantasy VII
17. Astarion – Baldur’s Gate 3
18. Kazuma Kiryu – Like A Dragon / Yakuza
19. Ellie – The Final of Us
20. Nathan Drake – Uncharted