timeless motivation or tired trope you
can’t deny that this has been a bit of a
pattern welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’re counting down our picks for
the top 10 video game damsels in
distress’ Ashley while games these days
definitely feature a larger number of
strong and empowered female characters
than they did in the past it seems that
from generation to generation there’s
always been a few young ladies that need
saving as usual we’re limiting this list
to one character per franchise number 10
princess Daphne dragon’s lair save me
the cage is locked with a key one of the
first ever video game damsels in
distress’ comes off today as cliched as
a distressed damsel can get captured by
the malicious dragon singe and locked
away in a crystal orb her champion Dirk
the daring must traverse the Wizards
castle in order to save her like we said
we che to slay the dragon use the magic
sword once you do find her there’s not
much about her demeanor or outfit that
indicates distress however light hearted
the game was the characters overly
sexualized presentations was quite the
topic of debate whatever man it was 30
years ago
number nine Elizabeth
BioShock Infinite you’ve got a cow
stripped of her freedom as an infant
this character awaits her liberation in
a tower on the desolate monument Island
as fate would have it the protagonist
booker is offered a gratuitous deal of
erased debts in return for the girls
retrieval what am i you’re the girl
who’s getting out of this tower
however sheltered and helpless Elizabeth
comes off at first glance she does truly
come into her own as a force to be
reckoned with as the game goes on saving
you from distress on occasion
then again you do literally save her
from a tower in the sky so you’re at
least even
number eight Maria Santiago Gears of War
2 Dom are you like
not all damsels get out of distress as
this lady’s knight in shining armor
arrived all too late tom
once happily married to corporal Dominic
Santiago by the events of the second
game she is gone missing after venturing
underground Dom finally finds her a
captive in a locust prison camp
emaciated and lobotomized a shell of her
former self as a mercy he reluctantly
has to put her out of her misery
no happily ever after here number 7
Kairi Kingdom Hearts series
Kairi remember what you said before I’m
always with you – okay really long story
short this girl broke up a friendship
between two of the main characters sora
and riku in the battle for her heart
quite literally and figuratively it gets
really complicated but at the end of the
first game it’s revealed that she’s one
of the princesses of heart which
apparently is a pretty big deal hey I
feel like we’re friends already only
trouble is Sora has her heart at this
point and he sacrifices himself – we
told you it was complicated
number six lothario Middle Earth shadow
of Mordor
my name is lothario from the sea of
Nanna now who said princesses couldn’t
be tough the smell of fresh meat boys
attracts the scavengers lothario is the
adopted daughter of Lady Marwan and the
warrior commander of the tribesmen of
nirn she’s as strong as she is tactful
and fearless to a fault on a desperate
mission to save her mother she’s
captured by Oryx forcing tallien to step
in and save her from a terrible fate
Holi of all the damsels we’ve seen so
far lothario is definitely the most
badass as you can even play as her in
the game’s free dlc number five Ashley
Resident Evil 4 Leone Ashley this
spoiled little bundle of joy finds
herself in agent Lee on Kennedy’s
protection when he is sent to rescue her
from a troubled Spanish village Leone I
think they shot something in my neck
what’s funny is that as the president’s
daughter she’s technically as close to a
modern-day princess as you can get
though she’s definitely not strong or
independent she at least has the common
sense to stay hidden in a dumpster
when things get messy Ashley number four
your de ikou
this otherworldly character becomes the
victim of her own mother the queen of
the castle she is captive in once the
Horned exile Aiko rescues the princess
from her imprisonment they find
themselves relying on each other in
their escape yarda being unfit for
combat counts on Aiko to defend her from
the Queen’s shadow creatures and to
escort her through the castles perils
she may look high-maintenance consider
Eiko has to drag her around by the hand
everywhere but I coat needs your desires
in order to activate many of the magical
devices within the castle number three
Marion double dragon we’re instantly
greeted to this character’s distress
with a shameful punch to the stomach
when she’s knocked unconscious and
kidnapped by the black warriors game
geez you think that would fly today
anyway it’s then left up to the two
martial arts masters Billy Lee and his
brother Jimmy to rescue their shared
love interest before the climactic end
to this love story the game’s
multiplayer feature involves a final
match between the two brothers
in a duel for Marianne’s affection where
the winner lives happily ever after
until the sequel when Marion is shot
dead at the very beginning of the game
distressing number two Zelda
The Legend of Zelda series
as the descendant of royalty one would
expect to be constantly targeted for
kidnapping although that doesn’t quite
sink in to the princess of Hyrule link
the game’s protagonist is classically
sent on elaborate quests to save her
from the Dark Lord Ganon or Ganondorf
depending on which game you’re playing
despite the game’s cookie-cutter hero
saves the princess trend Zelda is shown
in many games to have magical abilities
enabling her to fend for herself
in fact she turns out to be a skilled
Archer when taking on Ganondorf
before we unveil our probably obvious
topic here are a few honorable mentions
let’s get to see the little bitch is
coming on
could you oh thanks
number one princess peach Super Mario
Brothers series
being the princess of the Mushroom
Kingdom can be tough especially when you
had a giant fire-breathing turtle
monster ready to kidnap you at every
turn
it should be no surprise that our top
pick has been kidnapped more than anyone
else on this list but Mario was saving
Pauline from the clutches of Donkey Kong
long before pipi ever showed up so at
least he’s had a ton of practice despite
her horrific track record peach never
seems to take measures to prevent this
sort of thing from happening again
like say letting Mario stay in her
castle geez friendzone much do you agree
with our list
oh you pervert which damsel do you think
is still awaiting her knight in shining
armor for more awesome if cliched top
10s published every day be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com everybody
can’t deny that this has been a bit of a
pattern welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’re counting down our picks for
the top 10 video game damsels in
distress’ Ashley while games these days
definitely feature a larger number of
strong and empowered female characters
than they did in the past it seems that
from generation to generation there’s
always been a few young ladies that need
saving as usual we’re limiting this list
to one character per franchise number 10
princess Daphne dragon’s lair save me
the cage is locked with a key one of the
first ever video game damsels in
distress’ comes off today as cliched as
a distressed damsel can get captured by
the malicious dragon singe and locked
away in a crystal orb her champion Dirk
the daring must traverse the Wizards
castle in order to save her like we said
we che to slay the dragon use the magic
sword once you do find her there’s not
much about her demeanor or outfit that
indicates distress however light hearted
the game was the characters overly
sexualized presentations was quite the
topic of debate whatever man it was 30
years ago
number nine Elizabeth
BioShock Infinite you’ve got a cow
stripped of her freedom as an infant
this character awaits her liberation in
a tower on the desolate monument Island
as fate would have it the protagonist
booker is offered a gratuitous deal of
erased debts in return for the girls
retrieval what am i you’re the girl
who’s getting out of this tower
however sheltered and helpless Elizabeth
comes off at first glance she does truly
come into her own as a force to be
reckoned with as the game goes on saving
you from distress on occasion
then again you do literally save her
from a tower in the sky so you’re at
least even
number eight Maria Santiago Gears of War
2 Dom are you like
not all damsels get out of distress as
this lady’s knight in shining armor
arrived all too late tom
once happily married to corporal Dominic
Santiago by the events of the second
game she is gone missing after venturing
underground Dom finally finds her a
captive in a locust prison camp
emaciated and lobotomized a shell of her
former self as a mercy he reluctantly
has to put her out of her misery
no happily ever after here number 7
Kairi Kingdom Hearts series
Kairi remember what you said before I’m
always with you – okay really long story
short this girl broke up a friendship
between two of the main characters sora
and riku in the battle for her heart
quite literally and figuratively it gets
really complicated but at the end of the
first game it’s revealed that she’s one
of the princesses of heart which
apparently is a pretty big deal hey I
feel like we’re friends already only
trouble is Sora has her heart at this
point and he sacrifices himself – we
told you it was complicated
number six lothario Middle Earth shadow
of Mordor
my name is lothario from the sea of
Nanna now who said princesses couldn’t
be tough the smell of fresh meat boys
attracts the scavengers lothario is the
adopted daughter of Lady Marwan and the
warrior commander of the tribesmen of
nirn she’s as strong as she is tactful
and fearless to a fault on a desperate
mission to save her mother she’s
captured by Oryx forcing tallien to step
in and save her from a terrible fate
Holi of all the damsels we’ve seen so
far lothario is definitely the most
badass as you can even play as her in
the game’s free dlc number five Ashley
Resident Evil 4 Leone Ashley this
spoiled little bundle of joy finds
herself in agent Lee on Kennedy’s
protection when he is sent to rescue her
from a troubled Spanish village Leone I
think they shot something in my neck
what’s funny is that as the president’s
daughter she’s technically as close to a
modern-day princess as you can get
though she’s definitely not strong or
independent she at least has the common
sense to stay hidden in a dumpster
when things get messy Ashley number four
your de ikou
this otherworldly character becomes the
victim of her own mother the queen of
the castle she is captive in once the
Horned exile Aiko rescues the princess
from her imprisonment they find
themselves relying on each other in
their escape yarda being unfit for
combat counts on Aiko to defend her from
the Queen’s shadow creatures and to
escort her through the castles perils
she may look high-maintenance consider
Eiko has to drag her around by the hand
everywhere but I coat needs your desires
in order to activate many of the magical
devices within the castle number three
Marion double dragon we’re instantly
greeted to this character’s distress
with a shameful punch to the stomach
when she’s knocked unconscious and
kidnapped by the black warriors game
geez you think that would fly today
anyway it’s then left up to the two
martial arts masters Billy Lee and his
brother Jimmy to rescue their shared
love interest before the climactic end
to this love story the game’s
multiplayer feature involves a final
match between the two brothers
in a duel for Marianne’s affection where
the winner lives happily ever after
until the sequel when Marion is shot
dead at the very beginning of the game
distressing number two Zelda
The Legend of Zelda series
as the descendant of royalty one would
expect to be constantly targeted for
kidnapping although that doesn’t quite
sink in to the princess of Hyrule link
the game’s protagonist is classically
sent on elaborate quests to save her
from the Dark Lord Ganon or Ganondorf
depending on which game you’re playing
despite the game’s cookie-cutter hero
saves the princess trend Zelda is shown
in many games to have magical abilities
enabling her to fend for herself
in fact she turns out to be a skilled
Archer when taking on Ganondorf
before we unveil our probably obvious
topic here are a few honorable mentions
let’s get to see the little bitch is
coming on
could you oh thanks
number one princess peach Super Mario
Brothers series
being the princess of the Mushroom
Kingdom can be tough especially when you
had a giant fire-breathing turtle
monster ready to kidnap you at every
turn
it should be no surprise that our top
pick has been kidnapped more than anyone
else on this list but Mario was saving
Pauline from the clutches of Donkey Kong
long before pipi ever showed up so at
least he’s had a ton of practice despite
her horrific track record peach never
seems to take measures to prevent this
sort of thing from happening again
like say letting Mario stay in her
castle geez friendzone much do you agree
with our list
oh you pervert which damsel do you think
is still awaiting her knight in shining
armor for more awesome if cliched top
10s published every day be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com everybody
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