these ladies will make you forget about
the expression the weaker sex
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
female protagonists in video games for
this list on top of our usual one
character per franchise rule we decided
to also restrict the list to lead
playable characters only meaning they
have to be playable for the majority of
the game this does rule out a lot of fan
favorites like Alex Elizabeth and Ellie
but we’re looking for empowering women
who don’t need to be second to a male
escort and no DLC missions don’t count
number 10 Bayonetta Bayonetta series did
you miss me we’re starting this list off
with a sexy witch her sultry demeanor no
doubt distracted many but beyond the eye
candy Bayonetta is a formidable fighter
that can take on the armies of heaven
and hell and still have enough energy to
dance one of the last of the Umbra
witches lots of ladies have defeated
demons but she’s eaten gods with her
hair that’s probably how she retains her
figure don’t number 9 shell portal
series the orange jumpsuit wearing test
subject escapee certainly had a lot of
the odds stacked against her trapped
with a murderous AI in the empty
Aperture Science facility with only a
portal gun and her long fall braces for
comfort
here come the test results you are a
horrible person she only makes the ninth
spot because she’s still a silent
protagonist and thus loses marks for
personality does any of this make any
sense just tell me just say yes
okay what you’re doing there is jumping
but she still scores points for doing it
all in high heels we told this test
subject to just go ahead try to land on
her now number eight faith Connors
Mirror’s Edge we call ourselves runners
exist on the edge it’s one thing to try
and clear your sister’s name after she’s
been framed for murder it’s another when
taking down a totalitarian government
that’s covering up the crime you think
this was an accident Kate there are no
accidents in this city someone wanted
him dead and wanted you to take the fall
for faith Conners however taking on said
regime is a walk in the park as she’s a
master of vertigo-inducing parkour and
is not too shabby at unarmed combat and
with an open world sequel on the horizon
we can’t wait to step into her shoes
again it’s fine
someone’s bound to start shooting at me
soon number seven joanna dark perfect
dark series to follow up the runaway
success of Goldeneye double O seven on
the n64 and no longer holding the
license rare needed a character to be
their successor to James Bond their
answer was this sexy agent in a
cyberpunk future joanna dark is the
Carrington Institute’s best agent
proficient in almost any weapon and
whose achievements include saving a
President Obama look-alike how are you
feeling mr. president
better now young lady and
single-handedly stopping a century-long
alien conflict number six April Ryan the
longest journey series bet the vast
majority of viewers won’t know who this
gal is what an asshole
April Ryan is a shifter a person able to
travel between the worlds of futuristic
Stark and the mystical world of Arcadia
I hate this place
I so hate it I can’t even sit down
without crushing the natives thrust into
an adventure across beautiful scenery
her creator describes her character in
the first game as being akin to that of
Frodo Baggins and thus she evolves to
take after Aragorn in the sequel
dreamfall I guess I have a purpose
though I’m not sure what it is yet
number five Jill Valentine Resident Evil
series Claire may have also been a fan
favorite but jill has the skills and
resume to back up her place on the list
taking on the lead role in Resident
Evil’s 1 3 and revelations jill has
survived two zombie outbreaks and
escaped a city just as it got Newt
along the way she battled monsters
ranking from the unstoppable nemesis to
the cruise ship devouring the Heymann
and that’s all she wrote for the
synovium a former member of the Stars
special task force Jill would be the
first person to call if you find
yourself in a zombie apocalypse stars
number four
Jade Beyond Good and Evil allow me to
introduce you to Jade our new agent the
girl dressed in green from one of the
most underrated games of all time
Jade is a freelance photographer who
also takes care of children orphaned by
an alien attack and soon has to use her
martial arts skills to take down the
Alpha section dictatorship we need
someone who taken with a mission shade
you can refuse continue that all being
said we’d love to put her higher but so
far she’s only appeared in one game hey
Ubisoft where’s that sequel you teased
us with back in 2008 miss I work for our
listeners yeah well you guys are not
what I call us fast as a speeding bullet
number three Clementine
The Walking Dead Season two feels pretty
good while she was indeed introduced as
a secondary character to lea in the
first game one who acted as a moral
compass in the second season she takes
on the lead role and becomes a badass in
her own right Clementine should stay
here shoots
she’s what she’s just a little girl I
can do it we’re not gonna spoil too much
here because of new fans jumping on to
the series each day but we’ll leave you
with this
she’s an 11 year old kid who can kick
ass in a zombie apocalypse Oh
number two Samus Aran Metroid series
Samus is one of the most iconic video
game heroines one whose gender was
actually hidden from the player until
the end credits of the first game
you
nevertheless this ruthless bounty hunter
has single-handedly committed genocide
against a deadly alien parasite stopped
three space pirate operations destroyed
two planets and saved many other worlds
shows our sleuthing service has been
well rewarded
Schilling’s the universe this normally
would be top spot material but
unfortunately there are three simple
words that disregard all these
achievements Metroid Other M before we
get to the top spot let’s have a look at
some other kick-ass ladies I’ll have my
best dress ready on my worst and I
thought somebody was gonna lose an eye
oh this is so irritating take a good
long look at me do I look like a looter
uh No number one Lara Croft Tomb Raider
series chopping off our list is the
character that needs no introduction
we’ve seen Lara in multiple iterations
from her busty yet angular early days to
even having Angelina Jolie filling in
her role well we can do it my way or we
can all come back in time to the next
alignment and you’re welcome to try and
kill me then but without question the
best iteration of Lara has come in the
form of her 2013 reboot appearance
Mayday Mayday this is Lara Croft of the
endurance in this incarnation she takes
on the role of an aspiring adventurer
fresh out of college in a fight for
survival for not only herself but for
the rest of her crew after she’s been
shipwrecked the way this character has
evolved along with her lasting legacy as
the quintessential video game stunner
gets her into the top spot I don’t have
time for this
get out of the way or you die do you
agree with our list
take your offer and cram it up your ass
which heroines shoes would you like to
step into for more defining top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com I think that one was
about to say I love you they are
sentient of course
you
the expression the weaker sex
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
female protagonists in video games for
this list on top of our usual one
character per franchise rule we decided
to also restrict the list to lead
playable characters only meaning they
have to be playable for the majority of
the game this does rule out a lot of fan
favorites like Alex Elizabeth and Ellie
but we’re looking for empowering women
who don’t need to be second to a male
escort and no DLC missions don’t count
number 10 Bayonetta Bayonetta series did
you miss me we’re starting this list off
with a sexy witch her sultry demeanor no
doubt distracted many but beyond the eye
candy Bayonetta is a formidable fighter
that can take on the armies of heaven
and hell and still have enough energy to
dance one of the last of the Umbra
witches lots of ladies have defeated
demons but she’s eaten gods with her
hair that’s probably how she retains her
figure don’t number 9 shell portal
series the orange jumpsuit wearing test
subject escapee certainly had a lot of
the odds stacked against her trapped
with a murderous AI in the empty
Aperture Science facility with only a
portal gun and her long fall braces for
comfort
here come the test results you are a
horrible person she only makes the ninth
spot because she’s still a silent
protagonist and thus loses marks for
personality does any of this make any
sense just tell me just say yes
okay what you’re doing there is jumping
but she still scores points for doing it
all in high heels we told this test
subject to just go ahead try to land on
her now number eight faith Connors
Mirror’s Edge we call ourselves runners
exist on the edge it’s one thing to try
and clear your sister’s name after she’s
been framed for murder it’s another when
taking down a totalitarian government
that’s covering up the crime you think
this was an accident Kate there are no
accidents in this city someone wanted
him dead and wanted you to take the fall
for faith Conners however taking on said
regime is a walk in the park as she’s a
master of vertigo-inducing parkour and
is not too shabby at unarmed combat and
with an open world sequel on the horizon
we can’t wait to step into her shoes
again it’s fine
someone’s bound to start shooting at me
soon number seven joanna dark perfect
dark series to follow up the runaway
success of Goldeneye double O seven on
the n64 and no longer holding the
license rare needed a character to be
their successor to James Bond their
answer was this sexy agent in a
cyberpunk future joanna dark is the
Carrington Institute’s best agent
proficient in almost any weapon and
whose achievements include saving a
President Obama look-alike how are you
feeling mr. president
better now young lady and
single-handedly stopping a century-long
alien conflict number six April Ryan the
longest journey series bet the vast
majority of viewers won’t know who this
gal is what an asshole
April Ryan is a shifter a person able to
travel between the worlds of futuristic
Stark and the mystical world of Arcadia
I hate this place
I so hate it I can’t even sit down
without crushing the natives thrust into
an adventure across beautiful scenery
her creator describes her character in
the first game as being akin to that of
Frodo Baggins and thus she evolves to
take after Aragorn in the sequel
dreamfall I guess I have a purpose
though I’m not sure what it is yet
number five Jill Valentine Resident Evil
series Claire may have also been a fan
favorite but jill has the skills and
resume to back up her place on the list
taking on the lead role in Resident
Evil’s 1 3 and revelations jill has
survived two zombie outbreaks and
escaped a city just as it got Newt
along the way she battled monsters
ranking from the unstoppable nemesis to
the cruise ship devouring the Heymann
and that’s all she wrote for the
synovium a former member of the Stars
special task force Jill would be the
first person to call if you find
yourself in a zombie apocalypse stars
number four
Jade Beyond Good and Evil allow me to
introduce you to Jade our new agent the
girl dressed in green from one of the
most underrated games of all time
Jade is a freelance photographer who
also takes care of children orphaned by
an alien attack and soon has to use her
martial arts skills to take down the
Alpha section dictatorship we need
someone who taken with a mission shade
you can refuse continue that all being
said we’d love to put her higher but so
far she’s only appeared in one game hey
Ubisoft where’s that sequel you teased
us with back in 2008 miss I work for our
listeners yeah well you guys are not
what I call us fast as a speeding bullet
number three Clementine
The Walking Dead Season two feels pretty
good while she was indeed introduced as
a secondary character to lea in the
first game one who acted as a moral
compass in the second season she takes
on the lead role and becomes a badass in
her own right Clementine should stay
here shoots
she’s what she’s just a little girl I
can do it we’re not gonna spoil too much
here because of new fans jumping on to
the series each day but we’ll leave you
with this
she’s an 11 year old kid who can kick
ass in a zombie apocalypse Oh
number two Samus Aran Metroid series
Samus is one of the most iconic video
game heroines one whose gender was
actually hidden from the player until
the end credits of the first game
you
nevertheless this ruthless bounty hunter
has single-handedly committed genocide
against a deadly alien parasite stopped
three space pirate operations destroyed
two planets and saved many other worlds
shows our sleuthing service has been
well rewarded
Schilling’s the universe this normally
would be top spot material but
unfortunately there are three simple
words that disregard all these
achievements Metroid Other M before we
get to the top spot let’s have a look at
some other kick-ass ladies I’ll have my
best dress ready on my worst and I
thought somebody was gonna lose an eye
oh this is so irritating take a good
long look at me do I look like a looter
uh No number one Lara Croft Tomb Raider
series chopping off our list is the
character that needs no introduction
we’ve seen Lara in multiple iterations
from her busty yet angular early days to
even having Angelina Jolie filling in
her role well we can do it my way or we
can all come back in time to the next
alignment and you’re welcome to try and
kill me then but without question the
best iteration of Lara has come in the
form of her 2013 reboot appearance
Mayday Mayday this is Lara Croft of the
endurance in this incarnation she takes
on the role of an aspiring adventurer
fresh out of college in a fight for
survival for not only herself but for
the rest of her crew after she’s been
shipwrecked the way this character has
evolved along with her lasting legacy as
the quintessential video game stunner
gets her into the top spot I don’t have
time for this
get out of the way or you die do you
agree with our list
take your offer and cram it up your ass
which heroines shoes would you like to
step into for more defining top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com I think that one was
about to say I love you they are
sentient of course
you
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