with more developed storylines also
comes more developed characters
clobberin time
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
continuing our series of the most
memorable videogame characters with the
top 10 memorable videogame characters of
the 1990s hello Gordon phone boy it’s
good to see you huh
for this list we’re taking a look back
at the videogame characters that
achieved their iconic status in the 90s
with given priority to those who
continue to be recognizable today how
about I give you a jump start
they don’t have to have made their first
appearance in the 90s just so long as
they had their success in this decade
also characters who already made our
1980s list such as a certain Italian
plumber can’t appear on this list again
number 10 Kirby Kirby series Kirby’s got
to be the most unlikely badass in the
history of video games short adorable
and pink he’s about as intimidating as a
wad of bubblegum this resident of planet
popstar proves however that appearances
can be deceiving
with one deep inhale Kirby will suck his
opponents up and assume their special
abilities even when Kirby isn’t
impersonating one of his fellow Nintendo
icons he has a few animal bodies that he
can ride to help him plow through king
dedede’s army cross him and he’ll come
in like a wrecking ball number 9 Cloud
Strife
Final Fantasy 7 I think I’ll pass
although the 80s brought us numerous
gaming superstars it wasn’t until the
90s that video game characters started
to emerge as intricate individuals
Final Fantasy has given us some of the
most diverse human beings the industry’s
ever known the franchise’s flagship
character being Cloud Strife this
mercenary is immediately recognizable
with his spiky hair and unrealistically
gigantic sword but what makes cloud
stand out though is his dark side softer
side complicated past an uncertain
future sorry but my contract says I know
you think I don’t know clouds legacy
will never end but hopefully someday
he’ll find a happy Final Fantasy number
8 Yoshi Super Mario series in the
bizarre world of Super Mario a plumber
can be a gallant knight and a dinosaur
can be his noble steed
while yoshi’s island is overrun with
these delightful prehistoric creatures
there’s one particularly green dinosaur
that’s laid eggs in our hearts from
Mario’s whiny toddler years to his
mustachioed adulthood this loyal
dinosaur companion has been there to
pick up the slack he always sticks by
Mario even if Mario doesn’t always stick
by him Yoshi’s much more than a sidekick
he’s a hero in his own right
number 7 duke nukem duke nukem series
not to be confused with the Captain
Planet villain of the same name duke
nukem is every macho action hero rolled
into one give me a jack and go get a day
with bulging muscles sunglasses a cigar
babes pining over him and guns galore
even Arnold Schwarzenegger would be
saying that this guy’s a bit much
terminated
the reason the Duke worked so well as a
character is that he’s fully aware of
his cliched if not douchey nature look
at my ass do it know as funny as he is
masculine
what dude wouldn’t want to kick ass and
chew bubblegum with this over-the-top
man of action where’s a hammer
one number six Crash Bandicoot crash
bandicoot series hi I’m crash crash
bandicoot when the original playstation
entered the console war sony needed a
winning mascot guaranteed to grab the
attention of gamers the ps1 found that
savior in crash this Eastern Bard
Bandicoot proved cooler and edgier than
Mario without ever coming off his –
condescending a plumber boy mustache man
your worst nightmare has arrived crash
was wild energetic and just a lot of fun
as were his earliest games I knew I
could rely on you sadly his popularity
has dwindled since Naughty Dog’s moved
on to more ambitious project and
Activision now holds the right to the
series number 5 Solid Snake Metal Gear
Solid series you sound like you’re happy
while Solid Snake initially hit the
scene in the 80s with Metal Gear it was
1998 Metal Gear Solid that solidified
him as one of the greats
throughout his breakout game snake
evolved into a real character with inner
demons a sense of humor and a backstory
well I know I won’t be bored for the
next 18 hours smarter and stealthier
than a traditional action hero snake
further demonstrated the dramatic
cinematic shift that video games were
making why bother with anything that
complicated no it’s pretty simple really
characters weren’t just appearing in
three dimensions but were
three-dimensional in an emotional sense
too a lot of that can be attributed to
snake coming out of his box
anyway what’s with C box oh nothing
no big deal number 4 scorpion
Mortal Kombat series
the Mortal Kombat series has no shortage
of awesome fighters making it severely
difficult to single out just one but we
got to give the nod to scorpion and not
just because of his mind-blowing
fatalities we’ve heard of characters
avenging a fallen loved one but how many
characters come back from the dead to
avenge themselves my life ended
treachery
killed at the cold hands of arch-nemesis
sub-zero this resurrected ninja doesn’t
know the meaning of the word death even
the power of ice can’t silence this
badass flash Shuai ryu yeah number 3
Lara Croft Tomb Raider series this
English archaeologist has achieved a
total of six Guinness World Records
including most recognizable female video
game character some people deliver the
post I jump heavy rivers and fight
Tigers her blocky digital body showed
off the PS one’s full capabilities but
there was more to Lara than big square
boobs from the beginning she’s been a
witty charming sparkplug that anybody
would want to have an adventure with of
course being portrayed by Angelina Jolie
definitely didn’t hurt her popularity
either
in recent years game developers have
moved away from the sex symbol angle
developing Lara into a more identifiable
heroine number 2
Pikachu Pokemon series fun fact Clefairy
was actually supposed to be the original
mascot of the Pokemon franchise but
we’re glad they finally went with the
electric mouse because Pikachu played a
substantial role in turning this
franchise into a cultural phenomenon
even if you don’t catch them all no
journey to becoming a Pokemon master
would be complete without capturing one
of these electric rodents lovable and
loyal pikachu makes us wish that pokemon
really roamed the earth did you come
here I thought I was man’s best friend
before we level up to our top pick here
are a few honorable mentions Spyro is
going to help us collect the talismans I
am yes that was too close you were
almost a Jill sandwich you’re right
berry thanks for saving my life
we prefer doing things our own way great
Bob is ready to go number one
Sonic the Hedgehog Sonic the Hedgehog
series even if you were a Nintendo kid
growing up in the 90s
you were probably tempted to get a Sega
Genesis solely for this blue hedgehog
sonic certainly gave his competitors a
run for their money with his need for
speed and expertise in blast proccesing
whatever that is what if you don’t have
blast proccesing as we all know Sonic’s
career drastically lost momentum
sometime after transitioning into 3d but
while his recent games have been hit or
miss in some cases by a long shot
Sonic’s fanbase remains so adoring that
they’ll always anticipate his next
release to them he’s still the fastest
thing alive do you agree with our list
uh-huh who’s your favorite 90s videogame
character for more entertaining top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com just as I expected
you
comes more developed characters
clobberin time
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
continuing our series of the most
memorable videogame characters with the
top 10 memorable videogame characters of
the 1990s hello Gordon phone boy it’s
good to see you huh
for this list we’re taking a look back
at the videogame characters that
achieved their iconic status in the 90s
with given priority to those who
continue to be recognizable today how
about I give you a jump start
they don’t have to have made their first
appearance in the 90s just so long as
they had their success in this decade
also characters who already made our
1980s list such as a certain Italian
plumber can’t appear on this list again
number 10 Kirby Kirby series Kirby’s got
to be the most unlikely badass in the
history of video games short adorable
and pink he’s about as intimidating as a
wad of bubblegum this resident of planet
popstar proves however that appearances
can be deceiving
with one deep inhale Kirby will suck his
opponents up and assume their special
abilities even when Kirby isn’t
impersonating one of his fellow Nintendo
icons he has a few animal bodies that he
can ride to help him plow through king
dedede’s army cross him and he’ll come
in like a wrecking ball number 9 Cloud
Strife
Final Fantasy 7 I think I’ll pass
although the 80s brought us numerous
gaming superstars it wasn’t until the
90s that video game characters started
to emerge as intricate individuals
Final Fantasy has given us some of the
most diverse human beings the industry’s
ever known the franchise’s flagship
character being Cloud Strife this
mercenary is immediately recognizable
with his spiky hair and unrealistically
gigantic sword but what makes cloud
stand out though is his dark side softer
side complicated past an uncertain
future sorry but my contract says I know
you think I don’t know clouds legacy
will never end but hopefully someday
he’ll find a happy Final Fantasy number
8 Yoshi Super Mario series in the
bizarre world of Super Mario a plumber
can be a gallant knight and a dinosaur
can be his noble steed
while yoshi’s island is overrun with
these delightful prehistoric creatures
there’s one particularly green dinosaur
that’s laid eggs in our hearts from
Mario’s whiny toddler years to his
mustachioed adulthood this loyal
dinosaur companion has been there to
pick up the slack he always sticks by
Mario even if Mario doesn’t always stick
by him Yoshi’s much more than a sidekick
he’s a hero in his own right
number 7 duke nukem duke nukem series
not to be confused with the Captain
Planet villain of the same name duke
nukem is every macho action hero rolled
into one give me a jack and go get a day
with bulging muscles sunglasses a cigar
babes pining over him and guns galore
even Arnold Schwarzenegger would be
saying that this guy’s a bit much
terminated
the reason the Duke worked so well as a
character is that he’s fully aware of
his cliched if not douchey nature look
at my ass do it know as funny as he is
masculine
what dude wouldn’t want to kick ass and
chew bubblegum with this over-the-top
man of action where’s a hammer
one number six Crash Bandicoot crash
bandicoot series hi I’m crash crash
bandicoot when the original playstation
entered the console war sony needed a
winning mascot guaranteed to grab the
attention of gamers the ps1 found that
savior in crash this Eastern Bard
Bandicoot proved cooler and edgier than
Mario without ever coming off his –
condescending a plumber boy mustache man
your worst nightmare has arrived crash
was wild energetic and just a lot of fun
as were his earliest games I knew I
could rely on you sadly his popularity
has dwindled since Naughty Dog’s moved
on to more ambitious project and
Activision now holds the right to the
series number 5 Solid Snake Metal Gear
Solid series you sound like you’re happy
while Solid Snake initially hit the
scene in the 80s with Metal Gear it was
1998 Metal Gear Solid that solidified
him as one of the greats
throughout his breakout game snake
evolved into a real character with inner
demons a sense of humor and a backstory
well I know I won’t be bored for the
next 18 hours smarter and stealthier
than a traditional action hero snake
further demonstrated the dramatic
cinematic shift that video games were
making why bother with anything that
complicated no it’s pretty simple really
characters weren’t just appearing in
three dimensions but were
three-dimensional in an emotional sense
too a lot of that can be attributed to
snake coming out of his box
anyway what’s with C box oh nothing
no big deal number 4 scorpion
Mortal Kombat series
the Mortal Kombat series has no shortage
of awesome fighters making it severely
difficult to single out just one but we
got to give the nod to scorpion and not
just because of his mind-blowing
fatalities we’ve heard of characters
avenging a fallen loved one but how many
characters come back from the dead to
avenge themselves my life ended
treachery
killed at the cold hands of arch-nemesis
sub-zero this resurrected ninja doesn’t
know the meaning of the word death even
the power of ice can’t silence this
badass flash Shuai ryu yeah number 3
Lara Croft Tomb Raider series this
English archaeologist has achieved a
total of six Guinness World Records
including most recognizable female video
game character some people deliver the
post I jump heavy rivers and fight
Tigers her blocky digital body showed
off the PS one’s full capabilities but
there was more to Lara than big square
boobs from the beginning she’s been a
witty charming sparkplug that anybody
would want to have an adventure with of
course being portrayed by Angelina Jolie
definitely didn’t hurt her popularity
either
in recent years game developers have
moved away from the sex symbol angle
developing Lara into a more identifiable
heroine number 2
Pikachu Pokemon series fun fact Clefairy
was actually supposed to be the original
mascot of the Pokemon franchise but
we’re glad they finally went with the
electric mouse because Pikachu played a
substantial role in turning this
franchise into a cultural phenomenon
even if you don’t catch them all no
journey to becoming a Pokemon master
would be complete without capturing one
of these electric rodents lovable and
loyal pikachu makes us wish that pokemon
really roamed the earth did you come
here I thought I was man’s best friend
before we level up to our top pick here
are a few honorable mentions Spyro is
going to help us collect the talismans I
am yes that was too close you were
almost a Jill sandwich you’re right
berry thanks for saving my life
we prefer doing things our own way great
Bob is ready to go number one
Sonic the Hedgehog Sonic the Hedgehog
series even if you were a Nintendo kid
growing up in the 90s
you were probably tempted to get a Sega
Genesis solely for this blue hedgehog
sonic certainly gave his competitors a
run for their money with his need for
speed and expertise in blast proccesing
whatever that is what if you don’t have
blast proccesing as we all know Sonic’s
career drastically lost momentum
sometime after transitioning into 3d but
while his recent games have been hit or
miss in some cases by a long shot
Sonic’s fanbase remains so adoring that
they’ll always anticipate his next
release to them he’s still the fastest
thing alive do you agree with our list
uh-huh who’s your favorite 90s videogame
character for more entertaining top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com just as I expected
you
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