Female characters in the game and cinematic culture are of great interest to the audience. Companies use this marketing move to increase sales of their own product. This article will discuss the most popular heroines.
About characters
It just so happened that since the time of such projects as Tomb Raider, Bloodrayne or Heavy Metal: FAKK 2, interest in female game images has increased many times. This is not surprising, because beauty is a terrible force.
Technical progress does not stand still, new technologies appear, and computer graphics are improving accordingly. The result is even more beautiful female characters. Below will be considered the 10 most popular characters from games and anime.
1 place. Serana
The unconditional first place goes to the laconic vampire from Skyrim. The female characters in The Elder Scrolls IV: Skyrim are attractive in physical and magical performance. Some are beautiful in appearance, but are ordinary traders. But the devil Seran combines all the necessary qualities and is also immortal.
Therefore, the player has a lot of time to study it thoroughly. The result is a large number of arts, memes, and thematic communities. The latter are usually called the "Club of those who have lost their heads from Serana."
In the game, the girl is a quest character in the official addon, "Guardians of the Dawn", belongs to the vampire clan Volkihar. He is a companion of the protagonist, regardless of the chosen side. After completing the missions, there is the opportunity to turn her into a person.
A very cute character who periodically dilutes the silence with phrases like “it's light here, let's go to the cave or grotto”, and also sometimes sings. Able to make special elven arrows of the bloody curse, which can extinguish the sun.
Unfortunately (or fortunately) Serana cannot be married. This is illogical: useful as a companion, but in the role of a housewife, she will be of very little use. It is better to let some Aela the Huntress clean the House of Warm Winds, and the Daughter of the Cold Harbor help Dovakin.
2nd place. Morrigan
The most interesting female character from Dragon Age: Origins is a witch from the wild lands. Attractive with its cold temper, a share of cynicism and a world view that differs from the rest of the protagonist’s companions. A kind of calm and reasonable rebel, which is somewhat remotely reminiscent of Jack from Mass Effect 2 and 3.
Acquaintance with the witch takes place at the beginning of Dragon Age: Origins, when the protagonist has to complete his first task for admission to the order of "Gray Guards". After the battle of Ostagar, the hero wakes up in Flemet’s hut (Morrigar’s mother), who, leaving the wounded guests, tells her daughter to go with them.
During travels, the black-haired witch shows a nasty disposition and often condemns the player's decisions. She succeeds in getting close when she becomes aware of Flemet's plans to occupy her body. After which there is a battle with the stepmother, who actually turns out to be a dragon.
In the end, there is a battle with Archidemon. The bottom line is that only the Gray Guard can be killed at the cost of his own life. Morrigan proposes to conduct a secret ritual that can save the protagonist from death. If you agree, in Dragon Age: Inquisition will appear not only she, but also the son of Kirran. The boy is the reservoir of the soul of the god Urtemiel.
If the protagonist refuses, Morrigan will run away, turning into an animal, and in Inquisition will appear alone. In addition to all of the above, the witch is attractive in that it stands out from the rest of the protagonist’s satellites.
No matter how different Wynn, Leliana and other satellites differ from each other, but they are all uniquely positive. Morrigan has a hint of hidden inner anger that sets it apart from the rest. She also speaks in white verses.
3rd place. Leliana
The marathon of female characters worthy of attention continues, the red-haired beauty from Orlei. Being a bard, she mastered the skill of chanting, possession of knives and a bow.
The first meeting with the beauty takes place in very strange circumstances - a brawl in the tavern, from which the girl emerges victorious in bloodied priestly robes armed with two swords.
He wears the nickname “The Left Hand of the High Priestess,” “Sister of the Nightingale,” but for a few friends she’s just Leliana. In Dragon Age: Origins, the protagonist has a chance to start an affair with a saffron milk cap. In Inquisition is not a romance character, since it does not appear in the hero’s squad at all.
An interesting point in the game is Leliana's Song. In the truest sense of the word. If the relationship with the girl was not interrupted at the initiative of the player, she will present a beautiful song while in the camp.
In the third part of the game, he serves as the head of all espionage affairs of the Inquisition, has a well-developed appearance and a more severe disposition. The opposite of the simple Leliana of Origins. He shows a severe character and a strong character in the plot twist when the protagonist falls into the distant future, where the Elder won the war and became a newly made deity.
The female character Leliana did not give up after many months of continuous torture and fought until the last, until the hero went back to the past to change the course of events.
4th place. Miranda
The star of Mass Effect 2, which appeared on the game podium through the efforts of the same developers from BioWare, Miranda Lawson is a consultant from Cerberus who accompanies Captain Shepard in his mission of confronting Collectors who are trying to pave the way for the Reapers to recycle their entire organic life in the Universe.
Such a beautiful female character attracts the attention of the male half of the fans of the Mass Effect universe. An affair with a girl is possible if a male protagonist fulfills her personal quest and does not have a relationship with any other young lady from the team.
According to the game concept, Miranda is a product of genetic engineering: intelligence, weapons skills and even attractive appearance are the result of experiments. The girl runs away from her father, wants to save her blood sister Oriana. If in ME2 there was a romance, then in ME3 the beauty will survive after a skirmish with a bloodthirsty dad.
Behind the arrogance and pragmatism of Miranda hides a vulnerable and sensual female nature. Suppose that in the third part you can’t take her to the team, but letters periodically come from her. You can see her not only during the quest, but also by inviting Shepard to a party.
It is also interesting that the developers borrowed the appearance for the character from the Australian actress Yvonne Strakhovsky.
5th place. Willow from Fallout
Female characters in the post-apocalypse are ugly, boring and do not differ in special charisma. The exception is Willow, which can be obtained as partners only as part of a fan-made mod.
It is attractive in that the fans of the game have invested in it almost 1,200 well-developed dialogs that allow them to interact with the outside world. It differs from other companions in a pretty appearance and incessant chatter, which makes it a pleasant companion on a journey through the Wasteland.
Although Willow is a product of the efforts of fans, it has become so popular that art with her is walking on the net. She is a fan of the New California Republic, has her own opinion on almost every event that happens in the game and will immediately voice it whenever possible.
She can be convinced about the preferences of the faction: the Legion does not favor. But this is not always important. Owns conventional weapons, can learn hand-to-hand combat. The girl is prudent: if poisoned, she will apply the antidote that she wears in a backpack. In between battles, he uses stimulants.
There is only one minus: not at odds with knives. If you equip it with them, it will run away from the battlefield and hide. If she finds herself, she sends a pair of cuffs to the enemy, but will continue to run away. Willow will not become a full-fledged companion until he finds a personal rifle.
After the situation is corrected, the beauty will gain new opportunities:
- will use the walkie-talkie (useful in case the companion is lost);
- Doesn’t break into battle until the protagonist attacks someone;
- if necessary, she is able to independently make a fire and cook food (takes components from a backpack) or is engaged in cooking on a gas stove;
- wherever the hero crouches, Iva sits down next to her (looks very cute);
- independently collects all kinds of junk that gets in the way, including caps from Coke;
- The girl does not have a “wait timer” - if you need to wait for a player somewhere, he will wait as long as necessary;
- and the most pleasant bonus for those who have lost their head from Ivushka is the opportunity to start a love relationship with her.
After all these features, you can not pass by such an attractive companion. The only bad thing is that the female character is the product of the efforts of a handful of creative personalities from a fan environment, and not official developers. This is fraught with the fact that not all "corners are smooth." In some places, there are bugs, lags and other incorrect work associated with the fact that the modification did not fit correctly into the project everywhere.
6th place. Fury from Darksiders 3
The third part of the offspring from THQ Nordic has not yet been released, and art with red beast has long been walking on the Internet. Like it or not, female characters with red hair become popular. Naruto, Dragon Age, or The Avengers with the Black Widow - it doesn't matter.
The heroine is the sister of the rest of the horsemen of the Apocalypse, must defeat the seven deadly sins escaped to freedom. The rider is armed with a deadly whip, graceful as Catwoman, uses magic, and also wears an interesting hairstyle.
The plot is based on the eternal opposition of dark and light forces. This time they fought in the world of people (Third Kingdom), which turned into the death of the latter. As a result of the events of the first part, the rider War turned out to be extreme, which eventually had to do all the dirty work. In Darksiders II, Death tries to help out an unlucky brother and eliminate the very mistake for which he was condemned by the Charred Council - to revive humanity itself.
The events of the first two parts are closely intertwined with each other and occur in parallel. When War and Death perish, the last seal breaks, which calls them. After all, there should always be four Horsemen.
In order to fully appreciate the attractiveness of Rage, you will have to wait for the official release, which will be held on November 27, 2018.
7th place. Jack
Reckless aggressive biotic from Mass Effect 2 and 3 with an appearance reminiscent of Kira from the "Chronicles of Riddick" and the character of a gangster from GTA. A female character completely covered in tattoos, each of which indicates a murder.
“Cerberus” owes its heavy character, experiments on enhancing biotic skills also influenced her negatively. Therefore, clashes with Miranda are possible.
Jack remains a vulnerable and sensitive girl, whom poetry is not alien to (the Gray Mediator can find her poems). If you spin the novel, it will become closer to Shepard and cease to be aggressive towards others.
In Mass Effect 3, appearance and character change for the better, because Jack teaches students at the Grissom Academy to use biotics in battle. Already not shaved baldly, dressed with taste and looks after her expressions. She will not join the squad, but she can always be found in the Simulator.
Shepard can also invite her to the club for a dance after talking with notes of nostalgia about the war with Collectors and other moments of the past from Mass Effect 2.
8th place. Uma from Blood Omen 2
Fans of the vampire saga Legacy Of Kain remember the attractive vampire that Cain sees after waking up somewhere in the dungeons of Nosgoth. Appetizing, with chic forms and a flying gait, the heroine teaches Cain to use dark gifts.
During the game, he is captured by Lord Serafan, after which the protagonist pulls the young lady out of captivity. Such a development completely attracts the attention of fans. If the project came closer to 2010 and was implemented by BioWare, relations between the characters definitely developed.
Such a plot twist is possible only in fan-made comics in the anime genre. The female character of Mind in the game does not have such a happy fate. Guided by her own ambitions, the girl suspected a tyrant in Cain who would get rid of resistance as soon as he sat on the throne.
The protagonist considered her the spy of the enemy and killed her. This ends the story of the vampire who has a happy ending only in fanfiction and amateur comics, drawn in the anime genre. The female character in the game remained unworked, incomplete and not fully disclosed, unfortunately.
9th place. Lara Croft
The marathon of the heroines continues tomb raider, who became popular, thanks to Angelina Jolie. Popular in the nineties - two thousandth series of games, Tomb Raider received a reboot, reborn into a full-fledged "Survival" genre.
The beloved Lara Croft has changed, diminished in size, has become more cautious, more vulnerable and somewhat more attractive. True, not for everyone.
Gamers who are tormented by nostalgia for the old image of the heroine, successfully venting discontent on other projects. If you set the appropriate mod to Skyrim, then in the hero generation mode you can create a female character that looks like Larochka as two drops of water.
10th place. Bloodrayne
The cult Rhine from the project of the same name, popular in the early 2000s, closes the marathon. The plot revolves around a vampire who cuts the Nazis left and right, periodically replenishing her health by drinking blood.
It attracts not only with its beauty, but also with dizzy acrobatic stunts. The game was continued in the form of the second part. However, that was all over. Three films of the same name were also shot, which completely ruined the reputation of the Rhine.
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Anime fans often talk about the animated series Naruto. Lists with pictures of female characters often appear in discussions on all kinds of thematic forums. Not only the game industry is filled with colorful personalities. They are in cartoons, movies and books. The names of female characters from Naruto and any other anime are recognizable - with a distinctive Japanese "sound."
These are not all characters worthy of attention. Each project has interesting characters. What are Ciri, Jennifer and Tris from The Witcher 3? Isabella from Dragon Age 2 and Cassandra from DA: Inquisition are interesting and original. More elaborate than female anime characters.
A curious fact is their dissimilarity to each other. That is, a team of developers works on each heroine in order to work out habits, facial expressions, character and manner of speaking in order to form a full-fledged personality.
With such "living" characters, projects reach unprecedented heights. In artificial persons, the painstaking work of the development team is manifested. The player will have to make difficult decisions, make deals with conscience, and think over each phrase in the dialogs. Decisions influence the further development of events; actions are evaluated by satellites. With a complete negative attitude, the character will leave the team, and the highest level of sympathy contributes to the emergence of a love relationship.
So it turns out the game, which I want to return time after time. It is hoped that there will be more.