What an… interesting list. What are we thinking?
Personally I’m stunned Lara Croft made the top five and Agent 47 seems like an odd choice. Small sample size?
**The full list: **
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Lara Croft, Tomb Raider
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Mario, Super Mario
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Agent 47, Hitman
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Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog
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Sackboy, LittleBigPlanet
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Pac-Man, Pac-Man
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Link, The Legend of Zelda
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Master Chief, Halo
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Kratos, God of War
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Shadowheart, Baldur’s Gate 3
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Arthur Morgan, Red Dead Redemption 2
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Pikachu, Pokémon
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Steve, Minecraft
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Solid Snake, Metal Gear Solid
15.Crash Bandicoot, Crash Bandicoot
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Cloud Strife, Final Fantasy VII
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Astarion, Baldur’s Gate 3
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Kazuma Kiryu, Yakuza
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Ellie Williams, The Last of Us
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Nathan Drake, Uncharted
They polled gamers, for sure. Non gamers are only gonna recognize part of this list, and thats what makes them truly iconic - being known by people who dont even care about video games.
Thats gonna be mario, sonic, pikachu, pacman, and maybe Zelda (but probably not Link). The average person will know those but would have no clue who Lara Croft, Nathan Drake, or Solid Snake is. Kazuma Kiryu?? I’m an avid gamer and wouldn’t recognize that name.