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I know they are not iconic, but i really love my female custom characters: sally shepard, sally of fallout 3(sally was my dog :'( ), the main character of saints row 3 etc

Maybe not iconic but other (recent)girls i like:

wang yi from dinasty warrios

marie from persona 4 golden:

mila from doa

lili tekken(short haired girls combo breaker!)

amazon from dragon's crown

 

[Lothar]

My favorite two

Alex from Eternal Darkness

Claire from RE2/RE:CV.

Horror games are usually really good with women.

 

[MightyKAC]

Takes it upon herself to topple an entire evil interplanetary regime to avenge the death of her brother.

I present Alisa (Alis) Landale...

This chick is all types of old school 80's anime style badass.

 

[sphinx]

will put a less obvious one

 

[Amneisac]

This is it. I think people overthink female characters. Tess could have been a man. (very light spoiler)

Spoiler

They never expressly mention a romantic relationship between her and Joel. Sure, we can assume, but she isn't just a love interest.

She isn't sexualized - and this is in the real sense of the word, not the crazy gamer interpretation of not sexualized - and she is a strong character.

That's all it takes. You don't have to be STRONG IN A WOMANLY WAY - you just have to be a good character, and happen to be female.

 

[Byronic Hero]

wang yi from dinasty warrios

I don't play Dynasty Warriors so I don't know about her being a good character, but I do know that she may be the most attractive female character in all of video games. O_O

 

[TheContact]

Elly from Xenogears, of course

 

[Conciliator]

Tess is a monstrous badass but I don't think she's that much of a character.

Spoiler

They don't really have enough to time to develop her

, I guess.

Also, she may not be super-sexualized but she has a beyond-supermodel body and them pants is mighty fitted for a post-apocalypse. It's fine, just saying.

Ellie is the real shit though, that's a great character. Shoutouts to Heather Mason too.

 

[afternoon delight]

Heather Mason from Silent Hill 3. Gets her life destroyed and then decides to end those responsible, despite what they are.

I'm trying to be vague as possible because

Spoiler

setting out to KILL A GOD is fucking badass.

 

[Despera]

Yuna (Final Fantasy X)

The most heartfelt videogame character out there. Genuine intentions, genuine thoughts, and was devoted to her summoning journey and proved that she wanted to create a change in Spira. This is probably my favorite video of her (warning: ending spoiler).

When she says "Or the dreams that have faded"... shit hits me in the feels every time!

As for my favs I see that The Boss, Amaterasu, Regina, Emma Honeywell, Aya Brea and Jade from BG&E are already mentioned. Another one of my favs is Alicia Melchiott. She's already been mentioned, but here's a picture:

 

[MrJTeera]

Molly is such a badass!

But the real queen would be her..

 

[Patrickv27]

That's exactly why I'm sad. Barley anyone played the game she was in, but she was still a great female protagonist in a sea of interchangeable JRPG women.

She that girl from resonance of fate right? I would love to play a bit more of it though I suck

 

[IdiotMyshkin]

The answer is The Boss.

CQC like THE Boss.
Cold War like THE Boss.
American Hero like THE Boss.

Salute!

 

[zoukka]

Gotta go with the grandmother of badasses.

 

[Acquiescence]

If we're talking queens then you've got to have The Gravity Queen...

Hands down, the best female protagonist created this gen.

 

[Dipso]

Nobody up for a spot of Twing Twang...

 

[Omegasquash]

The top dog will always be Samus. She does her goddamn job.

Next up, and a bit non-traditional is Relm from FFVI. She's a kid, shoots straight as an arrow, and doesn't get all down in the dumps, but she does show some emotion here and there that feels genuine.

 

[Alfredo]

Emily Wyatt, Deadly Premonition