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08/18/23 4:01:45 PM
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Kajagogo
08/18/23 6:45:38 PM
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Would it be anything other than Peach, Samus Aran, Lara Croft and Chun-Li?

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SaikyoStyle
08/18/23 6:46:40 PM
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Ms. Pac-Man?

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Priere
08/18/23 6:47:39 PM
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Aloy, Abby, Ellie and Birdo

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mercurydude
08/18/23 6:47:42 PM
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I would set fire to the rain if Lara wasn't on there.

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YellowSUV
08/18/23 6:48:56 PM
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Ms. Pac-Man, Lara Croft, Chun-Li, and Samus

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Kajagogo
08/18/23 6:50:03 PM
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SaikyoStyle posted...
Ms. Pac-Man?

Touch. She embarrassingly, totally slipped my mind. Replace Lara with her.

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FortuneCookie
08/18/23 6:51:30 PM
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Kajagogo posted...
Would it be anything other than Peach, Samus Aran, Lara Croft and Chun-Li?

Replace Peach with Ms. Pac-Man.
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CassandraCroft
08/18/23 6:53:43 PM
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https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/6/4/5/AAfUmvAAELfd.jpg
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Those three utterly drop dead women I will give you but Peach??!!! Give us a break! There are HUNDREDS of better looking gaming women than her for instance:

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UnfairRepresent
08/18/23 6:54:16 PM
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I don't think Lara Croft and Samus are arguable. They're at the top for the games actually having them as the main character and being successful

After that I think you can make an equal case for Ms Pac Man, Zelda, Peach, Chun-Li. Maybe a few others.

I don't see how you can argue that Chun-Li or Peach changed anything the way Samus and Lara did

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FortuneCookie
08/18/23 6:57:45 PM
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UnfairRepresent posted...
I don't see how you can argue that Chun-Li or Peach changed anything the way Samus and Lara did

Chun-Li is one of the first female characters to be playable in a fighting game. She also overcame sexism when one of the publishers wanted her to have a smaller life bar on the assumption that men are stronger than women.

She prevailed though. And with her intense speed, she's almost objectively the easiest character to beat Street Fighter II with.
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Solar_Crimson
08/18/23 6:59:13 PM
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Kajagogo posted...
Would it be anything other than Peach, Samus Aran, Lara Croft and Chun-Li?
I made this topic a while back, and yeah, these were my picks.

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UnfairRepresent
08/18/23 7:02:13 PM
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FortuneCookie posted...
She also overcame sexism when one of the publishers wanted her to have a smaller life bar on the assumption that men are stronger than women.
And then they made her cry like a child if she loses and go on dates in her ending.

Was hardly a win for sexism

Mario 2 was already out by then with Peach as a playable character

Sonya came a year later and was much stronger in terms of female representation

I don't see the argument of why they're not as important

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mercurydude
08/18/23 7:04:15 PM
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FortuneCookie posted...
She prevailed though. And with her intense speed, she's almost objectively the easiest character to beat Street Fighter II with.

My brother would get mad at me for picking her all the time because I'd whoop him by doing this move. And it's not like he could get back at me by picking her because he didn't know how to do it, lol.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/7/7/9/AAC89BAAEw4L.png

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andel
08/18/23 7:05:23 PM
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ms pacman wouldn't be on there

laura croft/samus/zelda/peach

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Turbam
08/18/23 7:06:26 PM
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Chun and Samus are the only ones that are unarguable, as they are both still insanely relevant today
Peach for sure I'd say goes on there
As for the last one, gotta give it up to the Bombchu Bowling Alley Girl.

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SomeLikeItHoth
08/18/23 7:07:57 PM
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andel posted...
laura croft/samus/zelda/peach


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YoBlazer
08/18/23 7:12:51 PM
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Jill Valentine is a legend and would definitely be one of my top 4.

Samus
Jill
Chun-Li
Peach

Lara Croft "on standby" but she loses points for not having as much longevity as the others.

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Vicious_Dios
08/18/23 7:13:41 PM
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Croft (PS)
Samus (Nintendo)
Cortana (X)
Chun-Li (Arcades)


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UnfairRepresent
08/18/23 7:18:57 PM
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YoBlazer posted...
Jill Valentine is a legend and would definitely be one of my top 4.

Samus
Jill
Chun-Li
Peach

Lara Croft "on standby" but she loses points for not having as much longevity as the others.
Wut?

Lara Croft is still going as the main character of her ongoing game series.

Jill came the same year and is one of several characters in the series who doesn't even appear in most of the games. She hasn't even appeared in a mainline RE game story since 2009 in which she was non playable in the main campaign.

^ Edit: You can make a case for Relevations being mainline, in which case she was in 2012. But still.

How does Lara have less longevity? Literally because RE1 came out a few months before TR1?

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Metal_Gear_Raxis
08/18/23 7:19:51 PM
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FortuneCookie posted...
Chun-Li is one of the first female characters to be playable in a fighting game. She also overcame sexism when one of the publishers wanted her to have a smaller life bar on the assumption that men are stronger than women.
JFC...

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UnfairRepresent
08/18/23 7:21:52 PM
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Metal_Gear_Raxis posted...
JFC...
In Deus Ex released in the year 2000, the female MIB enemies have less HP than the male ones. This was done for "realism"

Same game that has aliens and giant robots BTW.

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TimeForAction
08/18/23 7:28:40 PM
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My own personal list

Samus
Ellie
Celes
Claire
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I4NRulez
08/18/23 7:29:47 PM
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Kajagogo posted...
Peach, Samus Aran, Lara Croft and Chun-Li?

I would take Peach off.

I think Kerrigan, Jill Valentine, and Tifa all have more claim to being the best over Peach.

I think Peach became a good character but it took years for her to do it. Where as i think there were better female characters than her. Unless we're just going by recognition

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YoBlazer
08/18/23 7:37:00 PM
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UnfairRepresent posted...
Wut?
Actually, you're right. I was mistaken and thought the original TR came out a couple years after RE. I also looked it up and learned that TR collectively has sold 95 million games, an enormous sum that places it amongst the bigger gaming franchises ever. Lara may not be nearly as relevant as she was 20 years ago, but based on her pedigree and main-character status, I'd say she stands alongside Samus and above pretty much any other female gaming character.

Samus
Lara
Peach

Then either Jill or Chun-Li.

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LordFarquad1312
08/18/23 7:37:47 PM
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Yeet Lara, put Zelda in.

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Questionmarktarius
08/18/23 8:09:17 PM
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VRX3000
08/18/23 8:23:33 PM
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Ms Pac Man
Samus Aran

then it gets tricky. You could put Peach or Zeldabut I feel you need to be playable more often then not.

chun li is basically the third character you pick after ken and ryu in street fighter. Shes memorable but I meanshes not important. Same with Jill Valentine.

Lara Croft does have a lot of staring rolesbut her star faded a lot, then bounced back, and faded again.

I really feel like we only have 2/4 right now.

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YoBlazer
08/18/23 8:43:00 PM
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VRX3000 posted...
Ms Pac Man

I understand that Ms. Pac-Man was important and popular in the early 80s, but putting her on a Mt. Rushmore when she's barely been relevant for four decades? That seems like a stretch when other characters have maintained relevancy and popularity for so much longer.

Anyway, I think Peach gets a secured spot because she's evolved from the traditional damsel in distress into her own character with agency and starring roles. She's been playable for over 3 decades in tons of different genres, remains highly relevant in gaming, and is probably the most recognizable female character of all. She just had a starring role in one of the most popular animated films ever.

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08/18/23 10:01:59 PM
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Lil_Bit83
08/18/23 10:23:27 PM
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Ms. Pac-Man, Peach , Zelda, Chun-Li, Samus, Sonya Blade, Laura Croft

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daynlokki
08/18/23 10:29:56 PM
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Wheres GLaDOS at? Quoted for decades.
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FortuneCookie
08/18/23 10:37:41 PM
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UnfairRepresent posted...
And then they made her cry like a child if she loses and go on dates in her ending.

Was hardly a win for sexism

Oh, yeah? You know what happens when Guile wins? He goes home and becomes a family man.

Mario 2 was already out by then with Peach as a playable character

Just a dream. The real Peach cries to be rescued in 60% of her appearances.

Sonya came a year later and was much stronger in terms of female representation

The character who kisses men to death deserves the spot more than Chun-Li. Uh-huh.
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FortuneCookie
08/18/23 10:38:44 PM
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mercurydude posted...
My brother would get mad at me for picking her all the time because I'd whoop him by doing this move. And it's not like he could get back at me by picking her because he didn't know how to do it, lol.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/7/7/9/AAC89BAAEw4L.png

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Irony
08/18/23 10:39:05 PM
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Just titties

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manhookcardoor
08/18/23 10:39:29 PM
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Samus at least.

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voldothegr8
08/18/23 10:42:15 PM
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YellowSUV posted...
Ms. Pac-Man, Lara Croft, Chun-Li, and Samus
One of these has to be left off because Peach is GOATed

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Jupiter
08/18/23 10:43:53 PM
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I honestly don't think Peach deserves to be on it.

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Compsognathus
08/18/23 10:44:08 PM
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Samus, Lara Croft and Chun Li are solidly on there.

Then there is a pretty notable drop off where Ellie, Jill, Zelda, Peach and Cortana probably all have a claim.

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ModernPost
08/18/23 10:47:49 PM
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Any mountain without Tifa is invalid.

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PowerOats
08/18/23 10:49:12 PM
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I never understood Lara croft being in
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FortuneCookie
08/18/23 10:55:52 PM
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PowerOats posted...
I never understood Lara croft being in

She had two movies (three now). She was the first video game character to appear in Playboy. She appeared in advertisements outside of gaming. Her popularity transcended the medium and, for a while there, she was a household name.

I never took the series myself, but I can't deny her place in history. She's been to the moon and back as far as video game character accomplishments are concerned.
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Ivany2008
08/18/23 11:39:12 PM
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Peach, Zelda, Samus, Lara
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The_Popo
08/18/23 11:44:46 PM
#43:


Kajagogo posted...
Would it be anything other than Peach, Samus Aran, Lara Croft and Chun-Li?

I think you nailed it.

I dont agree with Ms. Pac-Man making the cut because her game is only from one game.

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Glob
08/18/23 11:49:38 PM
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PowerOats posted...
I never understood Lara croft being in

I feel the same way about Samus.

Lara Croft was iconic even to non-gamers for a time. It was a brief window in fairness, but she was something of a pop culture icon.
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FortuneCookie
08/18/23 11:50:18 PM
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The_Popo posted...
I dont agree with Ms. Pac-Man making the cut because her game is only from one game.

But she was the first female protagonist to take the gaming world by storm. Ms. Pac-Man outsold Pac-Man. Not having her is like the real Mt. Rushmore not having George Washington.

If there's any shoe-in, it's her.
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pfh1001
08/19/23 12:11:38 AM
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ModernPost posted...
Any mountain without Tifa is invalid.


Gotta agree. JRPGs exploded in popularity due to FF7, & Square has been milking it for the last 25+ years, so they've stayed in the limelight that entire time.

Samus really isn't that big of a name. Especially as the series she comes from is uneven and not nearly as popular as FF7-- check the sales numbers if you disagree.
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CassandraCroft
08/19/23 12:11:51 AM
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andel posted...
ms pacman wouldn't be on there

laura croft/samus/zelda/peach

Prey tell me just who the utter fuck is "Laura Croft" when she is at home?

Please show me who this "Laura Croft" is.

Fucking hell we all mention her name and you still can't get it right eh Larndel!

Her name is LARA that is L A R A Croft

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/9/7/2/AAfUmvAAEY_8.jpg

She has only been out for 27 years and casuals like you still cant get her name right! Bloody hell.

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CassandraCroft
08/19/23 12:17:53 AM
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FortuneCookie posted...
She had two movies (three now). She was the first video game character to appear in Playboy. She appeared in advertisements outside of gaming. Her popularity transcended the medium and, for a while there, she was a household name.

I never took the series myself, but I can't deny her place in history. She's been to the moon and back as far as video game character accomplishments are concerned.

Great post.

But you forgot to mention that Tomb Raider and Lara Croft hold six Guinness world records, was one of the first characters who was inducted to the now defunct "walk of game" in San Francisco and the people of Derby England named a ring road after her:

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/9/9/2/AAfUmvAAEw7g.jpg

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Questionmarktarius
08/19/23 12:19:27 AM
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Putting Lara Croft above Reimu Hakurei?
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