Tracer | First appearance: ‘Overwatch’ (2016). (Photo: Archive)
Carl Johnson | First appearance: ‘Grand Theft Auto San Andreas’ (2004). (Photo: Archive)
GLaDOS | First appearance: ‘Portal’ (2007). (Photo: Archive)
Sackboy | First appearance: ‘LittleBigPlanet’ (2008). (Photo: Archive)
John Marston | First appearance: ‘Red Dead Redemption’ (2010). (Photo: Archive)
Sora | First appearance: ‘Kingdom Hearts’ (2002). (Photo: Archive)
HK-47 | First appearance: ‘Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic’ (2003). (Photo: Archive)
Kratos | First appearance: ‘God of War’ (2005). (Photo: Archive)
Claptrap | First appearance: ‘Borderlands’ (2009). (Photo: Archive)
Dante | First appearance: ‘Devil May Cry’ (2001). (Photo: Archive)
Faith | First appearance: ‘Mirror’s Edge’ (2008). (Photo: Archive)
Sam Fisher | First appearance: ‘Splinter Cell’ (2002). (Photo: Archive)
Jaina Proudmoore | First appearance: ‘Warcraft 3’ (2002). (Photo: Archive)
Steve | First appearance: ‘Minecraft’ (2011). (Photo: Archive)
Cortana | First appearance: ‘Halo: Combat Evolved’ (2001). (Photo: Archive)
Ico | First appearance: ‘Ico’ (2005). (Photo: Archive)
Big Daddy | First appearance: ‘Bioshock’ (2007). (Photo: Archive)
Barbarian | First appearance: ‘Clash of Clans’ (2012). (Photo: Archive)
Nathan Drake | First appearance: ‘Uncharted’ (2007). (Photo: Archive)
Marcus Fenix | First appearance: ‘Gears of War’ (2006). (Photo: Archive)
Teemo | First appearance: ‘League of Legends’ (2009). (Photo: Archive)
Eris Morn | First appearance: ‘Destiny’ (2014). (Photo: Archive)
Check out our list of the 35 most iconic video game characters ever. Which one did you love the most while playing these games? Also, we only included characters from this century, so no Sonic, Mario or Lara Croft.
