BAFTA Most Iconic Video Games Character of All Time

[kitsunebi]

I don't want to say that BAFTA has no business declaring the most iconic video game character of all time with their "worldwide" poll of "over 4000 gamers," so I'll let their list say it for me.

1. Lara Croft, Tomb Raider
2. Mario, Super Mario
3. Agent 47, Hitman
4. Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog
5. Sackboy, LittleBigPlanet
6. Pac-Man, Pac-Man
7. Link, The Legend of Zelda
8. Master Chief, Halo
9. Kratos, God of War
10. Shadowheart, Baldur’s Gate 3
11. Arthur Morgan, Red Dead Redemption 2
12. Pikachu, Pokémon
13. Steve, Minecraft
14. Solid Snake, Metal Gear Solid
15. Crash Bandicoot, Crash Bandicoot
16. Cloud Strife, Final Fantasy VII
17. Astarion, Baldur’s Gate 3
18. Kazuma Kiryu, Yakuza
19. Ellie Williams, The Last of Us
20. Nathan Drake, Uncharted

OK.  Lara is pretty well known in many places (not Japan), but more iconic than Mario?  Please.  And #3 is generic bald guy Agent 47? Does your mom know who Agent 47 is?  No, of course not - he's not iconic.  Pac-Man?  Iconic.  Pikachu?  Iconic.  SACKBOY?  Not iconic.

This list is wickety wack, y'all.

Stick to films, BAFTA.