International Women's Day should be a daily celebration to commemorate all of the powerful women that brought countless great and significant contributions to society, from simple and everyday tasks to leading the world. Women have always been part of the spotlight in various important happenings in history, and these games solidify their presence as fictional characters.
Games may be fictional or based on imagination, but these imaginations are created by humans based on important experiences or inspiration from history by their creators, developers, and writers. Having these women lead in games creates a dynamic feature on how powerful a lady is, and that in their ways, they can reshape an entire event.
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Best Female-led Video Games
Lara Croft - Tomb Raider' series
One of the most iconic female leads in video game history is the English adventurer and fearless Lara Croft, which was created by Core Studios for Sega Saturn and the PlayStation. Since the late 90s, Lara Croft has been kicking ass, both enemies and fictional entities, as she ventures into the unknown corners of the world.
Chloe Frazer - 'Uncharted: Lost Legacy' expansion
Despite being a new addition in the "Uncharted" series, Chloe is immediately a fan-favorite and a viable replacement for Nathan Drake in Naughty Dog's action-adventure series. "Uncharted 4: A Thief's End" may have slept on her, but the Lost Legacy expansion surely highlighted Chloe's skill and asset in the game.
Aloy - 'Horizon Zero Dawn'
Aloy is a young female hunter that is awakened to a world that is overrun by machines. It is up to her skills and knowledge to uncover everything from her past, and defeat the robots that took the Earth from humans. "Horizon Zero Dawn" has certainly highlighted Aloy as a strong lady character that leads the entire title.
Commander Shepard - 'Mass Effect'
Commander Shepard is easily one of the saddest female characters in a video game, one in which when going alongside her would make a soldier wet their exosuits. The strong character of Shepard is needed in "Mass Effect" as it ventures into the sci-fi world of extraterrestrial beings.
Bayonetta - 'Bayonetta' series
Platinum Games' most popular and iconic hack-and-slash title that never gets old, "Bayonetta," debuted one of the best female characters that show her robust power in killing the bad guys. Bayonetta may be sophisticated and oozing in sexual appeal, but she is not one to mess with.
Ellie - 'The Last of Us' series
"The Last Of Us" may have brought one of the most iconic teamup of Joel and Ellie, but the entire series showed its fans and players that even a little girl can make a difference in surviving a zombie apocalypse.
Moreover, Ellie's presence in the series shows the power of femininity, further empowering them as coming out as a lesbian, asserting her acceptance, and normalizing LGBT within the community.
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Written by Isaiah Alonzo
