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also notice that instead of using the word "heroines" they refer to them as "Femme Fatales", which is actually kinda sad in my opinion, since I don't know how anyone could rightly call Samus a femme fatale! Still, I thought it would make an interesting poll. So, who are your favorite gaming heroines?

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ps I have to give it some thought, but definitely Samus comes to mind! Peach and Zelda definitely are not on my list, although Midna just might be

In no particular order:

-  Samus Aran (Metroid)
-  Alex Roivas (Eternal Darkness)
-  Jade (Beyond Good and Evil)
-  Inspector Carmelita Fox (Sly Cooper)
-  Yorda (ICO)
-  Karin (Shadow Hearts Covenant)
-  Lara Croft (Tomb Raider)
-  Princess Farah (Prince of Persia)

Samus is a shoe-in, but I have to give credit to characters with depth to them, like Carmelita and Jade. Alex Roivas was absolutely perfect for the lead in Eternal Darkness. Farah provided some great comic relief and companionship in POP:SOT, and although she hardly said anything, Yorda is one character that I really felt a connection with... but that was the point of ICO anyway, wasn't it? Also, big props to Karin for being a) a solid character, b) a female in an RPG that doesn't deserve to be in the :back row", and c) ... well, spoilers, but if you have beaten SH:C, you'll know exactly what I'm taking about.

Terra and Celes (FFVI)
Samus (Metroid)
Lenneth (VP)
Feena (Grandia)
Alana (Kartia)
Pearl/Lady Blackpearl (LoM)
Deneb (Ogre series)

That's about it for my favorite game heroines.  The last one is iffy, as Deneb has always been more neutral than anything, but if they can list Ada Wong...

This one is easy.  The answer can only be Mint, from Dew Prism/Threads of Fate.

Honorable mentions to Okami's Amaterasu and Umjammer Lammy's Lammy.

And Jet Baby, of course.

Noone likes Marina, or Shyna?

:-(

-Joshua

I have to second Angela's pick for Ammy from Okami, but Samus is also big on my list. And everyone talking of Karin from Covenant makes me really want to finally beat that damn game.

Other girls I really liked?

- Garnet (FFIX): Reminds me in every way of the girl I first fell in love with.
- Ken Marinaris (ZOE2): Her interactions with Dingo were at times hilarious, serious, and sometimes heartfelt, even if the game suffered from a pretty shitty translation.
- Elyham (Xenogears): Something about her character just felt "right". I don't know. Anyone else have thoughts?
- Mia Fey (Phoenix Wright): Her sexiness isn't just limited to her ample bust, and slinky way of dressing. I found her confident attitude to be a serious draw for me. In my mind, she represents femininity in every way, though others may disagree.
- Miyo and Mayu (Fatal Frame 2): I can't explain why (spoilers), but the dynamics between the two put them on the list. The game itself might be one of the saddest (and scariest) games ever made, but these two girls lent a great deal to the proceedings, too.
- ADA (ZOE1 and 2): For the love of God, I can't explain why, but a feminine-modelled sentient operating system for a giant robot struck me as very sexy. God help me.
- Fortune (MGS2): Yeah, she was kind of a whiner, but she had class like none other.
- The Boss (MGS3): Come on. Anyone who's played this game to the end knows why.

Curse you for beating me to the punch on this one and forcing me to second your choice. ;-)

Mint is not only the best heroine, she's the flat out best video game character ever written.

Valkyrie (Valkyrie Profile)
Celine/Chisato (Star Ocean 2)
Sakura/Chun Li (Street Fighter)
Athena/Yuri (SNK Universe)
Jam/Ino (Guilty Gear)
Ms Pac Man
Lilka/Kanon (Wild Arms 2)
Charlone (Growlanser 2)
Annette (Growlanser 3)
Nanami/Tengaar (Suikoden 2...Tengaar also from 1)
Miakis/Isabel/Faylen/Bernadette (Suikoden V)
Viki (Suikoden series)
Roll (Megaman Legends)
Pandora (Guitar Hero)
Kanna (Sakura Wars)
Sun Shang Xiang (Dynasty Warriors series)

Cute, but tough and having a strong presence would probably be about right.

I've never actually played either of these games but I have to say my faves are anyone from Dead or Alive or Rumble Roses. In spite of not experiencing the games, I can tell they are well-rounded, complex characters I can relate to and get attached to.

SHWING!

You're gonna love the "new and improved" ladies of Soulcalibur IV, then.

I skip browsing for a day and Angela steals my line. Bah.

My honorable mentions would be from NIS games. There's just something about Niikawa's character writing that flat-out rocks.

Those characters are Prier and Maron[e|a]. The first one shouldn't need an explanation, especially considering who I'm thirding for first place, and the second one is just too selfless yet convincingly strong-willed to be ignored.

I had forgotten to add her. Yeah, she was awesome.

Part of me wants to say Tron (from the MML franchise), but I'm not sure if she could really be considered a heroine.

And thanks Jay...Hitomi and Kasumi from DOA for me, please. And remember: It's all about the gameplay.

Now that people mention RR, I always did like Anesthesia.  "I see you in ICU!"

"Our cups runneth over..."
http://kotaku.com/gaming/gallery/new-so … hp?cpage=2

Hehe, funny! But personally, I'm not impressed with the big-breasted character designs. I still think the best 2 female arcade fighters of all time are Chun-Li and Cammy from SFII. At least in their original form, I don't care for the more recent alterations.

cheers,

-avatar!

Oh, good call! Those 3 are definitely awesome, and they have such personality and vigor (each in her own right of course)! I would also like to add Choko from Arc the Lad. She's most awesome

cheers,

-avatar!

Can't believe I'm so late on this topic.  Ah well.

In no particular order, my nominees would have to be:

Lenneth (Valkyrie Profile)
Samus (well, duh)
Terra (FFVI)
Rydia (FFIV)
Lucca (Chrono Trigger)
Aya (Parasite Eve.  Can't believe I almost forgot her!)
does Sailor Mercury count?

Well, not the most comprehensive list, and mostly Square-Enix fanboy-ish, but there you go.

As much as I'm a boob fanboy, they do look a little beyond ridiculous. Thankfully, the sizes seem to have been reigned in a little for the actual in-game character models.

I do approve of the outfits though. Bizarrely I find myself drawn to Voldo's codpiece.

The DoA-ifcation of the Soul Calibur series is a sad state of affairs.

Terra. (FF6)

The only two I was thinking of of the top of my head was Samus Aran (first) and then Lara Croft. I tend to have some negative feelings towards lady croft however because after a while I got really got sick of seeing her face everywhere during the PS1 era and the fact they churned out a game year after year I eventually quit carring (Tomb Raider III was the last TR game I played). Still, I have yet to see if the newer games can "rescue" or "reinvent" my thoughts of Lara Croft.

Totally, Roll is an awesome character.

Tough one, on one side she did star as the main character in her own game (a prequel) but then she's a pirate - what one would consider a anti-hero. Still, I'd give you this one becuase the Bonnes aren't really completely heartless characters even though they are one of the series main antagonists - there is some good deep down in them. Tron's hidden feelings for MM make her a multi-layered character that is easy to like dispite her sometimes harsh statements.

Still, there are some games where anti-heroes end up being a heroes because they turn sides or they end up being the lesser of two evils.

Christ, forgot another one. Aya was really cool, too.

I'm disappointed that there's no love for Zelda or Peach. Zelda kicked ass as Sheik and has had a more proactive role in most of the recent games. And Peach! She's probably the best representation of feminism in video games ever! I kid, of course, but she gets points for starring in the super-fun Super Princess Peach.

The only other heroine that I admire but haven't seen mentioned is Sonia Belmont. Having the Belmont clan start with a woman was an inspired choice, so IGA's decision to remove her from the continuity was incredibly disappointing.

I think you're the only one who's been looking at her face all these years.

I don't know about Peach since she's been playable many times (particularly in the Mario RPGs), but Zelda has never been playable outside of Smash Bros. and the awful CDI game, so I think it's fair to consider her more or less ineligible.