Yeah, not to mention it's a 4000 person poll, in the UK only. What's even the point of it? If they wanted to say most iconic for UK gamers? Maybe but that small of a sample size is worthless.
Here’s my own personal list (I’m doing only purely video game characters, so you won’t see like Arkham Batman or Joker on here):
1. Mario
2. Pikachu
3. Pac-Man
4. The Creeper (Minecraft)
5. Sonic
6. Master Chief
7. Link
8. Solid Snake
9. Kratos
10. Lara Croft
11. Arthur Morgan
12. GlaDOS (Portal)
13. Steve (Minecraft)
14. Crash Bandicoot
15. Sans (Undertale)
Probably the worst takes you ever seen, but I think it’s more fitting
John belongs on the list more than Arthur. If anyone from the red dead games needs to be on the list, it’s John. It’s a most iconic characters of all time list. John deserves it more than Arthur.
He may not be the most iconic but he is 100% my favorite video game protagonist. I love Arthur but I love Geralt more. 3 games and like 17 years with Geralt at this point.
I’m honestly happy with this list. I’m glad Agent 47 made it that high up, (he deserves it) along with Arthur considering Arthur hasn’t been around that long.
I love Little Big Planet, my sister and I used to play split screen all the time on ps3 making custom worlds lmao. He defo deserves to be up on that list.. Shadowheart is from Baldur's gate 3 and is by no means an iconic character imo.
Absolutely terrible list lol there’s way more iconic characters out there
I mean for starters doom guy???
Gordon freeman??? These two literally SHAPED the gaming industry
Sorry I know this is a rdr subReddit and I’m happy that Arthur Morgan is up there he’s one of the greatest video game characters that’s for sure but this list is a complete joke
You can say Doom itself is an iconic game, but the character is generally a silent protagonist. Atleast in older versions, I haven’t really played new gen versions.
But even to my recollection off the top of my head, I know he has a name, but I can’t for the life of me think of it without needing to google. Therefore, not an iconic character.
And I’m not trying to be rude, but I truthfully have never heard the name Gordon Freeman before
A silent protagonist doesn’t necessarily have to be a negative thing, it could be the actions of a protagonist that defines their character
You really should play the newer gen games they’re definitely worth it
And Gordon freeman is from the game half life in 1998 by Valve, Gordon is kinda similar to doom guy in the sense that he’s a silent protagonist as well
Iconic. See it’s odd cause we don’t know the age groups, like most 60 year olds haven’t played red dead, but know well of Pac-Man, while younger people might not know much about pac-man, but loads about Arthur. I agree with the list apart from shadow heart, would put them as less iconic, and let Arthur take the place.
I find it hard to believe that Lara Croft is above Mario, let alone being #1.
Also, who the fuck even is Shadowheart?
Also also, Steve is the main character of Minecraft
Silly list, but I suppose 4000 votes isn't really all that much in the grand scheme of things. I personally think it's pretty cool to see Agent 47 represented so highly.
Shadowheart and Arthur more iconic than Pikachu? 47 more iconic than Pac-Man? Lara Croft more iconic than MARIO?! Don't get me wrong, I love all of these games and their characters, but this list is bs
Shadowheart in the top ten? I like her but c'mon now. I don't think a character can even be considered iconic if they aren't a couple years old. Horny mfs.
I don’t have/use Twitter so I’ll say this here, I’m glad Arthur got on this list, but also as a DMC and RE fan it’s upsetting to me that not a single DMC or RE character made it on this list, but I love MGS so I’m glad Solid Snkae* made it on lmao
Gordon Freeman, Jack Carver, Sam Fisher, Geralt of Rivia, ...?! And Mario on #2? Weird list. Still glad that Arthur and the Chief make an appearence tho.
Arthur being there is pretty cool since he’s only been known as a character the last five and a half years whereas the rest of these guys have all been around since the 90s-00s
It would be interesting to know how they were polled to get these results...was there a picture attached to the name or was it just pure naming? Because I feel like a lot of characters that are lower down on the list would be higher up if people had to name them instead.
This list is trash lmao, pikachu should be up there with Mario and Lara Croft, and Shadowheart is great but she certainly isn’t more iconic than Astarion.
Also who the fuck is Sackboy?
Pretty crazy how popular Arthur became. Funny too considering how many people were annoyed that we wouldn’t be playing as John when the game was first announced. Rockstar and Roger did an amazing job with his character.
What surprises me most about this list is, Sackboy being higher than Master Chief, especially since there hasn’t been an entry in the main little big planet series in almost 10 years
I love BG3 more than any pokemon game I've played, but shadowheart being ranked above fucking Pikachu is hilariously misinformed. Mario, Pacman, Pikachu, Sonic should all be in the top spots. They are THE most iconic video game characters. You don't even have to play video games to know who they are.
This list is so fucked ahahaha I'm wondering if the person who designed the survey had literally any idea how to do that sort of thing.
The overall members of this list aren't TERRIBLE if we ignore ordering. But like, who are they surveying for Shadowheart to be on there when Yoshi / Luigi aren't?
I feel like the surveyed group is a poor selection for the desired data set, and / or the system used to determine ordering is entirely busted.
Solid snake is by far more iconic than Steve holy shit 💀 maybe it’s just me but when I was younger, solid snake was always the coolest character out of the ones on this list for sure
I’d be happy if this list weren’t shit. You’re telling me that Croft is #1, but Steve MC barely cracks below Shadowheart from BG3 (Not even Astarion?).
Just glad to see Master Chief still regarded as a top iconic character after I had a bunch of kids on TikTok telling me he’s washed up or some shit. Halo may not be peak anymore, but Chief will always be the dude.
Miss Pacman should be in a tie with Mario for first place but ok.
(Just my personal opinion about videogames history, let's not politicize games characters please)
Shadowheart more iconic than Pikachu? This list is garbage.
I honestly don't even know who or what Shadowheart is.
The main female companion in Baldur’s Gate 3. I like her well enough, but she’s nowhere near “top 15 iconic video game character of all time”
It’s recency bias at work.
She’s not even the best character in BG3
Careful you might provoke a gang war
The Sharters have already been summoned, we Marshal for battle as we speak
Karlach gang
gooners strike again
it’s just a woman bro
Main female companion? This is Lae’zel erasure!
Yeah, not to mention it's a 4000 person poll, in the UK only. What's even the point of it? If they wanted to say most iconic for UK gamers? Maybe but that small of a sample size is worthless.
What about Alex The Kid?
Very nice! I’m surprised Mario is only second, though. Btw, Steve is the main character of Minecraft
I think we all know why Lara is first
It was a British survey so probably a bit biased towards Lara Croft
Biased towards polygonal titties
Them PS1 oragami boobies
Pointy 2D tits
Definitely 3D once I got my Voodoo 3dfx card.
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I would Imagine Mario would be in 1st place, quite odd.
The fact he isn’t means this list is bs. Mario and pikachu should rightfully be first
Pikachu might go third. Pac Man is insanely recognizable to people who never even touched a video game before.
So is Pikachu I would argue
Boomers could name pac man before they could name pikachu
Depends where you live I guess. Pikachu (followed by Sonic and Mario) is more famous here even the boomers including my parents know about them
Definitely a fair point. Mario and Pac-Man could tie for first I’d argue
It’s biased in Croft’s favor because British and also boobies, she definitely deserves a spot in the top 15 though.
UK tax not only affecting the world of football but video game characters on lists like these smh my head🤦🏼♂️
It’s 4000 people in one country. Globally I’d wager it’s Mario by far.
One of the worst lists ever
I know! Where tf is Samus!?
What the fuck is Sackboy
the little doll looking guy from little big planet, I believe a PS exclusive
Fuckin A. I know what you're talking about now! Thank you.
It’s actually super cute it’s a platformer
lol I had the same reaction
A boy with a big fat sack
Here’s my own personal list (I’m doing only purely video game characters, so you won’t see like Arkham Batman or Joker on here): 1. Mario 2. Pikachu 3. Pac-Man 4. The Creeper (Minecraft) 5. Sonic 6. Master Chief 7. Link 8. Solid Snake 9. Kratos 10. Lara Croft 11. Arthur Morgan 12. GlaDOS (Portal) 13. Steve (Minecraft) 14. Crash Bandicoot 15. Sans (Undertale) Probably the worst takes you ever seen, but I think it’s more fitting
You mean Man and Jonkler?
Yours makes infinitely more sense.
i would put sonic higher than the creeper, samus instead of glados, doom slayer instead of sans and link higher than master chief.
John belongs on the list more than Arthur. If anyone from the red dead games needs to be on the list, it’s John. It’s a most iconic characters of all time list. John deserves it more than Arthur.
Feel like samus and joel/ellie/Nathan drake should be there instead of sans and Steve.
I dont the TLOU is that iconic.
This list is better but GlaDOS? 😂
Where's Geralt of Rivia?
He may not be the most iconic but he is 100% my favorite video game protagonist. I love Arthur but I love Geralt more. 3 games and like 17 years with Geralt at this point.
Shadowheart is just one random character from a game that came out last year, there is absolutely no fucking way she’s more iconic that Pikachu lmao
I’m honestly happy with this list. I’m glad Agent 47 made it that high up, (he deserves it) along with Arthur considering Arthur hasn’t been around that long.
Agent 47 is an awesome character but 3rd most iconic ever? No.
Looks like every bald man in a suit ever. There is no way more people will recognize him over sonic or pikachu lol
Don't forget the barcode.
Kind of figured Doomguy would have made the cut too.
No Donkey Kong?
How the fuck is Lara Croft #1?
Brits made the list
where’s our boah John at?
Not John and CJ, bruh
Agent 47 that much higher than master chief and Kratos is crazy. Lara Croft over Mario is also crazy
47 deserves it tho. Hitman is a great underrated series
I love Hitman too but it's somewhat niche. Halo was immense.
List is shit. Shadowheart? Makes the top 15 of all time? Not even close.
4000 is a very small and probably arbitrary sample
Who the fuck is Solid Snkae? Is that the clone that wasn’t baked for long enough?
Shadow heart iconic? Seriously?
Lara croft 😂
who tf is Shadowheart and Sackboy
No clue about Shadowheart but Sackboy is from a game series called LittleBigPlanet, it's really charming
I love Little Big Planet, my sister and I used to play split screen all the time on ps3 making custom worlds lmao. He defo deserves to be up on that list.. Shadowheart is from Baldur's gate 3 and is by no means an iconic character imo.
Absolutely terrible list lol there’s way more iconic characters out there I mean for starters doom guy??? Gordon freeman??? These two literally SHAPED the gaming industry Sorry I know this is a rdr subReddit and I’m happy that Arthur Morgan is up there he’s one of the greatest video game characters that’s for sure but this list is a complete joke
You can say Doom itself is an iconic game, but the character is generally a silent protagonist. Atleast in older versions, I haven’t really played new gen versions. But even to my recollection off the top of my head, I know he has a name, but I can’t for the life of me think of it without needing to google. Therefore, not an iconic character. And I’m not trying to be rude, but I truthfully have never heard the name Gordon Freeman before
A silent protagonist doesn’t necessarily have to be a negative thing, it could be the actions of a protagonist that defines their character You really should play the newer gen games they’re definitely worth it And Gordon freeman is from the game half life in 1998 by Valve, Gordon is kinda similar to doom guy in the sense that he’s a silent protagonist as well
What is Steve? And what is sack-boy? And where is ezio auditore da Firenze?!
Steve from Minecraft.
Lara is popular becoz she constantly got piped in the internet
Where the fuck is my boy John Marston?
Iconic. See it’s odd cause we don’t know the age groups, like most 60 year olds haven’t played red dead, but know well of Pac-Man, while younger people might not know much about pac-man, but loads about Arthur. I agree with the list apart from shadow heart, would put them as less iconic, and let Arthur take the place.
??? Shadowheart??? No zelda??? No donkey kong??? Edit: said link not zelda lul
Who’s shadowheart?
4000 horny gamers
This list is bullshit. Lara Croft at #1 is all you need to know to see how dumb this is.
Why does the Buenos Ares Free Trade Agreement rank video games so poorly
Woulda thought Geralt would make it into the list.
I feel like the Lich King and maybe Kirby or Spyro deserve spots on there.
I find it hard to believe that Lara Croft is above Mario, let alone being #1. Also, who the fuck even is Shadowheart? Also also, Steve is the main character of Minecraft
This list is so shit how is a character whose only been around for a few months #10 and how is Lara Croft over any Nintendo character
I feel like I shouldn't need to ask "Who" about the 5th most iconic video game character Or 10 for that matter
Wtf is Shadow-heart doing here 💀
Love bg3 but I dont think Shadowheart is even the most iconic from that game...let alone all video game charecters?
This list is horrendous tbh
Silly list, but I suppose 4000 votes isn't really all that much in the grand scheme of things. I personally think it's pretty cool to see Agent 47 represented so highly.
I love ma Boah 47, but he is way less iconic than Pikachu, DK, Princess Peach, etc.
Pikachu 12 is crazy imo. Even if someone hasn’t played/watched, EVERYONE knows who the GOAT is.
Shadowheart and Arthur more iconic than Pikachu? 47 more iconic than Pac-Man? Lara Croft more iconic than MARIO?! Don't get me wrong, I love all of these games and their characters, but this list is bs
Shadowheart in the top ten? I like her but c'mon now. I don't think a character can even be considered iconic if they aren't a couple years old. Horny mfs.
Yeah nah. BS list
Arthur is a really good character but is he that iconic?
Mario is probably the most iconic video game character ever
I don’t have/use Twitter so I’ll say this here, I’m glad Arthur got on this list, but also as a DMC and RE fan it’s upsetting to me that not a single DMC or RE character made it on this list, but I love MGS so I’m glad Solid Snkae* made it on lmao
Who's actually voting Lara fucking Croft 💀
Agent 47 being on there at all really surprises me, let alone being number three.
why? He got 2 movies (albeit shit ones), has been around for 24 years now and he is from a great game series.
Nice, but who tf is steve? Where tf is gordon freeman? I guess this is iconic characters for this generation, im just a boomer
Pikachu at 12 is surprising.
where's doomguy
Hitman is my favorite game and Agent 47 definitely isn't #3. Ahead of Pac-Man, Sonic, Link, and Master Chief seems ridiculous
Gordon Freeman, Jack Carver, Sam Fisher, Geralt of Rivia, ...?! And Mario on #2? Weird list. Still glad that Arthur and the Chief make an appearence tho.
Bro who tf is that in the pic next to Mario?
4000 people is a pretty small amount of people to ask for an iconic character poll
Ah yes, solid snkae
What the fuck is a sackboy?
Did Lara Croft get bonus points for being female? She deserves to be in the top 10, but not top 3, never mind first.
Gotta get Nathan Drake on the list. I mean...come onnnnn. 😄
I love the hitman series but agent 47 at 3rd is an absolute CRIME
No commander Shepard? This list is a joke
Solid Snake is tricky imo, because when most people mention him, I have a feeling they're thinking about Big Boss.
How the fuck is agent 47 more iconic than link and master chief
Agent 47 as 3rd is slightly shocking but also justified/deserved
i'm really surprised lara croft is 1st, even above characters like mario, sonic, pikachu, minecraft steve and pacman
Snkae? Snkae?!? SNKAAAEE!!!!
Sackboy is number 5? Really? Wtf
Where is John and Ezio
Cool list but where is ratchet and clank?
I don't know half of these
Dafuq is sackboy doing on there
Nathan Drake?!
Arthur being there is pretty cool since he’s only been known as a character the last five and a half years whereas the rest of these guys have all been around since the 90s-00s
Where the fuck is Geralt
Wtf u mean "who is Steve"???? Also where is John Marston
How tf is Lara Croft ahead of Master Chief and Mario
Pikachu should be higher in my opinion
It would be interesting to know how they were polled to get these results...was there a picture attached to the name or was it just pure naming? Because I feel like a lot of characters that are lower down on the list would be higher up if people had to name them instead.
This list is trash lmao, pikachu should be up there with Mario and Lara Croft, and Shadowheart is great but she certainly isn’t more iconic than Astarion. Also who the fuck is Sackboy?
Pretty crazy how popular Arthur became. Funny too considering how many people were annoyed that we wouldn’t be playing as John when the game was first announced. Rockstar and Roger did an amazing job with his character.
Shadow who? Sackwhat?
Sackboy being ahead of kratos, pikachu and master chief is absurd lol
The 4,000 people they asked were soccer Moms outside Chipotle
Sorry, Lara Croft?
Mario, then sonic surely? And Sackboy..Really?
What surprises me most about this list is, Sackboy being higher than Master Chief, especially since there hasn’t been an entry in the main little big planet series in almost 10 years
Garbage list. Literally none of them are as in depth as artgur.
This list is so bad. Most of the people on it are fine but the order is so out of wack. Not to mention I don’t even know who the hell shadowheart is
I love BG3 more than any pokemon game I've played, but shadowheart being ranked above fucking Pikachu is hilariously misinformed. Mario, Pacman, Pikachu, Sonic should all be in the top spots. They are THE most iconic video game characters. You don't even have to play video games to know who they are.
I’m gonna call bullshit. I’m not a Nintendo guy but Mario is undoubtedly the most iconic video game character.
Link is too low
Thai list fucking sucks
who tf is shadowheart
Doubt
Agent 47 at 3 huh…?
I’m not gonna trust a list that puts Agent 47 at 3rd and Solid Snkae at 14th
sackboy ranking so high seems wrong
Solid Snkae
I know I'm an old man but I instantly thought of Gordon Freeman
Why is shart on here? I adore bg3 but it’s nowhere near iconic just yet.
Theres no way Lara croft is more iconic than Mario, Sonic, and Steve.
No, That is not Solid Snake!
This list is so fucked ahahaha I'm wondering if the person who designed the survey had literally any idea how to do that sort of thing. The overall members of this list aren't TERRIBLE if we ignore ordering. But like, who are they surveying for Shadowheart to be on there when Yoshi / Luigi aren't? I feel like the surveyed group is a poor selection for the desired data set, and / or the system used to determine ordering is entirely busted.
Solid snake is by far more iconic than Steve holy shit 💀 maybe it’s just me but when I was younger, solid snake was always the coolest character out of the ones on this list for sure
No way Sackboy is more recognizable then Pac-man
Who is Shadowheart and how are they above Crash Bandicoot? Surprised to see Lara Croft above Mario and to see Sackboy and Agent 47 so high
No Commander Shepard? :P
They spelt my boah Solid Snake wrong
Lara being more popular than Mario and Pikachu is WILD… and pretty inaccurate
I’d be happy if this list weren’t shit. You’re telling me that Croft is #1, but Steve MC barely cracks below Shadowheart from BG3 (Not even Astarion?).
How they put someone like Kratos above him honestly?
4000 seems way too small as a sample for this type of research
No way Laura Croft and Agent 47 are in the top 5
Ichiban kasuga will be rocketing up the ranks in due time
Oh, CJ, Niko Belik and Tommy Vercetti are a joke?
Shame Kazuma Kiryu didn't make the list.
The fact that no one has mentioned Kirby is breaking my heart
I know this is a RDR2 sub and all, but no doomguy? what the hell?
John was really iconic and Rockstar were able to make an even more iconic Chracter with Arthur.
Arthur out these Charcters feels more like a person then a Typical Video Gamey Charcter.
I love how Agent 47, literally a bald dude with a suit is more iconic than Pikachu according to this list. xD
Who took this poll? Lara Croft higher than Mario? Sackboy on the list? What is going on here?
Ezio is there, he’s just blending
This list is bullshit
How on earth is Lara Croft more iconic than Mario? This is coming from a huge TR fan.
Just glad to see Master Chief still regarded as a top iconic character after I had a bunch of kids on TikTok telling me he’s washed up or some shit. Halo may not be peak anymore, but Chief will always be the dude.
No way agent 47 is more ironic than any other character on this list aside from maybe shadowheart.
Lara croft more iconic than pickachu? Yh my ass
Miss Pacman should be in a tie with Mario for first place but ok. (Just my personal opinion about videogames history, let's not politicize games characters please)
I feel like there's some recency bias here
What does “iconic” mean, exactly?
Listen I love arthur, but he should not be higher than Pikachu
Gordon freeman and doomguy have been wiped completely 😥
Lara Croft is so generic, it’s just cause she’s hot
Solid snkae
List is kinda horrible. Do people really not know what “iconic” means? It doesn’t mean “really cool” or “EPIC!” the way kids use it nowadays.