We're back with another year of my Video Game Hall of Fame. We've got some cool characters for 2023. Like in 2022, don't worry if your favorite characters are missing. We'll cover them as time passes by.
Series: Super Mario Bros; Company: Nintendo; First appearance: Super Mario Bros (1985); Fun Fact: Princess Peach is also known as Princess Toadstool
Series: Duke Nukem; Company: Apogee Software; First appearance: Duke Nukem (1991); Fun Fact: Duke Nukem is modeled after various action stars, including Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone
Series: Halo; Company: Bungie; First appearance: Halo: Combat Evolved (2001); Fun Fact: Master Chief's real name is Petty Officer John-117
Series: Doom; Company: id Software; First appearance: Doom (1993); Fun Fact: Also known as the Doom Slayer, his real name is Corporal Flynn "Fly" Taggart
Series: Ratchet and Clank; Company: Insomniac Games; First appearance: Ratchet and Clank (2002); Fun Fact: Ratchet is the last surviving member of the Lombax alien race
Series: Pokemon; Company: Nintendo; First appearance: Pokemon Red and Blue (1996); Fun Fact: Charizard is the final evolve form of Charmander and Charmeleon
Series: Metal Gear; Company: Konami; First appearance: Metal Gear (1987); Fun Fact: His real name is John
Series: Ghosts N Goblins; Company: Capcom; First appearance: Ghosts N Goblins (1985); Fun Fact: Arthur wears strawberry underpants
Series: Ratchet and Clank; Company: Insomniac Games; First appearance: Ratchet and Clank (2002); Fun Fact: Clank was originally created to be a worker drone
Series: God of War; Company: SIE Santa Monica Studio; First appearance: God of War (2005); Fun Fact: Kratos is the son of Zeus and the brother of Deimos
Series: Castlevania; Company: Konami; First appearance: Castlevania III (1989); Fun Fact: Unlike his father Dracula, he is an ally to the Belmont family
Series: Crash Bandicoot; Company: Naughty Dog; First appearance: Crash Bandicoot (1996); Fun Fact: His middle name is Periwinkle
Series: Mass Effect; Company: BioWare; First appearance: Mass Effect (2007); Fun Fact: Commander Shepard could be either male or female
Series: Pokemon; Company: Nintendo; First appearance: Pokemon Diamond and Pearl (2006); Fun Fact: Lucario's signature moves are Aura Sphere and Force Palm
Series: King of Fighters; Company: SNK; First appearance: King of Fighters 97 (1997); Fun Fact: Shingo likes to collect figurines
Series: Wolfenstein; Company: id/Apogee; First appearance: Wolfenstein 3D (1992); Fun Fact: Blazkowicz has twin daughters named Jessie and Zofia and is believed to be the grandfather of Commander Keen
Series: Punch-Out!; Company: Nintendo; First appearance: Punch-Out! (1984); Fun Fact: Little Mac is modeled after boxer Jake LaMotta
Series: Final Fantasy; Company: Square Enix; First appearance: Final Fantasy VII (1997); Fun Fact: Sephiroth is an agent of SOLDIER
Series: BioShock; Company: 2K Games; First appearance: BioShock (2007); Fun Fact: Big Daddies are protectors of Little Sisters and Splicers
Series: Serious Sam; Company: Croteam; First appearance: Serious Sam: The First Encounter (2001); Fun Fact: He is the captain of the Earth Defense Force
Series: Assassin's Creed; Company: Ubisoft; First appearance: Assassin's Creed (2007); Fun Fact: Altair was born in what is now Syria
Series: Gears of War; Company: Epic Games; First appearance: Gears of War (2006); Fun Fact: Marcus is the husband of Anya Stroud, and together, they have a son named James
Series: LittleBigPlanet and Sackboy; Company: Sony; First appearance: LittleBigPlanet (2008); Fun Fact: Sackboy is nonbinary, despite being male
Series: Uncharted; Company: Naughty Dog; First appearance: Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (2007); Fun Fact: Nathan Drake is a descendant of Sir Francis Drake
Series: League of Legends; Company: Riot Games; First appearance: League of Legends (2009); Fun Fact: Teemo is a Yordle from Bandle City
Series: Silent Hill; Company: Konami;. First appearance: Silent Hill (1999); Fun Fact: Pyramid Head wields the Great Knife
Series: Streets of Rage; Company: Sega; First appearance: Streets of Rage (1991); Fun Fact: Axel's signature move is the Ground Upper uppercut
Series: Portal; Company: Valve; First appearance: Portal (2007); Fun Fact: Chell is modeled after model Alesia Glidewell
Series: Dead Space; Company: Electronic Arts; First appearance: Dead Space (2008); Fun Fact: Isaac Clarke works as an engineer for Concordance Extraction Corporation
Series: Red Dead; Company: Rockstar; First appearance: Red Dead Redemption (2010); Fun Fact: John Marston can be compared to a western version of Robin Hood
Series: Halo; Company: Bungie; First appearance: Halo: Combat Evolved (2001); Fun Fact: Cortana's real name is Catherine Halsey
Series: Super Meat Boy; Company: Team Meat; First appearance: Super Meat Boy (2010); Fun Fact: Meat Boy leaves blood wherever he goes
Series: Deus Ex; Company: Square Enix; First appearance: Deus Ex: Human Revolution (2011); Fun Fact: Adam Jensen is the director of security for Sarif Industries, dealing with bio-tech
Series: Conker; Company: Rare; First appearance: Diddy Kong Racing (1997); Fun Fact: Conker's girlfriend is a chipmunk named Berri
Series: Dishonored; Company: Bethesda Softworks; First appearance: Dishonored (2012); Fun Fact: Before he was a vigilante, he was the head bodyguard for an empress
Series: BioShock; Company: 2K Games; First appearance: BioShock Infinite (2013); Fun Fact: Elizabeth Comstock was held prisoner in the floating city of Columbia
Series: World of Warcraft; Company: Blizzard; First appearance: Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos (2002); Fun Fact: Illidan is also known as the Betrayer
Series: Pokemon; Company: Nintendo; First appearance: Pokemon X and Y (2013); Fun Fact: Greninja is the final evolve form of Froakie
Series: Shovel Knight; Company: Yacht Club Games; First appearance: Shovel Knight (2014); Fun Fact: Shovel Knight wields the Shovel Blade
Series: Portal; Company: Valve; First appearance: Portal (2007); Fun Fact: GLaDOS stands for Genetic Lifeform and Disk Operating System
Series: League of Legends; Company: Riot Games; First appearance: League of Legends (2009); Fun Fact: Ryze can tattoo his body with arcana spells thanks to thorn magic
Series: World of Warcraft; Company: Blizzard; First appearance: Warcraft II: The Dark Saga (1997); Fun Fact: When merged with Ner'zhul, he became Lich King
Series: The Last of Us; Company: Naughty Dog; First appearance: The Last of Us (2013); Fun Fact: Joel Miller works as a patrolman in Jackson
Series: Resident Evil; Company: Capcom; First appearance: Resident Evil 3 (1999); Fun Fact: Nemesis T-Type was created by Umbrella's European Branch
Series: World of Warcraft; Company: Blizzard; First appearance: Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos (2002); Fun Fact: She is also known as the Banshee Queen
Series: World of Warcraft; Company: Blizzard; First appearance: Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos (2002); Fun Fact: Thrall is the warchief of the Orcs
Series: King of Fighters; Company: SNK; First appearance: King of Fighters 94 (1994); Fun Fact: Goro Daimon has a son named Kogoro
Series: Undertale; Company: tobyfox; First appearance: Undertale (2015); Fun Fact: Sans is a skeleton and has a brother named Papyrus
Series: Elder Scrolls; Company: Bethesda; First appearance: Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011); Fun Fact: Alduin is the first born of Akatosh and the eldest dragon
Series: Overwatch; Company: Blizzard; First appearance: Overwatch (2016); Fun Fact: Tracer's real name is Lena Oxton and she is from England
Series: Overwatch; Company: Blizzard; First appearance: Overwatch (2016); Fun Fact: Reaper's real name is Gabriel Reyes and he is from the United States
Series: The Last of Us; Company: Naughty Dog; First appearance: The Last of Us (2013); Fun Fact: Ellie likes to read in her free time and think fairies are creepy
