he’ll have no stylish kick-ass fury like a woman period cue man I didn’t ask for
a woman period cue man I didn’t ask for
a woman period cue man I didn’t ask for this me neither
this me neither
this me neither welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
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counting down our picks for the top ten
counting down our picks for the top ten female protagonists in video games
female protagonists in video games
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smarter for this list we’re celebrating
smarter for this list we’re celebrating the best leading ladies in video games
the best leading ladies in video games
the best leading ladies in video games we’ll only be discussing women who are
we’ll only be discussing women who are
we’ll only be discussing women who are the main playable characters of their
the main playable characters of their
the main playable characters of their game we also won’t be including
game we also won’t be including
game we also won’t be including customisable characters because making
customisable characters because making
customisable characters because making them female is optional not canonical
them female is optional not canonical
them female is optional not canonical commander you’re not supposed to call me
commander you’re not supposed to call me
commander you’re not supposed to call me that anymore James number 10 joanna dark
that anymore James number 10 joanna dark
that anymore James number 10 joanna dark the perfect dark series
if it’s a skilled secret agent you want
if it’s a skilled secret agent you want then joanna dark is the perfect woman
then joanna dark is the perfect woman
then joanna dark is the perfect woman for you
for you
for you espionage check skilled marksman check
espionage check skilled marksman check
espionage check skilled marksman check hand-to-hand combat check and check
hand-to-hand combat check and check
hand-to-hand combat check and check codenamed perfect dark Johanna excels at
codenamed perfect dark Johanna excels at
codenamed perfect dark Johanna excels at everything she does which is expected
everything she does which is expected
everything she does which is expected from someone who started training at age
from someone who started training at age
from someone who started training at age seven it was only a matter of time
seven it was only a matter of time
seven it was only a matter of time before she joined the Carrington
before she joined the Carrington
before she joined the Carrington Institute becoming one of their most
Institute becoming one of their most
Institute becoming one of their most valuable agents so it would be best to
valuable agents so it would be best to
valuable agents so it would be best to stay out of her way but if you insist it
stay out of her way but if you insist it
stay out of her way but if you insist it was nice knowing you number nine
was nice knowing you number nine
was nice knowing you number nine Bayonetta the band at a series
[Music]
[Music] let’s address the scantily-clad elephant
let’s address the scantily-clad elephant
let’s address the scantily-clad elephant in the room there’s a certain kind of
in the room there’s a certain kind of
in the room there’s a certain kind of dress aesthetic when it comes to some of
dress aesthetic when it comes to some of
dress aesthetic when it comes to some of the women in gaming that being said
the women in gaming that being said
the women in gaming that being said Bayonetta does more than embrace her sex
Bayonetta does more than embrace her sex
Bayonetta does more than embrace her sex appeal she completely owns it so much so
appeal she completely owns it so much so
appeal she completely owns it so much so that she uses it in battle a fiery witch
that she uses it in battle a fiery witch
that she uses it in battle a fiery witch who partakes and fast-paced high action
who partakes and fast-paced high action
who partakes and fast-paced high action adventures she’ll bend an angel over
adventures she’ll bend an angel over
adventures she’ll bend an angel over spank it and shoot it in the face with
spank it and shoot it in the face with
spank it and shoot it in the face with her bullet infused boots the only thing
her bullet infused boots the only thing
her bullet infused boots the only thing more intimidating than a deadly
more intimidating than a deadly
more intimidating than a deadly bombshell like Bayonetta is one who
bombshell like Bayonetta is one who
bombshell like Bayonetta is one who knows exactly how dangerous she is hen
knows exactly how dangerous she is hen
knows exactly how dangerous she is hen gets a kick out of it I didn’t ask you
gets a kick out of it I didn’t ask you
gets a kick out of it I didn’t ask you to tell me what I already know Rodong
to tell me what I already know Rodong
to tell me what I already know Rodong especially if you’re going to be flip
especially if you’re going to be flip
especially if you’re going to be flip about it number eight shell the portal
about it number eight shell the portal
about it number eight shell the portal series waking up in a strange laboratory
series waking up in a strange laboratory
series waking up in a strange laboratory isn’t exactly the most ideal scenario
isn’t exactly the most ideal scenario
isn’t exactly the most ideal scenario but that is exactly how Chell story
but that is exactly how Chell story
but that is exactly how Chell story starts it seems innocent enough just a
starts it seems innocent enough just a
starts it seems innocent enough just a couple of tests here and there but
couple of tests here and there but
couple of tests here and there but and there’s her GLaDOS one of the best
and there’s her GLaDOS one of the best
and there’s her GLaDOS one of the best videogame antagonists who makes you kill
videogame antagonists who makes you kill
videogame antagonists who makes you kill your cubed friends and blatantly lies
your cubed friends and blatantly lies
your cubed friends and blatantly lies about cake we assume she’ll stay silent
about cake we assume she’ll stay silent
about cake we assume she’ll stay silent because she’s too busy trying to
because she’s too busy trying to
because she’s too busy trying to outsmart the sadistic AI that’s what
outsmart the sadistic AI that’s what
outsmart the sadistic AI that’s what makes her such an iconic character the
makes her such an iconic character the
makes her such an iconic character the battle against GLaDOS is a battle of
battle against GLaDOS is a battle of
battle against GLaDOS is a battle of wits and it’s one that she’ll excels in
wits and it’s one that she’ll excels in
wits and it’s one that she’ll excels in she thinks quick on her feet and earns
she thinks quick on her feet and earns
she thinks quick on her feet and earns her status as a dangerous mute a lunatic
her status as a dangerous mute a lunatic
her status as a dangerous mute a lunatic and then you shut up you dangerous mute
and then you shut up you dangerous mute
and then you shut up you dangerous mute lunatic number seven faith Connors the
lunatic number seven faith Connors the
lunatic number seven faith Connors the Mirror’s Edge series just get me out of
Mirror’s Edge series just get me out of
Mirror’s Edge series just get me out of here bringing us one of the most unique
here bringing us one of the most unique
here bringing us one of the most unique styles of gameplay made Connors lives
styles of gameplay made Connors lives
styles of gameplay made Connors lives her life as a runner while she is
her life as a runner while she is
her life as a runner while she is skilled in combat
skilled in combat
skilled in combat the preferred method is running at top
the preferred method is running at top
the preferred method is running at top speeds and leaping across buildings like
speeds and leaping across buildings like
speeds and leaping across buildings like some kind of parkour super heroine
some kind of parkour super heroine
some kind of parkour super heroine guaranteed to give you at least one
guaranteed to give you at least one
guaranteed to give you at least one heart attack when traversing through the
heart attack when traversing through the
heart attack when traversing through the city faced with a totalitarian
city faced with a totalitarian
city faced with a totalitarian government that has torn her family
government that has torn her family
government that has torn her family apart faith fights to give society the
apart faith fights to give society the
apart faith fights to give society the freedom to live their lives the way they
freedom to live their lives the way they
freedom to live their lives the way they choose this of course is easier said
choose this of course is easier said
choose this of course is easier said than done but that doesn’t stop faith
than done but that doesn’t stop faith
than done but that doesn’t stop faith from doing what she does best good luck
from doing what she does best good luck
from doing what she does best good luck with that
with that
with that Lex my thing number six
Lex my thing number six
Lex my thing number six Jill Valentine the Resident Evil series
Jill Valentine the Resident Evil series
Jill Valentine the Resident Evil series and Jill Valentine is a woman who’s been
and Jill Valentine is a woman who’s been
and Jill Valentine is a woman who’s been through the wringer zombies Sun glass
through the wringer zombies Sun glass
through the wringer zombies Sun glass wearing Mad Men rocket launcher carrying
wearing Mad Men rocket launcher carrying
wearing Mad Men rocket launcher carrying bio weapons jill has seen it all yet
bio weapons jill has seen it all yet
bio weapons jill has seen it all yet somehow she manages to come out on top
somehow she manages to come out on top
somehow she manages to come out on top after each of her horrifying adventures
after each of her horrifying adventures
after each of her horrifying adventures as a former member of stars
as a former member of stars
as a former member of stars she came face-to-face with the zombified
she came face-to-face with the zombified
she came face-to-face with the zombified terror of Raccoon City the Umbrella
terror of Raccoon City the Umbrella
terror of Raccoon City the Umbrella Corporation and Barry’s cheesy jokes you
Corporation and Barry’s cheesy jokes you
Corporation and Barry’s cheesy jokes you were almost a jiggle sandwich Jill and
were almost a jiggle sandwich Jill and
were almost a jiggle sandwich Jill and survival go hand in hand whether she’s
survival go hand in hand whether she’s
survival go hand in hand whether she’s diving headfirst into trouble or trying
diving headfirst into trouble or trying
diving headfirst into trouble or trying to escape it
to escape it
to escape it armed with an arsenal of weapons
armed with an arsenal of weapons
armed with an arsenal of weapons determination and agility she’s proven
determination and agility she’s proven
determination and agility she’s proven herself as the master of unlocking it
herself as the master of unlocking it
herself as the master of unlocking it might be handy if you
might be handy if you
might be handy if you the master of unlocking take it with you
the master of unlocking take it with you
the master of unlocking take it with you yeah thanks Barry
yeah thanks Barry
yeah thanks Barry number five Jade the Beyond Good and
number five Jade the Beyond Good and
number five Jade the Beyond Good and Evil series true free to noise peel you
Evil series true free to noise peel you
Evil series true free to noise peel you know a character is memorable when
know a character is memorable when
know a character is memorable when you’ve been waiting for a sequel since
you’ve been waiting for a sequel since
you’ve been waiting for a sequel since 2003 part martial artist part
2003 part martial artist part
2003 part martial artist part photojournalist all incredible woman
photojournalist all incredible woman
photojournalist all incredible woman Jade is an ideal example of a videogame
Jade is an ideal example of a videogame
Jade is an ideal example of a videogame protagonist she could throw down in a
protagonist she could throw down in a
protagonist she could throw down in a fight but more importantly she’s cunning
fight but more importantly she’s cunning
fight but more importantly she’s cunning and incredibly smart all necessary
and incredibly smart all necessary
and incredibly smart all necessary assets when infiltrating government
assets when infiltrating government
assets when infiltrating government facilities it’s also hard not to love a
facilities it’s also hard not to love a
facilities it’s also hard not to love a character who is literally caring for
character who is literally caring for
character who is literally caring for orphans especially when she fights
orphans especially when she fights
orphans especially when she fights against the aliens who orphaned them
against the aliens who orphaned them
against the aliens who orphaned them even though she only appears in one game
even though she only appears in one game
even though she only appears in one game we still adore her and we still want to
we still adore her and we still want to
we still adore her and we still want to go on another adventure with her cool
go on another adventure with her cool
go on another adventure with her cool number four
number four
number four Clementine The Walking Dead the game
Clementine The Walking Dead the game
Clementine The Walking Dead the game series
clem is one of those characters who
clem is one of those characters who sticks in your mind and in your heart a
sticks in your mind and in your heart a
sticks in your mind and in your heart a child who’s been forced to grow up way
child who’s been forced to grow up way
child who’s been forced to grow up way too fast not just cuz of the walkers but
too fast not just cuz of the walkers but
too fast not just cuz of the walkers but because of the different people she
because of the different people she
because of the different people she comes across we get to watch Clem
comes across we get to watch Clem
comes across we get to watch Clem develop throughout the series and
develop throughout the series and
develop throughout the series and unsurprisingly she develops a hard shell
unsurprisingly she develops a hard shell
unsurprisingly she develops a hard shell she learns to depend on herself more
she learns to depend on herself more
she learns to depend on herself more than others but what makes her so
than others but what makes her so
than others but what makes her so remarkable is that despite all her
remarkable is that despite all her
remarkable is that despite all her hardships she still manages to maintain
hardships she still manages to maintain
hardships she still manages to maintain a sense of humanity in the ugliness
a sense of humanity in the ugliness
a sense of humanity in the ugliness she’s surrounded by yeah wonder where I
she’s surrounded by yeah wonder where I
she’s surrounded by yeah wonder where I got that from number three a LOI horizon
got that from number three a LOI horizon
got that from number three a LOI horizon zero dawn I promise my voice will be
zero dawn I promise my voice will be
zero dawn I promise my voice will be soft and soothing a newer member of the
soft and soothing a newer member of the
soft and soothing a newer member of the ongoing list of amazing female
ongoing list of amazing female
ongoing list of amazing female protagonists as soon as we saw a law in
protagonists as soon as we saw a law in
protagonists as soon as we saw a law in action we knew she was something special
action we knew she was something special
action we knew she was something special living in a remarkable world that’s a
living in a remarkable world that’s a
living in a remarkable world that’s a mesh of the past and the technological
mesh of the past and the technological
mesh of the past and the technological future our leading lady has been an
future our leading lady has been an
future our leading lady has been an outcast since birth that doesn’t stop
outcast since birth that doesn’t stop
outcast since birth that doesn’t stop her from training to win the proving a
her from training to win the proving a
her from training to win the proving a competition held by her tribe that’ll
competition held by her tribe that’ll
competition held by her tribe that’ll make her a member of the Nora bridge of
make her a member of the Nora bridge of
make her a member of the Nora bridge of course all hell breaks loose soon after
course all hell breaks loose soon after
course all hell breaks loose soon after spiraling alloy into an adventure where
spiraling alloy into an adventure where
spiraling alloy into an adventure where she’ll discover the truth of her origins
she’ll discover the truth of her origins
she’ll discover the truth of her origins and the mysterious world she’s living in
and the mysterious world she’s living in
and the mysterious world she’s living in I should be on my way
I should be on my way
I should be on my way number two Lara Croft the Tomb Raider
number two Lara Croft the Tomb Raider
number two Lara Croft the Tomb Raider series
lady Croft quickly made a name for
lady Croft quickly made a name for herself as a kick-ass Explorer who
herself as a kick-ass Explorer who
herself as a kick-ass Explorer who traversed the world’s darkest corners
traversed the world’s darkest corners
traversed the world’s darkest corners because well she likes adventures she
because well she likes adventures she
because well she likes adventures she sought out adventure for the thrill
sought out adventure for the thrill
sought out adventure for the thrill event which at the time was practically
event which at the time was practically
event which at the time was practically unheard of for female characters in
unheard of for female characters in
unheard of for female characters in video games years after the sunglasses
video games years after the sunglasses
video games years after the sunglasses and double guns
and double guns
and double guns she was rebranded into a young woman who
she was rebranded into a young woman who
she was rebranded into a young woman who was a bit more hesitant about pulling
was a bit more hesitant about pulling
was a bit more hesitant about pulling the trigger until she worked her way up
the trigger until she worked her way up
the trigger until she worked her way up to become that no-nonsense Tomb Raider
to become that no-nonsense Tomb Raider
to become that no-nonsense Tomb Raider no matter which version you’re familiar
no matter which version you’re familiar
no matter which version you’re familiar with the end message is always clear
with the end message is always clear
with the end message is always clear Lara Croft is not to be messed with
number one samus I ran the Metroid
number one samus I ran the Metroid series the greatest gotcha moment in
series the greatest gotcha moment in
series the greatest gotcha moment in videogame history this bounty hunter
videogame history this bounty hunter
videogame history this bounty hunter took a major step for female gaming
took a major step for female gaming
took a major step for female gaming leads everywhere it’s hard to believe
leads everywhere it’s hard to believe
leads everywhere it’s hard to believe there was a time when gamers assumed
there was a time when gamers assumed
there was a time when gamers assumed that the orange suited protagonists of
that the orange suited protagonists of
that the orange suited protagonists of the space adventure was male but yes
the space adventure was male but yes
the space adventure was male but yes once upon a time it was a surprise to
once upon a time it was a surprise to
once upon a time it was a surprise to see a woman underneath that suit over
see a woman underneath that suit over
see a woman underneath that suit over the years Samus has become infamous for
the years Samus has become infamous for
the years Samus has become infamous for getting the job done without breaking a
getting the job done without breaking a
getting the job done without breaking a sweat while she has been called on by
sweat while she has been called on by
sweat while she has been called on by the Galactic Federation at the end of
the Galactic Federation at the end of
the Galactic Federation at the end of the day she plays by her own rules and
the day she plays by her own rules and
the day she plays by her own rules and we wouldn’t have it any other way
we wouldn’t have it any other way
we wouldn’t have it any other way seriously don’t ever other M us again my
seriously don’t ever other M us again my
seriously don’t ever other M us again my response was to become increasingly
response was to become increasingly
response was to become increasingly bitter do you agree with our picks check
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