Video games follow up some narrative or background story giving much more depth to it. It is based on a certain story driven by the protagonist, the primary player or character of the game with whom people play. The character feels gamers connected to the game by having some motive taken from the story. Some narrative turns out to be more powerful than others and so does few characters. Some classic mascots have become a huge franchise or cult. Here are the 5 most iconic video game characters that you will never forget.

1.Mario

Mario has been known as the king of video games, not just due to the adventurous, playful and exciting game but also due to the conviction thrown to develop the character and background story. It connects people to the game protagonist. The short-height heavy moustache man is well known since the 1980s and appeared in more than 200 games so far. Also, Mario has recorded to be a highest-selling franchise in the world. The recent release adventure of him was Super Mario Odyssey, received positive feedback from the gamers. The character is still quite unique but not much complex. He is someone with a mission to save the princess Peach, most of the time. He truly will be eternal in the gaming arena through decades.

2.Lara Croft 

After the 90s, games have become more intuitive and graphically developed along with better and deeper plots, surely led by well-established characters or game protagonists.  The action games with high-resolution graphics become the new thing in mid-90s. One of the most popular characters evolved in that wave was Lara Croft – action adventure female game protagonist. She gave quite feeling like belonging from the universe of  ‘Indiana Jones’. Lara Croft was among the most popular female gaming characters so far which is even later adapted to several animations, comics and even movies. She was accounted for Guinness World Records for most recognized female video game protagonist/character.

3.Pac-Man

Needless to say, how popular Pac-Man was in the era then and even now. Pac-Man was the most successful, popular and contemporary video game ever and yet simplistic. It has been adapted to various different versions with a slight change in backgrounds or graphics but Pac-Man classic remains the classic. Pac-Man is among the most popular iconic video game characters just like Mario. He has been seen in more than 30 official spin-off games other than the original. Not to mention, it is the highly recognized character or franchise around the world. The yellow big-mouth face turned out to be the cult in pop-culture where it has been seen in movies, animations, TV, comics, product branding and much more.

4.Sonic The Hedgehog 

Sonic The Hedgehog, another classic video game character which one can never forget as it hits at the time of childhood for most of the people. It basically got popular in 1990s where it started coming out in television, cartoons, comics and all other forms of creative media or narrative. Sonic is a hero who is good but still a bit or sarcastic and has some attitude problem. He is as fast as sonic which made him iconic for multiple adaptations to different narratives and spin-offs.

5.Master Chief 

When X-box era hits the gaming industry, Master Chief or MCPON John-117 comes out to be one of the most popular first-person protagonists from the game franchise called Halo. Halo was another high-graphics video game with multiple versions and spin-off where Master chief appeared. Master Chief has known to be the guy who firmly believes to complete his mission, no matter what it takes. It has become a video game icon just like Mario, Lara Croft or Sonic.  He first appeared in Halo: Combat Evolved in 2001, said to be one of the most popular game icons in post-90s.