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* [[Maya (Killer Instinct)|Maya]] of ''[[Killer Instinct]]''
* [[Maya (Killer Instinct)|Maya]] of ''[[Killer Instinct]]''
* [[Mohammed Avdol]] of ''[[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven]]''
* [[Mohammed Avdol]] of ''[[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven]]''
* [[Nabooru]] of ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]]''
* [[Nadine Ross]] of ''[[Uncharted 4: A Thief's End]]''
* [[Nadine Ross]] of ''[[Uncharted 4: A Thief's End]]''
* [[List of No More Heroes characters#Nathan Copeland|Nathan Copeland]] of ''[[No More Heroes (video game)|No More Heroes]]''<ref name="Destructoid 2013-10-15"/>
* [[List of No More Heroes characters#Nathan Copeland|Nathan Copeland]] of ''[[No More Heroes (video game)|No More Heroes]]''<ref name="Destructoid 2013-10-15"/>
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* [[Potemkin (Guilty Gear)|Potemkin]] of ''[[Guilty Gear]]''
* [[Potemkin (Guilty Gear)|Potemkin]] of ''[[Guilty Gear]]''
* [[Raven (Tekken)|Raven]] of ''[[Tekken]]''<ref name="SheAttack 2014-02-16"/>
* [[Raven (Tekken)|Raven]] of ''[[Tekken]]''<ref name="SheAttack 2014-02-16"/>
* [[Riju]] of ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild]]''
*[[List of The Last of Us characters#Riley|Riley Abel]] of [[The Last of Us]]
*[[List of The Last of Us characters#Riley|Riley Abel]] of [[The Last of Us]]
* [[Left 4 Dead 2#Characters|Rochelle]] of ''[[Left 4 Dead 2]]''<ref name="Complex 2012-06-26"/>
* [[Left 4 Dead 2#Characters|Rochelle]] of ''[[Left 4 Dead 2]]''<ref name="Complex 2012-06-26"/>
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* [[Tom Johnson (Shenmue)|Tom Johnson]] of ''[[Shenmue]]''<ref name="Destructoid 2013-10-15"/>
* [[Tom Johnson (Shenmue)|Tom Johnson]] of ''[[Shenmue]]''<ref name="Destructoid 2013-10-15"/>
* [[Torque (The Suffering)|Torque]] of ''[[The Suffering (video game)|The Suffering]]''
* [[Torque (The Suffering)|Torque]] of ''[[The Suffering (video game)|The Suffering]]''
* [[Twinrova]] of ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]''
* [[Twintelle]] of ''[[Arms (video game)|Arms]]''
* [[Twintelle]] of ''[[Arms (video game)|Arms]]''
* [[Tyler Miles]] of ''[[Fahrenheit (2005 video game)|Fahrenheit]]''<ref name="Destructoid 2013-10-15"/>
* [[Tyler Miles]] of ''[[Fahrenheit (2005 video game)|Fahrenheit]]''<ref name="Destructoid 2013-10-15"/>
* [[Tyrael]] of ''[[Diablo III]]''
* [[Tyrael]] of ''[[Diablo III]]''
* [[Urbosa]] of ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild]]''
* [[Vanessa Lewis]] of ''[[Virtua Fighter]]''
* [[Vanessa Lewis]] of ''[[Virtua Fighter]]''
* [[Victor Vance]] and his brother [[Lance Vance]], of [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]] and [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]
* [[Victor Vance]] and his brother [[Lance Vance]], of [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]] and [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]

Revision as of 16:33, 14 February 2018

This is a list of black video game characters. The 2009 study "The virtual census: representations of gender, race and age in video games." published by the University of Southern California showed that African Americans appear in video games in proportion to their numbers in the real world, but mainly in sports games and in titles that reinforce stereotypes.[1]

Please note: about half of the characters listed aren't black. Some are assumed to be black based on their game appearances, but are really various other races. For further details read game biographies.

Characters

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See also

References

  1. ^ "Video Game Minority Report: Lots Of Players, Few Characters". Science Daily. University of Southern California. 30 July 2009. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Hester, Larry (26 June 2012). "The 10 Best Black Characters In Video Games". Complex. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  3. ^ a b Narcisse, Evan (29 March 2012). "Come On, Video Games, Let's See Some Black People I'm Not Embarrassed By". Kotaku. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Narcisse, Evan (20 February 2013). "This Is How We Get More Black People In Video Games". Kotaku. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  5. ^ a b Clauson, Jonathan R. (20 January 2014). "The State of Black Video Game Characters". Inquisitr. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z Holmes, Jonathan (15 October 2013). "Let's look at Tropes Vs. Black Guys in Videogames". Destructoid. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Carr, Krystal (16 February 2014). "12 Black Video Game Characters That Kick Ass!". SheAttack. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  8. ^ a b "Why are Black Game Characters Failing the Audience?". Edge. 8 February 2009. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  9. ^ Buckley, Michaela (12 April 2013). "The scarcity of black characters in video games". ScrewAttack. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
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