List of black video game characters
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 Africans appear in video games in proportion to their numbers in the 2000 US census data, but mainly in sports games and in titles that reinforce stereotypes.[1]
Characters
- 50 Cent of 50 Cent: Bulletproof and 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand[2]
- Aaron Cash of the Batman: Arkham series
- Adam Hunter of Streets of Rage
- Afro Samurai of Afro Samurai
- Aisha of Rumble Roses and Rumble Roses XX
- Akuji of Akuji the Heartless
- Alex of The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan
- Alyx Vance of Half-Life 2 (mixed Black-Asian descent)[3]
- Anthony Higgs of Metroid: Other M
- Augustus Cole of Gears of War[4]
- Aurelia Hammerlock of Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel
- Aveline de Grandpré of Assassin's Creed[5]
- Axel Foley of Beverly Hills Cop
- Ayme of Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean
- Balrog of Street Fighter[4]
- Bangalore of Apex Legends
- Baptiste of Overwatch
- Barret Wallace of Final Fantasy VII[2]
- Basilio[6] of Fire Emblem Awakening
- Beatrix LeBeau of Slime Rancher
- Big Smoke of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
- Birdie of Street Fighter (black only in the Alpha and V series)
- Black Baron of MadWorld[7]
- Blacker Baron of Anarchy Reigns
- Black Panther, appeared in various games; see Black Panther (comics)#Video games
- Blade, appeared in various games; see Blade (comics)#Video games
- Bo Jackson, appeared in various games; see Bo Jackson#Video games
- Boman Delgado of Rival Schools: United by Fate[4]
- Brad of The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan
- Brad Garrison of Dead Rising[7]
- Bruce Irvin of Tekken
- Bryan Roses of Killer Is Dead[7]
- Carl "CJ" Johnson of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas[2]
- Charles Milton Porter of BioShock 2: Minerva's Den
- Charles Smith of Red Dead Redemption 2
- Clementine of The Walking Dead
- Coach of Left 4 Dead 2[7]
- Cyborg, appeared in various games; see Cyborg (comics)#Video games
- Cyrax of Mortal Kombat
- Crying Wolf of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
- Daisy Fitzroy of BioShock Infinite
- Daley Thompson, three Ocean Software games; see Daley Thompson#After athletics
- Dandara of Dandara
- D'arci Stern of Urban Chaos[8]
- Darrius of Mortal Kombat
- David Anderson of Mass Effect[7]
- Dayo Igwe of Prey (2017)
- Dee Jay of Street Fighter[4]
- Delrin Barris of Dragon Age: Inquisition
- Demetrius of Stardew Valley
- Demoman of Team Fortress 2
- Disco Kid of Punch-Out!!
- Doc Louis of Punch-Out!!
- Donald Anderson (DARPA Chief) of Metal Gear Solid[7]
- Doomfist of Overwatch
- Drebin 893 of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots[4]
- Dudley of Street Fighter[4]
- Eddie Hunter (aka Skate, aka Sammy Hunter) of Streets of Rage 2
- Eddy Gordo of Tekken[7]
- Ekko of League of Legends
- Elena of Street Fighter[2]
- Eli Vance of Half-Life[9]
- Emmett Graves of Starhawk[4]
- Félicité "Fliss" DuBois of The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan
- Fortune of Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty[10]
- Fran of Final Fantasy XII[9]
- Franklin Clinton of Grand Theft Auto V[7]
- Garcian Smith of Killer7[8]
- Grace of Fighting Vipers
- Heavy D! of The King of Fighters[4]
- Henry and Sam of The Last of Us[7]
- Iris of Pokémon Black and White[7]
- Irving Lambert of Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell
- Isaac Washington of The House of the Dead: Overkill
- J.D. Morrison of Devil May Cry 5
- Jacob Taylor of Mass Effect[8]
- Jacqui Briggs of Mortal Kombat
- Jade of Mortal Kombat
- James Heller of Prototype[2]
- Jax of Mortal Kombat[7]
- Jeffry McWild in Virtua Fighter
- Jim Chapman of Resident Evil Outbreak
- Josh Stone of Resident Evil 5[7]
- John Dalton of Unreal II: The Awakening
- Julius Erving (aka Dr. J) of One on One: Dr. J vs. Larry Bird[7]
- Kai of Mortal Kombat
- Kendl Johnson of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
- Kenneth J. Sullivan of Resident Evil
- Kian Alvane of Dreamfall: The Longest Journey and Dreamfall Chapters
- Kid Quick of Punch-Out!!
- Knox of Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
- LaShawn and Kahlil of Bébé's Kids
- Laurence Barnes (aka Prophet) of Crysis[8]
- Lee Everett of The Walking Dead[7]
- Lenny Summers of Red Dead Redemption 2
- Leroy Smith of Tekken
- Liam Kosta of Mass Effect: Andromeda
- Lifeline of Apex Legends
- Lincoln Clay of Mafia III
- Lisa Hamilton of Dead or Alive
- Lieutenant Alphanso Adams of Spec Ops: The Line
- Louis of Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2[7]
- Lucian of League of Legends[8]
- Lúcio of Overwatch and Heroes of the Storm
- Lucius Fox, appeared in various video games; see Lucius Fox#Video games
- Lucky Glauber of The King of Fighters[4]
- Luke Cage (aka Power Man), appeared in various games; see Luke Cage#Video games
- Mace Windu of Star Wars Episode I: Jedi Power Battles and Lego Star Wars[7]
- Mad Jack of Heavy Rain[7]
- Madd Dogg of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
- Marcus Holloway of Watch Dogs 2
- Marcus Howard of Call of Duty WW2
- Marina of Splatoon 2
- Mark Kimberley of Shenmue[7]
- Mark Wilkins of Resident Evil Outbreak
- Marlow Briggs of Marlow Briggs and the Mask of Death
- Marvin Branagh of Resident Evil
- Maru of Stardew Valley
- Master Raven of Tekken
- Master Sergeant Matthew "Coops" Cooper of ARMA 2
- Mat Sella of Dream Daddy
- Matt of Until Dawn
- Matt of Wii Sports
- Michael Jackson, appeared in various games; see Michael Jackson-related games (Michael Jackson's health and appearance)
- Michael Jordan in Michael Jordan in Flight and Michael Jordan: Chaos in the Windy City
- Michael LeRoi of Shadow Man (video game)
- Mike Tyson, appeared in various games; see Mike Tyson in popular culture#In video games[7]
- Mr. Sandman of Punch-Out!!
- Maya of Killer Instinct
- Mira of Donut County
- Mohammed Avdol of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
- Nadine Ross of Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
- Nathan Copeland of No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle[7]
- Nick Fury, appeared in various games; see Nick Fury in other media#Video games[7] (Not always black.)
- Nilin of Remember Me[5]
- Nix of Infamous 2
- OG Loc of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
- Pallegina of Pillars of Eternity and Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire
- Preston Garvey of Fallout 4
- Qhira of Heroes of the Storm
- Raven of Tekken[8]
- Riley Abel of The Last of Us
- Rochelle of Left 4 Dead 2[2]
- Rodin of Bayonetta
- Roland of Borderlands[8]
- Romeo of Halo 3: ODST
- Sam B of Dead Island[3]
- Samuel Williams of Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive
- Sazh Katzroy of Final Fantasy XIII[2]
- SCAT member Collins of Night Trap
- Sean Johnson of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
- Sean Matsuda of Street Fighter III
- Senna of League of Legends
- Sergeant Cormack of Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
- Sergeant Foley of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
- Sergeant Major Avery Junior Johnson of Halo[8]
- Shadow Man of Shadow Man[8]
- Shaquille O'Neal (aka Shaq), appeared in various games; see Shaquille O'Neal#Video games
- Sheva Alomar of Resident Evil[2]
- Shinobu Jacobs of the No More Heroes series[8]
- Sir Hammerlock of Borderlands 2
- Staff Sgt. Griggs of Call of Duty
- Storm, appeared in various games; see Storm in other media#Video games[4]
- Tanya of Mortal Kombat
- Taurus of Interstate '82
- Three Dog of Fallout 3
- Tiger Jackson of Tekken
- T.J. Combo of Killer Instinct[4]
- Tilly Jackson of Red Dead Redemption 2
- Tom Johnson of Shenmue[7]
- Torque of The Suffering
- Twintelle of Arms
- Tyler Miles of Fahrenheit[7]
- Tyrael of Diablo III
- 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
- Vivienne, of Dragon Age: Inquisition
- War Machine, appeared in various games; see War Machine in other media#Video games
- Wonder-Black of The Wonderful 101[7]
- Yelena Fedorva of Deus Ex: Human Revolution
- Zach Hammond of Dead Space
- Zack of Dead or Alive[7]
- Zasalamel of Soulcalibur[2]
See also
- List of black animated characters
- List of black superheroes
- Lists of black people
- Race and video games
References
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- ^ a b Clauson, Jonathan R. (20 January 2014). "The State of Black Video Game Characters". Inquisitr. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
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