# Sexiest Video Game Character? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 24, 2006, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexiest-video-game-character/354059 "2006-04-24T22:17:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Waverly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/57b2e6/32.png) [@Waverly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waverly)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2006, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexiest-video-game-character/354059/61 "2006-04-28T13:06:45Z")
[QUOTE=D\_Odds] Imoen and Viconia, _Baldur’s Gate_ [/QUOTE] Viconia, yes, but I’d put Jaheira over Imoen. Bodhi too. I’ll third Kate Archer from NOLF. Much more interesting than Lara Croft. I don’t care what age she was supposed to be, Mission Viao from KotOR is hot. Mission and Viconia… I guess I likes me some blue women. And here I thought I was partial to redheads. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2006, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexiest-video-game-character/354059/62 "2006-04-29T20:26:29Z")
I don’t exactly remember Viconia… Was she the Drow? But Jaheira was just annoying, and I never understood why she was so popular. Imoen I liked, and considered mentioning her, but she’s more in the “cute” category than “sexy”. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2006, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexiest-video-game-character/354059/63 "2006-04-30T01:20:50Z")
[QUOTE=Chronos] I don’t exactly remember Viconia… Was she the Drow? [/QUOTE] Yes. ---
**Author:** ![kotorchick101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9d8465/32.png) [@kotorchick101](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kotorchick101)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2011, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexiest-video-game-character/354059/64 "2011-08-14T02:34:46Z")
> [@Ferret\_Herder](#): > > On this note, Atton Rand from Knights of the Old Republic 2 was pretty good, but Carth Onasi from the original beats him out due to his voice. _growl_ i do agree. Carth and Atton are equally hot, but since im preferably married to Atton i cant say no, even though i would say Carth is hotter ---
**Author:** ![kotorchick101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9d8465/32.png) [@kotorchick101](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kotorchick101)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2011, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexiest-video-game-character/354059/65 "2011-08-14T02:36:55Z")
> [@Waverly](#): > > Viconia, yes, but I’d put Jaheira over Imoen. Bodhi too. > > I’ll third Kate Archer from NOLF. Much more interesting than Lara Croft. > > I don’t care what age she was supposed to be, Mission Viao from KotOR is hot. > > Mission and Viconia… I guess I likes me some blue women. And here I thought I was partial to redheads. Mission is fourteen, but i will admit she is pretty hot, even though im a girl, i will admit that ---
**Author:** ![kotorchick101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9d8465/32.png) [@kotorchick101](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kotorchick101)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2011, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexiest-video-game-character/354059/66 "2011-08-14T02:38:41Z")
> [@HPL](#): > > The Female playable characters in Knights of the Old Republic were all rather attractive. Now if only mission were a couple years older… i 100 percent agree bro, even though im a girl, i will admit she is pretty smokin’ ---
**Author:** ![FordTaurusSHO94](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f07891/32.png) [@FordTaurusSHO94](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FordTaurusSHO94)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2011, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexiest-video-game-character/354059/67 "2011-08-14T02:42:54Z")
I guess in the five years since this thread died, there’s been a few new candidates. Like Poison Ivy from Arkham Asylum. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2011, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexiest-video-game-character/354059/68 "2011-08-14T02:50:26Z")
Zombie thread! So I guess Hsien-Ko, the girl ghost-zombie from Dark-stalkers and Capcom vs Marvel, needs to be mentioned: > **[Hsien-Ko (Character) - Comic Vine](https://comicvine.gamespot.com/hsien-ko/4005-44103/)** > > Hsien-Ko is a chinese ghost who fights demons and monsters with an arsenal of weapons. Both her and her sister Mei-Ling are trying to free their mother's soul from darkness. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2011, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexiest-video-game-character/354059/69 "2011-08-14T04:05:51Z")
> [@FordTaurusSHO94](#): > > I guess in the five years since this thread died, there’s been a few new candidates. Like Poison Ivy from Arkham Asylum. Miranda from Mass Effect 2? ---
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2011, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexiest-video-game-character/354059/70 "2011-08-14T06:32:16Z")
> [@LawMonkey](#): > > **The Boss** , from Metal Gear Solid 3. There’s just something about a strong woman. I don’t suppose she has what counts as ‘classic’ good looks, but I’ve never been much for those anyway.. Holy shit, I’m amazed not just that someone is saying this at all, but that it’s your FIRST choice! The Boss is actually one of the only video game characters I have ever had any attraction to. She’s also one of the only - possibly THE ONLY - believable female soldier, not just in any video game but possibly in any form of fiction media at all. There are so many female soldier/supersoldier/assassin/sniper/ninja-chick/general ultra-badass characters out there, it’s become a total cliche. Usually they’re stereotypically “hot” with hourglass figures and torn clothes. I’ve always thought this is bullshit. These kind of women do not exist. But a woman like The Boss - a plain-looking (pretty but dignified and understated) woman who wears practical BDU outfits and a bandana and makes no effort to look like some kind of hooker; who speaks plainly and roughly and never tries to sound sexy or “cute” - this is a woman who you could imagine actually went through the training, took the yelling, did the pushups and pullups, suffered through endless performance ratings and evaluations, studied for all the exams, went to the specialist schools, completed the special forces training, and managed to work her way to the top of the operator community _because she knows what she is doing_ - not because of her looks. Three cheers for The Boss! ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2011, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexiest-video-game-character/354059/71 "2011-08-14T06:57:06Z")
> [@Argent\_Towers](#): > > Holy shit, I’m amazed not just that someone is saying this at all, but that it’s your FIRST choice! The Boss is actually one of the only video game characters I have ever had any attraction to. She’s also one of the only - possibly THE ONLY - believable female soldier, not just in any video game but possibly in any form of fiction media at all. > > There are so many female soldier/supersoldier/assassin/sniper/ninja-chick/general ultra-badass characters out there, it’s become a total cliche. Usually they’re stereotypically “hot” with hourglass figures and torn clothes. I’ve always thought this is bullshit. These kind of women do not exist. > > But a woman like The Boss - a plain-looking (pretty but dignified and understated) woman who wears practical BDU outfits and a bandana and makes no effort to look like some kind of hooker; who speaks plainly and roughly and never tries to sound sexy or “cute” - this is a woman who you could imagine actually went through the training, took the yelling, did the pushups and pullups, suffered through endless performance ratings and evaluations, studied for all the exams, went to the specialist schools, completed the special forces training, and managed to work her way to the top of the operator community _because she knows what she is doing_ - not because of her looks. > > Three cheers for The Boss! Nice to know that your opinion has not changed in 5 years! Anyways, I have to admit that I haven’t played many games recently with hot women in them. The best I can come up with right now is Katherine in _Catherine_. In fact, I don’t see why Catherine is supposed to be the perfect woman–sure, she’s pretty, and it’s hard to resist someone who just pops into bed with you, but Katherine is much hotter. Her personality leaves a lot to be desired, though. I hope it’s because of what was going on in her life. ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2011, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexiest-video-game-character/354059/72 "2011-08-14T17:03:48Z")
> [@Der\_Trihs](#): > > Miranda from Mass Effect 2? Ah, yes. I especially love the dialogue cut scenes featuring her ass prominently in the foreground with Shepherd in the background. ---
**Author:** ![punch\_line\_loser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8e7dd6/32.png) [@punch\_line\_loser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/punch_line_loser)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2011, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexiest-video-game-character/354059/73 "2011-08-15T02:21:48Z")
A thread about sexy video game characters comes back from the dead, and no one makes a joke about necrophilia? You guys never cease to amaze me. I have half a mind to add Jill Valentine to this list, but then I don’t actually find her that attractive. It’s hard to balance pretensions to humor with actual preferences. Selphie, Yuna and Rikku have already been mentioned, but they do crowd the top of my list. I also have to put in words for Rose from _Legend of Dragoon_ and Rena Lanford from _Star Ocean: The Second Story_ - can I step aside for a minute and say that these are two of the greatest and most underappreciated RPGs in history? Also, speaking of _Metal Gear_, what about Sniper Wolf? She was a complete badass. Guys in video games, on the other hand, tend to be _too_ good-looking for me, as a result of either their masculinity or femininity being ludicrously exaggerated. That said, Squall is definitely a good-lookin’ dude, and Claude from _Star Ocean 2_ has an everyman charm. ---
**Author:** ![Maiira](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Maiira](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maiira)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2011, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexiest-video-game-character/354059/74 "2011-08-15T06:15:23Z")
As embarrassing as it is for me to admit this, I kind of have a crush on Garrus from _Mass Effect_. (Though I’m certainly not the only one; I’ve heard some of the game developers say that they kept him in the second and third games specifically because the female fans would riot if they didn’t.) Thane’s not too bad, either, though he’s a bit too emo for me. This is funny because I don’t even play video games. But my boyfriend has talked so much about Mass Effect that I might as well have played the damned thing myself. ---
**Author:** ![Maiira](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Maiira](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maiira)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2011, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexiest-video-game-character/354059/75 "2011-08-15T06:19:15Z")
Oops, I forgot pics. [Garrus](http://images.wikia.com/masseffect/images/3/35/Garrus_Character_Box.png) [Thane](http://www.gogaminggiant.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/thaneg3.png) ---
**Author:** ![punch\_line\_loser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8e7dd6/32.png) [@punch\_line\_loser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/punch_line_loser)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2011, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexiest-video-game-character/354059/76 "2011-08-15T06:26:04Z")
Am I the only one who doesn’t get the girls in DOA or Soul Calibur? With the possible exception of Xianghua (always my favorite for looks and actual usability, though I don’t like the games much), they’ve all got about the same sex appeal as two water balloons taped to an hourglass for me. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2011, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexiest-video-game-character/354059/77 "2011-08-15T08:15:52Z")
> [@Odesio](#): > > Ah, yes. I especially love the dialogue cut scenes featuring her ass prominently in the foreground with Shepherd in the background. As it happens I’d forgotten her name - and found it by googling “Mass Effect 2 + ass” 😃 I _knew_ who that’d bring up… ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2011, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexiest-video-game-character/354059/78 "2011-08-15T14:27:27Z")
I’ll toss in Humba Wumba from the latest **Banjo-Kazooie** game. When they introduced her on the N64, she was [nothing to speak of](http://www.giantbomb.com/humba-wumba/94-2924/all-images/52-295022/humba_wumba/51-410284/). Then, they turned her into a [simmering cauldron of barely-legal sex](http://img.neoseeker.com/v_concept_art.php?caid=6801). ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2011, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexiest-video-game-character/354059/79 "2011-08-15T14:34:11Z")
[Squall](http://shrines.rpgclassics.com/psx/ff8/goodies/wallp2.jpg) and [Irvine](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_czi73jal4lo/TUnnQtK5vWI/AAAAAAAAAXQ/VCd6e-zDODs/s320/irvine.jpg), although the latter’s personality causes him to lose some points. FF8 definitely had the most masculine guys of the series. ---
**Author:** ![Steophan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steophan/32/9595_2.png) [@Steophan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steophan)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2011, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexiest-video-game-character/354059/80 "2011-08-15T14:37:47Z")
[Leliana](http://www.dragon-age2.co.uk/background/characters-of-da-o/19-leliana), from the Dragon Age games. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexiest-video-game-character/354059.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexiest-video-game-character/354059.md?page=5)