{"id":22981,"date":"2019-10-11T10:54:37","date_gmt":"2019-10-11T10:54:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.prod.gmgfarm.net\/?p=22981"},"modified":"2019-10-11T10:54:37","modified_gmt":"2019-10-11T10:54:37","slug":"day-of-the-girl-the-10-best-female-characters-in-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/vpce-0921aaf1c67156043-4t1vg0wq.vpce-svc-0cf8d5d00172470c2.us-east-1.vpce.amazonaws.com\/day-of-the-girl-the-10-best-female-characters-in-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Day of the Girl: The 10 Best Female Characters in Games"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The 11th of October marks the internationally recognised Day of the Girl, and as part of that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenmangaming.com\/newsroom\/2019\/10\/10\/war-child-and-children-in-conflict-launch-day-of-the-girl-fundraiser\/\">several video games companies have teamed up with the charity War Child<\/a> to help raise money to help support young people affected by conflict. You can get more information on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.warchild.org.uk\/\">War Child website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Changing the game for children affected by war\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4TsDpNlmGZg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As it\u2019s the Day of the Girl, we thought it would be the perfect time to look at ten of the best female characters to ever grace the video gaming world.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">10 &#8211; Tifa Lockhart &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenmangaming.com\/games\/final-fantasy-vii\/\">Final Fantasy VII<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"890\" height=\"273\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenmangaming.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/tifa-lockhart-insert.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22982\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Armed with little other than her fists and a devastating kick, Tifa Lockhart can hold the line at the front of battle with ease. Not only that, her care and tact around protagonist Cloud\u2019s confused recollections is beautiful and caring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">9 &#8211; April Ryan &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenmangaming.com\/games\/the-longest-journey\/\">The Longest Journey<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenmangaming.com\/games\/dreamfall-the-longest-journey\/\">Dreamfall<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"890\" height=\"273\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenmangaming.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/tandi-insert.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22983\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>With one of the best personal arcs ever seen in video games, April Ryan goes from struggling art student to dimension-hopping potential saviour of reality, but as the masterpiece The Longest Journey shows, nothing is ever that easy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">8 &#8211; Kate Archer &#8211; No-One Lives Forever Series<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"890\" height=\"273\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenmangaming.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/kate-archer-insert.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22985\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Kate Archer lives in a sexist-trope filled universe and she\u2019s well aware of it, as one of the most aware protagonists in any game she supplements that with a sideline in spying and kicking enemy arse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">7 &#8211; Tandi &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenmangaming.com\/games\/fallout-classics-collection\/\">Fallout Series<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"890\" height=\"273\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenmangaming.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/tandi-insert-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22986\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Going from wide-eyed teenager in the original to president of the nascent New California Republic in the sequel, Tandi never lets adversity, or the apocalypse, get in her way. An inspiration to everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6 &#8211; Commander Shepard &#8211; Mass Effect Series<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"890\" height=\"273\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenmangaming.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/femshep-insert.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22988\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Commander Shepard is the space-faring alien-punching hero we all want to secretly be, and despite there being a gender choice option, femShep is everyone\u2019s canon, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5 &#8211; Sylvanas &#8211; WarCraft Series<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"890\" height=\"273\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenmangaming.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/sylvanas-insert.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22987\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>She may have a bit of a troubled past and er, well, present, and possibly future, but Sylvanas overcame death itself to rise again and lead the Horde (and the Alliance, I suppose) to victory over the intergalactic threat of the Burning Legion. You have to give her props for that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4 &#8211; Piper Wright &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenmangaming.com\/games\/fallout-4-goty-edition-pc\/\">Fallout 4<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"890\" height=\"273\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenmangaming.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/piper-insert.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22984\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Caring deeply about people and the truth, Piper is the heart of Fallout 4. She runs a paper, looks after her little sister, and still finds time to go hunting feral ghouls with you.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3 &#8211; Bayonetta &#8211; Bayonetta Series<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"890\" height=\"273\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenmangaming.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/bayonetta-insert.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22989\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Bayonetta is in control. Of her image, of her actions, and of the bullets and kicks she sends shooting off in combat. Her games are incredibly over the top, but Bayonetta herself is always in a commanding position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2 &#8211; Emily Kaldwin &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenmangaming.com\/games\/dishonored-2\/\">Dishonored Series<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"890\" height=\"273\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenmangaming.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/emily-kaldwin-insert.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22990\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>She may have needed a little help in the first game, but Emily Kaldwin in the sequel fully embraces not only her power but her ability to choose life and death over the minions and mooks she comes across. She\u2019s an Empress you could really vote for, if empires worked that way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1 &#8211; Lara Croft &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenmangaming.com\/games\/shadow-of-the-tomb-raider-pc\/\">Tomb Raider Series<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"890\" height=\"273\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenmangaming.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/lara-croft-insert.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22991\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You can\u2019t have a list of women in video games or female characters without mentioning Lara Croft. A mirror held up to male protagonists, she kicks arse and adventures and makes no apologies for it. At her best when firing two guns or locking her stalwart butler in a freezer, she\u2019s our choice for best female character ever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Who is your favourite female character in video games? Let us know in the comments below, or head on over to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenmangaming.com\/forum\/\">community forum<\/a> to have your say and join the conversation. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 11th of October marks the internationally recognised Day of the Girl, and as part of that several video games companies have teamed up with the charity War Child to help raise money to help support young people affected by conflict. You can get more information on the War Child website. 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