Hah! Me too!
But on the topic: I would switch Lightning for Aloy. If only because I love Horizon. Kassandra is great too but unlike Aloy we probably won't play as her again.
I actually thought about Horizon Dawn, but then I realized I didn't know the name of the protagonist so I thought that was probably a bad sign. Also I guess Lara Croft and her seemed---too similar? In terms of crafty archers. I guess that doesn't matter in the long run but I guess I was looking to diversify the characters so stayed away from two who seemed a bit simillar, and Lara won out due to the legacy.
Personally? Madeline from Celeste.
That's honestly the first indie girl that popped into my head, though once more just the game and not the name of the protagonist---but as I hadn't played it and haven't read much up on it I didn't add her.
Id put Aloy and 2B in there
Now I'm kicking myself for forgetting 2B. Hmm, she'd probably take Lightning's place.
i don't follow tomb raider much but far as i can tell it's moved past the point where it relies largely on tits to sell? that's the impression i've gotten from seeing the new ones at e3 anyway
Yeah, and it's kind of now at the point where I think you gotta wonder was that all that Tomb Raider has going for it? Nobody seems to care about the new games now because they don't have that 90s "edge". Instead now they apparently try and go for mass violence for edge? Lara's probably a nostalgic add here because I remember when the OG Tomb Raider was a huge deal and everyone was parodying it. I forgot what Nick/Disney sitcom it was, but I remember one show had a character becoming "Babe Raider".
Where is Saber(Artoria) from Fate/Stay Night?
Like I said this is a bit US-centric haha. Though I know she has a following outside of Japan.
Even tho Sylvanas sucks ass she does have quite the fan following and has been one of the few big faces of Warcraft franchise for a while now. Would put her above Shantae or Bayonetta.
I actually was looking through the biggest games at the moment and saw WarCraft when looking for #8, but my knowledge of that series is limited where I sort of still see it first and foremost as a game driven by created characters. I know exactly what character you're talking about though through pop-culture osmosis.