On this note I just want to give shoutouts to InFamous 1 for having the best video game plot twist since KOTOR 1
Y'all saying Steve from Minecraft but I didn't even know he had a name. I DO know the Creeper however so I'd go with that. Then Master Chief.
How many random people on the street would know the name of Link?How many random people on the street will know the name of Master Chief if you show them a picture? They might know Halo, but Master Chief as a character? I'm not so sure.
It's less about the name, more about the image. Steve (or the default Minecraft avatar, whichever you prefer) and the Creeper are the faces of the marketing. Where you see anything to do with Minecraft you'll see both (or less often the latter on its own).
Kinda funny that GTA characters have been mentioned only a few times.
Who is the most recognizable GTA dude? C.J.? Tommy? Trevor?
Tommy. I love Trevor but he's not as icon outside of the game.
Well Rosalina was also in Smash Bros + Mario Kart too and people actually play her ;)He was in 20 million worth of Smash Bros. games.
And my post was going for the 'name everyone I can approach', so I tried to list every franchise'd character we'd seen since 2000 in a game series that sold over 1 million.
Kinda funny that GTA characters have been mentioned only a few times.
Who is the most recognizable GTA dude? C.J.? Tommy? Trevor?
Out of interest, which records are these? I know it's the fastest selling PS4 exclusive but that doesn't put it in the same league of public exposure as the likes of Minecraft. Maybe I'm missing a piece of the picture here.
False. All 3 God of War games before the 2018 game sold 3m+. With God of War 3 selling over 5mCongratulations to them, it only took 10 GoW games before they made one that sold well.
Well Rosalina was also in Smash Bros + Mario Kart too and people actually play her ;)
In the West?
1. Pichu
2. Lugia
3. Isabel (AC)
4. Steve
5. Master Chief
Only in the US, if that.
Where do you live where these 3 are more well known than the Minecraft bloke?
Animal Crossing, not Assassins Creed. If it were it would be Desmond.
Animal Crossing, not Assassin's Creed.
Edit:Sorry I misread.What?
WHAT?
Pokemon Go is like the most played game in the world; Pichu was also in every Super Smash Brothers since melee; Pokemon Gold, and pretty much every Pokemon game since; as well as a countless number of TV episodes, merchandise, and movies.
Pichu is the pre-evolution of Pikachu, who is in contention for the most recognisable character in the world.
How on Earth is it not Pichu?
Animal Crossing, not Assassins Creed. If it were it would be Desmond.
What?
Pokemon Go is like the most played game in the world; Pichu was also in every Super Smash Brothers since melee; Pokemon Gold, and pretty much every Pokemon game since; and tonnes of movies.
Pichu is the pre-evolution of Pikachu, who is in contention for the most recognisable character in the world.
How on Earth is it not Pichu?
Isabelle, like (It) Is a bell :pAnimal Crossing, not Assassins Creed. If it were it would be Desmond.
What?
WHAT?
Pokemon Go is like the most played game in the world; Pichu was also in every Super Smash Brothers since melee; Pokemon Gold/Silver, and pretty much every Pokemon game since; as well as a countless number of TV episodes, merchandise, and movies.
Pichu is the pre-evolution of Pikachu, who is in contention for the most recognisable character in the world.
It also has a decade head start, and is recognisable across the world.
How on Earth is it not Pichu?
If it were Pikachu I'd agree with you, 100%. But I didn't see Pichu's image plastered across toy and videogame aisles later than 2001. I think you're overestimating the impact the Pokemon movies and Smash have on the cultural perception of game characters.
Thing is, this is a thread about "most famous" video game character since 2000. People don't have to know the character's name to recognize it. For that reason, Steve from Minecraft wins. I'm pretty sure I can walk up to my grandparents or any random person on the street and show them a pic of Steve and be like "Do you recognize this?" and they would say, "Oh yeah, that's Minecraft."
Whereas I'm pretty sure even my parents wouldn't be able to tell you who Master Chief is, much less what he is from.
Someone like David Beckham hasn't been plastered all over merchandise since the early 2000s, but you'd be hard pressed to say he isn't one of the most famous figures of that era.
Steve's recent peaks may be higher, but Pichu's have been longer lasting