Rivet from the latest Ratchet and Clank game.

Why? Two words:

Big Hammer!

I swear it looks bigger in game, but I haven’t played in a long while, so I could be misremembering.

The Pioneer from Satisfactory

Although Melinoë comes a close second, as I am playing Hades 2 currently.

(Okay, maybe not protagonist, necessarily…)

Max Caulfield in Life is strange 1

Commander Shepard.

Aloy from the Horizon series

Tormentor from Tormentor❌Punisher!

I have 400+ hours and was HardMode #2WR until I the students I tutored defeated me lol

In my opinion, it’s the best twin stick shooter ever made. Hugely discoverable mechanics, completely skill-based, and a nearly infinite skill ceiling.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/500670/TormentorPunisher/

They gave it away on Epic as well several years ago, check your launcher!

Aya Brea, from Parasite Eve

The perfect mix of unsuspecting hero, chosen one, and bad ass. The sequel also gives her an Ellen Riply in Aliens vibe as well. Shame about 3rd Birthday and the fact we will never get another one. For those who don’t know, the owner of the original IP didn’t want to renew the license for the games, which means the games can no longer use anything from the novel which includes all references to mitochondria and Eve. That’s why 3rd Birthday was seemingly a totally different game; they tried to make a sequel that couldn’t reference any of the main plot points of the previous games or novel.

2B || !2B

Lilith “the Firehawk” (Borderlands)

Traff (the Princess of Cursing) from Ink Inside (a cartoon action RPG)

Kassandra from Assassin’s Creed Odyssey.

Fantastic voice acting, awesome gameplay, beautiful world. 10/10 I love her.

Alyx

Madeline from Celeste