Character Ideas
🎮 Video Game Characters
Platformer mascots, RPG heroes, and indie darlings — video games span decades of instantly recognizable (and delightfully obscure) characters. Below are ideas grouped by how easy or hard they tend to be for the Genie.
Easy — the Genie usually nails these fast
Mascots and legends known even outside gaming circles.
MarioLinkSonic the HedgehogKratosMaster ChiefLara CroftPikachu
Medium — takes a bit more work
Well loved within their franchises, but sharing traits with similar characters in the genre.
Geralt of RiviaAloySamus AranCloud StrifeEllieBowserSub-ZeroCommander Shepard
Hard — genuine challenges
Deep-cut protagonists, or ones easily confused with a similar archetype from another game.
Solid SnakeCave JohnsonClementineIsaac ClarkeMeat BoyBayonettaArtorias
Looking for more of a challenge across every category, not just games? See our 50 Characters That Stump the Genie post.