We didn’t get that many new characters this year, and the ones that were new mostly felt like avatars or were fairly forgettable. A great character isn’t just their voice, but their attitude, looks, style, and the way they move in the game. Look at characters like Gordan Freeman. You never actually see or hear him in the game yet his character design is iconic.

Eve – Stellar Blade

You could argue that Eve is cheating with her sex appeal and it’s an automatic win. Not necessarily. Eve oozes style and she looks good on screen not just because of her skin tight suits, but her personality shows in her fluid animations in combat, the way she talks to people in the world, and her curious nature in the game. She’s more than just eye candy here. Like Bayonetta (Bayonetta) and 2B (Nier: Automata) before her, sex appeal is done tastefully and her entire style ends up being front and center over showing any skin.

Runner-Ups

Zhu Bajie – Black Myth: Wukong

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Indika – Indika

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Reina – Tekken 8

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Heismay Noctule – Metaphor: ReFantazio