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Just Cause (video game series)
Just Cause is a Swedish open-world action-adventure game series by Avalanche Studios in which agent Rico Rodriguez dismantles fictional dictatorships using a grappling hook, parachute, and wingsuit.
Just Cause 4
Just Cause 4 (2018) is an open-world action-adventure game by Avalanche Studios and Square Enix, set in the South American country of Solís, where Rico Rodriguez fights the Black Hand using extreme weather, a 10-tether grappling hook, and the new Apex engine.
Killzone
Killzone is a science-fiction first-person shooter series by Guerrilla Games for PlayStation, set in the war between Helghan and Vekta. Six games ran from 2004's PS2 Killzone to 2013's Shadow Fall; Killzone 2 rated 91 on Metacritic.
Knuckles the Echidna
Knuckles the Echidna (ナックルズ・ザ・エキドゥナ) is Sega's red echidna from Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (1994), guardian of the Master Emerald on Angel Island, Sonic's gliding, climbing rival, later voiced by Idris Elba in films and a 2024 Paramount+ series.
Kratos (God of War)
Kratos is the protagonist of Sony Santa Monica's God of War franchise (2005-present), a Spartan demigod who destroyed the Greek pantheon and, from the 2018 reboot, appears as Atreus's father in Norse Midgard; over 21 million franchise sales by 2012, Dave Bautista cast in the Amazon series.
Lara Croft
Lara Croft, British archaeologist protagonist of Tomb Raider, created by Toby Gard at Core Design, debuted 24 October 1996; rebooted 2013–2018, now in Amazon Games era with Legacy of Atlantis (2027) and Catalyst (2028).
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light, also known as LCGoL, is a 2010 isometric twin-stick action-adventure by Crystal Dynamics, the first co-op Lara Croft game, starring Lara and Totec against the demon Xolotl.
Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris
Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris, also Lara Croft: TOO, is a 2014 isometric twin-stick co-op action-adventure by Crystal Dynamics and Square Enix for PS4, Windows, and Xbox One, sequel to Guardian of Light and its first four-player Lara game.
Left 4 Dead
Left 4 Dead is Valve and Turtle Rock's 2008 four-player co-op zombie shooter for PC and Xbox 360, known for its AI Director, four five-map campaigns, Versus mode, and its controversial 2009 sequel.
Legacy of Kain
Legacy of Kain: dark fantasy action-adventure series set in Nosgoth, begun with Blood Omen (1996, Silicon Knights/Crystal Dynamics); Soul Reaver (1999, Amy Hennig) introduced realm-shifting; revived via 2024-2026 remasters and Ascendance.
Leon S. Kennedy
Leon S. Kennedy, full name Leon Scott Kennedy, is a fictional US agent and central protagonist of Capcom's Resident Evil series, debuting in Resident Evil 2 (1998).
List of Assassin's Creed characters
Characters of Assassin's Creed: Desmond Miles, Altaïr, Ezio Auditore, Connor, Bayek and Aya, Alexios and Kassandra, Layla Hassan, Naoe and Yasuke, plus Templars, Isu, and historical figures across Ubisoft's Animus-framed franchise.
List of Castlevania characters
Castlevania characters: the Belmont Clan vampire hunters (Simon, Trevor, Rose), Dracula and his lieutenants, and allies like Sypha Belnades, Grant Danasty, and Alucard across Konami's games, the Netflix series, and the 2026 game Belmont's Curse.
List of Mass Effect characters
The characters of Mass Effect are Commander Shepard and the companions, allies, and antagonists of BioWare's science fiction role-playing trilogy (2007–2012) and its 2017 sequel, Mass Effect: Andromeda.
List of Mega Man video games
List of Mega Man video games: Capcom's Rockman (ロックマン) franchise, begun on NES in 1987, spanning Classic, X, Zero, ZX, Legends, Battle Network, and Star Force sub-series, over 50 games, 43 million units sold, with Mega Man: Dual Override due 2027.
List of Metal Slug video games
List of Metal Slug video games: SNK's run-and-gun series from Metal Slug (1996, Neo Geo) through Metal Slug 7/XX, plus Metal Slug 3D, Defense, Attack, Awakening, Tactics, and the 2027 Ultimate Collection.
List of Resident Evil characters
Resident Evil characters: Capcom survival horror cast including Chris Redfield, Jill Valentine, Leon S. Kennedy, Claire Redfield, Ada Wong, Albert Wesker, and Ethan Winters, plus film-original characters Alice and Bryan Hodukavich.
Little Nightmares (series)
Little Nightmares is a puzzle-platformer horror video game series from Tarsier Studios, first released in 2017, with three main games and 20 million units sold.
Mass Effect
Mass Effect: BioWare and EA's sci-fi RPG franchise (trilogy 2007-2012) starring customizable Commander Shepard fighting the Reapers, known for Paragon/Renegade morality, the dialogue wheel, the divisive Mass Effect 3 ending, and the 2021 Legendary Edition remaster.
Master Chief (Halo)
Master Chief, also known as John-117, is the protagonist of the Halo franchise, a Spartan-II supersoldier who has been the face of Xbox since 2001.
Max Payne
Max Payne: third-person shooter series by Remedy Entertainment (2001, 2003) and Rockstar (Max Payne 3, 2012), known for bullet time slow-motion gunplay and noir storytelling; remakes in production.
Medal of Honor (1999 video game)
Medal of Honor (1999) is a DreamWorks Interactive PlayStation first-person shooter published by EA, from Steven Spielberg's concept, set in WWII Europe; it founded the Medal of Honor franchise and led to Allied Assault and Call of Duty.
Medal of Honor (video game series)
Medal of Honor is EA's first-person shooter series created from Steven Spielberg's 1999 concept, a WWII shooter that spawned the genre, launched Call of Duty via Allied Assault, rebooted in Afghanistan in 2010, and ended with Warfighter and Above and Beyond.
Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond
Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond is a virtual reality World War II first-person shooter developed by Respawn Entertainment and published by Oculus Studios, released in 2020.
Medal of Honor: Airborne
Medal of Honor: Airborne (EA Los Angeles, 2007) is a WWII first-person shooter for PC, Xbox 360, and PS3 where Boyd Travers of the 82nd Airborne parachutes into six open arena missions, from Sicily to a flak tower in Essen.
Medal of Honor: Frontline
Medal of Honor: Frontline (2002), EA Los Angeles WWII first-person shooter for PS2, Xbox, GameCube; Lt. Jimmy Patterson steals the HO-IX flying wing; Metacritic 88 on PS2; PS3 HD remaster in Medal of Honor (2010).
Mega Man (character)
Mega Man (Rockman, ロックマン) is Capcom's humanoid battle robot protagonist, debuting 1987 on NES/Famicom; created by Akira Kitamura and Keiji Inafune, he copies defeated Robot Masters' weapons, with Mega Man: Dual Override due 2027.
Mega Man (ロックマン)
Mega Man (ロックマン, Rockman) is Capcom's 1987 NES action platformer franchise starring Dr. Light's robot fighting Dr. Wily; boss weapons, stage select, 45 million units sold, new entry Dual Override due 2027.
Mega Man Legends
Mega Man Legends (Rockman DASH) is Capcom's 1998 3D action RPG for PlayStation, later Mega Man 64 on N64; produced by Keiji Inafune, Metacritic 59, and its sequel Legends 3 was cancelled in 2011.
Mega Man X Legacy Collection
Mega Man X Legacy Collection (volumes 1 and 2) is Capcom's 2018 compilation of all eight Mega Man X games on PS4, Switch, Xbox One, and PC, with X Challenge mode, museum, and Rookie Hunter Mode.