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Carl Johnson (Grand Theft Auto)
Carl 'CJ' Johnson is the fictional protagonist of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004), voiced and motion-captured by rapper Young Maylay; a Grove Street Families member in 1992 Los Santos, the series' first Black lead, and its most customizable protagonist.
Carmen Sandiego
Carmen Sandiego is an educational media franchise and fictional master thief created by Brøderbund, debuting in the 1985 game Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?; it spans 22 video games, board games, books, a PBS game show, and a Netflix series.
Cassie Cage
Cassie Cage (Cassandra Carlton Cage), Mortal Kombat fighter introduced in MKX (2015), daughter of Sonya Blade and Johnny Cage; MKX variations Spec Ops, Hollywood, Brawler; MK11 adds drone BLB-118; voiced by Ashly Burch then Erica Lindbeck; absent from MK1 (2023).
Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance (キャッスルヴァニア 白夜の協奏曲)
Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance (キャッスルヴァニア 白夜の協奏曲) is Konami's 2002 Game Boy Advance Castlevania, directed by Takashi Takeda and produced by Koji Igarashi, starring Juste Belmont in a two-sided Castle A/B with spell-book magic and PSG chiptune music; Metacritic 87.
Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia (Akumajou Dracula: Ubawareta Kokuin) is Konami's 2008 Nintendo DS metroidvania starring Shanoa, whose glyph-absorption combat and linear stage design ended the Igarashi-era Castlevania formula; Metacritic 85, re-released in the 2024 Dominus Collection.
Cave Story (洞窟物語)
Cave Story (洞窟物語, Doukutsu Monogatari) is Daisuke 'Pixel' Amaya's 2004 freeware Metroidvania-style action platformer about an amnesiac robot on Mimiga Island; Nicalis's Cave Story+ remaster received a major 2026 Steam update adding co-op and mod support.
Celeste (video game)
Celeste is a 2018 2D precision platformer by Maddy Thorson and Noel Berry, following climber Madeline up Celeste Mountain in a story about anxiety and self-acceptance.
Chaos Dragon
Chaos Dragon (ケイオスドラゴン), from Red Dragon (レッドドラゴン), is a Japanese multimedia franchise born from TRPG sessions by Urobuchi, Nasu, Kougyoku, Simadoriru, and Narita; it includes the 2015 TV anime Sekiryū Sen'eki, novels, a mobile game, and a board game.
Characters of Final Fantasy XV
The characters of Final Fantasy XV are the cast of Square Enix's 2016 action RPG, led by Prince Noctis Lucis Caelum and his three companions.
Characters of Kingdom Hearts
Characters of Kingdom Hearts: the cast of Square Enix's Disney-crossover action RPG series by Tetsuya Nomura, spanning originals like Sora, Riku, Kairi, Roxas, and Organization XIII, plus Disney, Pixar, and Final Fantasy characters.
Characters of the Art of Fighting series
Characters of the Art of Fighting series, also Ryuko no Ken cast: SNK fighters Ryo Sakazaki, Robert Garcia, Yuri Sakazaki, King, Geese Howard, Mr. Big, and Wyler, plus their King of Fighters crossovers and Capcom's Dan Hibiki parody.
Characters of the Final Fantasy VII series
The characters of the Final Fantasy VII series are the cast of Square Enix's 1997 role-playing game Final Fantasy VII, led by Cloud Strife against Sephiroth.
Characters of the Mortal Kombat series
Characters of the Mortal Kombat series: fighters created by Ed Boon and John Tobias from 1992, including Scorpion, Sub-Zero, Raiden, palette-swapped ninjas, licensed guest fighters, and MK1's Kameo assist roster.
Charizard (リザードン)
Charizard (リザードン, Rizādon), #006, is the Fire/Flying final form of Charmander and mascot of Pokémon Red. Known for its Base Set card, Mega X/Y and Gigantamax forms, and top-tier popularity.
Chibi-Robo!
Chibi-Robo! (ちびロボ！), aka Plug Into Adventure!, is Skip Ltd./Nintendo's 2005-2006 GameCube adventure about a 4-inch robot helping the Sanderson family, with battery, happy points, and utilibot mechanics.
Chloe Frazer
Chloe Frazer, fictional treasure hunter of Naughty Dog's Uncharted series; debuted in Uncharted 2 (2009), voiced by Claudia Black; stars in Uncharted: The Lost Legacy (2017) hunting the Tusk of Ganesh in India with Nadine Ross.
Chocobo (series)
Chocobo (series), Square Enix's Final Fantasy spin-off line starring the bird Chocobo; spans the Chocobo's Mystery Dungeon roguelikes, Chocobo Racing, Chocobo Tales, and Chocobo GP (2022).
Chris Redfield
Chris Redfield is a Capcom Resident Evil protagonist, debuting 1996 as a S.T.A.R.S. sharpshooter, later a B.S.A.A. captain; lead of RE5, RE6, RE7's Not a Hero, and Village.
Chun-Li
Chun-Li (春麗) is a fictional Chinese martial artist and Interpol officer in Capcom's Street Fighter series, introduced in 1991's Street Fighter II as the franchise's first playable female character.
Claire Redfield
Claire Redfield, fictional protagonist of Capcom's Resident Evil series; sister of Chris Redfield, debuted in Resident Evil 2 (1998), starred in Code: Veronica and Revelations 2, and returns in the announced Resident Evil Veronica remake.
Close Combat (series)
Close Combat is a real-time tactical wargame series begun by Atomic Games in 1996, covering WWII campaigns (Normandy, Russian Front, Battle of the Bulge) and modern combat, including the Marine-based First to Fight and The Bloody First (2019).
Cloud Strife
Cloud Strife (クラウド・ストライフ) is the mercenary protagonist of Final Fantasy VII (1997), designed by Tetsuya Nomura, wielder of the Buster Sword, whose false SOLDIER memories built from Zack Fair's memories drive the plot.
Combine (Half-Life)
The Combine are the trans-dimensional empire occupying Earth in Valve's Half-Life 2 (2004), ruling through Dr. Breen, Combine soldiers, Synths, and Advisors, opposed by the Resistance in the episodes and Half-Life: Alyx.
Commander Keen
Commander Keen, also Invasion of the Vorticons, is id Software's 1990-1991 DOS shareware platformer series starring Billy Blaze, built on Carmack's adaptive tile refresh EGA scrolling and published by Apogee.
Compilation of Final Fantasy VII
Compilation of Final Fantasy VII: Square Enix's multimedia expansion of the 1997 RPG, announced September 24, 2004, spanning Before Crisis (mobile), Advent Children (CG film), Dirge of Cerberus (PS2), and Crisis Core (PSP), later feeding the Remake trilogy.
Counter-Strike
Counter-Strike: tactical FPS series begun as a 1999 Half-Life mod by Minh Le and Jess Cliffe, released by Valve November 1, 2000; iterations 1.6, Source, CS:GO (free-to-play since December 2018), and Counter-Strike 2; bomb-defusal rounds and Major esports.
Covenant (Halo)
Covenant (Halo): fictional theocratic alien alliance of San'Shyuum, Sangheili, and other species worshipping the Forerunners and Halo Array; fought humanity 2525-2552 before the Great Schism.
Crash Bandicoot
Crash Bandicoot: video game franchise and orange marsupial mascot created by Naughty Dog (Andy Gavin, Jason Rubin), first released 1996 on PlayStation; over 20 games, 70 million units sold, now owned by Activision/Microsoft.
Crash Bandicoot (character)
Crash Bandicoot, originally Willy the Wombat, is Naughty Dog's anthropomorphic bandicoot mascot created by Andy Gavin and Jason Rubin in 1994, debuting on PlayStation in 1996 and later owned by Activision.
Crazy Taxi
Crazy Taxi (クレイジータクシー) is Sega's 1999 NAOMI arcade driving action series by Hitmaker and Kenji Kanno, where players deliver fares against the clock; Dreamcast port sold 750,000 US copies in 2000, and Crazy Taxi: World Tour arrives 2027.