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Dhalsim
Dhalsim is a fictional Indian yoga master and original fighter from Street Fighter II. He is recognized for pioneering the keep-away strategy and fighting with stretchable limbs and fire.
Domina (Overwatch)
Domina is a Tank hero in Overwatch, released February 10, 2026 with Season 1: Conquest (Reign of Talon). A Vishkar Corporation hard-light negotiator with segmented Barrier Array and the Panopticon imprisoning ultimate; not to be confused with D.Mon.
El Fuerte (Street Fighter)
El Fuerte (エル・フォルテ) is Capcom's Mexican luchador-chef fighter introduced in Street Fighter IV (2008), returning in Super and Ultra SFIV; a Habanero Dash mix-up grappler with dish-named moves, ranked among vanilla SFIV's weakest characters.
Elena (Street Fighter)
Elena (Street Fighter): Kenyan capoeira fighter debuting in Street Fighter III: New Generation (1997), known for her Healing super art, kick-only moveset, and 2025 Street Fighter 6 DLC debut.
Ellie (The Last of Us)
Ellie is the immune protagonist of Naughty Dog's The Last of Us games, playable in Left Behind and Part II, voiced by Ashley Johnson and played by Bella Ramsey in the HBO series; known for Joel's hospital choice, her revenge arc, and landmark queer representation.
Emma Frost (Marvel Rivals)
Emma Frost (Marvel Rivals): Vanguard tank hero added in Season 2 Hellfire Gala, April 11, 2025, 38th roster hero. Dual-form telepath and Diamond Form brawler; Psionic Seduction ultimate blocks enemy ultimates; team-ups with Luna Snow, Mantis, Magneto, Psylocke.
Emre (Overwatch)
Emre (Emre Sarıoğlu) is a Damage hero added to Overwatch on 10 February 2026, the 48th hero and first male DPS since launch; an ex-Overwatch operative who disappeared and resurfaced on Talon's side with cybernetic implants.
Eve (Stellar Blade)
Eve is the protagonist of Stellar Blade (2024), Shift Up's PS5 and PC action game. A 7th Airborne Squad soldier, she fights the Naytiba to reclaim Earth, and her sexualized design and blank-slate characterization drew extensive commentary.
Felicia (Darkstalkers)
Felicia (フェリシア, Ferishia) is Capcom's catwoman fighter from Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors (1994), a musical-star-aspiring character voiced by Kae Araki, second only to Morrigan in crossover appearances, known for Rolling Buckler and Please Help Me! moves.
Genji (Overwatch)
Genji (Overwatch) is a cybernetic ninja Damage hero in Blizzard's Overwatch and Overwatch 2, brother of Hanzo, with shuriken, Deflect, Swift Strike dash, and the Dragonblade ultimate; repeatedly rebalanced, adapted to Heroes of the Storm, and a subject of academic cultural study.
Geno (Super Mario RPG)
Geno (ジーノ), star spirit possessing a doll in Super Mario RPG (1996, 2023 remake), true name ♡♪!?, designed by Kazuyuki Kurashima, Square Enix-owned; famous for Geno Whirl's 9999 timed damage and Smash Mii costume campaign.
Gordon Freeman
Gordon Freeman is the silent theoretical-physicist protagonist of Valve's Half-Life series, age 27 canonically, armed with a crowbar and HEV suit, named by Gabe Newell after Marc Laidlaw's Dyson Poincaré draft.
Grace Ashcroft
Grace Ashcroft, FBI analyst and daughter of Alyssa Ashcroft from Resident Evil Outbreak, is the survival-horror protagonist of Resident Evil Requiem (2026), sharing dual-protagonist duty with Leon S. Kennedy.
Heavy (Team Fortress 2)
Heavy (Heavy Weapons Guy) is a Team Fortress 2 class, a slow Russian defense-class mercenary with the game's highest health and the minigun Sasha (10,000 rounds per minute); strong in casual, limited to one per team in 6v6.
Helena Douglas (エレナ・ダグラス)
Helena Douglas (エレナ・ダグラス), "Fortune's Heiress", is the DOATEC leader in Dead or Alive, daughter of Fame Douglas, a Pi Gua Quan fighter with the bokuho stance, and Christie's rival.
Herta (Honkai: Star Rail)
Herta (黑塔) is a free 4-star Ice Erudition character in Honkai: Star Rail, Genius Society #83 and master of Herta Space Station, appearing as a puppet. Her Talent triggers AoE follow-up attacks when enemies fall below 50% HP, making her a Pure Fiction staple; a 5-star version, The Herta, arrived in version 3.0.
Honey (Fighting Vipers)
Honey (ハニー, Hanī), renamed Candy abroad, is a fashion-designer fighter introduced in Sega AM2's 1995 arcade game Fighting Vipers; she returned in Fighting Vipers 2 and inspired Honey the Cat in Sonic the Fighters.
Hornet (Hollow Knight)
Hornet is the fictional princess-protector of Hallownest from Team Cherry's Hollow Knight, a recurring boss voiced by Makoto Koji, and the protagonist of Hollow Knight: Silksong (September 4, 2025), set in Pharloom.
Hoshimi Miyabi
Hoshimi Miyabi (星見雅) is a Zenless Zone Zero S-Rank Ice Frost Anomaly Agent, chief of Section 6 and youngest Void Hunter, released in Version 1.4 with a CRIT-scaling Frostburn kit and Hailstorm Shrine signature W-Engine.
Hu Tao (胡桃)
Hu Tao (胡桃) is a Genshin Impact playable character: the 77th Director of the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor, a Pyro polearm user whose skill Guide to Afterlife trades 30% HP for an ATK boost and Pyro infusion.
I-No
I-No (イノ), Guilty Gear fighting game character introduced in Guilty Gear XX; time-manipulating witch and guitar-wielding Rushdown boss in Strive, voiced by Kikuko Inoue.
James Sunderland (Silent Hill)
about 20 words: James Sunderland is the protagonist of Silent Hill 2 and its 2024 remake, a man whose story revolves around his wife and his guilt.
JC Denton
JC Denton is the nano-augmented UNATCO agent and player protagonist of Deus Ex (2000) and a major character in Invisible War; named for author Bradley Denton, voiced monotone by Jay Anthony Franke, he chooses among three endings at Area 51, canonically merging with the Helios AI.
Jesse Faden
Jesse Faden is the protagonist of Remedy's 2019 game Control and Director of the Federal Bureau of Control, played by Courtney Hope; she gains paranatural abilities from Objects of Power while searching for her brother Dylan.
Jetpack Cat
Jetpack Cat, aka Fika, is a support hero in Overwatch (formerly Overwatch 2), released February 10, 2026 after nearly a decade as a scrapped concept; a 225 HP permanently flying cat with Lifeline ally transport, Purr heals, and the Catnapper tether ultimate, repeatedly nerfed after launch.
Jinx (League of Legends)
Jinx, the Loose Cannon, is a marksman champion in League of Legends, released October 2013 with the Get Jinxed video; a late-game hyper carry with Pow-Pow/Fishbones weapon swap, and an Arcane protagonist.
Joel (The Last of Us)
Joel is the protagonist of Naughty Dog's The Last of Us (2013), voiced by Troy Baker and played by Pedro Pascal on HBO; his hospital choice to save Ellie over a cure, and his death in Part II and season 2, made him gaming's most debated antihero.
K'
K' (Kay Dash, ケイ・ダッシュ) is the dark-hero protagonist SNK introduced in The King of Fighters '99 for the NESTS Saga, a memory-wiped ex-agent with Kusanagi fire in his right hand, partnered with the cyborg Maxima.
Kafka (Honkai: Star Rail)
Kafka (Honkai: Star Rail) is a 5-star Lightning Nihility character, Stellaron Hunter, and DoT specialist who detonates damage-over-time effects; reworked in version 3.4 with a 100% ATK buff for high Effect Hit Rate allies.
Kasumi (Dead or Alive)
Kasumi (霞) is the lead kunoichi of Team NINJA's Dead or Alive fighting series since 1996; sister of Hayate, half-sister of Ayane; fights with Mugen Tenshin Tenjin-mon ninjutsu and the Hoshinpo teleport stance; voiced by Houko Kuwashima; has a clone, Phase 4, in DOA6.