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Kasumi Yoshizawa
Kasumi Yoshizawa, also known as Sumire Yoshizawa, is a fictional character in Persona 5 Royal: an award-winning gymnast at Shujin Academy who joins the Phantom Thieves as Violet.
Kimberly Jackson
Kimberly Jackson, also called Kimberly, is a Street Fighter 6 playable character announced at Evo 2022: an African-American Bushinryu ninja, Guy's student, who fights with spray cans, a Walkman, and 1980s pop-culture flair.
KOS-MOS
KOS-MOS (コスモス) is the female battle android mascot of Monolith Soft's Xenosaga RPG series, built by Vector Industries to fight the Gnosis; Episode III reveals her as a vessel of Mary Magdalene's soul.
Kris (Deltarune)
Kris Dreemurr (クリス・ドリーマー) is the non-binary human protagonist of Toby Fox's RPG Deltarune, controlled by the player through the SOUL, which Kris removes at chapter endings to act independently.
Kyle Katarn
Kyle Katarn is a fictional Star Wars mercenary-turned-Jedi, protagonist of Dark Forces (1995) and the five-game Jedi Knight series, created by Justin Chin; a Legends character who stole the Death Star plans before Rogue One.
Lifeweaver
Lifeweaver (Niran PruksaManee) is a Thai support hero added to Overwatch 2 on April 11, 2023; first openly pansexual hero, inventor of biolight, fugitive from Vishkar, with Life Grip and Tree of Life.
List of characters in Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Characters of Fire Emblem: Three Houses (2019): professor Byleth and the Officer's Academy students of Fódlan, led by house leaders Edelgard, Dimitri, and Claude, plus DLC characters from Cindered Shadows and Expansion Pass Wave 4.
List of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time characters
Characters of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (OoT), the 1998 Nintendo 64 game: Link the Hero of Time, Princess Zelda disguised as Sheik, Ganondorf, Saria, the Zora, and Epona, plus the 2026 Switch 2 remake's voice-acted cast.
List of Zenless Zone Zero characters
Agents are the playable characters of Zenless Zone Zero (ゼンレスゾーンゼロ), HoYoverse's urban fantasy action RPG. Three-Agent teams are defined by rank (A/S), attribute, Specialty, and faction; the roster has grown since 2024 with new factions, the Lumiflux attribute, and the Armorer Specialty.
Lucas (Mother 3)
Lucas (リュカ) is the protagonist of Mother 3 (2006, GBA), a boy from Tazmily Village, twin brother of Claus, son of Flint and Hinawa, who uses sticks, a yo-yo, and PSI attacks like PK Love; also a Smash Bros. fighter.
Makoto Niijima
Makoto Niijima (新島真), code name Queen, is the Shujin Academy student council president in Persona 5; sister of Sae Niijima, she joins the Phantom Thieves after the Kaneshiro incident with the motorcycle Persona Johanna, uses Nuclear skills, and is voiced by Rina Satoh and Cherami Leigh.
Marie Rose (マリー・ローズ) (Dead or Alive)
Marie Rose (マリー・ローズ) is a Dead or Alive fighting game character by Team Ninja, debuting in DOA5 Ultimate Arcade. Petite maid of Helena Douglas, fights with Systema, designed from Gothic Lolita, twin-tailed, small-chested keywords, won the DOA Xtreme 3 popularity poll.
Medic (Team Fortress 2)
Medic (Team Fortress 2): the Support healing class from Stuttgart, Germany, in Valve's 2007 class-based shooter. Heals via Medigun, overheals to 150% health, deploys ÜberCharge; limited to one per team in competitive 6v6.
Meowscles
Meowscles is Fortnite's hyper-muscular cat character, debuting in Chapter 2 Season 2 (2020) as a GHOST agent and Yacht boss with the Mythic Peow Peow Rifle. Based on fan art by Nollobandz; father of Kit; variants include Toon, Purradise, and Phantom Meowscles.
Mileena
Mileena is a Mortal Kombat fighting-game character, debuting in Mortal Kombat II; originally a Tarkatan-hybrid clone of Kitana, later her twin sister in Mortal Kombat 1, briefly Kahnum of Outworld, and played by Sisi Stringer in the 2021 film.
Ms. Pac-Man (character)
Ms. Pac-Man is the female Pac-Man character with bow, lipstick, and beauty mark, debuting in the 1982 arcade game created from GCC's Crazy Otto by Midway; first playable female game character, later subject of AtGames royalty disputes.
Nahida (Genshin Impact)
Nahida (Lesser Lord Kusanali, Buer) is the Dendro Archon and a playable five-star Dendro catalyst in Genshin Impact, released in version 3.2. Her skill marks up to 8 enemies, triggering Tri-Karma Purification reaction damage scaling off ATK and Elemental Mastery.
Neuvillette (Genshin Impact)
Neuvillette is a 5-star Hydro catalyst character in Genshin Impact, released September 27, 2023; the Iudex of Fontaine and reborn Hydro Dragon, he is an HP-scaling on-field DPS built around Charged Attack: Equitable Judgment and Sourcewater Droplets.
Niko Bellic
Niko Bellic is the Serbian immigrant protagonist of Grand Theft Auto IV (2008), voiced by Michael Hollick and written by Dan Houser; a war veteran chasing revenge and the American Dream in Liberty City, widely ranked among the best GTA leads.
Oro (Street Fighter)
Oro is a Street Fighter character, a one-armed hermit first appearing in Street Fighter III: New Generation and returning as Season 5 DLC in Street Fighter V on August 16, 2021, with Double Jump and Tengu Stone moves.
Player character
Player character: the figure a player controls in a video game, distinct from the AI-controlled nonplayer character; game studies distinguishes the customizable avatar from the narrative character, with identification and embodiment as the main player relationships studied.
Protagonist of Persona 3
The Persona 3 protagonist, officially Makoto Yuki (Minato Arisato in the manga), is the silent transfer-student leader of S.E.E.S. in Atlus's 2006 JRPG; Persona 3 Portable added the female protagonist Kotone Shiomi, excluded from the 2024 remake Persona 3 Reload.
Pyra and Mythra
Pyra and Mythra are the two forms of the Aegis, deuteragonists of Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (2017); fiery power versus speed, designed by Masatsugu Saito, and a two-in-one Super Smash Bros. Ultimate DLC fighter added March 4, 2021.
Raiden (Metal Gear)
Raiden (雷電) is the Metal Gear series protagonist introduced in Metal Gear Solid 2 (2001), a VR-trained FOXHOUND recruit and former Liberian child soldier ('Jack the Ripper') later turned cyborg ninja starring in Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (2013).
Rayman (character)
Rayman: limbless mascot character created by Michel Ancel, debuting in Ubisoft's 1995 platformer. Known for telescopic fist and helicopter hair; over 40 games, 20 million-plus early sales, Legends Retold remake due December 2026.
Reaper (Overwatch)
Reaper (Gabriel Reyes) is a Damage flanker hero in Overwatch and Overwatch 2, wielding twin Hellfire Shotguns, Wraith Form, Shadow Step, and the Death Blossom ultimate with 30% lifesteal.
Reinhardt (Overwatch)
Reinhardt Wilhelm is a tank hero in Blizzard's Overwatch, a German armored knight with Rocket Hammer, Barrier Field, Charge, Fire Strike, and Earthshatter. An original launch hero, former Overwatch League staple, and Jeff Kaplan's favorite.
Robin (Honkai: Star Rail)
Robin (Honkai: Star Rail) is a 5-star Physical Harmony support character, a Halovian singer from Penacony, debuting in Version 2.2 (May 2024). Her 160-energy Ultimate grants a teamwide 100% action advance and Concerto state, excelling in follow-up attack teams.
Ryo Sakazaki
Ryo Sakazaki (リョウ・サカザキ, 坂崎亮) is SNK's Kyokugen-ryu karate fighter, protagonist of Art of Fighting (1992) and a King of Fighters regular; created as a Ryu homage, first fighting-game guest character via Fatal Fury Special.
Ryuji Sakamoto
Ryuji Sakamoto (坂本竜司), codename Skull, is the protagonist's first friend in Persona 5, a 16-year-old Shujin Academy student whose Persona Captain Kidd uses Electric and Physical skills; Chariot Confidant rank 7 grants Insta-kill.