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Sam Fisher (Splinter Cell)
Sam Fisher is Ubisoft's Splinter Cell stealth-game protagonist, debuting 2002; NSA Third Echelon then Fourth Echelon leader, voiced by Michael Ironside, later Eric Johnson and Liev Schreiber; remake announced 2021.
Seraphine (League of Legends)
Seraphine, the Starry-Eyed Songstress, is a Support/Mage champion in League of Legends (patch 10.22, October 2020), a Piltover-born pop star with soul-hearing lore, K/DA marketing, and a T1 skin (2026).
Sonic the Hedgehog (ソニック・ザ・ヘッジホッグ) (character)
Sonic the Hedgehog (ソニック・ザ・ヘッジホッグ) is Sega's blue hedgehog mascot, debuted June 23, 1991 on the Mega Drive/Genesis; supersonic speed, spin dash, rings, 1.77 billion game sales, and a $1 billion film franchise.
Steve (Minecraft)
Steve is the default player character (avatar) of Minecraft, a blocky human skin present since 2009, named "Steve?" as a joke by creator Markus "Notch" Persson; joined by Alex in 2015 and played by Jack Black in A Minecraft Movie.
Strider Hiryu (ストライダー飛竜)
Strider Hiryu (ストライダー飛竜, "Flying Dragon") is Capcom's ninja assassin protagonist of the Strider series, created with Moto Kikaku in 1989, wielder of the plasma Cypher sword, and a Marvel vs. Capcom series regular.
T. Hawk
T. Hawk (T・ホーク), Thunder Hawk, is Capcom's Native American grappler in Street Fighter, debuting in Super Street Fighter II (1993) with the Mexican Typhoon command throw; bottom tier in Super Turbo, rebalanced in HD Remix, criticized for stereotypes.
Tartaglia (Genshin Impact)
Tartaglia, codename Childe, is a 5-star Hydro Bow character in Genshin Impact from Snezhnaya, released in Version 1.1. He switches between Ranged and Melee Stances via Foul Legacy: Raging Tide and applies Riptide, excelling in AoE teams like the International comp.
Tifa Lockhart
Tifa Lockhart (ティファ・ロックハート) is the martial-artist barmaid heroine of Final Fantasy VII (1997), an AVALANCHE member designed by Tetsuya Nomura, voiced by Ayumi Ito, with slot-based Limit Breaks and a Street Fighter 6 guest role.
Trailblazer (Honkai: Star Rail)
Trailblazer (Caelus or Stelle) is the playable main protagonist of Honkai: Star Rail, HoYoverse's 2023 turn-based RPG. Awakens without memory, joins the Astral Express, and uniquely switches Paths and elements: Destruction, Preservation, Harmony, Remembrance.
Trevor Philips
Trevor Philips is the psychopathic third playable protagonist of Grand Theft Auto V (2013), voiced and motion-captured by Canadian actor Steven Ogg; his Red Mist ability, torture scene, and award-nominated portrayal made him the game's most discussed character.
V (Cyberpunk 2077)
V (Vincent/Valerie) is the customizable, fully voiced mercenary protagonist of Cyberpunk 2077 (2020) by CD Projekt Red, with three lifepaths (Nomad, Streetkid, Corpo), who carries Johnny Silverhand's Relic engram after a botched heist.
Venture (Overwatch)
Venture is a Damage hero in Overwatch 2, debuting April 16, 2024 in Season 10 after a March 28–31 trial. The non-binary Wayfinder Society archeologist uses a Smart Excavator with Burrow, Drill Dash, and Tectonic Shock.
Vi (League of Legends)
Vi, the Piltover Enforcer, is a League of Legends fighter champion released December 19, 2012, designed by August Browning, known for her Cease and Desist ultimate, her jungle role, and her starring role in Arcane.
Vincent Valentine
Vincent Valentine (ヴィンセント・ヴァレンタイン) is an optional playable character in Final Fantasy VII (1997), an undead ex-Turk with monster-transforming Limit Breaks, later protagonist of Dirge of Cerberus and a party member in Final Fantasy VII Revelation.
Xiao (Genshin Impact)
Xiao is a 5-star Anemo Polearm character in Genshin Impact, released in Version 1.3, an adeptus and last surviving Yaksha who deals damage with Plunging Attacks during his HP-draining Burst, Bane of All Evil.
Yusuke Kitagawa (喜多川 祐介)
Yusuke Kitagawa (喜多川 祐介), codename Fox, is the artist of the Phantom Thieves in Atlus's Persona 5: a Kosei High art student, Madarame's former disciple, with the Persona Goemon, Ice magic, and a Fire weakness.
Zagreus (Hades)
Zagreus is the protagonist of Supergiant Games' 2020 roguelike Hades, son of Hades, voiced by Darren Korb, who repeatedly escapes the Underworld; based on an obscure Aeschylus-mentioned figure, brother of Hades II's Melinoë.
Zero (Drakengard)
Zero is the protagonist of the 2013 action role-playing game Drakengard 3, created by director Yoko Taro: an Intoner who hunts her five sisters across a medieval fantasy world.
Zhongli (Genshin Impact)
Zhongli (钟离) is a 5-star Geo Polearm character in Genshin Impact, released in Version 1.1 (2020); the former Geo Archon Morax and Wangsheng Funeral Parlor consultant, famed for the game's strongest Jade Shield with 20% resistance shred.
Zibai
Zibai is a 5-star Geo Sword character in Genshin Impact, released February 3, 2026 (version Luna IV). Also the Gold-Eyed Celadon Mare, she is a DEF-scaling on-field DPS built around the Lunar-Crystallize reaction with Hydro and Geo teammates.