Curated category
Male characters in video games
- Birdie (Street Fighter)Birdie first appeared in the original Street Fighter game released in 1987 as a non-playable opponent. He stood among multiple enemies that Ryu or Ken…
- Revolver OcelotHideo Kojima wanted to add Western tones to a character resulting in Ocelot's appearance, which is based on that of veteran Western film actor Lee Van Cleef.
- Liquid SnakeIn the United Kingdom, a boy named Liquid Snake grew up following his birth as part of Les Enfants Terribles. This top-secret government project aimed to…
- Alex (Street Fighter)Alex, the primary protagonist of Street Fighter III: New Generation, arrived on the scene looking like nobody who had come before him in the franchise.
- Solid SnakeSolid Snake, real name David, was born from a government experiment designed to create the perfect soldier. He carries an IQ of 180, speaks six languages…
- Captain SawadaCaptain Sawada was not supposed to exist. In 1994, when the Street Fighter film went into production, a Japanese martial artist named Kenya Sawada had…
- Akuma (Street Fighter)Akuma, known in Japan as Gouki, is a fictional character from Capcom's Street Fighter series who first appeared not through an announcement or a trailer, but…
- Gill (Street Fighter)Gill, the final boss of the Street Fighter III series, is a character built around an unusual contradiction. He wants to conquer the world, yet his designers…
- Oro (Street Fighter)Oro is a fictional fighter in the Street Fighter series by Capcom, and he may be the strangest character ever designed for a competitive fighting game.
- James Sunderland (Silent Hill)James Sunderland stands in the rain of Silent Hill, Maine. He wears an army jacket over a gray polo shirt and blue jeans.
- DhalsimIn 1988, Capcom sketched a character named Great Tiger for a potential Street Fighter sequel. This early concept featured a long-faced man wearing a turban…
- Dante (Devil May Cry)Dante, the silver-haired, red-coated demon hunter at the center of Capcom's Devil May Cry series, was almost something else entirely.
- ZangiefZangief is a fictional character in Capcom's Street Fighter series. His final size traces to four words from producer Akira Nishitani: "Please make him much…
- Big Boss (Metal Gear)Big Boss is a character in Konami's Metal Gear series who manages the rare narrative trick of being both the hero and the villain of the same story.
- Balrog (Street Fighter)Balrog made his first appearance in Street Fighter II: The World Warrior in 1991, throwing punches for a criminal organization called Shadaloo.
- Ryu (Street Fighter)Ryu, the protagonist of Capcom's Street Fighter series, has been the subject of an unusual piece of research. A 2019 study calculated that he would need to…
- Sean MatsudaToshi Sadamoto stood before a deadline that threatened to derail Capcom's Street Fighter III: New Generation. The team had run out of time to finish the…
- Pyramid HeadPyramid Head first appeared in Silent Hill 2, released in 2001, and the gaming world had never encountered anything quite like him. He does not speak.
- Seth (Street Fighter)Seth, the chief executive officer of the Shadaloo Intimidation Network, is one of video gaming's most contradictory villains.
- Vega (Street Fighter)Akira Nishitani stood before a whiteboard in 1990 and drew a list of countries. He needed fighters from Spain and Thailand to complete the roster for Street…
- Guile (Street Fighter)Guile has Shadaloo's dictator, M. Bison, by the throat in the ending of the original Street Fighter II. He reminds Bison exactly who he murdered, ready to…
- Ken MastersKen Masters had already spent years fighting in Capcom's Street Fighter series when a single defensive read turned him into a legend beyond the arcade.
- Mega Man (character)Mega Man is a blue robot with an arm cannon who has been battling the same mad scientist, Dr. Wily, since 1987, and somehow the world never gets tired of…
- Cloud StrifeCloud Strife first appears on screen as a mercenary blowing up a power plant for money. He is cold, aloof, and utterly uninterested in the cause he is…
- Psycho MantisIn 1998, a young boy named Benjamin stood atop the Hill of Destiny. This is not the scene from Metal Gear Solid. The actual scene involves a character named…
- Dee JayDee Jay made his first appearance in 1993, bursting onto screens in Super Street Fighter II as one of just four new fighters added to the roster.
- F.A.N.G. (Street Fighter)Capcom unveiled F.A.N.G in 2016 as one of sixteen playable characters for Street Fighter V. The character emerged from a development debate during the…
- Sagat (Street Fighter)Sagat towers over every other fighter in the original Street Fighter at 226 centimeters tall, bald, scarred, and wearing a black eyepatch.
- Sodom (Final Fight)Sodom is a fictional character from Capcom's Final Fight and Street Fighter series, and he may be the most self-defeating figure in all of fighting game…