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Orphan characters in video games

  • 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.
  • Ryu (Street Fighter)In 1987, Capcom released Street Fighter with a character named Ryu at its center. Game designer Takashi Nishiyama had initially envisioned a Caucasian man in…
  • Heather MasonIn the small American town of Silent Hill, a seven-year-old girl named Alessa Gillespie suffered severe burns during a ritual intended to birth a god.