Is Bayonetta the most iconic female protagonist in gaming?
Way too recent for that.
>>337082637
Samus, Peach, Chun-Li and Lara Croft say hello.
>>337082637
Not even in the ballpark.
She may be YOUR favorite female in gaming, and sure, she also benefits from being half relevant nowadays. But she is far from being the most iconic female character ever made.
Thinking otherwise is either being delusional and/or a fanboy.
>>337082637
she is pretty iconic
but mate
that aint lara croft
>>337082637
She isn't the most iconic video game female. That's Mrs. PAC Man. She is the most iconic video game sex symbol.
>>337083816
>She is the most iconic video game sex symbol.
No that would be Lara Croft.
>>337082637
No.
no. only nintendrones think this
>>337083816
I get it anon, you adore Bayonetta and her games, and since she appears in Smash, you want her to be the most popular thing ever. But the majority of people would need to consider her as sexy to even make such an assumption.
She has a small and vocal fanbase which praises her as the second coming of Jesus, a midly sized community which considers her as a slut of bad taste, and a big group (normalfags included) which may or may not know that she exists, but they don't give a shit about her.
>>337083894
Right. Like the new Lara is any better than Bayo. She can't even do the splits or look sexy. I mean old Laura is a sex symbol at the time. But SJWs just destoryed her symbolic features and personality. She isn't the same girl that posed in playboy. Get your head out of the past.
Is Ada Wong up there, or is she more known by people who actually play games?
The Samus that the other anon mentioned is a long shot as well.
>>337082637
Lara Croft is
>>337084496
You need to get your head out of your ass if you think normalfags give enough of the shit about Bayonetta to even be aware she exists. Lara is still well known enough to be considered a sex symbol.
>>337082637
>Bayonetta
>iconic
>>337084496
It doesn't matter how retarded she is now. People will always remember the short shorts, suggestive ads, and DSLs.
Lara is the Betty Page of vidya
>>337082637
If you're new as fuck to video games than maybe. Otherwise, >>337082979
>>337084392
Those words would hurt if I cared about her games. I personally just care about Bayonetta herself. I don't think she needs the majority of the world's approval to be a sex symbol. She was design and created that way.
>all these fucking sonyponies who grew up with lara
>think she's the most iconic
>>337084946
Peach is not the protagonist of the Mario games.
>>337084946
>this console warrior who forgot tomb raider has been a multiplat for over a decade
>>337085032
So?
>>337084615
I'm normal.
>>337085135
Do you not read the OP?
>>337084674
I remember her. Just personally think that Bayonetta was designed to be a sex symbol. She wasnt a mistake by accidentally increasing the size of the bust....
>>337084914
>I don't think she needs the majority of the world's approval to be a sex symbol
Then you have no idea how symbols work
>>337085032
I only play Mario games for Peach.
>>337085087
>implying that everyone thinking Lara is the most iconic vidya female isn't a sonypony
The Playstation was hot shit when these manchildren were normal(?) children and Lara was the only female on it.
>>337085268
Croft was 'designed' to be a sex symbol the minute they looked at the mistake and decided to roll with it. The results are what matter.
Although if I could pick, I'd go with Bayo as well because her games haven't aged like milk
>>337085430
Is SPP a good game? or does her gimmick ruin the flow of the gameplay?
>>337085357
Fuck me. You're right. Sorry about that. I take it up the ass quite well.
>>337084946
>what does protagonist mean
>>337085530
It's a decent enough one-shot game. Worth playing. Not sure why dingus thinks it makes her the protagonist of every Mario game since 85 though.
>>337084560
/thread
>>337085530
The gimmick makes the levels, which are surprisingly open, more fun to explore. The game is otherwise incredibly easy, and is a collectathon. It's not bad, but it's not amazing. As a Peach fanboy, I loved it, but I am biased.
>>337085586
The scope of the OP's shitpost did specify protagonist, yes. However, I ignored that and posted the most iconic vidya female period. Also, she's the protagonist of exactly one game, the antagonist of exactly one game, and is a major playable character in some other mainline games. She also plays a pivotal story line role in some of the RPGs.
>>337085961
>Also, she's the protagonist of exactly one game, the antagonist of exactly one game
the more you know huh
Personally I would have to go with lara but Im 29 so I grew up with lara shoved down my throat
I feel pic related at least deserves an honorable mention.
>>337086104
Oh neat. I am 29 too. I was/am a Nintendo fanboy so I'm all about dat Peach.
>>337084339
not even nintendrones think this
>>337082637
Not even top 10
>>337084339
nintendrone here
i fucking hate bayo with all of my life essence and she could never step to the likes of Zelda and Peach
>>337082637
For 80s people Chun-Li is iconic female protagonist.
For 90s people Lara Croft is the one.
For 00s... I dunno. Lara Croft most probably
For 10s... I am not really sure.
It's funny that mysogystic pre-2000 industry have created well-known strong female characters.
Hell, my female friends know who Chun-Li is while they don't have any clue about Miranda or Ellie.
>>337088308
The ones you mentioned are still iconic though.
You don't need to be relevant to be iconic.
For example Bugs Bunny, Mickey Mouse and Betty Boop haven't starred in a succesful show for decades, but they're still some of the most iconic cartoons ever made. And most people would be able to namedrop them if you showed them a picture of theirs.
>>337088754
"iconic" implies "they are well known"
If wider audience fail to recognise Miranda or Ellie then they aren't iconic.
>>337088958
Sorry, I meant it more for Chun-Li and Lara.I don't know who are Miranda or Ellie...
Reminder that being iconic =/= being respected or liked
For example, people know Princess Peach but she is the butt of jokes or snarled at for being a damsel. Bayonetta may not be iconic (yet) but she is respectable and that's what truly counts.
>>337089215
Bayonetta is just another flashy action character whose entire existence is comprised of one-liners.
Being a female doesn't make her respectable, she's a generic dime-a-dozen trope like every other "character action" game protag.
>>337084496
>posed in playboy
u fukin wat
>>337082637
A bunch of retards in this thread don't even know what an iconic character is. Iconic means that everyone and their mothers would recognize the character like Mickey Mouse or Bugs Bunny. As for video games, I would say it's either Ms. Pac-Man, Peach and maybe Lara Croft.
You really have to be into gaming to even know who Bayonetta is and I bet a lot of people only recognize her because of her inclusion in Super Smash Bros.
>>337085961
>the antagonist of exactly one game
