In a few days the BAFTA Games Awards ceremony will take place, an opportunity to honor the best games of the year but also the best characters.
THE BAFTA Games Awards (British Academy of Film and Television Arts), A ceremony is launched to reward many players in the video game industry. Even though the event is less important than the Games Awards, it is still prestigious. Last year, for example, this was possible Elden Ring to receive the prize for the best game that is not part of an existing license. The equivalent of GOTY, however, was specified Vampire survivors. In 2024, unsurprisingly, it’s Baldur’s Gate 3 that wreaks havoc and rakes in almost all the nominations. However, to see if he wins it, we have to wait for the ceremony to begin. on April 11th. The BAFTAs have now awarded a first prize and the Tomb Raider license is the lucky winner.
Tomb Raider wins a very nice prize
A poll organized by the BAFTAs has just declared Lara Croft the most iconic character in video games. Almost 4,000 fans took part in this vote and chose the adventurer who first appeared in the 1996 game Tomb Raider. She ranks just ahead of Mario, the famous plumber, who took second place in 2023 Communique
The complete ranking of every iconic video game character according to the BAFTAs
Of the multitude of video game characters, only 20 were included in this ranking we put together by the BAFTAs lets you discover it here :
- Lara Croft Tomb Raider)
- Mario (Super Mario)
- Agent 47 (Hitman)
- Sonic the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Sackboy (Little Big Planet)
- Pac Man (Pac Man)
- Link (The Legend of Zelda)
- Spartan John-117 (Halo)
- Kratos (god of wars)
- Shadowheart (Baldur’s Gate 3)
- Arthur Morgan (Red Dead Redemption 2)
- Pikachu (Pokemon)
- Steve (Minecraft)
- Solid Snake (Metal Gear Solid)
- Crash Bandicoot (Crash Bandicoot)
- Cloud Strife (Final Fantasy VII)
- Astarion (Baldur’s Gate 3)
- Kazuma Kiryu (Yakuza)
- Ellie (The Last of Us)
- Nathan Drake (Uncharted)
Lara Croft, a true icon of video games
Lara is now almost thirty years old, but the beautiful Englishwoman hasn’t aged a bit. The adventurer was a strong and courageous femme fatale with a strong character in her beginnings and since her new start she has been a tough student who doesn’t shy away from anything. She has always been a strong female icon. It must be said that before the ’90s, most women played primarily damsel-in-distress roles in most video games. By and large, it was the “trend.” And even though morals later changed with the arrival of many female heroines in the ’90s and beyond, there is still a debate about the place of women and their representation in the industry. The portrayal of women is not always contemporary, and even Lara, who was very sexualized at the time, was not spared from it.
But it is also thanks to her that Lara was able to establish her popularity by going beyond the boundaries of video games, becoming a symbol, making it onto the cover of some magazines or appearing in advertising. And although she hasn’t always had the right to the best treatments, she remains a significant figure in the evolution of the industry, and in a good direction. An icon that is revered by many players, including female players. Since then, Lara has had many colleagues who are just as impressive as her, and that’s all the better. But we won’t lie, the spotlight isn’t stolen from the gunslinger. It won’t be tomorrow before she puts down her dual pistols.
Tomb Raider hasn’t reached its peak yet
Lara has more than ten games under her belt, a new Tomb Raider is coming soon and we hope to discover it very quickly. The franchise will also be entitled to numerous adaptations, both in cinema and on paper, especially with some comic strips. An entire cinema universe with films and series will soon be dedicated to him if nothing changes by then. As far as the video games are concerned, we’re keeping our fingers crossed that everything goes well too. If it is still the hands of Crystal Dynamics that take care of the games in the series, it is now the giant Embracer that owns the license, and the industry giant has the unfortunate tendency to abandon its recent acquisitions in recent years . But hey, let’s not worry too much, Lara will always find a way to get out of the grave, she already has.
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