Lara Croft is the most iconic video game character for BAFTA: let's see the ranking

Within the various initiatives that precede the evening of BAFTA Game Awards 2024the same organization as the British Academy Film Awards also carried out a survey to reward the most iconic character ever in video gamesa title that went to Lara Croft of Tomb Raider.

Launched to celebrate the new BAFTA Game Awards set for 11 April 2024, the survey involved over 4000 players and included a large amount of characters as possible candidates, but ultimately led to a narrow ranking of five main characters.

So let's see it classificationemerged from the BAFTA survey on the most iconic characters in the history of video games:

1. Lara Croft – Tomb Raider
2. Mario – Super Mario
3. Agent 47 – Hitman
4. Sonic the Hedgehog – Sonic
5. Sackboy – LittleBigPlanet
6. Pac-Man – Pac-Man
7. Link – The Legend of Zelda
8. Master Chief – Halo
9. Kratos – God of War
10. Shadowheart – Baldur's Gate 3
11. Arthur Morgan – Red Dead Redemption 2
12. Pikachu – Pokémon
13. Steve – Minecraft
14. Solid Snake – Metal Gear Solid
15. Crash Bandicoot – Crash Bandicoot
16. Cloud Strife – Final Fantasy VII
17. Astarion – Baldur's Gate 3
18. Kazuma Kiryu – Yakuza
19. Ellie Williams – The Last of Us
20. Nathan Drake – Uncharted

Results that can cause discussion

The ranking will obviously cause discussion, considering that perhaps only the first two positions are rather universally shared, although the order can still be questioned.

The presence of Agent 47 from Hitman on the podium is surprising, in fact, considering that he managed to keep up even an indisputable icon like Sonic, and the presence of Sackboy in the top 5 is also rather unexpected, but there are several bizarre elements in the results.

The presence of two characters from Baldur's Gate 3 is also surprising, with Shadowheart even in the top ten: although the value of Larian's game is unquestionable, it is rather strange to already see two characters in a ranking focused on the most iconic in the history of video games, with the title released last year.

In any case, these initiatives often lead to results of this type and discussion is certainly part of the game. In this regard, we also remember the election of the best sequel ever by BAFTA and the fact that the finalists of the actual BAFTA Game Awards 2024, with the winners to be announced on April 11th.