8 unforgettable video game girls who changed the world

Happy holidays, our dear readers! Thank you for bringing us beauty and charm! Today, on International Women’s Day, we commemorate the main heroines from various games who drastically influenced the fate of their fictional universe. Without them the world would look different.

Be warned that there are spoilers in the text.

Elizabeth from Bioshock Infinite

• Age: 20 years old.
• Special character: Can open portals to other dimensions.

March 26, 2023 marks the 10th anniversary of the release date Bioshock Infinite. If the first part of the series is devoted exclusively to the underwater city of Rapture, then the third part revealed several interesting topics at once. The main one is parallel dimensions. A girl named Elizabeth began to travel to other worlds to correct her father’s mistakes. She saved several universes from committing thousands of crimes, including the establishment of inhuman regimes of power and assassinations. At the same time, in the main game, Elizabeth remained in the role of an important character, and not the main character. We could only play for her in the add-on Burial at Sea – Episode Two.

About Bioshock Infinite:

• Genre: action shooter
• Developer: Irrational Games
• Issued: 2007
• Publisher: 2K Games

Bayonetta from the Bayonetta Trilogy

• Age: about 600 years old.
• Special features: disproportionately long legs and an incredibly thin waist.

The black-haired witch Bayonetta is headstrong and confident, so she challenges anyone who gets in her way. IN the first part she fought with angels, during the second – also with demons. And in the third part of Bayonetta actively put some scary creatures on others. As a result, this beauty killed almost all the high-ranking messengers of heaven and the creatures of hell, which radically changed the balance of power between them. And the big question is what will happen next given the sad ending of Bayonetta 3.

About the first part of the Bayonetta series:

• Genre: butcher;
• Developer: Platinum Games;
• Year of release: 2009;
• Publisher: Sega.

Sarah Kerrigan from Starcraft

• Age: 27 years old.
• Distinguishing Features: Looks more like an insect than a girl. Its strength can be compared to the whole army.

Sarah van Starcraft had psi abilities so she was a special fighter in the Terran army. One day a conflict arose between her and her superiors in the person of Arcturus Mengsk. The girl was assigned a task on a distant planet and was left there to die. However, the insectoid zerg did not kill her, but made her part of their swarm. Thanks to her innate abilities, Sarah turned into a mighty Queen of Blades, a hybrid of an Earthman and an alien. She soon became the leader of the Zerg. And after a while, Sarah personally defeated Amun, the Dark God, who intended to destroy life in the universe.

About the first Starcraft:

• Genre: real-time strategy;
• Developer: Blizzard Entertainment;
• Year of release: 1998;
• Publisher: Blizzard Entertainment.

Rayne of Bloodrayne

• Age: about 80 years old.
• Nickname: Bloody Mary
• A special sign: she is especially interested in men as a source of blood.

In the first Bloodrayne Rayne beheaded a Nazi elite associated with the occult and vampires. So the dhampir dealt a powerful blow to the leadership of the Third Reich, which directly affected the course of the Second World War.

IN Bloodrayne 2 the red-haired beauty pursued and destroyed members of Kagan’s family, her biological father. Towards the end of the game, it turns out that this vampire is alive and has new cunning plans. Kagan created a special fog that plunged the world into darkness and allowed hordes of monsters to enter the cities and openly wipe out humanity. In this way Father Rain tried to establish power over the whole world. But the dhampirshi’s sword ruined his plans. Without his leadership, the vampires were no longer able to fight on equal terms with humans and were forced to retreat.

About Bloodrayne 2:

• Genre: action;
• Developer: Terminal Reality;
• Year of release: 2004;
• Publisher: TQ.

Ciri from The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

• Age: 21 years old.
• Nickname: Falcon
• Characteristic feature: scar on cheek. But while Ciri has unbuttoned several buttons on her shirt, the men fail to notice the flaws in her face.

In the book series “The Witcher” (Andrzej Sapkowski’s The Witcher Ciri played an even bigger role than Geralt. In the third installment of the game series, in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, the main storyline revolved around her quest. It was Ciri who, with the help of ancient magic, was able to stop the Wild Hunt and save the world from the White Cold. Without it, Novigrad, Velen, and the lands of Nilfgaard could repeat the fate of other universes buried under meters of snow.

About Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt:

• Genre: role-playing game;
• Developer: CD Projekt RED;
• Year of release: 2015;
• Publisher: CD Projekt RED.

Kaileena from Prince of Persia: Warrior Within and The Two Thrones

• Age: unknown. It exists from the moment the countdown started.
• Special Sign: Speaks in the voice of Monica Bellucci.

With the Empress of Time named Kailena, we first met in the game Prince of Persia: Warrior Within. Like our prince, she wanted to change her fate. And she succeeded. In an alternate ending that is considered canon, they returned to Babylon together. IN The two thrones Kaileena fell into the hands of the treacherous vizier and sacrificed herself, but did the most important thing – she led the prince on the right path. He got rid of the dark side of his personality, saved his beloved Faro and became a worthy ruler of his country. According to Kailina, this is the best deal for the people of Persia.

About Prince of Persia: Warrior Within:

• Genre: butcher;
• Developer: Ubisoft Montreal
• Year of release: 2004;
• Publisher: Ubisoft.

Jaina Proudmoore from Warcraft 3: Reign of Chaos

• Age: 26 years old.

When we first met Jaina Warcraft 3: Reign of Chaos, she was an inexperienced sorceress who assisted Arthas through numerous battles. But due to the treachery of the Crown Prince, the troops of the Burning Legion arrived on Azeroth and all the leaders of the Alliance were killed. The fate of humanity fell on the fragile shoulders of the young sorceress. The girl made some right decisions – first she evacuated the survivors to the neighboring continent of Kalimdor, and then made an alliance with the night elves and the orcs. She even had to go against her own father, who wanted to continue the war against the Horde. But as a result, Jaina, along with Thrall and Malfurion, defeated the demon leader Archimonde and stopped the Burning Legion.

About Warcraft 3: Reign of Chaos:

• Genre: real-time strategy;
• Developer: Blizzard Entertainment;
• Year of release: 2002;
• Publisher: Blizzard Entertainment.

Jill Valentine from Resident Evil

• Age: 23 years old.
• Nickname: Jill Sandwich

Jill encountered biological weapons in 1998 in the first Resident Evil, when they learned that under the guise of a mansion in the mountains of Arklay, there is a laboratory for the production of man-made viruses. The Umbrella Corporation, which is behind it, didn’t want to leave any witnesses behind.

But Jill survived and continued her investigation Resident Evil 3. It led her to the nearest town, Raccoon City, whose inhabitants began to turn into zombies. The girl got out of there and gathered evidence about Umbrella’s activities. In 2003, she found and destroyed her last base. These events took place in Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles. The battle against the company’s legacy will continue for several years, but the biggest blow was just then. As a result, Jill managed to prevent the spread of the T-virus around the world.

About Resident Evil 3:

• Genre: horror;
• Developer: Capcom
• Year of release: 1999;
• Publisher: Capcom.

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And which video game heroines who drastically influenced the universe they live in, do you remember? Share your thoughts in the comments. And again, happy spring!