7 Most Iconic & Most Popular Game Characters on PlayStation

Anyone still playing PlayStation? As the gaming industry develops, so do the characters who fill the game. The most popular characters in the game are not just mere avatars, but have developed into an iconic character who carries a certain cultural identity, including the Playstation.

As the best-selling console in the world, you certainly still remember how booming PlayStation was at that time. The success of the PlayStation as a game that has been played by 156.78 million players cannot be separated from the various characters with their own characteristics. So don’t be surprised if many of the most popular game lovers fall in love with the iconic characters presented by PlayStation, here is the list.

Crash Bandicoot

90’s kids must be familiar with this one racer. Yep, he’s Crash Bandicoot. A bandikut or pig rat who always wears an Aku Aku mask and likes to eat Wumpa fruit. The character of Crash Bandicoot was introduced to the public in 1999. Before appearing in the game Crash Team Racing, Crash Bandicoot first appeared in a stand-alone game that was released in 1996.

Before airing under the name Crash Bandicoot, this racing car game was originally designed to resemble a wombat with the name Willy the Wombat. In its journey, the game made by Naughty Dog has successfully recorded total sales of more than 40 million units globally. Despite Naughty Dog’s success in producing “The Last of Us” and “Uncharted“, reportedly Crash Bandicoot mobile has been released on Android and iOS.

Solid Snake

The second most popular character that is unforgettable on the PlayStation is Solid Snake from the game Metal Gear Solid. Solid Snake first appeared in the original Metal Gear game on MSX as the protagonist. He was assigned to go to Outer Heaven and Zanzibar Land to destroy Metal Gear. It was this mission that brought him to face the Big Boss who was none other than his mentor and ancestor.

The Solid Snake character actually has a real name, namely David. The character creation process itself was inspired by three characters, namely Snake Plissken, the character played by Kurt Russell, Jean Claude van Damme for the body, and Christopher Walken for the face.

The success of the Solid Snake character on the Playstation flew to the realm of the Hollywood film industry. Reportedly, the film adapted from the Metal Gear Solid game will be directed by Vogt-Roberts. The making of the film has received approval from Hideo Kojima, the maker of Metal Gear Solid. Let’s just wait, hopefully it can be aired in 2021.

Jin Kazama

This iconic character first appeared in the most popular playstation game TEKKEN 3 in the 90s. In this game made by Bandai Namco, it is said that Jin Kazama wants to take revenge on the Ogre for the death of his mother, Jun Kazama. Jin Kazama is the son of Kazuya Mishima and also the grandson of Heihachi Mishima. Kazuya married Jun Kazama and Jin Kazama was born.

As a mainstay fictional character from the TEKKEN game, Jin Kazama has a complex, calm, quiet and mysterious nature. Jin got good qualities from his mother, while he got demonic traits from his father, Kazuya Mishima, who had demon genes. With the demonic genes he has, Jin can turn into Devil Jin with the mainstay of boxing.

Joel & Ellie

Joel and Ellie characters appear in the game The Last of Us which was released on PS3 in 2021. The story of The Last of Us tells of a mysterious yet deadly virus that attacks mankind. As a result of the virus, the world becomes ravaged, people affected by the virus will turn into creatures like zombies.

The chaos of the world at that time succeeded in bringing together the figures of Joel and Ellie. They agreed to work together to find out who was behind the cause of the destruction. So what makes their figure iconic? Yes, their journey through various obstacles makes the relationship between the two characters closer like father and son.

If you are observant, in this game for each character there is never a last name mentioned. But do you know that Joel and Ellie actually have their own last names, namely Joel “Miller“and Ellie”Williams“

Kratos

The next character attached to the Playstation is Kratos. As the name suggests, Kratos is a demigod born in Sparta. Kratos is the child of the marriage between a god and a human. Yes, Zeus (Kratos’ father) is the strongest god figure as well as the ruler of Olympus who married a human named Callisto. But strangely, Kratos doesn’t know who his father is.

As in the game, Kratos is an ignorant character, has no fear and is arrogant. Since then Kratos got the nickname Ghost of Sparta. He even had the heart to slaughter his wife and daughter until he was cursed for his actions. Kratos’ only fear was when he was almost killed by Barbarian King.

Cloud Strife

Fans of the Final Fantasy 7 game must be familiar with the character named Cloud Strife which was first released in 1997 ago. In the Final Fantasy 7 game, Cloud Strife is told as a mercenary with a very unfortunate life story, really sad, just like your love story.

Cloud Strife was created by Tetsuya Nomura. The Cloud Strife character is depicted as a blond spike-haired figure, has blue eyes, wears a dark costume and carries a Buster Sword. Nomura said Cloud was created like a human, not like the typical flawless hero.

In 2005 and then Cloud managed to win some of the world’s best predicate. As he entered the Top 10: List of Video game Characters and was in the 7th position. Then he was in the 3rd position in the Top 25 Final Fantasy Characters. Even so, Cloud Strife also got the worst hair title.

Nathan Drake

The last iconic and most popular character in the Playstation game is Nathan Drake. Drake’s name became known through the Uncharted series in 2007 ago. His appearance was no doubt immediately received a standing ovation from gamers. It must be admitted that the success of Uncharted cannot be separated from the character of Nathan Drake.

Domestic players will probably remember Nathan Drake because of the Indonesian dialogue he speaks. Nathan Drake has a mission to find historical relics while trying to save himself from criminals. He is an intelligent and courageous figure who can always escape in any difficult situation.

Drake, who is described as a masculine figure, is in fact not much different from us in general. He has a very ridiculous weakness, namely a phobia with clowns. Those of you who have played Uncharted: Drake’s Deception will notice a change in Drake’s appearance if he sees a clown.

In this series, Drake wears a white shirt, a turban (without a cap) around his neck, and with additional shooting pouches on his left and right. It is said that Drake’s new look was inspired by the clothes worn by Brenda Fraser who became Richard “Rick” O’Connell in the film The Mummy (1990).

So, those are some of the most popular characters on PlayStation, which game character do you think is the most iconic? If you are a racing game lover, you will definitely choose Bandicoot, why don’t racing kids choose Kratos? If you have other characters, don’t forget to let us know about the Game News.

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