This is a dynamic list of black video game characters that exclude sports and music titles. A study was published in 2009 by the University of Southern California called: "The virtual census: representations of gender, race and age in video games" and it showed that black characters appear in video games in proportion to their numbers in the 2000 US census data, but mainly in sports games and in titles that reinforce stereotypes.[1]
List of characters
Before 2000s
| Year | Title | Name | Role | Nationality | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero | Roadblock | Playable | American | |
| 1997 | Final Fantasy VII | Barrett Wallace | Leader of AVALANCHE |
2000s
| Year | Title | Name | Role | Nationality | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Left 4 Dead | Louis | Playable | American | [11] |
| 2009 | League of Legends | Ekko | Playable | Undefined | [12] |
| Lucian | [12] | ||||
| Senna | [12] | ||||
| Pyke | [13] | ||||
| Rell | [14] | ||||
| K'Sante | [15] | ||||
| 2009 | Bayonetta | Rodin | NPC | British | [16] |
| 2009 | Left 4 Dead 2 | Coach | Playable | American | |
| Rochelle |
2010s
| Year | Title | Name | Role | Nationality | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Pokémon Black & White | Lenora | NPC | American* | Archeologist and former Normal-type Gym Leader.[17] |
| Marshal | Unova's Fighting-type Elite Four member. | ||||
| 2012 | The Walking Dead | Clementine | Playable | ||
| 2012 | Mass Effect | Steven Cortez | NPC | Undefined | [18] |
| 2012 | Clash of Clans | Hog Rider | Troop | Undefined | [19] |
| 2015 | Fallout 4 | Preston Garvey | |||
| 2016 | Dead by Daylight | Philip Ojomo | Playable | Nigerian | A killer known as "The Wraith".[20] |
| Lisa Sherwood | American | A killer known as "The Hag".[21] | |||
| Herman Carter | American | A killer known as "The Doctor".[22] | |||
| Joey | Canadian | A killer who is a part of a band of other killers known as "The Legion".[23] | |||
| Claudette Morel | Playable | Canadian | A survivor.[24] | ||
| Adam Francis | Jamaican | A survivor.[25] | |||
| 2016 | Mafia III | Lincoln Clay | Protagonist | American | [26] |
| 2016 | Pokémon Sun & Moon | Kiawe | NPC | Hawaiian* | He is the Fire-type Trial Captain of Alola.[27] |
| Olivia | She is both a Kahuna and a member of the Alolan Elite Four. | ||||
| 2018 | Red Dead Redemption 2 | Lenny Summers | |||
| Tilly Jackson | |||||
| 2018 | Hitman 2 | Zoe Washington | NPC | ||
| Sophia Washington | NPC |
2020s
| Year | Title | Name | Role | Nationality | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Deathloop | Colt Vahn | Protagonist | Undefined | [28] |
| Julianna Blake | Playable | [28] | |||
| 2022 | Pokémon Scarlet & Violet | Ryme | NPC | Spanish* | A Gym Leader of Paldea who favors Ghost-types, her rap is known to "bring the dead to their feet". Former Gym Leader Tyme is her older sister.[29] |
| Tyme | |||||
| 2023 | Forspoken | Alfre Holland | Protagonist | American | [30] |
| 2023 | Season: A Letter to the Future | Estelle | Protagonist | Undefined | [31] |
| Baldur's Gate 3 | Wyll Ravenguard | Playable | Undefined | Wyll is one of 10 companions the player can choose recruit. He is also playable as an Orgin character.[32] | |
| 2024 | Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League | Floyd Lawton "Deadshot" | Playable | American | Deadshot is one of four playable characters in this game.[33] |
| Amanda Waller | NPC | American | Director of the Suicide Squad and powerful figure in U.S. politics. She sends the Suicide Squad out to target a mind controlled Justice League.[33] | ||
| John Stewart | NPC | American | A Green Lantern and one of the heroes in the Justice League who is under Brainiac's mind control.[33] |
See also
References
- ↑ "Video Game Minority Report: Lots Of Players, Few Characters". Science Daily. University of Southern California. 30 July 2009. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Hester, Larry (26 June 2012). "The 10 Best Black Characters In Video Games". Complex. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
- 1 2 Narcisse, Evan (29 March 2012). "Come On, Video Games, Let's See Some Black People I'm Not Embarrassed By". Kotaku. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Narcisse, Evan (20 February 2013). "This Is How We Get More Black People In Video Games". Kotaku. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
- 1 2 Clauson, Jonathan R. (20 January 2014). "The State of Black Video Game Characters". Inquisitr. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Holmes, Jonathan (15 October 2013). "Let's look at Tropes Vs. Black Guys in Videogames". Destructoid. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Carr, Krystal (16 February 2014). "12 Black Video Game Characters That Kick Ass!". SheAttack. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
- 1 2 3 "Why are Black Game Characters Failing the Audience?". Edge. 8 February 2009. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
- ↑ Buckley, Michaela (12 April 2013). "The scarcity of black characters in video games". ScrewAttack. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
- ↑ Dead or Alive History -Team Ninja Freaks- p. 160.
- ↑ "Left 4 Dead". www.l4d.com. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
- 1 2 3 Rhodes, Brianna (2020-08-28). "Get to Know League of Legends' Black Champions: Ekko, Senna and Lucian". AfroTech. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
- ↑ "Champion reveal - Pyke, the Bloodharbor Ripper". Twitter. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
- ↑ "Champion Insights: Rell - League of Legends". www.leagueoflegends.com. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
- ↑ "Champion Insights: K'Sante - League of Legends". www.leagueoflegends.com. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
- ↑ Moy, Aaron (2021-10-13). "Things Even Bayonetta Fans Don't Know About Rodin". TheGamer. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
- ↑ Greenall, Jonathon (2021-12-12). "Pokémon Controversy: The Righteous Reason Lenora's Apron Was Cut". CBR. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
- ↑ Melzer, Jennifer (2021-07-06). "Mass Effect 3: How to Save Shepard's Shuttle Pilot, Steve Cortez". CBR. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
- ↑ Oddo, Marco Vito (2022-11-14). "'Clash of Clans' Invades Comic Books in 'The Books of Clash: Volume 1' Cover [Exclusive]". Collider. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
- ↑ "The Wraith | Philip Ojomo | Guide & Weapons | Dead by Daylight". deadbydaylight.com. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
- ↑ "The Hag | Lisa Sherwood | Backstory, Build & Perks | Dead by Daylight". deadbydaylight.com. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
- ↑ "The Doctor | Herman Carter | Backstory, Build & Perks | Dead by Daylight". deadbydaylight.com. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
- ↑ "The Legion | Frank, Julie, Susie, Joey | Backstory, Build & Perks | Dead by Daylight". deadbydaylight.com. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
- ↑ "Claudette Morel | Build, Perks & Cosmetics | Dead By Daylight". deadbydaylight.com. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
- ↑ "Adam Francis | Build, Perks, Outfits & Cosmetics | Dead By Daylight". deadbydaylight.com. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
- ↑ "How developers created the story behind Mafia III and its lead character Lincoln Clay". VentureBeat. 2016-09-18. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
- ↑ Blogger (2020-06-01). "The Pokémon Company shares GIF of Ash fist bumping Kiawe to support Black Lives Matter movement". Pokémon Blog. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
- 1 2 Harmon, O'Dell (2021-12-15). "Deathloop Redefines Blackness In Video Games". Kotaku. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
- ↑ "Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Ryme, the Gym Leader who raps". PlayerNature. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
- ↑ Carvalho, Jared (2022-12-28). "Forspoken's Frey Holland Shakes Things Up For Representation in Gaming". Game Rant. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
- ↑ Marketing (2022-02-16). "February 2022 / The Protagonist". Play Season. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
- ↑ "Baldur's Gate 3". baldursgate3.game. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
- 1 2 3 Fillery, Jake (2022-12-24). "Suicide Squad Kill The Justice League: All Characters Confirmed So Far". Game Rant. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
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