History EnsembleDarkhorse / VideoGames

** Hitomi is also popular with the fanbase since her debut in ''[=DOA3=]''. Even series creator and former director [[WordOfGod Tomonobu Itagaki]] [[CreatorsFavorite likes her]]. She was even allowed to appear in the UpdatedRerelease of ''[=DOA2=]'' for the UsefulNotes/{{Xbox}}, albiet without her own story mode.

* Every edition of the ''VideoGame/HarvestMoon'' series (with the possible exception of the UsefulNotes/GameBoy editions) contains at least one, usually a popular non-marriage candidate. Some of the more prominent examples include Pastor Carter (from the Mineral Town games), Flora and Carter the Archeologist (the Wonderful Life versions), Marian (Grand Bazaar), Alisa (Island of Happiness/Sunshine Island) and Eileen (The Tale of Two Towns).

* Varla Guns from ''VideoGame/TheHouseOfTheDeadOverkill''. The UsefulNotes/PlayStation3 version even has two exclusive chapters where you play as her, because people loved her so much on the Wii version.

** Yian Kut-Ku has long been a fan favourite monster for its UglyCute design and for being the go-to WakeUpCallBoss ever since [[VideoGame/MonsterHunter2004 the very first game]] on the UsefulNotes/PlayStation2. In fact, when Famitsu held a poll about which monsters should return in ''VideoGame/MonsterHunterPortable3rd'', Yian Kut-Ku was ranked #1.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Neptunia}}'', [[UsefulNotes/PlayStation3 Noire]] is consistently high in the polls. Appropriate, seeing as the series has primarily been on the [=PlayStation=] brand. Creator/{{Falcom}} is also pretty popular amongst the cast. For the villains, CFW Brave is the highest ranked among all of them (probably because of his NobleDemon traits, in contrast to his fellow Felons), and for [=NPCs=], it's Histoire.

** Cham Cham is also quite popular for someone who only showed up in three games (''II'', ''IV'', and ''VI''; and in ''IV'', she was a UsefulNotes/PlayStation-exclusive character). She even has her own pachinko game.

** Among the {{Guest Fighter}}s, [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Link]] was the most well received by fans. Many even hope future installments of the series hit a Nintendo platform just so he can be included in it. He also singlehandedly ensured that the [=GameCube=] version of ''Soulcalibur II'' sold more than either the UsefulNotes/PlayStation2 or UsefulNotes/XBox versions.

* Blitztank from ''VideoGame/AkatsukiBlitzkampf'' [[GuestFighter and later]] ''VideoGame/BlazBlueCrossTagBattle'' is popular with fans because it's a SapientTank with a SkullForAHead [[RuleOfCool in a fighting game]]. How's that for TankGoodness?

** The series has a huge cast, many of them being incidentals or one-offs worth only a single Jiggy. Nonetheless, some of them get to be quite popular. Prime among them are Chilly Willy and Chili Billy, the twin bosses of Hailfire Peaks in ''Tooie.'' In a world of goofy and cartoonish creatures, they stand out because they're ''[[OurDragonsAreDifferent enormous, screen-filling DRAGONS]],'' with massive glowing spikes (visually impressive by UsefulNotes/Nintendo64 standards), [[BossRemix epic music,]] and dialogue that's pretty funny by the standards of an already comedy-centric game.

** Akira Nishikiyama; Kiryu's [[BloodBrothers sworn brother]], due to his appearance in 0 where he fought against and alongside Kiryu. Fans wanted to see more of their brotherhood, [[spoiler:but to their dismay his downfall plays a huge role in Yakuza 1/Kiwami, where he even goes to an extent to [[HeroicSacrifice redeem himself by blowing up the 10 Billion yen alongside himself]] after killing Jingu]]

*** [=Dedf1sh=], the Octoling DJ that supplies the music for most of ''Octo Expansion'', became popular with fans the moment they were shown on Nintendo's Twitter account through a combination of their design, backstory, and [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic beats]].

** [[TokenEvilTeammate Viconia]] is also popular because... well, [[EvilIsSexy you know]].

** Bloodless, a mid-game boss, garnered attention and pretty much a lot of love from lots of players, due to both her boss fight (which involves [[EvilIsSexy lots of]] {{Fanservice}} [[ClothingDamage along the way]]) and the ability to play as her on Boss Revenge Mode. It was enough for Iga to decide to [[spoiler:make her playable ''in the main game as well'' via the "BLOODLESS" code used as the player name]].

** In terms of villains, we have Death (due to being Dracula's AffablyEvil [[TheDragon Dragon]] and a more challenging boss than Drac himself), Carmilla (for EvilIsSexy and MsFanservice reasons), Slogra (a member of Death's PraetorianGuard alongside Gaibon and the only MemeticBadass of the series ''not'' named [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaI Simon]], [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaRondoOfBlood Richter]], or [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaAriaOfSorrow Julius]]), and [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaLamentOfInnocence Joachim Armster]] (partially overlapping with DracoInLeatherPants, but the appeal of a SecretCharacter who uses psychokinesis to wield ''[[DualWielding five]]'' swords is most certainly there). Galamoth also has shades of this, but that's moreso thanks to his ThatOneBoss status in ''[=SotN=]'' than any actual characterization (he's implied to be TheStarscream, but is the BigBad of the [[CanonDiscontinuity non-canon]] ''VideoGame/KidDracula'' and TheGhost in ''Judgment'', where he sends [[TheDragon The Time Reaper]] in his place).

** [[DracoInLeatherPants Ghost Widow]], an [[EvilIsSexy attractive]] [[OurGhostsAreDifferent undead]] [[TheDragon right-hand woman]] to [[BigBad Lord Recluse]] (mainly popular for being the ''only'' character in the game with animated hair), the MemeticBadass [[SuperCop Blue Steel]], and new character Desdemonda, made to showcase the [[HeelFaceTurn Going Rogue]] expansion. Desdemonda's case was helped by her portrayal at [=HeroCon=] by a [[StatuesqueStunner tall and attractive model]].

*** That said, ''Super SFIV'' introduced [[EvilIsSexy deliciously insane and evil]] Taekwondoka Juri and she completely ''eclipsed'' them all in popularity. She's proved to be so popular that she was the only other ''SFIV'' character added to ''VideoGame/StreetFighterV'' besides [[SNKBoss Seth]] and was the only other non-''SFII'' or a newcomer in ''VideoGame/StreetFighter6'''s launch roster (besides [[EarlyBirdCameo Luke]]). There are people who argue that if ''[=MvC3=]'' had come out a little later, Juri would've easily taken C. Viper's spot.

** From ''Brotherhood'', Cesare Borgia garnered this, mostly for being a male example of EvilIsSexy it seems. Deviantart has lots of fanarts showing him molesting Ezio or the poor, scared shitless Leonardo Da Vinci.

** The Bread Twins, despite being a completely optional encounter that's easy to miss, are a surprisingly popular subject for art compared to their role. It helps that their battle theme is considered to be one of the best in the game and [[spoiler: their real life counterparts are bizarre CloudCuckoolanders.]]

** Rivaling (and perhaps even ''surpassing'') Nina is none other than the awesome, [[JustLikeRobinHood Robin Hood-esque]] [[RecycledINSPACE Space]] {{Ninja}} Yoshimitsu, who quickly became an iconic member of the cast to the point that ''[[LegacyCharacter his ancestor]]'' popped up in ''[[VideoGame/SoulSeries Soulcalibur]]'' and has remained a staple member of the cast ever since. [[ButWaitTheresMore Even better]]; in the Japanese version of ''Soulcalibur'', he's voiced by Creator/NobuyukiHiyama [[TheOtherDarrin and then]] Creator/NorioWakamoto in ''IV'', making him ''even more'' of a darkhorse.

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* May Greenfield, from ''VideoGame/ArmoredCore For Answer''. Practically no characterization, is an entirely optional wigman, and is ''never seen outside of her mech,'' but AC fandom in general and 4chan's /m/ in particular have fallen in love with the cheerful teenage girl in the bright green [[MightyGlacier Engine of Destruction]].

* Bang Shishigami is one of the more unexpectedly popular characters in ''Franchise/BlazBlue''. At first it appeared as though he was going to be a ripoff of [[VideoGame/GuiltyGear Chipp Zanuff]]. By the time the Arcade game came out, he was highly-praised for his [[LargeHam hammily]] [[HotBlooded over]]-[[NoIndoorVoice the]]-top {{hilari|tyEnsues}}ousness. He's practically a living ShoutOut to every manly Shonen character designed in the past two decades of Anime history. This is quite surprising that he's usually seen as [[ButtMonkey a clown in-universe]] ([[TheChewToy who likes bitching on him]]) as well as not even considered "important" by ASW themselves (he's considered weaker than Carl, of all people, as a vigilante), although that may change in the future due to story progression. He also enjoys a lot of fanworks.

* Bang Shishigami is one of the more unexpectedly popular characters in ''VideoGame/BlazBlue''. At first it appeared as though he was going to be a ripoff of [[VideoGame/GuiltyGear Chipp Zanuff]]. By the time the Arcade game came out, he was highly-praised for his [[LargeHam hammily]] [[HotBlooded over]]-[[NoIndoorVoice the]]-top {{hilari|tyEnsues}}ousness. He's practically a living ShoutOut to every manly Shonen character designed in the past two decades of Anime history. This is quite surprising that he's usually seen as [[ButtMonkey a clown in-universe]] ([[TheChewToy who likes bitching on him]]) as well as not even considered "important" by ASW themselves (he's considered weaker than Carl, of all people, as a vigilante), although that may change in the future due to story progression. He also enjoys a lot of fanworks.

** ''VideoGame/DragonQuestIII'': The Warriors in general, though the female Warrior most distinctly. She appears as various [NPCs] in future installments of the series. The male Marital Artist has likewise gone on to appear in future games, as well.

* ''VideoGame/BattleGaregga'' has Black Heart, the boss of Stage 5 and the second-to-last boss, and it's even more popular than [[FinalBoss Glow Squid]]; in fact, on the Japanese version of [[Website/{{Wikipedia}} That Other Wiki]], the ''Battle Garegga'' page has ''[[http://tinyurl.com/bg-blackheart a whole section for Black Heart]]''. Its owes its popularity to [[ThatOneBoss how much harder it is compared to the past four bosses]] when you first encounter it, and a very major scoring trick you can exploit when you encounter it a second time. It was popular enough that in the SpiritualSuccessor ''VideoGame/ArmedPoliceBatrider'', it appears as a BonusBoss ''twice''.

*** Nanaly Fletch is never seen in popularity polls, her story involvement in-game is rather minimal, but maintains quite a substantial fanbase, nobody complains about her... and when there's a Tales crossover spinoff (''Radiant Mythology'', ''Versus'') she's usually the first character from ''Destiny 2'' to be announced, ''before'' TheHero Kyle is ever announced. She's also the only ''Destiny 2'' representative in the BonusBoss battle in ''VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss''.

** Shimakaze's attitude, IconicOutfit, and reputation as the FaceOfTheBand meta-wise has made her one of the most popular Ship Girls among the fanbase.

*** The female anemone member of the Chirpy Chirps (ABXY) band initially only appeared on an in-universe album cover, but judging by the amount of fanart of her compared to virtually every other non-idol "Splatband" member, she's become the popular [[FaceOfTheBand 'face' of the background bands]], to the point where the Chirpy Chips were the only ''Splatoon 1'' band to return in ''Splatoon 2''. She eventually makes a [[AscendedExtra proper in-game appearance]] in ''VideoGame/Splatoon3'' (getting an official English name of Harmony in the process).

* Due to the [[OneSceneWonder nature of the specimens]], a few of the creatures in ''VideoGame/SpookysHouseOfJumpScares'' can be considered this:

** Akagi has won a lot of fans due to her SenpaiKohai dynamic with Fubuki, [[BigEater comically ravenous appetite]] (especially if bauxite is involved), and being a girlfriend/wife material.