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Nina Williams spent years frozen in deep cryosleep
Nina Williams was put into cryosleep for decades, then woke up looking the same and ready to resume her life as an assassin.
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Koopa Troopas wear shirts under their shells
When knocked out, they can leave their shells behind, revealing plain white undershirts.
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Tekken's jaguar-masked wrestler fights for an orphanage
King is not simply a fighter with an animal costume. His official story also makes him an orphanage manager, using wrestling to raise money for children in…
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Raiden from Mortal Kombat is the literal god of thunder
Despite his thunder-god powers, Raiden still faces ordinary human opponents in hand-to-hand combat.
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Kazuya threw his father off the same cliff
After surviving the fall and growing up, he won a major tournament—and threw his father off the same cliff.
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Sonic's Tails has a pun hidden in his real name
His full name, Miles Prower, sounds like “miles per hour”—a speed pun hiding in plain sight.
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Mileena's mask hides a mouthful of fangs
Removing her mask reveals a mouth full of jagged fangs—part of her mutated-clone appearance.
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A bodybuilder with toothpick legs
His shoulders are wider than a compact car, but his legs are so thin they look like toothpicks—a wildly top-heavy build.
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Panda is a literal panda who acts as a fierce bodyguard
Rather than just lounging around eating bamboo, Panda acts as a bodyguard for a teenage girl and uses judo throws in fights.
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Metal Gear's Ocelot summons soldiers by meowing
In Metal Gear Solid 3, young Ocelot calls his special-forces unit with a catlike cry. Armed men respond as seriously as if he had issued a radio command. His…
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Paul Phoenix has hair as tall as his actual head
His towering blonde hair is gelled into a rigid cylinder, making him seem taller than everyone around him.
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Chain Chomps behave like dogs despite being metal balls
They bark, lunge, and act territorial like dogs, despite being iron balls attached to chains.
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Dingodile is a literal chaotic crossbreed of two predators
They gave the dingo-crocodile hybrid a massive flamethrower.
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Donkey Kong is a giant ape with a fancy necktie
His bright red tie bears his own initials, an unusually formal accessory for a jungle-dwelling ape.
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Mario's Thwomps have the worst job in gaming
They hover in place until a player passes, then slam down—hours of waiting punctuated by face-first crashes.
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Silver the Hedgehog hails from a ruined future
Silver comes from a ruined future and travels back in time, using telekinesis to hurl heavy objects.
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One version of Charmy Bee was hiding a royal identity
In Sonic the Comic, Charmy was a bee prince who kept his background from the Chaotix. His adventures therefore had a different backstory from the character…
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Zelda's Koroks used to look like children
In The Wind Waker, the Great Deku Tree describes their former humanlike appearance; the leaf-faced forest spirits descend from the Kokiri. Their bodies…
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Sonic's money-loving detective keeps taking jobs that won't pay
SEGA describes Vector as a sharp detective beneath his rough appearance, with a love of money and music. But he cannot leave people in trouble unaided, so he…
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Epona responds exclusively to a specific flute melody
Epona won't budge for a whistle or carrot; she responds only when you play her specific six-note ocarina melody.
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Atreus's illness hides a crisis of identity
In God of War, Atreus grows up believing he is mortal while his father conceals their divine nature. Kratos eventually has to tell him the truth. A secret…
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Dr. Neo Cortex stamped a massive N firmly onto his forehead
He permanently tattooed his own initial on his forehead, making his identity hard to miss.
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Ichiban Kasuga fights with a barbed wire baseball bat
He uses a bat wrapped in barbed wire instead of the swords or firearms many heroes carry.
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Zelda is usually the captured princess not the hero
Despite giving the series its name, Zelda is often the princess Link sets out to rescue; Link is usually the hero players control.
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