Celebrities, Movies and Games: Video Game

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Bombshell: Maki Genryusai from Final Fight 2

Maki Genryusai from Final Fight 2

In her original Japanese backstory, Maki is a fierce ex-leader of a youth motorcycle gang.

Bombshell: Nariko from Heavenly Sword

Nariko from Heavenly Sword

The game's narrator and primary protagonist is Nariko a red-headed woman who was born in the year of the prophesied divine warrior: because she was a woman, her clan saw her as a mockery of the prophesy and a portent of doom.

Bombshell: Kat from Gravity Rush

Kat from Gravity Rush

The game is set in the floating city of Hekseville. The story begins with the player character, a girl called Kat, who has lost her memory. She then runs into a mysterious black cat that gives her the power to control gravity. Kat uses this ability in order to protect people from the threat of a gravity storm and the Nevi monsters that have appeared along with it.

Bombshell: Tyris Flare from the Golden Axe

Tyris Flare from the Golden Axe

The game takes place in the fictional land of Yuria, a Conan the Barbarian-style high fantasy medieval world. An evil entity known as Death Adder has captured the King and his daughter, and holds them captive in their castle. He also finds the Golden Axe, the magical emblem of Yuria, and threatens to destroy both the axe and the royal family unless the people of Yuria accept him as their ruler. Three warriors set out on a quest to rescue Yuria and avenge their losses at the hands of Death Adder. The first is a battle axe-wielding dwarf, Gilius Thunderhead, from the mines of Wolud, whose twin brother was killed by the soldiers of Death Adder. Another is a male barbarian, Ax Battler, wielding a two-handed broadsword, looking for revenge for the murder of his mother. The last is a longsword-wielding Tyris Flare, an amazon, whose parents were both killed by Death Adder.

The warriors rescue the inhabitants of the ransacked Turtle Village, which turns out to be situated on the shell of a giant turtle. The turtle takes the characters across the sea, and they then fly to the castle itself on the back of a giant eagle. Once at the castle they defeat Death Adder, who is wielding the Golden Axe, and save the land. In the Mega Drive and PC versions, and also in other ports, the characters also battle Death Adder's mentor, Death Bringer, as the true final boss. After the final battle, the warriors receive a magical golden axe that imbues the player with immortality.

Bombshell: Rayne from BloodRayne

Rayne from BloodRayne

Rayne is an American dhampir.

Movies: She was portrayed by Kristanna Loken in the first live action film, and by Natassia Malthe for its sequels.

Bombshell: Female Commander Shepard from Mass Effect

Commander Shepard from Mass Effect

Female Commander Shepard from Mass Effect

A veteran soldier of the Systems Alliance Navy military and N7-graduate of the Interplanetary Combatives Training (ICT) program, and the first human Citadel Council Spectre, Shepard works to stop "the Reapers", a sentient synthetic-machine race dedicated to wiping out all organic life. Shepard's gender, class, first name and general appearance are chosen and customised by the player. Mark Meer provides the voice for male Shepards, while Jennifer Hale voices females. Since the player can choose the gender of Shepard, much of the dialogue revolving around the character is gender neutral with only a few exceptions.

Bombshell: Violette Summer from Velvet Assassin

Violette Summer from Velvet Assassin

Players take control of Violette Summer, a World War II-era British female spy operating deep behind enemy lines, attempting to help thwart the Nazi war effort. The game's story was inspired by a real life secret agent/saboteur Violette Szabo

Bombshell: Kate Wilson from Hydrophobia

Kate Wilson from Hydrophobia

The game's engine, HydroEngine, provides realistic fluid dynamics technology for flowing water, allowing it to interact with the surroundings.

The game is set in the mid 21st century when the world has fallen into the chaos of the "Great Population Flood", and takes place aboard the Queen of the World, a city-sized luxury ocean vessel, built by a group of corporate giants known as the Five Founding Fathers; the group who, due to the QOTW, have prospered while the rest of the world suffered. At the beginning of the game, the craft is bombed by a group of fanatical terrorists known as the Malthusians—named after political economist Thomas Malthus who predicted that population growth would one day outpace agricultural production, returning society to a subsistent level of existence. The Malthusians have a plan to murder the vast majority of humans on the planet, so that the survivors wouldn't suffer from the effects of the population explosion. Their slogans, including "Save the World - Kill Yourself", are written on the walls and displayed on computer screens all over the ship. Kate Wilson, the protagonist, is a systems engineer who becomes a reluctant hero when the Malthusians attack and take over the QOTW.

Bombshell: Sonya Blade from Mortal Kombat

Sonya Blade from Mortal Kombat

One of the original seven player characters of the Mortal Kombat franchise, Sonya has featured in almost all of the games since her inception.

Bridgette Wilson was cast as Sonya in the first Mortal Kombat movie.
For the 1997 sequel, Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, Sandra Hess replaced Wilson as Sonya.

Bombshell: Rubi Malone from Wet

Rubi Malone from Wet

In its story and setting, Wet follows heroine Rubi Malone (voiced by actress Eliza Dushku), a "problem-solver" Wet‍ 's title derives from the euphemism "wet work" – a messy job or task that involves one's hands becoming wet with blood.

Bombshell: Claire Redfield from Resident Evil

Claire Redfield from Resident Evil

Claire Redfield is one of the most important characters in the Resident Evil (Biohazard in Japan) horror franchise by Capcom. Claire is the younger sister of Chris Redfield, an American special police officer who is a protagonist of the first Resident Evil game, and is herself a protagonist of the video games Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil Code: Veronica, where she is a zombie outbreak survivor turned an activist and vigilante. She will return as a protagonist of the upcoming video game Resident Evil: Revelations 2.

(Ali Larter) Claire has also appeared in various other media, including several additional video games, the computer-animated anime film Resident Evil: Degeneration, and the non-canon live-action films Resident Evil: Extinction, Resident Evil: Afterlife and the upcoming Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, as well as in the promotion and merchandise for the franchise.

Bombshell: Samus Aran from the Metroid

Samus Aran from the Metroid

Samus Aran is an ex-Galactic Federation soldier who turned into an intergalactic bounty hunter, usually fitted with a powered armor suit with weapons that include directed energy weapons and missiles. Throughout the series, she executes missions given to her by the Galactic Federation while hunting the antagonistic Space Pirates and their leader Ridley along with the parasitic energy-draining organisms called Metroids.

Bombshell: Lightning from Final Fantasy XIII and its sequels XIII-2 and Lightning Returns

Lightning from Final Fantasy XIII and its sequels XIII-2 and Lightning Returns

She first appeared as a playable character and main protagonist in the role-playing video game Final Fantasy XIII, in which she features as a resident of the artificial world of Cocoon. After her sister Serah is declared an enemy of Cocoon, Lightning attempts to save her: she and others are then chosen by the fal'Cie, a divided race of demigods who rule the worlds of Gran Pulse and Cocoon, to destroy Cocoon. Lightning reappears as a supporting character in Final Fantasy XIII-2, acting as protector of the Goddess Etro. She is the sole playable character in Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, wherein she sets out to save her world, which is destined to end in thirteen days.

Bombshell: Sylvanas Windrunner from World of Warcraft

Sylvanas Windrunner from World of Warcraft

She was later able to regain her free will and body and founded the Forsaken faction of undead; vowing to avenge her death, they set out to wage war against the Scourge, undead forces under the control of the Lich King. Also styled and known as "the Dark Lady" and "the Banshee Queen", the character has become one of the most iconic and noted characters in Warcraft lore, and has received generally positive critical reception from gamers.

Bombshell: Juliet Starling from Lollipop Chainsaw

Juliet Starling from Lollipop Chainsaw

It features Juliet Starling (Tara Strong), a cheerleader zombie hunter fighting zombies in a fictional California high school.

Bombshell: Jill Valentine from Resident Evil

Jill Valentine from Resident Evil

Jill has received favorable critical reception, having been described as "a classic example" of a female horror game character, and featuring on numerous top character lists. She is also widely regarded as one of the most attractive female protagonists in video games, and has sparked video game memes. The film series' version of Jill was portrayed by Sienna Guillory and based off the game character's various incarnations. She was introduced as a co-protagonist of Resident Evil: Apocalypse, made a brief appearance in Resident Evil: Afterlife, and returned as the main antagonist of Resident Evil: Retribution.

Bombshell: Nilin from Remember Me

Nilin from Remember Me

She is an amnesiac freedom fighter recruited by a mysterious man named Edge to bring down Memorize, the corporation that created the memory-altering technology known as Sensen. During her mission, she must recover her stolen memories and expose the crimes committed by Memorize before finally setting out to bring them down.

Bombshell: Jade from Beyond Good & Evil

Jade from Beyond Good & Evil

Ancel set about creating a character that resembled a real person rather than a "sexy action woman," and Miller points out that the focus on Jade is on her role, situation, and the meaning of her actions in the game. Miller also describes her as a "girl next door" that people can identify with.

Bombshell: Jaina Proudmoore from World of Warcraft

Jaina Proudmoore from World of Warcraft

Bombshell: Joanna Dark from Perfect Dark

Joanna Dark from Perfect Dark

Joanna's design was influenced by a number of fictional heroines, including the seductive spy Agent X-27 in the 1930s film Dishonored, FBI agent Dana Scully from television series The X-Files, and the eponymous femme fatale of the film Nikita, whom Hollis describes as "iconic, heroic, independent, vulnerable and very damaged." The name "Joanna Dark" was taken from the French pronunciation of Joan of Arc as "Jeanne d'Arc". Hollis also revealed that they "wanted her to be quite normal, not with supermodel looks, perhaps a little androgynous."

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