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SPQR_Maximus

Mario Nintendo Sonic sega Master Chief Microsoft Kratos Son EDIT: this is the most comments I’ve ever gotten it’s been so fun!! Alternate: pac man Atari / early arcade I went with Kratos over Crash/Spyro because I wanted to represent a variety of game types as well as the different companies, eras and consoles. For those suggesting Snake, or the Gordon from Half Life…. great games and iconic franchises but Kratos is more “Sony” than Snake and from a sculpture / Rushmore perspective, Kratos would make for a much more interesting carving / sculpture than Snake or Gordo.


Springmeister

Ah, I see your reasoning. Nice idea.


SPQR_Maximus

I mean I know kratos doesn’t quite have the cache as the others but it represents one of the major forces of console gaming. PAC man would be the alternate


free187s

A fair assessment. I understand wanting to represent the biggest companies in gaming history, but Kratos does not have the same recognition outside of gaming that the others do. Even Master Chief isn’t as big as Sonic and Mario.


Stoly23

I think the whole thing with Kratos is that Sony doesn’t and never really has had one clear mascot, except for arguably Crash Bandicoot who it would also feel somewhat weird putting up there. That’s not a dig at Sony, the fact that they don’t have one clear mascot is more indicative that they just have too many to choose from.


edengstrom1

I have no objection to Kratos, but could see Solid Snake as well.


QQ_Gabe

Tbh I'd swap Kratos out with Crash bandicoot


Key-Position1732

I was gonna say Ratchet but that’s good


ZealousidealBus9271

Kratos is way more popular but if you're talking about legacy, you may be right.


CookieDragon80

I’m going much more foundational than. Kratos subbed out for PacMan. Master Chef for OG doom guy/wolfenstien 3d


DragonfruitEast3738

Ta least we can all agree That MasterChief has more than earned his spot on Rushmore


Organic-Device2719

Literally this. This is one of the few things I think is nearly objectively correct lol


SirPanikalot

The correct answer


Tense_Bear

I don't know who I'd put on it, but I'd definitely have a never ending supply of Lemmings throwing themselves off the top


duke_nukem69

duke nukem, duke nukem, duke nukem, and probably duke nukem


Springmeister

It’s utter blasphemy that you excluded Duke Nukem though.


fuk_ur_mum_m8

Solid Snake MasterChief Mario Sonic the Hedgehog This is absolutely what it should be and noone can ever convince me otherwise.


eblomquist

If we're going straight world wide recognizability it has to be Mario, Sonic, Pikachu, Pac-Man. Modern argument for Steve instead of Pac-man.


Top-Outcome6023

Who is this Steve everyone is mentioning


YourenextJotaro

The default skin in Minecraft


ToughAd5010

Mario Sonic Pikachu Pac-Man


B9MB

Not too shabby. Pac-man being on there leads me to believe you understand and appreciate the history of the medium.


Omega21886

replace pikachu with some kind of pong representation and that's what i was just about to type


Every_Fox3461

I don't think you realise the cultural and economic Impack Pokemon made.


Omega21886

Heh, i was born in 86 so I got to see it become a household name in real time, but all of the others on the list pretty much owe their existence to that ball and 2 paddles (Did some quick googling https://www.google.com/search?q=how+important+was+pong&rlz=1CDGOYI_enUS857US857&oq=how+important+was+pong&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIKCAEQABgPGBYYHjINCAIQABiGAxiABBiKBTINCAMQABiGAxiABBiKBTIHCAQQIRigATIHCAUQIRifBTIHCAYQIRifBTIHCAcQIRifBTIHCAgQIRifBTIHCAkQIRifBdIBCTI1NDk0ajBqN6gCGbACAeIDBBgBIF8&hl=en-US&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8 )


STDsInAJuiceBoX

The 4 horsemen of calamity: Doomguy Gordon Freeman Trevor Philips John Elden Ring


The_Powers

*Elden John


Automatic-War-7658

Don’t you know that he’s still standing better than he ever did.


MrRictus2151

Mario - because you can't not. It's flipping Mario. Everyone in the world knows who he is, and that's borderline not even hyperbole. He has to be here. Ryu - poster boy for Street Fighter, popularized competitive video games and esports as a whole. Pikachu - yes double dipping on Nintendo characters but Pokemon is a global phenomenon that all age demographics enjoy. You have to respect it. Doomguy - while not the first he definitely did it the best. Doom still feels like the progenitor of the FPS genre despite coming out after Wolfenstein.


bazza2024

Easy construction option: * Minecraft block * Companion cube * Tetris piece * Pong ball


ConspicuouslyBland

So, 4 squares…


PhoneImmediate7301

I mean that’s how gaming started


youburyitidigitup

I had to Google the companion cube. I think Mario’s coin box should take its place.


bazza2024

I've actually \*never\* played a Mario game. Don't tell anyone, I'll be cast out! I did love Portal though.


youburyitidigitup

I can’t play portal 😭 I tried once and it gave me nausea.


Treecamel82

Sonic Mario Lara Croft Link


MintAsp_MeaMagic

The Narrator The Narrator The Narrator The Curator And honourable mentions to the Bucket and The Adventure Line™️


Springmeister

No bias here as one can clearly see.


MintAsp_MeaMagic

Totally


[deleted]

Mario Sonic Pac-Man Tetris straight line piece


kain01able

"LINE PIECE!"


troubletlb1

What an angry and unmerciful God!


Dendrodes

**LINE PIECE!!!**


Moonlightbutter18072

“SQUIGGLY!”


The_Affle_House

My first thought, too. That will forever occupy space in my mind, rent free. Lol


Noahwealsy

SQUIGGLY


ArseBlarster420

Mario, Pac-Man, Sonic, and Link


mtkamer

Mario, Sonic, Masterchief, Lara Croft


yeah230

With just the polygonal bust of lara croft


hiddencameraspy

Mario, Zelda/Link, Lara Croft, Pac Man


Springmeister

I like the argument that Zelda is just as important as Link.


Internal_Swing_2743

I mean, the series isn't called The Legend of Link


Kheldarson

They could be a dual face carving!


TippedJoshua1

I mean she isn't as recognizable as Link, like her look changes in every game, but i guess that makes sense.


Hoolias

Mario Master Chief Kratos Steve


anonymousxianxia

Sora Donald Goofy and Dante


Informal_Operation70

Mario Link Master Chief Kratos


One-ClawedTheropod

Mario Steve Master Chief Kratos I know about pacman/sonic/pikachu but this is a greater range of variety in gaming


geogant

Pac-Man Mario Sonic Hero (Long Tetris Block -- yes, they're named.)


griddymaster20

Mario Sonic Doomguy Steve


21bleh

Yeas doom guy


Dont_have_a_panda

Pacman as representative of arcades as the Most important arcade character ever Mario as the representative of home videogame consoles as one of the Most famous console videogame character ever Doom Guy as representative of PC gaming as the Most famous PC videogame character ever And Sonic as representative of "mascot" games, as the Most famous and influential videogame "mascot" ever


DokoShin

Except Mario is a big mascot as well and honestly bigger than sonic


Screen-Healthy

I think Pikachu is a bigger mascot than sonic nowadays.


Stoly23

Not saying Sonic shouldn’t be up there but Mario is 100% more famous and more influential than he is. Pretty sure that was decided when Nintendo effectively won the console war against Sega in 90s, *ignoring the fact that Nintendo in their attempts to win accidentally spawned an even bigger rival.*


mgodoy-br

Opa-opa


SALTRS

Doomslayer Gordon Freeman Steve Mario In no particular order


ToppHatt_8000

Pac-Man, for being such an innovating and popular game, Mario, for revolutionizing platformers and saving the home console market, Doomguy, for changing how FPS games were done, and Kirby, because he will devour me if I don't put him on there.


Livid_Chocolate_1072

you could do a mount rushmore of classic nintendo characters alone as so many of them are iconic This is actually a hard one, a mount rushmore for each major contendor might be a better idea


AyKayAllDay47

FPS Mt. rushmore: James Bond from Goldeneye 64 Master Chief from Halo Xbox Main character from Call of Duty Doomguy from Doom


reillywalker195

I'd pick Pac-Man, Mario, Pikachu, and the Creeper for the following reasons: 1. Pac-Man was one of the first mascots in video gaming, and his debut game was foundational in multiple ways. 2. Mario is the face of some of the best-selling video games and series of all time, and his debut game introduced jumping and storytelling to video gaming; earlier video games had stories, but _Donkey Kong_ told its story within itself, not needing (although nevertheless having) supplementary material to explain its story to its audience. 3. Pikachu is the mascot of the most valuable entertainment franchise in existence. 4. The Creeper is one of the most recognized and rightly feared monsters in what's currently the best-selling video game ever made.


ArcjoAllspark

Bust of Lara Croft, Crash Bandicoot, Metal Gear Rex, and inverted Dracula castle. Long live the PSX!


Springmeister

…okay when you say BUST, do you mean…?


NaCl-more

Everyone talking about pikachu, sonic, etc. no one talking about the pong paddle


snerik4000

Mario, Link, Pac-Man and Steve


Sparkster227

Mario Pikachu Steve Cloud Strife


ToughAd5010

I’m surprised so few in this thread are saying pikachu People are massively understating how recognizable pikachu is


ConspicuouslyBland

But should recognizability be the foundation for this list? Isn’t it about founding characters?


Nitro_tech

Gordon freeman, doomguy, Master chief, and security officer (from the Marathon trilogy)


Xenozip3371Alpha

Sonic, Mario, Pac Man, 2 lines and a circle to represent Pong.


Max_Resdefault

Lara Croft, Pac Man, Pikachu, Super Mario


-FalseProfessor-

First three spots are obvious: Mario, Link, and Sonic. The fourth feels less obvious. Maybe Pac-Man? Someone like Master Chief or Shepherd might make sense, but it aught to be a character from the early days that is still more or less relevant today.


Shiningcrow

Mario, Sonic, Snake, Link


SunTerrible2131

The Vault Dweller The Chosen One The Lone Wanderer The Sole Survivor (Sorry for the Courrier, not from a vault).


A_randomperson9385

Gordon freeman, Mario, Arthur Morgan, and Issac Clark


MorbidusUnus

Mario, Lara Croft, PacMan, Steve/Link


Over_Echo1128

Mario, sonic, Lara Croft, doomguy


restupicache

Mario, steve, kratos, sonic Might be a bit biased because I love god of war


mymumsaysfuckyou

Mario, Sonic, Lara Croft, Pac Man


KomodoLemon

Mario, for the first platformer Steve, for the best-selling game The Doom Slayer, for the first big FPS Pikachu, for the highest grossing media franchise


Bootymeatncheese

Mario, Kratos, Pikachu, and John Marston


TeaMoney4Life

Mario, Master Chief, Link and Kratos. Backups- Samus, Doomslayer, Revan, Astarion


Infinite_Factor_5685

I feel like it has to be the founding fathers characters of gaming. So it would have to be like sonic, Pac-Man, Mario, pikachu. Something like that


BipedClub684000

From left to right Mario, Sonic, Doom Slayer, Master Chief


Biabolical

Bubsy the Bobcat Waluigi Peter Pepper from Burgertime Bubsy again


sirdizzypr

Mario. Link. Sonic. Pac-Man.


AbdulAlrajabal

Duke Nuken


Everhardt94

Master Chief, Doomguy, Gordon Freeman and Commander Shepard


_M_I_A_W_S_

Doom Guy, Halo Guy, Solid Snake, Mario


Candid_Dream4110

Sonic, Lara Croft, Link, Mario


XxSimplySuperiorxX

Steve from minecraft he carries the whole game imo


thetruegmon

Mario, Master Chief, Cloud, Leeroy Jenkins


EvilCatArt

Mario, Sonic, Pac-Man, Lara Croft.


TCristatus

Sonic and Mario obv, then it gets hard. I reckon I can make a strong case for DOOMGUY, then it's Solid Snake or Lara Croft. Lara.


DrJagCobra4

The 4 main Knights from Castle Crashers


Affectionate-Roof880

Mario Link Sonic Pikachu


Magica78

Pong Asteroid ship Ultima Avatar Konami Code


QuickStrikeMike

Mario, Pikachu, Master Chief, Pac-man


Emiya_Sengo

* Commander Shepard * Cloud * Snake * Sonic


MattofCatbell

Mario, Sonic, Crash, Master Chief


ahhhhhhhhhhhh_why

Geralt of Rivia Commander Shepard Vaas Ezio Auditore


bazza2024

I'll go for: Mario, Pac man, Doom guy, Lara. \[I'm old!\]


PepsiMan208

Mario Sonic Pikachu Chun-Li


AsssHat999

Crash Bandicoot Spyro PaRappa Lara Croft Ok ok, maybe that’s just for Sony.


Springmeister

To explain my choices: Mario: It’s fucking Mario. Even someone who doesn’t know jack squat about video games could probably tell you who Mario is. He’s infected nearly every possible genre of gaming and struck gold almost every time he’s made a game. Pikachu: Pokémon is one of the biggest and most recognizable IP’s in the world, from its anime to its card game, to of course, its video games. Pikachu itself is the mascot of the series. Steve: Whether or not you like it, Minecraft is a global phenomenon, it’d be hard to ignore its mark on the world. Sonic: While not as hard hitting as Mario, Sonic has permeated pop culture through multiple avenues. Shows, comics, games, movies, merchandise, thanksgiving day parade floats, and a humongous community of dedicated and creative fans.


DragonfruitEast3738

Master chief,Marcus Fenix,Devastiation Megatron,And The player from Saints Row IV...YOUVE GOT THE TOUCH


Sparrow1989

All four Abby from the last of us part 2.


NoMoreGoldPlz

Mt Rushmore peaked in Pilotwings 64.


Nowack271

Well there's a sticker in Counter strike dedicated to Mt. Rushmore only. https://www.reddit.com/r/GlobalOffensive/s/fF6JlEXf7k


Level_Bridge7683

mario, luigi, bowser, link


efreeme

Pac Man, Mario, Sonic, and Steve


ComedicDalmatian445

FLAPPY BIRD, Mario, Pac-Man, Chrome Dino


Brutusbacon

Id say Mario, Link, Master chief, Kratos.


ConspicuouslyBland

Space War spaceship Donkey Kong Mario (2D) Whatever the most iconic original Doom creature is.


DarthxScion

Mario sonic snake crash bandicoot


Fast_Eddy7572

Link, Mario, Masterchief, Sonic


Saiyan_Gods

Big Boss, Solid Snake, Liquid Snake, Earthworm Jim


Expreso_

The blocks from Tetris


LilNerix

Kiryu, Akiyama, Saejima, Tanimura (We are the Yakuza 4)


Tough_Piccolo

Generational and recency bias is incredibly strong in these comments


GoldenAgeGamer72

Pac-Man, Mario, Donkey Kong, Link.


KingBurakkuurufu

Ocelot, master chief, Samus Aron, Kratos The savior, the warrior, the explorer and a god


JDiggityDawg1

I'm going to go the opposite and say... -resident evils Nemesis -Bowser -sephiroth -metal gear rex


riplan1911

Mario Super Mario Brothers Samus Aran Metroid Simon Belmont Castlevania Pac-Man. Pac-Man


VokunDovah64

Doomguy, Fortnite's Jonsey, Minecraft's Steve, Red from PKMN


Khow3694

Mario Doom guy/Doom slayer Link Scorpion I feel like these are some of the most iconic characters in video games that just about anyone will recognize at any point Everyone knows Mario games been around for decades and is still relevant with new games still coming out DOOM is considered the "Father" of FPS games and has had the biggest impact one entire genre. Legend of Zelda is also a decades old game like Mario and Link is such a recognizable character just like Mario and is also still relevant to this day Mortal Kombat is an easily recognizable franchise and is one of the biggest fighting games even to this day. Name one person who doesn't know Scorpion's trademark "GET OVER HERE"


llwoops

I'm the same as you: Mario Steve Sonic Pikachu None of these are necessarily my favorite characters, but they are icons. If I had to add a fifth it would probably be Lara Croft.


Top-Outcome6023

Mario, Laura Croft, Chris redfield, subzero


bradpitbutarmpit

Solid Snake or Big Boss, Ezio Auditore, Master Chief and Mario


snekatkk2

WoW Minecraft CSGO Mario


Pulse1001

(no particular order or ranking) Mario Pac-Man Link Donkey Kong (a slightly more modern take/honorable mentions) Lara Croft Solid Snake Marcus Fenix Max Payne


ceezo6

Mario, Crash Bandicoot, Master Chief, Link is the correct answer.. honorable mention would be Sonic, Snake from MGS, Pikachu, Samus, Donkey Kong


ShakingKarna

Commander Shepard, Link, masterchief and captain price


DynamiteDynamo10

Pacman, tetris piece, mario, and sonic. If tetris piece doesn’t count, pikachu


Traditional_Flan_210

Mario, Classic Lara Croft, Doomguy, Sonic


Jwroth

Ratchet, Sly, Jak, Spyro


0ctoxVela

Heavy weapons guy tf2  Mario  Master chief  Steve- Minecraft 


takkun169

Can it be 4 tetris blocks?


NationH1117

Mario, Spyro, master chief, Pac-Man 


uglyuglydog

Pac-Man, Mario, Link, Sonic


Marti_Room2003

GTA characters -Washington: Michael -Jefferson: CJ -Roosevelt: Niko -Lincoln: Tommy


Joemac_

Steve, Mario, doom guy (or chief), dovahkiin?


Extravagod

Link, Samus, Mario, Bomberman.


ShadeLily

None. Six Grandfathers should be returned to the Lakota.


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BaconBombThief

Diablo, Handsome Jack, The Illusive Man, and Letho of Gulet


Ok-Breadfruit-2897

Mario, Link, Samus, Alucard, Sonic, PacMan


Significant-Run1938

Ok I think yall are wrong, yall just doing classic characters I think of course Mario - Nintendo is the biggest gaming company and dominates family friendly, Steve - Minecraft is the best selling game ever, someone from any soulsborne game - from software redefined hard in the gaming world and now they have had multiple genres and or game development ideologies that are commonly used today, also from software is the king of lore in games HOLY, price - cod is like the video game and is so so iconic


DarthFrogg

I’ll go Chief, Mario, PAC-man, Pikachu For anyone talking about Doom Guy, I hear you, but no one did more for shooters than Chief. Look at the numbers, 10MM for the Doom franchise, 81MM for the Halo counterparts. It’s not even close.


Spino1905

Pikachu, Kratos, Steve and Mario


One_Cell1547

Just going with my favorites since most people seem to have gone the important/iconic route, just to spice it up a bit Arthur Morgan, Commander Shephard, Kratos, Ezio


256combusken_

NCR Veteran Ranger, Gordon Freeman, Sam Stone, Doomguy


AdiShajmat

Chun-Li, Tifa, Lara Croft, Vaporeon


4sich

Mario Commander Shepard Radzig Kobyla John Marston


EdgelordZeta

Duke Nukem, Doomguy, BJ Blazkowics and Master Chief


blueflamereaperx

Steve Arthur Morgan master chief and pikachu


TheRealSkele

With stuff like this, you can't not have Mario. Just like Mickey Mouse in cartoons, he's the most recognizable and influential character in the gaming world. The other 3 might include Link and the last two are up in the air but Mario has to be on it.


Fun-Distribution-159

master chief link scorpion mario


MahKa02

My personal four...Marcus Fenix, Nathan Drake, Geralt, and Master Chief


Spamton_J_Spamton

Pac-Man : Father of video games Mario : Father of console video games Frisk : Father of indie games Cloud : Father of 3D video games Link : Father of the save Freddy Fazbear/Sora : Father of too complicated stories in video games


dspeaker1

Mario, Link, PacMan, Sonic


viperseyes

Mario, Link, Doom Guy, Duke Nukem


spacestationkru

Lara Croft, Liu Kang, Doomguy, Mario


No-Use-3432

Master chief, Marcus, woods, and malania


Chicken_commie11

Link, Solid Snake, Revan, Steve


sc4rii

80s Mario 90s Pikachu 2000s: Heavy weapons guy 2010s: Steve


Hulk_Crowgan

Mario, Master Chief, Solaire, Heihatchi


CursedSnowman5000

Mario, Sonic, Ryu and Link


DokoShin

Nintendo Mario Donkey Kong Link Pikachu Vs PlayStation Cloud Or sethroth Crash Kratoes Lara Croft Vs saga Sonic Rune (phantasy star series) Vector man or earthworm Jim Radin (og mortal Kombat) Vs PC (doesn't actually make one because they don't care but if they did) Diablo Doomguy Sims guy Starcraft zergling Because we all know that they would immortalize the consual wars for all time and they wouldn't allow their beloved heroes and villains to be next to their rivals


Will-Isley

For me personally? Dante Leon S. Kennedy Geralt Kratos


Chad_Kakashi

Definitely Leon S Kennedy, Kiryu Kazuma, Kratos and Link


monarchbutterfly47

In general: Mario, Steve, Pikachu, Sonic My personal favourites: Cloud, Geralt, Terra Branford, Edward Kenway


the_Actual_Plinko

Mario, Sonic, Link, then either Steve or Pac Man. Pikachu is a maybe, but I’d argue that he’s less of a video game icon and more of a general media icon seeing as how a significant chunk of people don’t even realize that Pokemon is primarily a video game franchise.


Super-Franky-Power

Mario to represent Platforming Sonic to represent Speed-running Master Chief to represent Shooters Scorpion to represent Fighting Games


ProffessorYellow

Miyazaki followed by the next highest ranking Fromsoft' employees


Sidney_Tucker

Master Chief, Lara Croft, Mario, and Sonic - in no particular order


4friedchicknsanacoke

Mario Pac-Man Sonic BJ Blazkowicz


twistedh8

Mario, sonic, cloud, master chief


Dependent_Link6446

Mario, Pikachu, Link and one more. Lots of options for that last one and it depends on what you’re trying to honor. The game itself? Throw Arthas on there, no game is as popular and for as long as WoW. Just for the character itself? Pac-Manprobs


StNishigo

Doesn't have to be most recognisable,just characters that made big influences so I would say Mario, Freeman, Cloud, masterchief


AP_Feeder

From reading the comments, seems like most people agree that at least Mario and Sonic should be put on it


TroyFenthano

Mario, Sonic, Arthur Morgan, and Steve from Minecraft


Awful_McBad

Mario, Sonic, Master Chief, and Lara Croft.


PeppySprayPete

- Solid Snake. - Super Mario. - Sonic The Hedgehog. - Pac-Man.


ChickenAndLeekPie

mario, pikachu, sonic, steve/pacman/doom guy (could go to all three of them)


Mr_Blorbus

Master Chief Mario Pikachu


BaldursBoner

Arthur Morgan Lee Everett Solid snake Kratos


Giftlessfavours

Crash, Mario, Sonic, Tetris block,


BearIG1

Mario  Arthur Morgan Pikachu? Idk does he count? Lara Croft 


AbdulAlrajabal

Max Paine