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Originally a carpenter named Jumpman, this Italian plumber has gone on to become the most recognizable video game character of them all, starring in a veritable pantheon of titles like kart racing and sports. He has been voiced by Charles Martinet for nearly 20 years.
Luigi is Mario's brother. He began as a simple palette swap of Mario, but was later differentiated. In his later forays, he provides comic relief.
The leading lady of Maison Ikkoku. A young widow, she becomes the head of the titular townhouse.
The protagonist of the Ys games. Adol Christin is a master swordsman and is a man of very few words.
M'Quve is an officer of the Principality of Zeon in the original Mobile Suit Gundam anime. He has appeared in some Gundam-themed games.
A supporting character in the original Mobile Suit Gundam anime and a member of the White Base's crew.
A member of the villainous Zabi family in the original Mobile Suit Gundam anime series. She has appeared to varying degrees in games based on the franchise.
Dozle Zabi is the second oldest son of Degwin Sodo Zabi and the Principality of Zeon's Space Attack Force Commander in the anime series Mobile Suit Gundam. His job during the war was to move fleets to and from various points in space to help the Zeon secure victory during the One Year War, not unlike the American Fleet Admirals of World War II. He is best known for piloting the massive mobile armor MA-08 Big Zam.
Garma Zabi is the youngest son of Sovereign Degwin Sodo Zabi. He is also the commander of the Zeon Earth Attack Force That Used to worked with Char Aznable.
Adol Christin's best friend and travelling compainion. His strength is his most outstanding trait. Works as a thief when Adol first meets him.
The rival of Amuro Ray, Char Aznable is perhaps more famous than his opponent. During "Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam", he joins the Anti-Earth Union Group as Quattro Bajeena and becomes a mentor to protagonist Kamille Bidan. His final appearance would be in a climactic showdown against Amuro in "Char's Counterattack".
Ramba Ral appears in the original Mobile Suit Gundam. He is a Lieutenant under Admiral Dozle Zabi of the Zeon forces who specializes in desert warfare. Based off of real life general, Erwin Rommel.
The "eternal captain," Bright Noa is the most well known capatain of the Gundam franchise, and often heads the protagonist group in the various Super Robot Wars games. He commands the White Base, Argama, and Ra Cailum throughout the Gundam franchise.
Amuro Ray is the protagonist of the original "Mobile Suit Gundam" series and "Char's Counterattack" movie with a supporting role in "Zeta Gundam". The electronics geek stumbles upon the Gundam, a powerful prototype MS, during a Zeon invasion of his home colony.
One of the two goddesses of Ys.
Hayato Kobayashi first appeared in the original Mobile Suit Gundam as the pilot of the Guntank. He would later lead the Karaba resistance movement in Zeta Gundam and Gundam ZZ.
A hapless young man that first moves into Maison Ikkoku while studying for his college entrance exams. While there, he's forced to put up with his lunatic neighbors as he falls in love with his landlady, Kyoko Otonashi.
Lalah is a character from the original Mobile Suit Gundam. Saved from her harsh life by Char Aznable, she would later form a close bond with Amuro Ray; this caused the two men's rivalry to escalate.
Seldom-used Nintendo protagonist, and enemy of Donkey Kong.
The Original Donkey Kong made his debut in the game of the same name, where he tossed barrels at his nemesis Mario. His grandson, Donkey Kong Jr., went on to create a legacy of his own in games such as Donkey Kong Country and Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze.
Kai Shiden is a character from Mobile Suit Gundam and its sequel, Zeta Gundam. In the former, he pilots the White Base's Guncannon mobile suit; in the latter, he works as a journalist for the AEUG and Karaba.
Sayla is a character from the original Mobile Suit Gundam. She is Char Aznable's younger sister.
Medusa is often portrayed in games as a creature that is a cross between a woman and a snake. The lower body is often a snake tail, and the hair is usually a mass of snakes. Other than this, the head and torso are that of a woman.
Cao Cao was a warlord and government official of China's late Han Dynasty. Later in life, he gained control of China's northern plains, which he ruled as Wei, one of three kingdoms of the fractured nation.
Founder and Khan (ruler) of the Mongolian Empire, Genghis Khan, united several nomadic Central Asian tribes into becoming the largest land Empire the world has ever seen, through a brilliant, yet brutal, war-driven foreign policy.
Lu Bu is a mighty general from the Three Kingdoms Era of China and has been immortalized in such games as the Dynasty Warriors series and Warriors Orochi. With his trusty horse Red Hare by his side, he rides into battle without fear.
An enemy from the Dig Dug series and a supporting character from the Pac-Man World series.
The titular Dr. Slump.
Wife of Cao Pi, the first emperor of the state of Cao Wei in the Three Kingdoms period. She was posthumously honored as an empress when her son, Cao Rui, succeeded Cao Pi as the second emperor of Wei.
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