Notable Characters

From Styleguide

Capitalize character names as proper names on all references. For characters not listed below, refer to in-game text or accompanying instruction manual for spelling. If no name is given, use a short description of the character.

Example: Your ship in Defender can warp to another level.

Wrong: Use the warp to transport Ship to another level.

If a character shares his/her/its name with the game, italicize the name only when referring to the game, not the character.

[edit] Characters

Aeris Gainsbourough: Aeris acceptable on all references. Not: Aerith.

Bowser: Final boss of many Mario games. Not: Koopa.

Crash Bandicoot: Star of popular series developed by Naughty Dog. Crash Bandicoot is not the official mascot of Sony or the PlayStation. Crash acceptable on all references.

Dr. Robotnik: The main boss/antagonist of nearly every Sonic the Hedgehog game.

Duke Nukem: Never use Nuke’m, Nuk’em, etc.

Dig Dug: Italicize the game name, but not the character name.

Donkey Kong: Star of Donkey Kong series of games. Appeared in Donkey Kong Country, but not its sequels.

Frogger: Proper name for the main character in the Frogger series.

Jak and Daxter: Stars of the eponymous action-adventure series.

Jake Logan: Protagonist of Tachyon: The Fringe, voiced by Bruce Campbell.

Ken Masters: The popular, blond American from the Street Fighter series. Ken acceptable on all references.

Lara Croft: The buxom main character from the Tomb Raider franchise. Immortalized in a series of films starring actress Angelina Jolie.

Leisure Suit Larry: The libido-driven lead of the eponymous series of saucy, tongue-in- cheek adventure games.

Link: Protagonist in The Legend of Zelda series.

Luigi: Mario's brother, eternal understudy of the Super Mario Bros. series.

Mario: Plumber (originally carpenter) mascot of Nintendo, star of over 100 games. Never refer to him as Super Mario.

Master Chief: Protagonist in the Halo game series.

Mega Man: Robotic star of dozens of action games. Always two words.

Ms. Pac-Man

Pac-Man

Princess Toadstool: Used interchangeably with Princess Peach to describe the damsel-in-distress/heroine of the Mario series.

Ryu: Popular Japanese brawler from the Street Fighter series.

Ryu Hyabusa: Headliner of the Ninja Gaiden series.

Samus Aran: Armored heroine of the Metroid series. Samus acceptable after first reference.

Sims: Use specific avatar names for individual Sims.

Solid Snake: Protagonist for most of the Metal Gear and Metal Gear Solid series. Snake acceptable after first reference, but be careful of context to avoid confusion with other characters named Snake.

Sonic the Hedgehog: Sega's mascot, known for his speed and trademark sneakers. Sonic acceptable on all references.

Tommy Vercetti: Star of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, but not its sequels or prequels.

Yoshi: Mario's mountable dinosaur pal. First appeared in Super Mario World.

Zelda: Princess rescued in the Legend of Zelda series. The hero/protagonist of the series is Link.