Some Iconic Video Game Characters You Have to Know:

Throughout video game history there have been characters that become iconic and even legendary, and knowing them went from being just a gaming fact to common knowledge.

There are literally dozens of cases where this has happened, but throughout this post we are going to mention four of the characters you simply must know.

Pikachu, Pokemon抯 Mascot:

Pikachu is one of those characters. Pokemon is best known by this yellow electric mouse, and there are people who never played a Pokemon game that can easily identify this little critter.

You see, it is cute, charismatic, and even inspired the anime and movie authors to highlight its many qualities ?Pikachu is a force to be reckoned with in the gaming world.

Sephiroth, the Most Beloved Villain:

Sephiroth was nominated the world抯 most beloved villain, and Square Enix really did something too right with him ?people seem to love Sephiroth beyond measure.

From cosplayers to fan-art, you抳e seen this villain countless times, and even those who don抰 know his name identify his figure as familiar.

The Plumber, Super Mario:

This one needs no justification.

Countless generations grew playing Super Mario games, and the plumber can be instantly recognized on many different resolutions ?from a simple and small pixel-made figure to its full HD counterpart, nobody needs to ask who that guy is.

Super Mario is definitely a legendary hero that has colored our collective imagination and will undoubtedly continue to do so. But next up, we will hit you with his former rival?br />
The Hedgehog, Sonic:

Yes, kids these days may not know about this, but Sonic the Hedgehog was once Super Mario抯 biggest rival ?old school gamers need no story as they know it quite too well.

To cater to younger audiences though, Sega was Nintendo抯 biggest rival during the apex of the console wars, and was just recently purchased by the Japanese giant.

Nowadays, Mario and Sonic are allies ?but I抦 going to keep considering them rivals for as long as I live.