Games
Gnome Chompski
Gnome Chompski is a garden gnome who likes to make unlikely appearances in video games, including Half-Life 2, Left 4 Dead 2, and the Final Hours of Portal 2. As far as we can tell, there’s no relation to the famous linguist.
Francis from Left 4 Dead
In Left 4 Dead, Francis is a cocky, tattoo-covered biker from the Hell’s Legion. His weapon of choice against the infected is a pump-action shotgun.
Paula Polestar
In Earthbound (released as Mother in Japan), Paula Polestar is the first character to join Ness. She also has psychic abilities and her weapon of choice are frying pans.
Wii Fit Trainer
Wii Fit Trainer is a personal fitness instructor who specializes in yoga. Despite her calm demeanor, she’s actually training to kick some Nintendo ass in the next Super Smash Bros.
Headmistress Fiora
In League of Legends, Fiona’s is an elite fighter who duels with a sharp sword and a sharper tongue. In the headmistress skin, she is transformed into a flirty school teacher who isn’t afraid to use the yardstick on you.
Saxton Hale
In Team Fortress 2, Saxton Hale is the CEO of Mann Co, the company that supplies both RED and BLU mercenaries with their weapons. He’s a manly Australian who’s rarely seen in a shirt, let alone a necktie. The better to show off his Australia-shaped chest hair.
Miss Pauling
In Team Fortress 2, Miss Pauling (voiced by Ashly Burch) is assistant to the Administrator, and performs various administrative duties such as background checks, supply orders, and murders. Scout has taken a shine to Miss Pauling, which she does her best to ignore.
Lee Everett
In The Walking Dead video game, Lee Everett (voiced by Dave Fennoy) was a history professor before the outbreak, but now he’s just one of the world’s few survivors. He hasn’t lost his humanity though, acting as a parental figure for the young Clementine.
Rosalind Lutece
In BioShock Infinite, Rosalind Lutece (voiced by Jennifer Hale) is a quantum physicist who, with twin brother Robert, escorts Booker DeWitt to the city of Columbia.