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.

Ness

In the role-playing game EarthBound (released in Japan as Mother), Ness is a young boy who possesses powerful psychic abilities. He uses whatever he has on hand to fight enemies, including his baseball bat and yo-yo.

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.

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