10 Best Alternative Female Heroes In Video Games

4. Red (Transistor)

When you first play through Transistor, you might get the impression that Red is not quite given the agency you'd expect from a “strong female character.”

Having lost her voice in the events leading up to the game's introduction, Red must rely on her significant other to narrate the storyline as she fights to restore his true form. Here's another interpretation: without her speaking voice, players can settle more comfortably into Red's shoes as they experience the story from her perspective.

We get a sense of the connection she has with her Transistor-bound SO, nostalgia about her ruined hometown, and a feeling of heightened stakes as we venture closer to the end goal.

Red is portrayed honestly, as a strong and talented individual with her fair share of vulnerabilities, and she gets the job done with no complaints.