25 Greatest Video Game Heroes Of All Time

8. Samus Aran (Metroid)

When it was revealed that Samus was a women at the end of the original Metroid, one of the industry's greatest heroines was born.

Orphaned by Space Pirates and raised by the wise and mysterious Chozo to be a great warrior, she served in the Galactic Federation before becoming one of the most infamous bounty hunters in the galaxy. She's single-handedly destroyed the Space Pirate base on Zebes, exterminated the parasitic Metroid species, and saved the galaxy from the deadly substance known as Phazon.

Her iconic armored Power Suit hides her beauty, allowing for her actions to speak for themselves. Armed with her Power Beam, Morph Ball, and natural athletic prowess, there is no challenge Samus Aran can't handle, making her a force to be reckoned with.