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This section illustrates the many Black characters who have appeared in the medium of video games.
Venom (ヴェノム, Venomu) is a character in the Guilty Gear series of fighting games, who first appears in Guilty Gear X. Like many other characters in the series, Venom uses a very unusual weapon: a pool cue. Many of his special attacks
Master Raven (マスターレイヴン Masutā Reivun) is a character in the Tekken fighting game series. Master Raven was introduced in Tekken 7: Fated Retribution. Master Raven is a black woman of unknown nationality (presumably North American) with faded scars across her face, who wears
Raven (レイヴン Reivun) is a fictional character in the Tekken fighting game series. Raven was introduced in Tekken 5 as one of the three new characters (the other two being Asuka Kazama and Feng Wei) and has returned for all subsequent games except Tekken 7,
Aveline de Grandpré (1747 – unknown) was an Assassin of French and African heritage, who lived in the area of New Orleans during the middle of the 18th century. She is an ancestor to “Subject 1”. Born to the wealthy French merchant
Dee Jay (DJ) is a video game character from the Street Fighter series, first appearing in Super Street Fighter II. He is a Jamaican kickboxer who has made enormous strides in fame in the Street Fighter world not just as a fighter,
Main appearance(s): Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Created by: Hideo Kojima Crying Wolf was the scout and sniper of the Beauty and the Beast Unit. Her speed as a quadruped and an extremely tough shell made up the brute
Adéwalé (1692 – 1758) was a former slave-turned-pirate from Trinidad, and later a member of the West Indies Brotherhood of Assassins. He was the father of Babatunde Josèphe, grandfather of Eseosa, and is an ancestor to Milton Jones. During the early 18th
Darrius is a character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. He made his debut in Mortal Kombat: Deception. Originating from the Realm of Order, Darrius is an ambitious and unscrupulous man whose intricate schemes further his own ambitions. To his followers,
Biography Shinobu is a fictional character in the 2007 video game No More Heroes and the 2010 No More Heroes: Desperate Struggle. She is an 18-year-old assassin, the youngest confirmed ranked member of the United Assassins Association, and a high school student at the
Major Jackson “Jax” Briggs (U.S.A.) is a cybernetically-enhanced soldier who is the leader of the Outer World Investigation Agency (O.I.A.), Earthrealm’s Special Forces unit, in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. He made his debut in Mortal Kombat II. Gallery
Elena is an African princess from the East African nation of Kenya where their culture is big on fighting. Despite her love of fighting she was studied as an exchange student in Japan and later France. She first appears in the Street
Created by: Radical Entertainment 1st appearance: Prototype 2, April 24 2012 Species: Earthling Team Affiliations: U.S Military Legal Status: Unknown Weight: Variable Height: Variable Eyes: Brown Hair: Black Relatives: Wife (Deceased), Daughter (Deceased) Skills and
Code Name: Shadowman Alias: Zero, Mike LeRoi Publisher: Valiant/Acclaim Comics Created by: Garth Ennis and Ashley Wood based on the original Shadowman created by Jim Shooter, Steve Englehart, David Lapham and Bob Layton 1st appearance: Shadowman vol.2 #1, 1997 Team Affiliations: None
Tyler-Johnson Garrett, more commonly known by his ring name, “TJ Combo”, is an American boxer and major playable character in the Killer Instinct franchise. youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlglPJWNaUs youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYIkrRulMeQ
Created by: Monolith Soft 1st appearance: Baten Kaios: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean, 2003 Species: Earthling Team Affiliations: Chaotic Trio Legal Status: High ranking officer in the Alfard military. Weight: Unknown Height: Unknown Eyes: Brown
Created by: Platinum Games 1st appearance: Bayonetta, 2009 Nationality: Unknown Team Affiliations: None Legal Status: Unknown Weight: 240 lbs Height: 6′ 2″ Eyes: Red Hair: Black Relatives: Unknown Skills and Abilities: Skilled fighter and weapon master/maker.
Created by: Namco 1st appearance: Soul Calibur 3, 2005 Biography Zasalamel, is a character in the Soul series of fighting games, a man with no allegiances except to himself, though his actions may reasonably be defined as evil. Zasalamel is one of
Created by: Namco 1st appearance: Tekken 3 Nationality: Brazillian Team Affiliations: Tekken Force Legal Status: Unknown Weight: 215 lbs Height: 6′ 2″ Eyes: Brown Hair: Brown Relatives: Unknown Skills and Abilities: World class gun Martial artist
Created by: Hideo Kojima 1st appearance: Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Nationality: Ugandan Team Affiliations: Lord’s Resistance Army, Drebin, The Patriots and AT Corp Legal Status: Unknown Weight: 205 lbs Height: 6′ 1″ Eyes: Brown
Created by: Nintendo 1st appearance: Punch-Out!! 2009 Nationality: American Team Affiliations: None Legal Status: Unknown Weight: 210 lbs Height: 6′ 3″ Eyes: Brown Hair: Blonde Relatives: Unknown Skills and Abilities: World class boxer Biography A Flashy