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February is Black History Month - Let's Talk About Some of Our Favorite Black Characters in Gaming

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This is a black man idc fight me.
 

TGO

Hype Train conductor. Works harder than it steams.
South American.
Makes sense, I think it's only celebrated in US, Canada and the UK.
Although it's become more popular in recent years.
Hence why I thought it was just October
Though in the US they celebrate in February because of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass.

So if I offended anyone with not being aware, I do apologize.
I'm English and was not aware and confused by the February Celebration.
 

vj27

Banned
Damn, I can't believe I forgot one of my all-time favorite characters in a video game even though he's not a playable character:
The Amazing Sgt Avery Johnson -- he knows what the ladies like :messenger_beaming:


I was about to flame this entire gaming board if y’all didn’t realize that Sgt Johnson is the best/only black character in gaming that Matters. Source - I was a 7 year old black boy once upon a time….
 

RetroAV

Member
THIS! Loved this game when it came out in the late 90s on the Dreamcast, but never finished it. Been playing the Remaster the past week and even though the game takes place where some would consider to be Hell, I'm 25 hours in, and man...I'm in Heaven!

It's like Dark Souls before Dark Souls, mixed with a bit of Tomb Raider, and instead of medieval, it's voodoo! The sound design is fantastic! And to me, Shadow Man as a character is up there with the best of them! Would love to see this IP brought back or Shadow Man appear as a guest character in a new KI or MK.
 

Bungie

Member

Lucas Simms!​

Always made sure he survives, welcomes you perfectly into megaton & makes you feel apart of the world very quickly.
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SSfox

Member
Eddy Gordo, Elena, Sheva, Dudley, Murdock, Raven (Tekken) are mine.

Spawn and ShadowMan if you go on technicality since they are actually comic book characters. And Menat on another technicality if you consider her more on the African side of Egyptian (dunno if backstory actually clarifies this, I just know it's a tricky thing to designate kinda like when talking about Brazilians tho in that case it's a lot easier).



Dude is a great actor for sure.

I love your picks, allow me just correct something it's Marduk ^^
 

Celcius

°Temp. member
Bumping this thread since it's black history month again. I'll mention Baptiste from Overwatch:

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A support-type character that can also do some damage.
 
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killatopak

Gold Member
I'll always be fond of Sazh. Sure he may simply appear as a gag character but his unwavering love for his family, his growth and his goat soundtrack really stood out for me.
 
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