4) Lara Croft
You may be cursing me for suggesting your earliest gaming crush could possibly anything other than the exciting adventurous heroine we all know her to be, but just hear me out for a second and let’s consider her lifestyle.
Croft, though the victim of some undeniably hard times, is essentially a glorified jewellery thief. She’s smart, resourceful and – eventually – quite the scrappy fighter when she needs to be. In her games, we take it as red that she’s entitled to liberate the trinkets and treasures she desires, but what if she isn’t quite as welcome as we believe?
Several games these days put players in the shoes of these daring adventurers, but standing as the guardians of these ancient beauties while pilfering thieves attempt to snatch them could be an interesting take on an established formula.