The post below should speak for itself, and I hope you have as much fun reading it as I did writing it. But, if I may so shamelessly plug, my list here actually has a secret part 2, which will be posted on United We Game this Thursday. In the meantime, click below and be sure to check out all the other great content we’ve got going on there!

When I came up for the idea for this post, my list was really long. I took a number of Final Fantasy characters off the list and decided to write about them separately. (Hint hint: wait for my Thursday post!) I think I could write up similar lists for months to come, because when you really think about it, there are simply lots of wonderful women in our games!

But, the female characters I am probably drawn to most in the series are Link’s companions. I liked Tatl from Majora’s Mask because I thought she had personality. I loved Fi from Skyward Sword, despite her frustrating habit of pointing out the obvious, including heckling me over low batteries. (I’m sorry, but I often play until the batteries are good and dead. Deal with it.) A living sword was just a pretty cool companion to have, and I found myself getting teary-eyed when we had to say good bye at the end of the game. But, probably one of my favorite ladies of all time (after Samus, of course) would have to be the feisty Midna from Twilight Princess. She’s the only companion I can think of that undergoes character development, and it was interesting to see her change from cold and uncaring to Link to becoming a dear friend. Plus, she’s super cute and has hair that can turn into a hand (which can punch people in the face in Hyrule Warriors, which is pretty nifty).