Video game characters are often as important as the stories their respective titles are trying to tell, and in some cases, they can be even more important - or at least relevant to the point that their presence alone reshapes what the narrative is and can be. 2023 came and went, but it was one of the best years for video games and the industry ever, featuring multiple colossal releases that are still leaving a mark and dominating online discourses. Among these massive tiles were a few that had amazing characters capable of winning players' hearts in very different ways.