According to our research, Lara Croft does still take the top spot for the world’s sexiest female video game character. The original strong-willed female lead, Lara Croft is much loved throughout the gaming community all over the world, so much so that you will often see her being frequently cosplayed at conventions.

Introduced in 1986, Samus Aran is the protagonist of the Metroid series by Nintendo. An ex-soldier of the Galactic Federation, Samus became a galactic bounty hunter who is usually fitted with a powered exoskeleton equipped with directed-energy weapons and missiles.

Frequented featured throughout the majority of the Resident Evil series, Jill Valentine was first introduced as one of two player characters in the survival horror, Resident Evil (1996). With 110,400 searches in the last year, Jill is another strong female lead who will often be seen cosplayed at conventions alongside Lara Croft.

Link is the main protagonist from Nintendos Legend of Zelda series. In the latest instalment of the series, Breath of the Wild, gamers play the young adult version of Link to save the kingdom of Hyrule from his arch-rival Ganon. A simple cosplay to recreate for conventions, Link was searched for 54,800 over the last year, putting him at the top of our sexiest male video games characters list.

Coming in second on our sexist male video game characters is Geralt of Rivia from the Witcher series. Geralt is one of the few remaining witchers on the Continent and is a travelling monster slayer for hire, mutated and trained from an early age to slay deadly beasts. Throughout the Witcher series, you can play as Geralt to slay monsters and engage in the magical fantasy world around you. Thanks to the Netflix original series whereby Henry Cavill plays Geralt as the lead, its no surprise that this heartthrob appears near the top of our sexiest male video game character list.

Finally, taking the third spot on our sexiest male video game character list is Master Chief Petty Officer John-117, the protagonist of the Halo series by Bungie. A supersoldier, rarely seen without his green coloured armour and helmet, the well-loved lead character is searched for over 3,000 times in the last year and will often be cosplayed at conventions by adoring fans.