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A video game character is a fictional character appearing in a video game or computer game. It is useful to distinguish player-controlled player characters and computer-controlled non-player characters.

In the early days of gaming, most characters were little more than generic figures with little in the way of personality, depth, or likability. The first game character to gain massive popularity was Mario in the 1980s.[[Citing sources citation needed]][link] With Mario began the concept of the "game mascot," the idea that a character could become representative of a game company while being marketable to a wide audience. In the years since, many game characters have become bona-fide pop-culture phenomena.[[Citing sources citation needed]]

Examples of famous video game characters

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