Games that have a Black Main Character

Seriously let's think about it there isn't many games out there with a African American as the main character. I can only think of two at the moment GTA San Adreas and Borderlands (Roland). Please list others if you know.

SFII, Zombie Apocolypse, Pure, Mercs 2.

I know Lambert in the SC series is a huge main character.

Or do you mean playable?

I know Lambert in the SC series is a huge main character.

Or do you mean playable?

supa_badman

ya playable

I don't see how it should matter... the only one in recent memory would be CJ, though.

red faction guerrilla

I don't see how it should matter... the only one in recent memory would be CJ, though.

Scianix-Black

Well me being black, I would like to play as a Black person sometimes. If your white you wouldn't understand

[QUOTE="Scianix-Black"]

I don't see how it should matter... the only one in recent memory would be CJ, though.

Terrencec06

Well me being black, I would like to play as a Black person sometimes. If your white you wouldn't understand

Well, me being part of an even smaller minority than African Americans, I can't see how the color of the character's skin would make much difference.

Louis from Left 4 Dead.

You also play as Sahz in FFXIII.

[QUOTE="Terrencec06"]

[QUOTE="Scianix-Black"]

I don't see how it should matter... the only one in recent memory would be CJ, though.

Scianix-Black

Well me being black, I would like to play as a Black person sometimes. If your white you wouldn't understand

Well, me being part of an even smaller minority than African Americans, I can't see how the color of the character's skin would make much difference.

well it matters to me sorry. Sorry you feel that way.

well it matters to me sorry. Sorry you feel that way.

Terrencec06

No need for apologies, it's just different perspectives is all.

[QUOTE="Scianix-Black"]

[QUOTE="Terrencec06"]

Well me being black, I would like to play as a Black person sometimes. If your white you wouldn't understand

Terrencec06

Well, me being part of an even smaller minority than African Americans, I can't see how the color of the character's skin would make much difference.

well it matters to me sorry. Sorry you feel that way.

can we get back to the oringnal question?

Does it really matter what colour the main character is?

Does it really matter what colour the main character is?

MushroomWig

or not..lol

List thus far:

• Borderlands
• Dragon Age
• Fallout 3
• FFXIII
• GTA San Adreas
• L4D
• Mercs 2
• Mortal Kombat II
• Oblivion
• Pure
• Red Faction Guerrilla
• Resident Evil 5
• Resistance
• Resistance 2
• SFII
• SOCOM
• The Sims
• WoW
• Zombie Apocolypse

Does it really matter what colour the main character is?

MushroomWig

Only to those that wouldn't mind playing as a black character every once in a while. Just a change of pace. That's all.

just thought of a another one YOu can make your soldier Black in Socom CF

Resistance 2emitsu97

Nathan Hale isn't Black. =/MushroomWig

Jax from Mortal Kombat

Riddick. Vin Diesal some black in him ( very little)

How the hell can you forget Sheva Alomar from Resident Evil 5?

I mean she IS African, literally.

How the hell can you forget Sheva Alomar from Resident Evil 5?

I mean she IS African, literally.

SemiMaster

[QUOTE="SemiMaster"]

How the hell can you forget Sheva Alomar from Resident Evil 5?

I mean she IS African, literally.

emitsu97

[QUOTE="MushroomWig"]Nathan Hale isn't Black. =/emitsu97

Oh, what was his name... Adam from Streets of Rage 1, Skate from from Streets of Rage 2.

List thus far:

• GTA San Adreas
• Borderlands
• SFII
• Zombie Apocolypse
• Pure
• Mercs 2
• Red Faction Guerrilla
• L4D
• FFXIII
• Resistance
• Resistance 2
• Oblivion
• Fallout 3
• SOCOM

emitsu97

Um... Alex Mason and Nathan Hale are both white dudes. And Fallout 3 or Oblivion shouldn't really count because they are customized characters. I think it would be more meaningful to the TC or anyone else who is interested in playing as a black character if the character was exclusively black and had a fleshed out personality all his own.

Updated and moved to keep more easily viewable:

• Borderlands
• Bulletproof
• Blood on the Sand
• Beaterator
• Crackdown
• Crackdown 2
• Dragon Age
• Fallout 3
• FFXIII
• GTA San Adreas
• L4D
• Mercs 2
• Mortal Kombat II
• Oblivion
• Pure
• Red Faction Guerrilla
• Resident Evil 5
• Resistance
• Resistance 2
• SFII
• SOCOM
• Streets of Rage
• Streets of Rage II
• The Sims
• WoW
• Zombie Apocolypse

Jade from Beyond Good and Evil. You can't tell me she's not at least half black.

Um... Alex Mason and Nathan Hale are both white dudes. And Fallout 3 or Oblivion shouldn't really count because they are customized characters. I think it would be more meaningful to the TC or anyone else who is interested in playing as a black character if the character was exclusively black and had a fleshed out personality all his own.TheEldestGod

Um... Alex Mason and Nathan Hale are both white dudes. And Fallout 3 or Oblivion shouldn't really count because they are customized characters. I think it would be more meaningful to the TC or anyone else who is interested in playing as a black character if the character was exclusively black and had a fleshed out personality all his own.

TheEldestGod

Exactly what I was thinking. As far as I'm concerned, anything that doesn't exclusively have a black guy doesn't count, so really it's just GTA San Andreas, Borderlands and Crackdown so far.

Jade from Beyond Good and Evil. You can't tell me she's not at least half black.

SemiMaster

I think there's a better chance of her being hispanic or south eastern asian.

Oh yes... how could we forget.

Michael Jackson in Moonwalker

Shaquille O'Neal in Shaq Fu

Michael Jordan in any number of his games

Any number of the Fighters in the Def Jam series

50 Cent from Bulletproof and Blood on the Sand

Blade from the Blade Games

Niobe from Enter the Matrix

Nathan "Rad" Spencer in the Bionic Commando sure looks black to me with his Dreads and dark tan color skin.

(I think we debunked this whole no Black Main Characters thing...)

Oh yes... how could we forget.

Michael Jackson in Moonwalker

Shaquille O'Neal in Shaq Fu

Michael Jordan in any number of his games

Any number of the Fighters in the Def Jam series

50 Cent from Bulletproof and Blood on the Sand

Blade from the Blade Games

Niobe from Enter the Matrix

SemiMaster

[QUOTE="SemiMaster"]

Oh yes... how could we forget.

Michael Jackson in Moonwalker

Shaquille O'Neal in Shaq Fu

Michael Jordan in any number of his games

Any number of the Fighters in the Def Jam series

50 Cent from Bulletproof and Blood on the Sand

Blade from the Blade Games

Niobe from Enter the Matrix

emitsu97

Jade from Beyond Good and Evil. You can't tell me she's not at least half black.

SemiMaster

How the hell can you forget Sheva Alomar from Resident Evil 5?

I mean she IS African, literally.

SemiMaster

[QUOTE="SemiMaster"]

Jade from Beyond Good and Evil. You can't tell me she's not at least half black.

clicketyclick

How the hell can you forget Sheva Alomar from Resident Evil 5?

I mean she IS African, literally.

SemiMaster

[QUOTE="SemiMaster"]

Jade from Beyond Good and Evil. You can't tell me she's not at least half black.

clicketyclick

How the hell can you forget Sheva Alomar from Resident Evil 5?

I mean she IS African, literally.

SemiMaster

:lol: That's just too funny! :lol:

[QUOTE="clicketyclick"] It's interesting that even when they're going for a Black female character, they make her look caucasian to be more palatable. On that note... Moonwalker. No but for real: Killer7, Eternal Darkness, and Indigo Prophecy.TheEldestGod

:lol: That's just too funny! :lol:

I know where you're coming from. But I would rather have a black lead that isn't a stereotype.

Unfortunately, caucasians are the most marketable because of our past and current societies.

Hell, I would like to see any race get more serious lead roles that aren't stereotypes.

1.) Black women can have lighter skin tones. 2.) You're absolutely right about the straight hair. 3.) I already said Moonwalker.SemiMaster

1) They can, but not all of them do. And even when they have light skin, they don't usually have caucasian-like faces. Look at Jade's nose. It looks like Lara Croft's. She may as well just be a white lady with a tan. Black people don't look like white people with a tan. They're calling their characters black but keeping facial features that are caucasian because that's apparently what's deemed more classically attractive. :roll:

3) I needed it for the joke. Tough!

(I think we debunked this whole no Black Main Characters thing...)SemiMaster

This whole thing? What whole thing? Who claimed that?

[QUOTE="Scianix-Black"]

I don't see how it should matter... the only one in recent memory would be CJ, though.

Terrencec06

Well me being black, I would like to play as a Black person sometimes. If your white you wouldn't understand

[QUOTE="Terrencec06"]

[QUOTE="Scianix-Black"]

I don't see how it should matter... the only one in recent memory would be CJ, though.

Kinggoken

Well me being black, I would like to play as a Black person sometimes. If your white you wouldn't understand

But his character would

pick up any NBA liscensed game and take your pick of any of the 10 playable black characters at once lol.

tiger woods

more than half the fighters in fight night round 4

pretty much the whole roster in any def jam game

jax n quite a few others from the mk universe

balrog and dee jay from sf dudley looks to be of color as well

zasalamal (sp?) from soul calibur

I know where you're coming from. But I would rather have a black lead that isn't a stereotype.

Unfortunately, caucasians are the most marketable because of our past and current societies.

Hell, I would like to see any race get more serious lead roles that aren't stereotypes.

[QUOTE="SemiMaster"] 1.) Black women can have lighter skin tones. 2.) You're absolutely right about the straight hair. 3.) I already said Moonwalker.clicketyclick

1) They can, but not all of them do. And even when they have light skin, they don't usually have caucasian-like faces. Look at Jade's nose. It looks like Lara Croft's. She may as well just be a white lady with a tan. Black people don't look like white people with a tan. They're calling their characters black but keeping facial features that are caucasian because that's apparently what's deemed more classically attractive. :roll:

3) I needed it for the joke. Tough!

I suppose, but you could say the same thing about Japanese games having vaguely Asian characters but still looking like caucasians too.

[QUOTE="Scianix-Black"]

I don't see how it should matter... the only one in recent memory would be CJ, though.

Well me being black, I would like to play as a Black person sometimes. If your white you wouldn't understand

[QUOTE="Denji"]

I know where you're coming from. But I would rather have a black lead that isn't a stereotype.

Unfortunately, caucasians are the most marketable because of our past and current societies.

Hell, I would like to see any race get more serious lead roles that aren't stereotypes.

TheEldestGod

Well said.