Is Ezio an "iconic" character?

The gamespot man used the phrase "The iconic Italian assassin", was this an apt description?

Is Ezio a iconic video game character of our times to sit alongside Nintendo mascots such as Mario, Princess Peach and Sega icons such as Sonic Hedgehog or modern titles such as Metal Gear Solid man and Glados?

Is he iconic, not just for video games, but Italy as a whole?

When it comes to Ass Creed i think the Blade on the wrist is the thing that is actually most iconic, or dude with a hood. Otherwise Ezio is the most beloved main character easily, I don't know about iconic though.

No, i think if i showed him to a none fan they wouldnt have a clue who he is. To be iconic is to have like international fame i think or at least statewide fame. Like everyone knows them, granny, uncle, cousin, kids, even the mailman knows them.

I'd go as far as to call him the face of the AC franchise.

Meh, I didn't hate him, I just hated how they kept using him. The whole series has been cater to what works. The first game was okay, and the second game exploded with popularity, so producers at Ubisoft are probably like "we need more Ezio!!. Then naval ship battles were big, so they're like "we need more, let's make a pirate game!!". Hell, weren't done with pirates, probably why we got Rogue. MP caught on, so they're like "we'll make our next game, Unity, less like a single player game, and more like a character that must level up like in competitive MP, and while we're at it we'll make the controls unresponsive, sluggish, and let's get rid of whistling because it makes some things too easy." Whatever they think the masses like in the next game, they'll hammer down on it the year after when the sequel comes out. That's the evolution of AC. That's what Ezio makes me think of.

Nah. That would be setting the iconic bar pretty low.

I didn't get a good vibe from him.

I probably tuned out but what I remember didn't really fit with the games.

Somehow some Rico Suave turns into a master assassin? I don't believe it. Give me Altiar or however you spell it any day over him.

He's a "forced" icon.

Altair is more of an icon to the Assassin's Creed franchise than Ezio is.

Not really.

Literally who?

Same, I loved the first Assassin's Creed but I just couldn't get into any of the others.

He's the face of Assassins Creed and was even in SoulCalibur. He's recognizable to casuals

the arms spread out, blade protracting from wrist, head down, hood over head thing is more iconic of Assassin's Creed than any single character.

Sums it up.

Recognizable? Sure, but even then I doubt most people would be able to tell you his name (especially if comparing to big name mascots that have been around 10-20+ years).

Iconic? No - not to me at least. I've always thought the Assassin's Creed characters seemed a tad too generic in their appearances to warrant it.

No.

Not at all. And the only reason I recognize his name is because I frequint forums like this. If I didn't do that I'd have no fucking clue who he was as I can't stand that series of games.

I would say he's iconic within the series itself. But in general, not so much.

Not at all.

I guess he has achieved icon status only because he's been milked for three games in the series...

No.

The only thing that's iconic from Ass Creed is the 'ass' in the title.

You can't become iconic if you come out every year. You really got to let things boil over a bit.

But Marios iconic.

Mario has been around for 30 years and helped home gaming not be dead.

Ezio is iconic, he is the most loved lead of the series. The only assassin to even come close is Altair just because he is the OG. As the face of one of the largest franchises in the industry, he is well known and has left his mark.

I almost did a Google search before clicking on this topic to see who OP was talking about.

When I think iconic, I'm thinking Mario, Link, Donkey Kong, Pacman, Megaman, Ryu (Street Fighter), Master Chief, Pikachu, Cloud, etc. Characters that will most definitely be recognized by any gamers and might even be recognized by non-gamers.

@ConanTheStoner: Fair enough, to me I feel that most gamers recognize him. But I agree that most non gamers may not know who he is outside of 'assassin dude from that assassin game'.

No.

If anything, the hooded guy with the hidden blade facing you on every AC cover ever is the iconic one.

Altair is better in my opinion

No.

No.

The original Assassins Creed was really great, although repetitive, but it had a cool original-ish story and gameplay. Then they just CoD the series which is the same to say took it in the back and shot it. Ezio is just a forgettable character, as is all the AC's since the original.

Defiantly this. Ezio is okay but he'd overstayed his welcome.

He;s the character I remember the most and had the best storyline. The other games that came after were characters with stories I couldn't care less about. Iconic though? ... not sure, doubtful.