Over the years, gaming has seen some truly powerful heroes brought into the spotlight. Characters like Kratos, Dante, Doomslayer, and even Kirby have become notable for their strength and inability to be stopped. Some of the most popular games have become the icons that they are today because of their compelling main characters. The best protagonists in gaming tend to be layered, complex individuals. THey may not always be the strongest or the smartest, but they are almost always the most willing to do what needs to be done. Sometimes these protagonists also seem to just be ridiculously lucky.
A useful mix of being skilled and up to the challenge often presents itself as luck, but these five characters have survived so much that it’s hard not to believe in the concept. Sometimes situations in games are so harrowing and unbelievable that it’s natural to assume that no one could ever survive such circumstances. Games with strong protagonists are everywhere, but these are the characters who seem to have an infinite amount of luck in their life.
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Many see Nathan Drake from Uncharted as the luckiest character in gaming. The man has simply faced a ridiculous number of situations where he should have died instantly. Some call it plot armor, but Nathan may have simply been born with luck in his bones. Beyond his wild antics and life of thievery, he’s also lucky in his everyday life, too. After marrying Elena Fisher and having their daughter Cassie, he gets to have a family he cares about. His beginnings as an orphan weren’t so lucky, but his ability to find his own family is an incredible stroke of luck.
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A lot of game protagonists tend to be lone wolves, and Naughty Dog could have easily kept the character a bachelor. Between the constant brushes with death and finding people he can trust after being embroiled in the crime world where it’s hard to find trustworthy allies, Nathan Drake is lucky in more ways than one.
Some of the Wildest Moments That Nathan Drake Has Survived
- Falling from a cargo plane
- Surviving for days in the desert
- Living through a huge train wreck in the Himalayas
- Escaped a sinking cruise ship
Resident Evil Requiem’s Grace Ashcroft Has Been Through Way More Than Any FBI Analyst Should
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Grace is by far the newest character on the list. Resident Evil Requiem hasn’t even been out for a month at this point, but Grace Ashcroft’s luck cannot be ignored. Grace Ashcroft’s scenes in Resident Evil Requiem bring the most horror-centric moments. What makes her moments in the game so harrowing is that Grace is probably the most ordinary character that the Resident Evil franchise has ever seen.
Grace might work for the FBI, but she’s an analyst; a normal office worker. Considering her lack of combat experience in the field, it’s practically a miracle that she survives Resident Evil Requiem‘s story. Grace’s storyline is filled with one close call after the next, and she manages to survive it all without having any of the training that Leon Kennedy has.
Tomb Raider’s Lara Croft Has Been Cheating Death for 30 Years
Lara Croft and Nathan Drake are often compared because of their thrill-seeking ways. The two have a habit of finding themselves in less-than-desirable situations, thanks to their love of exploring secret archaeological sites. The 2013 reboot has one of the most unbelievable moments in the series. Lara Croft gets her foot stuck in a bear trap, but that isn’t the only problem she has to deal with. There are wolves. Many wolves. It all culminates in a sequence where players have to help Lara survive by shooting the wolves lurking in the nearby bushes with her bow. If this happened to anyone besides Lara (or maybe Nathan Drake), they would be dead in a heartbeat. With a new Tomb Raider game on the way, it’s going to be fun seeing what crazy situations Lara Croft ends up surviving this time.
Some of the Wildest Moments That Lara Croft Has Survived
- Multiple plane crashes
- Escaped an encounter with a T-Rex
- Fought the Oni, a group of undead samurai
- Swam in a river of blood
- Stabbed in the stomach by rebar after falling from a great height
Master Chief’s Luck is Actually Part of Halo’s Lore
Even in Halo‘s lore, Master Chief is considered incredibly lucky. In the novel Halo: Fall of Reach, Dr. Halsey even makes note of his tendency to correctly guess coin tosses and simply succeed at challenges, even though he isn’t one of the strongest or fastest Spartans. Whether it’s actual luck or just his willingness to get the job done and persevere against all odds is up to interpretation, but he has had more than one close call.
Some of the Wildest Moments That Master Chief Has Survived
- Surviving in the vacuum of space
- Re-entering Earth’s atmosphere in just his suit
- The epic moment he gave the Covenant back their bomb
- Fighting the Flood
- Surviving the destruction of Halo Installation 04
Fallout: New Vegas’ Courier Six Should Definitely Be Dead
The main reason that Courier Six is on this list is that they should have been dead from the very beginning of Fallout: New Vegas. At the start of the story, things get kicked off with Benny shooting Courier Six right in the head. It’s not necessarily impossible to survive a headshot, but it’s definitely one of the luckiest things to live through. Benny was standing at a pretty close range, too, so Courier Six is worthy of a spot on the list. Courier Six’s luck can get even better, depending on how you play them. Playing with a high Luck build in Fallout: New Vegas doesn’t just help with raking in plenty of money at the casinos. It’s hugely beneficial in combat, too.
