video game characters are celebrities on
their own but sometimes there's another
celebrity behind them but I can help
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today we'll be counting down our picks
for the top 10 video game characters
based on celebrities we're making a game
about me got a have you through the
field for this list we'll be focusing on
characters whose looks skills or persona
match their real-life equivalent whether
confirmed by the developer or not
however we will draw the line at
characters who were based specifically
on their voice actors are you have the
item also we decided to exclude
characters inspired by Bruce Lee since
we already have a list entirely
dedicated to characters who look like
him you know maybe it's an alternative
type of Deadpool you know it's somebody
yeah well you know Lee
number 10 Rider resembling eazy-e GTA
san andreas I go pencil would be fast
sucker let me play for our list begins
with the PCP smoking vertically
challenged gangsta from Los Santos hey
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this character who does nothing to help
stereotypes was based on the late NWA
rapper and vocalist Eric Lin
better known as eazy-e run back inside
to side beside their looks
the to share the traits of being born on
the west coast having dropped out of
high school in the tenth grade and
selling drugs afterwards to survive lilo
song before will deal with teens what
things full number nine Raven resembling
Wesley Snipes Tekken series
apart from his x-shaped scar and his
skills in ninjutsu not much is known
about this cold-hearted fighter however
it is very easy to see that he was
inspired by wesley snipes or more
precisely his role from blade with a
dash of his role from demolition man
their physique being quite similar we
can also note that both are incredible
fighters whose combat abilities aren't
encumbered by shades I'll see you in
hell number 8 le resembling Ellen Page
The Last of Us le this little girl made
quite an impression on a lot of people
being the only human immune to cordyceps
infection Ellie's physique was actually
slightly altered after the initial
reveal trailer after which fans had
already drawn the comparison to page
about hey Ellie I know it wasn't easy
but it was either him or me
Naughty Dog found themselves in quite a
pinch when Ellen Page noticed their
striking resemblance the young actress
didn't appreciate her likeness being
used as she had already played a leading
role in another game beyond two souls
you might as well just give up
iDEN okay number 7 Niko Bellic
resembling vladimir mashkov grand theft
auto 4 the russian immigrant who moved
to Liberty City is quite a character
screw you you idiot voiced by Michael
Holick Rockstar Games originally wanted
Russian actor vladimir mashkov to play
the rule but he declined they still kept
the character of Niko to look like him
but besides that and the fact that they
both come from Eastern Europe the actor
and the mobster don't share much
aside from attraction if you come back
I'll kill you you understand
number 6 lay along resembling Jackie
Chan Tekken series own to fight the
super cop of Hong Kong was based on the
famous actor and stunt master Jackie
Chan beside the slight resemblance most
of Mulan stances and moves were inspired
by chance
whether it's the classic martial arts
animal stances the drunken fighting
style or just kicking and punching they
all came from the master they share a
comedic similarity along being the
Tekken series is comic relief and Chan
being the ultimate funny man of the
martial arts jean number 5
Travis touchdown resembling Johnny
Knoxville No More Heroes series
this foul-mouthed otaku assassins looks
and general attitude were based on the
Jackass star Johnny Knoxville who was
also the partial inspiration for
uncharted Snaith and rape what are you
talking about
you'd figure you'd base a hit man who
likes anime and swears constantly in
this game on a guy who professionally
finds exotic and humorous ways to injure
himself and other people
well maybe that doesn't figure but it
still works you can take that to your
grave if the attitude hairdo and aviator
sunglasses don't convince you perhaps
the last name steeped in Americana will
tip you over the edge you got it all man
number four
Johnny Cage resembling jean-claude Van
Damme Mortal Kombat series Johnny Cage
wins for a character who's supposed to
be an actor that does martial arts films
creators Edie Boone and John Tobias
decided to base Johnny Cage on an actual
actor who does martial arts films and
they chose jean-claude Van Damme the
idea was to have a character who was a
cocky actor that was meant to be comic
relief
hey beautiful Johnny Cage good for you
some of Van Dam's moves were actually
used in the original version of the game
like his famous groin punch splits from
bloodsport which even made it into the
movie adaptation number three Bruno
Dillinger resembling Bruce Willis
project cross zone sometimes you squish
Colonel Brunel bringing down the story
here is complicated but once you
understand there's really no room for
interpretation
in 1996 Sega released a game called
dynamite dekha or dynamite detective
it was a beat-em-up starring a hero
named Bruno Dillinger when the game came
out in the US it was released with a die
hard license with Bruno remade as John
McClane was always kind of partial to
Roy Rogers actually flash forward to
2013 and we see the Namco Capcom and
Sega crossover game project cross zone
however since Sega no longer had the die
hard license
they kept Bruno's old name with Bruce's
likeness school boy cooking rise
together got the old number two Andrew
Ryan resembling Howard Hughes Bioshock
series I am rejected those answers
Howard Hughes was once one of the
richest men on earth in the early 20th
century and had a huge impact on
aviation and cinema you may know him
best from Leonardo DiCaprio's portrayal
of him in the aviator we are not getting
enough production out of Jane Russell's
breasts I don't want smooth titties
Jenna smooth titties he also became a
strange recluse during his later years
with a laundry list of bizarre habits
and projects I show
he never founded a city at the bottom of
the ocean but he was still an enigmatic
eccentric and clearly deranged visionary
millionaire with a pencil stache sound
familiar
in the end what separates a man from a
slave before we unveil our top pick
let's have a look at some honorable
mentions
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I'll show you who is number running
river because this big one I know number
one Balrog resembling Mike Tyson Street
Fighter series
topping off our list is the massive
boxer whose name didn't come from
Tolkien's mythology but rather from a
name switch in order to evade a possible
lawsuit his original Japanese name was
Mike bison combine that with his
physique and you have the least subtle
illusion to Mike Tyson in history you're
here to apologize
well it's too late fearing legal pursuit
Capcom swapped his name with other
characters Balrog and Vega his name may
now officially be Balrog but we all like
the idea of playing as Mike Tyson don't
make me come back do you agree with our
list which character do you think was
inspired by your favorite celebrity for
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