Makeovers are not just for Reality Television.
Most new characters in video games are reinvented, along with evolving physiques and detailed costumes. Since 1996, the star of Tomb Raider, Lara Croft has been tucked and nipped all over, continuously changing her original costume.
She's not alone, from the Street Fighter ladies, to the most iconic Princess Zelda, the timeless female character has been the subject of a new program design. Sometimes the transformations are sexual and severe, and sometime they're too invaluable, symbolizing a resemblance of continuity.
Here are the famous characters and their physical changes over years of gaming:
1. The Metroid series characters, Samus Aran, a space hunter, who fights against evil in a large armored suit. Initially creates as a man, then the programmers decided to make Aran a woman, halfway through the first game. Players found out this after winning the game, when Aran removed her suit for the big revelation. It depends on how fast you win the game, she's either wearing a bikini or one piece bathing suit.
2. Other female characters on video games like Chun-Li have maintained a level of meted modesty with muscle. Her body build has always been stocky and strong, with robust arms and thighs. In the past 20 years, her anatomical design and outfits have maintained its consistency. She usually dons a gipao or a blue Chinese dress, and combat boots. Her hair is also knotted up in two ox horn buns, which is a traditional Chinese hairstyle.
3. Always in command, divisive and alluring, Lara Croft has been a mainstay in a video game since her launch in the Tomb Raider franchise. She's always been in tinier shorts and tiny tank top, the rich, tough Englishwoman with a penchant for instant success in hunting treasure.
In spite, the much-wanted female characters in a male-dominated world, Crofts sexual appearance was mesmerizing. Her anatomically and get-go exaggerated physique like, absurdly bigger breast to waist proportion, amazed fans who wished their women characters with a streak of realism.
