List of black video game characters

A study was published in 2009 by the University of Southern California called: "The virtual census: representations of gender, race and age in video games" and it showed that Black characters appear in video games in proportion to their numbers in the 2000 US census data, but mainly in sports games and in titles that reinforce stereotypes.^[1] Following is a list of Black video game characters, excluding sports and music titles. The game character roles are either a player character (PC) or a non-player character (NPC).

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Before 2000

Character	Game	Release date	Role	Nationality	Notes	References
Julius Erving (Dr. J)	One on One: Dr. J vs. Larry Bird	1982				[2]
Kid Quick	Punch-Out!!	1984			Appeared in the Arcade version of Punch-Out!!
Mr. Sandman	Punch-Out!!	1984
Roadblock	G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero	1985	PC	American
Edgar	Quartet	1986
Doc Louis	Punch-Out!!	1987			First appeared in the NES version of Punch-Out!!!
Birdie	Street Fighter	1987		American
Celie	The Colonel's Bequest	1989
Moja	Legend of the Ghost Lion	1989
Storm	X-Men; X-Men: Gamesmaster's Legacy; Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes; X-Men: Mutant Academy 2; Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects; Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, etc.	1989, 1995, 2000, 2005, 2006	PC		Storm has appeared in numerous games	[3][4]
Axel Foley	Beverly Hills Cop	1990
Michael Max	Fatal Fury	1991
Balrog	Street Fighter II: The World Warrior	1991		American		[3]
Adam Hunter	Streets of Rage	1991	PC
Eddie "Skate" Hunter	Streets of Rage 2	1992	PC		Also known as Sammy Hunter	[3]
Ernie Leach	The Dagger of Amon Ra	1992
SCAT member Collins	Night Trap	1992	NPC
Pawnshop Owner	King's Quest VI	1992	NPC
Watchman Toussaint Gervais	Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers	1993
Jax Briggs	Mortal Kombat II	1993		American		[2]
Alvin Hooper (Yo Money)	Police Quest: Open Season	1993
Nicolette	Police Quest: Open Season	1993
Raymond Jones	Police Quest: Open Season	1993
Dee Jay	Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers	1993	PC	Jamaican		[3]
Jeffry McWild	Virtua Fighter	1993	PC
Nick Fury	The Punisher; Marvel Super Hero Squad Online; Marvel Puzzle Quest; Marvel Contest of Champions; Disney Infinity 2.0; Disney Infinity 3.0; Marvel: Future Fight; Marvel Strike Force;	1993, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2014, 2015, 2015, 2018	PC		Nick Fury has appeared in numerous games; he is not always depicted as black	[2][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]
Kahlil	Bebe's Kids	1994
LaShawn	Bebe's Kids	1994
T.J. Combo	Killer Instinct	1994				[3]
Sheana	Tough Guy	1994	PC
Lucky Glauber	The King of Fighters '94	1994				[3]
Heavy-D!	The King of Fighters '94	1994				[3]
Colonel	Shaq Fu	1994
Voodoo	Shaq Fu	1994	PC
Cyrax	Mortal Kombat 3	1995	PC	Botsvanian
Grace	Fighting Vipers	1995
Bruce Irvin	Tekken 2	1995
Zack	Dead or Alive	1996				[2]
Maya	Killer Instinct	1996
Kenneth J. Sullivan	Resident Evil	1996
Barret Wallace	Final Fantasy VII	1997
Taurus	Interstate '82	1997
Eddy Gordo	Tekken 3	1997	PC			[2]
Tiger Jackson	Tekken 3	1997	PC			[2]
Kai	Mortal Kombat 4	1997	PC
Boman Delgado	Rival Schools: United by Fate	1997				[2]
Dudley	Street Fighter III: New Generation	1997	PC	Britain		[3][13]
Elena	Street Fighter III: New Generation	1997		Kenyan		[3][13]
Sean Matsuda	Street Fighter III: New Generation	1997	PC	Brazilian		[3][13]
Eli Vance	Half-Life, Half-Life 2	1998, 2004		American		[14]
Marvin Branagh	Resident Evil 2	1998
Donald Anderson	Metal Gear Solid	1998			DARPA chief	[2]
Mohammed Avdol	JoJo's Bizarre Adventure	1998	PC	Egyptian
Laheesa	1 on 1	1998	PC
Mash	1 on 1	1998	PC
War Machine	Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes; Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes; Iron Man 2; Marvel Super Hero Squad Online; Marvel Avengers Alliance; Lego Marvel Super Heroes; Marvel Heroes; Marvel Contest of Champions; etc.	1998, 2000, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2013, 2014	PC		War Machine has appeared in numerous other games	[15][16][17][18]
Hauser	Suikoden II, Genso Suikogaiden Vol. 1.	1998, 2000	PC, NPC
Akuji	Akuji the Heartless	1999	PC
Afro Thunder	Ready 2 Rumble Boxing	1999	PC
Seth	The King of Fighters '99 Evolution, The King of Fighters	1999, 2000	PC
Michael LeRoi (Shadow Man)	Shadow Man	1999	PC			[19]
Mark Kimberley	Shenmue	1999				[2]
D'arci Stern	Urban Chaos	1999				[19]
Tom Johnson	Shenmue, Shenmue II, Shenmue III	1999, 2001, 2019				[2]

2000s

Character	Game	Release date	Role	Nationality	Notes	References
Blade	Blade; Blade II; Marvel: Ultimate Alliance; Marvel Puzzle Quest; Marvel Heroes; Marvel Contest of Champions; Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2; Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order, etc.	2000, 2002, 2006, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2019	PC		Blade has appeared in numerous games	[20][21][22][23][24][25]
Valygar Corthala	Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn and Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition	2000, 2013
Samuel Williams	Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive	2001
Sergeant Major Avery Junior Johnson	Halo: The Fall of Reach	2001				[19]
Fortune	Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty	2001	NPC			[26]
Vanessa Lewis	Virtua Fighter 4	2001
Lance Vance	Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories	2002	NPC
Victor Vance	Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories	2002	NPC
Agent J	Men in Black II: Alien Escape	2002	PC
Irving Lambert	Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell	2002
Don Donatelouse (Dona-dona)	Way of the Samurai	2002	PC, NPC
James Heller	Prototype, Protoype 2	2002, 2012	PC			[13]
Lisa Hamilton	Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball	2003				[27]
Ayme	Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean	2003
Jim Chapman	Resident Evil Outbreak	2003
Mark Wilkins		2003
John Dalton	Unreal II: The Awakening	2003
Sig	Jak II; Jak 3; Jak X: Combat Racing	2003, 2004, 2005	NPC
Carl "CJ" Johnson	Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas	2004	PC	American		[13]
Kendl Johnson	Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas	2004	NPC	American
Madd Dogg	Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas	2004	NPC	American
OG Loc	Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas	2004	NPC	American
Sean Johnson	Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas	2004	NPC	American
Big Smoke	Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas	2004	NPC	American
Alyx Vance	Half-Life 2, Half-Life: Alyx	2004, 2020	PC	Malay-American		[28]
Darrius	Mortal Kombat: Deception	2004	PC
Aisha	Rumble Roses	2004	PC
Torque	The Suffering	2004
Raven	Tekken 5	2004	PC	Canadian		[19]
Tyler Miles	Fahrenheit	2005				[2]
Garcian Smith	Killer7	2005				[19]
50 Cent	50 Cent: Bulletproof and 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand	2005, 2009	PC			[13]
Mace Windu	LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game; LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy; LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars	2005, 2006, 2011	PC			[2]
Cyborg	Teen Titans; Injustice: Gods Among Us; Infinite Crisis; Injustice 2, etc.	2005, 2013, 2014, 2017	PC		Cyborg has appeared in numerous games
Brad Garrison	Dead Rising	2006	NPC			[2]
Kian Alvane	Dreamfall: The Longest Journey	2006
Fran	Final Fantasy XII	2006				[14]
Matt	Wii Sports	2006	PC
John Stewart	Justice League Heroes; Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham; Lego DC Super-Villains, etc.	2006, 2014, 2018	PC		John Stewart has appeared in numerous games	[29]
Augustus Cole	Gears of War, Gears of War: Judgment, Gears of War 4 , Gears 5, etc.	2006, 2013, 2016, 2019				[3]
Luke Cage (Power Man)	Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, Marvel Heroes, Lego Marvel's Avengers	2006, 2013, 2016	PC, NPC
Black Panther	Marvel: Ultimate Alliance; Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2; Marvel Super Hero Squad Online; Marvel Avengers Alliance; Marvel Heroes; Marvel Contest of Champions; etc.	2006, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014	PC		Black Panther has appeared in numerous games
Staff Sgt. Griggs	Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare	2007
Laurence Barnes (Prophet)	Crysis	2007				[19]
Shinobu Jacobs	No More Heroes	2007				[19]
David Anderson	Mass Effect	2007				[2]
Demoman	Team Fortress 2	2007	PC	Scottish
Zach Hammond	Dead Space	2008	NPC
Three Dog	Fallout 3	2008
Louis	Left 4 Dead	2008	PC	American		[30][2]
Crying Wolf	Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots	2008	PC			[3]
Drebin 893	Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots	2008	NPC			[3]
Dwayne	Grand Theft Auto IV	2008
Disco Kid	Punch-Out!!	2008
Dona	Way of the Samurai 3	2008	NPC
Lucius Fox	Lego Batman: The Videogame	2008	PC		Lucius Fox has appeared in numerous games
Master Sergeant Matthew "Coops" Cooper	ARMA 2	2009
Roland	Borderlands	2009				[19]
Sergeant Foley	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2	2009
Sazh Katzroy	Final Fantasy XIII	2009				[13]
Romeo	Halo 3: ODST	2009
Ekko	League of Legends	2009	PC			[31]
Lucian[19]	League of Legends	2009	PC			[31]
Senna	League of Legends	2009	PC			[31]
Pyke	League of Legends	2009	PC			[32]
Rell	League of Legends	2009	PC			[33]
K'Sante	League of Legends	2009	PC			[34]
Ambessa Metarda	League of Legends	2009	NPC
Mel Metarda	League of Legends	2009
Aaron Cash	Batman: Arkham Asylum	2009		American
Rodin	Bayonetta	2009	NPC	British		[35]
Coach	Left 4 Dead 2	2009	PC	American		[2]
Rochelle	Left 4 Dead 2	2009	PC			[13]
Isaac Washington	The House of the Dead: Overkill	2009
Black Baron	MadWorld	2009				[2]
Josh Stone	Resident Evil 5	2009		American		[2][13]
Afro Samurai	Afro Samurai	2009	PC
Sheva Alomar	Resident Evil 5	2009		West African		[2][13]
Commander Gore	Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey	2009

2010s

Character	Game	Release date	Role	Nationality	Notes	References
Charles Milton Porter	BioShock 2: Minerva's Den	2010
Mad Jack	Heavy Rain	2010	NPC	American		[2]
Lenora	Pokémon Black and White	2010	NPC	American		[2][36]
Marshal	Pokémon Black and White	2010	NPC	American		[2]
Iris	Pokémon Black and White	2010				[2]
Nathan Copeland	No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle	2010				[2]
Jacob Taylor	Mass Effect 2	2010				[19]
Anthony Higgs	Metroid: Other M	2010
Sam B	Dead Island	2011				[28]
Yelena Fedorva	Deus Ex: Human Revolution	2011		Russian
Nix	Infamous 2	2011		American
Nazir	The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim	2011
Nazeem	The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim	2011
Blacker Baron	Anarchy Reigns	2011
Miles Morales	Marvel Super Hero Squad Online; Marvel Avengers Alliance; Spider-Man Unlimited; Marvel Contest of Champions; Marvel: Future Fight; Lego Marvel's Avengers; etc.	2011, 2012, 2014, 2014, 2015, 2016	PC		Miles Morales has appeared in numerous games	[37][38][39][40][41]
Aveline de Grandpré	Assassin's Creed III: Liberation	2012	PC	French		[42]
Sir Hammerlock	Borderlands 2	2012
Tyrael	Diablo III	2012
Basilio	Fire Emblem Awakening	2012
Clementine	The Walking Dead	2012	PC	American		[2]
Lee Everett	The Walking Dead	2012		American		[2]
Steven Cortez	Mass Effect	2012	NPC			[43]
Raymond Valentine	Hitman Absolution	2012
Hog Rider	Clash of Clans	2012	NPC			[44]
Emmett Graves	Starhawk	2012				[3]
Lieutenant Alphanso Adams	Spec Ops: The Line	2012
Vixen (Mari McCabe)	Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes, Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham, Lego DC Super-Villains	2012, 2014, 2018	PC		Also in other games as an NPC	[45]
Adéwalé	Assassin's Creed	2013	NPC	Trinidadian
Warden Martin Joseph	Batman: Arkham Origins	2013	NPC	American
Hexxat	Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition	2013	PC
Daisy Fitzroy	BioShock Infinite	2013
Franklin Clinton	Grand Theft Auto V	2013	PC	American		[2]
Marlow Briggs	Marlow Briggs and the Mask of Death	2013
Henry	The Last of Us	2013	NPC	American		[2]
Marlene	The Last of Us	2013	NPC	American
Riley Abel	The Last of Us	2013	NPC	American
Sam	The Last of Us	2013	NPC	American		[2]
Bryan Roses	Killer Is Dead	2013				[2]
Nilin	Remember Me	2013				[42]
Grant	Pokémon X and Y	2013
Wonder-Black	The Wonderful 101	2013				[2]
Mister Terrific	Injustice: Gods Among Us	2013	NPC
Aurelia Hammerlock	Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel	2014
Sergeant Cormack	Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare	2014
Knox	Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare	2014
Delrin Barris	Dragon Age: Inquisition	2014
Vivienne	Dragon Age: Inquisition	2014
Firestorm	Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham; Injustice 2; Lego DC Super-Villains	2014, 2017, 2018	PC			[46]
Preston Garvey	Fallout 4	2015		American
Principal Ray Wells	Life Is Strange and Life Is Strange: Before the Storm	2015		American
Pallegina	Pillars of Eternity and Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire	2015
Qhira	Heroes of the Storm	2015
Jacqui Briggs	Mortal Kombat X	2015		American
Master Raven	Tekken 7	2015		Canadian
Leroy Smith	Tekken 7	2015		American
Matt	Until Dawn	2015		American
Philip Ojomo	Dead by Daylight	2016	PC	Nigerian	Killer known as "The Wraith"	[47]
Lisa Sherwood	Dead by Daylight	2016	PC	American	Killer known as "The Hag"	[48]
Herman Carter	Dead by Daylight	2016	PC	American	Killer known as "The Doctor"	[49]
Joey	Dead by Daylight	2016	PC	Canadian	Killer who is a part of "The Legion"	[50]
Portia Maya	Dead by Daylight	2016	PC	Caribian	Killer who is The Houndmaster
Claudette Morel	Dead by Daylight	2016	PC	Canadian	A survivor	[51]
Adam Francis	Dead by Daylight	2016	PC	Jamaican	A survivor	[52]
Rogue	Nuclear Throne	2016
Lincoln Clay	Mafia III	2016	PC	American		[53]
Baptiste	Overwatch	2016	PC	Haitian		[54]
Doomfist	Overwatch	2016	PC	Nigerian		[55]
Lúcio	Overwatch	2016	PC	Brazilian		[56]
Olivia Hall	Hitman	2016
Kalvin Ritter	Hitman	2016
Kiawe	Pokémon Sun & Moon	2016	NPC	Hawaiian		[57]
Olivia	Pokémon Sun & Moon	2016	NPC	Hawaiian
Demetrius	Stardew Valley	2016
Maru		2016
Nadine Ross	Uncharted 4: A Thief's End	2016
Menat	Street Fighter V	2016		Egyptian
Marcus Holloway	Watch Dogs 2	2017		American
Twintelle	Arms	2017
Marcus Howard	Call of Duty WW2	2017
Mat Sella	Dream Daddy	2017
Sylens	Horizon Zero Dawn and Horizon Forbidden West	2017	NPC
Black Lightning (Jefferson Pierce)	Injustice 2; Lego DC Super-Villains	2017, 2018	PC		Black Lightning has appeared in numerous games
Liam Kosta	Mass Effect: Andromeda	2017
Dayo Igwe	Prey	2017
Beatrix LeBeau	Slime Rancher	2017
Marina	Splatoon 2	2017
Black Manta (David Hyde)	DC Unchained; Fortnite Battle Royale; Injustice 2	2017, 2017, 2018	PC	American	Black Manta has appeared in numerous games	[58][59]
Mira	Donut County	2018	PC
Dandara	Dandara	2018	PC
Lenny Summers	Red Dead Redemption 2	2018
Tilly Jackson	Red Dead Redemption 2	2018
Zoe Washington	Hitman 2	2018	NPC
Sophia Washington	Hitman 2	2018	NPC
Stone	Hitman: Sniper Assassin	2018	PC
Winston Smith	Return of the Obra Dinn	2018	NPC	American
Zasalamel	Soulcalibur VI	2018	PC	Sumerian		[13]
Alex	The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan	2019
Brad	The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan	2019
Félicité "Fliss" DuBois	The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan	2019
J.D. Morrison	Devil May Cry 5	2019
Bangalore	Apex Legends	2019
Nessa	Pokémon Sword and Shield	2019	NPC	British	Water-type gym leader of Galar
Leon	Pokémon Sword and Shield	2019	NPC	British	Champion of the Galar region
Hop	Pokémon Sword and Shield	2019	NPC	British	Leon's little brother

2020s

Character	Game	Release date	Role	Nationality	Notes	References
Cherry Hunter	Streets of Rage 4	2020	PC
Colt Vahn	Deathloop	2021	PC			[60]
Julianna Blake	Deathloop	2021	PC			[60]
Antón Castillo	Far Cry 6	2021	NPC
O'saa	Fear & Hunger 2: Termina	2022	PC
Ryme	Pokémon Scarlet & Violet	2022	NPC	Spanish		[61]
Tyme	Pokémon Scarlet & Violet	2022	NPC	Spanish		[61]
Dolores	The King of Fighters XV	2022	PC
Taion	Xenoblade Chronicles 3	2022	PC			[62][63]
Alfre Holland	Forspoken	2023	PC	American		[64]
Estelle	Season: A Letter to the Future	2023	PC			[65]
Wyll Ravengard	Baldur's Gate 3	2023	PC		One of ten companions the player can choose to recruit. He is also PC as an Origin character.	[66]
Kimberly	Street Fighter 6	2023	PC	American
Deadshot (Floyd Lawton)	Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League	2024	PC	American		[67]
Amanda Waller	Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League	2024	NPC	American		[67]
John Stewart (Green Lantern)	Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League	2024	NPC	American		[67]

See also

• List of black animated characters
• List of black superheroes
• List of Native American video game characters
• Lists of black people
• Race and video games