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Aveline de Grandpré Aveline de Grandpré is so bad that one video game could not contain her. The protagonist of the oft underrated Assassin’s Creed: Liberation, she was the star of a video game inside another video game inside a world domination plot.
See that? That’s the fictional logo of the fictional game inside the real game it took to contain all this win. (Image via Assassin’s Creed Wiki)
de Grandpré stormed New Orleans not with weather sorcery, not with a lightsaber, but with her own good hands.
And the strap. (Image via Google)
Only after she was caught trying to free a slave was she taken in and given the assassin accoutrement. With her background as the lovechild of slave and master, she took it all the way to make a Mardi Gras of blood and justice. An easy pick. Elena (not of Avalor) On any given day, you will hear me whistling “paranaue, paranue parana” as I work. As the martial art goes, there are a few Capoeira experts I would have chosen for this list, but only one can stop mid-match to heal herself and take selfies with demons.
Image via Reddit
Elena is the badass princess that every good fighting game series needs, and she doesn’t take herself too seriously to boot. She’s beauty, she’s grace, she will literally kick you in the face. Without shoes. Bonus points for disrespect and the fact that I, too, detest wearing shoes.
Image via Youtube
Jacqui Briggs Sometimes, you gotta embrace the intangibles. That being said, I misspelled my own pick’s name w…
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D.J. Rogers
D.J. is a nerd/gamer/teacher/dad who believes the south got something to say. He's a published poet (Freezeray Press), a drone enthusiast, and Certified Pokémon trainer. Catch him hunting dragons or flipping a trap card on…
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