# List of black video game characters

This list of black video game characters exclude sports and music titles. 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.

## List of characters

| Name | Game title/ franchise | Role |
| 50 Cent | 50 Cent: Bulletproof and 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand | Playable |
| Afro Samurai | Afro Samurai | Playable |
| Augustus Cole | Gears of War | |
| Black Lightning "Jefferson Pierce" | Black Lightning has appeared in numerous games | Playable and NPC |
| Black Manta "David Hyde" | Black Manta has appeared in numerous games | Playable and NPC |
| Black Panther | Black Panther has appeared in numerous games | Playable and NPC |
| Blade | Blade has appeared in numerous games | Playable and NPC |
| Colonel | Shaq Fu |
| Cyborg | Cyborg has appeared in numerous games | Playable and NPC |
| Dona | Way of the Samurai 3 | NPC |
| Don Donatelouse (aka Dona-dona) | Way of the Samurai | Playable and NPC |
| Firestorm | Firestorm has appeared in numerous games |
| Hauser | Suikoden | Playable |
| James Heller | Prototype |
| John Stewart | John Stewart has appeared in numerous games | Playable and NPC |
| Julius Erving "Dr. J" | One on One: Dr. J vs. Larry Bird |
| Laheesa | One on One | Playable |
| Lucius Fox | Lucius Fox has appeared in numerous games | NPC |
| Luke Cage "Power Man" | Luke Cage has appeared in numerous games | Playable and NPC |
| Mace Windu | Mace Windu has appeared in numerous games | Playable and NPC |
| Mark Kimberley | Shenmue |
| Mash | One on One | Playable |
| Miles Morales | Miles Morales has appeared in numerous games | Playable and NPC |
| Mohammed Avdol | JoJo's Bizarre Adventure |
| Mister Terrific | Injustice: Gods Among Us | NPC |
| Nick Fury | Nick Fury has appeared in numerous games (Not always black) | Playable and NPC |
| Sig | Jak and Daxter series |
| Storm | Storm has appeared in numerous games | Playable and NPC |
| Tom Johnson | Shenmue |
| Vixen "Mari Jiwe McCabe" | Vixen has appeared in numerous games | Playable and NPC |
| Voodoo | Shaq Fu | Playable |
| War Machine | War Machine has appeared in numerous games | Playable and NPC |

## Before 2000s

| Year | Title | Name | Role | Nationality | Notes |
| 1984 | Punch-Out!! | Kid Quick | | | Appeared in the Arcade version of Punch-Out!! |
| 1984 | Punch-Out!! | Mr. Sandman | | | |
| 1985 | G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero | Roadblock | Playable | American | |
| 1986 | Quartet | Edgar | | | |
| 1987 | Punch-Out!! | Doc Louis | | | First appeared in the NES version of Punch-Out!!! |
| 1987 | Street Fighter | Birdie | | | |
| 1989 | The Colonel's Bequest | Celie | | | |
| 1989 | Legend of the Ghost Lion | Moja | | | |
| 1990 | Beverly Hills Cop | Axel Foley | | | |
| 1991 | Fatal Fury | Michael Max | | | |
| 1991 | Street Fighter II: The World Warrior | Balrog | | | |
| 1991 | Streets of Rage | Adam Hunter | Playable | | |
| 1992 | Streets of Rage 2 | Eddie "Skate" Hunter | Playable | | Also known as Sammy Hunter |
| 1992 | The Dagger of Amon Ra | Ernie Leach | | | |
| 1992 | Night Trap | SCAT member Collins | NPC | | |
| 1992 | King's Quest VI | Pawnshop Owner | NPC | | |
| 1993 | Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers | Watchman Toussaint Gervais | | | |
| 1993 | Mortal Kombat II | Jax Briggs | | | |
| 1993 | Police Quest: Open Season | Alvin Hooper "Yo Money" | | | |
| 1993 | Police Quest: Open Season | Nicolette | | | |
| 1993 | Police Quest: Open Season | Raymond Jones | | | |
| 1993 | Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers | Dee Jay | Playable | Jamaican | |
| 1993 | Virtua Fighter | Jeffry McWild | Playable | | |
| 1994 | Bebe's Kids | Kahlil | | | |
| 1994 | Bebe's Kids | LaShawn | | | |
| 1994 | Killer Instinct | T.J. Combo | | | |
| 1994 | Tough Guy | Sheana | Playable | | |
| 1994 | The King of Fighters '94 | Lucky Glauber | | | |
| 1994 | The King of Fighters '94 | Heavy-D! | | | |
| 1995 | Mortal Kombat 3 | Cyrax | Playable | | |
| 1995 | Fighting Vipers | Grace | | | |
| 1995 | Tekken 2 | Bruce Irvin | | | |
| 1996 | Dead or Alive | Zack | | | |
| 1996 | Killer Instinct | Maya | | | |
| 1996 | Resident Evil | Kenneth J. Sullivan | | | |
| 1997 | Final Fantasy VII | Barrett Wallace | | | Leader of AVALANCHE |
| 1997 | Interstate '82 | Taurus | | | |
| 1997 | Tekken 3 | Eddy Gordo | Playable | | |
| 1997 | Tekken 3 | Tiger Jackson | Playable | | |
| 1997 | Mortal Kombat 4 | Kai | Playable | | |
| 1997 | Rival Schools: United by Fate | Boman Delgado | | | |
| 1997 | Street Fighter III: New Generation | Dudley | Playable | | |
| 1997 | Street Fighter III: New Generation | Elena | | | |
| 1997 | Street Fighter III: New Generation | Sean Matsuda | Playable | | |
| 1998 | Half-Life | Eli Vance | | | Eli is first named and plays a bigger role in Half Life 2, released 2004 |
| 1998 | Resident Evil 2 | Marvin Branagh | | | |
| 1998 | Metal Gear Solid | Donald Anderson (DARPA Chief) | | | |
| 1999 | Akuji the Heartless | Akuji | Playable | | |
| 1999 | Ready 2 Rumble Boxing | Afro Thunder | Playable | | |
| 1999 | The King of Fighters '99 Evolution | Seth | | | First playable as The King of Fighters 2000 |
| 1999 | Shadow Man | Michael LeRoi "Shadow Man" | Playable | | |
| 1999 | Urban Chaos | D'arci Stern | | | |

## 2000s

| Year | Title | Name | Role | Nationality | Notes |
| 2000 | Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn | Valygar Corthala | | | Also appeared in Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition, in 2013 |
| 2001 | Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive | Samuel Williams | | | |
| 2001 | Halo: The Fall of Reach | Sergeant Major Avery Junior Johnson | | | |
| 2001 | Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty | Fortune | NPC | | |
| 2001 | Virtua Fighter 4 | Vanessa Lewis | | | |
| 2002 | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City | Lance Vance | | | Also appears in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories |
| 2002 | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City | Victor Vance | | | Also appears in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories |
| 2002 | Men in Black II: Alien Escape | Agent J | Playable | | |
| 2002 | Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell | Irving Lambert | | | |
| 2003 | Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball | Lisa Hamilton | | | |
| 2003 | Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean | Ayme | | | |
| 2003 | Resident Evil Outbreak | Jim Chapman | | | |
| 2003 | Resident Evil Outbreak | Mark Wilkins | | | |
| 2003 | Unreal II: The Awakening | John Dalton | | | |
| 2004 | Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas | Carl "CJ" Johnson | Playable | | |
| 2004 | Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas | Kendl Johnson | NPC | | |
| 2004 | Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas | Madd Dogg | NPC | | |
| 2004 | Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas | OG Loc | NPC | | |
| 2004 | Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas | Sean Johnson | NPC | | |
| 2004 | Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas | Big Smoke | NPC | | |
| 2004 | Half-Life 2 | Alyx Vance | | | Alyx is playable in the VR game Half Life Alyx, released in 2020 |
| 2004 | Mortal Kombat: Deception | Darrius | Playable | | |
| 2004 | Rumble Roses | Aisha | Playable | | |
| 2004 | The Suffering | Torque | | | |
| 2004 | Tekken 5 | Raven | Playable | | |
| 2005 | Fahrenheit | Tyler Miles | | | |
| 2005 | Killer7 | Garcian Smith | | | |
| 2006 | Dead Rising | Brad Garrison | NPC | | |
| 2006 | Dreamfall: The Longest Journey | Kian Alvane | | | |
| 2006 | Final Fantasy XII | Fran | | | |
| 2006 | Wii Sports | Matt | Playable | | |
| 2007 | Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare | Staff Sgt. Griggs | | | |
| 2007 | Crysis | Laurence Barnes "Prophet" | | | |
| 2007 | No More Heroes | Shinobu Jacobs | | | |
| 2007 | Mass Effect | David Anderson | | | |
| 2007 | Team Fortress 2 | Demoman | Playable | Scottish | |
| 2008 | Dead Space | Zach Hammond | NPC | | |
| 2008 | Fallout 3 | Three Dog | | | |
| 2008 | Left 4 Dead | Louis | Playable | American | |
| 2008 | Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots | Crying Wolf | Playable | | |
| 2008 | Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots | Drebin 893 | NPC | | |
| 2008 | Grand Theft Auto IV | Dwayne | | | |
| 2008 | Punch-Out!! | Disco Kid | | | |
| 2009 | ARMA 2 | Master Sergeant Matthew "Coops" Cooper | | | |
| 2009 | Borderlands | Roland | | | |
| 2009 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 | Sergeant Foley | | | |
| 2009 | Final Fantasy XIII | Sazh Katzroy | | | |
| 2009 | Halo 3: ODST | Romeo | | | |
| 2009 | League of Legends | Ekko | Playable | Undefined | |
| 2009 | League of Legends | Lucian | Playable | Undefined | |
| 2009 | League of Legends | Senna | Playable | Undefined | |
| 2009 | League of Legends | Pyke | Playable | Undefined | |
| 2009 | League of Legends | Rell | Playable | Undefined | |
| 2009 | League of Legends | K'Sante | Playable | Undefined | |
| 2009 | Batman: Arkham Asylum | Aaron Cash | | | |
| 2009 | Bayonetta | Rodin | NPC | British | |
| 2009 | Left 4 Dead 2 | Coach | Playable | American | |
| 2009 | Left 4 Dead 2 | Rochelle | Playable | American | |
| 2009 | The House of the Dead: Overkill | Isaac Washington | | | |
| 2009 | MadWorld | Black Baron | | | |
| 2009 | Resident Evil 5 | Josh Stone | | | |
| 2009 | Resident Evil 5 | Sheva Alomar | | | |
| 2009 | Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey | Commander Gore | | | |

## 2010s

| Year | Title | Name | Role | Nationality | Notes |
| 2010 | BioShock 2: Minerva's Den | Charles Milton Porter | | | |
| 2010 | Heavy Rain | Mad Jack | NPC | | |
| 2010 | Pokémon Black and White | Lenora | NPC | American* | Archeologist and former Normal-type Gym Leader. |
| 2010 | Pokémon Black and White | Marshal | NPC | American* | Unova's Fighting-type Elite Four member. |
| 2010 | Pokémon Black and White | Iris | | | |
| 2010 | No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle | Nathan Copeland | | | |
| 2010 | Mass Effect 2 | Jacob Taylor | | | |
| 2010 | Metroid: Other M | Anthony Higgs | | | |
| 2011 | Dead Island | Sam B | | | |
| 2011 | Deus Ex: Human Revolution | Yelena Fedorva | | | |
| 2011 | Infamous 2 | Nix | | | |
| 2011 | The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim | Nazir Nazeem | | | |
| 2011 | Anarchy Reigns | Blacker Baron | | | |
| 2012 | Assassin's Creed III: Liberation | Aveline de Grandpré | Playable | French | Aveline is born lives under French Louisiana era |
| 2012 | Borderlands 2 | Sir Hammerlock | | | |
| 2012 | Diablo III | Tyrael | | | |
| 2012 | Fire Emblem Awakening | Basilio | | | |
| 2012 | The Walking Dead | Clementine | Playable | | |
| 2012 | The Walking Dead | Lee Everett | | | |
| 2012 | Mass Effect | Steven Cortez | NPC | Undefined | |
| 2012 | Hitman Absolution | Raymond Valentine | | | |
| 2012 | Clash of Clans | Hog Rider | Troop | Undefined | |
| 2012 | Starhawk | Emmett Graves | | | |
| 2012 | Spec Ops: The Line | Lieutenant Alphanso Adams | | | |
| 2013 | Assassin's Creed | Adéwalé | NPC | | |
| 2013 | Batman: Arkham Origins | Warden Martin Joseph | NPC | | |
| 2013 | Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition | Hexxat | Playable | | |
| 2013 | BioShock Infinite | Daisy Fitzroy | | | |
| 2013 | Grand Theft Auto V | Franklin Clinton | Playable | | |
| 2013 | Marlow Briggs and the Mask of Death | Marlow Briggs | | | |
| 2013 | The Last of Us | Henry | NPC | | |
| 2013 | The Last of Us | Marlene | NPC | | |
| 2013 | The Last of Us | Riley Abel | NPC | | |
| 2013 | The Last of Us | Sam | NPC | | |
| 2013 | Killer Is Dead | Bryan Roses | | | |
| 2013 | Remember Me | Nilin | | | |
| 2013 | Pokémon X and Y | Grant | | | |
| 2013 | The Wonderful 101 | Wonder-Black | | | |
| 2014 | Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel | Aurelia Hammerlock | | | |
| 2014 | Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare | Sergeant Cormack | | | |
| 2014 | Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare | Knox | | | |
| 2014 | Dragon Age: Inquisition | Delrin Barris | | | |
| 2014 | Dragon Age: Inquisition | Vivienne | | | |
| 2015 | Fallout 4 | Preston Garvey | | | |
| 2015 | Life Is Strange | Principal Ray Wells | | | Also appears in Life Is Strange: Before the Storm |
| 2015 | Pillars of Eternity and Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire | Pallegina | | | |
| 2015 | Heroes of the Storm | Qhira | | | |
| 2015 | Mortal Kombat X | Jacqui Briggs | | | |
| 2015 | Tekken 7 | Master Raven | | | |
| 2015 | Tekken 7 | Leroy Smith | | | Released in 2019 |
| 2015 | Until Dawn | Matt | | | |
| 2016 | Dead by Daylight | Philip Ojomo | Playable | Nigerian | A killer known as "The Wraith". |
| 2016 | Dead by Daylight | Lisa Sherwood | Playable | American | A killer known as "The Hag". |
| 2016 | Dead by Daylight | Herman Carter | Playable | American | A killer known as "The Doctor". |
| 2016 | Dead by Daylight | Joey | Playable | Canadian | A killer who is a part of a band of other killers known as "The Legion". |
| 2016 | Dead by Daylight | Claudette Morel | Playable | Canadian | A survivor. |
| 2016 | Dead by Daylight | Adam Francis | Playable | Jamaican | A survivor. |
| 2016 | Nuclear Throne | Rogue | | | |
| 2016 | Mafia III | Lincoln Clay | Protagonist | American | |
| 2016 | Overwatch | Baptiste | Playable | | |
| 2016 | Overwatch | Doomfist | Playable | | |
| 2016 | Overwatch | Lúcio | Playable | | |
| 2016 | Hitman | Olivia Hall | | | |
| 2016 | Hitman | Kalvin Ritter | | | |
| 2016 | Pokémon Sun & Moon | Kiawe | NPC | Hawaiian* | He is the Fire-type Trial Captain of Alola. |
| 2016 | Pokémon Sun & Moon | Olivia | NPC | Hawaiian* | She is both a Kahuna and a member of the Alolan Elite Four. |
| 2016 | Stardew Valley | Demetrius | | | |
| 2016 | Stardew Valley | Maru | | | |
| 2016 | Uncharted 4: A Thief's End | Nadine Ross | | | |
| 2017 | Watch Dogs 2 | Marcus Holloway | | | |
| 2017 | Arms | Twintelle | | | |
| 2017 | Call of Duty WW2 | Marcus Howard | | | |
| 2017 | Dream Daddy | Mat Sella | | | |
| 2017 | Horizon Zero Dawn | Sylens | NPC | | Horizon Forbidden West |
| 2017 | Mass Effect: Andromeda | Liam Kosta | | | |
| 2017 | Prey | Dayo Igwe | | | |
| 2017 | Slime Rancher | Beatrix LeBeau | | | |
| 2017 | Splatoon 2 | Marina | | | |
| 2018 | Donut County | Mira | Playable | | |
| 2018 | Dandara | Dandara | Playable | | |
| 2018 | Red Dead Redemption 2 | Lenny Summers | | | |
| 2018 | Red Dead Redemption 2 | Tilly Jackson | | | |
| 2018 | Hitman 2 | Zoe Washington | NPC | | |
| 2018 | Hitman 2 | Sophia Washington | NPC | | |
| 2018 | Hitman: Sniper Assassin | Stone | Playable | | |
| 2018 | Return of the Obra Dinn | Winston Smith | NPC | American | |
| 2018 | Soulcalibur VI | Zasalamel | Playable | | |
| 2019 | The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan | Alex | | | |
| 2019 | The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan | Brad | | | |
| 2019 | The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan | Félicité "Fliss" DuBois | | | |
| 2019 | Devil May Cry 5 | J.D. Morrison | | | |
| 2019 | Apex Legends | Bangalore | | | |
| 2019 | Apex Legends | Lifeline | | | |
| 2019 | Pokémon Sword and Shield | Nessa | NPC | British | She is the Water-type gym leader of Galar. |
| 2019 | Pokémon Sword and Shield | Leon | NPC | British | He is the champion of the Galar region. |
| 2019 | Pokémon Sword and Shield | Hop | NPC | British | He is the player's rival and Leon's little brother. |

## 2020s

| Year | Title | Name | Role | Nationality | Notes |
| 2020 | Streets of Rage 4 | Cherry Hunter | Playable | | |
| 2021 | Deathloop | Colt Vahn | Protagonist | Undefined | |
| 2021 | Deathloop | Julianna Blake | Playable | Undefined | |
| 2021 | Far Cry 6 | Antón Castillo | NPC | | |
| 2022 | Fear & Hunger 2: Termina | O'saa | Playable | | A yellow mage from the faraway land of Abyssonia. He is inclined to participate in the namesake festival by the wizard Nas'hrah. |
| 2022 | Pokémon Scarlet & Violet | Ryme | NPC | Spanish* | A Gym Leader of Paldea who favors Ghost-types, her rap is known to "bring the dead to their feet". Former Gym Leader Tyme is her older sister. |
| 2022 | Pokémon Scarlet & Violet | Tyme | NPC | Spanish* | A Gym Leader of Paldea who favors Ghost-types, her rap is known to "bring the dead to their feet". Former Gym Leader Tyme is her older sister. |
| 2022 | The King of Fighters XV | Dolores | Playable | | |
| 2022 | Xenoblade Chronicles 3 | Taion | Playable | | |
| 2023 | Forspoken | Alfre Holland | Protagonist | American | |
| 2023 | Season: A Letter to the Future | Estelle | Protagonist | Undefined | |
| 2023 | Baldur's Gate 3 | Wyll Ravengard | Playable | Undefined | Wyll is one of 10 companions the player can choose recruit. He is also playable as an Orgin character. |
| 2023 | Street Fighter 6 | Kimberly | Playable | | |
| 2024 | Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League | Floyd Lawton "Deadshot" | Playable | American | Deadshot is one of four playable characters in this game. |
| 2024 | Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League | Amanda Waller | NPC | American | Director of the Suicide Squad and powerful figure in U.S. politics. She sends the Suicide Squad out to target a mind controlled Justice League. |
| 2024 | Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League | John Stewart | NPC | American | A Green Lantern and one of the heroes in the Justice League who is under Brainiac's mind control. |