Same character name, totally different game


Above: Zero (Mega Man X, MGS3, Zero the Kamikaze Squirrel)


Above: Leon (RE4, Castlevania: Lament of Innocence, Star Fox 64)


Above: Raiden (Fatal Fury, Raiden IV, Metal Gear Solid 2)


Above: Kasumi (Suikoden, King of Fighters, Dead or Alive, Mass Effect 2)


Above: Lightning (Final Fantasy XIII) and Lightning (Cars)

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Brett Elston

A fomer Executive Editor at GamesRadar, Brett also contributed content to many other Future gaming publications including Nintendo Power, PC Gamer and Official Xbox Magazine. Brett has worked at Capcom in several senior roles, is an experienced podcaster, and now works as a Senior Manager of Content Communications at PlayStation SIE.