14. Élise (Assassin’s Creed Unity)

If one thing is clear, is that Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed Unity did not set the world alight in 2014. This was due to its buggy launch and derivative gameplay. Also, the game drew a lot of criticism for not featuring a female character to play as, something many gamers had been requesting.

The game has Élise, though, a redhead who’s the lover and sidekick of protagonist Arno. She’s handy with a sword and lends a hand to Arno’s buddies, despite being part of the evil Templar order herself. Élise is more than a damsel in distress then, but admittedly also a sexy woman in her ballroom dress or combat suit, and one who can hold her own in the chaos of the game’s French Revolution.

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