<h2>#8 Samus Aran</h2>
If Master Chief were to play the dating game, Samus would surely be his first choice. A hot blonde in a futuristic super-suit with built-in missiles, lasers and energy beams who&#8217;s not afraid to buckle down and kick butt. Frighteningly alluring. Samus also helped pioneer female protagonists in gaming, a full decade before a certain Ms. Croft entered the scene.
<br><br><b>Finest hour... Super Metroid (1994)</b>
 

#8 Samus Aran

If Master Chief were to play the dating game, Samus would surely be his first choice. A hot blonde in a futuristic super-suit with built-in missiles, lasers and energy beams who’s not afraid to buckle down and kick butt. Frighteningly alluring. Samus also helped pioneer female protagonists in gaming, a full decade before a certain Ms. Croft entered the scene.

Finest hour... Super Metroid (1994)

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