2. Lara Croft, from Tomb Raider

Covered in filth, but still hot

Lara Croft made us realize that yes, it’s possible to fall in love with polygons.

Intelligent, beautiful, athletic, and an accomplished marksman to boot, English adventurer and archaeologist Lara Croft won her way into many hearts when her first game was released in 1996. From then on, the world hasn’t been able to get enough of her and her… comically enormous assets. Sure, her popularity’s waxed and waned over the years, leading to one reboot in 2006, and another more successful one in 2013. But Lara’s always been that girl – the girl we just can’t let go.

Sure, she’s more of a bow-and-arrow girl these days, but Lara’s always been a gun girl. Towards the end of the 2013 reboot, she even uses guns in both hands, like she does in her original, iconic incarnation. She’s a little more unstable now, courtesy of her harrowing experiences in Yamatai. But she’s also more believable, more alive. She’s been to the darkest place imaginable and survived, and she’s stronger – not to mention all the more beautiful – for it.

Just.... daaayyuuummmm

Two lethal weapons!

Oh look, she's a gamer, too!