One of Ubisoft’s upcoming games in 2022 is called Skull and Bones, a historical pirate game that was originally going to serve as a spin-off of Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag, but ended up becoming its own unique pirate game that takes place in the Indian Ocean.
Assassin’s Creed video games gained popularity by using the past and blurring fiction into their stories, often using myths and legends from that time. Many gamers love a good historical game, even if it exaggerates the truth. While these games can be informative, they also help get players interested in a certain period or historical figure and investigate them further, which helps more people love history.
10 Robert Maynard
Robert Maynard is not an incredibly well-known historical figure and his only notable feat in history is quite impressive. He is the man known for defeating Blackbeard. To see also : Shows Video Game TV Rated by Tomatometer. He brilliantly tricked the pirate captain into an ambush and overwhelmed him.
While not much is known about Maynard, that actually gives him the edge as a video game protagonist. While the games generally focus on playing as pirates during the Golden Age of Piracy, it would be an interesting turn of events to play as a Marine Lieutenant who is actually fighting pirates. He also doesn’t gain extraordinary fame or wealth from capturing Blackbeard, which allows him to be a character with a sympathetic backstory.
9 Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc is a well-known heroine from France. To see also : 10 Best “Couldn’t Put Down” Books to Get You Out of a Reading Slump. Her acts of bravery and strength will always hail her as a memorable figure, but also as a person who was both hated and revered and ultimately sentenced to death.
A Joan video game would not only be great for her combat, but also for her use of the divine voices she was said to hear. The voices can be a guiding force in the game helping you find a goal or learn how to overcome a certain obstacle. This would be a great way to blur the fantasy into the game, as the voice you heard could expand to a much larger part of the story.
8 Velu Nachiyar
Velu was an Indian warrior queen from a state called Sivaganga who fought against the British East India Company and even defeated them. She is known for being fluent in several languages and different forms of martial arts. This may interest you : 10 Best Video Games That Actually Never End. He is also possibly the first person to design a human bomb, lathering one of his servants with oil and causing them to explode when they meet the enemy.
Velu’s story is one of tactics and combat. Most video games have male protagonists and not many historical video games generally have a female protagonist. Velu would help provide video games with an incredible variety of combat, from melee to different weapons, and also give fans a game that nails historical accuracy.
7 Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great is best known for his seemingly endless conquests that continued until his death. Much is still unknown about the man, but he left a huge mark on the world.
A game involving Alexander the Great would have to include a lot of conquest and tactics. There are many games in which characters undergo various quests and eventually fight in a grand battle that secures a specific region or country under their affiliation’s control. This is the kind of gameplay mechanic that would offer an Alexander game with plenty of possibilities for the rest of the game.
6 Arminius
Arminius is not very different from many fictional characters. Those who are driven from their homes by the oppressors but rise through the ranks and become like families to those who robbed them. Then they are left with the struggle: to choose their original family or the new one.
Arminius, of course, chose his original in what is now known as Germany. He fought against the Romans, betraying them and overthrowing the army he led there. There is a TV show on Netflix called Barbarians that captures this battle and the character well and helps show how it would work well as a video game.
5 William Wallace
William Wallace may be best known today thanks to Mel Gibson’s Braveheart, which alone has had some influence on gaming, though it’s far from a historically inaccurate film. Wallace was a hero of Scotland and a martyr after he was brutally executed by the English.
William did not win independence from Scotland, but he still won a victorious battle over the English and probably would have won more had it not been for a traitor named John of Menteith who handed him over to the English. While he didn’t have many battles, there are enough to make for a pretty epic video game. And while Wallace falls, there are others who continue to fight.
4 Ching Shih
While most pirates are best known for their activity in the Caribbean islands, Ching Shih was an infamous pirate in the South China Sea. He lived in the middle of the Qing dynasty after the Golden Age of piracy. She was said to have 1,800 pirate ships and 80,000 men which is far greater in number than any pirate in the Caribbean would have had and is widely considered the most successful female pirate of all time, despite her male counterparts being better known.
Ching Shih’s story is not romantic like Anne Bonny’s and she uses her marriage to gain greater power over the seas. His story would translate perfectly into a video game, giving fans a new perspective on pirates in China and in a different region of the world. Battles in the game would be on a large scale and would involve deploying pirate ships and fleets at different locations on a map.
3 Tlahuicole
Tlahuicole was a Tlaxcalan warrior known for his honor and contempt for the Aztec empire. While his physical prowess was unmatched, he was ultimately defeated by the Aztecs and served under them, as Moctezuma II did not want to waste so much strength. In the end, Tlahuicole was finally granted the death he desired by fighting multiple Aztec warriors at once.
Tlahuicole is one of the most notable warriors who set foot in what is now known as Mexico. His character could give a unique perspective that allows him to see the Aztecs as a separate force, as well as the Spanish conquistadors. While Tlahuicole did not fight the Spanish conquest against the Aztecs (since he died a year before the war started), he could still have many conflicts and skirmishes against them.
2 Vlad the Impaler
Vlad the Impaler is much better known for the character he inspired, Count Dracula. While Dracula has been made and remade over and over again, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to revisit this Romanian hero for a video game. Although depending on who tells his story, he is also seen as a villain.
A video game following Vlad would certainly be dark, but it would also make for a compelling and harrowing story. While Vlad only has enough prowess to work as a video game character as it is, a game could also begin to mix up the vampire mythos surrounding the character and give the character a successful origin story. This would also be an opportunity to revisit the underrated vampire movie Dracula Untold and redeem a story that had potential.
1 Miyamoto Musashi
Miyamoto Musashi is considered to be one of the greatest samurai, if not the greatest, of all time. He was also a philosopher and writer who wrote The Book of Five Rings, which is still often used today in a similar way to The Art of War. It is said that he fought and won more than 50 duels without losing a single time.
Musashi’s story is a bit exaggerated in the Musashi novel, which has a popular manga adaptation called Vagabond but still contains many historical truths. Musashi may very well be the perfect character a video game deserves with the way he overcomes so many different types of trials with his sword and his mind. The large number of duels he faces will present a great challenge to the players, especially dueling against 50 samurai at the same time.
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