8 Best Scottish Characters In Video Games

Summary

• Alexander Graham Bell in Assassin's Creed Syndicate is a helpful ally and a good guy.
• Suvi from Mass Effect Andromeda offers unique perspectives on science and faith.
• Demoman in Team Fortress 2 is an explosive and funny character.

Video games can be set in all sorts of places. Naturally, you see a lot of titles that take place in Japan, America, or some fantasy world. You even see a number of titles set in countries like Poland. Yet, there aren't a whole lot of games that allow you to explore Scotland.

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That said, the country isn't completely ignored by the industry. After all, there are plenty of games that include Scottish characters, even if you're more likely to see them in outer space than in their own homeland. Still, it's nice to see Scots get a bit of representation, especially when games resist the urge to make them cliched Groundskeeper-Willie-types. The following examples are Scottish characters done right.

8 Alexander Graham Bell

Assassin's Creed Syndicate

If you know a bit of history, you may have recognized the name Alexander Graham Bell before Assassin's Creed Syndicate was even announced. This is because he was a famous inventor from the 1800s who patented the first telephone.

Since the Assassin's Creed series often uses real historical figures, and Syndicate takes place in the 1800s, Graham Bell is featured in the game. He serves as an ally for the protagonists, creating gear for them. Not only is he a useful teammate, but he's also a good guy. After all, he refuses to join the game's main villainous group despite their threats and even helps stop their wicked plans.

7 Suvi

Mass Effect Andromeda

Mass Effect Andromeda is a very divisive game, but it does have some things going for it, including Suvi. She is a scientist who's aboard your ship throughout the entire game. The woman is enthusiastic about her work and the wonders of the universe.

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What's really interesting about her, though, is that while she is a big believer in science, she is also religious. Rarely do you see a fictional scientist who believes in God. This leads to some fascinating conversations with her as she gives her unique perspective on science and faith. The romance with her is wholesome, too.

6 Jezz Torrent

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

Jezz Torrent is the lead singer of the famous Scottish rock band known as LoveFist in the Grand Theft Auto series. Because it's GTA, all of the members are over-the-top characters.

Jezz stands out the most among the group due in part to his very thick Scottish accent. Other things you need to know about him are that he doesn't wear a shirt and is a big fan of drugs. Nobody will call him the deepest character ever, but he rivals some of the funniest characters in the series in pure entertainment value. If only he had more screen time.

5 Demoman

Team Fortress 2

As Team Fortress 2 is a multiplayer game with no story, Demoman doesn't get a lot of time to establish himself as a character. Yet, he doesn't need much time. All he needs is some in-game voice lines and the under-two-minute 'Meet the Demoman' video that Valve released many years ago.

These things alone show that Demoman is a very exciting and funny character. Living up to his name, he loves explosions and chaos, so an action-packed PvP multiplayer title like TF2 is the perfect place for him.

4 Korsica

Hi-Fi Rush

Korsica from Hi-Fi Rush isn't technically Scottish. After all, it's unclear if Earth even exists in Hi-Fi's sci-fi universe, so it's unlikely that Korsica was born in Scotland. Yet, she does have a Scottish accent, so she's some sort of futuristic version of a Scottish person. More importantly, she's a very entertaining character.

At the start of the game, she works for the evil corporation that you're trying to stop. She serves as their young head of security, but she's more ambitious than evil. She's also a bit of a hothead who gets frustrated and angry very quickly. This is part of what makes her entertaining, as the sight of her being wound up or annoyed is often humorous.

3 John 'Soap' MacTavish

Call Of Duty Series

In his first game, Soap isn't much of a character as he is a voiceless and faceless protagonist in Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. In fact, the only clue that he's Scottish is his last name.

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However, in Modern Warfare 2, he plays more of a mentor-like figure to your character and establishes more of a personality in the process. He's tough, heroic, and can sometimes be a bit snarky, especially when you mess up a stealth sequence. He continues in this vein into Modern Warfare 3, as he slowly becomes a character that's hard not to like.

2 Cameron 'Caz' McLeary

Still Wakes The Deep

Still Wakes The Deep is a first-person game, so you never actually get to see the face of the protagonist, Caz. Yet, you don't need to see what he looks like to be compelled by the man. He has a wife and two kids, but he spends the game away from them as he accepts a job on an oil rig to stay away from the police, who are after him.

While he is technically a criminal, as he's been charged with assaulting a man, he's not a bad guy. In fact, he spends much of the game helping people as the oil rig around him falls apart. He's not a squeaky-clean hero, but it's easy to root for the man and be captivated by his arc.

1 Red Mac Raith

Banishers: Ghosts Of New Eden

The two things you need to know about Red are that he's a banisher of ghosts and he's in love with his partner Antea. Unfortunately for him, these two things come together when Antea is killed near the start of the game. Throughout the rest of the tale, Antea lingers in her spirit form, but Red never gets to truly embrace her.

Yet, if he sacrifices enough people throughout the game, instead of banishing the ghosts that haunt them, he can bring her back. This is a very difficult moral dilemma that he must solve. Along the way, Red is an engaging character to follow. His interactions with the spirit of his lover can be romantic and witty at times, but he clearly still feels the pain of her loss.

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