#42: Golden Axe (Sega, Mega Drive, 1989/1990)

You can, if you wish, play as TYRIS=FLARE, the amazon (her father and mother were killed by Death=adder), who wears a stellar example of the much derided chain-mail bikini into battle. But her male counterpart, AX=BATTLER, the barbarian (his mother was killed by Death=adder), is just as scantily clad, if not more-so. 

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If you prefer a more modestly dressed hero, however, there is the third option, GILIUS=THUNDERHEAD, the dwarf (his brother was killed by Death=adder). This was always my choice, and given his status as the series’ representative in future games like Sega Superstars Tennis, I suspect that I am not alone in this. Maybe it’s a prudish distate for the near nudity of the other playable characters, or that their image of physical perfection is more intimidating than relatable, maybe it’s just that in a game called Golden Axe, I thought I ought to pick the one with an axe