When it comes to everyone’s favorite video game characters, they tend to speak in pretty simple ways. Even some of the most satisfying narrative experiences feature characters with average speech patterns. It makes sense; hearingMaster Chief call everyone “dawg”would be a bit weird.
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If you spend your timethinking about video games as much as I do, you might wonder what they’d be like in the real world. Then you might wonder what their favorite slang would be, and then you’d realize you probably need to go outside and do something else with your time. Still, there are a lot of great characters and even better slang that many of them would totally use.
10Glados - “Hits Different”
There’s no telling how truly powerful Glados could be if she worked in some modern slangto her ceaseless taunting. Of every piece of slang she could pick up, she’d definitely be the kind of person who uses the phrase “hits different” in the sassiest way possible.
Getting absolutely demolished in aPortaltest chamber only to hear Glados going off about how seeing you specifically fail “hits different” again and again would be infuriating. Then there are all the different types of puzzles she could be talking about. Luckily, we’ll never have to deal with something like that. The world just might not be ready for a hip Glados.
9Albert Wesker - “Lit”
For as evil as Wesker is, and for all the pure anime energy he oozes, he also does embody a kind of twisted dad energy. Wesker is absolutely the kind of guy who would hear “lit” and suddenly start incorporating it into his speech as much as possible to sound even cooler.
Complete global saturation would be lit, wouldn’t it, Wesker? The strangest part is that Wesker using a word like that wouldn’t even change the ton of theResident Evilgames he’s in.They’re all so over the topthat Wesker’s description of horrific situations and evil viruses as “lit” makes sense.
8Link - “Yeet”
Exactly whyThe Legend Of Zelda’sLink would almost certainly be the master of yeet should be self-explanatory. Link runs around tossing bombs and other objects clean over his head with the kind of vigor that deserves a hearty “YEET!”
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Sure, Link may be the quiet type, but he’s vocal when it counts, and adding in a “yeet” sound effect for Link would be pure gold.Throwing bombs would have so much more impactwhen you know Link is just as into the destruction as you. Another option that would be equally fantastic would be the classic “Kobe!”
7Kratos - “Shook”
ConsideringGod Of War’sKratos has been bringing the dad energy as of late, it only makes sense that he’d attempt to relate to his son by picking up some slang. While he has his moments with Atreus, Kratos wouldn’t miss an opportunity to ask if the boy was “shook.”
I’d be willing to go as far as to say that Kratos would cheese up the slang even further by asking if he was “shooketh.” There are more than a few spots in the games in which it would be hilarious to hear Kratos break out the slang, but it would definitely tear everyone out of whatever immersion had been established.
6Agent 47 - “Low-Key”
For whatever reason, I’ve always been of the opinion that Agent 47 probably has some kind of deeply twisted sense of humor. I can see him getting briefed on some musical-based assassination tasks and working in the term “low-key” as much as possible.
Who needs to be undercover when they could just be low-key? On the flip side, he’d probably also use the alternate term “high-key” whenever missions don’t go as planned and things have to get a bit louder. Agent 47 just seems like the kind of guy who’d try to be hip and trendy, even if he’s a bit of a twisted person.
5Commander Shepard - “Bae”
Mass Effect’sCommander Shepard is a pretty cheesy character, so a piece of slang that’s a bit outdated and cheesy fits perfectly for them.Considering all the romance that goes on aboard the Normandy, it only makes sense that Shepard would refer to their partner as “bae.”
The use of the term might take away from the drama of some of the more romantic scenes, especially toward the end of the trilogy, but it’s exactly the kind of thing we’d all expect from Shepard. Although, it’s possible Shepard could use the term for evil, attempting to get more than one bae on board.
4Cloud Strife - “Bruh”
There are just too many “bruh” moments inFinal Fantasy 7for that not to be Cloud’s favorite word. It would fit in as a perfect replacement for his classic “whatever,” but it would also give him a lot more character in his many interactions across the game.
Seeing Cloud get all dressed up in women’s clothes, only for Aerith or Tifa to end up being picked by Corneo is definitely a “bruh” moment. Even better, both the death of Aerith and the major revelation of the game would be made into hilarious moments with a perfectly-timed “bruh.”
3Shadow The Hedgehog - “Cap”
Shadow has become a bit of a meme over the years for how cool he is often made to come across. That cool often comes off as a bit dorkish, thanks to how over-the-top he can be at times, but people still love Shadow.
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In the midst of his edgy rants, Shadow would absolutely be the type to fit in some slang where it doesn’t belong. Everyone would know how serious Shadow is when he suddenly finishes his impassioned speech about the world and his power with a simple “no cap.”
2Nathan Drake - “Hangry”
Uncharted’sNathan Drake seems like the kind of guy who would hear a term like “hangry” and immediately begin using it as often as possible simply because he thinks kids think the word is cool,like zodiac signs. Of course, Nathan Drake would also be the kind of guy to misunderstand the phrase and misuse it constantly.
Instead of thinking the term was used to identify anger based on a lack of food, he’d probably think the term was a hunger for anger. He’d get himself into a tense situation and let everyone know that he was ready to be hangry, which would immediately confuse all his opponents.
1Leon Kennedy - “Flex”
Everyone had to know that the cheesy action hero of the Resident Evil franchise, Leon Kennedy, would be a fan of slang. Especially in his new modern remake iteration, Leon seems like the kind of guy to try to be much cooler than he is.
Seeing a villager close in with a chainsaw in the upcoming Resident Evil 4 remake is the kind of thing that would result in a confused look and a “weird flex, but okay” from Leon. That’s without mentioning all the moments he’d break that term out for others like Ada and Krauser.
