Easter is, along with Christmas, one of the biggest holidays for Roman Catholics and Greek Catholics and is traditionally celebrated in April when we remember Jesus' passion and resurrection. Its symbols are of course eggs and ham and rabbits, the world of video games has always been full of these cute animals, and we bring you an overview of some of the most famous faces.
Raving Rabbids
The white and somewhat crazy creatures Rabbids have become best known for their collaborations with Ubisoft's mascot Rayman, but also Nintendo's most famous mustache Super Mario and that on two occasions (Kingdom Battle from 2017 and Sparks of Hope from 2020). Their titles were mostly of the multiplayer party genre, and it all started in 2006. year with the game Rayman Raving Rabbids and since then a total of 25+ parts have been released.
Jazz Jackrabbit
Before they became famous with the megahits Gears of War and Fortnite, Epic Games developed the platformer Jazz Jackrabbit which helped them become what they are today. This trilogy can best be described as a combination of Sonic with shooting, and Jack unfortunately remains a bit of a forgotten title nowadays. Its creators Arjan Brussee and Cliff Bleszinski later worked on the series Gears of War and Killzone and had their own studio Boss Key Productions, which will be remembered for the titles Lawbreakers and Radical Heights.
Rabites
Rabites are creatures from RPG series Mana by Japanese Square Enix and are among the first enemies we encounter, they are similar to Goombas from Super Mario or slimes from Dragon Quest.
Peppy Hare
Peppy is one of the famous mascots of the Nintendo series Star Fox and also the oldest member of the team of the same name who is still able to fly and serves as an assistant to Fox McCloud in the fight against Andross. He is also the mentor of the team and also flew with Fox's father James before his disappearance, however, many players will remember him for the phrase "Do a barrel roll" which has become a meme of the internet and pop culture.
Rayton
Rayton is the hero of the video game F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch which is a futuristic metroidvania adventure. He is equipped with a large robotic fist and is a former pilot, and the fist is also a symbol of anger against the world, which he later upgrades into a whip and a drill.
Alice
Alice is a character from the martial arts series Bloody Roar in which everyone has the ability to transform from a human form into an animal hybrid. Alice Tsukagami is a nurse and the first fighter of the series and she returned in all the sequels where she could perform wild combo moves with the help of her form.
Cinderace
The world of Pokemon has always been full of different creatures, and one of them is Cinderace who is an eighth generation starter (Sword/Shield, Arceus) and likes to play football. He is a fire-type Pokemon, and in the Isle of Armor expansion for Sword and Shield he got a Gigantamax version which gave him a big fireball.
Kaze
Kaze is the title character of Kaze and the Wild Masks, a side-scrolling adventure inspired by Donkey Kong. After gaining the power of Wild Masks, Kaze can absorb the powers of other animals such as the shark and the falcon.
Cream the Rabbit
Sonic the blue hedgehog and his friends may be fast, but they are also different kinds of animals. One of them is Cream the Rabbit which can float in the air and uses a creature called Chao to make ranged attacks. Cream is also the only character in the series to have these powers, and her first appearance was in Sonic Adventure 2 on the Game Boy Advance in 2002.
Fran
Fran is one of the main supporting characters from Final Fantasy XII The Zodiac Age and also the pilot of the Strahl ship. Her unique accent and mysteriousness made her one of the players' favorite characters.
Bugs Bunny
Even though he's more likely to be seen on the small and big screens, Bugs Bunny and the rest of the Looney Tunes crew continue to be a part of the video game world, and throughout his long career we've seen Bugs in some stand-alone titles.
Reader Rabbit
The Learning Company was an American company from Palo Alto that was founded in 1980 and they mostly developed educational games for children, and there were also famous franchises: Arthur, The Powerpuff Girls, SpongeBob SquarePants, Sesame Street and others. However, he will remain most famous for the series Reader Rabbit, Carmen Sandiego, Cluefinders, but also as one of the publishers of Prince of Persia 3D. My first contact with the Reader Rabbit series was in kindergarten and early elementary school when my parents bought me copies of the picture below, which I played on an old Packard Bell computer that had Windows 98.
