Another example of a fully-fleshed out video game Player Character – a Barbarian Shaman from the seminal Everquest. Also presents setting elements such as the Northmen, the Tribunal, Halas, the epic weapon quest, etc..
A full-on example of a Player Character in the Warframe video game. This also explains Tenno Void abilities, a chunk of the game’s backstory, the Lotus-issued spaceships (pre-Railjack), and the like.
A fully fleshed-out sample heroic/dark fantasy character, based on a weird Path of Exile build. A burning intelligent sword that kills her wielders, darting acrobatics based on a magical proximity sense, a feral huntress with a pet canary, these sorts of things.
Weretigress criminal Indonesian revenant forced to fight in a low-fantasy dismal world. Inspired by the niche Din’s Curse video game, because I was playing that instead of working.
A window into the Destiny “epic sci-fi” video game universe. To learn about the Worm Gods, the Sword Logic, the Traveller’s Ghosts, the Last City, the European Dead Zone, the Rasputin Warmind, the Infinite Forest, etc..
Fleshed-out example of a Vanquisher in the first Torchlight video game. Mutant one-woman circus and sharpshooter with magical lynx pet and paired pistols.
Fully-fleshed out necromancer in the Guild Wars 2 setting. Atypical, benign necro who likes rabbits (and magical action princess outfits). But read the Elegant Fox Spirit character profile first if you don’t know about GW2.
A writeup of the Assassin character class in Diablo II, information about assassins in this game world, and an example of background and characterization to flesh out the archetype.