8) Pai Chan (Virtua Fighter)

“You.. look different Pai, did…did you do something to your hair? No that’s not it…”

There’s something to be said about early adopters, and Pai Chan was one of them. During an era where 2-D fighters were king, Pai Chan held her own as leader of the new school and paved the way for future 3-D femme fatales in video games. When 3-D games looked rough and ugly, Pai made them look smooth and beautiful. Pai, along with the Virtua Fighter series gave us hope that the 3-D era would soon be awesome. Pretty good for a character once considered a Chun Li clone huh?