#3. Aerith Gainsborough, as played by Bayley
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As the "Last Ancient", Aerith has probably the most important role in the game's narratives, outside of the game's primary hero and villain.
She's an individual holding onto the last remnants of an entire race of beings about to be wiped off the planet - as well as one being hunted by that planet's largest corporation, as they believe she is the key to them obtaining unlimited wealth and power.
That's a lot for one person to carry all at once.
Despite that, however, Aerith never loses her happy, carefree attitude. She is always looking at the positive side of things and always going into every situation in the game with a sense of wide-eyed enthusiasm.
It's this optimism that eventually contributes to [SPOILER REDACTED FOR ANYONE WHO HASN'T PLAYED A NEARLY 15-YEAR OLD VIDEO GAME], but it's also what makes her the game's most endearing character.
Current WWE SmackDown Women's Champion Bayley began her career in Vince McMahon's company in much the same fashion. Wide-eyed? Sure. But, she was always never unrealistic about the odds in front of her. Bayley always knew what she wanted to accomplish and kept on fighting until she either won the fight or was beaten herself.
Yes, she's playing a miserable, angry, scheming bad guy - and playing It exceptionally well, I might add - right now, but it's just more of an illustration of how she's able to switch between different roles, different personas, and take a particular mindset and apply it to a situation in her current WWE story.
It's why she's held the SmackDown Women's Championship for so long and why she would be perfect for this role.
Other candidates: Alexa Bliss and Natalya