Same character name, totally different game

While playing a bit of Spirit Tracks I bumped into a tiny old man named Niko, who’s apparently been a part of Link and Zelda’s watery quests since the Wind Waker days. After that revelation shook its way through my bones, I realized, oh hey, his name’s Niko… as in Niko Bellic!


Above: Niko (GTA IV) and Niko (Spirit Tracks)

This of course began a chain reaction and subsequent office email to come up with enough to populate a list worthy of the internet. So without further dicking around, here it is. Oh, one bit of dicking – I’ve left off a lot of common recurring names. If we listed every Chris, Jill, Jack and John we’d be here forever.


Above: Kratos (God of War) and Kratos (Tales of Symphonia)


Above: Shadow Man (Shadow Man) and Shadow Man (Mega Man 3)


Above: Mario (Super Mario Bros) and Mario (Assassin’s Creed II)


Above: Ryu (Ninja Gaiden) and Ryu (Street Fighter II)


Above: The Prince (Prince of Persia) and The Prince (Katamari Damacy)


Above: Dante (Devil May Cry) and Dante (Dante’s Inferno)

Brett Elston

A fomer Executive Editor at GamesRadar, Brett also contributed content to many other Future gaming publications including Nintendo Power, PC Gamer and Official Xbox Magazine. Brett has worked at Capcom in several senior roles, is an experienced podcaster, and now works as a Senior Manager of Content Communications at PlayStation SIE.