There are many famous libraries that have appeared in video games all over. Often these repositories of great literature exist in their own right, a monument to knowledge managed by an invisible staff, or lie abandoned in an apocalyptic future, offering an insight into the world now lost.
However, there are rare instances where these libraries have visible staff, and these librarians become beloved characters in their own right. Rather than telling the player to shut up or wonder why he hasn’t returned his books, these librarians are often great sources of knowledge and can even spring into action themselves.
8 Librarians (Metro)
The Librarian’s Enemies in the Subway series are not librarians by the usual definition. They are one of the franchise’s many types of irradiated beasts, and these gorilla-like creatures call the Moscow State Library their home, hence their name.
Seemingly brainless and aggressive, they have shown signs of intelligence to match their name, sometimes being able to utter simple sentences. It is also possible not to fight them by staring down at them, although this can often be a tense experience as full eye contact is required and a reasonable distance must be kept.
7 Librarian (Discworld)
Not necessarily a video game character, as this monkey librarian first appeared in Terry Pratchett’s first disc world novel, The color of magicand turned into an orangutan in The light fantastic. Since then, he has become one of the more iconic characters in the franchise. So much so, he also appeared in the 1995 point and click adventure game based on the series.
In the game, he acts as a barrier to the main character, Rincewind, who obtains a book about dragon dens, and will resort to violence if called a monkey. Despite the librarian’s insistence that Rincewind needs a library card, the logic of the mid-90s adventure game prevails, and the real solution is to bribe the librarian with a banana. Naturally.
6 Grace Nakimura (Gabriel Knight)
The Gabriel Knight games were a series of much-loved point-and-click adventures released by Sierra in the 1990s, starring the titular character, a man with the power to fight supernatural creatures. Although the series is named after Gabriel himself, Grace Nakimura is an essential side character who helps him in his adventures.
Acting as Gabriel’s assistant at the bookstore he owns, Grace is a close friend who will do regular research at Gabriel’s request. In the second and third games, she also becomes a playable character and helps him more directly in the investigation. It is here that her research and research skills really shine.
5 Blathers (Animal Crossing)
Blathers is more of a museum curator than a standard librarian, but he’s so popular that he counts for this list. One of the Animal Crossing‘s recurring cast of NPCs, he will greet the player with enthusiasm and ask the player to bring sea creatures, insects, fossils and works of art to build his collection.
This friendly and knowledgeable owl will often provide facts about the specimens brought to him, and is even able to identify a counterfeit painting upon sight. His love of knowledge even trumps his hatred of critters, which he will include in the collection despite his aversion to them.
4 Popola (Kidney)
Popola and her twin sister Devola are twins who live in the unnamed village where the protagonist calls his home Kidney Replicant. While Devola spends her time as a city bard and entertains others with her songs and stories, Popola performs with the local librarian.
Along with her sister, Popola is one of the leaders of the village and often keeps an eye out for others, including Nier’s sister Yonah. She is also often the person who hands out targets for Nier’s quest. However, like many things in the Kidneyseries, her backstory may be a little more complex than it initially appears.
3 Mayor Domino (Final Fantasy 7)
In Final Fantasy 7, Mayor Domino was not meant to be a librarian. As elected head of the city of Midgar, his role is largely ceremonial as the Shinra Corporation takes control of the city instead. He now spends his time in company records, keeping records and helping people find what they need.
However, he proves to be useful to Cloud and the party, both in the original and in the remake of Final Fantasy 7, he helps them out because of his resentment that his position has become useless. In the original, he refers to the password to access the next floor, and a correct guess can get the player some cool rewards, while in the remake it’s his meddling with the security system that allows the party to effectively enter the Shinra building. bowls.
2 Lisa (Genshin impact)
One of the Genshin impactstarting characters, Lisa is obtained by completing her missions in the main story prologue. She is the librarian of the Knights of Favonius and maintains the huge collection of books found in the city of Monstadt.
Lisa is a great source of knowledge for the people, happy to answer complex questions that everyone has, and leads a simple life and keeps the books in order. However, she possesses great magical ability, learned during her time as a student of magic, and her lightning powers can be used in battle as part of the player’s party.
1 Master Librarian (Castlevania: Symphony Of The Night)
Found in the Long Library of Dracula’s Castle, the Master Librarian in Castlevania: Symphony of the Night is employed by Dracula, but is willing to help him defeat him. Acting both as a librarian and a merchant, the Master Librarian has several items that Alucard may be interested in at the right price. Unsurprisingly, some of these items include typical library fare like spellbooks and maps, but weapons, armor, and potions are also provided.
He is so iconic that a character named Orlok Dracule appears in Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, director Koji Igarashi’s attempt to revive the Castlevania series without Konami. He performs much the same function as the Master Librarian, with a suspiciously similar appearance and voice to Alucard himself. Curious.
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