6 Gaming Franchises That Swapped Their Male Lead For A Woman

In all media forms, long-running franchises evolve, be it as a reflection of cultural changes or simply to take the story in a fresh direction. While series like Tomb Raider and, naturally, Mario are too intrinsically tied to their icons for their mainline entries to completely move on, plenty of video game franchises have swapped protagonists over the decades. Devil May Cry, Metal Gear Solid, and Ninja Gaiden all relegated their cool-as-heck heroes to secondary or non-existent players.