Talk:Epic Rap Battles of History 52/@comment-24066939-20141228212452/@comment-15589301-20141229000733

True, but the thing is, they aren't very famous with people outside gaming. Take Mario bros for example. Mario is arguably the most famous video game ion of all time. On the other hand, Masterchief is the protagonist of Halo, Microsofts biggest franchise. These characters are known even by those who know nothing about the history of video games.

The two mentioned here, are generally quite obscure video game characters. When it comes to naming the most iconic, people will say people like Mario, Donkey Kong, Pikachu, Link, Sonic etc. Not Larry or Duke Nukem