DiamondLobby is a gaming site that covers multi-player computer games with helping readers become better players in mind. But, could the games themselves be better?
Citing data from Statista, DiamondLobby notes that only 18% of games in 2020 had female protagonists.
Rule 63 states that where there’s a male character, the internet can reimagine them a female character (or vice versa), so DiamondLobby did just that.
Captain Price
From Call of Duty’s Modern Warfare.
![Rule 63: Captain Price from Call of Duty](https://images-geeknative-com.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/04134001/Captain-Price.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&sharp=1&ssl=1)
Rule 63 inspiration
![Call of Duty](https://images-geeknative-com.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/04134012/Captain-Price-original.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&sharp=1&ssl=1)
Michelle De Santa
From GTA V.
![Rule 63: Michelle De Santa from GTA V](https://images-geeknative-com.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/04133925/De-Santa.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&sharp=1&ssl=1)
Rule 63 inspiration
![Michael from GTA V](https://images-geeknative-com.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/04133931/Michael-de-Santa.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&sharp=1&ssl=1)
DiamondLobby worked with artist Hossein Kalantari and created designs to encourage diversity and to promote non-sexualised female characters.
Brittney Lin, the brains behind the piece, noted;
Whilst male characters in games can often look rough and rugged, female characters are almost exclusively used as eye candy to please a predominantly male audience.”
Alex Hunter
From FIFA 21.
![Rule 63: Alex Hunter from FIFA 21](https://images-geeknative-com.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/04133941/Alex-Hunter-1.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&sharp=1&ssl=1)
Rule 63 inspiration
![FIFA 21](https://images-geeknative-com.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/04133857/Alex-Hunter-original.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&sharp=1&ssl=1)
Madam Chief
From Halo.
![Rule 63: Madam Chief from Halo](https://images-geeknative-com.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/04134037/Master-Chief.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&sharp=1&ssl=1)
Rule 63 inspiration
![Halo](https://images-geeknative-com.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/04134046/Master-Chief-original.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&sharp=1&ssl=1)
Brittney added,
We wanted to show that female characters can look great without being hyper-sexualized, and this is demonstrated no better than with our Master Chief redesign — that we dubbed ‘Madam Chief’ — who looks almost identical to her male counterpart. “
It only takes a quick Google search to see that when most people think of a female version of Master Chief, they think breasts, legs and more. But why? Master Chief wears full body armor. Whether you’re a man or a woman, if you’re wearing full body armor you’re going to look pretty similar on the outside.”
Eva da Firenze
From Assassin’s Creed.
![Rule 63: Eva da Firenze from Assassin's Creed](https://images-geeknative-com.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/04134104/Eva.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&sharp=1&ssl=1)
Rule 63 inspiration
![Assassin's Creed](https://images-geeknative-com.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/04134114/Ezio-Auditore-de-Firenzi.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&sharp=1&ssl=1)
Marcia Fenix
From Gears of War.
![Rule 63: Marcia Fenix from Gears of War](https://images-geeknative-com.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/04134124/Marcia-Fenix.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&sharp=1&ssl=1)
Rule 63 inspiration
![Gears of War](https://images-geeknative-com.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/04134133/Marcus-Fenix.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&sharp=1&ssl=1)
Luke Roberts, founder of DiamondLobby commented,
Whilst this content is relatively lighthearted and easy to digest, it also highlights deep-rooted issues within gaming (and tech in general) and aims to encourage greater diversity both directly and subconsciously as the industry moves forward in the future.”
Jenny Silverhand
From Cyberpunk.
![Rule 63: Jenny Silverhand from Cyberpunk 2077](https://images-geeknative-com.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/04134146/Silverhand.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&sharp=1&ssl=1)
Rule 63 inspiration
![Cyberpunk 2077](https://images-geeknative-com.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/04134153/johnny-silverhand.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&sharp=1&ssl=1)
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