Maternal Instinct: Celebrating The Best & Worst Moms Of Video Games
On May 12th, we give thanks to our mothers and moms for raising us right and proper, as well as taking care of us during our childhood and even adult years.
At the same time, we also hold a moment of silence for the mothers of video games. They have it rough; they either die early, turn evil, or have their kids run off to go questing and some other world-saving nonsense.
From the best to the worst and in-between, let’s raise a glass or two for these hard-working and (mostly unloved) matriarch figures in video game history.
Hecate – Hades 2
The latest addition to this list. Hecate in Hades 2 is basically Melinoë mother figure, raising her and training her in the ways of the witch. While she’s an early boss character, she fights her surrogate daughter to prep her for her eventual confrontation with the Titan of Time Chronos. She’s also up for a conversation at the game’s hub area The Crossroads, usually near the cauldron where Mel does her incantations. And if you have bath salts, you can have a heart-to-heart talk with her while relaxing in the springs nearby. Truly a game mom figure of 2024.
Mia Winters – Resident Evil Village
You don’t see much mothering from Mia Winters beyond the start of RE Village, but you can feel the dedication towards her daughter Rose. This is pretty evident to how Rose ends up at the end of the game and in the RE Village DLC.
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