Video game characters introduced in 2000

Agent 47 is a fictional character and the protagonist of the Hitman franchise, created by the Danish company IO Interactive. In the franchise, there were six Hitman video game titles and two novels Hitman: Damnation and Hitman: Enemy Within. A 2007 film adaptation of the game was produced by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation with Timothy Olyphant playing Agent 47. In 2013, Fox International Productions plans to reboot Hitman and change the title to Agent 47. In this reboot, Agent 47 will be portrayed by Paul Walker.

Waluigi is a character in the Mario franchise. He plays the role of Luigi's arch-rival and accompanies Wario in spin-offs from the main Mario series, often for the sake of causing mischief. He was created by Camelot employee Fumihide Aoki and was voiced from 2000 to 2022 by Charles Martinet, who described Waluigi as someone with a lot of self-pity. Waluigi's design is characterised by his tall stature, thin and lanky frame, and his purple and black outfit with purple hat, which displays an inverted yellow "L".

Catherine Ann "Cate" Archer, codenamed The Fox, is a player character and the protagonist in the No One Lives Forever video game series by Monolith Productions. Cate, a covert operative for British-based counter-terrorism organization UNITY, is the main character in The Operative: No One Lives Forever (2000) and No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy in H.A.R.M.'s Way (2002), and is also featured in Contract J.A.C.K., an official prequel to the second game.

Joanna Dark is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the Perfect Dark video game series. She debuted in the Nintendo 64 first-person shooter Perfect Dark and is a player character in all the games of the series. Outside of video games, Joanna appears as the lead character in all the Perfect Dark novels and comic books. Joanna is an operative for the fictional Carrington Institute, where she was given the code name "Perfect Dark" in honor of her flawless performance in training tests.

Zidane Tribal (Japanese: ジタン・トライバル, Hepburn: Jitan Toraibaru) is a video game character in the Final Fantasy series and the main protagonist of Final Fantasy IX. He was conceived and written by Hironobu Sakaguchi, while his appearance was designed by Yoshitaka Amano and re-interpreted by Toshiyuki Itahana. Like other members of the Final Fantasy IX cast, but unlike characters of previous Final Fantasy games, Zidane was designed after the plot for the game was written. Presented as a charming, puckish character, Zidane has an outgoing, self-confident and womanizing personality whose mixture of lechery and devil-may-care attitude helps put danger into perspective.

Vivi Ornitier (Japanese: ビビ・オルニティア, Hepburn: Bibi Orunitia) is a video game character in the Final Fantasy series. He appears in the video game Final Fantasy IX, where he serves as a member of the game's main cast. He is a shy character who through the game's plot grapples with the trauma of discovering his past and identity. He is a Black Mage, a class of magic users who employ fire, ice, lightning, and other elements into their magic. His design took inspiration from the film The Dark Crystal and was meant to appear both realistic and comic-like; part of the game's world was designed around him in turn. He has appeared in other games such as the Theatrhythm Final Fantasy series, Kingdom Hearts II, and World of Final Fantasy. A felt doll of Vivi was included with pre-orders of the Japanese original release of FFIX.

Beatrix is a fictional character in the 2000 video game Final Fantasy IX. She is one of its antagonists, serving Queen Brahne of the Alexandria Kingdom as Brahne invades various nations to steal crystal shards. Beatrix eventually betrays Brahne after the destruction of the nation of Cleyra and Brahne putting the life of the Princess, Garnet, at risk. She works with Steiner to battle against Brahne, and eventually falls in love with him. She has been a generally popular character among critics and fans, with her eventual turn away from Brahne and her power receiving commentary from critics.

Tingle is a recurring character in The Legend of Zelda series, designed by Takaya Imamura. He first appeared in Majora's Mask, where he is a map salesman who wants to become a fairy. He has since appeared in several installments, including The Wind Waker, where he provides maps to help Link find pieces of the Triforce. He has gone on to be the star of Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland, where his origin as Tingle is shown as him tasked with collecting as many Rupees as possible. He also appears in its sequel Irozuki Tingle no Koi no Balloon Trip, where he is transported into a storybook and has to enter into relationships with women in order to escape.

Freya Crescent (Japanese: フライヤ・クレセント, Hepburn: Furaiya Kuresento) is a fictional character in the 2000 video game Final Fantasy IX, where she is one of the main characters. She is an anthropomorphic rat called a Burmecian, and a Dragoon Knight. She is on a quest to find her lost love, Sir Fratley, only to discover that he has forgotten her due to amnesia. She also suffers from the destruction of different Burmecian cities. She was originally conceived by Yoshitaka Amano, before her final version was created by Toshiyuki Itahana.