Gala met? More like Meh Gala, isn’t it? Look, I know the Met Gala is a really dumb thing to worry about, and it’s a little embarrassing to admit that I’m interested in watching the rich go upstairs but … I am. Sue me. This year’s gala, after a forced one-year absence due to a pandemic, was not a gala for the ages, however. Billie Eilish’s Holiday Barbie / Marilyn dress was gorgeous, and Hailee Steinfeld managed to look completely different without doing anything particularly weird, but overall, meh. Lil Nas X has arrived, but she looked better at the VMAs a few nights ago, and there was a better red carpet, too. Yes, that interests me too. It got me thinking – which video game stars would rock at the Met Gala?
Geralt, the witcher
I say “that got me thinking”, but that’s technically a lie. It got our editor, Cian Maher, thinking and even prompted him to tweet about it. Given that Cian’s wardrobe consists of 17 t-shirts (all black), jeans, and official Guinness socks, we decided that maybe I would be the one to write it down. Still, a good idea is a good idea, and I can’t argue with the drip.
Dimitri, Fire Emblem: Three Houses
This cape, honey. Fire Emblem: Three Houses is a very trendy game – Bernie’s haircut after the cutoff time – but Dimitri just trumps Claude, Dorothea, and Edelgard. By the way, we’re talking about the Dimitri pre-time skip here. It’s also eerily similar to the look Lana Del Rey wore at the 2018 Fashion Awards, another thing that – yes, you guessed it! – I probably care a little too much.
My player, NBA 2K22
I must have that drip from State Farm, right?
Lara Croft, Tomb Raider
In particular the Tomb Raider: Legend Tokyo look. Someday I’ll write about why this is the biggest mission opening ever, but for now you’ll have to settle for bullet points. Lara arrives at a glamorous info-seeking party wearing a plunging, split-leg A-line dress. If you’re lost, then just … a dress. A black dress. Either way, while she asks people for information the party is overrun and she dives over the bar, pulls out her iconic pistols from somewhere and takes out the entire gang of invading thugs while staying the course. .
Goro Majima, Yakuza
He’s wearing an eye patch, an open leopard-print tuxedo with nothing but washboard abs underneath, leather pants, and silver-tipped oxfords. It’s not even a joke, why isn’t he invited every year? Can you imagine it in 2019, the year of the camp? Instead, we made Jared Leto walk around with his own head. Great.
Lightning, Final Fantasy
Lightning has a side business as a Louis Vuitton model when she’s not finalizing all of those fantasies, so she’s an instant pick here. Even far from that, someone had to be here to represent Final Fantasy, one of the most fashionable ostentatious series ever. Sephiroth is pure “opulence, you own it all” energy and Ariana Grande is a canonical character from Final Fantasy. It wouldn’t surprise me if FF14 had its own mini Met Gala somewhere.
Arthur Morgan, Red Dead Redemption
The theme of the Met Gala was In America: A Fashion Lexicon, remember. Actually, don’t remember. We do not care? Next to Billie Eilish’s Barbie-Monroe tribute, everyone kind of showed up. If a video game character were to follow this theme, it would certainly be the melancholy cowboy whose life unfolds like a lexicon of America in decline. Once you get legendary kills, the drip is exquisite as well.
Furfrou, Pokémon
What is that? I’m just putting Furfrou to refer to an unrelated article I wrote earlier today about Furfrou being the most fashionable creature in Pokemon and perfect for Pokemon Go to have fun with? What nonsense ! Now that you’re here, you might as well go read it.
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