Show some of your favorite symbols/emblems from games

[RageBurner]

It's interesting how we as a species are strongly attracted to symbols for a variety of reasons: they allow for easy identification and memorization of concepts, things, places... their uses are myriad and endless. Of course, it's no different with games and we've come to strongly associate franchises and characters with symbols, be it because we like that particular IP or even the symbol itself on an artistic level.

With the preface done, I'd like to share some of mine with you guys, with a bit of background and reasoning for each.

Foxhound:
Well, Metal Gear is a cool series (for the most part) and I love canids. The symbology here is very strong and direct.

The Survivor symbol from Krush, Kill and Destroy:
A lot of you will probably not remember this one, but it's one of the many games following on the coattails of Command and Conquer during the RTS boom. That said it had a lot of interesting thematic ideas (post apocalyptic setting with a human, mutant and robot faction. The symbol belongs to the human survivors, and it pretty strongly suggests that they are rising again from the ashes to fight back.

The Abstergo Symbol:
I will be the first to tell you that I only really enjoyed the first Assassin's Creed game, but I really like the Abstergo emblem. Very orderly and well proportioned.

 

[Yousef]

The Tojo Clan crest from Yakuza <3

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fantastic topic idea btw rage

 

[RageBurner]

The Tojo Clan crest from Yakuza <3View attachment 12018

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fantastic topic idea btw rage

Ah, I do love me some Kanji, Yousef-san.

 

[Tonberry]

Lok'tar ogar! For the Horde!

 

[TheWanderer]

The Flag of Rubrum from FF Type-0 is iconic since it's the nation you fighting for ,and I love how they introduced it in the intro

And this is my boy's Roy school emblem I don't think it's cool but it's still Roy's school

 

[Gorse]

The Virgin Symbol from Kagero: Deception II is critical to the game's themes in many, many different ways, and acts a kind of an omnipresent spectre hanging around the game world. It's the villain race's political crest, a ton of characters wear clothing with it on, and the player character has it branded right on her bare back, where you'll always be seeing it as you're playing. Deception II is very much a game about the loss of innocence (especially for women), and using a symbol meant to represent "virginity" was very, very smart of the designers.

Also, unlike a ton of completely arbitrary video game symbology, this symbol's visual design itself means something – it's a person being drawn into a trap which will clearly devour them, which is the binding force of the entire Deception series.

 

[Skeetos]

I like these.
The first is the Reclaimer symbol from Halo. It's almost like a Bungie calling card so to speak. It actually originates from Marathon as the symbol of the overall game. But it's in every Halo game Bungie made and it represents multiple things there. And I think it's in Destiny as well.
The second one is the symbol of the Marker from Dead Space. It's this alien hivemind that causes the outbreak in that game and it can control the minds of any organism. I think the symbol really works with the idea that there is a religion in game that worships this marker called Unitology. The symbol has that religious touch to it where it's very simple and clean, while still holding that dread that Isaac and the Player have when noticing it everywhere.

 

[nachito]

I like this one from trails in the sky

 

[RageBurner]

Ah, so many great examples, people! thanks!

 

[Cu-Neo]

The infamous Second son Karma logos

(Love how they represent a fight between the good karma and the evil karma)

- White Glint emblem

- the Black Arms logo

And the Outsider Mark from Dishonored

 

[Yousef]

Ah, I do love me some Kanji, Yousef-san.

Thank you. I appreciate we have a lot in common. You’re the struggler, I’m the funnier.

 

[RageBurner]

Thank you. I appreciate we have a lot in common. You’re the struggler, I’m the funnier.

LOL you mentioned something about my comedic timing before, but yours is an even match.

 

[Waffles]

This absolute beast of a logo:

(Still not paid for this XD).

 

[Bakuma1997]

The Delta Rune

The Legendary Triforce

Wily's Army logo

 

[Num]

i used to draw shirous command seal on my hand with markers i still remember how to draw it though this image is upside down

 

[RageBurner]

i used to draw shirous command seal on my hand with markers i still remember how to draw it though this image is upside down

Now this begs the question. Your servant would be.... who?

 

[Clippy]

 

[rexfenix]

Schwarze Squadron, Ace Combat Zero.

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[thanonyx]

Sly Cooper's calling card

The Pokeball is a symbol unto itself

The Triforce, symbol of courage, wisdom, and power

 

[ThatsNotRich]

 

[Ian Naxieas]

I am surprised (and disappointed!) that the Halo of the Sun from Silent Hill hasn't shown up yet. Don't worry, I'll fix that. Joking aside, it's just a really awesome design and I've considered getting a tattoo of it. The only thing really stopping me is how intricate and small some of the details are. I would have pretty impossible standards for something that'd be on my body forever. x)

I couldn't find any good images of it, but there's also the Mana Cross from Siren. It's just a simple design that stuck with me, even though it just looks like wood boards randomly thrown together. x)

 

[tenkai star]

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[Noon]

Mark of Lindzei from FFXIII, it’s shape is snuck in all over Cocoon, even Orphan’s final form, when it looks like a little robot child god takes the shape of the mark.

Armored Core always had tons of cool ones too.

 

[tropicalavera]

So simple - but I love them! Especially Yellow Comet's emblem - what a striking design!

 

[RageBurner]

Ah, some classics here! my favorite Ace Combat symbol has to be the Razgriz Squadron emblem