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To celebrate this achievement, the BBC hired two women who has never played a game in her life to interview the woman who voiced the original Lara Croft, who also says she never played the game.
Bafta Games Awards: Lara Croft voted most iconic character ever
Lara Croft beat old favourites Mario, Sonic and Pac-Man to claim the title, voted for by gamers.
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To celebrate this achievement, the BBC hired two women who has never played a game in her life to interview the woman who voiced the original Lara Croft, who also says she never played the game.
Lara Croft has been named the most iconic video game character of all time to mark the 20th Bafta Games Awards.
It's been 28 years since Tomb Raider introduced gamers to Lara and she's changed quite a bit in that time.
"She's gone from being very pointy and childlike in drawing to very filmic," says Shelley Blond, the actress who voiced the original Lara.
The character beat the likes of Mario and Sonic for the title in a poll of gamers.
Shelley tells BBC Newsbeat she's not surprised, even though she admits she's never played the game herself.
"What is so iconic about Lara Croft is the fact that she is the first female lead in a video game," she says.
"She's all about girl power and female empowerment. She's at the forefront, she is what the adventure is."
Shelley will be at the Bafta Games Awards on 11 April to present an award, but despite voicing the most iconic video game character, she says the only game she's ever played herself is Pac-Man.
"I've never played Tomb Raider," she tells Newsbeat.
"My original copy is still in its box, wrapped."