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* ''TabletopGame/SentinelComicsTheRoleplayingGame'' aims to give you an {{Superhero}} experience with all the versatility of Mutants & Masterminds but without all the fiddly bits. Instead of a point-buy system the game has you assigning dice to powers and qualities based on Backgrounds (eg. Upper Class, Law Enforcement), Power-Source (eg. Powered Suit, Relic), Archetype (eg. Blaster, Speedster, Powerhouse), and Personality (eg. Stoic, Mischievous) and then assigning those powers and qualities to combat abilities based on the aforementioned Power-Sources and Archetypes. The system heavily encourages players to put their own spin on things, urging them to rename abilities and outright forcing them to make up a quality unique to their character. Through the simplicity of the system and heavy focus on roleplay and storytelling, SCRPG allows one to create almost any character, even outside its intended genre.

* ''[[TabletopGame/SentinelsOfTheMultiverse Sentinel Comics: The Roleplaying Game]]'' aims to give you an {{Superhero}} experience with all the versatility of Mutants & Masterminds but without all the fiddly bits. Instead of a point-buy system the game has you assigning dice to powers and qualities based on Backgrounds (eg. Upper Class, Law Enforcement), Power-Source (eg. Powered Suit, Relic), Archetype (eg. Blaster, Speedster, Powerhouse), and Personality (eg. Stoic, Mischievous) and then assigning those powers and qualities to combat abilities based on the aforementioned Power-Sources and Archetypes. The system heavily encourages players to put their own spin on things, urging them to rename abilities and outright forcing them to make up a quality unique to their character. Through the simplicity of the system and heavy focus on roleplay and storytelling, SCRPG allows one to create almost any character, even outside its intended genre.

* Starting in elementary school in ''VideoGame/GrowingUp'', you can customize your character's clothes and even request new ones from your parents. In middle school, you can also spend money on more clothes and even new hairstyles, but you can no longer request new clothes from your parents in high school.

* ''VideoGame/StreetFighter6'' introduces [[OpenWorldSandbox World Tour]] mode, and with it, a fully customizable player avatar that can not only learn different moves from different masters much like Ace in ''[=SFEX3=]'' above, but they can also be used in the game's Battle Hub mode as well.

* ''VideoGame/StreetFighter6'' introduces World Tour mode, and with it, a fully customizable player avatar that can not only learn different moves from different masters much like Ace in ''[=SFEX3=]'' above, but they can also be used in the game's Battle Hub mode as well.

* Physical information (height, weight, hair and eye color)

** One of the draws of the ''VideoGame/FireProWrestling'' series is the sheer ''number'' of [=CAWs=] you can have. And since Fire Pro has 2D graphics, a lot of the programming that would have gone into the graphics instead went into being able to fully program the behavior of the created wrestler, making it big for simulators as well.
*** The TropeMaker for this genre is ''Super Fire Pro Wrestling III: Final Bout'' on UsefulNotes/SuperNintendo: despite all you could do appearance-wise being palette swaps, it already sported deep movelist customization, as well as possibility to change the CPU's behavior. However, only ''Super Fire Pro Wrestling X Premium'' on the same console would be the milestone for the later installments.

* Several {{Fighting Game}}s.
** The ''VideoGame/SoulSeries'', starting from ''Soul Calibur III'', allows you to have custom characters, via the "pre-existing moveset+new appearance" scheme.
** ''VideoGame/MortalKombatArmageddon'' had this feature applied to almost every aspect of the fighter, including moveset and endings. The bad thing is, only one character per profile is allowed, and you may need to kill some time on unlocking additional attire and moves.
** The sixth installment of ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}}'', as well as the ''VideoGame/VirtuaFighter'' series starting from part four, allow the player to change the already-existing fighters' costumes. Not to mention that ''[=VR=]'' has this also incorporated for the arcade-going player character himself. Tag 2 has a deeper customization mode that has just included emblems.
* ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' started featuring this in ''Brawl'', though in that game it is only exclusive to Adventure Mode, in which [[http://www.smashbros.com/wii/en_us/gamemode/modea/modea12.html you can use Stickers to boost various attributes]]. For the UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS and UsefulNotes/WiiU games, [[http://www.smashbros.com/us/howto/entry2.html a more robust customization system is featured]]. All the playable characters will have customizable special moves. For the majority of the characters, these are mostly variations of their default special moves. For [[FeaturelessProtagonist Mii Fighters]] and [[VideoGame/KidIcarus Palutena]], however, their customizable moves are completely unique. Speaking of Mii Fighters, they are based on your Miis (who on their own are customizable), they can be Brawlers, Gunners, or Swordsmen (all three having their own sets of special moves) and they are able to have customizable clothing. Neither customizable moves or Mii Fighters are allowed in anonymous online battles. In addition, there are equipable items that, like the Stickers in ''Brawl''[='=]s Adventure Mode, affect certain attributes of your character. While ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'' would dispense with custom specials for most of the roster, Mii Fighters would return with their customizable movesets, in addition to a more robust selection of hair and eye colors courtesy of the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch's improved Mii Maker, along with different voice options for Mii Fighters. The equipable items from the previous game would also be replaced with "Spirits", equipable images of other video game characters that bestow unique abilities and attributes which forms the cornerstone of the game's Adventure mode.

* ''VideoGame/Injustice2'' allows players to customize their favorite heroes and villains in the game, which not only affects how they look, but also how they play. These features would carry over into ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11'', albeit with abilities and aesthetics being separate from one another.

** ''Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion'' adds two more character customization sequences where the player determines the appearances of both [[PlayerCharacter Agent 8]] and [[PreviousPlayerCharacterCameo Agent 3]] in a manner similar to the initial character creation in the main game, with the differences being that both Agent 3 and Agent 8 have no legwear options, while Agent 3 has no hairstyle options and is limited to only seven eye colors as opposed to 14. Both are [[JustifiedTrope justified]]: the former just has the one outfit until they reach Inkopolis at the end of the campaign, while the latter is a deliberate CallBack to the more limited options in ''Splatoon 1'' (plus, there's no OldSaveBonus).

* ''VideoGame/{{Splatoon}}'' allows you to customize your gender, skin color, and eye color, with ''VideoGame/Splatoon2'' adding hairstyles and legwear on top of it. The rest of your clothing must be bought at the shops, as your outfit is tied to your abilities.
** ''Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion'' adds two more character customization sequences where the player determines the appearances of both [[PlayerCharacter Agent 8]] and [[PreviousPlayerCharacterCameo Agent 3]] in a manner similar to the initial character creation in the main game, with the differences being that both Agent 3 and Agent 8 have no legwear options, while Agent 3 has no hairstyle options and is limited to only seven eye colors as opposed to 14. Both are [[JustifiedTrope justified]]: the former just has the one outfit until they reach Inkopolis at the end of the campaign, while the latter is a deliberate CallBack to the more limited options in ''Splatoon 1''.

* ''VideoGame/RType Final 2'' lets you [[HelloInsertNameHere change the pilot's name]], as well as outfit them in various suits. Ships can be customized too with a variety of colors and decals.

* Every ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'' game since ''VideoGame/{{Halo 3}}'' has allowed you to customize your character ([[NoNameGiven Noble Six]], a random Spartan-IV, etc.) for every game mode, especially from ''VideoGame/HaloReach'' onward: you can pick gender, armor colors, and dozens of armor pieces that you can purchase with credits, earned in the game for just about anything. All the changes are completely cosmetic, though dialog will change slightly depending on chosen gender. This is especially funny since the original ''VideoGame/HaloCombatEvolved'' was infamous for having everyone play as identical FacelessMooks, in contrast to most [=FPSs=] where all the character models are default options for MP, and typical servers are full of custom player models.

* Unlike its predecessor, ''VideoGame/NiOh2''allows you to select your gender and race from the get-go, alongside an incredibly in-depth character builder.

* In the [=JRPGs=] ''VideoGame/{{Persona 3}}'', ''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}'' and ''VideoGame/{{Persona 5}}'', you choose the Main Character's name, and due to the DialogueTree, the character's overall personality. (This doesn't effect how the characters think of you, however. At least not during Social Links.) Further, later releases' fusion and skill card systems let you make teams of {{Guardian Entit|y}}ies with customized skills and stats.

* ''VideoGame/XCOMEnemyUnknown'' allows you to customize a soldier's name and [[NomDeGuerre callsign]], appearance, nationality, headgear/hair, and armor style. ''VideoGame/{{XCOM 2}}'' goes even further, allowing you to mix and match armor components, add tattoos or facial decorations like goggles or piercings, pick a non-English language, and even select a soldier's personality, which affects how they compose themself on the squad select screen and their battlefield voice clips. On top of that, the Steam Workshop is full of mods that add additional purely cosmetic options to help make every XCOM soldier utterly unique. The joke goes that players can spend hours customizing a soldier, [[NintendoHard only for them to die in their very next mission.]]

* ''VideoGame/{{Wasteland 2}}'' allows players to create a party of rangers, customizing their stats, appearances, and backstories (nationality, religion, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking favorite brand of cigarettes]], etc.). The ''Director's Cut'' version of the game includes "Quirks and Perks" for further customization, with quirks providing different advantages and downsides.

** The game opens with what appears to a typical character creation sequence, which gives the player the option to design, name, and give a few traits to "a vessel". However, upon completion, the game first congratulates the player on their new creation, but then informs that said vessel will be discarded immediately, since the player is not actually allowed a choice in who they play as. The player is then given control of Kris, the protagonist, who's name and appearance is predetermined.

* The multiplayer component of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXV'', "Comrades", allows players to create their own character using a very extensive system. After creating their character, players can unlock additional outfits and hairstyles, as well as equip up to four unique weapons, including (but not limited to) [[KatanasAreJustBetter katana]], [[KnifeNut daggers]], [[BladeOnAStick spears]], [[{{BFG}} crossbows]], and [[ShieldBash shields]].

* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'' gives players a choice between one of eight races, either gender (with the exception of Hrothgar and Viera which are male and female only respectively), and a fairly robust variety of options for further customizing your character's appearance. In addition to the series's JobSystem allowing players to take on any class in the game, the Glamours system also allows players to project the appearance of any gear over their equipped armor and weapon.

* ''VideoGame/HeroForge'' takes the [[VirtualPaperDoll Hero Machine]] concept UpToEleven. You can choose races like humans, raven persons and naga, customize their faces and body types, add horns and wings and choose their colors and gear. You can even have it 3D-printed as a miniature for a fee.

** The game opens with what appears to a typical character creation sequence, which gives the player the option to design, name, and give a few traits to "a vessel". However, upon completion, the game first congratulate the player on their new creation, but then informs that said vessel will be discarded immediately, since the player is not actually allowed a choice in who they play as. The player is then given control of Kris, the protagonist, who's name and appearance is predetermined.

* ''VideoGame/DragonsQuest'':