# Animal Gamer Persona Portraits Ferret Video Game Characters are Extremely Cute By Wes Walcott | Published 2012-09-27 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ferret-video-game-characters References: [kotaku](http://kotaku.com/5946482/ferrets-as-famous-video-game-characters-its-way-better-than-you-think) & [amales.deviantart](http://amales.deviantart.com/) Combining a love for video games with a love for [furry critters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/furry-fidget-friends), Russian artist Amales takes some of gaming’s most hard core personalities and gives them a cute makeover in her ferret video game characters collection of illustrations. Building on her original design of a Ferret Commander Shepherd from Mass Effect, Amales not only designed Ferret versions of the rest of the Mass Effect cast, but also a slew of other ferret video game characters. There’s a ferret monk from Diablo 3, a ferret Isaac from Dead Space and even a ferret Sub-Zero from Mortal Kombat, which surprisingly manages to maintain a pretty intimidating look. If you’re a fan of video games and cuddly, domesticated mammals, or you just like looking at weird things, visit Amales DeviantArt page to see more crazy creature illustrations. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.1/10 - Popularity: 57% | Activity: 57% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/games) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Gaming Pet Personas:** Creating lovable pet versions of popular video game characters could be a disruptively cute innovation opportunity for game designers. - **Cute-ification:** Using cute illustrations to rebrand existing characters and franchises could be a disruptively marketable innovation opportunity in the gaming industry. - **Cross-species Entertainment:** Capitalizing on the internet’s love for cute animals by creating animal versions of popular video game characters could be a disruptively engaging innovation opportunity for content creators. ### Where This Applies - **Gaming:** The gaming industry can leverage the cuteness factor to market existing characters and create new animal-themed franchises. - **Illustration:** Illustrators can explore and expand the appeal of cute-ified versions of existing characters, offering a new lens through which fans can experience their favorite video games. - **Animal Lovers Community:** The trend capitalizes on the obsession of animal lovers on the internet, with a chance for animal rights communities to inspire and show animals in a new light as lovable game characters. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Cozy Cat-Inspired Animated Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/little-kitty-big-city.md) - [Cartoon Kitty Gaming Products](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/razer-x-hello-kitty-friends.md) - [Gaming-Inspired Anime Figures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gaminginspired-anime-figures.md) - [RPG-Inspired Plush Toys](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kobold-plushies.md) - [First-Person Vintage-Inspired Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mouse.md) - [Feline-Centric Animated Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/little-kitty-big-city-game.md) - [Animal-Themed Game Cards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/magic-the-gathering-1.md) - [Unique Hybrid Mystery Figurines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/animal-x-vegetable-gachapon.md) - [Spiked Gaming Headsets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kraken-kitty-v2.md)