who is your favorite female character in a video game ? & the hottest?

[The Ghost of RubangB]

Favorites:
#1: Jade from Beyond Good and Evil
#2: Samus Aran from Metroid
#3: Ms. Pac-Man

Hottest:
#1: Black Queen from Battletoads
#2: Rydia from Final Fantasy 4
#3: Daisy from Super Mario Strikers: Charged