It?s time for our annual celebration of moms, aka Mother?s Day. It?s a time to highlight the person who brought us into this world (for better or worse). Everyone has a mother though you still may not celebrate the holiday for whatever reason, and therefore it can be assumed that every video game character has a mother.
Unfortunately, mothers and video games haven?t exactly mixed well throughout the years. A lot of the time, they?re either little more than a background character (Final Fantasy X) or not even present at all (God of War). When they are present, well, more often than not they?re not exactly shown in the best light and likely fall into a number of questionable tropes.

With that said, there are some pretty noteworthy video game moms out there. You may have to look for them, but they?re there. Here are some of our favorites. Terra Branford (Final Fantasy VI)

No, Terra?s not a traditional ?mother,? in the strictest sense; she has no children of her own. When she?s introduced, Terra is little more than a tool of the Gestahlian Empire, due to her magical prowess. Though she eventually breaks free of the Empire?s control, she struggles to find her place in the world. Scared and confused by these powers she possesses, her uncertainty intensifies when she learns of her Esper heritage. Ultimately, and somewhat ironically, it?s the end of the world that helps Terra discover her greatest asset: compassion.
Happening upon a village where all the adults have died, Terra d...