The most popular Free Fire characters in real life

Free Fire has managed to become one of the most popular mobile games worldwide. The game has achieved this through a combination of supreme marketing and by keeping the game as accessible as possible with low system requirements. One of the game’s core marketing strategies includes tying up with a real-life figure and adding them into the game as a playable character. In this article, we will take a look at the top Free Fire characters in real life, based on their popularity.

Most Popular Free Fire characters in real life

Cristiano Ronaldo: Chrono

After Lionel Messi announced a collaboration with PUBG Mobile in 2022, Garena followed suit by bringing legendary footballer Cristiano Ronaldo for a global partnership.

As a part of this, Cristiano Ronaldo made his way into Free Fire as Chrono, whose special ability is the Time Turner. When this ability is used, Chrono creates a force field around him which blocks enemy gunfire. This can also be used by your allies to protect themselves on an exposed ground.

Justin Bieber: J.Biebs

After Cristiano Ronaldo, one of the biggest global stars Free Fire has tied up with has undoubtedly been Justin Bieber. The pop singer has a global appeal and is a playable character in Free Fire by the name J.Biebs.

J.Biebs’ Silent Sentinel is a special ability that allows him to block damage using EP.

Anitta: A-Patroa

When talking about the most popular Free Fire characters in real life, the Brazilian singer and songwriter Anitta deserves a spot. The immensely popular singer has been introduced as the A-Patroa character in the game. The singer has also tied up with the game to release some original themed songs.

A-Patroa has a unique special ability, though. It can be equipped with any owned skill in the game, thus, making her a versatile character.

Hrithik Roshan: Jai

Next up is a Free Fire character which is very exclusive. This means only a few players have him and can ever have him. In 2020, Garena tied up with Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan, bringing the character Jai based on him.

However, nearly a year later, the company announced that it was removing Jai permanently from the game. The exact reason for this wasn’t stated, though. Thus, only the Free Fire players who bought the character back in the day can continue using him in the game.

DJ Alok: Alok

One of the most popular and earliest Free Fire characters based on a real-life personality has been DJ Alok. The popular Brazilian DJ tied up with the game way back in 2020.

Since then, he has been added to the game as Alok. This is one of the top Free Fire characters to play with and has a powerful special ability. Called the Drop the Beat, when it’s activated, it creates a 5m aura that increases the moving and sprinting speed for him and his allies.