A story is only as good as its villain. You thought video games were the exception? To quote someone on this list: right You are kindly Why not erase that thought from your mind? Games are made better by their gameplay and great by their villains. Below is a ranking of the 10 best villains of all time.
10. Bowser – Super mario bros
Bowser isn't the most evil on this list. He's not the most powerful. He's not the most charismatic. But what does this dinosaur-turtle monster have that the other characters don't? Staying power. The surrounding areaHe's the oldest villain on this list and has been tormenting Mario since the very beginning of the game. He's a total jerk. A bully. A princess kidnapper. A perpetual thorn in the side of the Mushroom Kingdom. Why would he do such a thing? Love? Power? No, I think it's all for Mario's attention. He has some deep-seated emotions that need to be unravelled.
9. Pyramid Head – silent hill 2
The image of Pyramid Head is a form of psychological torture, and even those who have never played it will be frightened. Silent Hill 2And honestly, when you see him, you don't even want to pick up a stick in the first place! A bloody man in pyramidal headgear carrying a sharp piece of iron too big to be called a sword. Never before has a video game villain been so fearsome in appearance alone. But when he Represents Pyramid Head is even worse. Pyramid Head is a manifestation of the desire for self-punishment. The most frightening thing about PH is that the main character Silent Hill 2 actually Wish Caught by feelings of guilt and shame, Pyramid Head is a creature born out of self-loathing. What could be worse?
8. Frank Fontaine/Atlas – Bioshock
Atlas started as your best friend BioshockA friendly navigator with a pleasant Irish accent, he always asks for things with the charming phrase “please, please”. It's only later in the game that you realize that this question is actually a request that can't be ignored. Atlas is later revealed to be gangster Frank Fontaine, who has taken over the underwater city of Rapture and is trying to save the world. you He does just that as a brainwashed pawn, and when it's revealed that “please” is actually a phrase that controls the character's mind, it shocks you with its profundity. betrayal That's right. Very few gaming villains start off pretending to be your friend. Frank Fontaine is a special kind of villain.
7. Handsome Jack – Borderlands Series
Handsome Jack, CEO of Hyperion Corporation, who seeks to bring the lawless Pandora under corporate control. He is the ultimate embodiment of the evils of unchecked capitalism, a businessman whose immense wealth allows him to become dictator of the planet. Although he is a detestable character, he is probably the most interesting character in the series. Borderlands The protagonist of the saga. Lines like “I'm rich, so I bought a pony made of diamonds” and “Don't shoot yourself! Don't shoot yourself!” make us smile. But what makes him truly evil is when he says “I could have saved the planet, I could have restored order.” After all, the road to hell is full of good intentions.
6. Verse Montenegro – Far Cry 3
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5. Sephiroth – Final Fantasy 7
Kefka Palazzo the evil clown Final Fantasy VI It's much more sinister. Final Fantasy VII's Sephiroth is by and large the series' most iconic villain. The One-Winged Angel is the perfect character foil for protagonist Cloud Strife, showcasing the different paths a participant in Shinra Company's Soldier Program can take. His nine-foot sword is as menacing as it is graceful, and he uses it to create one of the most shocking moments in video game history: the violent death of Cloud's companion, Aerith Gainsborough. Never before has a scene been more shocking.
4. Majora – The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
Ganon may be the longest-surviving The Legend of Zelda A villain, but far from the best villain. Ganon is the dark side of existence, an inevitable evil that appears as the shadow of good. He has almost no motivation as a character, he is hungry for power and destruction because the plot demands it. But what about Majora? Majora is different. Ganondorf is hungry for power, Majora is hungry for suffering. This dark god's existence is based on the suffering and torture of other beings. Why? Because, Have fun Majora tricks an innocent child into summoning a moon to crash into a planet, purely for laughs. There is no master plan. There is no grand scheme. want Nothing but death and pain. Ganon is bad. Majora is pure evil.
3. U.S. Government – Metal Gear Solid 3
The consistent theme is Metal Gear Solid The main goal of the Big Boss franchise is to avoid government involvement. During a secret American mission on Soviet territory, a renegade Russian officer set off a nuclear warhead, blowing up a Russian military base. The Soviet government was looking for someone to hold responsible. To avoid an international incident, the US made the decorated patriot Boss the scapegoat. Boss took responsibility for the explosion, and America's covert interference in Russian affairs died with her. With Boss betrayed by her own government, her student Naked Snake grew tired of his country and created his own paramilitary organization, which would later threaten the world with nuclear war. At the end of the game, a heartbreaking truth is revealed: you were just a pawn of the US government. Anyone who is tired of their country would create a private military state in the middle of the ocean. And that's exactly what Big Boss did.
2. GLaDOS – Portal 2
Dire. Darkly funny. And kinda sexy. GLaDOS is one of the greatest gaming villains of all time. Portal 2The rebellious AI of is with you from the very beginning: the robot demon on your shoulder who sarcastically jokes about your shortcomings and failures. Her words are so scathing that some of them actually Deleted From the game Too meanAmong her lines, I have no mouth so I have to scream The level of computer-generated hate was cut to entertain playtesters. cry.Demonic.
1. Dutch van der Linde – Red Dead Redemption 1 and 2
Red Dead Redemption There are plenty of villains in this series: Micah Bell, Edgar Ross, Colm O'Driscoll. But who is the most complex of them all? Dutch van der Linde, a man who was once a hero. Dutch became an outlaw with noble intentions: to create a society independent of the American government, where men and women of all cultures and creeds could live equally free and without the constraints of the law. But he hit his head in a streetcar accident and things quickly went from bad to worse. Dutch became paranoid and violent. He began to believe that his trusted friends were trying to betray and undermine him. His delusions and doubts ultimately upended the utopia that the van der Linde gang had tried to build. And Dutch? He died alone, half-mad, in the frozen mountains, a shell of his former self. It's probably the best hero-to-villain storyline in gaming history.
