What exactly makes a good story when it comes to games? A likable protagonist, interesting plot development, climax, and a definitive resolution are often the key ingredients, but a great antagonist is often times what can separate a story from the rest of the pack. The same concept applies to video games, some of the most memorable characters in gaming history have been the ones gamers despised. From Bowser to Ganandorf to Shao Kahn, villains can give their protagonist counterparts a meaning, and a platform to shine. This list will break down the top 10 gaming Antagonists since the year 2000. There will only be one antagonist per franchise, and no reiterations of characters made before 2
The original Gears of War trilogy introduced gamers to one of the more unexpected villains in recent times. Queen Myrah, leader of the Locust Horde, is actually a human. Throughout the first Gears , the phrase “For the Queen” was thrown around by locust troops time and time again without any idea as to who the queen was. Once her identity was revealed, it was surprising to see that she is actually human. A traitor to her own people, Queen Myrrah is responsible for the deaths of millions and for organizing Emergence Day, the day Sera changed fore
In the ten years that takes place between the prequel and the sequel, we want to see what sort of life the charismatic gang leader was living. Giving us a game where we get to finally play as this man would be interesting, perhaps forcing us to try and survive on our own before creating our own gang, working against a country that no longer wants us th
Keep your spirits up with this gold cup that neatly collapses to fit securely in your saddle bag. Made from high-quality brass, this telescopic cup bears the _ Red Dead Redemption 2 _ brand on the bottom of the glass, fully visible when it collapses to roughly the size of a pocket-wa
However, the letter that he gets back from his brother is less than conciliatory, hinting at a dark past with Micah that he would rather forget, before warning him not to come anywhere near him or his family. We hated Micah, but we would be interested in a game that showed us exactly what he and his brother used to
After being shot off the train during the final robbery, John returns just as Arthur has pulled his gun on Micah and his two hired guns. It’s been revealed Micah is the rat from Agent Milton himself, and Arthur is ready to settle it all as John shows up and reveals that Dutch left him behind during the train he
It isn’t until around Chapter 4 where _ Red Dead Redemption 2 _ starts pushing its story forward. From there, it’s a non-stop ride all the way to the end of Epilogue II. Naturally, with so much happening in one half of the game, it’s easy to forget or miss of the juicier spoilers in act
We’re not saying that the end of Red Dead Redemption wasn’t great on its own, putting the player in control of the main character’s son as they take revenge for the death of their father. However, we want to know what happens after this, how Jack Marston manages to live in a US that no longer wants the likes of this sort of cowboy in the world. We think it would be interesting to see what would become of this character, how he would change as he became an adult and what being alone in a cruel world does to him. Definitely a sequel worth looking i
Her cries can be heard as you edge toward her in the swamp. So, why is she there crying? That’s your job to find out. If you visit her between 9 PM and 3 AM 16 times you can see the horror story that led to her spending the rest of her days in a sw
John fed up with Dutch’s talk, demands What Plan, what Goddamn plan Dutch? It appears John has had enough of Dutch’s beating around the bush. In a mocking attempt to answer his own question John even starts naming locations to run too “Tahiti? Timbuktu?” Javier retorts “Enough what happened to loyalty?” To which John responds “Yeah, What d
Nick Valentine isn’t the only robotic “clone.” The Halo series also has the intelligent and highly capable Cortana. She serves as the game’s pivotal AI figure and a partner to John 117. However, she didn’t just appear out of thin air. Her story is as captivating as you would expect for an AI the caliber of Cort
Resident Evil has long been home to many great villains. The likes of Albert Wesker and Jack Baker just to name a few, but Resident Evil 4 ’s king of the Las Plagas was special. Lord Osmund Saddler deceives his way into a cult following and forms a plan of Open World Games News domination. To start this plan Saddler enlists the help of Jack Krauser, who is tasked with absconding with the President of the United States’ daughter. To make matters worse, once she is taken, Saddler infects her with the Las Plagas virus and plans to betray Krauser. This leads to an eventual winner-take-all collision course with Leon S. Kenn
In his past, Xur was basically in the wrong place at the wrong time and got caught up in the disappearance of the Queen Reef’s lover, something that was likely the fault of The Nine. His result: a hammer to the chest and a resulting long-term injury. Talk about loyalty. No wonder this guy is so enigma