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Top 10 Dastardly Doppelgangers in Video Games


we all have a doppelganger out there
somewhere but these are the dangerous
sort you showed up welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’ll be
counting down our picks for the top 10
video game doppelgangers for this list
will make you think you’re seeing double
as we look at characters who were
clearly made to be someone’s counterpart
it doesn’t really matter if they’re good
or evil but let’s face it most
doppelgangers have a bit of an eagle
street number 10 nightmare
soul series despicable shuttles all
these years
well now we all have a bit of darkness
within us thankfully we don’t all have
access to a mystical sword that can
transform us into terrifying fighting
game adversaries the same can’t be said
for Siegfried who went insane after
accidentally killing his father not able
to face the truth he placed the blame on
someone else and journeyed to find the
sole ledge to exact his revenge this
gave birth to nightmare who later became
a separate entity of Siegfried it’s
really not easy to have a walking
representation of dragger and hatred
especially when it seeks to destroy
everything number 9 dark pit Kid Icarus
Uprising let’s do this Oh Smash Brothers
palette swaps look what you’ve done
not that pits black palette swap in
brawl is the sole reason for this topic
hangar but it probably planted the idea
in Nintendo’s head let’s get right to
introductions this here is dark pit
he’ll be your escort out of this life in
uprising we found out that he was
created by the mirror of truth and is
the exact opposite of hit while pit is
fiercely loyal to the gods
dark pit or ahem hit – as palutena calls
him is fiercely loyal to himself so much
so that even turns his back on his
creator if you were looking for a bad
boy version of Nintendo’s angel you’ve
got it
just making sure Pandora’s powers don’t
go to waste
number eight evil shepherd Mass Effect 3
Citadel the Normandy needs it’s kept so
I should go if it looks like Shepherd
and talks like Shepherd it may not be a
shepherd things would be a bit easier if
this copy only walked and talked like
Shepherd but it also copies the powers
that Shepherd has as in your Shepherd
there’s nowhere you can run nowhere you
can hide
where we can’t find you hide why I’m
commander shepard whatever class you’re
using is the class that this look-alike
uses this unfortunately for you also
applies to his or her weapons this new
Shepherd wants to take your place but if
you manage to win the day you get to
decide what to do with them as they
angrily wonder what makes you so damn
special you’re just a pale imitation of
the real thing number seven Shadow the
Hedgehog Sonic the Hedgehog series when
your series needs an antihero you take
the main character and make them black
and no we definitely don’t mean it like
that
shadow is literally a black and red
version of Sonic Shadow was created by
Professor Gerald Robotnik to be the
ultimate life-form things didn’t go as
planned and fifty years later
Gerald’s grandson a certain iconic sonic
villain discovered shadow
shado is so anti Sonic that his sidekick
is a machine gun instead of a two-tailed
Fox just listen to lyrics of that song
oh boy
number six John Bayonetta series
warning there’s going to be a lot of
stylishness going into this entry
as if Bayonetta wasn’t sassy enough John
enters the scene dressed in all red and
armed with the same magnificent
over-the-top fighting skills as the
Umbra witch the two women clash often
enough throughout the first game until
Bayonetta discovers the truth the two
women once upon a time
we’re friends we used to play together
as friends but time passed perhaps even
my eyes were clouded with fear much to
our delight the rivalry transformed into
a friendship just in time for the two to
save the world we feel sorry for anyone
on the wrong side of their shoes because
those shoes are not meant for walking
number 5 Dark Link Legend of Zelda
series most doppelgangers at some point
have some kind of explanation in regards
to their creation some even get more
detailed personalities and become their
own character none Dark Link though in
1987 he just sorta appeared at the end
of Zelda to there he stood an exact copy
of link covered in darkness and
frustratingly difficult to conquer this
version of Link would appear in various
games usually serving as a boss that
would mimic links every mood who created
him what does he want why is he so
annoying to battle why are there three
of him in that creepy dream sequence
we’ll probably never know the answer to
any of these questions
number four teen star wolf Star Fox
series time is old Star Fox
as soon as we heard the words let you do
that we knew that we were about to meet
some formidable foes Andros may be the
main antagonist but wolf O’Donnell and
his team proved to be just as
threatening come on
I have you in my sights
we dare say that the wolf team was even
more intimidating since they seemed less
concerned about taking over the lylat
system and more concerned about taking
Fox and his crew down we get chills
every time we hear that theme music kick
in because we know we have to be on our
guard we’ll be seeing your fad soon fuck
number three all the ninjas Mortal
Kombat series smoke wings
palette swaps are a time-honored
tradition in fighting games but no
series did it quite like Mortal Kombat
what started as Scorpion and sub-zero
turned into an entire crew of characters
who look like one another but with
different colors and abilities
over time these rainbow-colored ninjas
developed unique personalities
backstories and outfits to call their
own
this wasn’t just done with male
characters several ladies of combat with
a case started off as swamps before we
were introduced to the psychotic glory
that is Malina
hey at least jade is safe right come let
us be a family
number two liquid snake Metal Gear Solid
series snake you’ve been talking to me
dead brother
we understand being jealous of a sibling
but there’s jealousy and then there’s
liquid snake as the second clone of Big
Boss
liquid was led to believe that he
inherited his father’s inferior genes
our fate is nothing but what is
determined in the genes we inherited
from our father
this made liquid resent Solid Snake as
he yearned to defeat his brother and
prove that he was better than him this
need to prove himself isn’t anything new
in regards to sibling rivalries but the
hatred that liquid feels is legendary in
the gaming world for a reason hey just
be glad they never bring up their reject
brother gaseous snake you stole
everything from me
before we get to our number one pick
these honorable mentions have a seeing
double
I just don’t like you that’s all
I shall return oka wait an evil greater
than even yours threatens to destroy
this world No
number one Wario Super Mario brother
series
anyone who rocks a mustache like that
automatically has our respect when it
comes to Dunkel gangers no one does it
better than Wario oh and I guess Waluigi
Mario reminds us of that loud rude uncle
in the family one of the things that
pull my finger gags are still funny but
you kinda want to hang out with him
because he’s got a cool motorcycle and
he likes money more than kidnapping
princesses at the end of the day we all
have a soft spot for Wario’s brashness
as long as we don’t have to smell it do
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