everyone has their reasons even the bad
guys welcome to watchmojo.com and today
we’re counting down our picks for the
top 10 video game villains with tragic
backstories before we begin we publish
new videos every day so be sure to
subscribe for more great content for
this let’s go looking at characters that
are regarded as antagonist but who have
had horrific past that explain why they
fell into their villainous roles with
that in mind
be aware that everything on this list is
a potential spoiler spoiler alert please
make yourselves at home
there’s no rush number 10 low game
Dragon Age origin what about the king I
come on after losing his beloved friend
the last king of Ferelden clothing vowed
to do whatever was necessary to protect
the kingdom it just so happens that the
same sense of duty would lead him to
make the ultimate dick move during the
battle of ostagar leading to the
slaughter of the Grey Wardens as well as
the new king at the hands of the
darkspawn if that wasn’t enough he
brands the surviving warden the player
as traitors and orders them to be hunted
down we can appreciate wanting to do
whatever it takes to defeat the blight
and the fact that the new king was
nothing compared to your old buddy but
you’re still guilty of fit in our eyes
low game let us end this I suppose we
both knew it would come to this number
9z more Final Fantasy can protect the
summoner even at the cost of one’s life
the code of the Guardian how admirable
we all know that life can be unkind
enter this particular seminar that’s
definitely no exception after the trauma
of watching his mother get turned into a
fate see more pretty much decided that
living is nothing but sorrow and that
all should be freed from its torment in
order to do so he hatches up a scheme to
become the new sin the terrifying force
that has caused nothing but destruction
for the people of Spira except his
interpretation would be a lot more
permanent and on a much grander scale he
was not
with my they wanted more more power it’s
easy to sympathize with his plight until
we start seeing murder as a gift and
then you know he’s kinda cross the line
that and the whole using unity of
marriage totally not cool dude he asked
me to marry him you serious
number eight Scott Shelby heavy rain
as the origami killer hey we warned you
about spoilers he was responsible for
the deaths of countless fathers and sons
using his position as a private
detective in order to cover his tracks
however it’s not like this madness came
from nowhere it turns out that due to
the failing of his own father
Shelby watched his brother drowned
before his eyes that’s not to say it
accuses all the people he killed or the
ridiculous trials he had eaten do in
order to prove his worth but at least we
know the origin of his psychosis
though we’re still kind of unsure about
how forcing Ethan to cut off his finger
proved that he was a good dad number 7
Raul Menendez call of duty black ops 2
publicist sent only on page 5 the
Messiah of the 99% is indeed a dangerous
individual not only for his ability to
cripple the defenses of the United
States with relative ease but also for
how he’s able to motivate the
populations of the world over to his
side with just charisma alone
[Applause]
bombings in his own country by the US as
well as feeling the sting of American
greed first hand twisted Menendez
towards his hatred for the Western world
but what pushed him over the edge was a
reckless actions of Frank woods which
caused the deaths of his sister after
losing everything they loved some men
just want to watch the world burn Thank
You W as you seek a new home number six
Sarah Kerrigan Starcraft series this is
Kerrigan we’ve neutralized the Protoss
that there’s a wave of zerg advancing on
his position born from betrayal bound by
vengeance as a Terran ghost Kerrigan was
one of the best agents that humanity had
on their side against the interstellar
strenght known in desert until the day
her commanding officer left her to die
on the battlefield
instead of being ripped to pieces she
suffered a much worse fate and was
turned into a zerg hybrid as the Queen
of Blades Kerrigan was consumed by fury
and destroys millions of lives across
entire systems while she would later go
on and try to redeem herself revenge
remained her one true calling despite
all the death that she caused Kerrigan
is above all else a character of tragedy
thank you tune
happy theme number five Alma Wade fear
series whatever edison’s this child
might have had was snatched from her
when she was taken in by the Armagh camp
technology corporation who wanted to
find a way to turn her incredible
psychic abilities towards profit in
order to do so she was constantly
experimented on with no regard for her
well-being imprisoned clinically
tortured has been surgically made
pregnant twice before eventually dying
nearly twenty years later when her
psychic consciousness finds a way to
manifest itself is it any surprise that
after such a horrendous life she tears
apart anyone she comes across well we’d
be at least a bit pissed off number four
stiff Dark Souls
like a giant puppy of course we’re going
to feel awful about cutting down such a
huge ball of fur unlike the other
grotesque losses of these souls mythos
great gray wolf SIF is the only one you
have sympathy for especially when it
starts to limp after taking so much
damage come on like a real dog would
things are made infinitely worse if you
happen to have the DLC where you end up
traveling to the past and encountering a
much younger stiff so this happened
there’s the added cutscene just before
you fight the adult version where it
actually recognizes you but still
regretfully engages you in a bonafide
Cup now we feel like the monster number
three of the boss Metal Gear Solid 3
Snake Eater I raised you I loved you
I’ve given you weapons taught you
techniques endowed you with knowledge in
order to complete his mission snake had
to take out the one person he respected
more than any other his mentor as a
legendary soldier in her own right the
boss made for quite the opponent not to
mention giving us an emotional final
scene where players actually had to pull
the trigger and end her life then came
one of gaming’s most heartbreaking
twists where it’s revealed that the boss
was in fact not actually a traitor but
that in order to protect the United
States she voluntarily took on the role
of a traitor and war criminal knowing
that it would lead to her death a true
patriot till the end all snake can do
now is salute her tombstone
number two GLaDOS portal series she made
the one of the most terrifying yet
morbidly hilarious villains to ever
grace videogames having put players
through one experiment after another all
for her seemingly twisted enjoyment
however as we learned later on GLaDOS
was once assumed and known as Caroline
an assistant to the founder of the
Aperture Science facility Jay Johnson
she then possibly against her will was
uploaded as an AI and reborn as coladas
and the demand for experimentation
slowly twisted her into the nihilistic
and witty villain we all know and fear
following this revelation we can’t help
but start to feel sorry for her nowhere
is this better show than when GLaDOS
deletes her last remnants of her old
self destroying her humanity entirely
you know anything Kalin just now taught
me a valuable lesson the best solution
to a problem is usually the easiest one
number one Lisa Trevor Resident Evil
remake
[Music]
the remake ups granddaddy of survival
work not only provided a new level of
polish to the more campy aspects of the
original but also added several features
that truly made the likes of the mansion
and the umbrella corporation feel like
the worst monsters of the law abducted
as a teenager in nearly 1950s Lisa
became a human test subject for umbrella
eventually mutating into a near and
vulnerable creature due to decades of
brutal biological experimentation she
definitely scared the living daylights
out of us but above all else for
existence in and of itself is one big
tragedy one that finally came to an end
with a bittersweet reunion with her
mother do you agree with our picks check
out these other great clips from
WatchMojo and subscribe for new videos
every day
guys welcome to watchmojo.com and today
we’re counting down our picks for the
top 10 video game villains with tragic
backstories before we begin we publish
new videos every day so be sure to
subscribe for more great content for
this let’s go looking at characters that
are regarded as antagonist but who have
had horrific past that explain why they
fell into their villainous roles with
that in mind
be aware that everything on this list is
a potential spoiler spoiler alert please
make yourselves at home
there’s no rush number 10 low game
Dragon Age origin what about the king I
come on after losing his beloved friend
the last king of Ferelden clothing vowed
to do whatever was necessary to protect
the kingdom it just so happens that the
same sense of duty would lead him to
make the ultimate dick move during the
battle of ostagar leading to the
slaughter of the Grey Wardens as well as
the new king at the hands of the
darkspawn if that wasn’t enough he
brands the surviving warden the player
as traitors and orders them to be hunted
down we can appreciate wanting to do
whatever it takes to defeat the blight
and the fact that the new king was
nothing compared to your old buddy but
you’re still guilty of fit in our eyes
low game let us end this I suppose we
both knew it would come to this number
9z more Final Fantasy can protect the
summoner even at the cost of one’s life
the code of the Guardian how admirable
we all know that life can be unkind
enter this particular seminar that’s
definitely no exception after the trauma
of watching his mother get turned into a
fate see more pretty much decided that
living is nothing but sorrow and that
all should be freed from its torment in
order to do so he hatches up a scheme to
become the new sin the terrifying force
that has caused nothing but destruction
for the people of Spira except his
interpretation would be a lot more
permanent and on a much grander scale he
was not
with my they wanted more more power it’s
easy to sympathize with his plight until
we start seeing murder as a gift and
then you know he’s kinda cross the line
that and the whole using unity of
marriage totally not cool dude he asked
me to marry him you serious
number eight Scott Shelby heavy rain
as the origami killer hey we warned you
about spoilers he was responsible for
the deaths of countless fathers and sons
using his position as a private
detective in order to cover his tracks
however it’s not like this madness came
from nowhere it turns out that due to
the failing of his own father
Shelby watched his brother drowned
before his eyes that’s not to say it
accuses all the people he killed or the
ridiculous trials he had eaten do in
order to prove his worth but at least we
know the origin of his psychosis
though we’re still kind of unsure about
how forcing Ethan to cut off his finger
proved that he was a good dad number 7
Raul Menendez call of duty black ops 2
publicist sent only on page 5 the
Messiah of the 99% is indeed a dangerous
individual not only for his ability to
cripple the defenses of the United
States with relative ease but also for
how he’s able to motivate the
populations of the world over to his
side with just charisma alone
[Applause]
bombings in his own country by the US as
well as feeling the sting of American
greed first hand twisted Menendez
towards his hatred for the Western world
but what pushed him over the edge was a
reckless actions of Frank woods which
caused the deaths of his sister after
losing everything they loved some men
just want to watch the world burn Thank
You W as you seek a new home number six
Sarah Kerrigan Starcraft series this is
Kerrigan we’ve neutralized the Protoss
that there’s a wave of zerg advancing on
his position born from betrayal bound by
vengeance as a Terran ghost Kerrigan was
one of the best agents that humanity had
on their side against the interstellar
strenght known in desert until the day
her commanding officer left her to die
on the battlefield
instead of being ripped to pieces she
suffered a much worse fate and was
turned into a zerg hybrid as the Queen
of Blades Kerrigan was consumed by fury
and destroys millions of lives across
entire systems while she would later go
on and try to redeem herself revenge
remained her one true calling despite
all the death that she caused Kerrigan
is above all else a character of tragedy
thank you tune
happy theme number five Alma Wade fear
series whatever edison’s this child
might have had was snatched from her
when she was taken in by the Armagh camp
technology corporation who wanted to
find a way to turn her incredible
psychic abilities towards profit in
order to do so she was constantly
experimented on with no regard for her
well-being imprisoned clinically
tortured has been surgically made
pregnant twice before eventually dying
nearly twenty years later when her
psychic consciousness finds a way to
manifest itself is it any surprise that
after such a horrendous life she tears
apart anyone she comes across well we’d
be at least a bit pissed off number four
stiff Dark Souls
like a giant puppy of course we’re going
to feel awful about cutting down such a
huge ball of fur unlike the other
grotesque losses of these souls mythos
great gray wolf SIF is the only one you
have sympathy for especially when it
starts to limp after taking so much
damage come on like a real dog would
things are made infinitely worse if you
happen to have the DLC where you end up
traveling to the past and encountering a
much younger stiff so this happened
there’s the added cutscene just before
you fight the adult version where it
actually recognizes you but still
regretfully engages you in a bonafide
Cup now we feel like the monster number
three of the boss Metal Gear Solid 3
Snake Eater I raised you I loved you
I’ve given you weapons taught you
techniques endowed you with knowledge in
order to complete his mission snake had
to take out the one person he respected
more than any other his mentor as a
legendary soldier in her own right the
boss made for quite the opponent not to
mention giving us an emotional final
scene where players actually had to pull
the trigger and end her life then came
one of gaming’s most heartbreaking
twists where it’s revealed that the boss
was in fact not actually a traitor but
that in order to protect the United
States she voluntarily took on the role
of a traitor and war criminal knowing
that it would lead to her death a true
patriot till the end all snake can do
now is salute her tombstone
number two GLaDOS portal series she made
the one of the most terrifying yet
morbidly hilarious villains to ever
grace videogames having put players
through one experiment after another all
for her seemingly twisted enjoyment
however as we learned later on GLaDOS
was once assumed and known as Caroline
an assistant to the founder of the
Aperture Science facility Jay Johnson
she then possibly against her will was
uploaded as an AI and reborn as coladas
and the demand for experimentation
slowly twisted her into the nihilistic
and witty villain we all know and fear
following this revelation we can’t help
but start to feel sorry for her nowhere
is this better show than when GLaDOS
deletes her last remnants of her old
self destroying her humanity entirely
you know anything Kalin just now taught
me a valuable lesson the best solution
to a problem is usually the easiest one
number one Lisa Trevor Resident Evil
remake
[Music]
the remake ups granddaddy of survival
work not only provided a new level of
polish to the more campy aspects of the
original but also added several features
that truly made the likes of the mansion
and the umbrella corporation feel like
the worst monsters of the law abducted
as a teenager in nearly 1950s Lisa
became a human test subject for umbrella
eventually mutating into a near and
vulnerable creature due to decades of
brutal biological experimentation she
definitely scared the living daylights
out of us but above all else for
existence in and of itself is one big
tragedy one that finally came to an end
with a bittersweet reunion with her
mother do you agree with our picks check
out these other great clips from
WatchMojo and subscribe for new videos
every day
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