Top 10 Gaming Antagonists of the 21st Century (So Far)

In 2018, Sony Santa Monica, led by God of War veteran Cory Barlog managed to do the impossible. Not only did they soft-reboot one of gaming’s most iconic franchise successfully, but they also fleshed out the main protagonist that had been a one-note punchline for thousands of jokes on the inter

There are some problems with this reveal, however. While Molly’s actions do make sense to an extent, getting into the logistics of why she would rat herself out results in a scenario where Micah is able to go unrealistically undetected. Molly also gives herself up at a perfect time to get the spotlight off Micah, making the timing a bit too conveni

That’s why when GTA developer Rockstar announced a Western game built with many of the core elements and experience from their Grand Theft Auto series, fans were caught by surprise. Not only did it capture the Game of the Year award in 2010, but it also had a sequel release in 2018, that passed it in every way possi

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

Far Cry 3 introduced the Open World Games Collectibles to one of the best villain performances ever. Insanity has never looked so good. Michael Mondo, the actor who portrayed Vaas, deserves an Oscar for the way he would change tones and start contradicting himself resulting in violent raging outbursts. This made his character feel so lifelike and real, and it made encounters extremely exciting. He really does appear to be a true Hollywood villain from a nightmare vacation to hell. Vaas Montenegro did not care for any living person, his life, or anything. It seems the only thing that mattered to him was pirate life and messing with other’s minds. The man is nothing but insane, and he prides himself on it. He will ask the definition of insanity, as if he’s not insane, all while sinking a man to the bottom of the sea with a cinder block tied to his f

Hostile Territory is a multiplayer mode found in Red Dead Online’s Showdown Series. Its strength lies in its ability to focus on defense instead of offense. Where other modes have players running around trying to eliminate other players, Hostile Territory is all about map cont

Legendary Elk: Located in Cumberland Forest, east of Bacchus Station. This creature will allow a player to craft the rare Elk Antler Trinket, Legendary Elk Moccasins, Legendary Elk Half Chaps, and the Legendary Elk Range Glo

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

The Uncharted series by Naughty Dog has always released to great reviews and is beloved by the PlayStation audience, but it always seems to have the misfortune of releasing the same year as another astounding video game experience sees the light of

Despite being the creator of numerous memes and jokes The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim was one of the most commercially successful and well-reviewed role-playing games of the last decade. Many people lose sight of what it did for the genre in 2011, as The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt set a new standard for the genre 4 years la

GLaDOS of the Portal series definitely stands out from the other characters on this list in that it is not even human. GLaDOS is the central core of the Aperture Science computer-aided Enrichment Center. What makes this villain so great is that she doesn’t appear to be a living entity at first, as she initially sounds like prerecorded messages. In a crazy revelation, the main character realizes this is not the case, and the player has to survive and escape GLaDOS’s death traps. An unexpected reveal and very interesting dialogue make this character one of the more memorable Antagonists in all of gam

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt was one of those special games that not only set a new industry standard for role-playing games as well as pushing its talented development studio, CD Projekt Red, into the spotlight. The Witcher 3 helped the studio gain recognition with console gamers, as the first two games were most beloved by the PC player commun

Mass Effect gave to gamers one of the wildest fights for survival seen thus far in the form of the war against robotic behemoths named The Reapers. Beyond the Reapers, though, was The Illusive Man. Almost a Keyser Soze like figure, The Illusive Man heads the renegade group Cerberus, who the game’s protagonist, Commander Shephard, is actively fighting against most of the game. What really sets The Illusive Man apart, though, is what he does when he finds a beaten and battered Commander Shephard in space. He revives him and sets him free again. As interesting as he is puzzling, The Illusive Man lives up to his n