Top 10 VideoGame Villains of All Time

The relationship developed by a gamer with a certain game’s villain is a rather complex one.

It’s a love-hate relationship; you hate him/her simply because, well, they are villains and they have done bad things, and you love them because they are really badass and awesome.

I’ve played a lot of games, and I can think of a good amount of jaw-dropping villains that were either too clever to be liked or too immoral to be forgiven. Here is a list of the top 10 coolest video game villains of all time.

Bear in mind that I have not played all the games that have ever existed, so don’t go raging if a villain that you liked isn’t present in the list.

10. Bowser (Super Mario Bros. Series)

Bowser has some serious issues, and really needs counseling instead of the regular beating he gets from certain Italian guys. He’s captured Peach like a thousand times already, and he still doesn’t give up.

Well, our ever frowning, spiky shelled, breath mint needing turtle-dragon really needs to move on, but we know better than everybody – from experience – that he won’t. His stubbornness, along with his long reign as a master villain, gives him a spot in this top 10.

9. Nemesis (Resident Evil 3: Nemesis)

Few villains have originated as many nightmares as Nemesis has. Not only is he ugly and grotesque, he is immensely powerful, and represents one of the most famous horror game series ever, Resident Evil.

Jill Valentine was surely hot, and Nemesis had a thing for her, but not the same way we do. From time to time he decided to attack her, and those were the ‘OMG’ and adrenaline moments of RE3. Kids get scared of the Boogyman in their closet, but STARS members fear that Nemesis might emerge out from under their bed.

8. Diablo (Diablo Series)

You know you’re up for something big, red, dragon-ish, and straight from hell when you have to slay a thousand or so monsters before encountering it. Diablo almost defined hell itself; heck, he might even be the most ideal replica of Satan ever created.

When you just celebrate your heroic success in slaying the Lord of Terror, your skin starts to crack and swell, demons start to emerge everywhere you walk, and before you know it, you are ripped from the insides only to become Diablo himself.

7. Joker (Batman: Arkham Asylum)

Joker is, arguably, the greatest comic super-villain ever created. It was hard to imagine him getting the same fame when he appeared in games, but we were all surprised by the sheer awesomeness that the villain possessed in Arkham Asylum. Batman: Arkham Asylum was a great game, and more than sixty percent of its greatness was thanks to Joker.

How he cleverly evaded Batman’s fist of justice from time to time, how he attempted to conduct his evil plans of creating a monstrous Gotham City, and most of all, how he entertained every gamer with his hilarious dialogues throughout the game; all these things make him a legendary villain.

6. G-Man (Half-Life Series)

Few villains are as illusive, as untouchable, and as mysterious as the G-Man. While his true motives are never really known, it is certain that they are evil, and evil that is indescribable is the type that really freaks one out.