I am of the belief that a good movie, generally speaking has to have a strong bad guy to be a good movie.  Darth Vader was such an awesome bad guy, you could argue he elevated the Star Wars original trilogy.  Hans Gruber from Die Hard put a stamp of excellence in Die Hard.  I would also say Agent Smith from the Matrix trilogy ranks among the best.

 

As video games have evolved with the technology over the years, the games have grown more sophisticated. From the very rudimentary graphics and game play of the old Atari 2600 to the first Nintendo entertainment systems, that had arcade caliber graphics and game play at home, to the super consoles of today, the graphics are so realistic and there is a much greater emphasis on story telling, such that they hire actual actors-even top tier actors like Kevin Spacey- to tell the story.  To that end, you can argue a strong, compelling bad guy is as important, if not more so, to video games  as they are to movies.

 

With this in mind, who are some of the best video game bad guys you can ever remember playing against?

 

For me, Vaas Montenegro (Far Cry 3) qualifies as the best (worst?) video game bad guy.

 

Other candidates for me include Joker from Batman Arkham Asylum, and Dr. Doom from Marvel Ultimate Alliance.

 

So, fellow gamers, what video game bad guys fire you up to go against them?

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