10MostDerangedVideoGame

Psychopaths
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Theantagonistsofvideogamesmotivatedbythingslikemoneyandfameareperfectlyadequate.
Its easy to loathe these characters for their selfish actions even if their behaviour does feel
predictable.However,whatisfarmoreexcitingiswhenagamesdeveloperchoosestointroducea
psychopathic individual whose crazy behaviour makes it incredibly difficult to know what if
anythingmotivatesthem.Oftenthesegamingpsychosarethemostmemorableaspectsofthe
gamestheyfeaturein.Theirmentalinstabilitymeansthatdevelopersareabletohavethemdoing
utterlyunpredictableactionswhichhelpsdifferentiatethegamefromyourrunofthemillmarine
vs.terroristborefest.Moreover,theintelligenceandcharismaoftenassociatedwithpsychopaths
hasledtosomeawesomegamingquotes.Thisisnttosaypsychoshavetohaveanounceofbrain
powersomeofthemostderangedcanbarelyspeakbutaresoviolentandlackinginempathy
that you cant deny them psychopathic status. Over the years we have encountered some truly
horrifying psychopaths who had us secondguessing whether we should insert the disc. Their
intense violence, unsympathetic natures and unpredictability mean that they have permanently
inscribedtheirnamesintothegamingpsychoshalloffame.Definedbytheirsickeningactions,here
arethe10mostderangedpsychopathsinvideogaming:
10.NeedlesKane(SweetTooth)Twisted
Metal
ItisacommonmisconceptionsurroundingtheTwistedMetalseriesthatSweetTooththeiconic
icecreamtruckisthenameofthedriveraswellasthevehicle.Themaniacaldriverbehindthe
wheeloftheclownthemedkillertruckisactuallynamedNeedlesKaneandisarguablythemost
twisted character from the entire lineup of freaks available to use on the Twisted Metal series.
Sincetheseriesstartedwaybackin1998,eachinterpretationofKanehasvariedwitheachgame
withoutdoubtthemostpsychopathiciterationwasthemostrecentoneseenin2012sTwisted
Metal. In this game the story goes that a man named Marcus Kane was once a happily married
father who developed a dark resentment at his mundane life. This resentment eventually
manifested itself as a split personality named Needles which gradually begins eating away at
Marcus sanity. Very soon Needles has taken over and forces Marcus to murder his family. He
instantlykilledhiswifeandsonbuttookhistimewithhisdaughter,whowasabletograbalarge
pair of scissors and drive them into the psychos right eye before escaping. Needles Kanes only
motivationinlifeistocatchtheonethatgotawayandmakehersuffer.Dark,darkstuffright?
9.TheMedicTeamFortress2
It may seem like an incredibly leftfield pick to include a character who has ostensibly made his
career out of helping the lame, wounded and dying but after watching this Meet the Medic
promotionalvideoitseemsalltooclearthatthehealerismentallyunhinged.Thecharactertasked
withmaintainingthewellbeingoftheteamseemseerilyreminiscentofJosefMengele(nothelped
byhisGermanaccent),theSSPhysicianofAuschwitzandsocalledAngelofDeathwhocarriedout
horrifying experiments on thoseimprisoned in the camp. The insane Medic clearly has no
sympathy for the severely wounded Heavy and is far more interested in experimenting with
applyingunreliablemechanicalenhancementstohisheart.Whenthedevicecausestheheartto
explodetheMedicgrabsababoonhearttoreplaceitwith.Wealsoseethattheunhingeddoctor
hastheseveredheadofaspystoredinhisfringe.Weregladwedontfindoutwhathehasinstore
forthisillfatedespionageexpert.Onthewholethevideoisacomicyetdisturbinginsightintothe
corruptedmindofthemanwhoisresponsibleforkeepingusaliveontheaddictiveonlineshooter.
8.St.JohnFamily TheWalkingDead
ThesecondinstallmentofTelltaleGamesfirstepisodicapocalypticadventuregamesawustake
refuge at the St John Dairy Farm. It had everything a good wall separating the living from the
dead,food,crops,aswingforthekidsandshelterbutlikemostthingsitwastoogoodtobetrue.
ThingsstartedtoturnsourwhenourinjuredcomradeMarkwentmissingforessentiallytheentire
episode.SuspicionarosewhenLeeandrighthandmanKennyfoundalockeddooratthebackof
thebarnwhichcausedthemembersofthefamilytobecomeextremelyonedge.Unabletotrust
anyone,youhadtofindoutwhatwasbehindthatdoor.AfterdistractingtheSt.JohnBrothersyou
finallydiscoverwhatsinside:abloody,gruesomeslaughterhouse.AndySt.Johnsurprisesyouas
you leave but calmly explains that its the area where they skin and prepare animals they have
hunted.Unsatisfiedwiththisexplanation,LeefindshiswaytoasecretdoorupstairsintheStJohn
householdandstumblesuponMarkwhoisnowmissingalegwhichisbeingservedupforeveryone
toeatonthediningroomtable.AftertheyrerumbledtheStJohnsturnagainstyouandkeepyou
hostage until you are able to find a way out. We understandthat living through a zombie
apocalypse brings out the worst in peoplebut resorting to eating human meat is downright
deranged.
7. PiggsyManhunt
Piggsys angry, ANGRY! One could argue that whoever first came up with the idea for 2003s
Manhuntshouldbeonalistofpsychopathsthemselvesthoughthatsadebateforanotherday.
Rockstars highly controversial game is jampacked with intensely realistic violence and gore but
theutterlyderangedPiggsyisdefinitelythemostdisturbingaspectofManhunt,certainlyinspired
by The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. The appropriately nicknamed abomination is an overweight,
insanekillerwhooptstowearapigsheadasamaskgettingpangsofLeatherfaceyet?Whatif
wetoldyouthathisweaponofchoiceisachainsaw?Likewesaid,takenrightfromthescriptof
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Piggsy seems to have lost all traces of humanity, capable of
communicating only with basic words and grunt noises. He is motivated entirely by butchering
everyonewhocrosseshispath.BeforetheeventsweplaythroughinManhunt,Piggsywasenlisted
byStarkweathertotakepartinhissnuffmovies.Afterhisworkwasdonethefilmsdirectorwho
couldeasilybeonthislistinsteadofPiggsyhadhimlockedupinanabandonedattic.
6.ScottShelby HeavyRain
Hemightnotbedrivenbythebloodlustanddesiretomurderindiscriminatelylikesomeonthis
listbutdontletthisfoolyouintothinkingthatScottShelbyalsoknownastheOrigamiKiller
isntdeeplypsychopathic.Scarredforlifebythedespicableeventshesufferedthroughasachild,
Shelbyruthlesslytakeshisangeroutontheworldbykidnappingchildrenandforcingtheirfathers
toprovetheirlovethroughaseriesofhorrifyingtasks.Dontbedeceivedbythiswarpedsenseof
morality Shelby lacks any sympathy or remorse and is most certainly a psychopath. In The
Butterfly trial Shelby forces Ethan to crawl through a long network of claustrophobic tunnels
littered with broken glass. Once you get past the implausibility of an overweight, 50something
yearoldcrawlingthroughthisnarrownetworkoftunnelslayingdownalltheshardsofglass,you
realisethatthepainstakingeffortShelbygoestotoinflictpainoninnocentmenisquiteastounding.
It is a credit to the storytelling abilities of Quantic Dream that they are able to weave such a
complex narrative whereby we still feel some sympathy towards this psychopathic murderer of
childrenandtheirfathers.Shelbymayhavebecomeakillerofchildrenhimselfbutitsimpossible
toforgetthefaceofthatlittleboywhojustwantedhisdadtocomeandsavehisbrother.
5.Minsc BaldursGate
Didanybodyeversaybeingapsychopathnecessarilymeantthatyouhadtobeoneofthebadguys?
Minsc, the iconic Rashemen ranger of Baldurs Gate, doubtless saved the hides of gamers an
embarrassingnumberoftimeswithhistrustytwohandedswordbutthisdoesntmeanhewasnt
acompletepsycho.Minscmayhavesavedourmerrybandofadventurersbywildlyswinginghis
gigantic weapon but every now and then he would be seized by a berserk rage and turn his
bloodlustonthosearoundhimmostnotablyus.UntilhecalmeddownMinsccouldnolongerbe
controlledbytheplayerandwentonakillingspreeagainstanythingfoolishenoughtocrosshis
path.Asifthispsychopathicragewerentbadenough,therangerhadaweirdrelationshipwithhis
whiskered sidekick, Boo the Hamster, who hides safely beneath his armour. The thought of the
psychopathic Minsc running around the map slaughtering everything he sees while a hamster
which he is convinced is a miniature giant space hamster nestles snugly under his fullplate
armourisoneoftheweirdestimagesinBaldursGate.
4. WalterSullivan SilentHill4

WalterSullivanisparticularlyterrifyingashisstoryreallydoes
seemlikeitcouldbereal wearetrulythankfulthatanyeasily
impressionablecopycatserialkillershaventtriedtoreplicatehis
actions.
Likemanypsychopaths,Walterschildhoodwasnobedofroses.His
fatherwasabusiveandhisparentsabandonedhimataveryyoungage
leavinghimtobeadoptedbyacultandbelievetheapartmentroomhe
wasabandonedinwashismother.Undertheteachingsofthecult,
Walterbelievedifhecarriedoutaritualcalledthe21Sacraments
hewouldreleaseGodandparadiseuponEarth.Inordertodothishe
hadtomurder21people.Walterbeganhisspreebykilling10people
andineachcaseheremovedtheirheartsandcarvedaspecificnumber
relatingtotheirpositionwithinthe21peopleheintendedtokill.
Thisiswherethestorygetsevenweirder.Thepolicethenclaimedto
havecapturedSullivan,whoproceededtocommitsuicide.However,the
murderscontinued.Dependingonwhichwayyouwanttolookatthe
gamesnarrativeyoucaneitherbelievethatthemanwhocommitted
suicidewasnotactuallyorSullivanorthatthisledtohimturning
intoamurderousghost.
Thoughhisoverarchinggoalwassupposedlytoreleaseparadise,
Sullivansdisdainforhumanlifewasshocking. Hewasntpicky
abouthowhekilledhisvictims shot,drowned,bludgeonedto
death,hitwithanaxe,setonfire; itdidntmatteraslongas
theyweredead.WalterSullivanwasatrue,terrifyingvideogame
psychopath.
3.TheJoker ArkhamSeries
Gothams psychotic prince of crime has been portrayed and interpreted in many different ways
overtheyears,whetheritbeinfilm,television,comicbooksorgames.Thanksinnosmallpartto
anincrediblejobdonebyMarkHamillonthevoiceactingfrontandanawesomecharacterdesign
fromRocksteady,theiterationoftheJokerseenintheArkhamseriesisnotonlyoneofthebest
butiseasilyoneofthemostderanged.TheJokersinsanityandunpredictabilityiswhatmakeshim
a psychopath. Unlike other comic book supervillains who are motivated by monetary riches,
powerorworlddomination,TheJokerisseeminglyamotivelessmalignityjustwantingtorevel
inthechaoswhichhiscrimescreate.Jokerissohellbentoncausingdestructionthatheiseven
willing to compromise his own wellbeing. In the climax of Batman: Arkham Asylum we see the
murderousclowninjecthimselfwithhisowntitandarttoturnhimselfintoamonstercapableof
wreakingevenmorehavoc.Hemaybeaninsane,homicidalpsychopathbutJokerisbynomeans
cognitivelyinsaneheisincompletecontrolofwhatheisdoingandisabletousehistwistedlogic
andreasoningtodevisedevilishschemestobringthecitytohisknees.Itisthisinsanitycombined
withhisunimpairedintelligencethatmakehimsodangerous.
2.KefkaPalazzoFinalFantasyVI
ManyofyouprobablywillhaveexpectedtheplatinumhairedSephirothtobefulfillingtheFinal
Fantasy quota of this list. While the antagonist of Final Fantasy VII with his megalomania and
disregardforhumanlifecertainlyhaspsychopathictraits,heseemslikeamodelcitizencompared
to Kefka Palazzo of Final Fantasy VI. Kefka departed from the traditional formula of FFs
uncharismatic,cold,ruthlessantagonistsandwasloud,randomlydestructiveandmostofall
deeply unhinged. The killer clown is the court mage of Emperor Gestahl but acts as he sees fit
behindhismastersback.Fromhistrademarkeeriecackletohishabitofcallingfightingplaying,
itsoonbecomesclearthatKefkaiscompletelylackingtheempathyandcompassionthatmakesus
human.WelearnthatKefkassanitywasshatteredwhenhewasgiftedwithdangerouslypowerful
magicthathispsychewasunabletocopewith.DuringthegameKefkasmoreaggressiveinsanity
develops into deep nihilism as he begins to question what the purpose of existence is for. The
antagonistofFFVIissomemorableasapsychopathasheboaststheundesirablecombinationof
mentalinstabilityandintimidatingpower.
1.Vaas FarCry3
VaasisthesecondaryantagonistofFarCry3andiseasilythemostenduringcharacterintheentire
game,innosmallpartbecausedevelopersUbisoftwereabletomakehimseemsogenuinelybat
sh*!tcrazy.Ubisoftmusthavebeenawareofwhatanincrediblejobtheyddonewiththeircreation
andexecutionoftheVaascharacterashefeaturedsoprominentlyinthemarketingofthegame,
evenmakingitontothegamescoveralongsideabodyburiedinthesand(whichyoucanactually
findinthegameasanEasterEgg).Thedrugaddledpsychoisthemoredangeroustypeofnutter
who is able to alternate from being terrifyingly violent to polite and courteous. However, those
subtlywidenedeyesalwaysannouncehisinnerinsanity.EveninthesequenceswhereVaasisbeing
weirdlycharmingweknowthathewillinevitablyundergoanintensemoodswingandslumpinto
aviolentrage.ThecharacterwhostoletheshowinFarCry3isnowfamousinthegamingworld
for that incredible Insanity Monologue. He may lack animposing physique but Vaas intensely
psychoticnaturemeansthatheisoneofthebestantagonistsseeninrecentyearsandcertainlya
gamingpsychopathwhohasraisedthebarintermsofdepthandcharacterisation.
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