Curated playlist
Fictional criminals in video games
- Birdie (Street Fighter)Birdie, a Street Fighter character, went from pale to Black between games. Capcom said he had been ill.
- Revolver OcelotRecurring character in Hideo Kojima's Metal Gear video game series published by Konami
- Liquid SnakeFictional character from the Metal Gear franchise
- Dante (Devil May Cry)Dante of Devil May Cry was almost a Western policeman. His early name was Tony Redgrave.
- Albert WeskerAlbert Wesker begins the original Resident Evil of 1996 as an ally. As captain of a police special forces unit, he hands the player supplies and useful information. That helpfulness is a disguise. Wesker was created by the Japanese game…
- Big Boss (Metal Gear)In the original 1987 Metal Gear, the friendly radio voice guiding the player was the enemy.
- Balrog (Street Fighter)Street Fighter's boxer Balrog is called M. Bison in Japan, where the M stands for Mike.
- Vega (Street Fighter)Street Fighter II's Vega never removes his mask, and a Shakespeare character helped explain why.
- Cloud StrifeCloud Strife's heroic identity was built from a dead friend's life.
- Psycho MantisPsycho Mantis, a Metal Gear Solid boss, tells players to set their controller on the floor.
- F.A.N.G. (Street Fighter)F.A.N.G promised to beat his opponent in exactly two minutes. The Street Fighter V villain still ranked near the bottom.
- Sodom (Final Fight)Capcom's Sodom tried to write the kanji for death on his chest and got it wrong.