Curated category
Fictional terrorists
- Joker (character)On the 25th of April 1940, the first issue of Batman hit newsstands with a character who would become one of fiction's most enduring villains.
- Revolver OcelotHideo Kojima wanted to add Western tones to a character resulting in Ocelot's appearance, which is based on that of veteran Western film actor Lee Van Cleef.
- Liquid SnakeIn the United Kingdom, a boy named Liquid Snake grew up following his birth as part of Les Enfants Terribles. This top-secret government project aimed to…
- SithThe word Sith first appeared in a 1974 rough cut of the Star Wars script, self-published by an anonymous fan-site called StarWarz.com.
- Big Boss (Metal Gear)In the 1987 game Metal Gear, a soldier named Solid Snake receives radio instructions from his commanding officer. The voice on the other end guides him…
- Supreme Leader SnokeIn the opening scene of The Force Awakens, a massive hologram projects across a dark throne room. This figure speaks with a deep, resonant voice that fills…
- Seth (Street Fighter)In April 2009, Capcom senior manager Seth Killian sat for an interview about the upcoming Street Fighter IV. He explained that the character named after him…
- Psycho MantisIn 1998, a young boy named Benjamin stood atop the Hill of Destiny. This is not the scene from Metal Gear Solid. The actual scene involves a character named…
- F.A.N.G. (Street Fighter)Capcom unveiled F.A.N.G in 2016 as one of sixteen playable characters for Street Fighter V. The character emerged from a development debate during the…