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Video game bosses
- 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…
- Akuma (Street Fighter)Akuma, known in Japan as Gouki, is a fictional character from Capcom's Street Fighter series who first appeared not through an announcement or a trailer, but…
- Dante (Devil May Cry)Dante, the silver-haired, red-coated demon hunter at the center of Capcom's Devil May Cry series, was almost something else entirely.
- Juri (Street Fighter)Juri Han arrived in Street Fighter in 2010, and she did not arrive quietly. The development team at Capcom cycled through 400 to 500 ideas before settling on…
- ZangiefZangief is a fictional character in Capcom's Street Fighter series. His final size traces to four words from producer Akira Nishitani: "Please make him much…
- Big Boss (Metal Gear)Big Boss is a character in Konami's Metal Gear series who manages the rare narrative trick of being both the hero and the villain of the same story.
- Balrog (Street Fighter)Balrog made his first appearance in Street Fighter II: The World Warrior in 1991, throwing punches for a criminal organization called Shadaloo.
- MoogleMoogles are white-furred fictional creatures with wings and a pom-pom-tipped antenna, and they belong to a franchise that has sold tens of millions of games…
- Pyramid HeadPyramid Head first appeared in Silent Hill 2, released in 2001, and the gaming world had never encountered anything quite like him. He does not speak.
- Vega (Street Fighter)Akira Nishitani stood before a whiteboard in 1990 and drew a list of countries. He needed fighters from Spain and Thailand to complete the roster for Street…
- Seth (Street Fighter)Seth, the chief executive officer of the Shadaloo Intimidation Network, is one of video gaming's most contradictory villains.
- Cloud StrifeCloud Strife first appears on screen as a mercenary blowing up a power plant for money. He is cold, aloof, and utterly uninterested in the cause he is…
- 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…
- CammyNoritaka Funamizu, Capcom's research and development head, felt the game needed another female character besides Chun-Li.
- Sagat (Street Fighter)Sagat towers over every other fighter in the original Street Fighter at 226 centimeters tall, bald, scarred, and wearing a black eyepatch.
- Sodom (Final Fight)Sodom is a fictional character from Capcom's Final Fight and Street Fighter series, and he may be the most self-defeating figure in all of fighting game…