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** And then there is Andrew Ryan. He is definitely set up as the main antagonist during the first part of the game (he tries to kill you multiple times), but his death is too jaw dropping for words. At this point with he dramatically demonstrates that you have never been free and can be (and have been) forced to do anything with the phrase "would you kindly." He is obviously disgusted by this as it contradicts everything his Objectivist philosophy is for, summed up neatly in the phrase "A man chooses, a slave obeys." At this point he "asks" you to kill him, knowing fully that you're his own son, taken from him by his worst enemy and [[TykeBomb turned into an assassin.]] Though Ryan's motives are famously ambiguous at times (something others comment upon in game), it seems he sacrificed himself in order illustrate the PC's fatal flaw to him, shouting "A Man chooses, a slave obeys!" again as you beat him to death.

** ''VideoGame/GodOfWar2018'': [[spoiler:[[Characters/GodOfWarSeriesOtherCharacters Baldur, a.k.a. the Stranger]]]]. His death by Kratos' hands to prevent him [[spoiler:killing (an unresisting) Freya in revenge]] is treated as an extremely solemn affair -- besides how it ''devastates'' Freya, it leaves quite the impression on Kratos and Atreus, with the latter being dismayed to think that being a god will always end with children killing their parents like Baldur and Kratos both did, and Mimir solemnly comments there was no easy choice.

** In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemTheSacredStones'', a vast majority of fans were [[TearJerker bawling]] at the death of Lyon, quite possibly the most likable main villain in the history of the game. Mostly because he [[EnemyWithin wasn't the villain...]]
*** [[MagnificentBastard The cool, ambitious, suave]], and [[AffablyEvil incredibly likable]] (despite many KickTheDog moments) General Caellach. It was plot essential to kill him, which would have been more saddening if he wasn't ThatOneBoss...
*** Also from ''VideoGame/FireEmblemTheSacredStones'': Selena - the good general hopelessly in love with her long-deceased King.
*** Orson also qualifies. Despite betraying his homeland of Renais to the Grado forces, it's made clear that he only did it because the death of his wife broke him completely, leaving him open to manipulation by having her (half-assed) resurrection offered in exchange for his compliance. He becomes more physically-emaciated each time he appears, and in his last appearance (where you kill him), he's gone completely off the deep end talking to a shade of his wife - his last word is her name. Ephraim, Eirika and Seth all show sadness at how far he fell, not able to bring themselves to hate him despite all that he did.
** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBindingBlade'' has Galle, who was never your enemy, and was possibly romantically linked to one of your party members (though it isn't necessary to kill him) and Brunnya in the bonus chapters - fighting for a king already dead and knowing she only fights to be killed to stall your army. The final boss was a frail looking girl, though she gets better.

** From ''VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBlazingBlade'': Black Fang member Linus, or Lloyd if you [[GuideDangIt managed to get the alternative chapter]].

--->'''Limstella''': I am not human. This body and this heart are constructs. Yes, as is this sorrow.
** Back in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemGenealogyOfTheHolyWar'', several people Tear Jerked over Arvis, who was actually similar to Lyon, and wasn't entirely the evil bastard he would appear to be if you took him in context. (One FreudianExcuse later) He was actually shown to be trying to ''[[PetTheDog stop]]'' the Child Hunts that were going on. Even Seliph, [[YouKilledMyFather whose father was murdered]] by Arvis, later says that Arvis does not deserve to be demonized in history.
** Even earlier were Camus and Emperor Hardin in the [[VideoGame/FireEmblemArchanea Archanea series]]. The former is an [[WorthyOpponent honorable knight]] who helps the player at several points even though he works for the enemy and suffered from MyCountryRightOrWrong. His death is somewhat lessened by ''Gaiden'' revealing that he was NotQuiteDead, but he still gave up his old identity as Camus to start his life all over again. The latter was a trustworthy ally who fought alongside Marth, and was a great Hero to the many he rescued from slavery. He ended up going through a DespairEventHorizon and getting BrainwashedAndCrazy into [[EvilOverlord being a power-hungry tyrant]]. As he's dying, he [[DyingAsYourself reverts back to his old heroic self]], apologizes to Marth for all the grief he caused to him ''and'' to Nyna, and [[DyingDeclarationOfLove reaffirms his love for Nyna]] in his literal dying breath. Both characters likely inspired the later {{tragic villain}}s in the series.
** The remake of the game [[FillerVillain adds]] Clarisse. Throughout the game, she's depicted as a sadistic, cold-hearted killer, who constantly abuses her adoptive sister Katarina for being useless. So one look forwards to the moment when she's finally fought... and her death comes as one of the most heart-wrenching moments in the series, specially when Clarisse quietly asks Katarina "StayWithMeUntilIDie."
*** Also, Eremiya from the remake. She's the one to blame for Clarisse being the way she is (and Katarina, and Roro, and Roro's clones...), then when it's time to finally beat the bitch, it's like [[DecapitatedArmy a moment to celebra]] - [[YourPrincessIsInAnotherCastle what's]] ''[[YourPrincessIsInAnotherCastle this]]''?! She once was a genuinely good person but Gharnef put her under MindRape when she fell into despair after witnessing the deaths of the orphans she originally cared for during the war, turning her ''into'' a Mega-Abusive-Bitch? And now, while she's dying, he completely restores her memories of who she once was, laughs, and lets her bleed to death in complete despair? ... Ouch. Just... ''ouch''! For a character who didn't even exist in the original game, that's some pretty powerful woobie material right there. There's a '''very good''' ''reason'' Gharnef earns more loathing than the game's actual BigBad, [[FantasticRacism Medeus]].
** General Zelgius (Levail as well, for that matter) in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemRadiantDawn''. Yes, Zelgius is the Black Knight who killed Greil, but you still can't help but feel sorry for the guy.

*** Heizel as well. Of all the Begnion Senators, he's clearly the least evil. (e.g., buying Rafiel as a slave only to save him and then release him.) Even when you do fight him, he apologizes and says he doesn't want to do it, he's more afraid of what Lekain will do to him if he ''doesn't'' go along with it. [[WhatCouldHaveBeen Data that has been found suggests that he could have been spared, actually.]]

--->'''Mustafa''': Well done, Ylisseans... Hrrggh! Please...spare my men...

** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemGaiden'', especially its remake, has a lot of this:
*** Rudolf dies revealing [[LukeIAmYourFather his true relation to Alm]], much to the poor guy's very understandable disbelief. Before Alm has time to digest it, however, Rudolf tells him about the Falchion and Mila and begs him to slay Duma to save the world. Then, he dies [[SnowMeansDeath as the snow falls]], and poor Alm pretty much screams "MyGodWhatHaveIDone!" When he talks to Mycen afterward, Alm bitterly asks [[SelfMadeOrphan if he sent him to kill his own dad]], before Mycen can explain Rudolf's reasons and the years-long ThanatosGambit he had developed.
*** Fernand, who has been a JerkAss to the group the entire game, sees the error of his ways after being mortally wounded as a conequence of Berkut's VillainousBreakdown. His former friend Clive holds him in his arms and Fernand does what he can to tell him about Duma's madness and Berkut's own changes, and ask Alms to put Duma to rest. Then, Fernand aknowledges that his lack of forgiveness was his undoing, and dies telling Clive that he was right all along and chose the right king, Alm. Both Clive and his sister Clair are greatly distressed, with Clair telling him "PleaseWakeUp" and then sobbing. It's even worse if the player has a certain DLC stage that shows [[FallenHero how Fernand USED to be]] before his DarkAndTroubledPast hit him...
*** After both Berkut and his girlfriend Rinea (who had been turned into a Witch after Berkut sold her soul to Duma) are defeated, the mortally injured Berkut still refuses to give up or to see Alm as his cousin rather than his enemy, and urges Alm to give him the killing blow. But as Alm insists that he never wanted to be Berkut's enemy... Rinea's now-free soul appears in front of the group, speaking kindly to Berkut even after what he did to her, [[TogetherInDeath telling him to come with her so they can find their own empire.]] Berkut is flabbergasted [[TearsOfRemorse and seems to be crying]] as he tells [[ActualPacifist Rinea]] [[WomenAreWiser that she always was right]], begs her to forgive him, and accepts her offer to go away with her. Then he makes peace with Alm and, before definitely dying, gives him [[TragicKeepsake a ring that belonged to his late mother]] and begs him to make Valentia a land where no one will be corrupted by the gods again.
*** Even a mini-boss in the ''final stage'' gets one. Hestia, one of Duma's witches, holds resentment towards her sister Sonya who ran away and averted being transformed, but [[DyingAsYourself regains her will as she dies]] and says she should've lived her life as she saw fit, like Sonya did.

*** ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedSyndicate'': Jacob assassinated the railway mogul Malcolm Millner... only to realize that ''he was fighting the Templars''. Jacob's been helping a Templar regain her fortune all along. Whoops.

** ''VideoGame/HyruleTotalWar'' gives a [[TearJerker truly heartwrenching]] one with Ganon, [[AdaptationalHeroism of all people]]. As if his DarkAndTroubledPast and [[WellIntentionedExtremist Well-Intentioned Extremism]] weren't enough, he dies cornered by the Hylian army and betrayed by Bongo, [[VillainousBreakdown desperatedly crying and not even opposing to Princess Zelda]], [[KickThemWhileTheyAreDown who mercilessly cuts him down]]. Then the content of his book, where he had written of his plans for the Triforce, is revealed: childish drawings of a peaceful world where Hylians and Moblins live happily together, with all the people who died in the war resurrected.

** Then we have Azala, who had been waging a war of extinction against the prehistoric humans, and eagerly anticipating Lavos' imminent planetfall. However, her last words are not to curse her opponents, but to lament that her people never had a future and accepts her species' defeat without a VillainousBreakdown. Though she's a villain she was simply fighting for the future of she and her people, [[NotSoDifferent not that different than the humans]], which actually moves Ayla of all people to show mercy and offer to rescue Azala: an offer that gets rebuked because [[TheFatalist it's meant to be]].

** Comes up more than once in ''VideoGame/Fallout4''. It first comes up with [[spoiler:Kellogg, the man who shot your partner and kidnapped your son Shaun]] when you [[spoiler:trawl through his memories after you kill him and find that he lived a horribly cruel life and [[NotSoDifferent lost his own wife and child]], which drove him to become a ruthless mercenary]]. Notable in that the [[PlayerCharacter Sole Survivor]] can either express sympathy for him or rationalise that he doesn't deserve it because [[spoiler:he knew himself what it was like to lose the love of your life and your only child and chose to inflict that misery on someone else]]. It also comes up with [[spoiler:Shaun himself, who is now an old man and head of the Institute]], provided you didn't kill him before the final quest and [[spoiler:didn't side with the Institute: he lies dying knowing that his own mother/father is about to destroy his life's work, still convinced that the Institute is the last hope for humanity. His last interaction with his parent is to bitterly tell them to leave.]]

* [[LesCollaborateurs Doctor Breen]] in ''VideoGame/HalfLife2'', who genuinely believes that what he's doing is the only way that humanity can survive. His EvilGloating and attempts at NotSoDifferent get increasingly desperate as Gordon gets closer and closer, and right before his death, he tearfully cries "You need me!"

** Another one is [[spoiler:Asgore. He may be the main reason that you're character has to fight so many monsters, but he is actually a genuinely nice person. And he is killed in every ending save for the PacifistRun.]]

* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfDragoon'': Greham. He was Lavitz's father's best friend, but grew envious of how strong he was, and betrayed him to his death for the power he wanted. When he falls before the party, he reveals all of this, and his last words are, "Now…I can go…to be with Servi…"
* In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfSpyro: Dawn Of The Dragon'', it's revealed that the Apes were given a FateWorseThanDeath by Malefor so terrible, it's rather hard not to feel some sympathy for them. They were turned into living skeletons, forever cursed to remain in the shadows and feed off the energy of others, unable to ever be full. Even Spyro and Cynder are visibly horrified by this.

* ''VideoGame/CriminalCase'': Of all people, [[spoiler:The Rorschach Reaper]] somewhat gets this treatment. It's a complicated example, too, as she can also be seen as AssholeVictim given that she's a SerialKiller. But after the team discovered why she's killed, [[spoiler:that she attempted to seek the truth about her ancestor's death and indirectly exposed the Crimson Order who responsible for said ancestor's death]], she becomes less of an asshole. Even her sister who initially openly hated her for being a killer later admits that she does feel sad over her death.

** ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIVBlackFlag''

** In ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 1}}'', this can happen with [[BigBad the Master]] if the Vault Dweller choses to [[TalkingTheMonsterToDeath convince him of the futility of his plan.]] He converted people into Super Mutants because he truly believed that they were the race best engineered to survive the wastes, and that by unifying everyone into one race, he'd be preventing humanity from tearing itself apart because of their differences. If the Vault Dweller can prove to him that his mutants are all sterile, and his plan can't work, he'll be hit with the full weight of his crimes, and commit suicide out of guilt and despair. His final words are particularly poignant.

** Comes up more than once in ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 4}}''. It first comes up with [[spoiler:Kellogg, the man who shot your partner and kidnapped your son Shaun]] when you [[spoiler:trawl through his memories after you kill him and find that he lived a horribly cruel life and [[NotSoDifferent lost his own wife and child]], which drove him to become a ruthless mercenary]]. Notable in that the [[PlayerCharacter Sole Survivor]] can either express sympathy for him or rationalise that he doesn't deserve it because [[spoiler:he knew himself what it was like to lose the love of your life and your only child and chose to inflict that misery on someone else]]. It also comes up with [[spoiler:Shaun himself, who is now an old man and head of the Institute]], provided you didn't kill him before the final quest and [[spoiler:didn't side with the Institute: he lies dying knowing that his own mother/father is about to destroy his life's work, still convinced that the Institute is the last hope for humanity. His last interaction with his parent is to bitterly tell them to leave.]]

'''Kefka''': Meaning, schmeaning. The whole world's going bye-bye! You included! Life... Dreams... Hope... Where do they come from, and where do they go? None of that junk is enough to fulfill your hearts! Destruction... Destruction is what makes life worth living! Destroy! Destroy! Destroy! LET'S DESTROY EVERYTHING! [=*explosion, followed by a sobbing laugh*=]\\

** ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemElibe Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade]]'' has Galle, who was never your enemy, and was possibly romantically linked to one of your party members (though it isn't necessary to kill him) and Brunnya in the bonus chapters - fighting for a king already dead and knowing she only fights to be killed to stall your army. The final boss was a frail looking girl, though she gets better.

** From ''VideoGame/FireEmblemElibe'': Black Fang member Linus, or Lloyd if you [[GuideDangIt managed to get the alternative chapter]].

** Back in ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemJugdral Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War]]'', several people Tear Jerked over Arvis, who was actually similar to Lyon, and wasn't entirely the evil bastard he would appear to be if you took him in context. (One FreudianExcuse later) He was actually shown to be trying to ''[[PetTheDog stop]]'' the Child Hunts that were going on. Even Seliph, [[YouKilledMyFather whose father was murdered]] by Arvis, later says that Arvis does not deserve to be demonized in history.

** General Zelgius (Levail as well, for that matter) in ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemTellius Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn]]''. Yes, Zelgius is the Black Knight who killed Greil, but you still can't help but feel sorry for the guy.

* ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto:''

** Many villains in ''Videogame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublicIITheSithLords''

** ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid''

** ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid2SonsOfLiberty''

** ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3SnakeEater''

** ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4GunsOfThePatriots''

* ''VideoGame/{{Ori and the Blind Forest}}'' has Kuro, a rampaging owl who is trying to stop your quest to revive the light of the forest at all costs. [[spoiler:About halfway through the story, you find out the light emitted by the Spirit Tree while searching for Ori killed her babies, and she is only trying to make sure the same doesn't happen to her last unborn chick. When she sees for herself what damage she has wrought on Nibel and the immediate danger it presents to her egg, she returns Sein, the source of the Spirit Tree's life, to the tree, sacrificing herself so the forest may return to normal.]]

* ''VideoGame/{{Persona 5}}'': TheMole reveals that all he wanted was to be acknowledged by his father. [[spoiler:He also admits that his goals and the Protagonists' are ultimately the same after throwing his massive tantrum, and seemingly [[RedemptionEqualsDeath dies]] protecting the party from his father's mental projection of him inside the MentalWorld of the Palace.]]

* ''VideoGame/{{Portal 2}}''

* Skint in ''Videogame/TheReconstruction''. Towards the end of the story, it seems like he's going to turn out to be the BigBad, but when your party arrives at TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon, you find him collapsed in a bloody heap right outside it. He reveals that he actually tried to stop the BigBad and was on the heroes' side the whole time before asking Dehl to MercyKill him.

* ''VideoGame/{{Super Robot Wars Original Generation}}s''

* The final boss of ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles'', [[spoiler: Zanza,]] provides an odd example. In game, his death is triumphant, the end of an ageless and meaningless war, and the end of the worlds cycle or revenge, leaving few players feeling anything other than satisfaction. Come the sequel, however, and his death is recontextualised thanks to his relationship with [[spoiler: The Architect.]] Turns out, [[spoiler: Zanza is only half of Klaus, a scientist who’s actions created the worlds of both Xenoblade Chronicles 1 and 2 by destroying the original. In the original, Klaus did so out of the selfish desire to be a god, but 2 reveals he also wanted to evolve humanity end the suffering of his world, which was being torn apart by war. The result split Klaus, sending half of his mind into another dimension that eventually became Zanza, with the remaining half becoming known as the Architect.]] While both were granted the power of a god, [[spoiler: the Architect]] was left in the universe he decimated, giving him a major case of MyGodWhatHaveIDone, leading him to try and rebuild life to atone for his crimes. After realising that the life he had created could end up just like him, he became a DeathSeeker, but due to his connection to [[spoiler: Zanza,]] he could only die when Shulk [[spoiler: killed Zanza.]] When the final blow is dealt, [[spoiler: the Architect]] is finally released from his endless suffering. In short, while in his own game [[spoiler: Zanza’s]] death is celebrated, with the context of the sequel it becomes a lot more tragic.

* At least half of the main antagonists in VideoGame/{{Yakuza}} qualifies. VideoGame/Yakuza1 has Akira Nishikiyama and Reina, who are Kiryu's best friend who turned villain, VideoGame/Yakuza2 has Ryuji Goda, VideoGame/Yakuza3 has Yoshitaka Mine, VideoGame/Yakuza0 has Hiroki Awano and Homare Nishitani, VideoGame/Yakuza6 has Takumi Someya, and finally, Ryo Aoki/[[spoiler:Masato Arakawa]] and Jo Sawashiro in VideoGame/YakuzaLikeADragon.

* ''Videogame/GrandTheftAutoV'' has [[spoiler:two examples, depending from the player's option:]]
** [[spoiler:Trevor's death. On the other hand, one might not feel so bad about killing Trevor when you remember some of his actions... But being burned alive, screaming his head off, is a horrible way to die even for him. That Trevor's implied to be more surprised and hurt by Franklin's betrayal than anything else is rather heartbreaking on its own; he clearly trusted him completely.]]
** [[spoiler:Michael's death, as well. From Michael's distraught voice as he screams how Franklin was like a son to him, and that Michael practically let him stay at his house, to the shot of Michael's corpse on the ground and Franklin looking like he's just fighting back tears when he sees what he's done.]]
* [[spoiler: Big Smoke]] from ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoSanAndreas'' gets some sympathy from CJ who is forced to kill him due to the former turning against the Grove Street gang. The two are implied to have been friends since childhood and [[spoiler: Big Smoke]] going down the path of money, greed, and power only makes CJ solemnly wonder what exactly went wrong with his former friend and how it ended this way. Once said friend passes on, CJ can only utter "Damn...what a waste."

** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII'': despite their eventual descent into [[AGodAmI madness]], Cid and Vayne have some redeeming qualities, and [[TheManBehindTheMan Venat]] garners some sympathy:

** [[spoiler:Garrosh Hellscream's death in a duel against his old mentor Thrall in ''Warlords Of Draenor'' has many players feeling sorry for Garrosh, [[AlasPoorScrappy despite his well-hated status in the fandom]]. It doesn't help that his accusations towards Thrall aren't exactly wrong, and Thrall's refusal to acknowledge his partial responsibility for Garrosh's fate ends up making Thrall look like the bad guy.]]

** From the minute you encounter Eddie Gluskin in the Whistleblower DLC, it's clear that he's a [[MoodSwinger volatile,]] misogynistic monster, sent to Murkoff for [[SerialKiller killing multiple women who didn't live up to his vision of his]] [[LoveHungry "perfect bride" who would serve him dutifully and give him a loving family.]] He scrawls saccharine marital advice tidbits on the walls, litters his makeshift workshop with bridal dresses, and mutilates whatever male inmates he can get his hands on by [[GroinAttack chopping off their penises]] and sewing breasts onto their dead bodies to make them biologically female. Once he turns his sights onto you, he comes ''this close'' to giving you the same fate until you manage to escape, and he hunts you through the asylum afterwards, hellbent on getting revenge. So it's even more surprising when his last words before [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice he succumbs to his wound and dies]] is surprisingly tender. (In addition, reading the document that details the [[RapeAsBackstory horrific childhood sexual abuse he suffered at the hands of his father and uncle]] makes you think that maybe his unrelenting pursuit of a picturesque home with a loving family [[FreudianExcuse has some psychological weight behind it.]])

** From the minute you encounter Eddie Gluskin in the Whistleblower DLC, it's clear that he's a [[MoodSwinger volatile,]] misogynistic monster, sent to Murkoff for [[SerialKiller killing multiple women who didn't live up to his vision of his]] [[LoveHungry "perfect bride" who would serve him dutifully and give him a loving family.]] He scrawls saccharine marital advice tidbits on the walls, litters his makeshift workshop with bridal dresses, and mutilates whatever male inmates he can get his hands on by [[ShareTheMalePain chopping off their penises]] and sewing breasts onto their dead bodies to make them biologically female. Once he turns his sights onto you, he comes ''this close'' to giving you the same fate until you manage to escape, and he hunts you through the asylum afterwards, hellbent on getting revenge. So it's even more surprising when his last words before [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice he succumbs to his wound and dies]] is surprisingly tender. (In addition, reading the document that details the [[RapeAsBackstory horrific childhood sexual abuse he suffered at the hands of his father and uncle]] makes you think that maybe his unrelenting pursuit of a picturesque home with a loving family [[FreudianExcuse has some psychological weight behind it.]])

* At least half of the main antagonists in VideoGame/Yakuza qualifies. VideoGame/Yakuza1 has Akira Nishikiyama, who is Kiryu's best friend who turned villain, VideoGame/Yakuza2 has Ryuji Goda, VideoGame/Yakuza3 has Yoshitaka Mine, VideoGame/Yakuza0 has Hiroki Awano and Homare Nishitani, VideoGame/Yakuza6 has Takumi Someya, and finally, Ryo Aoki and Jo Sawashiro in VideoGame/YakuzaLikeADragon.

** From the minute you encounter Eddie Gluskin in the Whistleblower DLC, it's clear that he's a [[MoodSwinger volatile,]] misogynistic monster, sent to Murkoff for [[SerialKiller killing multiple women who didn't live up to his vision of his]] [[LoveHungry "perfect bride" who would serve him dutifully and give him a loving family.]] He scrawls saccharine marital advice tidbits on the walls, litters his makeshift workshop with bridal dresses, and mutilates whatever male inmates he can get his hands on by [[ShareTheMalePain chopping off their penises]] and sewing breasts onto their dead bodies to make them biologically female. Once he turns his sights onto you, he comes ''this close'' to giving you the same fate until you manage to escape, and he hunts you through the asylum afterwards, hellbent on getting revenge. So it's even more surprising when his final act before [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice he succumbs to his wound and dies]] is surprisingly tender. Reading the document that details the [[RapeAsBackstory horrific childhood sexual abuse he suffered at the hands of his father and uncle]] makes you think that maybe his unrelenting pursuit of a picturesque home with a loving family [[FreudianExcuse has some psychological weight behind it.]]

** From the minute you encounter Eddie Gluskin in the Whistleblower DLC, it's clear that he's a [[MoodSwinger volatile,]] misogynistic monster, sent to Murkoff for [[SerialKiller killing multiple women who didn't live up to his vision of his]] [[LoveHungry "perfect bride" who would serve him dutifully and give him a loving family.]] He scrawls saccharine marital advice tidbits on the walls, litters his makeshift workshop with bridal dresses, and mutilates whatever male inmates he can get his hands on by [[ShareTheMalePain chopping off their penises]] and sewing breasts onto their dead bodies to make them biologically female. Once he turns his sights onto you, he comes ''this close'' to giving you the same fate until you manage to escape, and he hunts you through the asylum afterwards, hellbent on getting revenge. So it's even more surprising when his final act before [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice he succumbs to his wound and dies]] is surprisingly tender.

-->'''Eddie, clasping your hand:''' We could have been beautiful.

** From the minute you encounter Eddie Gluskin in the Whistleblower DLC, it's clear that he's a [[MoodSwinger volatile,]] misogynistic monster, sent to Murkoff for [[SerialKiller killing multiple women who didn't live up to his vision of his]] [[LoveHungry "perfect bride" who would serve him dutifully and give him a loving family.]] He scrawls saccharine marital advice tidbits on the walls, litters his makeshift workshop with bridal dresses, and mutilates whatever male inmates he can get his hands on by [[ShareTheMalePain chopping off their penises]] and sewing breasts onto their dead bodies to make them biologically female. Once he turns his sights onto you, he comes ''this close'' to giving you the same fate until you manage to escape, and he hunts you through the asylum afterwards, hellbent on getting revenge. So it's even more surprising when his act before [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice he succumbs to his wound and dies]] is surprisingly tender.

** From the minute you encounter Eddie Gluskin in the Whistleblower DLC, it's clear that he's a [[MoodSwinger volatile,]] misogynistic monster, sent to Murkoff for [[SerialKiller killing multiple women who didn't live up to his vision of his]] [[LoveHungry "perfect bride" who would serve him dutifully and give him a loving family.]] He scrawls saccharine marital advice tidbits on the walls, litters his makeshift workshop with bridal dresses, and mutilates whatever male inmates he can get his hands on by [[ShareTheMalePain chopping off their penises]] and sewing breasts onto their dead bodies to make them biologically female. Once he turns his sights onto you, he comes ''this close'' to giving you the same fate until you manage to escape, and he hunts you through the asylum afterwards, hellbent on getting revenge. So it's even more surprising when his act before [[mpaledWithExtremePrejudice he succumbs to his wound and dies]] is surprisingly tender.

** From the minute you encounter Eddie Gluskin in the Whistleblower DLC, it's clear that he's a [[MoodSwinger volatile,]] misogynistic monster, sent to Murkoff for [[SerialKiller killing multiple women who didn't live up to his vision of his]] [[LoveHungry "perfect bride" who would serve him dutifully and give him a loving family.]] He scrawls saccharine marital advice tidbits on the walls, litters his makeshift workshop with bridal dresses, and mutilates whatever male inmates he can get his hands on by [[ShareTheMalePain chopping off their penises]] and sewing breasts onto their dead bodies to make them biologically female. Once he turns his sights onto you, he comes ''this close'' to giving you the same fate until you manage to escape, and he hunts you through the asylum afterwards, hellbent on getting revenge. So it's even more surprising when his act before [[ImpaledWithExtremePredjudice he succumbs to his wound]] is surprisingly tender.