History CardCarryingVillain / VideoGames

** Susano'o plans to destroy all of reality to spite his sister [[TopGod Amaterasu]] and plans to create a dimension in its place that will be [[ToCreateAPlaygroundForEvil specifically designed to torture and butcher the inhabitants for all time]].

* Complicated [[MyCard literal]] case with Seiga Kaku of ''Franchise/TouhouProject'' fame. She's a {{pride}}ful, self-centered, {{Manipulative B|astard}}itch of a "[[HermitGuru Wicked Hermit]]" who [[CallingYourAttacks styles her Spell Cards with names]] such as "Demonify 'Zouhuo Rumo'" [[note]]走火入魔: A state of frenzy often associated with the mismanagement of the "vital forces"[[/note]] and "Evil Sign 'Yang Xiaogui'" [[note]]養小鬼: A sorcery which enslaves vengeful spirits by using them to reanimate fetus corpses[[/note]]. She has no regard for the course of nature, flipping off both Heaven and Hell with ImmortalityImmorality and being a [[{{Necromancer}} necromantic]] (and possibly [[ILoveTheDead necroromantic]]) EvilMentor whose main reason for doing ''anything'' can be chalked up to "ItAmusedMe"... She's also a very [[AffablyEvil friendly and cheerful]] woman who loves socializing and hanging out with "interesting" people, and aside from the whole desecrating-of-the-dead-in-order-to-raise-them stuff, she never really does anything particularly bad.

* ''VideoGame/{{Psychonauts}}'': [[spoiler:The mental version of Augustus Aquato proudly declares that he hates psychics and seeing his son Razputin happy. Justified because he is merely a perception of what Raz thought his dad thought of him.]]

* Shao Kahn from the ''Franchise/MortalKombat'' series. One of his interactions with GuestFighter Franchise/{{Spawn}} in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11'' sees the Kahn proudly boast "And you can't beat that!" after Al tells him that he's "sinned on a scale reserved for gods."

* Generally Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik from ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'' believes that his superior intellect means the world would be better off with him as a ruler, but he makes no pretence about being the villain, and seems to openly revel in the fact. Just the same he manages to be a fairly interesting character, largely because of how [[{{Determinator}} stubbornly persistent]], [[ManChild childish]], [[LargeHam over the top]] and ridiculously inventive and resourceful he is.

* ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'':

* ''VisualNovel/AceAttorney'':

* The BigBad of ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'', [[spoiler:Kirei Kotomine]], is of the Destruction variety. [[EvilFeelsGood He finds pleasure only in the suffering of others.]] Unusually, however, he [[DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife spent most of his life]] trying [[BeingGoodSucks in vain]] to find anything he enjoyed that wasn't completely evil, trying to suppress that side of him. It isn't until ''LightNovel/FateZero'' that he just says "Fuck it", and gives in. [[spoiler:The fact that evil makes him happy is exactly what makes him [[BeingEvilSucks unhappy]].]] In a way, this could make him a TragicVillain.

** Dr. Weil, the BigBad of ''VideoGame/MegaManZero'', who had the ambition of fulfilling all three spheres, and ''even succeeding''. And this is one of the modern examples that's ''not'' played for [[LaughablyEvil laughs]] or [[EvilIsCool cool]]; he provides us with one of the quotes before battling Zero, describing himself really well. Strangely, despite realising that he's evil (he actually says [[DevilComplex "I am the Devil!"]]), he [[ItsAllAboutMe doesn't think he deserves his rightful punishment]]. It makes him even more demented.

* Giygas from ''VideoGame/{{Earthbound}}'' is not only called evil but "Evil itself".

* The ''VideoGame/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaAsPortable'' games has Lord Dearche, the [[EvilOverlord King of Darkness]] and BigBad of the first game. It reaches the point where, after developing into a NobleDemon by the end of the second game, she absolutely refuses to admit that [[HeelFaceTurn she's no longer that evil]]. In fact, reminding her of her good deeds or that [[spoiler:[[HundredPercentAdorationRating practically everyone in Eltria adores her]]]] is a very quick way to trigger her BerserkButton.

** Kristoph Gavin from ''VisualNovel/ApolloJusticeAceAttorney'' provides the main page quote. In context, however, he's actually trying to ''dodge'' the real question with ExactWords, because providing his true motive ([[HeKnowsTooMuch his victim knew too much]], plus [[EvilIsPetty Kristoph was mad at the guy for snubbing him]]) would implicate him in an entirely different crime.

** Kristoph Gavin from ''VisualNovel/ApolloJusticeAceAttorney'' provides the main page quote. Being a self-admitted terrible person is, however less of an admission of his own villainy and more of a way to hide his actual motive - he tricked a lawyer into using forged evidence, killed two people and attempted to kill a third all in the name of petty revenge.

** Susano'o plans to destroy all of reality to spite his sister [[TopGod Amaterasu]] and plans to create a dimension in its place that will be specifically designed to torture and butcher the inhabitants for all time.

** Kristoph Gavin from ''VisualNovel/ApolloJusticeAceAttorney'' provides the main page quote. He's a self-admitted terrible person who killed two people and attempted to kill a third all in the name of petty revenge.

* Charnel of ''VideoGame/{{Sacrifice}}'', occasionally taken to rather humorous levels given he's an evil god of slaughter.
-->'''Charnel''': He ''lies''! Do not believe anything he says!\\
'''James''': ...What if he tells me you're a villain?\\
'''Charnel''': Don't believe anything ''else'' he has to say!
** Another bit with him:
--->'''Pyro''': Why should [the gnomes] suffer for the benefit of savage and brutish beings like the trolls?\\
'''Stratos''': I see only ''one'' savage and brutish being here...\\
'''Charnel''': Come, now, we mustn't forget me!
* Micah Bell fits this one in ''VideoGame/RedDeadRedemption2''. He knows how much of a rotten lunatic he is and how many lives he’s taken and ruined yet he ''loves'' it, calling himself a survivor who only [[TheSocialDarwinist believes]] in living and dying and winning and losing.

** In ''VideoGame/TheSims2'', the Fortune aspiration often invites the Lifetime Goal of 'Become a Master Criminal'. In the 'random event cards', one of the two options offers on one involves putting the hero in a {{death trap}} while monologuing. [[note]]The other being more along the lines of [[WhyDontYouJustShootHim just shooting them]].[[/note]]
** In ''VideoGame/TheSims3'' and ''VideoGame/TheSims4'', you can become this if you have the "Evil" trait, though the worst things you can do are [[PokeThePoodle steal candy from a baby, scare people,]] [[EvilIsPetty brawl with other Sims,]] or [[YourMom imply someone's mother is a llama]]; though these do [[ForTheEvulz increase your mood]]. You can also choose a [[PunchClockVillain career as a criminal]].

** [[TheSocialDarwinist Seth]] is the leader of S.I.N and makes no bones about how evil he is. In his ''Super VideoGame/StreetFighterIV'' intro he even goes on to say that [[NotSoDifferentRemark all of humanity is just like him in a way]] in that they do whatever it takes to get ahead regardless of others.
** [[AxCrazy Juri]] [[BloodKnight Han]] makes absolutely no pretense about what a psychotic piece of work she is. In fact, she'll tell you herself; she ''loves'' [[BloodKnight killing people]].

** [[Characters/SuperMarioBrosBowser Bowser]] actively prides himself with being seen as EVIL, seeks evil locales for his castles, and enjoys being called "your vileness". Although, over time, he has also begun to pick up NobleDemon traits as well, with the Mario RPG's in particular showing that Bowser is capable of goodness, at least to some degree (although he doesn't like to admit it). Generally, how evil Bowser is depends on his role in the game and whether or not he is the FinalBoss; with the main platformer series presenting him as more of an EvilOverlord and spinoffs presenting him in a more sympathetic light.
** The Smithy Gang from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG'' wish to turn the entire Mushroom World into a mechanical wasteland and as Smithy says himself: "Get rid of all wishes and create a world filled with...WEAPONS!!". It's not known if most of the gang actually thinks of themselves as evil however we do get this line from the [[Franchise/PowerRangers Axem]] [[{{Parody}} Rangers]]:
-->'''Axem Red:''' We fight for evil!\\

* Complicated [[MyCard literal]] case with Seiga Kaku of ''Franchise/TouhouProject'' fame. She's a {{pride}}ful, self-centered, {{Manipulative B|astard}}itch of a "[[HermitGuru Wicked Hermit]]" who [[CallingYourAttacks styles her Spell Cards with names]] such as "Demonify 'Zouhuo Rumo'" [[note]]走火入魔: A state of frenzy often associated with the mismanagement of the "vital forces"[[/note]] and "Evil Sign 'Yang Xiaogui'" [[note]]養小鬼: A sorcery which enslaves vengeful spirits by using them to reanimate fetus corpses[[/note]]. She has no regard for the course of nature, flipping off both Heaven and Hell with ImmortalityImmorality and being a [[{{Necromancer}} necromantic]] (and possibly [[ILoveTheDead necroromantic]]) EvilMentor whom's main reason for doing ''anything'' can be chalked up to "ItAmusedMe"... She's also a very [[AffablyEvil friendly and cheerful]] woman who loves socializing and hanging out with "interesting" people and aside from the whole desecrating-of-the-dead-in-order-to-raise-them stuff she never really does anything particularily bad.
* ''VideoGame/WarCraft'': Gul'dan (in both of his incarnations - original and the Warlords of Draenor AU version). While Ner'zul had to be deceived into selling his race into serving the Burning Legion, Gul'dan went along with Kil'jaeden's plans willingly. He says several times that he doesn't care what happens to his race, and that he's willing to sell the orcs into demonic servitude solely for the purpose of getting more power for himself. He even proudly calls himself "Darkness Incarnate" several times in the franchise.
* ''VideoGame/TheWolfAmongUs'' has one appear in Episode 3 with Bloody Mary, whose idea of a fun time is living up to her UrbanLegend namesake [[spoiler: to kill her victims and feed their lungs to the family dog]]. She re-appears in Episode 5 and talks about how she wishes she'd been around to see people running in terror from the Big Bad Wolf. [[spoiler: before [[IronicEcho he eats her.]]]]
* ''VideoGame/WolfensteinIITheNewColossus'' has the Nazis making a {{Biopic}} about B.J Blazkowicz [[spoiler:in the wake of his supposed death]] all BasedOnAGreatBigLie, portraying him as a complete sociopath (while [[AntiHero this isn't entirely a lie]], he's only AxCrazy when he's fighting Nazis), [[GoodParents his mother]] as an enabling Jew and [[AbusiveParents his father]] as a put-upon man trying his best but unable to help. A later scene [[spoiler:which has B.J himself auditioning for the role]] presents this line:
-->'''[[spoiler:Blazkowicz]] reading from cue card''': Your bravery is no match for a neanderthal like myself. Besides, I only know how to fight in a dirty manner. Now to kill the innocent children. Germany's future. (''EvilLaugh'')

** Demon Lord Ghirahim and his master Demon King Demise in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword'' don't really have a goal or motivation, other than to be evil. Demise is literally the Devil of the setting, though (and Ganondorf derives much of his power -- and his demon-pig alternate form -- from Demise's influence), so perhaps they get a pass on this.

--> I shall kill you...with '''death'''!
* ''Franchise/BaldursGate'':
** Irenicus from ''VideoGame/BaldursGateII'', it isn't that he revels in being a villain, he simply does not care enough to bother denying the charge.
---> "No, you'll warrant no villain's exposition from me."
** Dorn Il-Khan from EE is another example. He's a mass-murdering {{Black|Knight}}guard and openly admits as such. One of his funniest scenes is when he mentions that he and Gromnir came from the same orc tribe, but Gromnir's antics [[EvenEvilHasStandards disgusted even Dorn and the orcs]] so he was thrown out. Dorn even feels the need to [[LampshadeHanging point out]] that even he has standards at all.
** All evil party members in the game, to some extent. Thanks to the game's reputation system, they'll start to complain, and eventually may even attack you or quit the party in disgust, if your reputation gets too high (meaning that you're regarded as heroic rather than villainous by [=NPCs=]). This includes the characters who ought to be smart enough to recognize the benefits of being a VillainWithGoodPublicity such as Kagain, a greedy, yet small time-evil dwarf with 15 Intelligence who will complain even when you're well paid for you work.
* The Mad Doctor from ''VideoGame/EpicMickey''. This is especially obvious in the sequel ''The Power of Two'', where he sings a song about this, "The Mad Doctor's Plan", and also title a TV show he created "The Mad Doctor's Wonderful World of Evil".
--> Dear diary, who's the maddest mad doctor of all ? Wonderfully evil meeeee !

** [[TheSociopath Yuuki Terumi]] [[BitchInSheepsClothing pretended to be good]] at the beginning of ''[[VideoGame/BlazBlueCalamityTrigger Calamity Trigger]]'', but by ''[[VideoGame/BlazBlueContinuumShift Continuum Shift]]'', abandons the facade entirely, nicely encapsulated by this little speech he gives to Hakumen:[[note]]Unusually, there is a reason given for Yuuki's open revelry in suffering. He [[GodNeedsPrayerBadly requires outside observation to exist]], so making people hate him (especially those with a RippleEffectProofMemory like Hakumen) ensures he'll be around long enough to complete his bigger plans.[[/note]]

** Susano'o plans to destroy all of reality to spite his sister [[TopGod Amaterasu]] and plans to create a dimension in it's place that will be specifically designed to torture and butcher the inhabitants for all time.

* [[BigBad Nene]] from ''VideoGame/BlueDragon''. Wanting to "share [his] pain and fear" with others is all the explaination he bothers to give for spending the entire game (and many years prior) [[KickTheDog spreading chaos, death, and fear throughout the known world.]]

* ''Franchise/{{Castlevania}}'': Dracula is portrayed as a SatanicArchetype in this series. It is said that every 100 years, evil corrupts the hearts of man, and they summon their dark lord once more. Under him are examplaries of this trope like [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaRondoOfBlood Shaft]] and [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaCurseOfDarkness Isaac]], who all follow him so evil can rule unopposed (because they love evil, you see). His closest ally is [[TheGrimReaper Death itself]], who also counts but for meta reasons, as his {{Leitmotif}} ever since [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaLamentOfInnocence Lament of Innocence]] is "Evil's Symphonic Poem". Dracula himself is a matter of debate, however, as he displays a MightMakesRight ideology in most of his appearances, but it still doesn't stop him from wanting to plunge the world into eternal darkness and kidnapping maidens to suck their blood.

* The non-Naughty Dog installments of the ''VideoGame/CrashBandicoot'' series portray many of its main antagonists as card-carrying villains, especially as the series took a more comedic turn.

* Mr. Big of the [=BigCorp=] in the ''VideoGame/DinerDash'' series is a CorruptCorporateExecutive who often wreaks havoc in [=DinerTown=] and sabotage other businesses in order to expand his own. In ''VideoGame/DinerDashAdventures'' however, they are even more blatantly evil and seems to want to destroy the town for the sake of destroying it without having a concrete business plan. The word "profit" is still thrown around, but there's really no way that the destruction they leave is able to generate any business or proft.
* Most demons from the ''Franchise/{{Disgaea}}'' series actively try to cultivate an evil and badass image for themselves through means that vary from [[KickTheDog wanton acts of violence and depravity]] to [[PokeThePoodle not recycling and playing Ding Dong Ditch.]] Most of them [[NobleDemon fall into the latter category]] - place them next to the former, and they will [[EvenEvilHasStandards recoil in disgust.]]
* Your character in ''VideoGame/{{Dungeons}}'', along with everyone else, except the heroes.

** Several of the series' typically outright malevolent [[OurGodsAreDifferent Daedric Princes]] fit this trope. To note:

*** Mehrunes Dagon is the Daedric Prince of [[DestroyerDeity Destruction]], and is very much an OmnicidalManiac. He ''exists'' to ''destroy'', and does nothing to hide this fact. His realm is a FireAndBrimstoneHell, his typical form is that of a [[MultiArmedAndDangerous four armed]] BigRedDevil, the [[OurDemonsAreDifferent lesser Daedra]] in his service act as his LegionsOfHell, and he is currently atop the leaderboard for "most attempted [[TakeOverTheWorld takeovers of Nirn]]". Worse still, [[FaceHeelTurn he wasn't always like this]]. According to ''[[https://www.imperial-library.info/content/seven-fights-aldudagga The Seven Fights of the Aldudagga]]'', he was once a kindly demon who protected parts of the world from being eaten by [[BeastOfTheApocalypse Alduin]] at the end of every "kalpa", or cycle of time. Alduin found out and cursed Dagon into his current situation as an IronicHell, until he has "destroyed all that in the world" which he has stolen from earlier kalpas, "[[ImpossibleTask which is to say probably never at all!]]"
*** Molag Bal, the Daedric Prince of [[TheCorrupter Domination and Corruption]] is perhaps the closest to a true GodOfEvil out of all of the Daedric Princes. Molag Bal is not considered to have ''any'' positive qualities, unlike most of the other Daedric Princes. (Even Dagon has the positive qualities of destruction, such as the old needing to be destroyed before there can be anything new.) He revels in corrupting mortals, be it through ColdBloodedTorture, being a ManipulativeBastard, or flat out using MindRape. He is also known as "[[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast the King of Rape]]", for his act of [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil raping]] a mortal woman to [[MonsterProgenitor create the first vampire]].

*** ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIDaggerfall Daggerfall]]'' largely averts it, having perhaps the most morally ambiguous main quest to date with the option of completing the main quest for any of seven different parties on a scale of [[BlackAndGrayMorality light gray to outright black]]. Mannimarco, known [[OurLichesAreDifferent Lich]] and "[[{{Necromancer}} King of Worms]]", doesn't try to hide his dark morality and is open about [[GodhoodSeeker wanting to become a god]].
*** ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIIMorrowind Morrowind]]'' also has a morally ambiguous BigBad in Dagoth Ur. If you just play out the quests and skim the surface of the lore, it ''seems'' very much like a standard good vs. evil affair. However, digging into the lore makes it clear that Dagoth Ur is a particularly extreme WellIntentionedExtremist with a dash of WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds. Both expansions have main villains who don't do much to hide that fact (though ''Tribunal'' requires you to pick up the IdiotBall in order to advance the plot).
*** ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIVOblivion Oblivion]]'' has the aforementioned Mehrunes Dagon and his LegionsOfHell as the main obstacle. He and the Mythic Dawn which worships him are very clear about their intentions to [[OmnicidalManiac destory the world]]. The ''Knights of the Nine'' expansion also has a card carrying villain as its BigBad. The ''Shivering Isles'' expansion pits you (and your BigGood supporter, [[MadGod Sheogorath]]), against Jyggalag, the Daedric Prince of [[ControlFreak Order]], who returns once per Era to destroy the titular Shivering Isles, the [[EldritchLocation Daedric Plane]] of Sheogorath. Remember that line about villains with HiddenDepths? Yeah, it [[SealedInsideAPersonShapedCan very much]] [[BecameTheirOwnAntithesis comes into]] [[LiteralSplitPersonalities play here]], but actually stopping the destruction of the realm is still pretty black and white.

* The BigBad of ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' [[spoiler:Kirei Kotomine]] is of the Destruction variety. [[EvilFeelsGood He finds pleasure only in the suffering of others]]. Unusually, however, he [[DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife spent most of his life]] trying [[BeingGoodSucks in vain]] to find something - anything! - he enjoyed that wasn't completely evil, trying to suppress that side of him. It isn't until ''LightNovel/FateZero'' that he just says "Fuck it", and gives in. [[spoiler:The fact that evil makes him happy is exactly what makes him [[BeingEvilSucks unhappy]].]] In a way, this could make him a TragicVillain.
* Every single evil-affilated racer in the ''VideoGame/FZero'' series. '''''EVERY. SINGLE. ONE.''''' Special mention goes to [[EvilIsHammy Black Shadow]]. And his voice actor in the [[AnimeOfTheGame anime adaptation]] is Creator/NorioWakamoto.

* Bio-Haz, in the obscure Game Boy RPG ''VideoGame/GreatGreed'', is a textbook EvilOverlord trying to conquer Greene Kingdom, and he's generating as much pollution as possible because it makes him and his army stronger. [[spoiler:It's not until the end of the game that you learn he has another motive besides his [[TitleDrop great greed]]; he wants to save the ''human'' world from pollution by using Greene Kingdom as its garbage dump.]]

* ''VideoGame/HerosRealm'': All antagonists fit the bill, but special mention goes to Balthalas, who sports a fantastic EvilLaugh to boot.

** Ganondorf, called Ganon in his boar-demon form, openly calls himself the Great King of Evil, the Dark Lord, even the Prince of Darkness; he seeks to TakeOverTheWorld and has a memorable EvilLaugh; he performs human sacrifices when they get him what he wants (which is pretty rare, ''but still''); he regards civilian populations as an obstacle to be overcome (he left Hyrule a heap of ruins in the first game, conjured up a magical plague in ''A Link to the Past'', killed most of the country in ''Ocarina of Time''...); and he enjoys chaos for its own sake, as well as a means to an end. (This is why EvilOnlyHasToWinOnce is consistently averted in the ''Legend of Zelda'' series). He reflexively conspires against any superiors he may have, doesn't even try to form alliances, and has only once (in ''The Wind Waker'', in his increasingly gloomy middle age) even attempted to talk in terms of right and wrong. But he's brave, intelligent, quick-witted, and strangely charismatic; we've never seen him take hostages or use torture; he doesn't want revenge against those who defy him (indeed, he enjoys a good fight with a brave enemy, and doesn't try very hard to detect or destroy resistance against his rule); he can be kind in small matters, [[AMillionIsAStatistic even while being appallingly destructive in the big ones]]; he doesn't hold grudges against any enemy smaller than the Kingdom of Hyrule as a whole; and his followers are intensely loyal to him. It's not pleasant to be an innocent bystander when someone like this is around, but it's easy to see how he lives with himself; imagine a pirate chief or a mercenary captain, plus enormous magical powers. ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker'' gave him a somewhat sympathetic backstory, but ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime'' established quite clearly that he likes what he does -- far too much to be sympathetic himself.
** In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast'', Agahnim delights in banishing the Seven Maidens into the Dark World and boasts of his place in the "tribe of evil." Given that he's [[spoiler: an avatar for the aforementioned Ganondorf/Ganon himself]], it would be surprising if he ''wasn't'' this.

** Demon Lord Ghirahim and his master Demon King Demise in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword'' don't really have a goal or motivation, other than to be evil. Demise is literally the Devil of the setting, though (and Ganondorf derives much of his power -- and his demon-pig alternate form -- from Demise's influence); so perhaps they get a pass on this.

* ''VideoGame/MarvelUltimateAlliance'' has bad guy organization called the "Masters of Evil".
* House Steiner in the ''VideoGame/{{Mechwarrior}}'' game franchise: on the couple of occasions you aren't fighting them, they're setting you up for a murderous betrayal. The original ''TabletopGame/BattleTech'' universe portrays them as more morally ambiguous. It's justified in ''VideoGame/MechCommander 2'' and ''VideoGame/MechWarrior 4: Vengeance/Mercenaries'', as they are being lead by Katherine Steiner-Davion.

** [[BigBad Dr. Wily]] is usually portrayed in this manner. He likes skulls, styles his hair in the shape of bat wings, and wants to take over the world. In ''VideoGame/MegaMan8'' he's trying to control something literally called "Evil Energy". The ''Battle Network'' version of him sometimes slipped into this, but he's more of a PutThemAllOutOfMyMisery kind of guy.
** ''[[VideoGame/MegaManBattleNetwork4RedSunAndBlueMoon Mega Man Battle Network 4]]'' has Doctor Regal, a representative of moral relativism taken to its extremes, is a very disquieting type 2 Card-Carrying Villain, whose objective is to make everyone as evil as he is, first by [[spoiler:gaining control of Duo's asteroid]], then by [[spoiler:trying to connect all human minds to the Soul Net, and then using Nebula Grey to corrupt it]]. Unlike most such villains, he is ''not'' played for laughs and, in fact, comes out as one of the most threatening and chilling characters in the whole series.
** Dr. Weil, the BigBad of ''VideoGame/MegaManZero'', who had the ambition of fulfilling all three spheres, and ''even succeeding''. And this is one of the modern examples that's ''not'' played for [[LaughablyEvil laughs]] or [[EvilIsCool cool]]; he provides us with one of the quotes before battling Zero, describing himself really well. Strangely, despite realising he's evil (he actually says [[DevilComplex "I am the Devil!"]]), he [[ItsAllAboutMe doesn't think he deserves his rightful punishment]]. It makes him even more demented.
** ''VideoGame/MegaManStarForce'': Mr. King, the bad guy of the third game, plans to TakeOverTheWorld by hanging the threat of [[MagicMeteor Meteor G]] over their heads, is emotionally manipulative and [[AbusiveParents abusive]] towards his children, has no compunctions about causing wanton death and destruction, and thinks he's superior to humanity and thus should be its ruler, while presenting a front as a charismatic charity owner to the world. When his plans fall apart on him, he merges with Meteor G and proceeds to apply IfICantHaveYou to the ''[[OmnicidalManiac entire earth]]''. He is rivaled only by Dr. Weil as the franchise's most heinous villain. [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Oh, and]] he leads an organization known as Dealer, and they carry Noise Cards with them to make Wizards go out of control, making them also a [[LiteralMetaphor Literal Example]].
** Before that, there was Gemini in the first game, the EvilChancellor of King Cepheus who manipulated his paranoia to cause him to commit genocide to an entire planet, and is at it again during the events of the first game. Why does he do this? ForTheEvulz, apparently. To say nothing about taking advantage of an orphaned, mentally-ill kid to fulfill his own ends...

* Most of the Path of Dark class promotions in ''VideoGame/MightAndMagic VII'' have a name that is either more associated with not-quite-a-good-guy than their Light counterpart (Warlock vs Arch Druid, Bounty Hunter vs Ranger Lord, etc) or invoke darkness (Priest of Dark, Black Knight). The Paladin promotion is called ''Villain'', and yes, the guy that promotes you to it uses it himself. In the same game, William Setag is a self-proclaimed Villain. He can train your Crusaders to be Villains, too; it involves helping him kidnap the fairest lady in Erathia, just for the sake of doing it.
* Murray The Demonic Skull from ''VideoGame/MonkeyIsland'', as well as [[BigBad LeChuck]].
* ''VideoGame/{{Nefarious}}'' has VillainProtagonist Crow. He considers himself to be a 'classic' villain, and is dang proud of it.
* One of Shao Kahn's interactions with GuestFighter Franchise/{{Spawn}} in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11'' sees the Kahn proudly boast "And you can't beat that!" after Al tells him he's "sinned on a scale reserved for gods."
* The Genma of the ''VideoGame/{{Onimusha}}'' series revel in being referred to as "evil", most notably in the [[VideoGame/Onimusha2SamuraisDestiny second game]] (evident by the final boss being the Golden Evil Statue, and also by the content of some in-game documents). Due to its tendencies to hand down HistoricalVillainUpgrade everywhere, it also ends up turning many historical figures into CardCarryingVillain whenever they got too chubby with the Genma. [[AlwaysChaoticEvil This is inherent to the whole race]] as their creator Fortinbras created them to be like that, in his image.
* Gnarl of ''VideoGame/{{Overlord}}'', in a [[LargeHam most over-the-top manner]]. He's a dedicated loyalist of [[VillainProtagonist the Overlord]], and delights in the Overlord's destructiveness for its own sake ([[CatchPhrase "Evil always finds a way!"]]); but he gets huffy when he sees the Overlord defied, or when other evil factions threaten his own.
* ZigZagged by the BigBad of ''VideoGame/Persona5'', Masayoshi Shido. Head of the [[FascistButInefficient ultranationalist]] GovernmentConspiracy manipulating Japan from the shadows, he considers himself to be [[DarkMessiah Japan's savior]] but [[NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist he differs from most other targets in that he's aware of his own]] [[MentalWorld Palace]], meaning he ''knows'' his mentality has been warped by his own desires. [[spoiler: Worse yet, Shido embraces his distorted mentality to the point of putting himself in a temporary coma once he realizes his heart is about to be changed.]] It takes a special kind of hypocrisy to be as self-righteous as Shido while still being aware of one's own insanity. Considering that every other Palace-ruler's ShadowArchetype has physically warped to match their internal perception of themselves, it's rather telling that Shido's Shadow looks exactly the same as his real-world self until [[LetsGetDangerous he prepares for battle]]. As if to emphasize this, the yellow lenses of his glasses make his eyes look like a Shadow's even in the real world.
* ''VideoGame/PillarsOfDust'': In the final dungeon, there's a book describing the "Top Ten Villains of All Time." Almorigga wrote a letter to the editor asking to be considered for the next edition of the book.
* Team Rocket, introduced in the original ''[[VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue Pokémon]]'' games. They not only declare how evil they are repeatedly, but generally seem more concerned with making sure that Pokémon are harmed and exploited than actually profiting from their plans.
** The members of Team Dim Sun in ''VideoGame/PokemonRanger: Shadows of Almia'' revel in their evil status at every opportunity. However, even ''they'' [[EvenEvilHasStandards won't make fun of a Nosepass!]]
** Also of Pokémon fame, Team Meanies of ''VideoGame/PokemonMysteryDungeon''. They aspire for world domination. Their evil schemes include rescuing a little boy so someone else's mother will give them a reward, trying to get a worm to join their team, stealing your mail, and, this being slightly sinister, rousing up the entire town you live next to into hating you and wanting your blood.
** Their counterpart in [[VideoGame/PokemonMysteryDungeonExplorers the sequels]], Team Skull, are the same. Their only motivation is greed and harassing the players' team to make them look bad. Compared to the real BigBad of the game and his Dragon, they're almost the Team Rocket trio in Pokémon form.
** Team Flare from ''[[VideoGame/PokemonXAndY X/Y]]''. According to the first mook you meet, their goal is "to make it so we're the only ones who are happy!". Later in the game, [[spoiler:they upgrade it to "alive".]]
** Parodied in ''VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon'' which have Team Skull (not to be confused with the one mentioned above). They talk about how evil they are openly and their leader says he's "Destruction in Human Form" but they're absolutely harmless. Nobody's actually even scared of them. They're basically if the entirety of Team Rocket were the Anime Trio.
* ''VideoGame/{{Psychonauts}}'': [[spoiler:The mental version of Augustus Aquato proudly declares he hates psychics and seeing his son Razputin happy. Justified because he is merely a perception of what Raz thought his dad thought of him.]]

** Chairman Drek makes Nefarious look like an amateur. The sheer glee he gets out of performing and boasting about his pointlessly evil acts, such as literally tearing apart, bombing and polluting entire planets (including his own planet) as part of the [[OnlyInItForTheMoney mother of all money-laundering real estate scams]].

* Arkham from ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'' is obsessed with evil and spreading it wherever he goes, referring to the term "eeevil" with religious reverence as he carries what must be the Antichrist's Bible for Dummies over his heart. Vergil simply ignores him in these moments.

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[[caption-width-right:350:Epithets from other games in [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda the series]] include [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaI "Prince of Darkness"]], [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast "Ganon of the Enchanted Thieves"]], [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaFourSwordsAdventures "King of Darkness"]], [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess "Dark Lord"]], [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkBetweenWorlds "the Demon King"]], and [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild "Hatred and Malice Incarnate"]].]]
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** [[spoiler:Luke Atmey]] of case two of ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney Trials And Tribulations''. At one point, when the good ol' Judge tells him that he's evil, he replies with "But of course! Evil is what I am!"