History NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist / VideoGames

* ''VideoGame/LuminousAvengerIX'': In the [[VideoGame/AzureStrikerGunvolt first Gunvolt game]], [[spoiler:Asimov (a.k.a. Demerzel) claimed he wanted to create a better world for adepts.]] In here, [[spoiler:it's clear that every other thing he does was power for the sake of power]] -- humans are obviously labeled "Minos" and exterminated (and in one case [[spoiler:even forcibly brainwashed to become Asimov's personal enforcer]]), but every other Adept are forcefully mellowed out against Minos using the Butterfly effect, surveillanced and prevented from leaving Sumeragi-controlled cities, and risk being conscripted under [[{{Blackmail}} threats against their lives or loved ones]]. Even worse, [[spoiler:if you're an Adept with an Septima that benefits him like [[MagicMusic the Muse]] or simply happened to be an oddball case, you will be captured and subject to [[FateWorseThanDeath torturous experimentation]].]] It says a lot in a series where every other villain was either a WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds, a WellIntentionedExtremist, a cog in the machine or a combination of any.

* ''VideoGame/LuminousAvengerIX'': In the [[VideoGame/AzureStrikerGunvolt first Gunvolt game]], [[spoiler:Asimov (a.k.a. Demerzel) claimed he wanted to create a better world for adepts.]] In here, [[spoiler:it's clear that every other thing he does was power for the sake of power]] -- humans are obviously labeled "Minos" and exterminated (and in one case [[spoiler:even forcibly brainwashed to become Asimov's personal enforcer]]), but every other Adept are forcefully mellowed out against Minos using the Butterfly effect, surveillanced and prevented from leaving Sumeragi-controlled cities, and risk conscripted under [[{{Blackmail}} threats against their lives or loved ones]]. Even worse, [[spoiler:if you're an Adept with an Septima that benefits him like [[MagicMusic the Muse]] or simply happened to be an oddball case, you will be captured and subject to [[FateWorseThanDeath torturous experimentation]].]] It says a lot in a series where every other villain was either a WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds, a WellIntentionedExtremist, a cog in the machine or a combination of any.

* ''VideoGame/LuminousAvengerIX'': In the [[VideoGame/AzureStrikerGunvolt first Gunvolt game]], [[spoiler:Asimov (a.k.a. Demerzel) claimed he wanted to create a better world for adepts.]] In here, [[spoiler:it's clear that every other thing he does was power for the sake of power]] -- humans are obviously labeled "Minos" and exterminated (and in one case [[spoiler:even forcibly brainwashed to become Asimov's personal enforcer]]), but every other Adept is either forcefully mellowed out against Minos using the Butterfly effect, surveillanced and prevented from leaving Sumeragi-controlled cities, or conscripted under [[{{Blackmail}} threats against their lives or loved ones]]. Even worse, [[spoiler:if you're an Adept with an Septima that benefits him like [[MagicMusic the Muse]] or simply happened to be an oddball case, you will be captured and subject to [[FateWorseThanDeath torturous experimentation]].]] It says a lot in a series where every other villain was either a WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds, a WellIntentionedExtremist, a cog in the machine or a combination of any.

** ''VideoGame/PokemonLegendsArceus'': [[spoiler: Volo mentions that his core belief is that LifeIsUnfair and as such he wants to destroy this reality and make a new, more kind and fair reality but this is quickly overshadowed by his plans to control ''[[TopGod Arceus]]'', itself. He makes no attempt to even reason with the player character, instead choosing to beat and later ''kill'' them right off the bat. Also unlike, [[VideoGame/PokemonXAndY Lysandre]] who at least felt some semblance of sorrow at his genocidal plans, Volo gleefully tells the player character his plans with a SlasherSmile on his face.]]

* ''VideoGame/LuminousAvengerIX'': In the [[VideoGame/AzureStrikerGunvolt first Gunvolt game]], [[spoiler: Asimov (a.k.a. Demerzel) claimed he wanted to create a better world for adepts. The power-mad tyrant here indicates that he either discarded that ideal a long time ago or was just trying to justify his desire for power in the first place]].

** VideoGame/PokemonLegendsArceus: [[spoiler: Volo mentions that his core belief is that LifeIsUnfair and as such he wants to destroy this reality and make a new, more kind and fair reality but this is quickly overshadowed by his plans to control ''[[TopGod Arceus]]'', itself. He makes no attempt to even reason with the player character, instead choosing to beat and later ''kill'' them right off the bat. Also unlike, [[VideoGame/PokemonXAndY Lysandre]] who at least felt some semblance of sorrow at his genocidal plans, Volo gleefully tells the player character his plans with a SlasherSmile on his face.]]

** * VideoGame/PokemonLegendsArceus: [[spoiler: Volo mentions that his core belief is that LifeIsUnfair and as such he wants to destroy this reality and make a new, more kind and fair reality but this is quickly overshadowed by his plans to control ''[[TopGod Arceus]]'', itself. He makes no attempt to even reason with the player character, instead choosing to beat and later ''kill'' them right off the bat. Also unlike, [[VideoGame/PokemonXAndY Lysandre]] who at least felt some semblance of sorrow at his genocidal plans, Volo gleefully tells the player character his plans with a SlasherSmile on his face.]]

* Upon [[SpannerInTheWorks derailing his plan]] in ''VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite'', [[TheManInFrontOfTheMan Ghetsis]] reveals himself as Team Plasma's true mastermind and that their stated goal of freeing Pokémon was a lie and his real plan was to take over the region by being the only faction left with Pokémon. By the sequel, Team Plasma has split into those who sincerely want to help Pokémon, and those following Ghetsis to TakeOverTheWorld and [[ObviouslyEvil not bothering to hide their ill-intent anymore]].

* ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'': Arjuna's whole plan is to create a world where no evil exists. Unfortunately, his definition of evil is simply anything flawed, to point a person with a twisted ankle is considered unneeded enough to be a target for deletion. He eventually started accelerating the Yuga cycles to the point where he destroyed and recreated the world every ten days, during which he would wipe out anyone who had even a trace of evil within them or could possibly become evil with no chance of reincarnation, leaving them forgotten by the survivors. His actions eventually began threatening the trichiliocosm due to his impatience and arrogance, and with his standards of people being evil being that warped, he would have eventually destroy his Lostbelt entirely.

* ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger'': The Chancellor from 1000 A.D., in spite of his unjust treatment of Crono when the latter is accused of abducting Marle [[spoiler:a.k.a. Princess Nadia]], can be believed to be taking his duty to protect Marle way too seriously. However, when that same Chancellor deliberately strains the relationship between Marle and her father by lying to the former about how her mother died when she returns to Guardia Castle, it becomes clear that he has no good intentions. [[spoiler:Turns out he is Yakra XIII, who replaced the real Chancellor as part of his plan to kill Chrono and avenge his ancestor, who Chrono killed in the past.]]

* ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger'': The Chancellor from 1000 A.D. [[spoiler:a.k.a. Yakra XIII]], in spite of his unjust treatment of Crono when the latter is accused of abducting Marle [[spoiler:a.k.a. Princess Nadia]], can be believed to be taking his duty to protect Marle way too seriously. However, when that same Chancellor deliberately strains the relationship between Marle and her father by lying to the former about how her mother died when she returns to Guardia Castle, it becomes clear that he has no good intentions.
* ''VideoGame/CorruptionOfLaetitia'': [[BigBad Cardinal Alfredus Marian]] claims that his industrial revolution will provide a military that can protect his people from invaders, but he ignores that the pollution from his policies is causing a famine and is aggravating local monster species. He refuses to address this issue even when confronted by Celeste, due to being tunnel-visioned into thinking military power takes precedence over all other aspects of governing. Additionally, his paranoia causes him to betray allies such as Celeste and Riliane's mother, just because he suspects they could harm him or threaten his power. In reality, his excessive industrialization and theft of Celeste's power are more to make ''[[ItsAllAboutMe him]]'' feel safe rather than to actually keep his people safe.

* ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger'' The Chancellor from 1000 A.D. [[spoiler:a.k.a. Yakra XIII]], in spite of his unjust treatment of Crono when the latter is accused of abducting Marle [[spoiler:a.k.a. Princess Nadia]], can be believed to be taking his duty to protect Marle way too seriously. However, when that same Chancellor deliberately strains the relationship between Marle and her father by lying to the former about how her mother died when she returns to Guardia Castle, it becomes clear that he has no good intentions.

* In the ''VideoGame/AceCombat7SkiesUnknown'' DLC missions, Matias Torres, an Erusean captain and former war hero who commands the ''Alicorn'' (a massive nuclear-powered super-submarine with WMD capabilities rivaling [[VideoGame/AceCombat04ShatteredSkies Stonehenge]] itself), makes it clear from the start that he has deadly intentions, but preaches to his crew, who follow him loyally, that his cause is to end the war before it causes more casualties. However, as you fight him and push him further against the wall, his facade and [[VillainousBreakdown sanity]] begin to break down, and it becomes clear his ''true'' intentions, as exposed by OIA agent David North, are to kill a million innocent people with a single shot from the ''Alicorn'''s main gun as part of his [[NightmareFetishist fetishistic]] obsession with death, LaughingMad and ranting about the beauty of his impossible shot until his last moments. That being said, he becama so unstable after the trauma he suffered back in Ace Combat 4 that he falls into BelievingTheirOwnLies to a degree, until the very end where he completely loses it.

* ''VideoGame/MetroidDread'': [[spoiler:Raven Beak attempts to convince Samus that he is trying to bring order to the galaxy...by mass-producing an army of Metroids much like the Space Pirates tried to do and massacring his own people in the process. Samus makes it clear she does not buy his spiel for a second, especially since [[IronicEcho it's the exact same plan Mother Brain described in the manga]]]].

* ''VideoGame/ShiningResonance'': At first, the Sanguine Church seems to support Excella and the Emperor's goals of stabilizing the empire and perform horrific experiments to harness dragon energy in service of that goal. [[spoiler:Their real goal is to bring back Deus so that he can purge the weak and nonbelievers, allowing them to rule over the remains of the world. Additionally, Deus is revealed to be a machine with no will of its own, making it clear that the Sanguine Church's piety is a load of bull and that they ultimately see Deus as a weapon to enact the genocide of anyone outside their inner circle.]]

* ''VideoGame/SomaSpirits'': Form and Dissonance originally split the world's land and people into Joy and Sorrow versions, with Form taking control of the World of Joy and Dissonance taking control of the World of Sorrow. In the present, Form claims that collecting only Sorrow orbs will bring balance to Soma while Dissonance claims only Joy orbs will accomplish that. [[spoiler:In reality, these outcomes will allow them to destroy their rival's world. They desire to eradicate all emotions they hate along with anyone who has these undesirable emotions, all to create their "perfect" world. When this goal becomes impossible in the true ending due to the two worlds merging, Form and Dissonance opt to destroy Soma in its entirety rather than allow any perceived imperfections to exist.]]

* ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'': [[BigBad Master Xehanort]] believed the universes [[BalanceBetweenGoodAndEvil balance between light and darkness]] was unsustainable and sought to begin a Keyblade War to [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt engulf the worlds in darkness]], and when he wins and claims the power of Kingdom Hearts with which to remake and fix it. However, he's since become DrunkOnTheDarkSide to the point he's [[ButForMeItWasTuesday dismissive]] as opposed to [[IDidWhatIHadToDo defensive]] when called out for the harm he's done. ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIII'' reveals he [[KnightTemplar still sincerely believed his his actions were just]] and his plan was to [[GodhoodSeeker lead the Next World in order to dictate all destinies]] to prevent them from polluting the world with Darkness. He's promptly called out how [[DarkIsEvil he's proven himself unworthy to be said leader]] and after being defeated [[HeelRealization realizes he did this to validate his ego]].

* Chairman Drek from ''VideoGame/RatchetAndClank2002'' is destroying planets and taking pieces of them to make a new world for his species, the Blarg, since their old planet, Orxon, is [[PollutedWasteland too polluted to live on]]. He's the one who polluted it and is making this new planet because he's getting money for it. And once everyone's moved in, he'll repeat the process for more cash. Downplayed in [[VideoGame/RatchetAndClank2016 the re-imagining]], where it's his father who polluted his planet (which is now Quartu instead of Orxon), and his main plan [[AdaptationalHeroism really is just to find a new world for him and his people]], but it's still clear that he has ambitions of money or power as shown by this line late-game:

* ''VideoGame/{{Deltarune}}'': The King of Spades tries to present himself as acting in the Dark World's best interests and justified in his quest for revenge against the Lighteners, at one point claiming he's a hero to his people. However, the fact that he dethroned and imprisoned the other three kings of the Card Kingdom, combined with his draconian policies and willingness to kill his own son just for befriending the heroes, makes it abundantly clear that he's merely a selfish tyrant who wants to expand his realm by conquering both the Light and Dark Worlds.

** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel'': Black Alberich wants to use the Great Twilight and the upcoming war to upstage the Septian Church and become the new leading political power. He claims that his technology-based order will be better than the church's order, but Class VII points out that his plans will reduce human civilization to nothing and that he'd likely have no one to rule over.

** Zeta/Guidance deluded himself into thinking that the only way to create a world for spirits is to destroy the current one, but it's also clear that he's doing this out of spite towards Professor M and Zero, who he feels stole his place in the world. Despite claiming that he's trying to free his fellow spirits from being burdened by unsuitable purposes, he has no qualms about manipulating Zero and the Epsilon series by giving them false purposes, knowing that none of them want to sacrifice the rest of Soma for their own benefit. Ultimately, he cares more about his own UnfulfilledPurposeMisery than actually helping his fellow spirits.