History Sandbox / MagnificentBastardVideoGamesAToL

* ''VideoGame/LilyInGrave'': Mommy Mearest, wife of the famed singer Daddy Dearest, worked together with her husband on musical affairs, assisting him with looking for potential musicians to approve of while also letting him know when their daughter is dating somebody so that he can order a hit on the boyfriend. [[spoiler:Behind his back, Mommy Mearest secretly invites Lily Engrave to his party for the two of them to meet. When she arrives and asks to sing with him, Mommy Mearest encourages her husband to give her what she wants, even pointing out how harmless she is. She even admits to being the one who invited Lily after the fiasco due to Lily being the daughter of the one person Daddy Dearest respected.]]

* ''''VideoGame/Destiny2'': The Witch Queen, [[AboveGoodAndEvil Savathûn]]'s machinations bear their fruits in this game, with sweeping changes to the status quo. Her mistrust of [[GreaterScopeVillain The Witness]]'s endgame leads her to backstab Nezarec and hide away the Veil prior to the story, stalling the Witness long enough for humanity to recover from the Collapse. In Forsaken, she has Riven curse the Dreaming City into a timeloop so that her forces may reach the Distributary and repeatedly massacre the Awoken there, potentially setting her free from her Worm-feeding [[EvilOnlyHasToWinOnce if she succeeds even once]]. When her interference with the Guardians' communion with the Pyramids exposes her treachery to The Witness, she finds refuge by possessing Osiris throughout Year 4, mentoring Crow while testing the Vanguard's budding alliances with the Cabal and the Fallen. Upon revealing herself, Savathûn strikes a deal with Mara Sov to exorcise her Worm in exchange of releasing the real Osiris, keeping true to her word once the ritual is over. In Year 5, Savathûn returns with powers over the Light, unsealing Mars and beating back First Disciple Rhulk. With TheReveal that the Traveler gave the Light to the Hive and resurrected Savathûn [[ResurrectionGambit despite the latter knowing it wasn't guaranteed]], [[MemoryGambit Savathûn regains the memories she lost upon revival]] and intends to seal the Traveler away from The Witness. Despite the Guardians foiling her, she's content that they are ready to stand against The Witness.

** VideoGame/Doom3: [[BadassBureaucrat Councilor Elliot Swann]] is one the highest ranking members of the Union Aerospace Corporation who came to Mars to investigate and deal with the recent troubles caused by [[MadScientist Dr. Malcolm Betruger]]. Alongside his bodyguard Jack Campbell, Swann instantly deduces Betruger is the mastermind behind the demonic invasion and seeks to prevent the forces of Hell from reaching Earth no matter the cost. Swann has Campbell destroy all outside communication preventing the UAC Fleet from arriving and being ambushed by the demons, all the while [[TheNeedsOfTheMany condemning any survivors]] to certain death. When the Marine comes to manually send out a signal, Swann reveals his motives to turn the Marine to his side and orders him to destroy the man made portal in Delta Labs. Ultimately mortally wounded, Swann has the Marine take up his mission to destroy the main portal to Hell and succeed in driving back the demonic threat.

* ''VideoGame/KnightsOfAmbrose'': [[VigilanteMan Uno]] is a skilled assassin and a reliable ally in mortalkind's struggle against Zamas. After gaining a [[TerrorHero fearsome reputation]] for killing corrupt aristocrats in Halonia, Uno forms a secret alliance with King Floyd in order to eliminate their mutual enemies. During a mission to kill Typhus the Worldbreaker's son, Uno befriends the Halonian champion Ruth, going as far as to free her from her unjust imprisonment while taking advantage of the chaos caused by Typhus. Uno later reveals he stole the legendary Sylvans sword from Halonia, ensuring the party's victory over Typhus. In Timeline 1, Uno separates his wife Malady from their son Dylan and devises an elaborate security system in his new home to keep her out, but reconciles with her after she solves his puzzles. When Halonia's rival nation Zamaste emerges from stasis, Uno takes Dylan on a mission to spy on the latter country's royal family, with Uno [[MuggedForDisguise mugging and impersonating]] a butler in order to get closer to the queen. Although the queen sees through his disguise and imprisons him, Uno kills the prison guards and the butler, and then uses the butler's corpse to [[FakingTheDead fake his own death]] so he can sabotage Zamaste's war effort. In Timeline 2, Uno steals Hermes's staff from his former ally Lissandra and instructs his [[HeroicLineage descendants]] to seal it in a temple, keeping Lissandra from obtaining it for nearly a century.

* ''VideoGame/AHatInTime'': [[RailEnthusiast The Conductor]] and [[DiscoDan DJ Grooves]] are a pair of eccentric rival film directors who rope Hat Kid into their latest competition for the annual Bird Movie Awards. Fashioning Hat Kid into the star of their latest films, the Conductor stages a fake murder for footage while Grooves runs a PR campaign to boost her popularity. For the climax of their movies, the two put Hat Kid through bombastic, dangerous, challenges. [[StaticRoleExchangeableCharacter Whichever one wins the Award]] then steals a Time Piece in order to go back in time and make it so they’ve won every award, with the loser informing Hat Kid of the betrayal so she’ll stop him. When confronted, the winner utilizes various props in combat before stopping the fight to earnestly try to win Hat Kid over, only to use the opportunity to plant a bomb on her which the loser manages to defuse. When Mustache Girl steals the Time Pieces to judge everyone, the directors put aside their differences and [[HeroicSacrifice sacrifice themselves to help Hat Kid defeat her]] and, when brought back, beg Hat Kid to stay on the planet and remain their friend.