History TheSociopath / VideoGames

* ''Franchise/{{Metroid}}'': [[Characters/MetroidRidley Ridley]] establishes himself as a psychotic space dragon by allowing his crew to massacre the K-2L space colony Samus was born to and later fakes empathy when a 3-year-old Samus offers him friendship to lower her guard. Meeting up with the girl again, he recounts eating human flesh to recover from the encounter mockingly telling her that he may have eaten her mother as well.

* ''VideoGame/MasterDetectiveArchivesRainCode'' has Yomi Hellsmile, who is an extremely petty and cruel despot who rules Kanai Ward with an iron fist while caring for no one but himself, and is willing to kill anyone who dares to challenge him. Any time he speaks, he speaks with sarcasm while trying to make himself seem polite, and yet doesn't see anyone around him as a real person, [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness only seeing them as tools to be used and thrown away when they're no longer necessary]].

* In ''VideoGame/IWasATeenageExocolonist'', Vace is a cruel soldier who takes pleasure out of slaughtering innocent animals, beating up anyone who disagrees with his views, and intimidating Anemone into obeying his every whim. [[spoiler:This comes to a head when he and Rex get into a major fight for their opposing views of the colony, with Rex outright calling him sociopathic because he believes that deep down, Vace only cares about fighting because "it makes [his] ''dick'' hard".]]

* ''VideoGame/{{Pedestal}}'': [[spoiler:Akari Abe]] is revealed to be this by the end. She projects an image of herself as a cool, collected girl and a dependable friend to [[spoiler:heroine Aoi Ooe]], unfazed by nearly everything. She has that cold attitude because she's a cold-hearted sociopath only concerned with [[ItAmusedMe amusing herself]], and she will shamelessly [[ManipulativeBitch manipulate others]] by playing into their weaknesses and outright threaten violence if she needs to. She [[spoiler:outright told a friend of hers to [[SuicideDare kill herself]] repeatedly because the friend annoyed her (and succeeded in getting rid of her)]], and is the one who orchestrated the death of Shiori Natsume by [[spoiler:manipulating her friends to turn against her and ruin her life, trying to drive her to suicide for fun]]. Even with the one person she seems to care about, she openly tells them that they serve primarily as amusement and [[spoiler:relishes her crossing the DespairEventHorizon from discovering the AwfulTruth]].

** [[PsychoPartyMember Micah Bell]], [[spoiler:the BigBad of the entire storyline]], is a very accurate depiction of a true sociopath/psychopath. [[FauxAffablyEvil He is very good at putting on a facade of confidence]], has a heightened sense of self, a need for stimulation (as exemplified when he shoots up an entire town), is a [[ConsummateLiar pathological liar]], an exceptional [[ManipulativeBastard manipulator]], lacks remorse, guilt or [[LackOfEmpathy empathy]]; possesses promiscuous sexual behavior, is a cold-blooded murderer [[TeensAreMonsters from an early age]], is irresponsible, and absolutely lacks realistic goals or objectives, which is very common for sociopaths living day to day, harming others [[ForTheEvulz for the sake of it]], without goals in life. Unfortunately for him, [[spoiler: he's also completely unaware of how far people will go to hunt him down in revenge as shown in the epilogue, which perhaps also speaks towards his LackOfEmpathy]].

* ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'' [[MadScientist Moira O’Deorain]] checks off the list of the traditional definition even more than the rest of Talon. She tends to view most human life as disposable lab rats, even referencing to downed foes as "guinea pigs", and as shown with the creation of Reaper, has the power to inflict terrible fates that she deems scientific miracles. She also has a fairly obvious sadistic streak and is so goal-oriented and emotionally cold she seems blissfully unaware of how unlikeable it makes her. Even her appreciation for Omnic life is more of a passing fascination on understanding how their technology works more than genuine empathy for their plights.

** [[VideoGame/KirbyAndTheAmazingMirror Dark Meta Knight]] established how dangerous he is by defeating Meta Knight, sealing him in the Dimension Mirror and shattering it to pieces. Thinking Meta Knight was unable to return from the Dimension Mirror, he attempts pulling a DeadPersonImpersonation. One of the first things he does is trying to kill Kirby, [[GoneHorriblyWrong only to split him into four]]. After the four Kirbies fix the Dimension Mirror, Dark Meta Knight attempts to kill them before they could free Meta Knight, only to fail and end up sealed in the mirror himself. Wanting revenge towards Kirby and Meta Knight [[MoralMyopia for something he brought on himself]], he [[spoiler: [[TheCorrupter manipulates]] [[VideoGame/KirbyTripleDeluxe Queen Sectonia]] into trying to destroy Kirby, only for Sectonia to fail and die instead]]. And in ''VideoGame/KirbyStarAllies'', all he cares about is [[BloodKnight satisfying his bloodlust]], [[spoiler: showing [[LackOfEmpathy no remorse to how his actions broke]] [[TheDragon Sectonia's Dragon Taranza]]]]. The worst part of all of this? He's Meta Knight's reflection in the [[ArtifactOfDoom Dimension Mirror]], which makes him Meta Knight's EnemyWithout.

** While it's mostly a case of DependingOnTheWriter, most incarnations of [[BigBad Ganondorf]] are typically depicted as textbook sociopaths. A power-mad despot feels no remorse for anything and will stop at nothing to obtain the Triforce and rule Hyrule even if it means using murder and manipulation. The only exception to this rule is his ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker Wind Waker]]'' incarnation, who was portrayed as a TragicVillain and a WellIntentionedExtremist.

** The ''VideoGame/SonicRush'' and ''VideoGame/SonicRivals'' sub-series have Dr. Eggman Nega, who unlike Eggman who initially started out as a family friendly version of this trope, [[CharacterizationMarchesOn but later went on to gain genuine affection and care for others like Sage]] in ''VideoGame/SonicFrontiers'', is a ''much'' nastier person than doctor we all know with a lack of care for anyone or anything with the doctor seeking to turn the entire planet into a playground of destruction as opposed to just ruling over it.

* The ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' series has a few notable sociopaths, usually where VileVillainSaccharineShow tends to be in effect.

** The ''VideoGame/SonicRush'' and ''VideoGame/SonicRivals'' sub-series have Dr. Eggman Nega who unlike Eggman who went on to gain genuine affection and care for others like Sage in ''VideoGame/SonicFrontiers'', is a ''much'' nastier person with a lack of care for anyone or anything with the doctor seeking to turn the entire planet into a playground of destruction as opposed to just ruling over it.

** The ''VideoGame/SonicRush'' and ''VideoGame/SonicRivals'' sub-series have Dr. Eggman Nega, whose own sociopathy is lower-functioning than Eggman's, with the doctor seeking to turn the entire planet into a playground of destruction as opposed to just ruling over it.

** Doctor Eggman is a family-friendly version. Firstly, he has no conscience to speak of, using living creatures as batteries and by extension, experimentation on sentient beings. He is determined to take over the world purely because he ''deserves'' to rule the world -- while at the same time not being exactly clear on what he'd do afterwards. As well as this, he is always prepared to briefly ally with Sonic against greater evils, then toss him aside once he has no use. He has been known to lie without the twitch of a mustache. Most obvious is his vanity -- despite his many, many failures, he continues to fight Sonic with very little variation to his methods. Continuing in that vein, he is portrayed as also being charming and polite even to his enemies. With that being said, he does seem to be moving out of this territory as of ''VideoGame/SonicFrontiers'', where he's shown to genuinely love his creation (and daughter) Sage.

** ''VideoGame/RWBYGrimmEclipse'': [[MadScientist Dr. Merlot]] is the [[BigBad main villain]] of the video game, he once studied at Beacon under Ozpin, but even then the teachers thought something was very wrong with him. Ozpin in particular saw his studying of Grimm as a futile, if not blasphemous practice, causing Merlot to reject Ozpin and Beacon, and continue his studies on his own. He now no longer cares about his original goal of mutating Grimm for humanity's benefit, and now only seeks to further his research. He shows absolutely no remorse for the millions of people he got slaughtered in Mountain Glenn, and is incredibly sadistic while sending his Grimm and robotic guards to kill Teams [=RWBY=] and [=JNPR=].

* ''VideoGame/RWBYArrowfell'': [[EntitledBastard Bram Thornmane]] only cares about being seen as a hero and receiving the glory he believes he deserves, is willing to cause Grimm attacks all across Atlas, lies and manipulates anyone that can be of use to him only to have them betrayed when they served their purpose, and shows no concerns for any of the innocents that are put in danger because of his goals.
* ''VideoGame/RWBYGrimmEclipse'': [[MadScientist Dr. Merlot]] is the [[BigBad main villain]] of the video game, he once studied at Beacon under Ozpin, but even then the teachers thought something was very wrong with him. Ozpin in particular saw his studying of Grimm as a futile, if not blasphemous practice, causing Merlot to reject Ozpin and Beacon, and continue his studies on his own. He now no longer cares about his original goal of mutating Grimm for humanity's benefit, and now only seeks to further his research. He shows absolutely no remorse for the millions of people he got slaughtered in Mountain Glenn, and is incredibly sadistic while sending his Grimm and robotic guards to kill Teams [=RWBY=] and [=JNPR=].

* In ''VideoGame/Warcraft3'' Arthas is forcibly turned into one by [[ArtifactOfDoom Frostmourne]], which [[TheSoulless steals his soul]], and takes away his ability to feel any compassion or remorse. Supplemental material reveals that by the time he reclaimed his soul, he was too far gone to care and killed his good ''and'' evil sides so [[TheUnfettered he wouldn't be held back]] in his IndustrializedEvil by empathy OR pride.

** The true villain of the game, [[spoiler:Otto Octavius]], develops into this thanks to [[spoiler:his tentacles' neural interface]] magnifying his darker impulses to terrifying extremes. [[spoiler:His hatred for Norman Osborn has completely consumed him, and he's willing to unleash a deadly bioweapon on Manhattan and cause further disasters purely to spit in the man's face. He couldn't care less about all the people that are sick and dying because of his actions, and petulantly whines that [[ItsAllAboutMe that only he knows how it feels to truly suffer.]]]]
* Arcturus Mengsk from ''VideoGame/StarCraftI''. Reviewing his key personality traits is like reading through a sociopath diagnostic checklist: superficial charm, a grandiose sense of self, pathological lying, a penchant for manipulating others to achieve his own ends, an absolutely '''''astonishing''''' lack of empathy or remorse for any of his actions, and an insatiable lust for power and dominance that drives his every move. He unleashed the Zerg on a planet populated by ''billions'' of people just to overthrow a few hundred individuals at most and establish himself as the preeminent political figure among the Terrans of the Koprulu sector. He has no qualms whatsoever about sacrificing those closest to him if it suits his purposes.

* The ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamSeries'' is filled to the brim with sociopaths, from the homicidal [[ArchEnemy Joker]], to the maniacal [[SerialKiller Victor Zsasz and Calendar Man]], to the calculating [[MadDoctor Scarecrow and Hugo Strange]], to the {{Pyromaniac}} Firefly, and many, many more. Listing them all would probably take up this whole page.

* ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'' has both members of the BigBadDuumvirate as well as the GreaterScopeVillain.

*** And then ''Dream Drop Distance reveals'' [[spoiler: that all the nobodies had the potential to grow new hearts and feel emotions all along. Xemnas is the one who lied to them and made them believe they were Sociopaths all in order to manipulate them and gain control of their minds, hearts, and bodies. And though he acts the most emotionless of them all, he likely had Terra's heart all along, meaning he was just naturally an uncaring monster.]]

* ''VideoGame/{{Wadanohara}}'': The original version of [[spoiler:Sal/Syake-san]] is [[TheMole the traitor]] and Ambassador of the Sea of Death who admits that ForTheEvulz is his primary motivation for his atrocities. He is manipulative, having had [[spoiler:his twin brother Samekichi]] framed for his actions; he [[spoiler:removes Wadanohara's memories and gleefully threatens to destroy her mind by reinserting them]]; and masterminds the conflict between two warring kingdoms. While he claims to have loved Wadanohara, he has no qualms with leaving her for dead if she rejects his advances, or alternatively, [[ForcedToWatch forces Samekichi]] to watch him assault her if she relents. The remake, however, does give him a genuine love for [[EvenBadMenLoveThierMamas his mother]] that the original lacks.

* ''VideoGame/{{Wadanohara}}'': The original version of [[spoiler:Sal/Syake-san]] is [[TheMile the traitor]] and Ambassador of the Sea of Death who admits that ForTheEvulz is his primary motivation for his atrocities. He is manipulative, having had [[spoiler:his twin brother Samekichi]] framed for his actions; he [[spoiler:removes Wadanohara's memories and gleefully threatens to destroy her mind by reinserting them]]; and masterminds the conflict between two warring kingdoms. While he claims to have loved Wadanohara, he has no qualms with leaving her for dead if she rejects his advances, or alternatively, [[ForcedToWatch forces Samekichi]] to watch him assault her if she relents. The remake, however, does give him a genuine love for [[EvenBadMenLoveThierMamas his mother]] that the original lacks.

** That said, as of the third game, The Boss becomes increasingly less sadistic and more heroic, until eventually they decide to avenge humanity by killing Zinyak. They can even save Christmas in a DLC mission. Also, they [[InsistentTerminology repeatedly state that they're not a sociopath, they're a "puckish rogue"]].