History WorthyOpponent / VideoGames

* Vergil from ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'' fills this role in the [[VideoGame/DevilMayCry3DantesAwakening third outing]] and, arguably, somewhat in the [[VideoGame/DevilMayCry1 first]], as well, being [[CainAndAbel Dante's brother]], with a definite tendency towards only using melee weapons. He nearly invokes this trope with his devil triggered catchphrase 'You are not worthy as my opponent!'

** In ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition'', should the Inquisitor secure an alliance with the Qunari, they will also be declared basalit-an.
* The ''Franchise/{{Drakengard}}'' games have two examples. Otherwise, they would be the first PlayerCharacter who aren't declared by the title.

* The ''Franchise/{{Drakengard}}'' games have two examples.

** Sten and Tallis' dialogue heavily imply that the Warden is also considered this by the Qunari.
** In the comic Those Who Speak, Sten, now the Arishok after the previous one was killed by Hawke, also refers to King Alistair as basalit-an.

* ''VideoGame/DyztopiaPostHumanRPG'': If the player defeats Aquarius in the BrutalBonusLevel, the latter states that he was originally Zazz's enemy back when Zazz was fighting the demons as the last living human. He was initially angered at Zazz surviving against the demons against all odds, especially in the hard mode lore where the latter [[spoiler:revived himself in another body]]. Eventually, he gained respect for Zazz's determination and promised to sync with the latter if he could get all the other Zodiacs to sync first. Unfortunately, Zazz is now a racist KnightTemplar who wants to revive humanity while forcing non-humans to become second-class citizens.

** Zenos Yae Galvus from ''Videogame/FinalFantasyXIV'' feels this way about your character, The Warrior of Light to an extreme degree. As the crown prince of the [[TheEmpire Garlean Empire]] his incredible skills as a fighter, and the sadistic pleasure he enjoys in causing bloodshed, inspire dread amongst any that find themselves on the wrong end of his blade. As such, he's grown completely ''bored'' over the fact that no one has ever been able to put up a fight against him. After he thoroughly wipes the floor with you the first time you face him, when you come to fight him the second time he recognizes how vastly your skills have improved in such a short period of time and encourages you to get even stronger. When you finally face him a third time and can truly hold your own against him, his normally languid and composed tone of voice takes on a psychotic glee over ''finally'' having someone to fight with that could potentially defeat him. [[spoiler:Once he's defeated after he tried to merge with the primal Shinryu, he's utterly ecstatic over the fact he has lost to you and even declares you the first friend he ever had, shortly before he kills himself both to go out on a high and to avoid facing justice from the Ala Mhigans. When he returns in ''Shadowbringers'', he can't even go one scene without expressing his increasing desire to face you once again, and upon learning that both Zodiark and Hydaelyn are primals, plans to have both of you fuse with them so that you can have the greatest battle in existence. By ''Endwalker'' the Warrior of Light brushes them off because [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt the Final Days]] are happening and they simply don't got the time to entertain Zenos with a rematch. Near the end, Zenos learns that if he wants to get his precious rematch, he has to help the Warrior of Light defeat [[FinalBoss the Endsinger]] and he does just that. After all is said and done, the two have their long awaited rematch and the Warrior of Light wins while Zenos dies satisfied.]]

* ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'' has some examples of this:

* If you're a named villain in the ''VideoGame/FireEmblem'' series, it's pretty darn certain that one of the following will happen to you:

** One of Meta Knight's major defining characteristics is that he seeks to hone his strength and [[MasterSwordsman swordsmanship]] by fighting against worthy opponents. When granted the opportunity to make any kind of wish in ''VideoGame/KirbySuperStarUltra'', he summons Galacta Knight, known as "the galaxy's strongest warrior" purely so he test his strength against him. He also sees Kirby as one of these and will frequently hand Kirby a sword to fight with before they duel unless he's been [[BrainwashedAndCrazy compromised in some way]]. In ''VideoGame/KirbyBattleRoyale'' in particular, he expresses disappointment with how pathetic the battles against the [[CloningBlues Kirby copies]] have been but that he knows the original Kirby will give him a proper fight. Later in ''VideoGame/KirbyAndTheForgottenLand'', he can be challenged for a no-stakes, friendly duel which he considers to be useful training.

*** The dragons see the player character, who is "''Dovahkiin''" ("Dragonborn," a mortal blessed by the gods with the soul of a dragon) as a worthy adversary, both due to personal prowess and also out of respect toward a fellow dragon. Despite the fact that they are ''[[TheDreaded terrified]]'' of the player (because [[YourSoulIsMine only the Dragonborn can permanently slay them by consuming their souls]]) they will still attack the Dragonborn and refuse to back down, willingly testing their [[MakeMeWannaShout Thu'um]] against your own. The fact that Alduin, their leader, [[spoiler: flees when you overwhelm him with the Dragonrend shout]] eventually makes the other dragons question his leadership because he fled rather than stand and fight to the death.

* Dr. Eggman has this view of ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'', once even solumnly refering to him as his "admirable adversary" when he believes he has finally taken him out. In ''VideoGame/SonicFrontiers'', a confused Sage asks him why he sings Sonic's praises just as often as he curses him out. He replies that even though he truly does hate Sonic's guts, he's still a worthy opponent deserving of respect.

* Akuma from ''VideoGame/StreetFighter'' sees Gen as a foe who can match him (thanks to Gen's profession as an assassin he never holds back in a fight and Akuma is always looking for people who think as he does). The two did battle in the past to a stalemate (establishing each other as {{Worthy Opponent}}s) but by the time the playable installments of the series roll around Akuma cannot bring himself to give it his all against Gen as age and illness have reduced his fighting ability, which wouldn't give Akuma the match he truly wants. Meanwhile he treats Ryu as a worthy foe but only because [[INeedYouStronger killing him like he knows he could with ease would not allow Ryu to nurture his killing intent]]. Ryu, on the other hand, treats ''everyone'' as a WorthyOpponent because every battle brings him new knowledge and meaning in life. The most prominent examples in Ryu's life are his best friend and sparring partner Ken and his once-rival-turned-friend Sagat.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Metal Gear Solid 3|SnakeEater}}'', Ocelot and Naked Snake view one another as Worthy Opponents even though they stand at opposite sides of the Cold War. This causes Ocelot to act like a StalkerWithACrush.

** After defeating Sniper Wolf, Snake comforts her and delivers the [[MercyKill final blow]] while telling her that she died without betraying her ideals, and then gently lays her handkerchief over her face. The Ninja [[spoiler:really Gray Fox]] also regards Snake as a worthy opponent, putting away his sword to fight Snake in pure hand-to-hand combat -- trying to shoot him just results in an automatic deflection and exclaimed disgust.
** In ''VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance'', each of the Desperados regard Raiden as this to a degree, especially [[TheRival Jetstream Sam]] and [[BigBad Senator Armstrong]].

** Ganondorf has shades of this in the ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker'', where the tragic circumstances of the storyline have granted his feud with the Hero a rather profoundly personal significance. He goes so far as to declare his belief that Link must be the "Hero of Time, reborn" and their clash a matter of fate. This is a notable departure from the majority of the games, where Ganondorf is either completely AxCrazy or suicidally overconfident to the point of dismissing the Hero outright.
*** It's worth noting here that according to the official timeline, this is the version of Ganondorf that fought the adult Link in ''VIdeoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime''. Unlike the other versions of him who defeated the hero or never fought him at all, maybe he learned from the experience.