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11* [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Iron Will]] in ''VideoGame/AdventurePonies'' In the show, Iron Will could be intimidating, but the most "villainous" thing he had done at the time was rudely demand that Fluttershy pay him for his services, and he eventually accepted that she wasn't 100% satisfied. Even in his second appearance (after the game's release) he only ever sunk to the level of a con artist. Here, he's a level boss.
12* In ''VideoGame/AmericanMcGeesAlice'', several characters from the works of Creator/LewisCarroll get this treatment, including Tweedledee, Tweedledum, the Queen of Hearts (to a much lesser extent as she was a villain originally), the Dormouse, the March Hare, and the Mad Hatter. However, [[spoiler: the Mad Hatter]] does have a HeelFaceTurn in [[VideoGame/AliceMadnessReturns the sequel]] and becomes one of Alice's allies.
13** The original game does an admittedly poor job of showing at the end that ''none'' of the characters are actual villains[[note]]with the exception of the Jabberwock, who bullied Alice to near-catatonia and does not show up in the sequel[[/note]], and their behavior in the game is a reflection of Wonderland itself being out of whack. The sequel makes this a touch clearer, both because Alice's problems have changed enough we can see the shifting of roles and by explaining enough of the backstory to justify the existence and actions of the original's BigBad.
14* In at least one {{ComicBook/Asterix}} video game ''[[VideoGame/AsterixAndTheGreatRescue Asterix and the Great Rescue]]'', Cacofonix is fought as a boss. In the comics themselves, while he is a nuisance and a GiftedlyBad musician, he is an ally of the main characters and not at all a villain. Averted because he is not a villain here either: he isn't a boss out to get the characters but just trying to sing oblivious to how unpleasant this is to the surrounding individuals exactly like in the comics.
15* ''Franchise/BatmanArkhamSeries'':
16** In the comics, most of Anarky's actions were targeted at specific individuals, and although some of his actions put his targets in critical condition, he wasn't a killer and he would avoid collateral damage. In ''Videogame/BatmanArkhamOrigins'', Anarky plans to blow up buildings connected to what he believes are the root problems of society, and he's unconcerned with who might get hurt in the process. He's also portrayed as somewhat less rational than his comic book counterpart. You probably wouldn't hear the comic Anarky ranting against soft drinks, for example.
17** ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamKnight'' does this to [[spoiler: Jason Todd. As the titular Arkham Knight, he's party to a chemical attack on a major metropolitan city, something that, even at his worst, his comic counterpart hasn't done. That said, he's also a case of AdaptationalHeroism as his issues with the Batfamily are limited to just Bruce, and he still turns good at the end.]]
18** In ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'', Ferris Boyle, the guy who turned Victor Fries into Mr. Freeze, was already a greedy, murderous jerk who didn't care if he ended a life just to save money, and him turning Victor into Freeze was a reaction to Victor pulling a gun on him. In the "Cold, Cold, Heart" DLC, he asked Victor to build cold-based weapons in exchange for helping his wife, only to renege on the deal. [[spoiler: Later, he was willing to kill Batman and Freeze so he could leave no witnesses, and was preparing to kill Nora in front of Freeze out of spite.]]
19* ''VideoGame/BatmanTheTelltaleSeries'':
20** Most incarnations of [[spoiler: Thomas Wayne]] were good people in a corrupt city, but here, [[spoiler: while Bruce remembered Thomas fondly, Thomas himself was more ruthless, being in league with [[TheDon Carmine Falcone]] and [[MayorPain Hamilton Hill]], and even driving Esther Cobblepot into insanity and locking her up in Arkham just so he could get a hold of land the Cobblepots own to build a tower. However, he still loved his family enough to try to defend them from Joe Chill and Alfred believes that Thomas would be [[SoProudOfYou proud]] of Bruce [[EvilParentsWantGoodKids not following in his footsteps]] and actually trying to help Gotham as Batman.]]
21** The Children of Arkham leader is [[spoiler: Vicki Vale]].
22** The Riddler is much more AxCrazy and bloodthirsty than his comic book counterpart, who is usually portrayed as one of Batman's least violent enemies. He's also an AdaptationalBadass, and can actually put up a good fight against Batman despite this version of him being 60 years old. This is later revealed to be due to [[spoiler:taking part in a secret government project where he was exposed to an experimental virus that acted as a PsychoSerum, increasing his mental and physical attributes at the cost of sanity]].
23** Harley Quinn, as shown in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' and the comics is just another victim of the Joker, having been warped into CuteAndPsycho villain by his corrupting charisma before DC retooled her into a AntiHero due her [[BreakoutCharacter immense popularity]]. Here Harley isn’t nearly as sympathetic as she’s already a AxCrazy supervillain before meeting Joker, whom in a case of SwappedRoles is given AdaptationalHeroism being the who is used and manipulated by Harley. Telltale Harley is also much more sociopathic and cruel to others, displaying little of her compassionate traits from the comics.
24* ''VideoGame/BigKarnak'', a game set in AncientEgypt, somehow depicts benevolent or neutral Egyptian god like Horus, Nut, Isis and Osiris as villains. Osiris kickstarts the plot by abducting your bride, and as you try to rescue her you travel through a number of locations, including a SlaveGalley on the Nile run by Nut.
25* Axonn in ''VideoGame/{{Bionicle}} Heroes'' appears as a brute henchman for the Piraka and is the boss of his level. In the official story, he is actually the mightiest ''helper'' of the main characters on the island of Voya Nui, and periodically wipes the floor with the Piraka. Then again, the game threw out practically all of the canon elements in exchange for better gameplay.
26* In Myth/JapaneseMythology, Susano'o was a total dick to his sister Amaterasu, but after being forced to [[WalkingTheEarth walk the earth]] for the worst of it, he TookALevelInKindness and ultimately made up with her. The Susano'o unit in ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'', however, was created as a custodian for Amaterasu... [[spoiler:but ultimately plays this trope straight when it develops a consciousness of its own and desires to destroy everything Amaterasu created out of spite. The original inhabitant of the unit is an entity we better know as Yuuki Terumi. Furthermore, [[SatanicArchetype he also takes aspects of Lucifer/Satan]], that he generates a desire to take over Amaterasu's place, destroy her creations, THEN replace it with his version of world where he is the most feared being, because he simply didn't like his former job as a custodian.]]
27* Harry the Handbag from ''WesternAnimation/{{Bonkers}}'' is a lonely handbag who only stole people and things and stored them inside him because [[NotEvilJustMisunderstood he thought they could cure his loneliness]]. In the LicensedGame [[VideoGame/BonkersSega of the same name for the]] Platform/SegaGenesis, Harry becomes a wanted criminal who leads a gang of Raccoon Thieves to steal five toon treasures [[note]][[WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs Snow White's apple]], [[WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}} Aladdin's magic lamp]], [[WesternAnimation/{{Fantasia}} Mickey's wizard hat]], [[WesternAnimation/{{Cinderella}} Cinderella's glass slipper]], and a set of golden WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse ears[[/note]] from the museum.
28* Done in-universe in ''VideoGame/Borderlands2''. In the main game, the Guardian Angel was a tragic but ultimately heroic character who [[spoiler: sacrifices herself to help stop her father, Handsome Jack]]. However, the ''Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep'' DLC -- where the heroes play a setting-appropriate ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons''-style game run by Tiny Tina -- features a blatant {{expy}} of her that tricks the heroes into releasing it and then turns into a spider-demon and tries to kill them. Lampshaded by Lilith, who tries to explain that the Guardian Angel wasn't really evil, but Tiny Tina refuses to listen because she blames Angel for [[spoiler: Roland's death]].
29* ''WesternAnimation/CasperTheFriendlyGhost'': In the film adaptations, Kibosh was an AntiVillain who, while threatening and unfriendly, was ultimately just trying to make sure all ghosts followed the rules of attending the scare academy and scaring humans. In the video game ''Casper Spirit Dimensions'', he is an out and out villain who wants to [[TakeOverTheWorld take over both the spirit world and the land of the living]], and outright attempts to [[DeaderThanDead destroy]] Casper.
30* ''VideoGame/TheCatInTheHat'': Mr. Quinn is far more malicious in the game compared to [[Film/TheCatInTheHat the film]]. His villainous role in the film was [[VillainyFreeVillain purely from being a jerk]]. The game, however, has him collecting magic and trying to kill the Cat so he could take over the world. Lampshaded in the intro when the Cat complains that Mr. Quinn becoming a would-be world conquering supervillain ''was not'' in his script!
31* ''VideoGame/CP3D'': In ''VideoGame/ClubPenguin'', the Extra Planetary Federation is tasked with rescuing aliens on the planet Upzar II. In one of ''[=CP3D=]'s'' alternate dimensions, Upzar II instead ransacks the island for resources.
32* ''VideoGame/TheCrownOfWu'' is a game loosely based on the Chinese literary classic, ''Literature/JourneyToTheWest'', where players assume the role of Sun Wukong investigating a post-apocalyptic universe. [[spoiler:It turns out the game's HiddenVillain is none other than Zhu Bajie, Wukong's brother-in-arms from the original stories, who grew jealous of Sun Wukong's powers and decide to steal Wukong's Golden Fillet, seal him in suspended animation, and trigger an apocalypse that wipes out all life in the heavens - a ''massive'' leap into villainy for a character who's supposedly Wukong's VitriolicBestBuds in the source material]].
33* ''VideoGame/DantesInferno'': In the original ''[[Literature/TheDivineComedy Inferno]]'', Dante's sins he has to repent of include forgetting his dead [[TheMuse muse]] in favor of living women, being arrogant about his poetry, and being afraid to walk through {{Hell}}. In the game, he's an adulterer who had sex with a slave girl while his wife fought off seducers back home, a mass murderer who kills hundreds of civilians, and a damned soul so self-righteous that he would let the Devil free of Hell before accepting that God's judgement. To the extent that the poem's Dante is also [[Creator/DanteAlighieri the author]], it doubles as a pretty extreme example of HistoricalVillainUpgrade.
34* Despite being a hero and even a member of ComicBook/TheAvengers, Echo is portrayed as an unambiguous villain in the ''Film/{{Daredevil}}'' video game adaptation.
35* ''VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}}'': BB Hood is a [[DarkerAndEdgier darker incarnation]] of the famous Little Red Riding Hood. Instead of being the innocent girl who had a terrible run in with a big bad wolf, BB Hood is an AxCrazy, [[FauxAffablyEvil sadistic]] PsychoForHire trying to hunt down and kill every darkstalker, even if they are good and haven't done anything wrong. In fact, most of her victory quotes are taunts to her now dead opponents. She's even considered evil enough that she appears in ''VideoGame/ProjectXZone2'' as an enemy.
36* ''VideoGame/DeathtrapDungeon'', the video game adaption of the ''Literature/FightingFantasy'' gamebook ''Literature/DeathtrapDungeon'' has this with Baron Sukumvit. The original wasn't exactly a saint, but was portrayed more as an opportunistic noble and a fair ruler, while the video game version has him as the BigBad, and a tyrant, and has more in common with his villainous brother Lord Cairn from the sequel book ''Literature/TrialOfChampions''.
37* In ''VideoGame/DieReiseInsAll'' we met ''Literature/SherlockHolmes''. First he seems to be exact to the character as he is known from the books. [[spoiler: Later it's revealed that there was no Sherlock Holmes all along. It was Moriarty in disguise from the beginning.]]
38* ''Creator/NinjaTheory''’s ''VideoGame/DMCDevilMayCry'':
39** Vergil gets a good dose of this, yes he is the BigBad of [[VideoGame/DevilMayCry3DantesAwakening third]] and [[VideoGame/DevilMayCry5 fifth]] mainline games, but he’s still a NobleDemon who cares more about gaining power rather than subjugating humanity. In the reboot, however Vergil reveals by the end that he does want to rule over the inferior human race as Mundus 2.0, to the horror of Dante. He’s also more of a SmugSnake who secretly hates his twin brother out of an inferiority complex. Coincidentally in ''[=DMC5=]'' it is similarly revealed that Vergil resented Dante, due to believing their mother Eva [[ParentalFavouritism loved Dante more than him]], but by the end the game it’s made clear that Vergil deep down still genuinely cares for his brother regardless, unlike the reboot.
40** Mundus himself was already a vile [[GodOfEvil Demon Emperor]] as seen in the [[VideoGame/DevilMayCry1 first game]] (and SatanicArchetype to boot), but the reboot somehow has him be even worse. In this version he personally rips Eva’s heart out and subjects Sparda to a FateWorseThanDeath. This version of Mundus has also succeeded in ruling over mankind and feeding off them.
41* [[WesternAnimation/{{Dumbo}} The Ringmaster]] in ''VideoGame/DisneysVillainsRevenge''. Not only is he treated as the main villain of ''Dumbo'', he wasn't even the meanest character in that particular film, just one more insensitive antagonist.
42* In ''VideoGame/{{Double Dragon|I}}'', Jimmy Lee went from being an ally to his brother Billy in his battle against the Black Warriors, to being the [[TheManBehindTheMan true leader]] of the gang in the NES version due to the removal of the co-op mode. Whereas the arcade version only has the battle between the Lee brothers occur if two players clear the game together, the NES version simply has Jimmy show up to fight his brother after Willy (the arcade version's final boss) is defeated. Strangely, the NES versions of both sequels feature Jimmy as a player character once again, [[SequelReset ignoring his role as a bad guy in the first NES game]].
43** A lesser known example comes in the form of the Mission 4 boss in the NES version of ''Double Dragon III''. He resembles one of the Urquidez brothers from the arcade version of the game (specifically Sonny), who were playable characters in that version of the game, but unlike Chin and Ranzou, he doesn't join the Lee brothers after being defeated.
44* In ''VideoGame/EquestriaBound'', while a lot of the are jerks in the show, much like Giygas in [[VideoGame/EarthBound1994 the original game]], Nightmare Moon is able to influence beings from the past to do her bidding, all of whom have a grudge against Equestria or the mane caste for some reason. [[spoiler: Some examples being Trixie and Gilda, both of whom later pulled a HeelFaceTurn in the show.]]
45* ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder''
46** Caster [[Theatre/{{Faust}} Mephistopheles]] is so gleefully vile and treacherous that he makes the original look like a NobleDemon in comparison.
47** The version of Aŋra Mainiiu in the "Fate/Accel Zero Order" event never underwent his CharacterDevelopment from ''VisualNovel/FateHollowAtaraxia'', so he's still as callow and villainous as he was when he was corrupting the Greater Grail.
48** Agravain has an odd case in his backstory. In the Nasuverse, he was sent to Arthur's court by Morgan le Fae to assassinate Arthur before having a change of heart. In early portrayals, Agravain was a brave and loyal knight until jealousy consumed him.
49** While Victor Frankenstein was never the nicest guy, as well as egotistical with self-pitying tendencies, he did care deeply for his family in the original story and refused to construct a mate for his creature on the grounds that they might make a race that would threaten humanity. That, and acknowledging that the creature and his mate aren't guaranteed to get along. The Victor Frankenstein ''here'' [[spoiler: willingly constructs another creature to torment his creation.]] The possible motive of doing this because [[spoiler: Fran killed his family out of sheer spite]] is not even ''mentioned.''
50* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIIRemake'':
51** Rude in the original game is one of the more likeable members of the Turks, as he actually shows misgivings in his role as a [[EvilInc Shinra agent]]. In the remake Rude still has his affable traits and Aerith says he’s a "good man" [[spoiler: but he’s the one who drops the Sector 7 plate killing thousands of people in this continuity]].
52** Shockingly BigBad Sephiroth gets this. In the original game he’s still the antagonist but has a few sympathetic traits being a scientific Guinea pig infused with [[EldritchAbomination JENOVA]] cells by his MadScientist dad [[spoiler:Hojo]]. Upon learning about his birth Sephiroth has a SanitySlippage and burns down Nibelheim, all in all he’s quite a TragicMonster. In the remake Sephiroth loses a lot of sympathy points when he [[KickTheDog gloats]] to Cloud, that he personally killed his mother telling him sadistically about how she begged him to spare her son and how her flesh was “yielding to cold steel” none of which Sephiroth did in the original. He also repeatedly tells Cloud how [[HopeCrusher worthless his heroics are]] and how he should [[WeCanRuleTogether join him]] in [[OmnicidalManiac destroying the world]]. This treatment makes Sephiroth closer to a CardCarryingVillain like [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI Kefka Palazzo]] than his more affable original version.
53* Yuna, Rikku, and Paine, the protagonists from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX2'', are depicted as spies of Maleficent who are OnlyInItForTheMoney in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII''. Thankfully, they are at most [[PunchClockVillain Punch Clock Villains]] and switch to the good guys after Maleficent abandons them (in the manga adaptation, they quit due to her being an [[UngratefulBastard Ungrateful Bitch]] at the end of their ADayInTheLimelight chapter).
54* In the Steam game ''Finding Bigfoot'', Bigfoot is portrayed much more violent than in traditional folklore, being a violent [[ToServeMan man eater]] who hunts humans.
55* You know [[WackyWaysideTribe those singing squeaky slugs]] from ''WesternAnimation/FlushedAway''? They are, for some reason, out to harm the main characters in most of the video game adaptions despite not showing any hostility towards the main characters in the movie at all.
56* ''Frankenstein the monster returns'' on the Nintendo Entertainment System does this with the Frankenstein monster. While he was a TragicVillain in the novel and in most movie adaptations, the game portrays him as an evil monster that has risen from the grave and unleashed a horde of other evil creatures while destroying a village and kidnapping a girl. He has also brainwashed a number of non evil creatures to do his bidding. The hero must destroy him to rescue the girl and save the land.
57* In the ''VideoGame/GodOfWar'' series, most of the [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Greek Gods]] are more evil in the games while in the original myths, they are more neutral and AboveGoodAndEvil. For example:
58** Ares. While he was hardly a nice guy in the original myths, he never tried to [[spoiler:take down Olympus and conquer the world]].
59** Zeus. While his mythological counterpart was a [[JerkassGods total asshole]], this version of Zeus is considerably more malicious and cruel. [[spoiler:But it turns out this is because he was possessed by the evils of Pandora's Box.]]
60** Athena, while she does have one helluva a mean streak in the myths is still easily one of the most noble of the Gods and the wisest. This version of Athena is a BitchInSheepsClothing who looks down the mortals as nothing more than dirt.
61** Persephone in the original myths is a sweet and gentle Goddess who just so happens to be the queen of TheUnderworld through her marriage to Hades. Her relationship with Hades is also [[HappilyMarried surprisingly loving]] according to most myths. In ''VideoGame/GodOfWarChainsOfOlympus'' however Persephone hates being trapped in the Underworld and married to Hades so much she’s willingly to destroy the entire world to escape from her situation. Hades himself is also a vicious brute unlike the original myths but [[EveryoneHatesHades that’s par for the course at this point]].
62** Hermes is usually quite a [[NiceGuy friendly and helpful]] God in the original myths who’s more than happy to aid mortal and his fellow Gods out when he can. In this version, he’s an arrogant and boastful bastard who has fun taunting Kratos over the fact he killed his family.
63** Even the Greek Demigod Heroes themselves! In the real life mythology, these heroes were held in high regards despite selfish actions but in the series they are egotistical or somewhat corrupted in one way or another. Hercules fights Kratos because he believes that Zeus favored him more and tries to kill Kratos to regain the status of Zeus' favorite and become the next God of War, Perseus went mad from the trials by The Sisters of Fate and finally Pollux and Castor became slave owners and stole the title as oracle.
64** In the [[VideoGame/GodOfWarPS4 PS4 game]], the trope is added in again, this time to the Myth/NorseMythology whereas the Aesirs are now power hungry assholes while their enemies, from the Giants to other monsters, were given [[AdaptationalHeroism a positive spin]] and only looked villainous because they lost and history is WrittenByTheWinners. Enough that you can probably sense a recurring theme in the whole series: If you see a venerated deity or hero of mythology in ''God of War'', then ''they're villainous assholes.''
65** Odin and Thor in particular have none of the positive qualities from the original Norse myths, with Odin going from a fairly benevolent GrandpaGod and WizardClassic to a [[EvilOverlord power hungry lunatic]] and Thor from a boisterous MartialPacifist to a guy who murders his own worshipers and physically [[AbusiveParents abuses his own sons]]. Inverted with trickster God and son of Laufey Loki [[spoiler: since in this version he’s Atreus, Kratos’s son and all around good kid]].
66** Keep in mind, the Gods may get AdaptationalVillainy to offset the fact that protagonist Kratos is [[VillainProtagonist a vicious Spartan who for most of the early games is perfectly happy to kill loads of innocent men, women and children]]. He does get better in the fourth instalment though, but as stated, the Gods don't.
67** Surprisingly, after all's said in the Norse mythology, ''VideoGame/GodOfWarRagnarok'' reveals that most of them are downplayed. While Odin is the one who doesn't get better, Thor surprisingly gets a more humanizing characterization of being someone so deep in sorrow of the atrocities he has done that he believed that he couldn't be anything else than an abusive bastard and despite his extreme flaws genuinely loves his wife Sif and daughter Thrúd. He's still a dangerous antagonist, but slightly gives him an edge of sympathy, which is more than the Greek Gods or Odin could have. Also, [[spoiler:Odin gives him a HeelFaceDoorSlam when he thinks of turning to a better life.]]
68* ''VideoGame/GodzillaDestroyAllMonstersMelee'': Spearheading the Vortaak's invasion of the Earth is the Mechagodzilla, which would make sense if it were the Showa Mechagodzilla who was indeed an alien weapon, but this is the ''Heisei'' Mechagodzilla, who was actually made by humans to defend themselves from Godzilla. ''Godzilla Unleashed'' corrects this by having him be part of the Global Defense Force where he fights for humanity, with the manual retconning ''Melee'' by stating that the Vortaak used the Showa Mechagodzilla in thier first invasion.
69* ''VideoGame/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyTheTelltaleSeries'' takes after the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse version and sees Yondu of the original 1969 team as a SpacePirate, as opposed to a superhero himself. That said, his reasons for taking Peter fall under AdaptationalHeroism, as [[spoiler:he was tasked by Peter's mother Meredith to take care of him, as opposed to his MCU counterpart being hired by Ego to kidnap him (and only instead keeping him when he realized that Ego was killing other children delivered to him).]]
70* ''VideoGame/{{Hades}}'':
71** [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]] and [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] with the titular Hades. While he is portrayed as a satanically menacing mean old douchebag and ArchnemesisDad, in [[EveryoneHatesHades contrast]] to the chill NiceGuy God of the original Myths, it’s shown as the game goes on that Hades isn’t really evil, being a PunchClockVillain at worst. He also genuinely loves and cares for his wife Persephone, and his foul mood is implied to be partly due to her [[MissingMom absence]]. [[spoiler: His attitude towards his son Zagreus, [[RelationshipValues improves]] when he brings his mother back to the Underworld.]]
72** Theseus the Greek Hero, is one of the bosses trying to prevent Zagreus from escaping the Underworld alongside his [[AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul best friend]] [[OurMinotaursAreDifferent Asterius]]. Theseus is also more a pompous {{Jerkass}} compared to the Myths and is less likeable than other characters in the game, especially when he insults Persephone. Although his BashBrothers-bond with his former enemy Asterius does help redeem Theseus slightly.
73** Demeter is the benevolent [[EarthMother Goddess of nature]] in the Myths. Her only dark moment came from her MamaBear behaviour towards her daughter Persephone as when she was taken to the Underworld by Hades, the seasons halted and the crops of Greece died as Demeter searched for her daughter. [[spoiler: In the game Demeter is explicitly TheDreaded, having separated herself from the Olympian Gods and after losing her daughter to the Underworld, she turns Greece into a [[EndlessWinter frozen wasteland]]. Averted towards the end though as she becomes an ally to her grandson.]]
74* ''VideoGame/HotlineMiami2WrongNumber'' features an in-universe example with the movie about Jacket's exploits from the previous game. While in the first game he rescued a hooker from the Mafiya and she came to live with him and serve as his MoralityPet and his only hold on sanity, in the movie Jacket's {{Expy}} the Pig Butcher rapes and abducts the hooker from several teenagers, who eventually flees and calls the police on him. Once he ends up in the police interrogation room he breaks out and slaughters his way to her, only for her to shoot him dead as soon as he steps through the door.
75* In ''VideoGame/HyruleTotalWar'', the [[TheGoodKingdom Kingdom of Hyrule]] and the [[RisingEmpire Labyrnna Regime]] are a bunch of smug, imperialist {{Jerkass}}es who conquer and subjugate all the other races to [[TakeOverTheWorld impose their rule]] and [[ScienceIsBad rape the land to keep their technology developing]] respectively. Conversely, many of the "evil" races from the official games are stated to have nobler motives for their actions.
76* Benny in the video game version of ''VideoGame/IHaveNoMouthAndIMustScream'' was drastically different from the version seen in the [[Literature/IHaveNoMouthAndIMustScream original novel]]. In the book he was a charismatic scientist while the game seeks to make his [[ForcedTransformation ape transformation]] more fitting by making him a psychotic, brutish ColonelKilgore (and possible [[ImAHumanitarian cannibal]]) who murdered his own men for failing to meet his expectations.
77** Nimdok was even worse; his backstory was a mystery in the novel while in the game it's revealed he was a [[ThoseWackyNazis proud Nazi scientist]] who performed unethical human experiments and [[SelfMadeOrphan sold out his own parents to the regime]].
78* ''VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs'' and ''VideoGame/Injustice2'':
79** [[AllThereInTheManual Supplementy materials]] show the alternate universe Wonder Woman was already veering into [[HeWhoFightsMonsters She Who Fights Monsters]] territory even before assisting the alternate Superman in taking over the world. In the game proper, she's a BloodKnight, something which horrifies the mainstream Wonder Woman.
80*** The comics shed some light on Wonder Woman's jerkassery, pointing out she only became more vicious as a result of being mentally abused... by Steve Trevor of all people, who is a war hero and honorary citizen of Themyscira in most adaptations, but a manipulative Nazi bastard in the Injustice continuity.
81** The alternate ComicBook/{{Sinestro}} is also a good deal eviler than his mainstream counterpart, and with Wondy functions as a devilish voice in Superman's ear to push him further past the MoralEventHorizon. Most strikingly, his viewing of the Earth Lanterns as {{Worthy Opponent}}s is completely omitted from this version -- he gruesomely kills both Kyle and John personally, then [[ManipulativeBastard manipulates]] Hal into murdering Guy.
82** ComicBook/{{Catwoman}} is grouped with the villains in the first game and is seen in the story mode fighting against the Justice League. In the comics, Selena has been an antihero since the early 90's and often works ''with'' members of the Justice League when their interests align and knows how to avoid them when they don't. This is [[HeelFaceRevolvingDoor touched upon]] in the story mode, but the game still considers her a villain.
83** While ComicBook/TheJoker is known to be an AxCrazy MonsterClown, his Injustice version is responsible for ComicBook/{{Superman}}'s StartOfDarkness by nuking Metropolis and having him kill his wife Lois Lane. The rationale for this? All ForTheEvulz, as he was tired of constantly losing to ComicBook/{{Batman}}, so he decided to go after an easier target and see if they would break. Most [[EvenEvilHasStandards villains agree]] that the psychotic jester went ''way too far'' this time.
84** In most continuities, while ComicBook/PoisonIvy is a misanthropic villain, she has a soft spot for Harley Quinn, and is sometimes even romantically linked to her. In ''Injustice 2'', she acts openly hostile to Harley in some of their battle intros (for example, when Harley tearfully tells her that she's breaking her heart, she responds that she'll break more than that), and during the Story Mode, [[spoiler: she uses her pheromones to send Harley into shock, which almost kills her.]]
85* ''VideoGame/TheJungleBook'':
86** In all versions of the game, Kaa gets this treatment, compared to [[Literature/TheJungleBook the book]], as he did in [[WesternAnimation/TheJungleBook1967 the film]].
87** In the Platform/GameBoy version, Baloo, an ally to Mowgli in both the film and the book, is also fought as a (admittedly less directly offensive) level boss.
88** The [[Platform/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem SNES]] and Platform/SegaGenesis versions have Friend Owl from ''WesternAnimation/{{Bambi}}'' as one of the game's enemies.
89* In the "Nightmare Cafeteria" segment of ''[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS6E6TreehouseOfHorrorV Treehouse of Horror V]]'', Groundskeeper Willie tried to prevent the teachers and staff of Springfield Elementary from eating the students ([[RunningGag and ended up with his third ax to the back of the special for his troubles]]). In the level based of the sketch in ''VideoGame/TheSimpsonsNightOfTheLivingTreehouseOfHorror'', he's part of the staff actively hunting Lisa down.
90* In ''VideoGame/KillerInstinct'', Ben Ferris was originally conceived as a small-time arsonist who was transformed into a [[ManOnFire constantly burning man]] by the twisted experiments of [=UltraTech=]'s chemical weapons research division. Entered into the tournament under the codename "Cinder" with the promise of his freedom as a reward for winning, Ben instead [[IAmAMonster was so horrified by what he had become]] that he actually [[DeathSeeker sought someone to kill him]], and canonically, Glacius was the one who [[MercyKill granted him his wish]]. In the 2013 reboot, Ben is a much less sympathetic figure: a SociopathicSoldier turned thief-for-hire who infiltrated [=UltraTech=]'s research division only to be caught by [[BigBad ARIA]], and in turn offer his services to her. This version of Ben Ferris willingly accepted being transformed into Cinder because he loved the idea of having the fire powers, and his personality is basically if the [[ComicBook/FantasticFour Human Torch]] were also a completely psychotic BloodKnight.
91* ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'' contains a selection of skin themes, which adapt the normal universe of Runeterra into different genres or explorations of alternate histories. Some of them include generally heroic characters going bad:
92** In the Arcade line, Blitzcrank and Ziggs are part of the villainous Battle Boss setup.
93** Everyone who wasn't already bad in the Blood Moon line is bearing a demonic mask that turns them into malevolent killing machines.
94** Braum is one of the nicest people in standard Runeterra, but a mafioso in the Cops & Robbers universe, [[DownplayedTrope albeit]] [[PunchClockVillain still a gentleman]].
95** The Dark Star side of the Event Horizon universe has generally heroic Jarvan IV channelling the power of black holes to destroy all the light in the universe alongside people like Thresh and Aatrox.
96** The more serious yearly Harrowing skins include a GrimReaper version of Soraka.
97** The ''Franchise/{{Predator}}''-inspired Headhunter line includes generally positive forces like Caitlyn and Akali.
98** The Infernal theme has evil versions of Aurelion Sol, Akali, Alistar, Rammus, Maokai and Diana.
99** The angel Kayle has been corrupted in the Omen of the Dark universe.
100** Anivia is a marauding pterosaur in the Prehistoric Hunters line.
101** The PROGRAM versions of Nami and Soraka, and [[EverythingIsAnIpodInTheFuture iBlitzcrank]], may have been suborned by a genuinely villainous AI.
102** Ashe and Alistar appear as Marauders in that universe.
103* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTearsOfTheKingdom'': While most previous incarnations of Ganondorf in ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' were cruel tyrants, he nevertheless seemed pretty satisfied with trying to TakeOverTheWorld and have Hyrule be full of unwilling but living subjects for him to control, only becoming an OmnicidalManiac when transforming into the bestial, AlmightyIdiot Ganon. He also still had varying levels of affection for his fellow Gerudo; at the very least he tended to mostly leave them alone while he tormented the ''rest'' of Hyrule. Here, in contrast, he openly expresses his desire to wipe out all non-monstrous life in Hyrule despite being totally sapient this time, and he also [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness violently turns on his Gerudo subjects too]] once he acquires the power to do so.
104* [[ComicBook/TwoFace Harvey Dent]] is an unusual case in the DS version of ''VideoGame/LEGOBatman: The Video Game''. While he became the villain Two-Face in all continuities, he was originally an honest district attorney. While playable as both, he is marked as a villain as Two-Face and pre-scarring Harvey.
105** Much like in ''Film/IronMan3'' Aldrich Killian in ''VideoGame/LEGOMarvelSuperHeroes'' is a much nastier character than he was in the comics. He's not acting as an impostor Mandarin, however, because he is directly working with Mandarin in the story's campaign.
106* [[WesternAnimation/TheJungleBook1967 Baloo]] and WesternAnimation/LambertTheSheepishLion were both good guys in their respective works. In ''VideoGame/TheLuckyDimeCaper'', they're both bosses that WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck has to fight, the former being the boss of the Northern Woods, and the latter being the boss of the Great American Forest.
107* ''VideoGame/MarvelAvengersAlliance''
108** ComicBook/{{Elektra}}. Many folks, particularly those whose exposure to her came from [[Film/{{Daredevil}} a couple of]] [[Film/{{Elektra}} critically panned films]] and ''VideoGame/MarvelUltimateAlliance'', were shocked to see her as an enemy in-game. Especially since these days [[ComicBook/{{Thunderbolts}} she's rolling with a bunch of (morally ambiguous) good guys]].
109** [[{{Cyborg}} Omega Sentinel]] spent most of her time in the comic books fighting alongside the X-Men. In this game, however, [[UnwillingRoboticisation her humanity is overwritten by Sentinel programming]] and she appears as a boss instead.
110** In the comics [[ComicBook/{{Venom}} Hybrid]]'s "sibling" Scream tries to attack [[EatsBabies a daycare]], while in the comics (where she eventually pulled a HeelFaceTurn) she once expressed disgust at the prospect of another villain killing and eating children.
111* ''VideoGame/MarvelFutureFight''
112** [[ComicBook/{{Annihilation}} Ronan the Accuser]] started out as a standard cosmic villain, but was always presented as loyal to his own people's justice system and possessing of honor, and when Marvel Cosmic was highlighted after Annihilation, he was presented as a hero, which became his default characterization in every book since. In-game, Ronan is a two-dimensional, genocidal maniac like in the movie.
113** [[ComicBook/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy Yondu Udonta]], who was a member of the Guardians of the Galaxy in the comics and a superhero. Even in [[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2014 the movies]], which the game heavily borrows from, Yondu is mostly faking his antagonism to look strong in front of his crew and is proud of Star-Lord, who he sees as something of an adopted son. In the game, however, he's genuine in his desire to kill Quill and is angry instead of amused that Peter swapped out the Infinity Stone he was trying to steal for a troll doll.
114* Variant example in ''VideoGame/MarvelSuperHeroesWarOfTheGems''. While [[Characters/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyModern Nebula]] is typically a villain or AntiVillain anyway, she spent most of ''ComicBook/TheInfinityGauntlet'' as a victim being tormented by ComicBook/{{Thanos}}, and actually played a key role in defeating him in the end (albeit due to her own vengeful nature). In ''War of the Gems'', an adaptation of ''Infinity Gauntlet'', Nebula instead acts as Thanos' enforcer, and is actually the last villain the heroes have to defeat before the final battle with Thanos himself.
115* ''VideoGame/MarvelUltimateAlliance'':
116** ComicBook/BuckyBarnes is one of the villains confronted early on. Although he did fight ComicBook/CaptainAmerica originally, this was because he was BrainwashedAndCrazy, with all his memories removed to make him an obedient slave, and they were restored to him not long after his introduction and he's since become an ally. In the game, dialogue states that here [[NotBrainwashed the Winter Soldier has all his memories and is serving the Master of Evil willingly]].
117** [[spoiler:As in ''ComicBook/TheUltimates'', ComicBook/BlackWidow is working against ComicBook/{{SHIELD}}, as confirmed in TheStinger]].
118* [[BigBad Sigma]] is depicted much more evil in ''VideoGame/MegaManMaverickHunterX'', particularly in ''The Day of ∑'', where he nukes Abel City near the end of the OVA. On top of his actions being much worse than anything he's done in the original canon, it's also implied that it's all done out of his free will rather than being infected with the Maverick Virus.
119* In ''WesternAnimation/TheJungleBook1967'', Ziggy the Vulture was an ally of Mowgli who assisted him in the final battle against Shere Khan. In ''Mickey Mouse 3: Dream Balloon'', Ziggy appears as the boss of the second stage although it can be averted and easily explained by the mere fact that he along with everyone and everything else is merely a figment of Minnie's subconsious.
120* ''VideoGame/MiddleEarthShadowOfMordor'': In the original ''Franchise/TolkiensLegendarium'', Celebrimbor is an unambiguously good Elf who was the greatest of the smiths who helped craft the Rings of Power under Sauron's guidance, ''unaware'' that Sauron had also made the One Ring to ensnare everyone who wore the Rings of Power so he could control them. When he found out what Sauron was ''really'' up to, Celebrimbor hid the rings, and was ultimately tortured to death by Sauron because he refused to divulge the whereabouts of the three Elven rings. In the game where the grip on Tolkien's legendarium is tenuous at the very least, Celebrimbor helped craft the One Ring with Sauron, albeit under threat of violence, and when it was finished he ''stole'' it and used its power to try and take over Mordor himself, becoming a threat almost as dangerous as Sauron himself. He then assumes a wraith form and bonds with [[PlayerCharacter Talion]] to further his own goals for their mutual benefit.
121** This is escalated in the sequel ''VideoGame/MiddleEarthShadowOfWar''. Celebrimbor asserts an antagonistic presence upon Talion and becoming a straight up VillainProtagonist, and confirms all the implications of the previous game. It's revealed that Celebrimbor crafted the Rings with Sauron, ''knowing'' that it had the power to dominate men. He was actually corrupted by the power of the One Ring and stole it out of pure envy, vying for total dominance over Sauron. Talion and Celebrimbor's quest to kill Sauron and bring order to Mordor crumbles when [[spoiler:Celebrimbor reveals he wants to ''{{brainwash}}'' Sauron and ''take over all of Middle-Earth'' for himself]]. In this moment he devalues Talion as a disposable vessel [[spoiler:while leaving him for dead]].
122--->'''Celebrimbor''': ''[mocking Talion]'' This isn't about your petty vengeance or mine...[[spoiler:[[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans this is about restoring order to Mordor]]. To ''all'' of Middle-earth.]] "The end you fought for"? You are but a vessel. [[spoiler:[[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness ... and there are]] ''[[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness others]]]]''.
123* ''VideoGame/MinecraftDungeons'': Mooshrooms. In [[VideoGame/{{Minecraft}} the original game]], harmless grazers that provide easy access to mushroom stew. In this installment they become aggressive melee attackers that can tank multiple hits [[spoiler:and their spores are responsible for creating a powerful post-game boss.]]
124* ''Franchise/MortalKombat'':
125** While he's not exactly "good", Scorpion from ''Franchise/MortalKombat'' tends to be portrayed as a straightforward villain in most of his adaptations, often working for the main bad guys.
126** While Kitana was on the heroes' side in the original timeline after her HighHeelFaceTurn, the new timeline adds more CharacterDevelopment to her, and she is no longer the heroic princess we once knew. [[spoiler:After she was [[ReforgedIntoAMinion revived as a brainwashed undead minion]] for Quan Chi at the end of ''9'', she blames [[FallenHero Raiden]] for sealing her fate as a revenant. In ''MKX'', Kitana begins to [[EvilFeelsGood assert her current status as an evil revenant, as being one allows her to be the perpetrator]], and she and Liu Kang willfully become the CoDragons to Quan Chi and Shinnok. And after Shinnok's downfall at the end of ''MKX'', [[DragonAscendant she and Liu Kang]] willfully assert themselves as [[HellHasNewManagement the Netherrealm's co-rulers]], [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen with her becoming its revenant empress]]. Her ''MKX'' ending reveals that she is shown a vision of the original timeline by the mysterious female entity that possessed Jade in her ''[=MK9=]'' Arcade Ladder ending. In it, Kitana miraculously managed to [[VideoGame/MortalKombatArmageddon survive Armageddon and defeat Shao Kahn, the victor of the conflict who had absorbed the god-like power held within Blaze]], becoming Edenia's next [[TheHighQueen queen]] in the process. Learning of what could have been, Kitana is understandably dismayed by the revelation and her current predicament, and blamed Raiden for the damage he caused by his TimeyWimeyBall.]]
127** Same thing happens to Liu Kang in the new timeline, as while he was on TheHero in the original timeline and an AntiVillain because he was revived as an undead zombie by a [[FallenHero corrupted Raiden]], the new timeline adds more CharacterDevelopment to his backstory, and he is no longer the heroic protagonist we once knew. Though he starts out as Raiden's protege in the new timeline, [[spoiler:a series of disputes between mentor and protege slowly strain that relationship, culminating with Raiden accidentally killing him at the end of ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'', [[WhatTheHellHero but not before he blames Raiden for the screw-ups the thunder god made]]; his ''[=MK9=]'' arcade shows him becoming Earthrealm's new protector after overthrowing his mentor, [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity but descends into madness after absorbing the thunder god's powers]], forcing Bo' Rai Cho to hire Shang Tsung in order to stop Liu Kang. In ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'', like Kitana, Liu Kang's [[ReforgedIntoAMinion soul was used by Quan Chi to create an "evil" revenant out of him]], and [[FaceHeelTurn he's not displeased with this arrangement]] given the hatred he now has for his ex-mentor, something which increased over the 25-year gap, going as far as calling out Raiden for his failures; he and Kitana [[EvilFeelsGood even willfully]] become the CoDragons to Quan Chi and Shinnok. And after Shinnok's downfall at the end of ''MKX'', [[DragonAscendant both Liu Kang and Kitana]] choose to assert themselves as [[HellHasNewManagement the Netherrealm's co-rulers]], [[TheEmperor with Liu becoming its revenant emperor]]. His ''MKX'' ending shows that he [[TheConqueror plans to conquer other realms]] after asserting himself as Netherrealm's ruler in the aftermath of the EvilPowerVacuum caused by Shinnok's downfall, even going as far as hiring Jason Voorhees as a minion ([[EvilIsNotAToy though Jason is displeased with this arrangement and kills him]]).]]
128** While those two had more heroic characterization later in the timeline, Sindel in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11'' isn’t so lucky... [[spoiler: In fact, ''Aftermath'' shows her as a speciesist, power-hungry madwoman who [[NotBrainwashed willingly works]] under Shao Kahn, without any excuses or reasoning why she acts that way, a complete 180 from her genuinely good queen and mother in the previous timeline.]] A writer later admitted that the change was because he and other writers didn't like her [[spoiler:tragic backstory and felt that she was better as a villain]].
129** Sindel gets her break in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat1'' where she is [[CharacterRerailment rerailed back]] to her benevolent self. However, in return, the game cranks up the villainy of [[spoiler:Bi-Han/Sub-Zero I. Even without turning into Noob Saibot, Bi-Han is already shown to be highly ambitious jerk who belittles whoever don't fit his standards, including his 'adopted brother' Tomas Vrbada/Smoke and he treats his brother Kuai Liang, now being Scorpion, only marginally better. Eventually, it's revealed that he let his father die just so he can become the next Grandmaster and fulfill his own personal ambitions, betraying the Earthrealm that the Lin Kuei was supposed to protect, to which everyone now sees him in disgust (including villains like General Shao, who was previously the series-wide BigBad Shao Kahn), and both Kuai Liang and Tomas boot out of the clan to form the Shirai Ryu to oppose him. And the next thing in Bi-Han's agenda is the Cyber Initiative. At this point Bi-Han ends up [[CompositeCharacter taking most of the bad aspects of the previous timeline's Lin Kuei (Corrupt Grandmaster, Sektor and Frost)]].]] AdaptationalVillainy seems to be some sort of recurring factor within Creator/NetherrealmStudios games.
130** Also from ''[=MK1=]'' guest character Nolan/Omni-Man of ''ComicBook/{{Invincible}}'' gets a great deal of this coupled with AdaptationalJerkass to the point where he acts like more like a superpowered [[Film/{{Whiplash}} Terence Fletcher]] than his actual self from the comics and [[WesternAnimation/Invincible2021 animated series]]. In the source material even at his worst Nolan was an AntiVillain who geuinely loved his wife Debbie and son Mark and his time on Earth had gradually made him grow a conscience and was he dreading having to explain his race's true nature to his son. While he does kill thousands of people after dropping the act, Mark was still able to make him have a MyGodWhatHaveIDone after Nolan almost killed him which directly leads to a HeelRealization. In ''Mortal Kombat 1'' Nolan is purely based on his pre-CharacterDevelopment self and has his Homelander-esque traits from the animated adaptation on full force. Here Nolan constantly mocks and derides the MK universe characters and even claims he will make Sindel and her daughters "pets", displaying way more despicable cruelty than his original comic version (or Amazon version to a lesser extent). Nolan's better nature, such as his love for Mark is alluded to in dialogue and his ending; but he has no HeelFaceTurn like in the comic and show.
131* ''VideoGame/TheMummy'', the tie-in video game to the 1999 film, have the rival team's workers and diggers who blatantly tries attacking Rick during gameplay. In the movie they're only workers and harmless civilians doing their jobs.
132* In the ''Franchise/{{Castlevania}}'' series Leon Belmont is as heroic as the rest of the Belmont family, but in his cameo role for ''VideoGame/{{OBAKEIDORO}}'' he plays the role of a monster and uses his vampire hunting skills to throw innocent children into a cell.
133* ''[[VideoGame/{{Persona5}} Persona 5]]'''s Goro Akechi comes in for a bit of this during his SixthRangerTraitor [[TheReveal Reveal]], when he shoots [[spoiler:the game protagonist]] in the head. ([[spoiler:He gets better]]). In the original game cutscene, Akechi indulges in some (still very creepy) restrained gloating, but is left with visible regret. However, in the anime adaptation, he breaks out the SlasherSmile, pretends to rescue [[spoiler:the protagonist]] for laughs, and screams insults at his dead body. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] since the main anime run ''concludes'' on the BadEnding and sorts the story out in [[OriginalVideoAnimation OVAs]] - "even the killer hated it" would have been even more of a DownerEnding.
134* In the ''Animation/PleasantGoatAndBigBigWolf'' Monon Color game ''Comet Battle'', a balloon dragon from the fourth ''Pleasant Goat'' film, ''Mission Incredible: Adventures on the Dragon's Trail'', is one of the enemies you fight. In the actual film, the balloon dragons are not harmful and help the goats at one point.
135* [[CastingAShadow Darkrai]] is portrayed as a DarkIsNotEvil Pokémon in the mainline ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' games, hiding itself away voluntarily to try and prevent its power to trap other creatures in nightmares from afflicting others, even making sure that its counterpart Cresselia is close by to treat anyone affected. In the ''[[VideoGame/PokemonMysteryDungeon Mystery Dungeon]]'' series, it is a much more malicious character who plots to plunge the world into eternal darkness ForTheEvulz. However, this Darkrai eventually loses its memory and can be recruited postgame.
136** Played with in the second ''VideoGame/PokeParkWii'', where Darkrai is a WellIntentionedExtremist attempting to place every Pokémon in his other dimensional world where they can have eternal fun (whether they want to or not). [[spoiler: However after [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone seeing the chaos his plans create]], he pulls a HeroicSacrifice by taking the brunt of a growing black hole, after which the heroes save and befriend him.]]
137** Yveltal, a morally-neutral DestroyerDeity in the main series, is portrayed as a major villain in ''VideoGame/PokemonSuperMysteryDungeon'', at one point turning TheHero [[TakenForGranite to stone]]. [[spoiler: However, its evil actions were committed [[BrainwashedAndCrazy under Dark Matter's control]] rather than Yveltal's own will, and it does ultimately redeem itself once it gains control back.]]
138* ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil2Remake'':
139** Ada’s role in the story falls into this compared to the original version. In the canonical Leon B scenario she’s an ally and LoveInterest to Leon and after getting badly wounded by Mr X has a LastKiss with him and seemingly dies, Leon only finds out she’s a FemmeFataleSpy who’s OnlyInItForTheMoney in later games. The remake instead uses the alternative and less romantic Leon A scenario where he learns that MadScientist Annette was actually right about Ada who points a gun at Leon demanding that he hand over the T-Virus sample. Also due to Annette getting AdaptationalHeroism, Ada manipulating Leon’s heroism against her comes off as more cruel and sinister. Granted Ada still does [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe develop]] real feelings for him.
140** Chief Irons is definitely a nasty piece of work in the original with his backstory revealing he’s a serial killing rapist, but as far as the story goes he never hurts Claire or Sherry, only pointing a gun at Claire before a [[ChestBurster G-embryo bursts out of his torso]]. In the remake he’s a full blown villain, [[KickTheDog beating the shit out of Claire]] [[HarmfulToMinors in front of Sherry]] before kidnapping Sherry himself and even [[WouldHurtAChild tries to kill her]] when she fights to get free of him. This makes his ultimate fate all the more [[AssholeVictim satisfying]].
141* Similarly in ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil3Remake'' Nikolai doesn’t do anything villainous or violent to Jill until the end of the game and even then he’s quite polite and affable to her while explaining his motives. In the remake Nikolai is an utter [[{{Sadist}} psychopath]] who repeatedly insults and hurts Jill, leaves her to die at Nemesis’s hands and in the BadEnding succeeds in killing her and Carlos.
142* ''VideoGame/ScottPilgrimVSTheWorldTheGame'': In the original ''ComicBook/ScottPilgrim'', Lucas Lee was the nicest of the Evil Exes, not really being all that "evil" and it being said that he almost didn't make the cut for being in the League. He only fights Scott after the latter pushes a BerserkButton of his, while the other six Exes attack him unprovoked. In the beat-em-up video game, he's just as much willing to throw the player characters in to danger as the other bosses, and his affable side from the comics isn't really portrayed.
143* In ''VideoGame/{{Scribblenauts}} Unmasked'', [[AntiVillain Anti-villains]] such as Catwoman are relegated to this role for the sake of simplicity. More or less, if they attack civilians in any way, no matter how noble they are, they're considered villains outright.
144* In the GBA version of ''[[WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooAndTheCyberChase Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase]]'', the culprit is a random character, not necessarily [[spoiler: Bill [=McLemore=]]] as it was in the movie. This is presumably to keep people who saw the movie from getting it right based on that alone.
145* ''Franchise/ShinMegamiTensei:''
146** In ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiI'', Thor, one of the main heroes in Myth/NorseMythology, is a major villain. He is somewhat inexplicably an ally of [[GodIsEvil YHVH]] and desires the destruction of Japan.
147** Long time series director Kazuma Kanako claimed in a ''Nocturne'' artbook that he never intended for God to be the overarching antagonist of the franchise. There's likely some truth to this claim, as not only is God completely absent from ''Nocturne'', ''Strange Journey'', and ''IV'', the law alignment in these games is a lot more morally ambiguous, or at the very least no more morally abhorrent than Chaos. There's also a sense that the angels may or may not have taken their own initiative in committing the countless atrocities done by the law alignment in ''Strange Journey'' and ''IV'' and that they may or may not have God's explicit approval. Then ''IV Apocalypse'' brought YHVH back as the mustache twirling egomaniac he was depicted as in ''II'' and at that point the characterization of law as the bad guys was firmly cemented in the franchise.
148* ''VideoGame/SpiderManWebOfShadows'': Played with and addressed by ComicBook/SpiderMan, stating that ComicBook/{{Venom}} is acting nothing like himself and is disregarding the very innocents he swore to protect. However, Venom in this case was really DrunkWithPower, and he undergoes a HeelRealization at the end. The [=PS2=] version however, plays this as straight as a line, featuring most likely the most evil incarnation of Venom to date in any media.
149* ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsAdvance'', which [[AvertedTrope averts]] SchrodingersPlayerCharacter, has Axel Almer be a friendly goofball if the player chooses him and a cold enemy commander if the player chooses Lamia Loveless instead. In ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsOriginalGeneration 2'', Lamia's [[CuttingOffTheBranches story path]] is followed, so Axel is a bad guy...only his villainy is turned up in this game, with him expressing [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain utter disgust]] for Shadow Mirror's {{Artificial Human}}s (such as Lamia) and [[WeHaveReserves treating them as expendable trash]]. Fans of "Silly Axel" were upset, and Banpresto responded by softening Axel in the UpdatedRerelease ''Original Generations'', where he became more of a NobleDemon, which set up his eventual HeelFaceTurn and appearances in later games.
150* ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'':
151** While several anti-heroes in the series have been paired up with the villains on a few occasions, most of them have had villainous motives in at least one of their appearances[[note]]Such as King Dedede in the original ''VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand'', Meta Knight in the ''Revenge of Meta Knight'' mode in ''VideoGame/KirbySuperStar'', Wario in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioLand2SixGoldenCoins'', and Mewtwo in ''Anime/PokemonTheFirstMovie''[[/note]]. However, there are some anti-heroes that hardly ever did anything villainous in their series that got paired up with the villains anyway.
152** While Dark Pit in ''VideoGame/KidIcarusUprising'' initially started off as an opponent to Pit and was even created by Pandora's Mirror of Truth, he is otherwise unaffiliated with any of the important affiliates in game and even becomes a recurring ally of him later on. In ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosForNintendo3DSAndWiiU Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', he appears as an opponent in the Big-Bad Ensemble-based Co-Op Event Match '''Final Battle Team-Up''', which has him teaming up with Big Bads of several other series. In addition, when ''VideoGame/Splatoon2'' did a cross-promotional Splatfest with ''Ultimate'', the theme was "Heroes vs. Villains", which had Dark Pit on the "villains" side.
153** Then there's both of the playable solo Starter Pokémon[[note]]Discounting any of Pokémon Trainer's Pokémon[[/note]], Greninja and Incineroar, who weren't even antagonists on their own accords in their series[[note]]While they are both classified as Dark-types, which is called ''Evil-type'' in Japan, this itself is a massive misnomer, as it refers to the [[TheUnfettered ruthless]] and [[CombatPragmatist dishonorable nature]] of their combat style. And Incineroar is based on a [[Main/{{Heel}} Heel wrestler]], meaning it's a "villain" in-act only[[/note]]. Despite this, [[http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/899/852/98e.jpg one of the Conquest polls]] for ''Smash 4'' classified Greninja as a bad guy and [[https://www.ssbwiki.com/images/b/b4/SSBU_challenge_image_054.png one challenge board image]][[note]]and, to a lesser extent, [[https://www.ssbwiki.com/images/0/0b/SSBU_Congratulations_Luigi.png Luigi's Congratulations image]] in Classic Mode[[/note]] in ''Ultimate'' groups Incineroar with some of the playable villains in the game.
154** Quite possibly the biggest example would have to be [[spoiler:R.O.B.]], as, not only was he never an antagonist in his home series, he doesn't even have any explicitly villainous traits like the above mentioned characters. During the majority of the mode, [[spoiler:R.O.B.]] was the main antagonist of ''The Subspace Emissary'' under the guise of "Ancient Minister", ordering his R.O.B. Squad minions to detonate various Subspace bombs across the many landscapes. [[spoiler:Though later on, it was revealed he was only forced to do this under [[GreaterScopeVillain Tabuu's]] orders, and has a HeelFaceTurn when [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Ganondorf]] betrays R.O.B. and makes his minions attack him]].
155** Played straighter in ''The Subspace Emissary'' with Rayquaza. In his [[VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire home series]] Rayquaza a DarkIsNotEvil Legendary Mon who’s there to end the Earth breaking conflict between Kyogre and Groudon. In ''Subspace Emissary'' however Rayquaza tries to eat Diddy Kong and is a clear case of SnakesAreSinister forcing Fox to pull a BigDamnHeroes.
156** Wario, while certainly a greedy {{jerkass}} and even villain in quite of few of the Mario games is still more funny than actually evil and becomes more of an AntiHero in [[VideoGame/WarioWare his own series]]. In ''The Subspace Emissary'' Wario is made out to be far more sinister, traumatising poor Lucas and indulging in severe KickTheDog. While Wario does have a EnemyMine against Tabuu at the end he doesn’t reconcile with the good guys like King Dedede does.
157* In the PSP version of ''VideoGame/TheSims2'', [[spoiler:Vidcund Curious]] kidnaps Pascal's child, Tycho, for money and research. [[spoiler: And he's the one who's supposed to be abducted by aliens in the PC version...]]
158* On ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', Smithers is a timid, soft-spoken, vanilla sycophant who happens to have a weird fetish for his boss Mr. Burns. He never does anything in the same galaxy as rob a jewelry store and kidnap Maggie (with frequent bouts of maniacal cackling) like he did in [[VideoGame/TheSimpsons the Konami arcade game]].
159* While never exactly a saint, Shadow was generally depicted as a NobleDemon and a PragmaticHero in the mainstream ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' games. In ''VideoGame/SonicBoom'', he's an arrogant, abrasive {{Jerkass}} who openly mocks Sonic for relying on and trusting his friends.
160* ''VideoGame/SouthParkTheStickOfTruth'':
161** The TrueFinalBoss is actually [[spoiler:Princess Kenny]], who pulled a FaceHeelTurn out of selfish motivations. In the [[WesternAnimation/SouthPark cartoon series]], [[spoiler:Kenny]] was a true companion to his friends, protected his sister as her guardian angel, and even [[HeroicSacrifice gave himself up in order to save the world]] at one point. The game remakes him as downright evil once his hidden intentions are uncovered.
162** Clyde is usually a recurring friendly character who's fully onboard with the boys and their ideas. However, in the game he becomes an ArcVillain who's screwed over his classmates in order to harness the power of the Stick of Truth for himself.
163** ''VideoGame/SouthParkTheFracturedButWhole'': Cartman reveals he has been pretending to be your friend so he can use you and your followers to gain money and fame by stealing the spotlight of Coon and Friends. [[TheFriendNobodyLikes Which is par for the course for him]], but then he goes on to [[spoiler:get his hand puppet elected through drug peddling, mass human experimentation, and racist human sacrifice. In an alternate timeline, his actions cause total anarchy and summon his worst fictional characters into South Park]].
164* Darth Vader in ''Franchise/StarWars: VideoGame/TheForceUnleashed''. Yes, the game managed to take the poster boy for villainy and make him even more ruthless. Typically, Vader lives by EvenEvilHasLovedOnes and was much gentler in his dealings with Luke and Ahsoka compared to everyone else even in his [[DespairEventHorizon broken, hopeless state of mind]]. Force Unleashed Vader however, raised Starkiller from a small child and was an AbusiveParent towards him, treating him as expendable and [[LackOfEmpathy never offering an ounce of empathy]]. In the PSP version he's also shown to be much harsher with Luke; in the Cloud City fight he acts as a much more brutal SinkOrSwimMentor, throwing Luke around like a ragdoll with the Force as opposed to the [[OpponentInstruction fighting chance he was given]] in ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack''.
165* ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsUX'' takes two antagonists that weren't super threatening in their respective source materials and gives them at least one vile moment each to really earn them the hatred of the heroes:
166** [[Anime/NinjaSenshiTobikage Hazard Pasha]] goes past the point of no return when he [[spoiler:turned the [[Anime/MazinkaiserSKL Kiba and Garan grunts]] into unwilling suicide bombers in an attempt to kill both the heroes and the Festum. This act did a good job of unnerving [[Anime/MazinkaiserSKL Magami]].]]
167** To a lesser extent, [[Manga/{{Heroman}} Dr. Minami]] shows how evil he can be when he [[spoiler:uses brainwashed Chimera (human-turned-Skrugg variants) as his pawns, all while they're clearly in pain. It's enough to cause [[Anime/MazinkaiserSKL Kaidou]] to call him a "piece of scum."]]
168* ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsV''
169** [[Anime/TheBraveExpressMightGaine Hoi Kow Loon]] is in his home series nothing more than a malevolent crime boss. Amoral and evil enough to be a force to be reckoned with, sure, but that's about it. However, if you go up against him with Ange in Stage 18, it also turns out that he's a racist, claiming all Norma to be scum of the Earth despite presumably not being from any of the First Nations, but from ''China.''
170** The [[Anime/CrossAnge Mana users]], save special cases like Momoka are already infamous for their treatment of the Norma. However, they also dislike foreigners outside the Founding Nations and any attempt to enter their territory is met with their army of MechaMooks.
171* In ''VideoGame/TazWanted'', the BigBad is revealed to be none other than [[spoiler:Tweety Bird]] of ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'', who, while merciless to anyone who tries to do him harm (as a certain long-suffering cat can attest), is almost never the instigator of a conflict or an outright villain. In the game, he's attempting to ''kill'' Taz, take his country Tasmania over, and construct an amusement park over for profit.
172* Metalhead from the ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' franchise was an ally in the toyline and an evil robot created by the Shredder and Krang that was eventually reprogrammed into being good in the [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987 80's cartoon]]. In the game ''VideoGame/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesTurtlesInTime'', he's a complete villain and the boss of the second level. In ''VideoGame/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesShreddersRevenge'', he's the boss battle of Episode 10, but it's justified here as he's explicitly shown being [[BrainwashedAndCrazy reprogrammed by Shredder into fighting the turtles]].
173** The Fugitoid, a robot with the brain of human scientist, has always been portrayed as an ally of the Turtles, with the sole exception of ''VideoGame/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesTheManhattanProject'' where he is instead treated as a recurring minion in the sixth and eighth levels.
174* ''Franchise/{{Tekken}}'':
175** Anna Williams suffers from this. While she's certainly not heroic in the source material, she is shown multiple times to be nicer and somewhat more compassionate than her cold-blooded sister, Nina. In every animated feature and spinoff game, though, the dynamic is totally reversed, making Nina the more sympathetic AntiHero and turning Anna into the evil one. One exception is ''Anime/TekkenBloodline'', which does have Nina be TruerToTheText, highlighting her cruelty in her fight with Xiaoyu, but Anna in comparison gets DemotedToExtra, so her nicer qualities aren't shown.
176** Kazuya Mishima, barring the first [[Anime/TekkenTheMotionPicture anime adaptation]] (in which he gets the [[AdaptationalHeroism opposite]] of this), is even more psychotic and evil in most adaptations than he is in the games, in which a TragicVillain at heart who genuinely loved his mother and grandfather. The worst case is in ''Film/Tekken2010'', in which Kazuya [[RapeAsDrama raped]] Jun Kazama, getting her [[ChildByRape pregnant with Jin]], and kills her later and gloats to Jin about it. This is a complete 180 from the games, in which it's strongly hinted that Kazuya genuinely has a soft spot for Jun (outright confirmed in ''VideoGame/Tekken8''), even giving her a gentle BridalCarry in one ending in ''Tekken Tag Tournament 1'' despite being in his SuperpoweredEvilSide.
177* ''VideoGame/Teppen2019'':
178** The eighth expansion ''A Dark Agenda'' gives this treatment to Ada Wong from ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'' who is revealed to be the woman in the dark cloak who appeared in other characters’s stories. In the RE games Ada is a morally dubious character being a FemmeFataleSpy who has worked for Wesker and other sinister third parties, but on the other hand she has a DatingCatwoman relationship with Leon and has aided other good guys like Sherry and Jake in ''[[VideoGame/ResidentEvil6 RE6]]'' and even Claire during her [[AnotherSideAnotherStory non-canon B scenario]] in ''[[VideoGame/ResidentEvil2 RE2]]''. In ''Teppen'' any nicer traits Ada has are chucked out the window and she’s unambiguously evil, same as Wesker. She resurrects the [[VideoGame/MonsterHunter Wyvern king Rathalos]], makes [[Franchise/StreetFighter Ryu]] succumb to Satsui no Hado and manipulates poor [[VideoGame/MegaManX X]] by pretending to be Doctor Light.
179** Much like the [[ComicBook/StreetFighterVsDarkstalkers Udon comics]], Morrigan Aensland of ''VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}}'' fame is again portrayed as nothing like she is in the canon of her home series, absorbing the souls of mortals for sustenance and not even slightly caring about humanity, viewing them as disposable food at best ([[LiteralManeater she even tries snacking on Ryu and Dante]]). This is in contrast to her portrayal in ''Darkstalkers'', where Morrigan is friendly, lives on adrenaline, and has never once taken a life (besides giving BigBad Pyron the KissOfDeath in her first possibly non-canon ending).
180* ''VideoGame/TheTestamentOfSherlockHolmes'' gives a large role to Inspector Baynes, a minor ally who appears in only one canon story, but is memorable for being one of the few police officers whose intellect Holmes respects. His ascension to a leading role is justified when [[spoiler:he turns out to be a mole for Moriarty, who is helping to frame Holmes]], a role that the developers understandably chose not to give to a more popular character like Lestrade.
181* ''VideoGame/TotalWarWarhammer'': In the tabletop material, Karl Franz and Boris Todbringer were political rivals, but shared a certain respect that eventually grew into genuine friendship. In the game, Todbringer is in open rebellion against Karl Franz's rule, and openly supporting seccessionists within Karl Franz's home province.
182* ''VideoGame/ToyStory2'': For some reason, Rex and the little green men are enemies in the Platform/GameBoyColor version.
183* The ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWright'' fangame ''VideoGame/TurnaboutOfCourage'' is essentially a "WhatIf Phoenix Wright was a murderer?" In canon, he's an idealistic if beleaguered defense attorney who works very hard to ''expose'' murderers.
184* ''VideoGame/TwistedMetal'': In ''Black'', Dollface was a sympathetic character who was only in the competition to get her namesake WhiteMaskOfDoom removed after her former employer locked her in it; the most heinous thing she ever did was [[PayEvilUntoEvil killing him for the key]] in her ending. The Dollface from the 2012 game was a supermodel who murdered her competition even before she got her mask, and would've continued her spree in a planned ending.
185* ''VideoGame/UltimaIX'': While the Guardian has always been nothing but a villain, his [[TheDragon Dragon]] in Ultima IX is Blackthorn, mysteriously returned. In his prior appearance, Blackthorn was the antagonist but it is shown that he had been corrupted by powerful evil forces to bring him to that state. In this game, he is back and full on evil with no explanation whatsoever.
186* In ''VideoGame/UnhappyEverAfter'', Hansel and Gretel, who help PlayerCharacter Sophia when she first arrives in their world, are revealed to be the adopted children of a witch, who brings people into their world so they can bring them to her to cook for their dinner. While Hansel gladly goes along with this, though [[HeelFaceTurn Gretel decides she's had enough and frees Sophia]].
187* Siegfried from ''VideoGame/WildArms1'' and ''VideoGame/WildArms3'' was already [[TheStarscream treacherous]] ManipulativeBastard, but ''VideoGame/WildArmsMillionMemories'' ramps those traits up to make him terrifyingly competant.
188** In the first game, [[spoiler: he damages the Guardians with his spear in the spur of the moment to prevent them from teleporting the heroes to the Photosphere. In ''Million Memories'', he summons [[ShockAndAwe Nua Shakks]] simply so he can kill him.]]
189** When the Prophets [[spoiler: revive him in the third game, he grants their wish of becoming demons more or less straight away. Here, he's already alive and has Alhazad with him, so he could transform them at any point, but chooses not to in order to keep them on a tight leash.]]
190** And then there's his interactions with Rudy. [[spoiler: In the remake of the first game, he gives Rudy a nasty NotSoDifferentRemark as they're about to be sucked into a black hole, revealing that he's more like the demons than he realises. In this game, he manipulates Rudy into ''betraying everyone and destroying the world.'' It's only due to the Memory Maze being able to revive Filgaia, and Siegfried wanting Rudy's help in taking down Mother (leading to him TakingTheBullet and committing a HeroicSacrifice} that the game was able to have a relatively happy ending.]]
191* In ''VideoGame/TheWolfAmongUs'', the Huntsman who saved Little Red Riding Hood from TheBigBadWolf has become an unpleasant {{jerkass}}. He actually reveals that he never intended to become the hero we all knew from the famous Fairy Tale. In fact, he broke into the Grandmother's house because he wanted to rob her, but by coincidence the Wolf just happened to be there simultaneously and he attacked him in self-defense. Unaware of his true intentions, the Fables praised him as a hero, which he fully embraced in order to [[VillainWithGoodPublicity hide his true character]]. Fortunately, he TookALevelInKindness after the Wolf, of all characters, talks some sense into him.
192** The Crooked Man as well. In his original fairy tale, the Crooked Man is just some random guy living his everyday life despite literally being in a crooked shape. In the game, he's the BigBad.
193* In ''VideoGame/YuGiOhForbiddenMemories'', Priest Seto rivals Death-T era Kaiba in terms of villainy and pettiness, as the manga arc where he first appeared wasn't even close to being completed when the game was released. Among other things, he served as Heishin's right-hand man and was responsible for seizing all of Egypt, kidnapped Teana as a hostage to lure you into a deadly Shadow Game, was fine with the murders of the Prince's parents and enacted Heishin's order to seal the tombs, preventing the Prince from seeing his parents' bodies, and was descended from evil sorcerers and plans to renew a pact with [=DarkNite=] in order to rule the world. His stated reason for doing all this? He's of noble blood and you're not, therefore he deserves to rule.
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