History EvilIsCool / VideoGames

* Nightmare in the VideoGame/SoulSeries. His armor is damn cool (with [[VideoGame/SoulcaliburVI the sixth game]] giving him a BadassCape), he carries a {{BFS}} as big as he is, and is just [[LargeHam oh so delightfully hammy]]. He's even [[MascotVillain the mascot]] of Project Soul, for good measure!

* Nightmare in the VideoGame/SoulSeries. His armor is damn cool (with [[VideoGame/SoulcaliburVI the sixth game]] giving him a BadassCape), he carries a {{BFS}} as big as he is, and is [[LargeHam oh so delightfully hammy]]. He's even [[MascotVillain the mascot]] of Project Soul, just for good measure!

* Nightmare in the VideoGame/SoulSeries. His armor is damn cool, he carries a {{BFS}} as big as he is.

** Johnny Klebitz from ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIVTheLostAndDamned''. He's a BadassBiker and OneManArmy with an epic 'stache and is BaldOfAwesome.

** ''VideoGame/MetroidDread'': Raven Beak for his extremely intimidating design, being a supreme badass and, by extension, delivering one of the [[AwesomeBosses/{{Metroid}} best boss fights in the series]], the novelty of him being a downright ''evil'' Chozo, and the sheer impact that he has on ''Metroid'' lore, [[GreaterScopeVillain being one of the main causes of nearly every conflict in the series]]. He's also the only villain to make [[TheStoic Samus]] go into a full [[UnstoppableRage blind rage]], with only Mother Brain even coming close to having the same impact on her before.

** ''VideoGame/MetroidDread'': Raven Beak for his extremely intimidating design, being a supreme badass and, by extension, delivering one of the [[AwesomeBosses/{{Metroid}} best boss fights in the series]], the novelty of him being a downright ''evil'' Chozo, and the sheer impact that he has on ''Metroid'' lore, [[GreaterScopeVillain being one of the main causes of nearly every conflict in the series]]. He's also the only villain to make [[TheStoic Samus]] go into a full [[UnstoppableVillain blind rage]], with only Mother Brain even coming close to having the same impact on her before.

** ''VideoGame/MetroidDread'': Raven Beak for his extremely intimidating design, being a supreme badass and, by extension, delivering one of the [[AwesomeBosses/{{Metroid}} best boss fights in the series]], the novelty of him being a downright ''evil'' Chozo, and the sheer impact that he has on ''Metroid'' lore, [[GreaterScopeVillain being one of the main causes of nearly every conflict in the series]].

** ''VideoGame/MetroidDread'': Raven Beak for his extremely intimidating design, being a supreme badass and, by extension, delivering one of the [[AwesomeBosses/{{Metroid}} best boss fights in the series]], and the novelty of him being a downright ''evil'' Chozo.

** ''VideoGame/MetroidDread:'': Raven Beak for his extremely intimidating design, being a supreme badass and, by extension, delivering one of the [[AwesomeBosses/{{Metroid}} best boss fights in the series]], and the novelty of him being a downright ''evil'' Chozo.

* Ridley from the ''Franchise/{{Metroid}}'' series, a highly intelligent and bloodthirsty [[OurDragonsAreDifferent Space Dragon]], menace to the Galaxy and Samus' ArchEnemy. While his Space Pirate lackeys are merely just darkly comedic buffoons, he still manages to assert himself as one of the most dangerous adversaries Samus has ever known. [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic And then there's his incredibly catchy theme music]].

** Johnny Klebitz from ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIVTheLostAndDamned''. He's a BadassBiker and OneManArmy with a BadassMustache and is BaldOfAwesome.

* Many people prefer to play as the Horde in ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' because of this trope. Though the [[ALoadOfBull Tauren]] [[TokenGoodTeammate might not count]].

* Almost each ''VideoGame/MetalGear'' game has a QuirkyMinibossSquad that ends up stealing the show. This is especially the case with FOXHOUND, the Cobra Unit, and The Winds of Destruction from ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid'', ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3SnakeEater'' and ''VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance'' respectively. As for main villains, Liquid Snake from ''Solid'', Senator Steven Armstrong from ''Revengeance'' and overarching villain Revolver Ocelot all have massive fanbases. The Boss from ''Snake Eater'' is only not included here as despite being an antagonist, [[GoodAllAlong she's not really evil at all]].

* Almost each ''VideoGame/MetalGear'' game has a QuirkyMinibossSquad that ends up stealing the show. This is especially the case with FOXHOUND, the Cobra Unit, and The Winds of Destruction from ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid'', ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3SnakeEater'' and ''VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance'' respectively. As for main villains, Liquid Snake from ''Solid'', Senator Steven Armstrong from ''Revengeance'' and overarching villain Revolver Ocelot all have massive fanbases.

* All of the most popular factions in ''VideoGame/TotalWarWarhammer'' are the evil ones. You have the batshit CrazyAwesome Greenskins who live for a good fight against anyone, you have the [[DarkIsEvil sinister]] and blood and power-hungry Vampire Counts and their armies of undead puppets and horrifying monsters, you have the clad-in-black armour and extremely badass Warriors of Chaos, and you have the insane, braying Beastmen who want nothing less than the complete destruction of all civilisation. The absolute king of this trope however is Norsca: imagine a faction of hardass, seven-foot-tall, daemon-worshipping vikings with an army built around maximum killing power, and an array of monstrous creatures that rival the Vampires. You can even [[EvilerThanThou usurp Archaeon as the Everchosen]] and pledge yourself to one of the four Chaos Gods to gain a bunch of special benefits. Norsca is by far the most popular faction in the game, and all the better because it is effectively an entire officially sanctioned homebrew faction created for the game, and the whole faction is [[ContinuityNod filled to the brim with obscure elements of the setting's lore]].

* [[MadMathematician Sho Minamimoto]] from ''VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou'' is easily one of the game's most popular characters due to his [[CrazyAwesome eccentric personality]], his formidable powers and his [[spoiler:Taboo form]] that somehow manages to make him look even more badass.

** ''All'' the bad guys in ''Dissidia'', including the three above. There's [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyX Jecht]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyI Garland]], who is an AdaptationalBadass, [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyII The Emperor]], who proves AuthorityEqualsAsskicking, and [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyV Exdeath]], [[LargeHam who is]] [[FountainOfMemes just]] [[{{Mondegreen}} Exdeath]].

*** Tyranitar and Hydreigon, a Franchise/{{Godzilla}}[=/=]TyrannosaurusRex and a King Ghidorah/Hydra Pokémon respectively. Both of them are ''extremely'' savage and destructive, are Dark-types who use ''actual'' [[CastingAShadow darkness powers]] as compared to [[CombatPragmatist most other Dark types]], and their BST of 600 makes them comparable to some legendaries in terms of power. (Unsurprisingly, they're both in the OU tier.)

* The Enclave, specifically in ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 3}}''. They have badass suits of PowerArmor, CoolGuns, and are lead by an AffablyEvil WellIntentionedExtremist (who is voiced by {{Creator/MalcolmMcDowell}}).

* The G-Man from the Half-Life franchise definitely qualifies. Always showing up in the life of Dr. Gordon Freeman to push him once again into center stage as a shining protagonist... If Gordon is always the unquestionable hero in these events, why do the "deals" he offers Gordon feel so Faustian? And the G-Man has shown us glimpses of godlike power - so what's the real game he's playing here? One thing's for sure - observing the G-Man's strange powers, and even just listening to his oddly inflected voice. Whatever is behind those enigmatic eyes...is certainly far from human...

* ''VideoGame/Mother3'': [[DarthVaderClone The Masked Man]] is a [[LaserBlade lightsaber-wielding]] [[{{Cyborg}} cyborg]] with an [[ArmCannon arm cannon]], [[PsychicPowers psychic powers]], a silver VideoGame/MegaMan helmet with what appears to be a built-in ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' scouter, ''and'' [[GoodWingsEvilWings bat wings]]. On top of that, he also [[ShockAndAwe strikes people with lightning]] and has not one but '''two''' of ''the'' most utterly badass battle themes in the game. And on top of '''that''', he even has [[spoiler: Claus' sitar]] as his attack/combo instrument and [[CyberneticsEatYourSoul is downright]] ''[[SuperStrength merciless]]'' during combat.

* ''VideoGame/Mother3'': [[DarthVaderClone The Masked Man]] is a lightsaber-wielding cyborg with an [[ArmCannon arm cannon]], [[PsychicPowers psychic powers]], a silver VideoGame/MegaMan helmet with what appears to be a built-in ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' scouter, ''and'' [[GoodWingsEvilWings bat wings]]. On top of that, he also [[ShockAndAwe strikes people with lightning]] and has not one but '''two''' of ''the'' most utterly badass battle themes in the game. And on top of '''that''', he even has [[spoiler: Claus' sitar]] as his attack/combo instrument and [[CyberneticsEatYourSoul is downright]] ''[[SuperStrength merciless]]'' during combat.

* ''VideoGame/AdvanceWars'': Sturm is an [[AliensAreBastards evil space alien]] who wears a [[CoolMask robot mask]] that he absolutely '''never''' takes off, wears a BadassCape that covers basically his entire body, commands his own army known as [[ObviouslyEvil Black Hole]] (while wearing a CommissarCap, no less), is [[PurposelyOverpowered ludicrously overpowered]], has [[AutobotsRockOut easily the most badass theme song in his entire franchise]], '''and''' [[ColonyDrop drops]] '''[[ColonyDrop meteors]]''' [[ColonyDrop onto his opponents' armies]]. To say the '''least''', he is ridiculously badass.

* ''VideoGame/Mother3'': The Masked Man is a lightsaber-wielding cyborg with an [[ArmCannon arm cannon]], [[PsychicPowers psychic powers]], a silver VideoGame/MegaMan helmet with what appears to be a built-in ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' scouter, ''and'' [[GoodWingsEvilWings bat wings]]. On top of that, he also [[ShockAndAwe strikes people with lightning]] and has not one but '''two''' of ''the'' most utterly badass battle themes in the game. And on top of '''that''', he even has [[spoiler: Claus' sitar]] as his attack/combo instrument and [[CyberneticsEatYourSoul is downright]] ''[[SuperStrength merciless]]'' during combat.

* ''VideoGame/AdvanceWars'': Sturm is an [[AliensAreBastards evil space alien]] who wears a [[CoolMask robot mask]] that he absolutely '''never''' takes off, wears a BadassCape that covers basically his entire body, commands his own army known as [[ObviouslyEvil Black Hole]] (while wearing a CommissarCap, no less), is [[PurposelyOverpowered ludicrously overpowered]], has [[AutobotsRockOut easily the most badass theme song in his entire franchise]], '''and''' [[ColonyDrop drops]] '''[[ColonyDrop meteors]]''' onto his opponents' armies. To say the '''least''', he is ridiculously badass.

* Daveybird from the ''Creator/RandleSimRacing'' mods is the host and organizer of the RSRA league, and can be pretty corrupt in his officiating and driving style, and a villain as well during certain times. He clearly cheats, and imposes rules that slow his competitors down, all so he can take the glory. But he's still adored by fans, and he loves that role as well as his heroic side.