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* Inquisitor Mordecai Toth from ''Warhammer 40000: VideoGame/DawnOfWar''. A scary black man with a [[DropTheHammer thunder hammer]], a [[HandCannon bolt pistol]], and PsychicPowers. Yet he also does the one thing you would never expect an Inquisitor to do: [[spoiler: [[OutOfCharacterMoment admit he was wrong about his accusation of heresy and daemonic corruption]]. Too bad the game implies and novelization outright states that he was a spy all along.]]
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* Inquisitor Mordecai Toth from ''Warhammer 40000: VideoGame/DawnOfWar''. A scary black man with a [[DropTheHammer thunder hammer]], hammer, a [[HandCannon bolt pistol]], and PsychicPowers. Yet he also does the one thing you would never expect an Inquisitor to do: [[spoiler: [[OutOfCharacterMoment admit he was wrong about his accusation of heresy and daemonic corruption]]. Too bad the game implies and novelization outright states that he was a spy all along.]]
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*** The second example is Tohma, who is very much [[TheEvilGenius an Evil Genius]] ManipulativeBastard who likes to fuck with people's heads for no other reason than because their despair [[ForTheEvulz makes him laugh]]. He forms a particularly horrible SaltAndPepper duo with his partner, the pasty-faced [[TheBrute Saleh]]. Their interactions are pretty much the two of them trying to out-do each other in MoralEventHorizon crossing.
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*** The second example is Tohma, who is very much [[TheEvilGenius an Evil Genius]] ManipulativeBastard who likes to fuck with people's heads for no other reason than because their despair [[ForTheEvulz makes him laugh]]. He forms a particularly horrible SaltAndPepper duo with his partner, the pasty-faced [[TheBrute Saleh]]. Their interactions are pretty much the two of them trying to out-do each other in MoralEventHorizon crossing.
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** ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'' shows all the kossith you meet (both Qunari and [[DangerousDeserter Tal-Vashoth]]) as being a silvery-grey color, perhaps to lessen the UnfortunateImplications or perhaps to make a VisualPun on the GreyAndGrayMorality of the world (or perhaps BlackAndGrayMorality, though ''who'' is black and who is grey likely depends on your personal viewpoint).
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** ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'' shows all the kossith you meet (both Qunari and [[DangerousDeserter Tal-Vashoth]]) as being a silvery-grey color, perhaps to lessen the UnfortunateImplications [[invoked]]UnfortunateImplications or perhaps to make a VisualPun on the GreyAndGrayMorality of the world (or perhaps BlackAndGrayMorality, though ''who'' is black and who is grey likely depends on your personal viewpoint).
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* ''VideoGame/LeisureSuitLarry1InTheLandOfTheLoungeLizards'' has a tall black mugger who clobbers players that [[DarknessEqualsDeath wander into dark alleys]]. Possibly due to [[UnfortunateImplications racial implications]], the VGA remake replaced him with a green-mohawked white punk named Nigel.
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* ''VideoGame/LeisureSuitLarry1InTheLandOfTheLoungeLizards'' has a tall black mugger who clobbers players that [[DarknessEqualsDeath wander into dark alleys]]. Possibly due to [[UnfortunateImplications [[invoked]][[UnfortunateImplications racial implications]], the VGA remake replaced him with a green-mohawked white punk named Nigel.
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** Benjamin King (or Benjamin "[[PrecisionFStrike Muthafuckin']]" King, in his own words), the boss of the Vice Kings gang, nearly all of whom are black. Bonus points for being voiced by Creator/MichaelClarkeDuncan (and later, Creator/TerryCrews)! That said, he's AffablyEvil and the most level-headed of his gang. Benjamin King, who's a GeniusBruiser with a BadassBaritone and is the man who (as he said himself) effectively turned a group of practically ineffectual bangers into one of the most powerful gangs in Stillwater. True, [[TheStarscream Warren]] [[TheDragon Williams]] and [[TheBrute Anthony]] [[HotBlooded Green]] are intimidating in their own right, but it's Ben King that's got both of them beat.
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** Benjamin King (or Benjamin "[[PrecisionFStrike Muthafuckin']]" King, in his own words), the boss of the Vice Kings gang, nearly all of whom are black. Bonus points for being voiced by Creator/MichaelClarkeDuncan (and later, Creator/TerryCrews)! That said, he's AffablyEvil and the most level-headed of his gang. Benjamin King, who's a GeniusBruiser with a BadassBaritone baritone and is the man who (as he said himself) effectively turned a group of practically ineffectual bangers into one of the most powerful gangs in Stillwater. True, [[TheStarscream Warren]] [[TheDragon Williams]] and [[TheBrute Anthony]] [[HotBlooded Green]] are intimidating in their own right, but it's Ben King that's got both of them beat.
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* Juroung from ''VideoGame/Strider2014'' is a large, BadassBaritone black man with [[MakingASplash control over water]] and [[ChurchMilitant a fanatical admiration]] towards [[BigBad Grandmaster Meio]], who keeps the entirety of the underworld under control in his name and is more than happy to crush those who dare oppose him.
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* Juroung from ''VideoGame/Strider2014'' is a large, BadassBaritone baritone black man with [[MakingASplash control over water]] and [[ChurchMilitant a fanatical admiration]] towards [[BigBad Grandmaster Meio]], who keeps the entirety of the underworld under control in his name and is more than happy to crush those who dare oppose him.
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* ''VideoGame/{{Expert}}'' sees you fighting an International-based terrorist units where most of their members are Caucasian, until you meet several black terrorist insurgents armed with ''rocket launchers'' who can OneHitKill you. They're also among the few enemies who takes far more damage to kill, and oddly enough they're all clad in [[RealMenWearPink pink overalls]].
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* The [[GatlingGood chaingun-wielding ]] Commando enemy type from ''VideoGame/{{Doom}} II'' and ''Final Doom'' appears to be black, and they're the toughest of the zombie soldiers-they can bring the player from full health to death's door in a second if you're not careful.
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* The [[GatlingGood chaingun-wielding ]] Commando enemy type from ''VideoGame/{{Doom}} II'' ''VideoGame/DoomII'' and ''Final Doom'' appears to be black, and they're the toughest of the zombie soldiers-they can bring the player from full health to death's door in a second if you're not careful.
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* Hailing from Nigeria, ''[[VideoGame/{{Overwatch}} Overwatch's]]'' Doomfist, despite being a stoic man of a few words, comes equipped with a huge gauntlet capable of [[PunchedAcrossTheRoom punching someone across the room]] while also being a member of [[NebulousEvilOrganisation Talon's]] inner council.
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* Hailing from Nigeria, ''[[VideoGame/{{Overwatch}} Overwatch's]]'' ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'s'' Doomfist, despite being a stoic man of a few words, comes equipped with a huge gauntlet capable of [[PunchedAcrossTheRoom punching someone across the room]] while also being a member of [[NebulousEvilOrganisation Talon's]] inner council.
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* Played horrifically straight in regards to Medeus from ''VideoGame/FireEmblemShadowDragonAndTheBladeOfLight'': he is a dark-skinned man in his humanoid form, and is actually a [[PurpleIsPowerful powerful purple dragon]]. He is an incredibly cruel, hateful and vindictive dragon who despises humanity and has successfully managed to enslave them in the past as retribution for their abuse of dragons.
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* Played horrifically straight in regards to Medeus from ''VideoGame/FireEmblemShadowDragonAndTheBladeOfLight'': he is a gigantic and imposing dark-skinned man in his humanoid form, and is actually a [[PurpleIsPowerful powerful purple dragon]]. He is an incredibly cruel, hateful and vindictive dragon who despises humanity and has successfully managed to enslave them in the past as retribution for their abuse of dragons. Years of watching his kind degenerate to madness and non-sentience also played a big role into feeding his rage and hatred against humans.
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* Played horrifically straight in regards to Medeus from ''VideoGame/FireEmblemShadowDragonAndTheBladeOfLight'': he is a dark-skinned man in his humanoid form, and is actually a [[PurpleIsPowerful powerful purple dragon]]. He is an incredibly cruel, hateful and vindictive dragon who despises humanity and has successfully managed to enslave them in the past as retribution for their abuse of dragons.
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* Played with in regards to Benny in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'': he's a DarkSkinnedBlond MightyGlacier in black armor, has a personal ability that suggests that he strikes fear into the heart of enemies, and is kind of a MemeticBadass in-story thanks to tales about him being a OneManArmy... but in reality, he's a very soft-spoken and timid GentleGiant off the battlefield, and he's ''very'' bothered by how few people can see through his FaceOfAThug case.
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* Played with in regards to Benny in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'': he's a DarkSkinnedBlond dark-skinned MightyGlacier in black armor, has a personal ability that suggests that he strikes fear into the heart of enemies, and is kind of a MemeticBadass in-story thanks to tales about him being a OneManArmy... but in reality, he's a very soft-spoken and timid GentleGiant off the battlefield, and he's ''very'' bothered by how few people can see through his FaceOfAThug case.
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* ''VideoGame/PathfinderKingmaker'': Ekundayo, the party's ethnic Garundi ForestRanger. His skin is as black as humans get, and he's laconic, rarely shows strong emotions, and is introduced [[CrusadingWidower mercilessly hunting the tribe of trolls that killed his family]]. However, he's canonically aligned [[invoked]]LawfulGood, and once you get to know him he actually turns out to be a softie: his gruffness is mainly due to being defensive about getting close to people because of his grief (along with the fact that [[CommonTongue Taldan]] isn't [[EloquentInMyNativeTongue his first language]]).
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* ''VideoGame/PathfinderKingmaker'': Ekundayo, the party's ethnic Garundi ForestRanger. His skin is as black as humans get, and he's laconic, rarely shows strong emotions, and is introduced [[CrusadingWidower [[CrusadingWidow mercilessly hunting the tribe of trolls that killed his family]]. However, he's canonically aligned [[invoked]]LawfulGood, and once you get to know him he actually turns out to be a softie: his gruffness is mainly due to being defensive about getting close to people because of his grief (along with the fact that [[CommonTongue Taldan]] isn't [[EloquentInMyNativeTongue his first language]]).
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* Wolf O’Donnell from ''VideoGame/StarFox'' is a FunnyAnimal version of this, Particularly in Assault because of his [[BadassBaritone intimidatingly deep voice]] and [[SavageWolves ferocious personality]].
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* Balrog (Mike Bison in Japan) and Birdie from ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' play this straight. [[LetsFightLikeGentlemen Dudley]], on the other hand, is a subversion. As a way to enforce this both Balrog and Birdie as shown that they WouldHitAGirl in Ibuki unprovoked while Dudley both defends fellow ''SFIII'' girl Elena while reprehending a robot for raising his hand to a lady.
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* Balrog (Mike Bison in Japan) and Birdie from ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' play this straight. [[LetsFightLikeGentlemen Dudley]], on the other hand, is a subversion. As a way to enforce this To emphasize this, both Balrog and Birdie as shown that they WouldHitAGirl in are willing to [[WouldHitAGirl hit Ibuki unprovoked unprovoked]] while Dudley both defends fellow ''SFIII'' girl Elena while reprehending a and rebukes the robot attacking her for raising his hand to a lady.
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* Averted with Valve's zombie shooter, ''VideoGame/Left4Dead'', in which the only black character is the least assuming of the lot, being a soft-spoken, white-collar whose only fame was a {{fanon}}-based [[MemeticMutation love for pills]]... at least prior to the Sacrifice Comic, where he killed an Infected that assaulted him in the loo using a toilet paper holder. The others are, for comparison, a tall and burly BadassBiker thug, an old man who is a RetiredBadass on account of being a War vet, and a female college student who has the advantage of being GenreSavvy. ''VideoGame/Left4Dead2'' plays it straight with Coach, the fat black guy who's often seen in artwork with a chainsaw, even though [[TeamDad his disposition]] is very level-headed and kind.
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* Roland Walken from ''VideoGame/{{D4}}'' takes the trope in a completely different direction, being an incredibly tall, gangly, slow-talking, and all-around unsettling character who looks like he shuffled right out of the UncannyValley.
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* ''VideoGame/PathfinderKingmaker'': Ekundayo, the party's ethnic Garundi ForestRanger. His skin is as black as humans get, and he's laconic, rarely shows strong emotions, and is introduced [[CrusadingWidower mercilessly hunting the tribe of trolls that killed his family]]. However, he's canonically aligned [[invoked]]LawfulGood, and once you get to know him he actually turns out to be a softie: his gruffness is mainly due to being defensive about getting close to people because of his grief (along with the fact that [[CommonTongue Taldan]] isn't [[EloquentInMyNativeTongue his first language]]).
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* Mr. Sandman from the ''VideoGame/PunchOut'' series, especially in his Wii rendition, which has been compared to ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk. He levels up in scariness in Title Defense mode where he gets pissed off at Little Mac for basking in the glory of his fans and the camera zooms in on Sandman's face. Also occurs in the in between round segments where he says something like "Did you brush your teeth, Little Mac? It's bed time!" and having a close-up of his scary face. Finally, in the cinematic before his Title Defense Fight, he punches down a gym to the ground JUST because there was a poster of Little Mac on the side wall! He PUNCHED a building ONCE with his BARE FISTS, and it fell TO THE GROUND! Even Hulk would be envious!
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* ''VideoGame/PunchOut'': Mr. Sandman from the ''VideoGame/PunchOut'' series, Sandman, especially in his Wii rendition, which has been compared to ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk. He levels up in scariness in Title Defense mode where he gets pissed off at Little Mac for basking in the glory of his fans and the camera zooms in on Sandman's face. Also occurs in the in between round segments where he says something like "Did you brush your teeth, Little Mac? It's bed time!" and having a close-up of his scary face. Finally, in the cinematic before his Title Defense Fight, he punches down a gym to the ground JUST just because there was a poster of Little Mac on the side wall! wall. He PUNCHED ''punches'' a building ONCE once with his BARE FISTS, bare fists, and it fell TO THE GROUND! Even Hulk would be envious!
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* Gabriel Tosh from ''VideoGame/StarCraftII''. He's a big, scary, [[KnifeNut wields a mean knife]], practices voodoo, and is an experimental improved [[SuperSoldier Ghost]] who [[SchrodingersGun may or may not]] be a PsychoPrototype. The only reason he joins Raynor is that he ''really'' hates Mengsk and the Dominion -- [[HeWhoFightsMonsters his hatred of the Dominion is so strong]] it disturbs [[TheHeart Matt Horner]].
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* Gabriel Tosh from ''VideoGame/StarCraftII''. He's a big, scary, [[KnifeNut wields a mean knife]], knife, practices voodoo, and is an experimental improved [[SuperSoldier Ghost]] who [[SchrodingersGun may or may not]] be a PsychoPrototype. The only reason he joins Raynor is that he ''really'' hates Mengsk and the Dominion -- [[HeWhoFightsMonsters his hatred of the Dominion is so strong]] it disturbs [[TheHeart Matt Horner]].
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* Wolf O’Donnell from ''VideoGame/StarFox''. Particularly in Assault because of his [[BadassBaritone intimidatingly deep voice]] and [[SavageWolves ferocious personality]].
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* Wolf O’Donnell from ''VideoGame/StarFox''. Particularly in Assault because of his [[BadassBaritone intimidatingly deep voice]] and [[SavageWolves ferocious personality]].
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* Deus from ''VideoGame/AsurasWrath'', in a world where most other characters are lighter-skinned and/or of Asian descent.
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** Gender-flipped with Mickey and Lou, the BigBadDuumvirate of ''VideoGame/FarCryNewDawn''. They're twin sisters who run a gang of ruthless bandits. At one point, Lou stabs one of her own men to death with a shard of broken plate. Zig-zagged with Pastor Jerome Jeffries, the BadassPreacher turned Gun for Hire, who was one of the Resistance members in ''Far Cry 5''. In combat, he's TheBerserker, shouting explosively and shooting Highwaymen, but he's still TheGoodShepherd and an altruistic friend to the people of Prosperity.
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* Dr John of ''VideoGame/GabrielKnight'' seems to be a subversion at first - he has the build to be a Scary Black Man, but not the personality. [[spoiler:Until you discover he's in fact a PsychoForHire]]
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** Joker in ''VideoGame/MegaManStarForce'' - particularly notable since he seems to be the only character in the series to [[spoiler:outright kill someone... albeit [[DisneyDeath temporarily]]]].
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* Nadine Ross of ''VideoGame/Uncharted4AThiefsEnd'' is a Scary Black ''Woman.'' The leader of the PrivateMilitaryContractors Shoreline- most of whom are also [[AmoralAfrikaner South Africans]]- Nadine is the BlackBossLady and formidable in combat. How formidable is she? Nate's first confrontation with her is a HopelessBossFight that ends with her throwing him out of a window, and the second match doesn't go any better. Nate can only actually hit her by jumping on top of her from a great height. And she's a KarmaHoudini by the end of the game. In the sequel, ''VideoGame/UnchartedTheLostLegacy,'' Nadine's still formidable, but she's a lot more friendly now, and allied with new protagonist [[AwesomeAussie Chloe Frazer]]. It helps that, being a mercenary, Nadine's only a PunchClockVillain.
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* ''Franchise/WatchDogs'': The Black Viceroys in the [[VideoGame/WatchDogs first game]]. Even though they may look like your typical {{Gangbangers}}, they're in fact a group of well-trained military veterans who are in cahoots with [[TheIrishMob the Chicago South Club]].
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* VideoGame/TheWalkingDead:
** Lee usually isn't by default, since he's soft-spoken and empathetic, but he can be scary when he wants.
** Mike is initially presented as a big, grumpy black guy, so Clementine is a bit hesitant to approach him. Later, he's revealed to be one of the nicest characters, though he can be intimidating, similar to what Lee was like.
** A female example: Dorian is gruff in personality and cruel in action as well as being a large-statured black woman.
** Lee usually isn't by default, since he's soft-spoken and empathetic, but he can be scary when he wants.
** Mike is initially presented as a big, grumpy black guy, so Clementine is a bit hesitant to approach him. Later, he's revealed to be one of the nicest characters, though he can be intimidating, similar to what Lee was like.
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* Jean-Luc Measurehead in ''VideoGame/DiscoElysium'' is the physically imposing [[TheDragon Dragon]] for the local NeighbourhoodFriendlyGangsters, and serves as a BeefGate in the early stages of the game. Interestingly, he's also a GeniusBruiser who uses InsaneTrollLogic to justify his BoomerangBigot ideology, but is well-read and eloquent enough to prevent listeners from immediately dismissing him as a madman.
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* Deus from ''VideoGame/AsurasWrath'', in a world where most other characters are lighter-skinned and/or of Asian descent.
* Father Rodin from ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}''. He beats up demons with his bare fists, steals their souls, and converts them into Bayonetta's weapons. Also, when given the "Platinum Ticket", he goes from scary black man to scary black ''celestial deity''!.
* Back Alley Brawler from ''VideoGame/CityOfHeroes''... interestingly enough, he USED to be white, but was {{Retcon}}'d black when the designers realized that their NPC superhero lineup lacked a TokenMinority. As was Birdie from ''Franchise/StreetFighter''; he does a LampshadeHanging on it in a win quote from ''Alpha 3'' ("Back then? Yeah, I was sick.").
* Roland Walken from ''VideoGame/{{D4}}'' takes the trope in a completely different direction, being an incredibly tall, gangly, slow-talking, and all-around unsettling character who looks like he shuffled right out of the UncannyValley.
* The [[GatlingGood chaingun-wielding ]] Commando enemy type from ''VideoGame/{{Doom}} II'' and ''Final Doom'' appears to be black, and they're the toughest of the zombie soldiers-they can bring the player from full health to death's door in a second if you're not careful.
* The boss HeadSwap of Abobo from the arcade version of ''VideoGame/DoubleDragon'' ([[AllThereInTheManual named Jick according to Famitsu Weekly]]) resembles Creator/MrT and can [[BarrierBustingBlow break walls]] with his bare hands.
* ''Franchise/DragonAge'':
** ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'' mixes it up a little with the Scary Large AmbiguouslyBrown Qunari [[DeadpanSnarker Sten]], who tends to [[TerseTalker speak very little]] and [[{{BFS}} utilize a very big stick]] (the game lighting renders him a moderately-dark brown, though the texture maps for his skin are nearly black). If you talk to the guy who took Sten's sword with him in your party, you even get to refer to him as "my large, angry friend."
** ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'' shows all the kossith you meet (both Qunari and [[DangerousDeserter Tal-Vashoth]]) as being a silvery-grey color, perhaps to lessen the UnfortunateImplications or perhaps to make a VisualPun on the GreyAndGrayMorality of the world (or perhaps BlackAndGrayMorality, though ''who'' is black and who is grey likely depends on your personal viewpoint).
** ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition'' has revealed [[http://www.dragonage.com/content/dam/ea/dragonage/screenshots/Dragon-Age-Inquisition-Screenshot-01.jpg a Qunari]] who seems to be a slightly browner version of grey, so perhaps kossith simply run the gamut of bronze to silver. Either way, though, they tend to be TheStoic and also [[OurGiantsAreBigger the biggest guy in the room by a large margin]], which makes them pretty scary no matter what color their skin is.
* In ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'', the Redguards of Hammerfell, as a race, are viewed as this by the other races of Tamriel. Dark-skinned with wiry-hair and athletic builds, they are one of Tamriel's {{Proud Warrior Race}}s with a particular cultural affinity to [[MasterSwordsman swords and swordsmanship]]. After their ancient homeland of Yokuda sunk beneath the sea, the [[RacialRemnant survivors]] sailed to Tamriel and [[SelfImposedChallenge chose to settle]] in the deserts of Hammerfell, one of Tamriel's most inhospitable environments. After only a few brutal months, Hammerfell was cleansed of any Men, [[OurElvesAreDifferent Mer (Elves)]], or beast to make it safe for settlement. This even included [[OurOrcsAreDifferent Orcs]] and giant goblins. It took being weakened during a brutal CivilWar for [[FounderOfTheKingdom Tiber Septim]] to claim Hammerfell for his RisingEmpire, and a Redguard uprising was considered one of the greatest threats to the Septim Empire for centuries after. Later, in the 4th Era, as part of the White-Gold Concordat to end the [[GreatOffscreenWar Great War]] between the [[VestigialEmpire Vestigial Third Empire]] and the [[AntiHumanAlliance Aldmeri Dominion]], the Empire ceded vast tracks of land in Hammerfell to the Dominion. The Redguards refused to abandon the land and declared independence from the Empire. Despite standing completely on their own, the Redguards of Hammerfell successfully repulsed the Dominion. Now, they are considered one of the only groups who could stand up to another full-blown Dominion assault.
** To a lesser extent, the orcs also embody this trope. Since for obvious reasons they didn't want to make the Redguards seem brutish or unintelligent, they shifted many of the more unfortunate aspects of the scary black man to the Orsimer, also a proud warrior race but unlike the Redguards get penalties to intelligence and charisma and are discriminated against despite significant military contributions to the empire and a long tradition of craftsmanship and artistry. Racially they may be green-skinned, but culturally they are much closer to the popular image of black people than the Redguards, whose culture is much more Middle Eastern than African American.
* X6-88 of ''VideoGame/Fallout4'' is an Institute Courser, and what happens when you combine the physical appearance of Film/{{Blade|Trilogy}} with the cold ruthless personality of the Franchise/{{Terminator}}, with a dash of [[Franchise/TheMatrix Agent Smith]]'s smug sociopathy. Yep, he's an immensely creepy guy.
%%* Ulysses from ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas: Lonesome Road''.
* ''Franchise/FarCry'':
** Played with by Dennis Rogers in ''VideoGame/FarCry3''. He's a Liberian who joined the Rakyat after experiencing racism in America, and physically is not that imposing, but we're first introduced to him standing over Jason tattooing his arm, and then pulling a machete on him when he reaches for his knife, to warn him "You have a right to take my life, but know I will also take yours." For the most part, he doesn't fight directly, just serving as a MagicalNegro advising Jason on how to fit in with the Rakyat. [[spoiler:But then we discover that he's actually encouraging Jason's SanitySlippage, and if Jason ultimately rejects the Rakyat BloodKnight lifestyle by the end of the game, an enraged Dennis tries stabbing him where he stands... only for [[JunglePrincess Citra]] to shield him at the cost of her life]].
** Also played with by Longinus in ''VideoGame/FarCry4''. He is, for the most part, an ArmsDealer and BadassPreacher who is fond of shouting Biblical passages whilst pointing guns at Ajay in a very carefree manner, [[spoiler:and he reveals that he used to be a [[AfricanTerrorists warlord]] before surviving a bullet to the head that made him undergo a HeelFaithTurn]]. But for the most part, he doesn't look that scary, and he's only ever helpful to Ajay [[TheAtoner to make up for the atrocities he carried out back in Africa]].
** Subverted by Tensay the shaman in ''VideoGame/FarCryPrimal''. He's a dark-skinned man who wears creepy white paint that makes him look skeletal, along with a wolfskin hood adorned with antlers, and he's constantly making [[TheBeastmaster Takkar]] drink creepy blood potions, ''and'' he's voiced by Creator/TerrenceCCarson, better known for voicing [[VideoGame/GodOfWar Kratos]], but he's ultimately a CreepyGood {{Cloudcuckoolander}} ally. Played straight and gender-flipped with Batari, the [[SinisterMinister priestess]] in charge of the Izila tribe, with a massive [[AGodAmI god complex]] and a penchant for HumanSacrifice.
** [[FriendlySniper Grace Armstrong]] in ''VideoGame/FarCry5'' is a heroic variant. For the most part, she's a friendly Gun for Hire, but when she gets to work shooting cultists, hoo boy...
--->'''Grace:''' [[PreMortemOneLiner Boom boom, motherfucker]].
** Gender-flipped with Mickey and Lou, the BigBadDuumvirate of ''VideoGame/FarCryNewDawn''. They're twin sisters who run a gang of ruthless bandits. At one point, Lou stabs one of her own men to death with a shard of broken plate. Zig-zagged with Pastor Jerome Jeffries, the BadassPreacher turned Gun for Hire, who was one of the Resistance members in ''Far Cry 5''. In combat, he's TheBerserker, shouting explosively and shooting Highwaymen, but he's still TheGoodShepherd and an altruistic friend to the people of Prosperity.
* Mr. T must have been popular in Japan because ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'''s Barret is pretty much Mr. T with an ArmCannon... which is very scary when you think about it. So much so that [[http://www.videogamerecaps.com/recaps/cast.php?game=2 Videogame Recaps]] renamed him that in their ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' recaps.
* Raubahn of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'' easily is this. [[RedBaron The Bull of Ala Mhigo]], the man won 100 battles in the Ul'Dah Colosseum, earning him a place by Sultana Nanamo ul Namo's side and becoming leader of the country's army, the Eternal Flames. Even when he becomes a HandicappedBadass, he's still a frightening threat. Just don't piss him off, like [[spoiler:insulting Nanamo while everyone around thinks she's dead. Ask [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe Teledji Adeledji]]...]]
* Played with in regards to Benny in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'': he's a DarkSkinnedBlond MightyGlacier in black armor, has a personal ability that suggests that he strikes fear into the heart of enemies, and is kind of a MemeticBadass in-story thanks to tales about him being a OneManArmy... but in reality, he's a very soft-spoken and timid GentleGiant off the battlefield, and he's ''very'' bothered by how few people can see through his FaceOfAThug case.
* Dr John of ''VideoGame/GabrielKnight'' seems to be a subversion at first - he has the build to be a Scary Black Man, but not the personality. [[spoiler:Until you discover he's in fact a PsychoForHire]]
%%* Atlas from ''VideoGame/GodOfWarII'' (That would be Mr. Duncan again).
* Potemkin from ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'' is black (or at least very, very dark-skinned), enormous, and hugely strong -- he sketches in his spare time, but needs special supplies, as he breaks ordinary pencils just by trying to use them, applying several ''tons'' of pressure. He's also [[GentleGiant one of nicest guys in the entire series.]]
** Venom from the same series is a subversion, however he's cold, calculating and ruthless.
* Butch from ''VideoGame/GuiltyParty'' is a subversion. He's by far the tallest and most muscular detective, and he's directly inspired by ''Film/{{Shaft}}''. However, he's actually a GentleGiant with a [[VocalDissonance high-pitched voice]] and [[RealMenWearPink gentle mannerisms]], not to mention a ''huge'' romantic streak. He ''is'' reportedly a badass who fell in love with [[HugeGuyTinyGirl his wife]] [[LoveAtFirstPunch at first punch]], but in-game, he's one of the nicest characters.
* Emile from ''VideoGame/HaloReach''. Although you never see his face and it's not directly stated that he's black, you can tell from his voice and concept art that he is black. He has difficulty properly dealing with people outside of the military and was planned to be replaced on missions against insurrectionists because the way he treated them would scare civilians. He also has a shotgun. And the big honkin' knife on his pauldron. And the skull he carved into his visor. Something has to be said that such a visor would be designed to withstand bullets and white-hot plasma, but he went ahead and knifed a pretty elaborate carving into it.
* Mad Jack from ''VideoGame/HeavyRain''. He's so scary, [[spoiler: he has a skull in his acid bath.]].
* The Thug enemy in ''VideoGame/HotlineMiami'' is a Scary Black Man: they are one of the only enemies that [[BareFistedMonk doesn't use a weapon]], can sponge up more shots than regular mooks, is a little bit faster than other enemies, and will seriously mess you up if you're stupid enough to even pick a melee fight (with or without a melee weapon) with him. And he happens to be scary, black, and big.
* ''VideoGame/Killer7'' has Garcian Smith, the "cleaner" that acts as the team's medic and liaison.
%%* Heavy D! and Seth from ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters''.
%%** Both are subversions, personality-wise. Heavy D! is quite amiable off-battlefield and [[KindheartedCatLover has a cute pet cat]], while Seth is also pretty calm and ''very'' firmly on the side of good.
* ''[[VideoGame/KungFuMaster Kung Fu]]'s'' [[http://www.i-mockery.com/minimocks/kung-fu/ "fat black man"]]/Strongman. ''Spartn X2'' also introduces burly sailor-slash-drug dealer Billy Beiry.
* Averted with Valve's zombie shooter, ''VideoGame/Left4Dead'', in which the only black character is the least assuming of the lot, being a soft-spoken, white-collar whose only fame was a {{fanon}}-based [[MemeticMutation love for pills]]... at least prior to the Sacrifice Comic, where he killed an Infected that assaulted him in the loo using a toilet paper holder. The others are, for comparison, a tall and burly BadassBiker thug, an old man who is a RetiredBadass on account of being a War vet, and a female college student who has the advantage of being GenreSavvy. ''VideoGame/Left4Dead2'' plays it straight with Coach, the fat black guy who's often seen in artwork with a chainsaw, even though [[TeamDad his disposition]] is very level-headed and kind.
* Ganondorf, from ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'', is a ''terrifying'' black man. Though he's more AmbiguouslyBrown than anything, he certainly counts, up until he goes OneWingedAngel.[[note]]As if to address any accusations of UnfortunateImplications, though, his fellow Gerudos aren't nearly as horrid as him. He's also kind of green, which mitigates it further.[[/note]]
* ''VideoGame/LeisureSuitLarry1InTheLandOfTheLoungeLizards'' has a tall black mugger who clobbers players that [[DarknessEqualsDeath wander into dark alleys]]. Possibly due to [[UnfortunateImplications racial implications]], the VGA remake replaced him with a green-mohawked white punk named Nigel.
* Lincoln Clay, the main character of ''VideoGame/MafiaIII'', is an outlaw with a grudge against the New Bordeaux Mafia, who wiped out his surrogate brothers in the Black Mob. He's also a Vietnam vet with the skills to match and is willing to turn an entire city upside down just to spite the people he hates the most.
* ''Franchise/MegaMan'':
** [[http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20101205031034/megaman/images/e/e3/Epsilon.png Epsilon]], leader of the Rebellion Cadre and BigBad of ''VideoGame/MegaManXCommandMission''. [[spoiler: Despite his intimidating appearance, though, he's more a WellIntentionedExtremist who's being set up by the REAL BigBad.]]
** Joker in ''VideoGame/MegaManStarForce'' - particularly notable since he seems to be the only character in the series to [[spoiler:outright kill someone... albeit [[DisneyDeath temporarily]]]].
* ''VideoGame/MetalGear'':
** ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid'' and ''Metal Gear Solid: [[VideoGameRemake The Twin Snakes]]'' have Vulcan Raven, a member of FOXHOUND. Despite being of Inuit descent, he is ambiguously brown/black (especially with the fuzzy graphics of the orignal). He is extremely musclebound and carries a [=M61A1=] 20mm multi-barreled "Vulcan" auto-cannon, ripped from a ''downed F-16'' as well as a refrigerator-sized ammo pack on his back.
** ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidPortableOps'' and ''[[UpdatedRerelease Portable Ops Plus]]'' feature Cunningham, an ex-Quarterback FOX interrogation specialist that wields heavy weapons such as a Davy Crockett and a giant laser.
%%* [[IAmLegion Ermac]] in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9''; while his body is almost completely covered up, what little skin you can see appears to be black.
* The ''Franchise/JamesBond'' game, ''VideoGame/{{Nightfire}}'', has Armitage Rook, one of the BigBad's [[TheDragon Dragons]]. You can meet him at one point in the first level, to which he replies 'Not. Now.' or 'I'm busy.' Later he flies a helicopter and tries to kill you, and then ends up with a [[GoodScarsEvilScars scar on his face]].
* Meyer from ''VideoGame/TheOrionConspiracy'' is very much this. He is the engineer of the space station, but do not be fooled! He will cuss and insult you most of the time. He has a problem respecting authority. He also tells Devlin that he was a soldier in the Corporation War, and even as an engineer, he can take care of himself and kick a lot of ass.
* Hailing from Nigeria, ''[[VideoGame/{{Overwatch}} Overwatch's]]'' Doomfist, despite being a stoic man of a few words, comes equipped with a huge gauntlet capable of [[PunchedAcrossTheRoom punching someone across the room]] while also being a member of [[NebulousEvilOrganisation Talon's]] inner council.
* Chains in ''VideoGame/PAYDAYTheHeist'' may have his face hidden behind a mask most of the time, but when he says "GET DOWN, MOTHER FUCKER!" you know civilians will listen damn quick.
* James Heller of ''VideoGame/{{Prototype 2}}''. A growling voice, a perpetually scowling face, a master of [[LovecraftianSuperpower converting his own flesh into a potpourri of weapons]], he is possibly the most dangerous black man in Manhattan.
* Mr. Sandman from the ''VideoGame/PunchOut'' series, especially in his Wii rendition, which has been compared to ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk. He levels up in scariness in Title Defense mode where he gets pissed off at Little Mac for basking in the glory of his fans and the camera zooms in on Sandman's face. Also occurs in the in between round segments where he says something like "Did you brush your teeth, Little Mac? It's bed time!" and having a close-up of his scary face. Finally, in the cinematic before his Title Defense Fight, he punches down a gym to the ground JUST because there was a poster of Little Mac on the side wall! He PUNCHED a building ONCE with his BARE FISTS, and it fell TO THE GROUND! Even Hulk would be envious!
%%** And of course, [[Creator/MikeTyson Iron Mike Tyson himself.]]
%%* Sgt. Bidwell from ''VideoGame/QuakeIV''.
* Quite a few of the gangsters in ''VideoGame/SaintsRow'' are black, and they can be scary when they put their minds to it. Notable examples include:
** Julius Little, the [[PlayerCharacter Boss/Playa's]] mentor in gang life. Voiced by none other than Creator/KeithDavid. That said, he's not as scary as...
** Benjamin King (or Benjamin "[[PrecisionFStrike Muthafuckin']]" King, in his own words), the boss of the Vice Kings gang, nearly all of whom are black. Bonus points for being voiced by Creator/MichaelClarkeDuncan (and later, Creator/TerryCrews)! That said, he's AffablyEvil and the most level-headed of his gang. Benjamin King, who's a GeniusBruiser with a BadassBaritone and is the man who (as he said himself) effectively turned a group of practically ineffectual bangers into one of the most powerful gangs in Stillwater. True, [[TheStarscream Warren]] [[TheDragon Williams]] and [[TheBrute Anthony]] [[HotBlooded Green]] are intimidating in their own right, but it's Ben King that's got both of them beat.
** Anthony "Big Tony" Green, the DumbMuscle of the Vice Kings. Voiced by Creator/TerrenceCCarson, and bold enough to subject [[AxCrazy Johnny]] [[BloodKnight Gat]] to KneeCapping if he mouths off to him.
** The Sons of Samedi, a HollywoodVoodoo-themed [[TheYardies Caribbean gang]], include several of these, such as their leader The General, and his [[TheDragon Dragon]], Mr. Sunshine, who has SupernaturalGoldEyes and an actual VoodooDoll that makes him invincible when he holds it.
** Pierce Washington, the Boss' [[TheLancer Lancer]] subverts this, because he's the local ButtMonkey, and there are more intimidating members who the Boss can recruit as homies, such as [[HuskyRusskie Oleg Kirrlov]].
* Zasalamel from the ''[[VideoGame/SoulSeries Soul Calibur]]'' games. The [[SupernaturalGoldEyes eye of solid gold]] and SinisterScythe merely add to it.
* Gabriel Tosh from ''VideoGame/StarCraftII''. He's a big, scary, [[KnifeNut wields a mean knife]], practices voodoo, and is an experimental improved [[SuperSoldier Ghost]] who [[SchrodingersGun may or may not]] be a PsychoPrototype. The only reason he joins Raynor is that he ''really'' hates Mengsk and the Dominion -- [[HeWhoFightsMonsters his hatred of the Dominion is so strong]] it disturbs [[TheHeart Matt Horner]].
* Balrog (Mike Bison in Japan) and Birdie from ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' play this straight. [[LetsFightLikeGentlemen Dudley]], on the other hand, is a subversion. As a way to enforce this both Balrog and Birdie as shown that they WouldHitAGirl in Ibuki unprovoked while Dudley both defends fellow ''SFIII'' girl Elena while reprehending a robot for raising his hand to a lady.
* Juroung from ''VideoGame/Strider2014'' is a large, BadassBaritone black man with [[MakingASplash control over water]] and [[ChurchMilitant a fanatical admiration]] towards [[BigBad Grandmaster Meio]], who keeps the entirety of the underworld under control in his name and is more than happy to crush those who dare oppose him.
* Torque from ''VideoGame/TheSuffering'' and its sequel ''The Suffering: The Ties That Bind'' is the very epitome of this trope. He is most certainly African-American (with some white mixed in). He practically never talks...except to those that he is particularly close to. Both games show that he can use weapons just fine...[[spoiler: not to mention turn into a Homage of the Incredible Hulk and tear apart anything with his bare hands]]! He also suffers from some form of dementia.
* The ''VideoGame/TalesSeries'' has a few.
** Barbatos Goetia (the [[MemeticMutation "No items ever"]], boss) from ''VideoGame/TalesOfDestiny2''. Brown-skinned, large, and such a nasty guy that historians opted to remove him from recorded history; something he seeks to rectify when he gets revived. It's hard not to like him despite his evilness, though, largely thanks to [[Creator/NorioWakamoto who he's voiced by]].
** In the same series, ''VideoGame/TalesOfRebirth'' gives us two examples.:
*** Among the darker-furred characters are Eugene Gallardo, who looks big and strong enough to tear your face off without trying... [[GentleGiant and is actually the nicest and most considerate]] TeamDad you're ever going to meet, to the point that he even tries to comfort the girl who believes he murdered her father.
*** The second example is Tohma, who is very much [[TheEvilGenius an Evil Genius]] ManipulativeBastard who likes to fuck with people's heads for no other reason than because their despair [[ForTheEvulz makes him laugh]]. He forms a particularly horrible SaltAndPepper duo with his partner, the pasty-faced [[TheBrute Saleh]]. Their interactions are pretty much the two of them trying to out-do each other in MoralEventHorizon crossing.
** Jiao from ''VideoGame/TalesOfXillia''. He's massive compared to everyone else in the cast and wields a similarly gigantic hammer in battle. He's not really a bad guy, though [[TheAtoner (At least not anymore)]], and is easily the most calm and level-headed out of the Chimeriad members.
*** In ''VideoGame/TalesOfXillia2'', [[spoiler: an alternate version of him really emphasizes the "scary" part]].
* The Demoman from ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2''. Although when he's not drunk off his head and [[PunchClockVillain blowing people up in armed combat]], he's a very nice guy who dotes on his [[EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas old blind mother.]]
* Kold from ''VideoGame/TombRaiderAnniversary.'' He's an extremely large, extremely strong black man (the chief henchman of the main villain), he speaks in a gravelly, threatening voice, and he likes to stab people with his extremely large knife.
* Nadine Ross of ''VideoGame/Uncharted4AThiefsEnd'' is a Scary Black ''Woman.'' The leader of the PrivateMilitaryContractors Shoreline- most of whom are also [[AmoralAfrikaner South Africans]]- Nadine is the BlackBossLady and formidable in combat. How formidable is she? Nate's first confrontation with her is a HopelessBossFight that ends with her throwing him out of a window, and the second match doesn't go any better. Nate can only actually hit her by jumping on top of her from a great height. And she's a KarmaHoudini by the end of the game. In the sequel, ''VideoGame/UnchartedTheLostLegacy,'' Nadine's still formidable, but she's a lot more friendly now, and allied with new protagonist [[AwesomeAussie Chloe Frazer]]. It helps that, being a mercenary, Nadine's only a PunchClockVillain.
* ''{{VideoGame/Warcraft}}'': [[OurOrcsAreDifferent Garrosh Hellscream]], though an orc, fits the Warcraft universe's standard of this (being 'other' and considered scary). He is belligerent, quite tall and bulky, wields a massive battle-axe, and is voiced by none other than Creator/PatrickSeitz.
* Inquisitor Mordecai Toth from ''Warhammer 40000: VideoGame/DawnOfWar''. A scary black man with a [[DropTheHammer thunder hammer]], a [[HandCannon bolt pistol]], and PsychicPowers. Yet he also does the one thing you would never expect an Inquisitor to do: [[spoiler: [[OutOfCharacterMoment admit he was wrong about his accusation of heresy and daemonic corruption]]. Too bad the game implies and novelization outright states that he was a spy all along.]]
* ''Franchise/WatchDogs'': The Black Viceroys in the [[VideoGame/WatchDogs first game]]. Even though they may look like your typical {{Gangbangers}}, they're in fact a group of well-trained military veterans who are in cahoots with [[TheIrishMob the Chicago South Club]].
* Father Rodin from ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}''. He beats up demons with his bare fists, steals their souls, and converts them into Bayonetta's weapons. Also, when given the "Platinum Ticket", he goes from scary black man to scary black ''celestial deity''!.
* Back Alley Brawler from ''VideoGame/CityOfHeroes''... interestingly enough, he USED to be white, but was {{Retcon}}'d black when the designers realized that their NPC superhero lineup lacked a TokenMinority. As was Birdie from ''Franchise/StreetFighter''; he does a LampshadeHanging on it in a win quote from ''Alpha 3'' ("Back then? Yeah, I was sick.").
* Roland Walken from ''VideoGame/{{D4}}'' takes the trope in a completely different direction, being an incredibly tall, gangly, slow-talking, and all-around unsettling character who looks like he shuffled right out of the UncannyValley.
* The [[GatlingGood chaingun-wielding ]] Commando enemy type from ''VideoGame/{{Doom}} II'' and ''Final Doom'' appears to be black, and they're the toughest of the zombie soldiers-they can bring the player from full health to death's door in a second if you're not careful.
* The boss HeadSwap of Abobo from the arcade version of ''VideoGame/DoubleDragon'' ([[AllThereInTheManual named Jick according to Famitsu Weekly]]) resembles Creator/MrT and can [[BarrierBustingBlow break walls]] with his bare hands.
* ''Franchise/DragonAge'':
** ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'' mixes it up a little with the Scary Large AmbiguouslyBrown Qunari [[DeadpanSnarker Sten]], who tends to [[TerseTalker speak very little]] and [[{{BFS}} utilize a very big stick]] (the game lighting renders him a moderately-dark brown, though the texture maps for his skin are nearly black). If you talk to the guy who took Sten's sword with him in your party, you even get to refer to him as "my large, angry friend."
** ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'' shows all the kossith you meet (both Qunari and [[DangerousDeserter Tal-Vashoth]]) as being a silvery-grey color, perhaps to lessen the UnfortunateImplications or perhaps to make a VisualPun on the GreyAndGrayMorality of the world (or perhaps BlackAndGrayMorality, though ''who'' is black and who is grey likely depends on your personal viewpoint).
** ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition'' has revealed [[http://www.dragonage.com/content/dam/ea/dragonage/screenshots/Dragon-Age-Inquisition-Screenshot-01.jpg a Qunari]] who seems to be a slightly browner version of grey, so perhaps kossith simply run the gamut of bronze to silver. Either way, though, they tend to be TheStoic and also [[OurGiantsAreBigger the biggest guy in the room by a large margin]], which makes them pretty scary no matter what color their skin is.
* In ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'', the Redguards of Hammerfell, as a race, are viewed as this by the other races of Tamriel. Dark-skinned with wiry-hair and athletic builds, they are one of Tamriel's {{Proud Warrior Race}}s with a particular cultural affinity to [[MasterSwordsman swords and swordsmanship]]. After their ancient homeland of Yokuda sunk beneath the sea, the [[RacialRemnant survivors]] sailed to Tamriel and [[SelfImposedChallenge chose to settle]] in the deserts of Hammerfell, one of Tamriel's most inhospitable environments. After only a few brutal months, Hammerfell was cleansed of any Men, [[OurElvesAreDifferent Mer (Elves)]], or beast to make it safe for settlement. This even included [[OurOrcsAreDifferent Orcs]] and giant goblins. It took being weakened during a brutal CivilWar for [[FounderOfTheKingdom Tiber Septim]] to claim Hammerfell for his RisingEmpire, and a Redguard uprising was considered one of the greatest threats to the Septim Empire for centuries after. Later, in the 4th Era, as part of the White-Gold Concordat to end the [[GreatOffscreenWar Great War]] between the [[VestigialEmpire Vestigial Third Empire]] and the [[AntiHumanAlliance Aldmeri Dominion]], the Empire ceded vast tracks of land in Hammerfell to the Dominion. The Redguards refused to abandon the land and declared independence from the Empire. Despite standing completely on their own, the Redguards of Hammerfell successfully repulsed the Dominion. Now, they are considered one of the only groups who could stand up to another full-blown Dominion assault.
** To a lesser extent, the orcs also embody this trope. Since for obvious reasons they didn't want to make the Redguards seem brutish or unintelligent, they shifted many of the more unfortunate aspects of the scary black man to the Orsimer, also a proud warrior race but unlike the Redguards get penalties to intelligence and charisma and are discriminated against despite significant military contributions to the empire and a long tradition of craftsmanship and artistry. Racially they may be green-skinned, but culturally they are much closer to the popular image of black people than the Redguards, whose culture is much more Middle Eastern than African American.
* X6-88 of ''VideoGame/Fallout4'' is an Institute Courser, and what happens when you combine the physical appearance of Film/{{Blade|Trilogy}} with the cold ruthless personality of the Franchise/{{Terminator}}, with a dash of [[Franchise/TheMatrix Agent Smith]]'s smug sociopathy. Yep, he's an immensely creepy guy.
%%* Ulysses from ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas: Lonesome Road''.
* ''Franchise/FarCry'':
** Played with by Dennis Rogers in ''VideoGame/FarCry3''. He's a Liberian who joined the Rakyat after experiencing racism in America, and physically is not that imposing, but we're first introduced to him standing over Jason tattooing his arm, and then pulling a machete on him when he reaches for his knife, to warn him "You have a right to take my life, but know I will also take yours." For the most part, he doesn't fight directly, just serving as a MagicalNegro advising Jason on how to fit in with the Rakyat. [[spoiler:But then we discover that he's actually encouraging Jason's SanitySlippage, and if Jason ultimately rejects the Rakyat BloodKnight lifestyle by the end of the game, an enraged Dennis tries stabbing him where he stands... only for [[JunglePrincess Citra]] to shield him at the cost of her life]].
** Also played with by Longinus in ''VideoGame/FarCry4''. He is, for the most part, an ArmsDealer and BadassPreacher who is fond of shouting Biblical passages whilst pointing guns at Ajay in a very carefree manner, [[spoiler:and he reveals that he used to be a [[AfricanTerrorists warlord]] before surviving a bullet to the head that made him undergo a HeelFaithTurn]]. But for the most part, he doesn't look that scary, and he's only ever helpful to Ajay [[TheAtoner to make up for the atrocities he carried out back in Africa]].
** Subverted by Tensay the shaman in ''VideoGame/FarCryPrimal''. He's a dark-skinned man who wears creepy white paint that makes him look skeletal, along with a wolfskin hood adorned with antlers, and he's constantly making [[TheBeastmaster Takkar]] drink creepy blood potions, ''and'' he's voiced by Creator/TerrenceCCarson, better known for voicing [[VideoGame/GodOfWar Kratos]], but he's ultimately a CreepyGood {{Cloudcuckoolander}} ally. Played straight and gender-flipped with Batari, the [[SinisterMinister priestess]] in charge of the Izila tribe, with a massive [[AGodAmI god complex]] and a penchant for HumanSacrifice.
** [[FriendlySniper Grace Armstrong]] in ''VideoGame/FarCry5'' is a heroic variant. For the most part, she's a friendly Gun for Hire, but when she gets to work shooting cultists, hoo boy...
--->'''Grace:''' [[PreMortemOneLiner Boom boom, motherfucker]].
** Gender-flipped with Mickey and Lou, the BigBadDuumvirate of ''VideoGame/FarCryNewDawn''. They're twin sisters who run a gang of ruthless bandits. At one point, Lou stabs one of her own men to death with a shard of broken plate. Zig-zagged with Pastor Jerome Jeffries, the BadassPreacher turned Gun for Hire, who was one of the Resistance members in ''Far Cry 5''. In combat, he's TheBerserker, shouting explosively and shooting Highwaymen, but he's still TheGoodShepherd and an altruistic friend to the people of Prosperity.
* Mr. T must have been popular in Japan because ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'''s Barret is pretty much Mr. T with an ArmCannon... which is very scary when you think about it. So much so that [[http://www.videogamerecaps.com/recaps/cast.php?game=2 Videogame Recaps]] renamed him that in their ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' recaps.
* Raubahn of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'' easily is this. [[RedBaron The Bull of Ala Mhigo]], the man won 100 battles in the Ul'Dah Colosseum, earning him a place by Sultana Nanamo ul Namo's side and becoming leader of the country's army, the Eternal Flames. Even when he becomes a HandicappedBadass, he's still a frightening threat. Just don't piss him off, like [[spoiler:insulting Nanamo while everyone around thinks she's dead. Ask [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe Teledji Adeledji]]...]]
* Played with in regards to Benny in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'': he's a DarkSkinnedBlond MightyGlacier in black armor, has a personal ability that suggests that he strikes fear into the heart of enemies, and is kind of a MemeticBadass in-story thanks to tales about him being a OneManArmy... but in reality, he's a very soft-spoken and timid GentleGiant off the battlefield, and he's ''very'' bothered by how few people can see through his FaceOfAThug case.
* Dr John of ''VideoGame/GabrielKnight'' seems to be a subversion at first - he has the build to be a Scary Black Man, but not the personality. [[spoiler:Until you discover he's in fact a PsychoForHire]]
%%* Atlas from ''VideoGame/GodOfWarII'' (That would be Mr. Duncan again).
* Potemkin from ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'' is black (or at least very, very dark-skinned), enormous, and hugely strong -- he sketches in his spare time, but needs special supplies, as he breaks ordinary pencils just by trying to use them, applying several ''tons'' of pressure. He's also [[GentleGiant one of nicest guys in the entire series.]]
** Venom from the same series is a subversion, however he's cold, calculating and ruthless.
* Butch from ''VideoGame/GuiltyParty'' is a subversion. He's by far the tallest and most muscular detective, and he's directly inspired by ''Film/{{Shaft}}''. However, he's actually a GentleGiant with a [[VocalDissonance high-pitched voice]] and [[RealMenWearPink gentle mannerisms]], not to mention a ''huge'' romantic streak. He ''is'' reportedly a badass who fell in love with [[HugeGuyTinyGirl his wife]] [[LoveAtFirstPunch at first punch]], but in-game, he's one of the nicest characters.
* Emile from ''VideoGame/HaloReach''. Although you never see his face and it's not directly stated that he's black, you can tell from his voice and concept art that he is black. He has difficulty properly dealing with people outside of the military and was planned to be replaced on missions against insurrectionists because the way he treated them would scare civilians. He also has a shotgun. And the big honkin' knife on his pauldron. And the skull he carved into his visor. Something has to be said that such a visor would be designed to withstand bullets and white-hot plasma, but he went ahead and knifed a pretty elaborate carving into it.
* Mad Jack from ''VideoGame/HeavyRain''. He's so scary, [[spoiler: he has a skull in his acid bath.]].
* The Thug enemy in ''VideoGame/HotlineMiami'' is a Scary Black Man: they are one of the only enemies that [[BareFistedMonk doesn't use a weapon]], can sponge up more shots than regular mooks, is a little bit faster than other enemies, and will seriously mess you up if you're stupid enough to even pick a melee fight (with or without a melee weapon) with him. And he happens to be scary, black, and big.
* ''VideoGame/Killer7'' has Garcian Smith, the "cleaner" that acts as the team's medic and liaison.
%%* Heavy D! and Seth from ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters''.
%%** Both are subversions, personality-wise. Heavy D! is quite amiable off-battlefield and [[KindheartedCatLover has a cute pet cat]], while Seth is also pretty calm and ''very'' firmly on the side of good.
* ''[[VideoGame/KungFuMaster Kung Fu]]'s'' [[http://www.i-mockery.com/minimocks/kung-fu/ "fat black man"]]/Strongman. ''Spartn X2'' also introduces burly sailor-slash-drug dealer Billy Beiry.
* Averted with Valve's zombie shooter, ''VideoGame/Left4Dead'', in which the only black character is the least assuming of the lot, being a soft-spoken, white-collar whose only fame was a {{fanon}}-based [[MemeticMutation love for pills]]... at least prior to the Sacrifice Comic, where he killed an Infected that assaulted him in the loo using a toilet paper holder. The others are, for comparison, a tall and burly BadassBiker thug, an old man who is a RetiredBadass on account of being a War vet, and a female college student who has the advantage of being GenreSavvy. ''VideoGame/Left4Dead2'' plays it straight with Coach, the fat black guy who's often seen in artwork with a chainsaw, even though [[TeamDad his disposition]] is very level-headed and kind.
* Ganondorf, from ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'', is a ''terrifying'' black man. Though he's more AmbiguouslyBrown than anything, he certainly counts, up until he goes OneWingedAngel.[[note]]As if to address any accusations of UnfortunateImplications, though, his fellow Gerudos aren't nearly as horrid as him. He's also kind of green, which mitigates it further.[[/note]]
* ''VideoGame/LeisureSuitLarry1InTheLandOfTheLoungeLizards'' has a tall black mugger who clobbers players that [[DarknessEqualsDeath wander into dark alleys]]. Possibly due to [[UnfortunateImplications racial implications]], the VGA remake replaced him with a green-mohawked white punk named Nigel.
* Lincoln Clay, the main character of ''VideoGame/MafiaIII'', is an outlaw with a grudge against the New Bordeaux Mafia, who wiped out his surrogate brothers in the Black Mob. He's also a Vietnam vet with the skills to match and is willing to turn an entire city upside down just to spite the people he hates the most.
* ''Franchise/MegaMan'':
** [[http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20101205031034/megaman/images/e/e3/Epsilon.png Epsilon]], leader of the Rebellion Cadre and BigBad of ''VideoGame/MegaManXCommandMission''. [[spoiler: Despite his intimidating appearance, though, he's more a WellIntentionedExtremist who's being set up by the REAL BigBad.]]
** Joker in ''VideoGame/MegaManStarForce'' - particularly notable since he seems to be the only character in the series to [[spoiler:outright kill someone... albeit [[DisneyDeath temporarily]]]].
* ''VideoGame/MetalGear'':
** ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid'' and ''Metal Gear Solid: [[VideoGameRemake The Twin Snakes]]'' have Vulcan Raven, a member of FOXHOUND. Despite being of Inuit descent, he is ambiguously brown/black (especially with the fuzzy graphics of the orignal). He is extremely musclebound and carries a [=M61A1=] 20mm multi-barreled "Vulcan" auto-cannon, ripped from a ''downed F-16'' as well as a refrigerator-sized ammo pack on his back.
** ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidPortableOps'' and ''[[UpdatedRerelease Portable Ops Plus]]'' feature Cunningham, an ex-Quarterback FOX interrogation specialist that wields heavy weapons such as a Davy Crockett and a giant laser.
%%* [[IAmLegion Ermac]] in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9''; while his body is almost completely covered up, what little skin you can see appears to be black.
* The ''Franchise/JamesBond'' game, ''VideoGame/{{Nightfire}}'', has Armitage Rook, one of the BigBad's [[TheDragon Dragons]]. You can meet him at one point in the first level, to which he replies 'Not. Now.' or 'I'm busy.' Later he flies a helicopter and tries to kill you, and then ends up with a [[GoodScarsEvilScars scar on his face]].
* Meyer from ''VideoGame/TheOrionConspiracy'' is very much this. He is the engineer of the space station, but do not be fooled! He will cuss and insult you most of the time. He has a problem respecting authority. He also tells Devlin that he was a soldier in the Corporation War, and even as an engineer, he can take care of himself and kick a lot of ass.
* Hailing from Nigeria, ''[[VideoGame/{{Overwatch}} Overwatch's]]'' Doomfist, despite being a stoic man of a few words, comes equipped with a huge gauntlet capable of [[PunchedAcrossTheRoom punching someone across the room]] while also being a member of [[NebulousEvilOrganisation Talon's]] inner council.
* Chains in ''VideoGame/PAYDAYTheHeist'' may have his face hidden behind a mask most of the time, but when he says "GET DOWN, MOTHER FUCKER!" you know civilians will listen damn quick.
* James Heller of ''VideoGame/{{Prototype 2}}''. A growling voice, a perpetually scowling face, a master of [[LovecraftianSuperpower converting his own flesh into a potpourri of weapons]], he is possibly the most dangerous black man in Manhattan.
* Mr. Sandman from the ''VideoGame/PunchOut'' series, especially in his Wii rendition, which has been compared to ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk. He levels up in scariness in Title Defense mode where he gets pissed off at Little Mac for basking in the glory of his fans and the camera zooms in on Sandman's face. Also occurs in the in between round segments where he says something like "Did you brush your teeth, Little Mac? It's bed time!" and having a close-up of his scary face. Finally, in the cinematic before his Title Defense Fight, he punches down a gym to the ground JUST because there was a poster of Little Mac on the side wall! He PUNCHED a building ONCE with his BARE FISTS, and it fell TO THE GROUND! Even Hulk would be envious!
%%** And of course, [[Creator/MikeTyson Iron Mike Tyson himself.]]
%%* Sgt. Bidwell from ''VideoGame/QuakeIV''.
* Quite a few of the gangsters in ''VideoGame/SaintsRow'' are black, and they can be scary when they put their minds to it. Notable examples include:
** Julius Little, the [[PlayerCharacter Boss/Playa's]] mentor in gang life. Voiced by none other than Creator/KeithDavid. That said, he's not as scary as...
** Benjamin King (or Benjamin "[[PrecisionFStrike Muthafuckin']]" King, in his own words), the boss of the Vice Kings gang, nearly all of whom are black. Bonus points for being voiced by Creator/MichaelClarkeDuncan (and later, Creator/TerryCrews)! That said, he's AffablyEvil and the most level-headed of his gang. Benjamin King, who's a GeniusBruiser with a BadassBaritone and is the man who (as he said himself) effectively turned a group of practically ineffectual bangers into one of the most powerful gangs in Stillwater. True, [[TheStarscream Warren]] [[TheDragon Williams]] and [[TheBrute Anthony]] [[HotBlooded Green]] are intimidating in their own right, but it's Ben King that's got both of them beat.
** Anthony "Big Tony" Green, the DumbMuscle of the Vice Kings. Voiced by Creator/TerrenceCCarson, and bold enough to subject [[AxCrazy Johnny]] [[BloodKnight Gat]] to KneeCapping if he mouths off to him.
** The Sons of Samedi, a HollywoodVoodoo-themed [[TheYardies Caribbean gang]], include several of these, such as their leader The General, and his [[TheDragon Dragon]], Mr. Sunshine, who has SupernaturalGoldEyes and an actual VoodooDoll that makes him invincible when he holds it.
** Pierce Washington, the Boss' [[TheLancer Lancer]] subverts this, because he's the local ButtMonkey, and there are more intimidating members who the Boss can recruit as homies, such as [[HuskyRusskie Oleg Kirrlov]].
* Zasalamel from the ''[[VideoGame/SoulSeries Soul Calibur]]'' games. The [[SupernaturalGoldEyes eye of solid gold]] and SinisterScythe merely add to it.
* Gabriel Tosh from ''VideoGame/StarCraftII''. He's a big, scary, [[KnifeNut wields a mean knife]], practices voodoo, and is an experimental improved [[SuperSoldier Ghost]] who [[SchrodingersGun may or may not]] be a PsychoPrototype. The only reason he joins Raynor is that he ''really'' hates Mengsk and the Dominion -- [[HeWhoFightsMonsters his hatred of the Dominion is so strong]] it disturbs [[TheHeart Matt Horner]].
* Balrog (Mike Bison in Japan) and Birdie from ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' play this straight. [[LetsFightLikeGentlemen Dudley]], on the other hand, is a subversion. As a way to enforce this both Balrog and Birdie as shown that they WouldHitAGirl in Ibuki unprovoked while Dudley both defends fellow ''SFIII'' girl Elena while reprehending a robot for raising his hand to a lady.
* Juroung from ''VideoGame/Strider2014'' is a large, BadassBaritone black man with [[MakingASplash control over water]] and [[ChurchMilitant a fanatical admiration]] towards [[BigBad Grandmaster Meio]], who keeps the entirety of the underworld under control in his name and is more than happy to crush those who dare oppose him.
* Torque from ''VideoGame/TheSuffering'' and its sequel ''The Suffering: The Ties That Bind'' is the very epitome of this trope. He is most certainly African-American (with some white mixed in). He practically never talks...except to those that he is particularly close to. Both games show that he can use weapons just fine...[[spoiler: not to mention turn into a Homage of the Incredible Hulk and tear apart anything with his bare hands]]! He also suffers from some form of dementia.
* The ''VideoGame/TalesSeries'' has a few.
** Barbatos Goetia (the [[MemeticMutation "No items ever"]], boss) from ''VideoGame/TalesOfDestiny2''. Brown-skinned, large, and such a nasty guy that historians opted to remove him from recorded history; something he seeks to rectify when he gets revived. It's hard not to like him despite his evilness, though, largely thanks to [[Creator/NorioWakamoto who he's voiced by]].
** In the same series, ''VideoGame/TalesOfRebirth'' gives us two examples.:
*** Among the darker-furred characters are Eugene Gallardo, who looks big and strong enough to tear your face off without trying... [[GentleGiant and is actually the nicest and most considerate]] TeamDad you're ever going to meet, to the point that he even tries to comfort the girl who believes he murdered her father.
*** The second example is Tohma, who is very much [[TheEvilGenius an Evil Genius]] ManipulativeBastard who likes to fuck with people's heads for no other reason than because their despair [[ForTheEvulz makes him laugh]]. He forms a particularly horrible SaltAndPepper duo with his partner, the pasty-faced [[TheBrute Saleh]]. Their interactions are pretty much the two of them trying to out-do each other in MoralEventHorizon crossing.
** Jiao from ''VideoGame/TalesOfXillia''. He's massive compared to everyone else in the cast and wields a similarly gigantic hammer in battle. He's not really a bad guy, though [[TheAtoner (At least not anymore)]], and is easily the most calm and level-headed out of the Chimeriad members.
*** In ''VideoGame/TalesOfXillia2'', [[spoiler: an alternate version of him really emphasizes the "scary" part]].
* The Demoman from ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2''. Although when he's not drunk off his head and [[PunchClockVillain blowing people up in armed combat]], he's a very nice guy who dotes on his [[EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas old blind mother.]]
* Kold from ''VideoGame/TombRaiderAnniversary.'' He's an extremely large, extremely strong black man (the chief henchman of the main villain), he speaks in a gravelly, threatening voice, and he likes to stab people with his extremely large knife.
* Nadine Ross of ''VideoGame/Uncharted4AThiefsEnd'' is a Scary Black ''Woman.'' The leader of the PrivateMilitaryContractors Shoreline- most of whom are also [[AmoralAfrikaner South Africans]]- Nadine is the BlackBossLady and formidable in combat. How formidable is she? Nate's first confrontation with her is a HopelessBossFight that ends with her throwing him out of a window, and the second match doesn't go any better. Nate can only actually hit her by jumping on top of her from a great height. And she's a KarmaHoudini by the end of the game. In the sequel, ''VideoGame/UnchartedTheLostLegacy,'' Nadine's still formidable, but she's a lot more friendly now, and allied with new protagonist [[AwesomeAussie Chloe Frazer]]. It helps that, being a mercenary, Nadine's only a PunchClockVillain.
* ''{{VideoGame/Warcraft}}'': [[OurOrcsAreDifferent Garrosh Hellscream]], though an orc, fits the Warcraft universe's standard of this (being 'other' and considered scary). He is belligerent, quite tall and bulky, wields a massive battle-axe, and is voiced by none other than Creator/PatrickSeitz.
* Inquisitor Mordecai Toth from ''Warhammer 40000: VideoGame/DawnOfWar''. A scary black man with a [[DropTheHammer thunder hammer]], a [[HandCannon bolt pistol]], and PsychicPowers. Yet he also does the one thing you would never expect an Inquisitor to do: [[spoiler: [[OutOfCharacterMoment admit he was wrong about his accusation of heresy and daemonic corruption]]. Too bad the game implies and novelization outright states that he was a spy all along.]]
* ''Franchise/WatchDogs'': The Black Viceroys in the [[VideoGame/WatchDogs first game]]. Even though they may look like your typical {{Gangbangers}}, they're in fact a group of well-trained military veterans who are in cahoots with [[TheIrishMob the Chicago South Club]].
