History SlasherSmile / VideoGames

* Barbatos Goetia displays a very unsettling one for his "[[NoItemUseForYou No Items Ever!]]" mystic arte in the UsefulNotes/{{P|layStation2}}S2 remake of ''VideoGame/TalesOfDestiny''.

* Two bosses in ''VideoGame/WarioLand 4'', Cractus and Spoiled Rotten, twist their faces into grotesque, rabid grins after they've been hit several times. The freakiness is magnified by the fact that their heads alone take up more of the screen than Wario does.

[[caption-width-right:350:Red looks kinda sus]]

** [[spoiler:Penelope Mouse]] in ''VideoGame/SlyCooperThievesInTime'' also sports this at the climax of Chapter 4 when [[spoiler:she steals Sir Galeth's cane. This solidfies her as a heartless [[TheSociopath sociopath]] and {{yandere}} who willingly crossed the MoralEventHorizon, and the absolute proof to the Cooper Gang that she used them for her selfish desires, and was never on the side ''at all'']].

* ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'': King Boo sports a permanent grin in almost all of his appearances, but only in the ''VideoGame/LuigisMansion'' series does it cross over from a "mischievous troublemaker" smile to a "just thought of a fun new way to murder somebody" smile.

[[quoteright:350:[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTearsOfTheKingdom https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ganon_laugh.png]]]]

%%* Master Contra from ''Neo VideoGame/{{Contra}}''.

* At least three of the entities in ''VideoGame/{{Smile}}'' have some freaky grins. [[https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steam/apps/1233580/header.jpg?t=1582999060 Here, take a look.]]

** Sephrioth comes very close several times during ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' but manages to hold it back to smirk, except in Advent Children he can't hold it back during his Resurrection and shows some [[http://thelifestream.net/wp-content/uploads/strength.jpg teeth]]. In OVA Last Order he smiles mouth open wide to let out a EvilLaugh while wrecking Zack fair in mid air.
** Cid Highwind frequently and Barret as well.

** The [[PuzzleBoss Head]] [[PivotalBoss Thwomp]], the second boss found in the Wing Dungeon in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOracleGames The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages]]'' has this on its blue face. This boss has to be damaged when a bomb is tossed in its hollow top while it displays the red face, but if Link chooses another face other than the red one, it takes no damage and performs an attack. The attack it performs when the blue face is selected is firing spinning fireballs from said hollow top around the rotating platforms Link has to use to even reach it.

* AxeCrazy [[spoiler:pre-HeelFaceTurn Maverick Zero]], as seen before the climax of ''VideoGame/MegaManX4''. And fitting, since ''he's built for the sole purpose of destroying the world''.

* Subverted in ''[[VideoGame/AmericanMcGeesAlice American McGee's Alice]]'': The Cheshire Cat had this expression (it's significantly scarier than the CheshireCatGrin his other incarnations wore), but he was one of the few allies the player has in the game, and he never attacks Alice. Still, when he appeared and disappeared grin-first, followed by his crazy eyes, it was prime horror. It was never quite clear whether he was as mad as a box of frogs, or frighteningly sane. Considering the game takes the idea about Wonderland as a construct of Alice's mind to it's conclusion by making Alice [[AxCrazy batshit insane herself]] either possibility ends in horror.

* In ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'', Jin gets to sport one of these whenever he's around Ragna.
** In the sequel we have [[spoiler: Hazama/Terumi]] who's smile is perfectly fitting for his [[AxCrazy batshit insane]] personality. Especially on the Japanese audio track.

[[quoteright:350:[[VideoGame/SuikodenII https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lucas_blight_laugh_suikodenii.png]]]]

* In the opening of ''VideoGame/SuikodenII'', Luca Blight has one of the most [[NightmareFace frighteningly evil Slasher Smiles]] [[NightmareFuel imaginable, bordering on horror]] (a look that he keeps consistent throughout the game) and isn't just holding an axe or a knife, he's holding a decapitated head. It's even currently pictured above to show how creepy it is.

** Calypso takes glee in purposely screwing up the wishes of the contestants (in often fatal ways), so it's no surprise that his evil grins can vary from PsychoticSmirks to grins that can go from ear to ear like in ''VideoGame/TwistedMetal 2''.

** [[MonsterClown Sweet Tooth]] wears a clown mask with permanent slasher smile.
** Calypso has a gleeful grin as he purposely screws up the wishes of the contestants (in often fatal ways) in ''VideoGame/TwistedMetal 2''.

** The [[PuzzleBoss Head]] [[PivotalBoss Thwomp]], the second boss found in the Wing Dungeon in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOracleGames The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages]]'' has this on its blue face. This boss has to be damaged when Link tosses a bomb in its hollow top when it displays the red face, but if he chooses another face other than the red one, it takes no damage and performs an attack. The attack it performs when the blue face is selected is firing spinning fireballs from said hollow top around the rotating platforms Link has to use to even reach it.

** The [[PuzzleBoss Head]] [[PivotalBoss Thwomp]], the second boss found in the Wing Dungeon in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOracleGames The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages]]'' has this on its blue face. This boss has to be damaged when Link tosses a bomb in its hollow top when it displays the red face, but if he chooses another face other than the red one, it takes no damage and performs an attack. The attack it performs when the blue face is selected is firing spinning fireballs around the rotating platforms Link has to use to even reach it.

** The [[PuzzleBoss Head]] [[PivotalBoss Thwomp]], the second boss found in the Wing Dungeon in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOracleGames The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages]]'' has this on its blue face. This boss has to be damaged when Link tosses a bomb in its hollow top when it displays the red face, but if he chooses another face other than the red one, it takes no damage and performs an attack. The attack it performs when the blue face is selected is spinning fireballs around the rotating platforms Link has to use to even reach it.

** The [[PuzzleBoss Head]] [[PivotalBoss Thwomp]], the second boss found in the Wing Dungeon in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOracleGames The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages]]'' has this on its blue face. This boss has to be damaged when Link tosses a bomb when it displays the red face, but if he chooses another face other than the red one, it takes no damage and performs an attack. The attack it performs when the blue face is selected is spinning fireballs around the rotating platforms Link has to use to even reach it.

{{Slasher Smile}}s in video games.

** [[VideoGame/KirbySuperStar Dedede]] of all characters manages a surprisingly creepy one in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-D8kXIEuOwU the intro for gourmet race]]

** Gannondorf [[http://gamefreaks.se/peter/files/2014/08/GanondorfTWW.png especially]] in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker''. In fact he's still grinning even when Link puts the Master Sword though his skull.

* Nightmare from ''VideoGame/KirbysAdventure'' has a sinister grin full of sharp teeth. His Parallel counterpart has the same one in ''VideoGame/SuperKirbyClash''. [[spoiler:However, after going through his VillainousBreakdown and entering his Revenge form, this turns into a Slasher Scowl.]]

* B.J. also gives a brief slasher smile when he gets the big Gatling gun - a perfect reflection of the player's feelings at getting that weapon.

* ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'': King Boo sports a permanent grin in almost all of his appearances, but only in the ''[[VideoGame/LuigisMansionSeries Luigi's Mansion]]'' series does it cross over from a "mischievous troublemaker" smile to a "just thought of a fun new way to murder somebody" smile.

%%* The ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}'' guy makes this expression when he picks up a new weapon.