History TheSociopath / VideoGames

** ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiPartnersInTime'' has Princess Shroob, the leader of the Shroob race. Though she has the sympathetic motive of finding a new home for her DyingRace, this motive falls horiibly flat as she commits various actions that seem driven by [[ForTheEvulz pure sadism]]. Two notable examples are feeding Princess Peach to Petey Pirahna in front of a Shroob auidence and shooting down the Koopa Cruiser while [[GigglingVillain laughing exhiliredly]]. Her LackOfEmpathy also seems to extend to [[spoiler: her sister as she made virtually no effort to free her from the Cobalt Star and showed no indication that she intended to.]]

** ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiPartnersInTime'' has Princess Shroob, the leader of the Shroob race. Though she has the sympathetic motive of finding a new home for her DyingRace, this motive falls horiibly flat as she commits various actions that seem driven by [[ForTheEvulz pure sadism]]. Two notable examples are feeding Princess Peach to Petey Pirahna in front of a Shroob auidence and shooting down the Koopa Cruiser while [[GigglingVillain laughing exhiliredly]]. Her LackOfEmpathy also seems to extend to [[spoiler: her sister as she made virtually no effort to free her from the Cobalt Star and show no indication that she intended to.]]

* The ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' series has two notable sociopaths, usually where VileVillainSaccharineShow tends to be in effect.

** ''VideoGame/LuigisMansionDarkMoon'' has put King Boo in this category. His [[VideoGame/LuigisMansion debut appearance]] portrayed him as a WellIntentionedExtremist who wanted to [[AFatherToHisMen protect his fellow Boo]]s despite his methods. His appearance in the sequel, however, shows that he's become so consumed with {{revenge}} that he'll [[TheUnfettered eliminate anyone or anything that gets in his path]], even sacrificing some of his Boos with no remorse. His worst act however, is when [[spoiler:he opens a Paranormal Portal to unleash an army of ghosts. The act would also cause Luigi's dimension to collapse]], putting King Boo on the same level as Dimentio in terms of sociopathy.

** ''VideoGame/LuigisMansionDarkMoon'' has put King Boo in this category. His debut appearance portrayed him as a WellIntentionedExtremist who wanted to protect his fellow Boos despite his methods. His appearance in the sequel however shows that he's become so consumed with revenge that he'll eliminate anyone or anything that gets in his path, even sacrificing some of his Boos with no remorse. His worst act however, is when [[spoiler:he opens a Paranormal Portal to unleash an army of ghosts. The act would also cause Luigi's dimension to collapse]], putting King Boo on the same level as Dimentio in terms of sociopathy.

* The SuperMarioBros series has a two notable sociopaths, usually where VileVillainSaccharineShow tends to be in effect.

** ''VideoGame/LuigisMansionDarkMoon'' has put King Boo in this category. His debut appearance portrayed him as a WellIntentionedExtremist who wanted to protect his fellow Boos despite his methods. His appearance in the sequel however shows that he's become so consumed with revenge that he'll eliminate anyone or anything that gets in his path, even sacrificing some of his Boos with no remorse. His worst act however, is when [[spoiler: He opens a Paranormal Portal to unleash an army of ghosts. The act would also cause Luigi's dimension to collapse]], putting King Boo on the same level as Dimentio in terms of sociopathy.

* The SuperMarioBros series has a few notable sociopaths, usually where VileVillainSaccharineShow tends to be in effect.
** Bowser is a mild, but viable example of this. He gladly goes on merry rampages anywhere he pleases for any given reason, doing untold amounts of property damage aside from harm to people in general, and absolutely could not care less the ramifications—and also shows a fondness for overkill in his activities, now and again. Bowser gets what Bowser wants, cut and dry. His supposed romantic feelings towards Peach aside, as they only are prominent in the un-canon Paper series, in mainstream and other portrayals, he wants her more as property than anything else. While some may argue he cares for his minions, this only seems to show when he could use them, as he'll otherwise physically beat them as he feels like.
*** However, it should be noted that he does seem to genuinely love his son, Bowser Jr. [[spoiler:In the ending of SuperMarioSunshine, he seems genuinely remorseful when he's forced to tell Jr the truth about Peach not being his mom.]] and in New Super Mario Bros, beating Bowser Jr. frist will send Bowser into a rage, showing that not all sociopaths are completely evil.

** Bowser is a mild, but viable example of this. He gladly goes on merry rampages anywhere he pleases for any given reason, doing untold amounts of property damage aside from harm to people in general, and absolutely could not care less the ramifications—and also shows a fondness for overkill in his activities, now and again. Bowser gets what Bowser wants, cut and dry. His supposed romantic feelings towards Peach aside, as they only are prominent in the canonically-unsure Paper series, in mainstream and other portrayals, he wants her more as property than anything else. While some may argue he cares for his minions, this only seems to show when he could use them, as he'll otherwise physically beat them as he feels like.

** ''VideoGame/LuigisMansionDark Moon'' has put King Boo in this category. His debut appearance portrayed him as a WellIntentionedExtremist who wanted to protect his fellow Boos despite his methods. His appearance in the sequel however shows that he's become so consumed with revenge that he'll eliminate anyone or anything that gets in his path, even sacrificing some of his Boos with no remorse. His worst act however, is when [[spoiler: He opens a Paranormal Portal to unleash an army of ghosts. The act would also cause Luigi's dimension to collapse]], putting King Boo on the same level as Dimentio in terms of sociopathy.

** ''VideoGame/Luigi's MansionDark Moon'' has put King Boo in this category. His debut appearance portrayed him as a WellIntentionedExtremist who wanted to protect his fellow Boos despite his methods. His appearance in the sequel however shows that he's become so consumed with revenge that he'll eliminate anyone or anything that gets in his path, even sacrificing some of his Boos with no remorse. His worst act however, is when [[spoiler: He opens a Paranormal Portal to unleash an army of ghosts. The act would also cause Luigi's dimension to collapse]], putting King Boo on the same level as Dimentio in terms of sociopathy.

** ''VideoGame/SuperPaperMario'' gives us [[VillainousHarlequin Dimentio]] who is for all intents and purposes, Mario's Kefka Palazzo and one of the most disturbing examples of this in a Mario game. Hiding his monstrous intentions under the veneer of the ditzy jester, he uses his superficial charm to manipulate everyone in the game in order to [[spoiler: obtain the Chaos Heart and remake the multiverse in his own image.]] And it's implied that he's motivated solely by his insanity. He's also very sadistic, killing Mario and the gang with no remorse and cracking jokes about their deaths. [[EvilCannotComprehendGood He also views love and similar emotions as weaknesses to be exploited.]] His last act, however, is what hammers home his sociopathy. [[spoiler: When defeated for the final time, he leaves a shadow of his power behind to continue controlling the Chaos Heart to ensure that everyone in existence will die with him. Meaning his last act was one that would ensure the deaths of untold trillions.]] There's a reason why he's considered one of the darkest villains in the ''Mario'' series.
** ''Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon'' has put King Boo in this category. His debut appearance portrayed him as a WellIntentionedExtremist who wanted to protect his fellow Boos despite his methods. His appearance in the sequel however shows that he's become so consumed with revenge that he'll eliminate anyone or anything that gets in his path, even sacrificing some of his Boos with no remorse. His worst act however, is when [[spoiler: He opens a Paranormal Portal to unleash an army of ghosts. The act would also cause Luigi's dimension to collapse]], putting King Boo on the same level as Dimentio in terms of sociopathy.

* ''VideoGame/SuperPaperMario'' gives us [[BigBad Dimentio]] who is for all intents and purposes, Mario's Kefka Palazzo. Hiding his monstrous intentions under the veneer of the ditzy jester, he uses his superficial charm to manipulate everyone in the game in order to [[spoiler: obtain the Chaos Heart and remake the multiverse in his own image.]] And it's implied that he's motivated solely by his insanity. He's also very sadistic, killing Mario and the gang with no remorse and cracking jokes about their deaths. [[EvilCannotComprehendGood He also views love and similar emotions as weaknesses to be exploited.]] His last act, however, is what hammers home his sociopathy. [[spoiler: When defeated for the final time, he leaves a shadow of his power behind to continue controlling the Chaos Heart to ensure that everyone in existence will die with him. Meaning his last act was one that would ensure the deaths of untold trillions.]] There's a reason why he's considered one of the darkest villains in the ''Mario'' series.

* While less a manipulator and more of the "uncaring" variety, ''Videogame/SuperMarioBros'' Bowser qualifies. He's known for rampaging however he pleases without the slightest concern for what's left in his wake. Bowser takes what he wants, does what he wants, says what he wants, and destroys what he wants--period. While the [[VillainDecay Paper Mario]] series and certain spinoff materials favor portraying him an incompetent bumbler, in his main appearances, he is what he is: a tyrant whose main concern is getting what he wants, no matter who or what he steps on in the process--in fact, he seems to more favor when someone has to bite the bullet for his ambitions.

* While less a manipulator and more of the "uncaring" variety, ''Videogame/SuperMarioBros'' Bowser qualifies. He's known for rampaging however he pleases without the slightest concern for what's left in his wake. Bowser takes what he wants, does what he wants, says what he wants, and destroys what he wants--period. While the [[VillainDecay Paper Mario]] series and certain spinoff materials favor portraying him an incompetent bumbler, in his main appearances, he is what he is: a tyrant whose main concern is getting what he wants, no matter who or what he steps on in the process--in fact, he seems to more favor when someone has to bit the bullet for his ambitions.

* While less a manipulator and more of the "uncaring" variety, {{''Videogame/SuperMarioBros'' Bowser}} qualifies. He's known for rampaging however he pleases without the slightest concern for what's left in his wake. Bowser takes what he wants, does what he wants, says what he wants, and destroys what he wants--period. While the [[VillainDecay Paper Mario]] series and certain spinoff materials favor portraying him an incompetent bumbler, in his main appearances, he is what he is: a tyrant whose main concern is getting what he wants, no matter who or what he steps on in the process--in fact, he seems to more favor when someone has to bit the bullet for his ambitions.

* While less a manipulator and more of the "uncaring" variety, [[''Videogame/SuperMarioBros'' Bowser]] qualifies. He's known for rampaging however he pleases without the slightest concern for what's left in his wake. Bowser takes what he wants, does what he wants, says what he wants, and destroys what he wants--period. While [[VillainDecay The Paper Mario Series]] and certain spinoff materials favor portraying him an incompetent bumbler, in his main appearances, he is what he is: a tyrant whose main concern is getting what he wants, no matter who or what he steps on in the process--in fact, he seems to more favor when someone has to bit the bullet for his ambitions.

** Quarian Admiral Daro'Xen displays several classic signs of sociopathy as well. She especially shows it in matters related to [[MechanicalLifeforms the Geth]], whom she plans to, as a race, mind-wipe and return to their "rightful place" as the Quarians' slaves. Tali'Zorah flat-out calls Xen insane when this bit of info comes out, showing that even among the anti-Geth Quarians Xen's stance is seen as radical. Also, Xen apparently used to perform surgery on childhood toys; Tali's [[ThisExplainsSoMuch response]] is predictable. Lastly, she shows unhealthy interest in Legion (your Geth squadmate), once expressing the desire to dissect the poor thing to see what makes it tick (which Paragon!Shepard is having none of, by the way).

* Several [[VillainProtagonist protagonists]] featured in the ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto'' series certainly qualify. Special mention: Tommy Vercetti (a mobster willing to kill anyone for money and not feel any remorse for his actions), Luis Fernando Lopez (besides a thug with feel no remorse, he actually seems to enjoy) and Trevor Phillips (a Ax Crazy committing atrocities simply because he likes it).
** And, of course, come several antagonists to this trope: Lance Vance, Tenpenny and Pulaski, T-Bone Mendez, Catalina, Dimitri Rascalov, Billy Grey and Ray Bulgarin.

* Luca Blight from ''SuikodenII'', the [[TheCaligula "Mad]] [[TheEvilPrince Prince"]] of the Highland kingdom. You get a good idea of his personality in his EstablishingCharacterMoment in which he orchestrates a massacre of children training to be soldiers ''on his side'' to rally up support to restart a pointless war with a neighboring nation, while mocking their deaths and regretting not joining in the massacre. He continues to commit atrocities throughout the game, brutally murdering scores of people ForTheEvulz including his own father, while displaying a level of sadism and LackOfEmpathy that disturbs even his underlings. Even during his FinalSpeech, he not only displays a complete lack of regret for his horrific actions, but actually boasts triumphantly of them while reveling in his unredeemably vile nature.

* ''VideoGame/SuperPaperMario'' gives us [[BigBad Dimentio]] who is for all intents and purposes, Mario's Kefka Palazzo. Hiding his monstrous intentions under the veneer of the ditzy jester, he uses his superficial charm to manipulate everyone in the game in order to [[spoiler: obtain the Chaos Heart and remake the multiverse in his own image.]] And it's implied that he's motivated solely by his insanity. He's also very sadistic, killing Mario and the gang with no remorse and even cracking jokes about their deaths. [[EvilCannotComprehendGood He also views love and similar emotions as weaknesses to be exploited.]] His last act, however, is what hammers home his sociopathy. [[spoiler: When defeated for the final time, he leaves a shadow of his power behind to continue controlling the Chaos Heart to ensure that everyone in existence will die with him. Meaning his last act was one that would ensure the deaths of untold trillions.]] There's a reason why he's considered one of the darkest villains in the ''Mario'' series.

* Possibly Kotomine Kirei of ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight''. He describes himself as never feeling happiness from the happiness of others, only finding joy in their pain and suffering, and being incapable of loving someone else. Interestingly, because he was born to a very religious man, he considers himself a "defective person" and spent most of his life trying to "fix" himself, only to give up ten years before the story. He is definitely cunning and manipulative, an excellent liar when he wants to be (he prefers to amuse himself with BrutalHonesty), and is charming in his own way, although the story's protagonist takes an instant dislike to him.

* [[spoiler:Kyrie Ushiromiya]] in ''UminekoNoNakuKoroNi'' displays quite a few elements of this. While she appears to be nice and smart, she also always shows a cold, calculating side, keeping either a faint smile or a deadpan expression. There are a few red flags of her sociopathy in Episode 3 and 5 (where it's mentionned that she can sometimes "think in an extremely cold and ruthless manner"), and Episode 7's Tea Party makes a full display of it. [[spoiler:Not only does she claim that she doesn't give a crap for her daughter Ange, but she isn't overly shaken by the death of her husband and accomplice either, and is in fact rather pleased that he is out of the way. Add to that a brief HannibalLecture to Eva, and you have one of the scariest characters of the series.]]

* [[spoiler:Kyrie Ushiromiya]] in ''UminekoNoNakuKoroNi'' displays quite a few elements of this. While she appears to be nice and smart, she also always shows a cold, calculating side. There are a few red flags of her sociopathy in Episode 3 and 5 (where it's mentionned that she can sometimes "think in an extremely cold and ruthless manner"), and Episode 7's Tea Party makes a full display of it. [[spoiler:Not only does she claim that she doesn't give a crap for her daughter Ange, but she isn't overly shaken by the death of her husband and accomplice either, and is in fact rather pleased that he is out of the way. Add to that a brief HannibalLecture to Eva, and you have one of the scariest characters of the series.]]

* [[spoiler:Kyrie Ushiromiya]] in ''UminekoNoNakuKoroNi'' displays quite a few elements of this. While she appears to be nice, she also always shows a cold, calculating side. There are a few red flags of her sociopathy in Episode 3 and 5 (where it's mentionned that she can sometimes "think in an extremely cold and ruthless manner"), and Episode 7's Tea Party makes a full display of it. [[spoiler:Not only does she claim that she doesn't give a crap for her daughter Ange, but she isn't overly shaken by the death of her husband and accomplice either, and is in fact rather pleased that he is out of the way. Add to that a brief HannibalLecture to Eva, and you have one of the scariest characters of the series.]]

* ''VideoGame/SuperPaperMario'' gives us [[BigBad Dimentio]] who is for all intents and purposes, Mario's Kefka Palazzo. Hiding his monstrous intentions under the veneer of the ditzy jester, he uses his superficial charm to manipulate everyone in the game in order to [[spoiler: obtain the Chaos Heart and remake the multiverse in his own image.]] And it's implied that he's motivated solely by his insanity. He's also very sadistic, killing Mario and the gang with no remorse and even cracking jokes about their deaths. [[EvilCannotComprhenendGood He also views love and similar emotions as weaknesses to be exploited.]] His last act, however, is what hammers home his sociopathy. [[spoiler: When defeated for the final time, he leaves a shadow of his power behind to continue controlling the Chaos Heart to ensure that everyone in existence will die with him. Meaning his last act was one that would ensure the deaths of untold trillions.]] There's a reason why he's considered one of the darkest villains in the ''Mario'' series.

* [[spoiler:Hades]] from ''VideoGame/KidIcarusUprising''. [[spoiler: He starts a pointless war that results in the deaths of millions of humans for no other reason than to harvest their souls to either create more underworld monsters and do whatever else he wants with them, and has absolutely no remorse for his actions. Even when he helps out during the Aurum Arc, it's not out of alutrism, it's only because [[PragmaticVillainy he wants to be the one to destroy humanity.]]]]