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- AdventureQuest Worlds:
- Dr. De'Sawed
(not played seriously during his defeat) - Krellenos (Chaorruption crime not unique, only started a small scale war compared to other wars)
- Vath (insufficiently heinous, shows mercy on one occasion, genuinely loves his daughter)
- Dr. De'Sawed
- Alan Wake: Mr. Scratch (Alan Wake II reveals he's ultimately just an extension of the Dark Presence)
- Armored Core: For Answer: Old King (shows respect for the player)
- Assassin's Creed:
- First game: Majd Addin (his actions are not enough to compare to other characters in the series given his resources)
- Assassin's Creed II: Girolamo Savonarola (Rodrigo Borgia, who also fails the heinous standard, outheinouses him)
- Syndicate: Maxwell Roth (his one standout atrocity isn't unique for the series)
- Chronicles: Zhang Yong (too generic for the series and genuinely well-intentioned)
- Origins: Gaius Julius Rufio (crimes are too generic and is genuinely well-intentioned)
- Odyssey: Podarkes the Cruel (his most heinous crime, feeding children to pigs, is Offstage Villainy)
- First game: Majd Addin
- Baldur's Gate III: Orin the Red (seems to genuinely love Sarevok)
- Batman: Arkham Series: The Penguin (becomes too much of a joke villain in Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League)
- Batman: The Animated Series (Game Boy): Joker (relies too much on Fridge Horror to pass the standard enough)
- Battlefield Hardline: Carl Stoddard (not bad enough)
- Bayonetta series:
- First game: Father Balder (corrupted by Loptr into becoming evil)
- Bayonetta 2: Loptr (heavily outclassed by Singularity from the third game, who is also a god and thus has similar resources yet destroys thousands of universes note )
- First game: Father Balder
- Bendy and the Ink Machine: Alice Angel/Susie Campbell (is indicated to have moral agency issues, not heinous enough and most of her crimes are Offstage Villainy)
- Blood Knights: Blood Fox (actions were no worse than other vampire antagonists of similar status, re-appears reformed and keeps her word in one of the alternate paths)
- Bonnie's Bakery: Bonnie (seems to care for the Bear and has an Even Evil Has Standards moment against killing children)
- The Bourne Conspiracy: Devandelin (proposed by a ban-evader; also not heinous enough)
- Bravely Default: Fiore DeRosa (undergoes a Heel–Face Turn in Bravely Second)
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare:
- Imran Zakhaev (his reaction to his son's death indicates he cares for him; he later ends up failing the heinous standard set by Makarov in the sequels)
- Khaled Al-Asad (outdone by Makarov and Zakhaev in the role in nuking his city despite his complicity; outdone by Waraabe in terms of his dictatorship, vile as it is)
- Waraabe (most crimes are Offscreen Villainy and is merely complicit in the chemical gas attacks)
- Zombies: Shadowman (moral agency issues)
- Imran Zakhaev
- Castlevania 64/Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness: Actrise (her worst crime, sacrificing a hundred children for Dracula, is Offstage Villainy)
- Condemned: Criminal Origins: Serial Killer X/Leland Vanhorn (fails the heinous standard and was corrupted by the Oro)
- Criminal Case: Omar Bahir and Albert Tesla (both fail the game's massive heinous standard, even for their resource tier)
- Cult of the Lamb: Narinder/The One Who Waits (grows to regret causing his siblings' deaths, befriends the Lamb if recruited, and is no more evil than said siblings)
- Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls: Monaca Towa (despite being intentionally created to be despicable, she genuinely cares for her master Junko beyond fanatical devotion, is insufficiently heinous compared to Junko despite available resources, Nagito managed to unintentionally make her quit on her own, and being associated with Junko indicates moral agency issues)
- Darkwatch: Tala (has a horrific Freudian Excuse of being sold into slavery and has an Alas, Poor Villain moment)
- Dead by Daylight: Michael Myers (doesn't stand out compared to the myriad of other killers in the game)
- Dead Rising: Carlito Keyes (genuinely loves his sister and shows remorse for shooting her; gets an Alas, Poor Villain death)
- Deathloop: Harriet Morse (cares for Frank, and is a Graceful Loser)
- Deltarune: King (Chapter 2 reveals that he cares about his son and had no intentions of killing him)
- Demon's Souls: the Old Monk (possibly lacks agency due to being possessed by a demon, the circumstances behind his possession is too ambiguous and is likely not bad enough)
- Dept. Heaven: Nessiah (uncertainty on whether or not he shows any legitimate redeeming qualities in the untranslated prequel, Blaze Union)
- Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories: Overlord Zenon (doesn't stand out compared to all other Disgaea villains, and even some of the heroes do worse than him)
- Do You Copy?: The Gracewind Goatman (game lacks substantial plot and his serial killings are Offstage Villainy)
- Dragalia Lost: Werner (not bad enough for the game)
- Dragon Ball franchise:
- Dying Light: Rais (cares about his brother)
- The Elder Scrolls:
- Daggerfall: Queen Akorithi (fails the heinous standard compared to the other CMs)
- Oblivion: Kurdan (doesn't have a clear victim count and is outclassed in his niche)
- Skyrim: Raghot (fails the heinous standard compared to Mortieu)
- In-Universe Books: The Fur Trader (doesn't stand out enough, even for his resource level)
- Daggerfall: Queen Akorithi
- Fable II: Reaver (no indication that his guilt of accidentally destroying his own village dulled despite becoming a worse person)
- Fallout:
- Fallout: Lieutenant (loyal to the Master, may genuinely have good intentions)
- Fallout 4: Zeller (outdone in his niche by Blood and Eye)
- Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel: Daisy-May Gomer (doesn't stand out compared to the various other torturers in the game)
- Fallout: Lieutenant
- Far Cry 6: Admiral Aña Benítez (cares for and financially supports her two children)
- F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin: Genevieve Aristide (too generic for the series)
- Final Fantasy:
- Before Crisis: Fuhito (is a Well-Intentioned Extremist who wants to kill all life in order to use their life energy to save the dying planet)
- Final Fantasy Type-0: Gala (the initial effortpost was discovered to have falsely attributed another character's crimes to him, warranting a cut to remove any potential misinformation)
- Final Fantasy XV: Ardyn Izunia (backstory was expanded, clarifying that he's meant to be a sympathetic figure; ends up sacrificing himself to save the day)
- Dissidia Final Fantasy: Shinryu (all of its crimes are Offstage Villainy, and most of its entry was inaccurate)
- Before Crisis: Fuhito
- Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War: Queen Hilda (possibly sincere about her desire of Avenging the Villain, even if the writer says she's pure evil)
- The Forgotten City: Sentius (fails the heinous standard compared to others within the setting)
- Fran Bow: Dr. Oswald Harrison (cares about his accomplice and shows concern for her safety)
- Gears of War: Queen Myrrah (has a Freudian Excuse of being traumatized by horrific experiments and genuinely loved her daughter)
- Ghostrunner: Hel (agency issues due to being a cyborg who had her brain tampered with)
- God of War Ragnarök: Raven Keeper (loyal to Odin; possible agency issues)
- Grand Theft Auto IV: Eddie Low (so insane that he has moral agency issues, has a Freudian Excuse, Offstage Villainy, genuinely loved his mother and regretting killing her)
- Harvester:
- Steve Mason (his entry was based on the game's bad ending, but Steve displays redeeming qualities throughout the rest of the game)
- Mr. Pottsdam (being a part of the simulation, it is unlikely that he has any agency)
- Steve's mom (fails the heinous standard, and has agency issues on account of being a part of the simulation)
- Steve Mason
- Hatred: The Antagonist, aka "Not Important" (the game lacks a substantial plot beyond "bad guy commits mass murder For the Evulz")
- Heroes of Might and Magic: Biara (uncertainty over whether or not the information provided was accurate)
- Hitman 2: The Censor (fails the standard since his crimes are not particularly distinct)
- Honkai Impact 3rd:
- The Overseer (doesn't stand out enough in his organization)
- Herrscherr of the Erosion (has a traumatic Freudian Excuse, lacks agency and has a possible redemption moment)
- The Overseer
- Horace: The Man in Black (is genuinely grateful to Horace for saving him in one of the endings)
- Kingdom Hearts: Master Xehanort (has a Heel Realization in the finale of III, resulting in him accepting his defeat and rekindling his friendship with Master Eraqus as they both move on to the afterlife together)
- League of Legends: Singed (revealed in Arcane to have had a daughter he cared about)
- The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask: Majora (agency is questionable, and displays Blue-and-Orange Morality)
- The Legendary Starfy:
- Densetsu no Stafy 3: Evil (too generic and entry likely relied on inaccurate information)
- Fifth game: Mashtooth (relies too much on Fridge Horror to stand out)
- Densetsu no Stafy 3: Evil
- Len'en: Suzumi Kuzu (one of her personalities shows genuine standards against Cold-Blooded Torture and another wants to reconcile with the cast)
- Lucius: Lucius Wagner (felt bad for killing his mother, and can potentially make a Heel–Face Turn in the third game)
- Mary Skelter: Nightmares: Snark (Well-Intentioned Extremist and his spirit later pulls a full Heel–Face Turn in the sequel)
- The Medium: The Maw (likely a Tortured Monster, due to being spawned by the psyche of a rape victim)
- Mortal Kombat X prequel comic: Havik (his race is Always Chaotic Evil)
- Mr. Maze: Maze Meister (revealed to care for his daughter in a hidden ending)
- Myst: Sirrus (doesn't pass the baseline)
- Obscure: Professor Richard James (fails the heinous standard compared to Herbert)
- Odin Sphere: General Brigan (not heinous enough compared to other villains)
- Pokémon Black and White: Ghetsis Harmonia (relies on Offscreen Villainy and Fridge Horror assumptions partly jossed in the sequel to actually stand out, and his explicit onscreen actions do not stand out from other villains there note )
- Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault: Stuart Zurgo (originally proposed by a ban evader; too much of a joke villain, especially with his defeat)
- Red Dead series:
- Red Dead Revolver: Governor Griffon (doesn't pass the baseline)
- Red Dead Redemption: Randall Forrester (outheinoused by Edmund Lowry Jr. in the sequel Red Dead Redemption II)
- Red Dead Revolver: Governor Griffon
- Resident Evil:
- Resident Evil 0: Dr. James Marcus (cares about Wesker and Birkin and calls them the only two people he can trust during his descent into madness)
- Revelations: Colonel Morgan Lansdale (fails the franchise's high heinous standard, as he doesn't come even remotely close to compare to literal supervillains like Albert Wesker or heinous individuals with unique crimes like Chief Irons or Lucas Baker. He's also genuinely Affably Evil)
- Resident Evil 0: Dr. James Marcus
- Scarface: The World Is Yours: Nacho "El Gordo" Contreras (worst crimes are Offstage Villainy)
- Siren 2:
- Mother (not enough personality or motivation)
- Otoshigo (not heinous enough and has an Alas, Poor Villain moment)
- Mother
- Sniper Elite III: General Franz Vahlen (not heinous enough, especially compared to the other Nazis in the series)
- Solatorobo: Red the Hunter: Captain Grumpf (the side-story "A Captain's Final Adventure" has him undergo a Heel–Face Turn)
- Soul Series:
- Soul Edge (is Made of Evil)
- Original Timeline: Astaroth (agency issues due to being possessed by Keres)
- Soul Edge
- Starcraft:
- Arcturus Mengsk (cares about his parents and his sister)
- Rumm (is insufficiently heinous by the standards of the franchise)
- Arcturus Mengsk
- Star Trek Online:
- Star Wars Battlefront II (2017): Gideon Hask (grieves the deaths of his parents)
- Star Wars: The Old Republic: Darth Jadus (fails the high heinous standard of the franchise, especially for his power level)
- Stasis: Malan (Bone Totem reveals that he wants to cure his daughter's cancer)
- Suikoden II: Luca Blight (a tie-in manga and the Suikogaiden VN series clarify the implication that he was forced to watch the rape and murder of his beloved mother, indicating that he cared about her and is motivated by revenge)
- Super Robot Wars Judgment: Jua-Mu Dalby (loyal to his boss)
- Super Smash Bros. Brawl's Subspace Emissary mode: Ganondorf (characterization is too ambiguous due to lack of dialogue)
- Superman Returns: Mongul (relies too much on Fridge Horror to pass the baseline standard)
- Tales Series:
- Tales of Berseria: Innominat (cannot control his Horror Hunger)
- Tales of Vesperia (English Dub): Alexei Dinoia (demonstrates remorse for nearly bringing the world to an end, even without the Empty Mask manga)
- Tales of Crestoria: Cody Hjuger (cared about his kids)
- Tales of Berseria: Innominat
- Tonight We Riot: Chet Whippleton III (actions aren't delved into enough detail)
- Valkyria Chronicles II: Baldren Gassanarl (cared for his sister and genuinely well-intentioned)
- Wild ARMs 5: Kartikeya (not heinous enough, only killing 2 people)
- The Witcher: The Reverend (fails the heinous standard of the series)
- The Witch's House: Ellen (has a legitimate Freudian Excuse of being psychologically tortured by the black cat demon)
- The World Ends with You: Mitsuki Konishi (her entry falsely attributed crimes to her and she doesn't pass the baseline heinous standard)
- World of Warcraft:
- Dr. Theolen Krastinov (as awful as he is, all of his actions are replicated on grander scales)
- Kil'Jaeden (displays some regret for his actions in his final moments)
- Denathrius (is indicated to be a Well-Intentioned Extremist since he is aware of his master's goals)
- Dr. Theolen Krastinov
- Xenoblade Chronicles 1: Dickson (Alas, Poor Villain death showing some respect for Shulk)
- Yakuza: Kyohei Jingu (fails the series' high heinous standard; his only major crime is starting a Mob War, which is common for the series)
