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The 47 Most Diabolical Video-Game Villains of All Time

The bossiest of bosses are counted down in GamePro's retrospective through long, breathless nights with sweaty palms, thrown controllers and endless battles against the baddest-ass villains they have ever faced -- both new and old-school. Of course, with these famous foes, it's a love/hate relationship.
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Published: 665 days 15 hours ago | Article | Gaming
 
 

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bym051d - 665 days 13 hours ago
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How was the picture of Mother Brain her and not a Metroid?

Kefka deserved to be higher on the list.

Does Psycho Manits really deserve to be so high?

Why is DK even on the list. With the exception of his first and third game, he's been a victim or a protagonist.
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REbirth - 665 days 9 hours ago
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go send your curriculum to gamepro..may be they hired you...
u probably never played mgs thats why...psyco mantis the 2nd best boss ever
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bym051d - 665 days 8 hours ago
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Thanks, but I played every Metal Gear game except for the Gamecube and XBOX versions.

I remember when Psycho Mantis read my memory card to see which other Konami games I played.

He's a good boss, but not that good.
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VirusE - 665 days 12 hours ago
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I cant even bring myself to click the link. Gamepro has no right to talk about anything game related. They are the weekly world news of gaming in my opinion.
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Gazman - 665 days 12 hours ago
3 - Where's Vamp?
How the bloody hell could they not include Vamp from metal gear solid 2: Sons of Liberty ex-specially after killing Emma, Octacons sister. I mean come on how messed up is that killing a kid
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M_Adkins - 665 days 12 hours ago
4 - Enjoyable list....
There were a lot of games I haven't played on there however I think the list was pretty good. Two moves I would of had different would be Lavos(who is the cause of the evolution of mankind) and Kefka they should be a lot higher on the list.
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toughNAME - 665 days 11 hours ago
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Where's Andrew Ryan?
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MK_Red - 665 days 11 hours ago
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Nice list but they definitly are not the most diabolical. They are just evil.
For example, MK's Goro is just a stupid henchman. The real diablo is Quan Chi who killed Scorpion's family before MK1 happenings and later, used old Sub-zero to kill human Scorpion. Later he decieved Scorp into thinking that the young and innocent Sub-zero is responsible for death of his family.
And among other things, he formed an alliance with Shinnok and betrayed him (MK4), later he did the same with Shang Tsung and in the end escaped it all. Now that's what I call diabolical.

Shang Tsung and Shao Kahn were also better candidates as well as The One Being.

Also, where is Zeus?
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BloodySinner - 665 days 10 hours ago
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Shao Kahn...
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CC - 665 days 9 hours ago
7 - Wait a minute...
Donkey kong more diabolical than Kefka?

I mean, WHAT THE HELL!! hahaha

How is throwing barrels at a plumber more diabolical than killing entire villages?
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REbirth - 665 days 9 hours ago
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so my thoughts were right...sephiroth and psyco mantis on the top of the top...but they forgot one...dholmagus of the dragon quest VIII!


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bym051d - 665 days 8 hours ago
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go send your curriculum to gamepro..may be they hired you...
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Tempist - 665 days 9 hours ago
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GamePro's going for the long run. He's taking that ball right down the way.... pas the 40, the 30, coming to the 20.... He could go all the- TOUCH DOWN! GAMEPRO has touched down in it's own end zone! This brings supidity 30, Gamepro 0.

Come on... DK #1? That's weak. I'm fine with Separoth at #2 but not DK as #1. There has to be someone more sinister than that.
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znu - 665 days 5 hours ago
10 - Reading that list
the only thing going thorough my mind was that sephiroth better be on that list and high( in kingdom hearts he was the boss to beat and in ff7). i don't see how DK is diabolical, he is not the most diabolical, he may have BEEN evil, not diabolical though

i think it was in ff10 where there was this guy, his name strarted with s(not sephirth) and he kept coming back alive, u had to kill him bout 5 times throughut the game each time harder, he also tried to force one of the main characters to marry him, plus sin is pretty diabolical (kill everything)

this list failed in alot of aspects becuase most of the people(not saying all) arn't really diabolical, yes they are evil, not diabolical though, diabolical is seriously, undeniable messed and lunatic crazy type of evil person.

(side note, anyone who has seen the anime monster knows that Johan is a type of diabolical person)
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