Top Ten Evilest Bastards in Video Game History

As a little side note before I publish my first top-ten list.

1. These are for fun, just something to write while I'm playing games to blog about.

2. I have extremely little PC gaming experience and I never owned an original X-Box so if you see a lack of characters mentioned from games that were original X-Box or PC only this would be why.

3. These are opinion pieces based on my opinion therefore they cannot be wrong. You can disagree, but they can never be wrong.

4. I'm going to do most of these from memory without a lot of research so there is a good chance I will miss someone or something that should have been on the list...oh well.

5. HERE BE SPOILERS! If you haven't finished the game I mention then don't read on because there are probably spoilers within.

Now, on to the first list from least to most.

10. Bowser - Super Mario Series

He just keeps kidnapping the Princess...what are his intentions? Cross-breeding? World domination? Who the hell knows. He does seem to be extremely competent at kidnapping but extremely incompetent at hostage retention. You definitely have to admire his spirit, his never-give-up attitude, his...ok, maybe after failing 900 times it might be time to give up and try something new.

9. The Joker - Batman: Arkham Asylum (and other lesser Batman games)

The Joker is one of the most evil characters I can think of and if it wasn't for the fact that I think of him more as a comic book character then a video game character I would have him a lot higher on this list. The guy is straight-up insane but in control enough to be very dangerous. He seems to have no regard for human life and wants to be evil. He enjoys it more than any other character. He prays on people's fears and uses them against him. When Mark Hamill is performing the laugh it sends chills down your spine.

8. Gongora - Lost Odyssey

Yes...Lost Odyssey again. I'm making an effort to limit the number of RPG villains on this list bit it is hard. No other genre gets to develop characters like RPG's due to their story driven gameplay. Gongora is a damn evil bastard. He comes to the world with 4 others that all become immortal. He seals away their memories, kills important officials and tries to sacrifice humans in an attempt to become the ruler of a nation. He then uses his powers to create magical beasts to wipe out an army and freezes an entire city. He is cold, calculated, and manipulating all while showing a complete disregard for human life. I kept him low because his final form went down like a little bitch to my over powered party at the end of the game...and there are more evil people in video games, such as...

7. Dracula - (Tons of Castlevania games)

Another villain who is kept down by the face that he isn't strictly a video game villain. Although, now that I think about it, there is probably a large portion of the gaming community who doesn't know that Dracula is a famous person from history and literature but, I digress. This is an article about the video game dracula.

Not a ton to say here. He shows up with his evil castle every so often and threatens mankind. He clearly hates man, thinks they are a miserable little pile of secrets, and is a vampire so lives off of the life blood of humans. All very evil.

6. Albert Wesker - (Resident Evil)

Wesker...not only does he look like a complete douchebag, he acts like one too. In the beginning he starts off on your team but later it is revealed he is undercover the entire time for the Umbrella Corporation. He is conniving and intelligent not to mention completely delusional. He doesn't think he is trying to destroy the world, he thinks he is trying to save it. When the shit hit the fan he faked his death and ended up with super-powers from an experimental virus. His latest plan was to turn the world into superhumans and rule over them as a God. Of course, he failed. He'll be back though, you can count on it.

5. Ganon or Ganondorf (Legend of Zelda)

Throughout time there has been a hero to rescue Hyrule. A silent protagonist who saves the world over and over again from the same guy...Ganon...or Ganondorf...or whatever. The sometimes piggish faced evil mastermind that has been trying to rule Hyrule for as long as anyone there can remember. He differs from game to game in appearance and power but he is always an evil bastard. A powerful sorcerer he uses his magic for his own nefarious gains and will not let anything get in his way. He is seemingly immortal thanks to the tri-force of power and no matter how many times Link takes him down he comes back more powerful and more evil.

4. M. Bison (Street Fighter)

The leader of Shadowloo (an organization hell-bent on controlling the world's government) he will use any means necessary to achieve his goals. He is in control of an evil energy called "Psycho Power" which he evilly uses to kill people with evil. Many of the Street Fighter characters have a vendetta against him for various evil things he has done. He looks demonic, his eyes glow white, and he controls "psycho power" to kill people so he can take over the world. That's pretty damn evil if you ask me.

3. Mecha-Hitler (Wolfenstein 3D)

Come on...It's Hitler, one of the most evil people in the history of the world, except he is a freaking robot! With machine gun arms. Does it get more evil then this? Well...yes, since he is only #3 but that is only because Wolfenstein 3D never really had a story. Until someone makes a Robo-Pol Pot or an Electric Stalin, Mecha-Hitler stands alone as the only real life villain to be turned into a robot. So he's #3 behind these 2 guys.

2. Luca Blight (Suikoden 2)

I had a hard time deciding if Luca Blight should be number one or number two. He is the main antagonist for about half of Suikoden 2 and his absence from the second half of the game is what kept him from being #1. The guy is absolutely crazy looking with crazy, beady eyes and wild hair. He kills at random and seemingly has no regard for human life. He burns towns and cuts down people praying for their lives like they are blades of wheat. He is hell-bent on destroying everything that opposes him in a misguided effort to take over the world he knows. Jowy Atriedes takes over as the main villain in the second half of the game after you kill Luca Blight but he doesn't go down easy. After taking on 3 of your groups and a being pierced by arrows he still fights on before finally going down. Completely psycho and ridiculously powerful, Luca Blight takes the number 2 spot. This only leaves the most evil villain in gaming history...

1. Kefka(Final Fantasy VI)

I know he is probably used to death on lists like this but I can't help but put him here. He is the most evil bastard in gaming history without a doubt. The man casually poisons an entire river to kill off the citizens of Doma Castle along with Cyan's son and wife. He kills his general, he kills the emperor, he kills innocent espers to take their power. The number one thing he does though, the main thing that puts him at the top of this list, the thing most people on this list try to do but fail is this...he actually succeeds in destroying the world. His crazy plan actually works. He moves the statues and brings ruin to the world below, becoming a God in the process. Then he sits atop of his tower and strikes fear into the remaining people by using his Light of Judgement to destroy entire towns if they disobey him. For his complete lack of any compassion whatsoever, his completely deranged attitude, and the fact that he is the only one on this list that actually succeeds, Kefka is the #1 most evil villain in gaming history.