I never realized the more power or comfortable micah got with the group he changed the way he talks to Arthur. He went from calling him Mr.Morgan to Arthur to Cowpoke to Blacklung

General Shepherd from MW2.. he is just despicable. And the fact that you trusted him before as a leader, makes him worse

#1 was deserved. I was PISSED when he erased the data. It was like a punch to the gut. But that story was told amazingly I haven’t had one that made me feel like that for a while.

The thing about Kamoshida is that he was actually based on news stories about things that were actually happening in Japan. In fact most of the examples of injustice and corruption in that game were real issues in Japanese society.

Most hated character in any game: the one you have to protect during some escort mission: "Hey look at that army of enemies. Don't mind me charging in alone while you are still reading the mission parameters."

Gary from Bully should make the list if you ever made a second one. He's manipulative, constantly talks smack and backstabs everyone he's ever befriended, and pits everyone against each other for seemingly no reason

The true identity of the Dollmaker from Alice Madness returns 2 should probably be on this list. Makes Kamoshida look like a nice caring adult by comparison. Bit of a niche game.

Every time I hear about how Sephiroth killing Aerith is so groundbreaking in JRPGs and it became a core memory for gamers around the world, I always picture how different the world would've been if more people chose The Legend of Dragoon instead of FF7 and that conversation was instead about Lloyd killing Lavitz and a couple discs later you having to fight his ghost.

My suggestion: Kai Leng from Mass Effect 3. He is universally hated by the Mass Effect community fans for being an insufferable annoyance that "comes out on top" whenever you completely demolish him in a fight, which he also has to take breaks within the fight to recharge his shields. On top of that, he has an awful personality that unfounded and just plain cringe. Bioware tried to hype this character up with a graphic novel, but it wasn't marketed well and thus Kai Leng's inclusion and appearance as the main henchman of the Illusive Man had no history, which Mass Effect boasts trying to build upon, especially in Mass Effect 3. Not only that, but he was defeated by our terminally ill Drell assassin former crewmate, Thane Krios, and still tries to act high and mighty. He's just the worst.

Just finished HFW after replaying HZD and Ted Faro really boils my blood.. HFW was very depressing when I first saw the Horus on the landscape, thinking how the people living back then must have felt when they saw and fought those. And after hearing/reading all the logs on Faro's tomb I just wished that I got the chance to blast some arrows on his face... Kudos to the writers for creating this engaging story and excellent character building.. cant wait for the third installment and hopefully a DLC before that

The thing about Roy that bugged me was that he's coward in all sense of words in all the cutscenes but then he'd go toe to toe in firefights with criminals, so that was the biggest inconsistency for me.

Aerith dying broke my heart, but mostly because she had my best materia equipped.

Surprised but super glad to see Ted Faro at the top of this list - Ted is one of the most despicable characters I’ve ever known in a video game, and both Horizon games do a fantastic job in showing all the absolutely horrific things he did through audio/video logs without ever *technically* meeting him.

Ava from Borderlands 3 was insufferable. She's whiny the entire time and never takes responsibility for what happens to Maya and then she just GIVEN the responsibility of leading the Crimson Raiders. She hasn't earned anything.

Hiram Burrows from DisHonored definitely deserves a mention here (along with everything else that happens to him). Brought the rat plague to Dunwall just to kill off some poor people, then, when no one respected quarantines and the plague started effecting everyone (shocking and unrealistic, right?) he has the empress assassinated so he can assume power to cover up the mess he made. Literally no redeeming qualities at all.

Man i am so glad Roy Earle gets mentioned he's a very underrated villain to say the least.

Haven't beaten Forbidden West yet but Ted Faros in Zero Dawn was such a gut punch. Especially the last moments of the Alpha's. Horizon Zero Dawn's secondary story that plays out through the audio logs you find always had me on the edge of my chair. Just listening to the end of humanity as they saw it was pretty cool and interesting to hear lol

it’s crazy how much I hated Ted Faro while playing the Horizon games without him being a real antagonist or seeing him on screen. learning of his fate was pretty cathartic lol

The most fucked up thing about Ted Faro Is that, unlike many other villains who took humanity at the brink of extintion based on a grater purpose, he didn't kill the world in the search of fullfiling a higher realisation but rather it was merely his ego and stupidity that doomed mankind.

Damn I absolute love your videos and your storytelling, please give us more!

The jump between all of these combined to Ted Faro is astronomical

Whoreson Junior from Witcher 3 Wild Hunt. I haven't spared him on any playthrough, ever. Honorable mention King Radovid V for being an absolutely crazy genocidal maniac.

Oh my God, Ted Faro. I've never hated somebody fictious so much before. And no, he wasn't misguided, at least I believe he just doesn't want the future mankind know what his part is in bringing down humanity, so he just decided to screw with mankind again.

Thank you for including Suikoden 2. It's one of my favorite RPG games of all time. Luca Blight not only slaughtered his under-age soldiers and invading villages. He also sacrificed a whole city citizen to a monster and killed his own father. And when he died, he says "I AM THE TRUE FACE OF EVIL" more than enough reasons to hate him 😂

If its just video game characters and not specifically villains, then Naseem from skyrim should definitely make the list.

Going through the elysium and listening to the personal audios of the last survivors with Farro was haunting

We all had a crush on Aerith. And then again during the remake

Really great video here 👍

Charles lee, from Assassins creed 3, defenitly one of the characters i wanted to eliminate the earlyest possible (not possible tho). funny that at the same time Haytham is problable one of the most likeable antagonist in games.

honorable mentions: the Ceo from Horizon Forbidden West. He believes he is the reincarnation of Ted Faro (which is considered as the most noble thing in his tribe), and it shows.

I found your channel by chance and the fact that Luca Blight and Ted Farrow are #2 and #1, respectively, on this list makes me an immediate fan. The Suikoden franchise is one of my favorite in gaming and I LOVE the Horizon games.

You know a video game character is truly hated when there is an entire subreddit dedicated to hate him.

Kamoshida also drove one of his female students to attempt suicide as a result of the abuse. Ted Farro and that twist in Horizon Zero Dawn remains one of my favorites to this day. That "Oh shit" as he kills the rest of the project leadership and basically damns humanity was amazing.

Just finished rdr 2 for the 2nd time, I knew Micah was going to be on this list

Nice top I very glad see here Colonel Volgin,Micah,Rendon Howe,Luca Blight and Kamoshida but Professor Hojo more hateful for me

Ava from Borderlands 3 NEEDS to be on this list! She’s by far the most Argumentative, Disrespectful, Rebellious little brat that’s ever lived. Her disregard towards others to “Play Hero” eventually leads to one of the main characters (HER MASTER!) getting murdered because she refuses to listen yet again. NOT ONLY THAT! She somehow managed to inherit her masters Siren powers BUT ALSO BECAME THE CAPTAIN OF THE CRIMSON RAIDERS!? She Instantly became my most hated character to date and has yet to be dethroned!

Should've been Hojo instead of Sephiroth. When you see his backstory, Sephiroth wasn't a bad dude at first, but after learning what happened to him he sorta spirals into darkness, whereas Hojo was just a total monster the entire time.

I lowkey thought no.1 will be the dog in the duck hunting game again 💀💀🤭🤭

Holy shit, I’m becoming an adult. I don’t know half of these characters. And I have trophies from video game trivia competitions.

Intresting character development with Sephiroth is that at the start of the Crisis Core prequel he's actually a likeable guy, even smiles.

I'm low-key kind of upset that they used a COD clip in the beginning and then didn't include Shepard 😤

I would say Hojo is the most universally hated character in 7. Sephiroth is loved as much as he's hated.

Interesting list, solid video.☘️

Thanks for including Luka Blight, such a badass bad guy. Love Suikoden II!

While playing through the story of Horizon Forbidden West, it kind felt satisfying seeing what Ted Faro's fate turned out to be.

I agree that komoshida was a villain that kind of over shadowed all the others in the game. Everything from his dungeon being cool and medevil to him being a complete and total ass that directly affects your character, but also many of the other party members and friends. It was so well done that even though the dungeons keep on getting bigger and bigger, usually nelonging to people effecting more and more people, that first one was so much more intense because of how personal it is. All the others, although usually still fun, don't ever reach that same level. The runner up being the final deungeon in royal, and thats because it's an ending and dungeon that hinges all around multiple people you become friends with. All the other dungeons really only have 1 party member being effected, usually the one who's joinging the team, and it acts more as their back story

Sephiroth became more badass after his killed Aerith, Kefka should've been on the list, laughing the entire time after he poisons an entire castle is just diabolical.

Then there's good old "Do you get to the cloud district very often?". Nazeem must be the most hated character in all of Skyrim.

this is the only list where someone has mentioned my most hated character of all time Luca of Suikoden II. I had a feeling like no one has ever played this masterpiece of a game

I was sure Gary from the game Bully would be on here....i HATED that dweeb lol

03:48 I really wanted an explanation of Phoenix Downs from Square the day she died.

I think Volgin gets some redemption in MGS V. The suffering he endures as The Man on Fire is immeasurable, and I think it softened my look of him slightly. Still a villain, but it added a dimension missing in Snake Eater,

Eltariel from shadow of war is on my list, betrays talion and when she sees him again and never admits she was wrong and at least apologies

Skizzo from Days Gone, definitely deserves Number 1 spot on a list like this. He’s one of the worst characters I’ve experienced in a game. If you played it you understand

1:31 I really love your content bro it makes my day better

Gary from bully hated him even before the betrayal And Luther from the warriors he’s the one who shot cyrus and blamed it on the warriors and got every gang in the city onto you. The warriors was such an underrated game 😔

Luca Blight is deliciously, savagely, and demonstrably evil, and I can't fault myself for liking his evilness. He just wants to destroy b/c he loves the bloodlust. Even when you fight him, you have to fight him not once, not twice, but thrice, back to back to back b/c he's that unbelievably strong. And his demise was cathartic.

"Another settment needs our help. I'll mark it on your map"- The mosted hated person in the Commonwealth

Aeris (I refuse to call her Aerith) HAD to die. It’s how her prayers reached the planet and activated Holy (not that Holy was much help by the time it frigging arrived). I stand by my claim that the ONLY reason we got the Remake’s BS “change the future” storyline is because the main writer is still salty that they killed her off.

“Can’t get more hateable than that” Proceeds to list 6 more hateable characters

Where's Abby from the last of us part 2?

I know you showed him in the opening but... I never felt a more cathartic video game moment than when killing Handsome Jack. The guy killed one of your friends right in front of you (which also led to Tina's issues from Assault on Dragon Keep, which was a total tear-jerker), he used his own daughter to gain power to the point where she wanted you to kill her, kidnapped and tortured another of your friends, he basically killed his way up to the CEO position of a major company (don't forget the difference between "choking" and "strangulation"), all because he needed more and more power and control, all while being an absolutely egotistical jackass. I'll still never forget the first time I beat the story in Borderlands 2 and he was there helpless and still spouting his ego-driven drivel, never being willing to accept that *he* was the problem all along, cursing out the entire party... I legit just pulled out a pistol, looked him in the eyes, went "Fuck you" and put one right in the middle of his forehead. And the feeling there was *incredibly* cathartic. This guy who ruined so many lives was finally gone and there was at least a chance that things might get better... at least a bit. After all, BL is still a pretty freaking messed up universe.

There is a fun theory going around that micah wasn't the rat. The theory aims at Abigail instead.

I still have a crush on Aerith. Part of me hopes there’s a way to save her in the remake, but another part of me doesn’t want them screwing up the storyline, so she’s going to have to die.

Where's Abby? Gigantor from TLOU 2 needs to be on the list. Everyone hates her.

You forgot Eltariel from Middle Earth: Shadow of War. She does a complete 180 on Talion out of nowhere, betrays him to his horrible fate, and becomes the very thing she swore to destroy...all with no real consequences other than getting a couple fingers chopped off when fighting Sauron. And then she gets her own damn DLC, which I played through once and hated the entire time. She is by far the absolute worst character in an otherwise brilliant series. They should have taken her "screen time" and maybe given Baranor and Idril a longer story arc, as they exit the game way too soon.

Kinda surprised that Abby from TLOU2 isnt in here. I get she's a divisive character and not everybody hates her, but she still pissed off so many players.

Kefka was for sure a despicable character

Don't know a single person who hates Sephiroth, despite his actions 😂

fun fact: dutch is already unhinged at the beginning of rdr2.

When you talked about dragon age, i was usre you would speak of loghain, who i love as a character, but you instantly shifted away to an actual hated character so props to you for understanding loghain

The entire premise of RDR2 is just Arthur asking people if they’re sure about this.

Kai lang from Mass Effect 3 😑 worst character in the game franchises, mad annoying

Suikoden 2 is one of my favourite games of all time, I never thought that I'd see it pop up on a list in 2022

I’ve never heard of anyone hating sephiroth, he is one of the most beloved villains in gaming.

I don't for a second think Ted did it to preserve innocence. He wanted to hide his guilt. Later he wanted to be worshiped. It was all about ego

Farrow fills me with the same irrational anger and existential sadness as the real burning of the library of Alexandria. Like all of that knowledge means nothing because a child destroyed it

I 100% agree with Kamoshida being on this list for his sheer level of assholery and douchebaggery, though a thing to mention is that the other palace rulers only typically affect the lives of the thieves you recruit along the way until, you, the player, get involved. We get to see more of Kamoshida's attitude personally, and how he wants to screw Joker and Ryuji over from the get-go. Madarame? Chill until you literally find the thing to expose him. Kaneshiro? We talk with him once personally, then he just harasses Makoto. A creep, sure, but not Kamoshida. Okummura is a great villain to hate, as he represents the few extremely rich people that got to where they are by stepping on the people below them. His turn around in the palace keeps him from my #1 here. Sae...while not a fan of her profession, I don't see her so much a villain as much as a victim of stress. That shit wears on a person. Then we get to Shido...The guy that literally got us here in the first place. I'm a little torn in regards to him, as it almost feels to me like he was far more evil in reality than his Shadow suggested, until you fight, of course. Shido could be here instead, and I'm curious how many people agree.

Genuinely surprised handsome Jack wasn't here. I've rarely hated any character more than him on borderlands 2 lol

Forget Sephiroth, I hated Cait Sith. Dude betrays you and then blackmails you into keeping him in the party. When he's forced into your party I just let him die in combat and never revive him.

Mark Jefferson from Life is Strange is always overlooked. Serial killer teacher.

Late to the party but LOVE the fact you put Luca on this list and high up too. I've loved Suikoden since that start and I feel like it doesn't get enough credit for being as good of an RPG series as it should. Just wanted to say thank you Jake.

Great list. The whole time I was thinking Luca Blight but for some reason I didn’t really expect you to go there. Squeal like a piggy! I would also add the pervert teacher from the original life is strange.

I’m extremely shocked I didn’t see Abby from LOU 2 on this list. A majority of the fanbase hates this game because of her. I’m in the rare minority who likes the game & wasn’t bothered by Abby but I definitely know how much her character impacted so many who played this game for the worst

The most old-school hated character I have on my list is Blue from OG Pokemon Red & Blue. Yes, in the grand scheme of things, he wasn't really a bad guy. He didn't do anything nefarious, he was just annoying. No matter what you did, he always picked the Pokemon that was better than yours, he always beat you to the punch defeating every gym ahead of you. When you finally get through the elite 4 & think you're the champion you are then told you must fight Blue because he already became champion before you. To top it all off, he always ended his conversations with "smell you later" which childhood me hated.

Nobody hates Sephiroth, not even Cloud, he gives Cloud meaning.

I swear if they don't give a secret way to save Aerith in the remake I'm not touching it 😆

sephiroth? really? not hojo? I mean, the guy performed horrific experiments on humans, animals, unborn children (how he created sephiroth) gaslighted lucrecia, murdered vincent... and yes sephiroth killed aerith, but hojo basically made her and her mothers lives hell for years. honestly hojo would have been my pick for the number 1 spot.

Much love from the Suikoden community! Wondering if this is the franchise Konami have on it's sleeve for coming TGS

How can you show Zeus from God of War and not talk about him?

" Nico it's your cousin, let's go bowling! " A hatefully character that you still bowled with... Roman from GTA 4 , he is not even a villain and becomes such a hate full character with all the calling. If you decide to save him

you say Sephiroth is hateable but I think that goes to Hojo for me. also 2 more really hatealble characters for are from another JRPG, Duke Cayenne and Albera from Trails of Cold Steel

Micah should be number one never physically wanted to hurt a character so much

If you're making a list of the 10 most hated video game characters, you should make a list of the 10 most hated video game characters.

Good video. There are many, but I'm thinking of two off the top of my head: Rosh Penin, from Jedi Academy, and Vaughan Kendells, from Dragon Age: Origins. Penin is a fellow Jedi apprentice who happens to be an absolute douchebag with no redeeming qualities who sends lethal robots against you while training because he thought it was a competition. He bragged anytime he thought he thought he had an advantage on you. He then turned to the dark side (of course he did) and attacked you not in a single combat, but three to one. Later on, he sends you a message beging for help, but it was a trap (of course it was). After overcoming the trap, you find him and he is begging for mercy, swearing he turned away from the dark side. You're about to kill him, but your master, through telepathy, urges you not to and assures you Penin is telling the truth. Sparing him or not is what determines you staying in the light or turning to the dark side permanently. Every action by this character is crafted to make the player loathe him. Even a lawful good player will likely kill that POS. Vaughan Kendells is your first antagonist if you choose the City Elf origin. He's the son of the arl of the capital of the kingdom. He and his goons, who are city soldiers, crash into your double wedding (you and your cousin marrying two other people in a shared ceremony) and kidnapp several young women to r**e them, including the brides (which, depending on your gender choice, means either your bride or yourself). If you're a man, you and your cousin sneak into the castle to rescue them. If you're a woman, you manage to rescue yourself just before your groom and his cousin come. Either way, you massacre every soldier on your way to the room where Vaughan and his goons are about to r**e one of the women. The goons taunt you but Vaughan notices you're all covered in blood which is is clearly not yours. After killing him, you're recruited to the Grey Wardens to escape death penalty, and after that you meet the king, who is a kind but incompetent young ruler who greets you joyfully and when he learns you're from the same city as him, he asks how things are going over there. You have the option to answer to his face "I killed an arl's son for r**ing my friend".

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What about Augustine from infamous second son?

Abby Anderson From Last of Us 2 Micah from Red Dead Redemption 2 Rafe Alder from Uncharted 4: a theifs end Shepard from Call of Duty MW2

I'm surprised Abby is not on the list despise of what happened

Preston from fallout 4 is my most hated when talking about I just hate him being in the game lol. I don't care about what he does, I just hate his quests and needy attitude