What video game character is the biggest jerk?

[J T]

In my ongoing interest in how games affect us emotionally, I want to switch the topic to anger. I know games often make us angry because of difficulty or flawed design, but I want to know if a game ever made you angry in a way that was congruent with the narrative, in other words, when the game was supposed to make you angry. This will most likely be in the form of a character that was a particular jerk, but I'm really interested in any moments when a game intended to make you angry and did so successfully. What happened in the story when you got angry and did the game's controls feed into the experience?

For example, being incapacitated and having to watch a hunter attack Alyx Vance in Half Life 2 made me want to destroy those things with a passion.

Also, GLaDOS would probably piss me off if I didn't find her compassionless evil so hilarious.

[dedalusdedalus]

Pokey Minch.

[Gamerforlife]

Intentionally?

I can think of a few that may not have been intentional as well as some that were. I'm putting the game titles in bold and caps so no one accidentally stumbles on to a spoiler for something they have not played

MARVEL ULTIMATE ALLIANCE 2

I hated Iron Man in Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2. I never read the original comic book story about the war between heroes that occurred when the government tried to make them reveal their identities. The game retells this story though, and I feel like Iron Man came off as a major dick in that game. Obviously, I chose the anti-government part of the storyline and Iron Man became a major thorn in my side

THE GOD OF WAR SERIES

Kratos is a self serving dick who doesn't care who he sacrifices in pursuit of his selfish goals

ENSLAVED

Trip's every action throughout the entire game is selfish and she places more priority over what she wants than she does the safety or freedom of others. She definitely has a mental problem because her conscience doesn't seem to function like a normal person's would

HEAVY RAIN

I was a bit upset when I discovered who the killer was. My favorite character and one who I had played as a saint, only to discover that he was anything but

DISHWASHER SAMURAI VAMPIRE SMILES

The blue guys who teleport about you constantly and do a descending attack. Cheap bastards who make every fight they are in very annoying. The fact that they show up so much more frequently in Samurai difficulty just proves that they are cheap pricks. They have the nerve to try and commit sepuku when they are low on health too. I'll be damned if I let those assholes die with honor or dignity, I make sure to always get the killing blow before they have a chance to off themselves

VIVA PINATA SERIES

The annoying professor who tries to kill your pets or the irritating "sour" pinatas who come in to your garden and try to mess up everything. They're really bad in the second game where they can drop weed seeds that can destroy and kill just about everything in your garden

DARKSIDERS

Those fucking angels who you can never get your hands because they are always flying above you. Plus, they are always spouting out some righteous, holier than though bullshit

DYNASTY WARRIORS SERIES

Lu Bu because he has the personality of a douschbag and every Dynasty Warriors game I have played makes him a cheap, overpowered asshole who is a pain in the ass to defeat in combat. Him and Kratos would get along great with their massive egos and self centered personalities.

DISGAEA

I hated Flonne. She was an annoying, self righteous bimbo who pretty much turned Laharl into a whipped puppy dog

[BRIK]

[J T]

I can't seem to get rid of that big picture. Mod's, please help.

While you're at it, move this thread to General Gaming. I posted it in the wrong forum. heh.

[BoringSupreez]

Off to a bad start here, aren't we?

[FiftyDollarCurse]

The King of All Cosmos

Can't he say anything nice about my Katamaris? Not even once? Not even a sliver of anything other than disappointment? Fucking dick.

[BRIK]

Off to a bad start here, aren't we?

...sorry.

[SwooshBear]

For example, being incapacitated and having to watch a hunter attack Alyx Vance in Half Life 2 made me want to destroy those things with a passion.

I can't think of anything else that fits better than this. Valve really goes the next step with their games.

[KillerJuan77]

Rico from Killzone 2-3.