Top 10 Most Badass Video Game Villains

The Top Ten

1 Shao Kahn - Mortal Kombat

Shao Kahn is a boss, announcer, and recurring playable character from the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. Introduced in Mortal Kombat II in 1993, he is the primary antagonist of the video game series and extended franchise.

"Don't make me laugh." "You weak, pathetic fool." "The Earth was created in six days; so too shall it be destroyed; and on the seventh day, mankind will rest... in peace!" "Ah, your master; you know his voice so well, yet know him almost not at all. Your master is here. He wants to see you. He has another lesson for you." "My people have spoken! And a king must, if only once every millennium or so, listen to the voice of his people." "It's official; YOU SUCK!" -a few quotes from Shao Khan

2 Ridley - Metroid

Ridley is a villain from the Metroid series and a character from the Super Smash Bros. series. He's Samus Aran's archenemy and has been fighting her since day one with the first Metroid game in 1986. When Samus was three years old, Ridley murdered her parents in front of her. He is a member of the Space ...read more.

3 Id - Xenogears

4 Ganondorf - Legend of Zelda

Ganon (Referred to as Ganondorf in human form) is a fictional character and the central antagonist of Nintendo's Legend of Zelda series. He is a power-hungry Gerudo who possesses the Triforce of Power and aims to conquer Hyrule with the remaining Triforce parts.

5 Clockwerk - Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus

6 Gill - Street Fighter

7 Mature - The King of Fighters

8 Genocide Sans - Undertale

9 Sindel - Mortal Kombat

10 Wesker - Resident Evil

The Contenders

11 Smoke - Mortal Kombat

Smoke is a fictional character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game franchise by Midway Games and NetherRealm Studios. He debuted in Mortal Kombat II (1993) as a hidden opponent and became a secret playable character in Mortal Kombat 3 (1995), making him the franchise's first unlockable fighter. In keeping ...read more.

12 Handsome Jack - Borderlands 2