Most Mysterious Video Game Characters

Not to be confused with evil. Character can be purly evil or helped the protagonists (or be the protagonist).
*note I will be using the saga they're in not the exact game.
The Top Ten
1 Kabal - Mortal Kombat Kabal is a character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series, who made his debut in Mortal Kombat 3.

Yes, we have some info about Kabal but it only gives us more questions than answers! He's very mysterious guy and I love it

Kabal has a very interesting storyline but still we don't know much about him. He is intriguing character

2 G-Man - Half-Life

You see him in in every Half-Life game made. He talks to the protagnist. But what is he really saying and why is he so interested in the you. What's his motive, what's his final goal and why does he watch you from the shadows. The G-man is in my opinion the most mysterious video game character that's not randomly thrown into a mix of 20 other characters. Especially when considering this is a single player game. Extra credit to the devs. for making him relevant and an essential character to the game.

"Time? Dr. Freeman? Is it really that time again...? "
G-Man is a man who sees what 'he' does. He sees what he wants. He is anonymous, and yes. Even better than Master Chief, Lara Croft. Even Duke Nukem! But still, he is stronger than anyone. He can do anything. He is, in fact, an international man of mystery.

I agree, nothing much is known about him. Is he good? Is he evil? Well that is simply classified as 'unknown'. G-Man could've caused the downfall of Black Mesa, and the death of Eli. Who is this slender man? Nobody knows...

What does G-Man wants from Freeman? What is his real identity? Is he wants to help you, or he wants anything else? Is he the cause of debacle at Black Mesa? All of this questions still classifies as "unknown", as his background never be revealed, made fans almost impossible to find out who is actually G-Man

3 Elusive Man - Mass Effect

A middle-aged guy with biotic prosthetic eyes, a Texan accent, and a lot of credits is 3rd place from the tip of the iceberg.

4 Ryu - Ninja Gaiden

A lot of people haven't played this game so compare him to raizo from ninja assassin. mysterious but deadly

5 War - Darksiders

Had to let 1 of the 4 horsemen of the apocalypse be on the list.

6 Samantha Maxis - Call of Duty: Black Ops
7 The Boss - Metal Gear Solid

She is one force not to reckon with.

8 Ermac - Mortal Kombat Ermac is a fictional character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game franchise by Midway Games. The character originated due to rumors over a diagnostics menu listing that displayed the text ERMACS, followed by claims of an alleged glitch in the first game.
9 Gaster - Undertale W . D Gaster is one of the characters from the very popular game, UnderTale . Basically, he was once the royal scientist long ago, but then was forgotten and left in the void . ...read more.

OK, we don't even know his name for sure. The only things we know is what he looks like (not well) and entry number 17

He's really mysterious and strange.

Woo hoo gaster and sans

We know so little about him he's one of the most mysterious characters by far

10 Big Boss - Metal Gear

Can't really describe this guy, but he's a beast compared to Marcus, Gordon Freeman, and the master chief.

The Contenders
11 Strange Man - Red Dead Redemption

I haven't played redemption but a character literally called strange man is worthy of this list for sure.

12 Q - Street Fighter

Don't really know if it's male or female. Don't know if it's human, robot or cyborg. Don't know it's background or motives. Don't know if it's good or bad. Don't know it's abilities and I don't know how strong it is. Don't know why it mumbles everything it says. I know NOTHING about this person. Which is why he should at least in the top 5.

If he's not gonna say anything I'm not gonna comment.

13 Wander - Shadow of Colossus

It is true that he is mysterious, but this is enough and really well done

He's on one of the best games ever he beats rachet and clank in duel

14 The Merchant - Resident Evil 4
15 Sans - Undertale Sans or Sans the Skeleton is a character in the 2015 RPG Undertale created by Toby Fox. He is a lazy, pun-loving skeleton who is a supporting protagonist in the "pacifist" and "neutral" routes of Undertale, and a heroic antagonist/final boss of the "genocide" route. He is known for his incredibly difficult ...read more.
16 Cloud - Final Fantasy VII Cloud Strife, more commonly known as simply "Cloud", is a fictional video game character, the main protagonist of Square's video game Final Fantasy VII, which is a role playing game released in 1997. He also is the main protagonist of the high-definition version, as well as many of its sequels and spinoffs. ...read more.
17 Pyro - Team Fortress 2
18 Happy Mask Salesman - The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask

That smile alone dear god
also the way he moves when he's talking is creepy. He jolts around and switches emotions faster than you can say pop.

He will keep you awake at night.

19 Giygas - Earthbound
20 Slender Man - Slender
21 Madotsuki - Yume Nikki

Because the game doesn't have a story nor does it even have a dialogue, we don't really know anything about her other than she never leaves her house and keep having these disturbing dreams. There are a lot of theories of what her dreams could possibly mean and why did she commit suicide, but none of them are truly confirmed.

22 H. U. N. K. - Resident Evil 4
23 Doug Rattmann - Portal Series

Now this, is one mysterious character. His name 'Ratman' just makes you think about his personality. He is never seen in-game, he is only in 'Lab Rat', the Portal comic. He is the reason Portal and Portal 2 exist. It was his quest to stop GLaDOS' corruption and give Chell her long-deserved freedom. He should definitely be 2, as he is similar to Half-Life's G-man.

24 Geralt - The Witcher
25 Jack - Cave Story
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