These are our top picks for the craziest psychopaths in games. Due to their completely chaotic (or extremely strategic and tactical) behavior, many players have taken a liking to them. But more often than not, they are the bad guys and make things significantly worse for others.
Table of Contents
Vaas Montenegro – Far Cry 3
Vaas is the leader of the pirates on Rook Island. He is a drug addict, violent man who is very unpredictable. He shows no remorse for his actions or sadness. But it’s obvious that he’s extremely insane. When capturing prisoners, he likes to play with them and “explain” various things. A lot of things he says are very strange, but he has points sometimes. The way he suddenly changes the way he speaks is very striking. For example, he might be casually talking to you one moment and suddenly start swearing and insults at you. There are points in the game where he explains serious things, albeit in a very violent and chaotic way, and suddenly, out of nowhere, he starts laughing. He sometimes apologizes for what he says and tells his prisoners that “they will be fine”.
Lieutenant Keiji Shibusawa – Yakuza 0
Keiji Shibusawa is the quietest and calmest lieutenant in the Dojima family. He rarely speaks more than a few words and appears to be a decent man. He does not joke, laugh, or show any other emotion, including fear. Although you seem like the most approachable lieutenant in the beginning, you understand how cold-blooded and ruthless he is. There is a point in the game where he shoots at some people. In this scene, he shows no feelings or emotions (not even blinking, his eyes are fixed straight on the targets) and nonchalantly walks towards the armed assailants. By the end of the game, you understand that he doesn’t care about anyone but himself. He is a ruthless and power-hungry criminal who will stop at nothing.
Joker – Batman Arkham franchise
Joker is a very obvious entry for a list like this. He lacks remorse and shows no human emotion. He’s always incredibly happy. Joker kills, tortures and hurts people for laughs. If you have played Arkham Knight, you will know how disturbing he is awful. There are almost no crimes he hasn’t committed. Also, he doesn’t care about his life either as he wants Batman to kill him only to turn him into a murderer who later regrets it. He manipulates and abuses his girlfriend Harley Quinn, and that means he doesn’t care about her either. There is a side story by Arkham City where Joker sprayed acid in the face of a waitress who spilled some on his expensive suit. He is non-negotiable and incredibly dangerous.
Trevor Phillips – Grand Theft Auto V
Trevor is an extremely creepy and violent man. The reason for his insanity could be his troubled childhood. His crimes range from assault to cannibalism and more. He has committed some of the worst and most heinous crimes alive and has no regrets. There are many instances where you feel bad for him and he honestly shows feelings. But in the end he seems beyond saving and his drug use adds to the misery.
Legate Lanius – Fallout New Vegas
Legate Lanius is Caesar’s right-hand man and his foremost commander. He is rightly known as the monster of the east. He is very sadistic and a certain amount of the news you hear on the radio further proves this. Once he took a weaker legionary squad by beating its commander to death in front of everyone. And he also ordered to kill one tenth of his own men from the other nine tenths. It is clear that he kills for no reason and takes pleasure in people’s suffering.
Mohg, Lord of Blood – Elden Ring
Mohg is the brother of Morgott, both of whom have been shunned and disgraced since birth. But Morgott was an honorable king, after all. Mohg aspired to become the Lord of Blood, and he kidnapped his own half-brother and forced himself upon him. He loves his half brother in his own twisted way, but it’s still very disturbing because his relationship with Miquella (the half brother) isn’t amicable. The Lord of Blood is more or less purely evil.
Who do you think are the craziest psychopaths in games? Let us know!