10 most epic villains (IMO)

So, I haven't been on my blog in a while, but I haven't been playing a lot of games recently. Now I am starting to play more games. I had just finished my post on Amazing Spider-Man, (if you haven't read it then I suggest you do), anyway, I had just saw a post about making a post of the top villains recommended by a very special person in my life. So, I thought I should make two posts today. I hope everyone had a great Christmas and Happy Holidays! Now for the post. All of these are in my opinion the top villains so far.

10. Reapers- I picked the Reapers because they are always in the background doing something devastating to the universe of Mass Effect. Their presence is always felt throughout the entire game. I think that to be a good villain you must be ever present in the world (universe, in this case)

9. Zeus- In the God of War franchise Zeus was always the one in the background. His presence was always known and I remember that I wanted to finish Zeus off. Not because he had done wrong by the character Kratos but because throughout the game it was felt that Zeus was the one behind everything. (Spoilers)
Nothing better than a Dad and Half-Son fighting.

8. Dracula- Before the Castlevania reboot (See: Castlevania; Lords of Shadow) the villain of the franchise was mostly Dracula. Something about Dracula in this franchise that made the hero, usually a Belmont until Castlevania Symphony of the Night, it made me want to finish the game and beat Dracula as the ultimate evil.

7. Liquid Ocelot- In the Metal Gear Solid series, this was one of the most epic fights I have had in all of games. In Metal Gear Solid 4 you have to fight your brother/Ocelot, in an epic fight that plays all the music of Metal Gear Solid franchise. It was one of the most amazing games and Liquid Ocelot was always the one that Snake was chasing. His prominence and presence in this game was always clear, but not just in this game but also other games.

6. Albert Wesker- Resident Evil has had Albert Wesker in their franchise for such a long time. He was always the one pulling the strings in the background and his presence was definitely felt. I remember when I played Resident Evil 5 I had this vision of the game finally ending. For the franchise to finally end with Wesker's death (It didn't) but I still feel that RE5 should have ended the Resident Evil Franchise.

5.  Heavy rain killer- This game was made epic by the search for the killer. I had wanted to kill the villain ever since the dad (Ethan) loses his child. There was nothing I wouldn't do to have the killer receive justice. I did literally go to hell to find out who the killer is and bring him to justice. Even though the killer is never really known till near the end. It was the chilling presence with origami, that always had his finger prints all over the game.

4. Xenahort-  In the Kingdom Hearts franchise it was always Xenahort in the background. He was always the villain in some way shape or form. This makes him a great villain because of how he was. Now, I don't know all of the story of this franchise as I have not played most of it, just 1 and 2. But, he was a great villain. He didn't do so much evil, didn't kill a loved one. The reason he's on this list is because I felt like I wanted to beat him. Just because of his evil presence.

3. The Joker- Batman has only really had one villain. This is because Joker is one of the most influential villains in not just games, but comics as well. Some of his acts (Like crippling a Bat-girl at home) is one of the most deadly, and dangerous villains. Of course, in the game he was also very evil. Some of the things he would do in the game made me want to bring him to justice. That I believe is a mark of a epic villain. One that causes the player to want to beat him. Some games don't have villains like this.

2. Shodan- Now I have not played this game much but I do know that Shodan from the System Shock series has been one of the most evil and psychotic villains in all of games. No list should be without her. Even if the franchise has turned to Bioshock, it still is missing a great villain. Shodan was that. The way she insults you and makes you run through hoops for her in System Shock 2 is just amazing. A lot of games have lost the art of the villain. This series did not. (Hoping it gets revived one day)

1. Sephiroth- Enough said...Okay, I will explain my reasoning for having him be number 1 on my list. Sephiroth had presence. Sephiroth had evil acts. Sephiroth was evil to the core. Sephiroth kills Aerith one of the most pure and innocent in all of games. This caused me to want revenge in a video game more than any other. No other game except maybe Heavy Rain has caused this in me. Even in Heavy Rain I did not want revenge like I did in FF7. When he killed Aerith I think that it made me want to finish the game to just give Sephiroth justice. No game has ever done that like Sephiroth. I hope developers realize that a strong good hero character is great. But a villain is epic.

I hope everyone enjoys the holidays. I promise all of you that whenever I become a developer I will always have a villain like the ones on this list. You have to hate the villain. You have to want to have revenge. You have to build a story for the villain and always have him be the focal point of why the hero wants to beat him. Because where there is good, there will always be evil.