Top 20 Greatest Video Game Anti-Heroes

In the world of video games you've got good guys, bad guys and ...these guys. For this list, we’ll be looking at the best anti-heroes in gaming. For the sake of diversity, each franchise will be limited to just one character. Our countdown includes Harrier Du Bois “Disco Elysium” (2019), Meta Knight Kirby” franchise (1992-2020), Shadow the Hedgehog “Sonic the Hedgehog” (1991-), Agent 47 “Hitman” franchise (2000-), Arthur Morgan “Red Dead Redemption 2” (2018) and more! Which anti-hero in gaming do you think has caused the most suffering? Let us know in the comments!

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[cruelangel_]

_"To Do The Right Thing, You Sometimes Have To Leave The Things You Care About Behind."_

- Big Boss

[dillonkinder]

Snake: I’m no hero never was never will be

[tonyc]

Niko bellic from GTA 4 is such an underrated character.

[Vivid_Sky]

Arthur Morgan for me has to be the number 1 anti-hero in video game history

[Spidey-oisn]

Alex Mercer is such an underrated yet interesting complex character, maybe one of the best anti-heroes i've ever seen, they should really make a Prototype live action trilogy or animated series, the whole virus concept would make so much sense since what's been happening to our world today.

[Omar-okgd]

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[enderethan]

Here’s my top 5 favourite anti-heroes

5. Shadow the Hedgehog
4. Doomslayer
3. John Marston
2. Dante
1. Kratos

[edriq]

1. Kratos
2. Dante
3. CJ
4. John Marston
5. Shadow
6. Conker
7. Wario
8. Alex Mercer
9. Big Boss
10. Meta Knight

[jeremywilliams]

1. Garrett (Thief)
2. Scorpion (Mortal Kombat franchise)
3. Johnny Gat (Saints Row franchise)
4. John Marston (Red Dead Redemption)
5. Trevor Phillips (Grand Theft Auto V)

[mr.decencykeepinitreal]

My most favorite video game antiheroes are Scorpion, Sub-Zero, Carl “CJ” Johnson and Tommy Verceti.

[franciscs]

I’ve always loved anti-heroes with complex backstories.

Dang! I knew Kratos was gonna be on the list, but I wasn’t expecting him to be NO. 1!

[farhadkader]

I don’t think it’s God of War 2018 that conveyed Kratos as an anti-hero because in the final moments of GoW3 when Kratos opens Pendora’s Box in which away all the evils of the world and the power of Hope were sealed away by Zeus and Athena respectively, it was empty. It’s later revealed that when Kratos opened the box in the first game to defeat Ares, the evil escaped and corrupted the gods while Kratos was imbued with hope. When Athena demanded that he return her power of hope so that Athena could rebuild Olympus, Kratos refused and instead stabbed himself with the Blade of Olympus with the intension to kill himself so that humans could have the power of hope instead. I think that was the moment where Kratos truly became an anti-hero.

[DryBones]

I think Scorpion should be on here. He was never inexplicably evil, especially when he got revived in MKX.

[Hassan]

Alex mercer Deserves a higher spot on this list

[Lex-htrw]

4:57 It's just so emotional for me that people still remember Prototype

[spectralslayer]

DOOM Slayer, Scorpion and Sub-Zero, Joel, and the G.O.A.T. Kratos are my personal favorites, but I do agree with this list!

[ChibiProwl]

I’m a simple dork. I see Solid Snake, I click.

[BlazerK]

My Favorites:
• Scorpion
• Sub-Zero
• DOOM SLAYER
• Kratos
• Dante
• Prince of Persia

[shauqiharris]

The Joker : "You can't kill me! Heroes has moral codes!"

Spawn : "Who said I was a hero?"