8. Marlene (The Last of Us)
While Marlene is not a boss, we still feel a little bad for the leader of the Fireflies After all, Marlene believes that Ellie’s immunity to the virus could lead to the development of a vaccine that could save humanity. Unfortunately, performing the surgery would prove fatal. However, Marlene sees Ellie’s sacrifice as a necessary evil and one which could potentially save countless lives.
Thankfully, Joel stops the surgery and kills Marlene to stop her coming after them, but her death is still a controversial talking point among fans. To many she will remain a ruthless commander willing to sacrifice a young girl’s life, while others believe she was a brave leader who was prepared to make hard choices in order to save humanity. Either way, Joel pulling the trigger was as satisfying as it was sad.
9. Vaas (Far Cry 3)
Honestly, Vaas is the only thing we really remember from our time spent playing through Far Cry 3. That’s not to say the game is bad, it’s just that his impact on the story was so big. Vaas wasn’t even the main antagonist in the game, but his loud nature and psychopathic tendencies made him one of the most interesting, yet terrifying characters we’ve seen from the series since. Even though Vaas was a terrible person, we couldn’t help but feel a little disappointed after the pirate leader was killed off hallway through the game. He stole the show in every scene he appeared in and once we beat Vaas the game was pretty much over.
10. Jen (Prey 2006)
Prey sees protagonist Tommy Tawodi along with his grandfather Enisi and girlfriend Jen abducted aboard an alien spaceship, referred to as The Sphere. After Tommy’s grandfather is killed, we are tasked with rescuing his girlfriend, but tragedy strikes when Jen is found alive in a strange looking pod. It turns out Jen’s torso has been surgically grafted into a monstrous alien. Unfortunately, Jen is unable to control the creature so Tommy is forced to kill her. Thankfully, it’s not all doom and gloom for Tommy as he manages to spirit Jen away to The Land of The Ancients, where she is seen with Enisi at the end of the game. This was one fight we’re glad had a somewhat happy ending.
Phew. That brought back a lot of difficult memories! Why not cheer yourself up with our list of the Top 10 video game Easter eggs? #2 makes us laugh every time!