10 Video Game Characters You Knew Were Evil From The Start

10. Rosh Penin - Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy (2003)

In the opening cinematic of Jedi Academy, your first impression of Rosh Penin will probably be that he's just the annoying, hyperactive sidekick to your stoic created character. That's not entirely false, but at the same time, it's this precise dynamic that clues you in to just where his path is headed.

The early levels of the game, particularly the tutorial gauntlet at the beginning, tell you that Rosh is a pretty hotheaded and overconfident guy. In the Star Wars universe, that combination's usually damning right away, but you may still give him the benefit of the doubt for now.

Then, later, when he explicitly acts jealous of your character, Jaden, and believes Kyle Katarn is holding him back, that suspicion you had of him is now all but confirmed.

Ultimately, Rosh is seduced by the Dark Side and becomes an apprentice Sith Lord. Jaden must confront him and either bring him back to the light, or end him and go down their own path of evil.

Whatever you choose, Rosh's downward spiral was pretty darn inevitable from the outset. Clearly, he could do with some brushing up on Yoda's "Anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering" speech...