10 Video Game Heroes That Accidentally Doomed Everyone

10. The Saints - Saints Row IV

Few science fiction stories would have the guts to blow up the Earth. But this is Saints Row IV, a game that opens with a man riding a nuclear missile half way to orbit, only to literally crash land into the Oval Office and become president of the United States. Suffice to say, nothing is sacred.

When the evil Zin empire, lead by suave connoisseur of literature, Zinyak, invades Earth he traps the Saints in a simulation with the stern warning that any attempt at escape will result in the Earth’s destruction. As any self-respecting hero – and player – would do, they call the obvious bluff and get to escaping anyway.

Except... Zinyak wasn’t bluffing, leaving the shocked Saints staring at the horrifying spectre of Earth blown to smithereens, along with every single person not yet abducted by the Zin. Worse, while a loophole does allow the Saints to go back in time and see Earth again, their Earth is permanently fried.

On the plus side, with Zinyak defeated they become rulers of the most advanced intergalactic empire in existence. So, it could be worse? Maybe? Possibly? Probably not.