10 Video Games Where The Villain Had Better Abilities

10. Psycho Mantis - Metal Gear Solid

In fairness, this list could probably be comprised solely of Metal Gear Solid bosses, given that the franchise has seen Solid Snake/Big Boss fight, among others, an awesome cyborg ninja, a couple of legendary snipers, a guy who can make you see everyone you've ever killed, and even a bloke who controls bees.

But the MVP of mind-f**kery is unquestionably the first Metal Gear Solid's Psycho Mantis.

Mantis is a powerful psychic who can not only use telekinesis to hurl objects at you, but also possess support character Meryl, and in more meta fashion read your console's memory card and predict your movements.

By comparison, Snake's array of weapons and gadgets seem decidedly less impressive, though he does manage to defeat Mantis in the end by swapping controllers, in turn preventing Mantis from reading his mind.

Even in defeat, it's easy to see why Mantis was so fearsome, because the guy's abilities make him such an awe-striking threat to anyone in his vicinity. Sorry Snake, but even you can't measure up to the terrifying awesomeness of one of the world's most powerful psychics.

In fact, creator Hideo Kojima himself seems acutely aware of this, given that Metal Gear Solid 2 originally featured an unlockable "Mantis Mask," allowing players to read the minds of anyone in the area. But alas, it was ultimately scrapped.