8 Best Hackers In Gaming History

By Kenneth Cummings /

1. Hacker

In System Shock, the playable protagonist is so good at his job, he is known simply as "Hacker". Indeed, his reputation as a hacker defines him, to such a point where his abilities are what ultimately set him up for the rigorous journey against the horrifying and now-iconic horrifying A.I.; SHODAN. Everything he does involves screwing with the A.I. in some way, preventing it from destroying the major cities of Earth and becoming an artificial god, because there's only room for one cyber god, and that's Hacker #2 -4601. By the end of the game, he becomes the most famous human being in existence by merit of his sheer hacking ability that he used to save the world, requiring only a steady diet of hard drugs and magnum rounds to get the job done.