8 More Incredible Gaming Characters Who Only Appeared In ONE Game

8. Helmut Fullbear - Psychonauts 2

Of all of the new characters introduced in the long awaiter and phenomenally fun Psychonauts 2, Helmut Fullbear is a standout figure amongst standout figures.

It doesn't harm things at all that the character is voiced by Jack Black who brings such a warmth to the role that it's impossible not to enjoy the way he caresses your earholes, but it's truly the way Helmut is written that propelled him to the top of fan-favorite lists. His journey begins, as most things do in Psychonauts, from within Fullbear's mind, where we learn that he was killed 20 years prior to the events of the first game, and has been relegated "brain in a jar" status ever since.

As we help awaken his brain by kickstarting each of his senses, we witness the wonder of Helmut realigning himself with the world, and it's done in such a pure and beautiful way that you begin to appreciate how we process the stimuli of our own world. We are literally seeing a character being reborn in front of us, but it doesn't end here, as upon his awakening in the temporary body of "Nick" we see his struggles with feeling abandoned by his friends and the sadness he experiences in realizing his husband Bob has had to live without him for so long.

It's a truly heartfelt journey and one that is made all the better by truly comedic moments and an absolute belter of a song that Jack Black utterly makes his own.