8 Tiny Video Game Enemies That OBLITERATED You

4. The Jocky - Left 4 Dead Fanchise

It's so funny how the Left 4 Dead franchise has managed to create a Pavlovian call-and-response relationship with its playerbase through sound alone.

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The range of cries and moans from players changes depending on which audio cue is fed to them right before a Special Infected launches its attacks, from the wincing teeth sucking that comes from hearing the cries of a Witch and knowing she's going to be placed right in the doorway you need to get through, or that sudden cup-a-goop revulsion that comes from the Boomer waddling into our lives. Yet of all the special infected there is only one that will inspire cries of "oh absolutely f**k off mate" each and every time without fail and that's the bloody Jockey.

Because this horrible critter absolutely sucks.

It's bad enough to be pinned down by the likes of a Hunter or hung out to dry by the Smoker, but at least that's in a fixed position where your team can pinpoint and get you back on your feet, The Jockey however doesn't play by your dang rules, and will jump on your back like Yoda from Empire Strikes Back and yells "This is why you fail" as he leads you into a pack of infected or off a bloody ledge to your doom.

Even worse is when these lumpy little dicks are piloted by other players in the Versus mode, as here, with expert knowledge of the map and a whole extra dose of troll juice, these Jockeys will lead you not simply to your deaths but also into choke points for other attacks or just on a merry ride all the way back to the starting spawn area to really drive home how screwed you are. Cheers mate.

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