4. Sephiroth (Final Fantasy VII)
Sephiroth is single-handily responsible for arguably what is the biggest atrocity in video gaming history with his murder of sweet, vulnerable Aerith. The poster-boy for JRPG villains everywhere, Sephiroth may have committed this fiendish act of malevolence against an unarmed target, but somehow he still holds a place in our hearts why do we still sort-of like Sephiroth? His killing of Aerith wasnt a hiccup on an otherwise clean moral record either. The villain suffering with a consuming God-complex was also responsible for the burning of Nibelheim and the attempted murder of Tifa. Sephiroth doesnt seem to have a good bone in his body, but he managed to constantly do his evil deeds oozing with style and poise that we would be lying if we didnt at several points in Final Fantasy VII want to trade Cloud in and play as the villain trying to become a God. From those flowing platinum locks to that improbably large sword (the Masamune), Sephiroth is quite simply the badass we all want to be.
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