10 Intimidating Video Game Characters We're Glad Were On Our Side!

Generally in a game, the most intimidating characters tend to be your opponents. This isn't because video games are trying to call you a nerd or anything - it's because beating up enemies who don't feel threatening just isn't as satisfying as those who genuinely put some fear in your heart.

But this isn't always the case, as there are also plenty of times when the most intimidating figures in the whole game are actually your allies. When done right, this can actually only up the stakes, because if your incredibly scary buddies are struggling with your enemies, then they clearly pose a very real threat.

And no two intimidating allies are ever quite the same. While many go the route of just being... incredibly visually terrifying, plenty more look unthreatening but prove unsettling in their fighting prowess or sheer desire for violence and bloodshed. It's almost inspirational, really, as it shows everyone has the same capacity for being ferociously intimidating, if they only put their heart into it.

You could say with friends like these, who needs enemies - but a more accurate saying would be with friends like these, why haven't all your enemies already run away?

The minute you witness the hulking, one-eyed, horned Qunari mercenary known as the Iron Bull, you're either safely unnerved by him, or deeply, deeply in love with him. Or both, if that's what you're about.

Learning his backstory doesn't make him any less intimidating, either. After losing one too many of his squad mates, Hissrad goes on a Rambo style rampage against their enemies, eventually being found surrounded by the bodies of those he'd murdered. This breakdown was so serious that the Qunari declared himself unfit for duty, making it clear he was aware this berserker rage was a permanent and irremovable part of him.

Though he's a pretty relaxed guy once you get to know him, it's still made incredibly clear that the Iron Bull doesn't shy away from violence, and has only become more relaxed with the concept since becoming a mercenary.

While by no means just a mindless brute, the Iron Bull is also no pushover, and it's easy to feel grateful that he's on your side when you see him in action.