10 Most Disturbing Clowns In Video Games

6. Pint-Sized Slasher (Fallout 3)

Pint Sized Slasher Fallout 3
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As if the world of Fallout wasn't already awful enough - what with all the nuclear wastelands and grotesque monsters - it's also home to a stab-happy clown boy who kills first and kills some more later.

Not to side with the murderer too much, but we have to give credit where credit is due: he does have an excellent nickname. The Pint-Sized Slasher is a supposed myth that was used to scare naughty children and make them behave - as you do - but when the Linden Street slayings occurred in July 2052, the myth became uncomfortably real.

According to autopsy results and witness statements, this multiple homicide was committed by a "small assailant" wielding a knife - an assailant who was also reported to be wearing a clown mask.

In one particular Fallout 3 quest, the player can actually role-play as this Pint-Sized Slasher, racking up quite a high kill count while your victims attempt to flee in terror.

If you're in the mood for a clown power fantasy (hey, we're not here to judge), then it doesn't get much better than this.

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