10 Most Shocking Gaming Betrayals

BioWare games often begin with the player being introduced to an obviously temporary character, somebody to guide you through a short tutorial stage and get you accustomed to the game’s basic mechanics.

In Knights of the Old Republic, this role was undertaken by Republic soldier Trask Ulgo, who heroically sacrifices himself to allow you to escape. In Mass Effect 2, it was the devious officer Wilson, who was revealed as the Cerberus station’s betrayer about fifteen minutes into the game.

None of these stung quite like Yoshimo though, because Yoshimo wasn’t so obviously portrayed as a temp party member. Nobody expected Wilson or Trask Ulgo to make it past their introductions, because they weren’t advertised in any pre-release material, and were one-dimensional figures simply there to move the plot forward. Yoshimo was a fully-fledged character, a knowledgeable and skilled thief with some impressive combat abilities and a badass katana.

So when Yoshimo approaches you, claiming to be another prisoner escaping the evil Irenicus’s dungeon, you’re glad to have him along. In fact, you’re probably wishing you’d picked to play as a character more like Yoshimo.

That’s what makes it all the more heart-breaking when he’s revealed to be a puppet of Irenicus, and has been leading you into his clutches this entire time. It wasn’t exactly Yoshimo’s fault though – he was forced to obey Irenicus, and would be instantly killed if he didn’t.