10 Video Game "Super Soldiers" That Were Completely Useless
They were engineered to be perfect soldiers, but boy were they disappointing.
Video games are full of mad scientists hell-bent on constructing armies of supersoldiers in their completely mad plans for world domination. From the mad Dr. Robotnic of the Sonic the Hedgehog Series to the sinister Enclave in the Fallout franchise, video game scientists are numerous and extremely fearsome thanks to their most powerful creations.
While there can be some fearsome creations of science, magic, and good old fashioned military training, there are just as many supersoldiers who can be viewed as failed experiments.
Whether simply because the player can become much stronger than these monsters, or because they have a glaring weakness that can be exploited, these bosses and base soldiers could have used more time improving themselves before being sent into the heat of battle.
Instead of being pinnacles of human or animal prowess, these ten supersoldiers are nothing more than time-consuming minions for the player to dispatch with ease or even just avoid altogether.
10. Batman Arkham Origins: The Elctocutioner
Batman Arkham Origins is the dark horse of the Arkham series of video games. Fans either really enjoy it or really dislike it. The story of Arkham Origins pitted the Dark Knight against ten elite assassins from all corners of the DC universe. Each one hungry for the ten million dollar bounty that was placed on Batman's head by the Joker/Black Mask.
The second of these superpowered assassins that Batman faces is called the Electrocutioner, aka Lester Buchinsky, and boy is he shockingly disappointing.
This so-called Electrocutioner showed up, his health bar appeared above him, he gives a very long threatening usual villain speech, and fans got ready for whatever tricks he might have inside his massive gauntlets. After all that the Elctocutioner was taken out in one single kick by the Dark Knight and is never fought against again as he is killed in a cut scene by the Joker later in the game.
Literally, the only useful thing the Electrocutioner does in Arkham Origins is when Batman uses his gloves to bring Alfred back to life after Bane stops his heart.