10 Video Game Anti-Heroes We Can't Help But Love

1. Magus (Chrono Trigger)

Video Game Antiheroes Kain Ben Throttle
Square-Enix

When Crono and his cronies first encounter the weird Magus in his 600 A.D. lair, he is, to put it mildly, a right tw*t. Having first bested his equally strange, heavy-metal inspired majordomos, the time-travelling trio face the castle's king, and gosh is he a toughie.

He's that sort of boss who can't be killed, but instead takes a knee when you've sufficiently battered him. That's enough to tell you that'll be seeing him again - but not before being hurtled back in time several thousand years.

Some time later, back in the Middle Ages, Crono finds Magus standing on the edge of a cliff, all cape-blowing and cool-like. Turns out he's not such a bad chap after all, and offers to join your team - or otherwise stand staring out to sea for all eternity. He might be a goodie now, but he's still weird.

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Benjamin was born in 1987, and is still not dead. He variously enjoys classical music, old-school adventure games (they're not dead), and walks on the beach (albeit short - asthma, you know). He's currently trying to compile a comprehensive history of video game music, yet denies accusations that he purposefully targets niche audiences. He's often wrong about these things.