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

5. Wander (Shadow Of The Colossus)

Video Game Antiheroes Kain Ben Throttle
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Shadow of the Colossus' wobbly, waifish hero is a bit of an inversion of this theme. With each passing Colossi our proxy David manages to surmount, we gradually get the impression that his seemingly noble quest perhaps isn't quite as noble as we thought.

Yes, he wants to revive his stricken girl, we get that. But who is she anyway? And does her life equate to that of sixteen largely innocent albeit largely large lumbering beasties? Wander's progressively cursed visage coupled with Shadow of the Colossus' dramatic conclusion suggests: probably not.

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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.