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

3. Geralt Of Rivia (The Witcher Series)

Video Game Antiheroes Kain Ben Throttle
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It's very difficult not to like grisly Witcher Geralt, in spite of his nearly unforgivable tendency to constantly drop definite articles and pronouns (plus all the butchery and womanising). Rivia's moodiest monster hunter might come across colder than Skellige at dawn, but that's only because he's been trained to suppress his emotions (and his volume).

When Geralt's not rubbing oil into his blades, he's rubbing it onto his scabrous skin, and between revealing his physical scars he reveals just as many emotional ones. Witchering makes maintaining relationships mighty tough, and then there's all that business with his adopted daughter being kidnapped. It's hard not to feel for the guy - even if, when it comes down to it, he's just one massive walking cliché.

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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.