10 Video Game Heroes That Got Everyone Killed
3. Cole McGrath - Infamous 2
Whichever ending you choose in Infamous 2, protagonist Cole McGarth ends up getting an insane number of people killed.
The game's "good" ending sees Cole deciding to activate the Ray Field Inhibitor, which kills the overwhelming majority of the living superhumans aka Conduits, including Cole himself. Though no precise body count has ever been given, this could theoretically number in the tens of millions.
The "evil" ending is on a whole other level, though, with Cole betraying humanity and preparing to build a Conduit haven on Earth. Cole activates dormant Conduits while a plague spreads that will kill off most non-Conduits, likely causing billions of deaths in the long run.
Sequel Infamous: Second Son later confirmed the good ending to be canon - yet sneakily retconned the survival of some of the Conduits in the process - but even this sunnier finale still results in our hero meting out a ton of death and dying himself (albeit reluctantly and arguably for the greater good).