10 Video Game Heroes Way Worse Than The Villain

The original Saint’s Row seemed like somewhat of a kneejerk reaction to Grand Theft Auto IV being a smash hit. It wasn’t a surprise to anyone, but many developers, Volition included, wanted to cash in on sandbox, crime-based action games. Yet, as Saint's Row progressed, it found its footing and went through a weird transition. From obvious GTA clone to a cult-classic in the second iteration, swinging straight into dildo-bat and super-powered levels of lunacy.

Regardless of the degrees of realism, you play as the leader of the 3rd Street Saints, otherwise known as The Boss. You are a glorified gangbanger who is set up to the player as some kind of underdog. Sure, this type of shtick works when you’re hitting the streets of Stillwater but there was more to it than that. As you work up the ranks, massacring other gangs, innocents and corporate stooges along the way, we ponder how far good spirits and humour can really take us.

You become a mega-star, world renowned as a gang-related celebrity and then… President of the United States who gets put into a Matrix-like simulation. Dialling it back a bit, whether killing to avenge Aisha, Johnny Gat or Carlos, the awful, awful acts of murder and terrorism you perform throughout various cities is unjustifiable as any act of heroism.