10 Video Game NPCs You Shouldn't Have Trusted

While the stakes might not seem as high in a Tony Hawk's game compared to everything else on this list, that doesn't make Tony Hawk's Underground's Eric Sparrow any less of a detestable degenerate.

Eric is the player character's best friend at the start of the game, but throughout THUG's surprisingly involved and wacky story, Eric becomes a routine thorn in your side, exhibiting patent self-interest and flat-out screwing you over.

From needing the player to bail him out of jail to actively attempting to impede their career progress by passing their hard work off as his own, Eric's behaviour is all the more infuriating because the protagonist gives Eric second, third, and fourth chances to not be an a**hole, and he still is.

This culminates in Eric drunkenly stealing a tank during a trip to Moscow - yes, you read that right - and blaming the subsequent $700,000 worth of damage on the protagonist, getting him kicked off the skate team.

Douchebags don't come in much stronger flavours than Eric, and while it's certainly satisfying defeating him at game's end, the protagonist was clearly way too patient and trusting with him.