15 Most Offensive Gaming Characters Ever

1. The Dog (Duck Hunt)

Duck Hunt
Nintendo

The Character: That damn dog who laughs at the player if they don't shoot all the ducks on the screen.

Why They're Offensive: Aggravating enough that he actually makes the game a chore to play. the laughing dog's smug mockery of the player's ineptitude is grating largely because of the noise that accompanies his head-bobbing laugh, and also because the player is unable to just shoot the damn dog. It's pretty much video game trolling in one of its earliest forms and will activate a Pavlovian rage response any time a player hears it. The dog is so infamous that College Humour even came out with this hilarious video depicting its cathartic demise.

If that noise doesn't turn you into a twitching wreck after more than a few minutes of play, then you're probably not human. It's offensive in every way that something can be: ugly, infuriating and a black mark on an otherwise awesome game. Which video game characters have aggravated and offended you the most over the years? Shout them out in the comments!

 
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