15 Most Offensive Gaming Characters Ever

12. Raiden (Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons Of Liberty)

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The Character: The surprise protagonist of Metal Gear Solid 2, the fair-haired, effeminate Raiden is sent to the Big Shell in order to stop the Sons of Liberty, who have taken control of the facility.

Why They're Offensive: Because fans bought MGS2 expecting another awesome adventure playing as Solid Snake (he is on the front cover, after all), but once the 90-minute tanker prologue is out of the way, Snake is replaced with this lame substitute. Almost everything Snake is, Raiden is not: Raiden is irritating, whiny-voiced and simply a dull cipher of a character.

That Hideo Kojima made players sit through almost an entire game as him while keeping Snake on the sidelines was always going to make him a figure of hate for the series' fans. Sure, he's redeemed slightly by his ninja transformation in MGS4, but gamers the world over were rightly disgusted that Kojima thought such a bait-and-switch with their money was at all acceptable.

 
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