20 Video Game Villains You Never Realised Got The Last Laugh
7. Joseph Seed - Far Cry 5
The Far Cry series is known for its spectacular villains, but only one has been so impactful that no matter what you do, he always comes out on top—Joseph Seed.
Acting as the main antagonist of Far Cry 5, Joseph is the leader of his cult in Southwest Montana. Your character, a police officer named Rook, is sent to the location to arrest him, but after your attempt fails and Joseph escapes, you end up infiltrating the cult in hopes of getting another chance at putting him behind bars.
The only problem is that when you finally get what you want in the epilogue, Joseph seems to have the upper hand. The man is surrounded by his people and a ton of dangerous chemicals, begging the question if taking him in is worth the risk.
Well, it isn’t, but so is leaving him be. If you don’t arrest Joseph in the ending, your character kills all of their friends as you drive away, as it turns out Joseph has brainwashed you while you were captured.
If you try to arrest him, however, the cultist unleashes a nuclear apocalypse and then locks himself with you inside a bunker, where he’s going to torture you for the rest of your days.
Lovely.