8 Hated Video Game Characters That Just Wouldn't Die

Video games give life to some of the best friendships imaginable.

Whether it's forged in the fires of competitive gameplay, rubbing shoulder to shoulder with your friends on a weathered sofa, or just talking until the wee hours with people online about obscure titles (big up to my Billy Hatcher crew), video games are a connecting tissue that binds us to a greater being of support and community.

It's also hilarious when this unity comes from all collectively agreeing how much we utterly loathe certain video game characters.

Spitting venom with friends about a certain boss, NPC, or companion who just won't read the room can produce some of the most cathartic and hilarious moments in the industry, and while it's never nice to badmouth someone or wish another physical harm, these digital dickheads really to test our patience.

So let's take a look at some video game characters who simply couldn't read the writing on the wall even when said lettering was ten feet tall and reading "f**k off".

Now here's the thing. My utter hatred for Big The Cat from the Sonic franchise is very well documented, in fact I'm pretty sure I have a portfolio that would allow me to run for Head of the "Look at this !*$% furry idiot" society, win and then instate myself as a Putin-esque figure who will never leave.

Yet you know what? Maybe my anger is actually misplaced somewhat, because upon taking a step back and looking at this giant ham head, maybe Big isn't the one who should be catching our ire.

As after all, he's only motivated into his utter !*$% inclusion in Sonic Adventure because of his pet idiot Froggy. Thanks to Froggy munching on a Chaos Emerald, we have to endure the utter doldrum fishing experience of Sonic Adventure, and his repeated escapes mean we have to sit through level after level of frustratedly willing the little bastard to take a munch on our fishing pole.

Without Froggy, as shown in Sonic Heroes, Big The Cat can be....well not good by any stretch but infinitely more tolerable, but when having to harpoon the little sod over and over, makes such a stink that even landfills refuse it entry.