8 Video Game Goons You Felt Awful For WASTING

As we've already covered when it comes to video game goons, very few can top the humble zombie.

Whether it's the head crab variety, the still-conscious walking terrariums that are the clickers from The Last Of Us, or the golden classic brain-munching shufflers, the zombie will always be a figure of tragedy. Plus, if we're being honest, their original variant of a once human creature moving at the speed of erosion is slightly pathetic, especially when you can zoom around them with relative ease as shown in the early Resident Evil games.

Putting them down becomes more of a chore in the original trilogy, with the only exceptions being when you find yourself low on ammo and cornered by a horde, but even then letting them have a quick bite before pushing them over like a freshly cut tree will see you free once more. And of all of these sad and tragic beings, Brad Vickers really stands out from the pack. Known as a pretty cowardly custard in life, and having absconded the Spencer Mansion in RE1 with all of your equipment (cheers for that make) Brad becomes an even more pitiful zombie upon his death, aimlessly wandering around outside the RCPD just waiting to be put out of his misery.

Yet he was still a part of your team, and as sad as it is, you owe it to him to give him the rest he deserves. Especially as the RE3 Remake suggests that there's still something of his old self trapped within his infected body.