8 Video Game Protagonists Who Would Be Better Villains
4. Kirby - Kirby
Don't let his adorable exterior and mere 20 inches of height fool you - Kirby is an abomination the sort of which Lovecraftian nightmares are made.
Kirby's suite of offensive and defensive abilities are as terrifying as they are mind-boggling - he can change the shape of his body to fend off a foe, inflate himself with air and fly, and even open his mouth to swallow enemies whole in an attempt to satisfy his apparently insatiable appetite.
More to the point, Kirby can adopt the characteristics of anyone he devours, and if this all somehow wasn't quite terrifying yet, he's also proven himself powerful enough to kill actual gods.
If you read this description sight-unseen, you'd more likely assume Kirby to be the big bad from a sci-fi horror film, not one of Nintendo's all-time most cute and popular mascot characters.
For as fun as Kirby is to play as, the experience of battling something so malleable and protean must be utterly oppressive.