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Title: Top 3 Favourite Game Nemesis?
Post by: Gai Daigoji on December 24, 2004, 03:37:18 pm
What is your top 3 out of the games you’ve played?

Mine would have to be:

1. Admiral Aken Bosch (Freespace 2)
2. Kuja (Final Fantasy 9)
3. New Orion’s (Master of Orion 3)
Title: Top 3 Favourite Game Nemesis?
Post by: Bobboau on December 24, 2004, 03:42:55 pm
Dr Robotnic
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Post by: Blaise Russel on December 24, 2004, 03:48:07 pm
Spoiler:
TNO, Torment.


Also Vendolin Detta and Kane.
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Post by: Nuke on December 24, 2004, 04:05:10 pm
in no particular order

dravis (descent series)
punk ass greedy buisnessman, fittine he died by the flare gun of the guide bot
robohitler (wofenstein)
need i say more
kerigan (starcraft/brood war)
i love that characters evolution from sweet innocent spec ops agent to that cunning zerg b!tch we all know and love
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Post by: aldo_14 on December 24, 2004, 05:02:26 pm
Again, in no particular order;

Bosch (Freespace 2)
Diaz (GTA: Vice City)
AC Milan (Pro Evolution Soccer 4)
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Post by: Triple Ace on December 24, 2004, 05:16:12 pm
I have more than 3 and in no particular order.
The Shivans (Freespace 2)
Dr. Betruger (Doom 3)
Lance Vance (GTA: Vice City)
Officer Tenpenny (GTA: San Andreas)
The Covenant (Halo)
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Post by: Thorn on December 24, 2004, 05:56:32 pm
LaCroix (Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines)
Yuppie vampire Euro trash in a suit. If you do the right ending, he has the coolest death ever. Not because of anything he does, but because of what someone does to him.

Dr./Administrator Breen (Half-Life 2)
Just something about his voice, very well acted.

Admiral Petrov (Starlancer)
Standard evil Russian bad guy. So much fun taking down his flagship.
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Post by: Mr. Vega on December 24, 2004, 05:59:02 pm
Kefka
Bosch
Kerrigan
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Post by: diamondgeezer on December 24, 2004, 06:21:59 pm
Ganondorf
Walton Simons
Kane

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Post by: Singh on December 24, 2004, 07:16:17 pm
Covenent (Halo - the ones in Halo 2 weren't as badass)
Bosch (Freespace 2)
The Shivans (shivans pwn you!)
Those evil alien things from Doom3 (scary!)
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Post by: Turnsky on December 24, 2004, 07:20:26 pm
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Originally posted by Thorn

Dr./Administrator Breen (Half-Life 2)
Just something about his voice, very well acted.

Admiral Petrov (Starlancer)
Standard evil Russian bad guy. So much fun taking down his flagship.


Breen has a passing resemblence to Anthony Hopkins...
he's a cool badguy.. tho

Mobius (legacy of Kain Series, most notably SR2 and Defiance)
given how he looks when either Raziel or Kain don't do what he's supposed to, yeah, it's pretty cool..

Cyber-Errol (Jak3)
This guy is just psycho, and the way he just says this quote, is downright amusing:
"Don't fret. You won't live to see what I turn this little world into. Maybe a rock, or a floating puddle of slag, or maybe nothing at all -- Complete oblivion! So hard to choose"
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Post by: NGTM-1R on December 24, 2004, 07:56:42 pm
Shivans (You should know from where.) The Shivans roxxor. Period. End of paragraph. End of page. End of story.

The Coalition States (Rifts) Yeah, they're unquestionably evil...but they also represent what is likely the last best hope for humanity on Earth.

The Protectors of the Garden (Homeworld) The Kadeshi really convey an impression of being pyschotic: it has to do with the boring monotone with which they make dire threats. And they have nifty ships, too, which I can steal for myself and beat the crud out of the Taiidani with.
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Post by: Carl on December 24, 2004, 08:33:48 pm
Mantorok from Eternal Darkness. He's Evil AND way smarter and more clever than anyone else.
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Post by: Liberator on December 25, 2004, 01:01:11 am
Kane(all c&c games except RA2 and generals)
The Three and their minions(Diablo 2)
Seifer and Ultimicia(FF8)
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Post by: pecenipicek on December 25, 2004, 02:27:23 am
Carl(Shivan:D)
Riddick
Xan Kriegor(UT)
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Post by: Dark_4ce on December 25, 2004, 03:35:05 am
hmm...

1. Shivans
2. Solus (Breakdown, he just WONT DIE!)
3. Mobius (Legacy of Kain series)
4. Robohitler
5. The covenant.
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Post by: Andreas on December 25, 2004, 04:05:18 am
Why so many consider Bosch "evil" :wtf: You just don't realize his great masterplan :o And as for my choices:

Shared 1st place: Kefka (FFVI) & Kuja (FFIX). Both are gorgeus looking, Kuja has a wonderful palace and Kefka is a honestly insane, nihilistic villain (best looking last boss, too). And they also nearly destroyed the entire world :D
2nd place: SHODAN :mad2:
3rd: Walton Simons, from Deus Ex

EDIT: And dammit GD, I was about to make a thread exactly like this! :D
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Post by: Blitzerland on December 25, 2004, 08:41:33 am
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Originally posted by ngtm1r
The Protectors of the Garden (Homeworld) The Kadeshi really convey an impression of being pyschotic: it has to do with the boring monotone with which they make dire threats. And they have nifty ships, too, which I can steal for myself and beat the crud out of the Taiidani with. [/B]


Seconded. And the Projenitors from Homeworld 2. :shaking:
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Post by: vyper on December 25, 2004, 08:48:36 am
Julia Thorne (I think that was her name) - Max Payne 1 (more for the story than, but her death also rocked with the way you stop the helicopter..)

Dr. Breen - HL2, mainly because his communications you overheard helped you see who was really behind the alien invasion. Also because his speeches sounded distinctly familiar to a certain British PM.
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Post by: Gloriano on December 25, 2004, 08:59:52 am
-Darth Nihilus (shame that they didn't really tell much about him
-Mobius (Lok series
-Cyber-errol ( I think he was quite funny hehe
-Sephiroth (he was badass
-Shodan (SS
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Post by: SadisticSid on December 25, 2004, 09:12:12 am
SHODAN (System Shock)
Creepy sentient AI with all ethical constraints removed. And connected to mining lasers, biological mutators and an army of robots and cyborgs - recipe for absolute evil, no? And a voice that sends shivers down your spine, naturally.

Irenicus (Baldur's Gate 2)
Not the most original villain but with David Warner doing the voice together with his fascination with stealing souls and slaughtering prissy elves he makes for quite a good character.

Sephiroth (Final Fantasy VII)
He just looks so cool and has the most ridiculously long katana thing ever. Better than all the other FF villains I've seen so far ;)
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Post by: Janos on December 25, 2004, 09:22:38 am
Mechahitler
LINK (Beneath a Steel Sky)
GS343
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Post by: Primus on December 25, 2004, 11:54:22 am
Shivans
NTF
DS

...It seems that FS2 is the only game I play... Can't think of anybody/anything else to be my fav nemesis...
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Post by: Nico on December 25, 2004, 12:24:19 pm
Constantine, from Dark Project
And yeah, Kane. kane was cool.
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Post by: Jetmech Jr. on December 25, 2004, 01:22:15 pm
No particular Order:

Shivan (FS2- yeah, they're the big 5 legged spider things with super ships...just in case you didn't know)

Skeith (.hack INFECTION- A Manifestation that looks like hes made of cratered rock, and has this wicked staff. The music that plays when you fight him is unmatched)

Sephiroth (Final Fantasy 7- Black cloak, silver hair, and a sword roughly 2 times as long as he is tall)

Hmm...they all start with S's. Odd...
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Post by: Roanoke on December 25, 2004, 04:10:07 pm
Not a game, but Kageshima Anotsu from Blade of the Immortal is a cool nemesis.

Shodan from Shock deserves a mention too. Oh and Akuma fron Street Fighter 2.
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Post by: mitac on December 25, 2004, 06:30:13 pm
1. The tunnel towards the core of Death Star 2 in XWA. Made me bite my keyboard. :hopping:
2. Shodan.
3. That super-laser-station in the last Starlancer mission.
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Post by: diamondgeezer on December 25, 2004, 06:46:03 pm
(http://nodewar.penguinbomb.com/saab/images/Wario.jpg)

I'm a big fan of Bowser too. I mean the guy contantly gets his arse handed to him but he's never a sore loser. He's also always ready to join in with the golf, karting, tennis or whatever. You know what I'm saying? The guy doesn't hold grudges. And he's always ready to have another go at Peach (who wouldn't, she's hot). He's got patience and imagination. All in all, Bowser has my respect and makes for a sound role model for villains everywhere :nod:

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Post by: Kamikaze on December 25, 2004, 06:58:45 pm
@ <-- The Wizard of Yendor from Nethack (http://www.nethack.org)! :D
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Post by: Rictor on December 25, 2004, 07:00:35 pm
in no particular order

Shodan
Admiral Bosch
Bob Page/Helios/the Illuminati
the G Man.
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Post by: Ransom on December 25, 2004, 07:08:12 pm
Pyramid Head (Silent Hill 2)
The Dahaka (Warrior Within)
Moebius (Legacy of Kain)
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Post by: Cyker on December 25, 2004, 07:18:47 pm
Ones I hated and wanted to kill intensely (i.e. these were damned Good games :P)

Shodan (System Shock)
Kerrigan (StarCraft)
Harkov (TIE Fighter)
Irenicus + Saravok (Baldur's Gate 1&2)
Brenden Corbit (MechWarrior 3)
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Post by: Nuclear1 on December 25, 2004, 07:35:15 pm
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Post by: diamondgeezer on December 25, 2004, 08:02:20 pm
Now this guy... this guy I've had actual genuine nightmares about...

(http://nodewar.penguinbomb.com/saab/images/tyrant103.jpg)

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Post by: Ace on December 26, 2004, 04:13:55 pm
1. SHODAN (System Shock 1, 2)
2. The Transcendant One (Planescape: Torment)
3. Darth Traya (Knights of the Old Republic 2)
4. Walton Simons (Deus Ex)
5. The Kadeshi (Homeworld)
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Post by: Taristin on December 26, 2004, 04:19:13 pm
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Originally posted by diamondgeezer
Now this guy... this guy I've had actual genuine nightmares about...

(http://nodewar.penguinbomb.com/saab/images/tyrant103.jpg)

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Resident Evil 2, right? Yeah, he scared the crap outta me on the second run through the RCPD station with Claire. :shaking:
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Post by: Roanoke on December 26, 2004, 05:21:54 pm
Fighting him in as the Umbrella Agent was interesting. There I was, with little health, two Magnum Rounds and the Pistol in the tight corridor leading to the Helicopter crash on the cop shop roof.

I was pluggin' away, fully expecting to die, when he collapsed, like, 1 foot away from me.
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Post by: diamondgeezer on December 26, 2004, 05:39:36 pm
I never did complete that bit, I couldn't get past the plant monsters. I was a whizz at the Mercenary game in RE3, mind.

Nah, that Tyrant variant is literally the stuff of my nightmares. He just... won't... STOP. I've dreamed of being chased by him more than once.

When he first crashed down through the roof after being dropped in by helo, I heard him comming and prepped me shotgun. Suddenly this huge figure appears around the corner and I remember actually yelling out "hold it right there or I'll drop you". When I laid the smackdown on him and he didn't die, I fair shat meself :D

And then at the end of RE3 you come across a room with several dead mercs and three or four dead Tyrants and you just think "oh ****ing hell"...

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Post by: Taristin on December 26, 2004, 05:43:03 pm
I soiled my pants after I had to fight him the second time... Walking through the halls with Claire, shotgun with acid shells ready, suddenly the music gets quiet, then a little tense... I keep walking, and suddenly, out of nowhere, in the silence, BOOM! Through the wall that big metal bastard came... I jumped off the bed.

A game has never scared me like that game did.
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Post by: diamondgeezer on December 26, 2004, 05:56:42 pm
Oh, yeah, when he burst through that wall I literally screamed :D

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Post by: Roanoke on December 27, 2004, 04:30:29 pm
His appearance in the photo lab was cool too.
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Post by: Jetmech Jr. on December 27, 2004, 04:34:43 pm
pfft...wusses ;) :D
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Post by: diamondgeezer on December 27, 2004, 04:41:54 pm
Well like I always say, a horror game's no fun if you don't let the horror get to you :D

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Post by: Jetmech Jr. on December 27, 2004, 04:48:29 pm
I know that much, but...

how does that thing scare you? It just doesn't look...frightening. Maybe a little intimidating, but certainly not "the stuff of nightmares." Maybe it's just it's presentation. I'm probably missing something...ah well, who am I to judge? I'm terrified of insects :nervous:.
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Post by: delta_7890 on December 27, 2004, 05:20:49 pm
In no particular order:

Sigma (Mega Man X series)
Dr. Wily (Mega Man series)
Viola (Zone of the Enders)
Liquid Snake (Metal Gear Solid series)
Revolver Ocelot (Metal Gear Solid series)
Bacterians (Gradius series)
Bowser (Mario Bros. series)
Space Pirates (Metroid series)
Dr. Robotnik (Sonic the Hedgehog series)
Ganon (Legend of Zelda series)
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Post by: Col. Fishguts on December 27, 2004, 06:08:48 pm
The Beast
Kane
Shodan
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Post by: .::Tin Can::. on December 27, 2004, 07:15:59 pm
Imperator Vlaana (Ground Control II)
Dravis (Descent 3)
Shodan (System Shock 2)

Runners Up:
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Aken Bosche (Freespace 2)
Kerrigan (Starcraft)
G-Man (Half Life & Half Life 2) <- not a bad guy per se, but he is evil.
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Post by: WeatherOp on December 27, 2004, 07:31:45 pm
Top Five for Me. Not in order.

John Irenicus(Baldur's Gate 2)
Mithos(Tales of Syphonia)
Meta Ridiley(Metroid Prime)
Smithy(Super Mario RPG)
Meta Knight(Kirby Superstar)
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Post by: an0n on December 27, 2004, 08:02:03 pm
5. Dr. Robotnik (Sonic 2)

4. Mind Worms (Alpha Centauri)

3. Brutes (Halo 2)

2. Hunters (Halo 2)

1. Ghost LeChuck (Monkey Island 1)
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Post by: Marodeur on December 27, 2004, 09:50:57 pm
1. Prince Thrakhath

You killed Angel! You hairy bastard! I will never forget that cutscene. GRRAAAA...  :mad: :mad2:

2. Kane
3. Shodan
4. Admiral Petrov
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Post by: mitac on December 28, 2004, 05:07:50 am
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Originally posted by an0n

1. Ghost LeChuck (Monkey Island 1)


:lol: Oh yeah, I completely forgot about that one.
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Post by: diamondgeezer on December 28, 2004, 11:07:27 am
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Originally posted by Jetmech Jr.
I know that much, but...

how does that thing scare you? It just doesn't look...frightening. Maybe a little intimidating, but certainly not "the stuff of nightmares." Maybe it's just it's presentation. I'm probably missing something...ah well, who am I to judge? I'm terrified of insects :nervous:.

It's called psychological horror. I mean you use a **** laod of ammo and only just manage to take the ****er down... then you exit that area and are shown a cutscene of it getting back up!. And you think "oh ****, if he appears again will I have enough time and ammo to take him out? Will he ever stay down?" Suddenly your vast arsenal weaponry seems so impotent...

It's the fact that he's this inexorable, relentless, unstopable force which is chasing you and will never ever stop. He could appear anywhere, at any time. Just when you think you're safe the bastard comes crashing through a wall to get you. Birkin only attacks you if you wander in to him, but this thing is actively out to get you :shaking:

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Post by: .::Tin Can::. on December 28, 2004, 02:28:37 pm
I just finished SOME of Metroid Prime 2, and I remembered that my favorite nemisis's of all time are the Space Pirates.