6 game heroes who are actually massive dicks

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Deviously being a douche in: Red Faction: Guerrilla

Deviously being a douche in: Splinter Cell: Double Agent

Oh Sammy boy. Where did it all go wrong? You used to be such an upstanding patriot. Keeping us save from terrorists while you snapped their necks in the dark. Unravelling shady conspiracies so we could all cheer on democracy that little bit louder. Killing trusted friends and releasing wanted criminals to maintain your cover. Wait, what? That’s right, comrades. Sam is a seriously naughty boy throughout Double Agent.

Tasked with infiltrating a terrorist cell known as John Brown’s Army, Fisher busts one of their members out of the joint to gain their trust and then, depending on the player’s choices, can off an innocent pilot, his boss and friend Lambert and can even let a bomb go off on a cruise ship. Hey, what’s a little mass murder on a commercial vessel? Sure, there were probably kids on the boat sailing to Disney Land, but keeping Sam’s secret identity hidden was totally more important.


Above: Sorry kids, no Mickey Mouse for you

Deviously being a douche in: Tomb Raider: Underworld

Please take heed of this moving pledge…

And now we know who that person’s going to be. Bitch.

Please send all hate mail, wrapped up tiger shit and letters bombs to Miss L Croft, 1 Croft Manor, 123 Fake Street, England.

July 19, 2010

David Meikleham
David Meikleham
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David has worked for Future under many guises, including for GamesRadar+ and the Official Xbox Magazine. He is currently the Google Stories Editor for GamesRadar and PC Gamer, which sees him making daily video Stories content for both websites. David also regularly writes features, guides, and reviews for both brands too.