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What if... the police were called on game characters?

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By Justin Towell published 25 July 2014

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It's the rozzers! Scarper!

It's the rozzers! Scarper!

Video game characters do an awful lot of illegal stuff when you think about it. It's common practice to try smashing anything and everything you see in a game, just to see if it breaks. If it does break, it's probably got something useful inside. It's very rare that anyone in the game actually complains, let alone calls the police.

But what if they did? What if game characters were forced to come quietly? Well, that's what we're about to find out. Please place your hands on the mouse button and click through the galley. Slowly, wise guy. Keep your hands where I can see 'em...

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Link from The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker

Link from The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker

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B.D. Joe from Crazy Taxi

B.D. Joe from Crazy Taxi

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Pac-Man

Pac-Man

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Aiden Pierce from Watch Dogs

Aiden Pierce from Watch Dogs

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Mario from Super Mario Bros.

Mario from Super Mario Bros.

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Dovahkiin from The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Dovahkiin from The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

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Thief

Thief

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Kirby

Kirby

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What seems to be the problem, officer?

What seems to be the problem, officer?

Did you enjoy that? Glad it wasn't real? Pac-Man is. Ah, Pac-Man. How many more times will the same joke sustain a whole slide in a GamesRadar gallery? Look out for it appearing in 'Game Characters who spoil their five-a-day with non-prescription drugs' and 'What's the deal with those pills in Pac-Man, anyway?' on a website near you very soon.

And if you're looking for more, check out the genuinely, really, honestly, totally different Video game characters' criminal records and Video game characters' complaints at the doctor's surgery.

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Justin Towell
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Justin was a GamesRadar staffer for 10 years but is now a freelancer, musician and videographer. He's big on retro, Sega and racing games (especially retro Sega racing games) and currently also writes for Play Magazine, Traxion.gg, PC Gamer and TopTenReviews, as well as running his own YouTube channel. Having learned to love all platforms equally after Sega left the hardware industry (sniff), his favourite games include Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams, Zelda BotW, Sea of Thieves, Sega Rally Championship and Treasure Island Dizzy.

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