Gaming's most facepalm-worthy heroes

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When the hero's mistakes end the world instead of saving it

Would you kindly kill the evil mastermind ruler and open things right up for the even eviller mastermind schemer to step in? If you could, that’d be just great. Thanks.

Jack obviously had no control over this whatsoever, and he finished the job off as soon as he'd fixed his brain-wrongs.

David Houghton
David Houghton
Former GamesRadar+ Features Writer

Former (and long-time) GamesRadar+ writer, Dave has been gaming with immense dedication ever since he failed dismally at some '80s arcade racer on a childhood day at the seaside (due to being too small to reach the controls without help). These days he's an enigmatic blend of beard-stroking narrative discussion and hard-hitting Psycho Crushers.