The Top 7... Game bad guys you didn't want to kill

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The gaming murders that left a bad taste in our mouth


Above: Orbinaut with his spikes. Yup, kill it. But spikeless? Well...


They're massive, ugly, armed with a massive drill and will turn violent with only the smallest provocation, but the Big Daddies make us sad when they die. Maybe it's because they're only protecting their Little Sister companions, or because the child doesn't understand what's happened, shouting 'Wake up, Mr Bubbles!' Or maybe it's because the hulking beasts can fight on your side with a special power-up, which means you can make them kill each other. Whichever way, it's all kinds of wrong and we wish we could just leave them alone. But we want that Adam!


Above: A moment of tenderness. Shortly followed by aviolent death

Justin Towell
Justin Towell
Freelance Writer

Justin was a GamesRadar+ staffer for 10 years but is now a freelance writer, 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.