>> So easy when you're evil... Welcome to WatchMojo.com, and today we're counting down our picks
for the "Top 10 Evil Endings in Video Games".
> (electricity crackling)
>> For this list, we'll be looking at the climaxes in video games
that can only be achieved by going down the villainous route.
As expected, this list will be packed to the brim with spoilers.
So, a very evil spoiler alert in now in effect.
>> NUMBER 10: Menendez Triumphs -- "Call of Duty: Black Ops II" > SECTION: Why?
> MENENDEZ: Your military is crippled.
You cannot stop us now.
>> While it's far more revered for its online multiplayer,
the single-player narratives across the "Call of Duty" franchise
do have the occasional gems.
Case in point: when things all go to Hell should you screw up two possible variants.
The first occurs if the player fails to save the hacker Karma;
if that happens, antagonist Raul Menendez ends up brutally killing her,
leading to a virus wiping out the U.S.'s power stations.
> CIA NERD: I spent the last year trying to crack this sod.
Best thing I can do right now is...leggit back to England.
>> The second occurs should you decide
to put Menendez down yourself, which leads to global anarchy,
so you might want to watch that trigger finger of yours.
>> NUMBER 9: Great Power, No Responsibility -- "Spider-Man: Web of Shadows" > SPIDER-MAN: These two were more than willing to oblige.
> LUKE CAGE: What? You knew this whole turf war was a set-up?!
>> Be honest. We all think that Spidey's black suit is bad-ass.
Unfortunately, it comes with the slight drawback of having it
turn you into something of a narcissistic A-hole.
Should players decide to give in to this inner darkness on every given occasion,
our not-so-friendly neighborhood Spider-Man ends up becoming
the ruler of New York City infested with symbiotes.
>> Yeah, you may have ended up isolating your friends,
>> Yeah, you may have ended up isolated your friends, Mary Jane now hates you, and you actually ended up killing Venom;
but look on the bright side. You have a symbiote Black Cat for a queen. Sweet!
> BLACK CAT: Well, darling, I promised you this city...and it's yours!
>> NUMBER 8: The Definition of Insanity -- "Far Cry 3"
> VAAS: Are you enjoying my sister's company? Huh?
She's gonna make a warrior out of you?
>> Well, you've done it--as Jason Brody,
you've gunned your way all through Rook Island, bested both Vaas and Hoyt,
and even earned the love of beautiful but exotic Citra.
Why would you want to return to the outside world
when she offers you the chance to become a king?
All you have to do is sever all ties to your old life by...
slitting your girlfriend's throat.
> (SLASH!)
> (SLASH!) > (Liza gasps for breath)
>> If Jason goes through with it, then he does indeed get a hero's welcome.
As Citra rocks his world, she also plunges a dagger into his chest,
giving what she believes to be a noble death worthy of a warrior.
You truly do reap what you sow, Jason.
> CITRA: You are a warrior. DIE a warrior.
>> NUMBER 7: The Perfect Murder -- "Heavy Rain"
>> The Origami Killer has claimed the lives of many fathers and sons. And if players aren't quick on their feet, it's a very real possibility
that he gets away with his crimes.
If Ethan Mars fails or refuses to take on the Origami Killer's trials,
then it's a very real possibility that he and his kidnapped son, Shaun, could end up dead.
>> While on the hunt for the truth, FBI Agent Norman Jayden and reporter Madison Paige encounter some truly sick individuals
who won't hesitate to kill them in some pretty messed-up ways.
Oh, well, at least you waste all the Scott Shelby levels,
so maybe he'll give you a good ending?
Wait, no, he's the murderer. So, you screwed up big.
> SHELBY: You're the father that I have been looking for all these years,
the man capable of giving his own life to save his son.
>> NUMBER 6: Bringing Rapture to the Surface -- "Bioshock"
> NARRATOR: And Rapture trembled.
But in the end, even Rapture was not enough for you.
>> When you've hunted down Big Daddies
and have the likes of Andrew Ryan whispering in your ear,
you'd be forgiven for wanting to grab as much ADAM as possible
in order to defend yourself. However, in order to do so,
you have to be willing to kill the Little Sisters
and also earn the disapproval of the oddly tantalizing Dr. Tannenbaum.
> STEINMAN: Ugly! UGLY! (fires a machine gun at you)
>> Even after you help kill Frank Fontaine, you're so hooked on ADAM
that they mean nothing to you.
From there, Rapture is nothing but a stepping stone as you and plenty of Splicers
rise up from the ocean to begin an assault on the surface world.
> NARRATOR: But not you. For now, you have stolen the terrible secrets of the world!
>> NUMBER 5: Purification -- "Fallout 3"
> RON PERLMAN: And war... War never changes.
>> All throughout your journey across the Capitol Wasteland,
you may have heard the occasional pre-recorded messages by one John Henry Eden,
a "President" who just so happens to be an artificial intelligence
with the voice of Malcolm McDowell.
> PRESIDENT EDEN: It's high time we met.
I'm quite pleased you were able to make it.
>> Despite the abundance of raiders, cannibals, warring factions, and horrific monsters,
this non-elect has a plan to cleanse the Wasteland.
Instead of letting loose the waters of life to restore prosperity,
Eden asks the Lone Wanderer to insert a modified version
of the Forced Evolutionary Virus into the purifier in order to kill all super-mutants.
While it somewhat succeeds in that respect, it also ends up
poisoning the world in the process. So...way to go.
> RON PERLMAN: The Capitol Wasteland, despite its progress, became a graveyard.
>> NUMBER 4: The Beast -- "InFAMOUS 2"
> JOHN WHITE: I had to pull myself back together.
Do you have any idea how hard that is?
> COLE: It sounds tricky.
>> After learning of the incoming threat of a creature known as "The Beast,"
who wouldn't have thought that Cole would have a lot of time
for turning into a megalomaniac?
However, as it turns out, the one way to kill The Beast
would also lead to the death of every Conduit in the planet.
> THE BEAST: I have control now, consciousness. Sometimes, it's too much.
>> If your Karma has led you down the path of infamy,
then Cole decides that humanity can pretty much go screw itself.
Killing off his former friends one by one, Cole eventually takes the place of The Beast
and leads all Conduits in a battle for supremacy on the evolutionary ladder.
> COLE: I've been given powers to save the world from this change...
but now I stand at its center.
>> NUMBER 3: Genocide -- "Undertale"
>> Did you perhaps fall in love with this revolutionary indie game's cast of charming characters?
Did you build solid friendships with them that were only cemented
in a beautiful finale where everyone got their happy endings?
Well, now, you get to slaughter them all!
Should you grind your way through killing every single monster in the underground,
you eventually come face-to-face with Chara.
In a rather surreal exchange, they offer you a chance to erase the world.
> ♫ (foreboding chord, heartbeat) ♫
>> Regardless of rather you agree or not, you still end up meeting your maker,
and, in the process, permanently taint your saved file.
Meaning, if you try to get the good ending AFTER doing the Genocide run, this happens.
> (evil twinkle, sinister laughter)
>> NUMBER 2: The Fall of the Empire -- "Dishonored"
> EMILY: The others are all dead, aren't they?
That's all right; I was going to have them killed anyway.
>> Just because you're a masked master assassin
blessed with powers from a less-than-benevolent deity,
does that really give you the excuse to kill EVERYONE?!
Well, if players choose to let Corvo loose and kill his intended targets,
and not care how many guardsmen or civilians lose their heads in the process,
then the result is that all of Dunwall is thrown into high chaos.
> NARRATOR: What will history tell us?
That the daughter of a murdered empress ascended the throne
up a mountain of corpses, carried by an assassin named Corvo?
>> A land of infamy and death made infinitely worse
if you didn't manage to save Emily from plunging to her death.
Sure, revenge may be sweet, but was it really worth it in the end?
> NARRATOR: It's just as well... The Empire was dying already, completely rotten.
>> Before we reveal our Number 1 pick, here are a few Honorable Mentions...
> (beeping, alarm sounding) (white noise)
(white noise) (ominous rumbling)
(ominous rumbling) >> NUMBER 1: Darth Revan is Reborn -- "Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic"
> MALAK: A small part of me has always regretted betraying you from afar.
>> Wait, you mean we're actually an all-powerful Sith Lord?
That we can plunge the galaxy into a new era of darkness
while also showing Darth Malak who's the boss?
Any friend or foe who stands in our way will be heavily crushed
by our mastery of the Force?! Heh, sign us up!
> (lightning strike)
>> As well as being one of the best twists in all of gaming,
this alternate ending gives players the chance to relish their return to the Dark Side
to the point where you truly feel like nothing can stand in your way.
There is no other conclusion that made us feel
that the role of villain is way more fun than playing the hero.
> SITH FORCES: All hail Lord Revan!
> BASTILA: The Sith bow before you; you have reclaimed your rightful throne!
>> Do you agree with our list?
What do you think is the greatest EVIL ending in all of video games?
> BASTILA: All hail the return of Darth Revan, the true Lord of the Sith!
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(Closed-captioned by Matthew Strittmatter)