Titular Antagonists

Games named after, or heavily allude to, their major antagonist(s).

Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising
Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising
Alien: Isolation
Alien: Isolation
Represents every other Alien game.
Alien vs. Predator
Alien vs. Predator
Alpha Protocol
Alpha Protocol
Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
Baldi's Basics in Education and Learning
Baldi's Basics in Education and Learning
Batman: Arkham Knight
Batman: Arkham Knight
Bendy and the Ink Machine
Bendy and the Ink Machine
Bowser's Fury
Bowser's Fury
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Also represents any other Dracula games that aren't Castlevania here.
Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars - The Director's Cut
Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars - The Director's Cut
Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror
Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror
Bubsy: The Woolies Strike Back
Bubsy: The Woolies Strike Back
Castlevania
Castlevania
The Japanese title for the series is Demon Castle Dracula, also Castlevania 3: Dracula's Curse.
Centipede
Centipede
Chop Goblins
Chop Goblins
Clive Barker's Undying
Clive Barker's Undying
Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back
Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back
Crash Bandicoot 2: N-Tranced
Crash Bandicoot 2: N-Tranced
Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex
Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex
Creature in the Well
Creature in the Well
Cultic
Cultic
The Darkness
The Darkness
Day of the Tentacle
Day of the Tentacle
Destroy All Humans!
Destroy All Humans!
Diablo
Diablo
Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong
Dragon Ball Z: Attack of the Saiyans
Dragon Ball Z: Attack of the Saiyans
Dragon Ball Z: Buu's Fury
Dragon Ball Z: Buu's Fury
Dragon's Dogma
Dragon's Dogma
The Dream Machine
The Dream Machine
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Five Nights at Freddy's
Five Nights at Freddy's
Frankenstein: Through the Eyes of the Monster
Frankenstein: Through the Eyes of the Monster
Also represents any other game where either the Dr. or The Creature are the main villains.
Frogger 2: Swampy's Revenge
Frogger 2: Swampy's Revenge
Galaxian
Galaxian
G-Nome
G-Nome
God of War
God of War
Only applies to the first game, later games are clearly just referring to Kratos.
Golden Axe: The Revenge Of Death Adder
Golden Axe: The Revenge Of Death Adder
Hades
Hades
Hello Neighbor
Hello Neighbor
Hollow Knight
Hollow Knight
Hypnospace Outlaw
Hypnospace Outlaw
I.M. Meen
I.M. Meen
Infinity Blade
Infinity Blade
Jackie Chan Adventures: Legend of the Dark Hand
Jackie Chan Adventures: Legend of the Dark Hand
Karnov's Revenge
Karnov's Revenge
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals
Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals
Marathon 2: Durandal
Marathon 2: Durandal
Mario & Wario
Mario & Wario
Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge
Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge
Mega Man: The Wily Wars
Mega Man: The Wily Wars
Metroid
Metroid
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
Midnight Scenes: The Nanny
Midnight Scenes: The Nanny
Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!
Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!
Millipede
Millipede
Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance
Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance
Mothmen 1966
Mothmen 1966
Nightmare Creatures
Nightmare Creatures
Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
Nosferatu
Nosferatu
Nosferatu: The Wrath of Malachi
Nosferatu: The Wrath of Malachi
Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas
Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas
Paper Mario: The Origami King
Paper Mario: The Origami King
Paradise Killer
Paradise Killer
Plants vs. Zombies
Plants vs. Zombies
Quake
Quake
Just Quake 1
Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc
Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
Resident Evil Code: Veronica
Resident Evil Code: Veronica
Röki
Röki
Shadow of the Colossus
Shadow of the Colossus
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner 2 - Raidou Kuzunoha vs King Abaddon
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner 2 - Raidou Kuzunoha vs King Abaddon
Shin Megami Tensei Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. The Soulless Army
Shin Megami Tensei Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. The Soulless Army
Silent Hill
Silent Hill
Sinistar
Sinistar
Skullgirls: 2nd Encore
Skullgirls: 2nd Encore
Skullmonkeys
Skullmonkeys
Slay the Spire
Slay the Spire
Slender: The Eight Pages
Slender: The Eight Pages
Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric
Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric
Soul Blade
Soul Blade
Space Invaders
Space Invaders
Spider-Man 2: Enter Electro
Spider-Man 2: Enter Electro
Spider-Man and the X-Men in Arcade's Revenge
Spider-Man and the X-Men in Arcade's Revenge
Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage
Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage
SpongeBob SquarePants: Revenge of the Flying Dutchman
SpongeBob SquarePants: Revenge of the Flying Dutchman
Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!
Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!
Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Mysteries of the Sith
Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Mysteries of the Sith
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge
TimeSplitters
TimeSplitters
Titan Quest
Titan Quest
Total War: Attila
Total War: Attila
The Tower of Druaga
The Tower of Druaga
The Walking Dead
The Walking Dead

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10 months ago

Really cool idea. Here are a few more:

You have most of the Crash games but you forgot The Wrath of Cortex.
You could make a case for Hypnospace Outlaw.
Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc
The Tower of Druaga
Bubsy: The Woolies Strike Back
Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric

There's probably others I'm forgetting.

10 months ago

Great list!! Pretty sure Quake is named after the protagonist though. I would also suggest Paradise Killer and Hades.

10 months ago

My bad! I see that you already have Paradise Killer my incredibly well-informed and with-it friend. Ummm... Wizard of Wor?

10 months ago

I added all the suggestions, feel bad for not remembering Wizard of Wor.

Also Quake is actually the in-universe code-name for Shub-Niggurath and her forces as well as their world they come from. Wiki backs me up on that and I do remember the official expansion missions calling the enemies, essentially "the forces of Quake."

10 months ago

That's interesting! I remember seeing this old preview text on a YouTube video at some point and I guess it just stuck in my head as that was the canon.


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