Titular Antagonists

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

The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
Hollow Knight
Hollow Knight
Shadow of the Colossus
Shadow of the Colossus
Hades
Hades
Only applies to the first game, as Chronos is the main antagonist of 2.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords
The Walking Dead
The Walking Dead
Hypnospace Outlaw
Hypnospace Outlaw
Day of the Tentacle
Day of the Tentacle
Silent Hill
Silent Hill
Slay the Spire
Slay the Spire
Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising
Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner 2 - Raidou Kuzunoha vs King Abaddon
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner 2 - Raidou Kuzunoha vs King Abaddon
Cultic
Cultic
Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!
Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!
Bowser's Fury
Bowser's Fury
Quake
Quake
Just Quake 1
Paradise Killer
Paradise Killer
Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back
Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back
Batman: Arkham Knight
Batman: Arkham Knight
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals
Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals
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
Plants vs. Zombies
Plants vs. Zombies
Alien: Isolation
Alien: Isolation
Represents every other Alien game.
Alien vs. Predator
Alien vs. Predator
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge
Clive Barker's Undying
Clive Barker's Undying
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
Dragon's Dogma
Dragon's Dogma
Marathon 2: Durandal
Marathon 2: Durandal
Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc
Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc
Skullgirls: 2nd Encore
Skullgirls: 2nd Encore
Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
God of War
God of War
Only applies to the first game, later games are clearly just referring to Kratos.
Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!
Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!
Wolfenstein: The New Order
Wolfenstein: The New Order
Diablo
Diablo
Dragon Ball Z: Attack of the Saiyans
Dragon Ball Z: Attack of the Saiyans
The Dream Machine
The Dream Machine
Midnight Scenes: The Nanny
Midnight Scenes: The Nanny
Resident Evil Code: Veronica
Resident Evil Code: Veronica
Golden Axe: The Revenge Of Death Adder
Golden Axe: The Revenge Of Death Adder
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings
Dragon Ball Z: Buu's Fury
Dragon Ball Z: Buu's Fury
Soul Blade
Soul Blade
Shin Megami Tensei Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. The Soulless Army
Shin Megami Tensei Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. The Soulless Army
Paper Mario: The Origami King
Paper Mario: The Origami King
The Darkness
The Darkness
Röki
Röki
Chop Goblins
Chop Goblins
Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim
Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim
X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse
X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
Castlevania
Castlevania
The Japanese title for the series is Demon Castle Dracula, also Castlevania 3: Dracula's Curse.
Zoda's Revenge: StarTropics II
Zoda's Revenge: StarTropics II
Sinistar
Sinistar
X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse
X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse
Titan Quest
Titan Quest
Infinity Blade
Infinity Blade
Total War: Attila
Total War: Attila
Mega Man: The Wily Wars
Mega Man: The Wily Wars
Spider-Man 2: Enter Electro
Spider-Man 2: Enter Electro
Skullmonkeys
Skullmonkeys
Alpha Protocol
Alpha Protocol
Destroy All Humans!
Destroy All Humans!
Frogger 2: Swampy's Revenge
Frogger 2: Swampy's Revenge
Creature in the Well
Creature in the Well
Karnov's Revenge
Karnov's Revenge
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine
Crash Bandicoot 2: N-Tranced
Crash Bandicoot 2: N-Tranced
Mothmen 1966
Mothmen 1966
G-Nome
G-Nome
Space Invaders
Space Invaders
Nosferatu: The Wrath of Malachi
Nosferatu: The Wrath of Malachi
Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Mysteries of the Sith
Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Mysteries of the Sith
I.M. Meen
I.M. Meen
Five Nights at Freddy's
Five Nights at Freddy's
TimeSplitters
TimeSplitters
Centipede
Centipede
Nightmare Creatures
Nightmare Creatures
Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong
Millipede
Millipede
Nosferatu
Nosferatu
Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage
Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage
Wario's Woods
Wario's Woods
Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex
Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex
Wizard of Wor
Wizard of Wor
Mario & Wario
Mario & Wario
Galaxian
Galaxian
Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance
Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance
Xevious
Xevious
Metroid
Metroid
Bendy and the Ink Machine
Bendy and the Ink Machine
Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas
Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas
Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
The Tower of Druaga
The Tower of Druaga
Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge
Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge

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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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