Titular Antagonists

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

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

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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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