8 Video Game Villains Who Got Off Easy - Part 2
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8 Video Game Villains Who Got Off Easy

Among the many memorable video game characters out there, we've seen plenty of iconic villains. Longtime baddies like Bowser and Dr. Eggman have been plugging away at kidnapping princesses and aiming for world domination for decades, only for the hero to show up and foil their schemes. Indeed, the never-ending war between good and evil has been prevalent in games for so long that most of us think we know how all of these conflicts will turn out in the end, with the hero emerging victorious over their adversary time and time again.
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[h2]8) Roy Earle[/h2]

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Cole’s slimy Vice partner in L.A. Noire may have provided some funny moments with his snark while on the case, but from the moment he’s introduced slapping women around backstage at his favorite club, it’s made pretty clear that he doesn’t have the most inviting personality to go along with his wit.

Roy shows his true colors later in the game, judging by his quick decision to sully Cole’s reputation, take the focus off police corruption, and gain himself a brown-nosing spot with the higher-ups by exposing a secret affair, cementing his antagonistic status.

Roy’s reputation with gamers also isn’t helped by the game’s final scene (which you can view below), where he delivers a eulogy at Cole’s funeral talking about how buddy-buddy they supposedly were. But hey, you’ve got to keep up a nice image for the media, right?

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A gamer for over 20 years, who enjoys the more lighthearted and colorful titles out there. Also does movie reviews at Examiner.com.