10 Betrayals in Video Games That BROKE US 

Shepherd's betrayal was so impactful because it came out of nowhere. Graves needs to return and will probably do so in season 5.

Ryuzo in Ghost of Tsushima hit different even though they weren't as fleshed out as others. Still such a great game!

Back in the day in Tales of Symphonia, I used to call the Tower of Salvation the Tower of Betrayal. Because every time the plot takes you there you got betrayed by somebody lol

It's crazy how iconic Shepard's betrayal is when an entire generation developed trust issues

Wheatley's betrayal in Portal 2 was pretty surprising. He spends the whole first half of the game trying to help you escape, only to turn on you when getting a taste of GLaDOS's power. He does, however, put GLaDOS in a potato battery, which is funny enough that I'd say it about evens out.

Dutch’s betrayal in red dead 2 hurt my soul honestly. But it didn’t “suck” in the same way some of these on this list sucked, but when I think of video game betrayals that’s the biggest one that sticks out like a knife in my heart.

Kotor 1 - The Sith and Jedi betrayal: Revan learning that he/she was brainwashed by the Jedi, after Malak's betrayal which under normal circumstances would leave anyone feeling betrayed and not knowing who to trust. To me this was one of the most powerful plots ever made.

Shepard’s Betrayal is a core memory of so many gamers.

man shepard's betrayal hits way too hard

The betrayal at the end of Little Nightmares 2, when Six drops Mono into the chasm to save herself surprised me. When I got to that part, I actually said out loud "WHAT THE FUCK?"

You forgot the betrayal of Sam in mafia where he killed Paulie and sold drugs with Salieri without the approval and acknowledge of anyone

Just that line from bode; "you're not the only one who survived,"after force pushing cal, revealing to be a supposed jedi was shocking as well.

Bruz's betrayal in Shadow Of War was a big one for me (granted that was mostly Talion's fault)

Back in the day playing Tony Hawk's Underground, I hated Eric Sparrow for stealing your tape and making it look like he was the one who did the roof gap in Hawaii. Man did I love the alternate ending when you got the tape back.

The betrayal in Dishonored actually made me angrier than I've ever been at fictional characters

The Count's betrayal in Plague Tale Requiem hit especially hard because the game made you feel somewhat safe by setting everything up for you to expect another, more cliche kind of a horror twist that didn't happen. When arriving at that beautiful seemingly idyllic island and learning about their celebrations and that pagan folk cult around the "child of the embers", I fully expected some Midsommar kind of nasty stuff going on and horrible things to happen at the ceremony (child sacrifices or something). But no, you sneak into that ceremony and it's actually kinda nice and entirely harmless, the whole cult is just as benevolent and welcoming as it was made to appear from the start (well, except that it is a lot of BS and misinterpreting what actually happened in the past and the countess turns out to be a completely delusional lunatic,, but the cult stuff itself isn't evil and the countess actually means well). After going through this, you expect the count and the countess to be allies at least for now (I mean, there still was the issue of Amicia basically being a wanted killer who had slaughtered a few dozen of the count's men in another city, so I was still expecting this to eventually go sideways when the Count would finally find out who she is, but I wasn't prepared for the kind of scheme he had actually going on).

It aint a top ten betrayal without big smoke Congrats on the list ! It's a pretty awesome one

Shepard's "betrayal" on current Modern Warfare 2 is so soft. Back in the day they had some guts in Call of Duty games - the Shepard that shot us to the chest is in the same game as the mission "No Russians". Gotta miss those days.

Everything about Bode made my jaw drop. After the two reveals, I had to put my controller down. It was a lot to unpack within 10 minutes.

You guys have successfully baited us boomer gamers to subscribing with all this nostalgia based gaming content. Im not complaining, just impressed

Falcon revealed how vulnerable I really am, Shepherd’s betrayal still stings 😭 Great job, you beautiful bird 🦅 👍🏾

When Bode used force push, my jaws dropped. That was a awesome surprise

I feel like falcon knows how to pronounce these names, he just does it to screw with us

A lot of these were some of my very first jaw dropping moments in gaming. Thanks for the nostalgia Falcon 👍🏾

Hey, I'd totally watch this video if you put up a list of games you're going to spoil beforehand.... As it is now, way too risky to watch.

You missed the real betrayal in Dying Light 2. Following that mission, the discovery that the guy who's been helping you along since your arrival, is not only the murderer you're looking for, but is also working for the main bad guy you're after...that's way more of a betrayal than what is really just confused survivors.

Shepards betrayal definetly hurt the most, the surprise shocked me but even more cause it was the first game I had ever played that did that. Freaking scarwd me and then was like damn cant play any games normally anymore.

The jade empire betrayal hit hard. If you do a part 2 include that one

That Shepard betrayal man…never forget!

I remembered feeling deeply bretayed by the mercenaries (who I thought were dead) at the end of Far Cry 2, it actually hurt.

I love these videos and especially love Falcon, BUT it saddens me to think that Falcon might not have actually played A Plague Tale: Requiem considering how bad he butchered Amicia’s name. 😢

Smoke was ordering for everyone in the drive-thru that’s why the order was so long. (Smoke did get himself 3 separate meals tho 🤣)

Thank you for mentioning which games you were going to spoil! Me and my enormous backlog wish that was done more often.

How is Pavel Morozov from Metro Last Light not in this list? It literally devastated me after all he and I had been through to survive. The emotions I ran through as I chose to let him live, shooting my gun at the sky in frustration.

Here's another one: Master Li from Bioware's Jade Empire. Starts off as your teacher for half the game, then plot twist flips on you and becomes the big bad. Loved that game!

These videos are never a betrayal! Keep up the good work.

Dude!!! I literally just beat *COD MW2* for the first time yesterday!!! That Shepherd backstab F’ed me up! 😤😭

Only just realised this, but you know when Liquid reveals that he is Miller, he uses his right hand to remove the glasses an undo his hair... in recent games, it reveals he lost his right arm....

Ivarr killing Ceolbert in AC Valhalla definitely needs to be talked about. That one was nuts.

Shepard’s betrayal broke me Bode’s betrayal was so telegraphed but I was still sad. He could have been the truest homie

Man Bioshock is so good. I hope part 4 is amazing and comes soon. I’ve loved every entry. I’ll never forget the first one though. That story is so good and that twist.

Played Bioshock like 10 years ago, that plot twist still rents free inside my head mainly because i didn't see it coming because all the clues are so subtle people hardly notice it, it was such a great gaming experience..

You should have included Skizzo's betrayal of Deacon St. John! You know in your heart he's a bad guy, but just before he betrays you he makes you think there might just be a chance he'll become a decent character!

Falcon, Ive been lowkey binging all your top 10s. Really enjoy the content :)

Man, gameranx... truly the RU-vid version of comfort food for me. Love you guys

A Part 2 is definitely needed

Metro: Last Light. ~ Pavel. (Come on, guys; how could you forget.)

I enjoy gameranx alot man😄 always waiting for new episodes

The SW Survivor one legitimately shook me. It's been soo long since a game made me drop my jaw and just take it in. It is an incredible story!

Alone is my favorite mission in MW2. I absolutely adore stealth gameplay so it’s obviously right up my alley. But having to sneak around collecting household resources to make weapons while avoiding them while they do their rounds searching for you is so intense and awesome

Out of the games I've played, the betrayal that definitely stayed with me was Matt Engarde from Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney: Justice for All. I had my suspicions about the guy, but at the same time I was like "oh but he's my client, there's no way the game will do something as ballsy as making him the bad guy!" And then it's revealed he was actually the killer the entire time and I just let out a big "WHAT?!" at the epic reveal. Kinda sad I missed out on the OG MW2, bc I bet Shepherd's betrayal would've destroyed me if I played it when it came out. Amazing video!! Despite the emotional turmoil, I do love a good video game betrayal if done right

The betrayal in Dead Rising 2 is pretty shocking, and it can depend on which version of the game you played. There's a somewhat obvious twist in the canon version of the game, and then there's a twist made especially for the AU game, Off the Record, which replaces new character Chuck with DR1 protagonist Frank

Worst betrayal to me was in Nier by Popola and Devola. They literally help direct you throughout the entire game, and have some of the most chill atmospheres when interacting with them, sit listening to them sing or whatever else, and then you get to the Shadow Lord's castle and... Well you're met with a boss fight with them. It really set the tone for that entire ending segment just hammering in emotional moments, and the betrayal of those 2 started it off. If any genuinely fit that title and "broke me", it'd be them.

Bode betraying you was kind of predictable, I kinda seen it coming from the beginning. The shocking part is that he was a Jedi, that was a good twist.

Where tf is MICAH BELL FROM RDR2 ???? biggest betrayal of the century

Chance’s betrayal in syphon filter really got me as a kid. Maybe it was obvious to some, but I was young when I played it and I didn’t see that shit coming at all.

Yoshimo in Baldur's Gate 2. He was so cool with being a theif with a katana. I never saved him in Irenicus' dungeon again after the 1st time.

From mercy to betrayal. I ❤ Gameranx

Feel like this video needed a spoiler list more than any other

Soma has a pretty crazy twist . I’ll never forget it and it’s been years . Just something about that game

"All them years Dutch....for this snake!?" So many of them, Lance from Vice city, Mafia and Mafia 3, Michael popping up to clap Trevor, Lucy from AC and worst of all your online friends when they realize the game has friendly fire.

Fantastic watch as usual- I always enjoy your videos Falcon, keep up the good work yourself!! : ) Honestly I’m well and surprised that Red Dead Redemption II didn’t make the cut here, at least at number 10 that is. Like, when I think of games with a heartbreaking betrayal, RDR2 is the first thing that comes to mind so it is! I mean, after a point I suppose even without spoilers one could likely figure on who the traitor might be, and [spoilers!] Micah is never truly likeable- he ranges from obnoxious at best to despicable at times. But the depths of the betrayal and Dutch’s role once things start to unravel, that is, that Dutch ends up being in some ways an even bigger betrayer than Micah when the shit hits the fan and it all really starts coming apart, combined with the serious consequences of Micah’s betrayal and the gut wrenching outcome make it one for the books for sure. Certainly no wonder that the game is so well known and loved for its powerful story, proper good one so it is, really profound and hard hitting.

I still think MK Deception has one of the greatest betrayals of all time. The huge twist at the end of the konquest mode, Shujinko realizing he spent his entire life unknowingly serving the dragon king collecting all of the kamidogu to release him again. I remember my kid self being so shocked when it was revealed and they were so cheeky about it too literally naming the game Deception.

You guys handle spoiler warnings marvelously.

If Gameranx create a similar channel, but about retro games, in the 'betrayal' vid he could add Von Croy from Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation.

Hi 🙌 nice video as always . What softwares do you use for making videos ?

Bioshock has one of the best plotwist. Good video gameranx.

Devola and Popola for me in the original Nier. That hurt me back then, and it still hurt in 1.22

Yoshimo from Baldur's Gate 2. A very capable thief and one of the first one's that joins your group. That one hurt since he had no choice. Ever since that betrayal I had trust issues with companion NPCs in all games that I play.

Great list. I may have included Lance Vance from Vice City, but that's probably just because of how invested I was in that game.

Next video should be top 10 betrayals you saw coming a mile away. Bode from Jedi survivor was so obvious it was just more annoying questing with him knowing he’s gonna betray you for his own selfish reasons.

the only thing that bugged me was Falcon saying Amicia's name wrong every time he said it lol

Always been kind of surprised this many people were caught offguard with Bioshock. The dude commanded you around the entire time and gave you little good reason to trust him. I suspected pretty early on he wasn't exactly trustworthy.

great list today. so many memories in this list

Bro Bode was such a great villain and really picked up the story for Survivor in my opinion. Rayvis and Degan were honestly really mid for the first three quarters of the game and Bode was so well executed, honestly felt like a better version of what Second Sister was trying to be thematically

funny for bode in jedi survivor i was questioning him the moment he flew off on his own "to distract the enemy" at the beginning.

I love star wars Jedi fallen order and survivor. I'm excited for the sequel in the future

You guys are awesome, is great to have a goood video everyday

Phoenix Wright: Dual Destinies had, in my opinion, the most mind blowing one. The detective who has been helping you throughout the entire game, who was one of the many likable characters, turned out to be the main badguy behind the final case. It's rare in Phoenix Wright to take the entire game just to build up a single plottwist. Then along came Great Ace Attorney, who decided to take 2 whole games to build up (and payoff) one big mystery. Though I thought the betrayal from that game was less remarkable, given the character wasn't that important before the twist.

Great list as usual. However, little disappointed that Dishonored wasn't featured on here :(

Quantum Break had a betrayal if I remember correctly. Speaking of which, what ever happened to that game?! I thought it was awesome!

Another big clue for the Metal Gear twist is that there's a whole infuriating section before this where maybe some of us tried multiple times to get Miller on the Comm Link and he was just unreachable. Like some snarky middle finger to the player.....

Couldnt you just like put a spoiler warning in the intro with the games that appear? I wouldnt want to know that character X will betray me in game Y that I am currently playing.

for BioShock's final boss i have zero complaints. not every final, or any other boss, needs to be challenging or stress-inducing. sometimes a final boss will serve the story the game is telling and the ending will fit perfectly to serve both as karma to the antagonist and emotional sendoff for the protagonist, which BioShock does beautifully. as for Assassin's Creed 3's Connor he's far from boring. not every protagonist needs to be cool, collected, funny, charming etc. i love Connor for his naiveté, charm, innocence, sense of justice and kindness. he stands out from the rest of the AC protagonists for all the right reasons.

Yeah, once Annabelle betrayed the family in the beginning of Final Fantasy 16. I was just waiting to see if they confront her. I was more mad at her then Ultima.

What about when Six betrayed Mono in Little Nightmares 2?!? That should have been on here.

Vader was hard but the last boss I think was waaay harder, had so much trouble dodging those air blade things he shoots at you in phase 3.

Not a bad way to start the day. Especially Monday 😅. Thanks!

For someone who hasn’t really play COD like that, I did play MW2 as a kid when my friend came over and all I can say before finishing this video is if Shepard is at 10, it’s about to get DARK.

There are certain points in Metal Gear Solid where you cannot call Master Miller on the Codex. When I did my second play through, I tried calling him while fighting liquid in the Hind-D no one picks up. This is not a perfect solution, but it does hint that something is up with Master Miller

I love the bioshock series and I’d love to get another game set in a different setting and Time period. Finding out about Atlas messed me up pretty bad my first time playing.

Did he just say Yurt the silent "CHEF"? 😂

Angels betrayal in Borderlands 2 is what I thought of immediately. All of the first game, she was just a navigating voice in your head, so it was a return to form in BL2. But then she turns against you, it had me. She helps you again later, but still.

Only a few hours in but ghost of Tsushima is wild with the backstabbing lol

As a kid, the betrayal of Solo Wing Pixy from Ace Combat Zero felt like it came out of left field

The one in "A way out" was also shocking

I'm a little surprised that Wheatly from portal didn't make it, or Wesker from RE or Mercer Frey from ES: Skyrim. Those all seem like a good picks as well, I just think the list could be longer!

Looking back it's an obvious betrayal coming but on my first playthrough of Persona 5, I was broke by Akechi betraying the group. Once he joined the party he quickly became my favorite P5 character. Thankfully Persona 5 Royal exists to play as the true Akechi.

I agree with most of this, except for your analysis of Snake in Number 6. Snake has learned to rely on his support team, so he's not remotely thinking that Miller might be fake. Miller's been vouched for by Campbell, after all.

"And the whole world just fuckin watched" is still one of the coldest lines in gaming history. RIP Ghost 😭