How Far Cry’s Iconic Villains Were Created | IGN Inside Stories 

When you realize, vaas is by his own definition insane, as he keeps trying to kill jason expecting him to not escape that time

"The best villain is the most relatable villain" Man this is the best quotes, and it perfectly fit for Joseph Seed, no wonder why he got the role in FC5

So in a way we have Michael Mando to thank for giving us this Far Cry formula of the villains being so iconic because of such as great performance in an audition.

Greg played Joseph so damn well that it scares me to look at him in real life. Everyone loves Vaas but Joseph had so much depth to him.

It's nice to have the confirmation that The Jackal was intended to be Jack Carver all along, it would be interesting to see him return in some form in another game to see how he fits in this new version of Far Cry's universe.

Pagan Min is underrated vilan, he's amazing and farcry 4 is amazing too

The Jackal's and Pagan's VA sound like professionals doing their job Vass's VA looks like a fun guy to hang around with Joseph's VA looks genuinely unhinged

I'd have loved if the alternative ending of FC4 gave whole other story line playing on Pagan Min's side

It’s funny that the most iconic antagonist in this series wasn’t even the main villain.

Pagan Min is by far my favorite Far Cry villain (yet) and one of my favorite villains of all time. Love the rest but something about him really stuck out to me. Definitely looking forward to Giancarlo's performance in FC6.

Troy Baker defending Pagan Min is the most Troy Baker thing ever.

It’s insane to me that Vaas wasn’t the main villain in Far Cry 3. He’s my top 5 at least

IGN this is brilliant. Need a lot more of this!

The next far cry needs Willem Dafoe as a villain.

More like this IGN! well done

“Primal left the concept of front cover villains” Mammoth: am I a joke to you?

This troy baker guy seems like the kind of guy who would be in almost every game

This has to be a masterclass

Watching Joseph Seed surely gave me chills. Some performance !!!

Joseph Seed is one of the best villains in video games, not just Far Cry series. Greg Bryk really knew what he was doing.

The moment that sticks with me forever is when you walk Joseph Seed to the helicopter at the start of the game. His completely neutral demeanor towards being arrested, his followers crying out - you felt like you were doing something you weren't supposed to be doing. Like arresting Jesus.

Joseph was definitely my favourite. His emotional depth was great and even his siblings were compelling in their own way

Pagan min is still one of my favourite villians in gaming. He's so charismatic and is honestly the best person Ajay can go with. Especially excited for his dlc in 6 out of the whole season pass.

Everyone is wrong, the best villain is the Honey Badger, now thats a tough little bugger lol

Joseph Seed was performed AMAZINGLY!

The definition of far cry are villans

Michael, Troy, Greg and Anton are master minds when it comes to getting into the head of their characters. No wonder they did such an outstanding job. Say what you want about Ubisoft but you can't deny the fact that extremely talented people are giving their all in every game they make. Their games are repetitive, yes, but they are never bad.

This is really well made, a lot of work must have gone into it.

All Far Cry villains are equally iconic. All are awesome.

So that means they sort of confirmed the theory that jack carver is the jackel

The Far Cry franchise has some of the most memorable and maniacal villains in gaming history

Which Far Cry villain was your favourite? Let us know and you never know, you might have a different opinion after watching the documentary!

To hear Giancarlo Esposito talk about the thought process behind his character is AMAZING!

Finally the Jack carver theory is confirmed, everyone who doubted it is now wrong

Vaas without doubt…Michael played him fantastically!!!!…Overall Far cry 5 & New dawn favourite games and that disc launcher in New Dawn just Awesome!!!

Greg's thoughts behind the performance he delivered are just excellent. One of the greatest villains we've ever seen in video game history.

Joseph is such an amazing villain, in that final seen (with the snot etc😂) I felt sympathy, sadness, guilt and fear. Incredible

The best part about this video, is they smartly ignored Mickey and Lou

Wow IGN sure have stepped up lately; Watch 4 different videos and all of them were well made, no childish commentary and unnecessary bullcrap. Whatever you guys are currently doing keep it up. This type of quality is what we want.

Hot take: pagan min was a better villain than vass, he was just better written and has more interesting motivations. And because pagan is the king of the country there’s more at steak compared to how vass is controlled by high powers.

VAAS IS A LEGEND

While Joseph may not have had a vaas sized impact on the player. No one can say Greg Bryk wasn’t fantastic in his role

"You can't break a man the way you break a horse, or a dog. Harder you beat the man, Taller he stands..." Jackal is waaay too underrated

Bryks performance was just so real. Not many other ways to put it, just so raw and perfect and real

I'm excited for FC6, the lead writer seems to have a very clear and interesting vision

everybody while playing fc5:this bad man Everyone at the end:😳 he’s *right*

Greg did an absolute phenomenal job as The Father.

As a character developer, I'll say Joseph Seed is a masterpiece 🤯

Jack carver deserved more recognition in the series

There is no best villain in the series, Vaas for me is more of a foundation and a predecessor for great Far Cry antagonists who came after. It is more like a torch to be passed on where a villain must keep it lit or burn even brighter.

To me, the key element isn't a villain that is charismatic, its one that makes sense in what they do or say. When we see a villain acting crazy without thought behind why they do what they do, they come off as one-dimensional because their actions seem to just be driven by their personality. For me the best example of an intelligent and introspective villain with personality stripped away was The Jackal from Far Cry 2. From the brief scenes he appears in the game, combined with the in-depth dialogue from the cassette tapes, we get a villain who has specific methods for what he does, why he does it, and logical arguments to make the player think about his perspective. Very few villains in the games have made me sit back and reflect on the questions they ask and how it applies to the real world. Both in history, ongoing conflicts, and the future that will repeat it. For Ubisoft's first open-world experiment into the Far Cry formula, they created a flawed but immersive experience that makes you feel alone in a hopeless land in a conflict that is bigger than you; the villain being the only one to try and make sense of it.

The deep dive into the twins from New Dawn really breathed more life into their characters for me. They had a profound and imposing performance.

Vaas and Joseph Seed are the best villans so far.

Best Crab Rangoon I've ever had.

They confirmed it... that Theory about Jackal!!! Finally.

Vaas was for Far Cry what Hannibal Lecter was for Silence of The Lambs.

Dude the Joseph Seed actor even has that crazy look in his eyes. He also kinda looks like the cousin to David Koresh in the Waco siege in Texas....

Greg really give it everything in his role. Amazing perfomance as Joseph Seed

Let’s just admit Vaas is the greatest and most iconic Villain of all the Far Cry franchise🤙🏻💯. ‘’Didn’t I tell you the definition of INSANITY’’🔥💥

No mentioning of HOYT, he took my RING FINGER man, please find him.

Shout-out to all the far cry actors, absolutely brilliant

Michael Mando's performance as Vaas literally made me hate him and love him at the same time. He was by far the best villain any game to me. Far Cry 3 made me fall in love with the series.

Far cry 2 didnt need a strong villain the whole game was awesome as It was

So it's finally been confirmed past the theory, the Jackal is Jack

Every Villain in Farcry Series are Masterpiece.

That moment when you start burning the crop fields on farcry 3 and skrillex × Damian Marley fire make it burn dem kicks on it hits different lol

The jackal isn't the villain of far cry 2. Malaria is

Damn, Far Cry gave us great villains!

Vaas wasn't even the big bad in FC3, but his impact allowed his character to be along side Pagan Min and Joseph Seed who were actually the big bads in their respective games. Pretty crazy. I'm sure most people don't even remember who the main villain (above Vaas) in FC3 was.

"The best villain is the most relatable villain"

Brooo it's awesome that they finally confirmed that fan theory about the jackal!!

its funny how everyone remembers Vaas but not the main villain in far cry 3. i honestly forgot his name lol.

Joseph Seed really made me not wanna listen to Only You. I’m scarred for life.

Mads Mikkelsen, Tom Hiddleston, and Conan O'Brien would make great Far Cry villains.

I'm glad they aknowledged Jackal because for how little he is in the game and how little impact he makes he's pretty interesting with his classical man vs man ideas. A philosophical character like this has great potential for future Far Cry games.

Definitely my favorite video y'all uploaded 2021🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 please more content like this

It’s funny how y’all didn’t talk about the new dawn villains. Just shows how bad they were lol

Rage, Frustration, Faith, Pride. Solid villain lineup.

I've never played a Far Cry game, but that will have to change because this video was captivating from start to finish. Thank you for the fantastic dive into the mindset of and creation of these characters.

We need more of this type of content for long running game franchises please IGN 🙏

Great Job IGN, credit where and when is due... This is a great piece! MOOOOOREE!

Nacho and Gus Fring in the Far Cry universe, we want Saul Goodman next!!

Damn this is incredible please make more like this

In my opinion, The Jackal tops all of the others. Body still not found.

Actually great video IGN. More quality and meaningful stuff like this is fantastic

notice how Mickey and Lue aren’t in this “documentary”.

amazing stuff guys... would love to see more stuff like this

"A villain is never a villain in his own eye's" Michael Mando created such a intense character and is so quotable Joseph seed was so real like u can actually see that happening like Brownstown Absolutely intense antagonists

Joseph Seed was hands down the best villain in Far Cry so far. His character made me uncomfortable in certain scenes. He tried to kill you with kindness. But still a very dark character.

Man, those sound tracks ware sick.... love it

Nobody else seeming to notice how Varga and Fring are both Far Cry villains

Michael Mando’s performance as Vaas makes me wish Marvel fully makes him Scorpion in a future Spider-Man movie. He was in Homecoming as Mac Gargan (who is the alter ego of Scorpion) & he’s a villain known for his insanity due to his scorpion suit driving him insane, & Michael knows how to play a psychopath.

They forgot the biggest villain of all..... the malware Denuvo.

Watching this while my Far Cry 6 pre load is running.^^ Awesome documentary. Thank you guys!

You wanna know how they make great villains??they go through better call Saul cast

this is an awesome documentary, quite a masterpiece

They should totally release on iTunes all of the versions of amazing grace they used in far cry 5, especially the bits sung by Joseph seed

Vaas is my all time favourite villian.. his iconic dialogue of insanity still hands down the best

Far cry 5 was the best far cry. The music, atmosphere, everything felt grounded and familiar to real life events.

dope video can't wait for the release 😊