Top Ten Video Game Betrayals (Patreon Reward) 

The biggest betrayal is when you throw a green shell in Mario Kart, but then it bounces off a wall and hits you

Fun fact: Tippi seems to be keen to Dimentio's intentions, and yet she is NEVER available when you fight him until his plan has already unfolded.

The biggest betrayal was Oscar calling Makoto a beta, damn dude that's savage.

Interesting facts about the ending: Adachi's laughing sprite is seen exclusively in the Accomplice Ending. He enjoyed your betrayal more than even the 2 murders and the cat and mouse game that's been going for a year. And he's going to hang it over Yu's head forever. Also his Arcana stays as the Jester instead of turning into the Hunger. Probably because Yu also lied to all his friends, betrayed the point of the game (catch the killer) and doomed the world to the Fog of lies all because he didn't want to arrest Adachi.

The Spy: is the literal definition of a backstabber.

28:41 In Otacon's defense, he was betrayed himself since he thought Rex meant as a missile defense platform, not as a new Metal Gear...

To talk about that last point more - the feeling of emptiness caused by the accomplice ending also proves Adachi's entire modus opperandi. So really; it is satisfying. To him at least.

When you said what game that last one was going to be from, I was smiling because I knew exactly who it would be. And then you betrayed me and I actually gasped out-loud at the cleverness of your choice. You glorious back-stabbing genius.

"Betrayal... Betrayal... I AM BETRAYAL!" -Takumi (Fire Emblem Fates)

Dusknoir's betrayal from pokemon mystery dungeon is underrated af. He made the good guy trying to save the world seem like the bad guy, making you run around trying to stop him. Then pulls you into the shadow realm and leaves his minions to kill you.

The Number 1 on this list oddly made me shed a tear....Good on you Oscar, your story and explanation struck a cord futher than the even the game itself intended.

Green Scorpion, as someone who finished Danganronpa, I’ll say this: Sayaka may have plotted to have Makoto be a scapegoat but she loved him. During the story, she and Makoto talked about how there were time she wished to talked to him but never had the chance to because of Sayaka’s idol status. Her regrets are somewhat shown in the dying message. Sayaka loved Makoto so much that she had faith he’ll “save” her, let her escape to find her bandmates. However, she never planned to kill until the motive videos appeared, pushed her to the edge, and Makoto said to calm her down, and I’m paraphrasing: “I’ll get you out of here myself no matter what happens.” She may play to win (as she told Makoto in the story), but murder is not in her nature. Kyoko said to Makoto at the end of the case that Sayaka failed to kill because she hesitated and that Sayaka was trying to save Makoto; whether it’s from herself or the killer is unknown. During the story, Sayaka said in her perspective to live your dream you must keep pushing or working without having the time to breathe or hesitate. Hesitation killed her in the end. It just feels sad that she died first and she happens to be my fave Danganronpa girl.

>has this playing in the background while TF2 loads up. > Map is Double Cross How appropriate.

I never did the Accomplice Ending. I value my friendship with the others too much and want Adachi to pay.

*bursts open the door with an arrow* “BETRAYAL!”

Whenever I see some #1 entries, I get this feeling of "Oh my god" and "Who/What else". But this #1...only one word: "What?"

Just want to point out a little bit of editing genius on Oscar's part. 15:39 I don't know why, but that's hilarious to me.

He factored in the power of LOVE?! This dude really IS a supergenius!

Oscar, this fricking list. THIS. FRICKING. LIST. This compelling style is why I love watching your lists, no matter how they play out.

Heh. The Emmy goes to Adachi... Hehehe..

There's no worse betrayal than to one's self.....Except maybe when a friend picks Oddjob in 007 for the N64. Still, holy shit, I never even considered the Bad Ending of P4 Golden to be a contestant. But now...I'm even more glad that I'm a goody two-shoes in gaming.

Your way of speaking/your script in these countdowns is so damn powerful. I had all sorts of feelings going through me during the number 1 section.

When #1 started, I was like... 'oof, really? that's not the most obvious twist, i guess... but it's still easy to see coming--' and then you kept going and i was like OH!!!! OHHH!!!! THATS SO MUCH BETTER

To be fair Ace Attorney actually did kill your assistant in the beginning. Sure it's the second case and not the first one but it's also the first time you get to investigate and theres about an equal amount of time spent establishing Mia as your mentor as there is spent establishing Sayaka as your as your assistent. And Ironically in both cases your _real_ assistant/mentor is revealed in the same chapter (Maya in Ace Attorney and Kyoko in Dongobongo)

To quote The Spoony One "BETRAYAL!"

He DOES know you can max Adachi's S.Link without becoming his accomplice, right...?

Good that you are feeling bad for what you did at number one. There are dozens, if not hundreds of actions i dislike. But the one thing i hate the most is, without a doubt, betrayal. Maybe it's because i was betrayed several times in my life, even by people i considerd to be friends since my childhood. That's why the number one deserves it's spot. I never played Persona (i need some sort of Guide to get into the Series), but betraying the own comerades? I'd rather die than that.

The best betrayals are player made. like flashing out of a caitlyn bullet or kench spiting your adc into the enemy skillshot to save yourself.

21:15 It's a bigger surprise when Lyn's NOT dead every time you meet her.

Kirby sometimes likes to pull this sort of crap at the end of the story. Magolor, Marx, Susie...I love the Kirby games so much, because they aren't unwilling to throw a curveball your way.

I was actually, legitimately shocked that #1 was even a thing. It hurts. It hurts so much. Especially since Persona 4: Golden is my favourite game of all time, and the characters you meet are among the most important characters I've ever met.

Riku's betrayal in the first Kingdom Hearts really to this day hurt me, (and it was kinda understabable , thanks alot Donald! >:( and problably he wasn't warned of stranger danger for trusting the likes of Maleficent and Ansem), but atleast at the end he realized his horrid mistakes and helped save the day and after finally accepting that he needed help from others, you can see in the later games how much Riku is willingly to go and redeem himself. And you see that by the sacrifices he will make to protect and save his friends (especially both Kairi AND Sora), to restore the balance of the worlds with the damage Xehanorth has done, not to mention giving advice to others not to cross the line, admit your mistakes and accept help from others as he did because after making those bad decisions and what he went through, he knows that once you sink pretty low, there's no easy way to get out or if you cross that line way to far, there's no longer a way out at all.

10. Geez core corruption can make them power hungry 9. Dickson YOU SON OF A BITCH! Dickson is my favorite penultimate boss of all time! 8. Man decisions are tough one's in video games 7. Might not played the series. But man her uncle dosen't care about her after her Betrayal. 6. I knew he was evil 5. He's gonna PAY! Knife to the face. So Satisfying! 4. Geez sayaka you didn't have to THAT far. 3. Well at least she used snake to kill Liquid with FOXDIE virus. 2. You kindly kill Atlas becuese he Betrayed you. 1. How did i not never see it coming in Persona 4 golden. I'm gonna be scared if HE appears in Blazblue cross tag battle not as a playable character but also in the story mode. My biggest betrayal for in video games is in Starcraft 1 terran mission new gettysburg. (What? You're not just gonna leave them?) (Damn you, Arcturus! Don't do this.)

Thanks for doing this countdown idea! It was a great list to watch and liked the entries on here.

I swear to god i knew what the number 1 spot would be as soon as the title dropped. As soon as i saw it, i was like "why that version- oh god, he's going to talk about that ending!"

"It's you. You the Player, Yu Narukami, and you Atlus, for even giving me this choice." Damn

The next list is top ten guilty pleasure characters

40:10 I knew it, i f*cking knew, I knew Adachi was going to be here.

8:35 Looks like Oscar was so pissed off that he needed to use French.

Dimitri in GTA 4. Faustin even says Dimitri will turn on Niko as well, which does happen, and based on the player's choice, he can also betray Jimmy Pegorino

here's an idea for a countdown: Continuing element month with Light and Darkness. OF course some rules. Like, the characters have ton actually be wielding Light and/or darkness/shadows. It can't just be "THE POWER OF GOOD" or "Evil Magic" dark doesn't always have to mean evil. Think Lux (lol) and her light magic, Sora(KH) is way too versatile and never SPECIFICALLY uses Light magic in combat, Symmetra has hard light constructs, and Fetch from inFamous Second Son has NEON light. As for Dark, think Zed (and maybe Kayn) from League, Zato-1/Eddie from Guilty Gear. ACTUAL darkness/shadows, not just evil magic or something.

Blue shell. Need i say more?

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Finally Top Ten Anime (Video Game) Betrayals.

The number one choice gives me a good quote to use: Takumi: I AM BETRAYAL!!!!

Dimentio: If there was a book in chess, he would be a master in one month.

General Shepard’s betrayal hurt me. It hurt me good. I couldn’t believe my eyes when it happened. The fact that you were the loose end and that Shepard desire to be a War Hero to the US, shocked me.

Personally for me, the most personal and disheartening betrayal I've faced in video games (SPOILERS FOR INSOMNIACS SPIDER-MAN) Was Doctor Octavius(Doc Oc) literally everyone whose not been living under a rock since ever will know Doctor Octavius is a Spider man villain. Everyone knows he's evil-especially me being the comic book nerd that I am. So right when Peter said his name I KNEW what was coming, I SAW what was going to happen from day one. Yet, the Doctor was such- a good man. He was willing to keep the secret about him knowing Peter was Spider-Man even from Peter himself. He was a considerate and respectful boss-and overall just just a refreshing moral support. Yet I began to see how he was neglecting his health, that he was becoming obsessed, how a chip on his shoulder was consuming him- and before I knew it everything turned into one hell of a slippery slope! But I'm not talking about the roof scene with the Sinister Six. Oh no, he just betrayed Peter in that moment. It's when he unleashed that disease onto the city. Allowing children, women, and men alike to be exposed to the virus. In that moment he truly stabbed EVERYONE and EVERYTHING HE STOOD FOR IN THE BACK. That wasn't about helping people, THAT WAS ABOUT SOME SELF-CENTERED AND SELF-RIGHTEOUS VENDETTA. In that moment he truly become Doc Oc, so high off his obsessive arrogance and petty grudges that he backstabbed the man he once was and all that he believed. He betrayed Peter, he betrayed the world, he BETRAYED HIMSELF.

Persona 4 Golden is number one, huh? I was expecting to see something like Undertale or NieR: Automata somewhere on here. But this was a nice surprise. 😁

Oh boy. Can't wait to finish Xenoblade and feel bad for Dunban and Melia. Why would his friends from the battle of sword valley betray him? I don't need to say anything about Melia. I watched Chuggaconroy's LP of Xenoblade.

Kinda sad Phoenix Wright: Dual Destinies didn't appear. Those who have finished Turnabout for Tomorrow know EXACTLY what I'm talking about.

Honorable mention for me: Arthas from Warcraft. The prince who tried to save his land from the undead but got more and more consumed with revenge, and then went on to become the servant of the Lich King and the very person who destroyed his kingdom (and another in the process). And then, after he merged with Ner'zhul to become the Lich King, he betrayed him because he didn't like being manipulated. And, to go further than that, he tried to kill off his own remaining humanity so that he would be free from any feelings of guilt. So, in a way, he literally betrayed himself.

These characters betrayed the law!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Finally been waiting for this one because of how unique it is despite it being a vicious topic. No one likes being betrayed.

Personal Honorable Mention: Big Smoke (GTA: San Andreas) Hey, I have to follow that damn train somehow

Ah danganronpa, a delicious betraying game. Two other favorite betrays in games are mad father and the witches house.

Ooof, some of these betrayals are just heart wrenching.

Wonderful countdown as always, Oscar. I must admit, I'm shocked about some of those entries. Here's what I can say about each of your entries: 10- I'm happy you put that one there. I was expecting more for Wheatley to be the one to take the list, but yeah, both GLaDOS and Wheatley deserve to be there, since they did both help you go through the testing, and when they're in control, they were blinded because they had the power to control the facility. 09- I agree with you there. Dickson was like a father to Shulk ever since the beginning, and believe me, I was one of the people who liked Dickson for being Shulk's father figure, his tech mentor and he was the one selling the party Anti-Mechon weapons that wouldn't need to require the Monado to use enchant on it whenever Shulk isn't present in the party. So when it was that moment where Dickson betrayed you, I was shocked, angry and sad because of that. I wanted to just punch him in the face for what he did. But It was at the end, where after you fight him, you actually see Dickson feel proud of Shulk for getting this far. He admitted his lost and before he died, he was proud of Shulk. Dickson's betrayal was a huge shocker, but even I felt like crying the moment he died. 08- I haven't played Dragon Age Inquisition, nor do I plan to, but to see someone you admire, someone you felt like wanting to be a good friend to you, betraying you is just heartbreaking... especially when you're the one who caused him to do so. 07- I've seen this before. There's someone who admires you, someone who wants to help you in any way, but when it comes to friends and family, that someone choosing family and turning on you affects us harshly. But can you really blame that person for doing so when the person who they consider family was nice and caring towards them? It's kinda similar to Fire Emblem Fates, where you're forced to choose which family you fight for and which you fight against, and that is a difficult choice, even if you chose to side neither and find another way. 06- Alright, Villains betraying Villains is a common cliche, a lesser villain turning out to be a major villain. But when it's done right, it can be downright jaw-dropping. And Dimentio has done it so well, it puts Kefka's betrayal feel inferior, even if Kefka is more dangerous than Dimentio since he did destroy the world. 05- Call of Duty Modern Warfare was the only COD game I've played. But I've known of Sheperd's betrayal and oh my god was it a jaw-dropping moment. This shows that when Call of Duty does something right, it works wonders. 04- Jesus Christ. I've heard of Danganroppa, but I never knew it was this gruesome and terrifying. I mean these people are being forced into a game where everyone is forced to a game where people are meant to kill or be killed, where the killer will be executed, and only one person survives. I'm officially afraid of this game now, even though it's a mystery game and not a horror game. 03- This is just amazing. I've played MGS 1 to 4, and I'm always admiring Solid Snake for being such a great man. Even though Naomi betrayed him, even though she infected him with the FoxDie Virus, even after doing all that for revenge for Frank, AKA Gray Fox...Snake forgives her. And seeing that continue into MGS4, where Naomi does her best to try and help Snake, she knew it was too late for Snake and seeing him getting so old in such a short time really filled her up with regret. 02- I knew that phrase "Would You Kindly?" would be disturbing in Bioshock, and seeing that the one who betrayed you is the one you're following orders from, really makes you think that is following instructions the right way. 01- Jesus Christ...I haven't played the Persona 4 games, I've only seen the anime adaptation, which does make me want to play the game mind you. But having Yu, as in you, choose to help the true culprit of the case, having Yu choose to hide the evidence and the game punishes you for it in the most horrifying ending, where all your friends are disappointed and you pretty much doomed your town... that's... a very painful feeling of satisfaction. You complete the game 100% and you're treated with an ending fit for a backstabber...which is definitely not the Yu I imagined from the anime adaptation. I'm honestly shocked that the game makes you choose to do something like that.

I'd have to say my two personal favourite betrayals would go to: 1) Master Li from Jade Empire, for similar resaons to Dickson. Seriously, it takes the wise mentor trope and flips it on it's head. 2) Kreia from KOTOR 2, where even after the betrayal happens, she's still helping you to an extent, because it all paves the way to getting what she wants. Though you're never certain what that is. But what can you expect from one whose name is Darth Traya "There must always be a Darth Traya, one that holds the knowledge of betrayal. Who has been betrayed in their heart, and will betray in turn."

P5 spoilers: Honestly Akechi is a copy of Adachi. I hoped they would do something different with him by having Akechi kill Shido or have Akechi working for the Phantom Thieves all along.

20:00 This betrayal ws actually brought to you by my favorite writing tehnique - Luck _Luck! The Bad Guys Should have WON!_

8:52 Ok, after seeing the Berserker countdown, this betrayal is just a big bullet through the heart.

"Naomi, I don't blame you for wanting me dead, but I can't go yet. I have a job to do."

another great countdown. love how much detail you go into and give actual reasons for placements. makes watching them such a treat

"Mech-oh-nis" "Bi-o-nis"? Seriously speaking though, as soon as I saw this thumbnail I knew I would see Dickson

I did not even know about Iron Bull... I need a moment.

These are some quality count down subjects, Jesus.

Man, the number 1 segment reminded me of the Cursed Sword ending in Hyperdimension Neptunia mk2. And I thought Matt Engarde was slime.

I'd love so much to see a part two of this. It was so damn good.

Personally,I feel Magolor is a damn good example of a betrayer. You been workin' with this guy to fix his ship,go stop a dragon,get the crown he wants,and..... He turns out to be a backstabber who planned this since he was shot down by Landia,and now tries to rule the universe. Real Smooth,ya Kinder Surprise Egg!

I'm actually surprised that one certain moment in Kirby series wasn't in here.

One underrated betrayal is in Pokemon Ranger: Guardian Signs. Societea, anyone?

To sum up number 4 in a way: "EVERYBODY'S A SUSPECT!" - Randy, Scream

This is why I couldn't betray myself in Undertale and go along the Genocide route.

25:23 Actually, Ace Attorney already has an official equivalent, in the victim of case 2.

I was expecting Xenoblade at #5 or higher... difference in opinion I guess. Still a phenomenal list Oscar good on you, I needed this to cheer me up from my own betrayal that happened this weekend. A fitting countdown but the good ol GS never fails to make me think and smile. Much appreciated 🍻

Wow, thanks for making me have an existential crisis about persona 4 BRO! (I still don't regret doing both routes though, I NEED TO KNOW EVERYTHING)

Number 5 is also the one that's in the "when girls cry/ when boys cry" memes.

*Sees the first three segments* Man thus list is gonna have more sadness and thought than the tragic bosses list, AND more anger thab the worst fathers list

When i see the subject i think "thé betrayal on Baten kaitos can be beaten. After all it's directly the player who be betrayed but.....your number 1 was REALLY pertinent.

Few more: System Shock 2 - Shodan Sure, you'll see it coming from a mile away, but it does still have an effect since you've been technically working with her this whole time in order to take down a common enemy. She's been giving you all of the upgrades, guided you through the ship so you could survive, just so you could kill her most troubling enemy. You knew she'd betray you eventually, just not when. Spec Ops The Line - Captain Walker's Denial of Reality "It takes a strong man to deny what's right in front of him. And if the truth is undeniable, you create your own." You're not betrayed by other characters. You're betrayed by the main character, who turns himself into an unreliable narrator without necessarily truly intending to. Or he sort of does as he desperately seeks for a relief to his anguish, but has to eventually come to terms with the fact that he only made things worse. Dark Souls - Everything is Wrong, and You're the Pawn Linking the fire will save the world? No it won't, it's the entire reason the whole world got into this mess in the first place! The whole system wouldn't have even formed if Gwyn hadn't completely disregarded the balance between light and dark and instead just made light the most dominant thing ever. Light that eventually fades. Not that you can necessarily blame the guy for it, since dark is shown to be corruptive and dangerous, but again, we've never witnessed light and dark co-existing in balance. All knowledge, all understanding of the world itself, all of it is based on speculations and biased assumptions as no one has truly examined how everything truly works. And those who have only lost their minds. Everyone and everything is wrong, and all everyone wants to do is to manipulate you, call you as the "chosen undead" when there's thousands of your kind. You're not special, no one is a chosen one destined to become the new king. You're nothing but a pawn for people of different sides, both of which are blind to the overall picture. Link the fire and burn to ashes, or become the dark lord. Neither of these are choices you made yourself, and both of them play into the hands of others. You've been played.

I give this list 100/10 Bravo, dude!

I had no idea that ending even existed in Golden...I’m scared to ask how one finds out

Wow Narukami, Yu piece of filth!

Rhythm thief Someone gets shot Protect the girl.

Is it just me or did anyone else got angry at the number 1 segment? Cool Job Man. Keep It Up.

Most of these entries are usually the ones who've gone mad with power

"But when I'm gone...everybody gonna remember my name...BIG SMOKE!!……"

You missed another condition of Bulls betrayal: It isn't entirely dependent on if you sacrificed the chargers, because he'll still betray you if you skipped over that quest entirely. His team are still alive, but he also never had that final question of loyalty. He received an order from his higher ups, and so he followed. In that event, he's not The Iron Bull. He's Hissrad.

Even worse when you realize that Emmy's uncle/adoptive uncle is Layton's biological father alongside the masked dude being his brother if I am not mistaken.

Adachi is how you do the out of nowhere final boss right.

Uhh...."weeks of bonding?" It's been like...4 days since they woke up. Maybe 5. Monokuma always makes a morning and nighttime announcement. Was that purposeful exaggeration, or just a mistake?

20:56 When the text mentioned Roach...Memories came flowing back... AGGRESSIVE memories...

My favorite list you have ever done. Included my favorite villain ever, Dimentio, my favorite series ever, Danganronpa, and the number pick was perfect. There were some other choices I would’ve gone with, like Master Van from Tales of the Abyss, Who betrayed Luke by having him destroy an entire city with Miasma killing everyone, Chiaki Nanami from DR2, whose betrayal is so conditional that she literally has no choice and gives herself up, Ace from 999 who is just a real nutcase and also came out of nowhere, or omg Detective Fulbright, who comes so out of nowhere that I’m shocked it didn’t make the list. Either way, that was a fantastic list

*Insert Takumi joke here*

Xenoblade Chronicles is one of my favorite games of all time! I approve of the choice. I really wanted to pin that traitor against the wall and shove the Monado 1 straight through him via brute force

Heh, When my partner played P4, I had to throw SO MANY Redherrings at her to put her off the trail, picking the killer after the 3rd kidnapping with accusations and theories from the 2nd. I almost had her too, but she picked up the clues too well T_T Heck she even went as far as theory crafting the answer to the True Endboss. Though it was only their true form and not who they presented themselves to be...

I love the theatrics you put into these man.

Great vid. Honorable mentions from me : Lion/Leon Magnus from Tales of Destiny and Pavel from Metro Last Light

I really hoped talking about #1 made you feel better. It's hard to get over that kind of gut-wrenching feeling, I should know.

I don't know if this counts, but Oersted is a pretty tragic betrayer, but not for the reasons you'd expect. He gets betrayed by everyone else after being tricked into killing his king, gets betrayed by his friend resulting in Oersted trying to save his love, and then she betrays him after the best friend dies saying she was hoping for the friend, the supposed bad guy, to save her, and then she kills herself, resulting in one final betrayal where Oersted, with nothing left to believe in, betrays humanity itself to become Odio.