IceBrand Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 I've seen the good guys win over a millions times but I've yet to see a villain take the medal. Has there every been a villain in a show, comic, video game, ect that has won? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aircalipoor Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 I believe the Star Wars franchise has some games where you can chose the dark side of the force(KotoR?). Also Hannibal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrightBow Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 (edited) This is a bit difficult in regards to spoiler. How can I use spoiler tags, when the name of the work itself would be a spoiler in this case? Anyway, Blizzard loves those. Kerrigan won at the end of StarCraft: Broad War and Arthas and the Lich King at the end of WarCraft III: The Frozen Throne. Also, the Orks canonically won in the first WarCraft. And the book version of The Hitchhikes Guide to the Galaxy series ends with an hell of a downer ending. But the villains who win, technically don't have a presence. Unless you consider the Guide MK II the villain. Edited May 12, 2013 by BrightBow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinjaMonkey Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 (edited) Doctor Who: Victory of the Daleks. I believe the Star Wars franchise has some games where you can chose the dark side of the force(KotoR?). There's also the prequel trilogy and The Empire Strikes Back, where the Dark Side/Empire wins. Oh, and one of the canonical splits in the Zelda timeline happens because Ganondorf defeats Link. Edited May 12, 2013 by NinjaMonkey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rehab Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 (edited) There's probably some huge lists out there containing examples of that kind of ending, yeah, though you'll have to dig through a lot of instances where the villain only sort of won, if you're looking to find one where there was a definitive EVIL RULES TAKE THAT MAIN CHARACTERS instance where everything is played straight (like the villains aren't actually-kinda-not-that-bad) and the villains don't lose in any sense whatsoever. I wouldn't be surprised if you just got a ton of results by just pasting the question into a search engine. Edited May 13, 2013 by Rehab Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Poet Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 (edited) There's a fairly comprehensive list at TV Tropes: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheBadGuyWins Edit: Found a better link. Edited May 13, 2013 by Green Poet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helios Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 It really depends on what you consider "winning" to be. There are quite a few examples where the antagonist/villain gets the result they desire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westcoat Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 It has happened twice so far in Magic: The Gathering in the Shards of Alara and in the Scars of Mirrodin blocks. I'm a pro wrestling fan and the bad guy wins all the time (if that counts). Mass Effect 3 - I'm not going into details but you can mess up pretty... pretty bad. Ogre Battle 64 - You can win the game initially. However, if your Chaos Frame is too high the Infernal Aura (the evil you have been fighting) comes back and takes over the kingdom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 (edited) Ogre Battle 64 - You can win the game initially. However, if your Chaos Frame is too high the Infernal Aura (the evil you have been fighting) comes back and takes over the kingdom. I'm impressed someone other then myself on this site has played OB64 [one of my favorite games of all time] Blizzard loves this concept as Brightbow said already Just look at Starcraft and Brood War. The heroes have to pull out all the stops just to get BITTERSWEET endings but by brood wars time.. Well it doesn't go so well for the majority of them. And Diablo 1. The hero ends up jamming a soulstone into their head making Diablo 2 happen and all 3 heroes of the previous game become bosses who have gone absolutely mad. Another non blizzard example is Soul Nomad and the World Eaters. The Demon Path.. Good lord.. Edited May 20, 2013 by Jedi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix Wright Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 In many ways, this is true for Fire Emblem: Awakening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aizenberg Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Game of thrones Fire emblem 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esau of Isaac Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Game of thrones The number of villains that haven't gotten theirs dwindles by the chapter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rehab Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 (edited) Watchmen Edited May 24, 2013 by Rehab Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deleted35362 Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Ganondorf takes over in Zelda: Ocarina of Time But that game sucks But Ganondorf is still cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esau of Isaac Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 (edited) Ganondorf takes over in Zelda: Ocarina of Time Like, offscreen, in a separate timeline. In the actual game he clearly loses. Edit: Come to think of it, is this topic specifically about them winning or about them coming out clearly ahead in the end? Edited May 24, 2013 by Esau of Isaac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aizenberg Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 the sopranos best show ever made Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint of Games Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 One More Day That is all... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSND Alter Dragon Boner Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 The way I see it, Trabant in Fire Emblem 4 and 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadykid Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 In many ways, this is true for Fire Emblem: Awakening. not in the end...? (same with Ocarina of Time for whoever mentioned it) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 I remember making a topic more or less exactly like this just over a year ago, only it was specifically regarding movies and anime. Maybe it will be helpful on your search: http://serenesforest.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=31758 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aizenberg Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 metal gear spoiler pretty much the ending to metal gear solid 2 poor raiden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Djeets Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 death note if you think Light is the main (evil) protagonist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderfox Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Watchmen One of the best examples IMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steampunk Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 Just gonna throw this out there: The Wicker Man, Nick Cage Version. Seriously, this is either the best worst movie ever made or the worst best movie. I'm not sure which. Either way, this will have you doubled over and the "bad guys" win. What more can you ask for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aizenberg Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 Eden Lake fuck that film Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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