5 times video game protagonists weren't who we thought they were

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Video game protagonists are the primary characters in the game’s narrative, existing as an agent of the player and affecting the world according to their will. However, protagonists also have their own backstory and character arcs throughout the game. This might sometimes lead to certain reveals about the protagonist that change how the players view them.

Interesting twists such as these make the protagonist an interesting character, more than once previously assumed, and act as a way to shake up the narrative. Sometimes these twists in video games tend to give a fresh new look at the protagonists, while other times, they can completely change the character’s outlook.

Regardless of the long-lasting effects, such character reveals are numerous in video games and appear in many of them. Here are five examples of video games where the protagonist turned out differently than how players envisioned them.

Note: This article reflects the writer's opinions.

In the third-person shooter video game Spec Ops: The Line, players step into the shoes of one Captain Martin Walker, who is leading a small band of soldiers into war-torn Dubai. Their mission is to bring in a rogue US military operative named John Konrad, who has taken over the city and its residents with his infantry.

Throughout the game, both Walker and the players are under the general impression that they are playing the role of the hero. The lines get a little blurred along the way when Walker has to shoot some enemy US soldiers and accidentally kill some innocent civilians using white phosphorus.

After the incident, Walker got increasingly unhinged before finally cornering Konrad to take him in. It is revealed here that Konrad has been dead since before the game even started.