Most unintentionally creepy NPCs in video games
The Internet has no shortage of lists depicting the creepiest enemies you can find in video games. Yeah, the Pyramid Head is very scary, but what about NPCs that, due to glitches or wacky design, become just as monstrous as the most intentionally scary monsters in gaming?
Sure, we already covered the creepiest glitches in video games. But for those who need even more cursed content, here’s a list just for you.
In previous Assassin’s Creed games, Ubisoft generally modeled regular-looking kids. But in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, the company managed to come up with a bunch of monstrosities when it came to portraying Viking children.
Did the devs have a huge bone to pick with Scandinavians? At best, these NPCs only look okay. Most look extremely scary.
And that’s not even the glitch. That’s the feature. The glitch is one that makes these kids grow as large as adults.
Eerie children have been a staple of horror movies for the longest time, so it’s no surprise that video games would eventually follow that trend. Granted, the world of Bioshock Infinite is weird. But it never gets worse than when you look at some of its babies.
What the hell is that? Why does the game have some normal babies in it, and then some have the bodies of children but the heads and faces of adult men? Is this a side effect of taking plasmids during pregnancy? That could’ve made for such a great side plot.
Upon release, the drone controller NPC in The Division 2 was just something else. She was just too good, like, impossibly good. Please see if you notice anything strange about her mannerisms in the clip above. Imagine being a poor criminal or rebel and knowing that’s what you’re up against.
I’m not keen on drone warfare in real life, so I actually
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