Worst Character Deaths In Gaming That Will Haunt You

We all have our own special moments in gaming that just break us down on an emotional level. That’s also when you realize that you’ve just played a fantastic game, because a piece of entertainment has to be well-made in order to make one cry, now doesn’t it? Well, over the years, the gaming industry too has produced breathtaking performances over the years via games that get you attached to the respective characters.

That’s why I decided to put together a list of such games that sport horrible character deaths, the type that will make you want to curl up into a ball. But before we get started, you should know that the forthcoming entries could potentially spoil your playthroughs if you haven’t gotten your hands on these titles already. Proceed with caution.

These Character Deaths In Gaming Came With A Heavy Toll 

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1. Red Dead Redemption: John Marston

So this was obviously coming, and any Rockstar Games fan who’s read the headline of the article probably anticipated it ahead of time, but let’s not, in any case, forget about the legend that John Marston is in Red Dead Redemption 2.

Displaying such personality over the course of the game’s events, the “Wild West” outlaw meets his demise at the end when John is brutally betrayed by one of the central characters in the title. It’s all too painful, fairly speaking, when John sees an end he did not really deserve.

In other news, the first Red Dead Redemption is still not on PC and looks like PC players will have to wait some more for the game to arrive on the platform.  

2. Halo Reach: Kat 

One of the most prominent characters in the iconic Halo: Reach, Kat died an extremely sudden death, being a part of the fearless Noble Six team. Her passing came as a major shock, considering how abruptly it happened, and how it left players feeling afterward. The entire storyline of the game is engineered in a way that Reach would translate to an amazing live action adaptation, for that matter, because of how all the plot events are laid out.  

Oh, and let’s just not forget about that ending, shall we?  

The worst part about Kat’s death is that she’s the one who points out the danger of using open comms because the Covenant might find them,” says one u/Icariiiiiiii on Reddit. 

3. The Last Of Us 2: Joel 

Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us franchise is going down in history as one of the greatest, and not without good reason, but if there’s one part of the series that has stirred a ton of controversy, it’s what The Last of Us 2 does with Joel, the primary protagonist in the first game, and a fan-favorite character of PlayStation fans. No one really saw this coming, especially considering the way it played out.

You would expect a title of this stature to do Joel some justice, but that’s not the way things went down. Anyhow, while that won’t be changing now, it is possible that HBO switches it up with The Last of Us television show, and I’m genuinely hoping Jeol gets to live the full season. 

4. Titanfall 2: BT-7274

Easily one of the greatest first-person shooting multiplayer experiences of all time, I hold Titanfall 2 in high regard for reasons more than one. Not only does this game pack an incredibly tight gameplay, but the story is so on point, you can’t help but start rethinking your life decisions after playing through the epilogue, where Jack Cooper’s — the protagonist — Titan called BT-7274, sacrifices itself to keep Jack alive.

That’s nothing short of a heartbreak, but popular fan theory has it that BT’s AI is still alive somewhere, and if perhaps Respawn finally comes around for another iteration in the franchise, we might see the Titan resurface, blowing fans away right in the process. 

5. Ghost Of Tsushima: Lord Shimura 

Next up, we’ve got another heartbreak of a showdown in the name of Jin Sakai vs his uncle Lord Shimura in Ghost of Tsushima—Sucker Punch Productions’ 2020-released action-adventure masterpiece. The game has some of the best set pieces I’ve ever experienced, and it’s probably one of the few titles out there that will make you cry over a horse’s death. 

In the epilogue of the game, you’re met with two choices: Whether to spare your uncle or kill him. Provided that this entry goes null and void if you choose the former, but laying waste to him is going to be crushing for the soul, and you’ll have to live with it no matter what. 

6. God Of War Ragnarok: Brok 

One of the most beloved characters in the God of War series, Brok is a dwarf loyal to Kratos and Atreus, despite his raunchy attitude and cutthroat dialogues. His death just doesn’t happen to be sad, woeful, and everything of the sort, but fairly detrimental to other characters in-game as well, where his brother, Sindri, becomes full of hate and rage following the event. 

eXputer reviewed God of War Ragnarok and rated it 4.5/5.0, calling it “exceptional in almost every single way, whether it’s the bone-chilling soundtrack, heartfelt yet gut-punching storytelling, or the extremely satisfying combat.”