Best antagonists - an IFDB Poll

IF has a tradition of pitting the player against the environment or their circumstances. I'm looking for something a little more personal. Give me your moustache-twirling, card-carrying villains. Give me your apathetic, inflexible bureaucrats. Give me your misguided idealists, your sympathetic monsters. Give me some good antagonists.

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	Bogeyman, by Elizabeth Smyth 4 votes "A weird antagonist" [+]"A weird antagonist: Now, while I absolutely despised this villain and thought he was a piece of work until the end, a friend of mine had other feelings: by the end, he was feeling sympathetic with the Bogeyman and feeling pleased whenever the Bogeyman felt pleased." () --Max Fog... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --aluminumoxynitride... "Really good..." [+]"Really good dialogue, the antagonist remembers your choices which only makes it more creepy." () --effervescent-echoes... "Evil on the..." [+]"Evil on the surface but with surprising dimension underneath. Undeniably the antagonist, though." () --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game

	Eat Me, by Chandler Groover 4 votes "What a mad antagonist" [+]"What a mad antagonist: Also the person who keeps you alive, you realise her true antagonistic nature at the very end. But she is the best villain ever!" () --Max Fog... "Every character in this game shines, the main 'villain' being no exception" [+]"Every character in this game shines, the main 'villain' being no exception: Though maybe you're the true villain? Look at what you do to all those poor characters, after all!" () --Cerfeuil... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --aluminumoxynitride... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Sobol... Vote for this game

	Jigsaw, by Graham Nelson 3 votes "Beguiling hero/villain" [+]"Beguiling hero/villain: What is the mysterious person in black trying to do? Sometimes you plot against them, sometimes you work with them, but you can never stop desiring them." ( - Full review) --Wynter... "An antagonist with a love twist" [+]"An antagonist with a love twist" () --Max Fog... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --EJ... Vote for this game

	Spider and Web, by Andrew Plotkin 3 votes "The interrogator." [+]"The interrogator." ( - Full review) --OtisTDog... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --aluminumoxynitride... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... Vote for this game

	CYBERQUEEN, by Porpentine 2 votes "The eponymous AI " [+]"The eponymous AI " --Jubal... "Yes, the A.I.!..." [+]"Yes, the A.I.! The player doesn't stand a chance." () --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game

	Rogue of the Multiverse, by C.E.J. Pacian 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) () --jakomo... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... Vote for this game

	Gun Mute, by C.E.J. Pacian 2 votes "The hanging judge" [+]"The hanging judge" ( - Full review) --MathBrush... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... Vote for this game

	Repeat the Ending, by Drew Cook 1 vote "Drew Cook, that rascal" [+]"Drew Cook, that rascal" --Drew Cook... Vote for this game

	Inside Woman, by Andy Phillips 1 vote "A team of deadly assassins with a mysterious leader" [+]"A team of deadly assassins with a mysterious leader" ( - Full review) --MathBrush... Vote for this game

	Delusions, by C. E. Forman 1 vote "Morrodox." [+]"Morrodox." ( - Full review) --Rovarsson... Vote for this game

	Anchorhead, by Michael Gentry 1 vote "Your husband's family has several notable villains against you" [+]"Your husband's family has several notable villains against you" ( - Full review) --MathBrush... Vote for this game

	Lewd Mod: Noir, by HHRichards 1 vote "Noir-style sexy spy drama where you flirt with agents" [+]"Noir-style sexy spy drama where you flirt with agents: You have to choose to help or betray one of two flirty spies " () --hhrichards... Vote for this game

Is there another game that you think should be on this list? Just fill in the title of a game you'd like to vote for.

Poll created on March 23, 2024