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Amentallica · Jan 22, 2015

I never usually see people say that the person I'm about to name is their favorite Resident Evil villain, but I really am partial to William Birkin. Resident Evil 2 was my first and favorite Resident Evil game, so that may explain why he's my choice, but something about the following series of events is simple and cool enough for me to enjoy his character:

Events of RE2

-William Birkin works on a virus
-People try to, if I remember correctly, confiscate his work
-He injects himself and murders them
-He appears in the police station and frequently taunts you, transforming into many different states throughout the course of the game
-Dies looking like a gigantic vagina with teeth

I would have nominated Wesker had RE5 not destroyed his character. I really liked his development in RE1 and Code Veronica. Afterward? Nah.

Edit: I totally respect everyone's choice of Wesker, and I can even understand why. But for me, I find that he was more enjoyable when what he was capable of was teased rather than fully fleshed out in RE5.

Levito · Jan 22, 2015

Iceman from Top Gun is my favorite Resident Evil antagonist.

brandonh83 · Jan 22, 2015

Amentallica said:
I would have nominated Wesker had RE5 not destroyed his character.

RE5 Wesker is the evolution of Wesker that Wesker always dreamed of. That's the boiling point that it was always going to arrive at.

So Wesker.

holysan · Jan 22, 2015

"Seven minutes. Seven minutes is all I can spare to play with you."
"You can't hide forever!"
"CHRIIIS!!!"
"I don't need anyone else. I have Uroboros!"

RE5 Wesker is the best.

Ralemont · Jan 22, 2015

Nemesis following you through rooms broke all the holy laws of gaming. Scared the shit out of me and brought an element of dread missing from other REs.

SargerusBR · Jan 22, 2015

"The right to be God. That right is now mine"

RE5 Wesker, best Wesker

King Boo · Jan 22, 2015

wesker. it was satisfying to finally defeat him, but at the same time i felt sad about it

Crimsonclaw111 · Jan 22, 2015

Complete global saturation.

SmithnCo · Jan 22, 2015

Wesker by far. Specifically in RE5 where he just goes full cheese mode. The best.

Alcoholikaust · Jan 22, 2015

Albert

Flappy · Jan 22, 2015

That big snake in the attic.

Shin-Ra · Jan 22, 2015

Only badasses wear carbon fibre weave.

Justice_Bolt · Jan 22, 2015

Who can be better than Wesker?

strafer · Jan 22, 2015

FrontalMonk · Jan 22, 2015

Nemesis was the one that came closest to making me pee my pants, but Wesker is the best antagonist.

Westraid · Jan 22, 2015

Definitely Wesker. Loved him in Resident Evil 5.

Silky · Jan 22, 2015

Nemesis.

Who was the guy in RE5 that went "IMMA BUSINESSMAN WITH STANDARDS"

brandonh83 · Jan 22, 2015

Justice_Bolt said:
Who can be better than Wesker?

You mean you didn't like Simmonsaurus Rex?

Ralemont · Jan 22, 2015

Silky said:
Nemesis.

Worthy fuckin' adversary.

Syril · Jan 22, 2015

RE5 Wesker is the best. D.C. Douglas deserved a bonus for how much his performance elevated that game.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLL90q3as4M

Voorhees · Jan 22, 2015

No, seriously. Ok ok it's really...

LUXURY · Jan 22, 2015

Annette and William Birkin followed by Mr. X.

Moofers · Jan 22, 2015

Wesker in the sense that he's so goofy and such a Matrix ripoff that I kind of love him. I don't take him seriously though. I mean he's sort of the embodiment of everything I hate about the current state of the series. But still, he's such a ham I just sort of love him anyway.

In terms of a villain I actually like and respect within the series, I think Nemesis takes the cake. I like that Mr. X guy from RE2 as well, but Nemesis was kind of the perfection of that model.

ShooterMcGavin · Jan 22, 2015

Took years off my life going through the sewers in RE2. In terms of an "actual" villain though, I'd say Nemesis.

frontovik · Jan 22, 2015

Zombies. They follow you through so many of the games.

edit: specifically, the first zombie that you encounter in the Mansion.

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ratcliffja · Jan 22, 2015

Small time Salazar. Clearly.

Jawmuncher · Jan 22, 2015

"Seven minutes. Seven minutes is all I can spare to play with you."
Man it's fucking bullshit were probably never going to get such a great antagonist ever again.

Second up is definitely Nemesis though.
Ustanak wishes he was that cool.

Tawney Bomb · Jan 22, 2015

Every other villain in that franchise seems weak in comparison to Wesker, even he gets nuts in 5.

Fruitster · Jan 22, 2015

Resi 5 Wesker.

Dr. Buni · Jan 22, 2015

Nemesis T-Type

PensivePen · Jan 22, 2015

Silky said:
Nemesis.

Who was the guy in RE5 that went "IMMA BUSINESSMAN WITH STANDARDS"

Lloyd Irving.

And yeah, Nemesis is the right answer. Though I love Salazar for the camp factor.

Ralemont · Jan 22, 2015

Alcoholikaust said:
Albert

Sometimes I forget how great RE5's graphics were.

JayEH · Jan 22, 2015

Wesker is the only answer.

ashleythedragon · Jan 22, 2015

Carla, she is such a bitch.
Also, RE5 Wesker.

Jawmuncher · Jan 22, 2015

Ralemont said:
Sometimes I forget how great RE5's graphics were.

Yeah it's amazing just how good RE5 and DMC4 still look with the MT framework on PC maxed. Considering how early they were in the Gen.

NipplesAndToes23 · Jan 22, 2015

Nemesis. I never got the chance to play with him in Marvel vs Capcom.

Succinct Verbosity · Jan 22, 2015

Nemesis. Nothing was scarier than Nemesis hauntig your entire play through.

ICKE · Jan 22, 2015

The original "Dear God help me" villain :

Can't touch this though :

Jigorath · Jan 22, 2015

Staaaaars

Carbonox · Jan 22, 2015

Heh, was just saying in the other thread about Wesker as my favourite character in the series overall...

RE5 Wesker and DMC4 Dante are my favourite Capcom characters of the last several years.

Absolute shame Wesker was killed off. Guy had legit swag in RE5 and the fight scenes were a hoot to watch. RE5 really was an end of an era in many ways. Last good RE game, closed a long-running arc we started in RE1, the demise of the primary villain, etc. Shit went downhill quickly afterwards in just about every way.

Alfred Ashford was creepy as fuck. Quite liked him.

From a gameplay perspective Nemesis was great too.

Polioliolio · Jan 22, 2015

Wesker, before he became Snidely Whiplash with Matrix powers in Organization XIII clothes.

Jim Sterling · Jan 22, 2015

It's really hard not to throw all the love at Wesker. I personally don't like how his motives decayed in RE5, but he strikes the right balance between refined and hammy as hell in most of the latter games. Great villain.

Will also cast some love to Sadler. Doesn't get too much of a mention anymore, but he was really good at being a smug snake throughout RE4, and the moments where he snaps were always fun. The banter between he and Leon was a big part of what made the game for me.

Silky · Jan 22, 2015

Everyone keep saying Wesker

was WESKER in marvel?

...

well was he GOOD in marvel?

...

GoldandBlue · Jan 22, 2015

I found Mr X to be much more terrifying than the Nemesis.

Symphonia · Jan 22, 2015

Wesker.

Just a shame the films butchered him.

kewlmyc · Jan 22, 2015

Wesker when he became a freaking Dragonball Z character. So stupid, yet so good.

ICKE · Jan 22, 2015

Silky said:
Everyone keep saying Wesker

was WESKER in marvel?

...

well was he GOOD in marvel?

...

Wesker is everywhere, causing saltiness around the world.

http://kron4.com/2014/07/23/sketched-released-of-man-suspected-of-fatally-shooting-peacock-from-car/

Tecl0n · Jan 22, 2015

wesker is cool and all, but i liked train Birkin.

Thorgal · Jan 22, 2015

William Birkins

Him turning into ever more grotesque forms Scarred my childhood self for live .

Jawmuncher · Jan 22, 2015

CyanideStrike said:
Wesker.

Just a shame the films butchered him.

Even with the butchering I gotta say he was still the most enjoyable thing about afterlife.
Beginning and the end of that movie are all I remember.

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