The 25 Most Revolutionary Kill Moves In Video Games

Kills. Takedowns. Specialties. Call them what you like but they’re all the same thing – finishers. Give any gamer that right combination of movements and they’ll lead to one person standing over the other. Maybe it’s a fireball to the face or a sword ran through the back. Either way, sawing your enemy in half with a chainsaw attached to a machine gun in Gears of War or ripping out a cyborg's spine in Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance is worth every second creeping up on them to do it. Sit back and practice those analog stick movements, boot up into multiplayer and go own somebody. These are The 25 Most Revolutionary Kill Moves In Video Games.

Game: Batman: Arkham City

The Dark Knight is one of the greatest martial artists in the DC Comics universe. It shows as he moves through the streets of Arkham City. He has a ton of finishes in his utility belt so it's safe to say any bat-move is worth noting. One of favorites is the leaping spin-kick which instantly puts any thug on his back.

Game: Battlefield 3

Battles are not always about bullets. Sometimes, they're about blades. In the popular Battlefield 3, gamers could slide up and in the arc of a shooter's weapon and drive a knife directly into the jaw of their target.

Game: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

According to the numerous tomes of Elder Scrolls, the massive blue-skinned goliaths are peaceful unless provoked. However, if they're angered, the giants wield massive amount of damage. But with the proper strength, shielding and weaponry, the lanky foes prove little match. With a hack across the stomach and a cut to the back of the leg, the giant drops. It's a mean finish.

Game: Halo 4

John came back and he returned with a vengeance. When sneaking up on the unsuspecting alien goliath, Master Chief performed life-ending finishes. One of which included dropping these metal men backwards and driving a knife cleanly into their torso.

Game: Tomb Raider

Never before has a video game kill been so primal and desperate until the Tomb Raider reboot introduced us to Lara Croft's use of a rock to kill an enemy. This may be one of Lara's entry level skills but it's one that you'll feel through the screen each time you perform it.

Game: Mad World

When you wield a chainsaw in one arm and bad attitude all over, you can finish the enemy with style. Mad World's anti-hero Jack serves up fools in no-time. After a series of punches and kicks, Jack will give an uppercut that sends the thug into a hook in the ceiling.

Game: Far Cry 3

Either crawl in high grass or leap from the roof but the two options will allow you to drive your blade deep. The last thing your unwitting foe will see is a geyser of their own life spray before them.

Game: Darksiders 2

When you have the name of Death, you know you have some endgame moves up your sleeves. After the Horseman has beaten one of the corrupt angels to its knees, he flares up in full Reaper mode and slashes the haloed villain once, twice and then severs its wings from its back. Angelic blood rains down in gashes.

Game: Sleeping Dogs

Officer Shen has been undercover long enough. When the chain comes off this sleeping dog, he does more than bark. One of Shen's finishes allows him to hurl someone over a rail with a chandelier chain around their neck. Wriggling body goes up while chandelier goes down.

Game: Mortal Kombat

When you're immortal and have four arms you can end life in numerous ways. Take Prince Goro's finishing move. While towering over his dazed opponent, Goro will pick them up with his arms and rip them apart while they scream in agony.

Game: Dark Sector

The things you can do with a triple-edge blade. In this over-the-shoulder shooter, players got to wield the Glaive, a techno-virus derived weapon. As a CIA hit man, you get multiple finishes. One of which lets players drive the blades in and up through their target and then deliver a decapitating blow.

Game: Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance

For a guy who looks like he shares his wardrobe with Prince, Raiden has his share of killer finishing moves. The most epic being his relentless slashing of enemies and ripping out their cyborg spines and then crushing them.

Game: Injustice: Gods Among Us

You almost want to laugh at how brutal Deathstroke's finisher is in Injustice: Gods Among Us. In an exceptionally cruel mix of martial arts, swordplay and gun fighting, Deathstroke slices his opponent, tosses his sword into the air, shoots them with dual pistols, jumps into the air and kicks the sword into the foe's body. He then completes the job by pulling out two machine guns and swiss cheeses them up. No one would ever want to meet their end in such a painful and humiliating way.

Game: Street Fighter IV

He's not the overpowered dictator fighters fear for nothing. After Bison has dropped his tyrannical throw down on his challenger, he will launch them into the air while delivering air-soaring strikes. With bright blue-white flashes, the match is over in a mere moment.

Game: Sleeping Dogs

When fighting the Chinese mafia, everything is a weapon. While Shen delivers justice to Triad criminals, he can smash opponents into walls, over railings and into cars, windows and even aquariums. After whooping some ass, Shen can force his foe into an ice chipper which finishes them off quickly.

Game: Marvel vs. Capcom

This finish is so overwhelming that you can barely see yourself as your ass is getting kicked. The World-Eater unleashes a dual-handed onslaught of the Power Cosmic which lights up the screen in blue and white blasts that hurl your fighter up and up until they are no more.

Game: Gears of War: Judgment

In the words of the legendary Gears of War character Augustus Cole, "WHOOOO!" That's all that one can say when you kick a Locust's ass and drive the business end of a flamethrower into its mouth. With a mighty surge of Horde firepower, you finish your opponent with a flaming, merciless execution. Cooked Locust a la mode.

Game: Assassin's Creed 3

Ratonhnhaké:ton (or Connor to his enemies) delivered a variety of ends, kills and finishers. One of the most hardcore and revolutionary involved the Assassin throwing a dart with a rope attached to it and hoisting him up into a tree. The soldier then meets his hopeless, helpless end as an immobilized sitting target.

Game: Bayonetta

As one of the many gruesome attacks that Bayonetta can execute, "Gommorah" ranks with the best of them all. When the demon Gomorrah is summoned, her clothing unravels from around her body and forms a giant demon that chews and tears your enemy apart. The amount of gore that comes out of this devastating move shows you why Bayonetta is the baddest witch in the game.

Game: God of War 3

You want brutal finishes to an enemy? You go to the Spartan of all Spartans – Kratos. When whipping down a minotaur soldier, the depowered demi-god literally grabs the bull by the horns and twists. Eventually, the mewling cloven-footed creature cries out from a broken neck.

Game: Gears of War 2

The "Chain Sodomy" execution is a modified and more vicious kill than previous chainsaw attacks. Your character approaches the enemy from behind tosses his lancer in the air, catches it upside down and saws the victim in half from its crotch to its neck. We wouldn't want to see the cleaning bill for that one.

Game: Mortal Kombat

Apparently monks learn violent dismemberment as well. The combat fighter can use his hat in a variety of ways but the worst (and the best) is his finishing fatality. Lao throws his opponent on the ground and uses his hat like a circular saw, pulling the victim into and through the blade's spin. Then he holds the two halves up in celebration.

Game: Street Fighter III

Street Fighter III fans will know firsthand how brutal Akuma's Demon Rage attack can be. Akuma radiates flames, grabs his opponent and the screen goes black and all you see is a flurry of hits. When the lights come back on, Akuma stands triumphantly over the unconscious body of defeated fighter. If only you could pull it off back in the days on the elementary school yard bullies.

Game: God of War 3

Once again our tragic anti-hero Kratos makes the list. The one-eyed beast has been long feared but that was by mere men. Kratos is anything but just a man. After delivering blows to the mythic beast, the god of war leaps onto the monster's face and begins pulling at its solo orb. With a mighty tug-of-war, the Ghost of Sparta yanks eye and nerve out in a rain of blood.

Game: Final Fantasy 7

Also referred to as "Knights of the Round," the Ultimate End attack is the single most powerful summon in the video game. When used, 13 knights are called upon including King Arthur, Sir Lancelot and Gawain. Each knight strikes the enemy with a combination of melee and magic attacks. Almost every enemy found in the game will fall immediately to this destructive assault.