We love video games, but you have to admit that every so often you run across a character that makes you grit your teeth and breathe in a faintly strangled manner until they're gone again. Maybe it's a ridiculous boss character, maybe it's a sidekick, maybe it's a generic NPC that rubs you in more wrong ways than a blind masseuse with hangnails and epilepsy. Gaming obviously wouldn't be what it was without these guys—after all, not every character can be a home run—so we've taken it upon ourselves to get all the rancor out of our system before Memorial Day and run down the 50 most annoying characters you'll ever meet in a video game. Unwarranted bravado, douchebaggery, and sheer saccharine cuteness are all mortal offenses around here, and we're naming names. Shots fired!

By Elton R. Jones, Rich Knight, Peter Rubin, and Ryan Woo

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    #48 May 24th, 2011 at 12:11 PM

    I SWEAR THE BAILEY TWINS ARE MEN IDGAF

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      47 May 24th, 2011 at 12:12 PM

      *47

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    VIDEO GAMES May 24th, 2011 at 12:18 PM

    WHERE IS THE BUTLER FROM TOMB RAIDER? THE ONE YOU HAD TO HIDE IN THE ICE BOX ROOM

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    Adam Stasiak May 24th, 2011 at 04:47 PM

    What? No Roman from GTAIV?

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    Jester of the Apocalypse May 24th, 2011 at 05:09 PM

    Triangle Head . . .

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    SYL666 May 24th, 2011 at 05:46 PM

    Where the fuck is Shao Kahn?! This years Mortal Kombat was the most fucking annoying game to beat! My bud legit smashed his mic over this fuck, witness.

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    graveyard316 May 24th, 2011 at 06:00 PM

    uhhhhhh...number 18. Soda Popinski and King Hippo are two different people. King Hippo has the stomach bandage. Soda Popinski has Super Macho Man's crouch, just much slower.

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    Catsimboy May 24th, 2011 at 08:33 PM

    I totally agree with Zeke from Infamous, when I heard he was in Infamous 2 I seriously reconsidered buying it but supposedly he's supposed to be somewhat useful in the sequel. But seriously what the hell were they thinking when they created that character? An annoying Elvis look-alike. Sounds great, call the VA director and tell him to get the most annoying voice actor he can find on a moments notice.

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    Dan May 24th, 2011 at 09:21 PM

    The owl from Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time??? Most annoying thing ever. Especially when he asked if you understood or wanted to hear again and you accidentally pressed A and had to hear it again. so damn frustrating....

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      RICK May 24th, 2011 at 09:40 PM

      Haha hell yeah, that shit always happened me.

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    dregalodon May 25th, 2011 at 01:43 AM

    wait palace guards in Assassin's Creed were more annoying than the wandering minstrels and beggars programmed to completely get in your way?

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    Danny May 25th, 2011 at 05:24 AM

    its "toasty". who the *** doesnt know that.

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