The 25 Most Cringe Worthy Video Game Tattoos Ever

Someone should have explained that, like diamonds, tattoos are forever.

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Talking about something as completely subjective as tattoos is always a dicey proposition.

What one person puts value and meaning behind could registers as completely irrelevant to the uninitiated. Found out that a distant relative from the past was actually Scottish royalty? Great. Get some family crest drilled into you for the world to know. 

Regardless of subjectivity we are almost positive that these tattoos will not withstand the test of time. Someone should have told these 25 people that they might not feel so strongly about Assassin's Creed ten years from now. Read on for 25 of the most regrettable video game inspired tattoos we've ever seen.

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25. Marvel vs Capcom 2 was a great game, but we can check the roster on Xbox Live Arcade.

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24. Mario Bros. chest piece looks like a lo-jack for pedophiles.

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23. This Sony homage is... regrettable.

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22. Zelda chest piece would really impress the 12 year old us.

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21. Old-school character chest piece shows Q-Bert the love he was desperately missing.

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20. God of War back piece was an interesting choice.

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19. Sony PlayStation buttons activate permanent bachelorhood.

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18. Can't dress up at tramp stamp. Sorry.

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17. Halo grunt doesn't even want to be here.

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16. Quake cleavage piece is going to look great in 30 years.

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15. You'll never forget about the Nintendo Power Glove. Ever.

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14. Sephiroth back piece is most likely the only Sephiroth back piece.

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13. Work them controllers yourself.

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12. Game over? Yes, the game and many other things.

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11. A Pac-Man face tattoo is always a bad idea.

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9. Street-Fighter on my mind.

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7. Castle Crashers

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Not even Pac-Man thinks this is hot.

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6. This is almost as watchable as the Mortal Kombat movies.

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5. Atari logo

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How many AA batteries to get in them jeans?

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4. Gotta get my levels up.

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3. Nintendo before hoes

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2. Super Mario Bros. ghosts can't stop, won't stop.

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1. Shoryuken fail.

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