The Struggle is Permanent: 25 of the Worst Video Game Tattoos Ever

Video game tattoos? Seems like a dicey proposition at best. Here are some of the worst.

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A tattoo artist once told us to sit on an idea for a year before permanently committing to getting a design etched into your skin.

Good advice like that was clearly not part of the creative process with these permanent homages to video games. And look, there's literally no shortage of good ideas turned into terrible tattoos, just imagine how many adults wake up every morning and regret their barbed wire/Chinese character/Sublime/Drake tattoos. 

If you were a fan of Sega as a kid, there's probably a good chance you don't want to be branded for all of eternity with a corporate logo.

Again, this has less to do with subject and everything to do with execution.

If you're going to get a video game tattoo, that's your prerogative, but at least find an artist who knows what the hell they're doing.

Do the exact opposite of everyone on this list. Please.

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You get an 'A' for effort.

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Kratos is the god of derp.

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A collection of everlasting job-stoppers.

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Soul Calibur sword?

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Sonic and Knuckles. On your back. Forever.

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Woah, watch out, we got a badass here.

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Light Guns and a double entendre.

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Corporate branding is super cool.

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Everything about this is amazing.

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Does anyone like Pokemon this much?

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Can't tell if he means the tattoo or all of his life choices.

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What's worse than a bad tattoo? A bad tattoo that glows in the dark.

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Nothing like having an infection on your stomach.

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Hardest prison tattoo of a Murloc we've seen.

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Obscure NES reference for the 'win'.

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Mortal Kombat is a euphemism for your struggle.

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Yeah, that's the face we'd make as well.

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Kratos if he were a resident of Florida.

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Well, that's just a bummer.

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Ok, this one actually took some balls.

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Good thing we're already grossed out by feet.

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Who's got two thumbs and never shows this tattoo to anyone? This guy.

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We'll take a guess. Is it Cortana?

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A full thigh piece of Master Chief. Look at your life, look at your choices.

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8-bit Pokemon. On your forearm. Forever.

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