This Collider feature ranks the ten greatest video game antiheroes of all time, distinguishing them from sympathetic villains or heroes who merely bend the rules. Author Lucas Kloberdanz-Dyck evaluates characters on writing, characterisation, development, moral ambiguity, flaws, relatability and overall quality, arguing that fans respond to these figures because they are complicated and messy rather than straightforwardly good.

Entries revealed so far, from tenth to eighth, include Geralt of Rivia from The Witcher, whose cynicism and monster-hunting-for-coin ethos evolves into protecting Ciri and choosing lesser evils; Scorpion from Mortal Kombat, whose revenge-driven quest against Sub-Zero is reframed in modern instalments as a form of noble vengeance; and Wario from the Super Mario series, whose unwavering greed makes him a comedic yet genuine antihero who can help or hinder Mario depending on self-interest. The list continues with Kazuma Kiryu of the Yakuza series, though the provided text is cut off before further entries are detailed.