When it comes to gaming, there are some games that have become classics. We have seen those games that have become so iconic and famous that practically anyone will recognize them. Even if you weren’t a huge gamer, you would probably recognize ꧑cꦚharacters from some classic games.

One of my favorite classic series is the Street Fighter series. They’re such amazing fighter games that are both fun and challenging. I also loved any of the 2D Zelda games. They were prꦦetty hard sometimes, but it was a good kind of challenging.

In these classic games, you have some awesome characters. You’ve got a lot of amazing heroes that you can play as. Whether you want to save Hyrule from the forces of darkness, or you want to take down some dange🍨rous space pirates, these games had you ღcovered.

Since classic video games have quite a few fans, it makes sense that there’s a lot of fan art of the various characters. Fans like to play ar🐽ound with their favorite characters and change things up. Sometimes they like to change the looks of the characters or put them in different situations.

So, the question is what would some of our classic heroes look like if they were a little less... heroic? What would they be like if they were more like the villains in these🌄 games? Would they be creepy? Would they be crazy? Or would they be themselves, but just a little darker? Well, that’s what some fan artists decided ▨to find out.

So 👍♔here are 20 classic videogame characters that have been reimagined as villains. It’s time to go bad!

Think we m꧂issed some great characters? Make sure to let us know in the comments section bel🥂ow!

20 💮 The Mushroom Kingdom Is Doomed

It’s 🐼hard to imagine Mario as anything but the courageous plumber that sets out to s🌄ave the princess. Considering all the enemies he fights, Mario goes through a lot. Though you could twist it to make Mario the villain since he does take out a lot of Goombas and Koopas.

This art piece of a villainous Mario is beautifully done and pretty creepy. Mario is definitely unsettling as a villain since we rarely see him without a friendly smile. But this Mario looks seriously spooky as ♒he’s taking on Toad. A villainous Mario would be pretty dangerous. Let’ꦬs just hope he doesn’t go to the dark side anytime soon.

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19 Don🌸’t Let Him Be My Docto꧋r

There really isn’t much differen🍰ce between Dr. Mario and Mario. Dr. Mario is just the guy who helps fight off diseases and throws pills instead of fireballs. But considering he does try to help and knows a lot about diseases, he’s a pretty co♐ol guy.

But this version of🃏 Dr. Mario looks like something out of a horror movie. It seems like this doctor has finally snapped and now no one is safe. That deranged smile and him bein♓g covered in blood is seriously creepy. I definitely don’t want this guy as my doctor, since he’d be more interested in ending me than healing me.

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18 ꧙ Oh He’s Finally Snapped

Poor Luigi is always the perpetual underdog. He’s a pretty capable guy, but people tend to remember his brother more than him. ♛He does have a couple of solo games, so he’s got that going for him. Like Mario, Luigi is a pretty nice guy, always willing to h🍌elp save the mushroom kingdom, even if he’s scared out of his wits.

A villainous Luigi would be pretty spooky. 

Somehow, I think a villainous Luigi would be more frightening than a villainous Mario. I could see Luigi just snapping one day, and that would 🐻be pretty crazy. Plus, you shouldn’t underestimate the guy. He may be easily frightened, but he’s always pushed forward despite his fears. A man that determined should be feared.

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17 ꦆ ꧑ He’s The Fastest Demon

Sonic the Hedgehog is a pretty cool guy. He’s incredibly fast and he’s got some impressive jumping skills. And while he can gꩵet pretty cocky, he’s always willing to help out and fight villainy. You know that no matter what, you can count on Sonic to sa🏅ve the day.

What’s really scary about this villainous version of Sonic is how demonic he looks. The aไrtist did a great job of making villainous Sonic look incredibly intimidating. Everything about him♔ just drips in malic, and the glow of the red eyes adds the perfect scary touch. Let’s hope Sonic stays good because if he does go to the dark side, we’re doomed.

16 🌱 Dark Samus Is Still Pretty Cool

Samus is probably one of the most iconic female characters in gaming history. She’s faced it all: space pirates, alien monsters, ghosts, dangerous planets, and even a dark version of herself. What’s pretty cool about Samus is that not much gets to her. She’s gone through some pretty spooky stuff, and yet she’ꩲs still there to fight. That’s one brave bounty hunter.

There actually is a villainous version of Samus called Dark Samus, and it’s one of her suits that got taken over by phazon. You don’t want to mess with this entity. But this artist did anꦦ amazing interpretation of Dark Samus. It’s beautiful and spooky.

15 ꦗ Hꦡe’s Epic And Villainous

Out of all the Final Fantasy characters, Cloud is probably the most recognizable and popular. And 🔜for a good reason: he’s a brave warrior who’s not afraid to lay down his life for the gre🦂ater good. Cloud is basically a good guy and we don’t deserve him.

Cloud would make an interesting villain. 

Which is why a villainous Cloud seems so wrong. I like how this artist portrayed him, though. Seeing half of his face overtaken by darkness with that glinℱt in his eye is a great villain look. It would be interesting to see how a villainous Cloud would act, ඣbut I hope he doesn’t turn on us anytime soon.

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14 Don’t Let this Dinosau🐓r Near You

You can’t hate Yoshi. You just can’t. This adorable dinosaur is just too precious for words and he’s become just as popular, if not more popular than Mario with gamers. Yosh﷽i is the definition of loyal, and he’s always th🦂ere to help Mario out. (Well, until he gets hit, and then he runs. But can you blame him?)

The idea of a villainous Yoshi is spoo🍌ky. The artist may not h💖ave changed much with this version of Yoshi, but the changes they did make are effective. Yoshi with claws is creepy enough, but add red eyes, and you’ve got some great nightmare fuel there.

13 It’s The Electric Mouse Of Dꩵoom

Did you know that Pikachu is insanely popular in Japan? He’s basically the Mickey Mouse﷽ of Japan. It’s impossible to hate this cute little guy. And who wouldn’t want a Pikachu plushie? He’s just so cuddly and huggable!

So, it’s really hard to imagine Pikachu as a creepy bad guy, but this artist went above and beyond to make this little electric mouse completely spooky. I think they were going for what Pikachu would be like if he went feral. I definitely wouldn’t want to go up against this little guy; he’d probably electrocute me and tear me into pieces✱.

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12 ღ Not The Hero Of Legend Anymore

Link is probably one of the most honorable warriors. Here’s a guy that’s always getting dragged into the middle of a crisis and༒ is always willing to risk his life to save Hyrule. And he goes through a lot ജand nearly gets destroyed multiple times. This guy deserves an award (probably a vacation too).

Dark Link looks intimidating and intriguing. 

There is a dark version of Link called Dark Link, and we’ve faced him a couple of times. But this artist’s interpretation of Dark Link is amazing. The glow in his eyes and t🍎hat creepy grin really makes your skin crawl. 𝓰He looks amazing and intimidating. Let’s hope we don’t have to face him anytime soon.

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11 This Game Got A Lot Creepier🎃 🍌

Pac-Man is about as classic as it gets when it comes to gaming. Before all these other games, we had this guy running around, munching on dots, and avoiding ghosts. For many gamers, Pac-Man was their introduction to gaming, and the game is still pretty pop🌠ular. And who could forget that sound he makes?

You 🀅could twist things around to make Pac-Man the bad guy, especially if you look at it f📖rom the ghosts’ perspective. And that’s what this artist did. Villainous Pac-Man is pretty spooky, and you feel for the scared little ghosts. We definitely don’t want to run into this version of Pac-Man.

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