What makes a fictional character scary? It's hard to say. Dracula is often portrayed as intelligent, sophisticated, even sexy, while Frankenstein's monster is hulking and brutish, but Dracula is somehow scarier. The AI-driven robot version of Chucky from 2019's Child's Play remake isn't scary, but when that doll is possessed by a desperate serial killer stalking a six year old, that's scary. It's hard to pin down what makes one character scary and the other laughable, but you know it when you see it. On this episode of First Gen Gamers, Jed and special guest-host Stephen White of Super Mega Crash Beyond will be celebrating the spooky season with a look at the scariest characters in gaming history. From the unimaginable monsters to regular human beings and more, find out who made the cut.
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