Most Terrifying Video Game Enemy?

[XT inc]

I dunno Im split between things in penumbra and amnesia, But I think the most terrifying enemies where in a doom 2 mod call ghouls forest. You had a creeper who would lay like a white puddle floating on the forest floor only to pop up on your screen and startle the fuck out of you, and then there is jitterskull and the rest.

 

[Yellowbeard]

Not sure what the scariest is, but I would say the first time I've really had a feeling of terror from an enemy in a game is the Dopefish from Commander Keen 4. Seriously.

Those fire guys on hard made me panic and fling myself into the sky at the mere sight of them.

I had a nightmare about the Fire Island fire guys once.

 

[jaytac]

Mailbox monsters from Toejam & Earl. Scariest. S***. Ever
For anyone who hasn't played this awesome game basically you could buy stuff from a mailbox however not every mailbox was a mailbox and there was only two ways of telling, sitting around long enough to see the animation (a quick glance of a pair of eyes) or going up to it only for it to sprout arms and turn into a psyhopathic unstoppable killing machine that moved twice as fast as you did. The noise they make as well *shudder*

 

[C95J]

The Regenerating Necromorph in Dead Space.

The hunter was the first thing I thought of. Just the thought that it is stalking you is horrible! And the fact that you can't kill it normally freaks me out big time...

The Librarian from Metro 2033.

This as well, for the same reasons above. They are hard to kill and you are pretty much forced to run, and you can't look back.

EDIT: Oh yeah, and Deathclaws, but that goes without saying.

 

[teh_Canape]

if you played Ultima 3, you know what I mean.... and the horror this inflicts

on a side note

back in the day, the Pain Elemental from Doom 2

I mean, come on, flying giant heads with arms and horns that spit out flying, horned skulls on fire?

don't tell me the concept isn't scary

or the Doom 64 redesign of the Pinky Demon

I mean, shit, that fucker was intimidating

 

[archvile93]

I used to play Doom in the wee hours of the morning, the sound of demons shuffling about on the other side of the wall is the most unnerving gaming memory I have.

I was too busy thinking, "I hope you like lead poisoning," (yes I did think that to myself) to really feel fear. I used to have a minor fear of Rededs, but that's it. I'm not really afraid of videogames anymore. Maybe that's why I find survival horror dull.

 

[Flac00]

The Darkness from Amnesia. Whenever you see it YOU FREAK THE THE FUCK OUT! Also the water monster from amnesia, I never went in water in that game again because of that thing.

 

[TerribleAssassin]

AAARGH! Run away!

I hate the clicking noise thier legs make in my headphones. [shudder]

They are geniuinly the most disturbing thing ever.

But this shit takes the cake:

Spoiler: Open at risk of being totally disturbed

 

[Flig]

Cazadors.

Fucking Cazadors. I don't think I've yet to survive a scrape with more than four of them at a time. And if I have it probably used up all my flamer fuel. Fucking Cazadors.

 

[Spoon E11]

When I was about 7 or 8 Re-deads from OOT creeped me the f*** out.

Also the first time I came across the dogs In the resident evil games gave the biggest jump ever.

 

[Tom Rae]

Goddamn creepers!

 

[Riddle78]

In Supreme Commander,if you like to turtle up and tech (like I do,sometimes),then the UEF Mavor is what I fear the most. It's an artillery piece that's monstrously powerful,pinpoint accurate,has a refire rate equivelant to the T3 Artillery Platform (Duke). And,oh,what's this? It has infinite range.

But in a more action-y game,the "Most Terrifying Enemy" award has to go to cavaliers from Heroes of Might and Magic III-V. Why? They can cross the battlefielf in an instant,and gain more attack power for every unit of space they move in between starting motion,and ramming their lance through something.

Or,there's the Pit Lords from HoMM V. They're guaranteed at least one kill per attack due to a special ability. 20 Pit Lords vs 10 Archdevils? Pit Lords win. Hands down.

 

[Quesa]

I was too busy thinking, "I hope you like lead poisoning," (yes I did think that to myself) to really feel fear. I used to have a minor fear of Rededs, but that's it. I'm not really afraid of videogames anymore. Maybe that's why I find survival horror dull.

You were just over four years old when Doom was released.

 

[AdamRC27]

The character I feared the most (at least as a young kid playing games at night in the dark) had to have been the T-103 (better known as Mr. X) in Resident Evil 2. He wasn't really anything special, but he'd come out of nowhere and all you could think to do was run.

http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100810182357/residentevil/images/thumb/f/ff/Tyrant_T-103.jpg/257px-Tyrant_T-103.jpg

i was more scared of the tyrant in RE3. I saved all of my big bullets for the tyrant in RE2, but it was annoying the way he crashed through walls. The RE3 tyrant RUNS. And ALWAYS CHASES YOU THROUGH DOORS.

True that. Being chased through doors was something I didn't foresee when I first played RE3, and that did scare the hell out of me.\

So true! Hearing the sound of the Nemesis (not a Tyrant) growling out "Stars" was enough to slow my pace to a crawl. I panicked EVERY time he appeared (until I was a vet at the game), and went blitzing through areas unknown trying to put distance on me and him. o_o

Been there, done that so many times!

 

[archvile93]

I was too busy thinking, "I hope you like lead poisoning," (yes I did think that to myself) to really feel fear. I used to have a minor fear of Rededs, but that's it. I'm not really afraid of videogames anymore. Maybe that's why I find survival horror dull.

You were just over four years old when Doom was released.

That is true. I believe I started playing it when I was five.

 

[Asdalan08]

The Exploding Penises of DOOM (Creepers for short)
- Minecraft

 

[Red Alastor]

Nemesis, from Resident Evil 3. Is not that he is scary to look, but he is indefeatable, he can pop on ANY screen when you are in the streets, and when he appears usually means "drop everything and run for your life without looking back".

 

[Ponce Master-General]

Spoiler: /thread

I wet my pantaloons every time I hear that fucking breathing sound. *shudder*

 

[Sarah Kerrigan]

That said, of all the enemies I've fought in various games the ones which freak me out the most are probably the Midwife in System Shock 2

agreed.

mine?

Spoiler

yes..those things.

 

[Diablo27]

I actually have a few.

Necromorphs from Dead Space/2: They will not stop until they are nothing but a stump, that my friends is a true zombie. Specifically the Regenerator...that's just freaky because you know that you can beat it and it is right behind you.

Water Lurkers from Amnesia The Dark Descent: Any enemy from this game could count but these ones particularly, you hear their footsteps and maybe see the water rising and your blood starts pumping like never before. These things and invisible and in the demo I was on a box watching the footsteps...this thing...this Cosmic Horror was right in front of me and I wouldn't even know it. The worst part was when you had to get in the water and open the gate.

Librarians from Metro 2033: Thankfully you can see these ones, but unfortunately they are damn near invincible and will do A LOT of damage in one hit. The specific point at which it gets adrenalin-inducing is when you're running through the library with Librarians popping out from everywhere, either that or when I had to try and sneak passed the sleeping ones.

Dr. Salvador from Resident Evil 4: I'm not gonna lie, up until the castle Resident Evil 4 was terrifying. I remember actually turning it off without saving the first few times because I couldn't bear to think what was maybe in those shacks on the forest trail, I have since gotten used to horror games. Dr. Salvador, I knew of him before I actually played RE4 (it took a long time to track down a copy) and when I heard that chainsaw motor I lost my shit, he's a damn bullet sponge! Scariest encounter is probably fighting him and then running out of ammo...

Last but definitely not least...

Big Daddies from BioShock/2: These aren't the usual picks for horrifying monstrosity, we know they're human and they're like a father hence the name. But the first few times you encounter a Big Daddy (and almost every time after you get used to them) you know that you are going to have to either come up with a brilliant game plan or think extremely quickly, they may look slow but once you attack them, shit will go down...the scariest encounter is every single time because it's such a carnage-filled brawl, but I'd have to say being low on ammo then encountering one sucks.

Sorry for my novel of a post.