Most Terrifying Video Game Enemy?

[WaderiAAA]

Well, in FF IV (at least in the DS version) there is a sandworm you may encounter early in the game that is way overpowered at that point.

Also, Iron Knuckles from Ocarina of Time was terrifying with Link as a child. It really creeps me out when an enemy just sit there and you know it is powerful and you have to wake it up if you want to advance in the game.

 

[Daxrus]

Those fleshwoven bastards from Bloodlines. My GOD. Especially the centaur ones that had the main body that was a pregnant woman with her stomach slit. Eugh.

 

[J-Alfred]

Sander. Fucking. Cohen.

 

[captaincabbage]

How have Deathclaws not been mentioned yet?
Everyone's, and I mean EVERYONE'S, first thought when these pop up on screen is "FFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!"

Seriously, fuck those guys.

 

[EricGossett]

Those Chulthu looking guys in 2-1 of demonsouls. those things would scare the shit out of me.

 

[N3mis]

First time, Redeads from Ocarina of Time, 2nd those regenerator guys on RE4. Nowadays everything that pops out on Dead Space 2 while sitting in a dark room for myself. xD

 

[octafish]

Monkeys, specifically system shock lab-monkeys. It's the sound they make...

 

[Hawk of Battle]

The gorillas and the mummies from the original Tomb Raider. I DARE you not to shit yourself whenever you encounter those fucks!

 

[Hader]

Bloodsuckers in STALKER. Still hate when those bastards attack me.

 

[Omikron009]

Bloodsucker from the Stalker series.

You hear this weird panting and footsteps, you see a shimmer and start spraying the place with bullets. Thinking you've killed whatever was causing the noise a smug grin appears across your face as you reload, and then you get ripped apart by Zoidberg's evil, invisible, brother.

Sure the words 'You are dead' immediately appear across the screen and you just reload your quicksave, but thats not the point.

Unless of course you have a headset that allows you to pinpoint their exact location through sound. It makes the game easier, but also kind of ruins the effect they're supposed to have.

OT: I don't know why this popped into my head, but I HATED fighting super battle droids in Republic Commando. Those bastards were tough.

 

[-Ulven-]

It has to be the sewer monster from the really old point and click adventrue game "Escape from Horrorland". Shees... can't remember how many times I jumped when I rounded a corner and looked into its eye.

Also, first time I played RE4... the chainsaw dude really... just would not .... die...

 

[bladeofdarkness]

the hunter from Dead space.
anytime its around and chasing you, its as terrifying as hell, mostly because its impossible to kill the fucker.

 

[Bucky01]

god those bloodsuckers from shadow of Chernobyl! cos 1st time i saw one was when i went to that whole abandoned village of em, verge of darkness, cornered in a basement gun fixated on the trapdoor down hearing like 4-5 of em in the room above, waiting till dawn to have a fighting chance, and i forgot to quick-save for a while so id backtrack a shitload of time if i didn't fight em. thank god i had a shitload of grenades at the time

 

[Fitzcaraldo]

The Welder from Yahtzee's Chzo Mythos series. He is the scariest 16 bit character ever. http://lparchive.org/The-Chzo-Mythos/Update%2016/6-capture_23032010_010747_copy.png

 

[Valdrec]

Truely evil knights from Harry Potter 1&2 on the PS1. I've never since been as scared of an enemy.

They work by running up to you, clanking horribly, and won't stop chasing you untill they get close enough to swing their axe at you, and that's the only time they are vunerable.
So you are forced to have them almost kill you just to defeat them.

And I was seven.

 

[Dark2003]

The Tormenter that climbed over that tramcar in Dead Space 2, probably the situation since i was forced to swing on the thing

 

[CrazyMedic]

those creepy babies from dead space that have those 3 tentacles coming out of their back really most of the stuff from dead space was pretty scary.(looking forward to getting dead space 2)

 

[AvsJoe]

There is only one enemy I consistently run away from in the Final Fantasy series. I'll bet most of you can guess which recurring enemy it is in two guesses. Here's a picture:

He may be so damn cute but depending on the game, a stab by its knife will deal 90% damage, 9999 damage, or automatically kill you. It also has some pretty decent HP and defense in most FF games, meaning it's difficult to kill.

Terrifying looking? Not in the least. But I do run almost every time rather than fight so that does say something about the fear this thing puts into me.

And I am not alone here. Here's a picture from DeviantArt that about sums it up:

 

[The Almighty Grigard]

Just to be different, I'm going to say The Dahaka from Prince of Persia: Warrior Within.

This badass dude will come crashing through a wall at any time and start hunting you down. The closer he gets the more the color gets washed out. If he gets close enough he will fucking absorb you. To get away you need to do death defying jumps across pits and running on walls etc.

I know I'd be scared shitless if I saw this guy

Spoiler: Picture

 

[Zeema]

That Penis Monster thing in The Dark Descent

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_ygCoTj2_A


ps how do you put the video onto the forum instead of the link