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This week the podcast talks bad, meaning good, and if we say a villain is bad then we mean they are not good, but bad. Make sense? Of course it does! Yes, we’re talking about some of our favourite villains in PC gaming. Some interesting topics come up, including the utility of different kinds of villain, what kinds of villain are good, and whether Dr Eggman is a sad, sad boy.

We also discuss the etymology of the word “villain” itself, which means your pre-railment topic derailment this week is about Norman peasants and oats instead of wildlife. Be sure to listen through that to see if any of your favourite villains come up. Plus: the return of the Five Nights At Freddy’s book club!

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An image from Far Cry 3 of much lauded antagonist Vaas, a man in his 30s with a short mohawk and a dark goatee. The lighting is sickly green. Vaas is forcing the protagonist to hold a pistol up to his forehead. He looks angry and very intense.

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This leads us, naturally, into discussing the potential complexity of Mr Eggdoc off ofSonic The Quickpig

Btw,the Sonic movieis actually good and you should watch it.

Alice then talked a lot about Solas, the egg man, fromDragon Age Inquisition. The new and upcomingDragon Agehas been rebooted at least once, so who knows, but recent tiny teases and such have confirmed thatDragon Age 4is still a thing.

Nate predictably went in for the Halo Emotions Gorilla off ofHalo Infinite. He isbuilding upa not insignificantbody of workon said gorilla.

We also talk about Vaas fromFar Cry 3, because we couldn’t not, really. Nate compares Vaas to a Better Call Saul character without realising that Vaas’s actor, Michael Mando, is actually in Better Call Saul. Here isa fun fan edit video of his character.