Revenge (Concept)

Revenge

CONCEPT

Revenge is an act of violence, financial ruin, or emotional torment that one person or group carries out against another, in response to some perceived wrongdoing.

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Overview

Revenge is a popular theme in all story-telling media, including video games. Early game stories could easily provide a motivation for the protagonist (and more importantly, the player) in the form of some terrible act perpetrated by his or her enemies, such as the murder of a family member.

However, more story-focused games tend to use the well-worn literary device of revenge as a tragic flaw, showing how characters gradually lose their humanity as a consequence of their obsession (as Kratos (Character) does inGod of War (Franchise), for example.) This usually coincides with the concept of an anti-hero.

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Franchises

Has franchises: Phantasy Star (Franchise), Adult Swim (Franchise), Street Fighter (Franchise), Tekken (Franchise), X-Men (Franchise), Soul (Franchise), Star Wars (Franchise), Final Fight (Franchise), Wolverine (Franchise), Grand Theft Auto (Franchise), Prey (Franchise), Half-Life (Franchise), Portal (Franchise), Call of Duty (Franchise), Modern Warfare (Franchise), Mario (Franchise), Mario & Luigi (Franchise), Mario RPG (Franchise), Mega Man (Franchise), Castlevania (Franchise), Assassin's Creed (Franchise), Command & Conquer (Franchise), Command & Conquer: Red Alert (Franchise), Indiana Jones (Franchise), Megami Tensei (Franchise), Persona (Franchise), Shenmue (Franchise), Batman (Franchise), DC Universe (Franchise), Banjo-Kazooie (Franchise), StarCraft (Franchise), SEGA AGES 2500 (Franchise), Splinter Cell (Franchise), Tom Clancy (Franchise), Ninja Gaiden (Franchise), Terminator (Franchise), Jak and Daxter (Franchise), Mercenaries (Franchise), Bully (Franchise), Tekken Tag Tournament (Franchise), SSX (Franchise), Gears of War (Franchise), Final Fantasy (Franchise), Zero Escape (Franchise), James Bond (Franchise), The Darkness (Franchise), Mega Man Classic (Franchise), Max Payne (Franchise), Red Faction (Franchise), Burnout (Franchise), Star Wars: Jedi Knight (Franchise), Compilation of Final Fantasy VII (Franchise), Dragon Quest (Franchise), Team Fortress (Franchise), System Shock (Franchise), BioShock (Franchise), F.E.A.R. (Franchise), Naruto: Ultimate Ninja (Franchise), Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm (Franchise), Naruto (Franchise), Disney (Franchise), Suikoden (Franchise), Killzone (Franchise), Clive Barker (Franchise), Monkey Island (Franchise), Nobunaga's Ambition (Franchise), Silent Hill (Franchise), Like a Dragon (Franchise), Mana (Franchise), DreamWorks Animation SKG (Franchise), Kung Fu Panda (Franchise), Rainbow Six (Franchise), Rainbow Six Vegas (Franchise), LEGO (Franchise), 46 Okunen Monogatari (Franchise), 50 Cent (Franchise), Fable (Franchise), Tenchu (Franchise), True Crime (Franchise), Red Dead (Franchise), American McGee's Alice (Franchise), LEGO Indiana Jones (Franchise), Saints Row (Franchise), No More Heroes (Franchise), EverQuest (Franchise), God of War (Franchise), PainKiller (Franchise), Conan (Franchise), Lego Island (Franchise), .hack (Franchise), inFamous (Franchise), Puzzle Quest (Franchise), Interstate '76 (Franchise), Wizardry (Franchise), Mafia (Franchise), Heroes of Might and Magic (Franchise), Tomba! (Franchise), Shank (Franchise), The Kyrandia Series (Franchise), Tengai Makyou (Franchise), Magna Carta (Franchise), Blood (Franchise), Dead to Rights (Franchise), Renegade (Franchise), Nightmare Creatures (Franchise), Yars' Revenge (Franchise), Yuji Horii Mysteries (Franchise), Day of Defeat (Franchise), Predator (Franchise), Murkon series (Franchise), Die by the Sword (Franchise)

Characters

Has characters: Scorpion (Character), Kratos (Character), Mileena (Character), The Joker (Character), Agahnim (Character), Guile (Character), Darth Vader (Character), El Gado (Character), Doctor Doom (Character), Quentin Beck (Character), Terry Bogard (Character), Ricardo Diaz (Character), Vladimir Makarov (Character), Chun-Li (Character), Rufus (Character), Nathan "Rad" Spencer (Character), Punisher Noir (Character), Sean Devlin (Character), Tyris Flare (Character), Cyborg Superman (Character), General Zod (Character), The Dawnbreaker (Character), The Merciless (Character), Ezio Auditore Da Firenze (Character), Wingnut (Character), Gruntilda (Character), Mr. Freeze (Character), Punisher (Character), Joe Musashi (Character), Mr X (Character), Master Miller (Character), Teliko Friedman (Character), Agent Bishop (Character), Sam Fisher (Character), Victor Coste (Character), Kazuya Mishima (Character), Batsu Ichimonji (Character), Jin Saotome (Character), Dimitri Rascalov (Character), Niko Bellic (Character), Father Bella (Character), Rayne (Character), Emperor Percival Tachyon (Character), Ramon Solano (Character), King (Character), Jimmy Hopkins (Character), Jin Kazama (Character), Mikhail Faustin (Character), Juri (Character), Franz Sanchez (Character), Camille Montes (Character), Jackie Estacado (Character), Kimberly (Character), Ax Battler (Character), Reva Sevander (Character), Nariko (Character), Lady (Character), Cloud Strife (Character), Sephiroth (Character), Aerith Gainsborough (Character), Carl Johnson (Character), Asuka Kasen (Character), Thrall (Character), Sylvanas Windrunner (Character), Dairou (Character), Mortimer (Character), Alma Wade (Character), Asura (Character), Natsu Ayuhara (Character), Shoma Sawamura (Character), Vegeta (Character), Treebeard (Character), Franziska Von Karma (Character), Adrian Andrews (Character), Dan Smith (Character), Sonny Bonds (Character), Michael Bains (Character), Prince Xizor (Character), Sasuke Uchiha (Character), Lightning (Character), Baiken (Character), Minion (Character), Atton Rand (Character), Talion (Character), LeChuck (Character), James Earl Cash (Character), Piggsy (Character), Chipp Zanuff (Character), Takaya Sakaki (Character), Dettlaff van der Eretein (Character), Stubbs (Character), Piet Gruber (Character), Rhobar II (Character), Lee (Character), Amon Sur (Character), Atrocitus (Character), Fatality (Character), Adam Jensen (Character), June Lin Milliam (Character), Jack (Character), Bruiser (Character), Edwin Lindsey (Character), Smaug (Character), Jim Mackey (Character), Officer "Tequila" Yuen (Character), Gaara (Character), Jean Pierre Polnareff (Character), Jonathan Joestar (Character), Piastol (Character), Drachma (Character), Heather Mason (Character), Colton White (Character), Red Harlow (Character), Alice Liddell (Character), Leo Kliesen (Character), Max Payne (Character), Beyond the Grave (Character), James Heller (Character), Aldo Trapani (Character), Clockwerk (Character), Muggshot (Character), Carlito Keyes (Character), Vagabond (Character), Jinno (Character), Nick Kang (Character), Badman (Character), Dagoth Ur (Character), Yukio Terada (Character), Kikyo (Character), Koga (Character), Miroku (Character), Char Aznable (Character), James Grayson (Character), Kivan (Character), Anya Jenkins (Character), Ophelia (Character), Emperor Junon (Character), Medea (Character), Lots-o'-Huggin' Bear (Character), Sawyer (Character), Masai (Character), Emperor Griffon (Character), Gorr (Character), Arieta (Character), Jack Bauer (Character), Adam 'Kane' Marcus (Character), James Lynch (Character), Adelina Esperanza (Character), Achilles (Character), Tony Montana (Character), McClaine (Character), Selva Norte (Character), Marcus Reed (Character), Elliot Sinclair (Character), Saul Meyers (Character), Max Rockatansky (Character), Yosuke Hanamura (Character), Mitsuo Kubo (Character), Naughty Bear (Character), Alien Hominid (Character), Cross (Character), Arkansas (Character), Flak (Character), Mister Crowley (Character), Grunfeld Bach (Character), Morgan le Fay (Character), Lelouch Lamperouge (Character), T'ai Fu (Character), Alien Baltan, Jr. (Character), Yukie (Character), Jagi (Character), The Southland Slasher (Character), Sieg Hart (Character), Lorgren Benirus (Character), Ragna the Bloodedge (Character), Tsubaki Yayoi (Character), The King of Worms (Character), Maeva the Buxom (Character), Nine the Phantom (Character), Irving Onegin (Character), Antus Odiil (Character), Natch Pinder (Character), Lincoln Clay (Character), Varla Guns (Character), Crag Hack (Character), Arthur Morgan (Character), René Rottingham (Character), Jet (Character), General Bertram Roth (Character), Glenys (Character), Jeane (Character), Xeron (Character), Be'lakor (Character), Archaon the Everchosen (Character), The Godslayer (Character), Vilitch the Curseling (Character), Dechala the Denied One (Character), Viktor Reznov (Character), Edwin VanCleef (Character), John Tanner (Character), Charles Jericho (Character), Mathieu Bellamont (Character), Botei Conscious (Character), Amidatelion (Character), Michael Tapp (Character), Aaron Covenant (Character), Manto (Character), Duke Pepe (Character), Woodruff (Character), Hecubah (Character), Captain Martin Walker (Character), Sebastian Vael (Character), GLaDOS (Character), The Courier (Character), Wei Shen (Character), Keeper Zathrian (Character), Stiletto Anyway (Character), Janome (Character), Aska (Character), Kanon S. Grey (Character), Eiichi Sanada (Character), Koichi Sanada (Character), Ryan Samejima (Character), Brandish μ (Character), The Emperor's Wrath (Character), Bishop (Character), Byzar Bloodforge (Character), Fangus Klot (Character), Haru Usami (Character), Colonel (Character), Darth Angral (Character), Nora Harris (Character), Urza (Character), Stranger (Character), Corvo Attano (Character), Michael Anderson (Character), Aiden Pearce (Character), Cersei Lannister (Character), Daenerys Targaryen (Character), Emperor Ganak (Character), Kazuo Ozawa (Character), Khai Phong (Character), Ryken Volynski (Character), Sadako Yamamura (Character), Junketsuko (Character), Ryūriki Taisen (Character), Mrs. Chu (Character), Irina (Character), Dusty (Character), Akatsuki (Character), Dezel (Character), Kudlak-SIN (Character), Josh (Character), Lunais (Character), Risotto Nero (Character), Ashley (Character), Indoraptor (Character), Saizo (Character), Alsion III (Character), Headless Horseman (Character), Wei (Character), EN-Eins (Character), The Red Duke (Character), Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd (Character), Revenant (Character), Cylostra Direfin (Character), Lady Vasilia (Character), Skrag the Slaughterer (Character), Namira (Character), Jimmy (Character), The Kid (Character), Maria Cortez (Character), Vein (Character), Zeus (Character)

Locations

Has locations: Cemetery (Location), Silent Hill (Location), Purgatory (Location), Norrath (Location)

Objects

People

Has people: James McCaffrey (Person)