Sociopath

CONCEPT

A person incapable of feeling emotion and empathy, though they may fake displaying such in order to fit into society. Their inability to empathize make them potentially dangerous as they lack the ability to feel guilt or remorse for cruel acts committed against others.

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Overview

A sociopath is an individual that lacks the ability to feel empathy toward others. They do not have the capacity to feel remorse for wrongs they commit and are apt to engage in activities that are illegal. However, certain so-called "high-functioning" sociopaths may be able to mask these behaviors by pretending to be normal and falsely claim to feel empathy for others.

Examples

Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4

The Persona 4 police detective Tohru Adachi (Character) is a textbook example of sociopathic behavior. Though he puts on an act as a bumbling, inexperienced detective that commonly runs his mouth, spilling pertinent investigation details that should remain secret, he is in fact the serial killer that the investigation team has been hunt for all along. He abuses his position on the police force to get close to both Mayumi Yamano (Character) and Saki Konishi (Character), only to become enraged when they reject him and kills them both by sending them to the TV World. Entirely self-centered and misogynistic, his goofball poker face hides his frustration at being stuck in Inaba as punishment for a previous, undisclosed incident.

Heavy Rain

The Origami Killer of Heavy Rain (Game) lost his brother in a tragic accident when they were boys, largely because their abusive, uncaring father refused to help. The incident left him psychologically scarred, and as an adult, he enacts a scheme to test the devotion of fathers of similarly-aged boys. With no empathy for the children he kidnaps, his focus is entirely on seeing that his chosen fathers put themselves through immense suffering in order to rescue their sons. But even when Ethan Mars (Character) manages to pass the killer's trials and rescues his son Shaun, the killer attempts to do away with Ethan anyway.

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• Angels of Death (Game)
• Batman: Arkham Asylum (Game)
• Batman: Arkham Knight (Game)
• Batman: Arkham Origins (Game)
• Batman: Return to Arkham (Game)
• BioShock 2 (Game)
• BioShock Infinite (Game)
• Clock Tower 3 (Game)
• Dragon Age: Inquisition (Game)
• Duke Nukem (Game)
• Fallout (Game)
• Fallout 2 (Game)
• Fallout 3 (Game)
• Fallout: New Vegas (Game)
• Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse (Game)
• God of War (Game)
• God of War Collection (Game)
• God of War II (Game)
• God of War III (Game)
• God of War Saga (Game)
• God of War: Ascension (Game)
• Grand Theft Auto (Game)
• Grand Theft Auto 2 (Game)
• Grand Theft Auto III (Game)
• Grand Theft Auto V (Game)
• Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition (Game)
• Hatred (Game)
• Heavy Rain (Game)
• Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days (Game)
• Kane & Lynch: Dead Men (Game)
• Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days (Game)
• Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX (Game)
• Kingdom Hearts HD II.5 Remix (Game)
• Kingdom Hearts II (Game)
• Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories (Game)
• Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories (Game)
• Mad Father (Game)
• Mass Effect 2 (Game)
• Mass Effect Legendary Edition (Game)
• MiSide (Game)
• Prototype (Game)
• Saints Row 2 (Game)
• Saints Row IV (Game)
• Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 (Game)
• South Park: The Stick of Truth (Game)
• The Coffin of Andy and Leyley (Game)
• The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall (Game)
• The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (Game)
• The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered (Game)
• The Elder Scrolls Online (Game)
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Game)
• The Elder Scrolls: Arena (Game)
• The Godfather II (Game)
• The Last of Us (Game)
• The Simpsons Game (Game)
• The Witcher: Rise of the White Wolf (Game)
• Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines (Game)
• Watch Dogs (Game)
• Watch Dogs 2 (Game)
• Watchmen: The End is Nigh Part 2 (Game)
• Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z (Game)

Concept details

Name

Sociopath

Aliases

Games

• Angels of Death (Game)
• Batman: Arkham Asylum (Game)
• Batman: Arkham Knight (Game)
• Batman: Arkham Origins (Game)
• Batman: Return to Arkham (Game)
• BioShock 2 (Game)
• BioShock Infinite (Game)
• Clock Tower 3 (Game)
• Dragon Age: Inquisition (Game)
• Duke Nukem (Game)
• Fallout (Game)
• Fallout 2 (Game)
• Fallout 3 (Game)
• Fallout: New Vegas (Game)
• Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse (Game)
• God of War (Game)
• God of War Collection (Game)
• God of War II (Game)
• God of War III (Game)
• God of War Saga (Game)
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Franchises

• Has franchises: Grand Theft Auto (Franchise), Megami Tensei (Franchise), Persona (Franchise), Batman (Franchise), DC Universe (Franchise), Batman: Arkham (Franchise), Duke Nukem (Franchise), Final Fantasy (Franchise), Shin Megami Tensei (Franchise), Kingdom Hearts (Franchise), Disney (Franchise), Mickey Mouse (Franchise), The Godfather (Franchise), Prototype (Franchise), God of War (Franchise), Clock Tower (Franchise), Vampire: The Masquerade (Franchise), Watchmen (Franchise)

Characters

• Has characters: Darkseid (Character), Freddy Krueger (Character), Lex Luthor (Character), Quan Chi (Character), Shang Tsung (Character), The Joker (Character), Ganon (Character), Ghirahim (Character), Emperor Palpatine (Character), Dark Beast (Character), Tommy Vercetti (Character), Vladimir Makarov (Character), Dracula (Character), Josef Stalin (Character), Lucifer (Character), Satan (Character), Heinrich Himmler (Character), Brainiac (Character), The Batman Who Laughs (Character), Prophet of Truth (Character), Firefly (Character), Hugo Strange (Character), Hush (Character), Mr. Zsasz (Character), Punchline (Character), The Penguin (Character), Bullseye (Character), Doctor Faustus (Character), Hobgoblin (Character), Mephisto (Character), Monica Rappaccini (Character), Norman Osborn (Character), Gilles de Rais (Character), Shinnok (Character), Gary Smith (Character), Heihachi Mishima (Character), Shockwave (Character), Clover (Character), Elizabeth Báthory (Character), Auric Goldfinger (Character), Ernst Blofeld (Character), Cydon Prax (Character), Grand Moff Tarkin (Character), The Dark Apprentice (Character), Claude (Character), Gul'dan (Character), Albert Wesker (Character), Max (Character), Kefka (Character), Demyx (Character), Vexen (Character), Pat Morales (Character), Prince Xizor (Character), Chuundar (Character), Count Waltz (Character), Morgoth (Character), Marluxia (Character), Xemnas (Character), Xigbar (Character), Saïx (Character), Sindri Myr (Character), Tzeentch (Character), Vilgefortz of Roggeveen (Character), Airachnid (Character), Reverse Flash (Character), Marik Ishtar (Character), Purple Man (Character), Darth Maul (Character), Moff Gideon (Character), Dark Queen (Character), Griffith (Character), Dio Brando (Character), Professor James Moriarty (Character), Light Yagami (Character), Captain Phasma (Character), Kurow Kirishima (Character), Kim Il Sung (Character), Mao Zedong (Character), Queen Azshara (Character), Alex Mercer (Character), Penelope (Character), Stewie Griffin (Character), Captain Benjamin Briggs (Character), Larxene (Character), Slaanesh (Character), Luther (Character), Adria (Character), Eric Cartman (Character), Lord Voldemort (Character), Lots-o'-Huggin' Bear (Character), Hsing (Character), Tony Montana (Character), Caulder (Character), Tohru Adachi (Character), Mister Burke (Character), Kim Jong-un (Character), Jadis the White Witch (Character), Luca Gurino (Character), Eddie Scarpa (Character), Micah Bell (Character), Azula (Character), Fire Lord Ozai (Character), Baroness (Character), Azazel the Prince of Damnation (Character), Sayl the Faithless (Character), Morathi (Character), Sigvald the Magnificent (Character), Henry Lawson (Character), Rodrigo Borgia (Character), Mike Pulaski (Character), Dr. Anton Arcane (Character), Edward Richtofen (Character), Rendon Howe (Character), Carter Blake (Character), Scott Shelby (Character), Michael Myers (Character), Morinth (Character), The Kurgan (Character), Forrest Kaysen (Character), The Emperor's Wrath (Character), Sith Emperor (Character), Murdoc Niccals (Character), Vulpes Inculta (Character), Justine Florbelle (Character), Selene (Character), Vaas Montenegro (Character), Nicol Bolas (Character), Angus Bumby (Character), David (Character), Tuhanquol (Character), Kyubey (Character), Cersei Lannister (Character), Shocker Shuryo (Character), Yoshikage Kira (Character), Lysandre (Character), Nero (Character), Kamen Rider Ryugen (Character), Kokoa Shuzen (Character), William Afton (Character), Flowey (Character), Asriel Dreemurr (Character), Widowmaker (Character), Ghostface (Character), Pinhead (Character), Indominus Rex (Character), Indoraptor (Character), Rick Sanchez (Character), Pontiff Sulyvahn (Character), Maxwell Roth (Character), Abigail Williams (Character), Yami Bakura (Character), Vrak (Character), Psycho Green Ranger (Character), Heinrich Kemmler (Character), Lucia (Character), The Homelander (Character), Mannfred von Carstein (Character), Deathmaster Snikch (Character), Lord Skrolk (Character), Throt the Unclean (Character), Tretch Craventail (Character), Mohg the Lord of Blood (Character), Marisa Coulter (Character), Claude Speed (Character), H.H. Holmes (Character), The Major (Character), Marazhai Aezyrraesh (Character), The Antagonist (Character), Shroud (Character)

Locations

• Has locations: Psychiatric Institution (Location)

Objects

People

Related Concepts

• Has related concepts: Villain (Concept), Controversy (Concept), Psychopaths (Concept), Narcissist (Concept), The Axis (Concept), Chaos (Concept), Misanthropy (Concept), Convict (Concept), Sith (Concept), Serial Killer (Concept), Nobody (Concept), Organization XIII (Concept), Dark Elves (Concept), Imperial Officer (Concept), Survival Horror (Concept), Emperor's Children (Concept), Skaven (Concept), Dark Eldar (Concept), Callidus Assassin (Concept), Terror Trooper (Concept), Vindicare Assassin (Concept), Imperial Sith Acolyte (Concept), Iron Warriors (Concept)