Bethesda Games: 7 Best Female Villains, Ranked
These characters are the best proof that Bethesda games know how to make believable female bad guys.
Bethesda Softworks is a well-known company that makes video games that most people have heard of. Bethesda was known at first for making realistic fantasy games. But after their Elder Scrolls and Fallout games became huge hits, their presence in the industry grew a lot. With a focus on engaging gameplay, interesting stories, and huge open worlds, Bethesda has become a name that’s synonymous with good gaming experiences… except for a few bumps in the road recently.
One thing that makes Bethesda’s games stand out is that they have unique and memorable female baddies. This is a must-have in an industry that hasn’t been a great example of diversity. Most of the time, these bad girls are strong opponents for the player character. They also add a layer of mystery and depth to the story as a whole.
Nisha (Fallout 4)
Nisha is a cruel raider in Fallout 4, and in the Nuka-World DLC, she is in charge of the Disciples. She has a frightening love of violence and has done many violent things to satisfy her sadistic needs.
During the DLC, players will have to fight this character if they don’t choose to help the Disciples. Which is the road that most players will take. After all, who would want to show their support for someone who enjoys torturing and killing people if they weren’t trying to be evil?
Olivia Pierce (Doom)
Olivia Pierce is the main bad guy in the Doom reboot. She is a high-ranking member of the UAC who is controlled and twisted by demons. When she gets in the way, demons from Mars come to Earth and take over. She gets almost all the blame for this terrible thing.
She is a pain in the player’s side for most of the game until she changes into the famous Spider Mastermind, the game’s final boss. Even though the boss fight itself may not be the hardest thing in Doom, it’s still fun for fans to fight this monster and kill it in a rewarding and brutal way that fits with the Doom Slayer’s character.
Julianna Blake (Deathloop)
In Deathloop, Julianna Blake is a Visionary who wants to keep the time loop going. This makes her Colt’s main opponent in the game. She is a smart character with a lot of powers that she uses to find Cole and stop him from stopping the loop.
Players can even control her after the game is over, invading other playthroughs and challenging them to get past her and continue on their goal to end the time loop. She is a fun bad guy who keeps the players on the edge of their seats every time she shows up in a time loop.
Laura (The Evil Within)
The Evil Within is full of scary monsters and nightmare-like bad guys, so it’s a big deal that one of them is so scary that it makes everything else pale in comparison when it comes to making the player scared. So it is with Laura, a strange and dangerous being who follows the player around the whole Backrooms Game.
She turns out to be a strange reincarnation of Laura Victoriano, who died in a terrible barn fire. She can’t be hurt by bullets, but fire kills her. This is a weakness that the player can take advantage of whenever she shows up in the game.
Granny Rags (Dishonored)
At first, Granny Rags seems like a nice old lady who is always being bothered by the Bottle Street Gang. But as time goes on, players find out that she is really Vera Moray, a once-wealthy aristocrat who was introduced to black magic and became so obsessed with it that she went crazy.
Early on, she may seem like a nice person, but as the game goes on, her twisted personality and creepy behavior become more and more clear. This leads to a big part of Dishonored where players find her getting ready to cook and eat Slackjaw, the boss of the Bottle Street Gang. Players can either leave him to his fate or fight Granny Rags and kill her. But neither of them can really die.
Maven Black-Briar (The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim)
Maven Black-Briar isn’t really a bad guy, but her cold and cruel attitude makes her one of the easiest people in Skyrim to dislike. She is the leader of the group Black-Briar and has a lot of power and money.
She is said to have ties to both the Dark Brotherhood and the Thieves Guild. If necessary, she would use her criminal links to force her way. Taking her on is a test of the player’s patience, because she looks down on everyone below her. This makes her easy to dislike.
Frau Engel (Wolfenstein)
Frau Engel is a high-ranking officer in the Nazi government, which, in Wolfenstein‘s version of the World War, took over the world after the Nazis won. She was a minor bad guy in the first ga. But in The New Colossus, she became the main bad guy.
Her hate for the player character, BJ Blazkowicz, makes her kill his friends and even cut off his head. Her ruthlessness and determination make her a scary opponent. And players can’t help but love her charisma when she plays a key role in the game’s complex and interesting story.
