I’ve got to hand it to Cracked, this is an almost perfect list of pants-wetting aggressors from videogames across the ages. Wallmasters, poison head crabs, Baron von Blubba, and Sinistar have all caused seriously tense moments for me in addition to all sounding like euphemisms for incurable STDs. That said, there are a handful of noticeable omissions from this list. 61 Frames Per Second, being the civil minded outlet it is, brings you five other baddies.
#1. Tonberries – Final Fantasy Series
They are vicious, unstoppable green midgets. No matter how many times you bludgeon them with a gigantic sword, they just continue to shuffle forward waving a lantern in the air and brandishing a knife at you. Then they stab you and actually say, “Doink.” Gives me the willies just thinking about the little bastards.
#2. Empty Rooms in Silent Hill – Silent Hill Series
It doesn’t matter that there’s nothing in there. You think there is.
#3. Marshmallows – A Boy and His Blob
I want you to picture a world in which walking down a city street or forest path is an activity that brings with it jumping marshmallows. These marshmallows make no sound and often travel in packs. They jump in unison. And when they fall on you, YOU DIE.
#4. Medusa Heads – Prince of Persia 2
Bet you thought we were going to say Castlevania, huh? Those annoying little blighters have nothing on these cagey disembodied heads. Just listen to its blood curdling howl at the thirty second mark.
#5. Metroids
Regular jellyfish live in the ocean and sting you. Space jellyfish can fly, live anywhere, and will eat you. They. Will. Eat. You.