In particular, gamers don't feel like RPGs as they spend hundreds of hours in teaming with a digital ally. They share equipment, strategy together, and build bonds through powerful battles and scratches near death. These are not just NPCS tags. They are reliable partners in real adventures.
Therefore, it hurts when these companions turn into betrayal. It is more than another plot twist. It is a chapter punch that someone truly cares for. Sometimes the traitor is dropping all the hints. In other cases, the turn suddenly feels like a red wedding. Below is eight of the most severe RPG companions, and the ranks are reorganized and how deeply they stayed in the memory of the player.
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Crow Armbrust -Hero Legend: Traces of Cold Steel
A friend's hidden war for revenge
Crow Armbrust, a charismatic slack with hidden edges, joined the class VII late and quickly gained stripes with the “Big Bro” type that fans favored. But after the easy smile, the master master of the Imperial Liberation Front and the architect of the upcoming inter -Korean war in Erebonia hid “C”.
Some eagle players may have found clues, but the public is still hard for those who have invested in competition and comrades. The shock is not only on the twist, but also in the aftermath: Crow is a repeated boss and a central goal of the player, and his defector represents the point of return to the story and the main character.
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Bishop -Neverwinter Nights 2
Self -preservation
All parties require cynicism, but the bishop turns his nihilism into a weapon. At the first meeting, he informs the player that he is loyal to the victory, and in the darkest time of Crossroad Keep, he interferes with defense and opens the door for the enemy.
It is not surprising that the bishop's turn is so malicious. He uses the promise of redemption as a bait. Players who pursue toxic romance are designed by design. For everyone else, his betrayal takes hope at the worst moment and forces a brutal confrontation before the last battle.
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Yoshimo -Gate 2
A friend's tragedy forced betrayal
Yoshimo's betrayal is separated because no one wanted to betray. He gained trust with the fast and constantly used thief of the party until the party reached the spelling, and Geas forcibly forced by Jon Ireneicus gained control. Unlike the plan of this list, he is turning on the party with tears dispatched by magic obsession and self -disgust.
It is the aftermath to bother this twist. After the fight, Yoshimo begs forgiveness and pleads to return to the temple of ILMATER for his heart. Players are not losing the top thief. They are forced to kill mercy, and the only closure is a quest that emphasizes that friendship is once felt.
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BASTILA SHAN -Star Wars: Old Republic's article
Jedi's heart temptation, power and fall
From the first moment Bastila appears, she exudes Jedi's confidence. She is a team's rock and an honorary master strategist. But under the evaluation of Jedi, there is pride, doubt, and passion. When Bastilla eventually surrendered to the bait of Sys, she is not against the protagonist. She twisted the relationship that the player built several hours.
It is a steep betrayal in tragedy, raising questions about what they truly value and still trusted by gamers. According to the player choice, her last confrontation ends with restraint or ruin and changes the soul of the game story.
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GORO AKECHI -Persona 5
I saw the competition, envy and confrontation fans coming
Akechi, a smooth “detective Prince”, meets Waltz until a killer with a black mask is an attractive rival in the story of the Phantom thief. While the game is sprinkled with a lot of hints, AKECHI's betrayal is an envy, a turning point for the parent's trauma and desperate verification.
The player relies on his tactical insights and supernatural abilities, making betrayal feels like losing strategic assets and confidence. To make AKECHI's betrayal is a way to execute the joker in a fake interrogation room. However, the Phantom thieves turn the script upside down and catch him in their traps to soften the hitting with satisfaction.
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SOLAS, The Dread Wolf -Dragon Age: inquisition
A world -class breaker on the cloak of the wizard
SOLAS looks like a soft scholar at first. But as the player found in the peak of the game, especially in Trespasser DLC, he is actually a legendary horror wolf, Fen'harel.
It is not only a range to make SOLAS's betrayal so cruel, but also heartbreaking. SOLAS takes care of the player deeply, but is driving by ancient guilt and unwavering vision. This is wrestling with fans painful and stimulating questions. Is it justified to destroy the world to build something better?
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Delita Heiral -Final Fantasy tactics
Victory of ambition and betrayal of everything
Delita's story is a slow and calculated journey from loyal Squire to Machiavellian King. After his sister's tragic death, he abandoned his childhood friend Ramza and systematically manipulated all the camps of the barber to shatter the old order. All actions, all alliances, and all “friendships” are a stepping stone for his ultimate goal.
The player sends most games to the bystander. The rise in Delita is helpless when leaving betrayal, heartbreaking, and body. His ending is a crown and finally lands like Shakespeare's tragedy to kill the queen through him.
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Kreia/Darth Traya -Star Wars: Old Republic's article 2
Mentor, operator and trust
Kreia is the best place due to its philosophically complex betrayal. She is a wise mentor and guides her thoughtful advice and harsh truth. But under all conversations and decisions, there is a hidden goal. It is a secret to completely destroy the power of Crayo, known as Darth Traya, and true freedom believes that only if the fate itself is dismantled.
Creep's betrayal is especially forgotten to be subtle and cautious. It's not an amazing moment. Instead, fans slowly realize that they were manipulated together. Her behavior challenges the core idea of the universe to force players to reconsider the meaning of choice and control. By the last confrontation, the steak is no longer about survival, but about what it means to live in a world dominated by invisible forces.
