Paternal Instinct: The Best Dads In Video Game History
We feel that mothers shouldn’t hog all the fun, Dads deserve recognition and appreciation all year round, not just on special occasions. Every day is an opportunity to celebrate the important role they play in our lives.
Here are the 10 best dads in gaming history, so you can pick up cues on how to be great fathers. In case you’re planning to be one, or became one by accident. Also there are some spoilers for old games below, so here’s your warning:
#10: Hades – Hades series
If there’s one kind of father who can make tougher beings out of their offsprings, it’s the ones who offer tough love. None of this is more apparent than in Hades, the lord of the Underworld and Zagreus’ dad in the hit roguelite action series Hades. He rules the Underworld, and makes sure no one gets out, including his own son Zagreus. Of course, if the latter beats his dad in a fair fight after going through the Underworld’s security, he bows out. Over time, dear old dad eventually respects his son.
He also helps out his daughter in the sequel Hades 2, but we won’t say more than that since the game is pretty fresh off the boat this year.
#9: Corvo Attano – Dishonored series
One of the biggest plot revelations in Arkane’s Dishonored games is the main character Corvo: he’s the father of the kidnapped princess Emily Kaldwin. And as you can tell from Dishonored 2, the grown-up Emily takes up after her dad in terms of assassination skills and magic powers. The fact that Emily talks fondly about her dad proves that father knows best, even if the whole world is against him.
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