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Best wishes for the new year. Hope you all made good resolutions.

Now,

What's the very greatest betrayal you've ever suffered in a game? It could be a character you were emotionally attached to, one whose treason took you by surprise, or one who was just so damn good at it that you had you stop and give a round of applause.

WARNING: As if this needs to be said, the thread will contain many unmarked spoilers, since things would be a little cumbersome otherwise. Proceed at your own peril.

I'll name a few of my own to start:

Otsdarva/Thermidor (Armored Core: For Answer)
Armored Core is pretty much Backstab: The Video Game, but this one deserves special mention. It's vaguely hinted that Otsdarva is the former ace pilot for Rayleonard, a corporation which was destroyed by the protagonist of Armored Core 4. In 4A he seems to have gotten along well enough, having moved to Omer Science, which rose from Rayleo's ashes, and rejoining the great corporate war. He later joins you in the battle against White Glint, the former AC4 protagonist and last surviving Core of Line Ark, pretty much the only people who don't want to take over the world and aren't complete sleazeballs. You figure he'd jump at a shot for revenge, but unfortunately his boosters malfunction and he sinks into the sea... OR DOES HE(????). He later resurfaces (no pun intended) as Thermidor, the ruthless leader of ORCA and the new anti-establishment champion. One story path allows you to first join ORCA, then go against their tenets and pointlessly slaughter ten million people, at which point he rejoins the corporate sleazeballs in a temporary truce to take you down.

So let's recap: First he was frontstabbed by White Glint, then he backstabbed the corporations, then you backstab him, then he un-stabs the corporations to backstab you back. Whew. Like I said, no series does the backstab tango quite like Armored Core.

Yurt, the Silent Chief (Demon's Souls)
This fella is sitting in a prison cell in one of the creepier locales of the game. You can tell something's off about him right away; but it's pretty easy to dismiss in a game where half the people want you dead and the other half are probably going to want you dead later. So hey, you rescue the guy, and he goes back to the Nexus like a good little NPC. And he hangs out on the second floor all by himself, as opposed to nearly every other NPC. Ok, little weird. Still, no big deal. Fast-forward to the next boss you defeat, and he starts assassinating the other NPCs one-by-one. Let this go on long enough and he comes after you, too. And if you kill him first, you're visited by his contractor, who offers you the chance to take his place! And a few of the items she offers up are enticing indeed.

Eric Sparrow (Tony Hawk's Underground)
What. A. Dick. Eric doesn't just betray you, he spits in your face over and over. After every time you save his neck, he finds a way to leave you eating dirt while he soars to stardom. He "forgets" to sign you up for a competition, he steals credit for your craziest stunts, he leaves you locked in a runaway tank which he took for a drunk joyride... And the worst part is that he does it without a second thought. Always spinning up a wild tale to back up his stories, always ready to justify his behavior when you confront him. He is an assbag, and he takes every opportunity to remind you of it. The funny part is, he creates most of the conflict that lets you climb the skate-star ladder.