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30 Video Game Villain Recruitment Posters

By CRACKED Readers April 24, 2008 216,111 views
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#15.


by boredatwork


#14.


by Solo661


#13.


by standardissue


#12.


by fottlesspuppy


#11.


by scoob


#10.


by Sanchez


#9.


by T-Bone


#8.


by snipes


#7.


by rollingstone


#6.


by Robotman


#5.


by Cotter


#4.


by Chab Gassie


#3.


by The Hulk


#2.


by Jono


And the winner is...


by HyperGlavin


Congrats, HyperGlavin. You win money.

Want in on this?

You'll have another chance. This week's Photoshop contest theme is:

Rejected ideas for Grand Theft Auto IV.

It takes years to make a game like this, and we're pretty sure a lot of very bad ideas get tossed around during development. So you'll be photoshopping any imaginable thing that would have been judged too retarded to include in the game--crimes, weapons, characters cities, whatever. Let your imagination run wild.

Post your entries in the forums.

If you'd like to see the other entries from this week that didn't make it, you can find them here. Then enjoy the winners from last week's photoshop contest that showed you The 30 Most Ill Conceived Movie Monsters.

Got an idea for a future Cracked photoshop contest? Let us know.



I thought the Splinter Cell one was hilarious and I've never even played that game

2/8/2009 10:32:05 PM
bboykarma

System Shock 2? holy crap! i didnt think anyone else actually played that game! Kudos, my man. kudos

"join uss..."

11/12/2008 7:29:42 PM
specter

no D2 posters???

10/2/2008 8:25:49 PM
FrederSonOfJoh

Especially dig the Megaman one, funny imagining Wily sitting in a garage with all the tools working on some Boss' arm cannon while they are saying, "I'm not really a fan of the straight forward firing style, u have something that is more unconventional, like something that scales walls?"

6/30/2008 2:20:28 PM
TechnoDude

I can't believe they didn't have "Why be a wimpy soldier for the British, when you and your friends can join together to form a Chimeran Titan, a Widowmaker, or even an Angel? Unstoppable superweapons gentetically provided. Be a "part" of the new world order.

Its from Resistance. God Damn that was a good game.

6/7/2008 5:27:57 AM
Indigo_Dingo

Wow, some of these are simply amazing. They made me cry of laughter man. So well done. The Silent Hill one is amazing, by the way. I'd love to learn how to use Phothoshop that well.

5/2/2008 12:07:09 PM
Hiryuusou

The Starwolf one should have won.

5/1/2008 10:46:45 AM
Lockett

Ugh, that first sentence is supposed to end with a question mark. Also, I agree, AndelleRae, the Silent Hill one was actually pretty creepy. It looks like something they'd use as an actual ad for the game.

4/30/2008 7:40:16 AM
Demolitionist

Are you people that are complaining about #1 not actually following the rest of the posts. It's been explained several times. The only guideline it doesn't follow is "poster." It IS villain recruitment. MSJ nailed it, saying it's the winner because it's the least obvious. It's something the bad guys in HL would actually use (looking at it from a comedic standpoint) because no one would volunteer to be a zombie. I'm not going to debate which ones "suck" because that's a a matter of opinion. #1 is however, a clever take on the idea.

4/30/2008 7:37:59 AM
Demolitionist

The Silent Hill one was spectacular. Totally awesome.

4/30/2008 7:04:33 AM
AndelleRae

Puckulence, I totally agree with you. I think they should let the fellow readers who don't participate in the forums to vote on the number 1. That one wasn't funny and wasn't a recruitment poster- it was an ad!

4/29/2008 10:35:18 AM
JayleBayt

No. 1 is the winner because it's the least obvious. You never suspect it to 'recruit' villains. It's more of a scam and very subtle. Probably won't work with a poison 'crab though. Those things make that scary sound. You,ll know if you've played HL2.

4/29/2008 4:24:21 AM
MSJ

I agree 100% with Playbahnosh and Sigma.

4/28/2008 9:33:05 AM
Mad-Hatter

You know, this would have been a lot better if all the ones with PS skillz worse than my mom had been weeded out. Leaving less than ten.

4/28/2008 2:02:06 AM
Teaflax

I'd have to say that #24 was easily my favorite

4/27/2008 4:23:41 PM
bono212

I got anal warts from someone I met at wealthykissdotcom

4/27/2008 2:28:16 PM
Disaffected

I've seen some posters on Wealthy Kiss.c o m. It's a dating site where people can find their perfect matches or quality friendships. Got no idea who posted themn up there.

4/27/2008 6:12:04 AM
anvon20086

#1 isnt funny, and NOT a villain recruitment poster at all....

4/27/2008 4:28:20 AM
Playbahnosh

why is it that every time i see one of these user created lists i laugh at almost every one except the #1? at the majority of these ones aren't that funny

4/25/2008 10:45:09 PM
puckulence

man you guys really need to work on who gets on the top 25 and who wins #1, because really i've seen better than the ones that are up here :/ only a few of those are funny and the ones that win don't make no sense what so ever

4/25/2008 6:11:24 PM
darkheartsdie