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Video Game Characters are just like regular people. They have friends, possessions, jobs and most importantly, the need to have a roof over their heads. But not everyone gets to be Simon Belmont with your own castle or Samus Aran with your own space ship. Sometimes, even people chosen to save the Galaxy need to split the cost of cable with someone. That’s where you come in. You have an extra room, you need to fill it fast and the protagonist of Mass Effect has just responded to your Craig’s List ad. Should you accept?

Think about the worst roommate you’ve ever had. Lying. Lazy. Maybe neurotic. Truth is, most awful roommates are simply annoying. Now imagine them with a private army, a tragic backstory, supernatural powers, ruthless enemies or an inability to use his inside voice without killing people. The world of video games is full of people like that. Sure, they give us hours and hours of entertainment, but you would never, ever want to live with any of them.

Don’t believe us? Here are 10 Video Game Characters who’d make the worst roommates ever.

1) Grayson Hunt from Bulletstorm

Most likely to live with: Right after military discharge.
Average time lived with: 6 months.
Long-term effects: Social pariah.

You know that one guy who is just so awesome and hilarious and will do anything for you and is just so awesome? That’s Grayson Hunt, the life of the party and a hell of a guy to have on your side when the chips are down. You served together in special forces under General Serrano, wiping out ‘rogue’ operatives in Central America, overthrowing ‘uncooperative’ governments, generally living it up on the government’s dime for 4 years. He’s good with guns, swears like he invented it and has incredible toys like a remote control dinosaur. God damn what a cool guy. Now that you’re civilians again, it just makes sense to get a crib together.

Unfortunately, Hunt’s an alkie rageaholic who drinks his entire paycheck, then goes through your booze when you’re at work. Sure, he’ll make the rent on time, barely, but he does inconvenient things like shout ‘WHAT THE DICK?!?’ at an insufficiently friendly bartender, and then expects you to back him up when he starts a fight with the bouncer. He’s a gun-nut who insists on showing off his laser whip and shotgun tricks at parties. And it really creeps people out when he accidentally tears someone’s head off and shouts ALL MUST RECOGNIZE DEAD ECHO SKILLS while everyone else is sobbing from the trauma.

You won’t get a single date as long as you live together. On the plus side, he will never, ever betray you. He’s someone you’ll be friends with forever. And he gives the world’s greatest apologies. They’ll come in handy when he has to break the lease due to being arrested and sentenced to 6 months in minimum security. See The Rest Of The List Here!

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