The best video game that gives you Minions

Key takeaways

• Overlord allows players to command various minions with unique abilities such as stealth and healing.
• Guild Wars features necromancer skills to summon undead minions with unique abilities to aid in battles.
• Shadow of Mordor enables players to dominate Orcs and build armies for strategic battles using the Nemesis System.

In most video games, players take on the role of a hero among independent armies, squads, or legendary warriors, fighting the good fight against hordes of darkness or outright evil organizations. However, one particular type of game puts players in control of minions, underlings who follow orders, no matter how difficult, evil or mundane.

Whether the player uses them to survive, fight a greater threat, or become a greater threat, these games offer minions willing to please their master in any way (assuming the game's code allows for it).

overlord

Every minion needs a master

As the title of the game might suggest, overlord is a game in which players fill the shoes of an evil overlord. Of course, no overlord is complete without their army of minions to do their bidding. in overlordThese minions come in different types. Browns are built with brute strength, reds come with fire-based attacks, greens use stealth and poison, and aquatic blues can heal.

The titular overlord obeys his every command, from looting villages to fighting enemies, to these incapacitated creatures created from reclaimed hives throughout his journey. Although the player is expected to commit evil deeds throughout the game, they get to choose the intensity of that evil, depending on whether they set their minions to attack innocents, steal treasure, or take pinch rations from starving villagers.

Guild Wars

Raising the hordes of the dead, one body at a time

Minion Master builds may not be as powerful as they once were Guild Wars' Hey, but they're still a powerful option for Necromancer players. This type of undead minion is unique in all video games, as they are raised directly from a fresh corpse (be it enemy or ally). A maximum of 16 can be controlled at once, and driving around such an army will make any necromancer feel like a fearsome dark lord.

Because they are animated by dark magic, these minions, which come in a terrifying variety of shapes, sizes, and utility types (ranged, melee, and mix), slowly wither away without their owner's constant blood replenishment. However, if the minion master dies, those horrors will change to the party, potentially leading to their defeat. Likewise, minion-mancy is not to be taken lightly.

Pikmin 4

A cute army of plant-based lackeys

Despite being one of Nintendo's less popular franchises by comparison Pokemon or was killed, Pikmin It remains beloved among its fans for its dedication to the real-time strategy genre. in Pikmin 4Much like its predecessors, players command small, bot-like creatures as they explore a hostile alien world full of puzzles, resources, and dangerous creatures to retrieve items for their missions.

Although these cute nature-based critters may not be considered evil minions in the traditional sense due to their cute, friendly, and trusting demeanor, the player can certainly be called out for their evil ways. For example, players can sacrifice Pikmin to hazards such as fire or water to complete objectives and explore more of the planet.

Shadow of Mordor

Victory through Orc dominance

conform to Shadow of MordorA grimdark, edgy take on Tolkien's fantasy classic Lord of the Rings In the series, the main character, Talion, is given the ability to dominate the minds of lesser creatures to turn them into loyal minions. Using the power of Wraith Celebrimbor, Talian can dominate the Orcs to bid in their war against Sauron.

It allows players to create their own armies of Orcs, customize and command them to fight battles, conquer strongholds and brutally kill their own kin. The Nemesis system makes each Orc unique, and the bond players make or break with their minions adds an extra layer of story depth to the campaign.

Guild Wars 2

Traveling with fearsome parties

In the Necromancer class Guild Wars 2 Able to summon otherworldly beings from the depths of the underworld to fight on their side. Unlike the original game, they don't require a dead body to create, and if not killed in battle, this group of disorganized and angry wraiths will stick around indefinitely.

Each minion has a unique ability, such as binding an enemy in place or stealing life energy to feed to their master. Of course, their main utility for a necromancer of any elite specialization is to distract enemies or take their hits while their master continues his dark existence throughout Tyria.

Dragon's Dogma 2

Like playing pawns on a chessboard

in Dragon's Dogma 2Pawns are described as Arisen's companions, but it should be clear from their names that pawns are nothing less than mindless minions to control. Pawns look like humans but apparently lack independent thoughts or emotions, making them perfect soldiers.

Although they have no will of their own, pawns have strange behaviors and strange inclinations, such as an aggressive fighting style or a quest for treasure (to return to Arisen, of course). However, while adventuring, the Arisen player needs to ensure that the pawns do not become infected with the dragonsplague, a disease that turns them into allies.

Battle for the Overworld

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Like Dungeon Keeper The game that inspired, Battle for the Overworld A god-like sim that puts players in charge of their own dungeon. As an Underlord, players gain access to many minions, creatures with different skills and actions. The first type of minions is used to dig dungeons from which the underling will raise and train his army.

Minions are not motivated by a desire to commit purely evil deeds (although they relish it) but require payment in the form of gold. As the Undermard grow stronger, they will be able to field stronger minions such as magic casters to help protect their dark domains and kill even the most powerful heroes.