The 8 most underrated videogame characters ever

Doctor Robotnik

From: Sonic The Hedgehog series
Remembered for: Mutilating bunnies
Forgotten for: Being an engineering mastermind

Sega's powerful storytelling throughout the Sonic The Hedgehog series convinced gamers that he was a twisted wrong-doer who must be stopped. But did anyone take the time to step back and think, "Hey, this Robotnik guy's an engineering genius"?

Leaving aside his regrettable obsession with ensnaring woodland animals for maniacal mutilation, we're talking here about a man capable of welding together some quite remarkable machines. An aircraft with an integrated cow-sized iron fist? A craft with its own gravitational field for manipulating smaller versions of itself within a localised orbit? That's some impressive work.

Yes, the man would've benefited from a one-on-one with a skilled mental-health professional. But break through that insane, anger-encrusted exterior, and you'll find a mind of remarkable vision and skill.