When it comes to video games, many players actively seek out the impressive feats of characters. Whether you’re jumping from rooftops while being fired upon, or knocking down invading troops with a samurai sword. However, an underappreciated and equally impressive feat of a character is their amazing intellect.
Since PlayStation is home to so many great exclusive games, it’s no surprise that there are some franchises where a character has a lot of intelligence. The brightest PlayStation characters deserve more credit for their impressive quick thinking and inventive nature, because video games may not always be about the muscle, but also the brain.
9 The Slayer Of Demons – Demon Souls
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The player-created protagonist of Demon Souls deserves more credit for their intellect. By no means Demon Souls hold the player’s hand and from the beginning of the game it is up to the player to decide which way to go and where to go. The genius of the player makes the Slayer of Demons one of the smartest PlayStation characters.
The power of the Slayer of Demons is impressive enough as they have killed many demons, bosses and other similar enemies. However, solving puzzles and successfully navigating the lands of Boletaria cannot be achieved by a lesser intellect.
8 Nathan Drake – Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
The famous protagonist of the not mapped series, Nathan Drake’s story ended in Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End. The game takes place years after the first of Nate’s playable adventure and shows how far the character has come. More responsibility rests on Nate’s shoulders as he tries to balance marriage with the dangerous occupation he can’t help but love.
Nathan Drake is totally awesome at parkour, rifle shooting and a witty comeback. However, his ability to solve puzzles from ages ago is what makes him so impressive. Nate solves puzzles at an impressive and fast pace throughout the not mapped series.
7 Jin Sakai – Spirit of Tsushima
As an emerging samurai in Japan, Jin Sakai’s life changed forever when in 1274 the Mongols launched an invasion of Tsushima Island. Jin survived a battle that killed nearly 80 samurai and knew that the only way for Japan to thrive and let the Mongol invaders be the best would be to give up the samurai code for a new dishonorable tactic, one of stealth. Ghost of Tsushima is an emotional journey and a beautiful tribute to Japanese culture.
Ghost of Tsushima presents Jin Sakai as a philosopher as well as a high intellectual. He makes and uses many tools, from poison to grappling hooks, to make his way through his house under siege by a Mongol threat.
6 Aloy – Horizon Zero Dawn
The world presented in Horizon Zero Dawn is wonderfully creative. It is a network of advanced technology and nature reclaiming the planet. Mechanical beasts roam the land, but the people who remain are unaware of how this happened, or of the advanced technology they are witnessing. However, the main character, Aloy, knows the importance of this forbidden technology.
Aloy’s intellect comes into play as she explores the forbidden locations of ancient runes and expands her knowledge of the world and humanity’s past. She learns what most can’t, and even uses the unknown technology to tame the mechanical beasts.
5 dr. Neo Cortex – Crash Bandicoot
With in the original Crash Bandicoot, Neo Cortex quickly became the nemesis of none other than the mutated marsupial, Crash Bandicoot himself. Neo Cortex is a genius and professional evil scientist who has an obsession with world domination. His credits contain an impressive library of gadgets and schemes, all of which are thwarted by Crash.
Neo Cortex’s intellect was his downfall, as he had a big hand in the creation of Crash Bandicoot, the animal that became his nemesis and sabotaged the many plans for world domination. However, Cortex always finds a way to hit back.
4 Heartman – Death Stranding
Heartman is a member of Bridges who spends his time investigating the Death Stranding, the global extinction that has killed the majority of humanity, as well as his wife and daughter. In Death StrandingHeartman has figured out his life down to the last detail, as he keeps his heart still for three minutes every 21 minutes. This allows him to die and search the beach for his wife and daughter.
Resilient in his love for his family, Heartman has visited the beach more than 218,549 times. Heartman condenses his research, knowledge and entertainment into the space of 21 minutes, setting up his room to absorb the impact of his body falling to the floor per death.
3 Peter Parker – Marvel’s Spider-Man
While they weren’t technically PlayStation characters, Peter Parker and Spider-Man had an exclusive image in Marvel’s Spider-Man. Peter was different from the one who appeared in comics and movies, as he was an adult, after college. Peter Parker is presented as a promising scientist, but fails to properly balance his life as Spider-Man and Peter Parker.
For Spider-Man, Peter Parker’s intellect is incredible. His suit, gadgets and web shooters are of his chemistry and creation and are genius in their own right. As Spider-Man, he must make mathematical equations in his head to predict the speed and velocity of each swing.
2 dr. Nefarious – Ratchet & Clank
As for mad scientists, Dr. Nefarious the crown. This character is the main antagonist in the Ratchet & Clank franchise and is a self-proclaimed supervillain. This robotic scientist hates Captain Qwark, but especially all organic life forms. He devotes his robot life to war and robot powers to eradicate organic life.
dr. Nefarious is a major threat to life in the galaxy and will stop at nothing to build and design deadly weapons and robots to achieve his goal. His intellect is so incredible that he deduced how to control time itself to rewrite history so that the villains always win.
Metal Gear Solid is no stranger to intellectual characters. Many of the characters in the metal gear franchise have high intelligence and make a large number of gadgets and weapons. However, the original PlayStation release of Metal Gear Solid housed the incredible ghost of Hal “Otacon” Emmerich.
Otacon has assisted Solid Snake over the years, equipping him with awesome gadgets and impressive knowledge of opponent exhibits, areas and other types of equipment needed for the latest tactical spy mission.
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