![]() ![]() Everything Hoyt tried to do, Vaas did it first. As Vaas’ superior, Hoyt was a sadistic madman that was meant to serve as the true villain of the game…and he fell flat. Afterwards, players are presented with a new villain, Hoyt. He accomplished this with flying colours, and did so about halfway through the game. He kept baiting Jason into becoming as mad as him, he pushed the player towards embracing the monster within. ![]() From beginning to end, Vaas enthralled us with his cruelty. The Spanish flare, the screams, the way he delivers his now infamous lines, whether it be in-game or live-action, it’s just a treat to behold, and should have at least won a Game Award or Bafta for it! You can see why fans are hyped to see his return in the Far Cry 6 season pass.Įven if you disregard all the other games in the franchise, you only have to look at Vaas’ accomplishments within Far Cry 3 itself to understand just how influential he is. But there’s something about Michael Mando’s portrayal of Vaas that just resonates. Troy Baker is always awesome, Greg Bryk was borderline hypnotising, and Giancarlo Esposito is…come on, it’s Giancarlo Esposito, of course he’s going to be amazing. Not to knock the performances of his fellow actors or anything. Don’t get us wrong, it’s a major improvement compared to the days of Doctor Krieger, but the fact Vaas was so fascinating in spite of the atrocities he committed shows that his whole character was like catching lightning in a bottle. However, it’s fair to say that all have clearly spring-boarded off of Vaas’ success by being both psychotic yet charming. Far Cry 6’s Anton Castillo…no idea, but we can only hope. ![]() Far Cry 5’s Joseph Seed: mesmerising in his zealotry, but at times was so charismatic that you couldn’t help but wonder if you were on the wrong side, which took away some of the agency. It’s that sweet spot between enjoyable and hateable, and players couldn’t get enough of it.įar Cry 4’s Pagan Min: fashionable and fun, but given the events of the story, turned out to be the most justified character out of the bunch. And yet, from his very first scene, we can’t help but be enchanted with his maliciousness. Given his fondness for killing and torture, it’s clear that Vaas is incapable of any form of redemption, though it’s clear that due to violent family drama, Rook Island’s barbaric nature and a whole lot of drugs, he didn’t have much of a chance to begin with. Vaas walks across that line with bloodstained hands and synth music playing in the background. There’s a very thin line between crafting a villain that’s wholly irredeemable and one that players feel a connection to. From his first scene to his last, his psychotic ramblings never failed to inspire fear and awe, especially when they started to make a little too much sense. Whereas every time he starts screaming at Jason, it chills us to the bone. His speech on the definition of insanity is as haunting as it is captivating, not to mention legendary by this point. Perhaps these lines wouldn’t have the same resonance if not for Michael Mando, but it’s fair to say that practically every piece of spoken dialogue that escapes Vaas’ mouth is gold. Many have tried to duplicate its success, but none have quite managed it, and we think it's all down to the man with his face on the cover. Everyone has their own personal favourite, but in terms of sheer impact, Far Cry 3 is in a league all its own. Give or take, you know what you’re in for: wide open worlds, plenty of outposts to liberate, and narratives that aren’t afraid to explore the worst of humanity. The Far Cry series has certainly come a long way in recent years, standing up alongside Assassin’s Creed as one of Ubisoft’s flagships. Welcome to MojoPlays and today we’ll be looking at the reasons why Far Cry 3’s Vaas Montenegro is still the best villain of the franchise. Why Vaas is Still the Best Far Cry Villain ![]()
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