Quite often our beloved video games heroes are accompanied by faithful sidekicks. Link had the annoying, yet ever helpful Navi. Banjo would never have been able to save his little sister without Kazooie. Even Solid Snake depends on Otacon for advice. Sidekicks are everywhere; Tails and Sonic, Daxtar and Jak, and Diddy Kong and Donkey Kong. But what about the villains? Sure, the bad guys have countless minions to throw out at our heroes, but sometimes even villains need loyal back up. It’s time these devoted henchmen receive the recognition they deserve.

10. Harry Flynn from Uncharted 2

Besides having a devilishly brilliant British voice (Steve Valentine), Harry Flynn is a picture perfect henchman. And, sadly, like most henchmen, Harry doesn’t make it to the end of the game–although he did come close. Harry originally comes off as a smooth talking protagonist, much like Nathan Drake, but don’t be fooled. Harry Flynn would probably backstab his mother if he had to. Flynn quickly turns into–to put it nicely–a jerk and the model henchmen for any crazy Russian treasure hunter.

9. Team Rocket from Pokemon

The iconic team rocket is the bane of Pokemon trainers everywhere. In the big scheme of things though, Team Rockets aren’t the main villains. The evil doers put their poke-skills to work for bad guy Giovanni. Even if you don’t know much about Pokemon, you will probably recognize the most famous of Team Rockets: Jesse and James. However, Jesse and James aren’t the most competent henchmen in the world of bad guys no matter how hard they try. Not only do they make trouble for trainers, but they make it double! They don’t protect the world from devastation or unite the people in any nation. (more…)