The 9 Biggest RPG Jerk Companions, Ranked From Worst to Even Worse

You rolled your eyes at their first line, considered leaving them at camp, and now you can’t imagine the party without them. Every RPG has one: the companion whose first impression is a red flag, and whose second, third, and fiftieth impressions are the reason you keep playing. Often, you’ll find that even the most gruff or off-putting companion has a heart of gold somewhere deep down. Sometimes very deep down, but still. You might realize that a krogan mercenary’s temper comes from a plague that is killing off his whole race. (Or you might just decide to kill these brusque companion candidates on sight and call it a day.) These nine companions, ranked from merely irritating to the worst of the bunch, are your field guides to the red flags that you might, with time, learn to ignore.