re: #287 Targetpractice
True. There would have been little chance for the sort of build-up SHODAN’s reveal in System Shock 2 required.
Somewhat more obscure is Krelian in Xenogears, who is by far the nastiest piece of work in any game I’ve played.
His partial credits include a Soylent Green scheme with the bonus features of turning people into monsters, and then turning the monsters into food. Just before the player find this out, there is a story line meal…