So, its nice to have some backup.

Plenty of video game characters seem to agree, as many of them either join or create a faction.

These sibling bonds make their games so much better.

Split image of Leon, Chris, Hunk, Jill and Claire from the Resident Evil series.

You see them in most games.

There are even some instances where your choices dictate whether youre in a faction or an enemy of it.

So, it can’t just be a group of friends that have just decided to work together.

A collage of three characters from the Yakuza series. From left to right Haruka, Kiryu and Majima.

The grizzled Marcus Fenix often leads it, but the exact members have changed a bit over the years.

Each member shares fun banter with one another that ranges from humorously cringy to genuinely funny.

They are organized like a paramilitary outfit, and their members have different ranks.

Mount and Blade, From The Depths, and Forged Battalion.

The group’s goal is to pursue and collect technology in what is a post-apocalyptic world.

They feel that if they stop others from having tech, this will let them avoid another apocalypse.

It’s an interesting and unique ideology that helps make them a notable faction in gaming.

The Witcher 3 and Assassins Creed.

Their cool armor helps, too.

Its most famous members are Chris Redfield, Jill Valentine, Barry Burton, and Albert Wesker.

Wesker turns on them early in the series, but the rest are honorable individuals.

Evie and Jacob from Assassin’s Creed, Henry and Sam from The Last of Us, and Nathan and Sam from Uncharted

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Thankfully, they’re so talented that they combat the undead horde without ever being killed.

They can even take on the more special infected, like the beast known as Nemesis.

Gears Of War screenshot of Marcus, Dom, Cole, and Baird together.

Most of the main ones are party members that Shepard recruits on their adventure.

They vary in skills, species, and personality.

So, this is one of the more diverse factions in gaming.

Member of the Brotherhood of Steel wearing Power Armor in Fallout 4.

It’s also one of the most effective and entertaining.

The leader even became the President of the United States at one point.

So, the gang has a wacky arc, to say the least.

Jill arrives at the mansion with Wesker and Barry in Resident Evil HD Remaster Anniversary.

Also, having purple as the gang’s primary color was genius, as they always look great.

They learn these things at individual schools.

The protagonist, Geralt, learned his trade at the School of the Wolf.

Samantha and Female Shepard leaning at the galaxy map console in Mass Effect 3.

Other characters, such as Lambert and Eskel, learned there, too.

Each of them knows how best to combatthe biggest and worst beasts in the land.

They all primarily work alone, and each one is a badass in their own right.

The protagonist, Shaundi, Pierce, Johnny, and Angel in Saints Row The Third.

This is a group in the Yakuza that includes several of the series' most prominent characters.

The two main protagonists, Kiryu and Ichiban, serve as former members.

Like A Dragon’s story spans decades, and its characters are always changing over the years.

Geralt facing down a cockatrice in a grassy area in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.

Not everyone in the clan has the same moral code.

Some are far more horrible and greedy than others.

This is likely why there is constant infighting in the clan.

Yakuza screenshot of a Tojo Clan meeting.

This group is a collection of killers who are given targets that they need to eliminate.

Typically, they go after horrible villains who hurt the lives of innocent people.

Assassin’s Creed promo image of Altair lunging toward a knight.

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