When thinking about the baddest of the bad, some names come to mind, Jack Bauer, Chuck Norris, Rocky, Steve Irwin, Doc Holliday (Val Kilmer not Dennis Quaid) and Pitfall Harry.I can make a solid argument that Pitfall Harry is hands-down number one when it comes to the baddest individuals of all time. If you consider several reasons for such a comparison, you simply start at the beginning - what makes Pitfall Harry tick.
Most games require the hero to be going through the trials and tribulations of the game for a reason, whether it be saving the world, saving the kingdom, saving the princess - there is generally a greater good being performed by the brave main character. Not Pitfall Harry. He has only one reason to go through the torturous hell of the jungle and that is money. He has his eye on the prize, rake up the cash. Whether it be through diamond rings, silver, money bags, or gold (Glenn Beck would be so proud), that is where Pitfall Harry's heart lies.
Now let's look at the actual challenges that Pitfall Harry must embrace. Throughout the jungle he has to take on rattlesnakes and scorpions. Now a lesser badass would simply use some sort of weapon to remove these creatures, such as arrow, gun, or machete. Not Pitfall Harry. No, he looks at a rattlesnake and scorpion and taunts them, plays with them, jumps over them as if to say, "I dare you to bite me."
Jumping over water holes - no problem. Catching a swinging vine - no problem. Jumping onto the closed mouth of an alligator - no problem. To reiterate, JUMPING ONTO THE CLOSED MOUTH OF AN ALLIGATOR! If that doesn't constitute badass, what does.
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