History Main / ReptilesAreAbhorrent

** ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise'' introduces the Xindi, an association of species all hailing from the same planet, who the show insists are very closely related genetically, even though they vary wildly in morphology. There's the ([[SapientCetaceans dolphin-like]]) Aquatics, [[HumanAliens human-like]] Primates, human-like (if hairier) Arborials, ant-like and scary-looking Insectoids, lizard-like and ''also'' scary-looking Reptilians, and the extinct and presumably birdlike Avians. You win no prizes for guessing which two species remained villains. [[spoiler:It's the Reptilians and Insectoids.]]

* ''Literature/FightingFantasy'' has Serpent People and Lizard Men who are, of course, AlwaysChaoticEvil. The Demon Princes Ishtar, Myurr and Sith also favour reptillian forms. Downplayed with Suthis Cha and Vermistra, the gods of lizards and snakes, who are described in ''Titan: The Fighting Fantasy World'' as a rather selfish form of TrueNeutral, but not really more so than any other god of the Animal Court. (Suthis Cha created the Lizard Men, but they turned to evil when Myurr corrupted them in his absence. And Verminstra had nothing to do with the Serpent People, who were directly created by Sith.)

-->-- '''Carl von Linné; a.k.a. Carl Linnaeus, also the {{epigraph}} of the ''Literature/JurassicPark'' book'''

* The original ''Franchise/StarWars'' films have very few reptilian sentients. Most of them are in the Cantina on Mos Eisley. The only exception is Bossk, a rather vicious Trandoshan bounty hunter. General Grievous was a Kaleesh, a reptilian species that are at war with the Huk, a mantid-like species. The Huk were the Invaders, and Grievous was very noble back then. The prequels have some other reptilian species, but none in a prominent role. Amphibian-based species are more of an even split, with some being portrayed as good (the Gungans) and some evil (the Hutts).
** That said, we did get [[http://www.yamara.com/yamara/rfw/rfw2/rfw2pg3.html this article]] on the subject of Gungans:

* ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresInZambezia'': The main villain is a MaliciousMonitorLizard named Budzo who loves to eat bird eggs. In the past, he bit Sekhuru's wing off and killed Kai's mother.

** In ''Franchise/SpiderMan'', Curt Connors' experiment to help people with missing limbs, like himself, caused him to transform into The Lizard, a monstrous reptile who [[KillAllHumans detests all "warm-blooded" life]] (though it probably goes without saying that he doesn't like spiders either). In [[WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries the well-loved '90s cartoon]], he looked a great deal like a giant, very anthropomorphic Anole. The latest revamp of Connors gives him the ability to activate the "[[ArtisticLicenseBiology lizard brain]]" of humans , encouraging them to act like reptiles. Apparently lizards are ''really'' sexually aggressive and mindlessly violent towards their own kind. Who knew? Komodo, who might count as a DistaffCounterpart of The Lizard, manages to be an exception. She was Connors' lab assistant and stole some of the formula that turned Connors into the Lizard, perfected it (for herself, anyways) and used it to grow new legs. Even though the use of said legs requires she stay in her reptile form, she's still able to change back and forth (though being human means her legs go away), and in reptile form she suffers no desire to KillAllHumans.

** The Serpent Squad are team of snake-themed mercenaries who sometimes serve as antagonists of ComicBook/CaptainAmerica.
** Played straight with the ''males'' of the Brotherhood of the Badoon. Somehow, though, [[BizarreSexualDimorphism the females of the race are neither reptilian nor evil]].

* The Sleestak were the worst sentient villains in ''Series/LandOfTheLost''.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheLionGuard'', you can expect which reptiles will be aligned with the Lion Guard depending on their stereotype. And thus reptilian villains have been crocodiles, cobras, skinks, and monitor lizards. When it comes to crocodiles, however, this trope is zig-zagged and even deconstructed. The show seems to make the effort to avoid this only on [[PoisonIsEvil non-venomous reptiles]].

* ''WebAnimation/DSBTInsaniT'': Striker the komodo dragon, who is the largest lizard in the world with a toxic bite is given to Alex, the AmbiguouslyEvil member of the group.

*** On the other hand, ''Series/StarTrekStrangeNewWorlds'' plays this trope horrifyingly straight by portraying the Gorn as AlwaysChaoticEvil; the two episodes thus far that have featured the Gorn are straight-up horror shows. Security Chief La'an Noonien Singh survived being held captive by the Gorn but watched her family and friends get slaughtered; the experience left her severely traumatized.

!!Examples:

[[folder:Video Games]]
* ''VideoGame/AgeOfWonders'' has the Lizard Men and the [[OurDragonsAreDifferent Draconians]]. Both are portrayed as savage and believing in survival of the fittest, but their morality is neutral rather than evil.
* ''VideoGame/ArcanumOfSteamworksAndMagickObscura'': Subverted. The lizard people in the game, the Bedokkan, are introduced as [[AlwaysChaoticEvil a barbaric, primitive people]] who have captured an elf; the most obvious solution is to kill them all. However, with a bit of negotiation, you find that the Bedokkan are a peaceful-ish tribe of indigenous people with a threatened homeland, albeit one that is made up of 9-foot tall magic lizards.
* ''VideoGame/{{Armello}}'': While many cards do depict reptilian characters without painting them in a bad light, all of the playable reptiles are members of the Dragon Clan, a sinister {{Cult}} that worships [[TheCorruption the Rot]] and [[EldritchAbomination the Worm]].
* ''VideoGame/BattleBeast'' had a villainous "Toadman" and you got bonus points for squishing toads.
* Yuuki Terumi, from ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'', going in tandem with his snake motif: His drive is called "Ouroboros" and for the most part, is a set of snake-like chains that are thrown around to drastically increase his mobility [[spoiler: which is also capable of inducing MindRape]]. His finishing move involves summoning a giant snake to consume the opponent.
* ''VideoGame/{{Bug}}'' has a stage named "[[MeaningfulName Reptilia]]". A ShiftingSandLand filled with snakes (which were cannon fodder) and horned lizards (which were [[InvincibleMinorMinion completely damn invincible]]). The boss: a giant horned lizard that would try to club Bug with its EpicFlail of a tongue. Thankfully, it was [[TacticalSuicideBoss stupid enough]] to cause boulders to roll into two [[BossArenaIdiocy conveniently-placed catapults]] on its arena.
* ''VideoGame/CityOfVillains'':
** This game features an enemy group called the Snakes, based in Mercy Island. Unlike most enemy groups (which are at least humanoid), the Snakes are anthropomorphic snakes who worship a deity called Stheno and wish to reclaim Mercy Island for themselves. Arachnos ends up using them as a test for new Destined Ones to see if they really have what it takes to be a supervillain. They tend to view these Snakes more as pests than anything else...
** ...Until you get to Operative Grillo's story arc in Grandville. You know those low level Snakes you stomped on as a newbie? [[spoiler:Snakes not only have a racial name (The S'lisur,) they're also descended from an Incarnate, which makes ''every single S'lisur'' partially an Incarnate. As in "Physical Embodiment of a ''God''" incarnate. And that Incarnate is ''still alive''. And she's ''PISSED'' that you've been killing her kids.]]
** Stheno is named after one of Medusa's unpleasant sisters in [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Greek Mythology]].
* Used very subtly in ''VisualNovel/CodeRealize''. The walking stick of Jimmy A. Aleister is topped with a metal decoration in the shape of a serpent's head. In his default sprite he has his hand closed over it, making it easy to miss, but after he reveals himself as a villain he holds it prominently forward, making it obvious.
* In ''VideoGame/{{Contra}} Re Birth'' your enemies this time are the Neo Salamander Army trying to take over the Earth in the past and wipe out the Contra forces retroactively. But it isn't universal thanks to Plissken, one of the unlockable allies in your game who's a blue Salamander and [[spoiler:is also Colonel Salamander, the leader of the entire army who changed his evil ways and joined Contra to do good, or for revenge]].
* Played mostly straight in the ''VideoGame/CrashBandicoot'' series. While the human scientists were the scheming and callous baddies (invoking the HumansAreBastards trope, as well), the mutated minions were the ones just doing the direct dirty work and nothing more... Komodo Joe (a Komodo Dragon) and Dingodile did nasty things too:
** Komodo Joe was said to run an illegal Cubic Zirconia fraud business, and the concepts released by the ''VideoGame/CrashTwinsanity'' developers showed that he would cheat Crash and Cortex out of Power Crystals while they ended up driving around a course in a car with no brakes. His very first concept documents suggest that he was originally supposed to be a reptile supremacist on top of that.
** In the same game, Dingodile ends up hearing about the alleged treasure of the Evil Twins from Crash and Cortex, secretly follows them, makes base in the boiler rooms of the Academy of Evil, and ends up blasting Cortex out of said rooms when Cortex won't reveal where the treasure is to him (which is more a case of Cortex not understanding what he's asking for, anyway). He does appear in the handheld versions as a lackey of Cortex in ''VideoGame/CrashOfTheTitans'', but it does seem that Cortex trusts him a lot less.
* In ''VideoGame/DarkSoulsII'', the Demon of Song looks like a giant frog when its "mouth" is closed. When the mouth opens, it reveals its true ghastly face and long spindly arms. The face is the only vulnerable part of the demon since the frog body is [[NighInvulnerability Nigh-Invulnerable]]. [[spoiler:It also has a surprisingly beautiful singing voice.]]
* ''Franchise/DonkeyKong'':
** ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry'' has the apes saving their bananas from a gang of bullying crocodiles. Mind, the apes are also helped by a lot of other animals, including a friendly snake, so only the crocs really get this treatment.
** In ''VideoGame/DonkeyKong64'', K. Lumsy is a Kremling (croc-like creature) that is locked up ''because'' he won't be mean and crush the "lovely little island, with lots of monkeys running around on it". He even (inadvertently) helps you move forward in the game.
* ''VideoGame/DragonQuest'':
** Many monsters are reptilian-looking: Dragons, Chimaeras (a snake/vulture hybrid), Snake Handlers/Ch-arm-ers (their arms have been replaced with a pair of snakes), Thaumatosaurus (similar to ''Plesiosaurus''), Terrorceratops (four-legged horned dinosaurs), Wormbats (flying lizards)...
** ''VideoGame/DragonQuestI'': The [[BigBad Dragonlord]] can transform into a purple dragon. One of his main minions is a Green Dragon tasked with killing whoever tries to rescue Princess Gwaelin.
** ''VideoGame/DragonQuestII'': Malroth, God of Destruction, is a scaly, green monster with a snake head on the tip of his crocodile tail.
** ''VideoGame/DragonQuestIII'': Orochi, the man-eating monster found in the island of Jipang, is a flame-breathing, five-headed, green-scaled dragon. Also, [[spoiler:The Hero's father Ortega]]gets killed by a hydra.
** ''VideoGame/DragonQuestIV'': Balzack gets turned into a bipedal, fat dragon after betraying his teacher and becoming [[BigBad Psaro]]'s minion.
** ''VideoGame/DragonQuestV'': King Korol, leader of the evil Order of Zugzwang, is a humanoid crocodile.
** ''VideoGame/DragonQuestVI'': Murdaw, one of the four lieutenants of [[BigBad Mortamor]] looks like a scaly, horned lizard.
** ''VideoGame/DragonQuestVII'': Demon Orgodemir's real form is a giant, winged, horned snake.
** ''VideoGame/DragonQuestIX'': King Godwyn, the evil and cruel ruler of the Gittish Empire, can transform into a skeletal winged serpent. His ally Barbarus is a massive Eastern black dragon.
* The Moon Tribe from ''VideoGame/DustAnElysianTail'' plays this straight at first, then subverts it. You meet the reptilian Fuse as the first boss, a pyromaniac orchestrating monster attacks on the nearby village, however, after killing him you're informed he was warped into insanity by the armor he donned to keep him alive. When you finally meet the Moonblood as a whole, you learn they're friendly and relatively pacifistic, but are the victims of hated from General Gaius and his unnamed master because they believe in this trope (despite having no justification) to such an extent that they're trying to commit genocide and harboring Moonblood results in entire townships being slaughtered.
* ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'':
** The [[LizardFolk Argonian]] race tends to get this treatment throughout Tamriel, despite Argonians being no more prone to villainy than any other race. Despite this, they are long-standing victims of FantasticRacism with this trope being a major reason for it.
** This trope is also {{invoked|Trope}} to emphasize the average Tamrielic denizen's fear and hatred of the [[{{Wutai}} Akaviri]] [[SnakePeople snake-men/Tsaesci]], who once attempted to invade Tamriel.
** Boethiah, the [[OurGodsAreDifferent Daedric Prince]] of Plots, whose sphere covers a litany of high crimes including murder, assassination, treason, and betrayal, is understandably considered one of the more [[AboveGoodAndEvil outright malevolent]] Daedric Princes. Snakes are a common symbol of Boethiah.
** Molag Bal, the Daedric Prince of [[TheCorrupter Domination and Corruption]], is perhaps the closest thing to a true GodOfEvil in the ''ES'' universe; a being of pure malevolence with no redeeming qualities. While the forms he takes vary between appearances, they most often have various undead and reptilian traits.
** Vaermina, the Daedric Prince of Nightmares, may be second only to Molag Bal in terms of her malevolence toward mortals. Statues of her often depict her with a snake draped across her shoulders. In ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsOnline Online]]'', her emblem consists of her CoolMask with a snake wrapped around it.
** Several forms of [[OurDemonsAreDifferent lesser Daedra]] qualify:
*** Clannfear possess animalistic intelligence and the general appearance of raptors with frills and beaks. Not unlike the popular perception of raptor-like dinosaurs, they possess agile movements similar to birds and hunt in packs to take down larger prey. They typically stand shorter than the average citizen of Tamriel, though larger varieties have been known to exist.
*** Daedroths are a larger, [[NeverSmileAtACrocodile crocodilian]] form of lesser Daedra. In addition to their razor sharp teeth and claws, they are also capable of [[PlayingWithFire casting fire-based spells]] or [[BreathWeapon breathing fire]]. They are found primarily in service to the above-mentioned Molag Bal.
*** Ogrim are a [[GiantMook giant]], [[DumbMuscle unintelligent]], scaly form of lesser Daedra which can [[HealingFactor heal rapidly]] and are [[KungFuProofMook immune to normal attacks]]. ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsOnline Online]]'' gives them some PigMan-like facial features as well.
** Subverted in ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsOnline'' where the Lamia people of intelligent anthropomorph snake-women are all rather helpful - they only hate and attack the Wood Elves because those took their eggs. The player has a chance to ally with them and they are true to their promises and offer aid in the final battle.
* Played back and forth in the ''VideoGame/{{Everquest}}'' series. In the original, the reptilian Iksar are evil, but the amphibian Frogloks can be either good or evil. In ''Everquest II'', the evil Frogloks have disappeared as a player character race, so they're now pure good, and the previously NPC Sarnak have become a PC Evil race... but the game also allows you to change from your starting alignment, so there are both good and evil Frogloks, Sarnak, and Iksar.
* The slithzerikai (or "sliths") in the ''VideoGame/{{Exile}}[=/=]VideoGame/{{Avernum}}'' series play with this in the very first game. When you are exiled to the underground realm, you're informed that one of the enemies that threatens the subterranean kingdom is this race of lizard-people, making it seem like the trope is in effect. However, later you find a [[MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch town of sliths who do not follow the policies of the current leader, Sss-Thiss]]. It's Sss-Thiss who is responsible for the sliths turning warlike; before he came along, they were a peaceful people. In later games, the "darkling" sliths are a relative minority compared to the friendly ones; in fact, you can even make slith characters for your party.
* ''Videogame/FallenLondon'': The Bishop of Southwark is a definite believer in this trope, as when "breeding" animals to assist in his crusade against Devils, he has zero compunctions shooting your creation and berating you if the creature you get's a snake. This is even more noticeable when you find out the man's outright enthusiastic when presented with fire-breathing lobsters. [[spoiler:Naturally, the animal he seeks, the Hound of Heaven, really ''is'' a snake (though a particularly angelic-looking one). He resigns himself to it by the end, taking the irony as a test, and deciding he doesn't care how hilarious the Devils find it.]]
* ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'':
** The Midgar Zolom from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' are early game in universe DemonicSpiders, 30-foot cobras who can one shot (120 damage) your under-leveled party trying cross marshes without Chocobo. Zolom can also use "Blown Away" knock one of party members away, thematically it's a big moment when once you cross the Marshes and discover [[spoiler: Sephiroth has [[https://i.ytimg.com/vi/YECESLXW2eA/maxresdefault.jpg shish kebabed]] one of the Zolom as a [[InvincibleVillain message]] to you]].
*** [=FFVII=] players tend to take [[CatharsisFactor petty revenge]] when they level up and go Zolom hunting to grind, and learn the "Beta" attack.
** Bangaa examples:
*** The Bangaa in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyTacticsAdvance'' are pretty cool guys, and have some incredibly badass job abilities. However, the NPC Bangaa in the game are almost all soldiers and jailers in the employ of the evil government.
*** In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII'' Vaan's adoptive father figure Migelo is a Bangaa. But, then you have Ba'gam'nan's all-Bangaa hit-squad after you. Tellingly they are common enemies while the [[WhatMeasureIsANonCute cuter tribes]] Viera, Moogle, and Nu mou are not. However, there are also a few friendly Bangaa [=NPCs=] outside of cities that will fight off enemies that are attacking you and will cast protective spells on your party as well, so Bangaa in general can play the trope straight and avert it at once.
*** Bangaas are the race best integrated within the humes, hence why they're so common in the game. Contrast with the [[PigMan Seeqs]] who also appear as enemies and are treated like second-rate citizens. Heck, ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyTacticsA2'' makes the Bangaa look more like well behaved citizens (with the usual thug here or there) while most of the Seeq are portrayed as villains, robbers, and all round gluttons with little (if any) redeeming qualities.
** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXI'' has a few different reptile and amphibian enemies, and none are on any peaceful terms (Half the time because [[HumansAreBastards people did something stupid]]):
*** The Lamiae are snake-women hybrids that routinely slay people and then raise the corpses to make an undead army.
*** The Mamool Ja are lizardmen who had once paid tribute to TheEmpire of Aht Urhgan, but have since tried to destroy it.
*** Poroggos are frogs that were able to walk due to [[AWizardDidIt magic]], and actually were nice to the Tarutaru, thinking they were on good terms with the main races... too bad Windurst got scared of talking, magic-casting frogs and tried to kill them all. Now the Poroggos go around and hit adventurers with party-wiping magic.
*** Quadav are turtle beastmen who actually had a nice life and weren't very nasty. This all went to hell when Bastok started taking and destroying the Quadav's homes so that the Republic could get more resources. Now the Quadav attack anyone they see, defending their homes with extreme prejudice.
** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'' have the Amalj'aa, a race of huge and burly black lizardmen that worship the primal, Ifrit, and they feed their god more power by kidnapping people and bringing them to him so he can [[BrainwashedAndCrazy temper]] them, effectively making them mindless slaves. While few in number, there are a handful of Amalj'aa that are not worshippers of Ifrit and actively fight against their own kin that do worship Ifrit.
* In the ''Franchise/FireEmblem'' series the Divine Dragons are the only always friendly type of dragon and have the least prominent reptilian traits by far. They even have feathers and fur in some appearances. On the opposite end, the dinosaur/crocodile looking Earth Dragons and serpentine Mage Dragons have always been enemy characters thus far. The enemy nation almost always make heavy use of [[DragonRider Wyvern Riders]]. Playable Wyvern Riders often come from the enemy nation and later undergo a HeelFaceTurn.
* In ''VideoGame/GemsOfWar'', many of the enemies in the Mist of Scales region (a swamp, naturally) are reptilian people; the Lamia and Poison Master are SnakePeople, while the Scale Guard seems to be LizardFolk.
* The [[SnakePeople krait]] in ''VideoGame/GuildWars2'' are sadistic slavers with a taste for the flesh of their victims. They sacrifice humans (and the various other sapient races of the game) to their ancient prophets, who the krait believe will one day return and flood the world for them alone to rule - although the lore does point out that this society is the result of centuries of manipulation by power-hungry priests. They are the only enemy race to not have at least ''one'' friendly NPC anywhere in the game. (Between their culture and harsh upbringing, it might just be that any krait who decides MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch is killed.) On the other side of things, there are the four-armed Forgotten, who were devout followers of the human gods and allies of the benevolent dragon prophet, Glint, putting many of the latter's world-saving strategies into action; unfortunately, they appear to have been all but wiped out since the first game, with the only remaining Forgotten having been [[TheCorruption turned into minions]] of the Elder Dragons. The [[FrogMen hylek and heket]] are more of a mixed bag, with different tribes serving as enemies or allies (the [[ColourCodedForYourConvenience more brightly-colored]], poisonous ones are generally more aggressive).
* The ''VideoGame/JazzJackrabbit'' series all feature rabbits as the heroes and turtles and lizards as the villains.
* In ''VideoGame/JeanneDArc'', the good guys are all mammalian (lions and dogs) while the only lizardmen units are lancers for the villains.
* The Reptids in ''VideoGame/TheLastStory'' serve as TheUsualAdversaries.
* Far more often than not, when they're not player-controlled, the [[LizardFolk Sakkra]] are usually quite ready to attack others, in the ''VideoGame/MasterOfOrion'' series.
* ''Franchise/{{Metroid}}'' series:
** Ridley, a giant [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot pterosaur dragon]] (who is sometimes a {{Cyborg}}), and Kraid, a [[AttackOfThe50FootWhatever humongous lizard]] with [[MadeOfIron optical shield-tough skin]], occupy the top of the Space Pirates chain of command ([[TheDragon directly under]] [[BigBad Mother Brain]]). They're arch nemeses of [[TheHero Samus Aran]]. (Ridley in particular, given the series' backstory).
** The Reptilicus/Old Bryyonians in ''VideoGame/MetroidPrime3Corruption'', who'll attack you on sight. To be fair, though, the lore entries that you can scan on Bryyo imply that they were fairly nice guys at one point, but more or less turned "evil" after a schism broke out between the "primal" ways of magic and the "new ways" of science.
* ''Franchise/MortalKombat'': Let's hear it for Reptile! He's so abhorrent, he doesn't even need an actual name[[note]]''Mortal Kombat X'' reveals that his name is Syzoth[[/note]]. However, he's actually a subversion as he's a severe case of a [[Analysis/AntiVillain Woobie Anti-Villain]]; his whole goal was to prevent his race from becoming extinct, but his masters constantly screw over his goal. Doesn't help that Reptile's attitude is more or less a mentally deteriorating YesMan. Aside of him, there's also Khameleon, whose goal is to pull Reptile out of that service and repopulate the race together. Though he does play this straight at times. First during his SanitySlippage starting with ''Deadly Alliance'' due to failure to restore his race, with his body becoming less and less humanoid. Then later during his TheDogBitesBack non-canonical ending in ''9'', where he and his restored race become {{Omnicidal Maniac}}s, murdering every other Outworld species including ''[[WouldHurtAChild children]]''.
* ''VideoGame/NeverwinterNights'': The game and its sequel are both set in the ''D&D'' setting of the ''TabletopGame/ForgottenRealms'', and as such draw upon many of the same tropes.
** Played very straight in the original ''VideoGame/NeverwinterNights'', in which the HiddenVillain behind the plague turns out to be the last queen of the Old Ones, a {{precursor|s}} race of LizardFolk hiding in a glorified magical bomb shelter since the last ice age.
** Zigzagged in ''NeverwinterNights/ShadowsOfUndrentide''. Many of the antagonists for the expansion are reptiles, including a tribe of [[OurKoboldsAreDifferent kobolds]], their master the [[OurDragonsAreDifferent white dragon]] Tymofarrar, a {{medusa}} [[spoiler:who is the game's BigBad, Heurodis]], and the slave-taking [[LizardFolk asabi]] merchant Ashtara. The kobolds, however, are mostly PlayedForLaughs, Tymofarrar is surprisingly friendly, Ashtara eventually lets you go, and one of your companions is a good-hearted, loyal, [[SidekickCreatureNuisance only moderately annoying]] kobold bard, Deekin Scalesinger, who was popular enough to return in [[NeverwinterNights/HordesOfTheUnderdark the second expansion]], and again for [[TheCameo a cameo]] in the sequel.
* ''VideoGame/NeverwinterNights2'':
** Set up with a conflict between the local lizardfolk and a human village in the main campaign. At first the lizardfolk seem to be launching unprovoked attacks, subverted when they instead turn out to be somewhat sympathetic, and ultimately can be convinced to form a truce and later ally with the player against the BigBad.
** In the ''NeverwinterNights2/StormOfZehir'' expansion, the Samarachans despise the yuan-ti, a race of [[SnakePeople snake-like beings]], who form the army of the evil god Zehir. Subverted when you go to hunt down a yuan-ti who turns out to be quite benevolent -- they're not all alike. For that matter, you can create a yuan-ti for your party, and choose to make their in-universe CharacterAlignment neutral or good.
* The Lizards in ''VideoGame/{{Nibblers}}'' are orange reptilian creatures who see the fish protagonists as a tasty meal, making them the bad guys.
* Any time {{Orochi}} shows up, and whatever form he takes, he's bound to be trouble. He seems to be attracted to {{Crisis Crossover}}s, as well. That's not to say that's all he shows up in...
* ''VideoGame/OutbreakTheNewNightmare'' has bipedal lizard mutants half the PlayerCharacter's size. Said lizard mutants return in ''VideoGame/OutbreakPandemic''.
* An interesting example is the iguana owned by [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot acrobat/assassin/thief]] Eve in the little known Arcade fighting game ''VideoGame/TheOutfoxies''. He doesn't really do much that's abhorrent (or much at all other than serve as comic relief) and is in fact something of a MoralityPet for his owner, who is a thief and assassin willing to do anything to fund her lavish lifestyle, which makes him sort of abhorrent by proximity, unfortunately. [[spoiler:He's absolutely adorable in her ending, though.]]
* Zigzagged in the ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' series. The snake species of Pokemon, Seviper and Arbok, are both less than pleasant, based on their Pokedex descriptions. They're also commonly used by the villains in the games. However, you can also catch and train them for yourself. Notably, there are also a variety of other reptilian species of Pokemon, which can be used either by you or your opponents. Plus, the [[VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue first generation]] starters consist of a froglike [[CartoonCreature made-up reptile]], a lizard that becomes a dragon, and a turtle, and are far from unpleasant.
* Some of the hidden object searches in the ''Princess Isabella'' series involve removing all of the "evil" objects from a tainted location. They tend to consist mostly of snakes, toads and spiders.
* Reptiles are all over the place as monsters in ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'' such as Yawn the giant snake, Hunters and The Lurker (mutant frog) from [=RE0=].
* In ''VideoGame/RiskOfRain'' the Lemurians are freaky Lizard Folk monsters who have quite a nasty bite. [[spoiler: Oddly enough, in the monster log, the survivor observes them to be quite peaceful, sapient and even cultured, fond of music in particular. Seems like whatever's stirring up a frenzy in the planetary wildlife and making it attack you didn't spare absolutely anything.]]
* In ''[[VideoGame/{{Shinobi}} Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi]]'', the antagonist is an evil reptilian creature leading a group named Union Lizard.
* ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'':
** Averted with Vector the Crocodile and Espio the Chameleon who are good guys.
** Biolizard from ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2'' is the final boss of the game. It is a colossal and grotesque lizard-like beast with robotic implants.
** In his [[OneWingedAngel final form]], Chaos, the BigBad of ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure'', becomes a large, serpentine, dragon-like beast.
** Lyric in ''VideoGame/SonicBoom'' is an evil snake who seeks to rule the world with robots. Lyric gets bonus points as "reptile" is treated as an insult by the heroes (despite turtles being island citizens), something not possible in the other noted branches due to the prominent non-snake aversions that exist in each.
* From the ''[[VideoGame/SoulSeries SoulCalibur]]'' games:
** Lizardman, who was once a Spartan warrior named Aeon Calcos, but was later taken in by the Fygul Cestemus cult (who also created the {{golem}} Astaroth) and turned into a reptile.
** While Aeon reclaims his human memories, he makes efforts to not be seen during travels and only attacks those that may hold clues to Soul Edge (or if its related to Hephaestus, which [[BerserkButton triggers his primal rage]]). However, the corruption slowly eats away at his mind, erasing all human memories and leaving only a primal instinct and bloodlust, regressing to his BrainwashedAndCrazy persona seen in the first Calibur. The {{Mook|s}} variety (all humans as well) seems to suffer the same ordeal, though they were never freed from the brainwashing to begin with. By the time of ''4'', they all are back to their murderous rampages.
* ''Franchise/SpyroTheDragon'': The trilogy, despite having reptilian dragons as the main hero and good guys, has some notable examples:
** Ripto, the BigBad of [[VideoGame/Spyro2RiptosRage the second game]] and a [[VideoGame/SpyroEnterTheDragonfly few]], [[VideoGame/SpyroAttackOfTheRhynocs others]], is a [[TheNapoleon vertically challenged]] dinosaur mage who is almost always seen with his also-saurian henchmen Crush and Gulp. Also in said second game, the first enemies encountered are a gang of lizard miners in Glimmer, and Skelos Badlands has caveman-eating Lava Lizards and bone-stealing Lava Toads.
** The Sorceress in [[VideoGame/SpyroYearOfTheDragon the third installment]] also counts, being a crocodile-esque [[AdiposeRex corpulent monarch]] who [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen rules over the Forgotten Realms with an iron fist]], treats her pupil [[MinionWithAnFInEvil Bianca]] horribly, and [[spoiler: plans on hoarding the dragon eggs, then [[WouldHurtAChild killing the babies once they hatch]] so she won’t have to watch them squirm around her castle]]. In the same game, there’s also The Bailey Gang, a cadre of gun-toting dinosaurs (and seahorses) that serve as the enemies of Dino Mines.
* ''VideoGame/StarFox64'', along with (ab)using several other AnimalStereotypes, plays this trope straight. One of the members of the evil rival group, Star Wolf, is a chameleon called "Leon". Not only that, but the boss characters for Corneria's secret path and Area 6 look reptilian in their avatars. That said, the majority of the bosses and BigBad Andross are all apes of some variety. (According to the tie-in comic for the original Star Fox game that appeared in Nintendo Power, lizards are the native species of Venom and were enslaved by the evil Andross.) And [[VideoGame/StarFoxAdventures General Scales]], of course.
* While the Gorn in ''Franchise/StarTrek'' doesn't play this Trope straight, the ones in ''VideoGame/StarTrekOnline'' sure do, though it probably doesn't help that they've been conquered by the [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Klingons]].
* Zigzagged in ''VideoGame/StarWarsTheOldRepublic'', while a lot of Trandoshans are enemies and evil, Qyzen Fess is a Jedi Consular companion character and friend of a Jedi Master (even if he still hunts Wookiees), and even [[spoiler:comes back with a large group of elite Trandoshan hunters to aid the building Alliance]] in the new expansion.
* ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'':
** Koopas, a race of cartoony turtles that are one of the standard enemies in the series. BigBad [[Characters/SuperMarioBrosBowser Bowser]] is an odd [[MixAndMatchCritters turtle/dragon/ox...]] [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot thing.]] Koopas are somewhat odd, in that they're villainous reptiles that are still portrayed as cute.
** Outside of the Koopas, there's [[VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2 Triclyde]] and both [[VideoGame/SuperMario3DWorld King and Queen Hissocrat]].
* In ''VideoGame/TyTheTasmanianTiger'', the main {{Mooks}} are frilled lizards. In the second game, however, a frilled lizard is the cook for Bush Rescue, and responds to Ty's surprise at seeing him with "Not all lizards are bad, you know!"
* Despite the villains, the Hierarchy, being TheGreys, ''VideoGame/UniverseAtWar'' still manages to pull this. What skin is exposed on the mostly-armored Grunts is visibly scaly if you get a good look at it, and the Brutes are something between The Greys and some sort of humanoid predatory reptile.
* ''VideoGame/Valkie64'': The forces of [[BigBad the Goddess of Chaos]] are made of of Reptids, a race of LizardFolk of varying skin colours.
* ''VideoGame/{{Warcraft}}'' and ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' generally uses snakes as evil creatures, though sometimes they are treated neutrally:
** The Druids of the Fang in the Wailing Caverns dungeon. They are a group of [[FaceHeelTurn formerly beneficent]] druids [[BrainwashedAndCrazy corrupted]] by [[TheVirus the Nightmare]] which is a manifestation of the will of the [[EldritchAbomination Old Gods]] within the [[DreamLand Emerald Dream]]. Their totem animal, which all of them could transform into during combat, was a Viper. This was in addition to their hench-animals Deviate Vipers, Deviate Raptors, Deviate Alligators, etc. Oh, and their leaders' names were Lord Pythas, Lord Serpentis, Lord Cobrahn, and Lady Anacondra. The expanded universe paints them in a slightly better light but none of this is seen in-game.
** Throughout the game, players also encounter winged snakes called wind serpents. These serpents are almost always hostile to the player.
** The most obviously evil wind serpent is the father of them all, Hakkar the Soulflayer. Hakkar is either an offspring of or manifestation of the will of the [[EldritchAbomination Old Gods]] and corrupted the entire jungle troll nation and damn near destroyed it completely. His hobbies included eating the souls and drinking the blood of those captured by his troll followers or, baring that, his followers themselves.
** The [[SnakePeople Naga]] are a powerful race of former elves [[ScaledUp transformed into snake-things]] by an [[EldritchAbomination Old God.]] Guess how friendly they are? ''Warcraft'' generally tries to show everyone except demons as being fairly morally neutral depending on what their leaders choose to do, but Naga get very few instances where they aren't being [[AlwaysChaoticEvil total jerks]] [[ForTheEvulz for the hell of it.]]
** There're even more nasty snakes in the expanded universe.
** The snake loa was never given the opportunity to do anything bad given what we see. The wind serpent loa is a rather nasty fellow, but not completely unjustified. He/she decides to spend his/her eternity as a now-incorporeal being torturing and murdering those who betrayed him over and over for shiggles. Then again, it does help you out, and they do sort of deserve it.
** Trolls of all subraces in ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' are frequently shown to have deep connections to reptiles -- subverting this trope, since trolls are no more inherently evil than other player character races. Snakes are a common motif of troll architecture, and a troll vendor sells a variety of snake vanity pets. In ''VideoGame/{{Warcraft}} III'', the troll Shadow Hunter hero unit summoned Serpent Wards. Trolls and tauren hold snakes to be somewhat sacred. For example, Arikara, the tauren avatar of vengeance, probably would have gone on to kill [[DevilInPlainSight Magratha]] for being a complete backstabbing jerkass (the implication is she lies to you when she tells you who its target is).
* ''VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou'' gives us Anguis and Draco Cantus, Megumi Kitaniji's Noise forms -- a giant snake and a five-headed dragon, respectively. Fitting, considering his {{Jerkass}} nature. (And, incidentally, his fondness for snakeskin suits.)
* ''VideoGame/XCOMUFODefense'' has the Snakemen aliens, who are best known for the [[DemonicSpiders Chrysallids]] that accompany them.
** The [[VideoGame/XCOMEnemyUnknown 2012 remake]] replaced the Snakemen with the "Thin Men", gene-engineered to look like humans on the surface though close-up inspection reveals snake eyes and other reptilian features. Their appearance recalls the Men in Black of UFO lore who threaten witnesses into silence, while also invoking the conspiracy theory claims of [[ReptilianConspiracy reptilian aliens that go around in human disguise (either as shapeshifters or with impressive fake human suits)]].
** ''VideoGame/XCOM2'', the sequel to ''Enemy Unknown'', introduces the Vipers, a race of cobra-hooded SnakePeople reminiscent of the Snakemen from the original game, albeit with a more feminine aesthetic (then again, the original Snakeman autopsy mentioned them carrying eggs). They are explicitly said to be the true form of the Thin Men's species, since the aliens (now having access to a better infiltration unit) stopped deploying Thin Men -- with the notable exception of the ADVENT Speaker.
* Invoked and defied in ''VideoGame/XenobladeChroniclesX''. A human clothing store owner refuses to let the reptilian Ma-non enter her shop due to a preexisting phobia of Earth reptiles. This is despite the Ma-non looking like miniature Gungans with floppy dog-like "ears" with thoroughly non-malicious ManChild personalities. The player character has to bring word back about their helpfulness around New Los Angeles from people who have worked with them on a regular basis to convince the store owner that it's worth suppressing her phobia to let them shop there.
[[/folder]]

* '''Extremely''' evident in ''WesternAnimation/TheGetAlongGang'', with Catchum Crocodile constantly bullying the gang, supported by his reluctant sidekick, Leland Lizard. Several episodes included a turtle named Braker as an ancillary member of the Gang, with the Cartoon Over-Analyzations blog describing him as "the Furry equivalent of a TokenMinority".

** ‘’Series/StarTrekEnterprise'' introduces the Xindi, an association of species all hailing from the same planet, who the show insists are very closely related genetically, even though they vary wildly in morphology. There's the ([[SapientCetaceans dolphin-like]]) Aquatics, [[HumanAliens human-like]] Primates, human-like (if hairier) Arborials, ant-like and scary-looking Insectoids, lizard-like and ''also'' scary-looking Reptilians, and the extinct and presumably birdlike Avians. You win no prizes for guessing which two species remained villains. [[spoiler:It’s the Reptilians and Insectoids.]]