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* Apparently most of the Rattkin in ''[[Wizardry]]'' are thieves (there's also a Rattkin scientist), and their high-ups are [[The Mafia]], but in general they are not worse than any other faction present and better than some, and no more or less prone to generate an aggressive [[Random Encounter]]. That's just their ways. In ''[[Wizardry]] 8'' some work with the party against [[Big Bad]]—it turns out that NPC followed him to another planet to avenge for crossing them on Guardia back in VII.
* Rattata and Raticate in the 1st generation of [[Pokémon]]. They aren't really evil, but are often used by Team Rocket grunts and are [[Com Mons]], so most players generally get tired of seeing them. Also, are contrasted by the [[Nice Mice]] Pikachu and Raichu.
** In [[Pokémon Sun and Moon]], we're introduced to the Alola Region's version of the Rattata line. They're trouble-making Dark/Normal types that look and act the part of a gang of criminals: the mustached Alolan Rattata will steal food from people at night and give it to the Alolan Raticate in charge of their pack, where they proceed to hoard it all like the [[Fat Bastard|Fat Bastards]] they are.
* The rats in ''[[Little King's Story]]'' appear quite
* Don't forget the army of anthropomorphic rats in ''[[Battletoads]]''. These sleazy space pirates fit this trope perfectly. And you'll come to hate rats after [[That One Level|Sc]][[Invincible Minor Minion|uzz]].
* Jimmy Two-Teeth in the ''[[Sam and Max]]'' games, a small-time ruffian rat who is also the [[Butt Monkey]]. He is apparently [[Put on a Bus|sent on a bus]] in Season 3 -- but not before (it is suggested) causing an outbreak of bubonic plague at Max's bidding.
** Rats reappear in Season 4, petty criminals at worst but generally good-natured. None of them are nearly as [[Heroic Sociopath|violent and dangerous]] as [[Killer Rabbit|Max]].
* In ''Majesty'' Ratmen are a milder version of Warhammer's Skaven; they're like goblins, except their habitats are broken sewer pipes, which means they can pop up randomly in the middle of your town rather than some distance away.
* Speaking of Warhammer, ''[[The End Times: Vermintide]]'' is basically ''[[Left 4 Dead]]'', but with you slaughtering hoards of ratlike Skaven instead of zombies.
* Played straight in ''[[King's Quest I]]''. The guard rat will kill Graham if he gets too close. He is amicable to bribery, though.
* Rat demons are the lowest creatures in the demon hierarchy in [[Jade Empire]].
* Rats are the weakest enemies in [[Legend of Kay]].
* Rats are almost always evil disease-carrying pests in ''[[The Elder Scrolls]]'' series. One notable exception is the initial Fighter's Guild quest in ''[[The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion]]''. You have to ''save'' a woman's beloved pet rats from hungry mountain lions. In ''[[Skyrim]]'' they are replaced by Skeevers, which are even bigger, uglier, and filthier. One of the Thieves' Guild quests pits you against a wizard who went crazy trying to convince people that Skeevers are awesome. He now plots to overrun Whiterun with a swarm of mutated venomous Skeevers. Interestingly, it seems that Skeevers aren't always bad either. The owner of the Winking Skeever inn in Solitude named the inn in memory of his beloved childhood pet Skeever.
* ''[[Rat Simulator]]'' has ''you'' playing as one. Your mission in this game is to run around from house to house eating all the food, spreading disease, and avoiding the human residents who will summon flame-shooting exterminators if they catch you.
* Micah Bell from ''[[Red Dead Redemption 2]]'' has rats as his [[Animal Motif]]. While he doesn't look like one, his complete lack of ethics and moral standards as well as him {{spoiler|betraying the Van Der Linde gang to the Pinkertons by ''ratting'' them out}} all embody personality traits often associated with rats. For bonus points, {{spoiler|you can see a rat scampering around his hideout at the end of the game}}.
* The ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' series of video games has rat enemies in the second and third games: Neek in the second, and Sneek in the third. Both of them are [[The Goomba|very weak and non-threatening]], but Sneek's got an edge over Neek when you're playing as Ellie the Elephant: if she sees them, she'll panic and run away from them, potentially endangering you if you're close to any hazards.
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