31. Sarah Kerrigan

First appearance: StarCraft (1998)

Blizzard has a thing for turning good, law-abiding characters into evil monsters fueled by hate.

Sarah Kerrigan started her life as a psychic Terran conscripted into the army and turned into a Ghost – special operatives who use their psychic powers as a weapon.

But that was just the beginning.

After a series of unfortunate events, Kerrigan is infested by the worm-like Zerg and fuses with their Hivemind, becoming the Queen of Blades.

She eventually transcends even form to become a Xel’Naga – basically attaining space godhood.

Talk about making the most out of a bad situation.