Bunnies are often depicted in media and popular culture as small, fluffy, adorable little buck-toothed bundles of cuteness, so far as deifying a rabbit and incorporating it into Easter traditions, somehow associating the mammal with colourful eggs and the consumption of unhealthy quantities of chocolate effigies made in its image. However, not all lagomorphs are love and cuddles - as Australia would be happy to tell you - and in video games, more often than not rabbits will be psychopathic murderers.
Since the brief season in which the ritualistic worship of a paranormal rabbit is socially acceptable is upon us, let's take a look, in no particular order, at the best and baddest hares in video games who could send the Easter Bunny packing.
Jazz Jackrabbit (Jazz Jackrabbit)
Jazz Jackrabbit is the green anthropomorphic rabbit protagonist of the franchise named after him. The first game, which came out in 1994, was a side scrolling action platformer that had Jazz go on an epic quest that parodies the classic tale The Tortoise and the Hare. Jazz must save the princess Eva Earlong from the devious evil turtle Devan Shell and his various minions in all sorts of crazy, colourful lcoations.
Jazz Jackrabbit went on to be a major hit, and was followed by a sequel in 1998 where Jazz was joined by his cooler brother Spaz in which they had to rescue Earlong's wedding ring from, once again, Devan Shell. The series wound down after, with Jazz Jackrabbit 2 being followed only by a handheld reboot with a stylistic redesign, turning Jazz into a Han Solo knockoff, and a cancelled 3D third installment.
