History Characters / AcquisitionsIncorporated

* DysfunctionJunction: Even more so than the "A" Team, each member of the "C" Team puts their own goals first, and the success of the team second, to the point where they had to put a ShockCollar on K'thriss to stop him from succumbing to the lure of EldritchHorror and endangering the party again. It is particularly noticeable in "The House Wins" arc, where each member (except [[TheHeart Rosie]]) is courted by third parties to switch sides, and even the players comment OOC on how mercenary their characters actually are.

* ShockCollar: After nearly feeding the party to his EldritchHorror patron in the Wandering Crypt, K'thriss agreed to wear a necklace that would allow other party members (specifically, Rosie) to strangle him at a distance if he ever succumbed to the lure of the eldritch again.

-->'''Bobby:''' "People use gold for currency. That's easy: You find some in a mine, you chip it off, you put it on your bag, you go about your day! It's **hard** to make cheese."
-->'''Omin:''' "Look, as long as that's what you've heard..."

* NeverLiveItDown: In-universe jabs at Jerry's bad dice rolling persist after season 2, despite his rolls not being particularly worse than the others' in later seasons.

Viari is a charismatic swashbuckler described as [[FieryRedhead "both red-headed and red-blooded"]]. He joins Acquisitions Inc. after they involuntarily move their base of operations to the TabletopGame/ForgottenRealms, and has settled into his role as TheSixthRanger. He is really good at swinging off chandeliers.

Viari joined in Season 7 in the wake of Aeofel's departure, and has been a regular member of the party ever since. At the end of season 11, Viari [[spoiler:becomes the first person ever to make it out of the internship ''and'' sub-employee status into full employment]].

* LikesOlderWomen: He becomes smitten with a gnomish tinker named Vi when the group is trying to deal with a vampire tax collector and Vi just shoots her.

* WrestlerInAllOfUs: It comes with the territory when his player is an ''actual'' pro wrestler. When a clone of Evelyn tries to flip Omin, he not only provides the proper term for the move but uses his knowledge of how they would be positioned to grab Omin and power slam him into her.

!!Chris

* GameMaster: Chris wrote and ran every ''[=AcqInc=]'' game since 2008.

* NewJobAsThePlotDemands: Kinda. While every party member dresses up pretty much consistently as their character during PAX Prime/West live events (but not the East and South events), Chris Perkins sports a different outfit every time (except the very first one):
** For season 5, he dressed as the Mad Hatter from ''Literature/AlicesAdventuresInWonderland''.

!!Binwin Bronzebottom
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[[caption-width-right:172:"CATCH PHRASE!"]]
->'''Race:''' Dwarf\\
'''Class:''' Fighter (Champion)/Barbarian (Path of the Berserker)\\
'''Played by:''' [[Webcomic/{{PvP}} Scott Kurtz]]

Binwin is a reckless and simpleminded Dwarven fighter. His clan was disgraced and all but destroyed by the machinations of their main rivals, the Ambershards. After that, Binwin drifted around from tavern to tavern before he was eventually found and recruited by Omin. A warrior by heart, Binwin doesn't care much for anything, beside the thrill of battle and the alcohol.

Binwin has retired from Acquisitions Incorporated after ten seasons to form his own [[http://pvponline.com/news/binwins-minions adventuring company]], with the 2016 Christmas Special doubling as his farewell episode.

* AcquiredPoisonImmunity: In later seasons, Scott often jokes that Binwin should have fire resistance 10 for all the times when Jim set him on fire with his magic, although Chris always rules that he doesn't.
* AdaptedOut: There is no mention of Binwin in the official ''[=AcqInc=]'' sourcebook (even in the history summary of the title company) because Scott holds all rights to his character but didn't participate in its writing. Both of them are mentioned in the credits among the original cast of ''[=AcqInc=]'', at least.
* TheAlcoholic: Binwin's father. In fact, it's a sign of trouble when he ''stops'' drinking. [[ItRunsInTheFamily And Binwin himself for that matter]]. So much that he carries around a brewers kit in "Ark of the Mad Mage" and gets seriously depressed when the party has to leave a beer automaton behind.
-->'''Binwin''': [[ShoutOut That's my secret, Captain.]] [[Film/TheAvengers2012 I'm ALWAYS drunk.]]
* AlliterativeName: Invoked by Scott, who explicitly wanted an alliteration, as he explains in season 1.
* TheAtoner: Parodied by Scott. Upon first reuniting with Wheaton-Aeofel, he delivers the [[BrickJoke long-overdue]] warning about the acid trap killed him. Aofel states that all is forgiven. Scott-Binwin replies "Maybe now I can forgive myself" to looks of amazement, bursts of laughter and a standing ovation from the other players and the audience. The look on Wheaton's face is priceless.
* TheBerserker: By season 9, Binwin seems to have acquired the Rage power, which boosts his damage output.
* TheBigGuy: As the party's token fighter, Binwin has the most HP and is most capable of delivering pain at close range.
* BloodKnight: Binwin often seems to charge into battle just for the heck of it.
* ButtMonkey: As the team tank and pointman, Binwin is constantly caught in traps, set on fire, and generally treated like shit. He can (usually) take it.
* CainAndAbel: In season 9, Binwin offhandedly mentions having killed all of his siblings to deal with potential rivalries like Omin has with his, although how serious that was is up in the air.
* CatchPhrase: Parodied and yet played completely straight at the same time with Binwin's "''Catch Phrase''!"
* DesignatedPointMan: Binwin's high health and good defenses (as well as the ability to do serious damage) make him the ideal candidate to lead the charge when the team doesn't know what they're facing. This usually includes major enemies, traps, and [[EmptyRoomPsych seemingly empty dungeon rooms]].
* DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu: When [[CharacterOverlap guest-starring]] in ''WebVideo/DiceCameraAction'', Binwin followed Strix and Diath to find the Xanathar, THE Waterdeep beholder mafia boss, with a charmed Evelyn nearby. To try and save Evelyn, Binwin took a shot at Xanathar by chucking a javelin at him. [[spoiler:[[DyingMomentOfAwesome While he did get an epic shot at his main eye, ]][[DoNotTauntCthulhu he was immediately petrified and disintegrated afterward.]]]]
* DumbMuscle: Scott role-plays Binwin as such: he is not good at thinking things through but real good at charging things with a maul.
* ICallItVera: Binwin's greataxe is named Séamus. His twin handaxes are named Rook and Ruin.
* IfIHadANickel: Binwin says this verbatim in season 8, regarding Jim's favored tactics:
-->"...for every time this fucker threw a fireball at me!"
* MultiMeleeMaster: Being a fighter, Binwin is proficient with a wide range of weapons: in seasons 5 and 7, he fights with a two-handed maul but switches to a greataxe named Seamus in season 6 and starts DualWielding one-handed axes from season 8 onward. He can also throw javelins.
* OvershadowedByAwesome: In the later seasons he's often overshadowed, first in flashiness by the rest of the party and eventually in sheer damage output by Viari's RuleOfCool swashbuckling style. The latter seems to be causing a bit of resentment towards the Rogue.
* SuperGullible: Invoked in season 6 when Binwin tries to figure out whether Danielle is pulling a fast one on him and rolls for Sense Motive, and Aeofel bursts out into laughter because Binwin's Wisdom modifier is -1 and he would probably believe whatever Danielle said--even if she were just making handfarts.
* TemporaryLoveInterest: In season 7, he is mentioned to have a dwarven girlfriend in Waterdeep, who is never brought up again in season 8.
* TragicKeepsake: Downplayed. Upon resigning, Binwin left his Wand of Wonder to the party, which then went to Jim.

!!James Winifred "Jim" Darkmagic III
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[[caption-width-right:214:[[CatchPhrase Jim]] [[WinkDing winks.]]]]
->'''Race:''' Human\\
'''Class:''' Wizard (School of Conjuration)\\
'''Played by:''' [[Webcomic/PennyArcade Mike Krahulik]]

Jim is a narcissistic human wizard of the New Hampshire Darkmagics. As the prodigious son of a well-renowned family of wizards, Jim exhibited both a talent for magic and immensely self-centered behavior early on. As he had never held his family in high regard, he left it behind to travel the world, despite his status as the oldest son and heir. In spite of his talents as a wizard, Jim primarily sees himself as an entertainer, donning the mannerisms and behaviors of a stage magician. Beside his involvement with [=AcqInc=], he enjoys a career as a popular performer for the masses. Holding his own ego in the highest regard, Jim is most often concerned with his own appearance and well-being.

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[[folder:Interns]]
Tropes pertaining to all interns thus far:

* GuestStarPartyMember: Aeofel has been with the party for five seasons; Viari, for four so far (with a break in season 8); while Môrgæn has two full seasons under her belt.
* TheIntern: Though, unlike the usual portrayal of this trope, Acquisition Inc.'s interns tend to be the [[OnlySaneMan sanest people]] of the bunch, generally balancing out the others' crazy antics.
** DisposableIntern: Occasionally crops up, such as when Omin decides it's a good idea to turn interns into gold on accounts that they can always hire more in season 7 (part 1).

!!Aeofel "Al" Elhromane
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[[caption-width-right:168:"My name. Is. '''Aeofel'''!"]]
->'''Race:''' Eladrin\\
'''Class:''' Paladin (Avenger)\\
'''Played by:''' Creator/WilWheaton

Aeofel is an Eladrin Avenger/Paladin of Melora who seeks out Acquisitions Incorporated after receiving a vision from his patron goddess. He initially begins as TheComicallySerious, but over time absorbs [[TookALevelInJerkass all of the worst character traits]] from his new co-workers. His least favourite things include Binwin, being called "Al", and falling into acid pits.

Wil left the show after season 6, concurrently with its transition to the ''TabletopGame/ForgottenRealms'' and ''5E'', leaving Aeofel's abrupt departure [[NoodleIncident tantalizingly unexplained]]. Despite much speculation concerning Wil's possible return, it is clear after so many years that it will likely never happen ([[spoiler:especially since ''Aeofel'' had returned in ''The Series'' as an antagonistic NPC]]).

Viari is a charismatic swashbuckler described as [[FieryRedhead "both red-headed and red-blooded"]]. He joins Acquisitions Inc. after they involuntarily move their base of operations to the TabletopGame/ForgottenRealms, and has settled into his role as TheSixthRanger. He is really good at swinging off chandeliers. At the end of season 11, Viari [[spoiler:becomes the first person ever to make it out of the internship ''and'' sub-employee status into full employment]].

Môrgæn (pronounced like "Morgane") is an Elven ranger who joined the party as an intern in season 8 and returns in season 11.

A member of the Waffle Crew from Chris' other campaign, ''WebVideo/DiceCameraAction'', who is summoned by Omin (with the power of money) to serve Acquisitions Inc. as an intern for two episodes in season 11. See Characters.DiceCameraAction for tropes associated with her.

'''Class:''' Warlock (Tome Pact with a Great Old One)\\

* EvilFormerFriend: [[spoiler:Aeofel comes back in ''The Series'', four seasons after his last appearance, as an NPC agent of Dran Enterprises who snatches ''both'' pieces of the Rod of the Seven Parts from his former party mates.]]

-->"DungeonMaster, friends, assembled nerds. I'm forty years old. I have been playing ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' since the Red Box set in 1981, 82, 83, somewhere around there in my life. It is safe to say that I have been playing ''Dungeons and Dragons'' for a minimum of 20 years, possibly longer, maybe closer to 30 years. [[ARareSentence I'm gonna say something I have never said.]] I have gone [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Against_the_Giants against the giants]], I've been killed in the TabletopGame/{{Tomb of Horrors}}, I have visited the TabletopGame/{{Temple of Elemental Evil}}, and of course, there is not a single square in the [[TabletopGame/KeepOnTheBorderlands Caves of Chaos]] that I have not crawled through. One time I talked to a wizard named [[TabletopGame/{{Mystara}} Bargle]], and I have never said the following words: [[ItMakesSenseInContext I will climb up the asshole.]]"

* NoodleIncident: How and why Aeofel left the party. The out-of-universe reason was, [[https://wilwheaton.tumblr.com/post/120140274049/ive-been-watching-some-older-acquisitions-inc according to Wil]], a falling out between him and Scott, probably aggravated by the fact that the 5th edition, which the show was adopting around the time he left, had not yet implemented his iconic Avenger class (along with his race and even faith). It was eventually included in the base 5E game as a subclass of the Paladin, but by that time, Wil has long moved on to other projects, making Aeofel's return ever more improbable.

* EarlyBirdCameo: Walnut and Rosie made their first appearance in the background of the Yawning Portal in the animated intro to the PAX East live game, shortly before ''The "C" Team'' went on air.

* [[AcquiredPoisonImmunity Acquired Fire Resistance]]: In later seasons, Scott often jokes that Binwin should have fire resistance 10 for all the times when Jim set him on fire with his magic, although Chris always rules that he doesn't.

* SubmissiveBadass: Binwin rarely does anything without checking up with Omin or Jim. As Scott sums it up in season 8:
-->"You set the route--I'm just driving the plough."

!!Rosie Beestinger/[[spoiler:Grandmother Night]]

* ItsPronouncedTroPAY: The "k" in "Dankgrass" is silent ("Dahngrass"). There is a minor RunningGag where Jerry comes up with new ways to pronounce Walnut's surname in increasingly fancy ways (her first name is always just "Walnut").

[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Perkins_(game_designer) Chris Perkins]] has been the DungeonMaster of the "A" Team from season 1 until the middle of season 12 (or just over a decade), except for half a game run by his Creator/WizardsOfTheCoast colleague [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Wyatt_(game_designer) James Wyatt]], one half run by Pat, and one-and-a-half games by Mike. He has formally passed on his DM cap to another colleague, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Crawford Jeremy Crawford]] in the episode "Switcharoo" in 2018. Most of the tropes listed here refer to the wacky personas Chris had assumed for the live events and to his game-mastering style.

!The Dungeon Master
[[folder:The Dungeon Master]]
[[Creator/WizardsOfTheCoast Chris Perkins]] is the DungeonMaster of the table (except for the second half of season 1, when James Wyatt subbed in for him, and the first game of season 10, where Mike and Pat ran instead). Most of the tropes here refer to the wacky personas he assumed for the live events and to his game-mastering style.

[[Creator/WizardsOfTheCoast Chris Perkins]] is the irreplaceable DungeonMaster of the table (except for the second half of season 1, when James Wyatt subbed in for him, and the first game of season 10, where Mike and Pat ran instead). Most of the tropes here refer to the wacky personas he assumed for the live events and to his game-mastering style.

* AttackHello: her EstablishingCharacterMoment

* ICallItVera: Binwin's greataxe is named Seamus.

* AchievementsInIgnorance: Of the original cast, Mike was the one newbie to (tabletop) roleplaying. His attempts to roleplay actions that were implausible by the rules of the game system, but awesome, tended to work well for him.

* MundaneFantastic: The main shtick of Acquisitions Incorporated is that there are essentially a HeroicFantasy PlayerParty but with modern corporate structures and customs.

* HoYay: As of season 11, Omin has admitted that he loves Jim, [[spoiler:going as far as to magically clone Jim without his consent to avoid losing him]].
-->'''Omin''': [[spoiler:I cannot abide by a world where there was not a Jim Darkmagic.]]

!!Strix