History Characters / BestServedCold

* {{Determinator}}: possibly her most impressive trait. She's a good leader, a capable fighter, and an excellent tactician, but wouldn't have become any of those things if not for her stubbornness. And then there's the whole "surviving being thrown off a cliff" thing.

* HandicappedBadass: Her past injuries have left her with chronic pains and limited use of her right hand. She's still an excellent fighter, just not as good a one as she used to be.
* IWasQuiteALooker: After her... ordeal, Monza believes she looks like a walking corpse.

* RagsToRiches: [[spoiler: The story of her life.]]

%% Doesn't explain what the reation is. * BerserkButton: ''Never'' insult his dice by calling them loaded.
%% * TheBrute: His role in Monza's group.

* IdiotSavant: He clearly has mental issues, but he's also a skilled fighter and a great accountant.

%% * Jerkass: Of tremendous proportions.

* TheSociopath: Implied.

* LetsGetDangerous: Normally provides the ComicRelief, but don't let that fool you. He can be a surprisingly capable fighter when he has to, especially when the odds are against him.

* BadassCreed: "We do not kneel."

* CharacterTics: He frequently hums in an unnervingly tuneless manner. Amusingly, this isn't because of any psychological issue- he's just tonedeaf.

* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld

* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: He's a notorious rapist, and would have violated Monza if Orso had not intervened. He even asks if he can rape Monza during her attempted assassination only for Orso to rebuke him, [[EvenEvilHasStandards saying they're not animals.]]

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: A highly skilled commander and world-class swordsman. He essentially spends his fight with Monza toying with her, and [[spoiler:seemingly kills Cosca by running him through]].

Orso's younger son.

A former Practical gone freelance. Introduced in ''Literature/TheFirstLaw''.

* HeroesWantRedheads: And so do villains: Both her husband and Morveer find her red hair a very attractive feature.

* GladToBeAliveSex: [[spoiler: implied to be what drove him and Monza together. Who made the first move is unknown.]]
* HateSink: the more of his character is shown, the easier it is to conclude that Ganmark did the world a favor by killing him.

** On Caprile - it's not even that. There was no benefit to what happened. When Monza returned, she found Benna shitfaced from husk- in his absence the Baolish troops, less civilized than most, started the sack and the mercenaries gladly joined in. They later spun the story of it being on purpose because being a ruthless commander was better for Monza's reputation than admitting to an error/lack of control of her troops.

* TheHero: Depending on whose side you're on, she's this or is the BigBad.

* {{Bishonen}}: He's consistently described as being stunningly gorgeous or handsome. Even his enemies and rivals think of him in flattering terms, where looks are concerned.

* DarkChick: In Monza's group.

* AmbiguousDisorder: Displays both obsessive-compulsive and autistic traits.

* DesiresPrisonLife: In ''Literature/BestServedCold'', the [[AmbiguousDisorder counting-obsessed]] convict Friendly spent most of his life in a prison called Safety (because it protects society from its inhabitants), and misses the order and security of that existence, and at the end of the novel, considers checking himself back in. In a later book in the series, ''Literature/RedCountry'', Friendly is elated when he is arrested along with the other villains of the novel.

* AmbiguousDisorder: Different from Friendly, but he seems to combine narcissism, poor social skills, and lack of empathy. Worth noting, despite ''acting'' like a sociopath, in his own point of view segments he genuinely attempts to patch untrusting relationships and make friends with others - and then blames them when his creepy behavior (such as joking about poisoning them) puts them off more.

* GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex: Appears this way at first, but... [[spoiler: Benna is ''not'' a good person, but he and Monza had an apparently incredibly passionate sex life.]]

%% * Start Of Darkness: [[spoiler: What ''Best Served Cold'' is for him.]]

%% Doesn't explain what the reation is. * Berserk Button: ''Never'' insult his dice by calling them loaded.
%% * The Brute: His role in Monza's group.

* StartOfDarkness: [[spoiler: What ''Best Served Cold'' is for him.]]

* BerserkButton: ''Never'' insult his dice by calling them loaded.
* TheBrute: His role in Monza's group.

* EvilGenius: His role in Monza's group.

* {{Jerkass}}: Of tremendous proportions.

* BelligerentSexualTension: [[spoiler: With his sister Monza.]]

* KnifeNut: He uses knives. When he briefly uses another weapon, he finds that he doesn't like it.