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* AdaptationDyeJob: In the first two games, she had brown eyes. In the third and fourth games, it switched to [[BlueEyes blue]]. Her eyes turned into brown again in the fifth game.

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* AdaptationDyeJob: In the first two games, she had [[BrownEyes brown eyes.eyes]]. In the third and fourth games, it switched to [[BlueEyes blue]]. Her eyes turned into brown again in the fifth game.


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* BrownEyes: She has these in first, second and fifth games to reflect her strong-willed, down-to-earth personality.

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* AdaptationDyeJob: In the first two games, she had [[BrownEyes brown eyes]]. In the third and fourth games, it switched to [[BlueEyes blue]]. Her eyes turned into brown again in the fifth game.

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* AdaptationDyeJob: In the first two games, she had [[BrownEyes brown eyes]].eyes. In the third and fourth games, it switched to [[BlueEyes blue]]. Her eyes turned into brown again in the fifth game.



* BrownEyes: She has these in first, second and fifth games to reflect her strong-willed, down-to-earth personality.
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* WomanInWhite
** [[spoiler: WhiteShirtOfDeath]]:[[spoiler: Her blood is never shown when she dies.]]

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* WomanInWhite
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[[spoiler: WhiteShirtOfDeath]]:[[spoiler: Her blood is never shown when she dies.]]



* WomanInBlack: She wears black tanktop and pants.

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* WomanInBlack: She wears black tanktop and pants.

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* FreudianExcuse: If you adhere to the theory that [[spoiler:their niece Emily (who was their last family member) is dead]], their mild crazyness and their hostility towards Rio becomes a lot harsher.



* [[spoiler:OurGhostsAreDifferent]]

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* [[spoiler:OurGhostsAreDifferent]][[spoiler:OurGhostsAreDifferent]]: Implied to be [[spoiler:already dead]]. However, for some reason, her cross is still [[spoiler:tangible]].
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: After the heroes [[spoiler:seal Tezcatlipoca]], he's not seen [[spoiler:coming out of the pyramid in the final scene]]. However, given the fact that [[spoiler:he saved Titipoco, it's unlikely that they left without him. He probably came out and went back to Quaramonte.]]

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* BadBoss



* KarmicDeath: He killed [[spoiler:Oubier]] because the latter [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness had outlived his usefulness]]. [[spoiler:When he frees Tezcatlipoca, the god does the same thing to him.]]



* [[spoiler: HeelFaceTurn]]: [[spoiler: Towards the end of the game, Raoul is convinced by Nico Karzac plans to dispose of him after Tezcatlipoca is freed. Later, Raoul choose Titipoco allowing his mother to fall on her death.]]

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* [[spoiler: HeelFaceTurn]]: [[spoiler: Towards the end of the game, Raoul is convinced by Nico that Karzac plans to dispose of him after Tezcatlipoca is freed. Later, Raoul choose Titipoco allowing his mother to fall on her death.]]



* [[spoiler:NominalHero]]: [[spoiler: He gets convinced by Nico that his mother's doing evil plans with Karzac.]]

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* [[spoiler:NominalHero]]: [[spoiler: He gets convinced by Nico that his mother's doing evil plans with Karzac.Karzac and helps the heroes during the climax.]]




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* [[spoiler:RedemptionEarnsLife]]

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* [[spoiler: EasilyForgiven]]

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* [[spoiler: EasilyForgiven]]EasilyForgiven]]: By George and Nico.



* [[spoiler: FaceTurn]]:[[spoiler: During a standoff late in Episode 2, Nico convinces him to be his own man and so he shoots his former boss to save George. He then accompanies the heroes to the end of the game.]]

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* [[spoiler: FaceTurn]]:[[spoiler: [[spoiler:HeelFaceTurn]]:[[spoiler: During a standoff late in Episode 2, Nico convinces him to be his own man and so he shoots his former boss to save George. He then accompanies the heroes to the end of the game.]]
* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler:AccidentalMurder or not, he's still responsible of the death of Henri, yet doesn't seem to receive any kind of punishment in the end.
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* CluelessDetective

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* CluelessDetectiveBadBoss: Not a very pleasant person with his subordinate.
* CluelessDetective: How this guy managed to become a detective is the true mystery of the game. He's can't tell the difference between blood and tomato sauce!



* {{Jerkass}}: A grandiloquent idiot who immediately antagonizes George and is not very nice with his underling, Sergeant Moue.



* SmallNameBigEgo

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* SmallNameBigEgoSmallNameBigEgo: For all his talks of being an "expert" when it comes to biological samples, he can't see the difference between blood and tomato sauce.

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* HimeCut: Petra's bangs covers her forehead.



* IKissYourHand: Inverted and averted. In the castle, she kisses Susarro's hand as a greeting after her arrival.

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* IKissYourHand: Inverted and averted. In the castle, she kisses Susarro's hand as a greeting after her arrival.



* [[spoiler:VillainExitStageLeft]]:[[spoiler: Nico says to George that Petra is just disappeared after the Grand Master's downfall. WordOfGod hinted that Petra is alive and will return.]]

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* [[spoiler:VillainExitStageLeft]]:[[spoiler: VillainExitStageLeft:[[spoiler: Nico says to George that Petra is just disappeared after the Grand Master's downfall. WordOfGod hinted that Petra is alive and will return.]]
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* TomboyishSidetails
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** LampShaded in dialogue in Broken Sword 2 - “I could have broken my neck — or worse, a heel!".

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** LampShaded in dialogue in Broken Sword 2 - “I could have broken my neck or worse, a heel!".



* AVillainNamedKhan: Khan, the antagonist, is a ProfessionalKiller from Syria ]]spoiler: and member of an assassination cult called the Hashashin.]]

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* AVillainNamedKhan: Khan, the antagonist, is a ProfessionalKiller from Syria ]]spoiler: [[spoiler: and member of an assassination cult called the Hashashin.]]
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* AVillainNamedKhan: Khan, the antagonist, is a ProfessionalKiller from Syria and member of an assassination cult called the Hashashin.

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* AVillainNamedKhan: Khan, the antagonist, is a ProfessionalKiller from Syria ]]spoiler: and member of an assassination cult called the Hashashin.]]



!! Basher
A fan of a Newcastle United soccer team who is seen being drunk and beaten.

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!! Howay and Basher
A fan They're the sole passenger at a train station and fans of a Newcastle United soccer team who team. Basher is seen being a drunk and beaten.sleeping in bed from fight while Howay is the one who helps George.
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* ProtagonistWithoutAPast: It's never really indicated what George Stobbart's job is. He has spent most of the series being a tourist. The first game has him mentioning that he studied law. In the third it is explicitly stated that he is an attorney specialising in patent law. By the fourth he's become a bail bondsman.
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* AVillainNamedKhan: Khan, the antagonist, is a ProfessionalKiller from Syria and member of an assassination cult called the Hashashin.
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* ShirtlessScene: In ''The Angel of Death'', [[spoiler: he goes to BlackCat massage parlor wearing a towel.]]

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* ShirtlessScene: In ''The Angel of Death'', [[spoiler: he goes to BlackCat Black Cat massage parlor wearing a towel.]]
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Spallacci is the godfather of the Martino crime family. He orders his members to chase Anna-Maria and steal th manuscript.

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Spallacci is the godfather of the Martino crime family. He orders his members to chase Anna-Maria and steal th the manuscript.



A member of the Holy Order who sends the mafia after Anna Maria to retrieve the manuscipt she stole.

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A member of the Holy Order who sends the mafia after Anna Maria to retrieve the manuscipt manuscript she stole.



Member of the Holy Order who gives information about Anna-Maria to George.
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He is the assistant of Mosignor Devlin who hired Anna-Maria to find the Ark's missing cherubs.
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* [[spoiler:TheDragon]]

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* [[spoiler:TheDragon]][[spoiler:TheDragon]]: Towards Monsignor Devlin.



* [[spoiler:ThoseTwoBadGuys]]: With Father Devlin.

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* [[spoiler:ThoseTwoBadGuys]]: With Father Monsignor Devlin.
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Spallacci is the godfather of the Martino crime family. He orders his members to chase Anna-Maria and steal th manuscript.
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* [[spoiler:GoodAllAlong]]

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* [[spoiler:GoodAllAlong]][[spoiler:GoodAllAlong]]: [[spoiler: He cooperates with Cardinal Gianelli in stopping the order of St. Michael.]]



A member of the Holy Order who sends the mafia after Anna Maria to retrieve the manuscipt she stole.
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* [[spoiler:ImDyingPleaseTakeMyMacGuffin]]

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* [[spoiler:ImDyingPleaseTakeMyMacGuffin]][[spoiler:ImDyingPleaseTakeMyMacGuffin]]: [[spoiler: At Vatican, he gives the manuscript to George and Brother Mark before he dies.]]


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* PerpetualFrowner: He always look serious.
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* AnimalsHateHim: Especially when it comes to goats. Averted in the fifth game where he keeps a cockroach as a pet.

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* AnimalsHateHim: Especially when it comes to goats. Averted in the fifth game where he keeps a cockroach as a pet.pet and then lampshaded by Nico towards the end of the same game.



* BornLucky: He escaped from prison and death many times in unlikely circumstances.

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* BornLucky: He escaped from prison and death many times in unlikely circumstances. Subverted in the fourth game where he works as a bail bondsman after he lost his patent office.



* {{Determinator}}: George is lretty determined to solve the mysteries he encountered.

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* {{Determinator}}: George is lretty pretty determined to solve the mysteries he encountered.
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* [[spoiler: BlondGuysAreEvil]]



* BlondGuysAreEvil
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* HotScoop

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* HotScoopHotScoop: Nico is a ''[[EverythingSoundsSexierInFrench freelaunce photojoornaleeste]]''



* ParentalAbandonment: Her parents were separated when she was eight years old. Four years later, her father died in plane crash.

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* ParentalAbandonment: Her parents were separated when she was eight years old. Four years later, her father died in a plane crash.

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* ABoyAndHisX: With Trevor the cockroach in ''The Serpent's Curse''.



* ABoyAndHisX: With Trevor the cockroach in ''The Serpent's Curse''.



* StarvingStudent: In her final year in college, she dropped out.

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* StarvingStudent: In her final year in college, Nico mentions that she dropped out.had to drop out of university because of this trope (she couldn't afford art supplies, although she was able to eat potatoes when she was doing printing with them).

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* BattleaxeNurse: That's how the receptionist describes Grendel. Apparently she was just jealous of her.



!! The carpet vendor:
* HandRubbing: He does this gesture continuously.
* HonestJohnsDealership: He looks like a shady carpet vendor who wants to scam gullible tourist.



* InsistentTerminology: Mina insists on calling her ancestor Frederic Ketch a {{Privateer}} and not a pirate.



!! Rio
A young fisher boy that George meets in Ketch's Landing. He's a friend of Emily.

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!! Rio
A young fisher boy that George meets in
!!Captain Frederic Ketch
Frederic Ketch was a pirate who got hold of the Jaguar stone when seizing a Spanish ship. He later became a successful {{Privateer}} but was hanged by the British governor and his men who wanted to obtain
Ketch's Landing. He's a friend of Emily.vast fortune.


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* PosthumousCharacter: We learn about Ketch's story through his descendants Mina and Frost.
* PirateBooty: Ketch stored his treasure chest in a cave by the beach.
* {{Privateer}}: It is said that Ketch retired from a life of piracy and became a successful privateer, gaining great wealth.

!! Rio
A young fisher boy that George meets in Ketch's Landing. He's a friend of Emily.
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* CallingTheOldManOut: Raoul takes a stand against his mother at the end.


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* CutsceneBoss
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* BlondesAreEvil: Her hair color is platinum blonde. [[spoiler:Later in the game, Nico lampshades about it when she wears a blonde wig.]]
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** George lampshades it when he mentions [[spoiler: the insane guard hiding in the theater's office.]]
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* BadassFamily: Her ancestors were members of KnightsTemplar

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* BadassFamily: Her ancestors were members of KnightsTemplarUsefulNotes/TheKnightsTemplar
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* CatchPhrase: "Fabuloso!".
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* StrongFamilyResemblance: She is quite a bit of resemblance of her father. She inherited her father's hair color, large forehead, and hair sidetails, albeit with brown eyes she got from her mother.
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!!! '''Voiced by''': Alison Pettit



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!!! '''Voiced by''': Alison Pettit

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* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness

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* SesquipedalianLoquaciousnessSesquipedalianLoquaciousness: His vocabulary is complex due to his interest in reading.






* ScarfOfAsskicking:Wears a yellow scarf.

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* ScarfOfAsskicking:Wears ScarfOfAsskicking: Wears a yellow scarf.



* [[spoiler:VillainExitStageLeft]]:[[spoiler: Nico says to George that Petra is just disappeared after the Grand Master's downfall. WordOfGod hinted that Petra is alive and might return.]]

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* [[spoiler:VillainExitStageLeft]]:[[spoiler: Nico says to George that Petra is just disappeared after the Grand Master's downfall. WordOfGod hinted that Petra is alive and might will return.]]


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A middle-aged man who gets tricked by Alfonso's advertisement.
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A policeman in New York who investigates Alfonso's hotel and its connection to mafia.
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Alfonso's sole receptionist and cleaner who is kidnapped by the mafia.
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One of the members of mafia who occupied the hotel. He's the smart member of the group and has a degree in business.
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The big guy of the group and somewhat dimwitted.
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The oldest member of the mafia. He acts as a seller in a salami shop to cover their crimes.
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