History Characters / CastleCrashers

* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: A floating monkey head with stubby little limbs.

* StandardStatusEffects: Dragonhead's fireballs can inflict the "burn" status effect on enemies.

* FamousLastWords: "It must have been something I ate."

* StarterVillain: The very first {{Mooks}} you will encounter, and consequently the easiest.

* UniqueEnemy: Again, only ''two'' Brutes are encountered as enemies in the entire game, one of them in the Industrial Castle with the Cardinal animal orb, and the other near the end of the game brought back to life by the Necromancer.

* EliteMook: Is a bigger and more powerful Conehead.

* InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons: Is not a part of the main storyline in any way.

* EyeBeams: His ranged magic attack in the remastered version has him firing blue lasers from his eyes.

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: Their entire existence as a character.

* CowardlyBoss: He uses his elevator to hide behind his hordes of enemies. When you deal enough damage to him, the elevator breaks, and the Painter runs around screaming "FOILED!", at which point his drawings start to die in one hit each.

* EyeBeams: [[spoiler:If you don't attack him for several seconds while dealing with the Thief mooks on the carriage, he'll charge up and fire giant red ones from his eyes. Luckily, attacking him will reset the attack windup.]]

* RammingAlwaysWorks: Played with in that while it can swim through the water to ram and hurt you, if you lure him into smashing head-first into the King's ship he'll take damage while the ship remains unharmed.]]

* BossInMookClothing: The Beefy Brute in the Industrial Castle is the strongest enemy there aside from the boss and he has a animal orb companion, which for reference only the [[MiniBoss Bear Boss]] and the camel rider have a similar distinction of having.

* GorgousGorgon: Not too bad-looking at all even with the slightly more reptilian look, while her snake hair locks work via one head shooting globs of poison into the air at you, one head attacking you when you get too close to strike her body physically, and the rest jumping off her head to act as [[FlunkyBoss individual snakes]].

* AttackItsWeakPoint: Its head (or at least lower jaw) is the only vulnerable part.

!! UFO Ship

* TakenForGranite: Tries to do this to you when see uses her magic vision [[spoiler:and it ends up happening to her when you defeat her]].

* AnIcePerson: Uses powerful ice magic.

* BossInMookClothing: The Beefy Brute in the Industrial Castle is the strongest enemy there aside from the boss and he has a animal orb companion, which for reference only the [[MiniBoss Bear Boss]] has a similar distinction of having.

A cardinal animal orb that the player can obtain after beating its companion in the industrial castle. It can help the player find hidden items.

* BlowYouAway: Like the other Bears, it uses powerful wind magic.

* EliteMook: Is a bigger and more powerful conehead.

* OneWingedAngel: [[spoiler:In the fourth phase, he turns into an GiantSpider that can summon additional Cultists.]]

* FrickingLaserBeams: His magic involves unleashing laser blasts.

* CoDragons: [[spoiler: With the Painter and Recyclops to the Wizard.]]

* BlowYouAway: Can start a tornado as its' splash attack.

* GreenThumb: Like the Brute, Snakey has a wave of thorns from the ground as its' splash attack.

* BadassNormal: Like the Thief, Peasant, Civilian, Grey Knights, and Royal Guard, it's magic is just a hail of arrows and a thrown dagger.

* BanditMook: They can steal the players food to recover their own health.
* CombatPragmatist: Their favorite tactic is to run away from you and shoot you. In melee combat they will only use quick attacks, which are impossible to dodge.

* StealthPun: It resembles a ram and it charges at you for one of its' attacks. So it's pretty much a "battering ram".

* MightyGlacier: He's the strongest barbarian even making a beefy barbarian look small. But he's incredibly slow, at least on Standard Mode, and his attacks can be easily avoided.

* BearsAreBadNews: The Bear Boss is stronger than the other Bears of the Tall Grass Feilds, calls over an animal orb companion for the fight.

A large bat that lives in Pipistrello's cave.After it's defeat, it shrinks down into the Bitey Bat animal orb.

* DeathOfAThousandCuts: Bitey bat's attack is very weak.With enough patience and running around in a fight on the players part, he can do this to enemies, [[AwesomeButImpractical but players are better off just running in and hitting stuff themselves.]]

* HeelFaceTurn: As Pipistrello, he is a giant, violent, murderous bat who tries to kill the protagonists. When he turns into Bitey bat, he can help fight the player character's enemies if he's brought along.He is both the only animal orb that was a former boss enemy himself, and the only boss character that can directly join & aid the player characters in battle after his defeat.

* MeaningfulName: Bitey bat is a bat [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment . . . That bites.]]

* SupportPartyMember: As Bitey bat his damage output is laughable, but the real advantage is that his attacks hold his target in place for a short bit, which can give the player characters a short amount of time to start a combo attack on said enemy.

* DefeatMeansFriendship: Even though you kill him and his Cyclops friend [[spoiler:twice, his ghost still shows up at the King's castle to celebrate your victory over the Evil Wizard.]]

* BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler: After you defeat the Dragon and Sock Puppet, the Necromancer revives him and turns him into the Recyclops.]]

* TheBrute: [[spoiler: As the Recyclops. He's the second boss you fight in the Evil Wizard's castle.]]
* CoDragons: [[spoiler: With the Painter and Necromancer to the Wizard.]]

* ShoutOut: [[spoiler: His death where he falls into a pit of lava and gives a thumbs up is a reference to T-800's death in Terminator 2: Judgement Day]].

* CowardlyBoss: He just runs away from you until you get to his [[spoiler: giant mech]]. Then he runs again trying to get a ride on the crystal [[spoiler:only to get zapped by the Evil Wizard]].

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler: Turns to stone when you defeat her.]]

* TakenForGranite: Tries to do this to you when see uses her magic vision [[spoiler:and it ends up happening to her when you defeat her.]]

* AndIMustScream: [[spoiler: Screams in constant pain as he freezes to death after being defeated.]]

* LargeHam: His facial expressions and his body movement when attacking greatly resemble anime style attacks making him stand out even more than the other bosses.

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: their entire existence as a character.
* CoDragons: [[spoiler: With the Recyclops and Necromancer to the Wizard.]]

* GetBackHereBoss: He dodges you for the first half of his bar by only coming down from his spot to create more minions. Eventually his elevator breaks and he runs around screaming for help.

* BadBoss: [[spoiler: He zaps the Industrial Prince when he fails him.]]
* BarrierChangeBoss: The the second phase of the fight. The blue shield can only be hit by magical attacks, while the red shield can only be hit by physical attacks. Using the wrong attack causes you to damage yourself.

* CoolSword: For the final phase of the fight, [[spoiler:he summons the Dragon Sword and uses it to unleash powerful fire magic upon you. Defeating him allows you to equip it.]]

* EldritchAbomination: [[spoiler: When he transforms into a GiantSpider.]]
* GiantSpider: [[spoiler: The fourth phase of his boss fight.]]
* LoadBearingBoss: His castle gradually falls apart as you fight him, which is likely due to him [[spoiler: going OneWingedAngel on you.]]
* OneWingedAngel: [[spoiler: In the fourth phase, he turns into an GiantSpider that can summon additional Cultists.]]
* SequentialBoss: [[spoiler: There are a total of six phases in his boss fight.]]
* TrickBoss: In his second phase, he puts up a blue barrier than makes all melee attacks counterattack you, meaning you have to use magic. Then the color changes to red and he can only be harmed by melee attacks.

* AndNowYouMustMarryMe: Barely subverted as he almost marries the Conehead Groom against her will.
* GenkiGirl: At least compared to the other princesses, as when she sees you, she'll start cheering you on doing a fighting animation.

* [[spoiler: DeadAllAlong]]: [[spoiler: The Painter's boss arena has several pictures of her with a knife in her back, suggesting that she was murdered and replaced by Tricky the Clown]].

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Purple Hair. [[spoiler: It's actually green.]]

* DefeatMeansFriendship: Played straight with Bitey Bat. Downplayed with the other ones that are obtained this way.They will only be available to join the player after the player defeats their current companion.

** Fighter: Animal orbs that increase defense are favored by players that [[StoneWall want more defense]]. [[OneStatToRuleThemAll This also helps make the main campaign easier to get through]].
** Thief: Animal orbs That increase agility are favorited by players that use HitAndRunTactics, and/or [[BowAndSwordInAccord heavy use of the bow.]]

* GuideDangIt: Zigzagged. Getting all of the Animal orbs requires players to replay earlier levels with items they get later on.Some are vaguely hinted at, some of the harder to find ones are mostly found by players who randomly run around the level until they find where the orb is hidden, and some require ''other animal orbs'' to help locate them.Specifics pertaining to certain animal orbs are in their entries below.

* SupportPartyMember: Not all of them can damage enemies directly, and the ones that can can usually have a secondary feature that is much more useful to the players.For the majority of animal orbs, they aid the players with passive stat boosts.

* GuideDangIt: To get the Beholder, a player needs the Cardinal animal orb from the Industrial castle stage.They then need to go to the Full moon stage with the Cardinal animal orb, then, the Cardinal must find the key sword.''Then'' they must have the key sword equipped, go to the animal ark, go to the back of the room, and use it on (read:attack) the locked door to unlock it, ''[[RunningGag then]]'' go into the now open room, where the Beholder is just sitting there.Nothing in the game outright states any of this.

* ShoutOut: To the beholders of TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons.

A polar bear animal orb found at the end of the Snow world level In a cave.To get it to come out, Players must use the Horn near the cave, as hinted at by a nearby sign.

* BearsAreBadNews: [=BiPolar=] Bear will savagely maul the ''ever loving [[PrecisionFStrike shit]]'' out of anyone with less than 11 health, ''Including the player it's currently the companion of''. In regards to the bosses, he will go after them when they are at less then 11 percent of their total health.
* FriendlyFire: [=BiPolar=] Bear is the only Animal orb that will attack ''anyone'' who has low health.

* : '''B'''urly '''B'''ear.
* BearsAreBadNews: While Burley Bear itself doesn't attack, it's presence makes it's current companion's melee attacks stronger.
* GuideDangIt: Burly Bear cannot be gotten on a new players/characters first run through the Tall Grass Field. To get it, players must unlock sandwiches and bombs(which are available to buy after completing some later levels), then go back to the short cliff with a ladder. Instead of climbing the ladder, a player must eat a sandwich to become beefy, then remove a large boulder on the left side of the cliff face, and enter the cave it opens up. Once inside, the player must then use bombs to open up a crack in the wall, go into the hole it creates, and move to the right to find Burly Bear.
* SupportPartyMember: It's presence increases the strength of the player who has it as a companion.

A cardinal animal orb that the player can obtain after beating its companion in the industrial castle.It can help the player find hidden items.

* DefeatMeansFriendship: Downplayed. To get the Cardinal, the player must beat it's companion first.

* SupportPartyMember: The Cardinal fetches hidden equipment for its current companion when there is some nearby in a level.It's usefulness is limited however, because once a player has obtained the weapon or item, it is unlocked for them and they don't need to get it again, and the items are only located in a few select levels.

A chicken animal orb found in the Medusas lair level, buried in the ground.To get it, players have to dig it up.

* ADogNamedDog: while some other animal orbs have a PunnyName or AlliterativeName, The Chicken animal orb is just called "Chicken".
* MasterOfNone: It gives a single point boost to strength, defense and agility.

* SupportPartyMember: The Chicken gives its current companion an even boost in strength, defense and agility.

A frog. . . Creature found in the Marsh level, buried in the ground. To get it, players have to dig it up.

* SupportPartyMember: Frogglet will pick up items for it's player companion, which is useful for players who don't want to divide their attention between fighting enemies and picking up the items themselves.

* SupportPartyMember: Giraffey increases it's player companion's experience gain by ten percent, but since experience points are awarded as one per hit on an enemy, it is nearly useless for high strength or level characters, and is ''completely'' useless for a character at max level.

A hawk animal orb found in the Grass field level, in a hut.To make it come out, players must use the horn near it's hut as hinted by a nearby sign.

* CombinationAttack: Hawkster works well with it's fellow animal orb Rammy, who's attacks knock enemies down.

* UtilityPartyMember: What most players bring Hawkster along for is the food he keeps picking up from defeated enemies, which means a player with Hawkster as a companion uses less healing potions overall.Additionally, Hawkster works well with fellow animal orb Piggy, in helping a teammate low on health that has Piggy as their animal orb.Hawkster picks up fruit, and Piggy makes food restore more health.

A ball . . . Of some sort. It is found in the Alien Ship level.

* GuideDangIt: The Install Ball can only be found on the alien ship during the count down to its explosion. After taking down the first set of lasers blocking their path, the player needs to walk along the top of the screen to where the ships wires part, go in the space, walk to the right, and the Install Ball will be there.
* PainfullySlowProjectile: It's photons are fast, buts slow enough to dodge.
* ShoutOut: To the Install Ball from VideoGame/AlienHomonid.

* AnimalJingoism: At the party celebrating the wizards defeat, Meowburt is being chased around the room by Pazzo.
* FromStrayToPet: Once It notices the player characters from its place in the bushes, it hangs around outside the entrance to Cyclops' Cave until the player goes to get it.
* GuideDangIt: To get Meowburt, the player has to exit the cave their head gets smacked into after entering it at the end of the parade level.Before players go into the cave, he peeks out from the bushes for a split second.

* SupportPartyMember: It gives it's player companion a boost in agility.

!! Mr.Buddy
A dog animal orb that increases digging speed.He is in the very first room of the game, but cannot be gotten until he is dug out of the ground with a shovel.

* GuideDangIt: The digging spot for Mr.Buddy is right over some hay, and can easily be mistaken as part of its texture at a glance.
* SupportPartyMember: Mr.Buddy increases digging speed.

An owl animal orb hanging around the Forest entrance behind a tree, making music sounds that give players a hint to his whereabouts. It is the first animal orb a player/character can encounter in a new game, Baring Sherbert, [[GuideDangIt who is hiding in the animal ark.]]

* ThisLooksLikeAJobForAquaman: Owlet is only really useful in level with lots of trees, such as the forest players enter right after they obtain it.

Pazzo is a dog animal orb . It can be bought in the Snow store.

* AnimalJingoism: At the party celebrating the wizards defeat, Pazzo is seen chasing Meowburt around the room.

* UtilityPartyMember: Pazzo shows it's player companion where to dig for buried items, some of which are not marked by an X.

* GluttonousPig: Piggy's ability is food related.

A tiger animal orb hidden behind a wall in the Sand Castle Interior level.A crack in the wall needs to be blown up with bombs in order to reach it.

* SupportPartyMember: Scratch paw increases its player companions strength and agility.

A seahorse animal orb located in the Thieves Forrest level, hanging around a river.

* ThisLooksLikeAJobForAquaMan: The Seahorse is only useful on levels with water.

* HiddenInPlainSight: Sherbert is in the animal ark where the other animal orbs are stored, floating in the upper left corner of the screen, slightly behind the players healthbar.
* ShoutOut: Sherberts hiding place is one to the ceiling cat meme.

* UselessUsefulSpell: Jumping higher sounds good, but it makes it nearly impossible to start a chain of attacked in the air.

A snail animal orb that is found near the end of the Marsh Level.

* SupportPartyMember: gives an increase in strength to its player companion.

A lizard like anima orb that can be bought in the Volcano store.

A troll animal orb in the Theives Forest level in some ruins,which need to be bombed to have access to him.

* RegeneratingHealth: Troll causes its player character to slowly regenerate health.

* ShoutOut: To the Yeti in Videogame/AlienHomonid.
* SupportPartyMember: Gives its player companion resistances to ice.

A zebra animal orb in found in the desert level accompanying a Camel rider.To obtain it, the player must kill the camel rider.

A dragon animal orb.To get it, players must buy the Necromatic Pack DLC (Xbox 360) or purchase it in the Insane store ([=PS3=]/[=PC=]/Xbox one).

* InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons: Is not a part of the main storyline in anyway.

* OurDragonsAreDifferent: It's body is mostly its head, it has no wings, has ram like horns, and breaths fire.

* ShoulderSizedDragon: While a bit bigger than most examples, It's still fairly small, and could probably be carried around in the player character's arms.

A golden whale animal orb. To get it, players must buy the "Can't stop crying" DLC (Xbox 360/[=PS3=]) or own Videogame/BattleBlockTheater on steam(PC).

* AwesomeYetImpractical: It's the only thing in the game that will create money with no effort on the players part, but the money is a measly 1 gold per thirty seconds.A much quicker way to make money is to repeatedly fight the barbarian boss for the reward money.
* ShoutOut: To the golden whale from Videogame/BattleBlockTheater.

* CoolSword: For the final phase of the fight, [[spoiler:he summons the Demon Sword and uses it to unleash powerful fire magic upon you. Defeating him allows you to equip it.]]

* MoodSwinger: [=BiPolar=] Bear's name and violent tendencies is a nod to how [[UsefulNotes/BipolarDisorder Bipolar disorder is often portrayed in media]].

* MoodSwinger: [=BiPolar=] Bear's name and violent tendencies is a nod to how [[UsefullNotes/BipolarDisorder Bipolar disorder is often portrayed in media]].

* TookALevelInBadass: The PC version and the console remasters improve the stats of certain animal orbs. For example, Snoot went from +2 damage to +4 damage, and the Cardinal now gives a +2 boost to magic in addition to it's usual power.