History Characters / DarkestDungeonHeroesGToL

* TheAtoner: [[spoiler:It's implied that she's volunteered to brave the horrors in the Estate to regain her honor for her past lack of bravery in battle.]]

* ArmorPiercingAttack: Pick to the Face ignores any Protection stats as of the Color of Madness balance patch.

* FragileSpeedster: She has the highest base Dodge in the game, which can combine with ''Shadow Fade'' and the right trinkets to reach near-unhittable levels of Dodge, but her HP is very low.

* UnscrupulousHero: Audrey has no shame, nor restrains about her life as a murderous thief (and in fact seems to [[ThrillSeeker revel in it]]), but she is still putting her life at risk to save the world instead of joining the likes of the Pillagers to murder and rob the innocents [[spoiler:like the Antiquarian]], making her at least a better person by default compared to [[DamnedByFaintPraise the pitless thugs, bloodthirsty soldiers and various abominations she fights]].

* AntiHero: Considering he's a highwayman fighting for a fairly noble cause. His backstory comic shows he was not the GentlemanThief type either and was a ruthless killer before his HeelFaceTurn. He is overall a mix between a ClassicalAntiHero and a PragmaticHero: Dismas is consumed by self-doubts about ever being able to achive [[TheAtoner his redemption]] and he did not became any less brutal after stopping being TheHighwayman as much as he redirects his violent efforts towards [[PayEvilUntoEvil richly deserving parties]], but he is ultimately fighting for a right cause for selfless reasons.

* {{Foil}}: Dismas and Reynauld contrasted each other since they were introduced in the first game, with the former being a thug for hire, while the latter a holy knight on a mission to purge evil, but their differences [[HiddenDepths go much deeper]] than their initial appearance. Dismas feels [[TheAtoner guilty about his past as a criminal]] and is implied to have joined the Heir as a kind of RedemptionQuest to make up for his past misdeeds, while Reynauld is ''not'' as morally infallible as he appears to be, having his own share of personality issues and skeletons in the closet that haunt him to this day, [[WartsAndAll even if that doesn't make him any less heroic]], meaning ironically the two are [[NotSoDifferentRemark much more similiar than what they seem at first glance]], being both [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold flawed, but ultimately good people]]. In-gameplay, both the Highwayman and Crusader are prime damage-dealers, but have otherwise different secondary functions: the Crusader, on top of its high damage output, has a [[CombatMedic lots of support and heals options for the team]], and pays for his high tanking capabilities by being [[MightyGlacier one of the slowest heroes]]; while the Highwayman completely specialise in damage dealing, buffing himself and hindering his foes with debuffs to leave them even more vulnerable to harm and pays for his high damage potential and decent speed by being [[GlassCannon rather fragile]].

* AntiHero: Considering he's a highwayman fighting for a fairly noble cause. His backstory comic shows he was not the GentlemanThief type either and was a ruthless killer before his HeelFaceTurn.

* PowerUpFood: A party with a Houndmaster in it starts with two Dog Treats that greatly increases the Wolfhound's damage potential when used. And while in the Cove, giving a giant Oyster a dog treat will grant the entire party a large Dodge boost until the next time you camp.

** An avoidance tank. He already starts out with more Dodge than most (10, then going up to 30 natural Dodge); and can not only bolster it further, but also protect his allies thanks to Guard Dog. Should he get hit, Lick Wounds allows him to keep trucking.
** He's also a support-based character, having a wide array of moves to choose from and specializing in opening enemy tanks up for blows with maneuvers such as Hound's Rush.
* AttackAnimal: The Houndmaster uses his Wolfhound in two of his skills to attack enemies.
* TheBadGuysAreCops: Not him. He's an honest (more or less) cop with his trusty hound. But he left (or was forced to leave) after he discovered evidence of corruption so severe it went all the way to the top. His backstory comic reveals that it wasn't mundane corruption, either. His fellow lawmen were hip-deep in the "Flesh Cult". The quote for his trinket set nails this home

* CarryABigStick: He carries a cudgel he can occasionally use with the Blackjack skill to stun an enemy. His trinkets include additional cudgels.
* TheDividual: The hound and the master are never separated, and are treated as a single character for all purposes.

* FantasyCharacterClasses: The Beastmaster. The Houndmaster fights and supports his party mostly through his dog.

* JackOfAllTrades: Like the Crusader, the Hound Master's strength is his flexibility. He can mark targets for himself or others, stress heal, guard and stun enemies, in addition to having decent damage and attack that affects all enemies. Outside combat, he's also excellent at scouting, stress healing, and trap disarming.

* NiceGuy: He's possibly one of the most noble party members. When he takes damage, he shields the dog from harm. Even a Selfish Houndmaster puts his dog above himself.

* PowerUpFood: A party with a Houndmaster in it starts with a Dog Treat that greatly increases the hound's vigour when used.
* SquishyWizard: Of a sort. He works best in the back rows and has notably weak stats, with the lowest base damage in the game on top of only slightly better HP than the likes of the Jester or Occultist. To make up for it, he can shred PROT apart, apply party-wide bleed, and guard his allies from danger. He also brings two dog treats that dramatically increase his damage output for a short time.
* TakingTheBullet: Their damage animation is for the Houndmaster to shield his dog with his own body. He can also take one for an ally, buffing his Dodge even higher, although [[FragileSpeedster there's a certain amount]] of [[SquishyWizard risk to that]], especially if you're not using his self-heal ability.
* TapOnTheHead: {{Downplayed}}, the Houndmaster's blackjack can stun an enemy.
* TokenGoodCop: He and his dog were the only uncorrupt constables in his old jurisdiction, and having become fed up with the system he's turned to vigilantism to help those in need.
* TokenGoodTeammate: Quite possibly the most selfless and noble hero in the entire game. Even when afflicted with the Selfishness debuff, "the hound's needs come first."
* TooAwesomeToUse: The Dog Treats provide a strong but short-lived buff. There's also no way to replenish them during an expedition.

* ChronicHeroSyndrome: After the first game it's implied that this is why he's throwing himself back into the fray, despite finally redemning himself. If you max out his Candles in the Wandering City, the Academic says that he will guards the very same highways he once robbed.

* {{Foil}}: To the Highwayman. Both of them are common criminals among a cast of mercenaries and warriors, with loadouts focused on DPS and avoiding hits, and even share the unique Gallows Humor camping skill. Unlike the penitent Highwayman, who found himself falling out of crime after a heist gone wrong, the Grave Robber was a noblewoman who fell into it after a heist gone right introduced her to the thrill of the criminal lifestyle.

* {{Foil}}: To the Grave Robber. Both of them are common criminals among a cast of mercenaries and warriors, with loadouts focused on DPS and avoiding hits, and even share the unique Gallows Humor camping skill. Unlike the Grave Robber, a former noblewoman who fell into crime without regrets, the Highwayman was a former highway bandit until a heist gone wrong made him change his ways out of regret.

* {{Foil}}: With the antiquarian. Neither is shown to harbor any regrets in their lives, but this is where the similarities end. In contrast to the Antiquarian's role in lore as the TokenEvilTeammate and playing the part of a [[MasterOfNone mediocre support role]], the Leper is a TokenGoodTeammate with a devastating frontline attacker and has strength and toughness to spare, though having a supporter goes a long ways to boost his effectiveness. This contrast is solidified in ''II'', as the Antiquarian pulls a FaceHeelTurn while the backstory sequences only serve to further emphasize the Leper's nobility.