History Characters / DiscoElysiumTheDockworkersUnion

* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Evrart will call you an ableist slur if you claim to be a moralist, and also allegedly called the negotiator prior to Joyce a "midget".

* ChummyCommies: The Claires are eager to build themselves up this way and inspire seemingly genuine loyalty among the Union.
* DirtyCommunists: A common perspective on the Claire Brothers and the Union as a whole is that they're simply using communism as a prop and are actually closer to a crime syndicate. [[spoiler:A closer examination of Evrart, and by extension Edgar's motivations, seems to indicate that he genuinely does hold at least some socialist ideals, especially when it comes to harboring a massive grudge against the wealthy liberal elite for what they did to Revachol and its people. Played Straight, ironically, with the fact that their devotion to socialist ideals can hurt the working man. The Claire Brothers "Special Borscht" is loaded with vodka to get the workers drunk and angry enough to start a riot with the scabs. They also plan to demolish a horribly impoverished village to build a new community on its ruins using very capitalist gentrification.]]

* NeighbourhoodFriendlyGangsters: Evrart wants the citizens of Martinaise to view the Union as this despite their their morally-sketchy behavior. [[spoiler:For what it's worth, the Claires genuinely ''have'' done a lot of good work on Martinaise's behalf. They've bargained for better wages and benefits for the local workers, they established a community watch in the form of the Hardie Boys to make up for the RCM's decades-long absence, and they have big plans to renovate the poorer parts of town (although they're willing to expel people in the fishing village to make this happen). Even their involvement in the drug trade has had a net positive effect on Martinaise, as they ensured that it stays regulated as much as they can.]]

* PetTheDog: If you manage to quit drinking, Claire, in a rare moment of sincerity, commends you for having the strength of character to overcome your alcoholism.

* {{Troll}}: In the Communist Vision Quest, he can potentially point you towards a secret communist underground movement. [[spoiler:It's just a pretentious and overly exclusive reading club consisting of students Steban and Ulixes.]]

* AlasPoorVillain: She's a career criminal but she also is a lonely and scared woman with a hard life who wanted to help the person she loves. Failing to stop her suicide feels ''really'' bad -- in-game it causes Morale damage.

* WhatTheHellHero: While asking about the investigation and her relation to Klaasje, you can dwell way too long on her sexuality and ask immature questions about being a lesbian; both Ruby and Kim are audible in their shared disappointment with you.

* SarcasmFailure: Normally, Evrart will cheerfully respond to your prodding with deflection, sarcasm and plausible deniability. However, calling yourself an ultraliberal while discussing Krenel causes him to break character and call Harry an idiot for believing that.

* SmugSnake: It's hard to believe anyone could be taken in by a FatBastard as smarmy and blatantly disingenuous as Evrart. [[spoiler:Downplayed, in that he's actually playing up his persona to get your guard down. The act is for the RCM -- you never actually get to see Evrart alone with his men, but it's quite possible that the entirety of his crude, money-grubbing persona was concocted for you and Kim.]]

** In the fascist vision quest he also claims that your (and by extension that of fascism itself) desire to "turn back time" is harmful and that one should face the challenges of the future head-on.

-->'''Titus:''' Dennis? You *saw* him run. He's a mean little shit and I never trusted him." He shakes his head. "He better run real fast now -- *real* fast."