History Characters / EntropyZero

[[caption-width-right:250:"You're all just targets to me now."]]

->'''Voiced By:''' Sam "Trivvy" Pearson (''Entropy : Zero 2'')

* GrassIsGreener: [[spoiler:Ultimately Wilson realizes that, despite his initial excitement to see the surface and away from the depths of the Aperture facility that Bad Cop finds him in, he eventually understands that the "surface" isn't as great as he once thought it was at the beginning, which he bitterly tells Bad Cop that, while it was nice at first, the world "outside" is basically just a cesspit that the Combine have turned it into since their grip on the world was established years ago, all this he reveals as nears his permanent shutdown and barely active whilst speaking his last words before the elevator ride down when he then dies...]]

* OneManArmy: Takes down the rebel and Vortigaunt presence in City 10 without any backup whatsoever. During his assault on the Arbeit facilities, he has the Combine Overwatch at his beck and call, though he’s still given many chances to kick ass on his own and is considerably better at it this time around thanks to his status as an Overwatch Elite.

* ProfessionalButtKisser: As a Metrocop he was a suck-up to the chief of his Civil Protection unit, much to the ire of his co-workers.

* ReassignedToAntarctica: ''[=E:Z2=]'' reveals that before the events of the original mod, he was exiled from City 17 to Outland patrol duty as a punishment for killing a group of his fellow officers and that the raid he was taking part in during the prologue occurred during his exile.

* SurroundedByIdiots: In the sequel, he's often exasperated by the performance of the other Combine troopers, especially after they repeatedly fail to apprehend Mossman.

* TeethClenchedTeamwork: He doesn't get along with most Metrocops, as he sucks up to the chief and acts recklessly, disregarding protocol because [[CowboyCop "it gets results."]] They call him [[TeachersPet "Teacher's Pet"]] and other similar names often, wishing him ill in a near-unanimous fashion in the intro flashback. Even with Wilson, who he tolerates the most, [[GleefulAndGrumpyPairing he gets annoyed with him]].

* VillainProtagonist: As a Civil Protection officer (and later an Overwatch soldier), the Resistance is his sworn enemy.

* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: When introduced in Nova Prospekt's nerve centre in ''[=E:Z2=]'', it shocks a Stalker to death after the Stalker opens the way for Bad Cop.

* CloningBlues: Upon discovering that another privileged unit like himself is being dispatched to Arbeit, he comes to realize just how [[ExpendableClone expendable]] he really is, since the Combine can just make more copies of him whenever one copy fails.

* BigBadEnsemble: Despite its role of MissionControl for Bad Cop, it's made abundantly clear that it won't honour any of its promises and is just using Bad Cop for its own ends. The moment Bad Cop defies it, it attempts to kill him, showing it was never really on his side, to begin with.

* AllAboutMe: Says this is his motivation for going rogue when verbally sparring with Bad Cop.

* Manchild: [[AvertedTrope Averted]]. Even though they are both clones with the same memories, Clone Cop is not at all immature like Bad Cop and voices disdain towards the latter for this.

The leader of the Resistance fighters stationed at Arbeit Communications.

* AllForNothing: [[spoiler:All his efforts to find out about Ava during the two games go to waste when the Advisor betrays him at the end of ''Entropy: Zero 2''.]]

* TheHeroDies: [[spoiler:In the "There Will Be Pain" route of the sequel, the Combine fry his brain during an interrogation if Wilson isn't around to rescue him, and in "There Will Be Darkness", he gets killed by Gordon when the Resistance launch an assault to take the Borealis.]]

* BigDamnHero: [[spoiler:If placed in the AI upload station, he ends up infiltrating the Combine's network and rescuing Bad Cop from being killed in the "There Will Be Pain" ending.]]

* OptionalPartyMember: You don't have to carry him with you after leaving the Arbeit secret labs, but bringing him along allows you to unlock extra supply caches, and if you bring him to the AI upload station in Arbeit 3 as he asks, [[spoiler:you'll unlock a more uplifting version of the "There Will Be Pain" ending where he rescues Bad Cop from being used by the Combine as a new consciousness template.]]

* ArtifactName: Retains the out-of-series nickname of "Bad Cop" in ''[=EZ2=]'', even though he’s no longer a Metrocop.

* BrainUploading: [[spoiler:As a commendation for his efforts in stopping the City 10 insurrection, the Combine upload his consciousness into their mind repository in the Overworld to be used as a template for creating an elite breed of Overwatch soldiers. The sequel has you playing as [[LastOfHisKind the last remaining one of these soldiers]].]]

* {{Cyborg}}: In ''[=EZ2=]'', per his status as an Overwatch Elite. He tells Wilson that he doesn't feel anything on his lower torso and it seems rather likely he can't remove his helmet. [[spoiler:Judging by ''VideoGame/HalfLifeAlyx'''s reveal of what a Combine Transhuman is like beneath their helmet and that Bad Cop has only one eye, whatever there is beneath the mask, it [[EyeScream isn't pretty.]]]]
* CyberCyclops: He obtains a Elite's body in ''[=EZ2=]'', as a reward for his efforts in pacifying City 10. This means he gains their armor and battle dress, which includes a helmet with a single crimson optic. Wilson notes that Aperture's turrets mistake him for one of them, as they share this similarity in appearance.

* DeathOfPersonality: [[spoiler:Loses his memories and faculties at the hands of his Advisor handler at the end of ''[=EZ2=]'', should he allow it to happen.]]

* GunTwirling: Twirls the Magnum when drawing and reloading it in ''[=EZ2=]''.
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:He defects from the Combine in one ending of ''[=EZ2=]''.]]

* LackOfEmpathy: His circle of friends and loved ones is very limited by the time of ''[=EZ2=]''. He doesn't get along or care for what happens with fellow officers, doesn't bat an eye when killing people en masse, and doesn't even seem to notice the deaths of the Combine Soldiers, mostly reacting with a "better him than me" attitude.

** He can also detain rebels during ''[=EZ2=]'' instead of killing them outright. One amusing easter egg has him asking a rebel on the other side of a locked door if Mossman is there and then sparing said rebel for cooperating with him.

* ReassignedToAntarctica: ''[=EZ2=]'' reveals that before the events of the first game, he was exiled from City 17 to Outland patrol duty as a punishment for killing a group of his fellow officers and that the raid he was taking part in during that game’s prologue occurred during his exile.

* SoleSurvivor: Of his Civil Protection squad in the first game, following a train crash.

* TookALevelInKindness: Towards Wilson, if he's brought along to the end of the game. He's initially annoyed by Wilson's antics but eventually warms up to him and admits that he doesn't hate him. [[spoiler:When Wilson shuts down after the battle with Clone Cop, he's ''devastated''.]]

* AllThereInTheScript: His name can only be glimpsed in the game’s script and caption files.

* FinalBoss: [[spoiler:He and his posse are Bad Cop’s last obstacle in reclaiming City 10.]]

* FinalBoss: [[spoiler:Of ''[=EZ2=]'', if you choose to fight it.]]

* MindOverMatter: [[spoiler:It makes full use of its telekinesis if you fight it at the end of ''[=EZ2=]'', using it to fling debris and even '''massive''' shipping containers and cars (with complimentary alarm sounds as well) at you and form a self-protecting barrier.]]
* MissionControl: To Bad Cop during ''[=EZ2=]''.

* {{Telepathy}}: How it communicates with Bad Cop. While in the first game, it takes the form of gibberish and can only be inferred from the subtitles, its speech is [[SuddenlyVoiced fully voiced in the sequel]].
* UngratefulBastard: Even after everything Bad Cop has done for it across both games, remaining loyal in spite of retaining his higher mental faculties, the Advisor opts to "reward" him by erasing his memories and reducing him to little more than a drone not unlike the other Combine soldiers. Bad Cop even calls it out for its lack of gratitude as he kills it.

* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: When introduced in Nova Prospekt's nerve centre in ''[=EZ2=]'', it shocks a Stalker to death after the Stalker opens the way for Bad Cop.

A defective Aperture turret found in the depths of Arbeit’s laboratories. He serves as Bad Cop’s companion during the chapter "Chamber Catacomb" and can optionally be brought along as a sidekick for the remainder of the game.

* BrainUploading: [[spoiler:All but outright stated to be a human consciousness occupying a turret, as placing him in the mainframe upload station at the end of the game reveals his full name to be Wilson Terrence Scott, which matches up with the name of one of the Arbeit employees in the "Arbeit Communications Comms" logs posted on Steam by the developers.]]

* BigBadEnsemble: She's Bad Cop's primary target, whose actions kicked off the plot, and the player battles the Resistance forces guarding her throughout the game, but she's also being pursued by Clone Cop, who has his own plans for her.
* DiscOneFinalBoss: After pursuing her for most of the game, Bad Cop successfully apprehends Mossman, but Clone Cop takes over as the main threat for the remainder of the story.

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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: He has said that he loves his wife and grandma, and hasn't given up hope that he'll reunite with his daughter. He also says he likes Metrocop 25 from his unit. [[spoiler:In one of the endings, Wilson joins into that small category as well.]]

->''"Hey! Who are you callin' weird?"''

A defective turret found in the depths of Arbeit’s laboratories. He serves as Bad Cop’s companion during the chapter "Chamber Catacomb" and can optionally be brought along as a sidekick for the remainder of the game.

* BigDamnHero: [[spoiler:If placed in the AI upload station, he ends up infiltrating the Combine's network and rescuing Bad Cop from being tortured to death in the "There Will Be Pain" ending.]]

* TeamKiller: After overhearing a group of his fellow Metrocops scheming to sabotage his records and deny him his Civil Protection benefits, he guns them all down in cold blood. The only reason he's let off easy for it is because he's the chief's pet.

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A rogue copy of Bad Cop who’s dead set on undermining the Combine’s goals by killing Mossman and taking the Resistance’s secret project for himself.

->'''Voiced By:''' Trivvy (''Entropy : Zero 2'')

->'''Voiced By:''' Trivvy (''Entropy : Zero 2'')

->'''Voiced By:''' Trivvy

* LackOfEmpathy: His circle of friends and loved ones is very limited by the time of ''[=EZ2=]''. He doesn't get along or care for what happens with fellow officers, doesn't bat a eye when killing people en masse, and doesn't even seem to notice the deaths of the Combine Soldiers, mostly reacting with a "better him than me" attitude.

* OneManArmy: Takes down the rebel and Vortigaunt presence in City 10 without any backup whatsoever. During his assault on the Arbeit facilities he has the Combine Overwatch at his beck and call, though he’s still given many chances to kick ass on his own and is considerably better at it this time around thanks to his status as an Overwatch Elite.

* PsychopathicManchild: His irreverent personality, anger problems and overall antisocial behavior would be more fitting for a teenager than a family man. The fact that he laughs like a kid in a candy store when using the APC, alongside rubbing it on Rebel enemy faces, shows a lot of immaturity. This contrasts heavily with his level of actual skill with firearms and overall fight savviness.
* RabidCop: Like his name suggests, he's particularly murderous. He says to himself that becoming part of the Civil Protection arm is the best career choice of his life in the midst of killing rebels.
* ReassignedToAntarctica: ''[=EZ2=]'' reveals that before the events of the first game, he was exiled from City 17 to Outland patrol duty as a punishment for killing a group of his fellow officers, and that the raid he was taking part in during that game’s prologue occured during his exile.

* TeethClenchedTeamwork: He doesn't get along with most Metrocops, as he sucks up to the chief and acts recklessly, disregarding protocol because [[CowboyCop "it gets results."]] They call him [[TeachersPet "Teacher's Pet"]] and other similar names often, wishing him ill in a near unanimous fashion in the intro flashback. Even with Wilson, who he tolerates the most, [[GleefulAndGrumpyPairing he gets annoyed with him]].

* {{Transhuman}}: As stated in ''Half-Life 2'', the Combine Overwatch human units are modified both cybernetically and biologically into loyal killing machines. Unlike some examples of this trope, Bad Cop and his fellow soldiers aren't much stronger or more agile than a regular human. They just can live longer without the need of sleep or food for an unknown period of time. Their eyes are replaced with cybernetics in their helmet, they can communicate via radio, and can have their memories extracted. They are also less likely to be put in shock because of bleeding, to the point that Scar Zero, a fellow soldier, is functioning perfectly well after being tortured. This level of pain tolerance should apply to Bad Cop as well (if not more so because he is a Elite).
* UniformityException: Overwatch Elites who bear his imprint in the sequel have blue badges, as opposed to the standard gray.

* BigBadEnsemble: Despite its role of MissionControl for Bad Cop, it's made abundantly clear that it won't honor any of its promises and is just using Bad Cop for its own ends. The moment Bad Cop defies it, it attempts to kill him, showing it was never really on his side to begin with.

* {{Telepathy}}: How it communicates with Bad Cop. While in the first game it takes the form of gibberish and can only be inferred from the subtitles, its speech is [[SuddenlyVoiced fully voiced in the sequel]].

* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: When introduced in Nova Prospekt's nerve center in ''[=EZ2=]'', it shocks a Stalker to death after the Stalker opens the way for Bad Cop.

* ElectronicSpeechImpediment: Because of the Arbeit Gonome damaging his voice box, he speaks with an occasional stutter and a wavering pitch.

* ThereIsAnother: His existence confirms that the playable Bad Cop is in fact not the last of his copies, and that the Combine were quite possibly lying to him on that front.

A defective turret found within the depths of Arbeit’s laboratories. He serves as Bad Cop’s companion during the chapter "Chamber Catacomb" and can optionally be brought along as a sidekick for the remainder of the game.

-->'''Wilson''': So, um... they build test chambers here. And test the... testibility.\\

* OppositesAttract: Personality-wise, Wilson could not be any more different from Bad Cop. The latter is a MisanthropeSupreme who makes sociopathic wisecracks while serving the Combine, while the former is a [[ThePollyanna shockingly chipper]] NiceGuy who makes appeals to Bad Cop's humanity despite being stuck in a defunct Aperture turret. Initially their relationship is hostile; but as the two adventure together, Wilson manages to get Walker to open himself up, forming a genuine bond that lasts all the way to the very end. [[spoiler:By the time they reach the ''Borealis'', Wilson's breakdown leaves Walker in a remorseful state.]]
* OptionalPartyMember: You don't have to carry him with you after leaving the Arbeit secret labs, but bringing him along allows you to unlock extra supply caches, and if you bring him to the AI upload station in Arbeit 3 like he asks, [[spoiler:you'll unlock a more uplifting version of the "There Will Be Pain" ending where he rescues Bad Cop from being used by the Combine as a new consciousness template.]]

* WhiteSheep: The remaining Aperture AI's are all some combination of neurotic, incoherent, or murderously insane. Wilson by contrast is remarkably good-natured, even after spending decades with nothing to do besides stare at a wall.

Assistant to Wallace Breen and previously revealed to be TheMole for the Resistance, Mossman is leading the search for a top secret project on the grounds of the Arbeit Communications facility. Bad Cop is ordered to capture her alive.