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* EvilIsPetty: The depths he would sink to avoid risking his hide and to avoid sharing the loot are staggering.
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* WalkingShirtlessScene: He only wears a pirate jacket over the waist. But being fat, hairy and generally unpleasant to look at, it's not a pleasant use of the trope.
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* WalkingShirtlessScene: He only wears a pirate jacket over the waist. But being fat, hairy and generally unpleasant to look at, it's not a pleasant nice use of the trope.
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* BadassNormal: He might be an overweight human, but he is the mightiest foe in the gamebook. Not the more impressive giant see monsters. Him.
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* BadassNormal: He might be an overweight human, but he is the mightiest foe in the gamebook. Not the more impressive giant see sea monsters. Him.
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Captain Bloodaxe is a vicious pirate captain commanding the ship known as the Troll. One day, he attacked the peaceful merchant ship you were working on as a seasoned sailor, sinking it and slaughtering everyone, but taking you captive, for you fought valiantly and killed many pirates. The sadistic prick feigns to congratulate you and to offer you a place in his crew, then states that he will let you live and escape, with supplies. This being said, he pushes you overboard but [[ContrivedCoincidence by an unbelievable stroke of luck]], [[DeusExMachina you end up right inside a magical pentagram that gives you gills for a day]], near the lost city of {{Atlantis}}. Now is your chance to search for a way to take revenge in this underwater setting...
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Captain Bloodaxe is a vicious pirate captain commanding the ship known as the Troll. One day, he attacked the peaceful merchant ship you were working on as a seasoned sailor, sinking it and slaughtering everyone, but taking you captive, for you fought valiantly and killed many pirates. \\\
The sadistic prick feigns to congratulate you and to offer you a place in his crew, then states that he will let you live and escape, with supplies. This being said, he pushes you overboard but [[ContrivedCoincidence by an unbelievable stroke of luck]], [[DeusExMachina you end up right inside a magical pentagram that gives you gills for a day]], near the lost city of {{Atlantis}}. Now is your chance to search for a way to take revenge in this underwater setting...
The sadistic prick feigns to congratulate you and to offer you a place in his crew, then states that he will let you live and escape, with supplies. This being said, he pushes you overboard but [[ContrivedCoincidence by an unbelievable stroke of luck]], [[DeusExMachina you end up right inside a magical pentagram that gives you gills for a day]], near the lost city of {{Atlantis}}. Now is your chance to search for a way to take revenge in this underwater setting...
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* DubNameChance: The French translation calls him Capitaine Carnage. Just as lovely as the original.
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* TheRedBaron: RedBaron: Henry Delacor is best known as Sharcle.
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* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Bloodaxe is the best fighter of his crew by a large margin, and they all obey him. [[spoiler: But when scared enough, they don't hesitate to backstab him hoping to save their wretched skins.]]
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* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: AsskickingLeadsToLeadership: Bloodaxe is the best fighter of his crew by a large margin, and they all obey him. [[spoiler: But when scared enough, they don't hesitate to backstab him hoping to save their wretched skins.]]
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* AdaptationalVillainy: His previous appearances in gamebooks portrayed him as a neutral but rather jolly good fellow. His main role however, is that of a CardCarryingVillain.
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* BigBadBigBad: Of the titular story.
* BigDamnHeroes: Not only does he save your hide in ''Literature/SlavesOfTheAbyss'' but he gives you the only way to win the FinalBossPreview.
* BigDamnHeroes: Not only does he save your hide in ''Literature/SlavesOfTheAbyss'' but he gives you the only way to win the FinalBossPreview.
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* GhastlyGhost: Whether it is an undead spirit of some kind of demonic entity remains undefined, but he clearly looks and sounds the part.
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* PlayingWithFire: [[spoiler: While assuming the form of the Master of Fire he can use fire-based attacks on you.]]
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* PlayingWithFire: [[spoiler: While assuming the form of the Master of Fire he it can use fire-based attacks on you.]]
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* CoolHat: He wears the black tricorn ornate with skull and bones of pirate captains.
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You meet this shady [[HalfHumanHybrid man-orc]] in a tavern, looking for a profitable treasure hunt. He introduces himself as Henry Delacor and tells you about a golden dragon statue in a dungeon beneath [[TheLostWoods the dangerous Darkwood Forest]]. This could make the both of you as rich as a lord, and you eagerly accept to explore the dungeon and share the benefits. He then [[StupidEvil dares you to drink poison]], leaving you two weeks left to live, and will only exchange the antidote for the treasure. You will snatch the treasure and get rich all right, but you'll be damned if you let this creep see the colour of a single copper coin...
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You meet this shady [[HalfHumanHybrid man-orc]] in a tavern, looking for a profitable treasure hunt. He introduces himself as Henry Delacor and tells you about a golden dragon statue in a dungeon beneath [[TheLostWoods the dangerous Darkwood Forest]].Forest. This could make the both of you as rich as a lord, and you eagerly accept to explore the dungeon and share the benefits. He then [[StupidEvil dares you to drink poison]], leaving you two weeks left to live, and will only exchange the antidote for the treasure. You will snatch the treasure and get rich all right, but you'll be damned if you let this creep see the colour of a single copper coin...
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[[spoiler: When the four Elemental Wizards of Solani Island attempted to broaden their range of magic spells, the most powerful of them - Ziraphelis the Master of Fire - decided to dabble with necromancy, only to end up summoning a powerful, nether-world demon appropriately called the Dire Spectre, who possessed its summoners and turned Solani Island into a gloomy, cursed hell-hole infested with undead activity. Only you can expose and defeat the Spectre and restore peace to the Island...]]
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[[folder:Sharcle]]
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-> '''Appears in''': ''Literature/EyeOfTheDragon''
You meet this shady [[HalfHumanHybrid man-orc]] in a tavern, looking for a profitable treasure hunt. He introduces himself as Henry Delacor and tells you about a golden dragon statue in a dungeon beneath [[TheLostWoods the dangerous Darkwood Forest]]. This could make the both of you as rich as a lord, and you eagerly accept to explore the dungeon and share the benefits. He then [[StupidEvil dares you to drink poison]], leaving you two weeks left to live, and will only exchange the antidote for the treasure. You will snatch the treasure and get rich all right, but you'll be damned if you let this creep see the colour of a single copper coin...
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-> '''Appears in''': ''Literature/EyeOfTheDragon''
You meet this shady [[HalfHumanHybrid man-orc]] in a tavern, looking for a profitable treasure hunt. He introduces himself as Henry Delacor and tells you about a golden dragon statue in a dungeon beneath [[TheLostWoods the dangerous Darkwood Forest]]. This could make the both of you as rich as a lord, and you eagerly accept to explore the dungeon and share the benefits. He then [[StupidEvil dares you to drink poison]], leaving you two weeks left to live, and will only exchange the antidote for the treasure. You will snatch the treasure and get rich all right, but you'll be damned if you let this creep see the colour of a single copper coin...
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[[caption-width-right:350:The Reaver in the FinalBattle, surrounded by hordes of Replicanths]]
-> '''Appears in''':
You meet
The Riddling Reaver is a cunning, unpredictable opponent of unknown origin, which first appeared in ''Literature/SlavesOfTheAbyss'' in a minor role, before having his role expanded in his very own SpinOff, the massive multi-player gamebook of the same name. It is said that the Reaver lives in the jungles of southern Allansia, and serves directly his master Logaan, "Lord of Tricksters", while sailing in his airship.\\\
In this
* ActuallyADoombot: [[spoiler: One of the plausible conclusions in the FinalBattle, the GameMaster can direct the battle in any way he wants, but he's not allowed to let the Reaver die. The slain Reaver can turn out to be one of his lab-grown Replicanths...]]
* AmbiguouslyHuman: Is the Reaver a human, or a member of chaotic races? Is he even real?
* AntagonistAbilities: His cunning and manipulative nature made him quite a piece of work.
* BadBoss: He has no qualms about sending his Lizard Men servants through an electrical field just to mutate them further.
* BadassCape: One of many ''Fighting Fantasy'' villains with this article of clothing.
* BigBad
* BreakoutCharacter: He was in two gamebooks with minor roles, before getting featured in his own gamebook.
* CallingCard: His riddles.
* CardCarryingVillain: Cunning, evil, and proud!
* CoolAirship: [[spoiler: The Riddling Reaver comandeers one of this as a getaway vehicle]].
* DelightingInRiddles: The Reaver lives up to his name, with his clues being riddles which he'll leave behind for players to find.
* DisneyVillainDeath: [[spoiler:One of his possible outcomes]].
* EscapeRope: Uses one during his cameo in ''Slaves of the Abyss''.
* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Decades later, his true name still remains a mystery.
* EvilGenius: A mastermind and expert scientist.
* EvilHasABadSenseOfHumor: Given the riddles and jokes he constantly leaves behind for the players...
* EvilutionaryBiologist: The Reaver is an expert scientist which can create life artificially, but he chose to use this knowledge for evil.
* FairPlayVillain: He does have shades of this.
* InTheHood: Wears a sinister-looking one.
* LizardFolk: He commands a small army of Lizard Men, which guards the forest outside his lair.
* MadScientistLaboratory: That's where his Replicanths army comes from!
* ManipulativeBastard: [[spoiler: Uses his disguise as Wexley the Explorer to trick the players]].
* ManOfWealthAndTaste: The Reaver's lair is a really classy-looking mansion overlooking a waterfall, with grand hallways, long corridors, libraries, dining halls... and an underground pit for performing world-destroying rituals.
* MasterOfDisguise: One of the Reaver's alter-egos is Waxley the Explorer, which will befriend the player team while using them to locate a valuable artifact.
* MeaningfulName: He is a reaver who loves giving riddles, you see, so [[CaptainObvious that's why everyone calls him the Riddling Reaver]]...
* {{Mooks}}: The Reaver have an army of mass-produced creatures developed in his lab, called Replicanths.
* MookMaker: The Reaver himself have a laboratory where Replicanths are mass-produced.
* NonActionBigBad: For all his actions and evil deeds, he never actually lifted a finger to fight the players directly.
* OverarchingVillain: The adventure is divided into four arcs, and the Reaver's plan plays into all four of them.
* PracticallyJoker: His painted face, smarmy personality and MultipleChoicePast sure makes him seem like one of these.
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: His cloak and hood is entirely red.
* RedBaron: He is known by the Pixies of Affen Forest as "The Majestic Jester".
* RiddleMeThis: His basic modus operandi.
* SmugSnake: Just read the riddles he delivers while taunting the heroes...
* SummonMagic: He can summon monsters to do battle for him, like a giant snake from a pole, Fire Demons hidden in his library, and giant insects and critters.
* SupervillainLair: His domain in the jungles of Rimon is called '''The Reaver's Roost'''.
* TaxidermyIsCreepy: His favorite past-time is creating taxidermized copies of animals, people, creatures... and himself.
* TheTrickster: One sneaky little bastard is he...
* VillainOpeningScene: The story begins with the Reaver murdering Baron Bluestone, and the heroes arriving just in time to see him escaping.
* WickedCultured: Evil and classy at the same time!
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[[folder:Sharcle]]
[[quoteright:320:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sharcle.jpg]]
-> '''Appears in''': ''Literature/EyeOfTheDragon''
You meet this shady [[HalfHumanHybrid man-orc]] in a tavern, looking for a profitable treasure hunt. He introduces himself as Henry Delacor and tells you about a golden dragon statue in a dungeon beneath [[TheLostWoods the dangerous Darkwood Forest]]. This could make the both of you as rich as a lord, and you eagerly accept to explore the dungeon and share the benefits. He then [[StupidEvil dares you to drink poison]], leaving you two weeks left to live, and will only exchange the antidote for the treasure. You will snatch the treasure and get rich all right, but you'll be damned if you let this creep see the colour of a single copper coin...
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* AmbiguouslyHuman: Is the Reaver a human, or a member of chaotic races? Is he even real?
* AntagonistAbilities: His cunning and manipulative nature made him quite a piece of work.
* BadBoss: He has no qualms about sending his Lizard Men servants through an electrical field just to mutate them further.
* BadassCape: One of many ''Fighting Fantasy'' villains with this article of clothing.
* BigBad
* BreakoutCharacter: He was in two gamebooks with minor roles, before getting featured in his own gamebook.
* CallingCard: His riddles.
* CardCarryingVillain: Cunning, evil, and proud!
* CoolAirship: [[spoiler: The Riddling Reaver comandeers one of this as a getaway vehicle]].
* DelightingInRiddles: The Reaver lives up to his name, with his clues being riddles which he'll leave behind for players to find.
* DisneyVillainDeath: [[spoiler:One of his possible outcomes]].
* EscapeRope: Uses one during his cameo in ''Slaves of the Abyss''.
* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Decades later, his true name still remains a mystery.
* EvilGenius: A mastermind and expert scientist.
* EvilHasABadSenseOfHumor: Given the riddles and jokes he constantly leaves behind for the players...
* EvilutionaryBiologist: The Reaver is an expert scientist which can create life artificially, but he chose to use this knowledge for evil.
* FairPlayVillain: He does have shades of this.
* InTheHood: Wears a sinister-looking one.
* LizardFolk: He commands a small army of Lizard Men, which guards the forest outside his lair.
* MadScientistLaboratory: That's where his Replicanths army comes from!
* ManipulativeBastard: [[spoiler: Uses his disguise as Wexley the Explorer to trick the players]].
* ManOfWealthAndTaste: The Reaver's lair is a really classy-looking mansion overlooking a waterfall, with grand hallways, long corridors, libraries, dining halls... and an underground pit for performing world-destroying rituals.
* MasterOfDisguise: One of the Reaver's alter-egos is Waxley the Explorer, which will befriend the player team while using them to locate a valuable artifact.
* MeaningfulName: He is a reaver who loves giving riddles, you see, so [[CaptainObvious that's why everyone calls him the Riddling Reaver]]...
* {{Mooks}}: The Reaver have an army of mass-produced creatures developed in his lab, called Replicanths.
* MookMaker: The Reaver himself have a laboratory where Replicanths are mass-produced.
* NonActionBigBad: For all his actions and evil deeds, he never actually lifted a finger to fight the players directly.
* OverarchingVillain: The adventure is divided into four arcs, and the Reaver's plan plays into all four of them.
* PracticallyJoker: His painted face, smarmy personality and MultipleChoicePast sure makes him seem like one of these.
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: His cloak and hood is entirely red.
* RedBaron: He is known by the Pixies of Affen Forest as "The Majestic Jester".
* RiddleMeThis: His basic modus operandi.
* SmugSnake: Just read the riddles he delivers while taunting the heroes...
* SummonMagic: He can summon monsters to do battle for him, like a giant snake from a pole, Fire Demons hidden in his library, and giant insects and critters.
* SupervillainLair: His domain in the jungles of Rimon is called '''The Reaver's Roost'''.
* TaxidermyIsCreepy: His favorite past-time is creating taxidermized copies of animals, people, creatures... and himself.
* TheTrickster: One sneaky little bastard is he...
* VillainOpeningScene: The story begins with the Reaver murdering Baron Bluestone, and the heroes arriving just in time to see him escaping.
* WickedCultured: Evil and classy at the same time!
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Sharcle]]
[[quoteright:320:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sharcle.jpg]]
-> '''Appears in''': ''Literature/EyeOfTheDragon''
You meet this shady [[HalfHumanHybrid man-orc]] in a tavern, looking for a profitable treasure hunt. He introduces himself as Henry Delacor and tells you about a golden dragon statue in a dungeon beneath [[TheLostWoods the dangerous Darkwood Forest]]. This could make the both of you as rich as a lord, and you eagerly accept to explore the dungeon and share the benefits. He then [[StupidEvil dares you to drink poison]], leaving you two weeks left to live, and will only exchange the antidote for the treasure. You will snatch the treasure and get rich all right, but you'll be damned if you let this creep see the colour of a single copper coin...
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[[caption-width-right:350:The Reaver in the FinalBattle, surrounded by hordes of Replicanths]]
-> '''Appears in''': ''Literature/TheRiddlingReaver''
The Riddling Reaver is a cunning, unpredictable opponent of unknown origin, which first appeared in ''Literature/SlavesOfTheAbyss'' in a minor role, before having his role expanded in his very own SpinOff, the massive multi-player gamebook of the same name. It is said that the Reaver lives in the jungles of southern Allansia, and serves directly his master Logaan, "Lord of Tricksters", while sailing in his airship.\\\
In this story, a band of adventurers (more than 3 players) arrive in Kallamehr for adventures, only to learn of the Reaver murdering Baron Bluestone and escaping with his own nefarious goals. From Kallamehr, players will pursue the Reaver whom will inevitably stay one step ahead of the heroes.
----
* ActuallyADoombot: [[spoiler: One of the plausible conclusions in the FinalBattle, the GameMaster can direct the battle in any way he wants, but he's not allowed to let the Reaver die. The slain Reaver can turn out to be one of his lab-grown Replicanths...]]
* AmbiguouslyHuman: Is the Reaver a human, or a member of chaotic races? Is he even real?
* AntagonistAbilities: His cunning and manipulative nature made him quite a piece of work.
* BadBoss: He has no qualms about sending his Lizard Men servants through an electrical field just to mutate them further.
* BadassCape: One of many ''Fighting Fantasy'' villains with this article of clothing.
* BigBad
* BreakoutCharacter: He was in two gamebooks with minor roles, before getting featured in his own gamebook.
* CallingCard: His riddles.
* CardCarryingVillain: Cunning, evil, and proud!
* CoolAirship: [[spoiler: The Riddling Reaver comandeers one of this as a getaway vehicle]].
* DelightingInRiddles: The Reaver lives up to his name, with his clues being riddles which he'll leave behind for players to find.
* DisneyVillainDeath: [[spoiler:One of his possible outcomes]].
* EscapeRope: Uses one during his cameo in ''Slaves of the Abyss''.
* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Decades later, his true name still remains a mystery.
* EvilGenius: A mastermind and expert scientist.
* EvilHasABadSenseOfHumor: Given the riddles and jokes he constantly leaves behind for the players...
* EvilutionaryBiologist: The Reaver is an expert scientist which can create life artificially, but he chose to use this knowledge for evil.
* FairPlayVillain: He does have shades of this.
* InTheHood: Wears a sinister-looking one.
* LizardFolk: He commands a small army of Lizard Men, which guards the forest outside his lair.
* MadScientistLaboratory: That's where his Replicanths army comes from!
* ManipulativeBastard: [[spoiler: Uses his disguise as Wexley the Explorer to trick the players]].
* ManOfWealthAndTaste: The Reaver's lair is a really classy-looking mansion overlooking a waterfall, with grand hallways, long corridors, libraries, dining halls... and an underground pit for performing world-destroying rituals.
* MasterOfDisguise: One of the Reaver's alter-egos is Waxley the Explorer, which will befriend the player team while using them to locate a valuable artifact.
* MeaningfulName: He is a reaver who loves giving riddles, you see, so [[CaptainObvious that's why everyone calls him the Riddling Reaver]]...
* {{Mooks}}: The Reaver have an army of mass-produced creatures developed in his lab, called Replicanths.
* MookMaker: The Reaver himself have a laboratory where Replicanths are mass-produced.
* NonActionBigBad: For all his actions and evil deeds, he never actually lifted a finger to fight the players directly.
* OverarchingVillain: The adventure is divided into four arcs, and the Reaver's plan plays into all four of them.
* PracticallyJoker: His painted face, smarmy personality and MultipleChoicePast sure makes him seem like one of these.
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: His cloak and hood is entirely red.
* RedBaron: He is known by the Pixies of Affen Forest as "The Majestic Jester".
* RiddleMeThis: His basic modus operandi.
* SmugSnake: Just read the riddles he delivers while taunting the heroes...
* SummonMagic: He can summon monsters to do battle for him, like a giant snake from a pole, Fire Demons hidden in his library, and giant insects and critters.
* SupervillainLair: His domain in the jungles of Rimon is called '''The Reaver's Roost'''.
* TaxidermyIsCreepy: His favorite past-time is creating taxidermized copies of animals, people, creatures... and himself.
* TheTrickster: One sneaky little bastard is he...
* VillainOpeningScene: The story begins with the Reaver murdering Baron Bluestone, and the heroes arriving just in time to see him escaping.
* WickedCultured: Evil and classy at the same time!
[[folder: The Riddling Reaver]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:The Reaver in the FinalBattle, surrounded by hordes of Replicanths]]
-> '''Appears in''': ''Literature/TheRiddlingReaver''
The Riddling Reaver is a cunning, unpredictable opponent of unknown origin, which first appeared in ''Literature/SlavesOfTheAbyss'' in a minor role, before having his role expanded in his very own SpinOff, the massive multi-player gamebook of the same name. It is said that the Reaver lives in the jungles of southern Allansia, and serves directly his master Logaan, "Lord of Tricksters", while sailing in his airship.\\\
In this story, a band of adventurers (more than 3 players) arrive in Kallamehr for adventures, only to learn of the Reaver murdering Baron Bluestone and escaping with his own nefarious goals. From Kallamehr, players will pursue the Reaver whom will inevitably stay one step ahead of the heroes.
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* ActuallyADoombot: [[spoiler: One of the plausible conclusions in the FinalBattle, the GameMaster can direct the battle in any way he wants, but he's not allowed to let the Reaver die. The slain Reaver can turn out to be one of his lab-grown Replicanths...]]
* AmbiguouslyHuman: Is the Reaver a human, or a member of chaotic races? Is he even real?
* AntagonistAbilities: His cunning and manipulative nature made him quite a piece of work.
* BadBoss: He has no qualms about sending his Lizard Men servants through an electrical field just to mutate them further.
* BadassCape: One of many ''Fighting Fantasy'' villains with this article of clothing.
* BigBad
* BreakoutCharacter: He was in two gamebooks with minor roles, before getting featured in his own gamebook.
* CallingCard: His riddles.
* CardCarryingVillain: Cunning, evil, and proud!
* CoolAirship: [[spoiler: The Riddling Reaver comandeers one of this as a getaway vehicle]].
* DelightingInRiddles: The Reaver lives up to his name, with his clues being riddles which he'll leave behind for players to find.
* DisneyVillainDeath: [[spoiler:One of his possible outcomes]].
* EscapeRope: Uses one during his cameo in ''Slaves of the Abyss''.
* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Decades later, his true name still remains a mystery.
* EvilGenius: A mastermind and expert scientist.
* EvilHasABadSenseOfHumor: Given the riddles and jokes he constantly leaves behind for the players...
* EvilutionaryBiologist: The Reaver is an expert scientist which can create life artificially, but he chose to use this knowledge for evil.
* FairPlayVillain: He does have shades of this.
* InTheHood: Wears a sinister-looking one.
* LizardFolk: He commands a small army of Lizard Men, which guards the forest outside his lair.
* MadScientistLaboratory: That's where his Replicanths army comes from!
* ManipulativeBastard: [[spoiler: Uses his disguise as Wexley the Explorer to trick the players]].
* ManOfWealthAndTaste: The Reaver's lair is a really classy-looking mansion overlooking a waterfall, with grand hallways, long corridors, libraries, dining halls... and an underground pit for performing world-destroying rituals.
* MasterOfDisguise: One of the Reaver's alter-egos is Waxley the Explorer, which will befriend the player team while using them to locate a valuable artifact.
* MeaningfulName: He is a reaver who loves giving riddles, you see, so [[CaptainObvious that's why everyone calls him the Riddling Reaver]]...
* {{Mooks}}: The Reaver have an army of mass-produced creatures developed in his lab, called Replicanths.
* MookMaker: The Reaver himself have a laboratory where Replicanths are mass-produced.
* NonActionBigBad: For all his actions and evil deeds, he never actually lifted a finger to fight the players directly.
* OverarchingVillain: The adventure is divided into four arcs, and the Reaver's plan plays into all four of them.
* PracticallyJoker: His painted face, smarmy personality and MultipleChoicePast sure makes him seem like one of these.
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: His cloak and hood is entirely red.
* RedBaron: He is known by the Pixies of Affen Forest as "The Majestic Jester".
* RiddleMeThis: His basic modus operandi.
* SmugSnake: Just read the riddles he delivers while taunting the heroes...
* SummonMagic: He can summon monsters to do battle for him, like a giant snake from a pole, Fire Demons hidden in his library, and giant insects and critters.
* SupervillainLair: His domain in the jungles of Rimon is called '''The Reaver's Roost'''.
* TaxidermyIsCreepy: His favorite past-time is creating taxidermized copies of animals, people, creatures... and himself.
* TheTrickster: One sneaky little bastard is he...
* VillainOpeningScene: The story begins with the Reaver murdering Baron Bluestone, and the heroes arriving just in time to see him escaping.
* WickedCultured: Evil and classy at the same time!
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-> '''Appears in''': ''Literature/TheRiddlingReaver''
The Riddling Reaver is a cunning, unpredictable opponent of unknown origin, which first appeared in ''Literature/SlavesOfTheAbyss'' in a minor role, before having his role expanded in his very own SpinOff, the massive multi-player gamebook of the same name. It is said that the Reaver lives in the jungles of southern Allansia, and serves directly his master Logaan, "Lord of Tricksters", while sailing in his airship.\\\
In this story, a band of adventurers (more than 3 players) arrive in Kallamehr for adventures, only to learn of the Reaver murdering Baron Bluestone and escaping with his own nefarious goals. From Kallamehr, players will pursue the Reaver whom will inevitably stay one step ahead of the heroes.
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* ActuallyADoombot: [[spoiler: One of the plausible conclusions in the FinalBattle, the GameMaster can direct the battle in any way he wants, but he's not allowed to let the Reaver die. The slain Reaver can turn out to be one of his lab-grown Replicanths...]]
* AmbiguouslyHuman: Is the Reaver a human, or a member of chaotic races? Is he even real?
* AntagonistAbilities: His cunning and manipulative nature made him quite a piece of work.
* BadBoss: He has no qualms about sending his Lizard Men servants through an electrical field just to mutate them further.
* BadassCape: One of many ''Fighting Fantasy'' villains with this article of clothing.
* BigBad
* BreakoutCharacter: He was in two gamebooks with minor roles, before getting featured in his own gamebook.
* CallingCard: His riddles.
* CardCarryingVillain: Cunning, evil, and proud!
* CoolAirship: [[spoiler: The Riddling Reaver comandeers one of this as a getaway vehicle]].
* DelightingInRiddles: The Reaver lives up to his name, with his clues being riddles which he'll leave behind for players to find.
* DisneyVillainDeath: [[spoiler:One of his possible outcomes]].
* EscapeRope: Uses one during his cameo in ''Slaves of the Abyss''.
* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Decades later, his true name still remains a mystery.
* EvilGenius: A mastermind and expert scientist.
* EvilHasABadSenseOfHumor: Given the riddles and jokes he constantly leaves behind for the players...
* EvilutionaryBiologist: The Reaver is an expert scientist which can create life artificially, but he chose to use this knowledge for evil.
* FairPlayVillain: He does have shades of this.
* InTheHood: Wears a sinister-looking one.
* LizardFolk: He commands a small army of Lizard Men, which guards the forest outside his lair.
* MadScientistLaboratory: That's where his Replicanths army comes from!
* ManipulativeBastard: [[spoiler: Uses his disguise as Wexley the Explorer to trick the players]].
* ManOfWealthAndTaste: The Reaver's lair is a really classy-looking mansion overlooking a waterfall, with grand hallways, long corridors, libraries, dining halls... and an underground pit for performing world-destroying rituals.
* MasterOfDisguise: One of the Reaver's alter-egos is Waxley the Explorer, which will befriend the player team while using them to locate a valuable artifact.
* MeaningfulName: He is a reaver who loves giving riddles, you see, so [[CaptainObvious that's why everyone calls him the Riddling Reaver]]...
* {{Mooks}}: The Reaver have an army of mass-produced creatures developed in his lab, called Replicanths.
* MookMaker: The Reaver himself have a laboratory where Replicanths are mass-produced.
* NonActionBigBad: For all his actions and evil deeds, he never actually lifted a finger to fight the players directly.
* OverarchingVillain: The adventure is divided into four arcs, and the Reaver's plan plays into all four of them.
* PracticallyJoker: His painted face, smarmy personality and MultipleChoicePast sure makes him seem like one of these.
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: His cloak and hood is entirely red.
* RedBaron: He is known by the Pixies of Affen Forest as "The Majestic Jester".
* RiddleMeThis: His basic modus operandi.
* SmugSnake: Just read the riddles he delivers while taunting the heroes...
* SummonMagic: He can summon monsters to do battle for him, like a giant snake from a pole, Fire Demons hidden in his library, and giant insects and critters.
* SupervillainLair: His domain in the jungles of Rimon is called '''The Reaver's Roost'''.
* TaxidermyIsCreepy: His favorite past-time is creating taxidermized copies of animals, people, creatures... and himself.
* TheTrickster: One sneaky little bastard is he...
* VillainOpeningScene: The story begins with the Reaver murdering Baron Bluestone, and the heroes arriving just in time to see him escaping.
* WickedCultured: Evil and classy at the same time!
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-> '''Appears in''': ''Literature/DemonsOfTheDeep''
Captain Bloodaxe is a vicious pirate captain commanding the ship known as the Troll. One day, he attacked the peaceful merchant ship you were working on as a seasoned sailor, sinking it and slaughtering everyone, but taking you captive, for you fought valiantly and killed many pirates. The sadistic prick feigns to congratulate you and to offer you a place in his crew, then states that he will let you live and escape, with supplies. This being said, he pushes you overboard but [[ContrivedCoincidence by an unbelievable stroke of luck]], [[DeusExMachina you end up right inside a magical pentagram that gives you gills for a day]], near the lost city of {{Atlantis}}. Now is your chance to search for a way to take revenge in this underwater setting...
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* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Bloodaxe is the best fighter of his crew by a large margin, and they all obey him. [[spoiler: But when scared enough, they don't hesitate to backstab him hoping to save their wretched skins.]]
* BadassBeard: He has a wild, bushy beard, and fights well.
* BadassNormal: He might be an overweight human, but he is the mightiest foe in the gamebook. Not the more impressive giant see monsters. Him.
* BeardOfEvil: Such bushy, unkempt beards are rarely sported by {{Nice Guy}}s in fiction...
* BigBad: The vile pirate captain whose crew slaughtered your own and who sent you to your watery doom, whom you strive to kill in {{Revenge}}.
* CarpetOfVirility: His chest and belly are covered in hair.
* CoolHat: He wears the black tricorn ornate with skull and bones of pirate captains.
* CycleOfRevenge: You and Bloodaxe perpetuate this, as he throws you at sea to punish you for killing his men, and you spend the story searching for a way to avenge your crew he slaughtered. Then again, you have the moral high ground, for you were just minding your own marine business when he attacked you.
* DisproportionateRetribution: He tries to kill you in an especially twisted way, for the vile crime of killing pirates in self-defence. [[SarcasmMode How dare you? Could you not let yourself be killed like a good victim?]]
* DressedToPlunder: Less fancily clad than the classic pirate captain of fiction, but still clad as one.
* FanDisservice: There are way better-looking men with their chest bare. To say the least...
* FatBastard: He is as overweight as he is vile.
* FauxAffablyEvil: Bloodaxe addresses you with nothing but praises and honeyed words, as if talking to an old friend, and genuinely respects your fighting skills. But this is just an act to better {{Troll}} you with false hopes. In fact, he loathes you for killing his men and wants to go the extra mile to get back at you.
* FinalBoss: Bloodaxe is the BigBad and the last enemy you will face. You cannot face all his crew on your own and need magical help. Whether he has men left to fight you with or not, he is a powerful enemy with skill 11 stamina 12.
** Played with in that depending on how you led your quest, you can kill him without fight. [[spoiler: Either by sinking his ship, or by overwhelming his crew with skeleton warriors.]] If so, there will either be no FinalBattle, or the FinalBoss will be the [[OurDragonsAreDifferent Sea Dragon]] (skill 10 stamina 24) or the [[KrakenAndLeviathan Kraken]] (skill 10 stamina 30). Powerful, but less than he is, though [[MarathonBoss much more durable]], and {{Skippable Boss}}es themselves.
* FlunkyBoss: He is backed-up by his men, [[spoiler: If you don't have enough skeletons to slaughter his crew.]]
* ForTheEvulz: Not only leaving no survivor is not really necessary, but sending you to drown while making you believe 'till the end that you will be spared was completely fruitless and even wasteful. Bloodaxe is just that twisted, getting his kicks by slaughtering people and trolling them.
* {{Gonk}}: Fat, ugly and with scarce teeth, Bloodaxe is not a pleasant man to look at. Not at all.
* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: You fight FishMen, you fight a Sea Dragon, you fight a Kraken, but the BigBad of the story and the vilest foe you will face is a pirate captain who did it all ForTheEvulz.
* ItsPersonal: Your goal throughout the story is not to merely get back to shore and live another day, oh no. Your goal is to kill Bloodaxe and all his crew for what they did to you and your fellow sailors.
** Bloodaxe himself has had a bone to pick with you from the very beginning, for killing many of his men.
* KickTheDog: Throwing you to drown was bad enough, but making it look like he would spare you, and going as far as giving you back your sword and food was a tremendous dick move.
* MasterSwordsman: He is a very good fighter.
* MeaningfulName: Played with, as it figures a violent and dangerous man revelling in slaughters, and that he is. But contrary to what the name would lead you to believe, he does not fight with an axe.
* MoralMyopia: When Bloodaxe kills your crew it's fair game, when you kill his men it's a hanging offence.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Does "Bloodaxe" inspires your trust? If so you might not live long...
* ObviouslyEvil: Just look at him...
* OrcusOnHisThrone: He does absolutely nothing for the entire story, being content with sailing his ship. Justified in that they just looted a ship and don't need more for now.
* {{Pirate}}: His job's description.
* PirateBooty: Bloodaxe looted an enormous fortune in treasure chests. If you can take it after exacting your {{Revenge}}, you won't be complaining. [[spoiler: Don't go salvaging treasure after the ship is sinking, the spell will wear out and [[DeathByMaterialism you will drown]].]] In the GoldenEnding, you seize his ship and his entire treasure, sailing towards you future rich and powerful.
* ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything: They don't do much during the story proper, but still averted as they viciously slaughtered your crew.
* PurpleIsPowerful: He wears a purple jacket, and is a mighty pirate leading a dangerous crew.
* RapePillageAndBurn: How Bloodaxe and his crew operate. They are villains and meant to be reviled, not idealized misfits enjoying freedom at sea or other romanticized drivel...
* RevengeMyopia: Again, you seek justice for innocents while he wants revenge for their murderers.
* {{Sadist}}: How else can we explain his needless KickTheDog feats?
* ScaryTeeth: His smile reveals a disgusting sight of oversized teeth overlapping with gaps, doubtless due to dubious dental hygiene, or scurvy as it was common at sea in medieval times. Yuck!
* SinisterSchnoz: He is a vile, rotten piece of work, sporting a big, ugly potato-like nose.
* SkippableBoss: [[spoiler: You can finish the game without fighting him, by summoning a Grimlet Fish or a Sea Dragon to sink his ship, or summoning enough skeleton warriors from [[PlotCoupons Black Pearls]] to overwhelm his crew. He still tries to fight but his pirates snuff him out themselves hoping for mercy.]]
* {{Troll}}: The sod just relishes in messing with people's heads for shit and giggles. That's even the name of his ship for crying out loud!
* VillainRespect: He might loathe you, but he admires your fighting prowesses in earnest.
* VillainousValour: Say what you will about his '''many''' flaws, but he is a scum with guts. [[spoiler: Even with his crew mowed down by your skeletons, he keeps on fighting. Yet, his men off him hoping for mercy.]]
* WalkingShirtlessScene: He only wears a pirate jacket over the waist. But being fat, hairy and generally unpleasant to look at, it's not a pleasant use of the trope.
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[[folder: [[spoiler:The Dire Spectre of Solani Island]]]]
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-> '''Appears in''': ''Literature/IslandOfTheUndead''
[[spoiler: When the four Elemental Wizards of Solani Island attempted to broaden their range of magic spells, the most powerful of them - Ziraphelis the Master of Fire - decided to dabble with necromancy, only to end up summoning a powerful, nether-world demon appropriately called the Dire Spectre, who possessed its summoners and turned Solani Island into a gloomy, cursed hell-hole infested with undead activity. Only you can expose and defeat the Spectre and restore peace to the Island...]]
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* AchillesHeel: [[spoiler: Coating your sword with Specterbane is the only way to harm the Dire Spectre.]]
* AfterBossRecovery: [[spoiler: After defeating the Master of Fire, the Dire Spectre needs a while to fully materialize, enabling you to chug down some of your provisions to heal before confronting it.]]
* AnIcePerson: Its life-draining magic chills you to the bone, costing -5 stamina.
* AttackReflector: [[spoiler: Any attempt to fling projectile at it will just have them bouncing back uselessly.]]
** [[spoiler: However, with an enchanted diamond, you can turn its attack back upon itself, gaining a precious Presence point in the process]].
* BadassBoast:
--> [[spoiler: "Fool! You cannot harm me! I will find another body to possess, just as I took over this mortal who summoned me!"]]
* BallisticBone: It conjures bone projectiles to attack.
* BigBad: The true, hidden cause of all the evil in the story.
* BossRush: [[spoiler: You get to fight a powerful Black Skeleton, the possessed Master of Fire and the Dire Spectre in a row as the FinalBattle. Luckily however, you're given the chance to heal yourself between battles.]]
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: Not it, but what it does to its hosts, and pretty much any spirit under its thrall. [[spoiler: It corrupted Ziraphelis' mind and after you defeat him, it attempts this on you]].
* ContinuityNod: [[spoiler: A powerful demon from another realm, appearing as an old man to pull the strings behind demonic activity, which you do not uncover until the end. Just like the Hell Demon from ''Literature/HouseOfHell''.]]
* CreepilyLongArms: The illustration shows it with these.
* DemBones: Its appears to have its skeletal structure growing on its ''outside''.
* DemonicPossession: [[spoiler: The Spectre's modus operandi.]]
* DisappearsIntoLight: [[spoiler: When you eventually defeats the Dire Spectre, its body dissipates into nothingness and is banished for good]].
* EldritchLocation: [[spoiler: The Ethereal Plane where it hails from.]]
* TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt: [[spoiler: If it has its way, the rest of Titan will eventually look like Solani. It just hates living beings that much.]]
* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: [[spoiler: It's a Spectre, and its existence puts the entirety of Solani Island in a dire state]]. [[SarcasmMode That sounds really complicated, doesn't it]]?
* FinalBoss: One with skill 11 stamina 19, who can NoSell all normal attacks, making it a tough foe.
* GenericDoomsdayVillain: It comes out of nowhere at the end, threatening Titan because it strikes its fancy. TheReveal sure is impressive, but Keith Martin invented better doomsday bringing Final Bosses...
* GlowingEyesOfDoom: To make its alignment even more glaring.
* GoneHorriblyWrong: [[spoiler: To say the Master of Fire's summoning ritual didn't work as planned would be one heck of an {{Understatement}}...]]
* HiddenVillain: [[spoiler: You do not learn of the true evil infesting Solani Island until you defeat the Master of Fire, at which point the Dire Spectre reveals itself]]...
* HornedHumanoid: Humanoid may be a bit of a loose term, though.
* {{Intangibility}}: [[spoiler: When the Spectre first appears in front of you before it can fully take shape, trying to attack it only makes your sword to phase harmlessly through its body.]]
* TheManBehindTheMan: [[spoiler: The true cause of all the necromantic activity plaguing Solani Island.]]
* ManipulativeBastard: [[spoiler: The Spectre is this in spades, using the Master of Fire as a pawn to completely devastate Solani Island and causing all sorts of chaos.]]
* MindRape: [[spoiler: What it did to its victims to take over their minds]].
** [[spoiler: In one bad ending it grips your face, at which point you feel your mind fading away]]...
* MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily: [[spoiler: Fitting for a demon summoned from some EldritchLocation.]]
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: It doesn't sound like friendly chap...
* NaturalWeapon: [[spoiler: It fights with its talons, which is more than enough to make it formidable.]]
* NoNameGiven: [[spoiler: Justified however, since you don't even know about it until the end.]]
* NoSell: Several instances.
** [[spoiler: Choosing to fight the Dire Spectre without a magic weapon? Your funeral.]]
** [[spoiler: Attempting to use acid against it doesn't work, either.]]
* ObviouslyEvil: Like you would not believe.
* OhCrap: [[spoiler: If you are coated in Ethereal Oil, and have dipped your sword in Specterbane, you can now harm the Dire Spectre. At which point the mighty spirit will, for the first time in its existence, show fear...]]
* OminousFog: [[spoiler: A creepy, ethereal mist surrounds where the Spectre materializes itself]].
* OurDemonsAreDifferent: Of the spiritual, ethereal sort.
* OurSpiritsAreDifferent: No matter what type, it is an evil, ghastly spirit.
* OutsideContextVillain: [[spoiler: There's no friggin' way a peaceful fishing village who employs wizards as protectors could expect a netherworld demon to suddenly enter theirs and cause such widespread destruction, could there?]]
* ParanoiaFuel: [[spoiler: The fact that a simple incantation gone wrong can spell the EndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt will keep even the strongest of adventurers awake at night.]]
* PlayingWithFire: [[spoiler: While assuming the form of the Master of Fire he can use fire-based attacks on you.]]
* PsychologicalTormentZone: [[spoiler: It will corrupt your mind by decreasing your Presence score, and once it drops to Zero, you become its new host]].
* SequentialBoss: One taking the form of a BossRush against its summons and different forms.
* SpikeShooter: One of its attacks conjures a wall of spiked, calcified bones which it sics on you.
* SpikesOfVillainy: [[spoiler: The Spectre's entire body is covered in sinister-looking spikes]].
* {{Telepathy}}: [[spoiler: The Dire Spectre transmits its thoughts to its surroundings, and taunts you, through its mind.]]
* TheseAreThingsManWasNotMeantToKnow: [[spoiler: Shouldn't there be a law against summoning the eldritch forces of the netherworld to be used as servants?]]
* UndeadAbomination: You never learn what it really is, but its '''far''' worse than regular spectres and evil spirits. Is it undead? Demonic? Both? Its aspect, nature, and effect on the island are uncanny as Hell...
* ThisWasHisTrueForm: [[spoiler: He only reveals his true form after the Master of Fire's demise]].
* TooDumbToLive: [[spoiler: Not it, but its summoner. Yeah sure, [[SarcasmMode who knew summoning a powerful entity hating humanity with all its guts could end up horribly wrong?]]]]
* WalkingSpoiler: Yeah, you can build a small house with the wall of spoilered text above.
* WalkingWasteland: What Solani Island became under its influence is only a start.
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[[folder:The Night Dragon]]
-->See its entry on the [[Characters/FightingFantasyAntagonistsThePit The Pit]] page under '''Demonic Generals'''
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[[folder:Sharcle]]
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-> '''Appears in''': ''Literature/EyeOfTheDragon''
You meet this shady [[HalfHumanHybrid man-orc]] in a tavern, looking for a profitable treasure hunt. He introduces himself as Henry Delacor and tells you about a golden dragon statue in a dungeon beneath [[TheLostWoods the dangerous Darkwood Forest]]. This could make the both of you as rich as a lord, and you eagerly accept to explore the dungeon and share the benefits. He then [[StupidEvil dares you to drink poison]], leaving you two weeks left to live, and will only exchange the antidote for the treasure. You will snatch the treasure and get rich all right, but you'll be damned if you let this creep see the colour of a single copper coin...
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* AerithAndBob: Henry Delacor is a name one could come across in RealLife, contrary to the fantasy-sounding ones much more common on Titan.
* AintTooProudToBeg: He snivels and grovels pathetically for his worthless life, like the pitiful coward he is, after you wound him. In vain...
* AntiClimaxBoss: You risked life and limb in an incredibly dangerous dungeon and fought formidable monsters like the [[RockMonster Gigantus]], a Great Black Dragon and a [[OurDemonsAreDifferent Hell Demon]]. And your last trial is... a wimp merely of strong {{Mook}} level and way easier to take down. [[PunctuatedForEmphasis What. A. Joke.]]
* BadassCape: Subverted. Sharcle wears a nice looking Cape, but badass he is '''not'''.
** Then again, he did explore the dungeon and reached the dragon statue, which is no small feat. Though considering the character, he might have sneaked past monsters and used tricks.
* BigBad: The main villain of the story, who covets the treasure but does not want to get his hands dirty and refuses to share.
* {{Blackmail}}: Sharcle won't give you the antidote of his poison if you don't risk your life to get him the loot.
* BondVillainStupidity: Poisoning you really was unneeded, as you already agreed to work with him and share the loot. [[spoiler: Especially considering it was but a bluff.]]
** You in turn prove TooDumbToLive by drinking it as a dare '''after''' being told it's poison, likely not believing him. To be fair, a guy petty enough to poison a willing associate is hard to fathom.
* BowAndSwordInAccord: Sharcle first tries to kill his foes at distance with a crossbow, before fighting with a sword. He handles them with much less proficiency as many other examples of the trope though.
* BowsVersusCrossbows: He prefers the crossbow, fitting the trope as he is a cowardly piece of trash.
* CallBack: A BigBad who sends you in an incredibly dangerous dungeon to get the fortune you earn, incurring your staunch hatred in the process, before dying a KarmicDeath by your hand and generally being an disgusting SmugSnake, calls into mind Lord Carnuss from ''Literature/TrialOfChampions''.
* CarryingTheAntidote: Sharcle tells you that he has the antidote to the poison he gave you, and will only let you have it if you bring him the golden dragon statue.
* ConMan: He makes a living tricking and scamming people, sending them on wild goose chases for him or plain blackmailing them.
* DirtyCoward: He uses blackmail and countless other nasty tricks to send people take the risk in his stead, and begs pathetically for his worthless life when wounded.
** [[spoiler: Before the FinalBattle, he offers the antidote hoping to avoid a fight with you. Which could have worked had he not been too much of a dick for his own good and shot Littlebig, triggering your UnstoppableRage.]]
* EvilIsPetty: The depths he would sink to avoid risking his hide and to avoid sharing the loot are staggering.
* EvilPlan: Find a powerful adventurer who can get in the dungeon and retrieve the golden dragon statue for him, and kill him when he succeeds to get it all for himself. None too bad, but as pointed out pretty much everywhere in this list, he pointlessly poisons you and confronts you openly instead of opting for more stealthy way while he is much weaker than you, veering straight into StupidEvil.
* FatBastard: He is an overweight man, and an absolutely revolting creep.
* FauxAffablyEvil: Sharcle speaks with business-tone and a thin veneer of polite friendliness, but this is but an act. To his core he is a smug, sneering scum. Even before his treachery is unveiled, he dares you to drink poison for no reason at all.
* FinalBoss: Far and away the lousiest one in the entire franchise. He has only skill 8 stamina 8, which is good for a common monster but laughable for even a secondary villain, and he goes down in two hits.
* FurAndLoathing: He is an abhorrent piece of work and his Cape is ornate with fur.
* GoodHairEvilHair: His long slick hair fit his villainous nature.
* {{Greed}}: He covets the most precious treasure of all Allansia, and would rather kill the ones who risked life and limb to get it rather than share a single copper coin.
* HalfHumanHybrid: Half-orc, half-human.
* HateSink: Arguably the vilest, smarmiest piece of crap of the entire franchise, which is saying '''a lot'''. This scamming cowardly, spiteful SOB is made to inspire nothing but contempt and loathing. And he succeeds.
* InTheHood: How he enters the inn where you meet him.
* ItsPersonal: For poisoning you and blackmailing you '''after''' you agreed to work for him, [[spoiler: and for shooting Littlebig before the FinalBattle,]] let's just say it is no surprise that you want him dead. And no-one would hold it against you.
* KarmicDeath: Sharcle spends the story gloating that he has you at his mercy, and wants to kill you and Littlebig to have the golden dragon statue for him alone. Thus it is intensely satisfying to rebuke his grovelling for mercy, as he is the one to die while you and Littlebig get rich beyond your wildest dreams.
* KickTheDog: As if needlessly poisoning you and taking Littlebig prisoner for torture was not bad enough, [[spoiler: shooting Littlebig]] definitely earns him your burning hatred.
* LudicrousPrecision: He hazards a guess that the golden dragon statue is worth 335000 gold coins. How can he be so precise is never explained.
* MasterOfNone: Sharcle is a ConMan, an adventurer, a swordsman and a crossbow shooter. Still, he is merely slightly above average with weapons, which won't get him far in a WorldOfBadass such as Titan, needs you to do the adventuring, and his conman plans leaves too much to be desired.
* MasterSwordsman: Greatly downplayed. He is objectively a decent swordsman, but leagues away from being a threat to a seasoned sword-for-hire such as you.
* NonActionBigBad: Downplayed as he knows how to fight, but he is too small a threat not to count. No Sharcle, crossbow or not, an insufficiently trained fatso is no match for a seasoned warrior [[DefeatingTheUndefeatable who just survived one the most dangerous dungeons in Allansia, full of unforgivingly powerful foes]].
* ObviouslyEvil: You could not see it when you first meet him due to his [[InTheHood hooded cape]] covering him entirely, but when you get a good look at him, it is clear that he cannot be trusted as far as he can be thrown.
* OurOrcsAreDifferent: Orcs in ''Fighting Fantasy'' are your typical evil humanoid warriors and standards {{Mooks}}. Half-orcs like Sharcle however, are bad as well but more crooked than outright hostile.
* PoisonAndCureGambit: The crux of his plan. [[spoiler: or so it seems.]]
* RaceAgainstTheClock: You have only fourteen days left to live due to the poison, so you must hurry bringing back the treasure to Sharcle. Think of it as a punishment for being dumb enough to drink something that you were told was poison. [[spoiler: Except there was no poison in the first place, which [[TheArchmage the Legendary Mage Yaztromo]] deduces in three seconds in the ending.]]
* TheRedBaron: Henry Delacor is best known as Sharcle.
* SinisterSchnoz: Sharcle sport a nose as big and ugly as he is.
* SmallNameBigEgo: He is just a lowly ConMan, but he talks like he is a big game DiabolicalMastermind, while being faaaaaar less intelligent than he fancies himself to be.
* SmugSnake: Without a doubt the worst offender in the franchise. He fancies himself as a genius schemer and has ten times the arrogance but none of the smarts. Not by a stretch. His plan is incredibly simple and leaves too much to random, yet he is convinced that everything will occur AllAccordingToPlan. (Spoiler: they don't.) Other Smug Snakes at least have power, influence, smarts, and fighting skills to back up their over bloated ego. This one has not.
* StupidEvil: Dear Titan, where to begin? The pointless poison blackmail to someone who '''agreed to take the risk and share with him'''? Attacking you upfront while he does not stand the ghost of a chance against you while he could have shot you stealthily with his crossbow? Both? More?
* TooDumbToLive: Is it still needed to expand exactly '''how''' his plan and every action was beyond stupid?
* VillainBall: As anyone could easily gather by this point, he has it glued to his hand for the entire story. And has a second glued to the other hand just to be sure he would not miss...
* VillainsWantMercy: He begs you to spare his life after his ignominious defeat at your hand, but you won't have any of it and leave him to bleed to death without a single glance back. Good riddance!
* VillainousWidowsPeak: His balding head form this with the hair he has left on the forehead.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler: He pulls this on Littlebig with gusto, as you exit the dungeon with the treasure. Too bad for him that was the last straw and you jump at him howling for his blood.]]
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[[folder:Captain Bloodaxe]]
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-> '''Appears in''': ''Literature/DemonsOfTheDeep''
Captain Bloodaxe is a vicious pirate captain commanding the ship known as the Troll. One day, he attacked the peaceful merchant ship you were working on as a seasoned sailor, sinking it and slaughtering everyone, but taking you captive, for you fought valiantly and killed many pirates. The sadistic prick feigns to congratulate you and to offer you a place in his crew, then states that he will let you live and escape, with supplies. This being said, he pushes you overboard but [[ContrivedCoincidence by an unbelievable stroke of luck]], [[DeusExMachina you end up right inside a magical pentagram that gives you gills for a day]], near the lost city of {{Atlantis}}. Now is your chance to search for a way to take revenge in this underwater setting...
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* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Bloodaxe is the best fighter of his crew by a large margin, and they all obey him. [[spoiler: But when scared enough, they don't hesitate to backstab him hoping to save their wretched skins.]]
* BadassBeard: He has a wild, bushy beard, and fights well.
* BadassNormal: He might be an overweight human, but he is the mightiest foe in the gamebook. Not the more impressive giant see monsters. Him.
* BeardOfEvil: Such bushy, unkempt beards are rarely sported by {{Nice Guy}}s in fiction...
* BigBad: The vile pirate captain whose crew slaughtered your own and who sent you to your watery doom, whom you strive to kill in {{Revenge}}.
* CarpetOfVirility: His chest and belly are covered in hair.
* CoolHat: He wears the black tricorn ornate with skull and bones of pirate captains.
* CycleOfRevenge: You and Bloodaxe perpetuate this, as he throws you at sea to punish you for killing his men, and you spend the story searching for a way to avenge your crew he slaughtered. Then again, you have the moral high ground, for you were just minding your own marine business when he attacked you.
* DisproportionateRetribution: He tries to kill you in an especially twisted way, for the vile crime of killing pirates in self-defence. [[SarcasmMode How dare you? Could you not let yourself be killed like a good victim?]]
* DressedToPlunder: Less fancily clad than the classic pirate captain of fiction, but still clad as one.
* FanDisservice: There are way better-looking men with their chest bare. To say the least...
* FatBastard: He is as overweight as he is vile.
* FauxAffablyEvil: Bloodaxe addresses you with nothing but praises and honeyed words, as if talking to an old friend, and genuinely respects your fighting skills. But this is just an act to better {{Troll}} you with false hopes. In fact, he loathes you for killing his men and wants to go the extra mile to get back at you.
* FinalBoss: Bloodaxe is the BigBad and the last enemy you will face. You cannot face all his crew on your own and need magical help. Whether he has men left to fight you with or not, he is a powerful enemy with skill 11 stamina 12.
** Played with in that depending on how you led your quest, you can kill him without fight. [[spoiler: Either by sinking his ship, or by overwhelming his crew with skeleton warriors.]] If so, there will either be no FinalBattle, or the FinalBoss will be the [[OurDragonsAreDifferent Sea Dragon]] (skill 10 stamina 24) or the [[KrakenAndLeviathan Kraken]] (skill 10 stamina 30). Powerful, but less than he is, though [[MarathonBoss much more durable]], and {{Skippable Boss}}es themselves.
* FlunkyBoss: He is backed-up by his men, [[spoiler: If you don't have enough skeletons to slaughter his crew.]]
* ForTheEvulz: Not only leaving no survivor is not really necessary, but sending you to drown while making you believe 'till the end that you will be spared was completely fruitless and even wasteful. Bloodaxe is just that twisted, getting his kicks by slaughtering people and trolling them.
* {{Gonk}}: Fat, ugly and with scarce teeth, Bloodaxe is not a pleasant man to look at. Not at all.
* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: You fight FishMen, you fight a Sea Dragon, you fight a Kraken, but the BigBad of the story and the vilest foe you will face is a pirate captain who did it all ForTheEvulz.
* ItsPersonal: Your goal throughout the story is not to merely get back to shore and live another day, oh no. Your goal is to kill Bloodaxe and all his crew for what they did to you and your fellow sailors.
** Bloodaxe himself has had a bone to pick with you from the very beginning, for killing many of his men.
* KickTheDog: Throwing you to drown was bad enough, but making it look like he would spare you, and going as far as giving you back your sword and food was a tremendous dick move.
* MasterSwordsman: He is a very good fighter.
* MeaningfulName: Played with, as it figures a violent and dangerous man revelling in slaughters, and that he is. But contrary to what the name would lead you to believe, he does not fight with an axe.
* MoralMyopia: When Bloodaxe kills your crew it's fair game, when you kill his men it's a hanging offence.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Does "Bloodaxe" inspires your trust? If so you might not live long...
* ObviouslyEvil: Just look at him...
* OrcusOnHisThrone: He does absolutely nothing for the entire story, being content with sailing his ship. Justified in that they just looted a ship and don't need more for now.
* {{Pirate}}: His job's description.
* PirateBooty: Bloodaxe looted an enormous fortune in treasure chests. If you can take it after exacting your {{Revenge}}, you won't be complaining. [[spoiler: Don't go salvaging treasure after the ship is sinking, the spell will wear out and [[DeathByMaterialism you will drown]].]] In the GoldenEnding, you seize his ship and his entire treasure, sailing towards you future rich and powerful.
* ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything: They don't do much during the story proper, but still averted as they viciously slaughtered your crew.
* PurpleIsPowerful: He wears a purple jacket, and is a mighty pirate leading a dangerous crew.
* RapePillageAndBurn: How Bloodaxe and his crew operate. They are villains and meant to be reviled, not idealized misfits enjoying freedom at sea or other romanticized drivel...
* RevengeMyopia: Again, you seek justice for innocents while he wants revenge for their murderers.
* {{Sadist}}: How else can we explain his needless KickTheDog feats?
* ScaryTeeth: His smile reveals a disgusting sight of oversized teeth overlapping with gaps, doubtless due to dubious dental hygiene, or scurvy as it was common at sea in medieval times. Yuck!
* SinisterSchnoz: He is a vile, rotten piece of work, sporting a big, ugly potato-like nose.
* SkippableBoss: [[spoiler: You can finish the game without fighting him, by summoning a Grimlet Fish or a Sea Dragon to sink his ship, or summoning enough skeleton warriors from [[PlotCoupons Black Pearls]] to overwhelm his crew. He still tries to fight but his pirates snuff him out themselves hoping for mercy.]]
* {{Troll}}: The sod just relishes in messing with people's heads for shit and giggles. That's even the name of his ship for crying out loud!
* VillainRespect: He might loathe you, but he admires your fighting prowesses in earnest.
* VillainousValour: Say what you will about his '''many''' flaws, but he is a scum with guts. [[spoiler: Even with his crew mowed down by your skeletons, he keeps on fighting. Yet, his men off him hoping for mercy.]]
* WalkingShirtlessScene: He only wears a pirate jacket over the waist. But being fat, hairy and generally unpleasant to look at, it's not a pleasant use of the trope.
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[[folder: [[spoiler:The Dire Spectre of Solani Island]]]]
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-> '''Appears in''': ''Literature/IslandOfTheUndead''
[[spoiler: When the four Elemental Wizards of Solani Island attempted to broaden their range of magic spells, the most powerful of them - Ziraphelis the Master of Fire - decided to dabble with necromancy, only to end up summoning a powerful, nether-world demon appropriately called the Dire Spectre, who possessed its summoners and turned Solani Island into a gloomy, cursed hell-hole infested with undead activity. Only you can expose and defeat the Spectre and restore peace to the Island...]]
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* AchillesHeel: [[spoiler: Coating your sword with Specterbane is the only way to harm the Dire Spectre.]]
* AfterBossRecovery: [[spoiler: After defeating the Master of Fire, the Dire Spectre needs a while to fully materialize, enabling you to chug down some of your provisions to heal before confronting it.]]
* AnIcePerson: Its life-draining magic chills you to the bone, costing -5 stamina.
* AttackReflector: [[spoiler: Any attempt to fling projectile at it will just have them bouncing back uselessly.]]
** [[spoiler: However, with an enchanted diamond, you can turn its attack back upon itself, gaining a precious Presence point in the process]].
* BadassBoast:
--> [[spoiler: "Fool! You cannot harm me! I will find another body to possess, just as I took over this mortal who summoned me!"]]
* BallisticBone: It conjures bone projectiles to attack.
* BigBad: The true, hidden cause of all the evil in the story.
* BossRush: [[spoiler: You get to fight a powerful Black Skeleton, the possessed Master of Fire and the Dire Spectre in a row as the FinalBattle. Luckily however, you're given the chance to heal yourself between battles.]]
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: Not it, but what it does to its hosts, and pretty much any spirit under its thrall. [[spoiler: It corrupted Ziraphelis' mind and after you defeat him, it attempts this on you]].
* ContinuityNod: [[spoiler: A powerful demon from another realm, appearing as an old man to pull the strings behind demonic activity, which you do not uncover until the end. Just like the Hell Demon from ''Literature/HouseOfHell''.]]
* CreepilyLongArms: The illustration shows it with these.
* DemBones: Its appears to have its skeletal structure growing on its ''outside''.
* DemonicPossession: [[spoiler: The Spectre's modus operandi.]]
* DisappearsIntoLight: [[spoiler: When you eventually defeats the Dire Spectre, its body dissipates into nothingness and is banished for good]].
* EldritchLocation: [[spoiler: The Ethereal Plane where it hails from.]]
* TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt: [[spoiler: If it has its way, the rest of Titan will eventually look like Solani. It just hates living beings that much.]]
* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: [[spoiler: It's a Spectre, and its existence puts the entirety of Solani Island in a dire state]]. [[SarcasmMode That sounds really complicated, doesn't it]]?
* FinalBoss: One with skill 11 stamina 19, who can NoSell all normal attacks, making it a tough foe.
* GenericDoomsdayVillain: It comes out of nowhere at the end, threatening Titan because it strikes its fancy. TheReveal sure is impressive, but Keith Martin invented better doomsday bringing Final Bosses...
* GlowingEyesOfDoom: To make its alignment even more glaring.
* GoneHorriblyWrong: [[spoiler: To say the Master of Fire's summoning ritual didn't work as planned would be one heck of an {{Understatement}}...]]
* HiddenVillain: [[spoiler: You do not learn of the true evil infesting Solani Island until you defeat the Master of Fire, at which point the Dire Spectre reveals itself]]...
* HornedHumanoid: Humanoid may be a bit of a loose term, though.
* {{Intangibility}}: [[spoiler: When the Spectre first appears in front of you before it can fully take shape, trying to attack it only makes your sword to phase harmlessly through its body.]]
* TheManBehindTheMan: [[spoiler: The true cause of all the necromantic activity plaguing Solani Island.]]
* ManipulativeBastard: [[spoiler: The Spectre is this in spades, using the Master of Fire as a pawn to completely devastate Solani Island and causing all sorts of chaos.]]
* MindRape: [[spoiler: What it did to its victims to take over their minds]].
** [[spoiler: In one bad ending it grips your face, at which point you feel your mind fading away]]...
* MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily: [[spoiler: Fitting for a demon summoned from some EldritchLocation.]]
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: It doesn't sound like friendly chap...
* NaturalWeapon: [[spoiler: It fights with its talons, which is more than enough to make it formidable.]]
* NoNameGiven: [[spoiler: Justified however, since you don't even know about it until the end.]]
* NoSell: Several instances.
** [[spoiler: Choosing to fight the Dire Spectre without a magic weapon? Your funeral.]]
** [[spoiler: Attempting to use acid against it doesn't work, either.]]
* ObviouslyEvil: Like you would not believe.
* OhCrap: [[spoiler: If you are coated in Ethereal Oil, and have dipped your sword in Specterbane, you can now harm the Dire Spectre. At which point the mighty spirit will, for the first time in its existence, show fear...]]
* OminousFog: [[spoiler: A creepy, ethereal mist surrounds where the Spectre materializes itself]].
* OurDemonsAreDifferent: Of the spiritual, ethereal sort.
* OurSpiritsAreDifferent: No matter what type, it is an evil, ghastly spirit.
* OutsideContextVillain: [[spoiler: There's no friggin' way a peaceful fishing village who employs wizards as protectors could expect a netherworld demon to suddenly enter theirs and cause such widespread destruction, could there?]]
* ParanoiaFuel: [[spoiler: The fact that a simple incantation gone wrong can spell the EndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt will keep even the strongest of adventurers awake at night.]]
* PlayingWithFire: [[spoiler: While assuming the form of the Master of Fire he can use fire-based attacks on you.]]
* PsychologicalTormentZone: [[spoiler: It will corrupt your mind by decreasing your Presence score, and once it drops to Zero, you become its new host]].
* SequentialBoss: One taking the form of a BossRush against its summons and different forms.
* SpikeShooter: One of its attacks conjures a wall of spiked, calcified bones which it sics on you.
* SpikesOfVillainy: [[spoiler: The Spectre's entire body is covered in sinister-looking spikes]].
* {{Telepathy}}: [[spoiler: The Dire Spectre transmits its thoughts to its surroundings, and taunts you, through its mind.]]
* TheseAreThingsManWasNotMeantToKnow: [[spoiler: Shouldn't there be a law against summoning the eldritch forces of the netherworld to be used as servants?]]
* UndeadAbomination: You never learn what it really is, but its '''far''' worse than regular spectres and evil spirits. Is it undead? Demonic? Both? Its aspect, nature, and effect on the island are uncanny as Hell...
* ThisWasHisTrueForm: [[spoiler: He only reveals his true form after the Master of Fire's demise]].
* TooDumbToLive: [[spoiler: Not it, but its summoner. Yeah sure, [[SarcasmMode who knew summoning a powerful entity hating humanity with all its guts could end up horribly wrong?]]]]
* WalkingSpoiler: Yeah, you can build a small house with the wall of spoilered text above.
* WalkingWasteland: What Solani Island became under its influence is only a start.
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[[folder:The Night Dragon]]
-->See its entry on the [[Characters/FightingFantasyAntagonistsThePit The Pit]] page under '''Demonic Generals'''
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[[folder:Sharcle]]
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-> '''Appears in''': ''Literature/EyeOfTheDragon''
You meet this shady [[HalfHumanHybrid man-orc]] in a tavern, looking for a profitable treasure hunt. He introduces himself as Henry Delacor and tells you about a golden dragon statue in a dungeon beneath [[TheLostWoods the dangerous Darkwood Forest]]. This could make the both of you as rich as a lord, and you eagerly accept to explore the dungeon and share the benefits. He then [[StupidEvil dares you to drink poison]], leaving you two weeks left to live, and will only exchange the antidote for the treasure. You will snatch the treasure and get rich all right, but you'll be damned if you let this creep see the colour of a single copper coin...
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* AerithAndBob: Henry Delacor is a name one could come across in RealLife, contrary to the fantasy-sounding ones much more common on Titan.
* AintTooProudToBeg: He snivels and grovels pathetically for his worthless life, like the pitiful coward he is, after you wound him. In vain...
* AntiClimaxBoss: You risked life and limb in an incredibly dangerous dungeon and fought formidable monsters like the [[RockMonster Gigantus]], a Great Black Dragon and a [[OurDemonsAreDifferent Hell Demon]]. And your last trial is... a wimp merely of strong {{Mook}} level and way easier to take down. [[PunctuatedForEmphasis What. A. Joke.]]
* BadassCape: Subverted. Sharcle wears a nice looking Cape, but badass he is '''not'''.
** Then again, he did explore the dungeon and reached the dragon statue, which is no small feat. Though considering the character, he might have sneaked past monsters and used tricks.
* BigBad: The main villain of the story, who covets the treasure but does not want to get his hands dirty and refuses to share.
* {{Blackmail}}: Sharcle won't give you the antidote of his poison if you don't risk your life to get him the loot.
* BondVillainStupidity: Poisoning you really was unneeded, as you already agreed to work with him and share the loot. [[spoiler: Especially considering it was but a bluff.]]
** You in turn prove TooDumbToLive by drinking it as a dare '''after''' being told it's poison, likely not believing him. To be fair, a guy petty enough to poison a willing associate is hard to fathom.
* BowAndSwordInAccord: Sharcle first tries to kill his foes at distance with a crossbow, before fighting with a sword. He handles them with much less proficiency as many other examples of the trope though.
* BowsVersusCrossbows: He prefers the crossbow, fitting the trope as he is a cowardly piece of trash.
* CallBack: A BigBad who sends you in an incredibly dangerous dungeon to get the fortune you earn, incurring your staunch hatred in the process, before dying a KarmicDeath by your hand and generally being an disgusting SmugSnake, calls into mind Lord Carnuss from ''Literature/TrialOfChampions''.
* CarryingTheAntidote: Sharcle tells you that he has the antidote to the poison he gave you, and will only let you have it if you bring him the golden dragon statue.
* ConMan: He makes a living tricking and scamming people, sending them on wild goose chases for him or plain blackmailing them.
* DirtyCoward: He uses blackmail and countless other nasty tricks to send people take the risk in his stead, and begs pathetically for his worthless life when wounded.
** [[spoiler: Before the FinalBattle, he offers the antidote hoping to avoid a fight with you. Which could have worked had he not been too much of a dick for his own good and shot Littlebig, triggering your UnstoppableRage.]]
* EvilIsPetty: The depths he would sink to avoid risking his hide and to avoid sharing the loot are staggering.
* EvilPlan: Find a powerful adventurer who can get in the dungeon and retrieve the golden dragon statue for him, and kill him when he succeeds to get it all for himself. None too bad, but as pointed out pretty much everywhere in this list, he pointlessly poisons you and confronts you openly instead of opting for more stealthy way while he is much weaker than you, veering straight into StupidEvil.
* FatBastard: He is an overweight man, and an absolutely revolting creep.
* FauxAffablyEvil: Sharcle speaks with business-tone and a thin veneer of polite friendliness, but this is but an act. To his core he is a smug, sneering scum. Even before his treachery is unveiled, he dares you to drink poison for no reason at all.
* FinalBoss: Far and away the lousiest one in the entire franchise. He has only skill 8 stamina 8, which is good for a common monster but laughable for even a secondary villain, and he goes down in two hits.
* FurAndLoathing: He is an abhorrent piece of work and his Cape is ornate with fur.
* GoodHairEvilHair: His long slick hair fit his villainous nature.
* {{Greed}}: He covets the most precious treasure of all Allansia, and would rather kill the ones who risked life and limb to get it rather than share a single copper coin.
* HalfHumanHybrid: Half-orc, half-human.
* HateSink: Arguably the vilest, smarmiest piece of crap of the entire franchise, which is saying '''a lot'''. This scamming cowardly, spiteful SOB is made to inspire nothing but contempt and loathing. And he succeeds.
* InTheHood: How he enters the inn where you meet him.
* ItsPersonal: For poisoning you and blackmailing you '''after''' you agreed to work for him, [[spoiler: and for shooting Littlebig before the FinalBattle,]] let's just say it is no surprise that you want him dead. And no-one would hold it against you.
* KarmicDeath: Sharcle spends the story gloating that he has you at his mercy, and wants to kill you and Littlebig to have the golden dragon statue for him alone. Thus it is intensely satisfying to rebuke his grovelling for mercy, as he is the one to die while you and Littlebig get rich beyond your wildest dreams.
* KickTheDog: As if needlessly poisoning you and taking Littlebig prisoner for torture was not bad enough, [[spoiler: shooting Littlebig]] definitely earns him your burning hatred.
* LudicrousPrecision: He hazards a guess that the golden dragon statue is worth 335000 gold coins. How can he be so precise is never explained.
* MasterOfNone: Sharcle is a ConMan, an adventurer, a swordsman and a crossbow shooter. Still, he is merely slightly above average with weapons, which won't get him far in a WorldOfBadass such as Titan, needs you to do the adventuring, and his conman plans leaves too much to be desired.
* MasterSwordsman: Greatly downplayed. He is objectively a decent swordsman, but leagues away from being a threat to a seasoned sword-for-hire such as you.
* NonActionBigBad: Downplayed as he knows how to fight, but he is too small a threat not to count. No Sharcle, crossbow or not, an insufficiently trained fatso is no match for a seasoned warrior [[DefeatingTheUndefeatable who just survived one the most dangerous dungeons in Allansia, full of unforgivingly powerful foes]].
* ObviouslyEvil: You could not see it when you first meet him due to his [[InTheHood hooded cape]] covering him entirely, but when you get a good look at him, it is clear that he cannot be trusted as far as he can be thrown.
* OurOrcsAreDifferent: Orcs in ''Fighting Fantasy'' are your typical evil humanoid warriors and standards {{Mooks}}. Half-orcs like Sharcle however, are bad as well but more crooked than outright hostile.
* PoisonAndCureGambit: The crux of his plan. [[spoiler: or so it seems.]]
* RaceAgainstTheClock: You have only fourteen days left to live due to the poison, so you must hurry bringing back the treasure to Sharcle. Think of it as a punishment for being dumb enough to drink something that you were told was poison. [[spoiler: Except there was no poison in the first place, which [[TheArchmage the Legendary Mage Yaztromo]] deduces in three seconds in the ending.]]
* TheRedBaron: Henry Delacor is best known as Sharcle.
* SinisterSchnoz: Sharcle sport a nose as big and ugly as he is.
* SmallNameBigEgo: He is just a lowly ConMan, but he talks like he is a big game DiabolicalMastermind, while being faaaaaar less intelligent than he fancies himself to be.
* SmugSnake: Without a doubt the worst offender in the franchise. He fancies himself as a genius schemer and has ten times the arrogance but none of the smarts. Not by a stretch. His plan is incredibly simple and leaves too much to random, yet he is convinced that everything will occur AllAccordingToPlan. (Spoiler: they don't.) Other Smug Snakes at least have power, influence, smarts, and fighting skills to back up their over bloated ego. This one has not.
* StupidEvil: Dear Titan, where to begin? The pointless poison blackmail to someone who '''agreed to take the risk and share with him'''? Attacking you upfront while he does not stand the ghost of a chance against you while he could have shot you stealthily with his crossbow? Both? More?
* TooDumbToLive: Is it still needed to expand exactly '''how''' his plan and every action was beyond stupid?
* VillainBall: As anyone could easily gather by this point, he has it glued to his hand for the entire story. And has a second glued to the other hand just to be sure he would not miss...
* VillainsWantMercy: He begs you to spare his life after his ignominious defeat at your hand, but you won't have any of it and leave him to bleed to death without a single glance back. Good riddance!
* VillainousWidowsPeak: His balding head form this with the hair he has left on the forehead.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler: He pulls this on Littlebig with gusto, as you exit the dungeon with the treasure. Too bad for him that was the last straw and you jump at him howling for his blood.]]
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