History Characters / GhostReconBreakpoint

* KickTheSonOfABitch: His killing of Ian Blake amounts to this.

* ShoutOut: His name seems to be an amalgamation of the two creators of ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'', Trey Parker and Matt Stone.

* CallBack: He's a former member of Bodark from ''VideoGame/GhostReconFutureSoldier'' (which takes place a couple of years prior to ''Breakpoint''), and has the Bodark emblem tattooed on the back of his neck.

* GutturalGrowler: Jon Bernthal as Walker slips into it whenever he sounds angry or threatening, both in his BadassBoast and his MotiveRant.

* GutturalGrowler: Alex Mallari Jr. as Nomad constantly growls in the trailers, be it a long list of threats in the Reveal trailer or just counting to three in "We Are Wolves" trailer. Overall Nomad's voice in ''Breakpoint'' sounds much deeper and gravellier compared to his much more average-sounding voice in ''Wildlands'' as voiced by Steve Byers.

* TheCutie
* ChildrenAreInnocent

* HandCannon: His WeaponOfChoice is a massive high-caliber revolver that fires .338 rifle rounds, which he wields in several of the game's trailers and uses to execute [[spoiler: Weaver]] in his introductory cutscene. In the final battle, he can knock off about 80% of your health in a single shot even if you have the bivouac damage resistance buff.

* TheParagonAlwaysRebels: He's a former Ghost team leader who has gone RogueAgent and convinced a number of other Ghosts to join him in the newly formed Wolves.

* KnifeNut: Fury has no less than five on her character model, as pointed out in the [[https://ghost-recon.ubisoft.com/game/en-us/news-updates/3ZDFPUNV8zfVVV5vhSgD9Q/tom-clancys-ghost-recon-breakpoint-e3-cosplay-guide official cosplay guide]].

* CallBack: He's a former member of Bodark from ''Ghost Recon: Future Soldier'' (which takes place a couple of years prior to ''Breakpoint''), and has the Bodark emblem tattooed on the back of his neck.

The current leader of Raven's Rock and the son of General Bukharov, who was killed during the overthrow of the Raven's Rock government in Russia during the events of ''Future Soldier''.

* TheMario: His role in the squad seems to encompass engineering, medical care, drone operation, and even anti-tank weaponry.

* YouAreTooLate: [[spoiler: When Nomad hears about her being captured a third time, he immediately discusses rescuing her again--only to be told by a tearful Haruhi that Sigrid had already been executed.]]

* NotSoDifferentRemark: Stone says this about himself and Nomad while taunting him in ''Red Patriot''. Given that he was once a Ghost himself, it's not entirely delusional, but Nomad sees through it right away, as such talk would be much more convincing coming from Walker.

* ObviouslyEvil: Nomad shoots his first Terminator in the face immediately as soon as it appears without bothering to try and establish friend or foe, making it clear he knew the thing was ''bad news'' just by looking at it. Though dual wielding long guns and [[DeathGlare glowering at him with an obvious murderous stare]] probably didn't win any brownie points with Nomad either.

* OutsideContextProblem: Surprisingly, not as much as you might think. You'd think a killer cyborg robot like the T-800 would be wildly out of place in a real-world military shooter like the ''Ghost Recon'' franchise, but given that Nomad has been fighting cutting edge military drones for weeks already, he manages to take the whole Terminator thing in stride remarkably quickly, treating them as just a really tough and advanced Skell drone. Though he still doesn't believe in time travel. Played more straight with the Sentinel mooks, who believe the nigh-unkillable cyborg(s) stalking the islands are rogue Skelltech drones, but their idle chatter shows that they're genuinely ''terrified'' of the 101s and have no idea how to deal with them.
* ShootingSuperman: Averted; in his first encounter with a Terminator, Nomad shoots it in the head with his pistol and it, of course, has no effect. However, Nomad ''keeps'' shooting it in the head and after about 5 or 6 hits this causes enough disorientation to knock the Terminator down for several seconds, giving Nomad and Rasa time to escape. Guess the cops from the films just needed a little better aim and more persistence.

* WeWillMeetAgain: After Nomad defeats the main Terminator, it tells him "I'll be back". Nomad quips, "I'll be waiting" before crushing its head in a pneumatic press.

* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: Nomad is ''remarkably'' unfazed when first meeting Rasa even when she immediately starts going off about being from the future and time traveling to help him fight killer cyborg robots. Helps that Nomad has already spent weeks fighting killer robots and dealing with incredibly eccentric nerds; Nomad clearly doesn't believe in time travel, but has spent enough time listening to undiluted crazy that he can ignore it and focus on essential information.

* GoodIsNotSoft: Nomad's interactions with the Auroa survivors and even a couple surrendering Sentinel personnel show them to be a very LawfulGood moral and caring individual. At the same time, if you fuck with them or their friends, they ''will'' burn your world to the ground. The Ito siblings found this out the hard way after Daigoroh tried to cover up the fact that the Outcasts were behind the Skelltech bombing; Nomad actually ''pulls a gun'' on the two and likely would have executed them right there if they hadn't taken the hint and spilled the beans.

* CoolOldGuy: He's the RebelLeader of Erewhon, a retired Marine formerly stationed on the island, with a mountain man beard and build as well as a [[NiceHat awesome stetson]].

* PostFinalBoss: Katya herself is a fairly standard combatant, however she has a Behemoth drone that you need to destroy before being able to confront her. Nomad even notes how unoriginal this is, seeing as how both Walker and Fairrow did the same thing.

* BadassBeard: Nomad's canonical appearance, featured in the trailers, has a massive "operator beard" (slightly shorter in the live-action trailer). All the stabbing, shooting, exploding and tactical gear just highlights how badass it is. His default in-game appearance, which is rather different from his appearance from the trailers, has a more "mutton-chops" style beard.

* {{Troll}: He used to run a Russian state-sponsored troll farm until he accidentally put out a hitpiece against one of his own bosses.

* ImporverishedPatrician: She's a former Russian oligarch who lost everything after her father was accused of being a spy for foreign powers. She used her remaining fortune to buy the leadership of Raven's Rock and Bodark, and used them to launch a takeover of Auroa.

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! Vaughan

Nomad, Walker, and Hill's incompetent commanding officer in Afghanistan.

* AccidentalMurder: After weeks of receiving nothing but disrespect and scorn from his men, a frustrated and paranoid Vaughan [[spoiler: accidentally shoots an unarmed local girl and, after panicking and trying to cover it up, gets executed by Walker for attempting to shoot him after Walker calls him out on his cowardice and incompetence.]]
* TheNeidermeyer: He's an arrogant, cowardly prick [[{{Nepotism}} entirely reliant on his father]]. Since the cutscenes with him are presented in AnachronicOrder, we first meet him going off the deep end. Only later we learn that he was, technically, Nomad's and Walker's superior in the Middle East.
* {{Nepotism}}: His father is a U.S. Senator and it's made clear the only reason he's commanding Ghosts in Afghanistan is political pull by his father to pad out his resume.
* PayEvilUntoEvil: [[spoiler: When Vaughan tries to cover up the murder of a civilian ''and'' tries to shoot Walker in the back after Walker promises to make sure he's sent to jail, Walker executes him point-blank.]]
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: [[spoiler: His actions lead to Walker snapping and executing him, resulting in Walker leaving the Ghosts and embarking on his StartOfDarkness.]]

! Michael Lomax

A billionaire Republican U.S. Senator who is an associate of Peter Miles and a rival of Jace Skell.

* ArchEnemy: Several intel items refer to Lomax as being this to Jace Skell, having attempted to seize control of Skell Tech in the past.
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Was apparently looking to make friends with influential members of the C.I.A. as part of a scheme to gain control of Middle Eastern oil. Also uses his position on the Defense sub-committee to divert funds towards projects being undertaken by his company, such as Project [=CLAW=].
* {{Foil}}: Like Skell in ''Operation Oracle'', Lomax is an influential billionaire shown as making business connections with members of the C.I.A. that appear to be not entirely on the level; however, while Skell ultimately turned out to be a benevolent figure, Lomax's ultimate intentions are as yet unrevealed, though he appears to be a member of the Wonderland conspiracy.
* TheGhost: He's mentioned in several intel items but makes no appearance in the game itself.
* GreaterScopeVillain: ''Deep State'' indicates he's one of the leading members of the Wonderland conspiracy, though he doesn't seem to be the main leader.
* TheUnfought: He remains unencountered as of ''Red Patriot'', which otherwise seems to wrap up the game's plot, though it's indicated that Fairrow's testimony will hopefully lead to his conviction. A message to Stone from the leader of Wonderland seems to imply that Lomax will be killed to prevent him from being arrested and exposing the conspiracy further.

! The Terminator

A T-800 sent back in time to Auroa that Nomad must battle for the fate of humanity. Part of a tie-in event with ''Franchise/TheTerminator'', similar to ''[[Film/{{Predator}} The Predator]]'''s guest appearance in ''Wildlands''.

* BaldOfEvil: The main Terminator is completely bald. Some of the other Terminators have a haircut similar to the one Arnold had in the second film.
* BallisticDiscount: One sidequest has a T-800 purchasing weapons from a Sentinel squad, in a ShoutOut to the gun store scene from the first film. When the T-800 makes his "phased plasma rifle" quip, the Sentinel soldier figures something is off and asks to confirm his identity, seemingly implying they thought he was a recruit or requisitions officer (somehow the biker jacket didn't tip them off). He proceeds to mow them all down.
* ConservationOfNinjutsu: The full skinjob Terminators which are the crux of the event are generally fought one by one and are MadeOfIron. The endoskeleton T-800s fought in the secret Terminator factory in the final mission attack you in groups of several at once, but only have about 1/3rd as much health as the normal Terminators, losing all their health after only about a full mag of assault rifle fire or 10 shots from the phased plasma rifle, after which it only takes a couple shots from the phased plasma rifle to kill them. This appears to be justified by the regular Terminators being full Skynet models from the future, while the factory endoskeletons were manufactured with Skell technology in the present day and thus aren't as durable.
* DualWielding: Just like in the police station raid in the first film, T-800s dual-wield long guns, including assault rifles, shotguns, and light machineguns.
* GuestFighter: Similar to the Predator encountered in ''Wildlands''. Just as the Predator fit in with that game's jungle setting, the Terminator fits with ''Breakpoint'''s theme of the potential dangers of A.I.
* HellBentForLeather: Many of the T-800s sent back in time to Auroa seems to have somehow managed to acquire a sweet leather biker jacket and matching pants (particularly impressive considering they landed on an island populated exclusively by uniformed paramilities and computer nerds).
* ImplacableMan: T-800s don't bother using cover, and steady advance on your position while blazing away with their firearms. They can easily overrun you if you just hide behind cover, especially if you receive an injury and need to take time to heal.
* KingMook: The main Terminator which is the first one you fight and also the FinalBoss of the event has over twice as much health as the regular Terminators and is also backed up by a few T-800 endoskeletons.
* MadeOfIron: They can withstand over a hundred assault rifle bullets before their health bar is depleted, though sufficient gunfire, especially directed at the head, will knock them down for a few seconds. Even after taking away all their health, you also need a phased plasma rifle to destroy their power core and finish them off; acquiring one is the goal of the first mission involving them.
* MeleeATrois: T-800s are hostile to everyone else, including both the Ghosts and Sentinel. They can also fire on multiple targets at once with their dual firearms, often shooting at you with one gun while shooting at Sentinel with the other.
* MightyGlacier: Just like in the films, they can withstand enormous amounts of firepower, but make heavy use of TheSlowWalk. They certainly don't seem to be in a hurry.
* ObviouslyEvil: Nomad shoots his first Terminator in the face immediately as soon as it appears without bothering to try and establish friend or foe, making it clear he knew the thing was ''bad news'' just by looking at it. Though dual wielding long guns and [[DeathGlare glowering at him with an obvious murderous stare]] probably didn't win any brownie points with Nomad either.
* TheOtherDarrin:InUniverse. Instead of being the iconic Model 101s (aka the Arnold templates), these Terminators have a more generic bald bodybuilder goon appearance that looks remarkably like Creator/JoeRogan.
* OutsideContextProblem: Surprisingly, not as much as you might think. You'd think a killer cyborg robot like the T-800 would be wildly out of place in a real-world military shooter like the ''Ghost Recon'' franchise, but given that Nomad has been fighting cutting edge military drones for weeks already, he manages to take the whole Terminator thing in stride remarkably quickly, treating them as just a really tough and advanced Skell drone. Though he still doesn't believe in time travel. Played more straight with the Sentinel mooks, who believe the nigh-unkillable cyborg(s) stalking the islands are rogue Skelltech drones, but their idle chatter shows that they're genuinely ''terrified'' of the 101s and have no idea how to deal with them.
* ShootingSuperman: Averted; in his first encounter with a Terminator, Nomad shoots it in the head with his pistol and it, of course, has no effect. However, Nomad ''keeps'' shooting it in the head and after about 5 or 6 hits this causes enough disorientation to knock the Terminator down for several seconds, giving Nomad and Rasa time to escape. Guess the cops from the films just needed a little better aim and more persistence.
* TimeyWimeyBall: ''Breakpoint'''s ''Terminator'' missions use the classic Skynet continuity of the origin films, instead of the new Legion continuity of ''Film/TerminatorDarkFate'', despite chronologically taking place several years after ''Dark Fate'' (not to mention, thanks to HistoryMarchesOn, taking place far enough into the future that John Connor should already be leading the Resistance against Skynet in the present day). Dialogue by Rasa seems to imply her version of Judgement Day happens in the 2060's, 40 years after the events of ''Breakpoint'' and 20 years after Legion's rise and fall in ''Dark Fate''.
* WeWillMeetAgain: After Nomad defeats the main Terminator, it tells him "I'll be back". Nomad quips, "I'll be waiting" before crushing its head in a pneumatic press.
* YinYangClash: Terminators can only be killed with a phased plasma rifle. Advanced Heavies can only be killed by headshots (which the A.I. doesn't go for). If a Terminator fights an advanced Heavy the two will futilely trade bullets for an extended period of time (the Terminator will eventually get lucky and accidentally headshot the Heavy enough to kill it, but it takes a while). Note the two enemy types are never spawned near each other during the main missions, and such an encounter could only occur during the semi-random Terminator spawns, which no longer occur now that the special event is over.

! Rasa Aldwin

A member of the Human Resistance sent back in time to aide Nomad in his fight to protect Auroa from the threat of Skynet and the Terminators.

* NotSoDifferent: Stone says this about himself and Nomad while taunting him in ''Red Patriot''. Given that he was once a Ghost himself, it's not entirely delusional, but Nomad sees through it right away, as such talk would be much more convincing coming from Walker.

* IronicNickname: He's a Chinese-American soldier with a Russian codename. He's actually named after famed '' WW2'' Russian sniper Vasily Zaytsev.

* IronicNickname: He's a Chinese-American soldier with a Russian codename. He's actually named after famed WW2 Russian sniper Vasily Zaytsev.

* OneManArmy: If playing in single-player, you no longer have a squad of A.I. teammates alongside you (nor is there a well-organized rebel movement you can call for backup) and will have to take on Walker's entire army solo.

The engineer in charge of Skell Tech's drone development efforts. She broke off from Skell and joined the Outcasts after arguing with Skell over Walker's plans to use the drones for military purposes.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: Several interactions he has with Walker have him acting a bit cagey or nervous, almost as if he's ''afraid'' of Walker. In hindsight it makes sense, given Walker's BadBoss tendencies of fragging his own men who makes it clear he does ''not'' like Stone at all.

* BrokenPedestal: For SGM Hill and Nomad. When Hill learns of Walker's FaceHeelTurn, he's understandably shocked.

* StartOfDarkness: The flashbacks indicate that [[spoiler: him executing his incompetent commanding officer in Afghanistan for trying to cover up the accidental murder of a civilian]] marked the point at which he separated from the Ghosts and ultimately decided to go rogue.

* AccidentalMurder: After weeks of receiving nothing but disrespect and scorn from his men, a frustrated and paranoid Vaughan [[spoiler: accidentally shoots an unarmed local girl and, after panicking and trying to cover it up, gets executed by Walker for his cowardice and incompetence.]]