History Characters / HeroesOfMightAndMagic

-Fourth: [[hottip:* :(Corak, Crag Hack, Kha-Beleth, Sandro, Sheltem.)]] ]]

[[caption-width-right:350:[[http://blogs.suburbanchicagonews.com/games/UBISOFT_Might%26Magic_25th_Final_Logo.JPG Meet the team!]] [[hottip:* :(From left to right:
-First line: Asha, a Coral Priestess, Sar-Elam, a Griffin, Urgash,
-Second: Michael, Anwen, a Juggernaut, Gotai, a Ghoul, Wulfstan, Solmyr, a Cyclops, Zehir,
-Third: Godric, Isabel, Roland, Archibald, Arantir, Raelag,
-Fourth:Corak, Crag Hack, Kha-Beleth, Sandro, Sheltem.)]] ]]

-Fourth:Corak, Crag Hack, Kha-Beleth, Sandro, Sheltem.)]]

[[caption-width-right:350:[[http://blogs.suburbanchicagonews.com/games/UBISOFT_Might%26Magic_25th_Final_Logo.JPG Meet the team!]] [[hottip:* :From left to right:

-Fourth:Corak, Crag Hack, Kha-Beleth, Sandro, Sheltem]]

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The main character of V's campaigns, Isabel is the new spouse of Nicolai, King of the Griffin Empire, occuped to repel a sudden demonic invasion. Joining him to fight by his side, [[WhatAndiot and helping Markal to raise him via necromancy after his death]], she will eventually be revealed to be the central element in [[BigBad the Demon Sovereign Kha-Beleth]]'s XanatosGambit, [[spoiler:aiming to making her bear his child who will become the [[VideoGame/DarkMessiah Dark Messiah]]]]. She is eventually [[spoiler:kidnapped by Agrael/Raelag and impersonated by the succubus Biara]], thus turning the Empire into an even more KnightTemplar-ish nation.

[[caption-width-right:350:[[http://thegamefanatics.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/MightMagic_25th_Final_Logo.jpg Meet the team!]] ]]

[[caption-width-right:350:Meet the team!]]

* AnimalMotifs: Griffins in III and V. The background of V and VI also count eight Duchies corresponding to an animal, and being a FantasyCounterpartCulture: The [[BigBadassBirdOfPrey Falcon]] (AncientRome), [[OurGryphonsAredifferent Griffin]] (Russia and Eastern Europe), [[BigBadassWolf Wolf]] (Germany), [[RavenAndcrows Raven]] ([[HornyVikings Scandinavia]]), Stag (Ireland), {{Unicorn}} (Britain), [[DogStereotype Hound]] (France) and [[ALoadOfBull Bull]] (Italy and Spain) Duchies.

* BadassPreacher: Monks in III, IV and V.

** OurAngelsAreDifferent: From the third game onward

The main character of V's campaigns, Isabel is the new spouse of Nicolai, King of the Griffin Empire, occuped to repel a sudden demonic invasion. Joining him to fight by his side, she will eventually be revealed to be the central element in [[BigBad the Demon Sovereign Kha-Beleth]]'s XanatosGambit, [[spoiler:aiming to making her bear his child who will become the [[VideoGame/DarkMessiah Dark Messiah]]]]. She is eventually [[spoiler:kidnapped by Agrael/Raelag and impersonated by the succubus Biara]], thus turning the Empire into an even more KnightTemplar-ish nation.

* LawfulStupid

*** TheChewToy and DirtyCoward: In V.

* MyNameIsNotDurwood: Don't call him "Mister Hack".

* FantasyCounterpartCulture: MagicalNativeAmerican, with a bit of celtic symbolics thrown in.

** BigBadassWolf: In IV.

** PantheraAwesome: White Tigers in IV.

TheUndead Faction. First seen in Heroes II, the necromancers serve as a counterpart to the wizards. Their strategy is primarily to overrun their enemies with hordes of undead, with their necromancy skill and their higher growth rates to emphasize this. In IV they were merged with the demons, but from V onward they were back to strictly commanding the undead. Their Might Hero is the [[BlackKnight Death Knight]], and their Magic Hero the {{Necromancer}}.

* ACommanderIsYou: Spammer faction

*** LooksLikeOrlok: Taken to [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel horrific]] level in III (see here: http://v1.archangelcastle.com/h3erathia/vampire.jpg).
*** Bishonen: In V and VI, the latter with a suspicious ressemblance to Arthas from [[{{Warcraft}} Warcraft III]]. (see here: http://www.archangelcastle.com/img/h6/creatures/necropole/artwork_vampire.jpg).

* HowDoIShotWeb: Anastasya is a novice necromancer, giving Sveltana an opportunity to teach her (and the player) the basics of raising and controlling undead.

* {{Steampunk}}: A little shade of it, most notably Clockwork Punk.

* EnemyWithin: [[FluffyTheTerrible "Azzie"]], aka [[DemonLordsAndArchDevils Azkael]].

Son of TheArchmage Cyrus, and twice protagonist and [[BigDamnHeroes Big Damn Hero]], in V vanilla and Tribes of the East

* SelfMadeOrphan: Accused of having killed her father at the start of VI.

-->'''Zehir:''' How am I supposed to know? I'm not Solmyr!

The protagonist of the Inferno and Dungeon campaign in V, Raelag start out as Agrael, the (secretly elven) [[TheDragon Dragon]] of the BigBad Kha-Beleth, and charged to kill Nicolai, and succeedding. But, [[LoveRedeems in love]] with Isabel, he betrays his master and comes in contact with the SpiritAdvisor Tieru, who reveals to hih the [[DarkMessiahOfMightAndMagic Dark Messiah]] prophecy, and purges him of his demonic influence. Later, we play as Raelag in rise to power after his return among the Dark Elves, and his tentative to foil Kha-Beleth's schemes.

* LightEmUp: Particularly in V and VI, where they worship the ([[OurDragonsAreDifferents literal]]) CrystalDragonJesus of Light, Elrath.

** Though it's worth noting than the skull in question isn't a real one, but a jewelry. However, WordOfGod confirms that, if Sar-Elam was still physically human, [[VolontaryShapeshifting he could turn into a Dragon on whim]].

* LightEmUp: Particularly in V and Vi, where they worship the ([[OurDragonsAreDifferents literal]]) CrystalDragonJesus of Light, Elrath.

The protagonist of the Inferno and Dungeon campaign in V, Raelag start out as Agrael, the (secretly elven) [[TheDragon Dragon]] of the BigBad Kha-Beleth, and charged to kill Nicolai, and succeedding. But, [[LoveRedeems in love]] with Isabel, he betrays his master and comes in contact with the SpiritAdvisor Tieru, who reveals to hih the [[DarkMessiahOfMightAndMagic Dark Messiah]] prophecy, and purges him of his demonic influence. Later, we play as Raelag in rise to power after his return among the Dark Elves, and his tentative to foil th schemes of Kha-Beleth.

* PutOnABus: In Hammers of Fate ending.

A Necromancer proposing to Isabel to revive her husband King Nicolai, after he was killed by Agrael/Raelag, when his real aim his to avenge the death of his master [[ContinuityCameo Sandro]], killed by the Wizards.

!Arantir (V-TotE, [[DarkMessiahOfMightAndMagic Dark Messiah]])

A Necromancer trying to prevent the Dark Messiah prophecy. The BigGood of TotE Necropolis' campaign, previously seen in DarkMessiahOfMightAndMagic as the main antagonist and final boss.

* HeroAntagonist: In Dark Messiah, [[AntiHero though "Hero" would be a bit of a stretch...]]

Son of TheArchmage Cyrus, and twice protagonist and [[BigDamnHeroes Big Dawn Hero]], in V vanilla and Tribes of the East

!Wulfstan (V-HoF and TotE)

* EvilSoundDeep: As Agrael.

Son of TheArchmage Cyrus, and twice protagonist and [[BigDawnHeroes Big Dawn Hero]], in V vanilla and Tribes of the East

* LightEmUp

!Catherine Gryphonheart (III)

!Nicolai (V)
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* [[spoiler:CameBackWrong]]
** UnwantedRevival
* DecoyProtagonist
* HolyHandGrenade: The Heart of the Griffin is very effective against Demons, but not so much against [[spoiler:the dark elf]] Agrael.
* NamesTheSame: Nicolai was the name of a character in MightAndMagic VI, as the young son of Roland and Catherine.

A classical BarbarianHero, Crag Hack (who shares his name with a MightAndMagic dwarf hero), has is [[ADayInTheLimelight Day In The Limelight]] in III-Shadow of Death, where he was part of a group of four heroes aiming to stop the necromancer Sandro's EvilPlan, after having been his UnwittingPawn. With Sandro and the [[OurGeniesAreDifferent genie]] Solmyr, he is one of the few character of the old universe deemed by Ubisoft as sufficiently of an EnsembleDarkhorse for gaining a ContinuityCameo in Ashan's backstory, apparently as a MemeticBadass.

First, but illegitimate son of the Duke of Griffin. With his sister Irina and the Orc Kraal (the Duke's master-of-arms) as his only friends, and finally fed up with his life, he flee to the Orc's Pao Islands to become a Barbarian.

!Raelag [[spoiler:aka [[SignificantAnagram Agrael]] ]] (V, VI)

!Tieru
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* RetiredBadass: [[spoiler:Was previously a Dragon Knight]].
* SpiritAdvisor

!Sandro (I-II-III-IV, mentioned in V and VI)

!Arantir (V, [[DarkMessiahOfMightAndMagic Dark Messiah]])

* RogueProtagonist: [[spoiler:He returns in ''VideoGame/DarkMessiah'' as a BigBad.]]

The greatest spellcaster ever in the history of Ashan, who ascended to the form of ([[FantasyPantheon yet another]]) [[OurDragonsAreDifferent Dragon-God]]. His disciples went on to found the [[TheMagocracy Academies]], the background monastic orders of [[BadassArmy the Dragon-Knights]] and of [[BlindSeer the Blind Brothers]], [[BreadEggsMilkSquick and necromancy]]. [[spoiler:His dragon skull is a plot point in VideoGame/DarkMessiah]]. The role-model of every Wizard.

* YouKilledMyFather: To Markal

!Agrael (V)
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* DefectorFromDecadence
* EvilSoundsDeep
* LoveRedeems
* NobleDemon
* ScrewYouElves
* [[spoiler: SignificantAnagram]]
* SpikesOfVillainy[=/=]TinTyrant
* StalkerWithACrush: He's been doing so [[{{Lolicon}} since Isabel was born]], you know...
* TheUntwist: [[spoiler: Agrael is Raelag.]]
* WhatTheHellAreYou: Asked by Nicolai when he turns out to be immune to his HolyHandGrenade.

!Biara (V)
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* TheDragon: To Kha-Beleth.
* HornyDevils
* MasterOfDisguise: She successfully simulated Beatrice, Shadia, and Isabel herself.

Anton's younger brother, thrust against his will into the demon prison-world of Sheogh by the angel Sarah.

* EnemyWithin: "Azzie".

!Wulfstan (V)

* CainAndAbel: With his half-brother [[EvilChancellor Rolf]].

* CreatorCameo: Subverted: There IS a Irina in the development team, but she joined only after the character was named.

Nicolai's uncle, charged by Isabel [[GondorCallsForaid to call for help Wizards and Elves]], much to his dismay. Reappears later in the campaign to form a [[FiveManBand Four Man Band]] with the Wizard Zehir, the Ranger Findan and the Warlock Raelag. [[spoiler: Killed in Hammer of Fate]]. A younger version of him appear in ClashOfHeroes. Father of Freyda.

Godric's daughter and the major Haven character of Hammer of Fate.
* ActionGirl: A ''little'' more successful than [[FauxActionGirl Isabel]].

* IGotBetter: [[FridgeLogic Was supposedly killed by Markal in V-vanilla]], only to reappear in Hammer of Fate. Lampshaded by Zehir:
** ''"As though as her father, I suppose."''

!Roland Ironfist (II, III-AB expansion)

!Godric (V, Clash Of Heroes)

* [[spoiler:KilledOffForReal]]

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Looks suspiciously like CillianMurphy.

* OnlySaneMan

* EnergyBeing: The Zealots of the third game, as well as the Glories of the sixth, along with Sun Crusaders, who ride
''[[HorseOfADifferentColor horses made of light]]''.
* EvilCounterpart: The "Rebels" mini-faction in V-HoF presents the same units, [[ColourCodedForYourConvenience but red]], [[SpikesOfVillainy with spikes]], and who come in the campaign as straight [[KnightTemplar Knight Templars]].

* EyeBeams: [[DungeonsAndDragon Beholders]] in III.

* ArtifactOfDoom / InfinitePlusOneSword: The Armaggeddon's Blade.

** And, due to {{Good Bag Bug|s}} in IV and V, you can theorically raise more corpses with necromancy than ennemies killed.

* BubblegloopSwamp[=/=]JungleJap

The BarbarianTribe faction. Populated with [[OurGoblinsAreDifferent Goblins]], [[OurOrcsAreDifferent Orcs]], Cyclops and the like, with the exception of the fourth game, were Orcs and Goblins were replaced by human barbarians and beastmen. [[ACommanderIsYou The Brute Force Faction]], they are since the fourth game pure might and but still able to use magic, while in the last two games gaining instead the [[ScreamingWarrior Warcries' ability]], filling the troops with UnstoppableRage. Their Might Hero is the [[BarbarianHero Barbarian]], and their Magic Hero the [[WitchDoctor BattleMage/Shaman]].

!Kha-Beleth (V, VI)

!Gotai (V)
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!Findan
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* GratuitousIambicPentameter

* ThePiratesWoDontDoAnything: At the start of the campaign, Elwin is a Druid, despite spending most of his time in the elven court being a playboy. After that, he goes through CharacterDevelopement.

!Sar-Elam (Background of V and VI)

The main character of IV Chaos' campaign. A ruthless PirateGirl, Tawni Balfour was way too happy at the death of her father, the feared Captain Black, and taken the opportunity to conquer the Gold Sea above all pirates.

!Raelag [[spoiler:aka [[SignificantAnagram Agrael]] ]]

!Arantir

* WhoWantsToLiveForever: Pitying both [[{{Angst}} himself]] (for having [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone to remember his failures]]) and his master (for having to endures wars for ever).