History Characters / HouseOfTheDead

* WeaponOfChoice:
** A standard 9mm handgun.
** The Franchi SPAS-12 in ''III''.

* WeaponOfChoice: A 9mm handgun in ''2'' and a Steyr TMP in ''4''.

* HandCannon: His WeaponOfChoice appears to be an IMI Desert Eagle. Unfortunately, it functions as a basic pistol.

* WeaponOfChoice: A handgun modeled after the Heckler & Koch Mk. 23 SOCOM.

* ShotgunsAreJustBetter: Her WeaponOfChoice is a SPAS-12 shotgun.

* WeaponOfChoice: He obtains G's SPAS-12 when they go out to confront The Wheel of Fate.

* WeaponOfChoice: A Stery TMP machine pistol in ''4'' and an [=MP7A1=] in ''Scarlet Dawn''.

* LadyInRed
* ShesGotLegs

** In ''4'', she sports a classy-but-sexy leather miniskirt and boots, [[ShesGotLegs all the better to show off her stems]].

* AllYourPowersCombined/DittoFighter: Copies several previous bosses to fight you.

A humanoid being made of shape-shifting molten metal, and Goldman's last creature. The sixth (and final) boss of the second game.

* BlobMonster: With a physical form, though.
* DittoFighter: Copies several previous bosses to fight you.

* ExtraOreDinary: Manipulates molten metal to fight.

* HumanoidAbomination: A translucent, horned, shape-shifting blob of metal with a visible organic heart.

** In the [[UpdatedReRelease Director's Cut]] of the Playstation 3, she ''literally'' screams at both G and Isaac ''just when they get inside the hospital''.

A pair of circus freaks mutated by the virus, who are now feeding on corpses in the circus. Nigel is the large guy, while Sebastian is the tumor-like thing embedded in his belly. The third boss of OVERKILL (fourth in the [=PS3=] version).

* BodyHorror: Freaks. Zombie freaks. What did you expect?

%%* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: Temperance, eat your heart out.

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%%* OneWingedAngel: Accidental, though.

* CombatTentacles: It will sic them on you [[{{Foreshadowing}} before you even know what they're attached to]].

* ShoutOut: Resembles Plant 42 from ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil''.

%%* CombatTentacles: Its main weapons.

* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: Temperance, eat your heart out.

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* OneWingedAngel: Accidental, though.

* CombatTentacles: Its main weapons.

* KnifeNut: He wields a knife in each hand like the other Rogan Commandos.

* GirlishPigtails: She wears her hair in twin drill pigtails.

** When Candi was a little girl, her mother told her to say nothing if she had nothing nice to say. Because of this, would literally say "Nothing!" whenever she would otherwise swear. ("Well, NOTHING you, Varla!")

* OnlyInItForTheMoney: Varla hated the nightly need to demean herself when working at a strip club and dreamed of leaving Bayou City with Jasper, but she felt trapped.

Varla's co-worker at the Pink Pussycat strip club and Jasper's girlfriend. She joins Varla in her quest for revenge.

* ActionGirl: In Extended Cut, she accompanies Varla in her quest for revenge and proves quite capable when fighting mutants.

* DumbBlonde: She's not very bright and acts in an oblivious manner that could get her killed during a ZombieApocalypse.

* {{Foil}}: To her partner and co-worker Varla. Whereas Varla is serious, driven, and (relatively) smart, Candi is a cheerful, oblivious idiot. Despite this, Candi still wants revenge on Papa Caesar as well because of her relationship with Jasper.

** When Candi was a little girl, her mother told her to say nothing if she had nothing nice to say. Because of this, would literally say "Nothing!" whenever she would otherwise swear.
* LoveMakesYouDumb: Along with TooDumbToLive. After being left on the outskirts of Bayou City by Varla, Candi tried to hitchhike back to the city because she forgot Jasper's voice box at the Pink Pussycat. Oblivious and uncaring of the mutants roaming around, Candi wanted a reminder of her now-dead lover.

A crime lord and kingpin from Bayou City. He seemingly killed Isaac's father and was believed to have caused a 1991 mutant outbreak in the city, caused by experimentation with the war mutagen Formula X. In reality, he was an accomplice to prison warden Clement Darling.

* IHaveYourWife: Forces Jasper to work for him by threatening Varla.

A psychotic prison warden and the true mastermind of the 1991 Bayou City mutant outbreak.

* VillainousLegacy: TheStinger notes he had "powerful friends" who had access to his compound, revealing that his work enabled all the subsequent conflicts in the franchise long after his death.

* DumbBlonde: She's not very bright and acts in a very oblivious manner that could get her killed during a ZombieApocalypse.

* LoveMakesYouDumb: Along with TooDumbToLive. After being left on the outskirts of Bayou City by Varla, Candi tried to hitchhike back to the city because she forgot Jasper's voice box at the Pink Pussycat. Oblivious and uncaring of the zombies roaming around, Candi wanted a reminder of her now-dead lover.

A working girl and sister of Jasper. Varla has been working the streets to help support her crippled brother and is furious when Agent G and Isaac kill him in self-defense. Realizing Papa Caesar is ultimately responsible for her brother's death, she goes off on her own to seek revenge.

!! ''House of the Dead: Scarlet Dawn''
[[folder:Ryan Taylor]]
An AMS agent and James' younger brother. He is sent along with James' former partner, Kate, to attend a party at Scarecrow Manor, where he gets front seat to see just what his brother was up against all this time.

* NiceHat: Wears a security guard's hat that can be shot off.

* NiceHat: Wears a black cap like the other Rogan Commandos.

Though not a very plot-intensive series, there are still some twists that occur. '''Beware of unmarked spoilers'''.

* CherryTapping: Kuarl isn't completely invincible and his health can be slowly chipped away with rapid fire. As a bonus, Zeal will frequently fly right into the crossfire.

* ScratchDamage: You can lower their health by shooting at Kuarl, but doing so depletes his health at such a slow rate that you're better off focusing on Zeal.

* HoistByTheirOwnPetard: Her drive for revenge led to her becoming a BrainInAJar. G claims that she's still alive.

* HoistByTheirOwnPetard: Pushed back in her meat grinder.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: While Goldman may have started a zombie apocalypse, he claims that he does not wish to destroy humanity outright, but merely reduce human populations in order to the environment. Thornheart lampshades this, calling Goldman "soft" towards humans.

* RedEyesTakeWarning: In the bad ending of ''4'', his eyes start to grow red as he transforms into a zombie.

* NoNameGiven: He was called by fans as "The Mystery Man" right before ''Scarlet Dawn'' revealed his name.

* KilledOffForReal: He gets electrocuted by Warden Darling when he [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness outlives his usefulness.]]

* TacticalSuicideBoss: Played with. When it suffers enough damage, it breaks out of its armor... So now it's vulnerable everywhere, but if you only shoot the same spot over and over he'll stop taking damage, so you ''must'' shoot pretty much every part of his body.

* HumanoidAbomination: He's a skinless (though armored), demonic, fire spewing monster.

* PlayingWithFire: His ultimate attack is a literal rain of fire.
* PowerFloats: Levitates above ground.

** Gets explained (sort of) if you fail to stop his last-ditch attack in ''The House Of The Dead 4 Special''; hesummons a '''''legion''''' of clones of himself, [[NonStandardGameOver and the game just ends there without even letting you TRY to fight them off]].

* LightningBruiser: Yes, it's a giant sloth, but seems like the zombification had improved its muscles.

* TheHeroine: Of ''III''.

* SeWasRightThereAllAlong: You find her in a room in the dungeons of the Hospital, but if you're careful enough, you can spot her stalking you through the building and running away.

* [[TheHero The Heroine]]: Of ''III''.

* CoolCar: Otherwise known as his "pride and joy". Unfortunately, when he tries to offer G a ride in it, it promptly [[EveryCarIsAPinto blows]] [[StuffBlowingUp up]].

* [[HeWasRightThereAllAlong She Was Right There All Along]]: You find her in a room in the dungeons of the Hospital, but if you're careful enough, you can spot her stalking you through the building and running away.

* ProngsOfPoseidon: His weapon is a rather wicked-looking trident.

A mysterious man who appeared in the endings for the third and fourth games, working behind the scenes and was an associate of both Curien and Goldman. Thornheart's identity is finally revealed in ''Scarlet Dawn'' where he serves as the main antagonist, a man who was believed to have been dead for years as he had suffered a terminal disease. He believes that the human mind is plagued beyond redemption, and with his previous associates out of the way, he launches his plan to destroy humanity to usher in a new evolution.

The head of an unknown financial group and a leading authority on the genome theory. He funded Dr. Curien's research in order to gain access to the wealth of genetic information Curien had so he would be able to employ them to his own end: to end the sin of mankind's mistreatment and destruction of the planet. When Curien was killed by the Magician, he retrieved the Magician (following its defeat by the AMS) and rebuilt it to serve him. He used it as a guard to protect his headquarters, which is also where he housed his own monstrous creation: the Emperor. However, the Emperor was unsuccessful in turning away the AMS, and after its defeat, Goldman chose to end his life rather than be taken in by the AMS.

Three years later, he is revealed to have planted the seeds of destruction regardless of his death through a planned nuclear launch in 2003. James Taylor (one of the agents who stopped his original plan) and Kate Green deter this, but also uncover a second plot that would enact in case his nuclear missile did not launch, called "Pandora's Box".

* BetterToDieThanBeKilled: Throws himself off the DBR skyscraper instead of surrendering to the AMS agents.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: Goldman may have started a zombie apocalypse to wipe out humanity, but he later revealed post-posthumously that he did not want to eliminate the human race as a whole but was merely testing them if they deserved to be saved or would prove they would fight till the end despite how hopeless the situation is. Thornheart even lampshades this, saying that Goldman is "soft" towards humans.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: While implied to be alive after the events of the 2000 Venice Outbreak, her fate is unknown by the time of the World Collapse.

A small imp (Zeal) and a living suit of Armor (Kuarl), who are met in Venice by James and Gary. It's the first boss in ''The House of the Dead 2''.

A Hydra-like mutant who dwells in the sewers of Venice. The third boss of the second game.

An AMS agent who was working on the Venice, Italy case. He was scheduled to meet G in Venice on February 26, 2000, until he ran afoul of Zeal. Together, he and his partner Gary discover the plot of Caleb Goldman and pursue a mission to track him down to the DBR Corporation headquarters. They put a stop to Goldman's plan to unleash the "Emperor", but fail to arrest Goldman.

Three years later, he and AMS agent Kate Green visit the European archives of the AMS, with James believing that the crisis from 2000 has not completely subsided. However, as they are researching the files within, an earthquake traps them underground. While waiting for a rescue squadron, they are suddenly overrun by new leagues of the undead. The pair fight their way back to the surface to discover that Goldman has enacted a plot from beyond the grave to launch a nuclear strike on the world. James returns to the DBR Corporation headquarters in order to reach Goldman's office on the fiftieth floor and stop the launch. However, Goldman has yet another failsafe, called "The World", which will be unveiled by the opening of "Pandora's Box". James and Kate battle The World in the courtyard of the DBR building, but are unsuccessful in destroying it. James is left with no other option but to destroy the beast by blowing himself and the monster up together.

* DeathByDisfigurement: He is wounded in the aftermath of the Star boss battle and he mentions that he has an old wound on top of it. It is implied that he is SecretlyDying throughout Chapter 6 and that his HeroicSacrifice is only a way for him to go out with a bang (and quick).
* HeroicSacrifice: James takes his own life to stop the final phase of The World in ''4'', making him the only playable protagonist so far to be KilledOffForReal.

An AMS agent and James's partner during the 2000 Venice, Italy case. Together, they put a stop to Goldman's plan to unleash the "Emperor", but fail to arrest Goldman.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: ''[=HotD4=]'' flashback aside, Gary hasn't been seen in the later sequels, including ''III'', where it's not made known whether he survived the apocalypse or not.

Another AMS Agent sent to quell the chaos of Venice and Amy's partner.

* NoPronunciationGuide: Mistakenly pronounced the word "genome."
* UniversalDriversLicense: He could drive boats and cars.

* WoundedHeroWeakerHelper: He is wounded by Strength so he is unable to go on to Goldman's tower. He then passes the task to James and Gary.

Thomas and Sophie's daughter, who goes to the EFI Research building, along with Rogan's former partner G, to find her father after he disappeared two weeks prior on a mission to put an end to the disaster that ruined the world.

The son of Dr. Curien whose childhood illnesses inspired his father to research the essence of life and death. He believes he bears the responsibility to put an end to the evils unleashed on the world by Curien in his name.

A geneticist who sought to remove the barrier between life and death to cure his ailing son. Driven mad by the research, he unleashed biologically-engineered creations upon his coworkers. In the original game, he's killed by his "masterpiece", the Magician. In ''III'', Curien's remains are brought to the EFI Facility Center, where, after twenty years, he is resurrected as the Wheel of Fate to destroy mankind. Curien's son Daniel and Lisa Rogan ultimately stop him.

A mysterious, cold and calculating AMS agent. Confronts several bioterror incidents, including Papa Caesar's Formula X outbreak in 1991, Dr. Curien's homicidal rampage in 1998, and Caleb Goldman's citywide incident in 2000. Later assists agent Kate Green in 2003 following the death of her partner James Taylor, and in 2019 searches for a missing Rogan within the EFI Research Facility with the aid of Rogan's daughter Lisa.

An AMS agent and Rogan's partner during the 1998 Curien case. Together, he and Thomas managed to put an end (or so they thought) to Curien's most diabolical invention, the Magician. In the year 2000, he heads to Venice to quell a new outbreak happening in the streets, but is overwhelmed and injured. Despite this, he survives and later assists Kate Green after James Taylor sacrifices himself to stop "The World". Sixteen years later, he assists Lisa Rogan when she attempts to find the whereabouts of her father after his doomed mission to the EFI Research building.

He and Issac Washington were also the duo who put an end to Papa Caesar's activities in 1991.

The hot-blooded, persistent top agent of the AMS government agency. Rescues his fiancée, Sophie, from Dr. Curien's bio-engineered monstrosities in 1998. When AMS and the world collapse in 2003 due to similar bioterror incidents, he leads a group of survivors to continue fighting for mankind. In 2019, he goes missing when attempting to find the source of the apocalpyse in the EFI Research Facility.

The hot-blooded, persistent top agent of the AMS government agency. In 1998, he raids the Curien Mansion in response to a distress call from his fiancée, Sophie, confronting Dr. Curien and his army of bio-engineered monstrosities. After the incident, Rogan marries Sophie and has a daughter named Lisa.

In 2019, Rogan forms a secret division of survivors after AMS and the world collapse due to further bioterror incidents. He leads a mission into the EFI Research Facility in order to find the source of the apocalypse, but goes missing.

Thomas Rogan's fiancée at the time of the Curien Mansion incident and a researcher working for Dr. Curien. Later becomes Lisa Rogan's mother.