History Characters / HouseOfTheDead

->"No one's responding. We're runnin' outta time!"

* EvilSoundsDeep: His voice is notably deep and gruff.

* PreAssKickingOneLiner: He seems rather fond of these:

* PreAssKickingOneLiner:

A humanoid mutant armed with kukri knives and a purple aura, which acts as a "test" of strength for Kate and James. When he dies, he wounds James with a shard of his body. He's a perfected model of The Magician, and the fifth boss of ''The House of the Dead 4''. He also appears as a boss and supporting character in the spin-off ''Loving Deads: The House of the Dead EX''.

* PreAssKickingOneLiner: Its one line amounts to this.

* PreAssKickingOneLiner: "I am the ultimate being. There is no hope. My hammer of death shall rain down upon you." Possibly the most serious and down-to-earth line uttered by any boss in the series.

* VerbalTic: Each time he gets up, he says "That was for my buddies!" ''Even after his head's been blasted off.''

* BadassBaritone: Though when he speaks wounded, it borderlines NarmCharm.

* BadassBaritone: More so in his later appearances.

* ImpossiblyGracefulGiant: It's enormous, and crawls unnervingly fast for a creature of its size.

* KilledOffForReal: Given that it's the only previous boss who is not fought again in the final chapter, it can be assumed that unlike Chariot and Hangedman, it stayed dead after being killed.

* FacialHorror: If you utilize his weak point (his face, obviously) enough, by the time he finally goes down what little flesh his face had is gone, and is reduced to a bloody, eyeless skull.

* HoldTheLine: Hermit performs a villainous version of this for Curien; preventing Rogan and G from pursuing him while he escapes back to his main laboratory.

* FlyCrazy: He flies quickly and somewhat erratically in battle.

* AdaptationalBadass: He's noticeably more relentless in the remake, where shooting his weak point only pushes him back slightly, requiring you to ''really'' nail those shots to delay him from attacking you.

* ApocalypseMaiden: The reason why the ZombieApocalypse occurred is because Curien wanted to cure his son from a terminal illness. It is implied he has Formula X within him and may turn into a zombie at any time.

* DisposableWoman: Discussed by Issac and G at the end of the game, as she's the only positive female character in the game and gets a FateWorseThanDeath. She does seem to exist mostly to [[MsFanservice provide fanservice]] and [[DistressedDamsel motivation]].
* DistressedDamsel: She's kidnapped by Papa Caesar and later by Warden Darling. [[spoiler:She's never rescued, and her body gets hijacked by Darling's mother while she gets to live as a BrainInAJar.]]

* SirSwearsALot: Oh ''so'' much.

* NoPronunciationGuide: Mistakenly pronounces the word "genome".

* DeathByIrony: Is ultimately slain by the Magician, his self-proclaimed "masterpiece" just moments before the final battle with G and Rogan.

* CharacterizationMarchesOn: He's depicted with completely contrasting personalities in the first and third games, enough that first time players of the third game will probably be surprised to see the madman being suddenly depicted as a loving father trying to save his son's life.

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

A large zombie wearing a full suit of armor, who is the first boss fought in the first game. He later returns as a boss in ''House of the Dead: Scarlet Dawn''.

* SinsofOurFathers: He tells Lisa he is ready to bear the burden of his father's crime of starting the ZombieApocalypse.

-> "''Who are you? Nobody gives me instructions! I shall destroy everything!''"

!!!'''Voiced by:''' Chris Okawa (''Remake'')

* BrainInAJar: Her fate at the end of the game.
* BuxomIsBetter: Holy crap yes! Though, according to Darling's mother, her tits are still "too small".
* DisposableWoman: Discussed by Issac and G at the end of the game. She does seem to exist mostly to provide fanservice and motivation.
* DistressedDamsel: She's kidnapped by Papa Caesar and later by Warden Darling.

* {{Revenge}}: Her motivation throughout the game. It's safe to say that her fate determined she failed to avenge both her brother and Candi.

* AnAxeToGrind: It's strong enough to wield an enormous bardiche polearm as a one-handed weapon.

* AnAxeToGrind: Kuarl.

* AnAxeToGrind: Has two axes embedded in its body, which it can pull out to [[ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks throw at you]].

* AnAxeToGrind: That "hammer of death" quote wasn't just a metaphor. It can form a giant axe [[ElementalWeapon from ice]] and swing it at your face; fortunately, the axe can be shattered by shooting it enough.

* AnAxeToGrind: Wields a giant meat cleaver.

* DualBoss: And like Judgement before them, one of them counts as the collective weak point.

** A fat, unintelligible blob and a giggling, skinny assistant? Hello [[Film/ReturnOfTheJedi Jabba the Hutt]].

* DualBoss: Technically.
* IAmAHumanitarian: They're shown eating a corpse.

* {{Gainaxing}}: Especially in the cutscene of chapter one when she arms herself.