History Characters / Iji

* [[spoiler:AntiVillain: [[SlidingScaleOfAntiVillains Type I]]]]

* [[spoiler:AntiVillain]]

* BeyondTheImpossible: In the second fight he can dodge anything, even a {{nuke}}. He just [[TooDumbToLive chooses not to.]]

* ApologeticAttacker: Until she kills enough enemies, she apologises after each kill.

* [[strike:WalkingShirtlessScene]] what are you talking about? He's wearing Assassin armor just like all the other assassins!

* WalkingShirtlessScene

* [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold]]: [[spoiler:During the second half of the game, he reveals himself to be this, especially if you manage to [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming save his life]].]]

* OneHitKill: The Phantom Hammer doesn't just kill you, it wipes out all your stats.
* [[spoiler:PunchClockVillain]]

* AntiVillain

* [[spoiler:BreakTheHaughty: He breaks down and [[DrivenToSuicide kills himself out of shame]] if Iji manages to get around his second fight.]]

* [[spoiler:SkippableBoss: Through some DungeonBypass.]]

* [[spoiler:BoomHeadshot: How she dies, assuming Ansaksie isn't with you.]]

* MadeOfIron

* MinoredInAssKicking: See ActualPacifist. [[supersecretspoiler:Her total kill count is 42]].
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Her advice to the rest of the Assassins when Asha goes off his nut.

** "Only a little taller"? He's twice her height! His gun is as long as Iji is tall!
* BeamSpam

* DisintegratorRay: Phantom Hammer

* [[spoiler:HeelFaceTurn: He's really a good guy inside.]]

* ThisCannotBe: Land the killing blow on Tor with the Massacre;
--> '''Tor:''' [[spoiler:"Ugh... ack! Th, that weapon! How... How?! No-one outside of Imperial Research should even know it exists! M, mercy! Have mercy on me!"]]

* {{Determinator}}

* [[ImplacableMan Implacable Woman]]

* BreakingTheFourthWall: When using the Scrambler, Dan will take several opportunities to do this, including humming the boss theme song and saying that he got the best Scrambler quotes.

* LastOfTheirKind

* [[spoiler:MummiesAtTheDinnerTable: If Dan dies, Iji is so in denial she'll pretend he's still there.]]

* [[spoiler:SkippableBoss: As long as you kill no one in the first three sectors, you can bypass the battle with him.]]

* [[spoiler:LastOfTheirKind: Along with Vateilika, the diary writer and her girlfriend are the only Tasen to survive the game, assuming you've made the truce.]]

* {{Pride}} Asha puts the ''"ass"'' in assassin. ''TWICE!''

* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler: Activate a single checkpoint before going into the second fight with Asha. Die to him. Activate a second checkpoint. Die to him again. Then challenge him one last time. His reaction is PRICELESS.]]

* [[spoiler:YourHeadAsplode: Actually, his head is the only part of him that ''doesn't'' explode messily if Iji kills him.]]
** [[spoiler: Or doesn't kill him.]]

* ArrogantKungFuGuy: He doesn't exactly fit the "kung fu" part, but certainly the "arrogant" part.

* Theme Naming

* ChildSoldier

* KickChick

* WaifFu: Because she can't really punch while holding her gun, kicking is Iji's main close-combat method.

* Breakingthefourthwall: When using the Scrambler, Dan will take several opportunities to do this, including humming the boss theme song and saying that he got the best Scrambler quotes.

* NoNameGiven: Neither the diary writer nor her girlfriend have names. "PAIE" is apparently just a callsign.

* Deader Than Dead: She was ''completely disintegrated'', along with her ship, by a Phantom Hammer. Ouch.

* {{Action Girl}}
* {{Apologetic Attacker}}: Until she kills enough enemies, she apologises after each kill.
* {{Artistic Age}}: She's supposed to be 20, but looks more like a teenager in the cutscenes.

* {{The Berserker}}: Iji can easily become this if she kills enough enemies.
* {{Beware The Nice Ones}}: Despite starting out reluctant to kill clearly hostile aliens she can end up with a body count in the hundreds.
* {{Break The Cutie}}: ''So'' much.

* {{Girls With Guns}}
* {{The Hero}}
* {{Hollywood Cyborg}}

* [[{{Implacable Man}} Implacable Woman]]

* {{Last Of Their Kind}}: While the number isn't easily discernible, there aren't that many humans left alive after the Alpha Strike.
* {{Missing Mom}}: {{Word Of God}} says that Ron had ''two'' wives, both of which left him. Neither get mentioned in the game.
* {{Morph Weapon}}: The Nanogun.
* [[{{One Man Army}} One Woman Army]]: Actually an in-game rank.
* {{Plucky Girl}}
* {{Reluctant Warrior}}: At first.
* {{Road Runner PC}}: Though there are still some enemies faster than her, she can still outrun most of them.
* {{Sanity Slippage}}
* {{Swiss Army Weapon}}: The Nanogun, again.
* {{Technical Pacifist}}: This is generally what you'll be if you're on a pacifist run.

* {{Theme Naming}}: All the Kataisers have three-letter first names.
* {{Waif Fu}}: Because she can't really punch while holding her gun, kicking is Iji's main close-combat method.
* {{Wild Hair}}
* {{The Woobie}}

* [[spoiler:{{Alas Poor Scrappy}}]]: He's a manipulative bossy jerk and some of his early dialogue veers almost into {{Kick The Dog}} territory, but [[spoiler:anyone who didn't cry at his potential death is a lying bastard.]]
* {{Author Avatar}}: He shares a name with the game's creator, although it's not certain if he was entirely based on him.
* [[spoiler:[[{{Dead Little Sister}} Dead Little Brother]]]]
* {{Exposition Fairy}}: Dan's Sector 1 conversations are essentially solely for this purpose.
* {{Jerk Ass}}: Despite being helpful in some ways, he's not very popular due to some of the things he says.
* {{Last Of Their Kind}}
* {{Mission Control}}

* {{Non Action Guy}}
* [[spoiler:{{Plotline Death}}]]: [[spoiler:Although you can save him through creative trapmine use.]]
* {{Theme Naming}}
* {{Voice With An Internet Connection}}: It's the loudspeakers, but the idea is the same.

* {{Dead Little Sister}}

* {{Posthumous Character}}
* {{Theme Naming}}

* {{All There In The Script}}: His name is only mentioned once off-hand in an out-of-the-way logbook. His backstory isn't even in the game at all.
* {{Disappeared Dad}}: He doesn't have one, but he serves this role to his children after he dies.
* {{ForgottenFallenFriend}}: Only his coworkers mention him, his children barely mention him.
* {{Posthumous Character}}
* {{The Professor}}
* {{Theme Naming}}

* {{Complete Monster}}: He's certainly the least sympathetic Tasen in the game. Unfortunately, he's also the one in charge.
* {{Degraded Boss}}: Though he has some unique attacks, the Elites found in later sectors fight in mostly the same way.
* {{General Ripper}}
* {{Law Of Chromatic Superiority}}: While ordinary Tasen Elites wear grey armour with yellow trim, Krotera's is yellow on red.
* {{The Niedermeyer}}
* [[spoiler:{{Skippable Boss}}: As long as you kill no one in the first three sectors, you can bypass the battle with him.]]
* {{Unexplained Accent}}: Krotera seems to speak in a slight German accent, despite being, well, an alien. Of course, [[{{The Niedermeyer}} this suits him quite well]].
* {{Wake Up Call Boss}}

* {{Action Girl}}
* {{Big Damn Heroes}}
* {{Heel Face Turn}}: As long as you follow the truce, she becomes an ally to Iji.
* [[spoiler:{{Last Of Their Kind}}]]
* {{Punch Clock Villain}}

* {{Stop Poking Me}}: If she's on your side by Sector 7, she'll make some comments on the backstory if you attempt to crack her.
* {{The Dog Bites Back}}: If you get her on your side, [[spoiler:she'll come in and kill Krotera right when he's trash-talking her.]]

* {{Almighty Janitor}}: He uses the same sprite as a regular Tasen mook, but he's certainly the strongest Tasen in the game.

* {{Badass Bookworm}}
* {{Bonus Boss}}: He can be fought if you apply some [[{{Guide Dang It}} careful]] tactics in Sector 6 to get up to his bunker.
* {{Boss In Mook Clothing}}
* {{Fun Personified}}
* {{Mr Exposition}}: Not in the game, but there's some secret pages on Remar's website allegedly written by him explaining much of the backstory.
* {{Playful Hacker}}

* {{Discount Lesbians}}
* {{Everyone Calls Him Barkeep}}
* [[spoiler:{{Last Of Their Kind}}: Along with Vateilika, the diary writer and her girlfriend are the only Tasen to survive the game, assuming you've made the truce.]]

* {{No Name Given}}: Neither the diary writer nor her girlfriend have names. "PAIE" is apparently just a callsign.
* {{Straight Gay}}: Several players thought she was supposed to be a guy from reading her diaries.
* {{Sympathetic POV}}

* {{Action Girl}}
* {{Authority Equals Asskicking}}: Until her death, Sarie was the leader of all Tasen, and certainly the most badass.
* {{Deader Than Dead}}: She was ''completely disintegrated'', along with her ship, by a Phantom Hammer. Ouch.

* [[{{One Man Army}} One Woman Army]]
* {{Posthumous Character}}

* {{Arch Enemy}}
* {{Arrogant Kung Fu Guy}}: He doesn't exactly fit the "kung fu" part, but certainly the "arrogant" part.
* {{Beam Spam}}: During the second battle, he frequently shoots his Plasma Cannon in a circle.
* [[spoiler:{{Break The Haughty}}: He breaks down and [[DrivenToSuicide kills himself out of shame]] if Iji manages to get around his second fight.]]
* {{Complete Monster}}: The game goes at great lengths to assure you that if you ''like'' this guy, you're {{Completely Missing The Point}}.
* {{Degraded Boss}}: In the first fight with him, he fights in the same way other assassins do later on. He has a unique style for the rematch.
* {{Doppelganger Spin}}: Afterimages of him start to accumulate after a while during the second fight.
* {{Evil Laugh}}: "A-HA-ha-ha-HA!"
* {{Fake Ultimate Hero}}: Fake Ultimate ''Villain'', actually.
* {{Gender Blender Name}}: "Asha" is a girl's name in most parts of the world, and he's one of the most manly characters in the game. The creator didn't know that it was a real name when he came up with it.
* {{Handicapped Badass}}: Despite {{Telefrag}}ing his own arm off, he's still as competent in battle as other assassins.
* {{Laser Blade}}
* {{Law Of Chromatic Superiority}}: Like Krotera, he's based on an ordinary enemy found later in the game, but differs slightly. In this case, he wears purple instead of black, and apparently isn't wearing a shirt.

* [[spoiler:{{Skippable Boss}}: Through some {{Dungeon Bypass}}.]]
* {{Smug Snake}}
* {{Ted Baxter}}
* {{Teleport Spam}}: His preferred method of locomotion.
* {{Too Clever By Half}}
* {{Took A Level In Badass}}: The second fight with him, and he was already pretty badass to begin with.
* {{Villainous Breakdown}}: [[spoiler: Activate a single checkpoint before going into the second fight with Asha. Die to him. Activate a second checkpoint. Die to him again. Then challenge him one last time. His reaction is PRICELESS.]]
* {{Villains Never Lie}}: [[spoiler:Averted, Dan's not a traitor. It's just a trap. Iji sees through this anyway.]]
* {{Walking Shirtless Scene}}
* {{Weaksauce Weakness}}: [[spoiler:In the second fight, he can only be damaged by your weakest guns, because he thinks they're not worth his time dodging.]]

* [[spoiler:{{Your Head Asplode}}: Actually, his head is the only part of him that ''doesn't'' explode messily if Iji kills him.]]

* {{Anticlimax Boss}}: Invinciblity or otherwise, the second phase of the battle goes by quite quickly. And the first phase is just easy; she insists on patrolling back and forth below platforms conviently located for you to jump out of reach of her guns.
* [[spoiler:{{Boom Headshot}}: How she dies, assuming Ansaksie isn't with you.]]
* {{Badass}}
* {{Bare Fisted Monk}}: After her exoskeleton is destroyed, she fights entirely using her claws.
* {{The Berserker}}
* {{Complete Monster}}: We're talking about someone who [[spoiler:kills all the last survivors of an entire species without any remorse. And laughs about it when questioned.]]
* {{Dark Action Girl}}
* {{The Dragon}}

* {{Humongous Mecha}}: She fights in her Annihilator exoskeleton for the first part of the battle.
* [[{{Implacable Man}} Implacable Woman]]
* {{Made Of Iron}}
* {{Mask Power}}: Every alien in the game wears some sort of mask, but Iosa gets bonus points for wearing what looks like a ''sock'' over her face.
* {{Names To Run Away From Really Fast}}: Iosa is often called "the Invincible", and for good reason.
* {{Nigh Invulnerable}}
* {{Odd Name Out}}: She's the only alien in the game with a last name, at least one ever mentioned.
* [[{{One Man Army}} One Woman Army]]: Her kill count is over one thousand; so high, the number [[{{Cap}} wrapped back to zero.]]
* {{Puzzle Boss}}: She can be defeated through superior firepower, but it's easier just to use the laser traps in the room.
* {{Weaksauce Weakness}}: [[spoiler:Since she's immune to projectiles, the only way to keep her under control is to kick her several times.]]

* {{Action Girl}}
* {{Actual Pacifist}}: As much as a warrior can get, anyway.
* {{Distaff Counterpart}}: Of Asha. {{Word Of God}} says she was made female to distinguish the two.
** Her outlook is about the opposite of his, though.
* {{Enemy Mine}}: [[spoiler:If you're a pacifist, you can get her on your side against Iosa.]]
* {{Heel Face Turn}}
* {{Laser Blade}}
* MinoredInAssKicking: See ActualPacifist. Her total kill count is [[spoiler: 42]].

* {{Teleport Spam}}

* {{Anti Villain}}
* {{Bait And Switch Boss}}: It's the same guy, but when you first run into him, he's just a regular Komato only a little taller than Iji, so the player might expect a simple shootout. Then he summons his mech.

* {{Beam Spam}}

* {{Big Bad}}
* {{Climax Boss}}: And ''how!''
* {{Crazy Awesome}}: The battle with him is just about [[BestBossEver the most epic one in the game]].
* {{Disintegrator Ray}}: Phantom Hammer
* {{Evil Sounds Deep}}: To the point of incomprehensibility.
* {{Final Boss}}
* {{General Ripper}}: [[spoiler:Subverted. It's just an act he puts on.]]
* [[spoiler:{{Heel Face Turn}}: He's really a good guy inside.]]
* {{Humongous Mecha}}
* {{Macross Missile Massacre}}
* {{Marathon Boss}}
* {{One Hit Kill}}: The Phantom Hammer doesn't just kill you, it wipes out all your stats.
* [[spoiler:{{Punch Clock Villain}}]]
* {{This Cannot Be}}: Land the killing blow on Tor with the Massacre;

* {{True Final Boss}}: On a {{New Game Plus}}, you can "maximum charge" his exoskeleton, making him even tougher.
* {{Wave Motion Gun}}: He can use the Phantom Hammer ''as a handheld ray''. Okay, with his mech, but still.

* {{Take Up My Sword}}
* {{The Voice}}: We never see Kiron, we just hear him over Tor's intercom.
* {{You Are In Command Now}}

* {{No Name Given}}: Neither the diary writer nor her girlfriend have names. "Paie" is apparently just a callsign.

* {{Anticlimax Boss}}: Invinciblity or otherwise, the second phase of the battle goes by quite quickly.

* {{Complete Monster}}: He's certainly the least sympathetic Tasen in the game.

* {{Unexplained Accent}}: Krotera seems to speak in a slight German accent, despite being, well, an alien. Of course, [[{{The Niedermeyer}} this suits him]] [[{{Everything Sounds Sexier In French}} quite well]].
** How intolerant.