History Characters / ImperialRadch

* AmbiguousDisorder: Invoked but defied; while the Radchaai around her sometimes believe her near constant singing and humming is strange and her external stoicism could be read as autistic, she isn't human and never thinks of herself as such.

* DistressedDamsel: She's held hostage by a panicking Captain Hetnys to lure Breq into a trap. (It ends about as well as you'd expect: the day is saved, [[OnceAnEpisode Breq is injured]], [[DestructiveSavior the Gardens are somewhat more well ventilated]].)

* SplitPersonality: Potentially; she seems confused about whether she's Dlique or Zeiat, but is willing to be convinced either way.

* SplitPersonality: Potentially; she seems initially confused about whether she's Dlique or Zeiat. Once assured that she's ''definitely'' Zeiat (because they already had a Dlique), she seems to treat it like a different identity.

* BaritoneOfStrength: Apparently has a rather nice singing voice.

* BadassBaritone: Apparently has a rather nice singing voice.

* UltimateEvil: We never get to see a Presger. We only get to see two pieces of Presger-made technology, both of whom are way way beyond anything humanity (Raadch or not) can produce, and also two nearly-humans grown by the Presger to act as intermediaries -- who are also way beyond anything humanity can produce.
** These [[ArtificialHuman intermediaries]] were also apparently grown from the people they unstoppably tore apart before the signing of the treaty.
** The Presger seem to see themselves as more of an ultimate good. When asked why the Presger, who couldn't see the difference between colonizing Rachaai humans and defending Garseddai humans, sold guns that could destroy Radchaai ships to the Garseddai, Zeiat came up with an analogy.
--> "Imagine a very small child appears to have her heart set on doing something dangerous. Setting the city she lives in on fire, say. You can be constantly on guard, constantly keeping her out of trouble. Or you can persuade her to put her hand into a very ''small'' fire. She might lose a finger or two, or even an arm, and of course it would be quite painful, but that would be the point, wouldn't it? She'd never do it again. In fact, you'd think she'd be likely to never go near any fires, ever, not after that."

* SplitPersonality: Though not to the level of Anaander Mianaai, ''Justice of Toren'' had been on its way to developing split personalities; One Esk was known for it's fondness for singing and music, which did not extend to any other ancillaries or the ship itself. This causes problems for Anaander Mianaai, as Lieutenant Awn [[spoiler: was not ''Justice of Toren'''s favorite, but One Esk's favorite]], and the resulting personality conflict being brought into the open is very distressing for ''Justice of Toren'' in the short amount of time before it was destroyed. In the modern day, because Breq is the SoleSurvivor of both ''Justice of Toren'' and ''Justice of Toren'' One Esk, it no longer applies.

* TheStoic: As an ancillary, expressing emotion is something she has to do deliberately -- and she's supposed to be equipment anyways, so it's typically better not to. Much of the first book is spent describing her hiding anger behind and impassive mask.

--> '''Aloek Station Medic:''' Doubtless you did. Drinking yourself insensible so you don’t go back to kef may not be a particularly good idea, but it does show a certain admirable determination.

* BadBoss: Heavily implied; Breq notes that it's telling how long it took ''Mercy of Kalr'' to ask about her well being, and she made her crew act robotic and unemotional to imitate the ancillaries they would have with the GoodOldWays. And when Breq is driving [[spoiler: Anaander!Tiswarat]] hard to force her into the open, there are mutters that she's "just like the last one."

!Lieutenant Sievarden

!Lieutenant Tiswarat

* ThatWomanIsDead: According to Breq, who has some experience in the matter, the 'old' Tiswarat died when her implants were installed. With them taken out, what's left is someone new.

The medic, and the only one of ''Mercy of Kalr's'' officers not to be arrested for treason following the conflict at Omaugh Palace. She has the task of patching Breq up after she injures herself (again), and medicating Tiswarat, and... it's a busy job.

* SecretKeeper: For Breq and Tiswarat, given that she's had to work on both of their ancillary implants.
* WhatTheHellHero: Calls Breq out for hiding Tiswarat's medications when she first joins the ship.

* BewareTheNiceOnes: Is quiet and helpful for most of two books, until Tiswarat takes off her RestrainingBolt and Anaander Mianaai starts [[MamaBear threatening her people]].

* KickTheDog: In the beginning of ''Ancillary Sword'' she treats Breq with reasonableness and respect, giving her a ship and a mission despite Breq's dogged hostility. ''Then'' we find out what [[GrandTheftMe what she did]] [[MindRape to Tiswarat]].

* ThoseTwoGuys: With Translator Zeiat, once they're both on ''Mercy of Kalr''

* ThoseTwoGuys: With ''Sphene'' once they're both on ''Mercy of Kalr.''

* {{Adorkable}}: They're earnest, protective of their officers... and pretend to be PeoplePuppets out of solidarity with the ship.

* LinguisticDrift: Has some trouble understanding modern Radchaai when they get to Omaugh.

* StomachOfHolding: Is apparently capable of ingesting all sorts of things a normal human would never want to ingest, and vomiting many of them up again in the process of retrieving an unwelcome foreign object from her innards - including a seemingly-unharmed *live fish* that had been in there for *days*.

* PurpleEyes: They're unlikely to be natural, and Breq speculates that she was frivolous enough to spend her first paycheck on them. It's another sign that [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness something is wrong]] about her half-dead manner.

--> '''Tisarwat:''' [On her PurpleEyes] It's such a stupid color. And every time I see myself they remind me of her. They don't belong to me.

* DeathSeeker: Very briefly after she believes she [[spoiler: has become just like the Radch captains who treated her as a tool towards ''Mercy of Kalr'', imposing her will on the ship rather than letting it determine its own fate as she did,]] and attempts a HeroicSacrifice to neutralize the other ships in the area. [[spoiler: When she survives, though not without the loss of her leg, she cries passively for an entire hour while conducting business before she reconciles with Ship.]]

* SplitPersonality: Though not to the level of Anaander Mianaai, ''Justice of Toren'' had been on its way to developing split personalities; One Esk was known for their fondness for singing and music, which did not extend to any other ancillaries or the ship itself. This causes problems for Anaander Mianaai, as Lieutenant Awn [[spoiler: was not ''Justice of Toren'''s favorite, but One Esk's favorite]], and the resulting personality conflict being brought into the open is very distressing for ''Justice of Toren'' in the short amount of time before its destroyed. In the modern day, because Breq is the SoleSurvivor of both ''Justice of Toren'' and ''Justice of Toren'' One Esk, it no longer applies.

!''Justice of Toren'' / Breq Ghaiad / [[spoiler: Fleet Captain Breq Mianaai]]

* TranquilFury: Breq's emotions rarely surface beyond her placid exterior, leading to her deep rage at the injustice of the Radch coming across as this to the Radchaai around her. But her hatred of Anaander Mianaai is so strong that it breaks even that.

* DeathByOriginStory/TheLostLenore: For Breq.