History Characters / Infamous

The protagonist of ''VideoGame/{{inFAMOUS}}'' and ''VideoGame/{{inFAMOUS 2}}''. A courier in Empire City who accidentally activates the Ray Sphere and gains the ability to [[ShockAndAwe control electricity]]. In ''inFAMOUS 2'', Cole travels to New Marais to train, and in the process learns to use either [[AnIcePerson ice powers]] or [[PlayingWithFire fire powers]]. Whether Cole uses his powers for good or evil [[KarmaMeter is dependent on the player]].

Cole's best friend.

A doctor working hard to help the citizens of Empire City to recover from the catastrophe, and Cole's girlfriend. She leaves him early in the game, as she believes him to be responsible for the Blast, which cost the life of her sister, Amy.

An FBI agent whom Cole works for. It turns out that she is actually a DARPA agent, and Cole is nothing more than a pawn in her plans.

An undercover FBI agent within the First Sons and husband of Moya, who has recently gone silent. Cole is ordered by Moya to search for him. He later contacts Cole, and explains that he is in fact working for the NSA and that he has never been married. He then recruits Cole to recover and destroy the Ray Sphere. However, as Cole carries out the second part of the plan, John is absorbed by the blast and is seemingly killed. He returns in ''[=inFamous=] 2'', revealing himself as The Beast, having been empowered from the Ray Sphere at the same time it ripped his body apart atom by atom.

The leader of the Reapers, and a Conduit with the power to exude mind-controlling tar from her body.

* MindRape: Excels at this.

A powerful telekinetic and the leader of the Dustmen.

[[folder:Kessler]]

The main antagonist of ''VideoGame/{{inFamous}}'' and the leader of the First Sons. His powers resemble Cole's, but are much more powerful. This is because he is actually Cole from the future, who has gone back in time as part of his plan to save the world from a destructive monster known as "The Beast".

[[folder:The Beast]]

The Beast is an immensely powerful Conduit that the First Son's leader, Kessler, believed would come to destroy the world. While only serving as a SequelHook in ''VideoGame/{{inFAMOUS}}'', he becomes one of the main antagonists in ''VideoGame/{{inFAMOUS 2}}''

[[folder:Joseph Bertrand III]]

* BigBadEnsemble: With The Beast in ''inFAMOUS 2''. While the main goal is to stop the Beast, other problem can be traced to Bertrand such as leading the Militia faction, creating the Corrupted as well, as well as hiring and [[EmpoweredBadassNormal empowering]] the Vermaak 88.

* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: Of previous BigBad Kessler, as far as motivations and intentions go. Bertrand joined the First Sons for no other reason than to benefit himself, while Kessler's purpose was SavingTheWorld from the Beast. He tries to make Cole a hated villain of New Marais so he could fit the role of a hero while Kessler purposely filled the role of a villain to mold Cole into a hero. Lastly, he wants to eradicate all conduits while Kessler is responsible for making most of the conduits in the series.

* HumanoidAbomination: [[WasOnceAMan Was a completely normal, although very power-hungry leader of New Marais before his grab at power from the Ray sphere.]] After the blast he gained the ability to mutate people into biological abominations that were subservient to him and as we know, [[HulkingOut transform]] [[OneWingedAngel when]] [[UnstoppableRage very angry]] into an EldritchAbomination. When you have these as powers, odds are you're this.

!!!Cole in general

!!!Good Cole

!!!Evil Cole

* TheChosenOne: [[spoiler:Cole, being an alternate version of Kessler and a Conduit. Which makes him one of the few Chosen Ones to be chosen by ''himself''.]]

->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JessicaStraus

* MyGreatestFailure: [[spoiler: It's heavily implied that he was strong enough to stop the Beast. But rather than try and fight it, he went on the run with Trish and his children for years as the Beast laid waste to the world, which eventually resulted in their deaths and the earth becoming an uninhabitable wasteland. Going back in time and [[TheChessmaster orchestrating the first game's entire plot]] was all so he could shape his past self into the hero he failed to be.]]

* ConspiracyTheorist: Much like Zeke, he's very skeptical and distrusting of every claim that the federal government claims. Although it becomes increasingly evident that he is ProperlyParanoid during most of his rants. Unfortunately, he leans heavily on blaming Cole for everything, which damages his credibility a lot.

* ConspiracyTheorist: Zeke believes the US government is trying to get their hands on the Ray Sphere to make Conduits for a superhuman weapons program. [[spoiler:He's completely right, though he's never told so.]]

* IJustWantToBeSpecial: Zeke ''never shuts up'' about how he wants superpowers like Cole in the first game, [[spoiler:eventually causing him to [[FaceHeelTurn give Kessler the Ray Sphere for the promise of power]].]] Mainly caused by his FreudianExcuse of being a seen as a loser with no money or family before the Empire City Blast and wanting to reinvent himself into someone important. Dropped in the second game, where he only cares about being a good friend for Cole.
* TheLancer: Especially in the second game, where he's Cole's ally and primary contact from beginning to end. [[spoiler:Except in the evil ending.]]
* TheMillstone: In the first game. Though he's Cole's best friend, Zeke only proves to be a hindrance for him at every turn. First by sending Cole on selfish missions, then getting himself captured by the Dustmen, next by abandoning his post to guard Alden, and finally taking the Ray Sphere and nearly killing thousands by activating it to give himself powers before joining with Kessler.

* BrokenPedestal: She ditches Cole when the Voice of Survival's MaliciousSlander leads her to believe that he caused the Blast which killed her sister. Good players can slowly repair the pedestal, whereas evil players can break it further and further until Trish [[spoiler:dies cursing Cole's name]].

A NSA agent whom Cole works for. It turns out that she is a DARPA agent and Cole is nothing more than a pawn in her plans.

* JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope: [[spoiler: She is NOT nice in the comics. As in 'vivisection of Conduits.']]

* UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler: She was used by Kessler to his own ends. She doesn't take kindly to this fact.]]

* AndThenJohnWasAZombie: After spending the first game trying to stop anyone from using the Ray Sphere, he more or less [[spoiler:becomes a living one in the sequel. Though given the Timey Wimey Ball aspects of the story, John being the Beast also qualifies as a bit of a TomatoInTheMirror.]]

* {{Foil}}: To Moya. Both are federal agents serving as MissionControl. John is more hands on and active on the field while Moya has Cole do all her work, John cares for Cole's well-being while Moya isn't above threatening Cole, [[spoiler: John wants to destroy the Ray Sphere while Moya wants it for the US government and John is much more honest with Cole than Moya. They're even from different departments. Moya is John's Evil Counterpart.]]
* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler: One of the dead drops hints that for John to join the First Sons, he had to display powers to Kessler. John passes out and when he wakes up, Kessler accepts him, implying that he is a Conduit.]]

* ConspiracyTheorist: Although it becomes increasingly evident that he is ProperlyParanoid in many of his claims. Unfortunately, he leans heavily on blaming Cole for everything, which damages his claims a lot.

* {{Jerkass}}: He takes every opportunity to publicly slander Cole, even if Cole is taking the Heroic path.

%% * VoiceOfTheResistance

%% * BaldWoman

%% * LovecraftianSuperpower

%% * WarmUpBoss

* {{Yandere}}: Fantasizes out loud about an imaginary dinner party [[PlayingHouse she's attending with Kessler]] where she's made [[ImAHumanitarian soup out of the neighbours]], along with other obsessive, creepy things.

* AllForNothing: A rather ironic example if you get the Infamous ending in the sequel. Kessler [[spoiler:came back in time to make Cole ready to stop the Beast. If you go the Infamous route in 2, Cole not only sides with the Beast, at the end of the story, he BECOMES the Beast.]]
* TheAtoner: Inverted in the worst way possible. [[spoiler:Kessler went from a loving husband and father to a villain to make up for the failures of his past.]]

* BigBad: Leader of the First Sons and the creator of the Ray Sphere weapon.

* TookALevelInBadass: He starts as the hardest boss of the first game and only gets harder.

->'''Voiced by:''' Graham [=McTavish=]

* MyGreatestFailure: [[spoiler: It's implied that he was strong enough to stop the Beast, but rather than try and fight it, he went on the run with Trish and his children for years as the Beast laid waste to the world, which eventually resulted in their deaths. Going back in time and [[TheChessmaster orchestrating the first game's entire plot]] was all to make up for his failure to keep them safe by shaping his past self into the hero he couldn't be.]]

* MyGreatestFailure: [[spoiler: It's implied that he was strong enough to stop the Beast, but rather than try and fight it, he went on the run with Trish and his children for years as the Beast laid waste to the world, which eventually resulted in their deaths. Kessler then goes back in time and orchestrates the first game's entire plot all so he can shape his past self into the hero he failed to be.]]

* MyGreatestFailure: [[spoiler: It's implied that he was strong enough to stop the Beast, but rather than try and fight it, he went on the run with Trish and his children for years as the Beast laid waste to the world, which eventually resulted in their deaths. Kessler going back in time and orchestrating the game's entire plot was all so he could shape his past self into the hero he failed to be.]]

* MyGreatestFailure: [[spoiler: It's implied that he was strong enough to stop the Beast, but rather than try and fight it, he went on the run with Trish and his children for years as the Beast laid waste to the world, which eventually resulted in their deaths. Kessler then went back in time and orchestrated the game's entire plot all so he could shape his past self into the hero he failed to be.]]

-->'''Sasha:''' "Why, Kessler? Why do you love her? I'll kill her, I swear it! I'll wear her skin like a '''robe'''!"
[[note]]She's referring to [[spoiler:Trish]].[[/note]]

* TheEgo: To Kuo's SuperEgo and Nix's Id. Somewhere along the way in the sequel, he makes himself the peace maker and riot shield between his female counterparts, if only to move things along.

* BigBadEnsemble: With The Beast in ''inFAMOUS 2''. Bertrand is the one leading the Militia faction and the one who created the Corrupted as well, ''and'' hired and [[EmpoweredBadassNormal empowered]] the Vermaak 88.

* GreaterScopeVillain: Everything Kessler does in the first game all links back to him. And most of ''inFAMOUS 2'' is spent fighting Bertrand and his various creations, even though your main goal is to stop the Beast.

* BigBad: Bertrand is the one leading the Militia faction and the one who created the Corrupted as well, ''and'' hired and [[EmpoweredBadassNormal empowered]] the Vermaak 88.

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* ClassicalAntihero: In the first game, he constantly screws things up for Cole in his attempts to be badass. In the second game, he evolves into more of a genuine hero.

* FatComicRelief: He's overweight and cracks a lot of jokes.

* GadgeteerGenius: In the first game he'll hook up a gadget here or there. In ''VideoGame/{{inFamous}} 2'', he becomes more skilled in engineering and inventing. He created Cole's new weapon, the Amp. Also, the [[BrickJoke Dunbar Beam]].
* IJustWantToBeSpecial: Zeke ''never shuts up'' about how he wants superpowers like Cole in the first game, [[spoiler:eventually causing him to [[FaceHeelTurn give Kessler the Ray Sphere for the promise of power]].]] Dropped in the second game, where he only cares about being a good friend for Cole.

* TheMillstone: In the first game. Though he's Cole's best friend, Zeke only proves to be a hindrance for him at every turn.

* LikesOldeMen: Played for laughs when Cole asks her about Wolfe, and averted; it's not what he thinks:

* {{Foil}}: To Moya. Both are federal agents serving as MissionControl. John is also more hands on and active on the field while Moya has Cole do all her work, John cares for Coles wellbeing while Moya isn't above threatening Cole, [[spoiler: John wants to destroy the Ray Sphere while Moya wants it for the US government and John is much more honest with Cole than Moya. They're even from different departments. Moya is John's Evil Counterpart]]

* [[LikesOlderWomen Likes Older Men]]: Played for laughs when Cole asks her about Wolfe, and averted; it's not what he thinks:
--> '''Cole''': "So, he's ''not'' your [[MayDecemberRomance significantly older boyfriend]]?"
-->'''Kuo''': "I believe the term you're looking for is 'father figure'."
-->'''Cole''': "Hey, it's cool. I'm not gonna judge you."

* AndThenJohnWasAZombie: After spending the first game trying to stop anyone from using the Ray Sphere, he more or less [[spoiler:becomes a living one in the sequel. Though given the Timey Wimey Ball aspects of the story, John being the Beast also qualifies as a bit of a Tomato In The Mirror.]]

->'''Voiced by:''' Jim Meskimen

* DefectorFromDecadence: One shows up in Good missions to help Cole take out other members of Vermaak. He later shows up [[TookALevelInBadass as a Heavy, and later, a Titan]]... [[SanitySlippage as his sanity degenerates with his increasing mutations]] until Cole has to kill him as a Titan.

** In Infamous 2, Cole starts off with a scar on his face. Choosing evil causes the scar to worsen. It doesn't help that he also gets paler making his scars and tattoos and evil veins stand out more.

* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: He's named after The Beast that appears in the Book of Revelation.

%% * PhysicalGod

* SuperpowerLottery: He's easily one of the most powerful Conduits alive.
%% * StealthHiBye

* TragicMonster: He went from a federal agent trying to stop a terrorist bombing to an apocalyptical villain trying to save humanity the only way he knew how.

* WasOnceAMan: [[spoiler: He's John White, the person who got torn apart by a Ray Sphere in the First game. It also [[CameBackStrong turned him]] into [[HumanoidAbomination the]] [[PhysicalGod Beast]].]]

* NamestoRunAwayfromReallyFast: He's named after The Beast that appears in the Book of Revelation.