History Characters / MDK2

* GutturalGrowler: Has a gravelly, rough voice - suits his doglike growling perfectly.

* TheExile: Lives in self-imposed exile, after being ridiculed for his "Flange Orbits" theory.

During the course of both games, he valiantly fights the invasion - displaying [[UnfazedEveryman mere annoyance]] at having to take on hordes of aliens bent on destroying Earth, in spite of their numbers, guns, and size. Despite having a major part in defeating Gunta Glut from ''{{VideoGame/MDK}}'' and Emperor Zizzy Balooba in {{MDK2}}, he continues to eschew the public eye, preferring a life of relative peace and quiet aboard the ''Jim Dandy''.

* CelebrityIsOverrated: After being hailed a hero at the end of {{MDK2}}, Kurt [[spoiler:chooses to remain with the Doctor, and quietly enjoy his achievements.]]

* TheHero: Is this for the series overall, but appears in {{MDK2}} as an equal part of the three-man team.

* StealthExpert: Many of Kurt's level segments can be bypassed without triggering combat events, he also gets access to temporary [[InvisibilityCloak invisibility]] powerups. To wit, the character select screen for {{MDK2}}'s final level presents him as the "skill and stealth" option.

Dr. Hawkins is a brilliant inventor - having built an enormous space station, a six-legged anthropomorphic laboratory assistant, and the Coil Suit. He acts as MissionControl during MDK and the first part of {{MDK2}} - only to be forced to join the fray once the BFB boards his ship with a large number of {{mooks}}. After defeating Emperor Zizzy Balooba, the Doctor is finally celebrated by his peers, and moves on to his lifelong dream project: creating [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot Atomic Robot Zombie Men!]]

* MissionControl: Is this during MDK, and the opening act of {{MDK2}}.

* PromotedToPlayable: After acting as MissionControl during the first game, Dr. Hawkins is forced to join the fray after having his ship boarded in {{MDK2}}.

* TheGoodKing: Implied. [[spoiler: Proves to be a firm and effective leader for the alien planet after {{MDK2}}.]]

* {{Jetpack}}: Gets two of these during {{MDK2}} - first a fuel-powered jetpack, then a self-charging Atomic Jetpack.

* PromotedToPlayable: Goes from being a SupportingProtagonist in MDK to being an equally-playable member of the team in {{MDK2}}.

* ShootEverythingThatMoves: The majority of Max's gameplay in {{MDK2}}.

Schwang Schwing is a [[PragmaticVillain dangerous and pragmatic]] enemy. A giant, purple alien from the city of Swizzle Firma, Schwang acts as the face of the alien invasion during {{MDK2}} - using his size and calm demeanor to intimidate the trio. Despite his ridiculous size, he pulls off significant feats of stealth and cunning - successfully kidnapping two of the main protagonists in quick succession in the first act of the game. Even when his plans begin to fall apart, Schwang always finds a way to turn the tables in his favour. Later, we find out that Schwang is merely a PunchClockVillain in the service of the alien Emperor - [[TheDragon and not the leader himself.]] After successfully escaping from two battles with Kurt, Schwang is finally killed by Max as he's setting up the Ultimate Doomsday Device.

* RankScalesWithAsskicking: Although never directly stated, it's implied he's in charge of {{MDK2}}'s invasion. He's also significantly stronger than his underlings.

The BFB is an [[InsufferableGenius insufferable]] EvilGenius, acting as the antagonist for the levels aboard the ''Jim Dandy'' in {{MDK2}}. He is sent with a large alien force to kill Dr. Hawkins. When brute force fails, he instead opts to build an [[EvilTwin evil counterpart]] of Max to deal with him, then plants [[MadBomber enormous bombs]] around the entire ''Jim Dandy'', hoping to destroy Dr. Hawkins with it. Also indulges in a fair amount of FantasticRacism, happily taunting Dr. Hawkins for his supposedly inferior simian intellect. After tormenting Dr. Hawkins for the first half of {{MDK2}}, he is finally killed at the hands of Dr. Hawkins and Hyde.

Hanz is one of the last few minecrawler pilots in the MDK universe - at the beginning of {{MDK2}}, he's piloting the final minecrawler on Earth. After failing to kill Kurt using the minecrawler's turret, he leaps out, in order to deal with him personally. Being the first boss in the game, you can imagine how that turned out.

* LeadTheTarget: Is the first enemy in {{MDK2}} to do so.

During the course of both games, he valiantly fights the invasion - displaying [[UnfazedEveryman mere annoyance]] at having to take on hordes of aliens bent on destroying Earth, in spite of their numbers, guns, and size. Despite having a major part in defeating Gunta Glut from ''{{VideoGame/MDK}}'' and Emperor Zizzy Balooba in MDK2, he continues to eschew the public eye, preferring a life of relative peace and quiet aboard the ''Jim Dandy''.

* CelebrityIsOverrated: After being hailed a hero at the end of MDK2, Kurt [[spoiler:chooses to remain with the Doctor, and quietly enjoy his achievements.]]

* TheHero: Is this for the series overall, but appears in MDK2 as an equal part of the three-man team.

* StealthExpert: Many of Kurt's level segments can be bypassed without triggering combat events, he also gets access to temporary [[InvisibilityCloak invisibility]] powerups. To wit, the character select screen for MDK2's final level presents him as the "skill and stealth" option.

Dr. Hawkins is a brilliant inventor - having built an enormous space station, a six-legged anthropomorphic laboratory assistant, and the Coil Suit. He acts as MissionControl during MDK and the first part of MDK2 - only to be forced to join the fray once the BFB boards his ship with a large number of {{mooks}}. After defeating Emperor Zizzy Balooba, the Doctor is finally celebrated by his peers, and moves on to his lifelong dream project: creating [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot Atomic Robot Zombie Men!]]

* MissionControl: Is this during MDK, and the opening act of MDK2.

* PromotedToPlayable: After acting as MissionControl during the first game, Dr. Hawkins is forced to join the fray after having his ship boarded in MDK2.

* TheGoodKing: Implied. [[spoiler: Proves to be a firm and effective leader for the alien planet after MDK2.]]

* {{Jetpack}}: Gets two of these during MDK2 - first a fuel-powered jetpack, then a self-charging Atomic Jetpack.

* PromotedToPlayable: Goes from being a SupportingProtagonist in MDK to being an equally-playable member of the team in MDK2.

* ShootEverythingThatMoves: The majority of Max's gameplay in MDK2.

Schwang Schwing is a [[PragmaticVillain dangerous and pragmatic]] enemy. A giant, purple alien from the city of Swizzle Firma, Schwang acts as the face of the alien invasion during MDK2 - using his size and calm demeanor to intimidate the trio. Despite his ridiculous size, he pulls off significant feats of stealth and cunning - successfully kidnapping two of the main protagonists in quick succession in the first act of the game. Even when his plans begin to fall apart, Schwang always finds a way to turn the tables in his favour. Later, we find out that Schwang is merely a PunchClockVillain in the service of the alien Emperor - [[TheDragon and not the leader himself.]] After successfully escaping from two battles with Kurt, Schwang is finally killed by Max as he's setting up the Ultimate Doomsday Device.

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Although never directly stated, it's implied he's in charge of MDK2's invasion. He's also significantly stronger than his underlings.

The BFB is an [[InsufferableGenius insufferable]] EvilGenius, acting as the antagonist for the levels aboard the ''Jim Dandy'' in MDK2. He is sent with a large alien force to kill Dr. Hawkins. When brute force fails, he instead opts to build an [[EvilTwin evil counterpart]] of Max to deal with him, then plants [[MadBomber enormous bombs]] around the entire ''Jim Dandy'', hoping to destroy Dr. Hawkins with it. Also indulges in a fair amount of FantasticRacism, happily taunting Dr. Hawkins for his supposedly inferior simian intellect. After tormenting Dr. Hawkins for the first half of MDK2, he is finally killed at the hands of Dr. Hawkins and Hyde.

Hanz is one of the last few minecrawler pilots in the MDK universe - at the beginning of MDK2, he's piloting the final minecrawler on Earth. After failing to kill Kurt using the minecrawler's turret, he leaps out, in order to deal with him personally. Being the first boss in the game, you can imagine how that turned out.

* LeadTheTarget: Is the first enemy in MDK2 to do so.

* InsufferableGenius: Quickly informs Dr. Hawkins that he's been published in over 5000 systems across the galaxy. Apparently knows enough about [[AluminiumChristmasTrees hydrocapacitors]] to write a paper on them.

* GunsAkimbo: Can do this with ''[[UpToEleven four]]'' guns.

* MoreDakka: Very much. Max can equip ''[[UpToEleven up to four]]'' guns in various combinations - prepare your dakka as desired.

* FingerlessGloves: Wears two pairs of these.

* DisproportionateRetribution: Will kill Dr. Hawkins in level 3 if he continually tries to leave the bathroom without [[SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped washing his hands.]]

* RageBreakingPoint: Kurt is a pessimistic, disgruntled man, but never loses his cool despite being repeatedly humiliated and sent back into battle since the events of MDK. The breaking point comes when [[spoiler: Emperor Zizzy Balooba]] cheerfully tells the trio that their efforts were for nothing, and that the game is over. Kurt flies into [[UnstoppableRage a rage]], [[ShoutingShooter yelling and firing his chaingun as he charges]]. After that, he doesn't speak until [[spoiler: Emperor Zizzy]] is [[ImplacableMan dead.]]

* ILetYouWin: Apparently allowed the trio to win, just to keep things interesting for him.

* EyeBeams: They're [[FrickinLaserBeams purple!]]

* StaffOfAuthority: Pulls one of these from [[HammerSpace nowhere]] during his fight. Doubles as a MagicStaff of sorts, as he can also fire FrickinLaserBeams from it.