History Characters / Mercenaries

'''Chris Jacobs''' is a bitter, cynical and amoral individual. Chris sees only three kinds of people: the ignorant masses, their corrupt leaders and enterprising individuals who manipulate and exploit both. He laughs at the notion that this can change, at the people ignorant enough to believe this, and he has no expectations that the state of the world as it is will be improving any time soon. However, he nevertheless maintains a pleasant and likeable disposition to others, and his idealistic self has not completely died. While these traits would make him a liability in a regular army, it makes him a perfect mercenary and solo-operative. He never seems to become attached to anyone, leaving his ultimate loyalty in question.

'''Chris Jacobs''' is a bitter, cynical and amoral individual. Chris sees only three kinds of people: the ignorant masses, their corrupt leaders and enterprising individuals who manipulate and exploit both. He laughs at the notion that this can change, at the people ignorant enough to believe this, and he has no expectations that this view will change anytime in the future, however, he nevertheless maintains a pleasant and likeable disposition to others, and his idealistic self has not completely died. While these traits would make him a liability in a regular army, it makes him a perfect mercenary and solo-operative. He never seems to become attached to anyone, leaving his ultimate loyalty in question.

--> ''"Yeah, everybody pays. Blanco, Carmona, [[BigBad You.]] '''[[ArcWords Everybody pays.]]'''"''

* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: His loyalty depends completely upon how much you can pay him; if you can provide a steady (and hefty) paycheck, he'll follow your orders and fight by your side without question, but he'll screw you over in a heartbeat if his wallet starts feeling a little light.

* IWantHimAlive: Another heroic example. The Merc gets paid more for bounties that are captured alive, so typically, one is encouraged to try and extract them instead of just killing them outright.

* ItsAllAboutMe: It's always been like that.
* {{Jerkass}}: Again, he'd betray anyone for his own egomanic cause.

* BitchInSheepsClothing: A male example. His first introduction paints him as a jovial, friendly fellow who seems on good terms with the Merc. One mission later, he's still wearing that cheerful smile as he levels a HandCannon at the back of your head.

* IGaveMyWord: In spite of his negative qualities, one positive trait he possesses is his ability to keep a secret. This is seen when the merc interrogates him, he refuses to answer no matter what. It takes another scared Venezuelan officer spill where Solano's location is, which angers Blanco enough to kill all of them with a grenade meant for the merc.

* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: He betrays people only to join sides with the ones who are the strongest and mightiestæ

'''Fiona Taylor''' was previously a member of the Royal Australian Navy as a lieutenant, specializing in submarine electronics warfare, and then as an operative for the ASIS (Australian Secret Intelligence Service) but then gave it up fairly early to join Executive Operations due to preferring to actually use computers, instead of just fixing them.

* AntiHero

* FriendshipDenial: Fiona initially refused to work with Ewan due to his smarmy personality, though she recognizes his talent as a chopper pilot (and the merc vouching for him) and eventually (and a bit reluctantly) hires him into the PMC.

* NukeEm: One of the first things he did once he took over North Korea was kickstart a ''massive'' nuclear program. [[spoiler: Only problem is, while he has the warheads, his father still possesses the launch codes for the missiles themselves. He initially tries to get around this by firing the warheads from a ''nuclear cannon,'' but due to the Merc's interference in that plan, he resorts to torturing his (actually still alive) father for the launch codes. One he gets them, he wastes no time in using them to start the launch sequence, leading the Merc on a race against time to get to him before he unleashes the missiles on South Korea and Japan.]]

As the BigBad of the first game, Song quickly established himself as someone who doesn't play around; when his father made it clear he wanted to reach a peace settlement with South Korea and adopt pro-Western policies, he staged a coup and [[spoiler:allegedly]] had his father assassinated. Not long after, he cut all of North Korea's public ties to the outside world and began a massive nuclear program, to the chagrin and concern of the West. When a cargo ship carrying North Korean nukes was discovered and intercepted, the world, under the banner of the Allied Nations, decided enough was enough and entered North Korea with the intention of stopping his regime, simultaneously declaring high bounties on Song and his staff, with Song getting the highest bounty at 100 million USD. This, of course, attracted enterprising individuals such as the Merc, who intends to take that 100 million for themselves.

As the BigBad of the first game, Song quickly established himself as someone who doesn't play around; when his father made it clear he wanted to reach a peace settlement with South Korea and adopt pro-Western policies, he staged a coup and [[spoiler:allegedly]] had his father assassinated. Not long after, he cut all of North Korea's public ties to the outside world and began a massive nuclear program, to the chagrin and concern of the West. Unfortunately for him, when a cargo ship carrying North Korean nukes was discovered and intercepted, the world, under the banner of the Allied Nations, decided enough was enough and entered North Korea with the intention of stopping his regime, simultaneously declaring high bounties on Song and his staff, with Song getting the highest bounty at 100 million USD. This, of course, attracted enterprising individuals such as the Merc, who intends to take that 100 million for themselves.

* NeverLiveItDown: [[{{in-universe}} In-Universe.]] NPC's in the second game will constantly refer to the Merc as "the one Solano ShotInTheAss."

--> ''"Yes, everybody pays. Blanco, Carmona, [[BigBad You.]] '''[[ArcWords Everybody pays.]]'''"''

* GenreSavvy: He's aware enough that personally taking over an entire country is a bold move that will put him on the top of a lot of people's hitlist, and that the merc is only helping him for the payout, and that, were a bounty on his head, the merc would probably go for what pays more, so he decides to cut off a loose end and have the merc killed instead of paying him/her.

'''Ewan Devlin''' spent too much time chasing girls to take any career seriously. He eventually had a short and controversial stay in the military, where he became a helicopter pilot. He took that training and worked as a freelance mercenary in Iraq and Darfur, eventually being hired by the Universal Petroleum Corporation and working for them at their Venezuelan branch, taking part in the early stages of the Venezuelan Conflict with them. After assisting the Merc in rescuing a kidnapped UP executive, he is recruited to fly for the PMC as the Merc's personal helicopter pilot, delivering vehicles and ferrying them around Venezuela.

-->'''Voiced by:''' ''Amy Lee[=/=]IndiaDupre''

* [[OneManArmy One Man/Woman Army]]: Just ''one'' of the Mercs can accomplish what entire nations haven't been able to in weeks, and is pretty much the sole reason why the first game was resolved without someone being nuked. It makes one wonder just what the hell Solano was thinking when he decided to betray the Merc in the second game.

The PlayerCharacter. Whether it's [[FemmeFatale Jennifer Mui,]] [[ScaryBlackMan Chris Jacobs,]] or [[AxeCrazy Mattias Nilsson,]] the character you choose is who you control through the whole game, both in the original in the sequel. All three are accomplished mercenaries in their own right, and each come with their own special abilities and perks. In the first game, they're working with a group called [=ExOps=] and drop into the DMZ with the ultimate goal of [[OnlyInItForTheMoney collecting the 100 million bounty on General Song's head.]] The second game has them working independently, but are there for a more [[ItsPersonal reason:]] to get back at Solano for trying to have them killed instead of just paying them for the job.

* WrongGenreSavvy: Unfortunately for him, he didn't exactly consider the implications of trying to kill a mercenary that just took on an ENTIRE FORTIFIED ISLAND by themselves, and when his plot to kill them predictably fails, he now has a very pissed-off [[OneManArmy one man/woman army]] after him.

'''Ewan Devlin''' spent too much time chasing girls to take any career seriously. He eventually had a short and controversial stay in the military, where he became a helicopter pilot. He took that training and worked as a freelance mercenary in Iraq and Darfur, eventually being hired by the Universal Petroleum Corporation and working for them at their Venezuelan branch, where he was eventually dragged right into the middle of the Venezuelan Conflict. After assisting the Merc in rescuing a kidnapped UP executive, he is recruited to fly for the PMC as the Merc's personal helicopter pilot, delivering vehicles and ferrying them around Venezuela.

'''Ewan Devlin''' spent too much time chasing girls to take any career seriously. He eventually had a short and controversial stay in the military, where he became a helicopter pilot. He took that training and worked as a freelance mercenary in Iraq and Darfur, eventually being hired by Universal Petroleum Corporation and working for them at their Venezuelan branch, where he was eventually dragged right into the middle of the Venezuelan Conflict. After assisting the Merc in rescuing a kidnapped UP executive, he is recruited to fly for the PMC as the Merc's personal helicopter pilot, delivering vehicles and ferrying them around Venezuela.

'''Ewan Devlin''' spent too much time chasing girls to take any career seriously. He eventually had a short and controversial stay in the military, where he became a helicopter pilot. He took that training and worked as a freelance mercenary in Iraq and Darfur, eventually being hired by Universal Petroleum Corporation and working for them in Venezuela. During the Venezuelan Conflict, Ewan worked for the Venezuelan branch of Universal Petroleum. After assisting the Merc in rescuing a kidnapped UP executive, he is recruited to fly for the PMC as the Merc's personal helicopter pilot, delivering vehicles and ferrying them around Venezuela.

'''Ewan Devlin''' spent too much time chasing girls to take any career seriously. He eventually had a short and controversial stay in the military, where he became a helicopter pilot. He took that training and worked as a freelance mercenary in Iraq and Darfur. He was eventually hired by Universal Petroleum Corporation and worked for them in Venezuela. During the Venezuelan Conflict, Ewan worked for the Venezuelan branch of Universal Petroleum. After assisting the Merc in rescuing a kidnapped UP executive, he is recruited to fly for the PMC as the Merc's personal helicopter pilot, delivering vehicles and ferrying them around Venezuela.

* FromNobodyToNightmare: Played with. At the beginning of ''Mercenaries 2,'' the Merc already has enough of a reputation on their own, including their involvement in the Korean conflict in the first game, but is no longer working with [=ExOps=] instead taking up a career in their own private mercenary groupk, so they're essentially starting over without [=ExOps'=] resources. Evidently, this gives Solano the impression that they're just a small-fry PMC who can be casually offed once they're [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness no longer of use to him.]] The Merc promptly shows him just ''why'' they were selected for he Korean job, starting off with taking over his villa.

* NeverLiveItDown: [[{{in-universe}} In-Universe.]]NPC's in the second game will constantly refer to the Merc as "the one Solano ShotInTheAss."

* ICallItVera: The first thing he does when picking up an AK-47 is to affectionally name it "Lovisa" and resolve to kill a whole lot of people with it.

* AxeCrazy: Oh, ''yes.'' The battlefield is his playground, and he plays [[StuffBlowingUp with]][[PyroManiac fire.]]