History Characters / MrRobotMainCharacters

* EvenEvilHasStandards: Fires several of his subordinates for their casual homophobia in his presence. Admittedly this is because of his bisexuality, but also because he won't stand for people deriding MSMs around him.

* [[AbusiveParents Abusive Parent]]: Elliot's mother was a cruel, chain-smoking woman who was embittered by her husband's ignominious death and apparently took out her frustrations on her son.
** Mr. Alderson was no peach in this department either.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler: Mr. Robot shows a hallucination to Elliot of him slitting Gideon's throat in the season 2 premiere. By the end of the premiere, Gideon is fatally shot in the neck.]]

* BigBad: [[spoiler:Frequently functions as Elliot's personal antagonist throughout Season Two.]]

* [[HeWhoFightsMonsters She Who Fights Monsters]]: [[spoiler:She starts to slip into this as Season 2 progresses, notably in "succ3ss0r.p12" where she murders Susan Jacobs and realizes she doesn't feel bad about it at all.]]

* ShowSomeLeg: She distracts police officers using this tactic.

* HazyFeelTurn: Accepts a job offer from Terry Colby to work for E Corp. While not overtly evil yet, she's now working at cross-purposes with our heroes who want to bring down EvilCorp. Likewise, it has awakened some of her darker instincts, though she's still in touch with what she believes is right..

* DepravedBisexual: Seduces people of both genders to further his nefarious goals. It's unclear whether he's truly bisexual or just has the will to fake it.
** WordOfGod is the latter. It has nothing to do with sexuality to him, it's an emotionless power play.

* BigBad: By default, since he's the CEO of E Corp.
* BigBadEnsemble: [[spoiler:Alongside White Rose and Mr. Robot in Season 2.]]

* ActionSurvivor: [[spoiler:So far, she has survived no less than two shootouts with the Dark Army.]]

* AmbiguousDisorder: From her subtle behavior and the self-help guide she checks out, it's clear that she has some form of social anxiety or a similar disorder.

* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: He's a ruthless PsychopathicManchild, sure, but Tyrell genuinely adores his wife and their son, [[spoiler:and looks [[BreakTheHaughty absolutely broken]] when Joanna says she wants to leave him]].

* ManipulativeBastard: Has an uncanny talent for reading people to determine their motives and manipulate them to further her goals. Tyrell is no exception.

* DissonantSerenity: Invoked by a salesman as she's buying new shoes [[spoiler:after getting blood on them from the [=EVP=]'s public suicide]], who says that's "really cold". Her response? "I don't know who you think you're talking to, but I'll try the Pradas next."

* HazyFeelTurn: [[spoiler: Accepts a job offer from Terry Colby to work for E Corp. While not overtly evil yet, she's now working at cross-purposes with our heroes who want to bring down EvilCorp. Likewise, it has awakened some of her darker instincts]].

* OutOfCharacterMoment: An in-universe one. The stress of her day results in her briefly becoming a RichBitch in a shoe-store. This, [[spoiler: despite her new job]], being poor as hell and an otherwise NiceGirl.

* AxCrazy: Pays a homeless man to let him use him for a punching bag, [[spoiler:and kills his business rival's wife during [[CoitusEnsues spontaneous sex]]]].
* BigBadWannabe: While at first he's made out to be the main threat, it grows ever clearer that Tyrell is in over his head and undergoing [[SanitySlippage a steady mental breakdown]]. Once his plan to become CTO fails miserably [[spoiler: and he gets fired from his job altogether]], the real threats begin to expose themselves while he's stuck floundering for something to do.
* BreakTheHaughty: Thanks to a villanious example of a TraumaCongaLine. As if being [[PassedOverPromotion passed for the promotion he'd been working on]] wasn't bad enough, he [[spoiler:kills his rival's wife on an impulse by accident]], bringing stress and suspicion to him and his wife enough to have her [[spoiler:tell him flat out she wants to leave him now that the baby has arrived]], and then he [[spoiler:gets fired from his job as SVP at E Corp]]. It has not been a good few weeks to be Mr. Wellick.

* EnemyMine: [[spoiler:Joins up with fsociety, albeit by threatening Elliot.]]

* HeelRealization: [[spoiler:He tells Elliot that he doesn't feel guilty for strangling Knowle's wife because it gave him a thrill of power over his victim.]]
* HollywoodHacking: Averted with enthusiasm. Tyrell's [[spoiler:hacking of server 30]] is pretty dead on.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: [[spoiler: Vanishes between the first season's penultimate episode and the season finale. No solid answers are given as to his whereabouts, and what happened between the episodes forms a driving question of the second season.]]
** [[spoiler: As of "Python," HesBack.]]

* BodyHorror: [[spoiler: Pops her own amniotic sac with a large metal implement just so the authorities will pass up on interrogating her husband.]]

* BigBadEnsemble: [[spoiler:Alongside White Rose, Mr. Robot, and Ray in Season 2.]]

* HiddenDepths: As time goes on, he's slowly revealed to be less of a [[TheSociopath sociopathic]] asshole than previously thought, and demonstrates real feelings and things he cares about. He also seems genuinely hurt when Angela denies his invitation to celebrate his secret birthday party, and has to awkwardly excuse himself.

* LackOfEmpathy: Zig-zagged. [[spoiler:He offers Angela money and time off after she witnesses a gruesome suicide, but shows no concern for and actively speaks ill of the actual suicide victim.]]

An FBI agent who starts hunting down Fsociety members.

!!Mr. Robot[=/=]Edward Alderson

!'''Warning''': Only spoilers from the current season (2) are whited out.

* AmbiguousDisorder: Elliot has social anxiety, possibly Asperger's as well, and may or may not be schizophrenic. He sees men in black observing him wherever he goes. He's prescribed medication and also self-medicates with morphine, a morphine antagonist suboxone (he believes that if he mixes them in the right proportions he won't get addicted) and marijuana. Revelations in later episodes and [[WordOfGod interviews with Sam Esmail]] reveal that Elliot has [[spoiler: dissociative identity disorder, among other things]].
* AntiHero: Type II, of the KnightInSourArmor variety. [[spoiler:And an [[AmnesiacHero Amnesiac Anti-Hero]], at that.]]

* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler: Mr. Robot shows a delusion to Elliot of him slitting Gideon's throat in the season 2 premiere. By the end of the premire Gideon is fataly shot in the neck.]]

* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: Elliot refers to the viewer as a voice in his head and someone he made up. Goes into full-on BreakingTheFourthWall when Elliot asks the viewer [[spoiler:if they knew he had forgotten information about his family]].

* SplitPersonality: [[spoiler:Mr. Robot is his.]]
** [[spoiler: WordOfGod [[http://variety.com/2015/tv/columns/mr-robot-finale-sam-esmail-interview-1201583453/ confirms]] that Elliot has disassociative identity disorder.]]

* SurpriseIncest: Subverted. [[spoiler: Elliot can't remember that Darlene is his sister, but Darlene knows Elliot's her brother. She is heartbroken to realize he doesn't recognize her - and disgusted after he tries to kiss her.]]
* TalkingToThemself: [[spoiler: He talks to Mr Robot frequently.]] Needless to say, this tends to disconcert the people around him.

* WhamLine: "You're gonna make me say it, aren't you? [[spoiler: I am Mr. Robot.]]"

* BigBad: [[spoiler:Season Two is beginning to paint him as a much more ominous and antagonistic figure in Elliot's life.]]

* ADayInTheLimelight: "succ3ss0r.p12" has Darlene, Trenton and Mobley as its focus. Eliot doesn't show up at all.

* TheGhost: [[spoiler: Throughout the second season, when he's missing and implicitly pulling strings from the shadows.]]

* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: Not to a large extent, but he does remark that Trenton has some "Allahu Akbar" in her.

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->''Hvis du har gjort ham noget, så slår jeg dig ihjel.''[[labelnote:Translation]]''If you've done something to him, I'll kill you.''[[/labelnote]]

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->''We all know, a con doesn't work without the confidence.''

* AffablyEvil: His genuinely casual attitude and calm nature makes you forget he's an amoral CorruptCorporateExecutive. In the second episode of the second season, he even [[spoiler: gives Angela incriminating evidence against two of the E Corp employees who wronged her.]]

* BigBadEnsemble: Part of this in Season 2, alongside White Rose, [[spoiler: Mr. Robot, and Ray.]]
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Once again, CEO of E Corp.
* TheCorrupter: Becoming one for [[spoiler: Angela]].
* DissonantSerenity: Angela notices he's completely unphased by [[spoiler: his corporation losing 400 billion dollars, a loss that should ruin E Corp and may collapse the world economy altogether.]]

* HitlerCam: Has one of these when addressing E Corp's executives.
* LackOfEmpathy: Zig-zagged; he offers Angela money and time off after [[spoiler: she witnesses a gruesome suicide]], but shows no concern for and actively speaks ill of [[spoiler: the actual suicide victim.]]

!'''Warning''': Only spoilers from Season 2 are whited out.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler: Mr. Robot shows a delusion to Elliot of him slitting Gideon's throat in the season 2 premiere. At the end of the premiere, Gideon is fatally shot in the neck.]]

!!Mr. Robot, aka [[spoiler: Edward Alderson]]

->''Money hasn't been real since we got off the gold standard. It's become virtual, software, the operating system of our world. And we, Elliot, are on the verge of taking down that virtual reality.''

Fsociety's founder and leader, responsible for bringing Elliot in to help them. Starts off smarmy and untrustworthy, and only grows more unstable as time goes on. [[spoiler: In reality, he's Elliot and Darlene's father and he died 20 years ago. Elliot only hallucinates his presence as part of his dissociative identity disorder.]]

* AxCrazy: Pushes Elliot off a pier and casually threatens Romero with a gun while laughing at his fear.
** Invoked in later episodes. Mr. Robot is well aware of his unhinged nature and uses it as an intimidation tactic.
* BigBad: [[spoiler: Season Two is beginning to paint him as a much more ominous and antagonistic figure in Elliot's life.]]
* BreakingTheFourthWall: [[spoiler: Does some of this in the season 1 finale and in season 2 when he actually interrupts Elliot's monologues to the viewer. Of course, what we know about Mr. Robot by that point makes it painfully obvious as to how he is able to do so.]]
* DeadAllAlong: [[spoiler: The Mr. Robot we see is a delusion made by Elliot. The real Mr. Robot, Edward Alderson, died 20 years ago.]]
* DestructiveSaviour: To the core. Mr. Robot even lampshades this in a conversation with Elliot: [[spoiler:"I'm supposed to be your prophet; you're supposed to be my god."]]
* EnemyWithin: [[spoiler: Throughout Elliot's life, and especially in Season 2 when he's elevated to BigBad status.]]

* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Subverted. [[spoiler:Mr. Robot and Elliot are the same person, so while some people in fsociety may call him Mr. Robot, all of them know Elliot's name.]]
* PetTheDog: He has a few moments where he shows affection for Elliot, such as when he helps Elliot through his morphine withdrawal and [[spoiler: tries to distract him from the brutal beating he is going through by creating a sitcom-like dreamworld. He assures him that "all I was trying to do was take those punches for you."]]

* SplitPersonality: [[spoiler: His presence is really just Elliot taking on his persona.]]
* TeamDad: [[spoiler:Literally to Darlene and Elliot.]] Ultimately ''averted,'' with TheReveal that [[spoiler:the Mr. Robot we see is actually a delusion and split personality of Elliot, who is about as far from this trope as a team leader can get.]]
* WalkingSpoiler: [[spoiler: Basically everything Mr. Robot does in the first season has to be reevaluated post-reveal.]]
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Wants to create a more equal and free society by destroying data centers of the biggest debt owners. He also has no issue with the threat of killing people to make sure it happens - even his own subordinates.
* TheWonka: Oscillates between this and TheCaligula ''frequently.''

!!Darlene [[spoiler:Alderson]]
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->''Even your stupid hoodie can't protect you, bitch!''

A founding member of Fsociety [[spoiler: and Elliot's sister]]. She is an expert coder with few boundaries and little fear. She has little respect for others' privacy, including Elliot's, and generally says what she thinks. She has been involved with Cisco, a hacker associated with rival hacker group the Dark Army.

* BigBrotherWorship: Downplayed, but it's there. [[spoiler:Darlene says that Elliot is the best person she knows, and gives him total credit for pulling off everything it takes to take down Steel Mountain and change the world.]]

* [[HeWhoFightsMonsters She Who Fights Monsters]]: Starts to slip into this as Season 2 progresses, notably in "succ3ss0r.p12" where she [[spoiler:murders Susan Jacobs and realizes she doesn't feel bad about it at all.]]
* IJustWantToBeSpecial: Confesses to Cisco that she never felt special or important in her life. Part of her reason for taking part in the 5/9 hack was to finally feel like she mattered.

* ShowSomeLeg: Distracts police officers using this tactic.

* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: To Elliot. Darlene comes into his house unannounced, uses his shower, borrows his clothing, and gives him TooMuchInformation about her personal life. She sees no issue with this behavior. [[spoiler:Ultimately subverted, however, since Darlene is Elliot's sister and he's somehow forgotten her existence.]]

* WhamLine: Delivers one to Elliot: [[spoiler:"Did you forget again? Did you forget who I am?"]]

* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler: Mr. Robot shows a delusion to Elliot of him slitting Gideon's throat in the season 2 premiere. By the end of the premire Gideon is fataly shot in the neck.]]

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->'''Played by:''' Portia Doubleday

->''I have an idea that will change the world. I know it sounds really stupid, but I know how to do it. I think it could actually work.''

As of the second season, [[spoiler: Tyrell is missing following his involvement in the 5/9 hack, but has made moves to indicate that he's still alive]].

An FBI agent who starts hunting down Fsociety members in the second season, following [[spoiler: the 5/9 hack that almost collapsed the economy]].

* ActionSurvivor: So far, she has survived no less than two [[spoiler: shootouts with the Dark Army.]]

->''[[BilingualBonus Hvis du har gjort ham noget, så slår jeg dig ihjel.]]''

[[folder:Mr. Robot, aka [[spoiler: Edward Alderson]]]]
!!Mr. Robot

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!!Joanna Wellick
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->'''Played by:''' Stephanie Corneliussen

->''[[BilingualBonus Hvis du har gjort ham noget, så slår jeg dig ihjel.]]''

Tyrell's wife, who repeatedly proves herself the more competent of the pair.

* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Her moral code, what little she has of one, is utterly alien. [[spoiler: When she has the parking attendant killed, she specifically has him paralyzed and set down before he's shot, as she believes murder is only okay if the victim has time to realize why they're being killed.]]
* BodyHorror: [[spoiler: Pops her own amniotic sac with a large metal implement just so the authorities will pass up on interrogating her husband.]]
* BondageIsBad: Evil and deeply into extreme [=BDSM=], where she's near-choked by restraints or a knife is run across her skin and she intentionally flinches so that it cuts her a little.
* DissonantSerenity: Doesn't really seem too bothered when [[spoiler: her husband goes missing. However, the Danish phrase that she says to Elliot shows her true feelings: "If you've done something to him, I'll kill you."]]
* GratuitousForeignLanguage: Speaks Danish at home.
* LadyMacbeth: Joanna is well aware of the steps Tyrell is taking to become [=CTO=] of E Corp - in fact, she helps him plan it out.
* ManBehindTheMan: It's strongly hinted that she is the brains of Tyrell's operation, and that her influence is what causes Tyrell to become so unstable.
* ManipulativeBastard: Has an uncanny talent for reading people to determine their motives and manipulate them to further her goals. Tyrell is no exception.
* TeenPregnancy: Had a child at 15 whom she gave up for adoption. She never told anyone who "didn't need to know." Even Tyrell was in the dark until after their son was born.
* TheOmniscient: Certainly gives off this impression. After Elliott talks to her for just a couple minutes, he already grows paranoid that she is somehow aware of his "imaginary friend".
* TheUnfettered: Like husband, like wife.
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!!Mr. Robot
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-> '''Played by:''' Creator/ChristianSlater

->''Money hasn't been real since we got off the gold standard. It's become virtual, software, the operating system of our world. And we, Elliot, are on the verge of taking down that virtual reality.''

Fsociety's founder and leader, responsible for bringing Elliot in to help them. Starts off smarmy and untrustworthy, and only grows more unstable as time goes on. [[spoiler: In reality, he's Elliot and Darlene's father and he died 20 years ago. Elliot only hallucinates his presence as part of his dissociative identity disorder.]]

* AntiVillain: His methods become more vicious as the series progresses, so much so that it often leaves his colleagues (Elliot especially) alienated by him.
* AxCrazy: Pushes Elliot off a pier and casually threatens Romero with a gun while laughing at his fear.
** Invoked in later episodes. Mr. Robot is well aware of his unhinged nature and uses it as an intimidation tactic.
* BigBad: [[spoiler: Season Two is beginning to paint him as a much more ominous and antagonistic figure in Elliot's life.]]
* BreakingTheFourthWall: [[spoiler: Does some of this in the season 1 finale and in season 2 when he actually interrupts Elliot's monologues to the viewer. Of course, what we know about Mr. Robot by that point makes it painfully obvious as to how he is able to do so.]]
* DeadAllAlong: [[spoiler: The Mr. Robot we see is a delusion made by Elliot. The real Mr. Robot, Edward Alderson, died 20 years ago.]]
* DestructiveSaviour: To the core. Mr. Robot even lampshades this in a conversation with Elliot: [[spoiler:"I'm supposed to be your prophet; you're supposed to be my god."]]
* EnemyWithin: [[spoiler: Throughout Elliot's life, and especially in Season 2 when he's elevated to BigBad status.]]
* JustLikeRobinHood: His goal, as the leader of fsociety, is to create the largest incident of wealth redistribution in history.
* MrFixit: Used to be a computer repairman.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Subverted. [[spoiler:Mr. Robot and Elliot are the same person, so while some people in fsociety may call him Mr. Robot, all of them know Elliot's name.]]
* PetTheDog: He has a few moments where he shows affection for Elliot, such as when he helps Elliot through his morphine withdrawal and [[spoiler: tries to distract him from the brutal beating he is going through by creating a sitcom-like dreamworld. He assures him that "all I was trying to do was take those punches for you."]]
* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: Not to a large extent, but he does remark that Trenton has some "Allahu Akbar" in her.
* SplitPersonality: [[spoiler: His presence is really just Elliot taking on his persona.]]
* TeamDad: [[spoiler:Literally to Darlene and Elliot.]] Ultimately ''averted,'' with TheReveal that [[spoiler:the Mr. Robot we see is actually a delusion and split personality of Elliot, who is about as far from this trope as a team leader can get.]]
* WalkingSpoiler: [[spoiler: Basically everything Mr. Robot does in the first season has to be reevaluated post-reveal.]]
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Wants to create a more equal and free society by destroying data centers of the biggest debt owners. He also has no issue with the threat of killing people to make sure it happens - even his own subordinates.
* TheWonka: Oscillates between this and TheCaligula ''frequently.''
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