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** EarthlyBarefootCharacter: She ''kinda'' falls into this trope as well since she can directly interact with the fertile grounds and heal the land from the corruption.
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* ForegoneConclusion: [[spoiler: He ''will'' escape. It's just a mater of when. The Tree of Life holding him at bay is fading. The civilization that guarded him long gone. Even if the Prince had allowed Elika to sacrifice herself, it would have been only been a stalling measure and left no-one to oppose a free Ahriman.]]
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* ForegoneConclusion: [[spoiler: He ''will'' escape. It's just a mater of when. The Tree of Life holding him at bay is fading. The civilization that guarded him long gone. Even if the Prince had allowed Elika to sacrifice herself, it her death would have been only been a stalling measure and left no-one serve to oppose a free Ahriman.delay the inevitable.]]
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* [[spoiler: TheBadGuyWins: In the end Ahriman is freed and his prison is destroyed.]]
* TheCorrupter: Tempts mortals with promises of power or their deepest desires in exchange for becoming his slaves. Not all his victims are unsympathic either.
* DarkIsEvil: Though he claims [[DarkIsNotEvil otherwise]].
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* GodOfEvil
* MadeOfEvil
* GodOfEvil
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* SealedEvilInACan: But the TailorMadePrison isn't holding together too well these days.
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* TheCaligula: Becoming one of Ahriman's minions didn't change his personality any.
* TheCaligula: Becoming one of Ahriman's minions didn't change his personality any.
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* GraveRobbing: His primary trade. Although, he likes to think of it more as "[[BlackmailIsSuchAnUglyWord reclaiming abandoned property]]".
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* GraveRobbing: His primary trade. Although, he He likes to think of it more as "[[BlackmailIsSuchAnUglyWord reclaiming abandoned property]]".property]]".
* HandsomeLech: He's been with plenty of women all across Persia. Additionally, if Elika attempts to jump to a ledge he's already on, he'll turn around and grab her hand when she slips. One of his quotes in this situation, when he's looking straight down her blouse, is, "This isn't such a bad view."
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* HandsomeLech: He's been with plenty of women all across Persia. Additionally, if Elika attempts to jump to a ledge he's already on, he'll turn around and grab her hand when she slips. One of his quotes in this situation, when he's looking straight down her blouse, is, "This isn't such a bad view."
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* NayTheist: Implied. Although when entering the temple at the beginning of the game, it sounds like he's skeptical of Ahriman's existence, he accepts it quickly enough that he was probably skeptical that Ahriman was imprisoned there. As for Ormazd, the Prince doesn't exactly have a high opinion of him. Later on, he states that he doesn't believe in either Ahriman or Ormazd and wonders why it's ''him'' in this mess.
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-->'''Elika''': I didn't catch your name.
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-->'''Elika''': I didn't catch your name.
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One of Ahriman's minion Generals. He was once a very wealthy prince who had it all - and a skilled hunter as well. He was ''so'' good and skilled in the hunt that he became completely bored, and ''willingly'' made a pact with Ahriman to hunt the most dangerous beast of all: Humans. And so together with Ahriman's forces, [[CompleteMonster he began to delight in the hunt again.]]
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One of Ahriman's minion Generals. He was once a very wealthy prince who had it all - and a skilled hunter as well. He was ''so'' good and skilled in the hunt that he became completely bored, and ''willingly'' made a pact with Ahriman to hunt the most dangerous beast of all: Humans. And so together with Ahriman's forces, [[CompleteMonster he began to delight in the hunt again.]]
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* BerserkButton: The Alchemist and the Concubine both ''happen'' to be this for her. She considers the Alchemist to be the ultimate traitor, and the Concubine just plain ''pisses her off''.
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!!!'''Ahriman's Forces'''
[[folder:Ahriman]]
!!!'''Ahriman - The God of Darkness'''
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-->''"IF YOU WOULD HAVE YOUR WISH... THEN GIVE ME... '''MINE'''."''
--> Voiced by Catherine Kidd, Kwasi Songui
The ancient god of darkness, and brother of Ormazd, the ancient god of light. He was sealed thousands of years ago by his brother within the Tree of Life, and the Ahuras were charged to keep him from escaping. To escape his prison, he made a deal with the Mourning King to [[spoiler:resurrect Elika]] in exchange for releasing him. The moment the Tree was cut down, he immediately began to infest the land with the Corruption, and scattered his minions to guard the fertile grounds - the same that could destroy the Corruption.
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* BigBad
* TheCorruption
* ClimaxBoss
* DealWithTheDevil: The whole point of his character.
* EldritchAbomination
* GodIsEvil
* NotSoDifferent: He tries to pull this on the Prince near the end.
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[[folder:The Hunter]]
!!!'''The Hunter'''
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--> Voiced by Sebastien Croteau
One of Ahriman's minion Generals. He was once a very wealthy prince who had it all - and a skilled hunter as well. He was ''so'' good and skilled in the hunt that he became completely bored, and ''willingly'' made a pact with Ahriman to hunt the most dangerous beast of all: Humans. And so together with Ahriman's forces, [[CompleteMonster he began to delight in the hunt again.]]
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* BadAss
* TheDragon
* FragileSpeedster
* InterfaceScrew: The Hunter likes to splatter Corruption all over the screen when you fight him.
* TheMostDangerousGame: The reason he sold his soul.
* TheQuietOne: He never speaks - only screeches at times.
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[[folder:The Alchemist]]
!!!'''The Alchemist'''
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-->''"Let me relieve you of all hope."''
--> Voiced by Paul Mercier
An Ahura who had an unquenchable thirst for knowledge, he sought to learn all that life had to offer, and maybe gain some immortality down the line as well. As he continued to gain more knowledge, he in turn began to lose his morality and sense of ethics, doing all sorts of ghastly things to his fellow Ahuras, [[ForScience all in the name of science]]. He grew old, weak and ill however, and made a deal with Ahriman for a formula that will grant him eternal youth. He happily accepted, and happily continued his experiments - ''completely'' free from any sort of morality.
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* BadAss: Considered to be the most dangerous of the Corrupted.
* EvilGenius
* ForScience
* {{Immortality}}
* SoftSpokenSadist
* StrappedToAnOperatingTable: What he eventually did to his fellow Ahuras for knowledge.
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[[folder:The Concubine]]
!!!'''The Concubine'''
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-->''"Welcome to the ball, honored guests. ...Shall we begin the dance?"''
--> Voiced by Lucinda Davis
A beautiful and successful politician who tilted the status quo in her favor by manipulating the men around her. At one point however, she truly fell in love with a man who frankly just didn't give a crap about her. Time and time again she tried to woo him, but the man finally, bluntly rejected her. She became devastated, and eagerly accepted Ahriman's offer to be able to cast illusions, allowing her to be anyone she - or anyone else - desired. She used this ability to such a point that she eventually forgot who she was entirely, and now serves Ahriman wholly.
[[{{Squick}} She also has a weird thing for the Prince]]. [[ClingyJealousGirl And Elika DOES NOT like her]]. ''At all.''
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* CulturedBadass
* DarkActionGirl
* TheDarkChick
* TheTease
* MasterOfIllusion
* SmugSnake
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[[folder:The Warrior]]
!!!'''The Warrior'''
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A powerful warrior king who once reigned over a peaceful land. At one point however, his kingdom was mercilessly attacked by a powerful and cruel enemy. Having no other choice, the Warrior made a deal with Ahriman to obtain great power so he may protect his people. After he drove away the attackers and saved his people, he realized that he could no longer face them the way he was and devoted himself to Ahriman. He has been a servant for so long that he has lost all traces of his old personality, but Elika still believes that there is goodness inside him, and that it ''may'' be possible to still save him.
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* AntiVillain: The only reason he accepted Ahriman's offer was to save his people. And even after that, he's still not exactly evil.
* BadAss
* TheBigGuy
* TheBrute
* FallenHero
* TheSilentOne
* NighInvulnerable: Only Elika's magic can inflict any damage. And the only way to defeat him is to [[RingOutBoss drop him]].
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!!!'''The Mourning King'''
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-->''"You know what it is that I ask!"''
--> Voiced by FredTatasciore
The last ruler of the Ahuras, and Elika's father. [[spoiler:After Elika died, he made a deal with Ahriman to resurrect her]] in exchange for freeing him. He also tries to justify this by explaining that the Tree of Life has grown very weak over the millenniums, and that Ahriman would've escaped on his own anyway.
Over the course of the adventure, he tries to explain his actions to Elika to no avail, and continues to grow more corrupted with time. In the end, he loses all sense of self.
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* AntiVillain
* BodyHorror: The way the Corruption gradually takes over his body.
* [[NiceJobBreakingItHero Nice Job Breaking It, King!]]
* SixthRanger
* UnwittingPawn
* [[WarriorPrince Warrior King]]
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This page lists and indexes characters that appear in the 2008 Prince of Persia. [[MinimalistCast Luckily, there aren't that many]].
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!!!'''The Heroes'''
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!!!'''The Prince'''
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-->''"Hey, the next time you want to win your daughter back, you could try giving her a pony. The apocalypse doesn't really cut it."''
--> Voiced by NolanNorth
A young vagabond, self-described as an "adventurer" - in truth, he's a rogue, thief, and grave robber. During one his escapades, he got lost in a sandstorm looking for his donkey [[MythologyGag Farah]], and happened to find himself in the ancient land of the Ahuras, meeting the young princess Elika in the process. Before he knew it, much to his dismay he found himself by her side facing the corrupted horde of the god of darkness, Ahriman.
''May or may not'' be an '''actual''' Prince - he's very good at keeping his past under wraps, but certain hints throughout the game indicate that he may in fact be royalty.
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* AntiHero: Somewhere between a Type II and Type V.
* BadAss
** BadassNormal: As opposed to Elika, the Prince has NO powers whatsoever yet still manages to be the resident ass-kicker.
* BeingGoodSucks: His general view on things.
* CombatPragmatist: His pragmatism extends outside of combat, and ''life'' in general.
* CharacterDevelopment: Starts out as something of an AffablyEvil douche, but he gradually softens up throughout the adventure and shows his more caring side.
* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: The guy is practically super-human given how strong and agile he is.
* DeadpanSnarker: So, ''so'' very much.
* FallenHero: [[spoiler:What he becomes at the end of the game - releasing Ahriman once more to save Elika. At least, this is what she thinks of him]].
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Many of his dialogues fall into this.
->'''Prince''': Oh, come on, I've helped old ladies home from the market.
->'''Elika''': If they had attractive daughters.
->'''Prince''': Yeah. I helped them, too.
* GraveRobbing: His primary trade. Although, he likes to think of it more as "[[BlackmailIsSuchAnUglyWord reclaiming abandoned property]]".
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold
* LeParkour: To a practically inhuman degree. Totally lampshaded.
->'''Elika''': We have to cross over there!
->'''Prince''': Sure, climb on the roof. [[DeadpanSnarker It's not like gravity ever killed anyone.]]
* LoveableRogue
* MysteriousPast
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler:He didn't like the idea that Elika had to die again to seal Ahriman. At all. What does he do? Why, frees him - again - to revive her - again. He justifies this in the hopes of looking for a more]] ''[[spoiler:permanent solution]]''.
* NoNameGiven
* ReverseGrip: His standard stance with his scimitar.
* RightManInTheWrongPlace
* SadisticChoice: [[spoiler:Makes one at the end of the game]].
* WarriorPrince
* WhatTheHellHero: [[spoiler:A very mellow way of describing Elika's reaction to the choice he made at the end. It takes an entire epilogue for her to barely forgive him]].
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!!!'''Princess Elika'''
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-->''"Gold glitters, but it’s what you buy with it that counts."''
--> Voiced by KariWahlgren
The young barefoot princess of the Ahuras and a servant Ormazd, the god of light. The Ahuras have been protectors of the Tree of Life for thousands of years, but slowly over time the people left the grounds to seek out a life outside. She and her father were essentially the last ones left, and due to this she feels an overwhelming sense of duty to protect what her people have abandoned.
She ran into the Prince one day by literally dropping onto his head as she was attempting to run away from her father. As it turns out, her father made a pact with Ahriman, the god of darkness, to free him in exchange for [[spoiler:bringing her back to life]]. Having no other choice, she teams up with the Prince to stop the Corruption and seal Ahriman once again.
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* ActionGirl
* [[spoiler:BackFromTheDead: Twice. The first time, she fell to her death sometime before the game, and the Mourning King made a deal with Ahriman to revive her. The second time, the Prince makes this same choice]].
* BadAss
** BadassAbnormal: [[spoiler:Dying, and being brought back to life]] somehow rekindled the ancient powers of the Ahuras - a gift from Ormazd. She uses these powers to battle the corrupted, and ''repeatedly'' rescuing the Prince from falling to his death.
** BadassPrincess
* BilingualBonus: When she casts a spell, she recites the incantation in an old Persian dialect.
* BottomlessPitRescueService: The Prince's specialty is grave robbing and parkour. This is hers.
* CharacterDevelopment: She starts out as something of detached [[TheStoic stoic]], but later on take over the Prince's role as the resident DeadpanSnarker.
* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: Even without her powers, the Prince remarks that she is ''amazingly'' athletic and nimble.
* ClothingDamage: The further you get into the game, the more torn up her outfit gets.
->'''Prince''': That's a nice blouse.
->'''Elika''': [[DeadpanSnarker I think I have a spare if you'd like it.]]
* DeadpanSnarker: This role initially belongs to the Prince, but as the game continues she more or less ends up trumping him in this regard.
* DoesNotLikeShoes: Elika is perpetually barefoot. This is somewhat significant in ''where'' she lives, a place covered in hot sands, steep cliffs, and sharp rocks. ''Not once'' [[MadeOfIron does she get injured from this, or even bring it up.]]
** [[FeetFirstIntroduction Bare-Feet-First Introduction]]: Both the game's first teaser trailer and her first in-game scene introduce her feet-first.
** FootFocus
* EscortMission: Subverted. The developers went to lengths to make sure she didn't feel like this.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:To seal Ahriman again, she has to die. Thanks to the Prince's choice, this doesn't exactly stick]].
* KnightInSourArmor: A rare female version.
* LeParkour: She is ''just'' as nimble and athletic as the Prince - she's just not as strong as him.
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething
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!!!'''The Heroes'''
[[folder:The Prince]]
!!!'''The Prince'''
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-->''"Hey, the next time you want to win your daughter back, you could try giving her a pony. The apocalypse doesn't really cut it."''
--> Voiced by NolanNorth
A young vagabond, self-described as an "adventurer" - in truth, he's a rogue, thief, and grave robber. During one his escapades, he got lost in a sandstorm looking for his donkey [[MythologyGag Farah]], and happened to find himself in the ancient land of the Ahuras, meeting the young princess Elika in the process. Before he knew it, much to his dismay he found himself by her side facing the corrupted horde of the god of darkness, Ahriman.
''May or may not'' be an '''actual''' Prince - he's very good at keeping his past under wraps, but certain hints throughout the game indicate that he may in fact be royalty.
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* AntiHero: Somewhere between a Type II and Type V.
* BadAss
** BadassNormal: As opposed to Elika, the Prince has NO powers whatsoever yet still manages to be the resident ass-kicker.
* BeingGoodSucks: His general view on things.
* CombatPragmatist: His pragmatism extends outside of combat, and ''life'' in general.
* CharacterDevelopment: Starts out as something of an AffablyEvil douche, but he gradually softens up throughout the adventure and shows his more caring side.
* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: The guy is practically super-human given how strong and agile he is.
* DeadpanSnarker: So, ''so'' very much.
* FallenHero: [[spoiler:What he becomes at the end of the game - releasing Ahriman once more to save Elika. At least, this is what she thinks of him]].
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Many of his dialogues fall into this.
->'''Prince''': Oh, come on, I've helped old ladies home from the market.
->'''Elika''': If they had attractive daughters.
->'''Prince''': Yeah. I helped them, too.
* GraveRobbing: His primary trade. Although, he likes to think of it more as "[[BlackmailIsSuchAnUglyWord reclaiming abandoned property]]".
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold
* LeParkour: To a practically inhuman degree. Totally lampshaded.
->'''Elika''': We have to cross over there!
->'''Prince''': Sure, climb on the roof. [[DeadpanSnarker It's not like gravity ever killed anyone.]]
* LoveableRogue
* MysteriousPast
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler:He didn't like the idea that Elika had to die again to seal Ahriman. At all. What does he do? Why, frees him - again - to revive her - again. He justifies this in the hopes of looking for a more]] ''[[spoiler:permanent solution]]''.
* NoNameGiven
* ReverseGrip: His standard stance with his scimitar.
* RightManInTheWrongPlace
* SadisticChoice: [[spoiler:Makes one at the end of the game]].
* WarriorPrince
* WhatTheHellHero: [[spoiler:A very mellow way of describing Elika's reaction to the choice he made at the end. It takes an entire epilogue for her to barely forgive him]].
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Elika]]
!!!'''Princess Elika'''
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-->''"Gold glitters, but it’s what you buy with it that counts."''
--> Voiced by KariWahlgren
The young barefoot princess of the Ahuras and a servant Ormazd, the god of light. The Ahuras have been protectors of the Tree of Life for thousands of years, but slowly over time the people left the grounds to seek out a life outside. She and her father were essentially the last ones left, and due to this she feels an overwhelming sense of duty to protect what her people have abandoned.
She ran into the Prince one day by literally dropping onto his head as she was attempting to run away from her father. As it turns out, her father made a pact with Ahriman, the god of darkness, to free him in exchange for [[spoiler:bringing her back to life]]. Having no other choice, she teams up with the Prince to stop the Corruption and seal Ahriman once again.
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* ActionGirl
* [[spoiler:BackFromTheDead: Twice. The first time, she fell to her death sometime before the game, and the Mourning King made a deal with Ahriman to revive her. The second time, the Prince makes this same choice]].
* BadAss
** BadassAbnormal: [[spoiler:Dying, and being brought back to life]] somehow rekindled the ancient powers of the Ahuras - a gift from Ormazd. She uses these powers to battle the corrupted, and ''repeatedly'' rescuing the Prince from falling to his death.
** BadassPrincess
* BilingualBonus: When she casts a spell, she recites the incantation in an old Persian dialect.
* BottomlessPitRescueService: The Prince's specialty is grave robbing and parkour. This is hers.
* CharacterDevelopment: She starts out as something of detached [[TheStoic stoic]], but later on take over the Prince's role as the resident DeadpanSnarker.
* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: Even without her powers, the Prince remarks that she is ''amazingly'' athletic and nimble.
* ClothingDamage: The further you get into the game, the more torn up her outfit gets.
->'''Prince''': That's a nice blouse.
->'''Elika''': [[DeadpanSnarker I think I have a spare if you'd like it.]]
* DeadpanSnarker: This role initially belongs to the Prince, but as the game continues she more or less ends up trumping him in this regard.
* DoesNotLikeShoes: Elika is perpetually barefoot. This is somewhat significant in ''where'' she lives, a place covered in hot sands, steep cliffs, and sharp rocks. ''Not once'' [[MadeOfIron does she get injured from this, or even bring it up.]]
** [[FeetFirstIntroduction Bare-Feet-First Introduction]]: Both the game's first teaser trailer and her first in-game scene introduce her feet-first.
** FootFocus
* EscortMission: Subverted. The developers went to lengths to make sure she didn't feel like this.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:To seal Ahriman again, she has to die. Thanks to the Prince's choice, this doesn't exactly stick]].
* KnightInSourArmor: A rare female version.
* LeParkour: She is ''just'' as nimble and athletic as the Prince - she's just not as strong as him.
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething
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