History Characters / PrinceOfPersia2008

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* EldritchAbomination: His physical form appears as a mass of corruption.

* MadeOfEvil: His physical form appears as a mass of corruption.

* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: While he was still a prince, he was not very interested in the luxury his position granted. Instead he dedicated his life to testing his limits as a hunter, even against legendary monsters.
* SayMyName: Upon his final defeat, he's heard calling out for Ahriman two times before [[spoiler:Elika "heals" him]].

An Ahura who had an unquenchable thirst for knowledge, he sought to learn all that life had to offer - save for death, which he desperately sought the means to avoid. 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 Ahura, [[ForScience all in the name of science]]. He grew old, weak and ill, and went to Ahriman for the time to find a formula that would grant him eternal youth, in exchange for his servitude. Immortality now secured, he continued his experiments completely free of morality.

* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: He wears red scholar's garments and the Corruption gives him black coloring.
* SoftSpokenSadist: He's speaks in a refined and composed manner.

* WickedCultured: He's an evil scholar after all. At one point he claims one of the differences between him and the protagonists is their unquestioned following of Ormazd's will (though Elika is like that more than the Prince).

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 was immune to her charms. 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.

* TheDarkChick: A textbook example: the only female member of the bad guy team and the one who uses subtlety and words against her foes more than the others.
* DeadpanSnarker:
--> "The Last of the Ahura. Their queen comes to ''die'' in the Hall of Coronation! It's almost a waste of the irony for it to fall on such a humourless people."

* PinkMeansFeminine: An evil version of this trope: she wears pink silk and is an experienced seducer.

* BellyFlopCrushing: Subverted. One of his special moves looks initially like this, but it actually causes the Prince to fall on his back ''in front of the Warrior''.
* TheBigGuy: The largest character of the game after Ahriman.
* TheBrute: Physically the most formidable Corrupted.
* DiedStandingUp: [[spoiler:Just before he explodes, he raises from his PoseOfSupplication in an apparent attempt to fight against Ahriman's control over him.]]

* GaleForceSound: He stops occasionally to scream and when that happens, you can't get near him.

* TragicMonster: The only reason he continues to be Ahriman's instrument of war is because he has no other options left.

* AntiVillain: He has sympathetic motives: the death of his wife led him to neglect his people out of sorrow, and his current actions are his way to [[spoiler:prevent his daughter from dying after he sold his soul in exchange for her resurrection]].

* DreadlockWarrior: He's a skilled swordsman and he sports dreadlocks.

** [[FeetFirstIntroduction Bare-Feet-First Introduction]]: Both the game's first teaser trailer and her first in-game scene introduce her feet-first.
** EarthyBarefootCharacter: She ''kinda'' falls into this trope as well since she can directly interact with the fertile grounds and heal the land from the corruption.

* MadeOfIron: See DoesNotLikeShoes above.

* RingOutBoss: Type 1.

%%* [[NiceJobBreakingItHero Nice Job Breaking It, King!]]

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--> Voiced by KariWahlgren

--> Voiced by NolanNorth

* GutturalGrowler: His voice is both deep and raspy.

* MultipleChoicePast: We're never offered any significant details of his past and he only ever offers vague hints. Additionally, his tendency to exaggerate means much of what he says should be taken with a grain of salt.

* WarriorPrince: Subverted: while he's a formidable warrior, he's not royalty.

* SmugSnake: She's a cunning illusioninst, but her attempts to be theatrical are left void due to her arrogance and transparent contempt towards the heroes.

* {{Badass}}: Since this is the Prince in this version of the ''Franchise/PrinceOfPersia'', what else would you expect?
** BadassNormal: As opposed to Elika, the Prince has no magical powers - just a sword, a pointy glove and general physical aptitude.

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* {{Badass}}: Considered to be the most dangerous of the Corrupted.

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* DangerouslyGenreSavvy: He attempts to destroy one of the Fertile Grounds to prematurely free Ahriman. The Prince and Elika purify it before he can, but points for trying.

* DragonAscendant: Destruction of the four original Corrupted leaves him the sole candidate for TheDragon role.

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* FallenHero: The peace loving king offered his soul to an evil god in order to protect his kingdom against invaders. [[HeWhoFightsMonsters The price of success was becoming an instrument of war more terrifying than said invaders]].

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* HeWhoFightsMonsters: The peace loving king offered his soul to an evil god in order to protect his kingdom against invaders. The price of success was becoming an instrument of war more terrifying than said invaders.

* TokenGoodTeammate: Out of his fellow Corrupted, his motivation to sell his soul to Ahriman was the most altruistic. He's also taunts Elika and the Prince less than the others [[spoiler:and uses his last living moment to save them]].

* GroundPunch: Three times at different points, he punches the ground with his unarmed hand in order to shatter the ground beneath. He first does this to drop the Prince and Elika inside the Martyr's Tower when they first reach its top. When he loses a third of his health during their last confrontation, he does this to drop them to a new fighting ring. The does this again after he has lost another third of his health.

* GroundPunch: One of his special moves has him striking the ground with both hands. The resulting shock wave causes the Corruption beneath the ground move towards the Prince, send him flying upwards and land painfully. Elika's magic can stop the shock wave.

* MurderousThighs: One of her special moves is using her staff as a support beam and grab the Prince's throat with her legs. If the Prince doesn't free himself by kicking her back, she pulls him over herself and slams him to the floor.

-->''"IF YOU WOULD HAVE YOUR WISH... THEN GIVE ME... '''MINE'''."''

* DiedStandingUp: [[spoiler:Just before he explodes, he raises from his crouching position of defeat in an apparent attempt to fight against Ahriman's control over him.]]

* DontMakeMeDestroyYou: More than once he tells Elika and the Prince to turn away from their seemingly hopeless quest.

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* DreadlockWarrior: He's a skilled swordsman and he sports dreadlocks before his body is fully corrupted.