History Characters / ReturnOfTheObraDinn

!!Passengers

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* WhatTheHellHero: In the worst ending, her letter to the inspector is polite but scathing, as they let them know that their poor job sped Dr. Evans' death along.

* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: He knifed a mutineer and used the shell, at the cost of his life, in an attempt to save Miss Lim... yet he's found guilty of murder and his estate is charged £25 for it.

* ATeamFiring: On the receiving end of this. He's one of the easiest passengers to identify, since captain Robert Witterel says Hok-Seng Lau's name out loud while reading his sentence. The challenge comes from determining which one of the seamen prescribed to shoot him actually hits the mark. Despite being shot at by four seamen during his execution, only one of them (Brennan) actually manages to hit him.

* InTheBack: He takes a spike to the back, though it doesn't kill him and he's able to pull it out while he crawls to safety.

* CassandraTruth: He was convinced that the mermaids are cursed after watching a mermaid fatally strike Sefton and Wasim falling a flight of stairs to his death. He tries to warn the Captain, but he gets locked into the lazarette along with the mermaids.

* SmallRoleBigImpact: Including his death scene, he is only present during four scenes - in one of which he just cut off John Naples' leg. This gives the inspector (and player) access to the 10 parts of chapters IV and V, revealing a) the fate of 13 crewmembers and passengers and b) why apparently every single SeaMonster in the area suddenly decided to attack the Obra Dinn. And after he's locked up in the lazarette he takes the shell out of the Formosan chest; this kills him, but also enables Paul Moss later to hand it over to the last remaining mermaid, finalizing the deal it made with Third Mate Martin Perrott: to return the Obra Dinn back home, where the inspector would investigate years later. Basically, none of the events in present day - read: '''the entire game''' - would have happened if not for his last action.

* HypercompetentSidekick: Keeps his cool when fighting back against the mermaids, commanding the other crewmen and yelling at his boss to actually use his gun and shoot them (while Nichols is cowering uselessly in his lifeboat, despite having a gun in hand).

* SlashedThroat: It isn't the mermaids that kill him; it's It-Beng Sia, who manages to break free of his bindings using a mermaid's spear, grab a knife from the bottom of the boat, and use the knife to give Galligan an ImpromptuTracheotomy.

* VideoGameCrueltyPotential: If you want, you can blame him for Charles Hershtik's death (in the latter's death scene, Milroy is stabbing the crab rider at an angle so his sword appears to stab Hershtik as well). This lands his estate with a £15 fine (presumably charged to his family).

* ILetGwenStacyDie: Tries to save Peter from being strangled by the Kraken by tossing a rope at him to grab onto and ordering him to throw the gunpowder at the beast. Unfortunately, the strong storm wind causes the powder to blow up in Peter's face, killing him instantly. You can tell by the look on Thomas' face that he's feeling guilt for Peter's death from which he might have never recovered. He later tells Hoscut to inform Milroy's mother that he tried to save him.
* InTheBack: Dies from multiple backstab wounds by Gunner's Mate Wiater, in retaliation for attempting to report his mutiny.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: The rope tying his leg to the rigging can be seen from the moment the ship is boarded.

* DistinguishingMark: Maba's tattoos serves to identify him as the only New Guinean on board.

* RedHerring: The Bosun is told his French mate was torn to pieces by the Kraken just a couple scenes after the one in which you witness Maba being torn to pieces by the Kraken. It's thus extremely easy to mistake Maba for the French Bosun's mate.

* NoticeThis: In one scene, you hear a Russian conversation with one speaker saying "quit cheating", and the scene includes him sitting at a table with two more men playing card games, hinting that he's and the other two are Russian. While you can identify Aleskei this way if you've seen a previous memory, you will need further details to identify the other two.

* ExceptionallyTolerant: He's the only British crew member who spends his free time with, and shares hammock-space alongside, one of the ethnic cliques among the sailors. The Chinese topmen as well, as they accept his company quite happily in defiance of prejudices of the era.

The English artist responsible for drawing the sketches available to the Inspector during the investigation. Only identified in his own artwork by his signature "E.S.".

* YouNoTakeCandle: He talks in this way.

* SeparatedByACommonLanguage: The only thing that Hong could make out about It-Beng Sia's conversation with Bun-Lan Lim is that they were talking about monsters, due to him speaking a dialect that is mutually unintelligible with Hokkien (presumably Cantonese).

* AmbiguouslyEvil: In his death scene, Linde is holding a knife in his left hand, which raises a lot of questions about his character. Given how he said "Let me on" in a stern tone, there is a possibility that he may have used the knife to threaten the other escapees, in which case raises the possibility that Linde might not be a good guy after all.

* RasputinianDeath: He is the only character that can be assigned six different causes of death, namely a) "Drowned, Beast", b) "Eaten, Beast", c) "Exploded", d) "Fell, Overboard", e) "Shot, Cannon, A. Akbar", or f) "Shot, Cannon, Beast". Three characters have five options, three others have four options, all the rest have three or fewer.