History Characters / Snatcher

** [[spoiler: He wasalso resoble for "the Catastrophe".]]

* YouLookFamiliar[[Invoked]]: [[spoiler:When Gillian sees a portrait of him, and in person, he immediately thinks of Random Hajile.]]

* [[spoiler:HeroicSacrifice / TakingYouWithMe: In Act III, Metal convinced the summit to use him as a beacon for a phase particle beam to eradicate the cathedral, in order to spare Neo Kobe of a nuclear strike.]]

* [[spoiler:BrainyBrunette: She helps out on Act III helping both Gillian and Metal where the main headquaters of the snatchers]].

* YouLookFamiliar [[Invoked]]: [[spoiler:When Gillian sees a portrait of him, and in person, he immediately thinks of Random Hajile.]]

* YouLookFamiliar [[invoked]]: [[spoiler:When Gillian sees a portrait of him, and in person, he immediately thinks of Random Hajile.]]

* {{Expy}}: They're a direct lift from the Terminators.
* WeakenedByTheLight: One of their weaknesses is the sun.

* YouLookFamiliar: [[spoiler:When Gillian sees a portrait of him, and in person, he immediately thinks of Random Hajile.]]

* [[spoiler:SdrawkcabName: Random Hajile = ''Elijah Modnar'']]

* [[spoiler:DeadAllAlong: Later in Act III, Gillian learns that the chief was killed, and ''snatched'' a month prior to the events of the game.]]

* [[spoiler:[[IHaveYourWife I Have Your Son]]: After she regains her memories, she is forced to work with the snatchers, especially after they tell her that they have her son hostage. Unfortunately, Harry (her son) ends up dead long before Gillian received the call...]]

* [[spoiler:EmpoweredBadassNormal: Being a snatcher is how he survived his own suicidal explosion.]]

* [[spoiler:HeroicSacrifice / TakingYouWithMe: Performs one at Queens Hospital to get Gillian and Metal Gear out, as well as demolish the maintenance facility and the surrounding snatchers.]]
** [[spoiler:Pulls it off again at the end of the game by threatening the snatchers to kill Elijah, their ''god.'']]
* [[spoiler:LivingMacGuffin: Elijah reveals that Random was manufactured by his father to combat the snatcher threat, and even provided him with the advanced artificial skin Elijah needs to perfect his snatchers. Fortunately, Random isn't gonna give it to him lying down.]]

[[spoiler:The third survivor of a cryogenic pod. Presently, he is kept alive by machinery as he is worshiped by his own creations, trying to make snatchers perfectly adaptive in society. In the past, he was obsessed with both his research, and his love to Jamie, but has out grown his love years later as he focused on dominating the world by replacing world leaders with Snatchers, whom he could control remotely.]]

* AccidentalPervert: One scene has Gillian [[spoiler: walk into his own shower, thinking that a snatcher may have infiltrated his apartment, only to accidentally see a nude Katrina. His expression and tone doesn't hide his appreciation though.]]

* {{Expy}}: [[Film/BladeRunner Who could a man in a brown trench coat with a snarky attitude who fights cyborgs who look like humans possibly be an expy of?]]

* JackBauerInterrogationTechnique: When Gillian goes to interrogate Ivan, he shoves his blaster in his mouth. Even when Metal proves that he isn't a snatcher, he still does it. To be fair, Ivan ''did'' try to kill Gillian in hopes to conceal his drug habit.

* MrViceGuy: Certainly not an evil person by any means, but his BigEater and Lust-related flaws are very prominent and can even get him in trouble at times.
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: [[spoiler: The moment Harry dies is the moment Gillian wants some Snatcher blood to be spilled.]]

* ByTheBookCop: Despite Gillian being understandably mad towards Ivan, Metal reminds him that he still has to abide by the book since they have no evidence that Ivan is even a snatcher.
** To further cement this point is, in Act III, Metal [[spoiler: informs Gillian that he may be forced to restrain him the moment their legal jurisdictions are revoked.]]
* [[spoiler: HeroicSacrifice / TakingYouWithMe: In Act III, Metal convinced the summit to use him as a beacon for a phase particle beam to eradicate the cathedral, in order to spare Neo Kobe of a nuclear strike.]]
* IWillOnlySlowYouDown: In act I, Metal was too shaken up to move and tells Gillian to leave the factory without him. Gillian takes him anyway and manages to escape in a nick of time. [[PaintingTheFourthWall Your ear drums may have barely survived though.]]

--> Gillian: Ahhh, my ears are ringing.
--> Metal Gear: That's because you turned up the volume.
* YouDidntAsk: [[spoiler: Metal knew of Gillian's past the whole time, but since it is classified information, he was forbidden to tell him. In the beginning of act III, since Gillian IS the high ranking officer at the time, technically, he was allowed access to said information.]]

* [[spoiler: [[IHaveYourWife I Have Your Son]]: After she regains her memories, she is forced to work with the snatchers, especially after they tell her that they have her son hostage. Unfortunately, Harry (her son) ends up dead long before Gillian received the call...]]

* AsYouKnow: Act II beings with Cunningham recapping everything that has happened in act I.

* [[spoiler: DeadAllAlong: Later in Act III, Gillian learns that the chief was killed, and ''snatched'' a month prior to the events of the game.]]

* HaveWeMet: The first thing Harry asks when he meets with Gillian. [[spoiler: Turns out they have, about thirty years ago, as his son...]]
* [[spoiler: LukeYouAreMyFather: In Act III, Metal Gear reveals that Harry was the son of Gillian and Jamie. Harry died thinking he would never find them ever again...]]

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A bounty hunter who has been following Gillian Seed closely, preferring him to do the investigations before he comes in to wipe out the snatchers.

* [[spoiler: SdrawkcabName: Random Hajile = ''Elijah Modnar'']]

* [[spoiler: EmpoweredBadassNormal: Being a snatcher is how he survived his own suicidal explosion.]]
* BigDamnHeroes: He ends up saving Gillian before he gets choked out by a snatcher.
** [[spoiler: He does this the second time by rescuing Gillian from his sabotaged Tricycle.]]
* [[spoiler: GoOutWithASmile]]
* [[spoiler: HeroicSacrifice / TakingYouWithMe: Performs one at Queens Hospital to get Gillian and Metal Gear out, as well as demolish the maintenance facility and the surrounding snatchers.]]
** [[spoiler: Pulls it off again at the end of the game by threatening the snatchers to kill Elijah, their ''god''.]]
* [[spoiler: LivingMacGuffin: Elijah reveals that Random was manufactured by his father to combat the snatcher threat, and even provided him with the advanced artificial skin Elijah needs to perfect his snatchers. Fortunately, Random isn't gonna give it to him lying down.]]
* MadeOfIron: [[spoiler: He is able to survive a suicidal explosion just fine. Justified since he happens to be a snatcher!]]
* MysteriousBenefactor: Not so mysterious, as he revealed to Gillian at the end of Act I that he's been following him, and will continue to do so just to sniff out any snatcher he may come across, and earn some cash money out of it.
** Though somewhat played straight, as Cunningham revealed in the beginning of act II that Random is an unregistered bounty hunter, naturally casting some suspicion on him.
* [[spoiler: RidiculouslyHumanRobots: Dr. Modnar built him so well, injecting him with memories of Elijah's youth, providing him with the artificial skin his son has spent years trying to perfect, all to the point where Random believed to be 100% human.]]
* [[spoiler: RobotMe: Elijah reveals that Random is this to him, only more awesome and less of a douche bag.]]
* ShutUpHannibal: Random gives this to [[spoiler: Elijah, and even taunts him when Jamie leaves.]]

* YouLookFamiliar: [[spoiler: When looking at a portrait of Elijah, and Elijah himself, Gillian sees some similarities between him and Random. He isn't far from the truth at all.]]

[[spoiler: The third survivor of a cryogenic pod. Presently, he is kept alive by machinery as he is worshiped by his own creations, trying to make snatchers perfectly adaptive in society. In the past, he was obsessed with both his research, and his love to Jamie, but has out grown his love years later as he focused on dominating the world by replacing world leaders with snatchers, whom he could control remotely.]]

* LoveMakesYouEvil: [[spoiler: His primary motivation, plus his research's imminent destruction, caused him to unleash Lucifer alpha and seal himself, along with Gillian and Jamie, in cryogenic pods.]]
* YouLookFamiliar: [[spoiler: When Gillian sees a portrait of him, and in person, he immediately thinks of Random Hajile.]]

!!Random Hajile

!!Elijah Modnar

* Expy: [[Film/BladeRunner Gee, I wonder what Gillian, a man in a brown trench coat with a snarky attitude who fights cyborgs who look like humans, could possibly be an expy of.]]

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* TheWoobie: [[spoiler: Harry, on his way to death, admits to being alone for all his life, never knowing who his parents were, and did not have many friends. His only good friend, Jean, was killed, and he's been somewhat isolated otherwise. On top of that, he died ''without knowing that his own father was holding him!'']]

* Trope/Expy: [[Film/BladeRunner Gee, I wonder what Gillian, a man in a brown trench coat with a snarky attitude who fights cyborgs who look like humans, could possibly be an expy of.]]

* Main/Expy: [[Film/BladeRunner Gee, I wonder what Gillian, a man in a brown trench coat with a snarky attitude who fights cyborgs who look like humans, could possibly be an expy of.]]

* Expy: [[Film/BladeRunner Gee, I wonder what Gillian, a man in a brown trench coat with a snarky attitude who fights cyborgs who look like humans, could possibly be an expy of.]]

* [[spoiler: BadassAbnormal: Being a snatcher is pretty much how he survived his own suicidal explosion.]]

* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: [[spoiler: The moment Henry dies is the moment Gillian wants some Snatcher blood to be spilled.]]

A personal navigator robot designed and built by the JUNKER engineer, Henry Benson. Metal, for short, becomes Gillian's partner through out the game to provide crucial information and assistance whenever possible.

* [[spoiler: [[IHaveYourWife I Have Your Son]]: After she regains her memories, she is forced to work with the snatchers, especially after they tell her that they have her son hostage. Unfortunately, Henry (her son) ends up dead long before Gillian received the call...]]

!!Henry Benson

* HaveWeMet: The first thing Henry asks when he meets with Gillian. [[spoiler: Turns out they have, about thirty years ago, as his son...]]
* [[spoiler: LukeYouAreMyFather: In Act III, Metal Gear reveals that Henry was the son of Gillian and Jamie. Henry died thinking he would never find them ever again...]]
* TheWoobie: [[spoiler: Henry, on his way to death, admits to being alone for all his life, never knowing who his parents were, and did not have many friends. His only good friend, Jean, was killed, and he's been somewhat isolated otherwise. On top of that, he died ''without knowing that his own father was holding him!'']]

* PaintingTheFourthWall: In the factory, Metal encourages you to turn up your TV volume to make out the beeping noises. All other sound effects, and even voice acting, has been turned down as well to further encourage you to do this. By the end of it, it comes back to bite you.

* WalkingSpoiler: For a supporting protagonist no less.

* [[spoiler: McGuffin

* ByTheBookCop: Despite Gillian being understandably mad towards Ivan, Metal reminds him that he still has to abide by the book since they have no evidence that Ivan is even a snatcher [[spoiler: and he isn't!]]

A Chinese informant who worked for Jean Gibson. He later works for Gillian Seed.

* TheWoobie: [[spoiler: Henry, on his way to death, admits to being alone for all his life, never knowing who his parents were, and did not have many friends. His only good friend, Jean, was killed, and he's been somewhat isolated otherwise. On top of that, he died ''without knowing that his own father was holding him!'']]

* HintSystem: A living example. If you find yourself stuck, the chief may offer advice on what to do next.

* YouDidntAsk: [[spoiler: Metal knew of Gillian's past the whole time, but since it is classified information, he was forbidden to tell him. In the beginning of act III, since Gillian IS the high ranking officer at the time, technically, he was allowed access to said information.]]