History Characters / TheChroniclesofRiddick

* [[Characters/TheChroniclesOfRiddickRiddick Richard B. Riddick]]
* [[Characters/TheChroniclesOfRiddickHunterGratzner The Hunter-Gratzner]]
* [[Characters/TheChroniclesOfRiddickMercenaries Mercenaries]]
* [[Characters/TheChroniclesOfRiddickNecromongers Necromongers]]
* [[Characters/TheChroniclesOfRiddickOtherCharacters Other Characters]]

[[index]]
* [[Characters/TheChroniclesOfRiddickRiddick Richard B. Riddick]]
* [[Characters/TheChroniclesOfRiddickHunterGratzner The Hunter-Gratzner]]
* [[Characters/TheChroniclesOfRiddickMercenaries Mercenaries]]
* [[Characters/TheChroniclesOfRiddickNecromongers Necromongers]]
* [[Characters/TheChroniclesOfRiddickOtherCharacters Other Characters]]
[[/index]]

* [[Characters/TheChroniclesOfRiddickNercromongers Necromongers]]

[[index]]
* [[Characters/TheChroniclesOfRiddickRiddick Richard B. Riddick]]
* [[Characters/TheChroniclesOfRiddickHunterGratzner The Hunter-Gratzner]]
* [[Characters/TheChroniclesOfRiddickMercenaries Mercenaries]]
* [[Characters/TheChroniclesOfRiddickNercromongers Necromongers]]
* [[Characters/TheChroniclesOfRiddickOtherCharacters Other Characters]]
[[/index]]

[[foldercontrol]]

[[folder:Riddick]]
!!Richard B. Riddick
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"You're not afraid of the dark, are you?"'']]
->'''Played By:''' Creator/VinDiesel

-->''"They say most of your brain shuts down in cryo-sleep. All but the primitive side, the animal side. No wonder I'm still awake."''

The protagonist of the series. He is shown to be a highly skilled predator, extremely mobile and stealthy, has a vast knowledge of how to kill almost any humanoid in a variety of ways, is an extreme survivalist, and is notoriously hard to contain. He is also self-admittedly a dangerous convict and murderer, yet despite this, he is sometimes shown to perform moral or even atypically heroic actions, usually against his own better judgment and survivalist nature. Riddick is a Furyan, a member of a warrior race obliterated by a military campaign that left Furya desolate, and is one of the last of his kind. One of his most defining features are his eyes, a characteristic inherent in a certain caste of his species (The Alpha-Furyans), although he implies in Pitch Black that they were "shined" by a back-alley surgical operation. [[labelnote:The truth?]][[VideoGame/EscapeFromButcherBay This ability awoke naturally shortly after he met Pope Joe in an underground hiding place.]][[/labelnote]] This allows him to see in the dark with no difficulty at all, but also renders his eyes incredibly sensitive to concentrated light, therefore he wears tinted welding goggles for protection. Riddick was once a mercenary, then part of a security force, and later on a soldier. He is also an experienced pilot.
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* AlliterativeName: Save for the 'B' that seperates '''R'''ichard and '''R'''iddick.
* {{Badass}}: Riddick is a legendary badass widely feared by both law enforcement and criminals. He's an almost unparalled fighter, has killed scores of experienced warriors, fights monsters hand-to-hand, takes out multiple bounter hunters and [[spoiler:kills the semi-immortal leader of a warrior race.]]
* BadassBoast: He gets more than a few.
-->''"I'll kill you with my teacup."''

-->''"I bow to no man."''

-->''"Sister, they don't know what to do with just one of me."''
%%* BaldOfAwesome
%%* BondOneLiner: A few.
* CoolShades: His signature goggles to protect his sensitive eyesight.
%%* DeadpanSnarker
* FriendToAllChildren: He has a soft spot for children; this was how Johns nabbed him in the first place, by exposing this weakness.
* GeniusBruiser: He might be built like a tank made of other tanks, but there's a big brain under that bald dome. Riddick is patient, calculating, observent and highly strategic.
* HeroWithAnFInGood: He is a full-grown SatisfiedStreetRat -- a [[TheUnfettered vicious and remorseless]] human predator who has killed hundreds of people at torture range. What makes him a "hero" is that though he is a genuinely AxeCrazy KnifeNut who lives to tear people to shreds simply for the joy of it, he has no interest in killing those who cannot defend themselves, finds [[FriendToAllChildren children to be amusing distractions]] (especially since [[ChildrenAreInnocent those feelings are usually returned]]), and treats those that ''do'' kill the defenseless as animals. He thus finds himself regularly rescuing loads and loads of people by accident despite never intending to.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He may be an AxCrazy murderer, but he does have signs that there is a good side to him.
* KnifeNut: Riddick favours short blades and is rarely seen using a gun.
* LastOfHisKind: One of the last [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Furyans]], a warrior species that's an offshoot of humanity. The Necromongers killed the rest of them.
* {{Naytheist}}:
-->''"I absolutely believe in God. And I absolutely hate the fucker."''
* NobleDemon: Riddick might be an unrepentant murderer and criminal, but he nonetheless holds himself to certain standards.
* NotMeThisTime: [[spoiler:When Zeke is killed.]]
-->''"Did I kill a few people? Sure. Did I kill [[spoiler:Zeke?]] No. You got the wrong killer."''
* PreAssKickingOneLiner: Again, a few.
* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: The series has made a point that Riddick has a severe distaste for rapists.
* SherlockScan: He's able to look at a situation, size things up, and go from there. An example would be when he accurately describes the prison guards' plans to leave.
%%* WouldNotHurtAChild
[[/folder]]

!Hunter-Gratzner Crew

[[folder:Fry]]
!!Carolyn Fry
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->'''Played By:''' Creator/RadhaMitchell

-->''"I said I'd die for them, not you!"''

A docking pilot for the Hunter-Gratzner and usually transports civilians and cargo with her crew for a charge, in a form of space transportation. She had an unmoral and unethical moment with dropping the passenger section to save herself, indicating she is not a trustful person.
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* TheAtoner: For her DirtyCoward actions as the ship was crashing.
%%* CharacterDeath
%%* CharacterDevelopment
* DirtyCoward: Pre-CharacterDevelopment.
%%* HeroicBSOD
* MoralityPet: Riddick develops a soft spot for her, which gradually becomes devotion.
%%* NotSoDifferent
* LastNameBasis: She's only called 'Carolyn' during particularly tense moments.
%%* RedemptionEqualsDeath
%%* TookALevelInBadass
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Owens]]
!!Greg Owens
->'''Played By:''' Simon Burke

A co-pilot of Fry's, who tried to stop Fry from dumping the passengers to certain death.
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%%* CharacterDeath
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler:By a piece of wreckage during the crash.]]
[[/folder]]

!Hunter-Gratzner Passengers

[[folder:Kyra]]
!!Kyra/Jack B. Badd
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kyra_6391.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"Where the hell can I get eyes like that?"'']]
->'''Played By:''' Rhiana Griffith & Creator/AlexaDavalos

A young girl who was travelling on a distant planet for unknown reasons, and she was posing as a boy named Jack to avoid any suspicion.
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* ActionGirl: Not at first. She starts the transition into an ActionSurvivor in ''WesternAnimation/DarkFury'', and completes it while in jail.
* {{Bifauxnen}}: She was rather adorable while presenting as male.
* BrokenBird: Jack's life after running away is one tragedy after another, which results in her acquirement of a thick set of JadeColoredGlasses (as well as an early death).
* BrokenPedestal: She loses faith after being abandoned by Riddick.
* FinalGirl: In ''Film/PitchBlack'', at least. Things don't go so well in the sequel.
* GainingTheWillToKill: She kills for the first time defending Riddick from Antonia.
* HartmanHips: The cartoon uses this to mark her as female, having her otherwise completely devoid of anatomical or cultural gender markers.
* HeroWorshipper: She almost immediately imprints on Riddick when she meets him as a child.
* IJustWantToBeBadass: Arguably her fatal flaw.
* InkSuitActor: Jack's [[http://www.worldfamouscomics.com/darkfury/jack.jpg design]] for the cartoon looks distinctly more like Rhiana Griffith than Alexa Davalos, in spite of having been made to bridge the gap.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Just as she overcomes her mental conditioning.
* MoralityPet: One for Riddick, who surprisingly feels remorse over abandoning her.
* MentorShip: Her relationship with Riddick takes a romantic turn in the sequel, which could be seen as disturbing considering he was her guardian for a short while and there is a significant age difference between them.
* TheRunaway: Although Jack never fully reveals her reasons, her wish to imitate Riddick indicates [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor she likely thirsted for adventure]].
* SheIsAllGrownUp: Kyra is far more conventionally feminine than teenage Jack.
* SweetPollyOliver: She presents as male for her safety when she runs away from home, but she doesn't bother while in a predominantly male prison.
* SuddenNameChange: Is called "Jack" in ''Film/PitchBlack'' but suddenly uses the feminine name "Kyra" in ''Film/TheChroniclesOfRiddick'' and is only ever referred to as such after the initial clarification.
* TagalongKid: She doesn't have many useful skills in ''Film/PitchBlack'', and has little to do before her reveal.
* TookALevelInJerkass: Jack always had an edge, but she was mostly innocent and hopeful in ''Film/PitchBlack''. Spending years in a prison in intensely harsh conditions removed that element of her personality.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Imam]]
!!Abu "Imam" al-Walid
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->'''Played By:''' Creator/KeithDavid

-->''"There is my God, Mr Riddick."''

A Muslim preacher who was travelling to New Mecca for the annual preaching, and was stranded with others when the ship crashed. He is travelling with three young boys.
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%%* {{Badass}}
%%* BadassBaritone
%%* BadassPreacher
%%* ButtMonkey
%%* CharacterDeath
* [[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep Everyone Calls Him Imam]] Or the equivalent in English, "Holy Man", favoured by Riddick.
%%* HeroicSacrifice
* MoralityPet: One of Riddick’s.
* PapaWolf: He draws the Necromongers away from his family.
%%* SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome
%%* TookALevelInBadass
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Ogilvie]]
!!Paris P Ogilvie
->'''Played By:''' Lewis Fitzgerald

-->''"Amazing how you can do without the essentials of life, so long as you have the little luxuries."''

An intergalactic arts dealer selling weaponry and arts from Earth and other planets. He also provided the others with alcohol.
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* TheAlcoholic: Rarely seen without his precious wine.
%%* CharacterDeath
%%* TheCynic
%%* TheDandy
%%* DeadpanSnarker
%%* DirtyCoward
* FaceDeathWithDignity: [[spoiler:Mortally wounded and surrounded in the dark, he only laments his fate briefly before taking one last drink.]]
%%* {{Jerkass}}
%%* KarmicDeath
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: His blind panic screws over ''the entire group.''
%%* TooDumbToLive
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Shazza]]
!!Sharon ‘Shazza’ Montgomery
->'''Played By:''' Creator/ClaudiaBlack

A free settler who was travelling across the universe looking for a place to settle.
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%%* BloodSplatteredInnocents
%%* CharacterDeath
%%* DeadpanSnarker
* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: [[spoiler:She's ripped in two by the baby creatures.]]
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: [[spoiler:She unleashes one on Riddick when she thinks he killed Zeke.]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Zeke]]
!!John ‘Zeke’ Ezekiel
->'''Played By:''' John Moore

A free settler along with Shazza and looking for a home.
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%%* CharacterDeath
* TriggerHappy: [[spoiler:Zeke ends up killing a surviving passenger because he was too quick on the draw, thinking the man was Riddick without even seeing his face.]]
[[/folder]]

!Mercenaries

[[folder:Johns]]
!!William J Johns
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->'''Played By:''' Cole Hauser

-->''"Verdict’s in: the light moves forward!"''

A morphine-addicted bounty hunter and war veteran who is transporting Riddick to high-security prison to collect a large bounty on him. When the ship crashed, he presented himself as an intergalactic police officer and spread the story about Riddick being a serial killer so he could capture him for himself. He is also very immoral person, killing many people and other bounty hunters to capture him.
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: At first, he appears to be a clean-cut lawman and typical hero. In reality, he's a scheming weasel with no concern for anyone but himself.
%%* BountyHunter
%%* CharacterDeath
%%* DeadpanSnarker
* DirtyCoward: Johns is a coward willing to sink to any level to survive. He takes drugs to keep himself steady and only threatens those who are either incapacitated or weaker than him.
-->'''Riddick:''' Johns was like most mercs. They look all stand up and do right, until you cut them open and you find something missing. In his case, a spine.
* EyeScream: He takes his drugs through the eyes with a needle.
* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: [[spoiler:When Jack asks where Johns is, Riddick only replies, ''"Which half?"'']]
%%* ItsAllAboutMe
* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler:He wanted to feed Jack to the creatures...and ends up as a meal himself.]]
* LastNameBasis: With everyone, particularly Riddick.
%%* OnlyInItForTheMoney
* SouthernFriedGenius: Despite his cowardice and cruelty, Johns is no idiot.
* TheUnfettered: Nothing is off the table when it comes to getting what he wants.
* WouldHurtAChild: Prior to Pitch Black, he used Riddick's [[FriendToAllChildren soft spot for kids]] against him by shooting one and threatening to shoot more unless Riddick gave up.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Toombs]]
!!Alexander Toombs
->'''Played By:''' Creator/NickChinlund

-->''"Y'know, you supposed to be some slick-shit killer. Now look at you... all back-of-the-bus and shit."''

A mercenary who wanted to catch Riddick after a short encounter with him on the mercenary ship in Dark Fury. Nothing is really known about his past. His personality is humorous, yet obsessive and cold-hearted.
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* AmbiguousSituation: [[spoiler:He's last seen alive but in a cage with two hellhounds trying to get into his cage (and seemingly succeeding). Deleted scenes and the novelization have him make it out of the cage to harass Riddick one last time, at which point he's mauled by the same hound Riddick befriended. Sadly, Toombs managed to take the hound with him]].
* {{Badass}}: He may be a repulsive jerk, but he's an improvement on Johns. He at least walks the walk, even if he doesn't match Riddick.
* BadBoss: Most of his men end up dead.
%%* BountyHunter
* ButtMonkey: As the Wile E. Coyote to Riddick's Roadrunner, he never quite gets ahead and usually winds up humiliated but alive.
%%* DeadpanSnarker
* GutturalGrowler: Due to being played by Nick Chinlund.
%%* {{Jerkass}}
* LaughablyEvil: He's bizarrely fun to watch, like an incredibly sadistic stooge.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Eve]]
!!Eve Logan
->'''Played By:''' Christina Cox

-->''"Let's go, big boy."''

A mercenary hired by Toombs to help him hunt down and capture Richard B. Riddick.
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%%* {{Badass}}
%%* BountyHunter
%%* DarkActionGirl
[[/folder]]

!Santana's Crew

[[folder:Santana]]
!!Santana
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/santana_5251.jpg]]
->'''Played By:''' Jordi Mollà

An arrogant captain of a eight-man mercenary crew
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%%* BountyHunter
%%* ButtMonkey
%%* CharacterDeath
* {{Jerkass}}: Santana distinguishes himself in a franchise filled with murderers, genocidal conquerers and flat-out monsters by being the most loathsome, vile and repulsive piece of shit encountered.
* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler:His head winds up in the special box meant for Riddick.]]
%%* OffWithHisHead
* MacheteMayhem: He wields a machete, which he plans to use on Riddick.
* SerialRapist: Santana was keeping some poor girl chained up in his ship for the purpose of raping whenever he pleased, and doesn't waste time trying to rape Dahl.
* SmugSnake: Santana talks a big game, but that's all he can do.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Diaz]]
!!Diaz
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/diaz_5021.jpg]]
->'''Played By:''' Wrestling/{{Batista}}

A merc, Captain Santana's best friend and second in command, tasked with hunting for Riddick.
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%%* BountyHunter
%%* TheBrute
%%* CharacterDeath
%%* {{Jerkass}}
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Vargas]]
!!Vargas
->'''Played By:''' Conrad Pla

A mercenary working under Santana, when they answered the distress call from Mercenary Station P7.
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%%* BountyHunter
%%* CharacterDeath
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Luna]]
!!Luna
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/1cbeaf6129ff47c17818d2a25744ca30.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350: Isn't that like an ambulance calling an ambulance?]]
-> '''Played By:''' Nolan Gerard Funk

-->''"I believe this is a sign."''

A mercenary who was part of Santana's team whom Santana considered his 'good luck charm'.
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%%* BountyHunter
%%* ButtMonkey
* GoodLuckCharm: According to Santana, this is the only reason he's around.
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: Only one who wants to leave when they have the opportunity to.
%%* MrFanservice
* SoleSurvivor: [[spoiler:Of Santana's team.]]
* TagalongKid: The youngest of all the Mercs of both teams.
* TokenGoodTeammate: The only one of Santana's entire team who seems like a decent person.
%%* TokenReligiousTeammate
[[/folder]]

!Boss Johns' Crew

[[folder:Boss Johns]]
!!Colonel R. 'Boss' Johns
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/johns_r__7901.jpg]]
->'''Played By:''' Matt Nable

A bounty hunter and the father of William J. Johns, and for the last 10 years has been searching for Riddick in hopes of unearthing answers about the death of his son on a planet in the M-344/G System. He arrives to the sun scorched planet where Riddick has activated a beacon to find him.
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* AntiVillain: He's not nearly the psychotic son-of-a-bitch his son was.
%%* AvengingTheVillain
%%* {{Badass}}
%%* BountyHunter
%%* BrokenPedestal
%%* CoolOldGuy
* ItsPersonal: While the other bounty hunters are after Riddick for the money, Boss Johns desires personal retribution for his son's death at Riddick's hands.
%%* PapaWolf
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Dahl]]
!!Dahl
->'''Played By:''' Creator/KateeSackhoff

A Nordic bounty hunter of German descent. She's second in command of Boss Johns Mercs and is the primary sniper of the group.
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* ActionGirl: Dahl is an experienced BountyHunter who is as deadly with her fists as she is with her weapons.
* AntiVillain: Although she's an antagonist to Riddick, she's a loyal woman who's really just trying to hunt down a dangerous killer.
* {{Badass}}: As Santana found out, when she easily whoops his ass in one-on-one combat.
* BiTheWay: According to Katee Sackhoff, this is what Dahl is. She flirts lightly with Riddick but also claims she doesn't have sex with men.
* BountyHunter: She's after Riddick for the bounty and working for Boss Johns.
* CurbStompBattle: Santana attempts to rape her; Dahl easily fights him off and Santana is left much worse for wear.
%%* ColdSniper
* EnemyMine: [[spoiler:Along with the other mercenaries, she teams up with Riddick to survive the mud demons, leading to a HeelFaceTurn.]]
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:Like her boss, she ends up working with Riddick and they ultimately part as friends.]]
* MsFanservice: She has a rather form-fitting wardrobe that shows off Katee Sackhoff's breasts, and she has a topless scene when washing herself in a sink.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Moss]]
!!Moss
->'''Played By:''' Bokeem Woodbine

A mercenary working for Boss Johns. Moss was the tech guy of the group.
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%%* BountyHunter
%%* CharacterDeath
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Lockspur]]
!!Lockspur
->'''Played By:''' Raoul Trujillo

A mercenary working for Boss Johns.
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%%* BountyHunter
%%* CharacterDeath
* TemptingFate: [[spoiler:As he talks about how easy the mud demons are to kill, one bursts in and impales him through the chest.]]
[[/folder]]

!Necromongers

[[folder:Lord Marshal]]
!!Lord Marshal Zhylaw
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/zhylaw_9440.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"Convert now... or fall forever."'']]
->'''Played By:''' Creator/ColmFeore

-->''"All those poets, on all those worlds; the ones who spoke of battle being such an unsightly thing? [[BloodKnight They never stood here.]]"''

The leader of the Necromongers. Before Riddick's birth, Zhylaw consulted an Elemental seer, who told him that a Furyan male would be born that would kill him in the future. In retaliation, Zhylaw attacked Furya in an attempt to massacre all male children, going so far as to personally strangle newborn infants with their own umbilical cords. He strangled Riddick with his umbilical cord and believed him dead but Riddick actually survived. At some point, he traveled to the Underverse and afterwards returned not completely human.
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* AllThereInTheManual: His name and full history is included on DVD extras.
* AndShowItToYou: He can do this with a person's soul.
%%* {{Badass}}
* BigBad: He's the main antagonist of ''The Chronicles of Riddick''.
%%* BloodKnight
* CameBackWrong: From the Underverse, supposedly.
%%* CharacterDeath
* DarkMessiah: There have been Lord Marshals before Zhylaw and they've all been considered holy to some degree, but Zhylaw is considered 'the last' who will lead their religion to their version of paradise.
* EvilIsHammy: Colm Feore is having the time of his life.
* EvilOverlord: Of the Necromonger Empire.
%%* TheFundamentalist
* GalacticConqueror: He goes from planet to planet, conquering the citizens and forcefully converting them.
%%* GenocideBackfire
%%* NiceJobBreakingItHerod
%%* ReligiousBruiser
%%* SuperSpeed
%%* SuperStrength
* TinTyrant: He's always clad in heavy body armour.
%%* WickedCultured
* WouldHurtAChild: Oh, hell yes. He strangled infants with their own umbilical chords.
* YourSoulIsMine: One of his more potent abilities is to rip a person's soul directly out of them.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Vaako]]
!!Lord Siberius Vaako
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/vaako_7210.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"Obedience without question. Loyalty until Underverse come."'']]
->'''Played By:''' Creator/KarlUrban

A Necromonger Commander, serving as Zhylaw's right hand man. Though sent to kill Riddick, confused of his leader's sudden fear, Vaako uses it as an excuse to get close enough to assassinate Zhylaw to become Lord Marshall.
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%%* AmbitionIsEvil
%%* {{Badass}}
* TheDragon: To the Lord Marshal.
* DragonWithAnAgenda: Thanks to the influence of his wife.
%%* HonorBeforeReason
%%* KnightTemplar
%%* NobleDemon
* ReligiousBruiser: He's a true believer in the Necromonger religion, and the only reason Dame Vaako is able to convince him to become TheStarscream is by pointing out that the Lord Marshal endangers the entire empire and is not as devout as he ought to be.
* TheStarscream: But only after his wife convinces him that the Lord Marshal has broken the conventions of the Necromonger religion.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Dame Vaako]]
!!Dame Vaako
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->'''Played By:''' Creator/ThandieNewton

-->''"Never fails to inspire, does it? Each time a dynasty falls."''

Wife of the Necromonger Empire commander Lord Vaako. Dame Vaako is consumed by, even defined by, overweening ambition. She is not a comfortable wife, constantly pushing Vaako to higher office, even hinting at murder to advance his career.
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* AmbitionIsEvil: Dame Vaako is deeply ambitious, yearning for her and her husband to ascend the ranks of the Necromonger Empire. She's willing to risk everything she has for more.
* BigNO: [[spoiler:When Riddick kills the Lord Marshal, robbing Vaako of his chance.]]
%%* TheDarkChick
%%* DeadpanSnarker
%%* FauxAffablyEvil
* MsFanservice: Due to her form-fitting outfits.
* LadyMacbeth: To her husband Vaako; she constantly whispers in his ear about overthrowing the Lord Marshal.
%%* UnholyMatrimony
%%* TheVamp
[[/folder]]

[[folder:The Purifier]]
!!The Purifier
->'''Played By:''' Linus Roache

-->''"We all began as something else."''

%%* CharacterDeath
* DeathEqualsRedemption: [[spoiler:His final speech to Riddick, combined with [[FaceDeathWithDignity calmly walking into the deadly sunlight]], convinces Riddick to go after the Lord Marshal. He is smiling as he dies.]]
-->[[spoiler:"The Necromonger in me warns you not to go... [[TheReveal but the Furyan in me]]... hopes you won't listen."]]
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:The guilt and inner turmoil of giving up all he is to serve the Necromongers gets to him, and he walks out into the Crematoria weather to burn alive.]]
%%* EnigmaticMinion
%%* TheEvilGenius
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Irgun]]
!!Irgun
->'''Played By:''' Mark Gibbon

* TheBrute: For the Lord Marshal.
* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:Riddick kills him in one-on-one combat.]]
* TheQuietOne: He never says a word aside from the usual grunts.
* TheWorfEffect: [[spoiler:Despite his reputation, Riddick kills him with minimal effort.]]
-->'''Lord Marshal:''' Irgun. One of my best.
-->'''Riddick:''' If you say so.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Krone]]
!!Krone
->'''Played By:''' Andreas Apergis

A commander in Necromonger Empire.
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%%* BaldOfEvil
%%* CharacterDeath
* [[GoodScarsEvilScars Evil Scars]]: Half of his face is covered in a web of scratches. Lampshaded by Riddick:
--> '''Riddick''': That guy with the fucked-up face, Krone.
* GunsAkimbo: [[spoiler:He shoots the rock on which Riddick is standing with two gravity pistols.]]
* IDidWhatIHadToDo: [[spoiler:How he justifies his betrayal.]]
* KNames: '''K'''rone.
%%* KilledMidSentence
* TheStarscream: [[spoiler:It turns out that he, not Vaako, betrayed Riddick.]]
* WouldHitAGirl: [[spoiler:In the director's cut it's shown that he scarred the face of one of the consorts the same way as his.]]
[[/folder]]

!Other Characters

[[folder:Aereon]]
!!Aereon
->'''Played By:''' Creator/JudiDench

-->''"In normal times, evil would be fought with good. But in times like these, well, it should be fought by another kind of evil."''

A member of a race known as Elementals, whose religion is based around the Balance of the universe. They actively seek to keep this balance, and their ability to use numbers and equations to calculate odds is so accurate that to others it closely resembles foretelling and prophecy.
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%%* CoolOldLady
%%* DeadpanSnarker
%%* ExactWords
* MissExposition: Aereon mainly hangs around to spill exposition about plot developments.
%%* NighInvulnerability
* NotQuiteFlight: She can't fly, but she can glide quite well.
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[[folder:The Guv]]
!!Ceryll "the Guv" Cantaglia
->'''Played By:''' Yorick van Wageningen

-->''"There are inmates and there are convicts."''

A criminal. He had a wife named Ellen. He ran the hard end of the Benz-Kardak coda on Sigma Minor successfully for an unprecedented 17 cycles. Although arrested for 23 separate infractions, from extortion to murder, he continued to evade convicted. He was finally brought in the Crematoria Slam Facility for vehicular manslaughter.
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* AllThereInTheManual: His full name and backstory can be found in supplementary materials.
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: How he reached the top of the convict chain.
* {{Badass}}: In a deadly prison filled with killers, rapists, sadists and even Hellhounds, the Guv has risen to the top via sheer skill.
* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:Vaako breaks his back during the escape from Crematoria, killing him instantly.]]
* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: He's only known as 'The Guv'.
%%* AFatherToHisMen
* HoistHeroOverHead: [[spoiler:Vaako lifts the Guv over his head, and then brings him down on his knee, breaking his back.]]
* TheOldConvict: Basically his entire character is based around his status as the oldest convict in Crematoria, and the one in charge.
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* GeniusBruiser: He might be built like a tank made of other tanks, but there's a big brain under that bald dome. Riddick is patience, calculating, observent and highly strategic.

->'''Played By:''' Nick Chinlund

->'''Played By:''' Radha Mitchell

* ItsPersonal: With Riddick, for killing his son.

* BiTheWay: According to Katee Sackhoff, this is what Dahl is.
%%* BountyHunter
* CurbStompBattle: Santana attempts to rape her; Dahl easily fights him off.

* AmbiguouslyBi: According to Katee Sackhoff, this is what Dahl is.
%%* AntiVillain
%%* {{Badass}}

* MsFanservice: Due to her topless scene.

A mercenary working for Boss Johns

!!The Guv

-->''"There are inmates and there are convicts. A convict has a certain code. And he knows to show a certain respect. An inmate, on the other hand, pulls the pin on his fellow man. Does the guards' work for them... brings shame... to the game. So, which are you gonna be?"''

%%* {{Badass}}

* TheOldConvict: Basically his entire character is this.

->'''Played By:''' Rhiana Griffith & Alexa Davalos

* BondOneLiner: A few.

* BountyHunter
* ButtMonkey
* CharacterDeath

* OffWithHisHead

* BountyHunter
* TheBrute
* CharacterDeath
* {{Jerkass}}

* BountyHunter
* CharacterDeath

* {{Bounty Hunter}}
* {{Butt Monkey}}

* KnowsWhenToFoldEm: Only one who wants to leave when they have the opportunity to.
* MrFanservice

* {{Token Religious Teammate}}

* BountyHunter

* AntiVillain
* {{Badass}}
* BountyHunter
* ColdSniper

* BountyHunter
* CharacterDeath

* BountyHunter
* CharacterDeath

<<|CharacterSheets|>>

* TheCorrupter / LadyMacbeth: To her husband Vaako; she constantly whispers in his ear about overthrowing the Lord Marshal.
* TheDarkChick
* DeadpanSnarker

* EnigmaticMinion
* TheEvilGenius

* GoodScarsEvilScars: Half of his face is covered in a web of scratches. Lampshaded by Riddick:

* TheCorrupter/LadyMacbeth: To her husband Vaako; she constantly whispers in his ear about overthrowing the Lord Marshal.
%%* TheDarkChick
%%* DeadpanSnarker

* LadyMacbeth: To her husband Vaako; she constantly whispers in his ear about overthrowing the Lord Marshal.

%%* BountyHunter
%%* ButtMonkey
%%* CharacterDeath

%%* OffWithHisHead

%%* BountyHunter
%%* TheBrute
%%* CharacterDeath
%%* {{Jerkass}}

%%* BountyHunter
%%* CharacterDeath

%%* BountyHunter

%%* AntiVillain
%%* {{Badass}}
%%* BountyHunter
%%* ColdSniper

%%* BountyHunter
%%* CharacterDeath

%%* BountyHunter
%%* CharacterDeath

%%* {{Bounty Hunter}}
%%* {{Butt Monkey}}
%%* MrFanservice

%%* {{Token Religious Teammate}}

-->''"Y’know, you supposed to be some slick-shit killer. Now look at you... all back-of-the-bus and shit."''

* AmbiguousSituation: [[spoiler:He's last seen alive but in a cage with two hellhounds trying to get into his cage (and seemingly succeeding).

The protagonist of the series. He is shown to be a highly skilled predator, extremely mobile and stealthy, has a vast knowledge of how to kill almost any humanoid in a variety of ways, is an extreme survivalist, and is notoriously hard to contain. He is also self-admittedly a dangerous convict and murderer, yet despite this, he is sometimes shown to perform moral or even atypically heroic actions, usually against his own better judgment and survivalist nature. Riddick is a Furyan, a member of a warrior race obliterated by a military campaign that left Furya desolate, and is one of the last of his kind. One of his most defining features are his eyes, a characteristic inherent in a certain caste of his species (The Alpha-Furyans), although he implies in Pitch Black that they were "shined" by a back-alley surgical operation. [[labelnote:The truth?]][[VideoGame/EscapeFromButcherBay This ability awoke naturally shortly after he met Pope Joe in an underground hiding place.]][[/note]] This allows him to see in the dark with no difficulty at all, but also renders his eyes incredibly sensitive to concentrated light, therefore he wears tinted welding goggles for protection. Riddick was once a mercenary, then part of a security force, and later on a soldier. He is also an experienced pilot.

The protagonist of the series. He is shown to be a highly skilled predator, extremely mobile and stealthy, has a vast knowledge of how to kill almost any humanoid in a variety of ways, is an extreme survivalist, and is notoriously hard to contain. He is also self-admittedly a dangerous convict and murderer, yet despite this, he is sometimes shown to perform moral or even atypically heroic actions, usually against his own better judgment and survivalist nature. Riddick is a Furyan, a member of a warrior race obliterated by a military campaign that left Furya desolate, and is one of the last of his kind. One of his most defining features are his eyes, a characteristic inherent in a certain caste of his species (The Alpha-Furyans), although he implies in Pitch Black that they were "shined" by a back-alley surgical operation. This allows him to see in the dark with no difficulty at all, but also renders his eyes incredibly sensitive to concentrated light, therefore he wears tinted welding goggles for protection. Riddick was once a mercenary, then part of a security force, and later on a soldier. He is also an experienced pilot.

* DeathEqualsRedemption: [[spoiler:His final speech to Riddick, combined with [[FaceDeathWithDignity calmly walking into the deadly sunlight]], convinces Riddick to go after the Lord Marshal.]]

%%* DeathEqualsRedemption