History Characters / TheHex

An enigmatic video game company which Lionel sold ''Super Weasel Kid'' and ''Combat Arena X'' to. Ever since then, he's had their help in developing every one of his games. Unfortunately, they have a reputation for developing horrible, buggy games. They are also the in-universe creators of ''Inscryption'', with Kaycee Hobbes being one of the main developers. And they do not want Luke Carder looking into their games.

* LouisCypher: According to ''The Hex'', the name of their CEO is apparently Lou [[SdrawkcabName Natas]], which raises a few questions...

* {{Expy}}: Bears a passing resemblance to [[Franchise/StreetFighter Balrog]].

* NotSoHarmlessVillain: Assuming they are the same person, Lucifer in ''VideoGame/PonyIsland'' was mainly an IneffectualSympatheticVillain who just wanted people to like his games and had to resort to stealing their souls to force them to play his crappy {{Obvious Beta}}s, with much of the humor deriving from his incompetence at coding and game design. While he hasn't gotten much better at programming, Lou Natas is a far more sinister figure with ties to a GovernmentConspiracy and access to a superweapon that can destroy half of Europe, and his actions are far more successful in ruining the lives of people like Lionel Snill and his game characters- by the end of ''Inscryption'', he's had two people killed.

* AssholeVictim: Once you get through ''Walk'', increasingly turns out that Lionel has been a complete pain and terror towards everyone nearby and outright abusive towards his creations; all of the characters have ample and justified reason to hate him (with hating him being Sado's [[ComputerVirus reason for existing]]) and eventually get the player to help them [[EverybodyDidIt avenge themselves on him]]. While he had occasional moments of thoughtfulness or decency, Lionel always defaulted back to being selfish and egotistical at the expense of others. Whether he ''truly'' deserved to be killed by Reggie is up for interpretation, but all in all, dude definitely had karma coming his way regardless.

** [[spoiler:In the ''Vicious Galaxy'' section, he [[YouBastard calls out the player]] on killing countless [=NPCs=] within the Gameworks, nothing that these are the characters who make up the games the player likely cherishes so much. Given how brutal the player's party is shown to be, he's not wrong that they are legitimately causing catastrophic damage to the game multiverse.]]

->''"I'm likeable. You should try learning that."''

* DarkerAndEdgier: ''Super Weasel Kid: Radical Road'' was this. There's combat mechanics, the color palette is darker and there's kind of a gritty "TotallyRadical" element to the setting.

->''"I'm from a cooking game. I'm no killer."''

->''"I'm a high level sorceress, kid. Watch yourself."''

* {{Irony}}: The most overtly suspicious of the characters in the bar and repeatedly referred to as such, and easily the one who has done the least wrong.

* PowerArmor: Has this [[spoiler:both in ''Secrets of Legendaria'' and]] in ''Vicious Galaxy''. [[spoiler:In ''Secrets of Legendaria'', it’s a traditional silver colour, befitting a knight, while in ''Vicious Galaxy'',]] It’s coloured a combo of turquoise blue and yellow.

->''"..."''

* AffablyEvil: When opening the Hex, he's cordial when talking to the player despite being about to murder his own creator and hopes they enjoyed the events of the game. He also gives them a chance to back out once Lazarus shoots Irving.

* BigBadEnsemble: He masterminds the events of the present day in order to get his revenge on Lionel Snill, his creator who ruined the lives of him, his six patrons, and his workers, while opposing and using Sado to carry out his plan.

* TheDogWasTheMastermind: The story opens with the bartender receiving a phone call warning that one of his six patrons is plotting a murder. In the end, the murderer turns out to be ''[[EverybodyDidIt everyone]]'', with the mastermind and the one who does the deed being the bartender himself, who is indicated to have faked the phone call to gain the interest of [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou the player]] and manipulate them into helping with the murder.

The representative of the Gameworks, who is in charge of making sure the games run smoothly. He's got bad blood with Bryce, Chandrelle and Lazarus.

* AssholeVictim: He is nothing but a pain and MeanBoss to the game characters who responds to any challenge to his authority with a savage beatdown (in particular, [[spoiler:crippling Reginald for the rest of his life]]) and takes a perverse enjoyment in making his employees miserable, so when he is [[spoiler:shot dead by Lazarus]], none of the characters express any sympathy, with Chandrelle outright saying he deserved it.

->''"Eheh some call me "fighter". But you see I'm more of a performer. And when I fight [[red:you]] become part of the show!"''

->''"Wait! One more word of advice... I know I'm a bother. You're special, Kid. But don't let it get to your head."''

A wizard-themed opponent in ''Combat Arena X'' briefly faced by Bryce. He later appears in ''Waste World'' being accosted by Rad Rats, and if saved shows up in ''Vicious Galaxy''. He can help translate a cypher left inside a locket hidden in the game.

->''"Hey, girl. How's it hangin'?"''

* TooKinkyToTorture: Apparently, she considers being shot at with bullets to be flirting and arousing.

* DamageSpongeBoss: This thing has 1000 HP, the same amount as the chapter's end boss. And ''a lot'' more deadly.

* NeverMyFault: His commentary in ''Walk'' shows that this is his attitude towards his career's decline- he blames the players for being stupid and making so many demands, blames Carla for intentionally making glitches to sabotage Legendaria, and blames the modders of Waste World for turning it into a “mockery”. But he never takes responsibility for his own decisions like defrauding employees or bullying Carla. He does apologize to Reggie in the secret ending, for burying him to make himself look better to the public.

* BadBoss: He only cares for doing what his superior [[spoiler:Lionel]] tells him, and doesn't care what the game characters think of it. So he bullies them into compliance, doing things like forcing ''Cooking Granny'''s Bryce into a fighting game when he clearly doesn't want to be there. And if they don't comply? He uses violence to get his way. [[Reggie learned this the hard way once Irving came to shut him down.]]

* MeanBoss: He only cares for doing what his superior [[spoiler:Lionel]] tells him, and doesn't care what the game characters think of it. So he bullies them into compliance, doing things like forcing ''Cooking Granny'''s Bryce into a fighting game when he clearly doesn't want to be there.

->''"I'm likeable. You should try learning that.''

->''"I'm a high level sorceress. Watch yourself, kid."''