History Characters / Thief2014

* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: [[spoiler:Justifies killing the Thief-Taker General if he chooses to fight him, despite having a "no kill unless needed" rule, because he's [[KickTheSonOfABitch just that bad]].]]

* SurpassedTheTeacher: Claims she's done so with the help of a grappling hook-like tool she invented, though Garrett calls her out on relying so much on it.

* BigBad: He is the game's top villain, even though the [[TheDragon Thief-Taker General]] serves as TheHeavy. [[spoiler:Subverted ultimately. It's his brother who's the BigBad.]]
* DiscOneFinalBoss: [[spoiler:By the time Garrett gets to him, he doesn't care about hurting him, just finding out what the real deal is with the Primal. He reveals the true BigBad in the process.]]

* FaceDeathWithDignity: [[spoiler:When confronted by Garrett, the Baron simply tells him that if he's there to kill him, to just get it over with.]]

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: [[spoiler:He's never seen again after the conversation with Garrett. Banter overheard in Stonemarket suggests that [[KilledOffscreen he was caught and killed by the Graven]].]]

* NiceHat: Until he loses it in Chapter 4.

* MismatchedEyes: His right eye is a strikingly pale blue [[spoiler:thanks to a shard of the Primal Stone embedded in it]].

* BadassMoustache: He sports a thick, waxed black mustache.

-->'''Garrett:''' [[spoiler:As a rule, I don't kill people unless I have no other choice. But [[NotSoDifferent like someone else I know]]... [[GoodIsNotNice I don't play by the rules, do I]]?]]

* WalkingSpoiler: Any discussion about him will inevitably bring up that [[spoiler: he's not the actual BigBad, making him a decoy villain in the series' tradition]].

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: [[spoiler:He's never seen again after the conversation with Garrett. Banter overheard in Stonemarket suggests that he was caught and killed by the Graven.]]

* BigBad: [[spoiler:Ultimately, he's the real main threat to the city due to his inability to accept that his "cure" for the Gloom is horribly flawed.]]

* MayContainEvil: His plan to cure the Gloom involves [[spoiler:using the Primal energy inside Erin. The same energy shown to transform people into homicidal mutants, and the source of the Gloom to begin with due to its corruption.]]

* WellIntentionedExtremist: He seems to genuinely care about the lower classes and want to cure them of the Gloom. It's just that he has no compunction against blowing up much of the City to do so, [[spoiler:and he's too stubborn to realize his "cure" MayContainEvil]].

* SuperSenses: Freaks are able to detect you when you use Focus around them, [[spoiler:thanks to the ability being derived from the Primal shard in Garret's eye]].

->'''Voiced by:''' Vanessa Matsui (English), Elena Ivasishin (Russian)

* {{Kneecapping}}: Garrett accidentally shoots him in the knee with the Claw's grappling hook during the prologue. [[spoiler:This is a weak point for him in his boss fight.]]

Twisted, abhuman beings that dwell in the darkness beneath the earth, the Forsaken are the result of unprotected humans being exposed to the energy of the Primal.

* [[APupilOfMineUntilHeTurnedToEvil A Pupil of Mine Until She Turned to Evil]]: Downplayed. She is Garrett's former student, but turned to assassin work instead of thievery.

* ProfessionalKiller: Some of her quotes imply she was not just a thief but an assassin.

* CallBack[=/=]MythologyGag: Numerous.

** Basso jokes about Garrett eyeing his sister.

* LegacyCharacter[=/=]GenerationXerox: Like with Garrett, Basso has the same name and occupation as his namesake from ''Thief II''.

->'''Voiced by:''' Romano Ozari

->'''Voiced by:''' Vanessa Matsui

->'''Voiced by:''' Harry Standjofski

-> '''Voiced by:''' Michael Copeman

-> '''Voiced by:''' Matthew Edison

-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/DanielKash

* MentorShip: Her hideout contains numerous [[spoiler:paintings and sketches of Garrett, implying that she may have had feelings for him]].

A list of characters appearing in the ''VideoGame/{{Thief|2014}}'' reboot. Mostly sorted by their faction and social group, though some are sorted by what larger role they play in the narrative of the installments. CCharacters and factions from earlier games can be found [[Characters/{{Thief}} here.]]

A list of characters appearing in the ''VideoGame/{{Thief|2014}}'' reboot. Mostly sorted by their faction and social group, though some are sorted by what larger role they play in the narrative of the installments. Other characters and factions can be found [[Characters/{{Thief}} here.]]

A list of characters appearing in the ''VideoGame/{{Thief|2014}}'' reboot. Mostly sorted by their faction and social group, though some are sorted by what larger role they play in the narrative of the installments.

Garrett has lived in The City all his life. He's an experienced and shadowy figure, skilled in thievery, stealth, infiltration and escape. He's known to the rest of the underworld as the ‘Master Thief' - the best of the best.

* LegacyCharacter: Evidence around the game points to him being a descendant of [[http://thiefgame.wikia.com/wiki/Sneak_Thief the original Garrett]], who is hinted to be the 'Sneak-Thief' mentioned in the backstory.

* HatesBeingTouched: While a [[spoiler:prostitute at the House of Blossoms, she told a john "Don't touch me." and shanked him when he didn't listen]].

* CallBack[=/=]MythologyGag:
** "Never again," in response to Garrett asking him if he's getting married. This may refer to "Running Interference", the very first mission of ''Thief II: The Metal Age''.

*** Basso jokes about Garrett eying his sister.

* NayTheist: To an utmost degree. Elias holds the Old Gods in utter contempt, and converted the chapel on the Northcrest estate to a vault for his family's most prized heirloom. He even expresses disgust with his wife when she makes an offhand comment about how automatons would view their makers as "gods."

* {{Kneecapping}}: Garrett accidentally shoots him in the knee with a [[TrickArrow rope arrow]] during the prologue. [[spoiler:This is a weak point for him in his boss fight.]]

* GenreSavvy: The moment Garret sees a group of robed figures gathered inside the Baron's mansion, performing some eldritch ritual, he comes to the conclusion that things are getting way too complicated for his tastes and tries to abort the heist.

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* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler:Aldous wanted to exploit the energy of the Primal through Erin. She uses that power to partially transform him into a Forsaken, killing him.]]

!!The Forsaken

* {{Foreshadowing}}: The very first Forsaken you see is in the ancient ruins beneath the House of Blossoms, and only for a few seconds before it scurries away into the darkness.

* SuperSenses: Forsaken are able to detect you when you use Focus around them, [[spoiler:thanks to the ability being derived from the Primal shard in Garret's eye]].

* AntiHero: Garrett is a Type IV. He detests killing, and steals only from those who won't suffer greatly without deserving it from losing their treasures, but he is more than willing to avoid doing the right thing if it means he doesn't get in harms way or the attention of the law.

* GentlemanThief: PlayedForLaughs. During his escape from the home of the Baron's Architect, Garrett crashes through a window and onto a table - where a group of nobles are enjoying dinner. He gives the shocked guests a curt "evening", and continues out the other side of the building.

* IAmWhatIAm: Invoked by Garrett who decides to raid the Baron's Great Safe [[spoiler: after freeing Basso from the Keep]].

* ILetGwenStacyDie: Garrett clearly feels guilty for Erin's death, and spends several missions trying to come to terms with what happened in the course of working for Orion and the visions he's seeing. [[spoiler: Then it's revealed that she's not dead at all, and has been psychically contacting Garrett so he can find her whereabouts.]]
* ImpaledPalm: [[spoiler: Garrett gets his left hand impaled with an arrow, courtesy of the Thief-Taker General, while opening the Baron's Great Safe. For the rest of the game, his hand is bandaged, and pushing up boards in the way of sidling spaces is more difficult for him.]]

** GenerationXerox: Like the original, he knows someone named Basso (Who would've had a wife of the same name as the original Basso's), like the original he's a thief, and like the original, ends up with a special eyeball in one socket.
* MismatchedEyes: His right eye is a strikingly pale blue [[spoiler: thanks to a shard of the Primal Stone embedded in it]].

* TakeMyHand: Despite being disgusted by Erin's brutality, he genuinely cared about her and didn't hesitate to try to save her life [[spoiler:both times.]]
* WouldHitAGirl: In the prologue, granted in self defense. Played straighter with the number of female [=NPC=]s that can be knocked out or killed.

A fellow thief and Garrett's former student, who was abandoned by Garrett when she proved to be reckless, impatient and a willing murderer. She and Garrett team up for a heist at Northcrest Manor, only to stumble upon the Baron's attempt to harness the Primal. When Erin attempts to complete the job against Garrett's wishes, she falls and is apparently killed by the unstable Primal Stone, and Garrett is knocked into a coma as he attempts to save her.

* DisneyVillainDeath: Falls through a skylight and onto the Primal Stone trying to retrieve her Claw. [[spoiler: In the final level, she falls off the ship after Garrett removes the Primal from her, but this time Garrett managed to throw the Claw down to her.]]

* MentorShip: Her hideout contains numerous [[spoiler:paintings and sketches of Garrett, implying that she may have had feelings for him.]]

* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: Becomes this [[spoiler:at the very end of the game, due to having accidentally absorbed the Primal into herself, and ultimately deciding to use its power to lash out blindly at everyone and everything after being tortured and controlled by the Baron and later Orion.]]

* DistressedDude: In Chapter 4, Basso is captured by the Thief-Taker General and imprisoned in the Keep. [[spoiler: This is meant as a trap for Garrett.]]

Elias Northcrest, tenth Baron of his lineage, is a cold and ruthless man. Over 60 years of age, this hardened individual is pushing for an age of progress and industry over all else with a seemingly heartless and single-minded obsession. Unlike his father before him, Elias Northcrest is focused on a singular vision which can be seen in the city all around. With ever-larger and looming structures of cold stone and icy metal, smoke-wreathed factories dark and relentless and huge power-carrying pipes pushing through the streets, the Baron's dream is a dark one for most.

The Northcrest family and Elias in particular has strived for years to convince the people that the only way forward is through power you can touch, hold and feel. To this end the worship of the old gods is suppressed and being forced out of society by any means possible. Since the last Golden Age, however, the promise of a bright new future still lies quiet. The Baron appears to have mysteriously withdrawn but his iron grip on The City remains in the hands of his fearful right-hand man, the Thief-Taker General. Even when the Baron was more accessible to those who live within The City he was renowned for his cold and unforgiving mentality. With the gloom rolling inexorably through The City, it would seem that Elias Northcrest still prefers to be work on how his city can grow on the bones of those who live there.

* FaceDeathWithDignity: [[spoiler: When confronted by Garrett, the Baron simply tells him that if he's there to kill him, to just get it over with.]]

** He did TRY to contain the harmful effects of the Primal energy by sealing one of the shards in his vault. It just wasn't very successful.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: [[spoiler: He's never seen again after the conversation with Garrett. Banter overheard in Stonemarket suggests that he was caught and killed by the Graven.]]

Thadeus Harlan is the Head of the City Watch and the Baron's right hand man. He has made a career out of catching thieves and is regarded publicly as a hero, holding the title or "Thief-Taker General." In reality, he is a rottenly corrupt individual, who squeezes the criminal element of the City into submission through the "Black Tax", abuses his own men, and coldly strips the dead of valuables to line his own pocket.

* MadeOfIron: If you choose to confront the Thief-Taker General in a straight fight, he can take an incredible amount of damage before being defeated (requiring several Blast Arrows to knock down, which are otherwise a one-hit-kill against anything else.) Pretty impressive considering he's just a normal human being with no supernatural powers. This is likely to encourage players to take the stealthy approach instead and [[SkippableBoss sneak away from the fight entirely]].
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: His appearance is strikingly similar to {{Creator/Daniel Day Lewis}}' character, Bill "The Butcher" Cutter, from the film ''Film/GangsOfNewYork''. As for his title, personality, and occupation, he's based on the infamous real life Thief-Taker General, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Wild Jonathan Wild]].
* ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem: Clearly regards the law not as a means in itself, but simply a tool to hold power over others. He's very similar to ''Thief 2'''s Sheriff Truart in this respect.

Orion is a large, charismatic man referred to as 'the voice of the people' by the desperate civilians of the City. The restless mob doesn't really know Orion's roots but his tone and message are clear enough: Before things will get better, the Baron must fall. Orion's ability to connect with the people's pain soon means that the ranks of the Graven swell with common folk desperate for change and a new beginning.

* BastardBastard: [[spoiler: Orion is revealed to be the illegitimate brother of the Baron, sired by their father during a drunken one-night stand with a housekeeper.]]

* DarkMessiah: [[spoiler: He becomes one for the Graven cult.]]
* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler: Aldous wanted to exploit the energy of the Primal through Erin. She uses that power to partially transform him into a Forsaken, killing him.]]

* WellIntentionedExtremist: He seems to genuinely care about the lower classes and want to cure them of the Gloom. It's just that he has no compunction against blowing up much of the City to do so, [[spoiler: and he's too stubborn to realize his "cure" MayContainEvil.]]

[[spoiler: As the Graven movement grows in power and the Baron's grip on the City weakens, they devolve into an anarchistic cult; hailing Orion as a messiah and viewing themselves as the first members of a new religion that will soon sweep the world.]]

* {{Cult}}: [[spoiler: They rapidly form one around their leader, Orion.]]

* SuperSenses: Forsaken are able to detect you when you use Focus around them, [[spoiler: thanks to the ability being derived from the Primal shard in Garret's eye]].