History Characters / Thief2014

* TheObiWan: Garrett tried to be one for Erin, in the past, but it didn't stick.

* OhCrap: Although he opts to FaceDeathWithDignity, [[spoiler:he panics when he sees that Garrett has the missing piece of the Primal Stone in his eye, and attempts to leave him to the Graven mob to be killed, so that his brother, Orion, is not successful in his plot]].

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: [[spoiler: He's never seen again after the conversation with Garrett. It's possible that the Graven found and killed him offscreen.]]

-> '''Voiced by:''' Daniel Kash

* 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.

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

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

* 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.]]

* WithUsOrAgainstUs: If you aren't singing Orion's praises, the Graven will want nothing to do with you. When they start taking over the streets, they're just as hostile to Garrett as the Baron's men are.

* LegacyCharacter: Evidence around the game points to him being a descendent of [[http://thiefgame.wikia.com/wiki/Sneak_Thief the original Garrett]].

* TakeMyHand: Despite being disgusted by Erin's brutality, he genuinely cared about her and didn't hesitate to try to save her life.
* WouldHitAGirl: In the prologue, granted in self defense.

* 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''.

* MadeOfIron: If you opt to confront him directly, he can survive a truly impressive amount of punishment.

* MayContainEvil: [[spoiler: His plan to cure the Gloom involves using the Primal energy inside Erin. The same energy shown to transform people into homicidal mutants.]]
* 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 compulsion against blowing up much of the City to do so, [[spoiler: and he's too stubborn to realize his "cure" MayContainEvil.]]

!! Garrett

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

* TheCowl: Is never seen without his hooded cape

* MismatchedEyes: It looks like he's blind in his right eye due to [[spoiler:a shard of the Primal Stone getting imbedded in it]].

* PhantomThief: Garrett can vanish into the shadows in an instant.

* WouldHitAGirl: In the prologue, granted in self defense.

!! Basso

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

!! Baron Elias Northcrest

Baron Northcrest is the main antagonist of the game.

* BigBad: He is the game's top villain, even though the [[TheDragon Thief-Taker General]] serves as TheHeavy. [[spoiler:Subverted ultimately. All he really wants is to stop the conflict in the city. It's his brother who's the BigBad.]]

* OhCrap: Although he opts to FaceDeathWithDignity, [[spoiler:he panics when he sees that Garrett has a missing piece of the Primal Stone in his eye, and attempts to leave him to the Graven mob to be killed, so that his brother, Orion, is not successful in his plot]].
* ReligionOfEvil: The game kicks off with Garrett and Erin literally crashing a cult meeting headed by him.

!! Thadeus Harlan, the Thief-Taker General

The Head of the City Guard and Baron Northcrest's right-hand man.

* ArmCannon: Has an arm-mounted crossbow.

* BadassMoustache: He sports a thick, waxed black moustache.
* ClimaxBoss: Is finally confronted near the beginning of the final chapter in what is the only proper "boss" fight in the game. There are multiple ways to take him down, or you can avoid the fight entirely and sneak around him.

* DueToTheDead: Averted, as Garrett notices. Guts a corpse with a bone saw to get at a ring.

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

!! Erin

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

A fellow thief and Garrett's former student, who was abandoned by Garrett when she proved to be reckless, impatient and a willing murderer.

* [[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.
* AssholeVictim: She proves herself to be ruthless, disgusting her former mentor, and is seemingly killed early in the storyline.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Erin was a [[spoiler:new prostitute at the House of Blossoms, but murdered her first John and escaped, becoming Garrett's apprentice]].
* DeadpanSnarker: Like Garrett, Erin is a font of sarcastic quips.
* 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.]]
* FauxAffablyEvil: Pretends to be really friendly, but is an unrepentant killer.
* 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]].
* MentorShip: Her hideout contains numerous [[spoiler:paintings and sketches of Garrett, implying that she may have had feelings for him.]]
* NotQuiteDead: Erin was seemingly killed after falling on the Primal Stone, [[spoiler:but it's later revealed she's barely alive and being held captive by Orion, and later the Baron]].
* OurGhostsAreDifferent: Garrett has numerous visions of Erin following her "death".
* PowerEchoes: Erin's voice develops these [[spoiler:when channeling the Primal]].
* ProfessionalKiller: Some of her quotes imply she was not just a thief but an assassin.
* RageAgainstTheMentor: She sneers at Garrett for berating her when she kills a guard.
* 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.
* TakeMyHand: When she falls through the skylight, Garret doesn't hesitate to grab her hand and try to pull her up.
* 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.]]

!! Orion

The charismatic hero of the lower classes, Orion is the leader of the Graven, the rebellious faction attempting to liberate the city from the Baron's rule. He ends up becoming Garrett's main employer for the majority of the game, enlisting his aide to acquire a series of enchanted objects which he believes can be used to cure the Gloom.

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

* CainAndAbel: It turns out Orion is actually [[spoiler:Aldous, the Baron's brother who was exiled by their father, the previous Baron. Orion is now working to overthrow his brother, after the Baron's failure to harness the power of the Primal to save the city.]]
* WellIntentionedExtremist: He seems to genuinely care about the lower classes and want to cure them of the Gloom. [[spoiler:It's just that a) he has no compulsion against blowing up much of the City to do so, and b) he's too stubborn to realize his "cure" MayContainEvil.]]
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* DueToTheDead: Guts a corpse with a bone saw to get at a ring.

* {{Kneecapping}}: Garrett accidentally shoots him in the knee with the claw during the prologue.

!! Thief-Taker General

* {{Kneecapping}}: Garrett accidentally shoots him in the knee with an arrow during the prologue.

* PowerEchoes: Erin's voice develops these [[spoiler:when channelling the Primal]].

* BigBad: He is the game's top villain, even though the [[TheDragon Thief-Taker General]] serves as TheHeavy.

** GenerationXerox: Like the original, he knows someone named Basso (Who would've had a wife of the same name as the original Basso), like the original he's a thief, and like the original, ends up with a special eyeball in one socket.

* 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''.

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

* EveryoneHasStandards: He is a thief, not a grave robber, and shows open disgust at the lack of respect the Thief-Taker General shows to the dead. He also detests killing when it's not necessary, calling Erin out in the prologue for killing a random guard.
* HypocriticalHumour: Calls Erin out for relying on the Claw so much, then later uses it himself. Probably justified because Erin made it seem a lot louder than it really was, and Garrett doesn't actually ''need'' it, utilizing it as a tool rather than a sole means of transport.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: He is a thief, not a grave robber, and shows open disgust at the lack of respect the Thief-Taker General shows to the dead.
** He also detests killing when it's not necessary, calling Erin out in the prologue for killing a random guard.

* DeadpanSnarker: Garrett is bitingly sarcastic towards just about everyone he meets. Unlike the prior Garrett, he's doing this almost entirely out of [[SadClown disgust]] with his environment, first with [[APupilOfMineUntilHeTurnedEvil Erin]], and then with [[FromBadToWorse the entire City]].

* APupilOfMineUntilHeTurnedEvil: Downplayed. She is Garrett's former student, but turned to assassin work instead of thievery.

* DeadpanSnarker: Garrett is bitingly sarcastic towards just about everyone he meets.

* DeadpanSnarker: Like Garrett, Erin is a font of sarcastic quips [[spoiler:even after death.]]