History Characters / UltrakillRegularEnemies

** Cerberi hold apples. [[https://twitter.com/HakitaDev/status/1432874929087733762 Andre's Apple]]. [[IncrediblyLamePun Untraceable]].

* DittoFighter: Three out of the four encounters with them have them mimic previously-encountered enemies - the Filth in the second, the Stray in the third, and the Mannequin in the fourth and last encounter.

* ShieldBearingMook: Paired with a nigh-indestructible shield and a gatling gun, they're very tough to deal damage to unless you destroy their shields with the Knuckleblaster.

* TheVoiceless: One of the few machines to explicitly avert this in-universe, being equipped with a voice box. In gameplay, this is reflected by the machine making whirring noises when half of its health is taken out.

* LogicalWeakness: Whenever their boulder attacks are parried back into them, grounded Insurrectionists are guaranteed to fall over, taking a few seconds to recover and stand back up. Each of them has a single, severely broken leg, making it far easier to topple them with the literal weight of their punishment. This is why Insurrectionists respond similarly to the S.R.S. Cannon's cannonballs, which are as large and heavy as the parried boulders. Striking them with cannonballs while they're free-falling leaves them completely stunned for several critical seconds upon landing. In this situation, the Insurrectionists now have gravity working against them, so they're left reeling from even more pain. This earns V1 the +TIME OUT bonus.

* LogicalWeakness: Whenever their boulder attacks are parried back into them, grounded Insurrectionists are guaranteed to fall over, taking a few seconds to recover and stand back up. Each of them has a single, severely broken leg, making it far easier to topple them with the literal weight of their punishment. This is why Insurrectionists respond similarly to the S.R.S. Cannon's cannonballs, which are as large and heavy as the parried boulders. Striking them with cannonballs while they're free-falling leaves them completely stunned for several critical seconds; in this situation, gravity is working against them, so they're left reeling from even more pain. This earns V1 the +TIME OUT bonus.

* LogicalWeakness: Whenever their boulder attacks are parried back into them, grounded Insurrectionists are guaranteed to fall over, taking a few seconds to recover and stand back up. Each of them has a single, severely broken leg, making it far easier to topple them with the literal weight of their punishment. This is why Insurrectionists respond similarly to the S.R.S. Cannon's cannonballs, which are as large and heavy as the parried boulders. The cannonballs can also stun them for even longer if they strike them while they're free-falling, earning the +TIME OUT bonus as they helplessly reel from the pain upon landing.

* AchillesHeel: There are a number of factors that allow V1 to absolutely ruin a Malicious Face's day with ease. They take extra damage from point-blank shotgun blasts, slamming, and nails. There are also two tactics that can instantly kill the Face by turning either of its only two attacks against it. For its Hell Energy volleys, V1 can parry the first one, causing a chain reaction in which each projectile in a volley is shoved back into the Face, and a correctly timed charged Sharpshooter shot into the volley can cause a chain reaction that can heavily damage or outright kill it. For the explosive laser, V1 can toss a coin and trick the Face into hitting it to deflect the laser back into itself.

* LogicalWeakness: Whenever their boulder attacks are parried back into them, grounded Insurrectionists are guaranteed to fall over, taking a few seconds to recover and stand back up. Each of them has a single, severely broken leg, making it far easier to topple them with the literal weight of their punishment. This is why Insurrectionists respond similarly to the S.R.S. Cannon's cannonballs, which are as large and heavy as the parried boulders.

* AchillesHeel: Their rocket launcher utilizes the exact same technology as the one V1 uses, meaning that activating the Freezeframe will freeze Guttertank rockets as well. It also means that sticking a nailgun/sawblade launcher magnet to them will significantly gimp their range (since their rockets are just as attracted as yours), letting you pelt them at range and potentially causing friendly fire if there's more than one.

* ItCanThink: [[spoiler:A secret book in level 7-2 can be found in a leftover Gutterman coffin nearby one of the secret orbs, which seems to come from the perspective of a Gutterman who is fully aware of how its fuel source is in constant agony, and feels a combination of love for the human providing it fuel as well as [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone guilt for being the source of their constant torture,]] culminating in the machine ending their fuel source's life as a MercyKill.]]

* PinnedDown: The main role of the Gutterman in combat encounters is to provide a steady stream of suppressive fire that forces V1 to stay moving. Its gunfire can also intercept V1's projectiles (specifically coins, core ejects, and rockets), making these specific weapons much more difficult to use while a Gutterman has a bead on you.

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The Husks are what remain of humanity, being physical manifestations of their souls in Hell. The appearance and intelligence of a Husk depends on the value of its prior life as a human; those with little-to-no reputation become mindless beasts, whereas those who were widely known become sapient humanoids of considerable power.

* BodyHorror: All of them are, to some degree, grotesque appearances of the human body. The Schism, for example, is covered with welts, scars, and necrotic flesh, while the Stalker's skin is sunburned to a charcoal color and its torso is twisted 180 degrees.
* ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve: Husks are empowered by the willpower of their original soul and the number of living souls that still remember them. Low-willpower individuals who weren't notable become Filth, [[ArmlessBiped too weak to form a complete body]]; on the other end of the scale, the massive and powerful Corpse of King Minos was born from a soul with strong will and legions of devoted followers. Souls that are even more powerful than that don't even need a Husk to manifest physically, as seen with [[spoiler:the secret boss, Minos Prime]].
* EvilIsVisceral: The Husks are horrifically mutilated, hostile malformations of human anatomy.
* KillItWithFire: Most Husks have a unique trait of being flammable, causing them extra damage (and even making Insurrectionists extra-vulnerable); the exceptions are the Stalker and Ferryman, who are so desiccated they have nothing left to burn.
* NotUsingTheZWord: Despite being visceral undead creatures, Husks are never referred to as zombies.
* OurSoulsAreDifferent: Husks are bodies manifested by the souls of dead humans and have more power if they have stronger will and/or are remembered by other souls. They also have a very deathly appearance to them (from the green pallor of the Filth to the flayed flesh of the Stray) that brings to mind OurZombiesAreDifferent.
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[[folder:Filth]]
!!!'''Rank:''' Lesser Husk
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The first enemy in the game is also at the bottom of Hell's food chain. Filth are physical manifestations of the least strong and notable souls of the damned, so much so that their bodies are incomplete. With no arms or facial features beyond a gaping maw, they can only rush foes down and chomp. They're easily dispatched but come in great numbers. Debuts in 0-1.
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[[folder:In General]]
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The Demons are innate creatures of Hell, usually being formed from Hell Mass condensing into an artistic stone shell. They have only slighter higher intelligence than most Husks, and often serve to protect Hell's layers from intruders and rebellious sinners alike.

* ArtImitatesArt: Demons in general tend to resemble or otherwise bear iconic pieces of artwork on them:
** The prominent brow and flat nose on Malicious Faces resemble those of [[UsefulNotes/RapaNui Easter Island moai]]. Another detail, which became more prominent when their model was updated, is their curly hair, a quality commonly exhibited by many Greek statues of Hermes.
** Cerberus are a very simplified and modified rendition of [[ThinkerPose The Thinker]].
** Hideous Masses have [[Art/SistineChapel "The Creation of Adam"]] engraved on their forearms, with God on one hand and Adam on the other.
** Idols, very deliberately, resemble the [[PietaPlagiarism Virgin Mary cradling Jesus]].
** The Leviathan's Heart, [[spoiler:comprised of the amalgamation of the countless Sullen souls absorbed by the beast,]] is [[TheScreamParody depicted in a permanent horrified Scream]], with a pair of arteries taking place of the character's hands.
** The Mannequins are a nod to the ''Art/VenusDeMilo'' while also inverting the statue's most notable trait: whereas the ''Venus De Milo'' has no arms, the Mannequins have too many arms, with their limbs formed entirely from forearms, while the joints are made by hands grabbing the other parts.
** The Minotaur's appearance evokes that of ''Art/{{Guernica}}''. Both involve twisted, uneven shapes of human mass, involve the image of a bull, and are associated with a violent context (''Guernica'' was created in response to the bombing of is titular city; the Minotaur is sealed away within the circle of Hell dedicated to violent sinners).
* EvilIsVisceral: All Demons have red flesh underneath their stone bodies, which is visible in higher level Demons like the Hideous Mass and the Leviathan, and all of them attack every non-Demon with Hell energy and extreme prejudice. The only exception is the Idols, which lack any visual visceral traits or the hostility shared by their fellow demons.
* LivingStatue: A Demon's body consists of a stone shell encasing Hell Mass or some other kind of organic material. However, some Demons only have partial shells with their vulnerable flesh exposed.
* MightyGlacier: Thanks to their stony shells, Demons are very durable and can dish out quite the punishment. However, their stony shells make them very slow in attack and movement, and a few (like the Hideous Mass and Idol) don't even move at all. Speaking of the Idol, it has no form of attack; instead, [[SupportPartyMember it focuses on buffing its allies with invincibility]]. The only exceptions so far are the Mannequins and the Minotaur, which are {{Lightning Bruiser}}s, and possibly the Leviathan, which can swim at fast speeds despite its titanic size, though it's mostly a StationaryBoss in its boss fight.
* OurDemonsAreDifferent: Demons are a far cry from the classic BigRedDevil. Instead, Demons are {{Living Statue}}s that twist stone and flesh into one being. They also [[ArtImitatesArt reference iconic artwork]], like the Cerberuses resembling [[ThinkerPose The Thinker]] when hibernating, and tend to incorporate some mild BodyHorror, like the Hideous Mass and the Leviathan having numerous human limbs and faces. Demons are not just capable of wielding Hell energy, they can also [[YinYangBomb wield Heavenly magic]], such as the Idols using it to give enemies invincibility.
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[[folder:Malicious Face]]

!!Malicious Face
!!!'''Rank:''' Lesser Demon
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First introduced as the first sub-boss of Overture, encountered in 0-1. They're [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin malicious stone faces]] that alternate between volleys of Hell Energy projectiles and devastating {{Hitscan}} laser explosives. They're also the first demonic enemy.
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[[folder:In General]]
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The Machines are a species of robots that were made to fight for the Final War, [[AlternateHistory an alternate version]] of UsefulNotes/WorldWarI that was centuries longer and more destructive than the original one. These robots were designed to be fueled by blood, which is of divine origin in the Ultrakill universe, and were so effective in combat that human soldiers became obsolete. After the Final War and the Long Night, a period of time where the Earthmovers polluted all the air of the world, humanity stopped everything and started the New Peace, a new era of peace where humanity and Earth slowly recovered from the damage and repurposed all the Machines for other purposes beyond warfare (including creating blood-powered computer terminals, security cameras, construction equipment, and air purification). Upon the discovery of Hell due to a search for new energy sources, humanity sent some Machines to scout the realm until an evil force beyond their reckoning somehow [[AIIsACrapshoot manipulated]] or [[ReforgedIntoAMinion repuposed]] the Machines in order to destroy their masters. Now they all seek blood, either from husks and demons in Hell or from each other on the surface, in a frantic race to stay alive as long as possible before all the blood runs out and they all die from lack of fuel.

* AIIsACrapshoot: Maybe, [[spoiler:it's implied that Hell manipulated the Machines into killing everything on Earth for its own sick entertainment after failing to manipulate humanity to kill themselves during the Final War.]]
* AlwaysChaoticEvil: They're an entire race of {{Killer Robot}}s that slaughter every living being they come across to satiate their need for blood, including their fellow machines. According to the Rocket Launcher's lore entry, the robots [[VirtueIsWeakness view cooperation and sharing as a waste of resources]]. [[spoiler:However, at least one robot shows a capacity for gratitude, love, and [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone remorse]], as shown by a Gutterman's diary found in 7-2 where it sees its [[HumanResources human battery]] as its mother, and while it is thankful to its host for giving it life, the Gutterman feels deep sorrow and self-hatred for making them suffer before delivering a MercyKill.]]
* AmbiguousSituation: It is never fully explained the reason why the Machines were specifically designed to be fuelled by blood and only blood. It may have been a case of TooStupidToLive by part of humanity in an attempt to maximize the casualties of soldiers and civilians alike and to make their war machines more effective in combat. [[spoiler:The Terminals imply that Hell [[TheManBehindTheMan manipulated humanity into making the Machines blood-powered to maximize death and enjoy the massacre that would make.]]]]
* CyberCyclops: The Drones and the Sentries all have one pink eye while V1 and V2 have one big yellow eye.
* GangUpOnTheHuman: The machines are supposedly killing each other in addition to Hell's denizens in a frantic dash to get as much blood as possible before it's gone, [[GameplayAndStorySegregation but in gameplay terms]] they'll focus on [=V1=] before anyone and anything else; [[spoiler:[[DownplayedTrope at least until 7-3,]] where the enemies focus on each other as much as they do V1 (to the point where the level's secret mission is to [[InvokedTrope play this trope straight again]])]].
* HumanResources: Since Machines are powered by blood, any blood will do for the Machines, be it from animal, human, or otherwise.
* ItCanThink: [[spoiler:If the Gutterman's book from 7-2 is anything to go by, the Machines are indeed sapient beings with their own thoughts and desires. Aside from the Gutterman who wrote that book, it is unknown if the Machines as a whole feel remorse for using blood as their main energy source.]]
* KillerRobot: All robots are fueled by blood, and they kill to survive. Since blood is a precious yet limited resource, the robots wiped out all surface life [[HumanitysWake along with humanity]], and they invade Hell to slaughter its denizens (and each other) for the precious red fuel.
* MeatSackRobot: [[https://twitter.com/HakitaDev/status/1739247186267816204 According to Hakita]], every robot has organic components installed within their mechanical bodies, hence why they have LudicrousGibs just like the other enemies and bosses.
* MechanicalAbomination: They are an entire species of machines that have not only killed off all of life on the surface of Earth (and may or not be the cause of the extinction of humanity) but are now going down to Hell itself to get more blood in a frantic run to stay active. And the more we find out about their functions, the more eerie they seem - in particular, the fact these blood-powered machines were able to completely dominate warfare and become more or less self-aware artificial intelligence [[spoiler:with technology from the ''1910s'']] indicates there is something ''very'' off about using blood as fuel.
* RoboticPsychopath: An entire race of them, vaguely sentient machines waging war in Hell without any reason other than ensuring their own survival, even if it means slaughtering their fellow robots.
* UnwittingPawn: Much like V1, [[spoiler:Hell has seemingly made the Machines kill all life on Earth and has been luring them into its domain for spreading their violence and conflict everywhere, even if this potentially destroys it in the end. The machines being so utterly crazed for blood as they are, there's so far not a single objection to the matter so long as they can continue to kill and fight as they were created to do.]]
* VirtueIsWeakness: According to the Rocket Launcher's terminal entry, the Machines kill and steal the blood from one another because they see reasonable and long-term thinking strategies such as sharing the blood and cooperating as a waste of resources and they would rather fight. [[spoiler:If Hell is indeed manipulating them to do this, it is not by their own choice to kill, but because Hell wants them to fight despite better options being available for the Machines.]]
* TheVoiceless: All the Machines don't talk or make a sound with their voices at all in order to reduce unnecessary usage of energy. The few who avert this are the Swordsmachine, the Streetcleaner, and the Drones.
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[[folder:Swordsmachine]]

!!Swordsmachine
!!!'''Rank:''' Greater Machine
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A distinctive machine form with a motor sword and a shotgun. Its original form is unrecognizable after years of scavenging scrap and rebuilding itself, but among scrapheads, the Swordsmachine is quite famous due to its combat prowess and self-made form, ugly to most but beautiful to enthusiasts, spawning many copycats. It wields a self-made sword with a motor on it that, when revved, will heat the blade, cutting through most organic matter with ease. The second sub-boss of Overture, encountered in 0-3.
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[[folder:In General]]
The Angels are inhabitants of Heaven, possessing an explicit social hierarchy. Lesser Angels are abstract beings similar to Husks, as they are human souls with their appearance based on their prior life's worth and virtuousness. Greater and Supreme Angels are born in Heaven, consistently humanoid in appearance, and not very fond of life forms deemed below them, including their fellow Lesser Angels.

* FantasticRacism: The Angels view non-Angels as inferior, which is why they look down on Lesser Angels by giving them menial tasks due to their human origins.
* OurAngelsAreDifferent: Lesser angels are made out of [[OurSoulsAreDifferent human souls]] and their forms are either animalistic or [[AngelicAbomination surreal]]; greater and supreme angels take on more traditional [[WingedHumanoid humanoid forms]] because they're born from Heaven. Heaven also has a fiercely segregated class system where angels made from human souls are determined to be impure compared to angels that were born that way, and thus given busywork or other unwanted tasks that higher level angels deem unworthy.
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[[folder:Virtue]]
!!!'''Rank:''' Lesser Angel
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An angelic being that summons damaging pillars of light on the battlefield. They're also the first angelic {{Mook}}. Debuts in 4-1.
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** On difficulties below Brutal, if the Guttertank misses their punch--which itself cannot be parried--it will trip over and take a few seconds to stand back up. This period of time has a parry window, and V1's fantastic mobility means they'll have no trouble baiting a Guttertank into a vicious cycle of attempting to punch them, falling, then getting countered. The tripping itself does a slight amount of damage, meaning it's possible for the Guttertank to kill itself this way, earning V1 the +SLIPPED style bonus.

** If the Guttertank misses their punch--which itself cannot be parried--it will trip over and take a few seconds to stand back up. This period of time has a parry window, and V1's fantastic mobility means they'll have no trouble baiting a Guttertank into a vicious cycle of attempting to punch them, falling, then getting countered. The tripping itself does a slight amount of damage, meaning it's possible for the Guttertank to kill itself this way, earning V1 the +SLIPPED style bonus.

* AlwaysChaoticEvil: They're an entire race of {{Killer Robot}}s that slaughter every living being they come across to satiate their need for blood, including their fellow machines. According to the Rocket Launcher's lore entry, the robots [[VirtueIsWeakness view cooperation and sharing as a waste of resources]].

* HumanResources: Machines are powered by blood, any blood will do for the Machines, be it from animal, human or otherwise.
* ItCanThink: [[spoiler:If the book at 7-2 is anything to go by, the Machines are indeed sentient beings with their own desires and thoughts. It is unknown if just like the Gutterman who felt remorse for using a human as main fuel, they feel remorse for using blood as their main source of energy.]]

* VirtueIsWeakness: According to the Rocket Launcher's terminal entry, the Machines kill and steal the blood from one another because they see reasonable and long-term thinking strategies such as sharing the blood and cooperating as a waste of resources and they would rather fight. [[spoiler:If Hell is indeed manipulating them to do this, it is not by their own choice to kill, but because Hell wants them to fight despite better options are available for the Machines.]]

* HumanResources: Machines are powered by blood.

* VirtueIsWeakness: According to the Rocket Launcher's terminal entry, the Machines kill and steal the blood from one another because they see reasonable and long-term thinking strategies such as sharing the blood and cooperating as a waste of resources and they would rather fight.

The many multitude of hostile creatures now populating Hell, which V1 must kill both for their blood and to continue their journey deeper into the Pit.