History Characters / VirtuesLastReward

* TookALevelInJerkass: Clover, over the course of [[JustifiedTrope experiencing two Nonary Games already]] with a 9-year gap between them both, has noticeably become colder and more prone to violent outbursts than her incarnation in the first game. She's also more deceptive, as shown in the ending where she manipulates Sigma into letting her escape alone upon getting 9 BP and leaving the rest of the cast behind; in that ending, she has no excuse for it either, as in the ''other'' ending where that happens, it's under Alice's orders.

The mastermind behind the Nonary Game, and the true Zero III, in the context of the entire series, otherwise known as just "Zero". They nicknamed "Zero Sr." by the players to distinguish them from the A.I. calling itself Zero III. According to Zero III, the true identity of Zero Sr. is one of the nine players of the Nonary Game.

The mastermind behind the Nonary Game, and the true Zero III, in the context of the entire series, otherwise known as just "Zero". He/she is nicknamed "Zero Sr." by the players to distinguish him/her from the A.I. calling itself Zero III. According to Zero III, the true identity of Zero Sr. is one of the nine players of the Nonary Game.

* MesACrowd: Sort of. He considers his own death as not a big deal as he has backups, and the concept of individuality is kind of alien to him.

* DidNotGetTheGirl: After spending 45 years searching for Akane and jumping at the chance of meeting her again, he either finds only her corpse, or a woman so different from the girl he knew that [[ThatManIsDead it might as well be her corpse being puppeted by another entity]]. He instead finds purpose in raising Quark.

-->'''Tenmyouji:''' The Akane Kurashiki I knew isn't here. She isn't anywhere...

* CardCarryingVillain: Compared to [[VisualNovel/NineHoursNinePersonsNineDoors Ace/Gentarou Hongou, CEO of Cradle Pharmaceuticals]], he wears his villainy like a badge and doesn't hide it whatsoever. In which case, [[FailedASpotCheck it makes one wonder how none of the other participants notice it]].

* MesACrowd: Sort of. He considers his own death as not a big deal as he has [[CloningBlues backups]], and the concept of individuality is kind of alien to him.

* TookALevelInJerkass: He's much more abrasive, bitter and cynical than the hero of the last game.

* CardCarryingVillain: Compared to [[VisualNovel/NineHoursNinePersonsNineDoors Ace, CEO of Cradle Pharmaceuticals]], he wears his villainy like a badge and doesn't hide it whatsoever. In which case, [[FailedASpotCheck it makes one wonder how none of the other participants notice it]].

* ADogNamedDog: A GAULEM named "G-OLM", both pronounced the same way.

An unknown consciousness that inhabits K's body in the secret ending of the game. Akane suggests that this person will be the key to preventing the virus outbreak. Its true identity and nature are currently unknown, but WordOfGod suggests this consciousness is meant to represent the player. ''VisualNovel/ZeroTimeDilemma'' [[spoiler: reveals [[TheUnreveal absolutely nothing about this person]], with the secret ending being declared non-canon.]]

* {{Expy}}: According to WordOfGod, this being is meant to be similar to Blick Winkel of ''VisualNovel/{{Ever17}}''.

* FailureHero: Despite succeeding in sending his mind to his 22 year old self on Christmas 2028, he was not able to prevent the outbreak of Radical-6 in the Mars Mission Test Site; consequently losing his arms & right eye in the process before returning to his true body several weeks after the outbreak occurred. It's all but said that the "unexpected variable" in the GoldenEnding will help him & Phi accomplish that which they couldn't do alone in the [[VisualNovel/ZeroTimeDilemma next Zero Escape game]].
* GreaterScopeVillain: Due to setting up the game but not actually being present.

* WouldHurtAChild: While he doesn't directly inflict harm on the ten-year-old Quark, he has no moral compunctions about using medicine desperately needed to cure him from a terminal disease as leverage for his own benefit, and ''will'' destroy said medicine out of spite if you don't cooperate.

* UsedToBeASweetKid: After all those years searching for Akane never gave him results, he eventually turned into an apathetic old man whose only redeeming value is trusting his close friends. When he got word he could see Akane again, only to put Quark in the risk of death in her second Nonary Game, by that point he was ''through'' with her and doesn't care about her, believing the Akane he knew was no more.

* KickTheDog: He can easily do this several times throughout the game. In fact, 7 of the 11 Game Overs are a direct result of him doing this, with 2 more having him on the receiving end. Luna's first bad ending is a particularly noteworthy example, as every other such bad ending has at least some potential way to benefit Sigma[[note]]Luna's second bad ending and Phi's bad ending have him protecting himself against someone who may be untrustworthy, Quark's bad ending has him saving his own life at Quark's expense, Clover and Sigma's bad endings get him to 9 BP on the spot, and Tenmyouji's second bad ending gets him from 3 to 6 BP (enough to get him out with another successful betrayal)[[/note]]. Betraying Luna in round 2 has no benefit whatsover; Sigma's 5 BP means he needs to play the AB game at least twice no matter what in order to escape, Luna has already picked Ally against Sigma once before, and Sigma's partner in the vote is deceased, making her a non-factor. The only explanation he can give for a betrayal here is that he wanted more points.

* KickTheDog: He can easily do this several times throughout the game. In fact, 7 of the 11 Game Overs are a direct result of him doing this, with 2 more having him on the receiving end. Luna's first bad ending is a particularly noteworthy example, as every other such bad ending has at least some potential way to benefit Sigma[[note]]Luna's second bad ending and Phi's bad ending have him protecting himself against someone who may be untrustworthy, Quark's bad ending has him saving his own life at Quark's expense, Clover and Sigma's bad endings get him to 9 BP on the spot, and Tenmyouji's second bad ending gets him from 3 to 6 BP[[/note]]. Betraying Luna in round 2 has no benefit whatsover; Sigma's 5 BP means he needs to play the AB game at least twice no matter what in order to escape, Luna has already picked Ally against Sigma once before, and Sigma's partner in the vote is deceased, making her a non-factor. The only explanation he can give for a betrayal here is that he wanted more points.

* FailureHero: The main objective of the game is to reverse this.

* KickTheDog: He can easily do this several times throughout the game. In fact, 7 of the 11 Game Overs are a direct result of him doing this, with 2 more having him on the receiving end.

* SirSwearsALot: Need a ClusterFBomb or a PrecisionFStrike? He's your man![[labelnote:Fun fact!]] According to [[https://imgur.com/r/ZeroEscape/WDh6n this spoilerific pie chart]], Dio drops more than 75% of the F-Bombs in ''Virtue's Last Reward'', 43% of the F-Bombs in the whole ''Zero Escape'' trilogy, and more F-bombs than any four characters combined despite appearing only in ''Virtue's Last Reward''.[[/labelnote]]