History Characters / Warbreaker

* HeroesWantRedheads: Sorta. Once asked Siri to change her hair to red.
** Also due to the Royal Locks turning red due to passion her hair is red when they have sex.

* ArentYouGoingToRavishMe: Feels disappointed when nothing happens on her wedding night, then [[LampshadeHanging realizes]] how ridiculous that is. Her frustration is understandable given the hours she's left in an uncomfortable position waiting for anything to happen; weeks later, when it appears that Susebron is finally making a move, [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome she's quite frightened]].

* DidntThinkThisThrough: Actually [[AvertedTrope Averted]] in that its creators thought long and hard about what command to give it. They just screwed it up anyway. He was given the Command "Destroy Evil". Unfortunately, neither Vasher nor his wife realized that [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome a piece of metal]] wouldn't have a very clear idea of what "evil" ''actually is''.

* DarkChick: To Bluefingers' plot, approximately, given Denth and Tonk Fah's positions.

* GoodIsNotNice: He is NotGoodWithPeople, and outright rude to Vivenna. A marked contrast to Denth.

* BareYourMidriff: Some of the dresses she has to wear in the Court of the Returned are like this.

* [[AGodAmI A Goddess Am I]]: She holds the opinion of most Returned of their divinity, in contrast to [[AGodIAmNot Lightsong]].
* BuxomIsBetter: Her opinion of herself, in any case.

* TheRival: According to Denth, he was once one to him.
** RivalTurnedEvil: Not really, since Denth is the evil one.

* DramaticIrony: Thanks to its aura of nausea that affects the pure of Heart [[Literature/TheStormlightArchive Navani]] is under the impression that she hates its bearer so much she can't stand to be in his presence.

!!Lady Sisirinah, a.k.a. "Siri"

!!Lady Vivenna

* PhysicalGod: Like all returned, but he's a much better example. He shows how much of a StoryBreakerPower his Tenth Heightening is when, with his tongue restored, he [[BigDamnHeroes rescues Siri from the conspiracy]] by awakening pretty much all the tapestries in the palace [[UptoEleven at once]].

* KnifeNut: He tries to kill Siri with a dagger for a FrameUp, but he's stopped at the last second by Susebron.

* StaticCharacter: Vasher claims its nature as an Awakened Object prevents Nightblood from ever developing beyond the moment he was created. Truthfully Nightblood [[{{Subverted}} can learn and grow]], just very slowly.

* AmbiguousGender: It doesn't have [[NoBiologicalSex an actual sex]], what with being a hunk of metal and all, but it finds the concept fun. Vasher refers to it with male pronouns while [[spoiler:Lift]] uses female.
* AntiMagic: Due to its construction as an Awakened Entity, Nightblood exists on the Physical, Cognitive, and Spiritual realms. This lets it attacks and destroy magical effects and enchantments directly, such as [[spoiler: the spiritual cord forming the Connection between a Bondsmith and another person]] or [[spoiler: directly attacking the [[KillTheGod Cognitive Shadow of a Shard]].]]

** [[spoiler: Incidentally he can also consume Stormlight, and WordOfGod has confirmed that this carries over to basically any other form of investiture the wielder is holding, such as someone actively using one of the Metallic arts from Mistborn.]]
** Nightblood's lethality is so great that it can be used to kill [[spoiler: [[KillTheGod Shards.]]]]

* AwesomeButImpractical: Incredibly powerful, and capable of destroying on all three levels of reality, but incredibly draining. [[spoiler: Vivennia's similar sword in Oathbringer is less powerful but more manageable in exchange]].

** [[spoiler: [[Literature/TheStormlightArchive Szeth]]]] manages to be able to wield it by drawing it while [[spoiler:holding Stormlight in his body, so that it can feed Nightblood's incessant hunger while he kills with it.]]

* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Its only desire is to destroy evil. However being essentially a sharp pointy lump of metal it hasn't got much idea what actually qualifies as evil.

* TheCorrupter: Both played straight and [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]. It has an innate and unconscious draw to it that entices the impure of heart to draw it and kill indiscriminately until they are also consumed; however, when it's wielded by someone more in control of themselves (and thus gets used very rarely if ever), it tends to consciously attempt this trope and fail miserably, as all it ever really amounts to is childishly goading.

* CannibalismSuperpower: Nightblood feeds of investiture, and is itself ultimately a heavily invested object. Nightblood has in fact become more invested as it feeds.

* DimensionalTraveller: Somehow ended up on [[Literature/TheStormlightArchive Roshar]] separated from Vasher and Vivenna. It's unknown how it got there but judging by flashbacks in ''Oathbringer'' it's been there for some time.

* TheDreaded: Every rational being in the Cosmere is afraid of Nightblood, including [[PhysicalGod Shards]] and [[AllPowerfulBystander Hoid]], due to its ability to touch the Spiritual Realm. With good reason, considering it can kill [[spoiler:seemingly immortal spirits like thunderclasts. Even [[GodOfEvil Rayse]] is terrified by it as shown in ''Rhythm of War'', which turns out to be [[KillTheGod for good reason]]]].
* EvilKnockoff: [[spoiler: Was created in an attempt to mimic Shardblades]].

* OneHitKill: Even the slightest cut from Nightblood will ''instantly'' annihilate whoever is unfortunate enough to be struck by it. [[spoiler: This includes even Shards, as Nightblood exists in the Cognitive Realm and can thus be drawn and used against beings in that realm. In ''Rhythm of War'', Taravangian is able to use it to kill Rayse and steal the Shard of Odium.]]

* PsychoPrototype: The first Type IV Awakened Entity, unfortunately its flawed Command means it ''really'' wants to kill things. [[spoiler: ''Oathbringer'' has Vivenna with a less powerful, less draining sword]].

* WalkingSpoiler: Moreso than the others, as it has appeared [[Literature/WordsOfRadiance on Roshar]].