History Characters / Wasteland2

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* OverratedAndUnderleveled: She doesn't have even a tenth of the gear she would have had at the end of the first game, like PowerArmor or a [[AnAxeToGrind Proton Axe.]]

* SuddenlyVoiced: As with most returning characters. Justified, considering the original was released on the ''Commodore 64 and Apple II.''

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* RaceLift: The game's text describes him as a ScaryBlackMan with a scarred face and an EyepatchOfPower, which he appears as in-game. His portrait, on the other hand, is of a Caucasian man wearing a pair of SinisterShades.

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--> '''Voiced by:''' Ellen Carl (Ashley Brygo), Joann Tassone (La Loca) and Jamal Fahmin (Rook)

* CreatorCameo: Ashley is named after Brian Fargo's wife, apparently. Oddly enough, she appears as the daughter of his own CreatorCameo character.

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* PaperThinDisguise: He is able to accompany the player to the headquarters of God's Militia with no fuss, despite having betrayed them in the past. Why? Because he ''shaved his beard.'' Although depending on how thick his beard was beforehand, shaving it can be a surprisingly decent disguise.
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* GenderBlenderName: As befitting of a JohnnyCash shout-out.

* [[spoiler: EleventhHourRanger:]] [[spoiler: He can join the squad for the final battle, putting his years of experience to use one last time.]]

* [[spoiler: HeroicSacrifice:]] [[spoiler: He volunteers to stay behind and detonate the nuclear bomb in the Rangel Citadel to stop Cochise if Kekkahbah or Corran Cain aren't in the group at the end of the game.]]

* [[spoiler: KilledOffScreen:]] [[spoiler: Dies in Matthias' assault on the Ranger Citadel at the end of the game.]]

* [[spoiler: HeroicSacrifice:]] [[spoiler: If he's allowed to join and survives the final assault on the Ranger Citadel, he will offer to stay behind and detonate the nuclear bomb in order to wipe out Cochise. The ending slides mention that his sacrifice ends up setting an example for peace and cooperation between the various tribes and groups in the wasteland.]]

* [[spoiler: HeroicSacrifice:]] [[spoiler: If he's alive and in the party after the final battle, he will volunteer to stay behind in order to detonate the nuclear bomb in the Ranger Citadel.]]

* {{Badass}}: The Desert Rangers are badasses in their own right. Vargas is one of the legendary four.
** BadassBeard
** BadassGrandpa: He's considerably older than most of the rangers. But if anything, he's even more deadly than he was in his youth.
** FourStarBadass: He's ''General'' Vargas now.
** HandicappedBadass: He retired from field work due to a lame leg. However, he still trains new recruits, and initiating combat with him will show that he's still ''quite'' capable.

* {{Badass}}: The Desert Rangers are badasses in their own right. Thrasher is one of the legendary four.
** BadassBureaucrat: What he became after his leg injury. Don't be mistaken, though - he can still kick your ass.
** BadassLongRobe: Subverted - it's a ''bathrobe.''
** BadassMustache: Depicted with one in his portrait.
** HandicappedBadass: Despite the loss of his leg, he can still get around due to an advanced prosthesis... and can still knock around new recruits if need be.

* SmallNameBigEgo: He claims to be a ChaoticEvil [[HollywoodSatanism Satanist]] {{Badass}}. Only the "Evil" and "Badass" parts seem to be true.

* OnlySixFaces: He shares a portrait with Doc Horchata in Rodia.

* OnlySixFaces: He shares a portrait with O'Biggun, of the Leather Jerks in Rodia.

* OnlySixFaces: His character portrait is a cropped and flipped version of the generic Black Ranger, which is also used by the companions Gary "[=NaCl=]" Wolf, and Pistol Pete.

* OnlySixFaces: O'Biggun shares a character design with Pitbull, of the Red Skorpions.

* OnlySixFaces: He shares a portrait with Dr. Larsen at AG Center.

* OnlySixFaces: His portrait is a slightly modified version of the generic Black Ranger portrait, which is also used by Wade Woodson and Pistol Pete.

* OnlySixFaces: His portrait is that of the generic Black Ranger, which is also used by Wade Woodson and Gary "[=NaCl=]" Wolf.

* SuddenlyVoiced: As with most returning characters. Justified, considering the original was released on the ''Commodore 64, MS-DOS and Apple II.''

* AwesomeMcCoolname: Her last name is ''Deth,'' and it's implied that unlike her old squadmates, this was her ''given name.''

The Rail Nomads have a long history that has mostly been passed down through oral tradition, and as such, much of it has been lost or misinterpreted over the past hundred years. They can trace their lineage back to a place known as "Kansas," but for now, they're camped out north of the abandoned Radio Tower. They are divided into two main tribes - the Atchisons and the Topekans, whose cultures are heavily influenced by both Native American tradition and Railroad mythology, most notably the legends of John Henry and The Golden Spike.

For a time, there was peace between the tribes - the Topekans using their knowledge of engines to maintain the train while the Atchisons navigated and maintained the tracks. This peace came crashing down around 15 years ago, however, when a saboteur ruined the train's brakes, causing an accident that took many lives. Both sides blamed one another, and have been at war ever since. Their camp has become something of a trading post in the meantime, with many Hobos and vagrants making their home there.

While the Cochise Team visited their camp years ago, little could be done to resolve their conflict - indeed, several Topekans even tried to murder the Rangers for associating with the Atchisons. Ultimately, they left without having accomplished much of anything, and many of the tribes' number have succumbed to drug and alcohol addiction in the time since then.

He commands an elite group of loyal soldiers known as Choppers, who willingly remove their left arm as a sign of respect. He is also in possession of The Golden Spike, a holy relic that is coveted by both tribes. [[spoiler: Convincing him to give it up plays a key role in the peace negotiations.]]

A large, long-standing gang of Raiders, the Red Skorpions have been a thorn in the side of the Rangers for decades on end. Much of this is likely the result of their origins - indeed, their earliest members were the death-row inmates that the Rangers cast out from the Federal Prison shortly after the apocalypse. The Cochise Team was beset upon by them many times during the Robot War, and relations haven't really changed much since.

* DumbMuscle: Chaos can barely speak in complete sentences - all he needs to know is how to pound someone's head in.

* TackyTuxedo: Chris manages to wear a combination of this and a RummageSaleReject - a tacky pinstripe suit with patches from other clothes sewn on and, inexplicably, a ''fish skeleton for a tie.''

* AwesomeMcCoolname: One which [[EscapeFromNewYork doubles]] as a ShoutOut.

* TheDragon: [[spoiler: He presents himself as an OutsideContextVillain that Matthias will save the wasteland from in order to draw more people to the Children of the New Citadel.]]

* GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere: Although he presents himself as an OutsideContextVillain and the game's true BigBad, you don't actually hear about him until shortly before you meet him. When you confront him face-to-face, he seems almost ''offended'' by the fact that you don't know who he is. [[spoiler: Makes sense, as he's actually just Matthias's [[TheDragon dragon]].]]

* YourDaysAreNumbered: He doesn't know ''quite'' how long he has, but he know's he'll be dead sometime soon. [[spoiler: If you find the cure, however, his cancer goes into remission, and he shows signs of recovery.]]

* LostLenore: [[spoiler: As it happens, he drinks to mourn his wife, who is buried at the Rail Nomads' camp. Disturbing her grave will turn him hostile immediately.]]

* ContestWinnerCameo: He is modeled and named after the real-life Erik Tidemann, who donated a large sum to the game's kickstarter.

The Sheriff of Highpool. He hates the Rangers more than anyone else in the town, as he's the uncle of Bobby, the boy the Cochise Team killed. He is one of the two candidates for Mayor, along with Kate Preston. He's not that popular, but the townsfolk generally agree that his no-nonsense approach and shared hatred of the Rangers would make him a good leader.

* BigDamPlot: In order to save Highpool from disaster, Team Echo must help her to regulate the dam's water pressure before it causes a flash flood.

* ContestWinnerCameo: He's named and modeled after the real-life [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexey_Chuklin Alexey Chuklin]], a Formula 3 Racer who donated a large sum to the game's Kickstarter.

--> '''Voiced by:''' Adam McLaughlin

--> '''Voiced by:''' Adam McLaughlin

--> '''Voiced by:''' Rachel Robinson

--> '''Voiced by:''' Michael Ralph

->''"Nothing can save you from being crushed under the iron-shod feet of my robot army."''

** Also [[spoiler: Having him set off the Nuke at Ranger Citadel is the best option. That way you don't lose any of the very valuable rangers and his sacrifice helps keep the peace between the two tribes.]]

* MaskOfSanity: She presents herself as an average, normal person, and does a pretty good job of it. [[spoiler: Underneath that mask, though, his a violently insane manipulator who has taken her gang's teachings ''far'' too seriously.]]

* TheDragon: [[spoiler: He presents himself as an OutsideContextVillain that Matthias will save the wasteland from in order to draw more people to the Children of the New Citadel]]

* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: He believes that by awakening the Machine God and destroying the Rangers, he can bring about a cybernetic golden age for humanity. [[spoiler: He's wrong, obviously.]]

* SmugSnake: Chris oozes smugness from every orifice, and loves to taunt the Rangers over every little thing.

* ThoseTwoGuys: They fill this role for the Red Skorpions, never leaving each other's sides and playing off each other's personalities.

* NeverHurtAnInnocent: [[WouldNotShootACivilian Attempting to get her to shoot a civilian NPC will cause her to refuse.]] [[spoiler: This even occurs during the final battle after she's been assimilated by the Cochise AI, as Snake Vargas and all the other NPCs who join are classed as civilians.]]

** BadassBeard: It stretches past his neck!

* EleventhHourRanger: [[spoiler: He can join the squad for the final battle, putting his years of experience to use one last time.]]

* FauxAffablyEvil: Always has a calm level voice. Except he's saying incredibly horrible things with it.

* JerkWithAHeartOfCold: His bedside manner could use a lot of work. However he cares for his patients and is doing everything possible to save them.

* MasterOfNone: He's a melee character with mediocre strength and speed, his intelligence is too low and his level too high to be a skill-monkey and he starts with no ranged weapon skills at all. He has great Awareness, but not enough AP to use it well in combat.

A community leader in Highpool who oversees maintenance on the Dam. If Highpool is chosen over AG Center, Team Echo must assist her in normalizing the water pressure within the dam to prevent a flood. She is also one of the two candidates for Mayor, along with Sean Bergin, and while she does appreciate the Rangers, many people in town resent her for it.