Follow TV Tropes

Following

History Characters / WeHappyFew

Go To

OR

Added: 541

Changed: 199

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


->''"If you force people to have the emotions you want, then you've turned them into robots made out of meat!"''



A woman in a strange black-and-white outfit that carries something sharp and pointy in one hand, and a white briefcase in the other. She seems to have some sort of connection to Arthur.

to:

->''"Arthur, we are practically the only two people in this entire city not stoned out of our minds on Joy."''

A bright young woman in a strange black-and-white outfit that carries something sharp and pointy in one hand, and a white briefcase childhood friend of Arthur's. She's a chemist, running a drug store called "Sally's Interplanetary Travel Agency". However, her curious nature gets her in the other. She seems to have some sort quite a bit of connection to Arthur.trouble sometimes...


Added DiffLines:

->''"IT'S NOT A LOVELY DAY FOR IT! IT'S A FUCKING '''TERRIBLE''' DAY FOR IT!"''


Added DiffLines:

->'''Percy:''' What are we going to do, Arthur?\\
'''Arthur:''' We're brothers! I'll look out for... ''We'll'' look out for eachother.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

The face of Wellington Wells. As the only source of news, advice and entertainment, Uncle Jack's show is broadcasted throughout the town every day on monitors and loudspeakers.
----
* NonStandardCharacterDesign: Uncle Jack's show is live-action, while the rest of the game is made entirely with 3D animation.

Added: 83

Changed: 1

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


[[folder: Ollie Starkey]]

to:

[[folder: Ollie [[folder:Ollie Starkey]]


Added DiffLines:

* IWillFindYou: Arthur's quest to find Percy is the driving force behind his story.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

[[foldercontrol]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


[[//folder]]

to:

[[//folder]]
[[/folder]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

[[folder:Uncle Jack]]

[[//folder]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Full name for one of the characters


[[folder: Ollie]]

to:

[[folder: Ollie]]Ollie Starkey]]

Changed: 102

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* ShellShockedVeteran: Thanks to his experience with the German invasion and having lived by himself in the wilds for decades, he has been not been in good shape. In the cutscene where Arthur meets him in person he nearly beats him with a cricket bat, seems to have a brief flashback to something traumatic when Arthur questions his sanity and doesn't seem to realize he was attacking Arthur just a moment before when he does recognize him.
* ViolentGlaswegian: His general demeanor is more agressive than Arthur or Sally.

to:

* ShellShockedVeteran: Thanks to his experience with the German invasion and having lived by himself in the wilds against wastrels for decades, he has been not been in good shape. In the cutscene where Arthur meets him in person person, he nearly beats him with a cricket bat, seems to have both out of mistakenly assuming him as a wastrel and a brief traumatic flashback to something traumatic when Arthur questions his sanity and doesn't seem to realize he was attacking Arthur just a moment before when he does recognize him.
* ViolentGlaswegian: His general demeanor is more agressive aggressive than Arthur or Sally.



* YoungerThanTheyLook: In the flashbacks he looks older than Arthur and acts smarter and more mature than him, yet he was sent to Germany and Arthur wasn't because Arthur was one day over the age limit.

to:

* YoungerThanTheyLook: In the flashbacks flashbacks, he looks older than Arthur and acts smarter and more mature than him, yet he was sent to Germany and Arthur wasn't because Arthur was one day over the age limit.

Added: 202

Changed: 278

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* ShellShockedVeteran: Thanks to his experience with the German invasion and having lived by himself in the wilds for decades, he has been not been in good shape.

to:

* ShellShockedVeteran: Thanks to his experience with the German invasion and having lived by himself in the wilds for decades, he has been not been in good shape. In the cutscene where Arthur meets him in person he nearly beats him with a cricket bat, seems to have a brief flashback to something traumatic when Arthur questions his sanity and doesn't seem to realize he was attacking Arthur just a moment before when he does recognize him.


Added DiffLines:

* YoungerThanTheyLook: In the flashbacks he looks older than Arthur and acts smarter and more mature than him, yet he was sent to Germany and Arthur wasn't because Arthur was one day over the age limit.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* BeautifulAllAlong: Like many others in Wellington Wells, she wears a mask so to shape a smile on her face. It intentionally comes off as UncannyValley to the player. [[spoiler:The E3 trailer ends with her implied to have a HeelFaceTurn while having her mask off, and it turns out she's not too shabby in that department.]]

Added: 536

Changed: 26

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* {{Subtext}}: [[NonStandardGameOver If you have Arthur take his Joy after reading the article at the beginning]], Percy's voice calls out to Arthur before being drowned out by the Joy.

to:

* {{Subtext}}: [[NonStandardGameOver If you have Arthur take his Joy after reading the article at the beginning]], Percy's voice calls out to Arthur before [[PleaseDontLeaveMe being drowned out by the Joy.]]



The Director of the Department of Archives at city hall and Arthur's boss. She also apparently knows Ollie according to the E3 2018 Trailer.

to:

The Director of the Department of Archives at city hall City Hall and Arthur's boss. She also apparently knows Ollie according to the E3 2018 Trailer.


Added DiffLines:

* AntiVillain: Just like everyone else in Wellington Wells, she believes taking Joy to forget their past sins is the right and healthiest thing to do. When some close friends such as Arthur and Ollie are off their Joy, she offers them her own out of concern for them rather than immediate hostility.


Added DiffLines:

* WhatTheHellHero: Gets on the receiving end of this by Ollie, who points out that having everyone hide from all their problems using Joy will just doom everyone to a slow and starving death. [[spoiler:This seems to get through to her.]]

Added: 411

Changed: 4

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* EarlyBirdCameo: Initially seeming to be just some NPC that Arthur would encounter during the story in the early versions of the game, it turn out near the game's release that he is in fact one of the other playable characters and has just as much of a role as Arthur and Sally do.




to:

----



* AwfulTruth: She believes that it's better to take your Joy and forget about everything, because the truth is too awful to face.



Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: The ending of the E3 2018 trailer seems to suggest she will have one. Due to her saying that people won't face facts, not until 'we' take their joy away]]

to:

* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: The ending of the E3 2018 trailer seems to suggest she will have one. Due one, due to her saying that people won't face facts, not until 'we' take their joy away]]away.]]

Added: 25

Changed: 7

Removed: 25

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


Characters that appear in Videogame/WeHappyFew

to:

Characters that appear in Videogame/WeHappyFew
''VideoGame/WeHappyFew''.



* GirlyRun: While on Joy.



* GirlyRun: While on Joy.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* ShellShockedVeteran: Thanks to his experience with the German invasion and having lived by himself in the wilds for decades, he has been not been sane.

to:

* ShellShockedVeteran: Thanks to his experience with the German invasion and having lived by himself in the wilds for decades, he has been not been sane.in good shape.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* OnlySaneMan: In the E3-trailer, he talks to a Wellie about everything that the citizens of Wellington Wells have been trying to ignore by taking Joy.

to:

* OnlySaneMan: In the E3-trailer, he talks to a Wellie Victoria about everything that the citizens of Wellington Wells have been trying to ignore by taking Joy.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* PetTheDog: When Arthur shows signs of being off his Joy she initially offers him hers and only calls him a downer when he refuses it.

to:

* PetTheDog: When Arthur shows signs of being off his Joy she initially offers him hers and only calls him a downer when he refuses it.it.

[[/folder]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


[[/folder]]

to:

[[/folder]][[/folder]]

[[folder: Victoria Byng]]

The Director of the Department of Archives at city hall and Arthur's boss. She also apparently knows Ollie according to the E3 2018 Trailer.

* AscendedExtra: While only having a role in the prologue of the game at first. The trailer released at E3 2018 implies she is going to have a bigger role in the final game.
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: The ending of the E3 2018 trailer seems to suggest she will have one. Due to her saying that people won't face facts, not until 'we' take their joy away]]
* PetTheDog: When Arthur shows signs of being off his Joy she initially offers him hers and only calls him a downer when he refuses it.

Added: 406

Changed: 14

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


A skeptical Scotsman with a few stitches loose.

to:

A skeptical Scotsman Scottish soldier with a few stitches loose.


Added DiffLines:

* FriendToAllChildren: Ollie fondly remembered Arthur and the children evacuees, many of whom are inhabitants of Wellington Wells, at the station.


Added DiffLines:

* SergeantRock: Based on his three chevrons on his uniforms, he may be an NCO before the event of the game.
* ShellShockedVeteran: Thanks to his experience with the German invasion and having lived by himself in the wilds for decades, he has been not been sane.

Added: 497

Changed: 68

Removed: 61

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


!Others

[[folder:Percival "Percy" Hastings]]

Arthur's missing brother.

to:

!Others

[[folder:Percival "Percy" Hastings]]

Arthur's missing brother.
[[folder: Ollie]]
A skeptical Scotsman with a few stitches loose.


Added DiffLines:

* OnlySaneMan: In the E3-trailer, he talks to a Wellie about everything that the citizens of Wellington Wells have been trying to ignore by taking Joy.
-->'''Ollie:''' People in town are getting a tad bit skinny! I think they're ''starving to death!'' And they're painting the streets in fucking ''rainbows!'' Have you not noticed?!
* ViolentGlaswegian: His general demeanor is more agressive than Arthur or Sally.
[[/folder]]

!Others

[[folder:Percival "Percy" Hastings]]

Arthur's missing brother.
----
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


[[folder:Percival Hastings]]

to:

[[folder:Percival "Percy" Hastings]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* ObfuscatingInsanity: When talking to Wastrels, Arthur can pretend to be just as insane as they are to fit in better.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* ItBeganWithATwistOfFate: It was another day at the office until one of the papers he came across was of him and his brother, who went missing in an undisclosed event at the end of the war...

to:

* ItBeganWithATwistOfFate: It was another day at the office office, until one of the papers he came across was of him and his brother, who went missing in an undisclosed event at the end of the war...



A woman in a strange black-and-white outfit that carries something sharp and pointy in one hand, and a white brief case in the other. She seems to have some sort of connection to Arthur.

to:

A woman in a strange black-and-white outfit that carries something sharp and pointy in one hand, and a white brief case briefcase in the other. She seems to have some sort of connection to Arthur.

Added: 504

Changed: 372

Removed: 59

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


[[folder: Arthur Hastings]]

to:

[[folder: Arthur !Playable Characters

[[folder:Arthur
Hastings]]




!!Tropes pertaining to Arthur:

to:

\n!!Tropes pertaining to Arthur:\n----



* LeaningOnTheFourthWall

to:

* LeaningOnTheFourthWallLeaningOnTheFourthWall: One of the things he can say to Wastrels.



* VomitIndiscretionShot: We nearly get a nice first-person view in the prologue, as Arthur barely holds his lunch down after seeing [[spoiler: the rat]]. The trope is played straight whenever you drink Sick-Up Tea.

to:

* TraumaButton: An article of him and Percy ends up on his desk as one of the documents he has to redact, leading to him having a sound-only flashback of when he got separated from Percy.
* VomitIndiscretionShot: We nearly get a nice first-person view in the prologue, as Arthur barely holds his lunch down after seeing [[spoiler: the [[spoiler:the dead rat]]. The trope is played straight whenever you drink Sick-Up Tea.



[[folder: Sally Boyle]]

to:

[[folder: Sally [[folder:Sally Boyle]]




!!Tropes pertaining to Sally.

to:

\n!!Tropes pertaining to Sally.\n----


Added DiffLines:

[[/folder]]

!Others

[[folder:Percival Hastings]]

Arthur's missing brother.
----
* {{Subtext}}: [[NonStandardGameOver If you have Arthur take his Joy after reading the article at the beginning]], Percy's voice calls out to Arthur before being drowned out by the Joy.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* ItBeganWithATwistOfFate: It was another day at the office until one of the papers he came across was of him and his brother, who went missing in an undisclosed event at the end of the war...
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


[[folder: Sally]]

to:

[[folder: Sally]]
Sally Boyle]]

Added: 371

Changed: 400

Removed: 4

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


Characters that appear in WeHappyFew

!!Arthur Hastings

to:

Characters that appear in WeHappyFew

!!Arthur Hastings
Videogame/WeHappyFew

[[folder: Arthur Hastings]]



!!Tropes pertaining to Arthur.

to:

!!Tropes pertaining to Arthur.
Arthur:



* TheEveryman:

----

!!Sally

to:

* TheEveryman:

----

!!Sally
ApologeticAttacker: He whispers an apology to everyone he takes down from behind.
-->'''Arthur:''' Look, it's not you, it's me.
* BlackComedy: Seems to be his coping mechanism.
* CowardlyLion: Not very noticable in the gameplay, but whenever he talks, Arthur's tone of voice is nothing short of pure ''terror''. Poor guy.
* TheEveryman
* GirlyRun: While on Joy.
* LeaningOnTheFourthWall
-->'''Arthur:''' It's not my fault! I'm being controlled by someone I've never even ''met!''
* NerdGlasses
* VomitIndiscretionShot: We nearly get a nice first-person view in the prologue, as Arthur barely holds his lunch down after seeing [[spoiler: the rat]]. The trope is played straight whenever you drink Sick-Up Tea.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Sally]]




----

to:

\n----[[/folder]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


The Main and first playable Character. Arthur worked in the local Censorship Office until the day stopped taking his Joy after uncovering a newspaper article about himself and his brother, Percy.

to:

The Main main and first playable Character. character. Arthur worked in the local Censorship Office until the day he stopped taking his Joy after uncovering a newspaper article about himself and his brother, Percy.



* ActionSurvivor: For an Office Drone, he proves to be surprisingly resourceful (assuming the player doesn't get him killed).

to:

* ActionSurvivor: For an Office Drone, office drone, he proves to be surprisingly resourceful (assuming the player doesn't get him killed).



A woman in a strange black and white outfit that carries a something sharp and pointy in one hand, and a white brief case in the other. She seems to have some sort of connection to Arthur.

to:

A woman in a strange black and white black-and-white outfit that carries a something sharp and pointy in one hand, and a white brief case in the other. She seems to have some sort of connection to Arthur.



* FemmeFatale: Has the look down, and can use her Charms in gameplay. Jury's out on weather she's a straight example or not.

to:

* FemmeFatale: Has the look down, and can use her Charms in gameplay. Jury's out on weather whether she's a straight example or not.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

----

Characters that appear in WeHappyFew

!!Arthur Hastings

The Main and first playable Character. Arthur worked in the local Censorship Office until the day stopped taking his Joy after uncovering a newspaper article about himself and his brother, Percy.

!!Tropes pertaining to Arthur.

* ActionSurvivor: For an Office Drone, he proves to be surprisingly resourceful (assuming the player doesn't get him killed).
* TheEveryman:

----

!!Sally

A woman in a strange black and white outfit that carries a something sharp and pointy in one hand, and a white brief case in the other. She seems to have some sort of connection to Arthur.

!!Tropes pertaining to Sally.

* FemmeFatale: Has the look down, and can use her Charms in gameplay. Jury's out on weather she's a straight example or not.

----

Top