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* DiabolusExNihilo: InUniverse, he's this to Cauldron. Initially, they think he's an avatar for Tāwhirimātea to speak through, only to later learn from their battle with him that he, and by extension Tāwhirimātea, are something else entirely.
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* RejectionAffection: He continues to hit on Megan no matter how many times she rejects him.
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* MoleInCharge: [[spoiler:It’s inferred that he was secretly aligned with the Tenno. When he reformed the Guild, he created a series of guidelines and rules called Oaths. These Oaths were virtually identical to the Clans' Oaths, implying that he was secretly a member.]]
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* EntertaininglyWrong: Downplayed.
* SecretKeeper: She's one of the select handful of individuals who knows Dragon is an AI.
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* OrderReborn: The original Sentinel project was a branch of the PRT that disbanded following Argonaut and Icarus's deaths. The group later came BackFromTheBrink and rebranded themselves as a PMC, splintering off from the PRT entirely.
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* PrivateMilitaryContractors: They operate as a PMC primarily being backed by Europe.Europe and the US.
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* ComicBookMoviesDontUseCodenames: No one in-universe ever refers to him by his villain alias Nilbog. Justified, as he was killed in the middle of his rampage before he could establish himself as an S-Class threat.
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* {{Foil}}: To Cauldron. The Tenno are an AncientTradition AncientConspiracy which has existed for thousands of years, whereas Cauldron is a NebulousEvilOrganisation that's only been around for the last three decades. The Tenno are TheFettered, whereas Cauldron is TheUnfettered. The Tenno contribute to the status quo through their inaction while Cauldron directly contributes to the same status quo through intervention. The Tenno want to decrease the parahuman population, while Cauldron actively seeks to increase it.
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* AppliedPhlebotonium: He figures out how to apply Clockblocker's time-stopping superpower to his halberd, enabling him to instantly time-freeze anyone he uses it on.
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* ArmorPiercingAttack: Against anyone on Earth-Bet, her Void abilities fit this to a T and was even able to wound ''Alexandira,'' who is notorious for tanking hits that would cripple or outright kill any other cape.
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* ArmorPiercingAttack: Against anyone on Earth-Bet, her Void abilities fit this to a T and was even able to wound ''Alexandira,'' ''Alexandria,'' who is notorious for tanking hits that would cripple or outright kill any other cape.
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An international task force that deals with large-scale cape threats. It was originally formed as a branch of the PRT, but split off and became a PMC after the death of its founders Argonaut and Icarus.
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* PoweredArmor: Their soldiers are decked out in high-tech power armor designed to let them fight against villains.
* PrivateMilitaryContractors: They operate as a PMC primarily being backed by Europe.
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* PoweredArmor: Their soldiers are decked out in high-tech power armor designed to let them fight against villains.
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!!Other Allies
[[folder:Kuzunoha]]
A Case 53 cape who was originally part of the Silver Seven. Following Hero's death, she left the Protectorate and joined the Clans.
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A Case 53 cape who was originally part of the Silver Seven. Following Hero's death, she left the Protectorate and joined the Clans.
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[[folder:Taylor Hebert]]
Once an ordinary fifteen-year-old girl, Taylor Hebert underwent a Trigger event after a severe bully campaign orchestrated by her former best friend and two others, culminating in her being shoved in a locker filled with days-old biowaste and subsequently Triggering, resulting in Winslow being destroyed.
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* AdaptationalSuperpowerChange: Rather than developing the power to control bugs and insects, Taylor gains the abilities of a Tenno, including the power of the Void.
* AdaptationalWimp: Zigzagged. Taylor's new powerset is significantly stronger than controlling swarms of bugs and insects, but due to numerous factors, she doesn't want anything to do with the PRT or her powers and wants to pursue a normal life. A stark contrast, considering she practically jumped at the opportunity to become a hero when she got her powers in canon.
* ArmorPiercingAttack: Against anyone on Earth-Bet, her Void abilities fit this to a T and was even able to wound ''Alexandira,'' who is notorious for tanking hits that would cripple or outright kill any other cape.
* BlessedWithSuck: Triggering with the Tenno's Void abilities has the bonus effect of making her TheNeedless and later even fixes her eyesight. These powers also make her the target of several competing factions who either want to kill her (Coil), experiment on her (Cauldron), or enlist her (PRT). In addition, she becomes a favorite of [[HumanoidAbomination the Man in the Wall]].
* BrokenBird: Her time at Winslow has not been kind to her in the least thanks to the school's {{Alpha Bitch}}es, and her Trigger event made it much worse. It's telling that, when the PRT agents offer her a place on the Wards, she outright refuses.
* ClassicalAntiHero: She has powers that she has no control over or doesn't fully understand, and instead of using them, she just wants to live a normal life. For all the good it does her, since her powers are attracting the wrong kind of attention.
* ConditionedToAcceptHorror: She gradually grows used to the existence of the Man in the Wall, an EldritchAbomination she once wrote off as being a hallucination.
* {{Determinator}}: It takes a while, but eventually, she develops into this. It's best shown when she battles Alexandria, who is treating her like she was Lung, and instead of cowering or giving in, she ''fights back''.
* ExtremeDoormat: The torturous years of bullying at the hands of Madison, Emma and Sophia turned her into this, and it takes her a long while before she can grow out of it.
* FlashyTeleportation: Leaves wisps of blue fire anytime she teleports.
* FriendlessBackground: Subverted. She ''used'' to have a friend in Emma Barnes, but that all changed when Emma got attacked by thugs in an ally, got saved by Sophia, and turned into a raging bitch that made Taylor's life hell for seemingly no reason at all.
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* HandBlast: As a Tenno, Taylor inherits both their Void Beam and Void Blast powers.
* GrewASpine: When she resolves to learn more about her powers. Best highlighted during her confrontation with Alexandria, where instead of cowing to the woman's demands that she come with her or be killed outright like she was some kind of hardened criminal, Taylor defies her and fights back.
* HauntedHeroine: Her Trigger event, which not only destroyed most of Winslow High but also killed over two hundred people, is the major reason why Taylor doesn't want anything more to do with her powers or even get involved in the cape business.
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* IJustWantToBeNormal: Unlike other fanfic stories, where Taylor would have jumped at the opportunity to join the Wardes, [[RealityEnsues the deaths caused by her triggering and the revelation that her own bully was a member have her refuse and want to pursue a normal life]].
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: She's unaware of certain things, such as the Clans (i.e. the Tenno) having the same powers as her and why Alexandria had a FreakOut and treated her like she was a threat to society, among other things.
* OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent: Wants nothing more than to be this.
* PerpetualMotionMan: After developing Void powers, Taylor realizes she no longer needs to eat or sleep.
* PowerMisidentification: By ''Worm'' standards, Taylor's powerset is highly unusual in that there are others like her who possess similar powers. What people don't understand is that Taylor's powers have less to do with her and more of the fact that she is a ''Tenno'' in all but name at this point.
* ShrinkingViolet:
* SpannerInTheWorks: She's this to pre-cogs like Contessa, in that she can throw any predictions involving her into disarray or destroy them outright. When Contessa met her, Taylor followed everything her Path to Victory dictated...up until the end when Taylor does something her powers ''do not'' predict or take into account. [[NiceJobBreakingItHero Unfortunately, this also applies to Coil,]] who doesn't appreciate her powers meddling with his own.
* SquishyWizard: She's able to fire Void beams capable of carving into concrete and can even harm [[NighInvulnerable Alexandria]]. However, she still has the body of a scrawny fifteen-year-old girl.
* TeleportSpam: Does this in order to run away from Alexandria.
* WrongContextMagic: Her powers are this to the ''Worm'' universe inhabitants of Earth-Bet. She shares the ''exact same powers'' as the Clans, which is impossible as every parahuman's abilities are unique and no two powers are the same.
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!!Protectorate
[[folder:Armsmaster]]
* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Taylor triggering and seeing the video of one his Wards (an emotional ticking time bomb at that) causing said Trigger event leads to him becoming less socially-stinted and abrasive and going out of his way to help her, as well as getting closer to the Wards. It's telling that, where the old Armsmaster would have done anything to get Taylor into the Wards, he ''approves'' of her choice to decline the position.
* AppliedPhlebotonium: He figures out how to apply Clockblocker's time-stopping superpower to his halberd, enabling him to instantly time-freeze anyone he uses it on.
* ArmorPiercingQuestion: He asks one to himself when conversing with Dragon. He doesn't ask whether or not he's been a good hero or anything like that; he asks whether or not he's a ''good person''.
* BadassBiker: He owns a customized motorcycle that he uses to patrol Brockton Bay daily, and he's a cape. ''Of course he's a badass biker!''
* BladeOnAStick: His halberd, natch. He even learned how to make it better by applying Clockblocker's time-stop abilities to him.
* CoolBike: His bike in a nutshell.
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* HiddenDepths: He's quick to realize his {{Fatal Flaw}}s for what they are and even recognizes how detrimental they've become to him.
* JerkassRealization: Taylor's Trigger event was a ''huge'' wake-up call for him; he realizes he could have prevented Sophia from causing Taylor to trigger if he had dealt with the issue of her "anger issues" a lot sooner, or at the very least delay the inevitable breakdown, but he didn't do anything.
* MarriedToTheJob: Or maybe not, if the ShipTease between him and Dragon is of any indication.
* NoSocialSkills: He admits he finds this to be one of the reasons why people find him difficult to work with except for Dragon. If Assault is to be believed, he's been getting better at it.
* PoweredArmor: It's part of his hero costume.
* RebuiltPedestal: After realizing how little help he's actually been, at least when it comes to dealing with any sort of issues involving his Wards, he's been doing his best to repair what little good faith he might have left with them. And if what Assault says is true, he's succeeding.
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* TookALevelInKindness: Unlike his usual, glory-hog abrasive self, Armsmaster doesn't try to strong-arm or convince Taylor into joining the Wards, but approves of her choice of living a normal high school life. He's also been doing his best to become closer to the Wards, even offering to help them with their homework on occasion if Dragon is to be believed.
* WhatTheHellHero: Neither he or Assault are happy with Alexandria suddenly attacking Taylor or treating her like she's a criminal on par with the likes of Lung and doesn't buy her excuses. [[LockedOutOfTheLoop Alexandria's refusal to say anything about why she attacked Taylor]] don't help matters much, either.
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[[folder:Assault]]
* BrutalHonesty
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Armsmaster.
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[[folder:Conscript]]
A soldier-themed cape in Brockton Bay's Protectorate team.
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* FamedInStory
* GenderNeutralWriting: Anytime someone refers to them, they always use gender-neutral pronouns like "them".
* TheGhost: Is mentioned by several characters, but has yet to make an appearance.
* OriginalCharacter
* PowerNullifier: Their powers allow them to create a field around their armor that makes him immune to Kaiser's powers. They're also mentioned to be a perfect counter to most of Empire 88's capes.
* RedBaron: He's known as the "Saint of San Diego".
* TheReliableOne: Armsmaster considers them this and the reason why he rarely ever gives them any slack is because of how competent they normally are.
* SuperheroPackingHeat:
[[/folder]]
!!The Guild
[[folder:Dragon]]
* LoopholeAbuse
* MsExposition
* NiceGirl
[[/folder]]
!!The Silver Seven
[[folder:In General]]
* BreakingTheFellowship: Hero's death, plus the Scouring, are the primary factors why the Silver Seven, and the Triumvirate in general, have all but dissolved.
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: Three of their members are named after famous people or places from Greek mythology.
* RuleOfSeven: The team had seven members.
* SuperTeam: Each and every member of its roster were not only some of the best heroes in the Protectorate, but also some of the strongest parahumans as well.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Alexandria]]
The leader of the entire Protectorate and the Silver Seven. She's one of the world's greatest superheroes and is a member of Cauldron.
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* AchillesHeel: Void-based powers and attacks are able to completely bypass her NighInvulnerability.
* AdaptationalJobChange: Downplayed. In canon, Legend was the leader of the Triumvirate. Here, Alexandria is the leader of the Silver Seven, which was this fanfic's version of the Triumvirate.
* AdaptationalOriginConnection: With Mannequin. Prior to Mannequin’s FaceHeelTurn, he was close friends with Argonaut who was in a close relationship with Alexandria. Because of this, Mannequin is aware of her SecretIdentity.
* AntiHero: Started out as one, genuinely concerned with saving mankind from the Entities and the Endbringers. Her gradual SanitySlippage from fighting the Tenno and the Sentients, however, is gradually turning her into a villain.
* AscendedExtra: Downplayed, she plays a somewhat larger role here than in the original ''Worm''.
* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: One of the most powerful parahumans in the world and is also the leader of the Protectorate because of it.
* BerserkButton: Is also her TraumaButton. The second Taylor demonstrates powers similar to that of the Clans, she freaks out and attempst to apprehend and/or kill her. Sajuuk considering the Tenno to be greater threats than her and nearly dying at the hands of a Warframe are major contributions for the making of said buttons.
* BreakTheHaughty: Happens to her twice. First time was when she faced Sajuuk, the second was when she fought Specter.
* FatalFlaw: Her tendency to punch first and ask questions later.
** When Sajuuk revealed himself and claimed that Tāwhirimātea wasn't an Endbringer, Alexandria ignored him and continued Cauldron's planned attack on her. This caused Sajuuk and Tāwhirimātea to immediately turn hostile and slaughter everyone except for the Triumvirate.
** Following the Scouring, Alexandria began hunting for the Clans after hearing Sajuuk mention them as his ArchEnemy. When she locates Specter, one of the Clans' known members, she immediately attacks her rather than asking her for answers. Specter responds by nearly killing Alexandria before disappearing, leaving Alexandria back at square one.
** Finally, when she saw Taylor use the same powers as the Tenno, she immediately tries to arrest Taylor in front of Armsmaster and Assault with little explanation given as to why. This causes both Armsmaster and Assault to turn against her and they help Taylor escape while making it so that Alexandria can't come anywhere near her.
* FlashStep: Uses this on Taylor when she tries to escape.
* ForTheGreaterGood: Her justification for everything to the point where it's become more of an excuse.
* GeniusBruiser: She is one of, if not ''the'' strongest Brute in the world, and she's the brains to match.
* KnightTemplar: She is dedicated to her cause of destroying Scion and the Endbringers, and more recently the Clans, no matter what she has to do. That includes attacking Taylor when she demonstrates abilities similar to that of the Clans.
* TheLeader: Of the Triumvirate and of the Silver Seven prior to its disbandment.
* LightningBruiser
* NeverMyFault: While she is capable of recognizing when her actions are unethical, she is unwilling to take responsibility for them under the justification that sacrifices have to be made for the greater good.
* NoSell: Doesn't even flinch when Specter shoots her in the face with a handgun at point-blank range.
* TheParagon: Is seen as this in-universe.
* PrideBeforeAFall
* SheWhoFightsMonsters: Alexandria has been doing everything within her power to prevent the end of the world, and she recognizes that she's had to get her hands dirty to do it, including experimenting on humans and other amoral actions like other villainous capes.
* TraumaButton: The Clans are this for her.
* WouldHurtAChild: Has no qualms with nearly breaking Taylor's wrist or using lethal force against her.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Eidolon]]
A founding member of the Protectorate and one of the most powerful superheroes in the world short of Scion and the Endbringers.
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* GloryHound: Prior to the Scouring, he was upset that he wouldn't play a major role in Cauldron's attack on Tāwhirimātea.
* SuddenlyShouting: When Sajuuk refuses to answer his question as to whether the former is an Endbringer.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Legend]]
A founding member of the Protectorate.
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* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Downplayed. Due to the Scouring, Alexandria and Eidolon were forced to reveal more about Cauldron's dirty dealings to him. However, he still doesn't know about the Case 53s' true origins.
* NamedByTheAdaptation: According to Sajuuk, his name is Nathan.
* TokenGoodTeammate: In terms of morality, as he had some serious problems with Cauldron's willingness to go to some very extreme measures.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Argonaut]]
The fifth member of the Silver Seven. A Projection cape who could create shapes capable of holding hundreds of tons. Was killed during the Scouring.
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* CripplingOverspecialization
* TheLostLenore: To Alexandria.
* PosthumousCharacter: Has been dead for years by the start of the story.
* SecondSecretIdentity
* SmallRoleBigImpact
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Icarus]]
A Tinker who specializes in engines and power sources. Was completely LockedOutOfTheLoop about Cauldron.
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* CripplingOverspecialization: Her power was geared specifically towards creating power sources and nothing else.
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Why Cauldron kept her out of the loop in regards to their activities. They believed that Icarus would become a threat to their organization if she ever learned the truth, not understanding that Icarus would betray them for moral reasons.
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Since Contessa's power revealed that Icarus would betray Cauldron if she ever learned the truth, most of the Silver Seven alienated her.
* IgnoredExpert: Tried to warn the other members of the Silver Seven that the airships weren't ready to take on an Endbringer. No one listened to her.
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: She knew absolutely nothing about Cauldron or the Entities.
* MysteriousPast
* OnlySaneWoman: Out of all the Silver Seven members who took part in the Scouring, she was the only one who realized just how idiotic and suicidal their plan to provoke an Endbringer was.
* PosthumousCharacter: Is long dead by the story's start.
* StartMyOwn
* SourSupporter
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Hero]]
* TheHeart: His death, and later on the Scouring, were the cause behind the dissolution of the Silver Seven.
* PosthumousCharacter
[[/folder]]
!PRT
[[folder:Director Piggot]]
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Agent Todd Michaels]]
* {{Foil}}: To his partner Jessica. Jessica acts stern and professional and dresses for the part, while he is much more casual.
* GoodCopBadCop: {{Downplayed}}. When discussing with Taylor about her powers and future, Todd doesn't try to push her into joining the Wards or make it seem like the only option, while Jessica is slightly more aggressive.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Jessica Lawson]]
* DeathGlare: Gives one to Armsmaster when he goes off-script and gives Taylor the option of trying to return to a normal life.
* DidntSeeThatComing: Was not expecting Armsmaster to join in on her meeting with Taylor, nor did she expect him to advise Taylor to do the opposite of what the PRT wanted.
* {{Foil}}: To her co-worker Todd. Whereas Todd is an older man who acts casually, Jessica is a young woman with a more serious and professional demeanor.
* GoodCopBadCop: Downplayed in that she isn't playing the bad cop, but unlike Todd, who is gently trying to ease her into possibly joining the Wards, she tries to make it sound like joining the Wards is the best and only option for Taylor.
* IronLady: Is much more professional and down-to-business than Agent Todd.
* ManipulativeBitch: During the PRT's meeting with Taylor and Danny, she's clearly trying to pressure Taylor into joining the Wards by presenting it as the only option while downplaying the PRT's involvement with Shadow Stalker.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Mike Noble]]
Megan's co-worker in the PRT's PR division and secretly a mole for the Fallen.
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* DoggedNiceGuy: Deconstructed. Not only is the woman he's flirting with seriously annoyed by his constant wooing of her, but he's secretly a sociopath who is planning to murder her.
* TheEveryman: He pretends to be this in order to gain the trust of his co-workers.
* FantasticRacism: Doesn't like the Case 53s. Not surprising, seeing as how he's a member of [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain the Fallen]].
* FriendlessBackground
* IronicName: His last name is Noble, which he is anything but in reality.
* KarmaHoudini: Killed a fellow student in college and got away with it since the police couldn't find any evidence.
* TheMole: He's the Fallen's spy in the PRT.
* MuggingTheMonster
* TheSociopath:
* StalkerWithACrush
* WolfInSheepsClothing: He's a sociopathic murderer who pretends to be a NiceGuy.
[[/folder]]
!Villains
!!Brockton Bay
[[folder:Coil]]
* AdaptationalBackstoryChange: This version of Coil was thrown in prison for killing his commanding officer during Nilbog's rampage, as opposed to being quietly fired to avoid a PR scandal. [[InSpiteOfANail He's still more or less identical to his canon counterpart though.]]
* BigBadEnsemble: For Taylor's arc, he serves as this alongside the Man in the Wall.
* TheChessmaster
* DiabolicalMastermind
* NotSoHarmlessVillain: Coil is largely considered to be a minor villain in the city and quite a few characters express surprise upon learning how powerful he really is. This is what enables him to have such an extensive spy network and get moles inside the PRT.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Normally when he gives an order to his minions, he's confident and self-assured. After Taylor's Trigger event, he starts behaving oddly and appears to randomly change his orders or has no recollection when he gave an order. This is what clues Lisa in that his powers are not working.
* ProperlyParanoid: Though he is a BadBoss, he's right to be worried that Tattletale is planning to double-cross him.
* {{Sadist}}: Tortures Tattletale even after she already told him everything he wanted to know in another timeline.
* TortureTechnician: Clearly has experience when it comes to torturing people.
* WorfHadTheFlu: Taylor's powers messing with his made him act irrational, allowing for Tattletale to figure out his secret identity without him knowing. This is the only reason that Tattletale is currently able to stay one step ahead of him.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Lung]]
One of the most powerful supervillains in the Bay and the leader of the ABB.
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* AdaptationalHeroism: Unlike canon Lung, who included sex trafficking as part of the ABB's criminal operations, this version of Lung is vehemently opposed to it.
* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Compared to his canon self, this Lung is less brutish and slightly more cordial (though he does still have a temper).
* AdaptationalPersonalityChange: He's more strategic, pragmatic, and affable compared to his canon self. He's also less of a BloodKnight; he wears a dress shirt instead of going shirtless.
* AsskickingEqualsAuthority
* ClothingDamage: He has a bad habit of destroying anything he's wearing whenever he goes full-on dragon.
* ConspicuousConsumption: Drives around in a luxurious jeep that was clearly stolen in order to show off that he can.
* EqualOpportunityEvil: Downplayed. He only accepts Asians in his gang, but he doesn't care which specific race, whether it's Chinese, Japanese, Korean, etc.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: He's furious to learn that [[HumanTraffickers the Farms]] are still active despite him having ordered them to be shut down.
* FriendlyNeighborhoodGangster: Surprisingly, he secretly runs his criminal empire in a manner similar to that of canon!Skitter. However, this is purely done for PragmaticVillainy.
* GatheringSteam: The way that his power basically works.
* MythologicalMotifs: The Western dragon is one for him.
* NotSoHarmlessVillain: Though Coil never considered Lung ''harmless'' by any means of the word, he severely underestimated just how influential and large Lung's criminal empire truly was and initially brushed Lung off as a violent thug with little ambition.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: Downplayed. While meeting with Tattletale, he pretended to not understand the benefits of PragmaticVillainy.
* PragmaticVillainy:
* RedBaron: Also known as "The Dragon".
* RepeatWhatYouJustSaid: His reaction upon hearing Tattletale mention that the Farms are still in operation.
* SecretlyWealthy: Is the secret owner of a major transportation company and is a stockholder of Fortress Constructions.
* SmarterThanYouLook: One of the biggest mistakes that a lot of people make when dealing with him is assuming that he's all brawn and no brain. Lung himself is aware of this and occasionally uses it to his advantage.
* TattooedCrook
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Yūrei]]
An ABB cape.
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* CastingAShadow
* MysteriousPast
* OriginalCharacter
* [[invoked]]ParanoiaFuel
* PetTheDog: Following Tattletale's meeting with Lung, Yūrei sincerely apologizes to Tattletale for Lung's rough treatment of her and thanks her for her help.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Tattletale]]
* AffablyEvil: While talking to Taylor on behalf of Coil, she is polite and honest throughout the entire conversation.
* AffectionateNickname: Prior to his death, her brother would nickname her "Little Mouseketeer" as she was a fan of Mouse Protector.
* AntiVillain
* CheshireCatGrin
* DoubleReverseQuadrupleAgent
* FirstNameBasis: She introduces herself this way to Taylor. Justified as "Lisa" isn't her actual secret identity and she doesn't want to be connected with the Undersiders.
* GuiltyPleasures: She considers listening to the Nexus to be a guilty pleasure of hers.
* OpportunisticBastard: When Coil's powers start to go on the fritz, she takes the opportunity to start plotting his downfall.
* PlayingBothSides
* RefugeInAudacity: When Coil has her deliver a message to Taylor, she does so unmasked, gives Taylor her civilian identity, and bluntly explains her situation while knowing that the PRT is listening in.
* StagingTheEavesdrop: Thanks to her power, she knows that Taylor's cell phone is bugged by Dragon and tells Taylor everything she knows about Coil in order to secretly pass this information to the PRT.
* TheStarscream: To Coil.
* TrappedInVillainy: The only reason she became a supervillain was that Coil threatened her life.
* VillainTeamUp: She tries to do this with Lung, unsuccessfully.
* WildCard
[[/folder]]
[[folder:The Undersiders]]
* DemotedToExtra: Were the protagonists in ''Worm'', are at best tertiary characters here.
* HiddenDepths: When Coil has his men abduct Lisa in one of his dropped timelines, Rachel [[AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther jumps to Lisa's defense]] despite seemingly never getting along with her.
* NoSympathy: Subverted. When Alec sees Lisa writhing in pain on the ground after overloading her powers, he reacts nonchalantly and seems to only talk to her because he wants to change the radio station. However, Lisa's power reveals that he is concerned for her, but didn't know how to show it.
[[/folder]]
!!Others
[[folder:Rinke]]
A powerful supervillain who transformed the population of Ellisburg into a horde of brainwashed creatures. He was killed by the Tenno before he could really become a threat.
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* AGodAmI: Screams this during his rampage in Ellisburg. Unfortunately for him, the Tenno don't believe in gods.
* DeathByAdaptation: Is killed on the day of his rampage by a Warframe, whereas he survives the events of the story in canon.
* ImmuneToBullets: None of the PRT's firearms were able to harm him.
* NoBodyLeftBehind: Courtesy of being vaporized by Nova's Antimatter Drop.
* PosthumousCharacter: Is dead by the start of the story.
* TheWorfEffect
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Artic]]
An ice-themed Tinker eco-terrorist last seen in South America.
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* TheGhost: Is only mentioned.
* HeWhoFightsMonsters: He was an environmentalist who previously only attacked drug dealers, but as time went on, his attacks became more bold and extreme to the point.
* AnIcePerson: Most of his equipment either deals with extreme temperatures or causing said temperatures, primarily of the cold variety.
* NotMeThisTime: Initially, some people believed that he was responsible for causing Winslow's ice tree. This was actually the work of the Man In The Wall.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: He started off as an environmentalist and primarily attacked drug dealers and the likes before he started taking some bold measures.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:String Theory]]
* {{BFG}}: Built one called the D-Driver.
* DeathByAdaptation: Her MadScientist tendencies, and amoral actions, have the Tenno assassinate her instead of her canon fate of being thrown into the Birdcage.
* TheGhost: Never makes an actual appearance. Kind of hard to when you're dead.
* GodzillaThreshold: Enlisting her help was considered this by Cauldron. However, her technology was one of the only things capable of seriously harming an Endbringer. This ended up making her on the ''receiving'' end of this trope, as the Tenno decided to break their AlienNonInterferenceClause to assassinate her after it was made clear she was willing to continue developing weaponry that could destroy the Sentients when one example of such almost ''destroyed the moon''.
* MadScientist
* PosthumousCharacter: Was killed by the Tenno prior to the story.
* TheSparkOfGenius: Her technology was able to ''harm'' a Sentient and bypass its AdaptiveAbility. It would have also been capable of severely injuring ''Endbringers'' had she lived long enough to improve upon it.
* YouCouldHaveUsedYourPowersForGood: Megan finds String Theory's decision to go MadScientist a waste of potential and believes that she could have created cold fusion reactors with her powers.
[[/folder]]
!Cauldron
A secret organization formed to kill Scion. To this end, they've become TheUnfettered and are willing to do anything to achieve their goal.
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[[folder:In General]]
* {{Foil}}: To the Clans. Both groups are known to be secret societies of sorts, but while the Clans are known to a certain extent by the Protectorate, few people even know about Cauldron. Cauldron also actively gets itself involved in worldly affairs for one reason or another, while the Clans are bound by oath to never intervene unless absolutely necessary.
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: They kept a few members of the Silver Seven out of the loop in regards to the group's activities and certain topics of information, such as the existence of the Entities.
* NebulousEvilOrganization
* OmniscientCouncilOfVagueness
* SecretWar: They've been trying to hunt down the Clans for years.
* TheUnfettered: Their whole shtick. If they had to, say, damn the whole world to oblivion if it meant it would bring them even so much as a step closer to killing Scion, they would do it in a heartbeat.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: They are willing to do whatever it takes to kill Scion. ''Whatever it takes.''
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Doctor Mother]]
* MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate: {{Subverted}} - the Doctor part of her title is just a moniker. She doesn't even have medical training.
* UriahGambit: Sacrificing the PRT's soldiers to Nilbog was her idea.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Contessa]]
* BlankSlate: She's completely reliant on her powers to do everything, including eating.
* DramaPreservingHandicap: Her "Path to Victory" shard doesn't work on anything Void-related. The Sentients are also immune to it as well.
* NotSoStoic: Contessa, one of the strongest Thinkers in the setting, encounters the Man in the Wall while it's assuming her form and tries to think of a way to beat it, assuming it's hostile. ''The Man in the Wall is never acknowledged by Contessa's powers as being there and is otherwise ignored entirely.''
-->‘How do I defeat the opponent before me.’\\
The cape blinked as her power… gave her the steps to destroy the Custodian? As far as she was aware, the Custodian wasn’t able to mimic others in any capacity.\\
“Can you even live without your power? I mean-“\\
‘Steps to defeating my doppelganger.’\\
“It’s dug in so deep, that you can’t even eat without it.”\\
Two thousand, four hundred and three steps, of which she cloned herself, then killed the clone.\\
“Hmmm, you’re too easy, and therefore, no fun .”\\
There was a flash of dark light/mist, and…\\
‘How do I find the teleporter that was just here.’\\
… the figure was gone.\\
‘How do I detect the Stranger that was in this hallway.’\\
[[DeadAir …]]\\
[[DeadAir …]]\\
[[DeadAir …]]\\
[[DeadAir …]]\\
[[DeadAir …]]
* SharpDressedWoman: Name one time where she isn't seen wearing her signature suit. We'll wait.
[[/folder]]
!The Tenno and their Allies
!!The Clans
The Clans are an enigmatic shadow organization with operatives all over the world. Not much is known about them aside from having access to amazing Tinker-Tech and not following the Unwritten Rules.
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[[folder:In General]]
* AlienNonInterferenceClause: They do not intervene in the affairs of Earth-Bet unless it is absolutely necessary. This rule was imposed by the Grand Master, [[ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem though this hasn't stopped them from breaking those rules whenever they think it necessary]].
* TheAlliance: Their organization consists of an alliance between various different "clans", hence their group's moniker.
* AncientAstronauts
* AncientConspiracy: As revealed to Armsmaster by Dragon, in that the Clans have been around for a ''very'' long time; way before parahumans even came into being.
* AncientTradition
* AntiMagic: All of them are immune to Cauldron's Thinkers, including Contessa.
* BeenThereShapedHistory: They were involved in a few recorded events in human history, up to and including the Siege of Tobruk, the American Civil War, the Siege of Cassel and even ''World War II''.
* CovertGroup: No one outside of other covert groups and high-ranking intelligence officials knows much about them. WordOfGod says that only a third of the Tenno's actions in modern day are known to the PRT.
* TheDreaded: It's implied that all of their members have been labeled S-class threats (on the same level as the Endbringers and Slaughterhouse 9). Given what Dragon uncovered about them, it's not hard to see why.
* {{Foil}}: To Cauldron. The Tenno are an AncientTradition which has existed for thousands of years, whereas Cauldron is a NebulousEvilOrganisation that's only been around for the last three decades. The Tenno are TheFettered, whereas Cauldron is TheUnfettered. The Tenno contribute to the status quo through their inaction while Cauldron directly contributes to the same status quo through intervention. The Tenno want to decrease the parahuman population, while Cauldron actively seeks to increase it.
* TheGroup: In-universe example. They are referred to solely as "The Clans" by the PRT and Protectorate.
* HiddenAgendaVillain: They're seen as this in-universe. Practically no one outside their ranks knows what they want or where they came from.
* NotSoOmniscientCouncilOfBickering: Their conversations through the Weave shows that they're prone to arguing and spend just as much time disagreeing with each other as they do planning.
* OneManArmy: Throughout history, a single Warframe has often been enough to single-handedly turn the tide of a battle.
* PerpetualMotionMan: The Tenno don't need to eat or sleep anymore, apparently as a result of their exposure to the void.
* TechnologicallyAdvancedFoe: Being from the Origin System, they have access to various Orokin technologies that put them centuries ahead of even the best Tinker-Tech.
* ThemeNaming: Their cape names are just a description of their powers (ex. Charger, Screamer, etc.). This is justified, since those names were given to them by the PRT and Protectorate.
* TheWorfEffect: So far they've defeated individuals like Alexandria, Nilbog, and the Three Blasphemies. All of whom were previously considered nigh-unstoppable.
* WrongContextMagic: Their Void abilities are unconnected to the Entities or their shards. This means that the Tenno's powers don't apply to the same rules that regular parahuman superpowers do.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:"[=GrandMaster=]"]]
The [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin grandmaster]] of a Tenno clan whose MilitaryMaverick attitude puts her at odds with her subordinates.
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* AlwaysABiggerFish: To Rinke/Nilbog.
* CanonCharacterAllAlong: WordOfGod confirms they are the [[PlayerCharacter Operator]] players control in ''Warframe''.
* NoKillLikeOverkill: Used Nova Prime's antimatter to vaporize the entire town of Ellisburg.
* ThePeterPrinciple: Her traits that made her an excellent solo operative and assassin also make her a poor leader for her clan.
* PersonOfMassDestruction: Destroyed Ellisburg in a single blast that created seismic waves felt all over the world.
* RealityEnsues: Her tendencies to go off on dangerous missions alone without telling anyone and openly break her Clan's rules causes some of the Tenno to question her leadership.
* ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem: She's known to break rules she herself made, which often causes her fellow Tenno to question her.
* SmugSuper
* TemptingFate
* UndyingLoyalty: To Ordis.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Ordis]]
* AndIMustScream
* HeroicSacrifice
* MissionControl
* WhoWantsToLiveForever
* YourDaysAreNumbered: Ordis is finally starting to break down from being active for multiple millennia. He's eventually ordered to go into dormancy so that he can be repaired.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Megan Nagel]]
The PRT's PR coordinator who works in Department 46. She's secretly a Tenno spy.
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* AlienAmongUs: It's ambiguous as to whether or not she is a Tenno herself, but she is working for the Clans and is TheMole inside the PRT.
* BeliefMakesYouStupid: She personally dislikes religion because she believes that they cause people to fight with each other over something that can't even be proved.
* CoolPet: She has a pet Shade named "Bo'nox".
* CoolSword: She owns Paracesis, a sword that specializes in killing Sentients.
* HeroOfAnotherStory: If her SuperheroTrophyShelf is anything to go by.
* HumansAreFlawed: How she views humanity.
* TheMole: Is a spy for the Tenno.
* MoleInCharge: She is the second-in-command of the PRT's PR division in all but name. She uses this position to provide information about the PRT to the Tenno.
* MundaneUtility: She doesn't have chairs in her apartment, since she never gets tired thanks to her PerpetualMotionMan powers
* NamedWeapons: Owns the sword Paracesis.
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Physically, she looks like an athletic adult woman. It's all but directly stated that she was amongst the Tenno who fought against the Elder Queen and Hunhow. Seeing as how the Tenno have been on Earth Bet since the 600s, this makes her more than a thousand years old.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: Despite only appearing in her interlude chapter so far, she's responsible for the PRT's oddly generous behavior towards Taylor. The PRT was originally considering locking Taylor in the Birdcage. She put a stop to this by sending Piggot an email convincing her otherwise.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Vikare]]
The world's first parahuman whose death spelled the end of the golden age of superheroes. Dragon's investigation reveals that there was more to him than meets the eye.
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* AdaptationalBackstoryChange: In ''Worm'', Vikare was a normal {{Muggle}} prior to becoming a superhero. This version was a Warframe that fought off an army of Grineer in ancient times.
* AdaptationalBadass: This version of Vikare is a Warframe who went OneManArmy on an invading force of Grineer and was around since ancient Japan.
* BowAndSwordInAccord: According to ancient Japanese legends, he wielded a bow and a sword against an army of Grineer.
* ButNowIMustGo: After defeating a Grineer army, he turned down Emperor Tenmu's offer to let him stay in Japan and left.
* CompositeCharacter: He's an Excalibur Umbra Warframe who takes Vikare's name and role in the story.
* OneManArmy: Single-handedly fought back an invading army of Grineer.
* PosthumousCharacter: He was killed decades before the story. However, TheReveal that he's a Warframe puts this into question.
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: He's been around since the late 600s.
* RedBaron: The name he earned during his actions in the six-hundreds was also the name given to the survivors of the Zariman Ten Zero by the Orokin Empire: Tenno.
* ScarfOfAsskicking: One of his more prominent features is the sash he wears around his neck.
[[/folder]]
!!Temples of Trinity
Shortly after the Endbringer Tāwhirimātea first appeared, the Quills began setting up shop all over the world. These "Temples" served as a combination of community centers and churches for those downtrodden or in need of a safe place.
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[[folder:In General]]
* {{Cult}}: An odd subversion. When first introduced, the Temples seem to show all the signs of being a cult. They're secretive and closed off to the outside world. They recruit people who are down on their luck or in a vulnerable spot. Lastly, they seem to worship the Endbringers. Despite this, it turns out that they're exactly what they advertise: a bunch of community centers and churches that like to help people. Given that they are a front for the Quills, they're arguably a benevolent example of this trope.
%%* SchizoTech
* {{Seers}}: As they are a front for the Quills, the Temples have the ability to perceive all possible timelines via their connection to the Unum, something that has been retained when they went over to Earth Bet.
* SheepInSheepsClothing: At first, they seem reminiscent of a cult. However, the reveal that their caretakers are Quills immediately puts the Temples in the GoodAllAlong category.
* TruceZone
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Daniel Bobrow]]
A long-time member of the Quills and the caretaker for the Temple in Brockton Bay.
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* TwentyFourHourArmor
* AlienAmongUs
* TheAtoner
* FutureSlang
* MysteriousPast
* NamedAfterSomeoneFamous: He's named after the real-life computer programmer [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_G._Bobrow Daniel G. Bobrow]].
* NotSoStoic: His flashback shows that his younger self's reaction upon getting visions of Earth Bet was to immediately start writing it down in a hasty manner and he even snaps at Cephalon Cy when interrupted.
* RankUp: His flashback shows that he originally held the rank "Tertiary" within the Quills. He was promoted to "Secondary" following his visit to Cephalon Cy.
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: A flashback shows that he accompanied the Tenno to the Sol System. Warframes have been seen of Earth Bet as early as the 600s, making him at least over a thousand years old.
* {{Seer}}: As a Quill, he has the ability to see the future.
* SmallRoleBigImpact
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Cass]]
A runaway teenage girl taking refuge at Brockton Bay's Temple of Trinity.
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* AdaptationalHeroism
* AdaptationalNameChange
* HeelFaceTurn: Left Empire 88 to join the Temple.
* PrecisionFStrike: In one of Daniel's future visions, she is shown screaming this towards him.
[[/folder]]
!!Other Allies
[[folder:Kuzunoha]]
A Case 53 cape who was originally part of the Silver Seven. Following Hero's death, she left the Protectorate and joined the Clans.
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* BerserkButton
* DefectorFromDecadence
* EatingTheEyeCandy: After Lung transformed back into his human form, he catches her staring at his naked body.
* FirstNameBasis: She refers to Lung as "Kenta" in her letter to Annette.
* FoxFolk: Her Case 53 mutation gave her many fox-like qualities including a set of ears, fur, and claws.
* MeaningfulName
* MismatchedEyes: One of her eyes is blue and the other is amber.
* MysteriousBacker: Is stated to be Lung's "patron".
* MythologicalMotifs: The {{Kitsune}}.
* OddFriendship: Had one with Annette Hebert.
* OrangeBlueContrast: She has a pair of mismatched eyes, one blue and the other amber.
* OriginalCharacter
* ReversePsychology: Uses this to get Lung to join the Clans.
* StatusBuff: She can enhance and strengthen the powers of other parahumans.
* WorldsStrongestWoman: She's noted as being one of the most powerful capes in the world. Even Lung was unwilling to attack her.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Gashadokuro]]
A Japanese hero with Tinker powers that he uses to build different types of HumongousMecha. [[spoiler:He appears in one of Daniel Bobrow's visions of the future, where he visits Brockton Bay after a supervillain gang war breaks out.]]
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* AffectionateNickname: Is called "Gasha" by Daniel in his vision.
* ConflictKiller: [[spoiler:His arrival immediately puts a halt to the gang war between Empire 88, the ABB, and the Merchants.]]
* FamedInStory: He's well-known in-universe for defeating the Ash Beast.
* GravityMaster: His ''Daidarabotchi'' is equipped with [[ArtificialGravity gravity projectors]] which it uses as a form of [[MindOverMatter telekinesis]].
* HumongousMecha: His power specialty is building these. His ''Daidarabotchi'' walker is described as being several stories tall.
* MeaningfulName: "Gashadokuro" is the name of a yokai in Japanese mythology. They are spirits that take the form of giant skeletons. Both Gashadokuro and his robots are described as being towering in height.
* NoodleIncident: The Cacus, one of his previous mecha walkers, is currently at the bottom of the ocean for an undiscerned reason.
* OriginalCharacter
* PoweredArmor: He wears a suit of heavy power armor that uses hydraulics to move around.
[[/folder]]
!The Endbringers
[[folder:Tāwhirimātea (Unmarked Spoilers)]]
The most powerful and largest of the Endbringers, as well as the only one that is benevolent towards humans. She's actually a Sentient atmospheric processor and relay station.
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* AmbiguouslyEvil: For a Sentient carrier ship, she's not antagonistic in the least. In fact, some of the areas she hits improve (for a time) and she likes humans so much that she adopted the name they gave her.
* BenevolentMonsters: Unlike the other Endbringers, she isn't antagonistic in nature and likes humans.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: While she may be a legitimate [[BenevolentMonsters Benevolent Monster]], there's a reason that she's considered the most powerful of all six Endbringers.
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Zigzagged. She is a Sentient, but unlike the rest of her kind she doesn't look down upon humans and even seems to enjoy their presence.
* BrotherSisterTeam: With Sajuuk.
* DestructiveSavior: Sure, the areas she hits recover significantly, but she also ends up causing a lot of damage in the process.
* FertileFeet: She's essentially a Sentient drone spawning ship.
* FlyingSeafoodSpecial: She resembles a gigantic manta ray in shape.
* GiantFlyer: She is constantly flying in the sky and almost aways out of reach from capes, requiring Cauldron to built specialized aircraft carriers to reach her.
* KnownOnlyByTheirNickname: Everyone calls her Tāwhirimātea, despite it not being her true name. She actually likes the name.
* LivingShip: She's a Sentient and is stated be as much by her brother Sajuuk.
* MikeNelsonDestroyerOfWorlds
* MoralityPet: To Sajuuk. She's the one who convinces him to spare Alexandria's life and is the reason that he was unusually merciful to Cauldron's forces.
* NoNameGiven: It's never made clear what her actual name is.
* NotEvilJustMisunderstood: Contrary to Cauldron's beliefs, Tāwhirimātea is ''not'' an Endbringer, nor is she actively hostile. She's just trying to make human lives a little bit easier. Problem is, the areas she hits also end up causing as much damage as it does recovery.
* PersonOfMassDestruction: She was designated as an Endbringer for a reason.
* PetTheDog: She occasionally redirects hurricanes away from major population centers.
* SheepInSheepsClothing: A lot of people worry that her PetTheDog moments, like redirecting hurricanes away from major cities and her overall playful demeanor, is part of a malicious plot. "3.10 Firewalker" shows that she's genuinely benevolent.
* TokenGoodTeammate: To both the Endbringer and the Sentients. The Endbringers constantly attack humanity, whereas she isn't antagonistic and actually helps some of the areas she hits. Brockton Bay is one such example, though unlike in most cases, it's recovery is stinted by the fact that its problems are InherentInTheSystem.
* WalkingDisasterArea: Is quite literally a living, moving hurricane.
* WeatherManipulation: She can alter the atmosphere around her body, creating storms and clear weather at her leisure. This is also how she restores life in some of the areas she attacks such as Brockton Bay, a costal shipping city.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Eukaryote]]
* AntiMagic: Like the other Endbringers, it's completely immune to Precogs.
* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: By the time nuclear bombs were finally used on it, Eukaryote had started to create Infested creatures as large as Behemoth.
* BodyHorror
* CannibalismSuperpower: It gains the powers of any parahumans that it consumes.
* TheDreaded
* GodzillaThreshold
* GreyGoo
* OutsideContextProblem
* SealedEvilInACan
* TheVirus
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Shari-Hulud]]
* AmbiguousSituation: It's the only Endbringer whose origins are a complete mystery. It doesn't appear to be anything from the ''Warframe'' universe and it acts more like an animal scavenging for food rather than a malicious force of nature. WordOfGod mentions that its creation is artificial and it was "designed" with modules, further adding to the mystery.
* AsteroidsMonster: How Shari-Hulud fights in a nutshell. The creature itself moves rather slowly, but if it takes enough damage it will split itself into smaller sections that can move faster.
* BlackHoleBelly: It has one located in the back of its throat.
* DetachmentCombat: Each section of its body can separate to form another sandworm.
* ExtremeOmnivore: It eats anything that passes through its mouth.
* {{Kaiju}}: The worm is over three miles long and more than seventy feet in diameter.
* LampreyMouth
* MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: It's also known as the Deathworm.
* NonMaliciousMonster: Its behavior is reminiscent of a hungry animal and it only cares about finding its next meal.
* SandWorm
* ShoutOut
[[/folder]]
!Enemies of the Tenno
!!The Sentients
[[folder:In General]]
* AdaptiveAbility
* AmbiguousRobot
* ArchEnemy: With the Tenno.
* HowTheMightyHaveFallen
* OutsideContextProblem
* OutsideGenreFoe
* TheRemnant
* ThoseWereOnlyTheirScouts
* UsedFuture
* WeHaveReserves: Averted. Their numbers have been severely limited as a result of being cut off from any resources and any attempts to gather more are sabotaged by the Tenno.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Sajuuk (Unmarked Spoilers)]]
* AntiVillain: He's a Sentient, but he is not interested in the destruction of the Orokin or other life forms. Hell, the only reason he attacks Alexandira and Cauldron is because they attacked Tāwhirimātea first.
* TheBlank
* DeadpanSnarker: He ''really'' gets into this when taking about how "heroic" Cauldron actually is.
* FlunkyBoss:
* FrontlineGeneral: He was the Sentients' vanguard and led the first wave of attack in the Old War.
* GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere: InUniverse, he's this to Cauldron. Initially, they think he's an avatar for Tāwhirimātea to speak through, only to later learn from their battle with him that he, and by extension Tāwhirimātea, are something else entirely.
* HatesBeingNicknamed: After he's finished beating the shit out of Cauldron, he tells them the true name of their race as to not be named as something else, like what they did with Tāwhirimātea and the Tenno.
* HeelFaceTurn: In a sense. Since arriving on Earth Bet, he's given up on destroying the Tenno and is content to be left alone in peace. He only gets involved when Cauldron comes knocking and doesn't heed his advice.
* HeroKiller: Sajuuk and Tāwhirimātea killed a large number of capes during the Scouring, including Argonaut and Icarus.
* InfallibleBabble
* {{Jerkass}}: He really doesn't have a single nice thing to say to Alexandria, Eidolon or Argonaut. [[JerkassHasAPoint To be fair, he isn't wrong]].
* LargeHam: When explaining who, or rather ''what'' he is to the Silver Seven.
* LeanAndMean
* MeaningfulName
* MilkingTheGiantCow
* MindOverMatter: Sajuuk is revealed to have [[spoiler:Triggered at some point in the past and gained this as a superpower]]. He can generate a field that allows him to either lower or raise the mass of whatever it is affecting. This is how he moved so fast and punted Alexandria off of him. It only works via line of sight, and only affects one 'thing' at a time, so either him or something else, and technically puts the target in a Breaker state while it is on, so he can't just throw people into stuff and kill them or vice versa. What happens ''after'' he puts them into a wall is another story.
* MouthOfSauron: Is mistaken as one for the Endbringers by Alexandria.
* MrExposition: Explains what Tāwhirimātea is, and what he is. [[CassandraTruth The Silver Seven don't believe him until he beats the ever loving shit out of them when they attack his sister.]]
* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: He's an ancient human-made, alien, parahuman robot general.
* OldSoldier: Sajuuk fought in the Old War and led the first wave of Sentients against the Orokin. WordOfGod even compares him to "an old [[TheVietnamVet Vietnam veteran]], telling you to get off his lawn while he waves his shotgun over his head."
* OrcusOnHisThrone: The Sentients could very easily steamroll over everything in Earth Bet, possibly even the Endbringers, but as far as Sajuuk is concerned, he wants nothing to do with worldly affairs.
* ScarsAreForever
* SquishyWizard
* VaguenessIsComing
* VillainHasAPoint: As horrifying as the Sentients' slaughter of the Protectorate’s capes was, Sajuuk was correct when he pointed out that the “heroes” were the ones who started the fight and attacked first.
[[/folder]]
!!The Grineer
An army of "demons" who invaded Japan during the late 600s.
[[folder:In General]]
* TheCameo
* ClarkesThirdLaw: Their advanced weaponry was mistaken as magic by the ancient Japanese people.
* CloneArmy
* MalevolentMaskedMen
* OutsideContextProblem: Were this to ancient Japan.
* TakeOverTheWorld: Was their stated motivation according to Japanese legend.
* TechnologicallyAdvancedFoe
[[/folder]]
!Others
[[folder:The Man in the Wall]]
* AmbiguouslyEvil: It's hard to tell if he's a genuinely antagonistic force or if he's just trying to nudge Taylor in the right direction.
* AntiMagic: He's completely immune to any precog abilities and can even mess with them if he wants, as was the case with Coil.
* BigBadEnsemble: With Coil for Taylor's part of the story.
* ByTheEyesOfTheBlind: Generally, the only people who can see him are precogs or those exposed to the arboriform created from Taylor's Triggering.
* {{Doppelganger}}: Appears as this to anyone who sees him.
* GlowingEyes: The only difference between his doppelganger form and the real deal is that his eyes glow.
* HorrifyingTheHorror: Freaks out Contessa, the bogeyman of the cape world, with their appearance alone. More so when she realizes that, as far as her powers are concerned, the Man in the Wall isn't there or just doesn't exist.
* HumanoidAbomination: It's ambiguous as to ''what'' the Man in the Wall's actual nature is, but whatever it is, it's enough to scare the shit out of precogs and Thinkers like Lisa since it's never acknowledged by their powers. [[HorrifyingTheHorror This scares Contessa so bad that her power more or less tells her to break down]].
* InvisibleToNormals: Most people are unable to see him. This is what initially led Taylor to believe that he was some sort of hallucination caused by her power.
* ISeeThemToo: WordOfGod says that they can be seen by other people if they want to, as was the case with Assault.
* ItAmusedMe: Part of his motivation. He leaves Contessa alone because he found her too easy to rattle.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: He's more or less the reason why Taylor decides to stop running from her problems involving her powers and become more actively involved, though whether or not she'll become a cape is up in the air for now.
* NotSoImaginaryFriend: An inversion. Since he's InvisibleToNormals, Taylor thinks that he's just a hallucination caused by her mental trauma. Then she realizes ''Asault sees him''.
* TheNicknamer: Is prone to this. He calls Coil "Scarecrow", Contessa "Farmer Girl", Tattletale "Little Mouseketeer", and refers to Taylor as "Kiddo".
* OffscreenTeleportation: He disappears the moment you take your eyes off him.
* OutsideContextProblem: In a bigger extent than Taylor, whose powers are somehow interfering with other precogs. The Man in the Wall is so alien that precogs on the same level as ''Contessa'' can't do anything about him. Why? Because as far as their powers are concerned, he's not even there or doesn't exist.
* PerpetualSmiler: He's always smiling anytime he appears.
* RealAfterAll: Taylor reaches this conclusion when, to her shock, her "doppelganger" turns and addresses Assault by his real name.
* StealthHiBye: Loves doing this to his victims and adds to the misconception that he's a hallucination.
* TermsOfEndangerment: Refers to Taylor as Kiddo and addresses Assault by his first name.
* UncannyValley: Has this effect in-universe to the people who they take the form of.
* UnusuallyUninterestingSight
* VillainHasAPoint: The Man in the Wall personifies this trope. Much of what they have to say about everyone else tends to be dead-on accurate. For example, he accuses Taylor of running away from her problems and tells her that NothingIsTheSameAnymore since she triggered with superpowers. Taylor later acknowledges that both statements were correct.
* VoiceOfTheLegion: Whenever he talks, he sounds like several different people speaking all at once.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Danny Hebert]]
* AdultFear: Imagine you're Danny Hebert. One day, out of the blue, you get a phone call that your daughter is in the hospital, and there's a giant ice tree in her school. You learn she was being bullied. You learn she was shoved in a locker filled with bio-waste. You learn one of the Wards, heroes tasked with protecting the town you live in, was one of her bullies and caused her to Trigger. Now imagine what Danny must be feeling after all of ''that''.
* AngerBornOfWorry: He does reign it in, but he is angry at Taylor for not telling him about the bullying.
* GetOut: Not said verbally, but his sheer anger upon discovering that one of his daughter's bullies was a ''Ward'' sends one of the capes in the room running.
* GoodParents: Granted, he was in a bad headspace while Taylor was being bulled after his wife's death, but he is remarkably quick to get back into the swing of things.
* PapaBear: Do anything towards his daughter, and you will come face to face with a very angry Danny Hebert. The second Sophia Hess, one of Taylor's bullies, is revealed to be Shadow Stalker, he goes apeshit and rages so hard that he causes one of the capes in the room to leave.
* ParentsAsPeople: After his wife's death, Danny was in a bad headspace, which he is very quick to realize when he learns what's happened to his daughter after the Winslow Event.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Ming]]
An elderly woman who speaks to Amy in the FlashForward of 3.4 Firewalker. She has yet to make a proper appearance in the story.
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* AscendedExtra: [[spoiler:She's heavily implied to be Lung's mother.]]
* BrutalHonesty: She bluntly informs Panacea that she can't save everyone and that there will always be people who she won't be able to save.
* IWantGrandkids: She expresses annoyance at her son over this.
* NotAfraidToDie: She believes that everyone dies eventually and refuses to let Panacea heal her blindness.
* OutlivingOnesOffspring: Out of her three sons, she has outlived two of them.
* ScrewPolitenessImASenior: She's direct, blunt, and to-the-point when giving her advice to Amy.
* WidowWoman: She's had three husbands over the course of her long life and has outlived them all.
[[/folder]]
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Characters from the ''Literature/{{Worm}}''/''VideoGame/{{Warframe}}'' crossover fanfic ''Fanfic/{{Worm-In-Waiting}}''. This page is currently under construction.
'''Many spoilers on this page are unmarked'''. Administrivia/YouHaveBeenWarned.
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[[foldercontrol]]
[[folder:Taylor Hebert]]
Once an ordinary fifteen-year-old girl, Taylor Hebert underwent a Trigger event after a severe bully campaign orchestrated by her former best friend and two others, culminating in her being shoved in a locker filled with days-old biowaste and subsequently Triggering, resulting in Winslow being destroyed.
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Following her Trigger event, Taylor opts to live a normal life and ignore the subsequent development of her having powers. For however long that works...
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* AdaptationalSuperpowerChange: Rather than developing the power to control bugs and insects, Taylor gains the abilities of a Tenno, including the power of the Void.
* AdaptationalWimp: Zigzagged. Taylor's new powerset is significantly stronger than controlling swarms of bugs and insects, but due to numerous factors, she doesn't want anything to do with the PRT or her powers and wants to pursue a normal life. A stark contrast, considering she practically jumped at the opportunity to become a hero when she got her powers in canon.
* ArmorPiercingAttack: Against anyone on Earth-Bet, her Void abilities fit this to a T and was even able to wound ''Alexandira,'' who is notorious for tanking hits that would cripple or outright kill any other cape.
* BlessedWithSuck: Triggering with the Tenno's Void abilities has the bonus effect of making her TheNeedless and later even fixes her eyesight. These powers also make her the target of several competing factions who either want to kill her (Coil), experiment on her (Cauldron), or enlist her (PRT). In addition, she becomes a favorite of [[HumanoidAbomination the Man in the Wall]].
* BrokenBird: Her time at Winslow has not been kind to her in the least thanks to the school's {{Alpha Bitch}}es, and her Trigger event made it much worse. It's telling that, when the PRT agents offer her a place on the Wards, she outright refuses.
* ClassicalAntiHero: She has powers that she has no control over or doesn't fully understand, and instead of using them, she just wants to live a normal life. For all the good it does her, since her powers are attracting the wrong kind of attention.
* ConditionedToAcceptHorror: She gradually grows used to the existence of the Man in the Wall, an EldritchAbomination she once wrote off as being a hallucination.
* {{Determinator}}: It takes a while, but eventually, she develops into this. It's best shown when she battles Alexandria, who is treating her like she was Lung, and instead of cowering or giving in, she ''fights back''.
* ExtremeDoormat: The torturous years of bullying at the hands of Madison, Emma and Sophia turned her into this, and it takes her a long while before she can grow out of it.
* FlashyTeleportation: Leaves wisps of blue fire anytime she teleports.
* FriendlessBackground: Subverted. She ''used'' to have a friend in Emma Barnes, but that all changed when Emma got attacked by thugs in an ally, got saved by Sophia, and turned into a raging bitch that made Taylor's life hell for seemingly no reason at all.
%%* FunctionalGenreSaavy
* HandBlast: As a Tenno, Taylor inherits both their Void Beam and Void Blast powers.
* GrewASpine: When she resolves to learn more about her powers. Best highlighted during her confrontation with Alexandria, where instead of cowing to the woman's demands that she come with her or be killed outright like she was some kind of hardened criminal, Taylor defies her and fights back.
* HauntedHeroine: Her Trigger event, which not only destroyed most of Winslow High but also killed over two hundred people, is the major reason why Taylor doesn't want anything more to do with her powers or even get involved in the cape business.
%%* IHatePastMe
%%* {{Invisibility}}
* IJustWantToBeNormal: Unlike other fanfic stories, where Taylor would have jumped at the opportunity to join the Wardes, [[RealityEnsues the deaths caused by her triggering and the revelation that her own bully was a member have her refuse and want to pursue a normal life]].
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: She's unaware of certain things, such as the Clans (i.e. the Tenno) having the same powers as her and why Alexandria had a FreakOut and treated her like she was a threat to society, among other things.
* OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent: Wants nothing more than to be this.
* PerpetualMotionMan: After developing Void powers, Taylor realizes she no longer needs to eat or sleep.
* PowerMisidentification: By ''Worm'' standards, Taylor's powerset is highly unusual in that there are others like her who possess similar powers. What people don't understand is that Taylor's powers have less to do with her and more of the fact that she is a ''Tenno'' in all but name at this point.
* ShrinkingViolet:
* SpannerInTheWorks: She's this to pre-cogs like Contessa, in that she can throw any predictions involving her into disarray or destroy them outright. When Contessa met her, Taylor followed everything her Path to Victory dictated...up until the end when Taylor does something her powers ''do not'' predict or take into account. [[NiceJobBreakingItHero Unfortunately, this also applies to Coil,]] who doesn't appreciate her powers meddling with his own.
* SquishyWizard: She's able to fire Void beams capable of carving into concrete and can even harm [[NighInvulnerable Alexandria]]. However, she still has the body of a scrawny fifteen-year-old girl.
* TeleportSpam: Does this in order to run away from Alexandria.
* WrongContextMagic: Her powers are this to the ''Worm'' universe inhabitants of Earth-Bet. She shares the ''exact same powers'' as the Clans, which is impossible as every parahuman's abilities are unique and no two powers are the same.
[[/folder]]
!Heroes
!!Protectorate
[[folder:Armsmaster]]
* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Taylor triggering and seeing the video of one his Wards (an emotional ticking time bomb at that) causing said Trigger event leads to him becoming less socially-stinted and abrasive and going out of his way to help her, as well as getting closer to the Wards. It's telling that, where the old Armsmaster would have done anything to get Taylor into the Wards, he ''approves'' of her choice to decline the position.
* AppliedPhlebotonium: He figures out how to apply Clockblocker's time-stopping superpower to his halberd, enabling him to instantly time-freeze anyone he uses it on.
* ArmorPiercingQuestion: He asks one to himself when conversing with Dragon. He doesn't ask whether or not he's been a good hero or anything like that; he asks whether or not he's a ''good person''.
* BadassBiker: He owns a customized motorcycle that he uses to patrol Brockton Bay daily, and he's a cape. ''Of course he's a badass biker!''
* BladeOnAStick: His halberd, natch. He even learned how to make it better by applying Clockblocker's time-stop abilities to him.
* CoolBike: His bike in a nutshell.
%%* CrazyPrepared
* HiddenDepths: He's quick to realize his {{Fatal Flaw}}s for what they are and even recognizes how detrimental they've become to him.
* JerkassRealization: Taylor's Trigger event was a ''huge'' wake-up call for him; he realizes he could have prevented Sophia from causing Taylor to trigger if he had dealt with the issue of her "anger issues" a lot sooner, or at the very least delay the inevitable breakdown, but he didn't do anything.
* MarriedToTheJob: Or maybe not, if the ShipTease between him and Dragon is of any indication.
* NoSocialSkills: He admits he finds this to be one of the reasons why people find him difficult to work with except for Dragon. If Assault is to be believed, he's been getting better at it.
* PoweredArmor: It's part of his hero costume.
* RebuiltPedestal: After realizing how little help he's actually been, at least when it comes to dealing with any sort of issues involving his Wards, he's been doing his best to repair what little good faith he might have left with them. And if what Assault says is true, he's succeeding.
%%* ToBeLawfulOrGood
* TookALevelInKindness: Unlike his usual, glory-hog abrasive self, Armsmaster doesn't try to strong-arm or convince Taylor into joining the Wards, but approves of her choice of living a normal high school life. He's also been doing his best to become closer to the Wards, even offering to help them with their homework on occasion if Dragon is to be believed.
* WhatTheHellHero: Neither he or Assault are happy with Alexandria suddenly attacking Taylor or treating her like she's a criminal on par with the likes of Lung and doesn't buy her excuses. [[LockedOutOfTheLoop Alexandria's refusal to say anything about why she attacked Taylor]] don't help matters much, either.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Assault]]
* BrutalHonesty
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Armsmaster.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Conscript]]
A soldier-themed cape in Brockton Bay's Protectorate team.
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* FamedInStory
* GenderNeutralWriting: Anytime someone refers to them, they always use gender-neutral pronouns like "them".
* TheGhost: Is mentioned by several characters, but has yet to make an appearance.
* OriginalCharacter
* PowerNullifier: Their powers allow them to create a field around their armor that makes him immune to Kaiser's powers. They're also mentioned to be a perfect counter to most of Empire 88's capes.
* RedBaron: He's known as the "Saint of San Diego".
* TheReliableOne: Armsmaster considers them this and the reason why he rarely ever gives them any slack is because of how competent they normally are.
* SuperheroPackingHeat:
[[/folder]]
!!The Guild
[[folder:Dragon]]
* LoopholeAbuse
* MsExposition
* NiceGirl
[[/folder]]
!!The Silver Seven
[[folder:In General]]
* BreakingTheFellowship: Hero's death, plus the Scouring, are the primary factors why the Silver Seven, and the Triumvirate in general, have all but dissolved.
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: Three of their members are named after famous people or places from Greek mythology.
* RuleOfSeven: The team had seven members.
* SuperTeam: Each and every member of its roster were not only some of the best heroes in the Protectorate, but also some of the strongest parahumans as well.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Alexandria]]
The leader of the entire Protectorate and the Silver Seven. She's one of the world's greatest superheroes and is a member of Cauldron.
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* AchillesHeel: Void-based powers and attacks are able to completely bypass her NighInvulnerability.
* AdaptationalJobChange: Downplayed. In canon, Legend was the leader of the Triumvirate. Here, Alexandria is the leader of the Silver Seven, which was this fanfic's version of the Triumvirate.
* AdaptationalOriginConnection: With Mannequin. Prior to Mannequin’s FaceHeelTurn, he was close friends with Argonaut who was in a close relationship with Alexandria. Because of this, Mannequin is aware of her SecretIdentity.
* AntiHero: Started out as one, genuinely concerned with saving mankind from the Entities and the Endbringers. Her gradual SanitySlippage from fighting the Tenno and the Sentients, however, is gradually turning her into a villain.
* AscendedExtra: Downplayed, she plays a somewhat larger role here than in the original ''Worm''.
* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: One of the most powerful parahumans in the world and is also the leader of the Protectorate because of it.
* BerserkButton: Is also her TraumaButton. The second Taylor demonstrates powers similar to that of the Clans, she freaks out and attempst to apprehend and/or kill her. Sajuuk considering the Tenno to be greater threats than her and nearly dying at the hands of a Warframe are major contributions for the making of said buttons.
* BreakTheHaughty: Happens to her twice. First time was when she faced Sajuuk, the second was when she fought Specter.
* FatalFlaw: Her tendency to punch first and ask questions later.
** When Sajuuk revealed himself and claimed that Tāwhirimātea wasn't an Endbringer, Alexandria ignored him and continued Cauldron's planned attack on her. This caused Sajuuk and Tāwhirimātea to immediately turn hostile and slaughter everyone except for the Triumvirate.
** Following the Scouring, Alexandria began hunting for the Clans after hearing Sajuuk mention them as his ArchEnemy. When she locates Specter, one of the Clans' known members, she immediately attacks her rather than asking her for answers. Specter responds by nearly killing Alexandria before disappearing, leaving Alexandria back at square one.
** Finally, when she saw Taylor use the same powers as the Tenno, she immediately tries to arrest Taylor in front of Armsmaster and Assault with little explanation given as to why. This causes both Armsmaster and Assault to turn against her and they help Taylor escape while making it so that Alexandria can't come anywhere near her.
* FlashStep: Uses this on Taylor when she tries to escape.
* ForTheGreaterGood: Her justification for everything to the point where it's become more of an excuse.
* GeniusBruiser: She is one of, if not ''the'' strongest Brute in the world, and she's the brains to match.
* KnightTemplar: She is dedicated to her cause of destroying Scion and the Endbringers, and more recently the Clans, no matter what she has to do. That includes attacking Taylor when she demonstrates abilities similar to that of the Clans.
* TheLeader: Of the Triumvirate and of the Silver Seven prior to its disbandment.
* LightningBruiser
* NeverMyFault: While she is capable of recognizing when her actions are unethical, she is unwilling to take responsibility for them under the justification that sacrifices have to be made for the greater good.
* NoSell: Doesn't even flinch when Specter shoots her in the face with a handgun at point-blank range.
* TheParagon: Is seen as this in-universe.
* PrideBeforeAFall
* SheWhoFightsMonsters: Alexandria has been doing everything within her power to prevent the end of the world, and she recognizes that she's had to get her hands dirty to do it, including experimenting on humans and other amoral actions like other villainous capes.
* TraumaButton: The Clans are this for her.
* WouldHurtAChild: Has no qualms with nearly breaking Taylor's wrist or using lethal force against her.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Eidolon]]
A founding member of the Protectorate and one of the most powerful superheroes in the world short of Scion and the Endbringers.
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* GloryHound: Prior to the Scouring, he was upset that he wouldn't play a major role in Cauldron's attack on Tāwhirimātea.
* SuddenlyShouting: When Sajuuk refuses to answer his question as to whether the former is an Endbringer.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Legend]]
A founding member of the Protectorate.
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* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Downplayed. Due to the Scouring, Alexandria and Eidolon were forced to reveal more about Cauldron's dirty dealings to him. However, he still doesn't know about the Case 53s' true origins.
* NamedByTheAdaptation: According to Sajuuk, his name is Nathan.
* TokenGoodTeammate: In terms of morality, as he had some serious problems with Cauldron's willingness to go to some very extreme measures.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Argonaut]]
The fifth member of the Silver Seven. A Projection cape who could create shapes capable of holding hundreds of tons. Was killed during the Scouring.
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* CripplingOverspecialization
* TheLostLenore: To Alexandria.
* PosthumousCharacter: Has been dead for years by the start of the story.
* SecondSecretIdentity
* SmallRoleBigImpact
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Icarus]]
A Tinker who specializes in engines and power sources. Was completely LockedOutOfTheLoop about Cauldron.
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* CripplingOverspecialization: Her power was geared specifically towards creating power sources and nothing else.
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Why Cauldron kept her out of the loop in regards to their activities. They believed that Icarus would become a threat to their organization if she ever learned the truth, not understanding that Icarus would betray them for moral reasons.
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Since Contessa's power revealed that Icarus would betray Cauldron if she ever learned the truth, most of the Silver Seven alienated her.
* IgnoredExpert: Tried to warn the other members of the Silver Seven that the airships weren't ready to take on an Endbringer. No one listened to her.
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: She knew absolutely nothing about Cauldron or the Entities.
* MysteriousPast
* OnlySaneWoman: Out of all the Silver Seven members who took part in the Scouring, she was the only one who realized just how idiotic and suicidal their plan to provoke an Endbringer was.
* PosthumousCharacter: Is long dead by the story's start.
* StartMyOwn
* SourSupporter
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Hero]]
* TheHeart: His death, and later on the Scouring, were the cause behind the dissolution of the Silver Seven.
* PosthumousCharacter
[[/folder]]
!PRT
[[folder:Director Piggot]]
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Agent Todd Michaels]]
* {{Foil}}: To his partner Jessica. Jessica acts stern and professional and dresses for the part, while he is much more casual.
* GoodCopBadCop: {{Downplayed}}. When discussing with Taylor about her powers and future, Todd doesn't try to push her into joining the Wards or make it seem like the only option, while Jessica is slightly more aggressive.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Jessica Lawson]]
* DeathGlare: Gives one to Armsmaster when he goes off-script and gives Taylor the option of trying to return to a normal life.
* DidntSeeThatComing: Was not expecting Armsmaster to join in on her meeting with Taylor, nor did she expect him to advise Taylor to do the opposite of what the PRT wanted.
* {{Foil}}: To her co-worker Todd. Whereas Todd is an older man who acts casually, Jessica is a young woman with a more serious and professional demeanor.
* GoodCopBadCop: Downplayed in that she isn't playing the bad cop, but unlike Todd, who is gently trying to ease her into possibly joining the Wards, she tries to make it sound like joining the Wards is the best and only option for Taylor.
* IronLady: Is much more professional and down-to-business than Agent Todd.
* ManipulativeBitch: During the PRT's meeting with Taylor and Danny, she's clearly trying to pressure Taylor into joining the Wards by presenting it as the only option while downplaying the PRT's involvement with Shadow Stalker.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Mike Noble]]
Megan's co-worker in the PRT's PR division and secretly a mole for the Fallen.
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* DoggedNiceGuy: Deconstructed. Not only is the woman he's flirting with seriously annoyed by his constant wooing of her, but he's secretly a sociopath who is planning to murder her.
* TheEveryman: He pretends to be this in order to gain the trust of his co-workers.
* FantasticRacism: Doesn't like the Case 53s. Not surprising, seeing as how he's a member of [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain the Fallen]].
* FriendlessBackground
* IronicName: His last name is Noble, which he is anything but in reality.
* KarmaHoudini: Killed a fellow student in college and got away with it since the police couldn't find any evidence.
* TheMole: He's the Fallen's spy in the PRT.
* MuggingTheMonster
* TheSociopath:
* StalkerWithACrush
* WolfInSheepsClothing: He's a sociopathic murderer who pretends to be a NiceGuy.
[[/folder]]
!Villains
!!Brockton Bay
[[folder:Coil]]
* AdaptationalBackstoryChange: This version of Coil was thrown in prison for killing his commanding officer during Nilbog's rampage, as opposed to being quietly fired to avoid a PR scandal. [[InSpiteOfANail He's still more or less identical to his canon counterpart though.]]
* BigBadEnsemble: For Taylor's arc, he serves as this alongside the Man in the Wall.
* TheChessmaster
* DiabolicalMastermind
* NotSoHarmlessVillain: Coil is largely considered to be a minor villain in the city and quite a few characters express surprise upon learning how powerful he really is. This is what enables him to have such an extensive spy network and get moles inside the PRT.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Normally when he gives an order to his minions, he's confident and self-assured. After Taylor's Trigger event, he starts behaving oddly and appears to randomly change his orders or has no recollection when he gave an order. This is what clues Lisa in that his powers are not working.
* ProperlyParanoid: Though he is a BadBoss, he's right to be worried that Tattletale is planning to double-cross him.
* {{Sadist}}: Tortures Tattletale even after she already told him everything he wanted to know in another timeline.
* TortureTechnician: Clearly has experience when it comes to torturing people.
* WorfHadTheFlu: Taylor's powers messing with his made him act irrational, allowing for Tattletale to figure out his secret identity without him knowing. This is the only reason that Tattletale is currently able to stay one step ahead of him.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Lung]]
One of the most powerful supervillains in the Bay and the leader of the ABB.
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* AdaptationalHeroism: Unlike canon Lung, who included sex trafficking as part of the ABB's criminal operations, this version of Lung is vehemently opposed to it.
* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Compared to his canon self, this Lung is less brutish and slightly more cordial (though he does still have a temper).
* AdaptationalPersonalityChange: He's more strategic, pragmatic, and affable compared to his canon self. He's also less of a BloodKnight; he wears a dress shirt instead of going shirtless.
* AsskickingEqualsAuthority
* ClothingDamage: He has a bad habit of destroying anything he's wearing whenever he goes full-on dragon.
* ConspicuousConsumption: Drives around in a luxurious jeep that was clearly stolen in order to show off that he can.
* EqualOpportunityEvil: Downplayed. He only accepts Asians in his gang, but he doesn't care which specific race, whether it's Chinese, Japanese, Korean, etc.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: He's furious to learn that [[HumanTraffickers the Farms]] are still active despite him having ordered them to be shut down.
* FriendlyNeighborhoodGangster: Surprisingly, he secretly runs his criminal empire in a manner similar to that of canon!Skitter. However, this is purely done for PragmaticVillainy.
* GatheringSteam: The way that his power basically works.
* MythologicalMotifs: The Western dragon is one for him.
* NotSoHarmlessVillain: Though Coil never considered Lung ''harmless'' by any means of the word, he severely underestimated just how influential and large Lung's criminal empire truly was and initially brushed Lung off as a violent thug with little ambition.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: Downplayed. While meeting with Tattletale, he pretended to not understand the benefits of PragmaticVillainy.
* PragmaticVillainy:
* RedBaron: Also known as "The Dragon".
* RepeatWhatYouJustSaid: His reaction upon hearing Tattletale mention that the Farms are still in operation.
* SecretlyWealthy: Is the secret owner of a major transportation company and is a stockholder of Fortress Constructions.
* SmarterThanYouLook: One of the biggest mistakes that a lot of people make when dealing with him is assuming that he's all brawn and no brain. Lung himself is aware of this and occasionally uses it to his advantage.
* TattooedCrook
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Yūrei]]
An ABB cape.
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* CastingAShadow
* MysteriousPast
* OriginalCharacter
* [[invoked]]ParanoiaFuel
* PetTheDog: Following Tattletale's meeting with Lung, Yūrei sincerely apologizes to Tattletale for Lung's rough treatment of her and thanks her for her help.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Tattletale]]
* AffablyEvil: While talking to Taylor on behalf of Coil, she is polite and honest throughout the entire conversation.
* AffectionateNickname: Prior to his death, her brother would nickname her "Little Mouseketeer" as she was a fan of Mouse Protector.
* AntiVillain
* CheshireCatGrin
* DoubleReverseQuadrupleAgent
* FirstNameBasis: She introduces herself this way to Taylor. Justified as "Lisa" isn't her actual secret identity and she doesn't want to be connected with the Undersiders.
* GuiltyPleasures: She considers listening to the Nexus to be a guilty pleasure of hers.
* OpportunisticBastard: When Coil's powers start to go on the fritz, she takes the opportunity to start plotting his downfall.
* PlayingBothSides
* RefugeInAudacity: When Coil has her deliver a message to Taylor, she does so unmasked, gives Taylor her civilian identity, and bluntly explains her situation while knowing that the PRT is listening in.
* StagingTheEavesdrop: Thanks to her power, she knows that Taylor's cell phone is bugged by Dragon and tells Taylor everything she knows about Coil in order to secretly pass this information to the PRT.
* TheStarscream: To Coil.
* TrappedInVillainy: The only reason she became a supervillain was that Coil threatened her life.
* VillainTeamUp: She tries to do this with Lung, unsuccessfully.
* WildCard
[[/folder]]
[[folder:The Undersiders]]
* DemotedToExtra: Were the protagonists in ''Worm'', are at best tertiary characters here.
* HiddenDepths: When Coil has his men abduct Lisa in one of his dropped timelines, Rachel [[AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther jumps to Lisa's defense]] despite seemingly never getting along with her.
* NoSympathy: Subverted. When Alec sees Lisa writhing in pain on the ground after overloading her powers, he reacts nonchalantly and seems to only talk to her because he wants to change the radio station. However, Lisa's power reveals that he is concerned for her, but didn't know how to show it.
[[/folder]]
!!Others
[[folder:Rinke]]
A powerful supervillain who transformed the population of Ellisburg into a horde of brainwashed creatures. He was killed by the Tenno before he could really become a threat.
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* AGodAmI: Screams this during his rampage in Ellisburg. Unfortunately for him, the Tenno don't believe in gods.
* DeathByAdaptation: Is killed on the day of his rampage by a Warframe, whereas he survives the events of the story in canon.
* ImmuneToBullets: None of the PRT's firearms were able to harm him.
* NoBodyLeftBehind: Courtesy of being vaporized by Nova's Antimatter Drop.
* PosthumousCharacter: Is dead by the start of the story.
* TheWorfEffect
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Artic]]
An ice-themed Tinker eco-terrorist last seen in South America.
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* TheGhost: Is only mentioned.
* HeWhoFightsMonsters: He was an environmentalist who previously only attacked drug dealers, but as time went on, his attacks became more bold and extreme to the point.
* AnIcePerson: Most of his equipment either deals with extreme temperatures or causing said temperatures, primarily of the cold variety.
* NotMeThisTime: Initially, some people believed that he was responsible for causing Winslow's ice tree. This was actually the work of the Man In The Wall.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: He started off as an environmentalist and primarily attacked drug dealers and the likes before he started taking some bold measures.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:String Theory]]
* {{BFG}}: Built one called the D-Driver.
* DeathByAdaptation: Her MadScientist tendencies, and amoral actions, have the Tenno assassinate her instead of her canon fate of being thrown into the Birdcage.
* TheGhost: Never makes an actual appearance. Kind of hard to when you're dead.
* GodzillaThreshold: Enlisting her help was considered this by Cauldron. However, her technology was one of the only things capable of seriously harming an Endbringer. This ended up making her on the ''receiving'' end of this trope, as the Tenno decided to break their AlienNonInterferenceClause to assassinate her after it was made clear she was willing to continue developing weaponry that could destroy the Sentients when one example of such almost ''destroyed the moon''.
* MadScientist
* PosthumousCharacter: Was killed by the Tenno prior to the story.
* TheSparkOfGenius: Her technology was able to ''harm'' a Sentient and bypass its AdaptiveAbility. It would have also been capable of severely injuring ''Endbringers'' had she lived long enough to improve upon it.
* YouCouldHaveUsedYourPowersForGood: Megan finds String Theory's decision to go MadScientist a waste of potential and believes that she could have created cold fusion reactors with her powers.
[[/folder]]
!Cauldron
A secret organization formed to kill Scion. To this end, they've become TheUnfettered and are willing to do anything to achieve their goal.
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[[folder:In General]]
* {{Foil}}: To the Clans. Both groups are known to be secret societies of sorts, but while the Clans are known to a certain extent by the Protectorate, few people even know about Cauldron. Cauldron also actively gets itself involved in worldly affairs for one reason or another, while the Clans are bound by oath to never intervene unless absolutely necessary.
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: They kept a few members of the Silver Seven out of the loop in regards to the group's activities and certain topics of information, such as the existence of the Entities.
* NebulousEvilOrganization
* OmniscientCouncilOfVagueness
* SecretWar: They've been trying to hunt down the Clans for years.
* TheUnfettered: Their whole shtick. If they had to, say, damn the whole world to oblivion if it meant it would bring them even so much as a step closer to killing Scion, they would do it in a heartbeat.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: They are willing to do whatever it takes to kill Scion. ''Whatever it takes.''
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Doctor Mother]]
* MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate: {{Subverted}} - the Doctor part of her title is just a moniker. She doesn't even have medical training.
* UriahGambit: Sacrificing the PRT's soldiers to Nilbog was her idea.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Contessa]]
* BlankSlate: She's completely reliant on her powers to do everything, including eating.
* DramaPreservingHandicap: Her "Path to Victory" shard doesn't work on anything Void-related. The Sentients are also immune to it as well.
* NotSoStoic: Contessa, one of the strongest Thinkers in the setting, encounters the Man in the Wall while it's assuming her form and tries to think of a way to beat it, assuming it's hostile. ''The Man in the Wall is never acknowledged by Contessa's powers as being there and is otherwise ignored entirely.''
-->‘How do I defeat the opponent before me.’\\
The cape blinked as her power… gave her the steps to destroy the Custodian? As far as she was aware, the Custodian wasn’t able to mimic others in any capacity.\\
“Can you even live without your power? I mean-“\\
‘Steps to defeating my doppelganger.’\\
“It’s dug in so deep, that you can’t even eat without it.”\\
Two thousand, four hundred and three steps, of which she cloned herself, then killed the clone.\\
“Hmmm, you’re too easy, and therefore, no fun .”\\
There was a flash of dark light/mist, and…\\
‘How do I find the teleporter that was just here.’\\
… the figure was gone.\\
‘How do I detect the Stranger that was in this hallway.’\\
[[DeadAir …]]\\
[[DeadAir …]]\\
[[DeadAir …]]\\
[[DeadAir …]]\\
[[DeadAir …]]
* SharpDressedWoman: Name one time where she isn't seen wearing her signature suit. We'll wait.
[[/folder]]
!The Tenno and their Allies
!!The Clans
The Clans are an enigmatic shadow organization with operatives all over the world. Not much is known about them aside from having access to amazing Tinker-Tech and not following the Unwritten Rules.
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[[folder:In General]]
* AlienNonInterferenceClause: They do not intervene in the affairs of Earth-Bet unless it is absolutely necessary. This rule was imposed by the Grand Master, [[ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem though this hasn't stopped them from breaking those rules whenever they think it necessary]].
* TheAlliance: Their organization consists of an alliance between various different "clans", hence their group's moniker.
* AncientAstronauts
* AncientConspiracy: As revealed to Armsmaster by Dragon, in that the Clans have been around for a ''very'' long time; way before parahumans even came into being.
* AncientTradition
* AntiMagic: All of them are immune to Cauldron's Thinkers, including Contessa.
* BeenThereShapedHistory: They were involved in a few recorded events in human history, up to and including the Siege of Tobruk, the American Civil War, the Siege of Cassel and even ''World War II''.
* CovertGroup: No one outside of other covert groups and high-ranking intelligence officials knows much about them. WordOfGod says that only a third of the Tenno's actions in modern day are known to the PRT.
* TheDreaded: It's implied that all of their members have been labeled S-class threats (on the same level as the Endbringers and Slaughterhouse 9). Given what Dragon uncovered about them, it's not hard to see why.
* {{Foil}}: To Cauldron. The Tenno are an AncientTradition which has existed for thousands of years, whereas Cauldron is a NebulousEvilOrganisation that's only been around for the last three decades. The Tenno are TheFettered, whereas Cauldron is TheUnfettered. The Tenno contribute to the status quo through their inaction while Cauldron directly contributes to the same status quo through intervention. The Tenno want to decrease the parahuman population, while Cauldron actively seeks to increase it.
* TheGroup: In-universe example. They are referred to solely as "The Clans" by the PRT and Protectorate.
* HiddenAgendaVillain: They're seen as this in-universe. Practically no one outside their ranks knows what they want or where they came from.
* NotSoOmniscientCouncilOfBickering: Their conversations through the Weave shows that they're prone to arguing and spend just as much time disagreeing with each other as they do planning.
* OneManArmy: Throughout history, a single Warframe has often been enough to single-handedly turn the tide of a battle.
* PerpetualMotionMan: The Tenno don't need to eat or sleep anymore, apparently as a result of their exposure to the void.
* TechnologicallyAdvancedFoe: Being from the Origin System, they have access to various Orokin technologies that put them centuries ahead of even the best Tinker-Tech.
* ThemeNaming: Their cape names are just a description of their powers (ex. Charger, Screamer, etc.). This is justified, since those names were given to them by the PRT and Protectorate.
* TheWorfEffect: So far they've defeated individuals like Alexandria, Nilbog, and the Three Blasphemies. All of whom were previously considered nigh-unstoppable.
* WrongContextMagic: Their Void abilities are unconnected to the Entities or their shards. This means that the Tenno's powers don't apply to the same rules that regular parahuman superpowers do.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:"[=GrandMaster=]"]]
The [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin grandmaster]] of a Tenno clan whose MilitaryMaverick attitude puts her at odds with her subordinates.
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* AlwaysABiggerFish: To Rinke/Nilbog.
* CanonCharacterAllAlong: WordOfGod confirms they are the [[PlayerCharacter Operator]] players control in ''Warframe''.
* NoKillLikeOverkill: Used Nova Prime's antimatter to vaporize the entire town of Ellisburg.
* ThePeterPrinciple: Her traits that made her an excellent solo operative and assassin also make her a poor leader for her clan.
* PersonOfMassDestruction: Destroyed Ellisburg in a single blast that created seismic waves felt all over the world.
* RealityEnsues: Her tendencies to go off on dangerous missions alone without telling anyone and openly break her Clan's rules causes some of the Tenno to question her leadership.
* ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem: She's known to break rules she herself made, which often causes her fellow Tenno to question her.
* SmugSuper
* TemptingFate
* UndyingLoyalty: To Ordis.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Ordis]]
* AndIMustScream
* HeroicSacrifice
* MissionControl
* WhoWantsToLiveForever
* YourDaysAreNumbered: Ordis is finally starting to break down from being active for multiple millennia. He's eventually ordered to go into dormancy so that he can be repaired.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Megan Nagel]]
The PRT's PR coordinator who works in Department 46. She's secretly a Tenno spy.
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* AlienAmongUs: It's ambiguous as to whether or not she is a Tenno herself, but she is working for the Clans and is TheMole inside the PRT.
* BeliefMakesYouStupid: She personally dislikes religion because she believes that they cause people to fight with each other over something that can't even be proved.
* CoolPet: She has a pet Shade named "Bo'nox".
* CoolSword: She owns Paracesis, a sword that specializes in killing Sentients.
* HeroOfAnotherStory: If her SuperheroTrophyShelf is anything to go by.
* HumansAreFlawed: How she views humanity.
* TheMole: Is a spy for the Tenno.
* MoleInCharge: She is the second-in-command of the PRT's PR division in all but name. She uses this position to provide information about the PRT to the Tenno.
* MundaneUtility: She doesn't have chairs in her apartment, since she never gets tired thanks to her PerpetualMotionMan powers
* NamedWeapons: Owns the sword Paracesis.
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Physically, she looks like an athletic adult woman. It's all but directly stated that she was amongst the Tenno who fought against the Elder Queen and Hunhow. Seeing as how the Tenno have been on Earth Bet since the 600s, this makes her more than a thousand years old.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: Despite only appearing in her interlude chapter so far, she's responsible for the PRT's oddly generous behavior towards Taylor. The PRT was originally considering locking Taylor in the Birdcage. She put a stop to this by sending Piggot an email convincing her otherwise.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Vikare]]
The world's first parahuman whose death spelled the end of the golden age of superheroes. Dragon's investigation reveals that there was more to him than meets the eye.
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* AdaptationalBackstoryChange: In ''Worm'', Vikare was a normal {{Muggle}} prior to becoming a superhero. This version was a Warframe that fought off an army of Grineer in ancient times.
* AdaptationalBadass: This version of Vikare is a Warframe who went OneManArmy on an invading force of Grineer and was around since ancient Japan.
* BowAndSwordInAccord: According to ancient Japanese legends, he wielded a bow and a sword against an army of Grineer.
* ButNowIMustGo: After defeating a Grineer army, he turned down Emperor Tenmu's offer to let him stay in Japan and left.
* CompositeCharacter: He's an Excalibur Umbra Warframe who takes Vikare's name and role in the story.
* OneManArmy: Single-handedly fought back an invading army of Grineer.
* PosthumousCharacter: He was killed decades before the story. However, TheReveal that he's a Warframe puts this into question.
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: He's been around since the late 600s.
* RedBaron: The name he earned during his actions in the six-hundreds was also the name given to the survivors of the Zariman Ten Zero by the Orokin Empire: Tenno.
* ScarfOfAsskicking: One of his more prominent features is the sash he wears around his neck.
[[/folder]]
!!Temples of Trinity
Shortly after the Endbringer Tāwhirimātea first appeared, the Quills began setting up shop all over the world. These "Temples" served as a combination of community centers and churches for those downtrodden or in need of a safe place.
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[[folder:In General]]
* {{Cult}}: An odd subversion. When first introduced, the Temples seem to show all the signs of being a cult. They're secretive and closed off to the outside world. They recruit people who are down on their luck or in a vulnerable spot. Lastly, they seem to worship the Endbringers. Despite this, it turns out that they're exactly what they advertise: a bunch of community centers and churches that like to help people. Given that they are a front for the Quills, they're arguably a benevolent example of this trope.
%%* SchizoTech
* {{Seers}}: As they are a front for the Quills, the Temples have the ability to perceive all possible timelines via their connection to the Unum, something that has been retained when they went over to Earth Bet.
* SheepInSheepsClothing: At first, they seem reminiscent of a cult. However, the reveal that their caretakers are Quills immediately puts the Temples in the GoodAllAlong category.
* TruceZone
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Daniel Bobrow]]
A long-time member of the Quills and the caretaker for the Temple in Brockton Bay.
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* TwentyFourHourArmor
* AlienAmongUs
* TheAtoner
* FutureSlang
* MysteriousPast
* NamedAfterSomeoneFamous: He's named after the real-life computer programmer [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_G._Bobrow Daniel G. Bobrow]].
* NotSoStoic: His flashback shows that his younger self's reaction upon getting visions of Earth Bet was to immediately start writing it down in a hasty manner and he even snaps at Cephalon Cy when interrupted.
* RankUp: His flashback shows that he originally held the rank "Tertiary" within the Quills. He was promoted to "Secondary" following his visit to Cephalon Cy.
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: A flashback shows that he accompanied the Tenno to the Sol System. Warframes have been seen of Earth Bet as early as the 600s, making him at least over a thousand years old.
* {{Seer}}: As a Quill, he has the ability to see the future.
* SmallRoleBigImpact
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Cass]]
A runaway teenage girl taking refuge at Brockton Bay's Temple of Trinity.
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* AdaptationalHeroism
* AdaptationalNameChange
* HeelFaceTurn: Left Empire 88 to join the Temple.
* PrecisionFStrike: In one of Daniel's future visions, she is shown screaming this towards him.
[[/folder]]
!!Other Allies
[[folder:Kuzunoha]]
A Case 53 cape who was originally part of the Silver Seven. Following Hero's death, she left the Protectorate and joined the Clans.
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* BerserkButton
* DefectorFromDecadence
* EatingTheEyeCandy: After Lung transformed back into his human form, he catches her staring at his naked body.
* FirstNameBasis: She refers to Lung as "Kenta" in her letter to Annette.
* FoxFolk: Her Case 53 mutation gave her many fox-like qualities including a set of ears, fur, and claws.
* MeaningfulName
* MismatchedEyes: One of her eyes is blue and the other is amber.
* MysteriousBacker: Is stated to be Lung's "patron".
* MythologicalMotifs: The {{Kitsune}}.
* OddFriendship: Had one with Annette Hebert.
* OrangeBlueContrast: She has a pair of mismatched eyes, one blue and the other amber.
* OriginalCharacter
* ReversePsychology: Uses this to get Lung to join the Clans.
* StatusBuff: She can enhance and strengthen the powers of other parahumans.
* WorldsStrongestWoman: She's noted as being one of the most powerful capes in the world. Even Lung was unwilling to attack her.
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[[folder:Gashadokuro]]
A Japanese hero with Tinker powers that he uses to build different types of HumongousMecha. [[spoiler:He appears in one of Daniel Bobrow's visions of the future, where he visits Brockton Bay after a supervillain gang war breaks out.]]
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* AffectionateNickname: Is called "Gasha" by Daniel in his vision.
* ConflictKiller: [[spoiler:His arrival immediately puts a halt to the gang war between Empire 88, the ABB, and the Merchants.]]
* FamedInStory: He's well-known in-universe for defeating the Ash Beast.
* GravityMaster: His ''Daidarabotchi'' is equipped with [[ArtificialGravity gravity projectors]] which it uses as a form of [[MindOverMatter telekinesis]].
* HumongousMecha: His power specialty is building these. His ''Daidarabotchi'' walker is described as being several stories tall.
* MeaningfulName: "Gashadokuro" is the name of a yokai in Japanese mythology. They are spirits that take the form of giant skeletons. Both Gashadokuro and his robots are described as being towering in height.
* NoodleIncident: The Cacus, one of his previous mecha walkers, is currently at the bottom of the ocean for an undiscerned reason.
* OriginalCharacter
* PoweredArmor: He wears a suit of heavy power armor that uses hydraulics to move around.
[[/folder]]
!The Endbringers
[[folder:Tāwhirimātea (Unmarked Spoilers)]]
The most powerful and largest of the Endbringers, as well as the only one that is benevolent towards humans. She's actually a Sentient atmospheric processor and relay station.
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* AmbiguouslyEvil: For a Sentient carrier ship, she's not antagonistic in the least. In fact, some of the areas she hits improve (for a time) and she likes humans so much that she adopted the name they gave her.
* BenevolentMonsters: Unlike the other Endbringers, she isn't antagonistic in nature and likes humans.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: While she may be a legitimate [[BenevolentMonsters Benevolent Monster]], there's a reason that she's considered the most powerful of all six Endbringers.
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Zigzagged. She is a Sentient, but unlike the rest of her kind she doesn't look down upon humans and even seems to enjoy their presence.
* BrotherSisterTeam: With Sajuuk.
* DestructiveSavior: Sure, the areas she hits recover significantly, but she also ends up causing a lot of damage in the process.
* FertileFeet: She's essentially a Sentient drone spawning ship.
* FlyingSeafoodSpecial: She resembles a gigantic manta ray in shape.
* GiantFlyer: She is constantly flying in the sky and almost aways out of reach from capes, requiring Cauldron to built specialized aircraft carriers to reach her.
* KnownOnlyByTheirNickname: Everyone calls her Tāwhirimātea, despite it not being her true name. She actually likes the name.
* LivingShip: She's a Sentient and is stated be as much by her brother Sajuuk.
* MikeNelsonDestroyerOfWorlds
* MoralityPet: To Sajuuk. She's the one who convinces him to spare Alexandria's life and is the reason that he was unusually merciful to Cauldron's forces.
* NoNameGiven: It's never made clear what her actual name is.
* NotEvilJustMisunderstood: Contrary to Cauldron's beliefs, Tāwhirimātea is ''not'' an Endbringer, nor is she actively hostile. She's just trying to make human lives a little bit easier. Problem is, the areas she hits also end up causing as much damage as it does recovery.
* PersonOfMassDestruction: She was designated as an Endbringer for a reason.
* PetTheDog: She occasionally redirects hurricanes away from major population centers.
* SheepInSheepsClothing: A lot of people worry that her PetTheDog moments, like redirecting hurricanes away from major cities and her overall playful demeanor, is part of a malicious plot. "3.10 Firewalker" shows that she's genuinely benevolent.
* TokenGoodTeammate: To both the Endbringer and the Sentients. The Endbringers constantly attack humanity, whereas she isn't antagonistic and actually helps some of the areas she hits. Brockton Bay is one such example, though unlike in most cases, it's recovery is stinted by the fact that its problems are InherentInTheSystem.
* WalkingDisasterArea: Is quite literally a living, moving hurricane.
* WeatherManipulation: She can alter the atmosphere around her body, creating storms and clear weather at her leisure. This is also how she restores life in some of the areas she attacks such as Brockton Bay, a costal shipping city.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Eukaryote]]
* AntiMagic: Like the other Endbringers, it's completely immune to Precogs.
* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: By the time nuclear bombs were finally used on it, Eukaryote had started to create Infested creatures as large as Behemoth.
* BodyHorror
* CannibalismSuperpower: It gains the powers of any parahumans that it consumes.
* TheDreaded
* GodzillaThreshold
* GreyGoo
* OutsideContextProblem
* SealedEvilInACan
* TheVirus
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[[folder:Shari-Hulud]]
* AmbiguousSituation: It's the only Endbringer whose origins are a complete mystery. It doesn't appear to be anything from the ''Warframe'' universe and it acts more like an animal scavenging for food rather than a malicious force of nature. WordOfGod mentions that its creation is artificial and it was "designed" with modules, further adding to the mystery.
* AsteroidsMonster: How Shari-Hulud fights in a nutshell. The creature itself moves rather slowly, but if it takes enough damage it will split itself into smaller sections that can move faster.
* BlackHoleBelly: It has one located in the back of its throat.
* DetachmentCombat: Each section of its body can separate to form another sandworm.
* ExtremeOmnivore: It eats anything that passes through its mouth.
* {{Kaiju}}: The worm is over three miles long and more than seventy feet in diameter.
* LampreyMouth
* MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: It's also known as the Deathworm.
* NonMaliciousMonster: Its behavior is reminiscent of a hungry animal and it only cares about finding its next meal.
* SandWorm
* ShoutOut
[[/folder]]
!Enemies of the Tenno
!!The Sentients
[[folder:In General]]
* AdaptiveAbility
* AmbiguousRobot
* ArchEnemy: With the Tenno.
* HowTheMightyHaveFallen
* OutsideContextProblem
* OutsideGenreFoe
* TheRemnant
* ThoseWereOnlyTheirScouts
* UsedFuture
* WeHaveReserves: Averted. Their numbers have been severely limited as a result of being cut off from any resources and any attempts to gather more are sabotaged by the Tenno.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Sajuuk (Unmarked Spoilers)]]
* AntiVillain: He's a Sentient, but he is not interested in the destruction of the Orokin or other life forms. Hell, the only reason he attacks Alexandira and Cauldron is because they attacked Tāwhirimātea first.
* TheBlank
* DeadpanSnarker: He ''really'' gets into this when taking about how "heroic" Cauldron actually is.
* FlunkyBoss:
* FrontlineGeneral: He was the Sentients' vanguard and led the first wave of attack in the Old War.
* GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere: InUniverse, he's this to Cauldron. Initially, they think he's an avatar for Tāwhirimātea to speak through, only to later learn from their battle with him that he, and by extension Tāwhirimātea, are something else entirely.
* HatesBeingNicknamed: After he's finished beating the shit out of Cauldron, he tells them the true name of their race as to not be named as something else, like what they did with Tāwhirimātea and the Tenno.
* HeelFaceTurn: In a sense. Since arriving on Earth Bet, he's given up on destroying the Tenno and is content to be left alone in peace. He only gets involved when Cauldron comes knocking and doesn't heed his advice.
* HeroKiller: Sajuuk and Tāwhirimātea killed a large number of capes during the Scouring, including Argonaut and Icarus.
* InfallibleBabble
* {{Jerkass}}: He really doesn't have a single nice thing to say to Alexandria, Eidolon or Argonaut. [[JerkassHasAPoint To be fair, he isn't wrong]].
* LargeHam: When explaining who, or rather ''what'' he is to the Silver Seven.
* LeanAndMean
* MeaningfulName
* MilkingTheGiantCow
* MindOverMatter: Sajuuk is revealed to have [[spoiler:Triggered at some point in the past and gained this as a superpower]]. He can generate a field that allows him to either lower or raise the mass of whatever it is affecting. This is how he moved so fast and punted Alexandria off of him. It only works via line of sight, and only affects one 'thing' at a time, so either him or something else, and technically puts the target in a Breaker state while it is on, so he can't just throw people into stuff and kill them or vice versa. What happens ''after'' he puts them into a wall is another story.
* MouthOfSauron: Is mistaken as one for the Endbringers by Alexandria.
* MrExposition: Explains what Tāwhirimātea is, and what he is. [[CassandraTruth The Silver Seven don't believe him until he beats the ever loving shit out of them when they attack his sister.]]
* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: He's an ancient human-made, alien, parahuman robot general.
* OldSoldier: Sajuuk fought in the Old War and led the first wave of Sentients against the Orokin. WordOfGod even compares him to "an old [[TheVietnamVet Vietnam veteran]], telling you to get off his lawn while he waves his shotgun over his head."
* OrcusOnHisThrone: The Sentients could very easily steamroll over everything in Earth Bet, possibly even the Endbringers, but as far as Sajuuk is concerned, he wants nothing to do with worldly affairs.
* ScarsAreForever
* SquishyWizard
* VaguenessIsComing
* VillainHasAPoint: As horrifying as the Sentients' slaughter of the Protectorate’s capes was, Sajuuk was correct when he pointed out that the “heroes” were the ones who started the fight and attacked first.
[[/folder]]
!!The Grineer
An army of "demons" who invaded Japan during the late 600s.
[[folder:In General]]
* TheCameo
* ClarkesThirdLaw: Their advanced weaponry was mistaken as magic by the ancient Japanese people.
* CloneArmy
* MalevolentMaskedMen
* OutsideContextProblem: Were this to ancient Japan.
* TakeOverTheWorld: Was their stated motivation according to Japanese legend.
* TechnologicallyAdvancedFoe
[[/folder]]
!Others
[[folder:The Man in the Wall]]
* AmbiguouslyEvil: It's hard to tell if he's a genuinely antagonistic force or if he's just trying to nudge Taylor in the right direction.
* AntiMagic: He's completely immune to any precog abilities and can even mess with them if he wants, as was the case with Coil.
* BigBadEnsemble: With Coil for Taylor's part of the story.
* ByTheEyesOfTheBlind: Generally, the only people who can see him are precogs or those exposed to the arboriform created from Taylor's Triggering.
* {{Doppelganger}}: Appears as this to anyone who sees him.
* GlowingEyes: The only difference between his doppelganger form and the real deal is that his eyes glow.
* HorrifyingTheHorror: Freaks out Contessa, the bogeyman of the cape world, with their appearance alone. More so when she realizes that, as far as her powers are concerned, the Man in the Wall isn't there or just doesn't exist.
* HumanoidAbomination: It's ambiguous as to ''what'' the Man in the Wall's actual nature is, but whatever it is, it's enough to scare the shit out of precogs and Thinkers like Lisa since it's never acknowledged by their powers. [[HorrifyingTheHorror This scares Contessa so bad that her power more or less tells her to break down]].
* InvisibleToNormals: Most people are unable to see him. This is what initially led Taylor to believe that he was some sort of hallucination caused by her power.
* ISeeThemToo: WordOfGod says that they can be seen by other people if they want to, as was the case with Assault.
* ItAmusedMe: Part of his motivation. He leaves Contessa alone because he found her too easy to rattle.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: He's more or less the reason why Taylor decides to stop running from her problems involving her powers and become more actively involved, though whether or not she'll become a cape is up in the air for now.
* NotSoImaginaryFriend: An inversion. Since he's InvisibleToNormals, Taylor thinks that he's just a hallucination caused by her mental trauma. Then she realizes ''Asault sees him''.
* TheNicknamer: Is prone to this. He calls Coil "Scarecrow", Contessa "Farmer Girl", Tattletale "Little Mouseketeer", and refers to Taylor as "Kiddo".
* OffscreenTeleportation: He disappears the moment you take your eyes off him.
* OutsideContextProblem: In a bigger extent than Taylor, whose powers are somehow interfering with other precogs. The Man in the Wall is so alien that precogs on the same level as ''Contessa'' can't do anything about him. Why? Because as far as their powers are concerned, he's not even there or doesn't exist.
* PerpetualSmiler: He's always smiling anytime he appears.
* RealAfterAll: Taylor reaches this conclusion when, to her shock, her "doppelganger" turns and addresses Assault by his real name.
* StealthHiBye: Loves doing this to his victims and adds to the misconception that he's a hallucination.
* TermsOfEndangerment: Refers to Taylor as Kiddo and addresses Assault by his first name.
* UncannyValley: Has this effect in-universe to the people who they take the form of.
* UnusuallyUninterestingSight
* VillainHasAPoint: The Man in the Wall personifies this trope. Much of what they have to say about everyone else tends to be dead-on accurate. For example, he accuses Taylor of running away from her problems and tells her that NothingIsTheSameAnymore since she triggered with superpowers. Taylor later acknowledges that both statements were correct.
* VoiceOfTheLegion: Whenever he talks, he sounds like several different people speaking all at once.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Danny Hebert]]
* AdultFear: Imagine you're Danny Hebert. One day, out of the blue, you get a phone call that your daughter is in the hospital, and there's a giant ice tree in her school. You learn she was being bullied. You learn she was shoved in a locker filled with bio-waste. You learn one of the Wards, heroes tasked with protecting the town you live in, was one of her bullies and caused her to Trigger. Now imagine what Danny must be feeling after all of ''that''.
* AngerBornOfWorry: He does reign it in, but he is angry at Taylor for not telling him about the bullying.
* GetOut: Not said verbally, but his sheer anger upon discovering that one of his daughter's bullies was a ''Ward'' sends one of the capes in the room running.
* GoodParents: Granted, he was in a bad headspace while Taylor was being bulled after his wife's death, but he is remarkably quick to get back into the swing of things.
* PapaBear: Do anything towards his daughter, and you will come face to face with a very angry Danny Hebert. The second Sophia Hess, one of Taylor's bullies, is revealed to be Shadow Stalker, he goes apeshit and rages so hard that he causes one of the capes in the room to leave.
* ParentsAsPeople: After his wife's death, Danny was in a bad headspace, which he is very quick to realize when he learns what's happened to his daughter after the Winslow Event.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Ming]]
An elderly woman who speaks to Amy in the FlashForward of 3.4 Firewalker. She has yet to make a proper appearance in the story.
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* AscendedExtra: [[spoiler:She's heavily implied to be Lung's mother.]]
* BrutalHonesty: She bluntly informs Panacea that she can't save everyone and that there will always be people who she won't be able to save.
* IWantGrandkids: She expresses annoyance at her son over this.
* NotAfraidToDie: She believes that everyone dies eventually and refuses to let Panacea heal her blindness.
* OutlivingOnesOffspring: Out of her three sons, she has outlived two of them.
* ScrewPolitenessImASenior: She's direct, blunt, and to-the-point when giving her advice to Amy.
* WidowWoman: She's had three husbands over the course of her long life and has outlived them all.
[[/folder]]
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