History YMMV / CliveBarkersJericho

** [[TheHedonist Governor Cassus Vicus]] was once a bloated, hedonistic Roman aristocrat, [[EvenEvilHasStandards banished by Caligula himself]] to the remote All-Khali for practicing [[ImAHumanitarian cannibalism]]. His domain absorbed by the Firstborn in its attempts to break into reality, Vicus is [[HellSeeker thrilled at the chance to join the warped hellscape]], spending millennia having his own immortal subjects crucified and torn apart by monsters to slake his sadistic appetites. Confronted by the Jericho squad as he tries to help his master bring the whole world into their eldritch space, Vicus wishes for nothing more than to take all the prisoners he can to add to his collection of [[AndIMustScream souls he may torment forever]] as a testament to his worship of debauchery, and implies his wish to rape the entire squad while combating them.

** The disgusting, bloated [[TheHedonist Governor Cassus Vicus]] is an utterly depraved hedonist [[EvenEvilHasStandards banished by Caligula himself]] to the remote Al-Khali for practicing [[ImAHumanitarian cannibalism]]. Offered immortality by the Firstborn in a realm away from reality in return for helping it conquer all of God's creation, Vicus [[HellSeeker happily agreed]] in order to indulge himself for thousands of years. Keeping his realm as nauseating as himself, Vicus keeps his immortal citizens in [[AndIMustScream constant torment]]: decorating his palace with their body parts and skinned corpses and allowing his demonic minions to attack them as they please. Devoted to his own worship above all else, Vicus stands out in the dark setting alongside Lichthammer as one of the Firstborn's most vile lieutenants.

* UncannyValley: Most of the enemies, especially the Cultists and Legionaries.

* CompleteMonster: While [[BigBad The Firstborn]] itself is a WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds, the same cannot be said about these two of its followers:

** The disgusting, bloated [[TheHedonist Governor Cassus Vicus]] is an utterly depraved hedonist [[EvenEvilHasStandards banished by Caligula himself]] to the remote Al-Khali for practicing [[ImAHumanitarian cannibalism]]. Offered immortality by the Firstborn in a realm away from reality in return for helping it conquer all of God's creation, Vicus [[HellSeeker happily agreed]] in order to indulge himself for thousands of years. Keeping his realm as nauseating as himself, Vicus keeps his immortal citizens in [[AndIMustScream constant torment]]: decorating his palace with their body parts and skinned corpses and allowing his demonic minions to attack them as they please. Devoted to his own worship above all else, Vicus stands out in the dark setting alongside the aforementioned Lichthammer as one of the Firstborn's most vile lieutenants.

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: A LOT of dispute remains over whether the Firstborn is an inhuman, malicious monster or a tragic, abused being remains. Certainly, it seems to be rather eager to break into reality and destroy the world as we know it and [[spoiler: its killing of Cole and Jones is recognized by all to be quite vile]], but considering that it is suffering from an eternity of ParentalAbandonment in which the parent is God and the Abandonment consisted of being kicked of of REALITY ITSELF (and which we don't exactly know if it is even possible for it to return to it without screwing everything up), after which God chose to create new, more favored children... yeah, let's just say it has valid issues. Of course, the converse is that the Firstborn- having great power but virtually no restraint or responsibility- was recognized by God to be fundamentally unfit for reality and only confirmed that evaluation by promptly trying to destroy said reality due to the equivalent of a temper tantrum and whose malignant nature was confirmed by [[spoiler: the needless slaughter of Cole and Jones]]... Let's just say this is prime ground for debate amongst fans.

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: A LOT of dispute remains over whether the Firstborn is an inhuman, malicious monster or a tragic, abused being remains. Certainly, it seems to be rather eager to break into reality and destroy the world as we know it and [[spoiler: its killing of Cole and Jones is recognized by all to be quite vile]], but considering that it is suffering from an eternity of ParentalAbandonment in which the parent is God and the Abandonment consisted of being kicked of of REALITY ITSELF (and which we don't exactly know if it is even possible for it to return to it without screwing everything up), after which God chose to create new, more favored children... yeah, let's just say it has valid issues. Of course, the converse is that the Firstborn- having great power but virtually no restraint or responsibility- was recognized by God to be fundamentally unfit for reality and only confirmed that evaluation by promptly trying to destroy said reality due to the equivalent of a temper tantrum and whose malignant nature was confirmed by [[spoiler: the needless slaughter of Cole and Jones]]... Let's just say this is prime ground for an InternetBackdraft amongst fans.

** The disgusting, bloated [[TheHedonist Governor Cassus Vicus]] is an utterly depraved hedonist [[EvenEvilHasStandards banished by Caligula himself]] to the remote Al-Khali for practicing [[ImAHumanitarian cannibalism]]. Offered immortality by the Firstborn in a realm away from reality in return for helping him conquer all of God's creation, Vicus [[HellSeeker happily agreed]] in order to indulge himself for thousands of years. Keeping his realm as nauseating as himself, Vicus keeps his immortal citizens in [[AndIMustScream constant torment]]: decorating his palace with their body parts and skinned corpses and allowing his demonic minions to attack them as they please. Devoted to his own worship above all else, Vicus stands out in the dark setting alongside the aforementioned Lichthammer as one of the Firstborn's most vile lieutenants.

** [[TheHedonist Governor Cassus Vicus]] is a [[FatBastard disgusting]] hedonist, banished by [[EvenEvilHasStandards Caligula himself]] to the remote Al-Khali for practicing [[ImAHumanitarian cannibalism]]. After The Firstborn offered him immortality in a realm away from reality, Vicus [[HellSeeker took the chance]] to indulge in himself for thousands of years. Vicus keeps tortured immortals crucified, decorates his palace with body parts and skinned corpses and allows his demonic minions to attack citizens as they please; all as a twisted form of worship to himself.

** [[TortureTechnician Hanne Lichthammer]], head of the [[{{Ghostapo}} Geheimnisvoll Abwehrmacht]] (roughly "Mysterious Defense Power") division of the Nazi party, is a psychic sadomasochist renowned and feared for her work for her brutal interrogation and torture, opting to [[MindRape sunder the mind instead of the body]] and leaving countless victims of all ages slaughtered in her wake. When resurrected as an agent of the Firstborn, Lichthammer has piled up thousands of bodies and has used her new powers to abominate her own men into horrific, tortured fusions of man and weapon to slaughter all they see. Eventually intent on helping the Firstborn invade and destroy all humanity, Lichthammer delves deep enough to [[KickTheDog mock Billie about her past of sexual abuse by her father]] when the Jericho squad finally confronts her in a TortureCellar of her own making.

** [[TheHedonist Governor Cassus Vicus]] is a [[FatBastard disgusting]] hedonist, banished by [[EvenEvilHasStandards Caligula himself]] to the remote Al-Khali for practicing [[ImAHumanitarian cannibalism]]. After The Firstborn offered him immortality in a realm away from reality, Vicus [[HellSeeker took the chance]] to "feast and fuck and kill" for thousands of years, with no consequences. Vicus keeps tortured immortals crucified, decorates his palace with body parts and skinned corpses and allows his demonic minions to attack citizens as they please; all as a twisted form of worship to himself.

** [[TheHedonist Governor Cassus Vicus]] is a [[FatBastard disgusting]] hedonist, banished by [[EvenEvilHasStandards Caligula himself]] to the remote Al-Khali for practicing [[ImAHumanitarian cannibalism]]. After The Firstborn offered him immortality in a realm away from reality, Vicus [[HellSeeker took the chance]] to indulge in himself for thousands of years. Vicus keeps tortured immortals crucified, decorates his palace with body parts and skinned corpses and allows his demonic minions to attack citizens as they please; all as a twisted form of worship to himself.

* HellIsThatNoise: The Child Crusaders' creepy, childish giggles, heard shortly before they attack the squad. The sound of their shrieking is also pretty horrific.

* UnfortunateImplications: There happens to be a small amount of people who [[EverythingIsRacist believe this game to be racist]] because [[spoiler:the Firstborn takes the form of a black child]].

* EverythingIsRacist / FanDumb: See UnfortunateImplications.

* UnfortunateImplications: There happens to be a small amount of people who [[EverythingIsRacist believe this game to be racist]] because [[spoiler:the Firstborn takes the form of a black child]]. ...Yeah.

* NeedsMoreLove

* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments: Several, but the exchange between Delgado and Black after Ross possesses the latter is a notable example.
** Also, "What'd you do, reboot her?"

* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments: Rawlings and Muriel's lingering hug near the beginning of the game.
** Abagail's successful attempt at calming Cole down also applies, with Abby asking her about her favorite number. It's possible that she's used that exact trick to help Cole out of a HeroicBSOD more than once before as well.

* SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome: Just take your pick.
** Pretty much every time Rawlings and Church do anything ever.
** [[BerserkButton "My name's Billie."]] *kick*
** "Everything I love is right here." '''*BANG*'''
** Using Black's ghost bullet ability to pop the heads of Cultists - and her grenades to blow them into lots of tiny pieces.

* NightmareFuel:
** In spite of the fact that many players feel desensitized to the monsters after a while, several of them are genuinely frightening when first encountered.
** The Child Crusaders are downright horrifying.

* HighOctaneNightmareFuel: In spite of the fact that many players feel desensitized to the monsters after a while, several of them are genuinely frightening when first encountered. Also, the Child Crusaders are downright horrifying.

* {{Narm}}: The story and characters might otherwise be interesting, but it's difficult not to wince at some of the one-liners tossed out during combat. [[YourMileageMayVary Depending on the player's point of view]], they're either outright {{Narm}}, or NarmCharm.

* FanDumb: See UnfortunateImplications.