History YMMV / NikolaiDante

* MagnificentBastard: Tsar Vladimir the Conqueror, Countessa [=DeWynter=] and Dmitri Romanov. Nikolai is shaping up to be one. He even lampshades this at one point when he cons the Countessa. His response to being called a bastard: "The biggest in the empire."

* HilariousInHindsight: Selina Solaris, a CaptainErsatz of ComicBook/{{Catwoman}} more than slightly resembles Creator/HalleBerry.

* MagnificentBastard: Tsar Vladimir the Conqueror, Countessa DeWynter and Dmitri Romanov. Nikolai is shaping up to be one. He even lampshades this at one point when he cons the Countessa. His response to being called a bastard: "The biggest in the empire."

* CompleteMonster: [[ArchnemesisDad Dmitri Romanov]] is the ruthless patriarch of the Romanov dynasty, and despite [[FreudianExcuse having been imprisoned by the previous Tsar]], surpasses any justifiable actions. After losing to Vladimir Makarov in a duel for the throne of the Tsar, Dmitri forces his sister Jocasta to have his children via genetic engineering, breeding them to be the most ruthless killers in the empire. He has his eldest son, Valentine, bear a FlawedPrototype weapons crest, which physically and psychologically scars him beyond recognition. After Katarina Dante reneges on a job for him, he beats and [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil rapes her just so he can break her]], [[ChildByRape resulting in Nikolai's conception]]. After gearing up for war, he orders Konstantin to murder Julianna Makarov just in case Nikolai manages to save Jena from Richard Hawksmoore so that the conflict will go ahead anyway, then [[WeHaveReserves callously throws the lives of his army away to the Tsar's guns]] and [[YouHaveFailedMe even personally shoots survivors for losing]]. Even after the war and his suicide, he transfers his consciousness to Arkady and secretly plans his revenge over a number of years, at which point he kills Viktor's wife simply because she's from a poor background, strips Dante of his weapons crest, burns Jocasta to death, and forces Jena to marry him. To further pour salt into the wound, he forces Nikolai to watch the ceremony and [[GroinAttack sends a surgeon to castrate him]] while it happens. Even his first act as Tsar is not to rebuild the empire, but his own personal winter palace.

* NightmareFuel: Lulu's cyberdemon swarm.

* CompleteMonster: [[ArchnemesisDad Dmitri Romanov]] is the ruthless patriarch of the Romanov dynasty, and despite [[FreudianExcuse having been imprisoned by the previous Tsar]], surpasses any justifiable actions. After losing to Vladimir Makarov in a duel for the throne of the Tsar, Dmitri forces his sister Jocasta to have his children via genetic engineering, breeding them to be the most ruthless killers in the empire. He has his eldest son, Valentine, bear a FlawedPrototype weapons crest, which physically and psychologically scars him beyond recognition. After Katarina Dante reneges on a job for him, he beats and [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil rapes her just so he can break her]], [[ChildByRape resulting in Nikolai's conception]]. After gearing up for war, he orders Konstantin to murder Julianna Makarov just in case Nikolai manages to save Jena from Richard Hawksmoore so that the conflict will go ahead anyway, then [[WeHaveReserves callously throws the lives of his army away to the Tsar's guns]] and [[YouHaveFailedMe even personally shoots survivors for losing]]. Even after the war and his suicide, he transfers his consciousness to Arkady and secretly plans his revenge over a number of years, at which point he kills Viktor's wife simply because she's from a poor background, strips Dante of his weapons crest and forces Jena to marry him. To further pour salt into the wound, he forces Nikolai to watch the ceremony and [[GroinAttack sends a surgeon to castrate him]] while it happens. Even his first act as Tsar is not to rebuild the empire, but his own personal winter palace.

* CompleteMonster: [[ArchnemesisDad Dmitri Romanov]] is the ruthless patriarch of the Romanov dynasty, and despite having the FreudianExcuse of being imprisoned by the previous Tsar, Ivan the Oppressor, manages a level of villainy that goes beyond any that could be justified. After losing to Vladimir Makarov in a duel for the throne of the Tsar, Dmitri forces his sister Jocasta to have his children via genetic engineering, breeding them to be the most ruthless killers in the empire. He has his eldest son, Valentine, bear a FlawedPrototype weapons crest, which physically and psychologically scars him beyond recognition. After Katarina Dante reneges on a job for him, he beats and [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil rapes her just so he can break her]], [[ChildByRape resulting in Nikolai's conception]]. After gearing up for war, he orders Konstantin to murder Julianna Makarov just in case Nikolai manages to save Jena from Richard Hawksmoore so that the conflict will go ahead anyway. He then [[WeHaveReserves callously throws the lives of his army away to the Tsar's guns]] and [[YouHaveFailedMe even personally shoots survivors for losing]]. Even after the war and his suicide, he transfers his consciousness to Arkady and secretly plans his revenge over a number of years. When his plans come to fruition, he kills Viktor's wife simply because she's from a poor background, strips Dante of his weapons crest and forces Jena to marry him. To further pour salt into the wound, he forces Nikolai to watch the ceremony and [[GroinAttack sends a surgeon to castrate him]] while it happens. Even his first act as Tsar is not to rebuild the empire, but his own personal winter palace. Even the current Tsar, the aforementioned [[BigBad Vladimir the Conqueror]], isn't as wicked as Dmitri.

* CompleteMonster: [[ArchnemesisDad Dmitri Romanov]] is the ruthless patriarch of the Romanov dynasty, and despite having the FreudianExcuse of being imprisoned by the previous Tsar, Ivan the Oppressor, manages a level of villainy that goes beyond any that could be justified. After losing to Vladimir Makarov in a duel for the throne of the Tsar, Dmitri [[TestTubeBaby forces his sister to have his children]], breeding them to be the most ruthless killers in the empire. He has his eldest son, Valentine, bear a FlawedPrototype weapons crest, which physically and psychologically scars him beyond recognition. After Katarina Dante reneges on a job for him, he beats and [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil rapes her just so he can break her]], [[ChildByRape resulting in Nikolai's conception]]. After gearing up for war, he orders Konstantin to murder Julianna Makarov just in case Nikolai manages to save Jena from Richard Hawksmoore so that the conflict will go ahead anyway. He then [[WeHaveReserves callously throws the lives of his army away to the Tsar's guns]] and [[YouHaveFailedMe even personally shoots survivors for losing]]. Even after the war and his suicide, he transfers his consciousness to Arkady and secretly plans his revenge over a number of years. When his plans come to fruition, he kills Viktor's wife simply because she's from a poor background, strips Dante of his weapons crest and forces Jena to marry him. To further pour salt into the wound, he forces Nikolai to watch the ceremony and [[GroinAttack sends a surgeon to castrate him]] while it happens. Even his first act as Tsar is not to rebuild the empire, but his own personal winter palace. Even the current Tsar, the aforementioned [[BigBad Vladimir the Conqueror]], isn't as wicked as Dmitri.

* HilariousInHindsight: Selina Solaris, a CaptainErsatz of ComicBook/{{Catwoman}} more than slightly resembles HalleBerry.

* NightmareFuel: Lulu's cyberdemon swarm.

* CompleteMonster: Several antagonists fit this trope perfectly. Vladimir, Dmitri, Sir Richard Hawksmoore and Konstantin stand out.

** A CompleteMonster of a Russian named Vladimir Makarov? [[VideoGame/ModernWarfare Where have we seen this before?]]

* HilariousInHindsight: Selina Solaris, a CaptainErsatz of {{Catwoman}} more than slightly resembles HalleBerry.

* HighOctaneNightmareFuel: Lulu's cyberdemon swarm.