Line #68 Characters/CombatDevolved


1	Tropes pertaining to the Characters of ''WebAnimation/CombatDevolved''.
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3	[[foldercontrol]]
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5	[[folder:Rookie]]
6	->''"AreWeThereYet"''
7	-->'''Voiced By:''' Nathan Wenban
8
9	Rookie ([[NoNameGiven Real name unknown]]) is the newest recruit of the squad. He has just passed his Spartan training after failing his driving test but passing his "Using the toilet with your armour on training". Despite his all-round ignorance about the way the world works he has become one of the more competent soldiers (Which is not a difficult feat [[SurroundedByIdiots considering who his comrades are]].) He wears default black armour which highlights his rank as Rookie. He is arguably TheProtagonist of WebAnimation/CombatDevolved however as time goes on he becomes just another member of the squad.
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11	Much of Rookie's past is a mystery; no one ever asks and he doesn't tell.
12
13	!!!Tropes associated with Rookie:
14	* AudienceSurrogate: For the first few episodes, at least. The story is presented through Rookie's eyes as he attempts to adjust to the weirdness around him.
15	* ButtMonkey: 1/2 due to his inexperience, 1/2 due to his character, [[TooManyHalves and 1/2 due to the others personalities]], Rookie often gets this treatment verbally.
16	* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: His real name is never stated, he protests but seems either too polite or stupid to just tell the others his name.
17	* DrivesLikeCrazy: His driving skills have proven to be less than ideal.
18	* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: While in [[spoiler:J.A.K.E.'s simulation]] in episode 5, rookie asks for help from a guy who's [[Memes/SpongebobSquarepants just standing there...menacingly]]. It goes about as well as you might suspect.
19	* InTouchWithHisFeminineSide: Occasionally has shades of this, but rarely strays into {{Camp}} territory.
20	* NaiveNewcomer: Finds himself completely lost in the events of the first few episodes due to his inexperience, a fact not helped by how the rest of his designated group aren't, for the most part, any better.
21	* NewMeat
22	* NiceJobBreakingItHero: In episode 3 he reactivates (and breaks) J.A.K.E. 17. Sniper calls him out on it in the beginning of the next episode
23	* OnlySaneMan: Most of the time, anyway.
24	* TheWatson: For the first two or three episodes, Rookie spends most of his time [[AudienceSurrogate asking the others to explain how things work.]]
25	* WithholdingTheirName: {{Inverted\|Trope}} and PlayedForLaughs; Rookie often tries to tell the others his name, but no one cares so they call him Rookie instead.
26	[[/folder]]
27
28	[[folder:Pilot]]
29	->''" [[VerbalTic Snarl]]"''
30	-->'''Voiced By:''' Callum Henderson
31
32	Christopher Rodriquez is the squad's pilot. As such, he is the one most often seen driving vehicles or flying aircraft. Pilot was once part of the elite ODST Spartan forces until he was relieved of duty. Through a currently unknown event from his past known only as '[[NoodleIncident The Accident']], Pilot is extremely cynical and has a noticeable speech impediment. The only information known about 'The Accident' is that it occurred when Pilot was still an ODST and it perhaps played a part in his expungement from the special forces.
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34	Pilot spends the most time with Cadaver out of any squad members, and often acts as a sort of lab assistant to the good doctor.
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36	!!!Tropes associated with Pilot:
37	* AliensSpeakingEnglish: {{Averted}} Pilot believes the aliens can do this, but they can't
38	** [[spoiler:{{Subverted}} The Aliens speak English backwards,]] in a MythologyGag from the original Halo game.
39	* CaptainCrash: Almost every vehicle he drives he has crashed.
40	* ClusterFBomb: Delivers a few.
41	* CommanderContrarian
42	* DeadpanSnarker: Pissing people off is one of his specialties.
43	* HypocriticalHumor: Laughs at Rookie for having studied Art at school. So had he.
44	* JerkAss.
45	* PrecisionFStrike: Likes to pepper a lot of his sentences with these.
46	* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Pilot's speech impediment was made part of his backstory due to his actor having a similar condition.
47	* ShellShockedVeteran / NoodleIncident: He used to be a good pilot before 'The Accident'.
48	** Which supposedly left him with [[RealLifeWritesThePlot a terrible, raspy voice]]
49	* SirSwearsALot: Him and Heavy are the only characters who swear so far, although he does it a [[PrecisionFStrike lot, lot more.]]
50	* SnarkKnight: He hates everyone, including himself.
51	* UniversalDriversLicense: Despite training as a Pilot he is the team's main driver for every vehicle. [[CaptainCrash (He crashes warthogs just as much though.)]]
52	* VerbalTic: Has a habit of snarling at the end of some sentences, especially when angry/ shouting.
53	** Used within the Bonus Video #3, which includes some of the more unwanted snarls done while voicing lines.
54	* VitriolicBestBuds: With Cadaver.
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56	[[/folder]]
57
58	[[folder:Scout]]
59	->''" [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} We do]]? ({{Beat}}) Oh yeah, course we do, [[BlatantLies I was just joking]]. Hahaha."''
60	-->'''Voiced By:''' James Wenban
61
62	Joseph Turner, also known as Scout, is the team's reconnaissance expert. He is very lazy and seems to be good for very little other than scouting, and even then he often forgets what he was supposed to be reporting back during the return trip to the base. He is not very bright (to say the least) and is easily the slowest member of the squad. It is likely that the team gave him his position to ensure they would spend as little time with him as possible, since Scout has a habit of infuriating those around him (especially Pilot, whom he calls 'Roddy').
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64	While other characters are given CharacterDevelopment, Scout seems to be getting dumber as the series progresses, to the point that he can barely think for himself without the help of his squadmates.
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66	!!!Tropes associated with Scout:
67	* ActorAllusion: James (Who plays Scout) is by far the stupidest member of WebVideo/TalkingSkullz.
68	* AmusingInjuries: Scout is killed when an alien falls on his head.
69	* ButtMonkey: Dies a lot and is subject to much torment from Cadaver's "Tests."
70	** TheyKilledKennyAgain: When you come back from the dead multiple times this is a given. Justified as he can respawn.
71	* CannotConveySarcasm: The text annotation in episode 3 {{Lampshaded}} this.
72	* ChaoticStupid
73	* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Post {{Flanderization}} he seems to miss the point of everything anyone says.
74	* TheDitz
75	* {{Flanderization}}: After the first two or three episodes he goes from being arrogant to a complete idiot.
76	%%* ForgetfulJones: Especially in Episode 6.
77	* GeniusDitz: For all his idiocy, Scout does have his rare moments of brilliance.
78	* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: Even when faced with life-threatening injuries, Scout's most common response is simply "Ow."
79	* TalkativeLoon: {{Averted}}. Out of all the characters Scout has the shortest and least lines of dialogue.
80	* TooDumbToLive: Scout is very stupid. Scout also dies. [[RunningGag Frequently]].
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82	[[/folder]]
83
84	[[folder:Cadaver]]
85	->''"Now get out there and show them what you're made of! (whispering) [[MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate Hint: It's skin and blood and stuff! I remember that from medical class! Though that's about all I remember.]]"''
86	-->'''Voiced By:''' Thomas Philips
87
88	Dr. Cadaver (Full name Dr. Jason Alto Heironymous Cadaver) is the designated [[TheMedic Medic]] of the squad. Failed his Spartan training due to being unable to differentiate friend from foe. Despite what his position and white/red armour would suggest, Cadaver is a [[TheSociopath seriously deranged individual]] who provides more danger to his squadmates than assistance. It is unknown how Cadaver became [[MadScientist what he is]], or [[MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate why he is qualified to practice medicine]], but one thing is for certain: If you're injured in combat, Cadaver is the last person you want to see.
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90	The good doctor often relays old stories of his previous exploits to his fellow Spartans, mainly what he has learned from the questionable experiments he has performed in the past.
91
92	!!!Tropes associated with Dr. Cadaver:
93	* AbsentMindedProfessor
94	* AmbiguouslyEvil: PlayedForLaughs. The tests he conducts are in a very grey moral area, to say the least.
95	* AxCrazy
96	* BadSamaritan: {{Averted}}. See WellIntentionedExtremist below.
97	* CloudCuckooLander
98	* CombatMedic: {{Subverted}} - Cadaver always tries to get out of fighting anything, often by proclaiming his supposed role of medic.
99	* DeadlyDoctor: Unfortunately for his teammates, he often uses his medical knowledge to [[TheSociopath hurt them, rather than SAVE them.]]
100	* FunnyBackgroundEvent: You can often see him doing something weird in the background, or hear some weird barrage of non-sequiturs during sections with lots of characters speaking at once (such as the one below).
101	* HorribleJudgeofCharacter
102	* InsaneTrollLogic: A lot of his medical knowledge is based on this.
103	** FunnyBackgroundEvent: In the beginning of episode 4 if you listen carefully you can hear his InsaneTrollLogic as to how chasing a floating ball is a lot like brain surgery (see {{Metaphorgotten}} below).
104	* LightIsNotGood: He wears mostly white and heals people for a living. He also happens to be a team-killing psychopath.
105	* MadScientist: A rare heroic example. [[AntiVillain Probably]].
106	* MeaningfulName: A cadaver is a corpse used for medical science.
107	** Jason means "healer", Making his name doubly ironic.
108	* {{Metaphorgotten}}:
109	--> "Just remember chasing after a floating orb is a lot like brain surgery. You have to be really precise with the scalpel and cut away from yourself, otherwise the blood is really hard to clean up. I have no idea where this metaphor is going anymore, I suppose the moral of the story is never attempt brain surgery with a screw driver."
110	* MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate
111	* MysteriousPast: It is unknown how Cadaver became what he is now. The few hints we're given are his past experiments, which in themselves are [[MoralEventHorizon Moral Event Horizons]].
112	* NomDeGuerre: {{Averted}}. He is the only one of the main characters to be consistently called his real name.
113	** {{Lampshaded}} by Sniper, when he introduces the team's names and call-signs, he has a pause to say "Er.." before saying Cadaver's callsign.
114	* ShaggyFrogStory: Cadaver's advice or anecdotes often quickly devolve into this.
115	* TalkativeLoon: While Scout is {{Averted}}, Cadaver is easily played straight; he sure does like to ramble on, at any and all (inopportune or not) moments - particularly in the [[RunningGag aforementioned]] {{Funny Background Event}}s.
116	** As an EasterEgg, Cadaver's voice actor puts long rants at the end of recording sessions that often make it into the episode.
117	* TheMedic: His official role is medic, but he does not seem to have grasped the concept of saving others.
118	* TokenEvilTeammate
119	* VitriolicBestBuds: With Pilot.
120	* WellIntentionedExtremist: Cadaver does (at times) genuinely want to help his teammates. It's just the 'helping' part he doesn't get right.
121	* WorstAid: How Cadaver treats most injuries, {{Lampshaded}} by himself.
122	--> "If you shoot a dying man, he respawns with full health!"
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124	[[/folder]]
125
126	[[folder:Sniper]]
127	->''"I told you, [[CatchPhrase I don't want to give away our position!]]"''
128	-->'''Voiced By:''' Sam Horton
129
130	Harry Stone, also known as Sniper despite never actually sniping anything, is the self-proclaimed leader of the squad. After Corporal Thompson's death, Sniper almost immediately took charge despite being ill-suited to leading or inspiring his troops. Sniper is arguably the worst human being in the series, without the excuse of being insane like Cadaver or cynical like Pilot. He is treated with contempt by many of his squadmates, and is all too happy to return the favour.
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132	Despite being called Sniper and carrying a sniper rifle (looted from Corporal Thompson's dead body), Sniper hardly ever participates in combat, preferring to remain behind and watch his colleagues die or be horribly injured with the poor excuse that he doesn't want to reveal his position to the enemy.
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134	!!!Tropes associated with Sniper:
135	* AmbitionIsEvil: While he is not technically evil, he is the biggest asshole, and he is the only one who wants to be the leader.
136	* BatmanGrabsAGun: When Sniper actually fires his gun, [[LetsGetDangerous shit's about to go down]].
137	* CatchPhrase: Some variation on "I don't want to give away our position!"
138	* ColdSniper: [[PlayingWithATrope Played with]]. Yes he hates all his comrades and is a sniper, however he does not come across as anti-social. Neither is he any good at using his sniper rifle.
139	* DirtyCoward: Will not fight unless forced to, even if he could save someone's life.
140	* EarlyBirdCameo: In episode 1 he has a voice only cameo.
141	* Expy: Sniper has a lot of striking similarities with another [[WebAnimation/RedVsBlue self-proclaimed leader who loves to have the Sniper rifle but doesn't use it efficiently who put themselves in charge after the old leader died]]. At least, before CharacterDevelopment sends him in a different direction.
142	* TheFriendNobodyLikes: {{Inverted}} Rookie, Cadaver and Heavy act friendly towards Sniper, but he hates them and wishes they didn't act so friendly.
143	* IfYouDieICallYourStuff: Call's Thompson's sniper rifle as soon as he is diagnosed dead.
144	* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: He seems genuinely sad at [[spoiler:Heavy's "death"]] but just a few seconds later he tells Rookie that he never really liked him anyway.
145	* TheLeader: Thinks of himself as such.
146	* ManipulativeBastard
147	* TheMillstone: A lot of the problems that the group faced could easily be averted if Sniper wasn't such a DirtyCoward.
148	* ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything: "Have you ever even fired that gun?"
149	** His role as Science Officer is largely ignored for most of the series.
150	* TheStarscream: After Thompson dies, he is quick to assert himself as the de-facto leader.
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152	[[/folder]]
153
154	[[folder:Heavy]]
155	!''' [[TheBigGuy Winston "Heavy" Jones]] '''
156
157	->''"[[SarcasmMode Ah yes, your "brilliant" piloting skills, which include crashing our only Hornet! Yes, well done!]]"''
158	-->'''Voiced By:''' Matthew Norriss
159
160	* ActorAllusion: Likewise, Matt Norriss is probably the most kind and generous member of WebVideo/TalkingSkullz.
161	* ApologeticAttacker: His first line is apologizing for killing an alien.
162	* {{Deuteragonist}}: Due to his role as the StraightMan he often becomes this, this means that while he rarely gets an episode devoted to himself he has an important role in many episodes.
163	* GeniusBruiser: Despite Heavy's status as TheBigGuy, he is very eloquent and well-spoken, not to mention a good deal smarter than a few of his teammates.
164	* GentlemanSnarker: He is friendly and polite with a gentlemanly air, but he knows when to snark.
165	* LeeroyJenkins: In Episode 5 he is the first one to lose a life, by jumping into a minefield.
166	* PrecisionFStrike: Censored out, but at the end of Episode 4 he delivers one of these.
167	--> "Well, f*ck me."
168	* SophisticatedAsHell
169	* StraightMan: Mostly plays the {{Foil}} to Sniper, but will take this role when paired up with any other character.
170	* TheHeart: He is a genuine NiceGuy and is the only character who appears to be friends with everyone.
171	* TheNicknamer: "Lil' Guy", "Snipes", "Floating [[WebAnimation/RedVsBlue Grifball]]" to name a few.
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173	[[/folder]]
174
175	[[folder:J.A.K.E. 17/8]]
176	->''"[[QuintessentialBritishGentleman Couldn't have put it better myself old bean. Now, who's for some tea and crumpets? Ruurgh.]] "''
177	-->'''Voiced By:''' Jake Carruthers
178
179	[[OverlyLongName Jeremiah Artkocious Kalleigulah Eligh 17th Esq.]] is a monitor and the only non-human member of the squad. He was built by Sniper as part of a project he has yet to elaborate on. JAKE 17 began as a typical slow-talking, logic-based machine but quickly became a [[CluelessDetective self-proclaimed detective]] and QuintessentialBritishGentleman due to a malfunction. He is now a fully-fledged member of the squad, frequently conversing with Rookie and acting as his morally-superior half.
180	When the group end up being cryogenically frozen and wake up in the future, they find themselves with J.A.K.E. 18, a holograhpical simulation of J.A.K.E. 17 with the exact same personality as the latter.
181
182	!!!Tropes associated with JAKE 17 (and 18):
183	* ActorAllusion: His actor's name is Jake.
184	* BerserkButton: His name is Jeremiah Artkotious Kolligula Eligh the 17th, NOT Jake 17.
185	* BornInTheWrongCentury: Or built in the wrong century.
186	* BritsLoveTea: While we never actually see any of it ([[{{Machinima}} for understandable reasons]]), JAKE does enjoy the occasional cup of tea with his crumpets.
187	* CluelessDetective: Attempts to solve a murder mystery. HilarityEnsues.
188	* ExplosiveOverclocking: Doesn't occur often with J.A.K.E., mostly because he shrugs off any peculiar thoughts, questions or circumstances rather than trying to analyze or understand, after [[LogicBomb the result of the one time he did in Episode 6]].
189	* {{Expy}}: Of SelfDemonstrating/GLaDOS in episodes 4 and 5
190	* FunWithAcronyms
191	* IAmVeryBritish: PlayedWith. While all of WebVideo/TalkingSkullz are British, JAKE 17 is ''very'' exaggerated and stereotypical.
192	* IJustWantToBeNormal: What JAKE (technically) wants to become - he converses with Rookie for good parts on Series 1 (from 6 onwards) as to how to become human-like.
193	* InSeriesNickname: "Jake" (Much to his annoyance.)
194	* KnowNothingKnowItAll
195	* LegacyCharacter: He is the 17th JAKE.
196	* LogicBomb:
197	--> "Therefore, if killing is wrong, you are wrong which means killing is right which means that you must be right, which means that killing is wrong... garbled speech [[ExplosiveOverclocking DOES NOT COMPUTE BINARY BINARY BINARY BINARY]]"
198	* MachineMonotone: Averted.
199	* PunkInTheTrunk: How the squad take JAKE back to Valhalla.
200	* QuintessentialBritishGentleman
201	* RoboCam: In episode 5 when the camera goes from JAKE's point of view.
202	* RobotBuddy
203	* StiffUpperLip: Despite being in a war zone, JAKE 17 never loses his polite, sophisticated British nature.
204	* StockBritishPhrases: Uses nearly every single one in existence at one point or another, as part of him being a QuintessentialBritishGentleman.
205	* TeamPet
206	* TheDanza: See 'Actor Allusion' above.
207	* TheMillstone: Unlike Sniper, JAKE sets up a lot of the problems to begin with and creates quite a few plot points.
208	* TokenNonHuman: Of all the main cast, he is the only non-human.
209	* TrademarkFavoriteFood: He sure is fond of [[QuintessentialBritishGentleman tea and crumpets]].
210	* WickedCultured: In his more villainous moments.
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212	[[/folder]]
213
214	[[folder:Thompson]]
215	->''" [[{{Narm}} Chaaraarge.]]"''
216	-->'''Voiced By:''' Robert Micklewright
217
218	Corporal Thompson was once the squad's leader until an unfortunate accident occurred involving a land mine. He was in possession of the team's only sniper rifle before his death, at which point it was quickly looted from his corpse by Sniper.
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220	[[spoiler:It turns out Thompson wasn't actually dead (Or rather he was, but he had an extra life) and returned only to be run over by Rookie and to have his few words of advice heatedly ignored by his squadmates. He perished soon afterwards, but with the way death works in this series, it's unlikely he's gone for good.]]
221
222	!!!Tropes associated with Thompson:
223	* BackForTheDead: Returns in Episode 4 only to die immediately.
224	** [[spoiler:The whole of the Sniper, Heavy and Rookie section of the episode was [[AllJustADream just a simulation]], so he was never BackFromTheDead to begin with.]]
225	* BadBadActing
226	* DeathByOriginStory: His death is shown by flashback.
227	* DueToTheDead: After he dies from being run over by Rookie [[spoiler:[[DreamSequence during J.A.K.E.s "tests"]]]], Rookie, Sniper and Heavy decide to pay their respects... for all of 2 seconds.
228	* DullSurprise: His reaction to getting run over is a little... subdued.
229	* GeneralFailure: Not a general, but you get the idea.
230	* TheNeidermeyer: He isn't a horrible person, just a completely incompetent leader who is hated by his men.
231	* PointyHairedBoss: It's clear this whole 'leadership' thing isn't Thompson's forté.
232	* StylisticSuck: All voice acting and machinimating related to him is done purposefully badly.
233	* YouMonster:
234	--> Aw you sick bastard.
235
236	[[/folder]]
237
238	[[folder:Pete]]
239	->''"
240	-->'''Voiced By:''' Some Internet robotic voice.
241
242	Pete is the A.I. for the UNSC [Mr. Blakely's Spare Unmarked Van].
243
244	!!!Tropes associated with Pete:
245	* EarlyBirdCameo: First appears as a drawing in one of the bonus videos.
246	* {{Expy}}: Of Holly from ''Series/RedDwarf''.
247
248	[[/folder]]
249
250	[[folder:Rhydian]]
251	->''"Today, we fight for all of humanity! Now let's kick some alien ass."
252	-->'''Voiced By:''' Matthew Norriss
253
254	Rhydian Johnson, the great-great-great-great... -great grandson of Sergeant Avery Johnson, encounters the group aboard the Halo installation that the group visit after waking up in the future, trying to continue his ancestor's work and legacy.
255
256	!!!Tropes associated with Ryhdian:
257	%%* ActionHero
258	%%* AsskickingLeadsToLeadership
259	* HeroicSacrifice: {{Averted}}. He survives his LastStand against the Covenant, [[spoiler:at least until Sniper kills him.]]
260	* [[spoiler:KilledOffForReal]]
261	%%* MajorlyAwesome
262	* [[spoiler:UndignifiedDeath: Sniper shoots down his ship by accident, killing him instantly.]]
263
264	[[/folder]]
265
266	[[folder:Spartans 1 and 2]]
267	->''"Oh yeah! The faggot and the Irish guy!"
268	--> '''Voiced By:''' Spartan 1 - Rob Micklewright; Spartan 2 - Thomas "Krollie" Laughton.
269
270	(Somehow) picked up from the remains of Rhydian's squad, Spartans 1 and 2 are far from your ideal humans, let alone Spartans. After joining the group from their (mis)adventures on the Halo ring, the two Spartans tagged along and try to help out when they can. Emphasis on the try.
271
272	!!!Tropes associated with Spartans 1 and 2:
273	* EarlyBirdCameo: Get an offscreen written cameo in the same drawing bonus as Pete up above. However, Spartan 2 '''does''' appear in a later bonus video.
274	* ThoseTwoGuys.
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