Line #34 Characters/LordsOfTheFallen


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3	[[folder:Harkyn/[[spoiler: The Iron Wayfarer]]]]
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5	A dangerous criminal imprisoned for "[[NoodleIncident Unspeakable Crimes]]", Harkyn found himself recently released to help defend the very kingdom that convicted him. Grim, violent and [[DeadpanSnarker jaded]], Harkyn's [[AntiHero no hero]], but his is not a [[CrapsackWorld hero-prone world]].
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7	* TheChosenZero: In a world where AllCrimesAreEqual, no one likes a criminal. [[DudeWheresMyRespect Even if he just saved your ass.]]
8	* FaceOfAThug: Justified. [[TattooedCrook All criminals get their faces marked]] [[MarkOfShame to show the world what they are]].
9	* GodzillaThreshold: Men with combat experience are now in such short supply that convicted criminal are fair game for conscription.
10	* {{Jerkass}}: A JerkWithAHeartOfGold, or a JerkWithAHeartOfJerk, depending on in-game decisions. (None of these can actually make him [[VillainProtagonist outright evil]].)
11	* MagicKnight: All character classes come with a type of magic. Then there's [[HandBlast the Gauntlet]].
12	* MultipleChoicePast: Harkyn's character class (determined by the player) is the only clue we get about his actions before the game. Some are, admittedly, criminal by nature (e.g. Raider) but one has to wonder what Harkyn the Cleric did to get himself imprisoned.
13	* MyGreatestFailure: [[spoiler: He regards giving the Rune of Adyr away between games as this.]]
14	* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler: Following his defeat of Antanas, he gave the Rune of Adyr to the Judge Cleric. Come the sequel, and to say he regrets this is a ''gross'' understatement, blaming himself for the state of Mournstead and cursing himself for his actions.]]
15	* NoodleIncident: No one will ever let him forget that he's a criminal, but no one ever actually mentions the nature of his crimes.
16	** It is implied that the brands on Harkyn's face represent his crimes. One brand for each type of crime. This implies he's done dozens of criminal actions, given the number of marks on his face, so rather than asking what he's done, asking what he ''hasn't'' done might be a better question.
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18	* RedOniBlueOni: Red to Kaslo's Blue.
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21	[[folder:Kaslo]]
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23	A monk serving the realm who acts as aide to Antanas. Kaslo freed Harkyn from Prison (along with several other criminals) but only the two of them made it to Keystone alive. Kaslo acts as Harkyn's guide throughout the game, often supplying him with important information regarding his mission and objectives.
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25	* HiddenDepths: [[spoiler:He is the true heir of the Judges and he's not as loyal to Antanas as he claims. He presumably realizes that Antanas has gone well and truly cuckoo, he turns neutral.]]
26	* TheLancer: Pretty much the only real ally Harkyn has. Not that they like each other much.
27	* PlotlineDeath
28	* RedOniBlueOni: Blue to Harkyn's red.
29	* WarriorMonk: Not that [[FauxActionGirl he actually fights]].
30	* WizardBeard: Well, Monk beard. The connotations are the same, however.
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33	[[folder:Antanas]]
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35	The enigmatic Leader of All Mankind.
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37	* AllCrimesAreEqual: Anyone caught committing a crime under his rule - any crime - gets a life sentence and their face branded in case they escape.
38	* BodyHorror: [[spoiler:The Judge.]]
39	* CrystalDragonJesus: Is believed to be the "Savior", and acts in the Judges' name. While not outright stated, the order of monks at Keystone presumably serve him as his accolades.
40	* EvilutionaryBiologist: [[spoiler:Has been experimenting on hapless humans long before the game opens. The more combat-specific samples just got released.]]
41	* TheHeavy: [[spoiler:Antanas' actions are what provoked Adyr and the Rhogar army to make a bid for power.]]
42	* HistoricalHeroUpgrade: [[spoiler: Despite his actions, and the survivors being well aware of his actions, by the time the sequel comes around he's treated as a hero, and Harkyn as a common criminal that murdered him in cold blood.]]
43	* HollywoodExorcism: Lore notes mention that he commissions these regularly, banishing Rhogar from human hosts. [[spoiler: However, [[DramaticIrony this is not a good thing]] - all humans ''need'' their inner Rhogar [[AnatomyOfTheSoul to remain complete]], and without it, [[EmptyShell they can barely think or act of their own volition]].]]
44	* JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope: [[spoiler:Goes crazy near the end and turns himself into The Judge.]]
45	* KnightTemplar: Antanas is... pretty adamant about criminal activity, and how it is intolerable. [[spoiler:We have no idea just ''how'' bad he is until later, though.]]
46	* LikeAGodToMe: Most humans believe that Antanas is their Savior. [[spoiler:Most of these people either cross the DespairEventHorizon after his FreakOut, or else plunge into MyMasterRightOrWrong territory.]]
47	* MirrorCharacter: [[spoiler:''Really'' doesn't stack up well against the tales recorded about Adyr. Both are [[ItsAllAboutMe tyrannical]] [[WellIntentionedExtremist extremists]] who [[NoKillLikeOverkill don't react well to insubordination]].]]
48	* MugglesDoItBetter: An alarming version. [[spoiler: When Harkyn faces off against Antanas' SuperSoldier army, he learns ''very quickly'' that these suped-up humans are much more dangerous than the average Rhogar.]]
49	* ObliviouslyEvil: [[spoiler:Believes that imprisoning criminals and "exorcising" demons out of people are both good and necessary. They're not.]]
50	* OneWingedAngel: [[spoiler:The Judge.]]
51	* PlayingWithSyringes: Combined with ProfessorGuineaPig to become [[spoiler:The Judge]].
52	* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:Occurs off-screen. He does not take Adyr's survival well, nor (possibly) the realization that Kaslo isn't blindly devoted to his cause.]]
53	* WalkingSpoiler: Let's just say that most of the plot wouldn't have happened without him and leave it at that.
54	* WellIntentionedExtremist: Humanity is on the verge of extinction, with the survivors looking to Antanas as their last bastion of hope. While his methods would be unconscionable during any non-apocalyptic era, they seem to be the only source of hope that civilization can last at all. [[spoiler: Bear in mind, however, that Antanas ''is the reason things got this bad in the first place'' and that all his actions have only ever made things worse. Humanity would've almost certainly died out completely had Harkyn not [[ShootTheDog eliminated him permanently]].]]
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57	[[folder:Adyr]]
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59	A god worshiped by humans long ago as a protector of humanity, until the three Judges overthrew and banished him into another dimension. Now reviled as an evil being and remembered only as a tyrant, no one doubts that he is behind the recent Rhogar invasion. If humans are to have a chance of permanently repelling the demonic threat, they'll have to produce a champion who can repeat the Judges' deeds and save the world again.
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61	* AmbiguouslyEvil: [[spoiler: REALLY hard to say whether he's pure evil or just... not very good at being a nice God.]]
62	* CrystalDragonJesus: Err, Crystal Dragon {{Satan}}. And/or [[{{God}} YHWH]], depending. Humans' current opinion of him is the former, but his role pre-banishment seems to have been more in line with the latter.
63	* GreaterScopeVillain: As the being behind the Rhogar, he is pretty much this. [[spoiler: It helps that he never so much as appears on-screen.]]
64	* GodIsEvil: A being formerly revered is now behind the invasion of the demonic forces. [[spoiler: If his claims are true, his primary objective was to stop Antanas; reclaiming his former glory was a bonus.]]
65	* HeWhoMustNotBeSeen / TheVoice: [[spoiler: During the events of the first game, he never appears.]]
66	* JerkassHasAPoint: [[spoiler: Antanas' actions - both the [[PlayingWithSyringes mutations]] and [[HollywoodExorcism exorcisms]] - are very bad things that will end up harming mankind in the long run; given Antanas' [[CrystalDragonJesus reputation]], neither of these is likely to fall out of practice anytime soon. Whether the Rhogar Invasion was an [[TheExtremistWasRight appropriate response]] or [[MoralEventHorizon not]] is another matter.]]
67	* OnlyWorksOnce: [[spoiler: He thought the Judges were just uppity mortals until they kicked his ass. He's not trying that again when a ''new'' uppity mortal comes a-knockin'.]]
68	* OrcusOnHisThrone: [[spoiler: [[NonActionBigBad He doesn't get off in the first game.]] Somewhat justified due to being banished. The Lampbearer forces him to get off in the sequel.]]
69	* OrderVersusChaos: Unusually, this CrystalDragonJesus is on the side of Chaos to Antanas' order. [[spoiler: Neither is good news.]]
70	* SatanicArchetype: Rules the demonic Rhogar [[spoiler:and offers Harkyn a loaded bargain. May be a case of SatanIsGood (or just not as much of an asshole as we thought).]]
71	* TheUnfought: [[spoiler: In the first game. The sequel rectifies this on the Radiant ending path.]]
72	* WellIntentionedExtremist:[[spoiler:He is ''horrified'' by Antanas' treatment of humans and failure to comprehend what the Rhogar actually are. Re-conquering the human world was his way of fixing that.]]
73	* UnreliableNarrator: Provides a lot of exposition when we finally meet him about the state of the world, along with his, Harkyn's and [[spoiler:Antanas']] role therein. A lot of what he says is provably true, but a lot we have to take his word on. Since he paints himself and his rule as the best thing for humanity... grains of salt should be taken. [[spoiler: It gets further muddied in the sequel as, even though the Rhogar are causing a lot of trouble and a lot of people die, the Hallowed Sentinels who oppose him are just as bad, if not worse, and if the Lampbearer goes through with killing him, the supposed 'good god' of the setting, Orius, nukes them immediately afterwards, whereas Adyr outright rewards them with a position as the first of his new Lords.]] Ultimately, it boils down to who you trust.

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