Line #130 Characters/PowerAcademyAntagonists


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3	The various villains seen in ''Roleplay/PowerAcademy''.
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5	[[foldercontrol]]
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7	!Main Antagonists
8
9	[[folder:Jonathan Knight]]
10	!Jonathan Knight
11
12	Jonathan is the head of Knight Research Labs--on the surface, a legitimate research company, but in reality, a front for his twisted, evil deeds. He's one of the most clear and imminent threats towards the students and staff of Power Academy, and is deeply tied into the backstory of several of its students. [[spoiler:Including the player character.]]
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14	* AbsurdlyYouthfulFather: Subverted; he only ''looks'' like he's way too young to have a 18-year-old daughter.
15	* AchillesHeel: [[spoiler:The only thing that can truly kill a Creator is another Creator. If Beth is in the party for the final fight with Jonathan, she cuts loose, unleashing her full power to basically curb-stomp Jonathan.]]
16	* TheAgeless
17	* ArchnemesisDad: For Beth. [[spoiler:Could possibly count as one for elemental!Hikaru as well.]]
18	* BigBad
19	** BigBadDuumvirate: [[spoiler:Forms one with Terminus. It's unclear if they are truly working together or secretly manipulating each other.]]
20	** BigBadWannabe: In the later stages of the story.
21	* TheCaligula: Albeit for a company rather than a government.
22	* TheCasanova: He can get nearly any woman he wants, thanks to his powers. [[spoiler:Sabrina denied his advances, though--but Jonathan created a daughter based on her anyway.]]
23	* CastingAShadow
24	* CorruptCorporateExecutive
25	* DiabolicalMastermind
26	* DidYouJustRomanceCthulhu: On the receiving end of this from Juliana. [[spoiler:Turns out to be a mutual case.]]
27	* DotingParent: [[ZigZaggedTrope Zig-zagged.]] Though he created Beth out of loneliness and treated her like his little angel, he ignores her most of the time in the present.
28	* {{Expy}}: He bears a strong resemblance to [[VideoGame/BlazBlue Yuuki Terumi]], in terms of fashion, [[ForTheEvulz personality and morality]].
29	* FauxAffablyEvil
30	* ForTheEvulz
31	* TheHeavy: Along with Eris, Vilhelm, and the Arbiter, he does most of the work for the villains. [[spoiler:This helps to conceal Terminus' involvement.]]
32	* HumanoidAbomination
33	* IfICantHaveYou: [[spoiler:Murdered Sabrina for resisting his advances.]]
34	* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: He tends to get...close around people, as if he wasn't unsettling enough.
35	* OlderThanTheyLook: He's ageless, but has altered his appearance to look like he's in his early twenties.
36	* PsychopathicManchild: When he's not projecting himself as a VillainWithGoodPublicity, anyway.
37	* RealityWarper
38	* RedOniBlueOni: Red to Juliana's Blue.
39	* SharpDressedMan
40	* UnholyMatrimony: With Juliana.
41	* VillainDecay: [[spoiler:He starts out as the most threatening villain the heroes will face...and is diminished once Terminus fully enters the picture. Eventually, the Great Old One decides he's too much of a threat to her and tries to have him taken out.]]
42	* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Though it's obviously all a front to hide his evil tendencies. [[spoiler:It's not until the heroes provide the authorities with incontrovertible evidence of his nefarious plans that he finally drops the act.]]
43	* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:Goes through one during the heroes' final fight with him. Doubly so if Beth happens to be there.]]
44	[[/folder]]
45
46	[[folder:Eris Mychro]]
47	!Eris Mychro (formerly Helena)
48	->'''Power:''' Metal manipulation, undead strength and summoning
49
50	The Helena of the heroes' universe, who was accidentally killed a few years prior, by a falling piece of debris during a fight between Talan and Swilium. She was evil long before that point, however, given an incident where she humiliated Talan. [[spoiler:It turns out she wasn't killed in the fight--only left for dead. Jonathan Knight later recovered her in her broken state and used her as a test subject for his brutal experiments, held in the same facility as Sam. One night, after she was accidentally killed in an experiment, she was temporarily resurrected by demonic forces; she went on a rampage, causing a mass breakout that allowed Sam to escape.]]
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52	One day, Alderon receives word that Helena, now adopting the name "Eris," is about to take over the underworld. Left with no choice, he resurrects her to bring her back into the world of the living. She is denied her conquest of the underworld, but at what cost, one can only speculate...
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54	* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:Really, with everything she pulls over the course of the story, it's hard to feel that bad for her when she's banished to the Netherworld.]]
55	* AxCrazy
56	* BackFromTheDead
57	* ChainmailBikini: During her boss fight, Eris wears a very flattering set of adamantine armor. She claims it's based off of Hoplite armor, but it's clearly impractical; she really only chose it for intimidation factor over protection, and she can simply create more armor at will. [[spoiler:Helena recreates the armor as a mocking trophy.]]
58	* CoDragons: Given her power level and the fact that she poses a significant hurdle to the heroes at numerous points, she is considered one of these to [[spoiler:Terminus]], along with the Arbiter.
59	* DoesNotLikeMen
60	* TheDreaded
61	* EvilTwin: ...kind of.
62	* ExtraOreDinary
63	* FromNobodyToNightmare
64	* TheHeavy: Along with Jonathan, Vilhelm and the Arbiter.
65	* HumanoidAbomination: As an undead entity. She's believed by the party in the game to be the most likely candidate as a guise or host for Terminus. [[spoiler:She's not.]]
66	* {{Jerkass}}
67	* LogicalWeakness: [[spoiler:Who better to fight a metal-based boss than Helena and Corvus? And since metal can melt, rust and conduct electricity, Emily, Val, Layla and Dawn are also really good against her.]]
68	* MeaningfulRename: Renames herself after the Greek goddess of chaos and strife.
69	* MultipleChoicePast
70	* OmnicidalManiac
71	* OurLichesAreDifferent
72	* PosthumousCharacter: Until Alderon resurrected her.
73	* RevengeBeforeReason: Vengeance is her primary motivation.
74	* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Against Talan and Swilium. Later, she extends the scope of her revenge to all of the world.
75	* ShouldersOfDoom: Part of her ChainmailBikini.
76	* ShoutOut: Her armor resembles that of [[VideoGame/BlazBlue Mu-12]].
77	* SuperStrength: Thanks to being undead.
78	* {{Troll}}: When she was still just a ghost, she enjoyed taunting Swilium whenever he was having girl troubles.
79	* WhiteHairBlackHeart
80	[[/folder]]
81
82	[[folder:Prof. Vilhelm Christiansen]]
83	!Professor Vilhelm Christiansen
84
85	Vilhelm was a brilliant cyberneticist who was dying of a rare congenital heart defect. After years of feverish work, he perfected a cybernetic heart and saved his own life with it. However, he didn't stop there; he realized the potential of his work and proceeded to modify his body further, eventually turning himself into a cybernetic monstrosity. Vilhelm also modified his brain with wireless sensors to take control of nearby electronic systems. He grudgingly works with Timmy as the co-teacher for the Mad Science class--though for obvious reasons is held in very low regard by the students.
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87	[[ObviouslyEvil Unsurprisingly,]] he's one of the main antagonists, serving as the EvilGenius.
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89	* BodyHorror: He has completely butchered his physical form, replacing parts and grafting on cybernetics where he sees fit.
90	* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: Allied with him? Don't get attached. [[spoiler:This turns out to be his undoing.]]
91	* ContagiousAI: He has the ability to create and upload multiple copies of his consciousness to take control of other machines.
92	%%* CyberneticsEatYourSoul
93	* DisneyVillainDeath: [[spoiler:How he dies after his boss fight. [[VirtualGhost Well, his physical form anyway.]]]]
94	%%* EvilGenius
95	%%* EvilutionaryBiologist
96	* ExplainExplainOhCrap: During his boss fight, if Layla, Emily, and Jana pull off their [[AllYourPowersCombined combined elemental attack]]. Doubles as a ShoutOut to {{Anime/Pokemon2000}}.
97	-->'''Vilhelm:''' Fascinating. Electricity supercharges the water, which then makes contact with fire, and when turned into a focused beam--...oh. [[PrecisionFStrike Fuck.]] (gets hit by the attack)
98	* {{Expy}}: [[VideoGame/TimeSplittersFuturePerfect Jacob Crow,]] [[JustForFun/XMeetsY meet]] [[VideoGame/MassEffect3 Henry Lawson]].
99	%%* FacialHorror: Beneath the mask.
100	%%* FauxAffablyEvil
101	%%* FromNobodyToNightmare
102	* GeneralFailure: [[spoiler:For all his intellect and scientific expertise, Vilhelm is a]] ''[[spoiler:dreadful]]'' [[spoiler:leader, constantly getting the people under his command killed when he's not experimenting on them.]]
103	* IWasQuiteALooker: Was surprisingly attractive before he modified himself.
104	* ImmortalityImmorality: He even offers to [[UnwillingRoboticisation "enhance"]] others who wish to experience "immortality".
105	%%* KickTheDog: Everything he does, really.
106	* LackOfEmpathy: For ''anyone''. [[spoiler:Aside from how callous he acts towards his supposed allies, he casually throws lives away for his experiments and battles, caring nothing about the consequences of his actions as long as he gets his immortality. In the end, this turns out to be his FatalFlaw; he ends up [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder betraying his allies]] and facing [[TrueCompanions a powerful group of heroes utterly loyal to one another]], and finds himself overwhelmed. It's not until just before he dies that he makes this painful realization.]]
107	%%* LeanAndMean
108	%%* MadScientist: Played for horror.
109	* MalevolentMaskedMen: Hides his face behind a metal faceplate.
110	* ManInTheMachine: At this point, he is at least 80% machine.
111	* ANaziByAnyOtherName: Aside from the whole [[MadDoctor Josef Mengele]] vibe about him, Vilhelm is bent on perfecting humanity in his own twisted way.
112	%%* NotSoStoic: In the ExplainExplainOhCrap scene above.
113	* PlayingWithSyringes: There's a reason Alexei refers to him as "the butcher".
114	%%* SoftSpokenSadist
115	%%* VaderBreath: Post-transformation.
116	* VirtualGhost: [[spoiler:Becomes one upon his physical death. The body is destroyed, but he lives on via copies of his consciousness.]]
117	[[/folder]]
118
119	[[folder:The Arbiter]]
120	!The Arbiter, aka [[spoiler:Slade Ashen]]
121
122	Enshrouded in mystery, the Arbiter is the leader of the Church of Terminus, a cult worshiping the Great Old One. His pseudonym comes from the fact that his followers view him as the conduit between Terminus and the people of Earth--the one who would bring peace through the Great Old One's wrath. The Arbiter leads their enthralled forces on a path of destruction while the Great Old One consolidates power. He [[KnightTemplar believes he is doing the world a favor with these actions]], rationalizing that this will force an EnemyMine situation for the world once Terminus strikes.
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124	He is actually [[spoiler:Slade Ashen. His disappearance was no accident; he simply used it as a cover to go off the grid and serve his new master. When the heroes unmask him, it causes no short amount of shock--[[BrokenPedestal especially for Val and Isaac.]] He ends up fighting the party at several points, and even [[GuestStarPartyMember temporarily joins forces with them]] at one point.]]
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126	* ArchnemesisDad: [[spoiler:To Valerie and Isaac once they discover the truth about him.]]
127	* AwkwardFatherSonBondingActivity: [[spoiler:Fighting alongside Val and/or Isaac during their hunt for Vilhelm certainly counts.]]]]
128	* {{Main/BFS}}: He can form a massive ice zweihander in his hand.
129	* BloodyMurder: When wounded, he freezes his blood to use in attacks (not unlike [[Manga/FullMetalAlchemist Isaac the Freezer]]).
130	* BrokenPedestal: [[spoiler:To Valerie and Isaac.]]
131	%%* CoDragons: With Eris.
132	* DeathSeeker: [[spoiler:Eventually becomes this if the party spares him for long enough, and if [[spoiler:the player character successfully reaches out to him and plants the seeds of doubt]].
133	* DesperationAttack: The less health he has left, the more damage he does. [[spoiler:Especially useful for the party.]]
134	* DisappearedDad: [[spoiler:Went missing years ago, presumed dead. He never really disappeared, however...]]
135	* EnemyMine: His ultimate goal is a large-scale version of this, in an attempt to unite humanity.
136	** [[spoiler:During Episode 6, if he is still alive, he temporarily joins forces with the party to take down Vilhelm; he recognizes him as a threat to everyone, not just him.]]
137	* EnigmaticMinion: The heroes constantly wonder if the Arbiter is truly evil or simply misguided--especially once his identity is revealed.
138	%%* EvenEvilHasStandards:
139	* EvilIsDeathlyCold: Everywhere he goes, an aura of cold air surrounds him. And when his powers are active, he can [[WalkOnWater walk across water]] by actively freezing it with each step.
140	%%* FaceHeelTurn
141	%%* FakingTheDead
142	* FallenHero: Rumored to be a former crimefighting superhuman. [[spoiler:Turns out to be true.]]
143	%%* FourEyesZeroSoul
144	* GenerationXerox: [[spoiler:Resembles an older version of Isaac, but with Valerie's deep green eyes.]]
145	%%* GuestStarPartyMember:
146	%%* AnIcePerson
147	%%* TheHeavy: Along with Jonathan, Eris and Vilhelm.
148	%%* InTheHood
149	* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:He is inevitably killed off by the game's end--if not by the party, then by Terminus.]]
150	* KnightTemplar: Believes that by aiding Terminus, [[EnemyMine it would help unite the world in fighting against the Great Old One.]]
151	%%zce* MalevolentMaskedMan
152	* MouthOfSauron: The public face for Terminus, while the Great Old One [[OrcusOnHisThrone covertly consolidates power.]]
153	* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Before his identity is revealed, he is solely referred to by his title.
154	* OpenMindedParent: [[spoiler:If Val and/or Isaac are in same-sex relationships, Slade doesn't care; he just hopes they'll be happy together.]]
155	%%* PermaStubble
156	%%* RedOniBlueOni: Blue to Jericho and Volker's Red.
157	%%* SinisterMinister
158	* SoProudOfYou: [[spoiler:His dying words to Val and Isaac if they are present for the final fight with him.]]
159	* SuicideByCop: [[spoiler:Or by Power Academy students, rather. By the time of the Battle for Hell, he's realized his mistake of following Terminus, and tries to end his life this way by fighting the party to the death. Either the heroes (inadvertently) kill him or Terminus does.]]
160	%%* TokenEvilTeammate
161	%%* WalkOnWater:
162	%%* WalkingSpoiler: Everything about him, really.
163	* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: He is known to execute followers who fail him. [[spoiler:Ironically, the same thing happens to him courtesy of Terminus if he survives the game for long enough.]]
164	[[/folder]]
165
166	[[folder:Terminus]]
167	!Terminus
168
169	[[ShroudedInMyth The Great Old One, Master of Reality, Ruler of Shadows]]--all common names used to describe this...[[EldritchAbomination entity]]. According to legend, Terminus is a MultiversalConqueror who ravages universes and destroys heroes wherever she goes. But over the course of the story, it's revealed that Terminus is very real, and a very real threat to the heroes--one of the most powerful they will ever fight. It's all just a question of what form the Great Old One has taken...
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171	* TheAgeless
172	* AmbiguousGender: Can assume any form, though often referred to as female.
173	* BigBad: [[spoiler:In the later stages of the story.]]
174	** BigBadDuumvirate: [[spoiler:With Jonathan, at first. It's unclear if they are truly working together or secretly manipulating each other. In the end, however, they betray each other, with Terminus ending up as the main villain.]]
175	* BlackEyesOfCrazy: Her human forms have completely black eyes aside from bright red irises.
176	* BreakingLecture: [[spoiler:Attempts to break the heroes' will to fight during the final battle with this.]]
177	* BroughtDownToBadass: [[spoiler:Though she is trapped within the heroes' universe and cut off from her full power, she is still more or less a demigod in terms of ability.]]
178	* CastingAShadow: [[spoiler:Case in point, she's the creator of Simon's gauntlets, indirectly the source of his power.]]
179	* TheDreaded
180	* EldritchAbomination
181	* EvilCannotComprehendGood: [[spoiler:During the final battle, she attempts to break the heroes' will to fight, believing they fight for a lost cause. [[FatalFlaw This ends up being her undoing;]] she has only the most superficial idea of what the heroes' motivations are and why they do what they do, and is utterly baffled to see them doing so well in the final battle.]]
182	* EvilerThanThou: [[spoiler:She attempts to kill Jonathan--partly as a show of force, but also because she grows tired of his ForTheEvulz antics.]]
183	* {{Expy}}: Greatly inspired by both [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask Majora]] and [[WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall the Entity]].
184	* FauxAffablyEvil
185	* FatalFlaw: [[spoiler:See EvilCannotComprehendGood above.]]
186	* FinalBoss
187	* FirstEpisodeTwist: Early in the game, she's thought to be a myth, but is soon revealed to be real. The Great Old One's mortal guise, however, is a bigger mystery.
188	* GodOfEvil: Or at least, she is worshiped as one by a group of cultists.
189	* HeroKiller
190	* HopelessBossFight: [[spoiler:She briefly fights the player character once her identity has been uncovered. She does not take damage during this fight, and in fact reflects any damage the PC deals out. It keeps going until the PC reaches dangerously low HP.]]
191	** DuelBoss
192	* LargeHam / TheStoic: Alternates between the two. She can go from bombastic and over-the-top to terrifyingly understated at the drop of a hat (and vice versa).
193	* LoadBearingBoss: [[spoiler:Once she is destroyed, her pocket dimension collapses...and the heroes are transported back to the battle-scarred Power Academy afterward, thanks to Tarot's intervention.]]
194	* LotusEaterMachine: [[spoiler:During the final mission, she traps the party and their allies inside a PocketDimension that manifests their greatest fears and hopes.]]
195	* MindRape: One of her favored tactics; she can use psychic torture to keep her minions in line.
196	%%zce* MultiversalConqueror
197	* NoChallengeEqualsNoSatisfaction: [[spoiler:The reason why Terminus resorts to gradual subterfuge over destroying the heroes outright? She's done the latter so many times in so many other universes it's become banal to her. Thus, killing the heroes is secondary to breaking their spirit for her. It's not until the Academy sufficiently aggravates her by foiling her plans that she goes for the direct approach.]]
198	** VictoryIsBoring
199	* OmnicidalManiac
200	* PowerFloats
201	* PowerOfTheVoid
202	* RealityWarper
203	* TimeAbyss
204	* YouCannotGraspTheTrueForm
205	** AFormYouAreComfortableWith: Can assume a humanoid guise to keep from [[GoMadFromTheRevelation breaking the minds of mortals]].
206	* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler:After her disguise is broken, she no longer has any need for Jonathan and attempts to dispose of him. In fact, while the party fights him, she just stands there and watches the two fight, not even lifting a finger just to spite him.]]
207	[[/folder]]
208
209	!Knight Research and Affiliates
210
211	[[folder:Juliana King]]
212	!Juliana King
213
214	A wealthy socialite and financier, Juliana is an ally to a couple of the staff members of Power Academy. She is regarded with suspicion, however, due to her connections to various criminal enterprises and close relationship with Jonathan Knight--and in fact, she eventually ends up inheriting the company. In addition, she's also implied to be affiliated with Terminus' modern-day followers. [[spoiler:In truth, Juliana IS Terminus--specifically, her human guise. See also Terminus' folder above.]]
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216	* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: [[spoiler:So Terminus can avoid breaking people's minds.]]
217	* AffablyEvil
218	* AntiVillain: [[spoiler:Subverted. She's evil through and through.]]
219	* BadSamaritan
220	* CoolShades: Never seen without a pair of reflective round shades, and she only removes them when she and Jonathan are alone. [[spoiler:This helps hide Terminus' [[BlackEyesOfCrazy distinctive eyes.]]]]
221	** FourEyesZeroSoul
222	** GlamourFailure: [[spoiler:Her eyes are what break her disguise.]]
223	* CorruptCorporateExecutive
224	* DidYouJustRomanceCthulhu: In a relationship with Jonathan. [[spoiler:Turns out to be a mutual case.]]
225	* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette
226	* FriendlyEnemy
227	* HeKnowsTooMuch: [[spoiler:Every villain she sends the party to take care of has some kind of evidence, or at least some kind of suspicion, hinting that she's actually Terminus. But when the heroes eventually find out about her true nature later on, she brushes it off, saying that she intended on a big reveal anyway.]]
228	* HumanoidAbomination: [[spoiler:As Terminus.]]
229	* TheMole: She's working to undermine Jonathan's operations from within. The heroes suspect that she knows much more about his plans than she's letting on. [[spoiler:In fact, Terminus never planned for their alliance to be permanent.]]
230	* NecessarilyEvil: Uses her criminal contacts to aid the heroes from time to time. [[spoiler:This is all a front to get the heroes to trust her, however.]]
231	%%* NonActionGuy: [[spoiler:Entirely subverted once her true identity is revealed.]]
232	* RedOniBlueOni: Blue to Jonathan's Red.
233	%%zce* SlouchOfVillainy:
234	* TheTeamBenefactor: She provides rewards for the party for completing story-relevant missions for her (a sidequest chain where the party is tasked with capturing or eliminating several minor villains, for instance). [[spoiler:The targets all know too much, and they're just loose ends for Terminus to dispose of.]]
235	* UnholyMatrimony: With Jonathan.
236	* UriahGambit: [[spoiler:In the past, she helped engineer the Superhuman Civil War in a bid to get the heroes to destroy each other.]]
237	* VillainWithGoodPublicity: She's much more subtle than Jonathan, at least.
238	* WalkingSpoiler
239	* WickedCultured
240	[[/folder]]
241
242	[[folder:Pamela Kyle]]
243	!Pamela Kyle
244	-->'''Powers:''' Psychic; can project illusions via the mind
245
246	Formerly a geeky girl with a love of comics, Pamela was a loner (not helped by her psychic powers). After a freak accident and suffering a major head injury, she came to believe she was all three of [[{{Franchise/Batman}} the Gotham girls: Poison Ivy, Catwoman, and Harley Quinn.]] Becoming a professional thief, she uses her powers to [[RuleOfPerception make people believe]] she is one of the villainesses she thinks she is. Jonathan hires her to perform a few missions for him, but she's only in it for the money.
247
248	* ClassyCatBurglar
249	* CombatStilettos
250	* DominoMask
251	* EnigmaticMinion
252	* EvilRedhead
253	* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:Can be convinced by James to join the Academy as an employee under the right circumstances.]]
254	* LeotardOfPower
255	* MasterOfIllusion: She can use her powers to interfere with people's minds, making them perceive her as one of the Gotham Girls. She uses this often during her thefts. [[RefugeInAudacity And it works.]]
256	* MindOverMatter
257	* MsFanservice: Especially since she often impersonates the Gotham Girls. The [[{{Stripperiffic}} outfit]] helps as well.
258	* NerdsAreSexy
259	* ObliviouslyEvil
260	* OnlyInItForTheMoney
261	* PrehensileTail: Her costume includes a weighted devil tail used for improvised whip attacks.
262	* RummageSaleReject: Her costume is a leotard, boots and gloves patched together from pieces of the Gotham Girls' costumes.
263	* SplitPersonality: Depending on which villainess she's impersonating, she's anywhere from bubbly to seductive.
264	** GenkiGirl
265	** FemmeFatale
266	** MoodWhiplash
267	* {{Stripperiffic}}
268	* TragicVillain
269	* WholeCostumeReference: To [[{{Franchise/Batman}} Catwoman, Harley Quinn, and Poison Ivy.]]
270	[[/folder]]
271
272	!The Church of Terminus
273
274	[[folder:Jericho Mall]]
275	!Jericho Mall
276
277	* ActionBomb: [[spoiler:Upon his defeat.]]
278	* TheBrute: Alongside Volker.
279	* CainAndAbel: The Cain to James' Abel...or at least he tries to be.
280	* DefeatEqualsExplosion
281	* {{Main/Expy}}: Shares many similarities with [[ComicBook/CivilWar2006 Nitro]], particularly in terms of his more explosive-based powers. [[spoiler:Fitting, given their roles in their respective subsequent civil wars.]]
282	* PlayingWithFire
283	* RedOniBlueOni: Red to the Arbiter's Blue.
284	* TakingYouWithMe
285	[[/folder]]
286
287	[[folder:Andrew Volker]]
288	!Andrew Volker
289
290	* AnArmAndALeg: He hacked off his right forearm and grafted a flamethrower onto it.
291	* ArmCannon: The aforementioned flamethrower arm.
292	* AxCrazy
293	* BayonetYa: Has a bayonet attached to his flamethrower.
294	* TheBrute: Alongside Jericho.
295	* DumbMuscle: More "blindingly insane" than "dumb," but he fits nonetheless.
296	%%zce* GasMaskMook
297	* LargeHam
298	* LastNameBasis
299	* LaughingMad
300	* NightmareFuelStationAttendant
301	* PlayingWithFire: Given that his flamethrower is his main weapon.
302	* PsychoForHire
303	* PyroManiac: Enough to, [[RuleOfThree it must be reiterated,]] graft a flamethrower onto his arm.
304	* RedOniBlueOni: Red to the Arbiter's Blue.
305	* SerialKiller
306	* VaderBreath
307	[[/folder]]
308
309	!!The Shadow Court
310
311	[[folder:The Shadow Daemon Lord]]
312	!The Shadow Daemon Lord
313	->'''Role:''' Malevolent entity that inhabits Warpen's body
314	* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Whatever...''it'' is, it cares little about Terminus. At the very least, they're not on the same side.
315	* CastingAShadow
316	* DarkIsEvil
317	* EldritchAbomination
318	* GodOfEvil: Complete with a cult that worships it.
319	* TimeAbyss
320	* YouCannotGraspTheTrueForm: It appears as a formless mass of shadow energy that can shape itself at will.
321	[[/folder]]
322
323	[[folder:Warpen Hardgreaves]]
324	!Warpen Hardgreaves
325	->'''Power:''' Teleportation
326
327	One of the Academy's more malevolent students. Warpen is the son of Wardson Hardgreaves, head of the Shadow Court, and is being prepared to lead the organization. He viewed his adoptive sister Tala as more of an asset than part of the family. And when he comes to the Academy, he is instantly smitten with Val, often stalking her.
328
329	Trained in martial arts, equipped with a sword and skilled with his teleportation abilities, Warpen is a force to be reckoned with. Further fueling his powers is the fact that he's the vessel for the Shadow Daemon Lord, the deity worshipped by the Shadow Court.
330	----
331	* ArcVillain: During the Shadow Court sidequest chain in the game.
332	%%* TheCasanova
333	* CoolSword: A custom-made sword modeled after an old-fashioned rapier.
334	%%* DarkIsEvil
335	* DragonAscendant: [[spoiler:Takes over the Shadow Court after Wardson's death.]]
336	* FauxAffablyEvil
337	* ForcefulKiss: He tries to kiss Val while the two are alone at one point, earning him a slap in the face (if she's in a romance with someone, she's much more resistant and the slap is much more immediate).
338	* IHaveYouNowMyPretty: See above.
339	* LoneWolfBoss: Not affiliated with Jonathan Knight or his allies, but a prominent villain in his own right.
340	* LoveMakesYouStupid: To the point where, during his fight with the party, he's hesitant to attack if Val is present, and will go easy on her.
341	* MurderTheHypotenuse: If Val is romancing someone, Warpen makes it clear in his journal that he intends to kill them.
342	* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: Around Val and Tala.
343	%%* OmnicidalManiac: Like father, like son.
344	%%* OverlordJr
345	* SealedEvilInACan: For the Shadow Daemon Lord.
346	* ShipMates: Invoked in-universe. He actively ships Isaac and Tala as a couple, believing it will help him and Val get closer together.
347	* SingleTargetSexuality: Essentially becomes Valsexual upon seeing her.
348	%%* SmugSnake
349	%%* StalkerWithACrush: For Val.
350	%%* TeleportersAndTransporters
351	* TermsOfEndangerment: Often refers to Val with affectionate names like "sweetheart" or "honeybuns". Even in a fight.
352	* UnholyMatrimony: [[spoiler:With the Mirrorverse version of Val.]]
353	* VillainousCrush: He develops a huge crush on Val. [[LoveMakesYouStupid This can work to the party's advantage if she's brought along for the fight with him.]]
354	[[/folder]]
355
356	[[folder:Wardson Hardgreaves]]
357	!Wardson Hardgreaves
358	->'''Power:''' Shadow, teleportation
359
360	Warpen and Tala's father (adoptive in the latter case), Wardson is the leader of the Shadow Court. Despite initial assumptions, he's not part of Jonathan's conspiracy, though his actions certainly benefit them.
361
362	* AbusiveParents: To Tala.
363	* BaldOfEvil
364	* CastingAShadow
365	* CorruptCorporateExecutive
366	* DarkIsEvil
367	* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler:His death. At the end of his boss fight, James knocks him into the shadow vortex he summons, which ends up killing him.]]
368	* OmnicidalManiac: Like father, like son.
369	* ParentalFavoritism: He pretty blatantly favors Warpen over Tala.
370	* VillainWithGoodPublicity: His son Warpen twists stories about him to make him appear to be the hero.
371	[[/folder]]
372
373	!!The Iron Skulls
374	[[folder:Garrett Phelps]]
375	!Garrett Phelps
376
377	The leader of Kragsmark's mafia organization, Garrett is essentially the city's de facto ruler thanks to how far his influence has spread. With all these supervillains coming into town, though, he realizes his time is coming to an end.
378
379	* AffablyEvil: Always very serene and pleasant, unless someone deliberately angers him.
380	* BenevolentBoss: His minions look up to him with a high regard.
381	* CombatPragmatist: In a fight, he doesn't bother with fancy moves or trickery; he just goes to straight-up shooting his enemies.
382	* EndOfAnEra: He mentions his organization's way of life is dying.
383	* EvenEvilHasStandards: He decries Jonathan's [[ForTheEvulz way of doing things]], calling him reckless; Garrett is focused more on just making a profit than conquering the world.
384	* GracefulLoser: When the party confronts him, after fighting their way through his headquarters, he drops his gun and surrenders, recognizing that he doesn't stand a chance against them. [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential The PC can still force his hand and challenge him to a fight anyway.]]
385	* LeanAndMean: ''Utterly emaciated'' and mean, more like.
386	* LivingOnBorrowedTime: He takes an experimental serum to hold his zombification back, but he knows it's just buying himself time at best.
387	* NightmareFace: Due to his progressing zombification.
388	* NonstandardCharacterDesign: Especially since everyone else has a very {{Animesque}} look.
389	* OptionalBoss: He's mostly a sidequest villain.
390	* OurZombiesAreDifferent: He's been infected with a zombie virus and takes a serum to hold it back, which explains why he's so emaciated (and why he covers his face).
391	* PragmaticVillainy: He doesn't want to take over the world, he just wants to make money. Also, he chooses not to get involved with Jonathan Knight's conspiracy, not wanting to get backstabbed. [[spoiler:He's right.]]
392	* SharpDressedMan
393	* StarterVillain
394
395	[[/folder]]
396
397	!!Others
398
399	[[folder:Fate]]
400	!Fate [[spoiler:(aka Amelia Kleiner)]]
401	->'''Role:''' EldritchAbomination currently hunting Gill
402	* AntiVillain
403	* EldritchAbomination
404	* EvilMatriarch
405	* IHaveYourWife: She held Claire hostage for a time.
406	* InspectorJavert: [[spoiler:She is more or less a guardian of time who is out to correct the imbalance caused by Terminus' presence. She's just after the wrong target--namely, the heroes.]]
407	* RealityWarper
408	* TilMurderDoUsPart: [[spoiler:She killed her husband, Rudolph.]]
409	* {{Troll}}: She loves using her powers to screw with people's minds.
410	* WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler:It turns out she's trying to correct the time-space imbalance caused by Terminus' presence in the heroes' dimension.]]
411	[[/folder]]
412
413	[[folder:Alistair Rudess]]
414	->'''Power:''' Psychic; has mastered the [[GrandTheftMe body switch]] technique
415
416	A student at the Academy, Alistair is one of the more antagonistic people the PC encounters there. Having grown up surrounded by prejudice and hatred towards mutants and psychics, he has declared humankind to be worthless--though he could just as easily be using this as an excuse to wreak havoc.
417
418	He is a recurring boss throughout the game.
419
420	* AnArmAndALeg: [[spoiler:Loses an arm in a fight against Helena midway through the game. While working for Vilhelm, he gets it replaced with a new cybernetic arm.]]
421	* BodySnatcher / GrandTheftMe: His primary psychic focus is hijacking other people's bodies.
422	* CommanderContrarian: It doesn't matter what you do or what choices you make--he will always find a reason to oppose you.
423	* EvilCounterpart: To the PC. Or, in the case of more antiheroic players, ''Eviler'' Counterpart.
424	* EvilRedhead
425	* EvilGloating: He loves rubbing his enemy's failures and shortcomings in their faces.
426	** EvilIsPetty / {{Troll}}
427	* FantasticRacism: He ''loathes'' {{Muggles}}, as a result of [[FreudianExcuse being ostracized for his psychic abilities throughout his life]].
428	** {{Hypocrite}}: He accuses humanity of demonizing mutantkind and psychics alike and insists he's above them, but is perfectly willing to go on murderous rampages against those he deems responsible for their suffering--not helping to prove his point.
429	* FashionableAsymmetry: His outfit has one sleeve torn off at the elbow.
430	* FromNobodyToNightmare
431	* HateSink: He is 100% intentionally unsympathetic.
432	* {{Jerkass}}: As his trolling tendencies show.
433	* KillAndReplace: Attempts this with Simon, and ends up failing.
434	* LoneWolfBoss: Initially, he works with Jonathan Knight, but ends up being an independent recurring antagonist.
435	* PsychicPowers
436	* RecurringBoss: Of the BloodKnight variety. Fought several times throughout the main story.
437	* RedOniBlueOni: Red to Lucia's Blue.
438	* SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids: Loves mocking heroes who lean towards the idealistic side of things--as well as ones who lean towards cynicism. [[EvilIsPetty Because he can.]]
439	** Deconstructed, in that this attitude only solidifies his antagonism towards the world and drives people away; this is lampshaded by the party.
440	* SmugSnake
441	* TheSocialDarwinist: Believes {{Muggles}} to be a plague on the earth and an obstacle for mutantkind.
442	* StrikeMeDownWithAllOfYourHatred: In his final fight with the party, he tries to taunt them into killing him.
443	* SuperSoldier: Originally intended as one.
444	[[/folder]]
445
446	!!The Mirrorverse
447
448	[[folder:Valerie Ashen]]
449	This version of Val came across [[ArtifactOfDoom the Frost Scepter]], an artifact that amplified her cryokinetic abilities, but [[{{Pride}} inflated her pride]] and drove her mad with power. She has conquered a significant portion of the world and turned it into a frozen wasteland that she rules with an iron fist.
450
451	%%zce* Affably Evil
452	%%zce* Badass Cape
453	%%zce* Big Bad: Out of her team.
454	* DeathByIrony: [[spoiler:At the end of their fight, Val has cornered her evil self, asking her to yield. In one last act of defiance, the evil Val summons a storm of ice shards to impale Val from behind...only to have her dodge the spikes, thus mortally wounding herself.]]
455	* EvilIsDeathlyCold: Emits an aura of cold air wherever she walks.
456	%%zce* Evil Overlord
457	* GodSaveUsFromTheQueen: Played with; though she has declared herself royalty, she sticks with the "Princess" title because she feels like it. The heroic Val [[LampshadeHanging calls her out on this,]] [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking mentioning her use of the title among her atrocities.]]
458	* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler:See above.]]
459	%%zce* Noblewomans Laugh
460	* {{Stripperiffic}}: She apparently doesn't get cold.
461	%%zce* Unholy Matrimony: [[spoiler:With Warpen.]]
462	[[/folder]]
463
464	[[folder:Simon Locksley]]
465
466	%%zce* Dark IsEvil
467	* TheDarkSideWillMakeYouForget
468	* TheDragon: To the evil Valerie.
469	** DragonAscendant: [[spoiler:Takes over for her after her inadvertent death.]]
470	%%zce* The Dreaded
471	* DrunkOnTheDarkSide: He absolutely ''revels'' in having the full power of the gauntlets unlocked.
472	%%zce* Evil Sorceror
473	* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: The Shadow Lord.
474	* NotTheFallThatKillsYou: [[spoiler:After his fight, he and Simon have a freefall fight after crashing through a skylight. The evil one ends up hitting the ground hard; he lives long enough to taunt the party.]]
475	%%zce* Red AndBlackAndEvilAllOver
476	* RedEyesTakeWarning / BlackEyesOfEvil: Has both--completely black eyes aside from bright red irises. [[spoiler:This hints that he's the result of Terminus' influence.]]
477	* ShadowArchetype: [[spoiler:To his heroic self; he represents the dark path Simon could take if he relies too heavily on the gauntlets. After his defeat, in fact, Simon permanently swears off using the gauntlets, fearful of what he could become.]]
478	%%zce* Slouch OfVillainy
479	[[/folder]]
480
481	%%[[folder:Isaac Ashen]]
482
483	%%zce* Evil Genius: For the evil Val's team.
484	%%zce* The Hedonist
485	%%zce* Mad Scientist
486	%%zce* Walking ShirtlessScene
487	%%[[/folder]]
488
489	[[folder:Alice Solheim]]
490
491	%%zce* The Brute: For the evil Val's team.
492	* DelinquentHair: Sports a short mohawk.
493	%%zce* Guns Akimbo
494	* NotInThisForYourRevolution: She's only in it for the paycheck.
495	%%zce* Tattooed Crook
496	[[/folder]]
497
498	[[folder:Layla Ulrich]]
499
500	%%zce* Affably Evil
501	%%zce* TheDark Chick: For the evil Val's team.
502	%%zce* The Dragon: To Emperor Talan.
503	* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Regardless of their evil acts, [[PetTheDog she and Emperor Talan genuinely love each other.]]
504	%%zce* Giggling Villain
505	* ObliviouslyEvil: She doesn't seem to realize that many of her actions are evil.
506	%%zce* Unholy Matrimony: With Emperor Talan.

Context Characters / PowerAcademyAntagonists