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3!!Main Character
4[[folder:Richard B. Riddick]]
5!!Richard B. Riddick
6[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/riddick_richard_b__3116.jpg]]
7[[caption-width-right:350:''"You're not afraid of the dark, are you?"'']]
8!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/VinDiesel
9!!!'''Voiced By:''' Vin Diesel
10!!!'''Appearances:''' ''VideoGame/EscapeFromButcherBay'' | ''VideoGame/AssaultOnDarkAthena'' | ''Film/PitchBlack'' | ''WesternAnimation/DarkFury'' | ''Film/{{The Chronicles of Riddick|2004}}'' | ''Film/{{Riddick}}''
11
12-->''"They say most of your brain shuts down in cryo-sleep. All but the primitive side, the animal side. No wonder I'm still awake."''
13
14The protagonist of the series. He is shown to be a highly skilled predator, extremely mobile and stealthy, has a vast knowledge of how to kill almost any humanoid in a variety of ways, is an extreme survivalist, and is notoriously hard to contain. He is also self-admittedly a dangerous convict and murderer, yet despite this, he is sometimes shown to perform moral or even atypically heroic actions, usually against his own better judgment and survivalist nature. Riddick is a Furyan, a member of a warrior race obliterated by a military campaign that left Furya desolate, and is one of the last of his kind. One of his most defining features are his eyes, a characteristic inherent in a certain caste of his species (The Alpha-Furyans), although he implies in Pitch Black that they were "shined" by a back-alley surgical operation. [[labelnote:The truth?]] [[VideoGame/EscapeFromButcherBay This ability awoke naturally shortly after he met Pope Joe in an underground hiding place.]][[/labelnote]] This allows him to see in the dark with no difficulty at all, but also renders his eyes incredibly sensitive to concentrated light, therefore he wears tinted welding goggles for protection. Riddick was once a mercenary, then part of a security force, and later on a soldier. He is also an experienced pilot.
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16* NinetiesAntiHero: Riddick is a notorious criminal and mercenary with superhuman attributes and a fondness for knives. He prefers to look out for himself first and foremost but often finds himself playing the hero against his better judgment. It helps that his enemies are often far worse than he is.
17* AlliterativeName: Save for the 'B' that separates '''R'''ichard and '''R'''iddick.
18* AmbiguouslyBrown: Like his actor, Riddick appears to be half-black.
19* AntiHero: Either an UnscrupulousHero or a NominalHero.
20* AxCrazy: A high-functioning example, but he's ''way'' too calm about his habit of gutting the people who try to fight him for him to seem fully in his right mind.
21* BadassBoast: He gets more than a few.
22-->''"I'll kill you with my teacup."''
23-->''"I bow to no man."''
24-->''"Sister, they don't know what to do with just one of me."''
25* BaldHeadOfToughness: Riddick has Vin Diesel's legendary dome and is as tough as the characters Diesel is known for playing.
26* BondOneLiner: He sometimes slips in a comment after killing someone.
27* ByronicHero: He's a fairly comtemplative man, one who broods and kills almost in equal measure.
28* ChivalrousPervert: Adding to his anti-hero image, Riddick has been shown doing or saying things that would be considered perverted, and they are rarely PlayedForLaughs. However, befitting his standards, he has never been shown doing anything overtly sexual against women without consent.
29** He is shown [[SmellsSexy smelling]] Carolyn Fry and Dame Vaako when they got close.
30** He made sexually suggestive comments towards Dahl and a female mercenary working for Toombs.
31** While sneaking into Zhylaw's ship he bumped into Dame Vaako in a suggestive manner, something which nearly blew his cover if not for her personal agendas.
32** While sneaking in on her to steal her mirror, Riddick peeked in on Dahl while she was naked and later told it to her. He also told the above mentioned female mercenary that he was watching her while she slept. He might have also peeked in on Imam's wife in shower as well.
33* TheChosenOne: It turns out he was the Furyan destined to kill the Lord Marshall and therefore become the new leader of the Necromongers.
34* CombatPragmatist: Part of what makes him deadly is his natural fighting skill, but the other part is the fact that he's keenly aware of how to use every environment to his advantage.
35* CoolShades: His signature goggles to protect his sensitive eyesight.
36* DeadpanSnarker: He's got an incredibly dry wit and a pitch-black sense of humor.
37* DeviousDaggers: He is a ''very'' morally-ambiguous man who prefers to fight with knives.
38* DiscOneFinalBoss: In ''Pitch Black'', he appears to be the main villain planning to kill off the crew one by one, when he is caught it turns out the real threat is someone else.
39* DoomMagnet: Even when he's not the culprit, people have a bad habit of dying around him. Lampshaded in Assault on Dark Athena.
40-->'''Riddick:''' People I help tend to end up dead.
41* EveryoneHasStandards: While a ruthless killer and notorious convict, despite his brutal reputation, Riddick has never been shown to kill anyone who was not actively trying to at least capture if not outright kill him first.
42* FluffyTamer: Riddick is good at reading dangerous animals' body language, mimicking their movements, and (at least for dog-like ones) at winning their respect. He claims that animals sense the animal in ''him''.
43* FriendToAllChildren: He has a soft spot for children; this was how Johns nabbed him in the first place, by exposing this weakness.
44* FromCamouflageToCriminal: According to the ''Pitch Black'' novelization, Riddick joined the military of the planet he grew up on when he turned eighteen. He had to learn to avoid the dangerous wildlife on the planet during field missions. Of course, he later became a dangerous escaped convict.
45* GeniusBruiser: He might be built like a tank made of other tanks, but there's a big brain under that bald dome. Riddick is patient, calculating, observant and highly strategic.
46* HandicappedBadass: Is extremely photo-sensitive requiring him to wear goggles, and is left vulnerable when they are taken away from him if not entirely helpless, although he coped without them in the relatively dim light of the Necromonger flagship.
47* HeroWithAnFInGood: He is a full-grown SatisfiedStreetRat — a vicious and remorseless human predator who has killed hundreds of people at torture range. What makes him a "hero" is that though he shows no remorse for the people he's killed, he has no interest in killing those who cannot defend themselves, has never been shown killing anyone who wasn't in some way trying to kill or capture him first, [[FriendToAllChildren finds children to be amusing distractions]] (especially since [[ChildrenAreInnocent those feelings are usually returned]]), and treats those that do kill the defenseless as animals. He thus finds himself regularly rescuing loads and loads of people by accident despite never intending to.
48* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He may be an unrepentant murderer, but he does have signs that there is a good side to him.
49* LastOfHisKind: One of the last [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Furyans]], a warrior species that's an offshoot of humanity. The Necromongers killed the rest of them.
50* MadeOfIron: Riddick has been shown temporarily dislocating his own limbs, getting back up after being stabbed in the chest after taking a beating from the Lord Marshall, and was only knocked down with four doses of horse tranquiliser (and even those doses only stopped his current charge; one of his current opponents had to hit him in the head to actually knock him out).
51* {{Naytheist}}: He claims so, although it could be just a way to speak.
52-->''"I absolutely believe in God. And I absolutely hate the fucker."''
53* NobleDemon: Riddick might be an unrepentant murderer and criminal, but he nonetheless holds himself to certain standards, including a refusal to kill children, a lack of interest in rape, and never shown killing anyone who wasn't actively trying to kill him.
54** Granted, he will choose not to save others if he doesn't need them unless given sufficient incentive, but there is a distinction between not going back for someone in a dangerous situation and deliberately throwing innocents to the wolves to save his own neck.
55* NotMeThisTime: When Zeke is killed.
56-->''"Did I kill a few people? Sure. Did I kill Zeke? No. You got the wrong killer."''
57* OrcusOnHisThrone: Although his victory over the previous Lord Marshall leaves him in command of the Necromongers, the focus on his life dealing with members of his court and command staff suggests that he is not actively pursuing their goal to scour the universe of all life.
58* PreAssKickingOneLiner: Again, a few.
59* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: The series has made a point that Riddick has a severe distaste for rapists.
60* SherlockScan: He's able to look at a situation, size things up, and go from there. An example would be when he accurately describes the prison guards' plans to leave.
61* WhatBeautifulEyes: He sports uniquely monochromatic silvery eyes that no longer show either a pupil or an ordinary iris, and greatly enhance his light reception (often painfully, hence why he is almost always seen wearing goggles). Several characters have commented on them throughout the franchise.
62* WithMyHandsTied: On two occasions villains have taunted Riddick when they had his hands bound. He killed them by using his legs instead.
63* WouldntHurtAChild: Goes hand-in-hand with being a FriendToAllChildren.
64* YoungerThanTheyLook: Riddick is identified as being 30 years old in the second film while Diesel was 37 at the time of the release, which would mean the character was 25 during ''Pitch Black'' while the actor was 33. This isn't that noticeable, but ''Riddick'' was released when Diesel was 46 and set five years after the second film, meaning that Riddick looked a decade older than he should have. While somewhat justifiable in the first two films since Riddick has lived a difficult life and wouldn't really care about his looks, making it realistic that he would look older, in the third film he has spent the last five years in pretty much luxury.
65[[/folder]]
66
67!!The Hunter-Gratzner
68!!!Crew
69[[folder:Owens]]
70!!Greg Owens
71!!!'''Played By:''' Simon Burke
72!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/PitchBlack''
73
74A co-pilot of Fry's, who tried to stop Fry from dumping the passengers to certain death.
75----
76* {{Foil}}: The core difference between him and Fry is that when given the chance to sacrifice the passengers to give himself a better chance of survival, he chooses to stick to his morals and force Fry to find another way.
77* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler:By a piece of wreckage during the crash.]]
78* WhatYouAreInTheDark: When faced with a life or death emergency, unlike Fry he insists that they are responsible for keeping the passengers safe even at personal risk.
79[[/folder]]
80
81[[folder:Fry]]
82!!Carolyn Fry
83[[quoteright:229:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/c97fc203a9d8e84d3adc4da83b464702.jpg]]
84!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/RadhaMitchell
85!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/PitchBlack''
86
87-->''"I said I'd die for them, not you!"''
88
89A docking pilot for the Hunter-Gratzner and usually transports civilians and cargo with her crew for a charge, in a form of space transportation. She had an unmoral and unethical moment with dropping the passenger section to save herself, indicating she is not a trustful person.
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91* TheAtoner: For her DirtyCoward actions as the ship was crashing.
92%%* CharacterDeath
93* CharacterDevelopment: She goes from merely having a strong survival instinct to risking her life for others.
94* DirtyCoward: Pre-CharacterDevelopment.
95* {{Expy}}: Given that ''Pitch Black'' began as a DivorcedInstallment to the ''Franchise/{{Alien}}'' films, Fry appears to be a less moral version of Ellen Ripley.
96%%* HeroicBSOD
97* MoralityPet: Riddick develops a soft spot for her, which gradually becomes devotion.
98* LastNameBasis: She's only called 'Carolyn' during particularly tense moments.
99* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler: She dies thanks to completely abandoning her preoccupation with survival and coming back for everyone in the group, Riddick included.]]
100* TookALevelInBadass: She gradually starts taking more initiative and organising the group to survive.
101* WhatYouAreInTheDark: She's introduced failing this, choosing to drop the passenger section to save herself and only failing because Owens stopped her. The rest of the film is her dealing with the guilt from this and attempting to make up for it.
102[[/folder]]
103
104!!!Passengers
105[[folder:Kyra]]
106!!Kyra/Jack B. Badd
107[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jack_10.jpg]]
108%%[[caption-width-right:350:some caption text]]
109[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kyra_6391.jpg]]
110[[caption-width-right:350:''"Where the hell can I get eyes like that?"'']]
111!!!'''Played By:''' Rhiana Griffith & Creator/AlexaDavalos
112!!!'''Voiced By:''' Rhiana Griffith
113!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/PitchBlack'' | ''WesternAnimation/DarkFury'' | ''Film/{{The Chronicles of Riddick|2004}}''
114
115A young girl who was travelling on a distant planet for unknown reasons, and she was posing as a boy named Jack to avoid any suspicion. Come ''Chronicles of Riddick'' she has grown up to become a far more vicious survivor in an attempt to become more like Riddick.
116----
117* ActionGirl: Not at first. She starts the transition into an ActionSurvivor in ''WesternAnimation/DarkFury'', and completes it while in jail.
118* {{Bifauxnen}}: She was rather adorable while presenting as male.
119* BrokenBird: Jack's life after running away is one tragedy after another, which results in her acquirement of a thick set of JadeColoredGlasses (as well as an early death).
120* BrokenPedestal: She loses faith after being abandoned by Riddick.
121* CrazyPrepared: Has a knife in the heel of her boot for delivering painful mule-kicks, as well as a sharpened bit of metal she keeps in her mouth in case her arms and legs get pinned. Makes sense considering she's spent years in what is apparently a unisex prison.
122* {{Expy}}: Given that ''Pitch Black'' began as a DivorcedInstallment to the ''Franchise/{{Alien}}'' films, Jack appears to loosely be based on Newt from ''Film/{{Aliens}}''.
123* FinalGirl: In ''Film/PitchBlack'', at least. Things don't go so well in the sequel.
124* GainingTheWillToKill: She kills for the first time defending Riddick from Antonia. It's implied this is what prompts Riddick to abandon her as he didn't want her to turn out like him.
125* HartmanHips: The cartoon uses this to mark her as female, having her otherwise completely devoid of anatomical or cultural gender markers.
126* HeroWorshipper: She almost immediately imprints on Riddick when she meets him as a child. It's implied at the end of ''WesternAnimation/DarkFury'' that Riddick abandoned her to keep her from becoming like him.
127* IJustWantToBeBadass: Arguably her fatal flaw.
128* InkSuitActor: Jack's [[http://www.worldfamouscomics.com/darkfury/jack.jpg design]] for the cartoon looks distinctly more like Rhiana Griffith than Alexa Davalos, in spite of having been made to bridge the gap.
129* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Just as she overcomes her mental conditioning.
130* MoralityPet: One for Riddick, who surprisingly feels remorse over abandoning her.
131* TheRunaway: Although Jack never fully reveals her reasons, her wish to imitate Riddick indicates [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor she likely thirsted for adventure]].
132* SheIsAllGrownUp: Kyra is far more conventionally feminine than teenage Jack.
133* SweetPollyOliver: She presents as male for her safety when she runs away from home, but she doesn't bother while in a predominantly male prison.
134* SuddenNameChange: Is called "Jack" in ''Film/PitchBlack'' but suddenly uses the feminine name "Kyra" in ''Film/TheChroniclesOfRiddick'' and is only ever referred to as such after the initial clarification.
135* TagalongKid: She doesn't have many useful skills in ''Film/PitchBlack'', and has little to do before her reveal.
136* TookALevelInJerkass: Jack always had an edge, but she was mostly innocent and hopeful in ''Film/PitchBlack''. Spending years in a prison in intensely harsh conditions removed that element of her personality.
137[[/folder]]
138
139[[folder:Imam]]
140!!Abu "Imam" al-Walid
141[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/3a2657da4ecb33c97f6d01a50d183085.jpg]]
142!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/KeithDavid
143!!!'''Voiced By:''' Keith David
144!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/PitchBlack'' | ''WesternAnimation/DarkFury'' | ''Film/{{The Chronicles of Riddick|2004}}''
145
146-->''"There is my God, Mr Riddick."''
147
148A Muslim preacher who was travelling to New Mecca for the annual preaching, and was stranded with others when the ship crashed. He is travelling with three young boys.
149----
150* BadassPreacher: Confronted Riddick on his own more than once when he had no guarantee that Riddick wouldn't just kill him.
151%%* ButtMonkey
152%%* CharacterDeath
153* [[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep Everyone Calls Him Imam:]] Or the equivalent in English, "Holy Man", favoured by Riddick.
154* FaceDeathWithDignity: [[spoiler:Stands up to and verbally defies a Necromonger officer to buy time for his family to get away]].
155* GodzillaThreshold: Recognises that Riddick showed him unconventional trust by telling him where he intended to hide, but the imminent threat of the Necromongers forced him to share Riddick's location anyway, as the tale Riddick had told him about his 'birth' matched what Imam was told about the fate of Furyan infants.
156* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Deliberately drew the Necromongers away from his family]].
157* MoralityPet: One of Riddick’s; [[spoiler:Riddick explicitly chooses to kill a Necromonger because the warrior in question had killed Imam]].
158* PapaWolf: He draws the Necromongers away from his family.
159* SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome: [[spoiler:Dies in the first half-hour of ''Chronicles'' after his actions drew Riddick back to civilisation to help confront the Necromongers]].
160%%* TookALevelInBadass
161[[/folder]]
162
163[[folder:Ogilvie]]
164!!Paris P Ogilvie
165!!!'''Played By:''' Lewis Fitzgerald
166!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/PitchBlack''
167
168-->''"Amazing how you can do without the essentials of life, so long as you have the little luxuries."''
169
170An intergalactic arts dealer selling weaponry and arts from Earth and other planets. He also provided the others with alcohol.
171----
172* TheAlcoholic: Rarely seen without his precious wine.
173%%* CharacterDeath
174%%* TheCynic
175%%* TheDandy
176* DeadpanSnarker: Makes various comments such as complaining about his inability to enjoy a "cocktail hour" on a planet with three suns and no apparent night.
177%%* DirtyCoward
178* FaceDeathWithDignity: [[spoiler:Mortally wounded and surrounded in the dark, he only laments his fate briefly before taking one last drink.]]
179%%* {{Jerkass}}
180%%* KarmicDeath
181* NiceJobBreakingItHero: His blind panic screws over ''the entire group.''
182%%* TooDumbToLive
183[[/folder]]
184
185[[folder:Shazza]]
186!!Sharon ‘Shazza’ Montgomery
187!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/ClaudiaBlack
188!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/PitchBlack''
189
190A free settler who was travelling across the universe looking for a place to settle.
191----
192* BloodSplatteredInnocents: Thanks to Zeke's hasty actions.
193%%* CharacterDeath
194%%* DeadpanSnarker
195* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: [[spoiler:She's ripped in two by the baby creatures.]]
196* MrFixit: She is the best tool user of the group, cutting through wreckage and repairing broken machinery.
197* NiceGirl: She is one of the first people to thank Fry for (supposedly) saving the lives of the passengers, apologizes to Riddick for hitting him after he is exonerated of responsibility for killing Zeke (at least in the extended cut).
198* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: [[spoiler:She unleashes one on Riddick when she thinks he killed Zeke.]]
199* NonIdleRich: AllThereInTheManual sources say she is the daughter of a trillionaire, but gave her share of his fortune to environmental causes and enjoys being a prospector.
200[[/folder]]
201
202[[folder:Zeke]]
203!!John ‘Zeke’ Ezekiel
204!!!'''Played By:''' John Moore
205!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/PitchBlack''
206
207A free settler along with Shazza and looking for a home.
208----
209%%* CharacterDeath
210* TriggerHappy: [[spoiler:Zeke ends up killing another surviving passenger because he was too quick on the draw, thinking the man was Riddick without even seeing his face]].
211[[/folder]]
212
213!!Mercenaries
214[[folder:Johns]]
215!!William J Johns
216[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/daa56ef3ffc5fc1e223c0da6e3bc1d8a.jpg]]
217!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/ColeHauser
218!!!'''Voiced By:''' Cole Hauser
219!!!'''Appearances:''' ''VideoGame/EscapeFromButcherBay'' | ''VideoGame/AssaultOnDarkAthena''[[note]]non-speaking[[/note]] | ''Film/PitchBlack''
220
221-->''"Verdict’s in: the light moves forward!"''
222
223A morphine-addicted bounty hunter and war veteran who is transporting Riddick to high-security prison to collect a large bounty on him. When the ship crashed, he presented himself as an intergalactic police officer and spread the story about Riddick being a serial killer so he could capture him for himself. He is also very immoral person, killing many people and other bounty hunters to capture him.
224----
225* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:When he gets killed by one of the aliens in ''Pitch Black'', it's hard to feel sorry for him, considering what a SlimeBall he is revealed to be]].
226* BitchInSheepsClothing: At first, he appears to be a clean-cut lawman and typical hero. In reality, he's a scheming weasel with no serious concern for anyone in the planet but himself.
227* BountyHunter: One of the most amoral you will ever meet. It doesn't matter if the people who hired him are ruthless multi-corporations and the people he hunts mere deserters or [[DefectorFromDecadence defectors]], he WILL collect the bounty on their heads and appear as lawful no matter what. So no different from a hired killer.
228* DeadpanSnarker: Always cynical and once quips about the nice breeze and the wide-open space in the deadly planet.
229* DirtyCoward: Johns is a coward willing to sink to any level to survive. He takes drugs to keep himself steady and only threatens those who are either incapacitated or weaker than him.
230-->'''Riddick:''' Johns was like most mercs. They look all stand up and do right, until you cut them open and you find something missing. In his case, a spine.
231* TheDogBitesBack: After bringing Riddick to Butcher Bay in ''VideoGame/EscapeFromButcherBay'', he spends most of the game alternating between foiling Riddick's escape attempts and haggling with the warden over his bounty and getting no respect (and even less respect as Riddick continues to tear up the place.) Eventually Johns gets tired of haggling, and the next time he foils Riddick's escape attempt he tries to haul him off the planet to take him to another prison.
232* EvenEvilCanBeLoved: "Riddick" reveals he has a father, [[spoiler:who spends most of the movie going after Riddick to avenge his son.]]
233* EvilAllAlong: Later on in ''Pitch Black'', he's revealed to be the opposite of this good, law-abiding citizen he presents himself as.
234* EyeScream: He takes his drugs through the eyes with a needle.
235* FunctionalAddict: He's addicted to morphine, but it doesn't stop him from being a dangerous bounty hunter who can keep up with Riddick.
236* HatedByAll: ''Escape from Butcher Bay'' shows that even for a merc, Johns is very much hated and distrusted by both cons and the law on account of his selfishness and greed.
237* HateSink: Johns is a despicable, slimy scumbag who will use any dirty means to get what he wants, including [[WouldHurtAChild killing children]].
238* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: [[spoiler:When Jack asks where Johns is, Riddick only replies, ''"Which half?"'']]
239* HoistByHisOwnPetard: A minor example. [[spoiler: When Riddick betrays him, he continues to fight the creatures off with his shotgun, but in his panic he ends up loading at least one of the fake shells filled with his drugs, allowing one creature to rush him unimpeded]].
240* ItsAllAboutMe: Monetary gain and (when at risk) survival is his sole concern, anything and anyone else be damned.
241* JerkassHasAPoint:
242** Carolyn is outraged to find out that Johns is a morphine addict when her co-pilot died in pain without relief. Johns states that the entire reason he's an addict in the first place is because of a piece of a shiv Riddick left right next to his spine that causes him nearly constant pain. He can still feel it rubbing against his spine and shows the wound to Carolyn.
243-->'''Johns:''' ''"You feel that? That's my first run-in with Riddick. He went for the sweet spot and missed. They had to leave a piece of the shiv in there, Carolyn, and I can feel it pressing against the cord. So maybe the care and feeding of my nerve endings is my business."''
244** Johns also repeatedly stresses to Carolyn that Riddick is someone to be genuinely wary of. Johns is a junkie coward and a prick who still operates within the bounds of the law, while Riddick is a dangerous killer who would [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness sacrifice all of them in an instant]] if he could. [[spoiler:Johns's point is proven when Riddick leaves Carolyn, Jack and Imam behind to die when they have outlived their usefulness.]]
245* LastNameBasis: With everyone, particularly Riddick.
246* LightIsNotGood: As mentioned above, he appears to be a clean-cut cop and typical hero, but is really anything but.
247* OnlyInItForTheMoney: The only thing his brain recognises is numbers. His choosing ability is determined by the amount of money he will get.
248* PutOnABus: Johns spends the entirety of ''VideoGame/AssaultOnDarkAthena'' unconscious, due to Hauser not returning to voice the character.
249* TheSociopath: MUCH more than Riddick, Johns is a classic example. He has no sense of pity, shame or regret and can only fake them, in order to be socially accepted. He displays a complete disregard for the well-being of others and only cares about himself.
250* SouthernFriedGenius: Despite his cowardice and cruelty, Johns is no idiot.
251* SpacePolice: He poses as this, when in reality he's a mercenary.
252* TheUnfettered: Nothing is off the table when it comes to getting what he wants.
253* WhatYouAreInTheDark: Johns is capable of keeping up a fairly benevolent (if no-nonsense) demeanor, but when the chips are down, he reveals his true nature as a ruthless monster concerned solely with his own benefit. This is demonstrated in a very literal fashion in ''Pitch Black'', when Johns and Riddick walk ahead of the group to discuss the best way to get through a dangerous canyon. Johns exposes the depths of his depravity by suggesting they murder Jack, a young girl, and drag her corpse as a distraction for the creatures. Riddick is quietly horrified by such a suggestion.
254* WouldHurtAChild: Prior to Pitch Black, he used Riddick's [[FriendToAllChildren soft spot for kids]] against him by shooting one and threatening to shoot more unless Riddick gave up.
255[[/folder]]
256
257[[folder:Toombs]]
258!!Alexander Toombs
259!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/NickChinlund
260!!!'''Voiced By:''' Nick Chinlund
261!!!'''Appearances:''' ''WesternAnimation/DarkFury'' | ''Hunt for Riddick'' | ''Film/{{The Chronicles of Riddick|2004}}''
262
263-->''"Y'know, you supposed to be some slick-shit killer. Now look at you... all back-of-the-bus and shit."''
264
265A mercenary who wanted to catch Riddick after a short encounter with him on the mercenary ship in Dark Fury. Nothing is really known about his past. His personality is humorous, yet obsessive and cold-hearted.
266----
267* AmbiguousSituation: [[spoiler:He's last seen alive but in a cage with two hellhounds trying to get into his cage (and seemingly succeeding). Deleted scenes and the novelization have him make it out of the cage to harass Riddick one last time, at which point he's mauled by the same hound Riddick befriended. Sadly, Toombs managed to take the hound with him]].
268* BadBoss: Most of his men end up dead and he cares little.
269%%* BountyHunter
270* ButtMonkey: As the Wile E. Coyote to Riddick's Roadrunner, he never quite gets ahead and usually winds up humiliated but alive.
271%%* DeadpanSnarker
272%%* {{Jerkass}}
273* LaughablyEvil: He's bizarrely fun to watch, like an incredibly sadistic stooge.
274[[/folder]]
275
276[[folder:Eve]]
277!!Eve Logan
278!!!'''Played By:''' Christina Cox
279!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/{{The Chronicles of Riddick|2004}}''
280
281-->''"Let's go, big boy."''
282
283A mercenary hired by Toombs to help him hunt down and capture Richard B. Riddick.
284----
285%%* BountyHunter
286* DarkActionGirl: She is a BountyHunter with a pretty shady crew and is an effective gunfighter [[DualWielding with two guns at once]] during the shootout where the mercenaries and prison guards fall out.
287* DistractedByTheSexy: While she carries herself as the most professional member of Toombs' crew, she can't help but take notice of Riddick's well-developed physique while they're all packed up for a long flight, and nearly endangers herself and the rest of the crew by trying for a closer look.
288* MsFanservice: She wears a tank top and the extended cut lingers on her back and stomach a few times as she invades Riddick’s space, and even the theatrical cut has a random closeup of her chest as she grabs for a gun during a firefight.
289[[/folder]]
290
291!!!Santana's Crew
292[[folder:Santana]]
293!!Santana
294[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/santana_5251.jpg]]
295!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/JordiMolla
296!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/{{Riddick}}''
297
298An arrogant captain of a eight-man mercenary crew.
299----
300* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: There's not a single character who even remotely likes Santana. Even his own team members don't [[spoiler:mourn over his death]].
301* BadassBoast: Within minutes of landing, he yells a declaration for Riddick to hear that he will ''personally'' chop Riddick's head off and take it back in a box. [[spoiler:This comes back to bite him.]]
302* BigBadWannabe: He has aspirations to being the main human antagonist of ''{{Film/Riddick}}'', but he's far too incompetent to pose a genuine threat.
303* BountyHunter: His profession.
304* ButtMonkey: If something bad happens, it happens to Santana. He's frequently injured, beaten, insulted, humiliated, disrespected by both other mercenaries and his own company and ''mauled''. And he deserves every single moment of it.
305* DirtyCoward: He's a violent sadist, but only toward those who he feels he can push around.
306* FlatCharacter: He feels more like a StrawCharacter or a caricature of a HateSink than a proper villain.
307* HateSink: Santana distinguishes himself in a franchise filled with murderers, genocidal conquerors and flat-out monsters by being the most loathsome, vile and repulsive piece of shit encountered, rivaled only by [[VideoGame/AssaultOnDarkAthena Jaylor]].
308* {{Jerkass}}: Callous, sadistic, perverted, sexist, condescending, smug, lacking in empathy, Santana is pretty much an embodiment of this.
309* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler:Gets decapitated by Riddick with his own machete, and ''his'' head winds up in the special box he brought.]]
310* KickTheDog: As mentioned below, he kept a young girl in chains for his own amusement. When they arrive planetside, he releases her into the wilderness, and then shoots her in the back, all because he was starting to like her.
311* OffWithHisHead: [[spoiler:Riddick chops off his head with his own machete, ''while still bound''.]]
312* MacheteMayhem: He wields a machete, which he plans to use on Riddick.
313* RapeAsComedy: He attempts to take advantage of Dahl when they're alone. Dahl beating the crap out of him is played for laughs.
314* SerialRapist: Santana was keeping some poor girl chained up in his ship for the purpose of raping whenever he pleased, and doesn't waste time trying to rape Dahl.
315* SlimeBall: To say that Santana is unscrupulous to the core is an understatement.
316* SmugSnake: Santana talks a big game, but that's all he can do. When face-to-face with Riddick, he's a trembling coward.
317* TheSociopath: Though unlike other examples, Santana lacks the charm or intelligence of a typical sociopath.
318* TooDumbToLive: He's obscenely arrogant and overconfident. [[spoiler:His cruelty and incompetence catch up with him in a very satisfying way.]]
319[[/folder]]
320
321[[folder:Diaz]]
322!!Diaz
323[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/diaz_5021.jpg]]
324!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/DaveBautista
325!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/{{Riddick}}''
326
327A merc, Captain Santana's best friend and second in command, tasked with hunting for Riddick.
328----
329%%* BountyHunter
330* TheBrute: Physically imposing (as should be expected of anyone Bautista plays) and primarily uses a [[{{BFG}} light machine gun]] in combat.
331* TheDragon: Santana's go-to enforcer and unofficial second in command.
332* DragonTheirFeet: [[spoiler:He ends up as a bigger threat than Santana, to say nothing of living longer.]]
333* GeniusBruiser: He's massive, and much smarter than his boss Santana.
334* ImprobableAimingSkills: [[spoiler:Diaz is able to shoot a baby Mud Demon off Vargas' leg with a machine gun, and not hit Vargas in the process. Probably just a lucky shot, since earlier on he missed Riddick's wolf because he was too lazy to use his scope.]]
335* {{Jerkass}}: Not quite as much as Santana, but still counts due to also being a sadistic sociopath.
336* OnlyInItForTheMoney: He's very concerned with the cash reward for Riddick.
337* WithFriendsLikeThese: Despite ostensibly being Santana's closest friend, even Diaz doesn't like him much. [[spoiler:He also doesn't mourn Santana's death at all.]]
338[[/folder]]
339
340[[folder:Vargas]]
341!!Vargas
342!!!'''Played By:''' Conrad Pla
343!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/{{Riddick}}''
344
345A mercenary working under Santana, when they answered the distress call from Mercenary Station P7.
346----
347* BeardOfEvil: He's distinguished by his beard, although how evil he is is up for debate. He's complicit in Santana's actions, but doesn't show himself as a sadist.
348%%* BountyHunter
349* TheSmartGuy: Of Santana's group, he's the most technologically inclined and with the possible exception of Diaz is one of the smarter mercenaries.
350[[/folder]]
351
352[[folder:Luna]]
353!!Luna
354[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/luna_7.jpg]]
355[[caption-width-right:350:''"That would be like an ambulance calling for an ambulance, isn't it?"'']]
356!!!'''Played By:''' Nolan Gerard Funk
357!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/{{Riddick}}''
358
359-->''"I believe this is a sign."''
360
361A mercenary who was part of Santana's team whom Santana considered his 'good luck charm'.
362----
363%%* BountyHunter
364%%* ButtMonkey
365* GoodLuckCharm: According to Santana, this is the only reason he's around.
366* KnowWhenToFoldEm: Only one who wants to leave when they have the opportunity to.
367%%* MrFanservice
368* SoleSurvivor: [[spoiler:Of Santana's team.]]
369* TagalongKid: The youngest of all the Mercs of both teams.
370* TokenGoodTeammate: The only one of Santana's entire team who seems like a decent person, to the point where one must wonder why he is even part of Santana's team at all.
371** TokenReligiousTeammate: Tellingly, his merc kit includes a bible.
372[[/folder]]
373
374[[folder:Falco]]
375!!Falco
376!!!'''Played By:''' Danny Blanco Hall
377!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/{{Riddick}}''
378
379A mercenary working for Santana. He was one of the eight mercenaries who intercepted a distress beacon to find and kill Riddick.
380----
381%%* BountyHunter
382* TemptingFate: As Vargas points out, Falco pretty much puts a jinx on them by stating that killing Riddick should be an easy job. [[spoiler: Falco is killed on the first night just as Vargas is chewing him out over this.]]
383* SmugSnake: He confidently states that capturing Riddick is a four-man job at the most. [[spoiler:Falco is one of three mercenaries Riddick kills on the first night of the hunt.]]
384[[/folder]]
385
386[[folder:Nuñez]]
387!!Nuñez
388!!!'''Played By:''' Noah Danby
389!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/{{Riddick}}''
390
391A mercenary working for Santana.
392----
393%%* BountyHunter
394* FlatCharacter: Gets absolutely no characterization before becoming the first of Riddick's victims.
395* RedShirt: Basically just exists to be the first man Riddick kills.
396[[/folder]]
397
398[[folder:Rubio]]
399!!Rubio
400!!!'''Played By:''' Neil Napier
401!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/{{Riddick}}''
402
403A mercenary working for Santana.
404----
405* AnArmAndALeg: [[spoiler:He's caught in one of Riddick's traps, which severs his legs at the knee. Fortunately, his misery comes to an end when another trap finishes him off.]]
406%%* BountyHunter
407* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler: He steps on a giant bear trap that severs both his legs at the knee, and spends the next several moments writhing around on the ground in agony before blundering into another trap that decapitates him.]]
408* OffWithHisHead: [[spoiler:After being caught in a trap, a second trap snaps his head off.]]
409[[/folder]]
410
411!!!Boss Johns' Crew
412[[folder:Boss Johns]]
413!!Colonel R. 'Boss' Johns
414[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/johns_r__7901.jpg]]
415!!!'''Played By:''' Matt Nable
416!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/{{Riddick}}''
417
418A bounty hunter and the father of William J. Johns, and for the last 10 years has been searching for Riddick in hopes of unearthing answers about the death of his son on a planet in the M-344/G System. He arrives to the sun scorched planet where Riddick has activated a beacon to find him.
419----
420* AntiVillain: He's not nearly the psychotic son-of-a-bitch his son was.
421* AvengingTheVillain: His sole motivation for answering Riddick's distress beacon. He doesn't want money, he wants ''satisfaction''.
422%%* BountyHunter
423* BrokenPedestal: Eventually comes to an understanding with Riddick over the character of his late son and the fate it made for him.
424%%* CoolOldGuy
425* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: He is this for his late son, and the central conflict between Johns and Riddick is convincing him that his son was evil ''at all''.
426* ItsPersonal: While the other bounty hunters are after Riddick for the money, Boss Johns desires personal retribution for his son's death at Riddick's hands.
427%%* PapaWolf
428* ScrewTheMoneyIHaveRules: As stated, he's not interested in Riddick's substantial bounty, which is promised double if he is returned dead. [[spoiler:He even ends up saving Riddick a few times.]]
429* ShootTheDog: In a critical moment, leaves an injured Riddick behind to fend for himself... [[spoiler:but it turns out he was taking the power nodes and making a run for the ships so he could make a GunshipRescue at the last minute.]]
430[[/folder]]
431
432[[folder:Dahl]]
433!!Dahl
434[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dahl.jpg]]
435!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/KateeSackhoff
436!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/{{Riddick}}''
437
438A Nordic bounty hunter of German descent. She's second in command of Boss Johns Mercs and is the primary sniper of the group.
439----
440* ActionGirl: Dahl is an experienced BountyHunter who is as deadly with her fists as she is with her weapons.
441* AntiVillain: Although she's an antagonist to Riddick, she's a loyal woman who's really just trying to hunt down a dangerous killer.
442* BountyHunter: She's after Riddick for the bounty and working for Boss Johns.
443* CurbStompBattle: Santana attempts to rape her; Dahl easily fights him off and Santana is left much worse for wear.
444* ColdSniper: Mans the sniper rifle when Johns and Santana go to discuss terms with Riddick, and isn't a terribly warm person in general.
445* EnemyMine: [[spoiler:Along with the other mercenaries, she teams up with Riddick to survive the mud demons, leading to a HeelFaceTurn.]]
446* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:Like her boss, she ends up working with Riddick and they ultimately part as friends.]]
447* TheLadette: The only indicator of feminine behavior is a small makeup mirror in her toiletries, which Riddick steals at one point to spy on the mercs without blowing his cover. She also violently rebuffs Santana when he tries to force himself on her, and later admonishes him to "butch up" when the mercs think Riddick's tampered with the locker the power nodes are stored in.
448* MsFanservice: She has a rather form-fitting wardrobe that shows off Katee Sackhoff's breasts, and she has a topless scene when washing herself in a sink.
449[[/folder]]
450
451[[folder:Moss]]
452!!Moss
453!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/BokeemWoodbine
454!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/{{Riddick}}''
455
456A mercenary working for Boss Johns. Moss was the tech guy of the group.
457----
458* BountyHunter: His profession.
459* EveryoneHasStandards: Moss is hardly a bad guy anyway, just a mercenary. But he's disturbed when Boss Johns beats Riddick while he's in chains.
460* TheSmartGuy: Of Boss Johns' team.
461* ThoseTwoGuys: With his pal, Lockspur.
462* {{Troll}}: [[spoiler:When Santana is tensely unlocking a locker that has been possibly rigged to explode, Moss hits the table at the last minute just to break the tension and screw with him.]]
463[[/folder]]
464
465[[folder:Lockspur]]
466!!Lockspur
467[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lockspur.jpg]]
468[[caption-width-right:350:''"This doesn't mean qualify as bad?"'']]
469!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/RaoulTrujillo
470!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/{{Riddick}}''
471
472A mercenary working for Boss Johns.
473----
474* BountyHunter: His profession.
475* TemptingFate: [[spoiler:As he talks about how easy the mud demons are to kill, one bursts in and impales him through the chest.]]
476* ThoseTwoGuys: With his pal, Moss.
477[[/folder]]
478
479!!!Antonia's Crew
480[[folder:Antonia]]
481!!Antonia Chillingsworth
482!!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/TressMacNeille
483!!!'''Appearances:''' ''WesternAnimation/DarkFury''
484
485A wealthy aristocrat who hires mercenaries to collect mass murderers, whom she turns into HumanPopsicle statues to admire. All in the name of art.
486----
487* AGlassOfChianti: Drinks champagne as she watches Riddick kill aliens in a gladiatorial battle.
488* AllThereInTheScript: She's never referred to by name in the movie. Her last name is listed in the credits, but to get her full name, you need to watch ''Dark Fury'''s bonus features.
489* AnimalMotifs: She has a decidedly serpentine appearance: a lengthy body, an elongated neck, and long fingers. Her hair style emulates a cobra hood when seen from the front.
490* EatingTheEyeCandy: She's rather attracted to Riddick's physique and murderous reputation.
491* EvilGloating: Rather than just turn Riddick into a statue from the get go, she wants to watch him kill aliens for entertainment. All this after explaining she has no intention of letting him go.
492* EvilVersusEvil: If what she claims is true, she only goes after murderous killers and for the most part leaves ordinary people alone. It's also pointed out that everyone who works for her does so willingly and are paid handsomely. However what she does to the criminals is clearly a FateWorseThanDeath and those who associate with the murderer receive inhumane treatment despite being innocent third parties. It also seems that very few of those who work for her actually live long enough to collect their pay.
493* FauxAffablyEvil: while Chillingsworth is very polite and charismatic towards Riddick and co, she is far from a nice person.
494* FemmeFatale: She wears a stylish yet seductive dress and makes a few subtle passes at Riddick.
495* LightIsNotGood: White is the primary color of her outfit and starship.
496* LivingDollCollector: She turns murderers into HumanPopsicle statues she can admire.
497* VillainousBreakdown: She suffers one after Riddick kills Junner.
498* VillainousFriendship: There appears to be a relation between her and Junner. The two share conversations and she has an emotional breakdown after he dies. The two also wear matching outfits (even the green on his clothes correlates to her eyes).
499* WickedCultured: Though twisted she has a philosophical mindset.
500* WomanOfWealthAndTaste: She dresses in fine attire and her sleek starship is filled with expensive decor.
501* YouHaveFailedMe: Averted with Junner. She points out his excuses are worthless, but understands his line of work doesn't always get perfect results.
502[[/folder]]
503
504[[folder:Junner]]
505!!Junner
506!!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/RogerLJackson
507!!!'''Appearances:''' ''WesternAnimation/DarkFury''
508
509Antonia's bodyguard and security chief.
510----
511* BountyHunter: Mentions being one.
512* TheCoatsAreOff: Discards his BadassLongcoat before he engages Riddick in their final duel.
513* CombatPragmatist: Decides to neutralize Riddick by taking Jack hostage on their first encounter. Later averted when Riddick challenges him to a duel and let Jack go to fight ''mano a mano'', though he's ironically done in by Riddick playing dirty and tricking him into causing a blackout in the room they're in.
514* TheDragon: Does all of Antonia's dirty work.
515* EyeScream: Riddick kills him with a dagger through the eye.
516* FairPlayVillain: Rather than shoot Riddick with a gun, he accepts his challenge to duel with blades.
517* LightIsNotGood: He's Antonia's right-hand man and like his boss wears primarily white, making him stand out among the other mercs staffing Antonia's ship.
518* GoThroughMe: He subtlety places himself between Riddick and Antonia on several occasions.
519* MasterSwordsman: He's as good with a blade as Riddick.
520* MyMasterRightOrWrong: Doesn't question anything Antonia does or says, but otherwise acts like an honorable warrior.
521* SinisterShades: Wears them at all times.
522* UndyingLoyalty: Be it their relationship or the money she pays him, he never questions Antonia.
523* VillainousFriendship: There appears to be a relation between him and Antonia. He shares her interest in art and only leaves her side when the situation is safe. The two also wear matching outfits (even the green on his clothes correlates to her eyes).
524* WarriorPoet: Apparently he's into art like Antonia, though their tastes differ somewhat.
525* WouldHurtAChild: Has no problem threatening or injuring Jack, though doesn't take pleasure from doing so.
526[[/folder]]
527
528!!Necromongers
529[[folder:In General]]
530A space-faring empire first established by an scholar known as Covu the Transcended that managed to cross the Threshold and came to the conclusion that death was the natural state of all things and life was an anathema. They move from planet to planet, converting their population into their ranks or killing those that resist just before destroying their worlds completely.
531----
532* TheEmpire: Take TheTheocracy + ReligionOfEvil and spread their faith at sword point and you get this trope.
533* GoMadFromTheRevelation: Their omnicidal goals are implied to be a result of them catching a glimpse of the true afterlife.
534* OmnicidalManiac: They believe that life is against nature itself and that they must extinguish it in order.
535* MadeOfIron: Their indoctrination has made them incredibly resistant to pain.
536* ReligionOfEvil: Necroism preaches that life is against nature itself.
537* TheNecrocracy: All Necromongers are heavily implied to be undead since the conversion process they undertake deprives them of natural color and they do not propagate naturally, since that would create more life. The Lord Marshall who rules over them is most certainly undead, since he is referred to as an Holy Half-Dead by his followers.
538* YouKillItYouBoughtIt: "You keep what you kill" is one of the Necromongers' tenets, believing that ending another's life entitles you to their property and position.
539[[/folder]]
540
541[[folder:Lord Marshal Zhylaw]]
542!!Lord Marshal Zhylaw
543[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/zhylaw_9440.png]]
544[[caption-width-right:350:''"Convert now... or fall forever."'']]
545!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/ColmFeore
546!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/{{The Chronicles of Riddick|2004}}''
547
548-->''"All those poets, on all those worlds; the ones who spoke of battle being such an unsightly thing? [[BloodKnight They never stood here.]]"''
549
550The leader of the Necromongers. Before Riddick's birth, Zhylaw consulted an Elemental seer, who told him that a Furyan male would be born that would kill him in the future. In retaliation, Zhylaw attacked Furya in an attempt to massacre all male children, going so far as to personally strangle newborn infants with their own umbilical cords. One of the newborn baby boys he did this to happened to be named Richard B. Riddick. Zhylaw left him in a dumpster, not quite dead, [[spoiler: which comes back to bite him in the ass later]]. At some point, he traveled to the Underverse and afterwards returned not completely human.
551----
552* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Being in charge of an empire that claims "You keep what you kill", he understands that taking on any challengers is important to ''keeping'' his position. So when Riddick attacks him in the throne room, he tells his underlings "Put away your weapons. He came for me." It takes [[spoiler:an attack from Kyra, and a two-pronged attack from Riddick and Vanko]] to put Zhylaw in a tough position.
553* AllThereInTheManual: His name and full history is included on DVD extras.
554* AndShowItToYou: He can do this with a person's soul.
555* AndYourLittleDogToo: [[spoiler: He converted Kyra just so that he can break Riddick.]] [[BerserkButton It backfired]] [[IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight horribly]].
556* BigBad: He's the main antagonist of ''The Chronicles of Riddick''.
557* BloodKnight: He doesn't shy away from a fight, gets excited to meet an enemy who can wound him and praises battle as a glorious thing.
558* CameBackWrong: From the Underverse, supposedly.
559* BondVillainStupidity: [[spoiler: He used his FlashStep ability to escape Vaako's halberd, but he just ''had'' to lunge for that one weapon lying on the floor, where Riddick waited for him to materialize so he can deliver a killing blow. It was especially egregious since he was shown lunging on top of a tall statue far away from the floor to get that very weapon, and he could have just grabbed another one as there were multiple such weapons in the room, in positions neither Vaako nor Riddick could have reached.]]
560* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:He is killed by Riddick at the end of the movie, for added irony with a knife that Zhylaw handed to him]].
561* DarkMessiah: There have been Lord Marshals before Zhylaw and they've all been considered holy to some degree, but Zhylaw is considered 'the last' who will lead their religion to their version of paradise.
562* DirtyOldMan: Has a harem of well-endowed concubines.
563* EvilIsHammy: Colm Feore is having the time of his life.
564* EvilOverlord: Of the Necromonger Empire.
565* FlashStep: He can project himself around, using that as SuperSpeed to deliver surprise attacks and overwhelm his enemies by raining blows on them faster than they can parry or avoid.
566* TheFundamentalist: But not for any normal religion... For a death-worshiping cult no less.
567* GalacticConqueror: He goes from planet to planet, conquering the citizens and forcefully converting them.
568* GenocideBackfire: Subverted, while Zhylaw did exterminate his people, Riddick feels ambivalent towards them and rather wants the Lord Marshall dead for [[ItsPersonal personal issues]].
569* KneelBeforeZod: His preferred recruitment method is to invade a world and cow its people into obedience.
570--> '''Zhylaw''': Join [[MakeAnExampleOfThem him]]... or join me!
571* LightningBruiser: Thanks to his supernatural powers, he's not only insanely strong but able to move at superhuman speeds by "[[FlashStep soul teleporting]]" around. In their ultimate fight, Riddick does manage to land a few good hits on him, but ultimately even Riddick is outmatched and it takes [[spoiler: Kyra stabbing him in the back while he's distracted]] to weaken him enough for Riddick to kill him.
572* LogicalWeakness: His 'soul teleporting' is not true SuperSpeed but a form of astral projection where he projects his soul to one location and his body follows it. Thus he can't teleport until his body has arrived at it and can be hit if you can predict where he'll be. Riddick manages to land a few hits this way. [[spoiler:He ultimately meets his end when he teleports out of the way of Vaako's attack, only for Riddick to be waiting and stab him the moment his body arrives.]]
573* NiceJobBreakingItHerod: He thought he had guaranteed his survival by killing every single last Furyan, but he didn't count there would have been one survivor: Riddick.
574* ReligiousBruiser: He's a bloodthirsty, warlike leader of a cult.
575* SuperSpeed: He's able to dash around using his astral projection.
576* SuperStrength: Even without help from his SuperSpeed, he is able to [[PunchedAcrossTheRoom punch people across the room]] and break metal with his blows.
577* TinTyrant: He's always clad in heavy body armour.
578* VillainRespect: He expresses that for Riddick who has just killed one of his best soldiers in a few quick blows.
579--> '''Zhylaw''': ''(trying to wrest a knife from Riddick's grip)'' Are you familiar to me? Have we met on some distant field?
580--> '''Riddick''': ''(wins the arm-wrestle)'' You'd think I'd remember.
581--> '''Zhylaw''': ''(approvingly)'' You'd think I would too.
582* WickedCultured: He's a ruthless GalacticConqueror who waxes poetic about "artful" ways of destroying a star system.
583* WouldHurtAChild: Oh, hell yes. He strangled infants with their own umbilical chords.
584* YourSoulIsMine: One of his more potent abilities is to rip a person's soul directly out of them.
585[[/folder]]
586
587[[folder:Vaako]]
588!!Lord Siberius Vaako
589[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/vaako_7210.jpg]]
590[[caption-width-right:350:''"Obedience without question. Loyalty until Underverse come."'']]
591!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/KarlUrban
592!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/{{The Chronicles of Riddick|2004}}'' | ''Film/{{Riddick}}''
593
594A Necromonger Commander, serving as Zhylaw's right hand man. Though sent to kill Riddick, confused of his leader's sudden fear, Vaako uses it as an excuse to get close enough to assassinate Zhylaw to become Lord Marshall.
595----
596%%* AmbitionIsEvil
597* CombatPragmatist: He comes the closest to killing Riddick in the movie, even more than the BigBad by simply staying far out of Riddick's sight and then shooting him when the opportunity presents itself. If not for the interference of Kyra, Gus, The Purifier (and Riddick's EmergencySuperpower in the director's cut)
598* TheDragon: To the Lord Marshal.
599* DragonWithAnAgenda: Thanks to the influence of his wife.
600* HonorBeforeReason: Plots to assault Zhylaw when he shows weakness, even if he's no match for the Lord Marshal.
601* KnightTemplar: If he comes to see his leader as not befitting the Necromonger ideals, he'll turn on him. Although if the leader is willing to listen, he'll first ask nicely.
602* NobleDemon: Vaako is vicious, but would recognize a fellow warrior as worthy. He would also be loyal to his liege as long as he's fit to lead. [[spoiler: He also intended to honor his deal with Riddick and leave him alone in return for the crown.]]
603* OlderThanTheyLook: Looks Riddick's age or even younger, but he was ten years old during the Furya massacre when Riddick was a baby.
604* ReligiousBruiser: He's a true believer in the Necromonger religion, and the only reason Dame Vaako is able to convince him to become TheStarscream is by pointing out that the Lord Marshal endangers the entire empire and is not as devout as he ought to be.
605* TheStarscream: But only after his wife convinces him that the Lord Marshal has broken the conventions of the Necromonger religion.
606* SuperReflexes: Dodges an energy blast fired at him by Riddick.
607[[/folder]]
608
609[[folder:Dame Vaako]]
610!!Dame Vaako
611[[quoteright:231:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/b12bc4ef6ebebb07bb1ac5929c63adf7.jpg]]
612!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/ThandiweNewton [[labelnote:*]]Credited as Thandie Newton[[/labelnote]]
613!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/{{The Chronicles of Riddick|2004}}''
614
615-->''"Never fails to inspire, does it? Each time a dynasty falls."''
616
617Wife of the Necromonger Empire commander Lord Vaako. Dame Vaako is consumed by, even defined by, overweening ambition. She is not a comfortable wife, constantly pushing Vaako to higher office, even hinting at murder to advance his career.
618----
619* AmbitionIsEvil: Dame Vaako is deeply ambitious, yearning for her and her husband to ascend the ranks of the Necromonger Empire. She's willing to risk everything she has for more.
620* BigNO: [[spoiler:When Riddick kills the Lord Marshal, robbing Vaako of his chance.]]
621%%* DeadpanSnarker
622* FauxAffablyEvil: Pretends to give Riddick a tour inside Necropolis, only to lure him into a trap.
623* MsFanservice: Due to her form-fitting outfits.
624* LadyMacbeth: To her husband Vaako; she constantly whispers in his ear about overthrowing the Lord Marshal.
625* UnholyMatrimony: She and Vaako are undoubtedly evil, but are in love.
626* TheVamp: Uses her charms to lure Riddick into the Necromonger stronghold for interrogation.
627--> '''Dame Vaako''': Perhaps the breeder would do it if somebody just ''asked'' him.
628[[/folder]]
629
630[[folder:The Purifier]]
631!!The Purifier
632!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/LinusRoache
633!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/{{The Chronicles of Riddick|2004}}''
634
635-->''"We all began as something else."''
636
637%%* CharacterDeath
638* DeathEqualsRedemption: [[spoiler:His final speech to Riddick, combined with [[FaceDeathWithDignity calmly walking into the deadly sunlight]], convinces Riddick to go after the Lord Marshal. He is smiling as he dies.]]
639-->[[spoiler:"The Necromonger in me warns you not to go back... [[TheReveal but the Furyan in me]]... hopes you won't listen."]]
640* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:The guilt and inner turmoil of giving up all he is to serve the Necromongers gets to him, and he walks out into the Crematoria weather to burn alive.]]
641%%* EnigmaticMinion
642* HighPriest: Seems to hold this position among the Necromongers. All other warriors save the Lord Marshal himself are subservient to him, or are at the very least unable to give him direct orders.
643* PassiveRescue: When Riddick is pinned to the ground by the Quasi-Deads and the Lord Marshal orders his execution, the Purifier pulls the plug on the Quasi-Deads to give Riddick a fighting chance, possibly because he learns of their common heritage. He later gives him a chance to go save Kyra on Helion Prime.
644%%* TheEvilGenius
645* ThereIsAnother: The revelation that Riddick is a Furyan seems to shake him enough to abandon his faith, of which he was initially a staunch supporter.
646[[/folder]]
647
648[[folder:Irgun]]
649!!Irgun
650!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/MarkGibbon
651!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/{{The Chronicles of Riddick|2004}}''
652
653* TheBrute: For the Lord Marshal.
654* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:Riddick kills him in one-on-one combat.]]
655* InformedAbility: The Lord Marshal identifies Irgun as one of his best, [[spoiler:but Riddick quickly puts him down]].
656* ItsPersonal: Riddick makes a point of singling out Irgun when he's brought before other Necromongers as Irgun [[spoiler:killed Imam, one of the few people Riddick may have seen as a friend]].
657* TheQuietOne: He never says a word aside from the usual grunts.
658* TheWorfEffect: [[spoiler:Despite his reputation, Riddick kills him with minimal effort]].
659-->'''Lord Marshal:''' Irgun. One of my best.
660-->'''Riddick:''' If you say so.
661[[/folder]]
662
663[[folder:Krone]]
664!!Krone
665!!!'''Played By:''' Andreas Apergis
666!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/{{Riddick}}''
667
668A commander in Necromonger Empire.
669----
670%%* BaldOfEvil
671%%* CharacterDeath
672* GoodScarsEvilScars: The evil kind. Half of his face is covered in a web of scratches. Lampshaded by Riddick:
673--> '''Riddick''': That guy with the fucked-up face, Krone.
674* GunsAkimbo: [[spoiler:He shoots the rock on which Riddick is standing with two gravity pistols.]]
675* IDidWhatIHadToDo: [[spoiler:How he justifies his betrayal.]]
676* NamesToRunAwayFrom/KNames: '''K'''rone.
677%%* KilledMidSentence
678* TheStarscream: [[spoiler:It turns out that he, not Vaako, betrayed Riddick.]]
679* WouldHitAGirl: [[spoiler:In the director's cut it's shown that he scarred the face of one of the consorts the same way as his.]]
680[[/folder]]
681
682[[folder:The Consorts]]
683!!The Lord Marshall's Consorts
684!!!'''Played By:''' Alexandra Sokolovskaya, Antoinette Kalaj, Jan Gerste, Charlie Marie Dupont
685!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/{{Riddick}}''
686
687An harem of Necromonger concubines belonging to the current Lord Marshal.
688----
689* AssassinOutclassin: In the third movie's director cut, one of them actually tries to stab Riddick in the back while he is distracted. However, she misses his heart by stabbing too low, which [[DoWrongRight he chides her for]].
690* ComeBackToBedHoney: They beckon Riddick to do this and enjoy their company, but since he knows [[HoneyTrap what they are really for]], he refuses.
691* FanserviceExtra: They have no names, but they are very pretty to look at and appear naked in the third movie.
692* LadyInRed: The one consort that tries to assassinate Riddick after trying to seduce him in the third movie wears an red nightgown, highlighting her danger.
693* RoyalHarem: For the Lord Marshall, originally belonging to Zhylaw they end up being [[YouKillItYouBoughtIt inherited]] by Riddick.
694[[/folder]]
695
696!!Other Characters
697!!!Butcher Bay Correctional Facility
698
699[[folder:Hoxie]]
700!!Hoxie
701!!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/DwightSchultz
702!!!'''Appearances:''' ''VideoGame/EscapeFromButcherBay''
703
704The warden of Butcher Bay.
705----
706* NoodleIncident: He has history with Johns, with acquiring Riddick apparently making up for what he owed Hoxie. Riddick's comments imply that whatever happened made Johns hesitant about approaching Hoxie.
707[[/folder]]
708
709[[folder:Pope Joe]]
710!!Pope Joe
711!!!'''Voiced By:''' Willis Burks II
712!!!'''Appearances:''' ''VideoGame/EscapeFromButcherBay''
713
714A convict and preacher who helps a slightly injured Riddick.
715----
716* BadassPreacher: Implied given that he is able to survive in the Pitt despite the creatures living there.
717[[/folder]]
718
719!!!Others
720[[folder:Aereon]]
721!!Aereon
722!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/JudiDench
723!!!'''Appearances:''' 'Film/{{The Chronicles of Riddick|2004}}''
724
725-->''"In normal times, evil would be fought with good. But in times like these, well, it should be fought by another kind of evil."''
726
727A member of a race known as Elementals, whose religion is based around the Balance of the universe. They actively seek to keep this balance, and their ability to use numbers and equations to calculate odds is so accurate that to others it closely resembles foretelling and prophecy.
728----
729* CoolOldLady: Being played by Judi Dench does that.
730%%* DeadpanSnarker
731%%* ExactWords
732* MissExposition: Aereon mainly hangs around to spill exposition about plot developments.
733* NighInvulnerability: Of the MadeOfAir variety.
734* NotQuiteFlight: She can't fly, but she can glide quite well.
735* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Her prophecy of Zhylaw being killed by a Furian results in him commiting genocide on the race.
736[[/folder]]
737
738[[folder:Shirah]]
739!!Shirah
740!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/KristenLehmen
741!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/TheChroniclesOfRiddick2004'' | ''VideoGame/EscapeFromButcherBay''
742
743A mysterious woman who appears to Riddick in visions.
744----
745* AmbiguousSituation: She's a Furyan, but it's unclear what she is exactly. The evidence would suggest that she's some sort of spirit guiding Riddick.
746* DeletedRole: Only appears in the directors cut of ''Chronicles''.
747[[/folder]]
748
749[[folder:Crematoria Slam Facility]]
750!!Prison guards
751!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/{{The Chronicles of Riddick|2004}}''
752-->''"You know the rule. They're not dead if they're still on the books."''
753---> - Smirnov
754
755The staff of the Crematoria triple maximum security prison, an underground facility on a planet with drastic temperature differences during its day cycle.
756----
757* AffablyEvil: Vasilev runs a HellholePrison with many blatant human rights abuses, but he is friendly and trusting toward his ProperlyParanoid subordinate Anatoli, leaves most of the hands-on cruelty to his subordinates, and invites the {{Bounty Hunter}}s to drink with him while talking about how the longer they stay in crematoria, the less likely they are to run into necromongers elsewhere.
758* BaldOfEvil: Smirnov and the unnamed dark-skinned guard are both bald, watch Kyra get groped, and show plenty of anticipation at watching hellhounds attack the prisoners.
759* BlackDudeDiesFirst: The only dark-skinned guard is the first to die when Riddick kills him in defense of Kyra.
760* CommanderContrarian: Smirnov when the boss orders him to climb up a hatch and scout for Riddick.
761--> '''Smirnov''': Because ''Anatoli'' says so?
762--> '''Vasilev''': Because his ''nose'' says so.
763* HuskyRusskie: They are formidable, often burly gunmen and most of them have Russian-sounding names: Vasilev, Petrov, Yakovlev, Kuznetsov and so on.
764* NeverBareheaded: Vasilev always has a cap on, which helps symbolize his role as the head guard.
765* TheNoseKnows: Anatoli Petrov has a MaybeMagicMaybeMundane knack for sniffing out trouble. At first he just warns his boss against taking Riddick into the prison. Later he sniffs the air while he and the others are running to the hangar through an underground passageway, because he sensed Riddick and co. doing the same over the surface.
766* PragmaticVillainy: As much as they enjoy getting their hands on high-bounty prisoners, they are shocked and angry to learn that Toombs took Riddick from the necromongers and would dare risk their wrath.
767* PervyPatdown: Grigorev tries this on Kyra when he, Smirnov, Anatoly, and the dark-skinned guard corner her. He gets a heel-blade in his crotch.
768* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: They make a run for an escape ship once the necromongers show up, with Riddick, Kyra, and some other prisoners trying to race them to the vessel.
769* VillainsOutShopping: Grigorev (the man who gropes Kyra) and the burly Kyznetsov (who hits hellhounds with a hammer to herd them out of their pen in a mood to attack prisoners) are seen using bullets to play chess in one scene.
770* WardensAreEvil: All of them are thugs who the prisoners hate and fear.
771
772!!Ceryll "the Guv" Cantaglia
773!!!'''Played By:''' Yorick van Wageningen
774
775-->''"There are inmates and there are convicts."''
776
777A criminal. He had a wife named Ellen. He ran the hard end of the Benz-Kardak coda on Sigma Minor successfully for an unprecedented 17 cycles. Although arrested for 23 separate infractions, from extortion to murder, he continued to evade convicted. He was finally brought in the Crematoria Slam Facility for vehicular manslaughter.
778----
779* AllThereInTheManual: His full name and backstory can be found in supplementary materials.
780* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: How he reached the top of the convict chain.
781* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:Vaako breaks his back during the escape from Crematoria, killing him instantly.]]
782* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: He's only known as 'The Guv'.
783* EveryoneHasStandards: He was a ruthless mob boss on the outside, but the Guv makes it clear that he doesn't care for prisoners who turn on eachother.
784%%* AFatherToHisMen
785* HoistHeroOverHead: [[spoiler:Vaako lifts the Guv over his head, and then brings him down on his knee, breaking his back.]]
786* TheOldConvict: Basically his entire character is based around his status as the oldest convict in Crematoria, and the one in charge.
787[[/folder]]
788

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