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!Protagonists and Supporting Characters

[[folder:Nathan Hale]]
!!Nathan Hale
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-->'''Voiced By''': Creator/DavidKaye

Nathan Hale is the protagonist of ''Resistance: Fall of Man'' and ''Resistance 2''. Hale is one of the soldiers sent by the United States to repel the Chimera invasion in England. He squad is wiped out, but Hale somehow manages to resist infection by the Chimera virus. In ''Resistance 2'', Hale fights the Chimera while trying to fight off the Chimera virus that is overtaking him.
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* AndThenJohnWasAZombie: [[spoiler: He succumbs to the Chimeran infection at the end of ''Resistance 2'', forcing Capelli to MercyKill him.]]
* BewareTheQuietOnes: Hale is arguably the biggest danger to the entire Chimeran invasion force in both Britain and America, and barely says a word.
* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:Shot in the head by Capelli at the end of ''2'' when he is overcome by his infection and Daedalus' powers.]]
* DeathSeeker: According to army psychological profiles, Hale's fearlessness in combat and his eagerness to help fight the Chimera are because deep down he actually wants to die.
* {{Determinator}}: In ''Resistance 2'' he refuses to take any time away from fighting to get the inhibitor treatment that can stop him from turning into a Chimera. [[spoiler: When Dr. Malikov is finally able to administer it, it's too late.]]
* FireForgedFriends: With most of the British Army forces, especially Stephen Cartwright. Most of them didn't take too kindly to the idea of Americans swooping in thinking they could just save the day, but after Hale stood by their side throughout numerous intense conflicts and proved his skill, they warmed up to him and they became good friends. A big factor in Hale's decision to join the Sentinels was because the US Government was lying about what was really happening in Europe to keep the population from panicking, and Hale wanted to know how Parker, Cartwright and the others were faring over seas.
* HappilyAdopted: He was adopted by the Farley family. His adoptive father became a close friend, and exchanged letters frequently with his sister, who kept close track of his whereabouts and actions until he fell off the grid to become part of Project Abraham.
* HeadbuttingHeroes: Occasionally with Joseph Capelli.
* HealingFactor: Because of his Chimeran infection, he gains their light healing factor.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Hale succumbs to Chimeran infection because he refuses to slow down and take medication for his condition.]]
* ImprobableAimingSkills: He's still a local legend in his home state of South Dakota because his childhood shooting competition accuracy rating has still never been topped; and his aim only got better after he joined the army.
* JumpedAtTheCall: Volunteered to be a member of the attack force heading into Europe to fight the Chimera, and again, volunteered to become a member of the Sentinels and join Project Abraham so he could learn about the Chimera's movements and keep updated on the situation in Europe, which was otherwise being censored in the US.
* MeaningfulName: Has the same name as the soldier that said: "I regret that I have but one life to give for my country"
* MyGreatestFailure: When he was in basic training, he attempted to lead his squad in a non-conventional formation in a training exercise that lead to the death of every person in his squad and several judges watching, as well as injuring himself. Even after the cause was narrowed down to faulty munitions, he never really got over it.
* TheQuietOne: In the first game. He doesn't even get in a line of dialogue until the fourth chapter.
* PowerAtAPrice: Near the end of the second game, [[spoiler:he gains the ability to blow up Chimera with his mind. Not more than a few moments later, he has lost himself to the Chimeran virus, forcing Capelli to MercyKill him.]]
* SacrificialLion: [[spoiler:He doesn't survive the events of ''Resistance 2'', to further highlight just how hopeless things have become for humanity.]]
* SoleSurvivor: He's one of the only members of the American reinforcements sent to aid Britain that survives first contact with the Chimera.
* SuperSoldier: As a member of Project Abraham, Nathan Hale has enhanced strength, reflexes and skills, plus a regenerative healing factor and special insight into the use of Chimeran technology.
* TheStoic: He rarely shows emotions.
* UnwittingPawn: A victim of ThePlan of [[spoiler:Daedalus]].
* WeaponSpecialization: Despite the added firepower of the Chimeran weaponry, Hale always preferred to use the standard issue Carbine whenever he could. [[spoiler:When he switches his primary weapon to the Bullseye during the events of Resistance 2, it's one of the first signs that he's losing control to the virus.]]
* ZombieInfectee: Spends most of the first two games carrying the Chimera virus
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[[folder:Fyodor Malikov]]
!!Fyodor Malikov
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-->'''Voiced By''': Greg Ellis

A scientist working in Russia when the Chimera first invade. He was rescued and brought to the United States, where his attempts to help stop the Chimera have mixed results. He is responsible for the creation of Daedalus, but also responsible for the vaccine that stops the Chimera virus. In R3 he persuades Joe Capelli to go to New York and stop the Chimera from freezing the planet.
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%%* TheAtoner
* BadassBookworm: During a short segment where you fight alongside Dr. Malikov against several Chimera waves, Hale remarks that he's surprised at how Malikov's actually a pretty good fighter. Dr. Malikov replies that he was defending his hometown in Russia from the Chimera for 16 years before an American force "liberated" him, and that he ''had'' to be badass to survive in the CrapsackWorld in which the games take place.
* DrivenToSuicide: The last piece of collectible intel in ''Resistance 2'' is a diary entry by Dr. Malikov strongly hinting that this has happened to him due to humanity seemingly about to be wiped out because of his work. [[SubvertedTrope The beginning of ''Resistance 3'' shows he must have changed his mind at the last minute]], which actually works out well because he ends up helping to pull humanity back from the brink.
* SacrificialLion: [[spoiler:When he dies, the sheer hopelessness of Capelli's mission really hits home.]]
* NotQuiteDead: While it is mentioned that Malikov committed suicide in R2, he either survived the attempt or didn't go through with it since he returns in R3 [[spoiler:only to die anyway]].
* OffWithHisHead: [[spoiler:Mick Cutler cuts off his head for little reason other than that [[ForTheEvulz he can]].]]
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[[folder:Joseph Capelli]]
!!Joseph Capelli
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-->'''Voiced By''': David Boat (R2), Creator/RobinAtkinDownes (R3)

Another soldier that can resist the Chimera virus. Capelli works with Hale through most of ''Resistance 2'', acting like a {{Jerkass}} the entire game until the end where [[spoiler: he has to kill Hale when Hale finally succumbs to the Chimera virus]]. In ''Resistance 3'' Capelli is hiding in Oklahoma with his wife and son when Malikov finds him and tell him that the Chimera have built a giant tower that is freezing the planet, which Capelli agrees to help destroy.
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* ActionDad: By the events of ''Resistance 3'', he has a son named Jack, and a good deal of Capelli's motivation in fighting against the Chimera this time is to provide a safe and hopeful future for his family.
* BadassNormal: He survives [[spoiler: getting swallowed by the Mother Spinner.]] We repeat: [[spoiler: He survives. Getting swallowed whole. By a giant alien spider.]]
** EmpoweredBadassNormal: In R2, he's a HalfHumanHybrid and only survives due to his advanced regeneraton.
* TheBerserker: Get him angry, and he'll tell you off. Get him [[BrooklynRage pissed]], however, and he ''will'' kill you.
* TheBigGuy: He's 6' 5" and is noticeably well-muscled. By the time R3 rolls around, he's lost some of the bulk, possibly due to his settlement's desperate food situation.
* BrooklynRage: Mostly in R2. [[CharacterDevelopment It's gone]] by R3.
* BroughtDownToBadass: By the beginning of the third game, he's lost his Sentinel powers due to the vaccine. It doesn't stop him from kicking Chimera ass.
* CharacterDevelopment: Capelli's attitude and appearance soften considerably between the 2nd and 3rd games, having mellowed out after raising a family, as well as having grown out his hair and lost a significant amount of his muscle mass due to poor supplies. By the time the 3rd game gets going, he's much more of a straight protagonist than the hardass thug he was in the 2nd game. He's still a ass-kicking badass, though, which is doubly impressive since he's lost his Sentinel powers and is a mere standard human now.
* DullSurprise: His facial expression through most of the R2 campaign.
* HeroWithBadPublicity: [[spoiler:Dishonorably discharged from SRPA after the end of R2 for [[ShootTheDog killing Nathan Hale]], even though he may have turned into a new [[BigBad Daedalus]].]]
* ItHasBeenAnHonor: [[spoiler:When he is forced to executed a fully-turned Hale.]]
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Shows signs of this trope at the end of R2. By R3, most of the Jerk part of him is gone.
* PermaStubble: Sports a noticeable five-o-clock shadow in the third game.
* PerpetualFrowner: His facial expression in R2 seems to be locked into a permanent scowl.
* RetiredBadass: In the third game. After [[spoiler:killing Hale, he was dishonorably discharged from the Army and drifted until he got to Oklahoma where he met and married Susan Farley, Hale's sister. He also had a son named Jack with her]]. He doesn't want to fight anymore, but because of the Chimera's plan, he's forced to travel to New York with Malikov to see if they can finally put an end to the Chimera once and for all so his family won't die in the coming months.
* TookALevelInBadass: Capilli's attitude changes for the better after he's discharged in the third. Don't think that just because he's traded his loud voice and gung-ho attitude for a wife and kid means that he will not hesitate to [[YourHeadASplode shoot a HE.44 Magnum into your head and blow it into little bite-sized pieces.]] [[spoiler:Just ask [[AssholeVictim Mick Cutler.]] Or the Satan Chimera.]]
* TookALevelInKindness: He's far less abrasive in R3, having settled down with a wife and kids.
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[[folder:James Grayson]]
!!James Grayson
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-->'''Voiced By''': Creator/RobinAtkinDownes

The hero of ''Resistance: Retribution''. James Grayson deserted the British Army after he had to MercyKill his brother Johnny who was turning into a Chimera. Grayson destroyed twenty-six conversion centers on his own before the army arrested him for desertion and sent him to death row. At the beginning of ''Resistance'' his sentence is commuted in exchange for helping the Maquis take back Paris from the Chimera.
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* BadassNormal: Unlike the [[SuperSoldier Sentinels]], Grayson has no healing factor or other Chimeran abilities.
* ColonelBadass: Applies for the position of colonel in [[LaResistance the Maquis]]. [[spoiler:As of his last mission under SRPA contract around the time of Resistance 2, he was accepted.]]
* DeadpanSnarker: Particularly with the BondOneLiners, in contrast to Hale.
* EmpoweredBadassNormal: [[spoiler:After the time skip after the end of the game.]]
* {{Jerkass}}: Killing his brother made Grayson a very bitter man.
* RedBaron: [[spoiler:"The Cloven Killer" as of the time skip.]]
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[[folder:Tom Riley]]
!!Tom Riley
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-->'''Voiced By''': Bryce Johnson

The protagonist of ''Resistance: Burning Skies''.
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* AlwaysSaveTheGirl: As soon as he meets her, he's constantly throwing himself into danger to save Ellie, even when she's more than capable of handling herself.
* AncestralWeapon: Riley's fire axe was once carried by his father, who entrusted it to him in his will.
* ActionDad: Fights fires, saves lives, kills Chimera like a Sentinel super soldier, all on the way to finding his daughter.
* ActionSurvivor
* BadassNormal: He's just a firefighter; he's not a super soldier like the Sentinels, a powered-up infected like Hale, or even a military man like Grayson.
* BreakTheBadass: [[spoiler:After Natalie's death, Riley takes Rachel and completely disappears, giving up on everything except keeping his daughter safe.]]
* ChronicHeroSyndrome: Riley is constantly throwing away his own safety, his plans and even common sense to dive into Chimeran fire and save lives. He sends his family to the protection camps while staying behind to fight, he throws himself into burning buildings to pull soldiers and civilians back to safety, and he even [[spoiler:runs into a bombing run on the George Washington Bridge to rescue soldiers trapped in a crashed VTOL before they get caught in the explosion]].
* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: He single-handily [[spoiler:kills the Abomination, a massive Chimeran strain dwarfing every other save for the Leviathan dropped on Hale near the end of the Chimera invasion of America, and he kills it with standard issue firearms and an axe without support or super powers.]]
* HopeBringer: [[spoiler:The Minutemen use him as a propaganda tool after he quietly disappears with his daughter- they turn "Remember Riley" into a slogan, the stories of his heroism and the people he saved inspire people to raise arms and fight the Chimera, and Henry Stillman spreads word of his deeds across the American airwaves to inspire the troops to victory.]]
* JumpedAtTheCall: Before the Chimera invasion of the Americas, Riley was a member of the Minute Men, an organization that prepared and trained for the inevitable attack, so that he could protect his family and save lives.
* KillTheOnesYouLove: [[spoiler:When he finally finds Natalie, she's already been infected by the Chimeran Virus, and she begs him to kill her.]]
* LowerDeckEpisode: There's a character named Tom in Resistance 3, who's seen sharpening a Fire Axe before the fight years after the event of Burning Skies. This is likely a retroactive example; development of Burning Skies would have been far enough that adding the main character to Resistance 3 as a cameo before that game's release wouldn't have been too hard.
* MyGreatestFailure: His decision [[spoiler:to send Natalie and Rachel to the protection camp, which ultimately leads in Natalie's death, leaving him to raise and protect Rachel alone.]]
* PursuingParentalPerils: Tom's father died from third-degree burns received as a firefighter. You'll never guess what Tom grew up to become.
* TheFaceless: Unlike other games, the camera never leave's Tom's perspective, keeping the player from seeing his face [[spoiler:until the final cutscene]].
* UnresolvedSexualTension: With Ellie. They have numerous moments of ShipTease and DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything, and she gets somewhat more terse whenever the subject of his wife is brought up. It ultimately doesn't go anywhere.
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[[folder:Ellie Martinez]]
!!Ellie Martinez
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-->'''Voiced By''': Creator/TaraPlatt

The secondary deuteragonist of Resistance: Burning Skies.
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* ActionGirl: She's in charge of the Minutemen, and more than capable of handling herself in a firefight.
* BadassNormal: Like Riley, she's not actual military personnel, a Sentinel or infected; she gets by with her self-trained skills and guile.
* MasterOfUnlocking: Her lockpicking skills are vital to saving both her and Riley's life on the George Washington Bridge.
* MilitaryBrat: Her father was a military man up to his death, and inspired Ellie's membership of the Minutemen.
* SpicyLatina: Ellie is much more hot-blooded than Riley.
* UnresolvedSexualTension: With Riley, as detailed above.
* YouKilledMyFather: Her father was one of the many, many American casualties during the initial landing in Britain to fight the Chimera in Resistance: Fall of Man.
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!The Chimera

[[folder:The Chimera in General]]
!! Chimera
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The villians of the series. They are an alien race hell-bent on replacing humanity with their own kind.
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* AlienInvasion: Arrived on Earth during the Tunguska event, though it is mentioned in the games they existed on Earth millions of years ago.
* AssimilationPlot: They appear to have no purpose other than to replace every one with their own kind.
* BigBad: The main threat in the series.
* CursedWithAwesome: Infection drives up the victim's metabolic rate by a factor of roughly twelve, leading to stronger healing abilities, at the expense of a higher body temperature.
* ExtraEyes: Most Chimera have extra eyes, usually six, rather than a human two.
* HealingFactor: Their transformation gives them greater healing capabilities than humans.
* HiveMind: Their minds are linked to that of whoever is their designated commander.
* KeystoneArmy: Taking out their commanders weakens them to the point where they can be defeated.
* MeaningfulName:
** In Greek mythology, a Chimera was a MixAndMatchCritter with body parts from different animals, usually a lion, a goat and a snake.
** In genetics, chimerism involves a single organism possessing traits from different genomes.
* NinjaZombiePirateRobot: Monsters of alien nature with a hive mind that reproduce like zombies.
* TheVirus: New Chimera are created using a virus-type bioweapon, which paralyzes victims, driving them into a coma, before changing their bodies from the inside out.
* WeHaveReserves: Their attitude to losses on the battlefield.
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[[folder:Hybrid]]
!! Hybrids
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The foot soldiers of the Chimeran army.
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* MeaningfulName: So-called because they most resemble humans out of all Chimera.
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