History Characters / Commandos

* TheHero: Unquestionably the main character of the series. In the original game, there's only two missions in which he doesn't feature.

* NonIndicativeName: He doesn't wear any beret outside of a handful of promotional renders/the opening cinematic.

!!!'''Appearances''' ''Beyond The Call Of Duty''

* AsLongAsItSoundsForeign: German soldiers speak with very mangled German sentences and Japanese use an Asian-sounding gibberish.

* TheEnemyWeaponsAreBetter: In ''Men of Courage'' and ''Destination Berlin'', a basic Axis infantryman can't kill a commando in one shot with the basic rifle, but a commando can kill him in one shot with the same weapon. It takes two shots by SMG-equipped German soldiers to kill a commando, and one shot for a commando to kill an Axis soldier.

* AdaptedOut: He didn't made an appearance in the third game.

* DoesNotLikeGuns: Rarely, if ever, starts a mission armed.

* CloudCuckoolander: He described the Japanese garnison as "demons", and the noise of the island artillery as "thunder". Justified, considering he probably spoke with nobody during at least forty years. Even now, the Japanese leave him alone on the island, although they know him and doesn't see him as threatening (which has to be used as an advantage by the player).

* OlderThanTheyLook: The character looks to be on his forties. When first reached, he mentions to be a soldier of the Queen Victoria. Victoria died in 1901, the briefing of the mission states that it is set in 1942. Do the maths...
** He also states that he was part of The Light Brigade.
* ShoutOut: To ''Literature/RobinsonCrusoe'' and the movie ''Film/CastAway'', even being named after the latter's protagonist's CompanionCube.

** In every game where the Commandos have different levels of health, he usually tends to be the one able to sustain the most damage without dying and he has the third highest range weapon guns in ''Destination Berlin.''

** In ''Destination Berlin'' he has the lowest range with firearms of any commando can be frequently shot by alerted enemies that he can't return fire against even with a rifle.

** In ''Destination Berlin'' Thief and the Spy have some of the lowest ranges with firearms.

** In ''Destination Berlin'' Thief and the Spy have some of the lowest ranges with firearms.

* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Didn't appear in ''Destination Berlin''. Justified in that from ''Men Of Courage'' onwards, his specializations (namely, being able to drive most vehicles and being able to use rifles and [=SMGs=]) are available to everyone. He was the only commando who could drive armored vehicles still, but ''Destination Berlin'' sadly had none available.

!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JoseLuccioni (French, ''Men Of Courage'')

* BritsLoveTea: When meeting the commandos, the first thing he says after presenting himself is asking if they have some tea. After receiving a negative answer, he complains that he hasn't drink tea since "twenty years" (it would be more than forty, more accurately).* CloudCuckoolander: He described the Japanese garnison as "demons", and the noise of the island artillery as "thunder". Justified, considering he probably spoke with nobody during at least forty years. Even now, the Japanese leave him alone on the island, although they know him and doesn't see him as threatening (which has to be used as an advantage by the player).

* ShoutOut: To ''Literature/RobinsonCrusoe'' and the movie ''Film/CastAway''.

* AwesomeButImpractical: Most of his non vehicle related abilities are this in the original game. The Grease Gun can take out patrols in a single burst, but has limited ammo and doesn't appear in many missions, particularly in the latter part of the game. Mounted machine guns provide a good amount of firepower, but have inferior range compared to enemy weapons, so it can only really be of use to get the drop on an enemy as opposed to a protracted fight. He's the only commando without a silent attack in ''Behind Enemy Lines'' and his baton in ''Beyond The Call Of Duty'' is clearly an attempt to remedy this, except he's the only commando with a non lethal attack that cannot restrain an enemy afterwards. His molotovs in ''Men Of Courage'' are quieter than grenades, but set their target on fire, making it impossible to salvage weapons or uniforms from them.

* NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent: His biography states that he's from Liverpool yet ''none'' of the games actually have an actor for him to even emulate a Liverpool accent. That's also considering that the British submarine crew in the ''Men Of Courage'' missions "Das Boot: Silent Killers" and "White Death" (with the exception of the Captain) ''all'' have scouse accents, somehow.

* WeaponOfChoice: Submachine guns and [[MoreDakka mounted machine guns]].

* WeaponOfChoice: HarpoonGun and knife throwing.

* WeaponOfChoice: Grenades in the first games, bazooka and flamethrower in ''Men of Courage'' and ''Destination Berlin''.

* WeaponOfChoice: [[CaptainObvious His rifle]], of course.

* WeaponOfChoice: His poisoned syringe.

* WeaponOfChoice: Her charms. And sniper rifles in ''Men of Courage''.
** And [[GrievousBottleyHarm wine bottles]] too in ''Men of Courage''.

* WeaponOfChoice: His high kick, and a piano wire in ''Destination Berlin''.

* TheButcher: Downplayed. He doesn't receive this nickname because of some sadistic tendencies, but because he uses a knife as WeaponOfChoice. Then again, he does state that [[BloodKnight "kicking Nazi arse" is what he does best]].

* WeaponOfChoice: His knife.

* ItsPersonal: According to the manual, it is how his superiors view his motivation to fight against Nazi Germany, one of his voice lines when equipping a disguise (taken from a dead Nazi) is "Revenge is Sweet" and in the game files he also has unused lines for combat where he yells "NAZI SCUM!" and "Time to pay!", though the exact reason for why it's personal is never stated.

** GeniusBruiser

* NonIndicativeName: He doesn't wear any beret.

!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Behind Enemy Lines'' | ''Beyond The Call Of Duty'' | ''Men Of Courage'' | ''Destination Berlin''

* KnifeNut: The knife is his primary weapon, for silent kills. Artworks commonly shows him with a machete-sized Bowie knife. The manual and in-game information describe the knife as a "Fairbarn-Sykes fighting knife" (the standard knife of the British Commandos), [[http://i45.servimg.com/u/f45/11/35/67/80/comman23.jpg which was a lot smaller, not to mention a completely different shape as well]].

* KnifeNut: Can use a knife to kill enemies silently like the Green Beret in ''Behind Enemy Lines'' and ''Beyond The Call Of Duty''. He throws them to kill enemies in ''Men of Courage'' and ''Destination Berlin''.

* KnifeNut: He uses a knife in both standard attack mode and backstabbing mode.

* KnifeNut: His backstab attack consists in stabbing an unaware German. He also can throw his knives.