Character Sheet for Madness: Ascend.
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Hank
- Adaptational Heroism: He's much more heroic and well-intentioned than he is in Madness Combat, where he's a bloodthirsty sociopath who only battles the AAHW because they decided to pick a fight with him.
- Dual Wielding: He wields a pistol in both hands when he first breaks into the factory.
- The Hero: The main protagonist and force for good in the animation.
- Heroic Sacrifice: Hank apparently never intended to survive his mission, as he strapped a time bomb onto himself and set it to go off by the time he reached the top of the tower, sacrificing his own life to bring greenery back to Nevada and give Jebus's paradise to everyone.
- Unscrupulous Hero: He's just as willing to use violence as he is in the canon series, but he does so in the name of a far more benevolent goal.
Tricky
- Climax Boss: He gives Hank his toughest fight in the whole animation.
- The Dragon: He's an enforcer for Jebus, and the last foe standing in Hank's way before he can reach Jebus himself.
- One-Winged Angel: Assumes his "demon" form after being beaten by Hank for the first time.
Jebus
- Adaptational Villainy: Seemingly lacks his original counterpart's good intentions, and is a cruel tyrant who's directly responsible for the twisted state of Nevada rather than a Knight Templar determined to put an end to the madness.
- Beard of Evil: His beard is longer than it is in the original series, and he's even more evil here.
- Big Bad: The main antagonist of the animation, as the one in charge of the factory.
- Dirty Coward: Kills Hank by stabbing him from behind, and when he sees the bomb strapped to him, all he can do is widen his eyes in horror.
- Glorious Leader: Jebus appears to rule through a cult of personality he's cultivated around himself.
- It's All About Me: He would rather oppress everyone and keep paradise for himself than share it.
- Oh, Crap!: Has this expression when he lifts up Hank's body and discovers the bomb, his eyes widening right before it explodes in his face.
The Sheriff
- Demoted to Extra: The Arc Villain for the early Madness animations, but here he only shows up in a brief cameo.
- Greater-Scope Villain: He built the factory with Jebus, but for whatever reason is out of the picture in the animation itself.
The Auditor
- Demoted to Extra: He's the Big Bad of Madness Combat, but here he appears for precisely a second at the end of the animation.
- Walking Spoiler: Talking about him at all spoils the joke at The Stinger.
