History Characters / DaemonXMachina

* GivenNameReveal: He gives his full name, [[spoiler: Laurant Louis Valentine]] just before [[spoiler: MercyKilling Nemesis.]]

!The Consortiums

[[folder:In General]]
Three massive conglomerates that are currently feuding over the Femto deposits contained in the Oval Link. They are overseen by Orbital, an oversight committee tasked with enforcing rules of engagement and mediating territory disputes so they don't escalate into full-blown wars.

* ArmsDealer: They are the primary suppliers of Arsenal parts and weaponry. However, there are strict guidelines against developing weaponry to be sold and used ''outside'' of the Oval Link. [[spoiler:All three corporations break those rules at some point.]]
* EvilIsNotAToy: The trio allowed Grief to [[spoiler:establish the Oval Link Project]] under the belief that they could keep him under control and muscle him out after the Immortals were gone so they could [[spoiler:mine the Dominator for more Femto.]] This confidence in their supposed ability to control him has dire consequences.
* NotSoDifferent: Underneath all their logos, product catalogues, and catchphrases, each consortium has similar goals and nigh-indistinguishable practices.
* WarForFunAndProfit: The Reclaimers begin scratching their heads as to why the consortiums are accelerating weapon development when it's starting to look like the Immortals are starting to ''lose''. More cynical Outers speculate that this trope is the primary motivation of their employers and wonder if they'll have to turn their guns against humans instead of machines once the Oval Link fully belongs to Sky Union, Horizon, and Zen.
* WeAreStrugglingTogether: The Immortals are their common foe, but they regard one another with far more hostility and suspicion than they do the murderous machines.

[[folder:Sky Union]]
Ostensibly acting as the "enforcers" of the Oval Link, Sky Union is chiefly concerned with optimising Femto extraction for monetary gain.

[[folder:Horizon]]
Purportedly forward-thinking, Horizon masks its ambitions to use Femto technology for global conquest by using the war against the Oval Link's Immortals as justification for expanding its territory.

* BreakTheHaughty: By the end of the game. [[spoiler: Being the last surviving consortium has broken them to the point that they admit their arrogance in thinking they could control Grief and say that the Rookie and the Reclaimers ''are'' Earth's only hope.]]
* SoleSurvivor: [[spoiler: After Zen and Sky Union are destroyed by Grief and the Immortals, they're the only ones left standing.]]

[[folder:Zen]]
Aloof and clinical, Zen is a consortium devoted to scientific research and claims to follow a higher calling than its peers. Which would be laudable if said scientific research wasn't primarily devoted to weapons development.
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* FaceDeathWithDignity: [[spoiler: When it comes time for them to [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere pull up stakes and evacuate]], it it clear even ''they'' don't have much faith in their shuttles escaping, but [[HeroicSacrifice go through with it anyways]] if only to buy time for the civilian shuttles to escape, and wish the Rookie the best in their final message. Horizon reveals later that none of the shuttles, civilian or consortium, managed to escape.]]

!Immortals

[[folder:In General]]
The primary antagonists of the story. Originally designed with the purpose of helping the revival of humankind, their exposure to Femto led to them viewing all of humanity as enemies and seek to wipe out all of mankind.

* AIIsACrapshoot: Not entirely their own fault, but once they were exposed to Femto, they decided that humanity wasn't worth saving and should be wiped out instead. Later on it turns out [[spoiler:that they didn't so much go haywire as decide on their own that the Dominator was too dangerous to let even a single human make contact with it, leading them to enact a ZerothLawRebellion.]]
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: When an immortal is finaly captured to be examined it's found that they have a ''very'' different thought process to humans, notably [[spoiler: Guns Empress notes that her ZerothLawRebellion interpretation is a rather charitable interpretation of their motives.]]
* TheCorruptor: The Immortals can infect any AI they come into contact with, causing them to go rogue.
* {{Irony}}: They're artificial intelligence which were created by humans [[spoiler:who were in turn, created by the Dominator, a much more powerful artificial intelligence.]]
* NonMaliciousMonster: The Immortals neither resent nor look down upon mankind. They just don't think that humans can [[spoiler:resist the lure of the Dominator on their own.]]
* ProperlyParanoid: The core of the Oval Link was previously a heavily fortified Immortal fortress, chock full of weaponry and nigh-invincible robotic beings such as the Eclipse. This would have seemed like overkill against the much weaker initial batch of Arsenals it was built to repel, but all it took was [[spoiler:Grief sneaking through a skirmish after his craft was scuttled for the man to reach the Dominator and take over the place.]]
* XanatosGambit: As revealed by Guns Empress, [[spoiler:this is how the Immortals have been operating. Despite Grief being the one who is after the Dominator, they can't allow for even a ''single human'' to come into contact with it out of fear of what might happen. However, they also want to help humanity progress by way of them making use of their destroyed forms. In short; they kill humans to protect them, and humans kill them to get stronger.]]

[[folder:Solomon]]
A black Arsenal that begins to appear shortly after the Rookie becomes a C-Rank mercenary with Oval. Its existence is shrouded in mystery and is notorious among those who've heard or encountered it.

* AmbiguouslyHuman: [[spoiler:Unlocking him as a Partner]] reveals that someone is piloting the Arsenal. Or possibly, ''something'' human-shaped at least.
* CannibalismSuperpower: Years spent subsisting on defeated Arsenals and Immortals has made Solomon into a virtually unkillable Femto mutant who can be disabled, but never permanently.
* CloseRangeCombatant: His only armaments are his swords, but he's ferociously competent at closing the gap between himself and his opponents.
* TheDreaded: During a C-Rank mission where the Rookie, plus Chill and Johnny G, are forced to fight Five Hells, Chill mistakes Knight for the mysterious black Arsenal, and becomes nervous.
* FlashStep: Is capable of using the Blink ability.
* GlassCannon: His Arsenal specializes in agility and close quarters combat. In exchange, its defences and overall health are rather poor.
* IAmNotShazam: Solomon is the Arsenal's pilot. The Arsenal itself is called "Muramasa" after its type.
* IWasQuiteTheLooker: He pilots a [[https://img-eshop.cdn.nintendo.net/i/3e4f847884cbe5d2d17ea2aa1cbc52932a73f037faaf2c4afade7c2237f4e3c4.jpg?w=1000 Muramasa-type Arsenal]] that has obviously seen better days.
* MalevolentMaskedMan: Whatever can be seen of his portrait whenever he communicates in the Free Missions is that of a masked "person".
* ReligiousRobot: Whatever he is, he's fond of making religious references in his dialogue, and apparently he "prays" whenever he's standing still and not attacking when encountered. When the Rookie and Johnny G attack him in this state, [[WhatTheHellHero he calls them out for interrupting]] before retaliating.
--> '''Solomon:''' Who... Who disturbs my prayers?
* SecretCharacter: Solomon can be recruited as a [[spoiler:Partner if you manage to get all the other Reclaimers as selectable allies.]]
* ShedArmorGainSpeed: His mech was originally a heavily armored Arsenal prototype, but it's lost most of its old protective vestments. However, it has since attained ludicrous swiftness now that it is no longer encumbered by them.
* TheUnintelligible: The closest description for Solomon’s “speech” is that it’s somewhere between a ghost moaning and a strange, almost electronic sounding gurgle. The game does provide subtitles (and each set of subtitles is associated with a particular pattern of noises), but it’s clearly not a series of sounds associated with any human language.

!!Colossal Immortals

Immortals that are [[HumongousMecha much]], [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin MUCH]] larger than the others. These machines serve as boss battles in the story and free single-player missions. Improved versions of them can also be fought in the Multiplayer Missions. Defeating them awards blueprints and combat data that can be used to manufacture special equipment for the player to use.

* AttackItsWeakPoint: Other than Eclipse, all Colossal Immortals have red, cylindrical generators on their bodies that can be attacked to inflict massive damage.
* FlunkyBoss: All of them will periodically call in smaller Immortals to back them up. This can be a very good thing if you are running low on ammo.
* HumongousMecha: They are '''HUGE''', with even the smaller ones being quadruple a size of an Arsenal.
* MacrossMissileMassacre: All of them have missile launching attacks.
* ShieldedCoreBoss: You often have to destroy armor plates on the Immortal's bodies to expose the weak points to your attacks.
* TookALevelInBadass: The update that brought Zeruchroar also introduced the Omega versions of Gunfort, Nightmare, Dreadnought, and Bolt. They are [[LawOfChromaticSuperiority predominantly red in color]], ''much'' more aggressive and powerful than the lesser versions, they [[TurnsRed turn red]] at 75% health rather than half, and their AI minions are [[EliteMooks strong enough to shred your Arsenal in seconds]].
* TurnsRed: All of them will gain new attacks after dropping below half health, with a beacon of red light to indicate when this happens. Four will also detect an "Immortal Fractal" at this time and warn you to be careful.

[[folder:Gunfort]]
* BeehiveBarrier: It's signature move is to deploy one of these and blast away any arsenal that gets too close.
* {{BFG}}: The demo and multiplayer versions have a massive cannon on their backs.
* GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere: One seemingly simple Rank A free mission has you scanning shards of orbital debris. After you have scanned 3, however, Four warns you of an approaching enemy. That enemy is Gunfort, and once it shows up destroying it becomes the primary mission objective.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: It is possible to break off the cannon on its back and fire it by interacting with it.
* PunchedAcrossTheRoom: Getting hit by its barrier deployment will send you flying back a considerable distance, enough that it could send you into the red area boundary, [[NonStandardGameOver killing you and ending the mission immediately]].
* SpiderTank: Its form consist of a four-legged mecha with an optional cannon.
* WakeUpCallBoss: The first mandatory Colossal Immortal battle in the main story, and even without its {{BFG}} it will prove to be a real challenge, with its massive amounts of health and powerful attacks pressuring the player constantly.

[[folder:Snatcher]]
* CoolTrain: It's an automated supply train corrupted by the Immortals that you are tasked with destroying.
* GetBackHereBoss: All missions involving Snatcher have you chasing it and trying to bring it down before it escapes, causing instant mission failure.
* RunawayTrain: The reason you are ordered to chase it down.

[[folder:Nightmare]]
* AirborneAircraftCarrier: Its an Immortal-corrupted transport plane, and it frequently drops containers that will spawn flying Immortal {{Mooks}} to back it up.
* DeathFromAbove: For its signature attack, it flies into the sky and rains down a [[BeamSpam storm of laser beams]] upon you.
* FogOfWar: The primary source of difficulty in fighting Nightmare Omega is that the ''entire map'' is covered in dense fog. This makes it a lot harder to see the enemies and area boundaries, and much easier for the boss to surprise you with its charging attacks. This can be mitigated by paying attention to your radar, but [[ArtificialBrilliance it regularly drops radar-jamming Dazzler immortals to blind you]].
* GetBackHereBoss: It it flies outside of the area boundary for its DeathFromAbove attack, and when it comes back down it lands far away from your position. This makes it annoyingly difficult to catch up and deal damage to it before it uses the special attack again.
* LightningBruiser: It's huge, durable, and a very fast flier.
* RammingAlwaysWorks: Other than the BeamSpam, its other primary mode of offense is to charge directly at you and smash you. Due to it's size, this attack is surprisingly hard to dodge, and hurts a lot.

[[folder:Dreadnought]]
* AcidAttack: Can fire acid rounds after it TurnsRed.
* DigAttack: Can launch itself at players from underground.
* FastTunneling: Whenever it decides to tunnel across the ground, it does it very fast.
* TunnelKing: It's a large mining machine corrupted by Immortals, so digging and resurfacing constantly is one of its main features.
* WaveMotionGun: Has one inside its drill that it will use after it TurnsRed.

* GrewBeyondTheirProgramming: As the story progresses, it quickly becomes clear that Four, who is designed to act with the purpose of preserving Oval Link and its continued existence, is becoming more "human" for unknown reasons. It's subtle at first, but it quickly becomes apparent during [[spoiler:the battle between Guns Empress, Gargantua, the Rookie and Bullet Works, where the two groups are ordered to fight each other for one side supposedly intruding on the other's territory, only to ''immediately'' tell the Reclaimers to abandon their mission]].

[[folder:The Rookie/[[spoiler:Daemon]]]]
The PlayerCharacter. They begin the story as a relatively new mercenary who joins the ranks of the Reclaimers, quickly becoming involved with many different groups and learning about their motivations while combating the Immortals and rogue AI. [[spoiler:They are later revealed to be an ArtificialHuman created by Grief, known by the callsign "Daemon"]].

* VasquezAlwaysDies

* FriendlySniper

* OldRetainer

!Arms of Immortals

!!Major Immortals

* MalevolentMaskedMan

[[folder:Colossal Immortals]]

!!In General

* HumongousMecha

!!Gunfort

* GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere: One seemingly simple Rank A free mission has you scanning shards of orbital debris. After you have scanned 4 however, Four warns you of an approaching enemy. That enemy is Gunfort, and once it shows up destroying it becomes the primary mission objective.

* SpiderTank

!!Snatcher

!!Nightmare

!!Dreadnought

* FastTunneling

!!Bolt

!!Rebellion

!!Aviator

!!The [[spoiler:Dominator]]
[[spoiler: Resting in the center of the Oval Link, the Dominator is a mysterious, godlike artificial intelligence that intends to advance mankind to the next stage of evolution. The very presence of the Dominator causes the Immortals to enact a ZerothLawRebellion to prevent humanity from making contact with it. Grief intends to awaken and merge with it in order to force humanity to progress]]. During the final story mission, it fuses with [[spoiler:Grief's Arsenal following his defeat]], and engages you as the FinalBoss. For more information on this boss, see [[spoiler: Four]]'s folder.

* DeusEstMachina

* FinalBoss

!!Eclipse

!!Zeruchroar

* [[spoiler: TheHero: He's the one that takes command when the Oval Link goes to hell and puts together the successful plans to take down Grief.]]

* [[spoiler: TheLancer: After the fall of the Consortiums and the shattering of most Reclaimer groups, he becomes this to Brigadier General.]]

* BossArenaIdiocy: Notice how its opening cinematic has it [[TheWorfEffect smashing a Gunfort to pieces]]?. Well, it turns out there are a number of detached Gunfort [[{{BFG}} cannons]] lying around the battlefield. Cannons that you can [[HoistByHisOwnPetard fire at Zeruchroar]] ForMassiveDamage. [[LightningBruiser Assuming it holds still long enough for you to hit it]].

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: In addition to the BossArenaIdiocy, when it shifts into its second form it casts off most of its armor. The large gauntlets it was wearing beforehand will remain on the ground, and can be picked up and thrown at it ForMassiveDamage.

* FeatheredSerpent: Its transformed state gives off this image, being a long serpentine machine with feather-shaped pieces of armor along its body.

* ShockAndAwe: In its second form, it will zap you with lightining if you get too close to its head.

* AttackItsWeakPoint: Other than Eclipse and Aviator, all Colossal Immortals have red, cylindrical generators on their bodies that can be attacked to inflict massive damage.

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: In addition to the above-mentioned BossArenaIdiocy, when it shifts into its second form it casts off most of its armor. The large gauntlets it was wearing beforehand will remain on the ground, and can be picked up and thrown at it ForMassiveDamage.

[[spoiler: Resting in the center of the Oval Link, the Dominator is a mysterious, godlike artificial intelligence that intends to advance mankind to the next stage of evolution. Its very presence of the Dominator causes the Immortals to enact a ZerothLawRebellion to prevent humanity from making contact with it. Grief intends to awaken and merge with it in order to force humanity to progress]]. During the final story mission, it fuses with [[spoiler:Grief's Arsenal following his defeat]], and engages you as the FinalBoss. For more information on this boss, see [[spoiler: Four]]'s folder.

* GravityMaster: It can use a gravity wave that[[TractorBeam sucks you in]] and, if not evaded, will steal one of your equipped weapons. Getting hit enough times will leave you unarmed and [[{{Unwinnable}} helpless]], unless you [[LoopholeAbuse equip a pair of]] [[ArmCannon Gun Arms]].

[[spoiler: Resting in the center of the Oval Link, the Dominator is a mysterious, godlike artificial intelligence that intends to advance mankind to the next stage of evolution. Its very presence of the Dominator causes the Immortals to enact a ZerothLawRebellion to prevent humanity from making contact with it. Grief intends to awaken and merge with it in order to force humanity to progress]]. During the final story mission, it fuses with [[Grief's Arsenal following his defeat]], and engages you as the FinalBoss. For more information on this boss, see [[spoiler: Four]]'s folder.

* GravityMaster: It can use a gravity wave that, if not evaded, will steal one of your equipped weapons. Getting hit enough times will leave you unarmed and [[Unwinnable helpless]], unless you [[LoopholeAbuse equip a pair of]] [[ArmCannon Gun Arms]].

* DeathFromAbove: Will drop bombs players who are on the ground when it flies overhead.

* FragileSpeedster: While it's an even faster flier than Nightmare, Aviator is 'very' brittle compared to other Colossal Immortals. Simply spraying it with machine guns and/or assault rifles whenever it slows down will take off big chunks of its health.

* SubsystemDamage: You often have to destroy armor plates on the Immortal's bodies to expose the weak points to your attacks.

* GetBackHereBoss: It it flies outside of the area boundary for its DeathFromAbove attack, and when it comes back down it lands far away from your position. This makes catching up and dealing damage to it before it uses the special attack again a trying ordeal.

* WakeUpCallBoss: The first mandatory Colossal Immortal battle in the main story, and even

!!Snatcher:

Immortals that are [[HumongousMecha much]],[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin MUCH]] larger than the others. These machines serve as boss battles in the story and free single-player missions. Improved versions of them can also be fought in the Multiplayer Missions. Defeating them awards blueprints and combat data that can be used to manufacture special equipment for the player to use.

* {{BFG}: The demo and multiplayer versions have a massive cannon

BreakTheHaughty: By the end of the game. [[spoiler: Being the last surviving consortium has broken them to the point that they admit their arrogance in thinking they could control Grief and say that the Rookie and the Reclaimers ''are'' Earth's only hope.]]
SoleSurvivor: [[spoiler: After Zen and Sky Union are destroyed by Grief and the Immortals, they're the only ones left standing.]]

FaceDeathWithDignity: [[spoiler: When it comes time for them to [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere pull up stakes and evacuate]], it it clear even ''they'' don't have much faith in their shuttles escaping, but [[HeroicSacrifice go through with it anyways]] if only to buy time for the civilian shuttles to escape, and wish the Rookie the best in their final message. Horizon reveals later that none of the shuttles, civilian or consortium, managed to escape.]]