History Characters / DawnOfWar

* TheMedic: An Apothecary, he stabilized the wounded Davian Thule to prevent the poison from taking effect in his surviving tissues. Once Thule is administered an antidote by Gordian, he returns to the fight as a Dreadnought.

* EarlyBirdCameo: He was mentioned in Dark Crusade, after the Space Marine defeated the Tao. His role was collecting the blood of the Xenos and, had they had the chance but O'kais took the body before leaving the planet, dissecting the Ethereal.

[[spoiler:Apothecary Gordian]]

%%* BigBad: [[spoiler:Of ''Retribution'']]

%%* FinalBoss: [[spoiler:Of ''Retribution''.]]

'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MichaelKopsa

[[folder:Haemonculus Gruemenael]]

* AffablyEvil: [[spoiler:Even if he turns traitor, Tarkus still retains his sensible personality. He even advises the Blood Ravens on tactics and quotes the Codex, as he did when he was on their side. Avitus and Cyrus are not particularily pleased by his behaviour, though.

'''Notice:''' Being one of the series in the ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'' universe, some of the tropes related to their own races will also apply to them. Also, this sheet will contain some unmarked spoilers for earlier installments.

-->''"In this dark place, in this dark hour, we will stand against the enemies of the Emperor. And they shall know that not even here, on this desecrated, infernal rock, will we suffer the existence of the heretic."''

-->'''Voiced By:''' Creator/PaulDobson (''Dawn of War'', ''Chaos Rising'' and ''Retribution'')[=/=]Creator/BrianDobson (''Dawn of War II'') [=/=] Alec Newman (''Dawn of War III'')

Gabriel is amongst the greatest heroes of the Chapter and held as the crowning example of the glory of the Blood Ravens' past. During the events of Chaos Rising, he and the Force Commander uncovered the taint of evil within their own Chapter and defeated the Black Legion under Lord Eliphas the Inheritor. Gabriel was branded a renegade for the temerity of standing against the traitors. Now, he gathers his forces for the final climactic showdown with Azariah Kyras, who has thrown in his lot with the very same daemon Gabriel released decades ago
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* AntiHero: Is quite firmly a UnscrupulousHero, like most protagonists in this universe. He called for the annihilation of his homeworld without hesitation, although he came to regret it afterwards.
** ValuesDissonance is a bit in play here; by and large the Imperium doesn't consider purging a "corrupted" world to be morally questionable and the Exterminatus of Cyrene could easily be construed as LawfulGood InUniverse.

%%%* BadassCape

* BigGood: In ''Dawn of War II'' and ''Chaos Rising''.

* BloodSplatteredWarrior: In the Retribution opening cinematic.

* GoodIsNotNice: Standard for "heroes" in ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}''. Gabriel will kill you brutally if he has a good reason for it, but that's about as good as you can get here.
* [[SwordOfPlotAdvancement Hammer Of Plot Advancement]]: The Daemonhammer Mordecai Toth gifted to him at the climax of the Tartarus campaign proved to be integral in overcoming Sindri Myr, who had ascended to daemonhood through the powers of the Maledictum Daemon. Fitting, as God-Splitter was always intended by the Inquisition to destroy the Daemon of the Maledictum.
* TheHero: In ''Dawn of War''.

* {{Narrator}}: He's the narrator for each of the opening mission logs in Dawn of War, each of the opening cutscenes in Dawn of War II, and the entire Tyranid campaign in Retribution. But the last one's because the Tyranids don't really have characters capable of giving exposition in the missions themselves as the other campaigns do.

* PermaStubble: He has this as of Dawn of War II.

* [[RealMenLoveJesus Real Men Love The Emperor]]: Like all Space Marines, Gabriel is a faithful and devoted servant of the God-Emperor of Man.

* SwordAndGun: A Power Sword (later God-Splitter) and Bolt Pistol in ''Dawn of War''. He throws away the Bolt Pistol after [[spoiler:Isador's execution.]] It returns as a wargear drop in ''Dawn of War II'' named "Left Hand of Gabriel".

-->'''Toth:''' ...And the good Captain?
-->'''Sergeant:''' I would call him 'Starved for Vengeance', but my words are inadequate to encompass his fury.
-->*Both watch as Gabriel [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge annihilates a Chaos force]] [[ThereIsNoKillLikeAnOverkill with an orbital strike.]]*
-->'''Gabriel:''' Make ready. We have wasted enough time, and suffered for it.

-->''"Through the destruction of our enemies do we earn our salvation."''

-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MarkOliver

* BadassBookworm: Comes with being a Librarian.

-->''"[[MyNameIsInigoMontoya I am Davian Thule.]] [[PrepareToDie And I shall be your death, alien.]]"''

-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ScottMcNeil (''Dark Crusade'')[=/=]Creator/FredTatasciore (''Dawn of War II'', ''Chaos Rising'' and ''Retribution'')

* AFatherToHisMen: Davian was incredibly protective of his fellow brothers, always fighting with them on the lines and genuinely caring for their safety. Very few Blood Raven lives were ever lost under his command.
** However, when accused by Kais of having no regard for casualties, Thule simply responds that getting emotional over men lost is a sign of weakness.

* TheCaptain

* MoralityPet: In Chaos Rising, if the Force Commander starts becoming corrupted than Davian Thule warns him to step back from the madness. It's up to the player whether or not the Force Commander listens.

* WarriorMonk: His job.

-->''"[[MemeticMutation WE ARE THE SPESS MEHREENS! WE ARE THE EMPRAH'S FURY!!]]"''

-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ScottMcNeil (gameplay quotes recycled from Thule)

-->''Incoherent yell'' (singleplayer)/''"[[BadassBoast I am death. I am fearless. I AM INVINCIBLE!!]]"'' (multiplayer)

-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/BrianDobson (multiplayer)

* TheAtoner: If the Force Commander has less than 12 Corruption by the end of Chaos Rising, then Gabriel Angelos banishes him and his Strike Force to The Warp to fight against the forces of Chaos for 100 years. If they're still alive after that, then they'll be deemed to be absolved of their sins and permitted to rejoin the Blood Ravens.

* CoolStarship: He operated from two Strike Cruisers, the Armageddon in ''Dawn of War II'' and the Retribution in ''Chaos Rising''--the former having been rendered inoperable due to [[StuffBlowingUp explosion-related]] issues.
* DeathEqualsRedemption: Averted. If the Force Commander has more than 12 Corruption but less than 24 by the end of Chaos Rising, Gabriel Angelos executes him with a hammer swing. The last thing Angelos tells the Force Commander is that there can be no absolution for his sins.

* [[EverybodyCallsHimBarkeep Everybody Calls Him Commander]]
* FaceHeelTurn: If the Force Commander has 24 Corruption by the end of Chaos Rising, he and his Strike Force flees into the Warp and joins the Black Legion.

-->''"I stand with my brothers, Eldar witch!"''

-->'''Voiced by:''' Ian Gregory

* VengeanceFeelsEmpty: Inverted. In Chaos Rising, he demands that he take part in an optional mission to fight against the Eldar. If you do the mission without him than he gains a level of corruption.

-->''"[[TheFatalist Your death is not only a possibility, Thaddeus; it is a certainty.]]"''

-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SteveBlum

* AFatherToHisMen[=/=]PapaWolf: Don't try to harm his initiates. You won't live to regret it.

* BadassBeard: Also manages to keep his hair!
* BadassCape: With higher level armour.
* BadassTeacher: To his Scout Marines.

* GutturalGrowler: It's Steve Blum.

-->''"[[BringIt Come on, Aliens! Show me your fury!!]]"''

-->'''Voiced by:''' James Horan

* AxCrazy: Has some shades of this [[spoiler:especially when under Chaos influence.]]
-->'''Avitus:''' KILL THEM ALL! LET THERE BE BLOOD!!

-->'''Avitus:''' Only the fury of battle can silence the dead!

* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler:Though player actions determine who the traitor actually is in Chaos Rising, [[CuttingOffTheBranches Avitus is the canon betrayer]].]]

-->''"[[DeathFromAbove FURY FROM THE SKY!]] CUT THEM DOWN!"''

-->'''Voiced by:''' Philip Anthony-Rodriguez

* PowerFist: Can wield one.

* TookALevelInBadass: In Dawn of War II, the Merciless Strike skill of his was a pain to use. The problem was that he'd go into a protracted wind-up animation before doing a single RazorWind, so most foes would simply wander out of the way. But in Chaos Rising, you can upgrade that skill so that instead of doing a wind-up into a shockwave, he and his fellow assault marines will charge or teleport attack into their opponent for a wide-area knockdown attack. They then immediately follow it up with RazorWind attacks by ALL the members in the party. This practically guarantees that the enemies will be hit and greatly increases the damage. In medium levels of difficulty, this will usually pulverize regular enemies in a single attack.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: He is nowhere to be seen by Retribution and with [[spoiler:Avitus being the Canon betrayer there's nothing out there to say what his current status is.]]

-->''"Speed the bolt that brings death to our enemies!"''

-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SteveBlum

* TheButlerDidIt: Non-canonically. [[spoiler:If you preserve your entire squad free of corruption throughout Chaos Rising, Martellus-- a relatively minor NPC in this campaign-- turns out to be the traitor. Avitus is the [[CuttingOffTheBranches canonical traitor, though.]]]]
* CoolHelmet: One of the few hero Space Marines in Dawn of War that defies HelmetsAreHardlyHeroic.

** NotSoStoic: In ''Chaos Rising'', Martellus panics at the end of his distress message when Chaos Marines attack the array he is defending. When your squad comes to rescue him the relief in his voice is undeniable. During the same battle, he gets struck down by a Bloodletter. He screams at the thing to get away from him as he desparately tries to fight it off. [[spoiler:If he is the traitor than he is angry at the rest of the squad for abandoning him in the jungle]]. In ''Retribution'', he becomes enraged when a sacred machine of the God-Emperor is misused.

-->''"My powers are ours to share."''

-->'''Voiced by:''' Alan Shearman(''Dawn of War II'')[=/=]Babou Ceesay(''Dawn of War III'')

* BadassBeard: By Dawn of War III he now has beard, as if he wasn't badass enough...

** BarrierWarrior: Can use them offensively and defensively.
** HealingHands: He functions as a medic with some of his support abilities.
** KillItWithFire: His psychic firebolt attack is as damaging as an RPG.
** ShockAndAwe: His aptly named 'Smite' ability. It launches lightning bolts at the enemy.
* [[RealMenLoveJesus Real Men Love The Emperor]]

* SixthRanger: He first appears in Chaos Rising.

-->''"With blood and fire, we shall cleanse this black stain from the Chapter's honor."''

-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KeithSzarabajka(''Dawn of War II'')[=/=]Sebastian Abinieri(''Dawn of War III'')

Diomedes returns in Dawn of War III having hung up his days as First Captain of the Blood Ravens...but only because he's [[TookALevelInBadass become the Blood Raven's Chaplain]].

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: He is the Captain of the Honor Guard, who are EliteMooks even among Space Marines.
** Even more so after his promotion to Chaplain in Dawn of War III.
* AnAxeToGrind: Not just one-handed Power Axes, though he can use those too. Oh no, should you buy the Collector's Edition, he can utilize a '''2-handed''' Power Axe. Up until one finds a Thunder Hammer it would be wise to stick with this weapon.

* CharacterDevelopment: Going from a pawn of [[spoiler:Kyras]], to realizing not all is as it seems, to finally seeing the monster [[spoiler:Kyras]] is and despairing, to gathering his courage to redeem himself and his chapter. He also ends up as being much less dogmatic and LawfulStupid as the campaign progresses.
** By Dawn of War III he has given up his position in the honor guard and has become a chaplain.

* FamedInStory: He is outright called a hero of the chapter by Angelos in Dawn of War III.

* KilledOffForReal: Was on Starbase Helios when it crashed in Dawn of War 3. [[spoiler: And he is found alive and well, so subverted.]]

** He prepares to go on one against the Inquisitor in Dawn of War III when it appears his bombardment has killed Chapter Master Angelos.

--> BRUVA I AM PINNED HERE
%%%* UnwittingPawn: In two consecutive games, even.

-->[[spoiler:''"BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD! SKULLS FOR THE SKULL THRONE! LET... THE GALAXY... BURN!!!"'']]

-->'''Voiced by:''' Peter Giles

* ApocalypseHow: [[spoiler:Pulls off a Class 6 on Typhon, and attempts an X-2 on the rest of the sector.]]

* BigBad: [[spoiler:Of ''Retribution'']]

* BloodKnight: [[spoiler:He worships Khorne, what do you expect? When you undo his invulnerability, he ''laughs'' and challenges you to come forth and face him in combat. ]]
* BreakThemByTalking: Oh, he's a master at this.

* FinalBoss: [[spoiler:Of ''Retribution''.]]

* OldSoldier: Likely over a thousand years old.

* TrueFinalBoss
* WalkingSpoiler: There's a lot of covered text for a reason.

** [[spoiler:He extends this to Eliphas, who responds in a manner that can be politely summed up as; "I am not to be bargained with."]]
** [[spoiler:He also offers this to Diomedes before Typhon got exterminated, with Apollo's response being to thank him for revealing the corruption he had been so blind to.]]

-->''"On Tartarus, there are no coincidences. There is only the storm that winnows the faithful from the heretic."''

-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MichaelDobson

* KillItWithFire: He's an Ordo Malleus Inquisitor.
* LargeHam: Very much so.

-->''"Hold the line! In the name of the Emperor you will not falter!"''

-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MarkOliver

* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler:He turns to Chaos in the novel and promptly dies for it; this isn't necessarily canon in the games.]]

* SwordAndGun: A large Power Sword and a Bolt Pistol.

-->''"To each of us falls a task, and all [[GodEmperor the Emperor]] requires of us [[RedshirtArmy guards]][[BadassNormal men]] is that we [[HoldTheLine stand the line]] and die fighting. It is what we do best; we [[DiedStandingUp die standing.]]"''

-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/PaulDobson

* BadassNormal: He doesn't have any special powers or augmentations, he's just an old man who has seen decades of the worst fighting in the galaxy, and survived.
** It becomes more notable considering the fact that, unlike the other two Generals, He doesn't feel the need to wear a golden breastplate, have a Plasma Pistol, super-duper Power Claws or Power Fists, optical bionics, Over-sized Pauldrons, fancy golden boots or a shiny new cape. He only wears his gritted face, cheap Power Claws, a forearm-mounted Storm Bolter and his Medal-Covered Imperial Guard uniform.

* KilledOffForReal: By the Eldar after the Necrons were driven off, according to the ''Hammer of the Emperor'' sourcebook for ''TabletopGame/OnlyWar''.
** Which contradicts a piece of wargear in the Imperial Guard campaign of Retribution, which states that he succeeded in capturing the Titan.

-->''We have weathered fiercer storms than this! {{Hold the line}}, damn you. You will not embarrass the Emperor today by dying!"''

-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ScottMcNeil

* CarryABigStick: Like most Chaplains in the origenal Dawn Of War, his Crozius Arcanum looks more like a big mace than anything.

* WarriorMonk: An excellent example of one.

-->''"Enemies of the Imperium hear me; you have come here to die. The Immortal God-Emperor of Man is with us, and we are invincible."''

-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/BrianDobson

-->'''Fifth Company Guardsman:''' Time for payback!

* VindicatedByHistory: An in-universe example, given in an item description in the Retribution IG campaign. Given the elements of treachery and heresy within the Blood Ravens as of Chaos Rising and Retribution, many within the Imperium have re-evaluated his decision to oppose them, and he's seen a lot more positively now.

-->''"Commissar, I would like to see this city built up again. I would like to see towers and spires of gleaming white, I would like to see our men on parade routes, not tours of duty!"''

-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ScottMcNeil (campaign quotes), Creator/BrianDobson (gameplay quotes recycled from Alexander)

-->''"Then we shall purge it with fire. I have yet to find a cinder that was not faithful in its praise of the Emperor."''

-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/EllenKennedy

* ActionGirl: As the leader of the AmazonBrigade faction, she's naturally one.

* ChurchMilitant

* KillItWithFire: You can get her a Torch for a melee weapon, what is essentially a flamethrower pistol and set herself on holy fire. But seriously she's from the Sisters of Battle, what did you expect?
** To the point where during her defeat cutscene, she immolates herself along with her soldiers and any enemy soldiers nearby.

Governor of the Hive World and sub-sector capital, Meridian, Vandis is the primary obstacle to the Blood Ravens for gaining access to Angel's Forge. [[spoiler:He's secretly a worshipper of Chaos, and rebels against the Imperium in ''Chaos Rising''.]]

-->''"The Blood Ravens are here! The Emperor's Angels of Death fight with us!"''

-->'''Voiced by:''' Christine Dunford

* BadassNormal: She can tell a Space Marine to be quiet and listen, that takes ovaries of adamantium.
** Avitus even states that she'd make a good Sister of Battle.

** ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Takes control of Meridian once Vandis runs away, and gets promoted to governor In ''Chaos Rising''.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Is never even mentioned in ''Retribution''.
** It's very likely she was killed when the Traitor Guardsmen overran Meridian during ''Retribution'''s story. Since it was revealed the Capitol Spire's defenders had all fallen due to not expecting an attack from within and the fact she was never heard from again sometime after, it's heavily implied she was slaughtered along with the other forces defending the planet.

-->''"Bah! We'll keep 'em more than busy. We'll keep dem dead."''

--> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/PaulDobson

* {{BFG}}

* PowerFist

-->''"Da greatest war machine iz da Ork WAAAGH! We don't need no damn tinker'traption to be strong, we ''iz'' strong! Listen to 'em! Screamin' with one voice across da whole planet! WAAAAGH!"''

-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/BrianDrummond (''Dawn of War'') [=/=] Creator/BrianDobson (''Soulstorm'') [=/=] Nathan Constance (''Dawn of War III'')

--> '''Gorgutz:''' Listen up ya grots an' squigs! Dey'z comin' for us like we some kind a humie gitz. But we ain't. We'ze da orks and dis here is gonna be one great fight! So get your choppas and shootas ready boyz , cos dere's some killin' to do!

** BigBadDuumvirate: His first appearance in ''Winter Assault'' has him making a very shaky alliance with the World Eaters Chaos Lord Crull.

* DeadpanSnarker: He's the biggest source of Dawn of War's humor.

** [[spoiler:Forms another with Gabriel Angelos and Farseer Macha in ''Dawn of War III'', to defeat the Daemon of Acheron. This time, he doesn't turn on either of them and they allow one another to go their separate ways.]]

* LargeHam: Oh, '''YES'''.

* PragmaticVillainy: If he knows he's lost, he'll pull out and fight another day. This tactic is one of the main reasons he's survived three major conflicts.
** And if he ''wins'' he methodically rebuilds his conquests into an industrial powerhouse, giving him everything he needs to fuel an even grander campaign of conquest.

-->'''Gorgutz:''' Always 'ave yer tunnels dug an' ready!

* TheDragon: To Gorgutz.

* StupidEvil

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* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: This guy is easily the strongest boss in the vanilla Dawn of War II campaign besides the [[PhysicalGod Avatar]].

* UnwittingPawn: Of the Eldar.

-->''"[[MemeticMutation SIIINDRIIII!!!]]"''

-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ScottMcNeil

-->''"All power demands sacrifice."''

-->'''Voiced by':''' Creator/ScottMcNeil

* BigBad: Of the original campaign.
* {{BFS}}: As Daemon Prince.

-->'''Lord Bale:''' "If you fail me in this, Sindri-"
-->'''Sindri:''' "Yes, yes, 'than my suffering will be great'. Just be ready to move when I instruct!"
* TheDragon
** DragonWithAnAgenda: He was this to Bale.
** DragonInChief: He was also far more dangerous an opponent than Bale.
* EvilSorceror: Naturally.
* EntropyAndChaosMagic: By way of being a Chaos Sorcerer.
* FauxAffablyEvil: He is chillingly polite, all while planning and carrying out monstrous sacrifices to achieve his goals.

* KilledOffForReal: It's left ambiguous as to whether Sindri will stay dead, due to supposedly being an immortal daemon prince at the time - However, the daemon inside the Maledictum implied that instead of uplifting Sindri, it simply ate his soul and possessed his body as a daemonhost.

-->''"Behold your new God!! Is he not terrible to behold?!"''

-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MichaelDobson

-->''"Come forth to bear the Word of Chaos!"''

-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/PaulDobson (''Dark Crusade'')[=/=]Creator/SteveBlum (''Chaos Rising'' and ''Retribution'')

** AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: The absolute best melee hero of Retribution in terms of raw damage and tanking potential. Show me something else in the game that can rip through Assault Terminators that easily.

* BreakoutCharacter: Eliphas was one of the most popular characters in Dark Crusade, with his dark charisma, an excellent voice, and having some of the best writing of the game including some of the best one-liners. He was brought back by popular demand in time for the expansions of the second game. While there was a mixed reaction to his changed voice actor, most fans eventually warmed up to it and he still retains the other qualities that made him popular.

* DemonLordsAndArchdevils: As an Exalted Chaos Lord, he's sorta the human looking version of one of these. [[spoiler:He ends up as one proper in the Chaos Endings for Dark Crusade and Retribution]]

** DragonInChief: He's a far more powerful warrior than Araghast, despite being weakened as he is. And he is the one who seems to handle the Black Legion's operations against the Aurelian sector during Chaos Rising.

* EvilLaugh: He likes doing these occasionally. None more glorious than in the Chaos ending of Retribution.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: In Chaos Rising, that would be appearing behind an Imperial Guardsman line from a warp rift and killing them all with a single sweep of his Power Sword.

* HeroKiller: [[spoiler:In the first mission of the Retribution Chaos Campaign, where he kills Davian Thule]]. In gameplay, he's also very good at eliminating powerful individual units due to his ridiculously high melee damage and attack rate.

* LightningBruiser: Of the large, fast, hard hitting variety. While not particularly 'lightning' due to the Terminator armour, he still hits extremely fast and extremely hard. He can also move about the battlefield quickly when he receives his charge ability. It also helps that his charges also deal a ton of damage to whatever is unfortunate enough to get in his way.
** Spending points in Kain's energy tree until you get warp tainted allows turns him, and the entire Chaos army, into lightning bruisers. Combine this with Khornate Chaos Worship and Eliphas (and his army) with move like lightning and hit even more ridiculously hard.

--->'''Eliphas''': They reject the word of Chaos, my lord. The faithful here are not strong enough...
--->'''Daemon Prince''': It is a poor shepherd who blames his flock, Apostle. This failure is yours and ''yours alone!''

* NightmareFace: [[http://dow.wikia.com/wiki/File:Cr_csm_eliphas_talkinghead.png Behold.]]

* OutsideContextProblem: In Retribution; the intro basically states that with Eliphas coming back from nowhere right in the midst of a Chapter-wide civil war, the loyalist Blood Ravens are pretty fucked.

* OneWingedAngel: Twice. The first time was in Dark Crusade, where turning into a Daemon Prince was the the final upgrade; though in that case, he was a humanoid warmachine with numerous, hard-earned upgrades and replaced with [=PVP=]-balanced unit [[PowerupLetdown which was a frankly inferior unit]]. The second time was when he turned into a Daemon Prince at the end of the Retribution campaign, though we sandly didn't get to play with that version of him. Unfortunately, [[CuttingOffTheBranches neither instance was canon]].

-->'''Eliphas:''' '''''"THE ETERNAL WAR ENDS FOR YOU THIS DAY!!!"'''''
--> *upon seeing enemies* Ready to make offerings to Khorne.

-->'''''"I! AM! YOUR! DOOM!"'''''
-->'''''"MEET! YOUR! DEATH!"'''''

* VillainousBreakdown: Visibly starts losing his cool in ''Retribution'' when he starts taking damage. Also happened in Dark Crusade, when you assault the Chaos Stronghold.

* WolverineClaws: He gets to use Terminator Lightning Claws in Retribution.

-->''"[[MemeticMutation Look! Rhinos! RHINOS! Our enemies hide in metal boxes, THE COWARDS! THE FOOLS! WE... we should take away their metal boxes.]]"''

-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ScottMcNeil

* AnAxeToGrind: Can wield a Khornate Chainaxe.

-->''"Blood Ravens, hear me! I am Araghast the Pillager! Master of hounds, the lash of the Black Legion!!!"''

-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/FredTatasciore

[[EnsembleDarkhorse Is remembered fondly amongst the fanbase and cries have risen for his return]].

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* BadassBaritone: Fred Tatasciore voiced this character.

-->''"Death comes to all flesh, even that containing an essence as glorious as my own. Such is the way of Nurgle."''

-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/FredTatasciore

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* AffablyEvil: He acts like that cool grandpa that you never get to spend much time with. Of course, you've probably seen the picture, but the thing is... ''it's not an act''. He is completely sincere in his affability. Made even more frightening in that his gifts are plague and disease and he's ever so cheerful when you receive them.
** Bear in mind that he's a Daemon of Nurgle, who is also like this -- Ulkair himself refers to his master as "Grandfather Nurgle".
* [[spoiler:BigBad]]: In ''Chaos Rising''.

* FatBastard: Extremely.
** BigFun: Considers himself this. He's also greatly affectionate to Eliphas, giving him the AffectionateNickname of "little Eliphas" and all despite the latter being Khornate.

* NightmareFace: Just look at it.

-->''"Yes.... Flee and know I will soon come to claim you all!"''

-->'''Voiced by:''' Tim Lewinson

* ILetYouWin: [[spoiler:To Angelos.]]

-->''"Now we play our parts and pray that we are the better actors."''

-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/NicoleOliver (''Dawn of War'') [=/=] Alexis Traverse Healy (''Dawn of War III'')

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** PoorCommunicationKills: He would have probably been more likely to listen if she had given more information than "no, don't do what I knew all along you were here to do!".
* TheChessmaster: She's an Eldar Farseer.

* EnemyMine: She temporarily allies with Gabriel Angelos in the final level of the first Dawn of War, helping to hold back the soldiers of Chaos.

* SwordAndGun
* WarriorPoet

-->''"My fate is here and I shall not flee from it."''

-->'''Voiced by:''' Laura Sadiq (''Winter Assault'')/ Creator/NicoleOliver (''Dark Crusade'')/ Lizzy McInnerny (''Dawn of War III'')

* BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler:She returns in Dawn of War III as a Wraithknight.]]

-->''"Meanwhile, we will appear unseen from 10 directions, and from every one, strike a fatal blow."''

-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/CathyWeseluck

* BladeOnAStick: Can be equipped with a Singing Spear.

-->''"It is time you learned what it is to face a Seer of Ulthwé the Damned!"''

-->'''Voiced by:''' Christine Dunford

* TheChessmaster: See MoralMyopia below.

** ShockAndAwe: Her warp powers are mostly electrical in nature.

-->''"Do the deaths of your soldiers mean so little to you? Are you that mad?"''

-->'''Voiced by:''' Lee Tocker

* NoSell: See TheComicallySerious.

** While Farsight mastered [[HumongousMecha Mont'ka]] and Shadowsun excelled in [[TheBeastmaster Kau'yon]], Kais instead focused on the Monat fighting style, which emphasized a lone wolf contribution to the battle as a whole. If fully upgraded in the Dark Crusade campaign, he is essentially an invisible One-Tau weapons platform.

-->''"[[RousingSpeech Soldiers of the Fire Caste! Kroot and Vespid allies! Today, we stand as a bulwark against the selfish, the soulless, and the mad!]]"''

-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/BrianDrummond

* OneWingedAngel: His 'Essence of the [[GrimReaper Night]][[PhysicalGod bringer]]' ability. This makes him invincible and skyrockets his damage.

-->''"So come, poor victims of life. We shall grant you tranquility in these crypts."''

-->'''Voiced by:''' John Novak

* FaceHeelTurn: Serves the Necron Lord after he was captured and turned into a Pariah.
* MissionControl: Serves as this since his Lord is mute.

* WasOnceAMan[=/=]WeCanRebuildHim: He was an ordinary (although likely cyborg) human before the Necrons found him.

-->''"They shall meet their ends. They shall join the army of death."''

-->'''Voiced by:''' John Novak

* BadassBookworm[=/=]GeniusBruiser: He seems to be more intelligent than the Necron Lord of Kronus, if only because he talks.

* EvilSoundsDeep: Oh, yes it does.
* MachineMonotone: Ayup.

-->''"I am the deadly shadow and the bird of prey. I am the poisoned dagger that brings swift death!"''

-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MackenzieGray

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* SmugSnake: He can't help himself.

-->''"BEG FOR MERCY! Not that it'll help you.''"

-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MichaelKopsa

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* SubmissiveBadass: Prefers to serve a commander and is content in his position as sergeant. To paraphrase the man himself, "It is a Space Marine's duty to obey.". As such, he serves as TheLancer to the Force Commander and later [[spoiler:Captain Diomedes]].

* SubmissiveBadass: To the unnamed Daemon Prince in ''Dark Crusade'' and Abbadon in ''Retribution''. Typical of Chaos Marines, he's far more frightened of his superiors than of his enemies.

--> [[spoiler:'''Kyras:''' Faithful..enlightened...ambitious brethren. In but a single decade-a few mere swipes of the pendulum-we have gathered a sacrifice to Khorne that will be made legend. Though it was a simpler, weaker voice that illuminated me during my centuries upon the Judgment of Carrion, it was Khorne's messenger who showed me the true path of freedom from the pathetic corpse Emperor. And what is this path? This meaning, this purpose to which we gather the skulls of our foes? It is nothing. There is no meaning, no purpose. We murder. We kill. It is mindless savagery. This UNIVERSE is mindless. In mere hours, billions will die! Innocent! Guilty! Strong and weak! Honest and deceitful! ALL of them! They will scream, they will burn, and for no purpose but that mighty Khorne may revel in their bloodshed! And united in this void of purpose, fear, or duty, we shall at last be free! Blood for the Blood God! Skulls for the Skull Throne! Let the galaxy BURN!]]

* TheCaptain: [[CaptainObvious Obviously.]]

-->'''Voiced by:''' Alan Shearman

-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KeithSzarabajka

* BadassCape
* BadassGrandpa: Gabriel is a 300+ years old Space Marine captain who has, among other things, single handedly banished a Daemon Prince back to the warp.

* BadassGrandpa: He is at least 200 years old, as shown by his two service studs.

* TheMentor: Is something akin to this for the Force Commander.

* BadassGrandpa: He has two service studs, which means he has served for at least 200 years. He's not as old as Gabriel, but he's probably one of the most senior members.

* OldSoldier: Dude has seen some serious battles over the years, but hasn't lost his faith.

* BadassGrandpa: Like Tarkus, he has two service studs, meaning he has served for at least 200 years.

* NietzscheWannabe: [[spoiler:He's basically a glimpse into how things will be with Kyras. Avitus exclaims that virtues like 'honor, duty, brotherhood' are nothing but lies and delusions, used by weaklings to justify destruction. On his deathbed, he sums the universe of 40K rather aptly.]]
--> [[spoiler:'''Avitus:''' It matters not who lives and dies... blood is shed as it has always been... there... is nothing else... in this... forsaken.. existence...]]

* BadassGrandpa: One of the oldest members of the Force Commander's strike force. He even adopts a bit of paternal role to Thaddeus. [[spoiler:Especially if he turns traitor (non-canon)]].

* BadassGrandpa: 4 service studs means 400 years.

* TheHero: The closest thing ''Retribution'' has to one.

* SpiritualSuccessor: Considered one to Indrick Boreale of all people by the fandom. Thankfully not for his tactical aptitude but his habit of yelling out whatever he's doing and curius accent.

* UnwittingPawn: And how. In two consecutive games, even.

* BadassGrandpa: Likely over a thousand years old.

* BadassGrandpa: He's been around since before the Horus Heresy. Which makes him at least 10,000 years old. Arguably, he's the oldest member of the regular cast.

* [[RealMenLoveJesus Real Men Love The Chaos Gods]]: One of the most noteworthy features of Eliphas' character is his fanatical devoution to the Chaos Gods and his enormous (though dark) piety. Unsurprising considering he was a Dark Apostle; but that he retains ''all'' of it after switching legions is very telling of his faith. Which is owed to, in no small part, by the fact that he has Lorgar's geneseed. Even Ulkair, a Greater Daemon, is impressed with Eliphas' faithfulness.

* MeaningfulName: It's Tau for skilful, which Kais certainly is if he was taught by Puretide. In a meta way, it's also the same name as [[VideoGame/FireWarrior La'Kais]].

** If one believes, as the devs have hinted, that he's [[VideoGame/{{FireWarrior}} the same Kais from Fire Warrior]], then he's this to an ''absurd'' degree as he fought through the Imperium and Chaos' forces and ''killed a Lord of Change.''

* WasOnceAMan[=/=]WeCanRebuildHim: He was an ordinary human before the Necrons found him.

* SwordAndGUn: Starts off with a standard issue ChainSword and Bolt Pistol, but later on can get a mace, plasma pistol, DaemonHammer and Melta Gun.

-->'''Eliphas''': They reject the word of Chaos, my lord. The faithful here are not strong enough...
-->'''Daemon Prince''': It is a poor shepherd who blames his flock, Apostle. This failure is yours and ''yours alone!''

* TheSoulless: [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome It scares Eliphas with that trait.]]

-->'''Voiced by:''' Ellen Kennedy

-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/BrianDobson (gameplay quotes recycled from Alexander)

* ArmCannon: Just like Sturn and Alexander before him, he starts off with a normal Wrist-mounted Bolter and can upgrade to [[MoreDakka the much faster]] Storm Botler.

* OneManArmy: All of his upgrades and wargear give him an insane amount of DPS and health, allowing him to take on entire armies. The only commanders that can beat him are the Necron Lords in both campaigns, the Chaos Lords and Caerys due toa bug in the game letting her kill him in one shot with her gun.

* TheCorrupter: If the Force Commander kills off the Bloodravens Honor Guard but spares [[TheMole Apothecary]] [[DemonicPosession Galen]], then said Apothecary becomes this to Diomedes.