History Characters / EmesisBlue

* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: [[spoiler:By the end, all the rewards and incentives Archibald gives Morneau are taken away from him: his new car is blown up (by his own hand, no less), his assistant turns against him, his promotion only results in him having to clean up even more of Archibald's messes, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and he is killed before he ever gets to use his vacation time]].]]

* IntergenerationalFriendship: With Ludwig; [[spoiler:His kidnapping is what spurs Ludwig to jump into action and go to the slaughterhouse, and he later attempts to bring him back after Zed murders him.]]

* HorrifyingTheHorror: Even he is genuinely horrified when he sees Jacques's burned face.
-->'''Jules:''' Good God!

* ActionSurvivor: Ludwig is a medical doctor who, compared to the BLU members, isn't really suited for direct combat. But he proves himself to be much more adept and resourceful than he appears to be, and when pushed far enough, is capable of some pretty brutal violence.
* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: Though the Medic is friendly with most of his teammates in the game/comics, he's generally depicted as being HeterosexualLifePartners with the Heavy the most. In ''Emesis Blue'', Ludwig's closest friend is Jeremy instead, a relationship that hasn't been examined much in the base game. Furthermore, the film's depiction of the Heavy is a ruthless Russian who's later reanimated as a zombie, means Ludwig is ''anything'' but friendly towards him.
* AdaptationalHeroism: In ''Team Fortress 2'', Ludwig is an utterly amoral scientist who doesn't hesitate to harm or even kill others, would eagerly betray his own team if it meant pursuing his scientific experiments, and even sewed other people's souls onto himself so he could sell them off and ensure no-one has a majority share in his soul, [[DidYouJustScamCthulhu including the]] [[DealWithTheDevil Devil himself]]. Here, Ludwig actually takes his medical responsibilities seriously, [[IntergenerationalFriendship has a genuine friendship with Jeremy]] to the point of going out of his way to try and rescue him from Conagher Slaughterhouse, and actively represses his murderous impulses until they're absolutely necessary to defend himself.
* AdaptationalNameChange: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. While the Medic's real name is indeed Ludwig in the game/comics, the Rottenburg stage in Mann vs. Machine implies that his last name is Humboldt. Here, Ludwig is his ''last'' name, with his first name being Fritz, [[MythologyGag which was a derogatory nickname an enemy Soldier would call him after dominating him]].
* AmbiguouslyChristian: Ludwig crosses himself after entering the Conagher Slaughterhouse, wears the cross that was given to him in the cathedral while he was hiding from the Butcher, and begs God to help him in his native German before [[spoiler:downing the "Valium" at the very end of the movie.]] His religious status is never clarified, so it's up to viewer's interpretation if his faith is genuine or a coping mechanism.

* BilingualBonus: Ludwig doesn't speak German as often as his canon counterpart, but he utters one German sentence at the end of the movie.
-->Gott hilf mir.[[note]]God help me.[[/note]]
* DecoyProtagonist: Whilst he doesn't die [[spoiler:at least not until the very end of the story]], Ludwig stars as the main protagonist throughout the first portion of the film, and his story is given the main focus. It is only when things start transpiring at the Slaughterhouse that Jane Doe is given a much larger focus, with his actions being the ones that progress the main plot.
* EarlyBirdCameo: He, or a Medic that's clearly meant to be reminiscent of him, appears at the end of ''Spy's Disguise'', another Fortress Films production, complete with a cross necklace.

** The Detective and Jane Doe initially believe Ludwig to be part of the kidnapping plot and responsible for the murder of Scout's Mom due to his bonesaw being on-site and the use of pre-recorded messages of him from an unknown party.
** [[spoiler:The Detective later tries to frame Ludwig as a mad cultist who murdered Jules Archibald... keyword being ''tries'', because unbeknownst to him, Ludwig has been hiding in Jules's coffin and ambushes him, gunning the Detective down before he can even finish what he's saying.]]
* GoOutWithASmile: [[spoiler:Ludwig's ([[AmbiguousSituation presumably]]) final death reveals he died with an extremely unnerving grin, not helped by the fact that his corpse has [[EyeScream his eyes bulging out of their sockets]] and is decomposing.]]

* LooksLikeCesare: [[spoiler:Looks almost exactly like him when he pops out of Archibald's coffin to ambush the Detective.]]

* ResurrectiveImmortality: [[spoiler:Is able to revive from fatal injuries, seemingly due to the Respawn Machine. This happens twice: the first when Maynard blasts him with a shotgun and the second after Murnau forces him to play RussianRoulette.]]
-->'''Jane Doe:''' "You're gonna make it, Fritz."\\
'''Ludwig:''' "''[[WhamLine I know.]]''" [''Shoots self in the head'']

* AccidentalMurder: Unwittingly sends a police officer to his death when he tells him to tail the Undertaker's hearse, only for the Undertaker to murder the poor officer and stuff his body in a dumpster.
* AdaptationalBackstoryChange: In canon, Soldier is a mentally ill man who never actually served in the military and went on a killing spree in Poland until long after the war was over. In this continuity, he was enlisted and did actually see combat. [[spoiler:Or at least the ''original'' Soldier did--the one the story follows is a clone, presumably with false memories to match.]]

* AllForNothing: Ultimately neither brother wins the Gravel Wars, as Jane Doe shoots Blutarch to death while Redmond is mowed down by Ludwig as he's fleeing the scene in a stolen ambulance.
* DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: In the comics, Redmond and Blutarch were both murdered by their brother, Gray, after he became tired of their utter incompetency. Here, Blutarch is shot dead by Jane Doe after his car crashes, while Redmond is run over by a fleeing Ludwig as he celebrates outliving his brother.

* EveryoneHasStandards: He may be a crotchety, petty, and pompous old man, but even Redmond finds the Detective's graphic description of Jeremy's mother's corpse uncalled for at a funeral.

-->'''Redmond:''' Good gravel, I won! I outlived you, brother! I AM THE LAST MANN [[KilledMidSentence STANDIN-]] (''Gets hit by the car Ludwig was driving'')

* OhCrap: Blutarch had a subtle one when he realizes that Jane is about to shoot him when approaching his vehicle.

** Blutarch has his chauffeur run a red light in order to escape Ludwig. Their car is almost instantly T-boned as a result, giving Jane the opportunity he needed to gun Blutarch down.

* UndignifiedDeath: Redmond gets unceremoniously run over by Ludwig's ambulance while gloating about his brother's death [[TooDumbToLive in the middle of the street]].

!!Butcher

BLU's Soldier, a war veteran who the Detective brings along in his search for the missing governor.

[[folder:Ludwig]]
!!Fritz Ludwig

!!Detective Jacques Murnau/[[spoiler:The Smoker]]

* AdaptationalJobChange: At no point during the film is Jacques Murnau ever referred to as a Spy, as his occupation is that of a HardBoiledDetective, something his game counterpart never was. A flashback reveals that Murnau used to work for BLU as a Corporal, and only changed professions after completing his stint with them.

* AdaptationalWimp: In the base game, the Spy is a ProfessionalKiller capable of faking his death and has [[MasterOfDisguise a disguise kit that allows him to assume the identity of pretty much anybody.]] Here, since Murnau is primarily a detective over all else, he really only has his markmanship abilities and invisibility watch (the latter of which ends up waterlogged and near-broken for most of the film).

* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: [[spoiler:By the end, all the rewards and incentives Archibald gives Murnau are taken away from him: his new car is blown up (by his own hand, no less), his assistant turns against him, his promotion only results in him having to clean up even more of Archibald's messes, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and he is killed before he ever gets to use his vacation time]].]]

* BullyingADragon: Every mercenary the Detective ever threatens in the movie comes around to hit him back twice as hard with increasing severity:
** The Russian: Held up at gun point by the Detective at point-blank range, yet the Russian effortlessly overpowers and nearly kills him.

** Ludwig and Jane: [[spoiler:The Smoker coerces the two into a game of Russian Roulette. Ludwig dies, then later revives and shoots the Detective dead. Jane would have killed the Smoker himself via a suicide bombing with a grenade]].

* DeconstructedCharacterArchetype: Of the PrivateDetective. Not only is he dedicated to finding out what happened to Archibald to an almost psychotic degree, [[spoiler:but he's willing to kill innocents and obstruct justice to achieve his goal. It's then later revealed that he acted as the corrupt Archibald's executioner and right-hand man during the Gravel Wars, executing his own comrades for a promotion. In the end, Murnau is just out for his own gain and thinks of nobody but himself.]]
* DecoyProtagonist: He's initially set up to be the focal character alongside Ludwig, only to get wounded and abducted by the Butcher shortly after he and Jane go into the slaughterhouse. From there the story alternates between Jane and Ludwig (with Cyclops serving as a tritagonist), [[spoiler:while Murnau, as the Smoker, ends up becoming the main antagonist of the third act]].

* FatalFlaw: His carelessness. While he's not stupid per say, he has a tendency to not think things all the way through. Even his first appearance in the movie establishes this when he doesn't listen to Doe's warning about confronting Stalingrad on his own due to the Russian being much bigger than him and getting overpowered as a result.

* {{Hypocrite}}: Twofold. Jacques calls Archibald out for his care for no one but himself, yet he's no better than him since he helped him out in his scheme, not to mention how he was willing to throw Jane Doe under the bus in spite of him saving him several times.

* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler:After forcing Ludwig to play RussianRoulette and attempting to frame him for Archibald's death, Jacques is shot in the head by the man after he comes back to life.]]
* MadeOfIron: [[spoiler:It wouldn't be surprising if his [[ThePowerOfHate sheer hatred for Archibald and Jane]] was the only thing that kept him moving through the climax after sustaining third- and fourth-degree burns to his entire body.]]

* NamedByTheAdaptation: The source material never gave the Spy an actual name outside of his class role to emphasize his MysteriousPast. ''Emesis Blue'' gives him the name of Jacques Murnau.
* NeverMyFault: He blames Jane for blowing up his car and him and Archibald for [[spoiler:his horrific burn scars]] when both were really a result of his own carelessness. [[spoiler:Granted, Jane did flee when Jacques was being pinned down by the Butcher, but Jane was planning to come back to rescue him, and Jacques actually managed to escape the Butcher's clutches. He would have gotten out just fine if he hadn't tossed that lit cigarette behind him...]]

* RuleOfSymbolism: During much of the film, the Detective is shown wearing a dapper suit, coat and hat to emphasize his commitment to his job and his desire to rescue Jules from certain death. [[spoiler:After becoming horrifically disfigured after fighting and killing the Butcher, Jacques's burnt clothes and body now represent his ruthless, selfish and vengeance-filled persona as the Smoker.]]

* UngratefulBastard: [[ZigZaggingTrope Zig-Zagged]]. [[spoiler:While his service to Governor Archibald was richly rewarded, the horrendous disfigurement he suffers during the rescue operation causes him to reconsider his priorities and ultimately murder his employer when he finds out his kidnapping was faked.]] In addition, he's furious with Jane Doe even after the latter saves him several times. In fairness, Doe had cost them some of their leads, though Jacques crosses the line by threatening to shoot him.

* WalkingSpoiler: If the many white bars in this entry aren't enough to cue one in, the Detective isn't who he presents himself as.

* WildCard: [[spoiler:At first he works with Jane to save Archibald from the Slaughterhouse Mercenaries, but is revealed to be on Archibald's payroll to help cover-up his secret dealings. Then he turns on Archibald and kills him, going against Jane and Fritz purely for his own self-interest.]]

[[folder:Jane Doe]]
!!Jane Doe

* AdaptationalBackstoryChange: In canon, Jane Doe is a mentally ill man who never actually served in the military and went on a killing spree in Poland until long after the war was over. In this continuity, he was enlisted and did actually see combat. [[spoiler:Or at least the ''original'' Jane Doe did--the one the story follows is a clone, presumably with false memories to match.]]
* AdaptationalHeroism: While the Jane Doe of canon isn't precisely evil, he is an insane and violent mercenary. In this continuity, not only is he drastically more level-headed, but he constantly puts his life on the line to save others. [[spoiler:Although he does leave Murnau behind with the Butcher, it's justified in that he ''was'' willing to shoot Jane for getting them spotted, and despite that Jane made an attempt to get back to him anyway]]. [[spoiler:He is also shown to be greatly conflicted when Jacques passes him a script to read at Archibald's funeral that would frame Ludwig as being behind his murder when it was actually Jacques who killed him.]]

* DumbassHasAPoint: Jane Doe is very much book dumb, but his combat instincts are on the money when he warns the Detective not to confront the Russian close up as the man is twice the Detective's size. Naturally, the Detective refuses, and is overpowered as soon as the confrontation starts.

* LaughingMad: [[spoiler:Instead of reading the cue card given to him at Archibald's funeral, he erupts into panicked laughter before being pushed away by the Detective.]]

* SoleSurvivor: [[spoiler:By the end, Doe is the only one of the mercenaries to still be alive. Judging by his attempt to pull a murder-suicide on the Detective later, [[SurvivorGuilt it's likely that he doesn't want to be]].]]

* SuicideAttack: [[spoiler:He comes very close to using a [[TakingYouWithMe grenade to blow up himself and the Detective]] at the funeral, but is [[SubvertedTrope ultimately thwarted]] thanks to Ludwig killing the Detective himself.]]
* TakingYouWithMe: [[spoiler:Doe tries to blow himself up with a grenade with Jacques standing next to him during Jules' funeral. Thankfully, Ludwig kills The Smoker first, and Doe instead uses his grenade to blow up a group of mercenaries who try to kill Ludwig]].
* TomatoInTheMirror:[[spoiler:It's implied that he was grown in a vat solely to act as the Detective's aide. He inherited all the memories of the original Jane, and only finds out the truth when he stumbles into a cryogenics lab full of backup copies of himself.]]
* TrashTalk: When the Hunter keeps missing Jane Doe, Jane mocks him by saying "Looks like Music/RayCharles traded the piano for an M40."[[labelnote:Context]]Ray Charles is a blind pianist, so Jane is basically saying that the Hunter may as well be blind for how bad of a shot he is.[[/labelnote]]
* WarHero: Jane Doe turns out to be a Medal of Honor recipient from President Lyndon Johnson. [[spoiler:However, this did not stop him from getting a death sentence for an unknown crime prior to being found respawn compatible]].

!!Jeremy

* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Is a lot less arrogant and egotistical than Scout usually is, likely as a result of the incident traumatising him.

!!The Jaunts
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!!Undead Medic

[[folder:The Undead Medic]]

* BitCharacter: In contrast to the other Slaughterhouse Mercs, the Undead Medic gets little focus. [[ForScience He just performs unethical medical experiments on dead mercenaries for science]] while believing Helix doesn't deserve his achievements, speaks a total of seven lines (not counting his undead form's growls), and his only appearances ''end'' with him being killed by Stalingrad, [[HoistByHisOwnPetard who he resurrected]]. Despite this, it is [[SmallRoleBigImpact because of his experimenting]] that the latter CameBackStrong.

* ScaryStitches: The Medic is shown to have stitches running across the center of his face. It's initially hidden by the surgical mask he's wearing, but we get a better look at them when Ludwig tears the mask off after killing him.

* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: For director Creator/FWMurnau.

* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: For German director Creator/FritzLang, whose movie ''Film/{{M|1931}}'' is referenced several times throughout the film.

* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: For German director Creator/FritzLang, whose movie ''Film/{{M/1931}}'' is referenced several times throughout the film.

* ActuallyPrettyFunny: Maynard is heard laughing after Jeremy [[SpitefulSpit spat]] at Zed. He could just be mocking Jeremy's situation, however.

* WalkingSpoiler: It's difficult to talk about Zed and Maynard without inevitably spoiling [[spoiler:their involvement in Jeremy's death]].

* HideTheEvidence: Debriefs Jane Doe to extract a guarantee that he won't reveal what really happened in Conagher Slaughterhouse.

* AmbiguouslyEvil: [[spoiler: Whether he meant to get the protagonists killed or to bring down the Emesis company by luring them into the Slaughterhouse is left up in the air.]]

* NiceJobFixingItVillain: [[spoiler: He punches Jane away, which saves him from the slaughterhouse collapsing.]]

* {{Hypocrite}}: Jacques called Archibald out for his care for no one but himself, yet he's no better than him since he helped him out in his scheme.

[[caption-width-right:350:''"If we don't find out where he is, they'll have all our heads."'']]

[[folder:The Mann Brothers '''(UNMARKED SPOILERS)''']]

* ShellShockedVeteran: Implied by his hallucination of the war, which sees him in a water-filled trench while his dead comrades are all scattered around him. The [[RuleOfSymbolism burning American flag]] in the distance doesn't help too.

The BLU Civilian, founder of the Jules Archibald Foundation, and the Governor of New Mexico in 1968. He has a vested interest in Builder's League United and Emesis Pharmaceuticals, and his dealings in those companies lead to his kidnapping in late October, mere weeks away from election day.

* TheFaceless: Agent Stemmons's face is always enshrouded in darkness, making his facial features impossible to see.

[[folder:The Mann Brothers]]

* DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: [[spoiler:In the comics, Redmond and Blutarch were both murdered by their brother, Gray, after he became tired of their utter incompetency. Here, Blutarch is shot dead by Jane Doe after his car crashes, while Redmond is run over by a fleeing Ludwig as he celebrates outliving his brother.]]

-->'''Redmond''': Good gravel, I won! I outlived you, brother! I AM THE LAST MANN [[KilledMidSentence STANDIN-]] (''Gets hit by the car Ludwig was driving'')