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* {{Forshadowing}}: [[spoiler:What little information you find out about her also happens to apply to The Stranger, namely their origins of appearing out of the blue and making the situation worse.]]
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* GetBackHereBoss: For the first half of her fight, she tries to snipe the Stranger from far off-screen, and will run away if you get too close and don't attack her soon enough.

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* GetBackHereBoss: For the first half of her fight, she tries to snipe the Stranger from far off-screen, off-screen and will run away if you get too close and don't attack her soon enough.enough, or if you attack her at any time other than immediately after she fires her gun. Thankfully, just one hit causes her to stop running until she reaches her next health bar.
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* DarkIsNotEvil: [[spoiler:You'd be forgiven for thinking so.]]

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* DarkIsNotEvil: [[spoiler:You'd be forgiven for thinking so. Then again, this trope ''could'' be true if The Stranger chooses to end their quest of vengeance or save the Free World by defying The Star.]]
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* NonIndicativeName: Out of all the characters [[spoiler:save Bernard]], he's the [[OddOneOut only one]] that doesn't have a MeaningfulName. He doesn't have any PlayingWithFire attacks or association with fire at all, except perhaps his omnipresent [[SmokingIsCool cigarette]].

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* NonIndicativeName: Out of all the characters [[spoiler:save Bernard]], he's the [[OddOneOut [[OddNameOut only one]] that doesn't have a MeaningfulName. He doesn't have any PlayingWithFire attacks or association with fire at all, except perhaps his omnipresent [[SmokingIsCool cigarette]].






* HugeHolographicHead: The only hint as to its appearance. As an [[ArtificialIntelligence]], it probably doesn't have an actual body.

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* HugeHolographicHead: The only hint as to its appearance. As an [[ArtificialIntelligence]], ArtificialIntelligence, it probably doesn't have an actual body.




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* MeaningfulName: Yes. "The Stranger" applies because he's an enigma to the player at the start of the game, and hence is a '''Stranger''' to them. [[spoiler:As for his other title, "The Rider", well, Literature/TheBible [[HorsemenoftheApocalypse gives us a pretty big hint.]]]]

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* MeaningfulName: Yes. "The Stranger" applies because he's an enigma to the player at the start of the game, and hence is a '''Stranger''' to them. [[spoiler:As for his other title, "The Rider", well, Literature/TheBible [[HorsemenoftheApocalypse [[HorsemenOfTheApocalypse gives us a pretty big hint.]]]]
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* BigGood: The closest the game has to one.
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-->''"But you and me, we both know that being locked up fucks you up inside."''

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-->''"But you and me, we both know that being locked up fucks you up inside. We know that so well..."''

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* BreakTheCutie: She ''breaks down'' when she can't reason with The Stranger in her final phase, which is contrary to the previous phases, where she seems calmer.

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* {{Adorkable}}: She's incredibly neurotic, moves around far less gracefully compared to the other guardians (despite being able to outpace The Stranger,) and does a fist pump when she gains a round on you.
* AllLovingHero: Her motivation to fight The Stranger is completely selfless, and even tries to show sympathy for him in spite of this.
* BreakTheCutie: She ''breaks down'' Practically in tears when she can't reason with The Stranger cornered in her final phase, which is contrary to the previous phases, where she seems calmer.phase.



* HeroAntagonist: She is the idealistic and compassionate last hope for the Free World, [[spoiler:as well as the only thing left in [[VillainProtagonist The Stranger's]] way.]]
* HeroicBSoD: She nearly ''collapses'' in her final phase. She's desperate, exhausted, frustrated, [[spoiler:and practically grieving for [[WalkingWasteland the fate]] of her home.]]



* SympathyForTheDevil: One of her lines has her state how similar she and The Stranger really are, [[spoiler:as they are both each the last hopes for their respective home planets.]]
-->''"I look at you and I don't understand. We are so alike."''



* WideEyedIdealist: She fights in hopes of saving her people. She refuses to judge The Stranger based on his reputation as "a monster," instead trying to reason with him. [[BreakTheCutie By the end of the fight,]] [[KillTheCutie you really wish it could have worked.]]

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* WideEyedIdealist: She fights in hopes of saving her people. She refuses to judge The Stranger based on his reputation as "a monster," instead trying to reason with him. [[BreakTheCutie By the end of the fight,]] [[KillTheCutie you really wish [[spoiler:[[KillTheCutie As if it could have worked.]]save her.]]]]
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* BadassGrandpa: Physically the oldest-looking of all the jailers, but he's no less dangerous for it.

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* HorsemenOfTheApocalypse: Has the motif of both War (dressed in red cloak, wielding a sword and being an invicible warrior) and [[spoiler: Death (being the herald of the world's destruction, and being a WalkingWasteland).]]

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* HorsemenOfTheApocalypse: Has the motif of both War (dressed in red cloak, wielding a sword and being an invicible warrior) and [[spoiler: Death [[spoiler:Death (being the herald of the world's destruction, and being a WalkingWasteland).]]



* LightningBruiser: Able to dash at speeds up to 73 kilometers an hour, slice things to ribbons with his graphene composite blade, and regenerate wounds and resurrect himself after death.
* MagicGenetics: The Burst's drones recieve an error when trying to figure out what his DNA is.



* {{Unobtainium}}: His sword is made of graphene, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphene an allotrope of carbon]]. ZigZagged in that while graphene can be made today, it's can't be used in layers any thicker than a single molecule. Perhaps justified as well, considering that it's a graphene composite rather than just pure carbon.

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* {{Unobtainium}}: His sword is made of graphene, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphene an allotrope of carbon]]. ZigZagged in that while graphene can be made today, it's it can't be used in layers any thicker than a single molecule. Perhaps justified as well, considering that it's a graphene composite rather than just pure carbon.


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* {{Foreshadowing}}: He's surprisingly spiteful towards the Hand, as he focuses around building up The Stranger's anger at the person who led an army to defeat him. [[spoiler:This is because the Hand gets to raise his child on his world. The Voice is angry that he wasn't given the same leisure.]]
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* ApocalypseMaiden: [[spoiler: His return to The Star will result in the world's destruction, [[AntiAntichrist unless he decides to rebel.]]]]

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* ApocalypseMaiden: [[spoiler: His [[spoiler:His return to The Star will result in the world's destruction, [[AntiAntichrist unless he decides to rebel.]]]]



* DarkIsNotEvil: [[spoiler: You'd be forgiven for thinking so.]]

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* DarkIsNotEvil: [[spoiler: You'd [[spoiler:You'd be forgiven for thinking so.]]



* HeelFaceTurn: Potentially, if he [[spoiler: takes The Song's offer and gives up his quest for vengeance, or if he refuses The Star's commands and saves the planet from assimilation.]]

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* HeelFaceTurn: Potentially, if he [[spoiler: takes [[spoiler:takes The Song's offer and gives up his quest for vengeance, or if he refuses The Star's commands and saves the planet from assimilation.]]assimilation]].



* MeaningfulName: Yes. "The Stranger" applies because he's a an enigma to the player at the start of the game, and hence is a '''Stranger''' to them. [[spoiler: As for his other title, "The Rider" well, Literature/TheBible [[HorsemenoftheApocalypse gives us a pretty big hint.]] ]]

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* MeaningfulName: Yes. "The Stranger" applies because he's a an enigma to the player at the start of the game, and hence is a '''Stranger''' to them. [[spoiler: As [[spoiler:As for his other title, "The Rider" Rider", well, Literature/TheBible [[HorsemenoftheApocalypse gives us a pretty big hint.]] ]]]]]]



* SealedEvilInACan: What the Guardians see him as. [[spoiler: Depending on the player's actions, they might be right.]]

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* SealedEvilInACan: What the Guardians see him as. [[spoiler: Depending [[spoiler:Depending on the player's actions, they might be right.]]
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* [[HoistByHisOwnPetard Hoist by Her Own Petard]]: Her fight with the Stranger ends with her nearly pushing him into a pit of electricity, only for the Stranger to throw her in instead.

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* [[HoistByHisOwnPetard Hoist by Her Own Petard]]: HoistByHisOwnPetard: Her fight with the Stranger ends with her nearly pushing him into a pit of electricity, only for the Stranger to throw her in instead.
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* OneHitKill: If you haven't put a wall behind her and you when she fires off her laser rifle, no matter how much life you've got left, you can kiss one of your lives goodbye.

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* OneHitKill: If you haven't put a wall behind between you and her and you when she fires off her laser rifle, no matter how much life you've got left, you can kiss one of your lives goodbye.

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* WalkingSpoiler: Regarding his past, and the nature of his imprisonment.



* WalkingSpoiler: Regarding his true motives, and relation to the Guardians.



* WalkingSpoiler: Yep.

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* WalkingSpoiler: Yep.Mentioning her existence will inevitably spoil TheReveal that [[spoiler:it sent The Stranger down to scout the world to prepare it for assimilation, and that the Jailers imprisoned the Stranger in order to stop this.]]



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!!Bernard
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-->'''The Voice''': On a scale from 1 to 10, she's an 11, and she'd give herself a 10.

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-->'''The Voice''': On a scale from 1 to 10, she's an 11, and she'd give herself a 10.12.
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* OnAScaleFromOneToTen: This is how he describes the Burst's combat skill to the Stranger, as well as warn him [[ThatOneBoss exactly how difficult the fight is going to be]].
-->'''The Voice''': On a scale from 1 to 10, she's an 11, and she'd give herself a 10.

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%%* KatanasAreJustBetter* KatanasAreJustBetter: His Graphene Composite Saber more closely resembles a katana.



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%%* RayGun* RayGun: His other weapon, capable of both semi-automatic fire and {{Charged Attack}}s.



* ShockAndAwe: His sword occasionally crackles with energy, implying this, particularly considering Graphene's conductivity.

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* ShockAndAwe: His sword occasionally crackles with energy, implying this, particularly considering Graphene's graphene's conductivity.



* {{Unobtainium}}: His sword is made of Graphene, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphene an allotrope of carbon]]. ZigZagged in that while graphene can be made today, it's can't be used in layers any thicker than a single molecule. Perhaps justified as well, considering that it's a graphene composite rather than just pure carbon.

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* {{Unobtainium}}: His sword is made of Graphene, graphene, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphene an allotrope of carbon]]. ZigZagged in that while graphene can be made today, it's can't be used in layers any thicker than a single molecule. Perhaps justified as well, considering that it's a graphene composite rather than just pure carbon.



* TheVoiceless

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* TheVoicelessTheVoiceless: Never speaks, not even VoiceGrunting.



* AnimalMotifs: The Rabbit, natch.

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* AnimalMotifs: The Rabbit, rabbit, natch.



* TricksterMentor: To The Stranger.

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* TricksterMentor: To The Stranger. His advice is always cryptic and unflattering toward the Jailers to encourage the Stranger to keep going.



* InescapableAmbush: The only way out of each section of the prison is to kill that area's guardian. Lampshaded by The Voice, as he couldn't find any other way to escape, and [[TheUnfought he is incapable of killing them himself.]]

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* InescapableAmbush: The only way out of each section of the prison is to kill that area's guardian. Lampshaded by The Voice, as he couldn't find any other way to escape, and [[TheUnfought [[NonActionGuy he is incapable of killing them himself.]]



* RiddleForTheAges: Why was she attacking the prison in the first place? What does her head look like under her restraints?

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* RiddleForTheAges: Why was she attacking the prison in the first place? What does her head look like under her restraints?restraints? Not even [[MrExposition The Voice]] knows.



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* ShieldedCoreBoss: The very first phase of his fight involves shooting down [[AttackReflector reflective barriers]] that surround him.



* CreateYourOwnVillain: Well, he ''believes'' the Stranger made him at least.

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* CreateYourOwnVillain: Well, he He ''believes'' the Stranger made him so at least.



* {{Leitmotif}}: "[[https://furi.bandcamp.com/track/set-me-free Set Me Free]]"

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* {{Leitmotif}}: "[[https://furi.bandcamp.com/track/set-me-free Set Me Free]]"Free]]".



* AnimalMotifs: The Bull.

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* AnimalMotifs: The Bull.[[ALoadOfBull bull]], particularly his helmet's horns.



* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: The warrior who defeated The Stranger prior to the events of the game. Granted he was leading a ''small army'' at the time.

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* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: The warrior who defeated The Stranger prior to the events of the game. Granted Granted, he was leading a ''small army'' at the time.



* TechnicolorFire: His sword, shield and armor glow with this, even forming the horns of his helmet. Though if he's knocked around, the fire fades for a moment.

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* ShedArmorGainSpeed: About halfway through his fight, he abandons his shield and handles his sword with both hands, attacking much more aggressively.
* TechnicolorFire: His sword, shield and armor glow with this, even forming the horns of his helmet. Though if If he's knocked around, the fire fades for a moment.



* FaceDeathWithDignity: Her uncanny peace causes the Stranger to hesitate in killing her.



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* ShieldedCoreBoss: She surrounds herself with an invulnerable energy shield toward the end of her fight, powered by several generators. Every time a generator is destroyed, she adds a new attack to her barrage.



* [[ArrogantKungFuGuy Arrogant Kung Fu Gal]]: She is certainly quite arrogant about her skill and rightly so as one of the harder bosses, but is still ultimately defeated by The Stranger.



* CombatPragmatist: Unusually for a BloodKnight. The very first thing she does when the Stranger walks into her section is perform a full scan of his body and weaponry, so she can prevent any surprises. Not only does she try to snipe you from afar, far out of reach and sight, she deliberately sets up her arena to give herself an advantage (being capable of reforming it at a whim), uses a cloaking device to reposition and perform sneak attacks, and sends countless drones and mines after you to slow the Stranger down and possibly kill him through ScratchDamage.

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* CombatPragmatist: Unusually for a BloodKnight. The very first thing she does when the Stranger walks into her section is perform a [[SherlockScan full scan of his body and weaponry, weaponry]], so she can prevent any surprises. Not only does she try to snipe you from afar, far out of reach and sight, she deliberately sets up her arena to give herself an advantage (being capable of reforming it at a whim), uses a cloaking device to reposition and perform sneak attacks, and sends countless drones and mines after you to slow the Stranger down and possibly kill him through ScratchDamage.



* FlunkyBoss: She'll send multiple unmanned drones after you as well as lay down mines all over her arena.
* GetBackHereBoss: For the first half of her fight, she tries to snipe the Stranger from afar, well off-screen and will run away if you get too close and don't attack her soon enough.
* {{Leitmotif}}: "[[https://furi.bandcamp.com/track/youre-mine You're Mine]]"
* MeaningfulName: a more meta one: out of all the bosses, she does the most '''Burst''' Damage, due to her OneHitKill attack.

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* FlunkyBoss: She'll send multiple [[AttackDrones unmanned drones drones]] after you as well as and [[LandMineGoesClick lay down mines mines]] all over her arena.
* FriendlySniper: Antagonistic as she is, she considers the Stranger a WorthyOpponent, and most of her BossBanter is cheeky taunting and borderline flirting.
* GetBackHereBoss: For the first half of her fight, she tries to snipe the Stranger from afar, well off-screen far off-screen, and will run away if you get too close and don't attack her soon enough.
* HighTechHexagons: Her primary design motif. Her optic cloak is covered in hexagons, her arena is made of hexagonal platforms with hexagonal floor tiles that can extend upward as walls, and her AttackDrones are made of a hexagonal control unit and hexagonal "wings".
* {{Leitmotif}}: "[[https://furi.bandcamp.com/track/youre-mine You're Mine]]"
Mine]]".
* MeaningfulName: a A more meta one: out of all the bosses, she does the most '''Burst''' Damage, due to her OneHitKill attack.



* SmugSnake: Downplayed. She is certainly quite arrogant about her skill and rightly so as one of the harder bosses, but is still ultimately defeated by The Stranger.
* VillainousBreakdown: Tamely so, but she loses her arrogant demeanor and starts ranting at the Stranger when she unleashes her final attack, presumably brought on by the fact that, despite all of her preparations for fighting him, she's STILL losing.

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* SmugSnake: Downplayed. She is certainly quite arrogant about her skill and rightly so as one of the harder bosses, but is still ultimately defeated by The Stranger.
* VillainousBreakdown: Tamely so, but she She loses her arrogant demeanor and starts ranting at the Stranger when she unleashes her final attack, presumably brought on by the fact that, despite attack. Despite all of her preparations for fighting him, she's STILL ''still' losing.



* MeaningfulName: The '''Edge''' of a blade, and referring to the Edge being at the Cutting Edge of skill.
* MirrorBoss: Has a similar appearance to The Stranger, down to the TronLines and hair-style, and wields a similar weapon.

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* MeaningfulName: The '''Edge''' of a blade, and referring to the Edge being at the Cutting Edge "cutting edge" of skill.
* MirrorBoss: Has a similar appearance to The Stranger, down to the TronLines and hair-style, hairstyle, and wields a similar weapon.



* UnexpectedGameplayChange: Not only is he the only boss fought [[CloseRangeCombatant exclusively in melee range]], halfway through the fight he changes venues to a narrow pier, turning the fight into a 2D FightingGame battle.



* ExpectingSomeoneTaller



* {{Leitmotif}}: "[[https://furi.bandcamp.com/track/you-are-the-end You Are The End]]"

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* {{Leitmotif}}: "[[https://furi.bandcamp.com/track/you-are-the-end You Are The End]]"End]]".



* NaiveNewcomer

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* NaiveNewcomerNaiveNewcomer: The poor girl really thinks she can make a difference, she really does. Too bad she's up against [[SuperSoldier the Stranger]].
* OhCrap: Her BossBanter becomes less idealistic and more panicked as the fight goes on.



* TheTurretMaster: While she is capable of ranged attacks of her own, at least half of her damage output comes from turret guns that surround her platforming segments and arenas.



* WideEyedIdealist: She fights in hopes of saving her people. She refuses to judge The Stranger based on his reputation as "a monster," instead, trying to reason with him. [[BreakTheCutie By the end of the fight,]] [[KillTheCutie you really wish it could have worked.]]
* YouMonster: Zig-Zags on this trope throughout her boss banter.

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* WideEyedIdealist: She fights in hopes of saving her people. She refuses to judge The Stranger based on his reputation as "a monster," instead, instead trying to reason with him. [[BreakTheCutie By the end of the fight,]] [[KillTheCutie you really wish it could have worked.]]
* YouMonster: Zig-Zags Zig-zags on this trope throughout her boss banter.



* BadassBeard

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* BadassBeardBadassBeard: Sports a full set of white facial hair.



* GunsAkimbo

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* GunsAkimboGunsAkimbo: As shown, he has a pistol in each hand.
* NonIndicativeName: Out of all the characters [[spoiler:save Bernard]], he's the [[OddOneOut only one]] that doesn't have a MeaningfulName. He doesn't have any PlayingWithFire attacks or association with fire at all, except perhaps his omnipresent [[SmokingIsCool cigarette]].



* ScreamingWarrior: He lets out bellowing {{Kiai}}s just as often as he actually speaks.



* HugeHolographicHead

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* HugeHolographicHeadHugeHolographicHead: The only hint as to its appearance. As an [[ArtificialIntelligence]], it probably doesn't have an actual body.



* PlanetLooters: by way of being TheAssimilator...[[ImpliedTrope presumably.]]

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* PlanetLooters: by By way of being TheAssimilator...[[ImpliedTrope presumably.]]
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* TrueFinalBoss: Of the good ending

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* TrueFinalBoss: Of the good endingending.

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* MeaningfulName: The scales in this case refers to the mutation he suffered, which gave him animal-like scales.

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* MeaningfulName: The scales in this case refers to the mutation he suffered, which gave him animal-like reptilian scales.



* FinalBoss: She's this if you [[spoiler:choose to have the Free World assimilated]], unless you're playing on Xbox One (where [[spoiler:The Flame]] fills this role instead).



* FinalBoss: In the Xbox One version, if you [[spoiler:don't fight The Star]].



* TrueFinalBoss: Of the Good ending.

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-->'''The Voice:''' But if he's such a master, if he saw it all coming, [[TheFatalist why didn't he do anything about it?]]



-->'''The Voice:''' But if he's such a master, if he saw it all coming, [[TheFatalist why didn't he do anything about it?]]

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* SuperSpeed: Can run at 73km/h, according to The Burst's scanner.

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* SuperSpeed: Can run at 73km/h, according According to The Burst's scanner.scanner, he can run at 73 kilometers an hour.



* BossBanter: With the exception of The Strap, who simply screams wildly and otherwise makes no vocal sounds, all the bosses will speak to and question, taunt or compliment The Stranger during their fights.



* BossBanter: With the exception of The Strap, who simply screams wildly and otherwise makes no vocal sounds, all the bosses will speak to and question, taunt or compliment The Stranger during their fights.



* AmbiguouslyHuman: Her bright pink skin, as well as her nature as a wild PersonOfMassDestruction who randomly showed up on the free world and started wreaking havoc, make it hard to pin her down as human.

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* AmbiguouslyHuman: Her bright pink skin, as well as her nature as a wild PersonOfMassDestruction who randomly showed up on the free world and started wreaking havoc, came out of nowhere, make it hard to pin her down as human.



* BadassGrandpa: Physically the oldest-looking of all the jailers, but he's not less dangerous for it.

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* BadassGrandpa: Physically the oldest-looking of all the jailers, but he's not no less dangerous for it.



* HermitGuru: invokes this with his appearance in the middle of the desert, and with how he knows even more than he lets on.

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* HermitGuru: invokes Invokes this with his appearance in the middle of the desert, and with how he knows even more than he lets on.



* BonusBoss: In the PC, PS4, and Switch versions. Averted in the Xbox One version, where he's made into a mandatory boss fight.

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* BonusBoss: In the PC, PS4, [=PS4=], and Switch versions. Averted in the Xbox One version, where he's made into a mandatory boss fight.



* MultiArmedAndDangerous: Starts off with three, but he later rips one out of its mounting to use as a club.

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* MultiArmedAndDangerous: Starts off with three, three mechanical arms (with the fourth having been broken at some point before the story), but he later rips one out of its mounting to use as a club.



* WellIntentionedExtremist: It's never fully explained, but apparently the assimilation of the Free World was necessary to the survival of the Stranger's species.

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* WellIntentionedExtremist: It's never fully explained, but apparently Claims that the assimilation of the Free World was is necessary to the survival of the Stranger's species.species. Whether she's telling the truth about this or simply trying to manipulate the Stranger is left ambiguous.
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* OhCrap:

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* OhCrap:OhCrap: His reaction before he's blasted into nothing by the Stranger.

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* NothingButSkinAndBones: He's visibly emaciated. Best illustrated in his concept art, where his ribs can be clearly seen.



* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: How the Stranger kills him.



* MirrorBoss: Has a similar appearance to The Stranger, down to the TronLines and hair-style, and wields a similar weapon, as well as being a FragileSpeedster[=/=]GlassCannon.

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* MirrorBoss: Has a similar appearance to The Stranger, down to the TronLines and hair-style, and wields a similar weapon, as well as being a FragileSpeedster[=/=]GlassCannon.weapon.
* RushBoss: His boss fight usually ends very quickly, regardless of who wins.



A man with multiple robotic arms who guards the tower [[spoiler:that stores the Rider's armor]]. He was added to the game in ''One More Fight'' as a [[BonusBoss bonus fight]], and he certainly [[NintendoHard took that time to prepare]].

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A man with multiple robotic arms who guards the tower [[spoiler:that stores the Rider's armor]]. He was added to the game in ''One More Fight'' as a [[BonusBoss bonus fight]], new opponent, and he certainly [[NintendoHard took that time to prepare]].



* BonusBoss: Accessed via the game menu after installing the relevant DLC.

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* BonusBoss: Accessed via In the game menu after installing PC, PS4, and Switch versions. Averted in the relevant DLC.Xbox One version, where he's made into a mandatory boss fight.



* OhCrap:
* SmokingIsCool: Throughout his boss fight, he keeps a cigarette in his mouth.



* AllYourPowersCombined: He fights with a combination of all the Guardians' attacks.

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* AllYourPowersCombined: He fights with a combination mix of all the Guardians' attacks.



* BonusBoss: The second ''One More Fight'' adds to the game.

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* BonusBoss: The second ''One More Fight'' adds to the game.game, and the "superboss" of ''Furi.''

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A man with multiple robotic arms who guards the tower [[spoiler:that stores the Rider's armor]]. He was added to the game after launch as a [[BonusBoss bonus fight]], and he certainly [[NintendoHard took that time to prepare]].

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A man with multiple robotic arms who guards the tower [[spoiler:that stores the Rider's armor]]. He was added to the game after launch in ''One More Fight'' as a [[BonusBoss bonus fight]], and he certainly [[NintendoHard took that time to prepare]].






[[folder:Bernard]]

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!!Bernard



A bonus final boss in the DLC. Has no part in the story.

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A bonus final boss grey, mannequin-like being. The second BonusBoss introduced in the DLC.''One More Fight'', unlocked after defeating The Flame. Has no part in the story.



* LethalJokeCharacter: Emphasis on "lethal", but it's hard to take a manequin seriously.
* TheNondescript: A literally blank 3D model.
* TheVoiceless

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* AllYourPowersCombined: He fights with a combination of all the Guardians' attacks.
* TheBlank: A completely featureless 3D model.
* BonusBoss: The second ''One More Fight'' adds to the game.
* InexplicablyAwesome: No explanation whatsoever is given as to what he is or why he's so powerful.
* LethalJokeCharacter: Emphasis on "lethal", but it's hard to take a manequin mannequin named Bernard seriously.
* TheNondescript: A literally blank 3D model.
TheSilentBob: Never speaks or makes any vocal noises, but that doesn't stop him from getting his taunts in.
* TheVoiceless
StandardPowerupPose: Does this a couple times between phases.
* ThroatSlittingGesture: How he taunts the Stranger when he gets a KO.
* TomTheDarkLord: He has a rather mundane name, especially compared to the flashy names of the Guardians, but don't let that fool you into thinking he's not a tough opponent.

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!!! Voiced by: Eric Aubrahn (French), David Gasman (English), Yasuhiro Mamiya (Japanese)

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!!! Voiced '''Voiced by: Eric Aubrahn (French), David Gasman (English), Yasuhiro Mamiya (Japanese)(Japanese)'''



!!The Guardians

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!!The Guardians
!!Antagonists



!!! Voiced by: Emmanuel Gradi (French), Geoffrey Bateman (English), Tomotaka Hachisuka (Japanese)

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!!! Voiced '''Voiced by: Emmanuel Gradi (French), Geoffrey Bateman (English), Tomotaka Hachisuka (Japanese)(Japanese)'''



!!! Voiced by: Frederic Cerdal (French), Christian Erickson (English), Masafumi Kimura (Japanese)

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!!! Voiced '''Voiced by: Frederic Cerdal (French), Christian Erickson (English), Masafumi Kimura (Japanese)(Japanese)'''



!!! Voiced by: Benoit Seguin (French), David Coburn (English), Tomotaka Hachisuka (Japanese)

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!!! Voiced '''Voiced by: Benoit Seguin (French), David Coburn (English), Tomotaka Hachisuka (Japanese)(Japanese)'''



!!! Voiced by: Paul Borne (French), Geoff Bateman (English), Kenichiro Matsuda (Japanese)

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!!! Voiced '''Voiced by: Paul Borne (French), Geoff Bateman (English), Kenichiro Matsuda (Japanese)(Japanese)'''



!!! Voiced by: Stéphanie Lafforgue (French), Kim Tilbury (English), Michiko Kaiden (Japanese)

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!!! Voiced '''Voiced by: Stéphanie Lafforgue (French), Kim Tilbury (English), Michiko Kaiden (Japanese)(Japanese)'''



!!! Voiced by: Fiona Chauvin (French), Bibi Jacob (English), Airi Otsu (Japanese)

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!!! Voiced '''Voiced by: Fiona Chauvin (French), Bibi Jacob (English), Airi Otsu (Japanese)(Japanese)'''



!!! Voiced by: Guillaume Desmarchelier (French), Tom Morton (English), Kenichiro Matsuda (Japanese)

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!!! Voiced '''Voiced by: Guillaume Desmarchelier (French), Tom Morton (English), Kenichiro Matsuda (Japanese)(Japanese)'''



!!! Voiced by: Jessica Monceau (French), Kaycie Chase (English), Yui Kondo (Japanese)

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!!! Voiced '''Voiced by: Jessica Monceau (French), Kaycie Chase (English), Yui Kondo (Japanese)(Japanese)'''



!!! Voiced by: Paul Borne (French), Geoffrey Bateman (English), Kenichiro Matsuda (Japanese)

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!!! Voiced '''Voiced by: Paul Borne (French), Geoffrey Bateman (English), Kenichiro Matsuda (Japanese)(Japanese)'''



!!Other characters



!!! Voiced by: Stéphanie Lafforgue (French), Kim Tilbury (English), Michiko Kaiden (Japanese)

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!!! Voiced '''Voiced by: Stéphanie Lafforgue (French), Kim Tilbury (English), Michiko Kaiden (Japanese)(Japanese)'''

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* TheFaceless: The Chain, The Strap, and The Scale never show their faces. The Burst also usually has her face obscured by her purple veil, but there are a couple moments where it can be glimpsed.



* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: She appears to somehow have pink skin.
* AmbiguouslyHuman: Her bright pink skin, as well as her nature as a wild PersonOfMassDestruction who randomly showed up on the free world and started wreaking havoc, make it hard to pin her down as human.



* BaldWomen: She's completely hairless.



* MeaningfulName: she's '''Strap'''ped down in her restraints.

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* MeaningfulName: she's She's '''Strap'''ped down in her restraints.



* BarrierWarrior: He begins his boss fight by summoning three layers of rotating shields that deflect gunfire.



%%* WalkingShirtlessScene


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* WalkingShirtlessScene: He wears nothing but a loincloth.

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* DefiantToTheEnd: Even as the Stranger is about to kill him, his only response is to taunt him that he has no hope of escaping in the same cold, mocking tone he spoke with when he was torturing him in his cell.



-->'''The Chain:''' I will keep on killing you. ''Again.'' And ''again.'' I am your future: an eternity of slow, painful ''deaths.''



* ToThePain: Much of his dialogue is him talking about his plans to hurt The Stranger.
* TokenEvilTeammate: While most of the Guardians are [[TorturedMonster Tortured Monsters]] who are too insane to be considered evil, AmbiguouslyEvil, people whose moral alignment can't really be gleaned because all they do in the story is stand in The Stranger's way, or outright [[HeroAntagonist Hero Antagonists]], The Chain is a barbaric sadist who spends most of his screentime smugly talking about the pain he intends to inflict on The Stranger.

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* ToThePain: Much of his dialogue is him talking about his plans to hurt The the Stranger.
-->'''The Chain:''' I will keep on killing you. Again. And again. I am your future: an eternity of slow, painful deaths.
* TokenEvilTeammate: While most of the Guardians are [[TorturedMonster Tortured Monsters]] who are too insane to be considered evil, AmbiguouslyEvil, people whose moral alignment can't really be gleaned because all they do in the story is stand in The Stranger's way, or even outright [[HeroAntagonist Hero Antagonists]], The Chain is a barbaric sadist who spends most of his screentime smugly talking about the pain he intends to inflict on The the Stranger.
* TortureTechnician: He certainly enjoys torturing the
Stranger.



* {{BFS}}: Wields a sword that is larger than he is, and throws it around with minimal effort.



* {{BFS}}: Wields a sword that is larger than he is, and throws it around with minimal effort.



* MindOverMatter: In the cutscene introducing him, he's shown using his mind to float some stones in the air.



* MindOverMatter: Is levitating some stones with his mind in his opening cutscene.



* LeaveYourQuestTest: Offers to let The Stranger stay in the GildedCage, instead of continuing on his destructive path.



* LeaveYourQuestTest: Offers to let The Stranger stay in the GildedCage, instead of continuing on his destructive path.



* [[FairytaleMotifs Legendary]] [[MythicalMotifs Motif]]: The boss fight is based on the story between Miyamoto Musashi and Sasaki, in which Musashi fought with an oar.
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!! Voiced by: Eric Aubrahn (French), David Gasman (English), Yasuhiro Mamiya (Japanese)

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!! !!! Voiced by: Eric Aubrahn (French), David Gasman (English), Yasuhiro Mamiya (Japanese)



!! Voiced by: Emmanuel Gradi (French), Geoffrey Bateman (English), Tomotaka Hachisuka (Japanese)

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!! !!! Voiced by: Emmanuel Gradi (French), Geoffrey Bateman (English), Tomotaka Hachisuka (Japanese)



!! Voiced by: Frederic Cerdal (French), Christian Erickson (English), Masafumi Kimura (Japanese)

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!! !!! Voiced by: Frederic Cerdal (French), Christian Erickson (English), Masafumi Kimura (Japanese)



!! Voiced by: Benoit Seguin (French), David Coburn (English), Tomotaka Hachisuka (Japanese)

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!! !!! Voiced by: Benoit Seguin (French), David Coburn (English), Tomotaka Hachisuka (Japanese)



!! Voiced by: Paul Borne (French), Geoff Bateman (English), Kenichiro Matsuda (Japanese)

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!! !!! Voiced by: Paul Borne (French), Geoff Bateman (English), Kenichiro Matsuda (Japanese)



!! Voiced by: Stéphanie Lafforgue (French), Kim Tilbury (English), Michiko Kaiden (Japanese)

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!! !!! Voiced by: Stéphanie Lafforgue (French), Kim Tilbury (English), Michiko Kaiden (Japanese)



!! Voiced by: Fiona Chauvin (French), Bibi Jacob (English), Airi Otsu (Japanese)

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!! !!! Voiced by: Fiona Chauvin (French), Bibi Jacob (English), Airi Otsu (Japanese)



!! Voiced by: Guillaume Desmarchelier (French), Tom Morton (English), Kenichiro Matsuda (Japanese)

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!! !!! Voiced by: Guillaume Desmarchelier (French), Tom Morton (English), Kenichiro Matsuda (Japanese)



!! Voiced by: Jessica Monceau (French), Kaycie Chase (English), Yui Kondo (Japanese)

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!! !!! Voiced by: Jessica Monceau (French), Kaycie Chase (English), Yui Kondo (Japanese)



!! Voiced by: Paul Borne (French), Geoffrey Bateman (English), Kenichiro Matsuda (Japanese)

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!! !!! Voiced by: Paul Borne (French), Geoffrey Bateman (English), Kenichiro Matsuda (Japanese)



!! Voiced by: Stéphanie Lafforgue (French), Kim Tilbury (English), Michiko Kaiden (Japanese)

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!! !!! Voiced by: Stéphanie Lafforgue (French), Kim Tilbury (English), Michiko Kaiden (Japanese)

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* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler:The Chain, The Line, The Hand, The Burst, and The Beat]] are finished off this way.



* [[HoistByHisOwnPetard Hoist by Her Own Petard]]: Her fight with the Stranger ends with her nearly pushing him into a pit of electricity, only for the Stranger to throw her in instead.



* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: How the Stranger kills him.



* BadassNormal: As an extension, he seems to be the least tech-assisted of the bosses along with The Edge, with only an armor, sword and shield to fight The Stranger.

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* BadassNormal: As an extension, he seems to be the least tech-assisted of the bosses along with The Edge, facing the Stranger with only an armor, sword a sword, shield, and shield to fight The Stranger.suit of armor.



* KillTheCutie: [[YouBastard You do.]]



* KillTheCutie: [[YouBastard You do.]]
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