History Characters / Knack

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!Introduced in Knack
!!The Protagonist

!! Goblins
[[folder:Gundahar]]
-->"Knack, you're no human, why do you work for them?"

The chief of the goblins. Despite his position, he is [[NobleDemon no relentless brute]], questioning why Knack helps the humans when he isn't one himself. He is the one responsible for providing the goblin race with advanced weapons.

* AntiVillain: He wants to bring Goblins out of a primitive life in the forest and into cities. He's just gotta get rid of humans to do that. [[spoiler:He also saved Charlotte, though he uses her for his own gain.]]
* BigBad: Although once he's dealt with, Viktor takes on the role of the main villain. [[spoiler:And again with Xander in ''Knack II''.]]
* BlingOfWar: Gundahar seems quite fond of gold. Not only does he wear golden armor, but his HumongousMecha is gold-plated.
%%* CycleOfRevenge: Since all the goblins are victims of this...
* DiscOneFinalBoss: Manages to be this in ''both'' games. In the first, he's the initial threat, but then he's defeated and Viktor is made to be the main villain. In ''Knack II'', he returns with an army of robots, [[spoiler:only to suffer a DisneyVillainDeath halfway through the game, and the robots get taken over by Xander]].
* DisneyVillainDeath: [[spoiler:The defeat of his robots destroys the structure he was standing on, which sends him plummeting off a cliff.]]
* FantasticRacism: The guy wants to ''exterminate mankind''! Can't be more racist than that!
* HumongousMecha: Unlike the other mechas in the game, he doesn't actually control his.
-->'''Knack:''' So, you saved the best for last. Pretty. You want me to wait for you to climb into that thing, cause I'll warn you, I'm not in the most patient of moods.\\
'''Gundahar:''' Get in it? ''(Chuckles)'' I'd only hold it back. This fighting unit is completely autonomous.
%%* {{Hypocrite}}: Vargas implies that the goblins attacked humans first.
* NobleDemon: Although he wants to kill all humans, he doesn't want to harm [[spoiler:Charlotte, because she helped them build up their army, though he'd likely go back on this if she were to betray them, which she does]].
* WeCanRuleTogether: He tries several times to convince Knack to betray humanity and join the goblins. It doesn't work in the slightest.
* WeWillMeetAgain: After his armory is destroyed and he's encountered Knack and Vargas face to face, he runs off into a secret door and screams "I will be back!" The Doctor knows it'll be a while before he can build up his army again, though. He makes good on this promise in ''Knack II''.

[[folder:Morgack (Chieftain Goblin)]]
--> "A golem made of relics..."

A large blue goblin and the chief of the goblin village who attacked the humans at the beginning of the game.

* {{Claustrophobia}}: Apparently this is a trait that all goblins possess, but Morgack is the only one who has this weakness exploited. Ryder uses this to his advantage by keeping Morgack in the small cockpit of his destroyed mech until he discloses who Gundahar is.
* TheDragon: Could be seen as this to Gundahar, considering that Gundahar didn't actually attack any of the human settlements himself, he just gave Morgack and his underlings the means to do so.
* HumongousMecha: He didn't make the tanks, but he managed to build his own mech.
* NoNameGiven: His name is only ever listed in the credits. Otherwise, he's referred to as the Chieftain Goblin in the chapter descriptions and trophy list.

!! Others
[[folder:The Guardians]]
Large golems that live deep underground and protect the relics from being mined by humans or goblins.

* BarrierWarrior: The small guardians can surround themselves in yellow force fields, which deteriorate as they throw lances at Knack.
* ChekhovsGun: The giant orb who attacks Knack in the underground ruins shows up again later [[spoiler:as part of the FinalBoss]].
* EvilCounterpart: The Final Guardian is this to Knack, especially after [[spoiler:it inserts the Giant Orb into its chest. An orb that looks exactly like Knack's.]]
* FinalBoss: [[spoiler:The Final Guardian.]]
* GemstoneAssault: Each type attacks Knack with weapons made out of Sunstones: the smallest ones throw arrows and spears, the bigger ones fight with bulky swords, and the big ones Viktor's men managed to hypnotize fight by melding a huge chuck of the stuff around their left hands. The giant ones Knack faces during the final levels of the game fire arrows as well, while the Final Guardian attacks with a sword made out of jade tiles.
%%* {{Golem}}
* GoodColorsEvilColors: The Final Guardian's orb glows red throughout the FinalBoss fight, compared to Knack's central orb which is blue.
* ShockwaveStomp: The sword-wielding guardians can create a force field and then slam it down into a shockwave.

!Introduced in Knack II
!! Humans
[[folder:Xander]]
The leader of a WarriorMonk monastery founded by Marius, the human that led mankind to victory over the goblins during the Crystal Wars. Xander is not only strong, but also smart, and has figured out a way to create other Knack-like beings out of relics.
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* BigBadFriend: [[spoiler:He's actually a power-hungry maniac who wants to take over the world and forcefully set human discovery back by about 200 years.]]
* EvilCounterpart: [[spoiler:To Doctor Vargas. Both of them have created living beings using relics, but whereas Doctor Vargas is on the side of good and is a scientist who creates new technology for the benefit of mankind, Xander hates technology and wants to send humanity back to the age of the Crystal Wars 200 years ago.]]
* EvilLuddite: [[spoiler:He believes that modern technology has made humanity weak, and wants to return to a simpler time, and plans on doing this by destroying all modern cities and technology.]]
* {{Hypocrite}}: He's not a fan of modern technology and wishes he were living in a simpler time like Marius. [[spoiler:He plans on bringing humanity back to that time by destroying all modern technology... with a giant robot the size of a city.]]
* GeniusBruiser: Subverted. He's smart enough to be able to create living beings from relics like Doctor Vargas did, but his combat prowess is only ever inferred.
* MaskOfSanity: At first, he's very soft-spoken and seems like a reasonable man. [[spoiler:After he reveals his plans, it becomes clearer and clearer that he's not quite right in the head. Then after the reveal of his Armageddon Machine, he really becomes a LaughingMad lunatic. When Knack [[YoureInsane calls him mad]], Xander's response is "I think so, yes."]]
* TakeOverTheWorld: [[spoiler:The monks used to rule the world, but their ways have fallen out of favor because TechnologyMarchesOn. Xander intends on returning mankind to that time 200 years ago, so that he can rule.]]
* TakingYouWithMe: [[spoiler:His Armageddon Machine is destroyed and his plans are thwarted, but in his dying moments, he tries to kill Knack by reconfiguring the artifact to create a gigantic being made of relics similar to Knack.]]
%%* WalkingSpoiler
* WarriorMonk: He's the leader of a monastery that trains them, although he's never actually shown doing any fighting. [[spoiler:That is, without the aid of a HumongousMecha.]]

[[folder:Ava]]
Xander's right-hand woman and youth leader of the monastery.
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%%* AffirmativeActionGirl
* ConflictingLoyalty: She becomes good friends with Knack and Lucas, but when [[spoiler:Xander reveals his plan to take the ancient goblin weapons for himself, she finds herself siding with Xander even though Knack and Lucas are against what he's doing. She'd been following his ways since childhood, so it is somewhat justified. She only turns on him after it's clear to her that he wants Knack dead.]]
* MyMasterRightOrWrong: [[spoiler:After Xander reveals his plan to take control of the ancient weapons, Ava continues to follow him, and only abandons him when he demands that Knack be killed.]]
* NewPowersAsThePlotDemands: She actually gives these to Knack through relic energy.
* WelcomeBackTraitor: [[spoiler:She's welcomed back by everyone except Lucas, who takes longer to start trusting her again.]]
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[[folder:Rothari]]
The military leader of the High Goblins, a race of goblins that seemingly died out 200 years ago during the Crystal Wars. The High Goblin council has recently put him under the orders of Gundahar, much to his annoyance.
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* BigBadWannabe: Gundahar has been made his superior, although Rothari would much rather just deal with Knack without his interference.
* FacialMarkings: The red facial markings are what set apart the High Goblins from the regular ones.
* FantasticRacism: Like all goblins, he's no fan of humans, but as a High Goblin, he's no fan of regular goblins either, and he's angry that Gundahar has been declared an elder, when he was next in line for the position.
* HumongousMecha: He fights Knack in one.

[[folder:Marius]]
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[[folder:Yurick]]
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!! Others
[[folder:Xander's Creations]]
Relic-based creations made by Xander. They look similar to Knack and act as warriors along with the other monks or as Xander's bodyguards.

* ThereIsAnother: Their existence shows the player that other beings like Knack does and can exist, and Doctor Vargas isn't the only one who can make like from the relics.

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[[folder:Gundahar]]
-->"Knack, you're no human, why do you work for them?"

The chief of the goblins. Despite his position, he is [[NobleDemon no relentless brute]], questioning why Knack helps the humans when he isn't one himself. He is the one responsible for providing the goblin race with advanced weapons.

[[folder:Charlotte]]
The love of Vargas' life, who he lost 20 years ago after she fell into the abyss of a cave. [[spoiler:Turns out she's still alive, after being raised back to health by Gundahar, in exchange for building them tanks and weapons.]]

* DisneyDeath: She fell down a cliff in the cave where she and Vargas found Knack's orb. [[spoiler:She lived, though.]]
* EvilCripple: [[spoiler:Subverted in that she's not evil, she was just forced into working for the villains. She's not even fully disabled, though she says herself that her right leg never fully recovered from her fall, and she now requires a cane to walk properly.]]
* GadgeteerGenius: Worked with Vargas on making a new type of car. [[spoiler:Also worked for Gundahar to create tanks and weapons. In ''Knack II'', she also makes some upgrades to the plane that Knack and Lucas built.]]
* HeelRealization: [[spoiler:She's already had it by the time Vargas finds her, and refuses to go back to human society because of the trouble she's caused. She eventually changes her mind, though, after Gundahar's hatred for humankind has been made clearer to her.]]
* TheLostLenore: It is more than obvious that, even 20 years later, Vargas hasn't moved on. [[spoiler:Gets subverted when he discovers she's still alive.]]
-->'''Lucas:''' And there really hasn't been anybody else for you?\\
'''Vargas:''' Oh, how could there be? She was smart, talented, and beautiful.
* MoralityPet: According to Doctor Vargas, she kept him from putting some of his crazier ideas into action.
* ParentalSubstitute: [[spoiler:Acts as one to Lucas in ''Knack II'', treating him in a very motherly way.]]
* SympathyForTheDevil: [[spoiler:Even after she's found out that Gundahar has been using her technology to attack human settlements, she still seems relieved after seeing that Gundahar survived his encounter with Knack and Doctor Vargas. It's only after he expresses his desire to kill all humans that she decides to get as far away from Gundahar as possible.]]
* WalkingSpoiler

[[folder:Morgack (Chieftain Goblin)]]
--> "A golem made of relics..."

A large blue goblin and the chief of the goblin village who attacked the humans at the beginning of the game.

* {{Claustrophobia}}: Apparently this is a trait that all goblins possess, but Morgack is the only one who has this weakness exploited. Ryder uses this to his advantage by keeping Morgack in the small cockpit of his destroyed mech until he discloses who Gundahar is.
* TheDragon: Could be seen as this to Gundahar, considering that Gundahar didn't actually attack any of the human settlements himself, he just gave Morgack and his underlings the means to do so.
* HumongousMecha: He didn't make the tanks, but he managed to build his own mech.
* NoNameGiven: His name is only ever listed in the credits. Otherwise, he's referred to as the Chieftain Goblin in the chapter descriptions and trophy list.
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[[folder:The Guardians]]
Large golems that live deep underground and protect the relics from being mined by humans or goblins.
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!!Introduced in Knack II

* HeelRealization: [[spoiler:She's already had it by the time Vargas finds her, and refuses to go back to human society because of the trouble she's caused. She eventually changes her mind, though.]]

* BadassBaritone: He speaks in a low sound regardless of how big he is, minus when he's at his smallest, where he doesn't talk.