History Characters / NoMoreHeroes2DesperateStruggle

* NotSoDifferent: Both he and Travis want revenge. In fact, [[CycleOfRevenge Travis wants revenge for Jasper's revenge on Travis.]]

* DeusExMachina: [[spoiler:The gift of Rose Nasty in ''Desperate Struggle'' and him arriving ''just in time'' to save Travis from being trapped underground in '''III''.]]

!!!'''Voiced by:''' Takashi Miike

* GroinAttack: What happens if she beats you in a weapon clash. Travis' response is "Oh Yeah!"... And then he keels over.

* WakeUpCallBoss: Though not as much as Ryuji, who ironically uses the same boss theme, Matt Helms is definitely a much tougher boss than the previous (and good luck on Bitter Mode). His attacks include Molotov Cocktails that he ''never stops throwing'', powerful swings of his axe, turning the aforementioned axe into a flamethrower, and [[AssKicksYou sitting on you.]] This all amplified by the fact his arena is a very cramped space, which ups the difficulty in staying away from his slow but strong attacks.

* WakeUpCallBoss: Though not as much as Ryuji, who ironically uses the same boss theme, Matt Helms is definitely a much tougher boss than the previous (and good luck on Bitter Mode). His attacks include Molotov Cocktails that he ''never stops throwing'', powerful swings of his axe, turning the aforementioned axe into a flamethrower, and [[AssKicksYou sitting on you.]]

* LargeHam: [[UpToEleven Holy shit.]]

* RedOniBlueOni: One of them is the noble-facade Destroyman from the first game; the other is a vulgar jackass. Their lasers are even color-coded: Notably, the red one stays in your face with melee attacks, and the blue one [[GetBackHereBoss flies away at every opportunity to shoot you instead]].

* {{Foil}}: With Holly Summers with the first game as both are females whose philosophies and actions changes Travis's mindset of the assassination business, with both of them only requesting that Travis remembers them. Travis freezes in hesitating Holly (who ends up killing herself with a grenade) while Alice falls into the blade of Travis's beam katana. Travis didn't get to know Holly's name until after she killed herself but Travis requests Alice to give hers before she dies.

* WhamEpisode: Travis' monologue after their fight marks the most his character development, precisely because the fight serves as a Wham Episode to him.

* BrickJoke: Early on in the game, when Travis meets with Sylvia next to the building the final battle takes place in, a guy randomly falls out of the sky and lands nearby... which neither reacts to, implying this happens fairly often. Once you get to fight Batt [[spoiler:the same thing can happen to you.]]

** It's worth noting that he never takes his revenge on Travis on his own terms, using his wealth and power to take it out on Santa Destroy through his criminal activities as well as sending five hitman just to kill Bishop.

* OneWingedAngel: Twice. First he turns into a hulking superhero-themed brute, then into a ''giant parade float''.

* BloodKnight: Almost all of the assassins enjoy a good challenge, and it's the reason most of them signed up for the United Assassin Association and readily accept Travis' (Or Shinobu's) arrival.

* BonusBoss: in ''Heroes' Paradise''.

** He uses his dying words to explain to Travis that the fight was only "part of our plan," and that Travis was about to lose someone close to him due to {{revenge}} against him. Sure enough, Travis' best friend Bishop gets assassinated by Jasper Batt Jr.'s goons in the same night.

* NotQuiteDead: He survives ''decapitation''. Granted it's only long enough to warn Travis of Bishop's impending fate, as he then rips his own head back off afterwards.

* GangstaRap: And much ''literally'' so. According to Silvia, Nathan's charm, charisma, appeal, and outreaching lyrics to the audiences were meant to also seek out troubled delinquents, confused and lost people, and misfits so that the New Mafia and Pizza Batt could have some new members and lackeys in their ranks. His {{Leitmotif}}, "Nathan is Our Boss", even boasts the lyrics, "Murder Cures The Nation", and it's induced many of the mooks you fight throughout the game.

* WorthyOpponent: Sees Travis as one, respectfully calling him "The Crownless King."

* BonusBoss: In both ''No More Heroes 2'' and ''Heroes' Paradise''. She's the only original bonus boss in the series -- in the former, she can be fought if Travis returns to the Motel in between ranking fights after beating Charlie [=MacDonald=]. Unlike most other examples of this, she becomes a mandatory fight as soon as the above trigger is fulfilled; the player cannot proceed with future bosses until she is defeated.

* TheNicknamer: For Travis, again. ''Three of them''. From her Travis gets "Travis the Great," "Travis Ravenous," and "Cool Hand Teezy Greasy."
* MsFanservice: She gained a rather {{Stripperiffic}} redesign in ''VideoGame/TravisStrikesAgainNoMoreHeroes'' courtesy of ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}'''s character designer, Mari Shimazaki.

* YouAreNotReady: Travis refuses to kill her, saying he "can't kill a co-ed," and tells her to come back when she graduates.

* DealWithTheDevil: [[spoiler:It already got him his revenge. So now he just [[SoWhatDoWeDoNow hangs around being scary]].]]

* UncertainDoom: [[spoiler:While it ultimately doesn't matter as Sylvia counts Travis the winner regardless, given how Matt is effectively a ghost, it's unclear what his exact fate is once Travis "defeats" him. Sylvia shoots his child form in the head, only for him to recover and [[VillainExitStageLeft run off seconds later]], and it's unclear what good burning his house down will do in the long run ([[FreezeFrameBonus especially since you can see him calmly staring out the second-story window as it's burning]]).]]

* WakeUpCallBoss: Though not as much as Ryuji, who ironically uses the same boss theme, Matt Helms is definitely a much tougher boss than the previous (And good luck on Bitter Mode). His attacks include Molotov Cocktails that he ''never stops throwing,'' powerful swings of his Axe, turning the aforementioned axe into a flamethrower, and [[AssKicksYou sitting on you.]]

* BreatherBoss[[invoked]]: [[WordOfGod Suda51 himself claimed]] that she was purposefully made to be less challenging than the brutal, claustrophic battle with Matt Helms before her. To boot, she has less health, her arena is much more open, and her attacks are much easier to deal with so long as you can avoid her [[PoisonousPerson poison debuff]].

* StealthBasedMission: Technically speaking, you can sneak past a bunch of prison guards in order to get to her. You don't actually have to do the sneaking mission. If you get caught, you can just fight the Mooks as you would normally. They don't give you any money, though, so you may as well sneak by. In Bitter you better sneak by, because everyone there is a gun enemy (there's a reason they get their own radar icon).

An assassin in ''Desperate Struggle'', ranked somewhere between 22 and 10. He previously appeared in the first game (although he was Letz Shake but in order to save his life, he brain was put into a upgraded form of his stolen earthquake machine) as a BaitAndSwitchBoss, but now you actually get to fight him. The fight was supposed to be a Battle Royale, but he wipes out the rest of the competition before you even fight.

* AmbiguousSituation: Due to his name being a composite of Dr. Shake (the brain in the earthquake generator) and Letz Shake (the ranked assassin who used said earthquake generator) from the first game, it's a bit unclear which of the two he's supposed to be, although it is most likely Letz Shake due to the Doctor's brain in the first game being sliced in half & the brain looks different, the machine also has Letz Shake's anarchist A on him, while also kind of sporting the devilish laughter letz shake had, and that it focuses on Letz Shake during the flashback, & Travis says he's that 5th ranked freak instead of that 5th ranked freak's machine .
* BaitAndSwitchBoss: Only this time he's on the giving end.

* CallingYourAttacks: Parodied. When he does his earthquake attack, he'll occasionally declare "Battle cry."

* FaceDeathWithDignity: Subverted. [[spoiler:Silvia guns him down before Travis could give him a proper send-off.]]

* UndignifiedDeath: [[spoiler:Before Travis can give him a proper send-off, Silvia mows him down with a machine-gun, and continues to shoot his body after he's fallen to the ground.]]

* LoneWolfBoss: The only boss in either game who isn't an assassin at all.

* KillSat: His main weapon, [[EnergyWeapon used to bombard the battlefield with all sorts of destructive lasers.]]

* DeusExMachina: [[spoiler:The gift of Rose Nasty in ''Desperate Struggle'' and him arriving ''just in time'' to save Travis from being trapped uderground in '''III''.]]

* BloodKnight: Almost all of the the assassins enjoy a good challenge, and it's the reason most of them signed up for the United Assassin Association and readily accept Travis' (Or Shinobu's) arrival.

* FatBastard: [[spoiler: Only in his ghost form.]]

* WakeUpCallBoss: Though not as much as Ryuji, who ironically uses the same boss theme, Matt Helms is definitely a much tougher boss than the previous (And good luck on Bitter Mode). His attacks include Molotov Cocktails that he ''never stops throwing,'' powerful swings of his Axe, turning the aforementioned axe into a flamethrower, and [[ArsonMurderandJaywalking sitting on you.]]
* YourHeadASplode: The way Travis kills him. [[spoiler: At least his ghost form.]]

* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Many assassins know who Travis is by virtue of reputation if they hadn't somehow met them before, and are astounded he managed to get out of the assassin business, a few even asking how he did it. What they don't know is that Travis' Association was a con, not a largely funded organization like they're lead to believe.

* BloodKnight: Almost all of the the assassins enjoy a good challenge, and it's the reason most of them signed up for the United Assassin Association. and readily accept Travis' (Or Shinobu's) arrival.
* BeingEvilSucks: While they're more morally grey than outright evil, but a fair share of assassins make it known they're not fans of the life they lead and are looking for a way out. Whether that's through getting out of the Association or being killed varies from person to person.

* RealAllAlong: Downplayed. But the initial Association was just a scam for Sylvia's own benefit, and a good bit for Travis' own closure and benefit as well. Batt Jr. however, wanted revenge and funded an actual United Assassins Association just to get back at Travis.

* DeathSeeker: She reveals that she, including many other assassins who've idolized Travis, became this out of despair, and want to know how Travis managed to leave the business without becoming one himself. LonelyAtTheTop indeed...

An assassin in ''Desperate Struggle'', ranked somewhere between 22 and 10. He previously appeared in the first game (although he was the brain in the Earthquake Machine, not the human assassin) as a BaitAndSwitchBoss, but now you actually get to fight him. The fight was supposed to be a Battle Royale, but he wipes out the rest of the competition before you even fight.

* AmbiguousSituation: Due to his name being a composite of Dr. Shake (the brain in the earthquake generator) and Letz Shake (the ranked assassin who used said earthquake generator) from the first game, it's a bit unclear which of the two he's supposed to be.

* EarthquakeMachine: Since he's a brain implanted on an earthquake generator, you can guess what his main attack is.
* EvilLaugh: Thanks to his speech pattern, he simply says "devilish laughter" in response to Trevor's intent of killing him.

* MeaningfulName: Since Dr. Letz Shake is an earthquake generator, he ''shakes'' the ground to make said earthquakes.

* CorruptedCharacterCopy: Of a BatmanParody. A young boy, family murdered by a thug for cash, who vows revenge, uses his money to further that revenge, takes up the cowl of the bat in order to fight against his kind... and became a revenge-fueled killer instead of a superhero.

* AlasPoorVillain: Vladimir has been stranded in space since the 1960s and spends the entire fight trying to contact the space station and trying to contact the control centre in Russia. He had no idea that he was back on Earth, he didn't know he became a ranked assassin, and he didn't know he was fighting Travis; an assassin sent to duel him. For these reasons, he is one of the few villains in the series that Travis actually sympathizes with and gives a small eulogy to at the end of the battle. Then, when she tries to recover Vladmir's body afterward, Travis also threatens Sylvia and demands that she leave him alone.

* OldSoldier: Despite his age, this cosmonaut can more then hold his own against Travis.

* OurGhostsAreDifferent: Like Matt Helms before him, Captain Vladimir is a supernatural foe. His uniform appears to have been designed in the mid-1950s to mid-1970s -- as shown by his surprise at Travis' nationality, which indicates he was part of UsefulNotes/TheSpaceRace which was from 1955 to 1975 -- it looks like a terrible accident jettisoned him into deep space, and when he finally learns that he's returned to Earth, [[spoiler:his body disappears as if he's fulfilled his unfinished mission]]. This also explains how he was able to survive in space without needing to take his helmet off so he can eat and drink, and how he managed to survive the return to Earth's atmosphere.

* BreatherBoss[[invoked]]: [[WordOfGod Suda51 himself cl/aimed]] that she was purposefully made to be less challenging than the brutal, claustrophic battle with Matt Helms before her. To boot, she has less health, her arena is much more open, and her attacks are much easier to deal with so long as you can avoid her [[PoisonousPerson poison debuff]].

* ManChild: Takes effort to show how much his actions aren't different from a brat.

* PsychopathicManchild: Has the build and voice of a 11-year-old and spends the majority of the fight giggling like a lunatic.

* ShoutOut:

* WorthyOpponent: [[spoiler:So much that Travis decides not to kill him, or at least give him an honorable death on his feet. [[ShootTheDog Instead, Sylvia guns him down like a dog.]]]]

* IKnowMaddenKombat: Subverted. Despite the obvious football theme, Charlie decides to go the HumongousMecha route. However, one of his mech's attacks is called "Go Long!", and his special involves hitting you in the gut with a football. He also likes Travis Touchdown's name, for obvious reasons.

* UnexpectedGameplayChange: His boss battle is a traditional FightingGame.

* BreatherBoss[[invoked]]: [[WordOfGod Suda51 himself claimed]] that she was purposefully made to be less challenging than the brutal, claustrophic battle with Matt Helms before her. To boot, she has less health, her arena is much more open, and her attacks are much easier to deal with so long as you can avoid her [[PoisonousPerson poison debuff]].

* CallBack: He tries the exact same "electrocute with a handshake" maneuver that he used in the first game on Shinobu. It doesn't work because she uses her prosthetic hand, and she promptly cuts his hand off in retaliation.

* HateSink: There's a good reason as to why [=YouTuber=], The Quarter Guy, prefers to call him "Bastard Twat Jr.". He's utterly despicable in every way (possibly intentionally so.) Even discounting his actions during the game, his design is absurd for a final boss and only gets more and more absurd with every new form until even Henry can't stand to be near him and bails out mid-fight, and his second form is infamously difficult and cheap. He's the complete antithesis of a cool or likeable villain, or even an enjoyable boss fight.

A schoolgirl assassin in ''Desperate Struggle''. Her rank is unknown, but it's presumed to be one below Travis at the time you fight her--unlike the other UAA assassins, she challenges ''Travis'' for his rank. Uses her recorder as a weapon, which doubles as a double-bladed beam katana.