History Characters / OneShot

* CatSmile: Niko's expression by default is one of these.

* NonHumanHead: She has a die for a head. Which face is in front(and thus which personality she shows) is randomized between each player's game.

* TheChosenOne: Niko is apparently the prophecized savior of the world, destined to restore the sun and give the dying world a second chance.

* CrisisOfFaith: Early in a solstice run, upon learning that [[spoiler: the world they're in [[InsideAComputerSystem isn't real]] and didn't even exist until he arrived from him to save, that [[TheWorldIsAlwaysDoomed even restoring the sun won't save the world]], and that even though they've already succeeded in reaching the top of the tower, [[AllForNothing it doesn't matter]] because [[GroundhogDayLoop everything will just revert to when they first arrive]] [[FailureIsTheOnlyOption no matter what Niko does]]]], Niko starts questioning if you are really 'a kind god'.

* NiceHat: Niko is never seen without their hat. Unfortunately, that doesn't help Niko not wanting to be confused with a cat.

This page details the various characters of ''[[VideoGame/{{Oneshot}} OneShot]]''. Given the story heavy nature of this game, expect spoilers.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Niko's hair is the same shade of blue as their scarf, at times making it look like part of Niko's hair.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: His hair is purple.

* HandHidingSleeves: Has an oversized red sweater whose sleeves completely cover the hands.

* TheGhost: We never see him in person, though it's implied that the other person helping the Player and communicating via the "clover program" is him.

* CripplingOverspecialization: He's very good at explaining Niko's purpose in the world, but finds it almost impossible to talk about anything else, or speak to anyone who isn't Niko.

* TheGhost: We never see him in person.

* WalkingSpoiler: He's closely tied to the Author and the Old World.

* LastOfHerKind: Calamus remarks their used to be other plant people in the Glen, but Maize is the only one left by the time you reach her.

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* InsistentTermonology: He repeatedly clarifies that his “flying machine” is “not a plane”.

[[folder:Irregularities]]

!!Niko

!!The Player

!!The Entity '''*MAJOR SPOILERS*'''

A mysterious being which contacts the player via computers scattered throughout the world.

* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: [[spoiler:When it and Niko finally come face-to-face. It uses Niko's form to communicate with them.]]
* AmbiguouslyEvil: Although the entity frequently provides the player with the hints necessary to proceed, the tone of its writing is quite sinister, and it seems to believe that Niko's quest to save the world is pointless, even though it asks you to help them return home. As it turns out [[spoiler: the Entity acts this way because Niko is the only "real" person in the simulated world, and the Entity is a ThreeLawsCompliant AI.]]
* AIIsACrapshoot: The Entity uses a similar form of UnconventionalFormatting as other robots in the game, implying that it is some sort of AI, and it seems to be opposed to Niko's mission to restore the sun. The Entity is in fact [[spoiler: more properly known as the World Machine, an AI created by the Author intended to generate a simulated replacement for his dying world. Unfortunately, because of the conflicting nature of the World Machine's programming and the loss of the code necessary to return Niko home via the Author's intended ending, it becomes a DeathSeeker, and seeks to destroy itself along with the world simulation.]]
* BigBad: While it occasionally provides hint and information necessary for the player to progress, it is generally the Entity that is opposed to the Player and Niko's mission of returning the sun, and near the end of the game [[spoiler: prevents the player from progressing by locking Niko in a sort of LotusEaterMachine]], and later attempts to trick them into [[spoiler: shattering the sun]] in order to return home. Further cementing it as the antagonist is [[spoiler: the fact that the Entity is responsible for the corrupted code that is causing the simulated world to deteriorate.]]

* DeusEstMachina: As [[spoiler: the World Machine]], the Entity has an extraordinary degree of power over the [[spoiler: simulated]] world; while it can't do much to directly impede the player's and Niko's progress through the game, it is capable of erasing people from existence who learn too much about its true nature, and has some connection with the square particles causing the world to decay.
* InstantAIJustAddWater: Based on dialogue from the Author, the Entity [[spoiler: was never intended to be be sentient, but ended up becoming that way due to the Author being most accustomed to programming AI.]]
* ThreeLawsCompliant: As with other AI in the setting, the Entity's core programming includes the three laws. Interesting, rather than the more conventional ZerothLawRebellion, the reason the Entity opposes the player is [[spoiler: due to the first law, as Niko is the only "real" person in the simulated world, and allowing them to complete their mission of returning the sun will trap them there forever.]]
* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:After sensing that Niko is feeling distressed in Solstice route, it began to breakdown. This causes the squares to spawn at an accelerated pace.]]

[[folder:[=NPCs=]]]

!!Prophetbot

!!Silver

!!Calamus

!!Alula

!!Maize

!!Lamplighter

!!Ling

!!Dr. Kip Silverpoint

* EmperorScientist: [[Main/ImpliedTrope Implied.]] While there doesn't seem to be any apparent government in the world, she's the leader of the scientists in charge of the robots keeping the city running.

!!George

[[folder:Old Worlders *SPOILERS*]]

!!The Author

* DoNotGoGentle: [[spoiler: ''The entire game'']] is his attempt at this.

!!Prototype

!!Cedric

* WalkingSpoiler: He's closely tied to [[spoiler:the Author and the Old World.]]

!!Rue

* WalkingSpoiler: Almost impossible to mention her without giving away details.

* HandHidingSleeves: Has an oversized red sweater whose sleeves completely covers the hands.

* HandHidingSleeves: The sleeves of his oversized red sweater completely covers his hands.

* TheresNoPlaceLikeHome: Niko's initial goal is to get back home, with being [[TheChosenOne the messiah]] just being their only lead. By the time they reach the top of the tower, however [[spoiler: they can't decide if [[AmbiguousSituation potentially]] saving the world or sacrificing the world to go home is the right choice.]]

* NonHumanHead: She has a die for a head. Which face is in front is randomized between each player's game.

* CheerfulChild: Despite their predicament and the grave responsibility thrust upon them, Niko remains sunny and cheerful. [[spoiler: This begins to crack during the Refuge as Niko becomes increasingly homesick, and more or less falls apart over the course of the Solstice playthrough as more and more denezins of the world are erased by the Entity.]]

* EmperorScientist: [[Main/ImpliedTrope "Implied."]] While there doesn't seem to be any apparent government in the world. She's the leader of the scientists in charge of the robots keeping the city running.