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** Migrants usually require progressively excessive amounts of paperwork to be accepted.
** You'll be accused of this if you deny any of the reporters who only show their press pass and nothing else. [[UngratefulBastard Letting them in will instead have them report]] [[TheGuardsMustBeCrazy that the border security is too lazy and lax.]]



** Migrants usually require progressively excessive amounts of paperwork to be accepted.
** You'll be accused of this if you deny any of the reporters who only show their press pass and nothing else. [[UngratefulBastard Letting them in will instead have them report]] [[TheGuardsMustBeCrazy that the border security is too lazy and lax.]]

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** Migrants usually require progressively excessive amounts of paperwork to be accepted.
** You'll be accused of this if you deny any of the reporters who only show their press pass and nothing else. [[UngratefulBastard Letting them in will instead have them report]] [[TheGuardsMustBeCrazy that the border security is too lazy and lax.]]

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* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: He tries to bribe the inspector to let him into Arstotzka.

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* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney:
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He tries to bribe the inspector to let him into Arstotzka.Arstotzka.
** One time you detain him, he will claim he paid good money for one of his fake passports. [[spoiler: He ultimately lets you know where to get a few for yourself and your family once he learns about your upcoming audit and that your passports have been taken away.]]

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* ObstructiveBureaucrat: Migrants usually require progressively excessive amounts of paperwork to be accepted.

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* ObstructiveBureaucrat: ObstructiveBureaucrat:
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Migrants usually require progressively excessive amounts of paperwork to be accepted.
** You'll be accused of this if you deny any of the reporters who only show their press pass and nothing else. [[UngratefulBastard Letting them in will instead have them report]] [[TheGuardsMustBeCrazy that the border security is too lazy and lax.]]
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An Arstotzkan serial child murderer who escapes from prison in the United Fed and tries to cross back home.
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* BribeBackfire: Perspective-inverted: Can be invoked on several immigrants who try to pay you for approval. You can usually take the money... or take it and detain them anyway.

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* BribeBackfire: Perspective-inverted: Can be invoked on several immigrants who try to pay you for approval. You can usually take the money... or take it money and detain them anyway.anyway. [[YouBastard Many will call you out as they're being led away]].



* ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem: Orders you to let in an illegal he's romantically involved with. Failing to do so will bring his wrath down upon you, and if you ''detain'' her, he will falsely accuse you of stealing property so you can be arrested.

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A PoliticalOfficer investigating [[spoiler:EZIC]].

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* ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem: Orders you to let in an illegal a foreign woman he's romantically involved with. Failing to do so with even though she does not have the correct paperwork. Rejecting her will bring his wrath down upon you, and make him look weak so he gives you a small chewing out the next day, but if you ''detain'' her, her he will falsely accuse you of stealing property so and have you can be arrested.

!!M. Volnel
Vonel
A PoliticalOfficer from the Ministry of Information that is investigating [[spoiler:EZIC]].
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* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: He is constantly addressed as just inspector, with no real name given.

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* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: He is constantly addressed as just inspector, “inspector”, with no real name given.






* CasualDangerDialogue: Spends a good few minutes [[spoiler: mocking a bomb for its design.]] He's actually majorly pissed about the fact that he's losing potential credits.
* DoWrongRight: Ironically, he knows more about [[spoiler:bomb making]] than a terrorist who walks into your booth one day.

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* CasualDangerDialogue: Spends a good few minutes [[spoiler: mocking [[spoiler:mocking a bomb for its design.]] design]]. He's actually majorly pissed about the fact that he's losing potential credits.
* DoWrongRight: Ironically, he knows more about [[spoiler:bomb making]] [[spoiler:bomb-making]] than a terrorist who walks into your booth one day.









* ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem: Orders you to let in an illegal he's romantically involved with. Failing to do so will bring his wrath down upon you, falsely accusing you of stealing property you can be arrested.

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* ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem: Orders you to let in an illegal he's romantically involved with. Failing to do so will bring his wrath down upon you, and if you ''detain'' her, he will falsely accusing accuse you of stealing property so you can be arrested. arrested.



* BadBoss: If you give him the [[spoiler: [[LaResistance EZIC]] notes as evidence]] he will have you arrested.

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* BadBoss: If you give him the [[spoiler: [[LaResistance [[spoiler:[[LaResistance EZIC]] notes as evidence]] evidence]], he will have you arrested.















* {{Determinator}}: Keeps trying to enter Arstotzka no matter how many times he gets turned away or arrested.
* NiceGuy: Jorji is usually very polite to the inspector even if he is being detained or denied entry into the country.
* NotEvenBotheringWithAnExcuse: If he gets caught trying to [[spoiler:smuggle drugs into the country.]]

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* {{Determinator}}: Keeps trying to enter Arstotzka Arstotzka, no matter how many times he gets turned away or arrested.
* NiceGuy: Jorji is usually very polite to the inspector inspector, even if he is being detained or denied entry into the country.
* NotEvenBotheringWithAnExcuse: If he gets caught trying to [[spoiler:smuggle drugs into the country.]]country]].












Arstotzka's neighbouring country and arch-nemesis. Two of them recently fought a bloody civil war and Inspector's checkpoint is located in a city that is divided between the countries.

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Arstotzka's neighbouring country and arch-nemesis. Two The two of them recently fought a bloody civil war war, and the Inspector's checkpoint is located in a city that is divided between the countries.countries.















Landlocked country bordered by Republia, Kolechia, United Federation and Orbistan. Their regime is extremely oppressive, even by local standards and has very bad relations with their southern neighbor, Republia.
* ArchEnemy: They have been frequently at war with Republia and the relations between the two are still sour.
* BigBrotherIsWatchingYou: If the escaping couple's dialogue and the upcoming newspaper headline is of any indication, Antegria is a full on surveillance society.
* CanonImmigrant: Antegria also appeared in Pope's earlier game, ''Republia Times'', but its geography appears to be diffrent since Republia Times mentions that Antegria has costal cities and frequent naval clashes with Republia, while in ''Papers Please'', Antegria is landlocked.

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Landlocked country bordered by Republia, Kolechia, United Federation Federation, and Orbistan. Their regime is extremely oppressive, even by local standards standards, and has very bad relations with their southern neighbor, Republia.
* ArchEnemy: They have been frequently at war with Republia Republia, and the relations between the two are still sour.
* BigBrotherIsWatchingYou: If the escaping couple's dialogue and the upcoming newspaper headline is of any indication, Antegria is a full on full-on surveillance society.
* CanonImmigrant: Antegria also appeared in Pope's earlier game, ''Republia Times'', but its geography appears to be diffrent diffrent, since Republia Times mentions that Antegria has costal cities and frequent naval clashes with Republia, while in ''Papers Please'', Antegria is landlocked.
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* CannonImmigrant: Antegria also appeared in Pope's earlier game, ''Republia Times'', but its geography appears to be diffrent since Republia Times mentions that Antegria has costal cities and frequent naval clashes with Republia, while in ''Papers Please'', Antegria is landlocked.

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* CannonImmigrant: CanonImmigrant: Antegria also appeared in Pope's earlier game, ''Republia Times'', but its geography appears to be diffrent since Republia Times mentions that Antegria has costal cities and frequent naval clashes with Republia, while in ''Papers Please'', Antegria is landlocked.

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Arstozka is a communist state bordering Kolechia and Orbistan.



Arstotzka's neighbouring country.

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Arstotzka's neighbouring country.country and arch-nemesis. Two of them recently fought a bloody civil war and Inspector's checkpoint is located in a city that is divided between the countries.



Large country bordering Arstozka to the north.



* BigBrotherIsWatchingYou: If the escaping couple's dialogue and the upcoming newspaper headline is of any indication.

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Landlocked country bordered by Republia, Kolechia, United Federation and Orbistan. Their regime is extremely oppressive, even by local standards and has very bad relations with their southern neighbor, Republia.
* ArchEnemy: They have been frequently at war with Republia and the relations between the two are still sour.
* BigBrotherIsWatchingYou: If the escaping couple's dialogue and the upcoming newspaper headline is of any indication.indication, Antegria is a full on surveillance society.
* CannonImmigrant: Antegria also appeared in Pope's earlier game, ''Republia Times'', but its geography appears to be diffrent since Republia Times mentions that Antegria has costal cities and frequent naval clashes with Republia, while in ''Papers Please'', Antegria is landlocked.

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''Inspector,''

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''Inspector,''
''Troper,''



[[caption-width-right:350:Glory to the New Arstotzka.]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:Glory to [[caption-width-right:350:For Arstotzka and the New Arstotzka.Order.]]


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[[/folder]]
[[folder:Countries]]
!!Arstotzka
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/arstotzka_emblem.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Glory to Arstotzka.]]
* CommieLand
!!Kolechia
[[quoteright:320:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kolechia_emblem.png]]
[[caption-width-right:320:For Kolechia!]]
Arstotzka's neighbouring country.
!!Obristan
!!Republia
!!Impor
* OnlySaneMan: Currently the only nation to not have a described deficiency.
* Wutai: Immigrants from here usually have an Asian appearance and the issuing cities are derived from Japanese words.
!!United Federation
!!Antegria
* BigBrotherIsWatchingYou: If the escaping couple's dialogue and the upcoming newspaper headline is of any indication.
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* AffablyEvil: He's relaxed and polite, even when condemning convicts to execution on death row.
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* Determinator: Keeps trying to enter Arstotzka no matter how many times he gets turned away or arrested.

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* Determinator: {{Determinator}}: Keeps trying to enter Arstotzka no matter how many times he gets turned away or arrested.
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* ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem: Orders you to let in an illegal he's romantically involved with. Failing to do so will bring his wrath down upon you, falsely accusing you of stealing property you can be arrested.
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* PetTheDog: Perform well for the month in serving Arstotzka, and he'll recognize and reward your diligence by overlooking any past suspicious activities.
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* DarkAndTroubledPast: Implied as both Ministry of Information ''and'' Income are performing a full audit on him for the past twenty years, enough to warrant the Inspector fleeing to Obristan. An option that remains until the last day, for fear they'll discover more about certain "anomalies".
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* BadBoss: If you give him the [[spoiler: [[LaResistance EZIC]] notes as evidence]] he will have you arrested.
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* SecretPolice

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* SecretPoliceSecretPolice: He's good at it, too. He will know if you help even just one EZIC agent.
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[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/arstotzka2.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Glory to Arstotzka.]]


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* SecretPolice
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--->'''Jorji''': This is crap.
--->'''Jorji''': You know what? Forget it. Arstotzka worst country. You worst person.

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--->'''Jorji''': -->'''Jorji''': This is crap.
--->'''Jorji''': -->'''Jorji''': You know what? Forget it. Arstotzka worst country. You worst person.

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* OddFriendship: With Calensk and Jorgi.

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* OddFriendship: With Calensk and Jorgi.Jorji.



[[folder:EZIC]]

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[[folder:EZIC]][[folder:The Order of the EZIC Star]]
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ezic.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Glory to the New Arstotzka.]]
A mysterious organization that aims to overthrow the Arstotzkan government.
!!In General
* LaResistance


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A [[spoiler:drug smuggler]] who comes to the Grestin border checkpoint several times.


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* Determinator: Keeps trying to enter Arstotzka no matter how many times he gets turned away or arrested.
* NiceGuy: Jorji is usually very polite to the inspector even if he is being detained or denied entry into the country.
* NotEvenBotheringWithAnExcuse: If he gets caught trying to [[spoiler:smuggle drugs into the country.]]
-->'''Inspector''': What is this?\\
'''Jorji''': [[spoiler:Is drugs!]]
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: He tries to bribe the inspector to let him into Arstotzka.


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* OutOfCharacterMoment: He stops being polite to the inspector if you deny him entry during the one and only time all his papers are in order and he isn't carrying any contraband.
--->'''Jorji''': This is crap.
--->'''Jorji''': You know what? Forget it. Arstotzka worst country. You worst person.
* ThinkOfTheChildren: If he gets denied entry for [[spoiler:carrying drugs]].
-->'''Jorji''': Is ok, I understand. [[spoiler:[[DrugsAreBad Drugs are bad.]] Not good for kids.]]
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* ThinkOfTheChildren: If denied or detained for [[spoiler:trying to bring drugs into Arstotzka]], he says this: [[spoiler:"Is ok, I understand. [[DrugsAreBad Drugs are bad.]] Not good for kids."]]
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* ThinkOfTheChildren: If denied or detained for [[spoiler:trying to bring drugs into Arstotzka]]: [[spoiler:Is ok, I understand. [[DrugsAreBad Drugs are bad.]] Not good for kids.]]

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* ThinkOfTheChildren: If denied or detained for [[spoiler:trying to bring drugs into Arstotzka]]: [[spoiler:Is Arstotzka]], he says this: [[spoiler:"Is ok, I understand. [[DrugsAreBad Drugs are bad.]] Not good for kids.]]"]]
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* ThinkOfTheChildren: If denied or detained for [[spoiler: trying to bring drugs into Arstotzka]]: [[spoiler: Is ok, I understand. [[DrugsAreBad Drugs are bad.]] Not good for kids.

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* ThinkOfTheChildren: If denied or detained for [[spoiler: trying [[spoiler:trying to bring drugs into Arstotzka]]: [[spoiler: Is [[spoiler:Is ok, I understand. [[DrugsAreBad Drugs are bad.]] Not good for kids.]]
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!!Jorji Costava
* BlatantLies: Gives the inspector an extremely obvious fake passport and insists that it is genuine if interrogated about it.
* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: [[spoiler:"Everything is definitely ok with me. For sure I am not in criminal bulletin or anything!"]]
* ThinkOfTheChildren: If denied or detained for [[spoiler: trying to bring drugs into Arstotzka]]: [[spoiler: Is ok, I understand. [[DrugsAreBad Drugs are bad.]] Not good for kids.
!! Simon Wens
* SerialKiller
* WouldHurtAChild

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Welcome to Arstotzkan character sheets, comrade!


!!Arstotzka

!!Inspector

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Welcome ''Inspector,''

''You are required
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!!Arstotzka

!!Inspector
study this page correctly. Failure to know your allies and enemies will result in a citation.''

''Glory to Arstotzka.''

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[[folder: Arstotzka]]
!!The Inspector



* AntiVillain: Depending on the player's actions, he can come across as a border inspector who just wants to keep things running in a chaotic region.
* BadassBeard: Seen in the photo you can get at one point.
* BribeBackfire: Perspective-inverted: Can be invoked on several immigrants who try to pay you for approval. You can usually take the money... or take it and detain them anyway.



* ImprobableAimingSkills: {{Downplayed|Trope}}: He's at least a better shot than the armed guards.
* KarmicJackpot: [[VideoGameCaringPotential Some of the things he can do]] at the risk of his pay or respect can lead to a married couple finally free of Antegrian tyranny, or help fellow guard Sergiu reunite with his lover, the latter earning you 100 credits if both remain together by Sergiu's last day at the checkpoint.
* MoralDilemma: Comes across several of these, such as an immigrant whose papers don't check out in contrast to her husband's, but risks getting killed if she returns to Antegria.
* OddFriendship: With Calensk and Jorgi.



* ObstructiveBureaucrat: Migrants usually require progressively excessive amounts of paperwork to be accepted.

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* ObstructiveBureaucrat: Migrants usually require progressively excessive amounts of paperwork to be accepted.accepted.
!!Calensk
Fellow border guard who strikes a deal with you regarding a cut of his check and how many immigrants you detain.
* CasualDangerDialogue: Spends a good few minutes [[spoiler: mocking a bomb for its design.]] He's actually majorly pissed about the fact that he's losing potential credits.
* DoWrongRight: Ironically, he knows more about [[spoiler:bomb making]] than a terrorist who walks into your booth one day.
* HiddenDepths: {{Downplayed|Trope}}: He has a solid know-how on how to [[spoiler:defuse a bomb]], but considering on how you do it due to its poor design, he's not putting much effort into it and treats it as a nuisance.
!!Sergiu
A border security guard who is stationed on the Arstotzkan side of the border.
!!Dimitri
Your boss. He constantly mocks you for any minor errors.
* BadBoss: If you earn one citation, he questions your ability. He even tries to force you to break the rules in his favour.
* {{Jerkass}}: Natch.
!!M. Volnel
A PoliticalOfficer investigating [[spoiler:EZIC]].
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[[folder:EZIC]]
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[[folder:Other characters]]
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The main protagonist(?) of the game. He is in charge of deciding who is able to enter the country.

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The main protagonist(?) protagonist of the game. He is in charge of deciding who is able to enter the country.



* ObstructiveBureaucrat: Migrants usually require progressively excessive amounts paperwork to be accepted.

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*EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: He is constantly addressed as just inspector, with no real name given.
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* ObstructiveBureaucrat: Migrants usually require progressively excessive amounts paperwork to be accepted.
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* ObstructiveBureaucrat: Migrants usually require progressively excessive amounts paperwork to be accepted.
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Welcome to Arstotzkan character sheets, comrade!

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!!Inspector
The main protagonist(?) of the game. He is in charge of deciding who is able to enter the country.
*VillainProtagonist: [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential Certainly possible]] through denying people from Arstotzka even when they may die if they remain in their country.
*ObstructiveBureaucrat: Migrants usually require progressively excessive amounts paperwork to be accepted.
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