History Characters / ParaWorld

* TwinSwitch: A running gag of qui pro quo, until Bela gets GenreSavvy and [[StoppedCaring stops caring]].

* TheChessmaster: self-made man in charge of all Earth's businesses connected to the paralell world and [[spoiler: inertially a major player there]].

!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/CrispinFreeman

!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SteveBlum

* KickTheSonOfABitch: Towards the villains.

* BadassBaritone: He has a deep, gravelly voice.

* WhipItGood: Her weapon of [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything choice]].

* AlasPoorVillain: About [[spoiler: Kleeman]].

* HotScientist: SexyScandinavian

* BerserkButton: [[spoiler: the killing of James Warden]]

* SimpleStaff: Wields one.

* SawedOffShotgun: His special ability is to fire one… all [[UpToEleven three]] [[MoreDakka barrels]] at once!

* {{Seer}}: Immediately recognized, that the heroes came from another dimension, although it ''is'' somewhat possible, that he simply knew about interdimensional travelers and did an educated guess on the 20th century clothes of the visitors and on their possible motivation.

* BlueBlood: If her glamourous clothes and a [[GunPorn shining rifle with a gold-plated stock]] don't tell you that, she is a CaptainErsatz for Ada Lovelace, the daughter of [=LordByron=].

* BlueBlood: If her glamourous clothes and a [[GunPorn shining rifle with a gold-plated stock]] don't tell you that, she is a CaptainErsatz for Ada Lovelace, the daughter of LordByron.

* PowerTrio: The protagonists.

* FriendToAllLivingThings: His first trait is that [[TyrannosaurusRex wild animals]] won’t attack him unprovoked.

* AManIsAlwaysEager: One of his [[CircularReasoning defining characteristics]].* SawedOffShotgun: His special ability is to fire one… all [[UpToEleven three]] [[MoreDakka barrels]] at once!

* AManIsAlwaysEager: One of his [[CircularReasoning defining characteristics]].
* OffscreenRomance: Implied to have had one with Stina in the past, which she doesn’t recall so fondly as he does. Ultimately [[spoiler: bonds with Ada, but the heavy part of it is only implied]].
* SawedOffShotgun: His special ability is to fire one… all [[UpToEleven three]] [[MoreDakka barrels]] at once!

* HotBloodedSideburns: They give him a rugged appeal.

* BarbarianHero : A hot-blooded [[{{Eagleland}} American]] badass, contrasted by the refinement of the other characters; also quite keen on Norsemen, doing a BBQ out of some prehistoric [[RealMenEatMeat meat]] and dreaming of beer kegs.

* OffscreenRomance: implied to have had one with Stina in the past, which she doesn’t recall so fondly as he does. Ultimately [[spoiler: bonds with Ada, but the heavy part of it is only implied]].

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* TreeTopTown: Clearly inspired by ''The Village In The Treetops'' by JulesVerne.

* SexySecretary: To Babbit.

* BlueBlood: If her glamourous clothes and a [[GunPorn shining rifle with a gold-plated stock]] don't tell you that, she is a CaptainErsatz for Ada Lovelace, the daughter of LordByron.

* TwinSwitch: A running gag of qui pro quo, until Bela gets GenreSavvy and [[StoppedCaring stops caring]]
* IntrepidMerchant: They try do do business in the lands of the [[LadyLand Amazons]] and [[BarbarianTribe Barbarians]].
* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: [[spoiler: In Mission 13]] gifts 10 minutes worth of full-throttle economy resources together with a magical artifact to the heroes.
** [[spoiler: If you clear the landing zone for him in time.]]

* ObviouslyEvil: even warns the player about a potential TrojanHorse ploy somewhere in the future.

* FluffyTamer: To his Allosaurus.
* TreeTopTown: Clearly inspired by ''The Village In The Treetops'' by JulesVerne.

* PowerTrio: The protagonists.

* RenaissanceMan: An astronomer, avionics engineer, pilot, sailor, interdimensional science specialist and master archer
* GentlemanAndAScholar: polite and merciful, always helpful and full of science

* TechnologyUplift: A recurring theme of his bonuses for the tribe
* GivingRadioToTheRomans : Averted, since they cannot replicate his technological marvels without him. Hilariously, if you click him enough, he will ask mockingly “Who invented the radio?”.
* LikeASonToMe: about [[spoiler: Bela]]

* SurferDude: In one mission even walking with a surfing board.
* AManIsAlwaysEager: One of his [[CircularReasoning defining characteristics]].
* HeroesPreferSwords: [[DualWielding Wields two machete swords]].
* SawedOffShotgun: His special ability is to fire one… all [[UpToEleven three]] [[MoreDakka barrels]] at once!

* The Berserker: wields two big machetes and is always eager… to fight, this time. Also, unlocks the berserker unit for the Norsemen.

* TerrorHero: Chops the arms off people and plotts their death in tortures.
* KickTheSonOfABitch: Towards the villains.

* NatureHero: Gives bonuses both to the tribe’s animals and anti-animal protection.

* BerserkButton: [[spoiler: the killing of James Warden]]

* PowerTrio: The protagonists.

* TheDragon: [[spoiler: Leighton.]]

* BadassBookworm: All three of the main heroes. Even in the manual it outright states that Cole the geologist, Bela the physicist, and Stina the biologist are respectively the best melee, missile and anti-animal units in the game. In game, that's not far from the truth given their special abilities and augmented stats. It's even more unbelievable that they achieved all this with only 3 weeks of survival and weapons training and are then thrust into a world with berserkers, ninjas, tyrannosaurs, giant robots and magical golems.

* FightToSurvive: Most of the game, especially [[spoiler: Mission 11]]
* SurprisinglyEliteCannonFodder: as the villains realize after [[spoiler: Mission 7]
* TheThreeTrials:The heroes must pass them at one point [[spoiler: or so The Governor tells them]].
* ChosenOne: [[spoiler: Played with, discussed and apparently subverted in the end as WeDoTheImpossible.]]
* CaptainErsatz: WordOfGod says that James Warden is a CaptainErsatz of [[UsefulNotes/CharlesDarwin Darwin]], and Taslow is a CaptainErsatz of UsefulNotes/NikolaTesla. The same goes for Jarvis Babbit (Charles Babbage), Heinrich Kleeman (Henrich Schliemann)and Ada Loven (Ada Lovelace)
* BeethovenWasAnAlienSpy: all six characters based on historical ones are implied to have been NotQuiteDead and leading very different lives, undergoing personality changes in the process.
* AuthorityEqualsAssKicking: The hero units grow larger as they gain levels, leading up to the level 5 characters being 3 meters high.
* DullSurprise: Much of the voice acting (at least in the [[EaglelandOsmosis english version]]), also 'acting' of the cinematics, most of which is generated with in-game models which don't do any expressions beside open and close their mouths and waving their hands around.

* BadassBookworm: All three of the main heroes. Even in the manual it outright states that Cole the geologist, Bela the physicist, and Stina the biologist are respectively the best melee, missile and anti-animal units in the game. In game, that's not far from the truth given their special abilities and augmented stats. It's even more unbelievable that they achieved all this with only 3 weeks of survival and weapons training and are then thrust into a world with berserkers, ninjas, tyrannosaurs, giant robots and magical golems. See Fridge section for more.

* HealingHands: From level two is surrounded by an aura of healing, [[HollywoodHealing even for ships]]!
* MagicStaff: Shoots plasma at range, hits hard in melee.
* [[{{Seers}} Seer]]: Immediately recognized, that the heroes came from another dimension, although it ''is'' somewhat possible, that he simply knew about interdimensional travelers and did an educated guess on the 20th century clothes of the visitors and on their possible motivation.

* PhlebotinumBreakdown: Found himself in a world with [[spoiler: different laws of electricity]]

* GivingRadioToTheRomans : Averted, since they cannot replicate his technological marvels without him. [[HilariousInHindsight Hilariously]], if you click him enough, he will ask mockingly “Who invented the radio?”.

* BadassGrandpa: He is visibly old [[spoiler: born in the 18th century, no less!]] and a powerful combatant, especially in his [[PoweredArmor Exo-suit]]. Also [[spoiler: can dangle from a railing with only one hand for a moment and continue monologing without flinching]].

* [[spoiler: DisneyVillainDeath: Falls to a giant pit of lava]].

* [[spoiler: VillainsDyingGrace: upon his defeat, he is more sad than anything, but then regains confidence, bids the heroes a polite goodbye and dies laughing to himself]]
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Can be interpreted as just that. In that case, also: [[spoiler: TragicVillain]]. See Fridge section for more on this topic.

* TheWorldIsNotReady: [[VillainHasAPoint about]] the Paraworld

* WorldDomination: [[spoiler: on two paralell Earths is his ultimate goal, which he justifies through SomeoneHasToDoIt]].
* BadassGrandpa: He is visibly old [[spoiler: born in the 18th century, no less!]] and a powerful combatant, especially in his [[PoweredArmor Exo-suit]]. Also [[spoiler: can dangle from a railing with only one hand for a moment and continue monologing without flinching]].
* GadgeteerGenius: An EvilCounterpart to Taslow, the original engineer of an interdimensional teleport, an analytical engine and a portable minigun (if not much more).
* EnragedByIdiocy: So he feels about [[spoiler: The Governor]].
* YouHaveFailedMe: About [[spoiler: Ada, after she obviously [[HeelFaceTurn betrayed]] SEAS]].

* MadScientist: Does dangerous stuff with [[spoiler: [[VolcanoLair volcanos]]]].
* EvilColonialist: According to Taslow.
* AffablyEvil: Usually quiet, composed and polite.

* [[spoiler: VillainsDyingGrace: upon his defeat, he is more sad than anything, but then regains confidence, bids the heroes a polite goodbye and dies laughing to himself]]
* [[spoiler: DisneyVillainDeath: Falls to a giant pit of lava]].

* GadgeteerGenius: Much like his real-life [[NikolaTesla inspiration]].