History Characters / RAIDWorldWarII

->'''Portrayed By:''' Ramon Tikaram

* {{Expy Coexistence}}: ''VideoGame/{{Payday 2}}'' has canon ties to this game, and many of the characters are clear Expies of the characters in that game.
* KleptomaniacHero: The RAID Gang will steal any valuables not bolted to the floor, then you can bet your ass they will return with bolt cutters to steal was is bolted down, the bolts, and the floor as well.

[[folder:Stirling]]

* ColonelBadass: Played with. Some lore in Payday 2 notes that his red beret is a colonel's hat, but explains that he knocked out a colonel and stole it to impress women. Somewhat played straight in that he is the RAID Gang's field commander, and he is very badass.

* ItAmusedMe: Unlike the others who are clearly motivated by greed, revenge, and/or a love of killing, Sterling has no clear motivation for joining the RAID gang. The comics show that he seems to enjoy crazy adventures just for the fun of them (the loot and helping the war effort are just nice bonuses).

Kurgan is a convicted murderer, pressed into service in the Soviet Army as part of a penal unit. His unit was betrayed by their commander and burned alive. Unfortunately for the traitor, Kurgan survived, and tracked him down. Kurgan was recruited to the RAID gang, and his murderous tendencies once again turned upon the Nazis. Unlike the other members who are mostly driven by greed, Kurgan just has 1 objective: kill Nazis until there are no Nazis left to kill. Kurgan's default character class is Insurgent

* BoxedCrook: A double case, as before being recruited to the RAID gang, he had been freed from Russian prison to fight in a penal batallion.

A former American gangster. The man known as "Rivet" joined the Navy Seabees, then the Free French, before being recruited to the Raid Gang. Make no mistake, while he is fighting against the Nazis, Rivet is just in the war to further his own goals (mostly stealing and smuggling goods). Rivet's default character class is Assault.

* DamnItFeelsGoodToBeAGangster: Rivet could almost be a poster boy of this trope. He only joined the Navy to escape retribution after stealing from his old crew, used the Navy's operations in Africa as a new crew of sorts until the Germans shut it down, then just joined the Raid Gang as another new crew. He maybe fighting the Nazis, but its pretty much just a government sanctioned crime spree to him.
* DealWithTheDevil: See below. A rare version where the protagonist is the Mephistopheles to General Rommel's Faust.
* DidYouJustScamCthulhu: Makes a deal with General Rommel, hinted to be trading the desperate Germans much needed fuel supplies from his black market connections, in exchange for his freedom. What does he do after he is freed? Joins the Raid Gang and proceeds to steal every valuable owned by the Nazis that he can, while killing as many of them as possible.

* {{Foil}}: To Wolfgang. Both are driven by greed. Said greed causing them to lose favor with their original faction after stealing from said faction, and now are members of the Raid gang so they can continue stealing. Biggest difference is that Rivet presumably comes from an underclass family that drove him to a life of crime, while Wolfgang came from a wealthy family yet stole anyway.

* {{Foil}}: To Rivet. Both are driven by greed. Said greed causing them to lose favor with their original faction after stealing from said faction, and now are members of the Raid gang so they can continue stealing. Biggest difference is that Rivet presumably comes from an underclass family that drove him to a life of crime, while Wolfgang came from a wealthy family yet stole anyway.

[[folder:Mrs.White]]

* TheHandler: She serves as the first point of contact for the RAID gang and also commands a loose network of allied assets in Germany referred to as "The Resistance"
* [[VoiceWithAnInternetConnection Voice With A Radio Connection]]: The RAID gang never sees her in person, they only hear her over the radio. Like a sex swapped Charlie's Angels.

The head of the Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare and mastermind behind the RAID gang. Played by John Cleese.

[[folder: Saber Squadron]]
A small group of combat pilots who provide air support for the RAID gang.

** They are also capable of flying precision bombing runs over a heavily guarded Nazi treasury, with its own AA gun emplacement. [[spoiler: Granted they did MISS their original target of the treasury's front door.]]
* VoiceWithAnInternetConnection: Downplayed somewhat. When called over the radio, the RAID gang never meets any of the pilots in person, but they do see their planes on occasion.

* VillainousBreakdown: Has a mental breakdown and tantrum every time the RAID gang succeeds.

[[folder: Sniper]]
* {{Expy}} Of the similarly-named special unit from PAYDAY series, though obviously it can't be helped, given their role.

[[folder: Spotter]]

* {{Expy}}: Of the Spotter from ''Payday 2'', though the role is inverse, in that the Spotter isworking ''against you'', not for your benefit.

[[folder: Flammenwerfer]]

* {{Expy}}: Gameplay-wise, this unit serves an identical role to the Bulldozer from the PAYDAY series. Lore-wise, the latter is pretty much like the mix between the [[VideoGame/TeamFortress2 Pyro]] and the [[VideoGame/PAYDAYTheHeist Bull]][[VideoGame/PAYDAY2 dozer]].

[[folder: Officer]]

* {{Expy}}: Of [[VideoGame/PAYDAY2 Captain Winters]] (somewhat Gameplay-wise).

[[folder: Tiger]]

[[folder:Sterling]]

* {{Expy}}: To Dallas from ''VideoGame/Payday2'', being the designated "leader" when doing a raid, as well as being the one seen in the advertising.

* {{Expy}}: Of Bain from ''VideoGame/Payday2'', being feared by subordinates, and being TheFaceless, not to mention giving raid's to the RAID Gang to begin with. Their only key difference is that she's seldom heard in gameplay.

* AcePilot: They are skilled enough to even fly into enemy air space, land on an enemy airfield to extract allied spies, and fly them safely back to Allied territory.

* BigBad

* {{Expy}} Of the similarly-named special unit from PAYDAY series.

* {{Expy}}: Gameplay-wise. This unit serves an identical role to the Bulldozer enemy from the PAYDAY series.
** And Lore-wise, the latter is pretty much like the mix between the [[VideoGame/TeamFortress2 Pyro]] and the [[VideoGame/PAYDAYTheHeist Bull]][[VideoGame/PAYDAY2 dozer]].

* StoneWall: They have one of the higher healthpools in the game, but aside from calling in reinforcements, their only method of attacking is their small pistol.

* TankGoodness

* [[VoiceWithAnInternetConnection VoiceWithARadioConnection]]: The RAID gang never sees her in person, they only hear her over the radio. Like a sex swapped Charlie's Angels.

* {{Expy}}: To Dallas from ''VideoGame/Payday2'', being the designated "leader" when doing a raid, as well as being the one seen in the advertising. It's also a case of ExpyCoexistance, as the ''Payday 2'' has canon ties to this game.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: During the prep for a mission to find and execute captured Russian officers, Rivet makes it clear that he takes no joy in it. Before he has never shown issue with any sort of unethical or immoral actions, but it seems assassinating allied prisoners of war atleast puts a bad taste in his mouth.

* VoiceWithAnInternetConnection: The RAID gang never sees her in person, they only hear her over the radio. Like a sex swapped Charlie's Angels.

* IdenticalGrandson: A line in PAYDAY 2 reveals that he is the grandfather of Aldstone, butler to the Payday gang (also played by John Cleese).

* {{Expy}} Of the [[NamesTheSame said special unit]] from PAYDAY series.

* HuskyRusskie
* KnifeNut: Kills a Wermacht trying to ambush him by stabbing him in the neck. Presumably did the same to the guard outside the vault in the cinematic trailer.

* NiceHat: Their grey uniform lets them blend in with lesser troops, but their big fancy hat easily gives them away.

* MoreDakka: Carries an STG44 in the cinematic trailer, and a [[UpToEleven MG42]] in the game's splash screen.

* MoreDakka: His default class of Assault is this, using [=SMGs=], Assault Rifles, and Machine Guns. His Battlecry also allows him to fire 3 times as long as normal, giving him even [[UpToEleven MORE DAKKA]].

* SpotOfTea: One of his briefing videos was apparently taken at tea time as he was just sitting down to enjoy a hot cup of tea being served by his assistant.

* BaldOfAwesome: Chromedomed and killing Nazis by the score. Only averts BaldOfEvil due to fighting the Nazis.

* LoveableSexManiac: Sterling's love of sex and being handcuffed left to both his naked commando mission (and subsequent Nazi slaughter) and eventual capture.

* MoreDakka: His default class of Assault is this, using SMGs, Assault Rifles, and Machine Guns. His Battlecry also allows him to fire 3 times as long as normal, giving him even [[UpToEleven MORE DAKKA]].

* NominalHero: The 4 "agents" of the Ministry are some of the worlds most loathsome psychopaths. They arent fighting for some greater ideal or national loyality. They are in the fight because it allows them to steal and murder as much as they please, all the while having the backing of the Allied nations.

* OnlyInItForTheMoney: Played with. While all 4 members are greedy and take any opportunity to steal, all 4 are also former POWs and take a distinct joy in killing Nazis and destabilising the Reich.

* DidNotThinkThisThrough: Several of his tantrums involve him committing an act of violence, then realize its unfortunate consequences. Like priming and throwing a grenade at his aid (in his own office), or firing wildly into the ceiling with a pistol (then hearing Eva scream as she is hit by the shots).

* AttackItsWeakSpot: The Flammenwerfers' fueltank backpack can be shot up until it explodes, quickly killing them.
* Expy: Serves an identical role to the Bulldozer enemy from the Payday games.

* {{Stonewall}}: They have one of the higher healthpools in the game, but aside from calling in reinforcements, their only method of attacking is their small pistol.

* [[BigNo Groß Nein!]]: Screams one of these while pummeting out of his castle's window

* GasMaskMook: All Flammenwerferen wear a gas mask to protect them from the noxious fumes of their weapon.

* GovernmentAgencyOfFiction: Check the name.

* DidNotThinkThisThrough: Several of his tantrums involve him committing an act of violence, then realize its UnfortunateImplications. Like priming and throwing a grenade at his aid (in his own office), or firing wildly into the ceiling with a pistol (then hearing Eva scream as she is hit by the shots).

* Code Name: As befitting an "off the books" agency such as this.

** Broadsword: - the four field agents: Sterling, Kurgan, Rivet, and Wolfgang.

* BoxedCrook: Each member of the gang had been a POW of the Germans who also had some kind of jail time or disgrace awaiting in their home countries if they didn't take the Ministry's offer.

* Foil: To Wolfgang. Both are driven by greed. Said greed causing them to lose favor with their original faction after stealing from said faction, and now are members of the Raid gang so they can continue stealing. Biggest difference is that Rivet presumably comes from an underclass family that drove him to a life of crime, while Wolfgang came from a wealthy family yet stole anyway.

* PsychopathicManchild: Can be seen playing with toy soldiers and childish temper tantrums.