History Characters / RUINER

* {{Expy}}: A brutal MisanthropeSupreme in PostApunkalypticArmor, including a helmet that resembles that of a football player, who attacks with a shotgun and pools of flaming liquid. If he put on another 30 kilos of muscle and carved a Big Dipper into his chest, Jurek would be Jagi from ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar''.

!Hanzo Compound

Hanzo Compound's security personnel.
* PsychoForHire: HER refers to them as assholes for hire.

[[caption-width-right:350:some Sometimes life can be so simple]]

** The whole plot is centered about the rescue of his little brother, a third child - that is, an unwanted person that usually suffers a miserable fate. Despite having little to no memory of him ([[spoiler:and those few he has may be manipulated or outright made up by Her]]), he wastes no time and immediately embarks on an incredibly deadly quest to save him. [[spoiler:Even though in the end it is revealed that there never was a "kidnapped third brother" and it was all an elaborate BatmanGambit concocted by Her in order to get to your ''real'' brother, the CEO of HEAVEN, it's nonetheless the thought that counts]].
** During his final showdown with [[spoiler: Wizard]], after the latter is reduced to a fearful mess, he's given the option to hesitate when prompted by Her to kill him, showing that, despite his bloodlust (and despite [[spoiler:Wizard being the same guy that puppeteered and left you to die in the prologue]]), he's still capable of a shred of empathy. [[spoiler:[[SubvertedTrope That said, he ultimately kills him by hacking into and frying his brain nonetheless]]]].

* RightManInTheWrongPlace: [[spoiler:After the player character confronts his brother in the climactic scene of the story, he loses his trademark leather jacket, revealing a pale blue worker's jumpsuit. Her explains that he was hijacked by Big Dog's underlings to execute him and stage a corporate coup, because they found the irony of using Big Dog's unwilling organ donor in his own assassination irresistible.]]

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* BenevolentAI: [[spoiler:During the player character's first outing into Rengkok South, the resident [[CrazyHomelessPerson Hag]] suggests that he is being watched by one of the enigmatic [[SpySatellite EYE Satellites]] that are rumored to have developed a conscience and an interest in human affairs. Her doesn't confirm or deny this, leaving her identity ambiguous.]]

* SmokingIsCool: Lit one up before the fight star.

* BitchInSheepsClothing: Geminus appears polite but she is as twisted as her sister and [[spoiler: rejoices at her death since she can use MOTHER's power all by herself.]]

** Jacket, in being a silent OneManArmy killing machine, that wears a cool jacket, uses an assortment of guns and melee weapon to dispose of his enemies and leaves a mountain of corpses in his wake, and [[spoiler: also being an UnwittingPawn to a bigger plot than he is aware of.]]

* FingerlessGloves: Wears a [[FashionableAssymmetry singular]] one on his right arm, due to his left hand being cybernetic.

** The whole plot is centered about the rescue of his little brother, a third child - that is, an unwanted person that usually suffers a miserable fate. Despite having little to no memory of him ([[spoiler:and those few he has may be manipulated or outright made up by Her]]), he wastes no time and immediatly embarks on an incredibly deadly quest to save him. [[spoiler:Even though in the end it is revealed that there never was a "kidnapped third brother" and it was all an elaborate BatmanGambit concocted by Her in order to get to your ''real'' brother, the CEO of HEAVEN, it's nonetheless the thought that counts]].

** Jacket, in being a {{Badass}} silent OneManArmy killing machine, that wears a cool jacket, uses an assortment of guns and melee weapon to dispose of his enemies and leaves a mountain of corpses in his wake, and [[spoiler: also being an UnwittingPawn to a bigger plot than he is aware of.]]

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[[caption-width-right:350: "Hello, Darkness..."]]

* FingerlessGloves: Wears a [[FashionablyAssymetry singular]] one on his right arm, due to his left hand being cybernetic.
* PetTheDog: Despite being a brutal, murderous psychopath without a visible sense of mercy, he nonetheless shows in many istances to be just good enough to not qualify as a villain. [[CrapsackWorld Granted, though, that given the condition Rengkok is in, it doesn't take much to be morally superior to the average guy]].

* ChainsawGood: Wields a Predator.

* {{Expy}}: in a certain point of view he's pretty similar to Jacket from ''VideoGame/HotlineMiami''

* DefeatMeansFriendship: After you kill Nerve they consider you their leader.

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* AFatherToHisMen: Treats his gan with respect, which is quite an improvement over HEAVEN's [[BodyHorror treatment of]] [[MindRape Third]] [[LotusEaterMachine Children]].

* BitchInSheepClothing: Geminus appears polite but she is as twisted as her sister and [[spoiler: rejoices at her death since she can use MOTHER's power all by herself.]]

* TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth: {{Downplayed}}, as he's still a vicious gang leader and a murderer, but nonetheless: Nerve is one of the few -- if not the ''only'' -- characters you meet with a strict code of honor. Examples of this can be seen in his loyalty in fulfilling the contract protecting [[spoiler: Wizard]] from you, despite viewing him as nothing more than an arrogant worm, or how, after being defeated by the protagonist, he fulfills his "winner takes all" formula pronounced at the beginning of their duel and passes on the Creeps' leadership to the protagonist. Also, his {{Father To His Men}} attitude comes off as quite an improvement over [[NightmareFuel HEAVEN's]] [[BodyHorror treatment of]] [[MindRape Third]] [[LotusEaterMachine Children]].

* RightManInTheWrongPlace: [[spoiler:After the player character confronts his brother during the final scene of the story he loses his trademark leather jacket, revealing a pale blue worker's jumpsuit. Her reveals that he was hijacked by Big Boss's underlings to execute him and stage a corporate coup, because they found the irony of using Big Boss's unwilling organ donor in his own assassination irresistible.]]

* ReligiousBruiser: Implied, he carries a cross around his weapon.

Former programmer for HEAVEN, hacked the protagonist in order to kill the Boss.
* DirtyCoward: HER calls him an ambitious coward
* MealTicket: Sole reason why the Creeps defend him is that he paid them well for it and they don't back down of their word.

* TheStarscream: Was paid to assassinate the Boss.

* DefeatMeansFriendship: After you kill Nerve they consider you part of their crew.

!HEAVEN

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