History Characters / RUINER

* FingerlessGloves: Wears a [[FashionableAsymmetry singular]] one on his right arm, due to his left hand being cybernetic.
* FashionableAsymmetry: Wears one fingerless glove and has the left sleeve of his jacket rolled up.

* FingerlessGloves: Just like the other guards he wears these.

* EnthusiasmVsStoicism: Compared to the almost indecipherable, monolith-like, enigmatic protagonist, she is quite the enthusiastic type, often cheering on her "Puppy" (or consoling him if he has low post-battle scores) and employing a fluent, often colorful and emoji-filled writing style.

A Triad trooper.

* BadassLongcoat: Wears one and he is a highly successful killer.
* MoreDakka: Fights you using an SMG.

* OffstageVillainy: Is wanted for, among other things, genocide with no further details.
* VillainTeleportation: He uses blinking a lot.

* TheCracker: Though not a very good hacker, at least by HER standards, he was responsible for the hack on your brain in the prologue.

* SmugSnake: Dresses fancy and acts condescending and superior towards you (even showing up in dialogue as "Your Master") while you're under his control, but he's just a two-bit, mediocre hacker in way over his head and he's reduced to running scared once you slip his leash. He even acts like a smug dick to the Creeps protecting him, even though he has no sway at all with them outside of his deal with Nerve. Once that's been dealt with, he goes down ''eeeeeasy''.

** 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]]]].

* DreadfulMusician: For all his engineering prowess he's apparently tone-deaf. A group of bikers nearby complain about it, even as they admit his work on their bikes is unparalleled.

[[folder:Shadow]]
A Triad trooper.

* KarmicDeath: The game begins with Wizard hacking into your brain, and he dies when HER hacks into his.

* SmugSnake: Dresses fancy and talks big while he's in control, but he's just a two-bit hacker in way over his head and he quickly loses his cool once things start going bad for him.

* BitchInSheepsClothing: Geminus blue 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.]]

* SirSwearsALot: Geminus red is constantly swearing and yelling threats, especially when she controls MOTHER.

* DirtyCoward: HER calls him an ambitious coward.

* SmugSnake: Talks big and dresses fancy but he is just a two-bit hacker.

* PetTheDog: Despite being a brutal, murderous psychopath without a visible sense of mercy, he nonetheless shows in many instances to be just good enough to not qualify as a villain. [[CrapsackWorld Granted,, that given the condition Rengkok is in]], [[BlackAndGrayMorality it doesn't take much to be morally superior to the average guy]].

* BadassBoast: "I'm usually the last thing people see"

* PetTheDog: Despite being a brutal, murderous psychopath without a visible sense of mercy, he nonetheless shows in many instances 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]].

** He's kind enough to put his quest on hold and help other citizens of Rengkok South with their own missions, such as the Hooligan C.A.T.S. girl.

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[[caption-width-right:350:They're shitheads but they're lethal]]

* MadBomber: A remorseless war criminal guilty of killing civilians yet still thinks himself a hero who just so happens to use explosives as his main weapon.

* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Fitting with the overall color theme of the game, he wears a red shirt and a black suit.

* InformedDeformity: The character description says they are conjoined twins, but the dialogue portrait shows them having completely separate bodies at least down to mid-thigh.
** Considering much of their bodies appear artificial, however, they may have been separated at some point.

* MadBomber: A remorseless war criminal guilty of killing civialins yet still thinks himself a hero who just so happens to use explosives as his main weapon.

* ThrowDowntheBomblet: Favors explosives as his primary weapon, using a grenade launcher to shoot you and is more then happy to throw grenades around willy nilly. This haphazard usage of such destructive weaponry suits him given his status as a war criminal.

Chief of security in Heaven, the first bounty you collect. A former Yakuza who left after finding they lost their way.

* {{Yakuza}}: You can clearly guess from his appearance that he's formerly from the Yakuza.

* TheStarscream: They and [=TrafficKing=] teamed up to overthrow the Boss by paying WIZARD.

[[folder: The Protagonist]]

[[folder: HER]]

[[folder: In General]]

[[folder: Mechanix]]

[[folder: Iching Oracle]]

[[folder: Hooligan]]

[[folder: Rustam]]

[[folder: Daisy]]

* BehindTheMask: If you come by with [=TrafficKing=] in tow she flirts with him to get him in the bar, much like she does with the protagonist. [[spoiler:After he's out of earshot her bubbly facade slips for a bit and she explains that screwing up on the job could get her disappeared, hence her perpetually friendly demeanor.]]

[[folder: Alina]]

[[folder: Sister of the Church of Disorder]]

[[folder: Hag]]

[[folder: Opportunist]]

[[folder: In General]]

[[folder: Nerve]]

[[folder: Jurek]]

[[folder: Donvius]]

* TakeThat: Judging by his shirt and bio, he might be a potshot at the developer of''VideoGame/BrutalDoom'', [=SGtMarkIV=].

[[folder: Techno Dogs]]

[[folder: Bogdan]]

[[folder: Shadow]]

[[folder: In General]]

[[folder: WIZARD]]

[[folder: Chief Watayama]]

[[folder: [=TrafficKing=]]]

[[folder: Sick Sisters]]

[[folder: The Boss]]

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* BackFromTheDead: He gets heat-blasted to death at the Virtuality Farm, only for the Sick Sisters to bring him back to life with a Heavy Cyborg's body.

* ArtificialLimbs: He has a few and they're apparently antiques.

* FortuneTeller: She gives you vague hints about future events.

* SlummingIt: His profile mentions that with all his resources he could easily live in a big house in a nice district of Rengkok, but HER guesses that doing so would interfere with his ability to overhear information directly from the street.

* NotSoStoic: If you come by with [=TrafficKing=] in tow she flirts with him to get him in the bar. [[spoiler:After he's out of earshot her bubbly facade slips for a bit and she explains that screwing up on the job could get her disappeared.]]

!Creeps
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[[caption-width-right:350:They're shitheads but they're lethal]]
A faction of Rengkok South, made of Third Children trying to survive and led by Nerve. Their headquarters is in an underground parking garage.

[[folder: In General]]
* AxCrazy: They compensate for their lack of heavy firepower with insanity, with some being suicide bombers and torturing cops for fun.
* KlingonPromotion: After you kill Nerve they consider you their leader.
* UndyingLoyalty: To whoever becomes their leader. They tried to do a ZergRush on the Hanza Compound and the Virtuality Farm simply because they heard you were going there, one apologizing as he died that they couldn't clear the area out for you.
* WellDoneSonGuy: HER says Nerve is controlling them via fear and twisted fatherly affection, as being Third Children they never had parental figure to stick to before.

[[folder: Nerve]]
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[[caption-width-right:300: A samurai born in the wrong century.]]

--->''"Down here, our word is bond. That nerd is under our protection. You want him, you're going to have to come through me."''

The leader of the Creeps.

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: He's the leader of the Creeps, and makes for one tough boss fight. [[LightningBruiser Fast, hard hitting]], and armed only with a katana, he can be a serious hindrance to expert players and an actual nightmare to more inexperienced ones. His {{Death From Above}} attack doesen't help matters.
* DoesntLikeGuns: As per his samurai-esque code of honor, he despises guns and other ranged weapons, as he believes the only honorable way to fight an opponent is head on in a (pretty) fair duel. Throwing explosives from above is fair though.
* AFatherToHisMen: Treats his gang with respect, which is quite an improvement over HEAVEN's [[BodyHorror treatment of]] [[MindRape Third]] [[LotusEaterMachine Children]].
* IGaveMyWord: He fulfills his "winner takes all" formula pronounced at the beginning of their duel and passes on the Creeps' leadership to the protagonist.
* LargeAndInCharge: He's definitely bigger, taller and bulkier than the average Creep, and is the leader (and founder) of the gang.
* NobleDemon: Has a very strict code of honor and, no matter how unpleasant or disadvantageous the situation is to him (like, say, a murderous psychopath storming his hideout and murdering his men all for the sake of a guy he's tasked with protecting but nonetheless hates), he'll see his deals through. He's also pretty civil towards the Protagonist and, once defeated, allows him to finally get to [[spoiler:Wizard]]. All in all, HER sums him up as a "samurai outside his timeframe".
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: For someone who leads one of the most vicious gang he is surprisingly composed.
* WakeUpCallBoss: Even with [[BulletTime reflex mode on]] you'll still have a hard time shaking him off.

[[folder: Jurek]]
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[[caption-width-right:350: The hockey gear says it all about his moral alignment.]]

--->''"Sit, dog! Time to play dead!"''

The boss of the first section of the first level, Creeper's Nest. Somewhat of an icon among the Creeps for being one of the main recruiters, he's also one of the bounty targets provided by Rustam.

* {{Expy}}: A brutal MisanthropeSupreme in PostApunkalypticArmor, including a helmet that resembles a football player's, 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''.
* LeanAndMean: His bio states that, despite being 200 cm tall (around 6'7), he weights only 55 kg. The "mean" part comes from his repeated ([[NintendoHard and most likely succesful]]) attempts to kill you.
* MisanthropeSupreme: Apparently, he hates everybody. Given the way most people act in the future, this should not come as a surprise.
* MolotovCocktail: His secondary attack consists in a salvo of Molotov bombs, that leave big fire "puddles" even after their initial explosion.
* PopulationControl: As with all Creeps, he's a victim of this, being a third child.
* RecruitedFromTheGutter: On the receiving and giving end of this. As most Creeps, he was saved from misery and oppression by Nerve, and has become the face of the gang due to having become the main recruiter himself.
* ShotgunsAreJustBetter: His weapon of choice is a massive, high-damage shotgun.

[[folder: Donvius]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Another hotshot lookin' to die! Should we cut him off at the knees or start with that flashy head of his.]]

A game developer and [=YouTube=] personality who started murdering his fans.

* CantTakeCriticism: He was a [=YouTuber=] who got fed up with all the complaints and demands before going on a killing spree.
* ChainsawGood: Wields a Predator that shoots buzzsaws.
* ShoutOut: His shirt is an obvious reference to ''VideoGame/BrutalDoom''
* TakeThat: Judging by his shirt and bio, he might be a potshot at the developer of''VideoGame/BrutalDoom'', [=SGtMarkIV=].

!Hanza Compound
A puppet company under HEAVEN working on the manufacturing side of the business. Run by [=TrafficKing=] and MOTHER.

* CoolHelmet: Not only does it add a fair bit of mystery to him, but is also a full-face LCD display. [[spoiler:It also lets the Big Dog [[SeeingThroughAnothersEyes see his rampage in the first person.]]

* CoolHelmet: Not only does it add a fair bit of mystery to him, but is also a full-face LCD display.
* {{Determinator}}: Despite seemingly overwhelming odds, including (but not limited to) armies of cyborg mooks, heavily armored bodyguards, railgun-wielding psychos,a sadistic master computer and a huge bounty on his head (that is, not counting the almost limitless financial and social power of HEAVEN), the protagonist will stop at nothing to save his brother. [[spoiler:Or, as it is by the end of the game, kill him]].

* DreadfulMusician: For all his engineering prowess he's apparently tone-deaf. A group of bikers nearby complain about it, even as they admit his work on their bikes is unparalelled.
* GadgeteerGenius: It's quite literally his business. He pieced your mask back together with 'spit and gum' and got you a new arm surprisingly quickly.

* CatEaredHood: Her outfit is very cat-themed, including a cat-eared hoodie, a white spot over one eye, and whisker face paint.

** Although she points out that her parents probably starved to death anyway while she has a comparatively secure job. [[spoiler:So long as she doesn't say the wrong thing and get 'disappeared' like all her girlfriends.]]

*{{Blackmail}}: Pays you to find some dirt about HEAVEN so he can make money out of it.

[[folder: WIZARD]]
A former programmer for HEAVEN who hacked the protagonist in order to kill the Boss.

* ConnectedAllAlong: He knew TrafficKing back when he had hands to handcuff.

A fortuneteller who only accepts payment in coins found on your adventure.

A police officer who spends his time sitting in a bar next to Mechanix's shop.

* SlummingIt: His profile mentions that with all his resources he could easily live in a big house in a nice district of Rengkok, but guesses that doing so would interfere with his ability to overhear information directly from the street.

** Although she points out that her parents probably starved to death anyway while she has a comparatively secure job.

* FantasticReligiousWeirdness: Her mask shows a cross, implying that the Church of Disorder has some roots in Christianity. She takes the 'holy suffering' angle pretty literally, though; if you want her help you'll need to die. Numerous times.
* {{Stripperific}}:

--->

* UndyingLoyalty: To whoever becomes their leader, they tried to do a ZergRush on Hanza Compound and the virtual farm simply because they heard you were going there, one apologizing as he died that they couldn't clear the area out for you.
* WellDoneSonGuy: Her says Nerve is controlling them via fear and twisted fatherly affection, being Third Children they never had parental figure to stick to before.

* NobleDemon: Has a very strict code of honor and, no matter how unpleasant or disadvantageous the situation is to him (like, say, a murderous psychopath storming his hideout and murdering his men all for the sake of a guy he's tasked with protecting but nonetheless hates), he'll see his deals through. He's also pretty civil towards the Protagonist and, once defeated, allows him to finally get to [[spoiler:Wizard]]. All in all, Her sums him as a "samurai outside his timeframe".

* DirtyCoward: Her calls him an ambitious coward.

* {{Yakuza}}: You can clearly guess from his appearance that he's formerly from the Yakuza

* WretchedHive: Subverted, it is a bad place with criminals and scum roaming the street but the people there are nice if self-serving.

* {{Blackmail}}: He helps you because Her as some nasty info on him and is frightened by how she had access to it.

* StepfordSmiler: She is all enthusiastic even though she was abandoned by her parents and has to live in the slum

* NiceGirl: She is one of the few sane and kind person in Rengkok South. She gives you an unlimited tab after you help her.

*{{Blackmail}}: Pays you to find some dirt about Heaven so he can make money out of it.

A faction of Rengoku South, made of Third Children trying to survive and led by Nerve they took over the parking garage.

* CantTakeCriticism: He was a youtuber who got fed up with all the complaint and demands before going on a killing spree.

[[folder: Techno dogs]]

* TriggerHappy: Favors machine guns and from the Creeps corpse around the facility they shoot first.

A leader of the Techno dog, has a bounty for multiple murder and war crime.

[[folder: TrafficKing]]

* KickTheSonOfABitch: He goes through countless torture by you and the Sick Sisters, not that he didn't deserve it.

* TheStarscream: They and Trafficking teamed up to overthrow the Boss by paying WIZARD.
* SirSwearsALot: Geminus red is constantly swearing and yelling threats, especially wen she controls MOTHER.

* TakeThat: Judging by his shirt and bio, he might be a potshot at the developer of''VideoGame/BrutalDoom'', SGtMarkIV.

* AffectionateNickname: Has an habit of calling the protagonist "Puppy". [[spoiler:All in all, makes sense, as she's basically exploiting him like an attack dog, the "bone" being his nonexistant little brother]].

* MultiRangedMaster: Protagonist doesn't seem to have an issue with using anything that can nail, [[DisintegratorRay vaporize]], [[LudicrousGibs blow up]] or do anything that causes harm to anyone standing in his way. Handguns, SMGs, rifles, shotguns, [[EnergyWeapon energy weapons of different kinds]], grenade launchers, railguns, flamethrowers..... Same goes for [[MultiMeleeMaster any melee weapons he finds]].

* AceCustom: RUINER gun, a repaired and modified version of a SQUID pistol. It's described as a faster and lighter version of SQUID, with the same level of deadliness. It's implied that the protagonist had killed the previous owner and [[RobbingTheDead took the gun for himself]]. And he is lethal with it.

The game's player character, both in the literal and [[UnwittingPawn metaphorical sense]]. A [[{{Cyborg}} hard-wired]], short tempered, masked [[SociopathicHero sociopath]] whose talking skills are inversely proportional to his skills in transforming his enemies to a red, bloody paste. ''[[OneManArmy He never speaks a single word.]]''