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* PragmaticVillainy: Even when threatening Locus and Felix, he offers a carrot and stick solution. If they succed succeed they will obtain the new and improved Meta suit, of if they fail it's new user will hunt them down and kill them.
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[[Characters/RedVsBlueProjectFreelancer Project Freelancer]] ([[Characters/RedVsBlueSimulationTroopers Simulation Troopers]] | [[Characters/RedVsBlueArtificialIntelligences Artificial Intelligences]]) | '''Charon Industries''' ([[Characters/RedVsBlueFelix Felix]], [[Characters/RedVsBlueLocus Locus]]) | [[Characters/RedVsBlueChorus Chorus]] | [[Characters/RedVsBlueCosmicPowers Cosmic Powers]] | [[Characters/RedVsBlueAllianceOfDefense Alliance of Defense]] | [[Characters/RedVsBlueOthers Others]]-]]]]]
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[[folder:Flame Soldier / Sharkface]]
!"Sharkface"
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-> ''"See, those super-soldier freaks dropped a building on me. [[NoOneCouldSurviveThat They left me for dead]], and then they killed my friends. [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes They took away the only family I ever had while I was in physical fucking therapy.]] [[{{Revenge}} There's plenty of need for hostility here]], Counselor."''
--> '''Voiced By:''' David Jennison
A vengeance-seeking red and black mercenary and one of the three leaders of the Space Pirates, in the service of the Chairman after he was rescued from the ''Tartarus''. He serves as one the primary antagonists of The Chorus Trilogy, and the most proactive one in Season 13.
He first appeared as one of the Insurrectionist's {{Elite Mook}}s wielding a flamethrower in Season 9, fighting Wash and Carolina in Episode 15, and getting defeated when Carolina drops a Gravity Hammer on him. He survives the battle and ends up imprisoned by the UNSC in the prison ship, the ''Tartarus'' at the start of Season 13. He joins Locus and Felix to fight for Charon Industries so that he can get revenge against the Freelancers. He is eventually gunned down by Wash and Kimball after fighting Carolina in Armonia during Episode 16, sealing his fate for good as his body is caught in the explosion of Armonia's reactor.
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->[[Characters/RedVsBlueLocus See his page for more info]]
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!"Sharkface"
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-> ''"See, those super-soldier freaks dropped a building on me. [[NoOneCouldSurviveThat They left me for dead]], and then they killed my friends. [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes They took away the only family I ever had while I was in physical fucking therapy.]] [[{{Revenge}} There's plenty of need for hostility here]], Counselor."''
--> '''Voiced By:''' David Jennison
A vengeance-seeking red and black mercenary and one of the three leaders of the Space Pirates, in the service of the Chairman after he was rescued from the ''Tartarus''. He serves as one the primary antagonists of The Chorus Trilogy, and the most proactive one in Season 13.
He first appeared as one of the Insurrectionist's {{Elite Mook}}s wielding a flamethrower in Season 9, fighting Wash and Carolina in Episode 15, and getting defeated when Carolina drops a Gravity Hammer on him. He survives the battle and ends up imprisoned by the UNSC in the prison ship, the ''Tartarus'' at the start of Season 13. He joins Locus and Felix to fight for Charon Industries so that he can get revenge against the Freelancers. He is eventually gunned down by Wash and Kimball after fighting Carolina in Armonia during Episode 16, sealing his fate for good as his body is caught in the explosion of Armonia's reactor.
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->[[Characters/RedVsBlueLocus See his page for more info]]
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!!Associated Tropes:
* AlasPoorVillain: [[PlayingWithATrope Played With.]] While his ultimate death is unceremonious, he is portrayed as a man who is consumed by revenge above all else to avenge his fallen TrueCompanions. Wash and Kimball don't bat an eye before mowing him down, her failure to get through to him drives Carolina's motivation to let Temple live in season 15.
* AllThereInTheManual: His real name was made up in a livestream (Terrence Ephemera Sharkface), and never said in the show. It's unknown if it's even canon as it was kind of a joke.
* AnimalMotifs: His is a shark, [[PlayingWithFire ironically enough]]. His helmet visor is painted with a shark's mouth akin to old-school nose art, and a tattoo of a shark jaw on his chest.
** He also has a large tattoo of a shark WreathedInFlames on his back.
* ArmorIsUseless: Averted; his armor was bulletproof and undoubtedly a major factor in him surviving past his initial debut. His new armor provided by Charon on the other hand plays this trope straight.
* AscendedExtra: Goes from a minor EliteMook in Season 9 to a major antagonist in Season 13.
* AtrociousAlias: He actually calls himself "Sharkface", in which Felix makes fun of.
* BilingualBonus: One of his tattoos is an excerpt from Literature/{{The Art of War|SunTzu}}.
* BlackEyesOfEvil: His left eye is pitch black. Whether it's naturally like this or the result of the damage of being hit with a Gravity Hammer to the face is unknown.
* BoomHeadshot: Granted, it's not with a gun, but he still gets a Gravity Hammer to the face.
* CombatPragmatist: He's not above using tricks to get the edge on his opponents.
* {{Cyborg}}[=/=]DentedIron: In Season 13, Epsilon remarks that his body is "a pincushion," filled with mostly plates and staples, and after a bio-scan, sees "no weak points, only reinforcements."
* DeaderThanDead: To make sure his death sticks, [[LovableCoward Doyle]] makes the nuclear reactor of Armonia explode, destroying the base and taking Sharkface's body with it.
* DefiantToTheEnd: He's offered a chance to surrender peacefully at the end of his last fight, but he just goes on a rant about how he'll hunt them down and kill them all so long as he's alive. Naturally, it becomes blindly apparent why leaving him alive is a bad idea.
--> '''Sharkface:''' Over? No. You can break me, burn me, bury me alive; but as long as I'm still breathing it will never be over. I will hunt you. I will burn you! [[TemptingFate As long as I'm alive, you're all as good as dead!]] ''(Wash and Kimball look to each other, then shoot him dead)''
* DisabilitySuperpower: After surviving having a skyscraper dropped on him, his body is now all plates and staples, but while it's relatively easy to knock him down, all the medical treatments have made it very difficult to knock him down to the point where he won't get up again. He's also pretty much immune to pain because he's in constant pain anyway so he'll just soak it up, and even dislocating his shoulder won't stop him. He'll just pop it back in and shrug it off.
--> '''Sharkface:''' You're very efficient at administering pain, Carolina, but pain is something I've learned to live with.
* DroppedABridgeOnHim: [[invoked]] After being one of the main threats of Season 13, he is quickly shot to death by Wash and Kimball in Episode 16. WordOfGod said this was intentional so as to represent how Sharkface's vengeful quest had corrupted him so bad to the point where his ultimate death was intentionally unceremonious.
* DualWielding: With a pair of wrist-mounted flamethrowers in Season 13.
* EliteMook: Like all the red-armored ODST troopers. He's this again in Season 13, where he's given more equipment and is more dangerous than the generic mook and practically at Felix and Locus' threat level, but is shown to be taking orders from them, and is kept out of the loop of many things.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Or at least friends that are like family. Then they all die while he's recovering from having a building collapse around him.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: As revenge obsessed and homicidal Sharkface may be, he's noticably offput with just how ''incredibly condescending'' Felix is on the field.
* EvilGloating: As he stumbles towards Carolina in his final moments, injured and clearly defeated, he uses his last words not to beg for his life or forgiveness, but to threaten her and Wash, telling them that as long as he's alive, he'll continue to hunt them down. It's what ends up getting him killed.
* EvilSoundsDeep: Unsurprising given his size, but his voice in season 13 is very deep.
* EyeScream: It's never directly stated why he has a literal black eye but it seems to be because he took a Gravity Hammer to the face during Season 9.
* TheFaceless: In Season 9. Season 13 shows what he looks like beneath his helmet.
* FatalFlaw: Vengeance. He's allowed himself to be so consumed by it that it blinds him by the end of his and Carolina's final fight and he is killed after his hate-filled rant.
* FireBreathingWeapon: His initial weapon is a [[http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/M7057/Defoliant_Projector M7057 Flamethrower]] that he can utilize with enough proficiency to prematurely detonate grenades in mid-air. He installs two miniature flamethrowers into his suit as shown in his fight with Carolina.
* GiantMook: He seems to be the largest of the Insurrection's and the Space Pirates EliteMooks.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: He's revealed to have several burn scars, with most of the left side of his face covered by a burn scar that looks vaguely like a shark's "smile".
* HiddenDepths: Much like the Insurrection Leader/"C.T.", we discover in Season 13 that Sharkface is more than just a [[FacelessMooks Faceless Mook.]] The rest of that QuirkyMinibossSquad was the only family he ever had, and he didn't take it well when the Freelancers killed them all after they'd nearly done the same to him. Now he's dying to get even with any remaining members of Project Freelancer.
* ALighterShadeOfBlack: While complicit in Charon's plans, Sharkface isn't actually shown to kill anyone, unlike Locus or Felix are shown doing repeatedly. Similarly, he's given a sympathetic light and is shown to be another victim who simply wants to avenge his TrueCompanions. Unfortunately, he ends up dying because of his RevengeBeforeReason attitude.
* MadArtist: With his tattoos, exotic hairstyle, use of war paint, and his armor and weapon designs, he definitely gives off this impression. It even comes through in his dialogue.
-->'''Sharkface''': [[PunctuatedForEmphasis You can't. Rush. Art. Counselor.]]
* MadeOfIron:
** In Season 9, he takes handgun and battle rifle fire like it's nothing, and it takes a [[CoolPlane Banshee]] launched by a grenade to the face just to stun him. He also survived a Gravity Hammer to the face.
** In Season 13, this is one of the ways he, a mere EliteMook, is able to pose a major threat to Carolina, one of the greatest fighters in the series. Even with her leg injury, she's clearly the superior hand-to-hand fighter, but Sharkface ''absolutely will not go down'' no matter how many hits he takes, due to having learned to become accustomed to pain after all his injuries.
* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: He doesn't even react to a dislocated shoulder, he just calmly-and ''audibly''-puts it back in its socket.
* MisplacedRetribution: In a sense. Washington and Carolina are only responsible for engaging in a fight that takes him out and [[EyeScream possibly ruining his left side of his face and eye]], but the building dropping on him and his TrueCompanions dying are all a result of the Director, Maine, North, Texas and Florida. Seeing how they're all dead by the time he gets reintroduced, they may just be the closest thing to let his rage out on.
* MoralMyopia: He has a legitiment greivance with Freelancer depriving him of his found family, but is willing to side with people who are ''much'' worse to get a chance at revenge.
* NoodleIncident: How he ended up being arrested before the start of Season 13 is unexplained, as no other member of the Insurrection seems to be imprisoned or onboard beyond him, and unlike the Counselor presumably being arrested after the take down of the Project, there was no indication that he would be arrested in the seasons prior.
* NotQuiteDead: After his bout with Agents Washington and Carolina, he is assumed to be dead, but it turns out he is alive and has been imprisoned by the UNSC.
* PhraseCatcher: "What the fuck is with this guy?!"
* PyroManiac: Wields a flamethrower and is covered in burns, including half his face being burned off.
* RevengeBeforeReason: He was so focused on and blinded by his revenge that it consumed his judgement, resulting in him being shot down in the street.
* RevengeByProxy: While they did fend him off, neither Carolina or Washington ''actually'' caused the building to be dropped on him or kill any of his friends. But they're the last connections to Freelancer that he knows of and that's good enough for him.
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: His motivation for hunting down Washington and Carolina are for killing all of his friends, the only family he's ever known, as well as blowing up a building on him and leaving him for dead. Ironically, the worst that Wash and Carolina actually did to him was to fend him off in Season 9, and everything else was done by other people.
* ShadowArchetype:
** To Carolina: both are intense and angry examples of DentedIron (Carolina has an overworked AI unit with armor enhancements and a bad leg wound, Sharkface has numerous injuries repaired and reinforced like a {{Cyborg}}) and both are suffering from SurvivorsGuilt from their respective groups.
** To Washington: Both had been deeply affected by the actions of Project Freelancer and ended up being bitter afterwards, seeking revenge against those that wronged them. However, while Washington was able to let go of his hate, Sharkface is incapable of coming to the same conclusion and dies for it.
* SmarterThanYouLook: Despite seemingly no smarter than your average criminal by appearance alone, Sharkface is rather smart in using both his gear and his surroundings to his advantage, it catches both Carolina ''and'' Epsilon off guard their first encounter with him.
* SoleSurvivor: Of the insurrection, thanks to Project Freelancer.
* StrongAndSkilled: He's plenty durable by virtue of his armor, and then later by virtue of being practically immune to pain. He's also skilled enough to even odds between him and Carolina despite Carolina being ''more'' skilled than him by simply not going down and using his environment to his advantage.
* SuddenlyVoiced: In season 9, he has no lines. In season 13, he suddenly has a lot to say.
* TattooedCrook: As seen in the first episode of Season 13, he has several tattoos. He's also in prison.
* ThreateningShark: His AnimalMotif. In addition to the shark-face NoseArt on his helmet visor (in Season 9) and assault rifle (in Season 13), he has a tattoo of a [[IncendiaryExponent flaming shark]], gill-like scars on the left side of his face, and a solid black eye.
* TooDumbToLive: Regardless of how determined he was on his quest of revenge, swearing to hunt down the people who have you at gun point and are telling you to surrender is a pretty good way to get yourself killed.
* TookALevelInBadass: Though already a badass soldier, in Season 13 he has a rematch with Carolina, who now has Epsilon and several armor enhancements to help her, and ''wins,'' mostly likely due to the fact that Church is starting to wear down to the point of shutting down during the fight.
* TragicVillain: At the end of the day, he is a man who lost his FamilyOfChoice while he was recovering from his catastrophic injuries, and wants nothing more than to avenge them. Though the means of which he's willing to do it means that he'll side with people far worse than the agents that hurt him.
* TwoFaced: The left side of his face is burned in a manner that makes him look almost shark-like.
* UndignifiedDeath: There's not much dignity to be found in being beaten and ranting in the street before being put down like a mad dog.
* WalkingSpoiler: Being a major antagonist of Season 13, mentions of him spoils the reveal that he survived the events of Season 9.
* WhatMeasureIsAMook: He's treated as a disposable EliteMook by both Felix and Charon as a whole, but he is portrayed as a man who lost everything to Freelancer, and is willing to do whatever it takes to get revenge. Realizing this is what drives Carolina to try and apologize for her past actions due to her and her comrades having the same mentality at the time.
* AlasPoorVillain: [[PlayingWithATrope Played With.]] While his ultimate death is unceremonious, he is portrayed as a man who is consumed by revenge above all else to avenge his fallen TrueCompanions. Wash and Kimball don't bat an eye before mowing him down, her failure to get through to him drives Carolina's motivation to let Temple live in season 15.
* AllThereInTheManual: His real name was made up in a livestream (Terrence Ephemera Sharkface), and never said in the show. It's unknown if it's even canon as it was kind of a joke.
* AnimalMotifs: His is a shark, [[PlayingWithFire ironically enough]]. His helmet visor is painted with a shark's mouth akin to old-school nose art, and a tattoo of a shark jaw on his chest.
** He also has a large tattoo of a shark WreathedInFlames on his back.
* ArmorIsUseless: Averted; his armor was bulletproof and undoubtedly a major factor in him surviving past his initial debut. His new armor provided by Charon on the other hand plays this trope straight.
* AscendedExtra: Goes from a minor EliteMook in Season 9 to a major antagonist in Season 13.
* AtrociousAlias: He actually calls himself "Sharkface", in which Felix makes fun of.
* BilingualBonus: One of his tattoos is an excerpt from Literature/{{The Art of War|SunTzu}}.
* BlackEyesOfEvil: His left eye is pitch black. Whether it's naturally like this or the result of the damage of being hit with a Gravity Hammer to the face is unknown.
* BoomHeadshot: Granted, it's not with a gun, but he still gets a Gravity Hammer to the face.
* CombatPragmatist: He's not above using tricks to get the edge on his opponents.
* {{Cyborg}}[=/=]DentedIron: In Season 13, Epsilon remarks that his body is "a pincushion," filled with mostly plates and staples, and after a bio-scan, sees "no weak points, only reinforcements."
* DeaderThanDead: To make sure his death sticks, [[LovableCoward Doyle]] makes the nuclear reactor of Armonia explode, destroying the base and taking Sharkface's body with it.
* DefiantToTheEnd: He's offered a chance to surrender peacefully at the end of his last fight, but he just goes on a rant about how he'll hunt them down and kill them all so long as he's alive. Naturally, it becomes blindly apparent why leaving him alive is a bad idea.
--> '''Sharkface:''' Over? No. You can break me, burn me, bury me alive; but as long as I'm still breathing it will never be over. I will hunt you. I will burn you! [[TemptingFate As long as I'm alive, you're all as good as dead!]] ''(Wash and Kimball look to each other, then shoot him dead)''
* DisabilitySuperpower: After surviving having a skyscraper dropped on him, his body is now all plates and staples, but while it's relatively easy to knock him down, all the medical treatments have made it very difficult to knock him down to the point where he won't get up again. He's also pretty much immune to pain because he's in constant pain anyway so he'll just soak it up, and even dislocating his shoulder won't stop him. He'll just pop it back in and shrug it off.
--> '''Sharkface:''' You're very efficient at administering pain, Carolina, but pain is something I've learned to live with.
* DroppedABridgeOnHim: [[invoked]] After being one of the main threats of Season 13, he is quickly shot to death by Wash and Kimball in Episode 16. WordOfGod said this was intentional so as to represent how Sharkface's vengeful quest had corrupted him so bad to the point where his ultimate death was intentionally unceremonious.
* DualWielding: With a pair of wrist-mounted flamethrowers in Season 13.
* EliteMook: Like all the red-armored ODST troopers. He's this again in Season 13, where he's given more equipment and is more dangerous than the generic mook and practically at Felix and Locus' threat level, but is shown to be taking orders from them, and is kept out of the loop of many things.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Or at least friends that are like family. Then they all die while he's recovering from having a building collapse around him.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: As revenge obsessed and homicidal Sharkface may be, he's noticably offput with just how ''incredibly condescending'' Felix is on the field.
* EvilGloating: As he stumbles towards Carolina in his final moments, injured and clearly defeated, he uses his last words not to beg for his life or forgiveness, but to threaten her and Wash, telling them that as long as he's alive, he'll continue to hunt them down. It's what ends up getting him killed.
* EvilSoundsDeep: Unsurprising given his size, but his voice in season 13 is very deep.
* EyeScream: It's never directly stated why he has a literal black eye but it seems to be because he took a Gravity Hammer to the face during Season 9.
* TheFaceless: In Season 9. Season 13 shows what he looks like beneath his helmet.
* FatalFlaw: Vengeance. He's allowed himself to be so consumed by it that it blinds him by the end of his and Carolina's final fight and he is killed after his hate-filled rant.
* FireBreathingWeapon: His initial weapon is a [[http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/M7057/Defoliant_Projector M7057 Flamethrower]] that he can utilize with enough proficiency to prematurely detonate grenades in mid-air. He installs two miniature flamethrowers into his suit as shown in his fight with Carolina.
* GiantMook: He seems to be the largest of the Insurrection's and the Space Pirates EliteMooks.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: He's revealed to have several burn scars, with most of the left side of his face covered by a burn scar that looks vaguely like a shark's "smile".
* HiddenDepths: Much like the Insurrection Leader/"C.T.", we discover in Season 13 that Sharkface is more than just a [[FacelessMooks Faceless Mook.]] The rest of that QuirkyMinibossSquad was the only family he ever had, and he didn't take it well when the Freelancers killed them all after they'd nearly done the same to him. Now he's dying to get even with any remaining members of Project Freelancer.
* ALighterShadeOfBlack: While complicit in Charon's plans, Sharkface isn't actually shown to kill anyone, unlike Locus or Felix are shown doing repeatedly. Similarly, he's given a sympathetic light and is shown to be another victim who simply wants to avenge his TrueCompanions. Unfortunately, he ends up dying because of his RevengeBeforeReason attitude.
* MadArtist: With his tattoos, exotic hairstyle, use of war paint, and his armor and weapon designs, he definitely gives off this impression. It even comes through in his dialogue.
-->'''Sharkface''': [[PunctuatedForEmphasis You can't. Rush. Art. Counselor.]]
* MadeOfIron:
** In Season 9, he takes handgun and battle rifle fire like it's nothing, and it takes a [[CoolPlane Banshee]] launched by a grenade to the face just to stun him. He also survived a Gravity Hammer to the face.
** In Season 13, this is one of the ways he, a mere EliteMook, is able to pose a major threat to Carolina, one of the greatest fighters in the series. Even with her leg injury, she's clearly the superior hand-to-hand fighter, but Sharkface ''absolutely will not go down'' no matter how many hits he takes, due to having learned to become accustomed to pain after all his injuries.
* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: He doesn't even react to a dislocated shoulder, he just calmly-and ''audibly''-puts it back in its socket.
* MisplacedRetribution: In a sense. Washington and Carolina are only responsible for engaging in a fight that takes him out and [[EyeScream possibly ruining his left side of his face and eye]], but the building dropping on him and his TrueCompanions dying are all a result of the Director, Maine, North, Texas and Florida. Seeing how they're all dead by the time he gets reintroduced, they may just be the closest thing to let his rage out on.
* MoralMyopia: He has a legitiment greivance with Freelancer depriving him of his found family, but is willing to side with people who are ''much'' worse to get a chance at revenge.
* NoodleIncident: How he ended up being arrested before the start of Season 13 is unexplained, as no other member of the Insurrection seems to be imprisoned or onboard beyond him, and unlike the Counselor presumably being arrested after the take down of the Project, there was no indication that he would be arrested in the seasons prior.
* NotQuiteDead: After his bout with Agents Washington and Carolina, he is assumed to be dead, but it turns out he is alive and has been imprisoned by the UNSC.
* PhraseCatcher: "What the fuck is with this guy?!"
* PyroManiac: Wields a flamethrower and is covered in burns, including half his face being burned off.
* RevengeBeforeReason: He was so focused on and blinded by his revenge that it consumed his judgement, resulting in him being shot down in the street.
* RevengeByProxy: While they did fend him off, neither Carolina or Washington ''actually'' caused the building to be dropped on him or kill any of his friends. But they're the last connections to Freelancer that he knows of and that's good enough for him.
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: His motivation for hunting down Washington and Carolina are for killing all of his friends, the only family he's ever known, as well as blowing up a building on him and leaving him for dead. Ironically, the worst that Wash and Carolina actually did to him was to fend him off in Season 9, and everything else was done by other people.
* ShadowArchetype:
** To Carolina: both are intense and angry examples of DentedIron (Carolina has an overworked AI unit with armor enhancements and a bad leg wound, Sharkface has numerous injuries repaired and reinforced like a {{Cyborg}}) and both are suffering from SurvivorsGuilt from their respective groups.
** To Washington: Both had been deeply affected by the actions of Project Freelancer and ended up being bitter afterwards, seeking revenge against those that wronged them. However, while Washington was able to let go of his hate, Sharkface is incapable of coming to the same conclusion and dies for it.
* SmarterThanYouLook: Despite seemingly no smarter than your average criminal by appearance alone, Sharkface is rather smart in using both his gear and his surroundings to his advantage, it catches both Carolina ''and'' Epsilon off guard their first encounter with him.
* SoleSurvivor: Of the insurrection, thanks to Project Freelancer.
* StrongAndSkilled: He's plenty durable by virtue of his armor, and then later by virtue of being practically immune to pain. He's also skilled enough to even odds between him and Carolina despite Carolina being ''more'' skilled than him by simply not going down and using his environment to his advantage.
* SuddenlyVoiced: In season 9, he has no lines. In season 13, he suddenly has a lot to say.
* TattooedCrook: As seen in the first episode of Season 13, he has several tattoos. He's also in prison.
* ThreateningShark: His AnimalMotif. In addition to the shark-face NoseArt on his helmet visor (in Season 9) and assault rifle (in Season 13), he has a tattoo of a [[IncendiaryExponent flaming shark]], gill-like scars on the left side of his face, and a solid black eye.
* TooDumbToLive: Regardless of how determined he was on his quest of revenge, swearing to hunt down the people who have you at gun point and are telling you to surrender is a pretty good way to get yourself killed.
* TookALevelInBadass: Though already a badass soldier, in Season 13 he has a rematch with Carolina, who now has Epsilon and several armor enhancements to help her, and ''wins,'' mostly likely due to the fact that Church is starting to wear down to the point of shutting down during the fight.
* TragicVillain: At the end of the day, he is a man who lost his FamilyOfChoice while he was recovering from his catastrophic injuries, and wants nothing more than to avenge them. Though the means of which he's willing to do it means that he'll side with people far worse than the agents that hurt him.
* TwoFaced: The left side of his face is burned in a manner that makes him look almost shark-like.
* UndignifiedDeath: There's not much dignity to be found in being beaten and ranting in the street before being put down like a mad dog.
* WalkingSpoiler: Being a major antagonist of Season 13, mentions of him spoils the reveal that he survived the events of Season 9.
* WhatMeasureIsAMook: He's treated as a disposable EliteMook by both Felix and Charon as a whole, but he is portrayed as a man who lost everything to Freelancer, and is willing to do whatever it takes to get revenge. Realizing this is what drives Carolina to try and apologize for her past actions due to her and her comrades having the same mentality at the time.
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*AlasPoorVillain: [[PlayingWithATrope Played With.]] AintTooProudToBeg: As Tucker rolls a live grenade at his feet, Felix frantically tells him "WAIT" before it explodes and sends him falling to his death.
* AntagonistAbilities: His [[DeflectorShield Hardlight Shield]] is practically invincible, even allowing him and Locus to survive the explosion created by the ''Tartarus''' crash into the Purge temple, and thus makes the heroes' lives difficult whenever they have to fight him. It allows Felix to just calmly stride towards an enemy shooting at him, while his opponents have to resort to outside-the-box tactics (like sticky grenades or just attacking from all directions) if they want a chance to beat him. Luckily, Simmons uses it against him in their final battle by sticking a grenade to it, forcing him to keep it up even as Tucker rolls another grenade at his feet.
* AntiHero: Season 14 revealed that he and Locus used to be this. Along their partner Siris, they actually captured criminals and turned them in for a reward.
* ArchEnemy: To Tucker, due to revelations in Episode 10 of Season 12. All his interactions with Tucker initially seem to be an attempt to make him into a better soldier and leader, and to accept the grim realities of war. After revealing his true colors, Felix takes a cruel pleasure in torturing Tucker for his actions and his failures, making things quite personal between the two. He even goes out of his way in his TheReasonYouSuckSpeech to mock Tucker for what he did as a member of the New Republic. They also have appropriately opposite weapons, with Tucker wielding a LaserBlade while Felix has a HardLight DeflectorShield. Unfortunately for Felix, CreateYourOwnHero comes into effect, and Tucker starts getting the better of him time and time again, something Felix's ego can't handle. He even gets an energy sword of his own (though while Tucker gained his by accident, Felix gained his from a ''by proxy'' murder), and when his VillainousBreakdown begins during his futile last attack on the Blood Gulch Crew, it's Tucker he screams at to come out and face him. In the end, Tucker is the one who kills him by tossing him a grenade (just like how Felix had Tucker toss him a grenade right before revealing himself to be EvilAllAlong).
* ArrogantKungFuGuy: Possesses an enormous and rather brittle ego. This makes him very easy to provoke. Fortunately, he's also more susceptible to being fooled.
* ArsonMurderAndLifesaving: A dark example. After Tucker disobeys orders and inadvertently gets Rogers killed during the mission at the beginning of Season 12, Felix initially seems to berate him before congratulating him on the successful mission and talking about how badass he was, unable to comprehend why Tucker is upset over getting most of his squad killed.
* AskAStupidQuestion:
-->'''Felix:''' Sharkface, Locus, whatever happened to normal fucking names? I mean, am I crazy?\\
'''Aiden Price:''' ''[[TheSociopath Well]]...''\\
'''Felix:''' DON'T! ...psychoanalyse me.
* AxCrazy: Felix is a violent, sadistic sociopath who will twist the knife into his enemies for [[ForTheEvulz sick kicks]]. This comes to head in the Season 13 finale, during his VillainousBreakdown he completely loses it and only cares about killing the Reds and Blues.
* BadassInANiceSuit: During his and Locus' backstory segments in Season 14, he has an [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience orange]] tie, handkerchief and sunglasses (the effect is slightly ruined by his preference for having the sleeves rolled up, though).
* BadBoss: Felix is not a pleasant employer to say the least. Not only does he constantly berate his own men (to the point that most of the Space Pirates have learned to just tune him out when he's talking) once he actually has the Key needed to initiate the purge he see's no problem using it to kill everybody on Chorus not immediately protected from the blast (which would include almost all of his own men).
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: In Episode 19 of Season 13, he tells Locus to just forget about orders and the mission for once in his life. [[TheDogBitesBack He does]].
* BigBadFriend: Hidden in plain sight as an ally to Kimball and the Reds and Blues, he's actually a villain, although [[BigBadWannabe far from the main one]].
* BigBadWannabe: Legitimately deadly and a tough opponent to either out-fight or out-wit, but he's less threatening than his partner Locus due to the latter's [[NoNonsenseNemesis refusal to play ball with his enemies]] and they're both ultimately subordinates to Hargrove. His final fight with the Blood Gulch Crew has him get utterly humiliated before being killed off.
* BigDamnHeroes: Saves Wash from being shot by Locus twice. Ultimately revealed to be an InvokedTrope when it turns out it was all a set up with Locus.
* BigGood: Subverted - While Kimball may be the leader of the New Republic, she makes it clear the only reason they're still around is Felix, but he's actually working for Control, and a primary antagonist.
* BigStupidDoodooHead: His insults devolve into this during hisultimate death is unceremonious, VillainousBreakdown.
-->'''Felix:''' You're all a bunch of pathetic... stupid losers!
* BitchInSheepsClothing: Starts off quite affable, but once the Reds and Blues agree to help heis portrayed gets gradually more jerkass-y until he's revealed as a man who is consumed by revenge above all else straight-up villain.
* BondVillainStupidity: He has a tendency toavenge [[EvilGloating monologue and gloat]] which leads to the whole scheme being busted wide open due to Tucker's helmet cam. He even acknowledges it in Season 13, when he tells Locus he knows he let the survivors trigger the alarm, and that he had more fun because of it.
* BookEnds: He reveals hisfallen TrueCompanions. Wash betrayal by asking Tucker to toss him a grenade while holding up his DeflectorShield to seemingly protect the Blood Gulch Crew from Locus and his men, then smugly complimenting him on his throw and tossing it aside. He dies when Tucker throws a grenade at him, smugly telling him to catch it, while he holds up his DeflectorShield to defend himself from a StickyBomb fired at him by the Blood Gulch Crew.
* BountyHunter: Season 14 reveals he and Locus used to be this, essentially. They tracked down criminals and brought them in for a reward.
* BrokenBird: Subverted, as while he shows signs of this and it's seemingly confirmed in Episode 3 of Season 12, he's not only anything but broken, he's more upbeat than his partner.
* BrokenPedestal: For Tucker and Kimball. Tucker looked up to him and treated him as a mentor, and Kimballdon't bat an eye before mowing though of him down, her failure to get through to as a trusted friend; when they learned his true allegiance, well, calling them pissed would be an understatement.
* BullyingADragon: Felix has a bad habit of antagonizing and underestimating very dangerous people. This eventually gets himdrives Carolina's motivation to let Temple live in season 15.
* AllThereInTheManual: His real name was made up in a livestream (Terrence Ephemera Sharkface),killed by Locus and never said in the show. Blood Gulch Crew.
* CardCarryingVillain: Unlike [[PunchClockVillain Locus]], who views himself as simply doing a job, Felix is fully aware aiding in Chorus' genocide is wrong and revels in it.
* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: Felix is not really on anybody's side but his own. He'll ally with others but for only as long as it serves his purpose to do so. As soon as he [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness sees no more use for them]] he'll gladly cast them off and even kill them or at least allow them to die.
-->'''Felix:''' Locus, when have we ''ever'' looked out for anyone other than ourselves?\\
'''Locus:''' [[EvenEvilHasStandards ...They]] ''[[EvenEvilHasStandards trust]]'' [[EvenEvilHasStandards us]].\\
'''Felix:''' And what, that gives them some sort of immunity? Survival isn't a right, it's a privilege. It'sunknown if ''earned.'' That's the one thing we've always agreed on. If they deserve to live then they'd be strong enough to stop us and smart enough never to trust anyone.
* ClassicVillain: Pride and Wrath. Felix is supremely arrogant and self-centered, and he often tries to prolong the suffering of anyone who he despises; it'seven canon as it was kind of a joke.
* AnimalMotifs: His is a shark, [[PlayingWithFire ironically enough]]. His helmet visor is painted with a shark's mouth akinthese qualities that lead to old-school nose art, his death when he arrogantly goes after the Reds and a tattoo of a shark jaw on his chest.
** He also has a large tattoo of a shark WreathedInFlames on his back.
* ArmorIsUseless: Averted; his armor was bulletproof and undoubtedly a major factor in him surviving past his initial debut. His new armor provided by Charon on the other hand plays this trope straight.
* AscendedExtra: Goes from a minor EliteMook in Season 9 to a major antagonist in Season 13.
* AtrociousAlias: He actually calls himself "Sharkface", in which Felix makes fun of.
* BilingualBonus: One of his tattoos is an excerpt from Literature/{{The Art of War|SunTzu}}.
* BlackEyesOfEvil: His left eye is pitch black. WhetherBlues alone after it's naturally like this or clear he's lost to get petty revenge out of his sheer hatred for them, leading to his death at their hands.
* CoDragons: Felix and Locus are theresult leaders of the damage Space Pirates, employed by Hargrove to keep the Chorus civil war going and ensure the genocide of being hit the inhabitants. Of the two, Felix is worse, manipulating Locus so that he remains a consumate murderer.
* ColorCodedCharacters: He's heavily associated witha Gravity Hammer to the face is unknown.
* BoomHeadshot: Granted, it's not withcolor orange, providing a gun, but he still gets a Gravity Hammer clear contrast to the face.
Locus's green.
* CombatPragmatist:He's Felix generally prefers a pragmatic combat option, sacrificing a soldier if it means a mission's success. When he himself is in a fight he's not above using tricks fighting dirty, and will resort to cheap shots, booby traps and other underhanded tactics to get the an edge over an otherwise superior opponent. Subverted when he and Locus have the Blood Gulch Crew at gunpoint and Felix just starts ranting, much to Locus' frustration.
* ConsummateLiar: Felix is a first class ManipulativeBastard, and is thus one of these. Notably, he rarely ever lies, he is being MetaphoricallyTrue and uses ExactWords to get people to trust him or be manipulated into taking action.
* CurbStompBattle:
** Kicks the collective ass of Tucker, Simmons, Caboose, Grif, and their Lieutenants early on in Season 12. Felix then later wipes the floor with Tucker on hisopponents.
* {{Cyborg}}[=/=]DentedIron: In Season 13, Epsilon remarks that his body is "a pincushion," filledown in "Fed vs. New," with mostly plates Tucker only surviving due to both Felix's MotiveRant and staples, and Locus forcing both himself & Felix to retreat after a bio-scan, sees "no weak points, only reinforcements.the truth of the Chorus Civil War is broadcast to the entire planet.
** In turn, he gets his ''own'' ass thoroughly kicked when the Blood Gulch Crew ZergRush him in "The End Is Near."
*DeaderThanDead: To make sure DarkAndTroubledPast: He and Locus survived one of the worst battles of the Great War, that led to the rest of their squad being killed. He also alludes to having suffered a betrayal in the past in "Training Daze", though his death sticks, [[LovableCoward Doyle]] reveal of being EvilAllAlong makes it likely he was the nuclear reactor traitor in that situation.
* DeadGuyPuppet: Inflicts this on Captain Meyers ofArmonia explode, destroying the base ''Tartarus'' [[ForTheEvulz for shits and taking Sharkface's body giggles]].
-->'''Felix:''' ''[imitating the late Meyers]'' At ease, gentlemen.
* DeathByIrony: He gets killed by the Reds and Blues, people he believed himself to be superior and only a threat when they had Freelancers at their side, when Wash and Carolina were elsewhere. They also manage to kill him using actual tactics and strategy, while Felix just charges in blindly withit.
no plan whatsoever, something he earlier criticized Tucker for. For an extra bit of irony, it echoes his betrayal of the Reds and Blues, and the Reds and Blues were all in the same position he, Locus, and the rest of their squad were in in the flashback in "Locus of Control" where Felix talked his CO into executing a surrendering enemy.
*DefiantToTheEnd: He's offered DeflectorShield: Has a chance to surrender peacefully HardLight one built into his armor as his weapon.
* DespairEventHorizon: After Locus abandons him at the end ofhis last fight, but he just goes on a rant about how he'll hunt them down and kill them all so long as he's alive. Naturally, it becomes blindly apparent why leaving him alive is a bad idea.
--> '''Sharkface:''' Over? No. You can break me, burn me, bury me alive; but as long as I'm still breathing it will never be over. I will hunt you. I will burn you! [[TemptingFate As long as I'm alive, you're all as good as dead!]] ''(Wash and Kimball look to each other, then shoot him dead)''
* DisabilitySuperpower: After surviving having a skyscraper dropped on him, his body is now all plates and staples, but while it's relatively easy to knock him down, all the medical treatments have made it very difficult to knock him down to the point where he won't get up again. He's also pretty much immune to pain because he's in constant pain anyway so he'll just soak it up, and even dislocating his shoulder won't stop him. He'll just pop it back in and shrug it off.
--> '''Sharkface:''' You're very efficient at administering pain, Carolina, but pain is something I've learned to live with.
* DroppedABridgeOnHim: [[invoked]] After being one of the main threats ofSeason 13, Felix loses his already fragile grasp of sanity and, in a CreepyMonotone, proclaims he is quickly shot to death by Wash will kill Locus. Following this, he loses his signature sarcasm and Kimball in Episode 16. WordOfGod said this was intentional so as quirks, instead focusing solely on killing the Reds and Blues.
* DidntThinkThisThrough: He has a subtle case that becomes increasingly prevalent throughout Season 13. Felix rarely thinks his actions through and is highly impulsive, allowing his desires torepresent how Sharkface's vengeful quest had corrupted govern him so bad and rarely thinking in the long-term, blinding him to the point where negative affects his ultimate death was intentionally unceremonious.
* DualWielding: With a pair of wrist-mounted flamethrowersactions will have. This ultimately results in Season 13.
* EliteMook: Like allhis downfall when he goes after the red-armored ODST troopers. He's this again in Season 13, where he's given more equipment Reds and is more dangerous than the generic mook and practically at Blues with no real plan, just wanting to kill them.
* DirtyCoward: Felix is pretty smug when he has the upper hand, but it's because of his ego andLocus' threat level, but is shown him being used to be taking orders from them, Locus always bailing him out when things go sideways. When the Red and is kept out Blues hand him an embarrassing beatdown, Felix visibly panics and outright ''begs'' Locus to save him when his former partner abandons him.
* DisproportionateRetribution: His near pathological hatred of theloop Reds and Blues is caused by him finding them annoying.
* DisneyVillainDeath: Continuing the Charon and [=RvB=] tradition ofmany things.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Or at least friends that are like family. Then they all die while he's recovering from having a building collapse around him.
bad guys falling to their deaths. However, his death is confirmed shortly after by the sword being bonded to Locus.
* EvenEvilHasStandards:As revenge obsessed Well, [[AntiVillain he wasn't as evil back then]], but during his days bounty-hunting with Locus and homicidal Sharkface Siris, he was still the most inclined to violence and KickTheDog of the three. Even so, he was just as horrified as the other two when Ruben Lozano made it clear [[EvilerThanThou he was perfectly willing to let his son Gabriel die and calls him a "parasite"]]. Though his horror may be, have had [[PragmaticVillainy less to do with the immorality of Lozano's actions]], and more to do with the fact that [[OhCrap he had just lost his only form of leverage]] against a ''very'' pissed of and powerful [[TheDon Mob boss]]. Additionally, both he and Siris were completely stunned when Locus opted to simply murder Gabriel after it became clear that Gabriel had outlived his usefulness to the three.
* EveryManHasHisPrice: Says this regarding the Reds and Blues, and how they aren't so different for only working with the New Republic to help their friends.
* EvilAllAlong: It's revealed midway through Season 12 that he'snoticably offput with just how ''incredibly condescending'' directly working for the main antagonist of the story arc.
* EvilCounterpart: He is this to both Tucker and Locus.
** Like Tucker, both have a Great Key and in Season 14's Merc Trilogy (set before the events of ''The Chorus Trilogy''), he is shown to be a bit of a womanizer.
** Like Locus, they are both mercenaries and are initially depicted as each other's moral opposite - Felix ison first presented as Locus's Good Counterpart with Locus being presented as Felix's EvilCounterpart, and as the field.
story progresses their counterpart roles are shown to be reversed.
* EvilGloating:As He kicks it into high gear after he stumbles towards shows his true colors, taunting the Blood Gulch Crew about how they've helped with Control's plan. True to this trope, this buys enough time for Carolina in to [[BigDamnHeroes save the Reds and Blues]]. He was doing it as a form of therapy after dealing with the Reds and Blues on his final moments, injured side. He does it again in Episode 18, [[VillainBall only for it to bite him in the ass when Tucker and clearly defeated, Church are revealed to have been recording what he has said]], and it is broadcast to Armonia (where the Rebels and the Feds are fighting).
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Downplayed. Felix can comprehend the mindset of others well enough to fake being a LovableRogue and a JerkWithAHeartOfGold, but he's also unable to understand why Tucker would feel guilty about getting Rogers and Cunningham killed and doesn't understand Locus' doubts over what they are doing or the reasons for Sharkface's grudge against the Freelancers.
* EvilIsPetty: Felix takes a ton of pleasure in taunting and annoying his enemies and allies alike and generally behaving like an asshole ForTheLulz. He also continuously tries to murder the BGC because they annoy him, and then tries to activate ThePurge simply because he wants the inhabitants of Chorus to know how screwed they are before they die simply because he wants to get them back for all the trouble they caused him.
* ExactWords:
** With the exception of telling the Reds and Blues that they were some of the galaxy's greatest soldiers, he never actually lied to them.
** In the opening episode of Season 13, when he boards the prison ship, he assures his new "friends" that they won't find anyone else on the defunct Pelican he rode in on. Turns out everyone else on that Pelican had active camo, so of course they wouldn't find them.
** In the same episode, he and Locus are trying to recruit the inmates of a prison ship to bolster their side's numbers. As part of his speech, Felix offers to let any prisoner who doesn't want to join them "off the ship". Once the inmates make their decisions, Felix immediately blasts everyone who didn't join him out into space. Hey, they're off the ship, aren't they?
* FalseFriend:
** He fakes his friendship to the Reds and Blues to gain their trust before betraying them.
** He's also this to Locus in a manner of speaking. While he makes no secret of the fact that he doesn't like Locus and that they are not friends, the pair of them form a pretty effective team. However, he's also manipulating Locus through the entire campaign, being abusive and condescending, and using Locus' PTSD to keep him under his thumb, because deep down he's scared shitless of his partner. When Locus finally realizes this and turns on Felix, the first thing Felix does is try to kill him.
** This is his main way of infiltration and accomplishing stealth missions. He works his way into someone's forces and uses hislast words charms and social skills to gain their trust, like he did with the New Republic and crew of the ''Tartarus''. He pretends to be supportive and makes people think of him as a friend until he has everything he needs and stabs them in the back without hesitation.
* FatalFlaw:
** [[SmugSnake His massive ego]]. Felix ultimately causes more problems for himself than he can deal with by being as boastful and arrogant as he possibly can to people he should really [[WhyDontYouJustShootHim just shoot dead when he has a chance.]] Also if he feels even the slightest bit upstaged in any way he will quickly abandon rational thought just to soothe his injured pride. This trait eventually gets him killed. He went after the Reds and Blues because he couldn't stand that they nearly killed him when destroying the Purge Tower and was ''horribly'' outmatched. It also causes Locus to turn against him in the end because Locus realizes that Felix knew he couldn't cope with the trauma of war and went out of his way to keep Locus under his control by not letting him do so. The reason for that? Locus was the better soldier.
** [[DidntThinkThisThrough Short-sightedness]]. Felix has a bad habit of making eratic decisions when he is angered without thinking of the consequences. As the Reds and Blues' continued survival and one-upping of him pisses him off more and more, Felix continues tobeg make even more impulsive decisions with increasingly worse consequences, culminating in him getting himself killed when he chooses to go after the Reds and Blues alone while injured out of sheer spite.
** [[EvilGloating His incessant need to gloat]]. The reason Locus is easily the more dangerous of the two of them is that Felix takes every chance he can to start monologuing and bragging to anyone who will listen, which bites him in the ass every single time. He's such a sadistic prick that he never learns to just shut up; his need for a long and complicated villain speech when he first announces his betrayal gives Carolina the chance to save the Reds and Blues, and Tucker and Church are later able to record one of his rants and broadcast it across the planet, uniting the two armies of Chorus against Hargrove and making the "easy" job exponentially harder. Part of what makes his eventual death so satisfying is that instead of gloating like he always does, he's reduced to animalistic grunts and threats that he can't back up anymore.
* FauxAffablyEvil: He's a pretty casual, jokey kind of guy, even when he's being openly and unapologetically evil. This just serves to show how unpleasant he is. He even says that he and Kimball were "friends" while telling Locus to kill her quickly.
* {{Foil}}:
** Primarily towards Tucker. Both of them initially are only fighting in the war for personal gain, Felix wants to be paid and Tucker just wants to find his friends. They are both cynical and sarcastic and the two of them are arguably the most skilled members of the New Republic. However, towards the end of Season 12, Felix is still fighting for his own gain, disregarding the lives of the inhabitants on Chorus and enjoying the violence and suffering he causes. Tucker however, grows to care a great deal about the people on Chorus, to the point where he selflessly risked his own life to save them. Tucker is also shown to dislike violence and war, only getting his hands dirty when he has to, and prefers to knock out orforgiveness, capture his opponents, whereas Felix takes a sadistic pleasure in killing his enemies. Tucker also values his friends and teammates in the Blood Gulch Crew, whereas Felix merely manipulated them for his own interests and only tried to keep Locus alive since he's aware of Locus being stronger than him. It even fits into their primary weapons - Tucker has a LaserBlade, while Felix has a HardLight DeflectorShield.
** A bit towards Washington. Wash starts out as an ally in the first part of a trilogy to the Reds and Blues only to become their enemy in the second part. In contrast, Felix pretends to be their ally in the first part only to show his true nature in the second part of the trilogy, butto threaten her and unlike Wash, Felix is never redeemed; the redemption part instead goes to Locus, who is Wash's other {{Foil}}.
** Towards Locus. They're introduced as two mercenaries on different sides of the Chorus Civil War and were former comrades, the former a friendly and talkative JerkWithAHeartOfGold, the latter a ruthless and cold ConsummateProfessional. ...Or so it seems on the surface. In reality, Felix is a sadistic ManipulativeBastard who puts on a phony friendly appearance to use people to his own ends, while Locus is actually a very conflicted man that puts on the mask of being an emotionless killer to avoid having to face his guilt over the many atrocities he took part in both during and after the Human-Covenant War. Also, while Locus prefers to be quick and efficient with his kills, Felix enjoys toying with his victims because it amuses him. Felix is eventually outed as irredeemably evil and dies, while Locus successfully pulls a HeelFaceTurn and instead becomes TheAtoner.
** Oddly enough, he's this to ''Caboose''. They both have [[NeverMyFault an inability to take responsibility for their failures]], are highly competent in battle, and are incredibly clingy and possessive of someone close to them (Church for Caboose, Locus for Felix). However, Felix is a self-serving sociopath who manipulates Locus and only views him as a means to an end and is incredibly boastful about his combat skills, while Caboose legitimately views Church as a friend and is [[UndyingLoyalty deeply loyal to him]] and only uses his [[SuperStrength strength]] in desperate situations and never really draws attention to it.
** To General Doyle. Both are leaders of their armies with a fellow leader who has little trust in their abilities (Locus for Felix, Kimball for Doyle), and both end up in control of a key to the Temples; however, Doyle acknowledges his faults as a leader, tries to correct them, and always looks out for his men, while Felix is an arrogant prick willing to kill his own men to get what he wants. This key difference is crucial to their final fates; Doyle heroically sacrifices himself to destroy Armonia's reactor with full confidence that his allies will be able to win without him and kills so many Space Pirates that the tide of the war is permanently turned, while Felix is cornered by the soldiers he dismissed as "losers", betrayed by his ally, and dies alone, humiliated and begging for his life.
* ForTheEvulz: He pretty much has no motivation besides getting paid, but even ''that'' doesn't ultimately matter to him. He outright states that the feeling of power over his victims means more to him than any amount of money.
* FreudianExcuse: While Felix was never a great guy, it's implied that the trauma he suffered during the Great War was what drove him to become as monstrous as he is. He was admittedly always ruthless and self-centered, but the flashback in "Locus of Control" reveals he was simply a pragmatic survivalist who didn't take any enjoyment in what he did. It wasn't until after the war ended that he began devolving into a [[TheSocialDarwinist darwinistic]] PsychoForHire.
* FriendlyRival: It's implied he used to be this with Locus back during the war, though it's also possible that it could be some more of Felix's lies.
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Among the Space Pirates. While they aren't particularly friendly with each other, most of them have some sense of camaraderie and can work together. However, Felix is an absolute asshole that none of them like; the only one who can be around him for extended periods of time is Locus, and the other Space Pirates just tend to tune him out.
* FromNobodyToNightmare: Felix was once just another nondescript soldier doing his duty during the war, but by the end of the Chorus Trilogy he's become a genocidal maniac who nearly wiped out the population of an entire planet out of spite.
* GoodIsNotNice: In Season 12, he shows signs of this, doing things like blowing up Rogers during a mission and showing sociopathic traits, but he later reveals himself to be a sociopath and one of the main villains. However, Season 14 reveals that he used to be this; he was by no means a nice guy, but he hunted down criminals and brought them to justice.
* HardLight: ''Really'' likes to a DeflectorShield made of this that's built into his armor.
* HatedByAll: After his true allegiance is revealed, absolutely nobody likes him. The BGC and the inhabitants of Chorus despise him for being a traitor, and his own partner Locus, his colleagues Sharkface and the Counselor, and even his own men hate him for being an asshole.
* TheHeavy: He and Locus are this to Hargrove. In the end, Felix is the true one because he manipulated Locus into going along with the genocide in the first place and he pushes to kill the Blood Gulch Crew long after Locus has stopped caring about them
* HiddenDepths: When he didn't pass the true warrior test, he mentioned he saw "shit straight from his nightmares". Said "shit straight from his nightmares" just so happens to be Locus realizing he doesn't need Felix while Felix needs him.
* HiredGuns: A mercenary working for the rebels on the planet the Blood Gulch Crew crashed on. Subverted, as he's working for Control and has intentionally infiltrated the New Republic. He finds out the hard way that describing himself as a "freelancer" is a quick way to get him on the Blood Gulch Crew's bad side.
-->'''Felix:''' I'm a freelancer.\\
''[[[OhCrap Hears seven guns being cocked.]]]''\\
'''Felix:''' ''[in a panicky tone of voice]'' [[ThatCameOutWrong No, I-I mean I'm a mercenary! You know, a gun for hire!]]
* HoistByHisOwnPetard:
** Helped to recruit the Reds and the Blues into the opposing armies by telling them thatas long as he's alive, he'll continue to hunt they would help inspire the teams and help win the war, intending them down. It's what ends to spur on the conflict between the two parties even further and hasten along their own destruction. Instead, the Reds and the Blues end up getting him killed.
* EvilSoundsDeep: Unsurprising giveninspiring both sides to not just end the conflict, but work together, and even provide a united front against Felix and Locus' own forces, ultimately winning the war and bringing peace to Chorus. Furthermore, the Reds and Blues (with assistance from Locus, who pulls a BetrayalByInaction on Felix as part of his size, but his voice in season 13 is very deep.
* EyeScream: It's neverown HeelFaceTurn) are the ones to directly stated why he has kill him, with Simmons incapacitating his DeflectorShield with a literal black eye sticky grenade long enough for Tucker to throw a grenade at his feet that hurls him to his death.
** He manipulates Locus by exploiting his psychological need to follow orders butit seems is sometimes stymied by Locus prioritizing adherance to be because he took a Gravity Hammer to the face during Season 9.
* TheFaceless: In Season 9. Season 13 showstheir orders rather than what he looks like beneath Felix wants them to do.
* HumiliationConga: The Reds and Blues absolutely rip him to shreds, and they do it delightfully slowly. As Felix loses it and calls the Reds and Blues a bunch of "stinking pathetic losers", Donut shoots hishelmet.
* FatalFlaw: Vengeance. He's allowed himself to be so consumed by it that it blinds him by the endsticky detonator out of his and Carolina's final fight and he is killed after his hate-filled rant.
* FireBreathingWeapon: His initial weapon is a [[http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/M7057/Defoliant_Projector M7057 Flamethrower]] that he can utilizehand, Sarge shoots him in the shoulder with enough proficiency to prematurely detonate grenades in mid-air. He installs two miniature flamethrowers into his suit as shown in his fight a Needler, O'Malley clotheslines him with Carolina.
* GiantMook: He seems to be the largest of the Insurrection'sa rocket launcher and the Space Pirates EliteMooks.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: He's revealedmakes Felix scream before shooting him point blank, his attempt to have several burn scars, shoot Caboose with most of the left side of his face covered by a burn scar that looks vaguely like a shark's "smile".
* HiddenDepths: Much like the Insurrection Leader/"C.T.", we discover in Season 13 that Sharkface is more thanFreckles just a [[FacelessMooks Faceless Mook.]] The rest of that QuirkyMinibossSquad was has confetti fire before Freckles whacks him in the only family face, the partner he ever had, desperately needs abandons him at a crucial moment, and then finally, he didn't take it well when gets a sticky grenade stuck to his shield while Tucker gleefully rolls a live grenade at his feet - and all of this without either of the Freelancers killed he attributed their success to aiding them. All he can do is scream at them all after they'd nearly done the same to him. Now "WAIT" before he's dying sent screaming to get even with any remaining members of Project Freelancer.
* ALighterShadeOfBlack: While complicit in Charon's plans, Sharkface isn't actually shown to kill anyone, unlike Locus or Felix are shown doing repeatedly. Similarly, he's given a sympathetic light and is shown to be another victim who simply wants to avengehis TrueCompanions. Unfortunately, he ends up dying because of his RevengeBeforeReason attitude.
death.
--> '''Epsilon''': Yeah, we might be losers Felix... but we still kicked your ass.
*MadArtist: With his tattoos, exotic hairstyle, use of war paint, and his armor and weapon designs, he definitely gives off this impression. It even comes through in his dialogue.
-->'''Sharkface''': [[PunctuatedForEmphasis You can't. Rush. Art. Counselor.HypocriticalHumor:
-->'''Felix:''' Sharkface, Locus, whatever happened to normal fucking names? I mean, am I crazy?\\
'''The Counselor:''' [[IResembleThatRemark Well...]]\\
'''Felix:''' [[BerserkButton DON'T... psychoanalyze me.]]
*MadeOfIron:
{{Hypocrite}}: As if Felix wasn't enough of an asshole already, he tends to call people out on traits that he himself shows. Just to give a few examples:
**In Season 9, he takes handgun and battle rifle fire like Calls Locus crazy, but it's nothing, and it actually him that seems to have gone off the deep end. Also, after Carolina takes a [[CoolPlane Banshee]] launched by a grenade advantage of Felix's unnecessary monologuing to save the face Reds and Blues, Felix instead blames Locus for allowing Carolina to infiltrate his team. When Locus flips it back by pointing out that his gloating gave her plenty of time to launch her attack, he just to stun him. deflects by saying they shouldn't be pointing fingers.
** Healso survived mocks Locus, Wash and Sharkface for using pseudonyms instead of their real names, but he never uses his own real name on Chorus. Though, his main gripe was them not using a Gravity Hammer to the face.
normal-sounding name, like Felix.
**In During their battle in "Fed vs. New", Felix makes fun of Tucker for using a sword. Come Season 13, this is Felix gets his hands on the Great Key for Chorus, incorporating a sword into his fighting style with nary a complaint.
** Additionally, for all of the times that he accuses the people he fights of being cowards or not attacking him, one of his weapons is a HardLight DeflectorShield (aka something meant to be used ''defensively'').
** Felix claims to be TheSocialDarwinist who repeatedly tries to kill off anyone weaker than him under theways he, a mere EliteMook, InsaneTrollLogic of "If they didn't want to die, they should be strong enough to stop me and smart enough not to trust me in the first place." However, as Santa later reveals to Locus in "The End is able Near", Felix has been psychologically manipulating Locus to pose a major threat to Carolina, one stay with him since he's actually aware of Locus being the stronger of the greatest fighters in two and that ''Felix'' needs Locus to survive. In reality, by Felix's own philosophy of MightMakesRight, he deserves to be abandoned and murdered. [[DisneyVillainDeath Which happens.]]
** Felix justifies all of his actions by claiming that his victims deserved their fates because he's better than them, but when theseries. Even sides are reversed and he's about to die, he's fully ready to beg for his life, with her leg injury, she's his last word being a frantic "WAIT".
* IllKillYou: You'd think he'd end up saying this to his [[TheRival rival Locus]], but in actuality he says his own version of this when it's revealed that Tucker has broadcast his entire MotiveRant to the capital, where all the Republic and Federation troops are currently stationed. [[VillainBall Should've kept the mouth shut, really.]]
* InsaneTrollLogic: His social darwinism-based philosophy runs on this. If he kills you, it's your own fault, because it means that you weren't smart enough not to trust him or strong enough to fight him. It's clearly a thinly veiled excuse for his own sadism, and he also uses it to manipulate Locus as well.
* {{Irony}}: After insinuating that thesuperior hand-to-hand fighter, but Sharkface ''absolutely will Blood Gulch Crew were worthless in combat if not go down'' for the Freelancers in their party, he gets his ass whooped by the Reds and Blues ''without'' Wash and Carolina to back them up.
* ItsAllAboutMe: ''Everything'' he does, he does for himself. But arguably the most damning example is his treatment of Locus. Deep down, Felix is scared of his partner, because no matter howmany hits much he takes, due may say they need each other, Locus can survive on his own, but Felix can't. So he does everything in his power to keep Locus from getting the help he needs, and staying by his side to protect him when he gets in over his head.
* ItsPersonal:
** His rivalry with Locus, as it's rooted in how they were former teammates who hated each other, but couldn't do anything about it because they were on the same side during the Great War. Kimball speculates that the sentiment might be mutual. Turns out that it's all a ruse - they still hate each other, but they manage to be professional about it.
** Later, when he reveals his true colors to the Reds and Blues, he takes the time to deliver a rather vindictive TheReasonYouSuckSpeech, implying that he considers havinglearned had to become accustomed put up with them pretty damn personal, too.
** After Tucker gets the better of him at the end of Season 12, he '''really''' seems topain want some payback for being made to look foolish and having his cover blown. Felix even refers to the rest of the Blood Gulch Crew as Tucker's [[EspeciallyZoidberg "less important but equally annoying friends"]] at one point, and generally holds a special level of hatred for Tucker in Season 13.
* ItAmusedMe: Several of his actions are fueled by his sadism and nothing else, like using Captain Mayer as a DeadGuyPuppet and pretty much every time he engages in EvilGloating.
* IResembleThatRemark: His complaint about Sharkface and Locus's codenames ends with him asking if he's crazy.
-->'''[[DeadpanSnarker Counselor]]:''' Well...\\
'''Felix:''' [[BerserkButton DON'T... psychoanalyze me.]]
* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: Between willingly attempting to commit genocide and twisting the knife on the Reds and Blues on how much they helped, he could very well be the biggest asshole in the series, and that's saying a lot. He's so bad that [[EvenEvilHasStandards even his own men just tend to tune him out]], as mentioned in Episode 10 of Season 13. However, he seems genuinely concerned when the guys leave and goes to retrieve them against Kimball's orders, until it turns out that he actually left so he could kill them all. Turns out he's [[EvilAllAlong far worse than we expected]], and [[PlayingBothSides he and Locus are manipulating the entire conflict]]. While he's [[EvilGloating gloating]] to them, [[InvokedTrope he mentions]] JerkWithAHeartOfGold more or less by name, [[DefiedTrope and makes fun of them for believing he was one]].
* JustBetweenYouAndMe: Felix rants to Tucker that he and Locus just had to put forth a few sob stories to the heads of each army to pit them against each other. Tucker then mocks him and calls on Church to do so. Felix, confused, asks what Church is, to which Tucker smugly responds with, "Oh, this is Church. He's the [=A.I.=] that helps me run my equipment."
* KickTheDog: As TheSociopath, he takes great delight in doing this. Examples include rubbing the Blood Gulch Crew's collective face in how they've been successfully manipulated in helping wipe out the innocent Chorusans, gleefully murdering the ''Tartarus'' crew before blasting everybody who won't/can't fight for them out the airlock, threatening Price by implying he might let Sharkface in on his previous career if he gets out of line, and constantly grinding Locus under his boot by exploiting his [=PTSD=] to his own advantage. He also takes a disturbing amount of pleasure in repeatedly hitting and stabbing Tucker when they face off at the end of Season 12.
* KilledOffForReal: Blasted to his death at the Communications Temple, and given that Locus can now use his sword, he's confirmed dead this time.
* KnightOfCerebus: When Felix gets involved in the show, things go downhill slightly, even though he's not a bad guy and Locus is worse. When Felix ''is'' revealed as a villain, though, things stop being funny completely until Felix's LaughablyEvil qualities are emphasized.
* LackOfEmpathy: Felix has no empathy for anyone or anything other than himself, and is pretty flippant about human life, even talking about nuking Chorus from orbit in the same tone one would talk about running an errand.
* LaserGuidedKarma: He gets killed off by the Blood Gulch Crew with the assistance of Locus - aka, he's murdered by the very same people he repeatedly called a bunch of weak, pathetic losers who didn't stand a chance against him (and keep in mind the Reds and Blues wouldn't even be his problem in the first place if Felix had actually let them get slain by Locus' firing squad in "Cloak and Dagger" instead of going on a MotiveRant), all while they're being assisted by his [[HeelFaceTurn former]] partner that he had been subjecting to a psychologically abusive relationship.
* LastVillainStand: When Locus abandons him in Episode 19 of Season 13, he decides that he's going to try to kill ''him'', too, by using his SAW on as many people as possible. Given he's surrounded by more than seven experienced soldiers even ''before'' Locus changed sides, this goes about as well as could be expected.
* LaughablyEvil: Stands out in particular among the other Space Pirates. He is known for making sarcastic and witty comments at every possible moment, and will not hesitate to make fun of other people. In fact, some of the funniest scenes in ''The Chorus Trilogy'' are of Felix [[NeverMyFault constantly pushing the blame of events]] away from himself while acting more like an [[PsychopathicManchild immature]], [[EvilIsPetty obnoxious prick]] than the heartless killer he really is.
* LeanAndMean: Not apparent in the machinima style, but in Season 14 he's shown to be very skinny when out of armor, especially compared to [[MusclesAreMeaningful Locus]].
* LeeroyJenkins: Part of the reason for his defeat at the hands of the Reds and Blues is him [[UnstoppableRage blindly charging into]] the multiple traps they've set up for him in the Communications Temple.
* {{Leitmotif}}: "Soul Clef XI" is one for both him and Locus.
* LogicalLatecomer: Deconstructed and subverted. He serves as the StraightMan to the Blood Gulch Crew, being bewildered by their quirks, but afterall he drops the mask, he reveals that he flat-out hated them for their many, many annoying flaws, and shows himself to be far more unhinged and vile than any of them could ever be.
* LovableRogue: Subverted. He initially seems to be this, but after he is revealed to be EvilAllAlong, he proves to be a ruthless sociopath who deliberately put on this persona to get people to trust him. Any aspects that weren't part of the facade are just aspects of hisinjuries.
sociopathy.
*MajorInjuryUnderreaction: LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: Though ironically, he initially only used it to protect Wash, not himself. He winds up using it to shield other people quite often. Turns out that was intentional as a way of getting Wash's trust.
* ManipulativeBastard: To pretty much ''everyone''. First Kimball and the New Republic, then the Reds and Blues, and that's not even getting into how much effort he puts into keeping Locus under his control.
* MeaningfulName: "Felix" is a given name descended from Latin that means "happy" or "lucky." It's quite the appropriate codename for a PsychopathicManchild like him.
* MortonsFork: The Reds and Blues force him into one during their final confrontation by shooting a sticky grenade at his HardLight shield then tossing another grenade at his feet. If he drops the heavy shield to get away, the sticky grenade goes off in his face. If he doesn'teven react to a dislocated shoulder, he just calmly-and ''audibly''-puts it back in its socket.
* MisplacedRetribution: In a sense. Washington and Carolina are only responsible for engaging in a fight that takes him out and [[EyeScream possibly ruining his left side of his face and eye]], butdrop the building dropping on him and his TrueCompanions dying are all a result of the Director, Maine, North, Texas and Florida. Seeing how they're all dead shield he'll be blown up by the time he gets reintroduced, they may just be grenade beside him. He's still trying to think of a way out when the closest thing to let his rage out on.
latter scenario kills him.
*MoralMyopia: He has a legitiment greivance with Freelancer depriving him MrExposition: As of his found family, but is willing to side with people who are ''much'' worse to get a chance at revenge.
* NoodleIncident: How he ended up being arrested before the startEpisode 16 in Season 11. Then once again in [[WhamEpisode Episode 10 of Season 13 is unexplained, as no other member of 12.]] Only this time, [[EvilAllAlong it doubles as]] a MotiveRant.
* MysteriousPast: His activities between theInsurrection seems Merc Trilogy and the Chorus Trilogy are unclear, but ''something'' definitely happened at that point, since Siris is no longer present and Felix has lost any scruples he had and has become far more manipulative and sociopathic. Some of his comments in Season 12 alludes to something involving a betrayal happening at some point, but nothing concrete is ever provided.
* {{Narcissist}}: Felix has a ridiculously high opinion of himself and his skills, only cares about his own needs, never takes responsibility for any of his failures, and should anyone bruise his pride even a little, he will drop everything to kill them.
* NeverMyFault: After Carolina saves the Blood Gulch Crew from execution, Felix is quick to reproach Locus for being sloppy enough to allow her to infiltrate his team. Never mind the fact that Felix gave Carolina ample time to prepare herself for the rescue by delving into a MotiveRant on why he hated the Reds and Blues, whereas Locus [[WhyDontYouJustShootHim simply wanted to shoot them]] and be done with it. When Locus points out the hypocrisy of this in a threatening tone, Felix notes that they shouldn't be throwing blame around.
** This unwillingness to take blame continues into the end of Season 12, where, upon speaking to CEO Hargrove, he says they lost because the Reds and Blues got lucky, but Locus admits it was because they (read: Felix) were sloppy and underestimated them.
** Season 14 reveals that this was not a new trait, as he clearly showed it back during the Lozano job.
--->'''Siris:''' Why weren't you on comms?\\
'''Felix:''' (the one who threw his headset in the toilet) That is... ''entirely'' his fault. (points at Locus, who glares in response)
* NotInThisForYourRevolution: Seeing as the New Republic has no recognizable currency, they pay him in alien weaponry that was initially found on Chorus. He then intends to sell the tech off for cash, then use it to buy a TV the size of a billboard. Later revelations seem to make him out to beimprisoned or onboard beyond him, and unlike the Counselor presumably being arrested after the take down of the Project, there was no indication a JerkWithAHeartOfGold that's more emotionally invested than once thought. However, even ''further'' plot events reveal that he would be arrested is indeed only in it for money, just not from the seasons prior.
New Republic.
* NotQuiteDead: Afterhis bout with Agents the ''Tartarus'' lands on him and Locus in Episode 18. He dies for real in the following episode.
* NotSoDifferentRemark:
** He actually compares Washington to Locus in this manner.
** Come Season 12, Episode 3, it's revealed he's also just as self-centered andCarolina, he is assumed snarky (See TookALevelInJerkass and SociopathicHero below) as Tucker can be, though Tucker at least has the decency to feel ''bad'' for this and actively strives to be dead, but it turns out he is alive and has been imprisoned by the UNSC.
* PhraseCatcher: "What the fuck is with this guy?!"
* PyroManiac: Wieldsa flamethrower and is covered in burns, including half his face being burned off.
* RevengeBeforeReason: He was so focused on and blinded by his revengebetter person.
** Come Season 12, Episode 10, he's revealed to be just as bad as Locus - or perhaps ''even worse'', considering thatit consumed in Episode 19 of the same season, Locus implicitly acknowledges hidden feelings of guilt for his judgement, resulting actions that he tries to hide under his JustFollowingOrders facade, a trait Felix does not share. In Season 13, it's shown in him being shot down a flashback from "Locus of Control" that Felix used to be much more like Locus during their time in the street.
Great War, being a ConsummateProfessional and following orders.
*RevengeByProxy: While they did fend OddNameOut: His code name "Felix" is a real name in contrast to other code names like Locus, Siris and Sharkface. However it's not his real name, which is revealed to be Isaac Gates in Season 14
* OffHandBackHand:
** Does this with his HardLight shield to Tucker as the latter lunges at himoff, neither Carolina or Washington with his energy sword.
** Again in "Club" when he shoots a goon from around a table he and Locus use for cover.
* OhCrap:
** Upon seeing Locus pursuing him in Season 11. Though ''actually''caused it's because Locus told him by radio that they are to leave the building Reds and Blues alive.
** PlayedForLaughs in Season 11's "[=FAQ=]", where he calls himself a "freelancer" [[ThatCameOutWrong and then has tobe dropped hurriedly correct himself to being only a mercenary]] when ''every'' member of the Blood Gulch Crew (except for Caboose, who [[ItMakesSenseInContext was blind at the time]]) instantly cocks their guns at him.
** He gets another one in Season 13, Episode 16 along with Locus when they find out that Armonia's nuclear reactor was about to explode.
--->'''Pirate:''' There's a bomb on the reactor!\\
'''Felix:''' [[BigWhat What?!]] \\
'''Locus:''' '''Get us out of here!!'''
** Has a major one upon realizing the Blood Gulch Crew and their friends are dropping '''a goddamn spaceship on himor kill any and Locus''' in "Great Destroyers".
** He gets a large number in quick succession during his final confrontation with the Blood Gulch Crew before getting killed off, as part of hisfriends. But well-earned HumiliationConga leading up to his UndignifiedDeath.
*** He just has enough time to panic and raise his arms when he gets blasted by Doc/O'Malley with a rocket launcher.
*** He has another moment when his attempt to shoot Caboose with his own rifle backfires spectacularly.
*** He starts to ''really'' panic when he realizes he's finally lost control of Locus.
*** His final one is when he's pinned down with a sticky grenade attached to his HardLight shield and Tucker casually tosses a grenade at his feet.
* OnlyKnownByHisNickname: According to [[AllThereInTheManual the Ultimate Fan Guide]], "Felix" is an alias. A hint towards this comes in this tidbit of dialogue. Season 14's credits reveal his full name to be Isaac Gates.
-->'''Felix:''' "Sharkface", "Locus". Whatever happened to normal fucking names.
* OnlySaneMan: When Wash isn't around to play the part, he becomes the most competent individual of the Blood Gulch Crew members in the New Republic. However, much like Church, Epsilon, Wash, and Captain Butch Flowers before him, he is one of the few examples of someone with ''mental problems'' in the show[[note]]specifically, Antisocial Personality Disorder[[/note]] and so is a subverted example.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: What is his gut reaction when his EvilGloating has managed to let the Blood Gulch Crew (especially Tucker) completely upset his plans and stopped the Civil War? [[IllKillYou To try to kill all of the Blood Gulch Crew then and there, starting with Tucker]]. No gloating, just ''do it.'' Fortunately for them, Locus stops him by insisting they stick to protocol and leave.
* PassThePopcorn: His reaction to watching Grif, Simmons, Tucker, and Caboose waste an entire morning trying to decide who gets to be leader of the team to rescue Wash, Sarge, Donut, and Lopez.
-->'''Felix:''' Did you boys want to do some actual training, or did you just waste the entire morning dicking around? Because by all means, I could watch this train wreck all day. Really, it's like the ''Hindenburg'' footage. You ever see that? Absolutely breathtaking, until you realize everyone's screwed.
* PetTheDog: In the darkest way possible. After Locus and the recruited prisoners from the ''Tartarus'' spring the trap for the armies of Chorus at Crash Site Alpha, he asks Locus to make sure Kimball dies quickly since "We ''were'' friends once, after all."
* ThePowerOfHate: His hatred of Locus drives him to win and is what keeps him from leaving Chorus no matter how much alien tech he acquires. [[SubvertedTrope Except]] it's [[EvilAllAlong all a lie]]. [[DoubleSubversion Although his hatred of the Blood Gulch Crew seems to be motivating him now.]]
* PragmaticVillainy: In Season 13, this is mixed in with DirtyCoward. Felix constantly seems to show concern for Locus throughout the season (after Hargrove's threat and going through the gateway) but if looked at closely, he doesn't actually acknowledge Locus's emotions themselves. It turns out that he just wants Locus to protect him because he knows that Locus can survive on his own while Felix cannot. In the end, Felix does not actually care about Locus himself, who leaves him to die when the truth comes out.
* PsychoKnifeNut: It's clear after TheReveal that knives let him get up and personal with his victim. He's pretty awesome at throwing them as well.
-->'''Felix:''' ''[poses after throw killing a Fed {{Mook}}] [softly to himself]'' I am fucking ''awesome''...!
* PsychopathicManchild:
** In Season 13, he throws a temper tantrum upon realizing that the Great Key is useless as long as Doyle is alive.
** He throws a much more epic one during Season 13 Episode 19, furiously screaming at the Blood Gulch Crew about how he is infinitely superior to them in a desperate attempt to heal his wounded pride.
** Once again, Season 14 shows him throwing a tantrum as he starts to lose control of the hostage situation with the Lozanos. His temper and lack of impulse control are clearly a long-standing liability, [[ShellShockedVeteran possibly the result of trauma from the war]], and likely the reason he thinks he needs to keep Locus on-side.
* RaisedHandOfSurvival: At the end of Episode 18 of Season 13.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: He gives one to the Reds and Blues after his true motivations and allegiance are revealed, venting all of the anger he's gotten pent up from having to deal with their antics. Specifically, he calls them a bunch of idiots, man children, and losers, singling out Tucker in particular. Ironic, [[{{Hypocrite}} given that much of these flaws are things that apply to Felix himself.]]
* RedOniBlueOni: The gloating, [[TheSociopath sociopathic]], and HotBlooded Red Oni to Locus' cold Blue Oni.
* TheReveal:
** Not only is he EvilAllAlong, but he is also part of a plan to kill off all human life on Chorus.
** His name is revealed to be Isaac Gates in Season 14.
* RevengeBeforeReason: With the loss of the majority of the Space Pirate's army, Crash Site Alpha as well as the Tartarus, the war on Chorus had become something of a ForegoneConclusion. Given that Carolina and Washington had presumed him dead when the Tartarus was destroyed, Felix would have been smart to pull a ScrewThisImOuttaHere with the injured and exhausted Locus. However, instead of fleeing, an absolutely enraged Felix travels all the way to the Comms Tower to try and kill the Blood Gulch Crew, despite there being nothing to actually gain for him at that point. Predictably, this action causes him to suffer a [[HumiliationConga humiliating defeat]] to the Reds and Blues that culminates in an UndignifiedDeath.
* TheRival:
** To Locus. Turns out they had been Friendly Rivals during the Great War, not liking each other but performing well. When Locus went to work for the Federation, Felix saw it as a personal challenge to see who was really better. Turns out they're working together, though they ''still'' do hate each other.
** Additionally, after Tucker bests him in "Fed vs. New," Felix utterly despises thelast connections to Freelancer that he knows of and that's good enough for him.
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: His motivation for hunting down Washington and Carolina are for killing all of his friends,former sim trooper throughout Season 13, seeing him as the only family he's ever known, as well as blowing up a building on real threat among the Reds and Blues and even going out of his own way to antagonize him.
* {{Sadist}}: Felix loves making other people suffer, and often draws out battles to gloat to his opponents or murders people who pose no threat to him just because he feels like it.
* SanitySlippage:
** Implied to have happened to him in the past. The flashback in Season 13 andleaving Season 14 show that he always exhibited signs of sociopathy, but he still had some scruples and was far more logical than he is during the Chorus Trilogy.
** Felix becomes gradually more impulsive and reckless throughout Season 13, and loses his sanity entirely after he survives the ''Tartarus'' crashing on his position and Locus abandons him.
* SarcasmFailure: The key point in his {{Villainous Breakdown}}s is that he completely loses his cool, sarcastic demeanor, and simply says IllKillYou.
* ShellShockedVeteran: Why he didn't return to civilian life after the Great War. Though honestly, he wasn't much better during it either.
* SlowlySlippingIntoEvil: Implied. The flashback in "Locus of Control" and Season 14 show that, while he was always a ruthless, manipulative, amoral {{Jerkass}}, he was initially motivated by trying to survive in the Great War and then by material gain and a somewhat legitimate desire to do good. It's heavily implied that the constant moral compromises he made resulted in him becoming worse and worse until he became the monstrous sadist he is in ''The Chorus Trilogy''.
* SmallNameBigEgo: A very DownplayedTrope. Felix has a high opinion of himself but both has the skills to support it and generally only plays himself up in passive ways. His rants about superiority and being TheSocialDarwinist however show that he ultimately isn't as strong or as smart as he thinks he is, as most of his success comes from Locus' support.
* SmugSnake: A high-functioning example who repeatedly [[SmugSuper backs up his boasts]], succeeds despite the risks, and is a ''brilliant'' [[ManipulativeBastard manipulator]]. On the one hand, he is ''extremely'' smug all the time, with the sole exception of when he is losing, even if it's [[ItAmusedMe a completely unnecessary risk]] to be in whatever situation he is in. What's more, he never actually learns from his mistakes, just [[NeverMyFault blaming them on everybody else]].
-->'''Felix:''' ''[after taking out a prison ship's crew by himself, talking to Locus]'' Before you say anything, yes, I know they triggered the alarm, and yes, I ''did'' have more fun because of it, thank you fordead. asking.
* SmugSuper: While he doesn't actually have superpowers, he fits the archetype to a tee. He's highly skilled and competent and has a gigantic ego as a result, often taunting his opponents because of superior he is to them in terms of skill and intelligence.
* TheSocialDarwinist: He believes that he has the right to kill anyone who isn't as strong as he is. This is re-affirmed in Season 13 Episode 17. Ironically, it turns out theworst reason he kept Locus around is because he ''knew'' Locus was stronger than him, and so [[{{Hypocrite}} Felix needed him to make sure he could survive his new line of work as a mercenary]].
-->'''Felix:''' Survival isn't a right, it's a privilege. It's ''earned''.
* TheSociopath: He makes it very clear thatWash he doesn't care about his allies' lives, and Carolina actually did to him was to fend him off in Season 9, and everything else was done by other people.
* ShadowArchetype:
** To Carolina: both are intense and angry examples of DentedIron (Carolina has an overworked AI unitacknowledges that others usually do. After TheReveal, it also turns out Felix is completely okay with armor enhancements and a bad leg wound, Sharkface has numerous injuries repaired and reinforced like a {{Cyborg}}) and both are suffering from SurvivorsGuilt from their respective groups.
** To Washington: Both had been deeply affected by the actions of Project Freelancer and ended up being bitter afterwards, seeking revenge against those that wronged them. However, while Washington was able to let go of his hate, Sharkface is incapable of coming to the same conclusion and diesslaughtering an entire colony's population for it.
* SmarterThanYouLook: Despite seemingly no smarter than your average criminal by appearance alone, Sharkface is rather smart in using both his gear and his surroundings to his advantage, it catches both Carolina ''and'' Epsilon off guard their first encounter with him.
* SoleSurvivor: Of the insurrection, thanks to Project Freelancer.
* StrongAndSkilled: He's plenty durable by virtue of his armor, and then later by virtue of being practically immune to pain.a paycheck. He's also skilled enough a checklist of sociopathic traits. He takes the time to toy with his prey before finishing them, even odds between him and Carolina despite Carolina being ''more'' skilled than him by simply not explaining what was really going down and using his environment to his advantage.
* SuddenlyVoiced: In season 9, he has no lines. In season 13, he suddenly has a lot to say.
* TattooedCrook: As seen in the first episode of Season 13, he has several tattoos.on. He's also very good at feigning emotions and motives. Everything he does is in prison.
* ThreateningShark: His AnimalMotif.line with what will benefit ''him'', even allying with someone he hates (Locus). He appears to lack regard for human suffering, flippantly saying he'd nuke the planet from orbit as if it was deciding to buy a pizza, and says how if the inhabitants killed each other, "Well, that's just a tragedy!" as if it's a joke. In addition addition, he blatantly admits and displays that he does not care for the lives of others.
* SociopathicSoldier: Downplayed. During the war, Felix was trigger-happy and executed at least one surrendering alien, but he never sunk to theshark-face NoseArt on his helmet visor (in Season 9) and assault rifle (in Season 13), lows he has a tattoo of a [[IncendiaryExponent flaming shark]], gill-like scars on the left side of his face, and a solid black eye.
* TooDumbToLive: Regardless of how determined he was on his quest of revenge, swearing to hunt down the people who have you at gun point and are telling you to surrender is a pretty good way to get yourself killed.
* TookALevelInBadass: Though already a badass soldier, in Season 13 he has a rematch with Carolina, who now has Epsilon and several armor enhancements to help her, and ''wins,'' mostly likely due to the fact that Church is starting to wear down to the point of shutting downdid during the fight.
* TragicVillain: At the end of the day, he is a man who lost his FamilyOfChoice while he was recovering from his catastrophic injuries,Chorus campaign, and wants nothing more these qualities were borne out of being coldly logical rather than to avenge them. Though the means sadism that came to dominate him in ''The Chorus Trilogy''.
* StraightManAndWiseGuy: The cheery and [[FauxAffablyEvil laid-back]] LaughablyEvil Wise Guy to Locus's [[TheStoic cold]], [[ConsummateProfessional professional]] Straight Man.
* StrongerThanTheyLook: Felix out ofwhich armor looks rather scrawny and unimpressive, especially next to Mason and Locus, however, he's willing plenty strong if he can keep up with Locus, Carolina and Washington.
* StupidEvil: Felix will never miss an opportunity to engage in pointless sadism, even when it poses no benefit to him. This only gets worse over the course of ''The Chorus Trilogy'' [[SanitySlippage as he loses what little sanity he had.]]
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Subverted. He initially seems to be this to York, both of them being bitingly sarcastic but friendly badasses, but after he reveals he was EvilAllAlong, his actual personality turns out to be very different.
* SwappedRoles: When first introduced, he is presented as an anti-heroic mercenary with a HiddenHeartOfGold who is enemies with his former partner Locus, a cruel and irredeemable killer. After TheReveal, Felix is shown to be a cruel, sadistic killer who revels in death and violence while Locus is actually conflicted about his actions and eventually makes a HeelFaceTurn and becomes TheAtoner, becoming for real the persona that Felix had put on.
* TakingTheBullet: Exploited. He does this with Wash to ingratiate himself with the Blood Gulch Crew, and as he notes during his MotiveRant, it worked like a charm when something like that [[DeconstructedTrope would have had to be planned in advance to be pulled off.]]
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: He and Locus have always despised each other during the war, which led to a bitter rivalry afterwards. Though actually, it led to a bitter ''partnership'', as even though they hate each other, they work quite well together and continue to doit means that he'll side with people far worse than the agents that hurt him.
* TwoFaced: The left side ofso until just before his face is burned in end.
* ThatMakesMeFeelAngry: Given his personality as amanner that PsychopathicManchild, it makes sense.
-->'''Felix:''' '''I! AM EXTREMELY! FRUSTRATED!'''
* ThrownOutTheAirlock: Does this to the prisoners aboard the ''Tartarus'' to separate those who can't/won't fight from those who can. It was just one in an entire string of KickTheDog moments he has in the opening to Season 13.
* TomTheDarkLord: His codename is "Felix," which is a unassuming name for a villain. Suffice to say, it doesn't even begin to describe the absolute monster that he is. His real name, Isaac Gates, isn't much better.
* TookALevelInJerkass:
** In Season 11, he was nice, friendly, serious, and seemed to genuinely care about the fate of the New Republic. In Season 12, particularly Episode 3, it's revealed that he's much more brash, self-centered, and snarky than he previously let on. [[WhamEpisode Episode 10]] reveals this to be an inversion, as this is more in-line with his [[TheSociopath real personality]].
** Season 14 reveals that he had taken one for real. Felix was always violent and a dick, but he initially had standards and only went after criminals.
* ToxicFriendInfluence: "Friend" is stretching it a bit, but Felix is this to Locus, using his PTSD to manipulate him, preventing himlook almost shark-like.
from getting help for his trauma and encouraging his 'just following orders' mindset, because he needs him to survive. It's no coincidence that Locus realizing this is what truly triggers his HeelFaceTurn.
* UndignifiedDeath:There's In stark contrast to Doyle only a few episodes previously. He's utterly humiliated in combat by the people he's been calling losers all season and dies panicking and afraid.
* UsedToBeASweetKid: Downplayed even more so than with Locus, but Season 13's "Locus of Control" shows Felix to notmuch dignity to be found in being beaten and ranting have been TheSociopath while acting as a [=UNSC=] trooper in the street before Great War, instead coming across more as just another coldly logical soldier trying to survive against the Covenant's onslaught. Additionally, the Merc Trilogy in Season 14 shows that while he was still jerkish back then, he wasn't ''as'' self-centered and ultimately psychotic as he would be during ''The Chorus Trilogy'', with the Lozano job helping kick-start both his and Locus' ProtagonistJourneyToVillain.
* VillainBall: Stops Locus' firing squad from killing the Reds and Blues [[JustBetweenYouAndMe so he can monologue]], [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech chew them out]] and [[MotiveRant explain their plan]] -- giving Carolina time to [[BigDamnHeroes save the day]]. He does this ''again'' when he rants over how much he has enjoyed gradually destroying Chorus instead of just killing Tucker when he had the chance, allowing his entire monologue to be caught on tape by [[SpannerInTheWorks Epsilon]] and subsequently broadcast to both the New Republic and the Federal Army of Chorus. Locus calls him out on this behavior both times, with it beingput repeatedly justified by Felix's EvilIsPetty tendencies.
* VillainRespect: Felix expresses legitimate respect for [[TheStoic the Counselor]]'s lacking fear at having a gun pointed at his head and managing to talk his way into joining the Space Pirates, which is the only time he actually shows respect to ''anyone'', much less one of his own colleagues.
* VillainousBreakdown:
** After Tucker tricks him into exposing his true colors to the New Republic and Federal Army of Chorus, his confident persona collapses, leaving only white-hot anger.
--->'''Felix:''' You... You're '''DEAD!'''
** He breaks downlike in ''spades'' as he's facing down the Blood Gulch Crew in the Control Room of the Communications Temple, completely flipping out when he realizes the so-called idiots he has been mocking throughout the two seasons have him beat dead to rights.
** His last one occurs when he realizes that there's no escape from the grenade that Tucker threw at him without dropping his shield and triggering the sticky grenade that Simmons stuck on it. He dies in the throes of this one.
* VillainousFriendship: Not really the case - Felix is likely too much of amad dog.
{{Sociopath}} to form a genuine friendship with anybody - but he tries to invoke this with Locus, whom he highly depends on. It ultimately fails, as Locus gets fed up with his role in Hargrove's plot and his partner's StupidEvil tendencies.
* VillainsNeverLie: Felix plays with this, using ExactWords and MetaphoricallyTrue. The only known exception was the "some of the galaxy's greatest soldiers" comment to the Reds and Blues.
* VillainSong: "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpGzUQotZzU His Name Is Felix]]" from the Season 13 bloopers.
* WalkingSpoiler:Being a major antagonist of Season 13, mentions of him spoils the reveal that he survived the events of Season 9.
* WhatMeasureIsAMook:He's treated as revealed to be a disposable EliteMook by both major villain halfway through Season 12, despite acting like a hero beforehand. His character after this twist is nearly completely different.
* WeakButSkilled: Compared to Locus, Wash, and Carolina, Felixand Charon as is a whole, good straight-up fighter, but he is portrayed as a man who lost everything to Freelancer, clearly doesn't match them. He makes up for this by fighting dirty, and is willing at least quick enough to do whatever hit Carolina, later stabbing her in the thigh to even the odds, but in the end, once the Reds and Blues gang up on him and Locus abandons him, he's killed extremely easily.
* WeHaveReserves: He really doesn't care about his soldiers getting killed off, simply shrugging ittakes off as "Fewer people, bigger cuts". When he's pretending to get revenge. Realizing be an ally he attempts to convince Tucker to adopt the same attitude towards his own men after two of them die on a mission.
** Ironically, he makes the "Fewer people, bigger cuts" remark at a point in the story when they ''don't'' have reserves. He says this just after the destruction of Armonia had devastated their forces and killed most of their best soldiers, leaving just a relatively small force of recruited prisoners at their disposal. This force iswhat drives too thinly spread to hold the tractor beam, resulting in even more heavy losses when Wash and Carolina to try and apologize for her past actions due to her and her comrades having crash the ''Tartarus'' into the Purge Temple.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: Never friends, but at least on the samementality at the time.side as Locus. Although Season 13 shows that they have some form of camaraderie, and they even joke around with each other a bit, but it's ultimately more of PragmaticVillainy than actually caring.
** Before his true alligence was revealed, he seemed to be friends with Kimball, and coldly tells Locus to kill her quickly because of their previous relationship.
*
* AntagonistAbilities: His [[DeflectorShield Hardlight Shield]] is practically invincible, even allowing him and Locus to survive the explosion created by the ''Tartarus''' crash into the Purge temple, and thus makes the heroes' lives difficult whenever they have to fight him. It allows Felix to just calmly stride towards an enemy shooting at him, while his opponents have to resort to outside-the-box tactics (like sticky grenades or just attacking from all directions) if they want a chance to beat him. Luckily, Simmons uses it against him in their final battle by sticking a grenade to it, forcing him to keep it up even as Tucker rolls another grenade at his feet.
* AntiHero: Season 14 revealed that he and Locus used to be this. Along their partner Siris, they actually captured criminals and turned them in for a reward.
* ArchEnemy: To Tucker, due to revelations in Episode 10 of Season 12. All his interactions with Tucker initially seem to be an attempt to make him into a better soldier and leader, and to accept the grim realities of war. After revealing his true colors, Felix takes a cruel pleasure in torturing Tucker for his actions and his failures, making things quite personal between the two. He even goes out of his way in his TheReasonYouSuckSpeech to mock Tucker for what he did as a member of the New Republic. They also have appropriately opposite weapons, with Tucker wielding a LaserBlade while Felix has a HardLight DeflectorShield. Unfortunately for Felix, CreateYourOwnHero comes into effect, and Tucker starts getting the better of him time and time again, something Felix's ego can't handle. He even gets an energy sword of his own (though while Tucker gained his by accident, Felix gained his from a ''by proxy'' murder), and when his VillainousBreakdown begins during his futile last attack on the Blood Gulch Crew, it's Tucker he screams at to come out and face him. In the end, Tucker is the one who kills him by tossing him a grenade (just like how Felix had Tucker toss him a grenade right before revealing himself to be EvilAllAlong).
* ArrogantKungFuGuy: Possesses an enormous and rather brittle ego. This makes him very easy to provoke. Fortunately, he's also more susceptible to being fooled.
* ArsonMurderAndLifesaving: A dark example. After Tucker disobeys orders and inadvertently gets Rogers killed during the mission at the beginning of Season 12, Felix initially seems to berate him before congratulating him on the successful mission and talking about how badass he was, unable to comprehend why Tucker is upset over getting most of his squad killed.
* AskAStupidQuestion:
-->'''Felix:''' Sharkface, Locus, whatever happened to normal fucking names? I mean, am I crazy?\\
'''Aiden Price:''' ''[[TheSociopath Well]]...''\\
'''Felix:''' DON'T! ...psychoanalyse me.
* AxCrazy: Felix is a violent, sadistic sociopath who will twist the knife into his enemies for [[ForTheEvulz sick kicks]]. This comes to head in the Season 13 finale, during his VillainousBreakdown he completely loses it and only cares about killing the Reds and Blues.
* BadassInANiceSuit: During his and Locus' backstory segments in Season 14, he has an [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience orange]] tie, handkerchief and sunglasses (the effect is slightly ruined by his preference for having the sleeves rolled up, though).
* BadBoss: Felix is not a pleasant employer to say the least. Not only does he constantly berate his own men (to the point that most of the Space Pirates have learned to just tune him out when he's talking) once he actually has the Key needed to initiate the purge he see's no problem using it to kill everybody on Chorus not immediately protected from the blast (which would include almost all of his own men).
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: In Episode 19 of Season 13, he tells Locus to just forget about orders and the mission for once in his life. [[TheDogBitesBack He does]].
* BigBadFriend: Hidden in plain sight as an ally to Kimball and the Reds and Blues, he's actually a villain, although [[BigBadWannabe far from the main one]].
* BigBadWannabe: Legitimately deadly and a tough opponent to either out-fight or out-wit, but he's less threatening than his partner Locus due to the latter's [[NoNonsenseNemesis refusal to play ball with his enemies]] and they're both ultimately subordinates to Hargrove. His final fight with the Blood Gulch Crew has him get utterly humiliated before being killed off.
* BigDamnHeroes: Saves Wash from being shot by Locus twice. Ultimately revealed to be an InvokedTrope when it turns out it was all a set up with Locus.
* BigGood: Subverted - While Kimball may be the leader of the New Republic, she makes it clear the only reason they're still around is Felix, but he's actually working for Control, and a primary antagonist.
* BigStupidDoodooHead: His insults devolve into this during his
-->'''Felix:''' You're all a bunch of pathetic... stupid losers!
* BitchInSheepsClothing: Starts off quite affable, but once the Reds and Blues agree to help he
* BondVillainStupidity: He has a tendency to
* BookEnds: He reveals his
* BountyHunter: Season 14 reveals he and Locus used to be this, essentially. They tracked down criminals and brought them in for a reward.
* BrokenBird: Subverted, as while he shows signs of this and it's seemingly confirmed in Episode 3 of Season 12, he's not only anything but broken, he's more upbeat than his partner.
* BrokenPedestal: For Tucker and Kimball. Tucker looked up to him and treated him as a mentor, and Kimball
* BullyingADragon: Felix has a bad habit of antagonizing and underestimating very dangerous people. This eventually gets him
* AllThereInTheManual: His real name was made up in a livestream (Terrence Ephemera Sharkface),
* CardCarryingVillain: Unlike [[PunchClockVillain Locus]], who views himself as simply doing a job, Felix is fully aware aiding in Chorus' genocide is wrong and revels in it.
* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: Felix is not really on anybody's side but his own. He'll ally with others but for only as long as it serves his purpose to do so. As soon as he [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness sees no more use for them]] he'll gladly cast them off and even kill them or at least allow them to die.
-->'''Felix:''' Locus, when have we ''ever'' looked out for anyone other than ourselves?\\
'''Locus:''' [[EvenEvilHasStandards ...They]] ''[[EvenEvilHasStandards trust]]'' [[EvenEvilHasStandards us]].\\
'''Felix:''' And what, that gives them some sort of immunity? Survival isn't a right, it's a privilege. It's
* ClassicVillain: Pride and Wrath. Felix is supremely arrogant and self-centered, and he often tries to prolong the suffering of anyone who he despises; it's
* AnimalMotifs: His is a shark, [[PlayingWithFire ironically enough]]. His helmet visor is painted with a shark's mouth akin
** He also has a large tattoo of a shark WreathedInFlames on his back.
* ArmorIsUseless: Averted; his armor was bulletproof and undoubtedly a major factor in him surviving past his initial debut. His new armor provided by Charon on the other hand plays this trope straight.
* AscendedExtra: Goes from a minor EliteMook in Season 9 to a major antagonist in Season 13.
* AtrociousAlias: He actually calls himself "Sharkface", in which Felix makes fun of.
* BilingualBonus: One of his tattoos is an excerpt from Literature/{{The Art of War|SunTzu}}.
* BlackEyesOfEvil: His left eye is pitch black. Whether
* CoDragons: Felix and Locus are the
* ColorCodedCharacters: He's heavily associated with
* BoomHeadshot: Granted, it's not with
* CombatPragmatist:
* ConsummateLiar: Felix is a first class ManipulativeBastard, and is thus one of these. Notably, he rarely ever lies, he is being MetaphoricallyTrue and uses ExactWords to get people to trust him or be manipulated into taking action.
* CurbStompBattle:
** Kicks the collective ass of Tucker, Simmons, Caboose, Grif, and their Lieutenants early on in Season 12. Felix then later wipes the floor with Tucker on his
* {{Cyborg}}[=/=]DentedIron: In Season 13, Epsilon remarks that his body is "a pincushion," filled
** In turn, he gets his ''own'' ass thoroughly kicked when the Blood Gulch Crew ZergRush him in "The End Is Near."
*
* DeadGuyPuppet: Inflicts this on Captain Meyers of
-->'''Felix:''' ''[imitating the late Meyers]'' At ease, gentlemen.
* DeathByIrony: He gets killed by the Reds and Blues, people he believed himself to be superior and only a threat when they had Freelancers at their side, when Wash and Carolina were elsewhere. They also manage to kill him using actual tactics and strategy, while Felix just charges in blindly with
*
* DespairEventHorizon: After Locus abandons him at the end of
--> '''Sharkface:''' Over? No. You can break me, burn me, bury me alive; but as long as I'm still breathing it will never be over. I will hunt you. I will burn you! [[TemptingFate As long as I'm alive, you're all as good as dead!]] ''(Wash and Kimball look to each other, then shoot him dead)''
* DisabilitySuperpower: After surviving having a skyscraper dropped on him, his body is now all plates and staples, but while it's relatively easy to knock him down, all the medical treatments have made it very difficult to knock him down to the point where he won't get up again. He's also pretty much immune to pain because he's in constant pain anyway so he'll just soak it up, and even dislocating his shoulder won't stop him. He'll just pop it back in and shrug it off.
--> '''Sharkface:''' You're very efficient at administering pain, Carolina, but pain is something I've learned to live with.
* DroppedABridgeOnHim: [[invoked]] After being one of the main threats of
* DidntThinkThisThrough: He has a subtle case that becomes increasingly prevalent throughout Season 13. Felix rarely thinks his actions through and is highly impulsive, allowing his desires to
* DualWielding: With a pair of wrist-mounted flamethrowers
* EliteMook: Like all
* DirtyCoward: Felix is pretty smug when he has the upper hand, but it's because of his ego and
* DisproportionateRetribution: His near pathological hatred of the
* DisneyVillainDeath: Continuing the Charon and [=RvB=] tradition of
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Or at least friends that are like family. Then they all die while he's recovering from having a building collapse around him.
* EvenEvilHasStandards:
* EveryManHasHisPrice: Says this regarding the Reds and Blues, and how they aren't so different for only working with the New Republic to help their friends.
* EvilAllAlong: It's revealed midway through Season 12 that he's
* EvilCounterpart: He is this to both Tucker and Locus.
** Like Tucker, both have a Great Key and in Season 14's Merc Trilogy (set before the events of ''The Chorus Trilogy''), he is shown to be a bit of a womanizer.
** Like Locus, they are both mercenaries and are initially depicted as each other's moral opposite - Felix is
* EvilGloating:
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Downplayed. Felix can comprehend the mindset of others well enough to fake being a LovableRogue and a JerkWithAHeartOfGold, but he's also unable to understand why Tucker would feel guilty about getting Rogers and Cunningham killed and doesn't understand Locus' doubts over what they are doing or the reasons for Sharkface's grudge against the Freelancers.
* EvilIsPetty: Felix takes a ton of pleasure in taunting and annoying his enemies and allies alike and generally behaving like an asshole ForTheLulz. He also continuously tries to murder the BGC because they annoy him, and then tries to activate ThePurge simply because he wants the inhabitants of Chorus to know how screwed they are before they die simply because he wants to get them back for all the trouble they caused him.
* ExactWords:
** With the exception of telling the Reds and Blues that they were some of the galaxy's greatest soldiers, he never actually lied to them.
** In the opening episode of Season 13, when he boards the prison ship, he assures his new "friends" that they won't find anyone else on the defunct Pelican he rode in on. Turns out everyone else on that Pelican had active camo, so of course they wouldn't find them.
** In the same episode, he and Locus are trying to recruit the inmates of a prison ship to bolster their side's numbers. As part of his speech, Felix offers to let any prisoner who doesn't want to join them "off the ship". Once the inmates make their decisions, Felix immediately blasts everyone who didn't join him out into space. Hey, they're off the ship, aren't they?
* FalseFriend:
** He fakes his friendship to the Reds and Blues to gain their trust before betraying them.
** He's also this to Locus in a manner of speaking. While he makes no secret of the fact that he doesn't like Locus and that they are not friends, the pair of them form a pretty effective team. However, he's also manipulating Locus through the entire campaign, being abusive and condescending, and using Locus' PTSD to keep him under his thumb, because deep down he's scared shitless of his partner. When Locus finally realizes this and turns on Felix, the first thing Felix does is try to kill him.
** This is his main way of infiltration and accomplishing stealth missions. He works his way into someone's forces and uses his
* FatalFlaw:
** [[SmugSnake His massive ego]]. Felix ultimately causes more problems for himself than he can deal with by being as boastful and arrogant as he possibly can to people he should really [[WhyDontYouJustShootHim just shoot dead when he has a chance.]] Also if he feels even the slightest bit upstaged in any way he will quickly abandon rational thought just to soothe his injured pride. This trait eventually gets him killed. He went after the Reds and Blues because he couldn't stand that they nearly killed him when destroying the Purge Tower and was ''horribly'' outmatched. It also causes Locus to turn against him in the end because Locus realizes that Felix knew he couldn't cope with the trauma of war and went out of his way to keep Locus under his control by not letting him do so. The reason for that? Locus was the better soldier.
** [[DidntThinkThisThrough Short-sightedness]]. Felix has a bad habit of making eratic decisions when he is angered without thinking of the consequences. As the Reds and Blues' continued survival and one-upping of him pisses him off more and more, Felix continues to
** [[EvilGloating His incessant need to gloat]]. The reason Locus is easily the more dangerous of the two of them is that Felix takes every chance he can to start monologuing and bragging to anyone who will listen, which bites him in the ass every single time. He's such a sadistic prick that he never learns to just shut up; his need for a long and complicated villain speech when he first announces his betrayal gives Carolina the chance to save the Reds and Blues, and Tucker and Church are later able to record one of his rants and broadcast it across the planet, uniting the two armies of Chorus against Hargrove and making the "easy" job exponentially harder. Part of what makes his eventual death so satisfying is that instead of gloating like he always does, he's reduced to animalistic grunts and threats that he can't back up anymore.
* FauxAffablyEvil: He's a pretty casual, jokey kind of guy, even when he's being openly and unapologetically evil. This just serves to show how unpleasant he is. He even says that he and Kimball were "friends" while telling Locus to kill her quickly.
* {{Foil}}:
** Primarily towards Tucker. Both of them initially are only fighting in the war for personal gain, Felix wants to be paid and Tucker just wants to find his friends. They are both cynical and sarcastic and the two of them are arguably the most skilled members of the New Republic. However, towards the end of Season 12, Felix is still fighting for his own gain, disregarding the lives of the inhabitants on Chorus and enjoying the violence and suffering he causes. Tucker however, grows to care a great deal about the people on Chorus, to the point where he selflessly risked his own life to save them. Tucker is also shown to dislike violence and war, only getting his hands dirty when he has to, and prefers to knock out or
** A bit towards Washington. Wash starts out as an ally in the first part of a trilogy to the Reds and Blues only to become their enemy in the second part. In contrast, Felix pretends to be their ally in the first part only to show his true nature in the second part of the trilogy, but
** Towards Locus. They're introduced as two mercenaries on different sides of the Chorus Civil War and were former comrades, the former a friendly and talkative JerkWithAHeartOfGold, the latter a ruthless and cold ConsummateProfessional. ...Or so it seems on the surface. In reality, Felix is a sadistic ManipulativeBastard who puts on a phony friendly appearance to use people to his own ends, while Locus is actually a very conflicted man that puts on the mask of being an emotionless killer to avoid having to face his guilt over the many atrocities he took part in both during and after the Human-Covenant War. Also, while Locus prefers to be quick and efficient with his kills, Felix enjoys toying with his victims because it amuses him. Felix is eventually outed as irredeemably evil and dies, while Locus successfully pulls a HeelFaceTurn and instead becomes TheAtoner.
** Oddly enough, he's this to ''Caboose''. They both have [[NeverMyFault an inability to take responsibility for their failures]], are highly competent in battle, and are incredibly clingy and possessive of someone close to them (Church for Caboose, Locus for Felix). However, Felix is a self-serving sociopath who manipulates Locus and only views him as a means to an end and is incredibly boastful about his combat skills, while Caboose legitimately views Church as a friend and is [[UndyingLoyalty deeply loyal to him]] and only uses his [[SuperStrength strength]] in desperate situations and never really draws attention to it.
** To General Doyle. Both are leaders of their armies with a fellow leader who has little trust in their abilities (Locus for Felix, Kimball for Doyle), and both end up in control of a key to the Temples; however, Doyle acknowledges his faults as a leader, tries to correct them, and always looks out for his men, while Felix is an arrogant prick willing to kill his own men to get what he wants. This key difference is crucial to their final fates; Doyle heroically sacrifices himself to destroy Armonia's reactor with full confidence that his allies will be able to win without him and kills so many Space Pirates that the tide of the war is permanently turned, while Felix is cornered by the soldiers he dismissed as "losers", betrayed by his ally, and dies alone, humiliated and begging for his life.
* ForTheEvulz: He pretty much has no motivation besides getting paid, but even ''that'' doesn't ultimately matter to him. He outright states that the feeling of power over his victims means more to him than any amount of money.
* FreudianExcuse: While Felix was never a great guy, it's implied that the trauma he suffered during the Great War was what drove him to become as monstrous as he is. He was admittedly always ruthless and self-centered, but the flashback in "Locus of Control" reveals he was simply a pragmatic survivalist who didn't take any enjoyment in what he did. It wasn't until after the war ended that he began devolving into a [[TheSocialDarwinist darwinistic]] PsychoForHire.
* FriendlyRival: It's implied he used to be this with Locus back during the war, though it's also possible that it could be some more of Felix's lies.
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Among the Space Pirates. While they aren't particularly friendly with each other, most of them have some sense of camaraderie and can work together. However, Felix is an absolute asshole that none of them like; the only one who can be around him for extended periods of time is Locus, and the other Space Pirates just tend to tune him out.
* FromNobodyToNightmare: Felix was once just another nondescript soldier doing his duty during the war, but by the end of the Chorus Trilogy he's become a genocidal maniac who nearly wiped out the population of an entire planet out of spite.
* GoodIsNotNice: In Season 12, he shows signs of this, doing things like blowing up Rogers during a mission and showing sociopathic traits, but he later reveals himself to be a sociopath and one of the main villains. However, Season 14 reveals that he used to be this; he was by no means a nice guy, but he hunted down criminals and brought them to justice.
* HardLight: ''Really'' likes to a DeflectorShield made of this that's built into his armor.
* HatedByAll: After his true allegiance is revealed, absolutely nobody likes him. The BGC and the inhabitants of Chorus despise him for being a traitor, and his own partner Locus, his colleagues Sharkface and the Counselor, and even his own men hate him for being an asshole.
* TheHeavy: He and Locus are this to Hargrove. In the end, Felix is the true one because he manipulated Locus into going along with the genocide in the first place and he pushes to kill the Blood Gulch Crew long after Locus has stopped caring about them
* HiddenDepths: When he didn't pass the true warrior test, he mentioned he saw "shit straight from his nightmares". Said "shit straight from his nightmares" just so happens to be Locus realizing he doesn't need Felix while Felix needs him.
* HiredGuns: A mercenary working for the rebels on the planet the Blood Gulch Crew crashed on. Subverted, as he's working for Control and has intentionally infiltrated the New Republic. He finds out the hard way that describing himself as a "freelancer" is a quick way to get him on the Blood Gulch Crew's bad side.
-->'''Felix:''' I'm a freelancer.\\
''[[[OhCrap Hears seven guns being cocked.]]]''\\
'''Felix:''' ''[in a panicky tone of voice]'' [[ThatCameOutWrong No, I-I mean I'm a mercenary! You know, a gun for hire!]]
* HoistByHisOwnPetard:
** Helped to recruit the Reds and the Blues into the opposing armies by telling them that
* EvilSoundsDeep: Unsurprising given
* EyeScream: It's never
** He manipulates Locus by exploiting his psychological need to follow orders but
* TheFaceless: In Season 9. Season 13 shows
* HumiliationConga: The Reds and Blues absolutely rip him to shreds, and they do it delightfully slowly. As Felix loses it and calls the Reds and Blues a bunch of "stinking pathetic losers", Donut shoots his
* FatalFlaw: Vengeance. He's allowed himself to be so consumed by it that it blinds him by the end
* FireBreathingWeapon: His initial weapon is a [[http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/M7057/Defoliant_Projector M7057 Flamethrower]] that he can utilize
* GiantMook: He seems to be the largest of the Insurrection's
* GoodScarsEvilScars: He's revealed
* HiddenDepths: Much like the Insurrection Leader/"C.T.", we discover in Season 13 that Sharkface is more than
* ALighterShadeOfBlack: While complicit in Charon's plans, Sharkface isn't actually shown to kill anyone, unlike Locus or Felix are shown doing repeatedly. Similarly, he's given a sympathetic light and is shown to be another victim who simply wants to avenge
--> '''Epsilon''': Yeah, we might be losers Felix... but we still kicked your ass.
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-->'''Sharkface''': [[PunctuatedForEmphasis You can't. Rush. Art. Counselor.
-->'''Felix:''' Sharkface, Locus, whatever happened to normal fucking names? I mean, am I crazy?\\
'''The Counselor:''' [[IResembleThatRemark Well...]]\\
'''Felix:''' [[BerserkButton DON'T... psychoanalyze me.]]
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** Additionally, for all of the times that he accuses the people he fights of being cowards or not attacking him, one of his weapons is a HardLight DeflectorShield (aka something meant to be used ''defensively'').
** Felix claims to be TheSocialDarwinist who repeatedly tries to kill off anyone weaker than him under the
** Felix justifies all of his actions by claiming that his victims deserved their fates because he's better than them, but when the
* IllKillYou: You'd think he'd end up saying this to his [[TheRival rival Locus]], but in actuality he says his own version of this when it's revealed that Tucker has broadcast his entire MotiveRant to the capital, where all the Republic and Federation troops are currently stationed. [[VillainBall Should've kept the mouth shut, really.]]
* InsaneTrollLogic: His social darwinism-based philosophy runs on this. If he kills you, it's your own fault, because it means that you weren't smart enough not to trust him or strong enough to fight him. It's clearly a thinly veiled excuse for his own sadism, and he also uses it to manipulate Locus as well.
* {{Irony}}: After insinuating that the
* ItsAllAboutMe: ''Everything'' he does, he does for himself. But arguably the most damning example is his treatment of Locus. Deep down, Felix is scared of his partner, because no matter how
* ItsPersonal:
** His rivalry with Locus, as it's rooted in how they were former teammates who hated each other, but couldn't do anything about it because they were on the same side during the Great War. Kimball speculates that the sentiment might be mutual. Turns out that it's all a ruse - they still hate each other, but they manage to be professional about it.
** Later, when he reveals his true colors to the Reds and Blues, he takes the time to deliver a rather vindictive TheReasonYouSuckSpeech, implying that he considers having
** After Tucker gets the better of him at the end of Season 12, he '''really''' seems to
* ItAmusedMe: Several of his actions are fueled by his sadism and nothing else, like using Captain Mayer as a DeadGuyPuppet and pretty much every time he engages in EvilGloating.
* IResembleThatRemark: His complaint about Sharkface and Locus's codenames ends with him asking if he's crazy.
-->'''[[DeadpanSnarker Counselor]]:''' Well...\\
'''Felix:''' [[BerserkButton DON'T... psychoanalyze me.]]
* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: Between willingly attempting to commit genocide and twisting the knife on the Reds and Blues on how much they helped, he could very well be the biggest asshole in the series, and that's saying a lot. He's so bad that [[EvenEvilHasStandards even his own men just tend to tune him out]], as mentioned in Episode 10 of Season 13. However, he seems genuinely concerned when the guys leave and goes to retrieve them against Kimball's orders, until it turns out that he actually left so he could kill them all. Turns out he's [[EvilAllAlong far worse than we expected]], and [[PlayingBothSides he and Locus are manipulating the entire conflict]]. While he's [[EvilGloating gloating]] to them, [[InvokedTrope he mentions]] JerkWithAHeartOfGold more or less by name, [[DefiedTrope and makes fun of them for believing he was one]].
* JustBetweenYouAndMe: Felix rants to Tucker that he and Locus just had to put forth a few sob stories to the heads of each army to pit them against each other. Tucker then mocks him and calls on Church to do so. Felix, confused, asks what Church is, to which Tucker smugly responds with, "Oh, this is Church. He's the [=A.I.=] that helps me run my equipment."
* KickTheDog: As TheSociopath, he takes great delight in doing this. Examples include rubbing the Blood Gulch Crew's collective face in how they've been successfully manipulated in helping wipe out the innocent Chorusans, gleefully murdering the ''Tartarus'' crew before blasting everybody who won't/can't fight for them out the airlock, threatening Price by implying he might let Sharkface in on his previous career if he gets out of line, and constantly grinding Locus under his boot by exploiting his [=PTSD=] to his own advantage. He also takes a disturbing amount of pleasure in repeatedly hitting and stabbing Tucker when they face off at the end of Season 12.
* KilledOffForReal: Blasted to his death at the Communications Temple, and given that Locus can now use his sword, he's confirmed dead this time.
* KnightOfCerebus: When Felix gets involved in the show, things go downhill slightly, even though he's not a bad guy and Locus is worse. When Felix ''is'' revealed as a villain, though, things stop being funny completely until Felix's LaughablyEvil qualities are emphasized.
* LackOfEmpathy: Felix has no empathy for anyone or anything other than himself, and is pretty flippant about human life, even talking about nuking Chorus from orbit in the same tone one would talk about running an errand.
* LaserGuidedKarma: He gets killed off by the Blood Gulch Crew with the assistance of Locus - aka, he's murdered by the very same people he repeatedly called a bunch of weak, pathetic losers who didn't stand a chance against him (and keep in mind the Reds and Blues wouldn't even be his problem in the first place if Felix had actually let them get slain by Locus' firing squad in "Cloak and Dagger" instead of going on a MotiveRant), all while they're being assisted by his [[HeelFaceTurn former]] partner that he had been subjecting to a psychologically abusive relationship.
* LastVillainStand: When Locus abandons him in Episode 19 of Season 13, he decides that he's going to try to kill ''him'', too, by using his SAW on as many people as possible. Given he's surrounded by more than seven experienced soldiers even ''before'' Locus changed sides, this goes about as well as could be expected.
* LaughablyEvil: Stands out in particular among the other Space Pirates. He is known for making sarcastic and witty comments at every possible moment, and will not hesitate to make fun of other people. In fact, some of the funniest scenes in ''The Chorus Trilogy'' are of Felix [[NeverMyFault constantly pushing the blame of events]] away from himself while acting more like an [[PsychopathicManchild immature]], [[EvilIsPetty obnoxious prick]] than the heartless killer he really is.
* LeanAndMean: Not apparent in the machinima style, but in Season 14 he's shown to be very skinny when out of armor, especially compared to [[MusclesAreMeaningful Locus]].
* LeeroyJenkins: Part of the reason for his defeat at the hands of the Reds and Blues is him [[UnstoppableRage blindly charging into]] the multiple traps they've set up for him in the Communications Temple.
* {{Leitmotif}}: "Soul Clef XI" is one for both him and Locus.
* LogicalLatecomer: Deconstructed and subverted. He serves as the StraightMan to the Blood Gulch Crew, being bewildered by their quirks, but after
* LovableRogue: Subverted. He initially seems to be this, but after he is revealed to be EvilAllAlong, he proves to be a ruthless sociopath who deliberately put on this persona to get people to trust him. Any aspects that weren't part of the facade are just aspects of his
*
* ManipulativeBastard: To pretty much ''everyone''. First Kimball and the New Republic, then the Reds and Blues, and that's not even getting into how much effort he puts into keeping Locus under his control.
* MeaningfulName: "Felix" is a given name descended from Latin that means "happy" or "lucky." It's quite the appropriate codename for a PsychopathicManchild like him.
* MortonsFork: The Reds and Blues force him into one during their final confrontation by shooting a sticky grenade at his HardLight shield then tossing another grenade at his feet. If he drops the heavy shield to get away, the sticky grenade goes off in his face. If he doesn't
* MisplacedRetribution: In a sense. Washington and Carolina are only responsible for engaging in a fight that takes him out and [[EyeScream possibly ruining his left side of his face and eye]], but
*
* NoodleIncident: How he ended up being arrested before the start
* MysteriousPast: His activities between the
* {{Narcissist}}: Felix has a ridiculously high opinion of himself and his skills, only cares about his own needs, never takes responsibility for any of his failures, and should anyone bruise his pride even a little, he will drop everything to kill them.
* NeverMyFault: After Carolina saves the Blood Gulch Crew from execution, Felix is quick to reproach Locus for being sloppy enough to allow her to infiltrate his team. Never mind the fact that Felix gave Carolina ample time to prepare herself for the rescue by delving into a MotiveRant on why he hated the Reds and Blues, whereas Locus [[WhyDontYouJustShootHim simply wanted to shoot them]] and be done with it. When Locus points out the hypocrisy of this in a threatening tone, Felix notes that they shouldn't be throwing blame around.
** This unwillingness to take blame continues into the end of Season 12, where, upon speaking to CEO Hargrove, he says they lost because the Reds and Blues got lucky, but Locus admits it was because they (read: Felix) were sloppy and underestimated them.
** Season 14 reveals that this was not a new trait, as he clearly showed it back during the Lozano job.
--->'''Siris:''' Why weren't you on comms?\\
'''Felix:''' (the one who threw his headset in the toilet) That is... ''entirely'' his fault. (points at Locus, who glares in response)
* NotInThisForYourRevolution: Seeing as the New Republic has no recognizable currency, they pay him in alien weaponry that was initially found on Chorus. He then intends to sell the tech off for cash, then use it to buy a TV the size of a billboard. Later revelations seem to make him out to be
* NotQuiteDead: After
* NotSoDifferentRemark:
** He actually compares Washington to Locus in this manner.
** Come Season 12, Episode 3, it's revealed he's also just as self-centered and
* PhraseCatcher: "What the fuck is with this guy?!"
* PyroManiac: Wields
* RevengeBeforeReason: He was so focused on and blinded by his revenge
** Come Season 12, Episode 10, he's revealed to be just as bad as Locus - or perhaps ''even worse'', considering that
*
* OffHandBackHand:
** Does this with his HardLight shield to Tucker as the latter lunges at him
** Again in "Club" when he shoots a goon from around a table he and Locus use for cover.
* OhCrap:
** Upon seeing Locus pursuing him in Season 11. Though ''actually''
** PlayedForLaughs in Season 11's "[=FAQ=]", where he calls himself a "freelancer" [[ThatCameOutWrong and then has to
** He gets another one in Season 13, Episode 16 along with Locus when they find out that Armonia's nuclear reactor was about to explode.
--->'''Pirate:''' There's a bomb on the reactor!\\
'''Felix:''' [[BigWhat What?!]] \\
'''Locus:''' '''Get us out of here!!'''
** Has a major one upon realizing the Blood Gulch Crew and their friends are dropping '''a goddamn spaceship on him
** He gets a large number in quick succession during his final confrontation with the Blood Gulch Crew before getting killed off, as part of his
*** He just has enough time to panic and raise his arms when he gets blasted by Doc/O'Malley with a rocket launcher.
*** He has another moment when his attempt to shoot Caboose with his own rifle backfires spectacularly.
*** He starts to ''really'' panic when he realizes he's finally lost control of Locus.
*** His final one is when he's pinned down with a sticky grenade attached to his HardLight shield and Tucker casually tosses a grenade at his feet.
* OnlyKnownByHisNickname: According to [[AllThereInTheManual the Ultimate Fan Guide]], "Felix" is an alias. A hint towards this comes in this tidbit of dialogue. Season 14's credits reveal his full name to be Isaac Gates.
-->'''Felix:''' "Sharkface", "Locus". Whatever happened to normal fucking names.
* OnlySaneMan: When Wash isn't around to play the part, he becomes the most competent individual of the Blood Gulch Crew members in the New Republic. However, much like Church, Epsilon, Wash, and Captain Butch Flowers before him, he is one of the few examples of someone with ''mental problems'' in the show[[note]]specifically, Antisocial Personality Disorder[[/note]] and so is a subverted example.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: What is his gut reaction when his EvilGloating has managed to let the Blood Gulch Crew (especially Tucker) completely upset his plans and stopped the Civil War? [[IllKillYou To try to kill all of the Blood Gulch Crew then and there, starting with Tucker]]. No gloating, just ''do it.'' Fortunately for them, Locus stops him by insisting they stick to protocol and leave.
* PassThePopcorn: His reaction to watching Grif, Simmons, Tucker, and Caboose waste an entire morning trying to decide who gets to be leader of the team to rescue Wash, Sarge, Donut, and Lopez.
-->'''Felix:''' Did you boys want to do some actual training, or did you just waste the entire morning dicking around? Because by all means, I could watch this train wreck all day. Really, it's like the ''Hindenburg'' footage. You ever see that? Absolutely breathtaking, until you realize everyone's screwed.
* PetTheDog: In the darkest way possible. After Locus and the recruited prisoners from the ''Tartarus'' spring the trap for the armies of Chorus at Crash Site Alpha, he asks Locus to make sure Kimball dies quickly since "We ''were'' friends once, after all."
* ThePowerOfHate: His hatred of Locus drives him to win and is what keeps him from leaving Chorus no matter how much alien tech he acquires. [[SubvertedTrope Except]] it's [[EvilAllAlong all a lie]]. [[DoubleSubversion Although his hatred of the Blood Gulch Crew seems to be motivating him now.]]
* PragmaticVillainy: In Season 13, this is mixed in with DirtyCoward. Felix constantly seems to show concern for Locus throughout the season (after Hargrove's threat and going through the gateway) but if looked at closely, he doesn't actually acknowledge Locus's emotions themselves. It turns out that he just wants Locus to protect him because he knows that Locus can survive on his own while Felix cannot. In the end, Felix does not actually care about Locus himself, who leaves him to die when the truth comes out.
* PsychoKnifeNut: It's clear after TheReveal that knives let him get up and personal with his victim. He's pretty awesome at throwing them as well.
-->'''Felix:''' ''[poses after throw killing a Fed {{Mook}}] [softly to himself]'' I am fucking ''awesome''...!
* PsychopathicManchild:
** In Season 13, he throws a temper tantrum upon realizing that the Great Key is useless as long as Doyle is alive.
** He throws a much more epic one during Season 13 Episode 19, furiously screaming at the Blood Gulch Crew about how he is infinitely superior to them in a desperate attempt to heal his wounded pride.
** Once again, Season 14 shows him throwing a tantrum as he starts to lose control of the hostage situation with the Lozanos. His temper and lack of impulse control are clearly a long-standing liability, [[ShellShockedVeteran possibly the result of trauma from the war]], and likely the reason he thinks he needs to keep Locus on-side.
* RaisedHandOfSurvival: At the end of Episode 18 of Season 13.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: He gives one to the Reds and Blues after his true motivations and allegiance are revealed, venting all of the anger he's gotten pent up from having to deal with their antics. Specifically, he calls them a bunch of idiots, man children, and losers, singling out Tucker in particular. Ironic, [[{{Hypocrite}} given that much of these flaws are things that apply to Felix himself.]]
* RedOniBlueOni: The gloating, [[TheSociopath sociopathic]], and HotBlooded Red Oni to Locus' cold Blue Oni.
* TheReveal:
** Not only is he EvilAllAlong, but he is also part of a plan to kill off all human life on Chorus.
** His name is revealed to be Isaac Gates in Season 14.
* RevengeBeforeReason: With the loss of the majority of the Space Pirate's army, Crash Site Alpha as well as the Tartarus, the war on Chorus had become something of a ForegoneConclusion. Given that Carolina and Washington had presumed him dead when the Tartarus was destroyed, Felix would have been smart to pull a ScrewThisImOuttaHere with the injured and exhausted Locus. However, instead of fleeing, an absolutely enraged Felix travels all the way to the Comms Tower to try and kill the Blood Gulch Crew, despite there being nothing to actually gain for him at that point. Predictably, this action causes him to suffer a [[HumiliationConga humiliating defeat]] to the Reds and Blues that culminates in an UndignifiedDeath.
* TheRival:
** To Locus. Turns out they had been Friendly Rivals during the Great War, not liking each other but performing well. When Locus went to work for the Federation, Felix saw it as a personal challenge to see who was really better. Turns out they're working together, though they ''still'' do hate each other.
** Additionally, after Tucker bests him in "Fed vs. New," Felix utterly despises the
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: His motivation for hunting down Washington and Carolina are for killing all of his friends,
* {{Sadist}}: Felix loves making other people suffer, and often draws out battles to gloat to his opponents or murders people who pose no threat to him just because he feels like it.
* SanitySlippage:
** Implied to have happened to him in the past. The flashback in Season 13 and
** Felix becomes gradually more impulsive and reckless throughout Season 13, and loses his sanity entirely after he survives the ''Tartarus'' crashing on his position and Locus abandons him.
* SarcasmFailure: The key point in his {{Villainous Breakdown}}s is that he completely loses his cool, sarcastic demeanor, and simply says IllKillYou.
* ShellShockedVeteran: Why he didn't return to civilian life after the Great War. Though honestly, he wasn't much better during it either.
* SlowlySlippingIntoEvil: Implied. The flashback in "Locus of Control" and Season 14 show that, while he was always a ruthless, manipulative, amoral {{Jerkass}}, he was initially motivated by trying to survive in the Great War and then by material gain and a somewhat legitimate desire to do good. It's heavily implied that the constant moral compromises he made resulted in him becoming worse and worse until he became the monstrous sadist he is in ''The Chorus Trilogy''.
* SmallNameBigEgo: A very DownplayedTrope. Felix has a high opinion of himself but both has the skills to support it and generally only plays himself up in passive ways. His rants about superiority and being TheSocialDarwinist however show that he ultimately isn't as strong or as smart as he thinks he is, as most of his success comes from Locus' support.
* SmugSnake: A high-functioning example who repeatedly [[SmugSuper backs up his boasts]], succeeds despite the risks, and is a ''brilliant'' [[ManipulativeBastard manipulator]]. On the one hand, he is ''extremely'' smug all the time, with the sole exception of when he is losing, even if it's [[ItAmusedMe a completely unnecessary risk]] to be in whatever situation he is in. What's more, he never actually learns from his mistakes, just [[NeverMyFault blaming them on everybody else]].
-->'''Felix:''' ''[after taking out a prison ship's crew by himself, talking to Locus]'' Before you say anything, yes, I know they triggered the alarm, and yes, I ''did'' have more fun because of it, thank you for
* SmugSuper: While he doesn't actually have superpowers, he fits the archetype to a tee. He's highly skilled and competent and has a gigantic ego as a result, often taunting his opponents because of superior he is to them in terms of skill and intelligence.
* TheSocialDarwinist: He believes that he has the right to kill anyone who isn't as strong as he is. This is re-affirmed in Season 13 Episode 17. Ironically, it turns out the
-->'''Felix:''' Survival isn't a right, it's a privilege. It's ''earned''.
* TheSociopath: He makes it very clear that
* ShadowArchetype:
** To Carolina: both are intense and angry examples of DentedIron (Carolina has an overworked AI unit
** To Washington: Both had been deeply affected by the actions of Project Freelancer and ended up being bitter afterwards, seeking revenge against those that wronged them. However, while Washington was able to let go of his hate, Sharkface is incapable of coming to the same conclusion and dies
* SmarterThanYouLook: Despite seemingly no smarter than your average criminal by appearance alone, Sharkface is rather smart in using both his gear and his surroundings to his advantage, it catches both Carolina ''and'' Epsilon off guard their first encounter with him.
* SoleSurvivor: Of the insurrection, thanks to Project Freelancer.
* StrongAndSkilled: He's plenty durable by virtue of his armor, and then later by virtue of being practically immune to pain.
* SuddenlyVoiced: In season 9, he has no lines. In season 13, he suddenly has a lot to say.
* TattooedCrook: As seen in the first episode of Season 13, he has several tattoos.
* ThreateningShark: His AnimalMotif.
* SociopathicSoldier: Downplayed. During the war, Felix was trigger-happy and executed at least one surrendering alien, but he never sunk to the
* TooDumbToLive: Regardless of how determined he was on his quest of revenge, swearing to hunt down the people who have you at gun point and are telling you to surrender is a pretty good way to get yourself killed.
* TookALevelInBadass: Though already a badass soldier, in Season 13 he has a rematch with Carolina, who now has Epsilon and several armor enhancements to help her, and ''wins,'' mostly likely due to the fact that Church is starting to wear down to the point of shutting down
* TragicVillain: At the end of the day, he is a man who lost his FamilyOfChoice while he was recovering from his catastrophic injuries,
* StraightManAndWiseGuy: The cheery and [[FauxAffablyEvil laid-back]] LaughablyEvil Wise Guy to Locus's [[TheStoic cold]], [[ConsummateProfessional professional]] Straight Man.
* StrongerThanTheyLook: Felix out of
* StupidEvil: Felix will never miss an opportunity to engage in pointless sadism, even when it poses no benefit to him. This only gets worse over the course of ''The Chorus Trilogy'' [[SanitySlippage as he loses what little sanity he had.]]
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Subverted. He initially seems to be this to York, both of them being bitingly sarcastic but friendly badasses, but after he reveals he was EvilAllAlong, his actual personality turns out to be very different.
* SwappedRoles: When first introduced, he is presented as an anti-heroic mercenary with a HiddenHeartOfGold who is enemies with his former partner Locus, a cruel and irredeemable killer. After TheReveal, Felix is shown to be a cruel, sadistic killer who revels in death and violence while Locus is actually conflicted about his actions and eventually makes a HeelFaceTurn and becomes TheAtoner, becoming for real the persona that Felix had put on.
* TakingTheBullet: Exploited. He does this with Wash to ingratiate himself with the Blood Gulch Crew, and as he notes during his MotiveRant, it worked like a charm when something like that [[DeconstructedTrope would have had to be planned in advance to be pulled off.]]
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: He and Locus have always despised each other during the war, which led to a bitter rivalry afterwards. Though actually, it led to a bitter ''partnership'', as even though they hate each other, they work quite well together and continue to do
* TwoFaced: The left side of
* ThatMakesMeFeelAngry: Given his personality as a
-->'''Felix:''' '''I! AM EXTREMELY! FRUSTRATED!'''
* ThrownOutTheAirlock: Does this to the prisoners aboard the ''Tartarus'' to separate those who can't/won't fight from those who can. It was just one in an entire string of KickTheDog moments he has in the opening to Season 13.
* TomTheDarkLord: His codename is "Felix," which is a unassuming name for a villain. Suffice to say, it doesn't even begin to describe the absolute monster that he is. His real name, Isaac Gates, isn't much better.
* TookALevelInJerkass:
** In Season 11, he was nice, friendly, serious, and seemed to genuinely care about the fate of the New Republic. In Season 12, particularly Episode 3, it's revealed that he's much more brash, self-centered, and snarky than he previously let on. [[WhamEpisode Episode 10]] reveals this to be an inversion, as this is more in-line with his [[TheSociopath real personality]].
** Season 14 reveals that he had taken one for real. Felix was always violent and a dick, but he initially had standards and only went after criminals.
* ToxicFriendInfluence: "Friend" is stretching it a bit, but Felix is this to Locus, using his PTSD to manipulate him, preventing him
* UndignifiedDeath:
* UsedToBeASweetKid: Downplayed even more so than with Locus, but Season 13's "Locus of Control" shows Felix to not
* VillainBall: Stops Locus' firing squad from killing the Reds and Blues [[JustBetweenYouAndMe so he can monologue]], [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech chew them out]] and [[MotiveRant explain their plan]] -- giving Carolina time to [[BigDamnHeroes save the day]]. He does this ''again'' when he rants over how much he has enjoyed gradually destroying Chorus instead of just killing Tucker when he had the chance, allowing his entire monologue to be caught on tape by [[SpannerInTheWorks Epsilon]] and subsequently broadcast to both the New Republic and the Federal Army of Chorus. Locus calls him out on this behavior both times, with it being
* VillainRespect: Felix expresses legitimate respect for [[TheStoic the Counselor]]'s lacking fear at having a gun pointed at his head and managing to talk his way into joining the Space Pirates, which is the only time he actually shows respect to ''anyone'', much less one of his own colleagues.
* VillainousBreakdown:
** After Tucker tricks him into exposing his true colors to the New Republic and Federal Army of Chorus, his confident persona collapses, leaving only white-hot anger.
--->'''Felix:''' You... You're '''DEAD!'''
** He breaks down
** His last one occurs when he realizes that there's no escape from the grenade that Tucker threw at him without dropping his shield and triggering the sticky grenade that Simmons stuck on it. He dies in the throes of this one.
* VillainousFriendship: Not really the case - Felix is likely too much of a
* VillainsNeverLie: Felix plays with this, using ExactWords and MetaphoricallyTrue. The only known exception was the "some of the galaxy's greatest soldiers" comment to the Reds and Blues.
* VillainSong: "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpGzUQotZzU His Name Is Felix]]" from the Season 13 bloopers.
* WalkingSpoiler:
* WhatMeasureIsAMook:
* WeakButSkilled: Compared to Locus, Wash, and Carolina, Felix
* WeHaveReserves: He really doesn't care about his soldiers getting killed off, simply shrugging it
** Ironically, he makes the "Fewer people, bigger cuts" remark at a point in the story when they ''don't'' have reserves. He says this just after the destruction of Armonia had devastated their forces and killed most of their best soldiers, leaving just a relatively small force of recruited prisoners at their disposal. This force is
* WeUsedToBeFriends: Never friends, but at least on the same
** Before his true alligence was revealed, he seemed to be friends with Kimball, and coldly tells Locus to kill her quickly because of their previous relationship.
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-> ''"[[ConsummateProfessional When a true soldier is told to kill, he kills. He does not question why, he does not mourn the fallen; he fulfills his role and moves on to the next.]]"''
-->'''Voiced By:'''
A sinister gray and green mercenary introduced in Season 11 and one of the three leaders of the Space
Locus first appears to be the most dangerous and zealous member of the Federation who no doubt harbors grim intentions for the "legendary heroes" and the rest of Chorus. He spies on the Reds and
He fashions himself out as an emotionless killer who would kill and get on with it so that the job would be done. However, he has a very creepy fascination with Agent Washington that breaks his emotionless killer personality. In comparison with Felix, he is very serious about his job, and a firm believer of WhyDontYouJustShootHim, never doing any EvilGloating. This makes him the more dangerous of the pair, yet at the same time, the less evil one. Throughout Season 13, Wash and Santa inspire him to make a HeelFaceTurn at the last moment, turning on Felix and letting him be killed before escaping from the Reds and Blues with Chorus's Great Key.
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* ColdBloodedTorture: [[CuteButPsycho Dr. Grey]] inflicts this on him as revenge for having helped murder her colleagues.
--> '''Carolina:''' Is he in the position to answer anymore questions?\\
'''Dr. Grey''' Sure! ''(Quietly)'' Just let me put him back together again...
* {{Jerkass}}: He's a smug bastard who takes every opportunity to taunt the Reds and Blues, and casually admits he's happy to participate in genocide so long as it means he gets his paycheck.
* MauveShirt: He's given ''just'' enough time to develop a personality and establish his character before he's killed.
* SmugSnake: He's very smug and constantly taunts his captors, [[BreakTheHaughty though this lessens slightly after Dr. Grey is done with him.]]
* YouHaveFailedMe: He's gunned down for giving information to Carolina and Washington when they interrogate him.
--> '''Carolina:''' Is he in the position to answer anymore questions?\\
'''Dr. Grey''' Sure! ''(Quietly)'' Just let me put him back together again...
* {{Jerkass}}: He's a smug bastard who takes every opportunity to taunt the Reds and Blues, and casually admits he's happy to participate in genocide so long as it means he gets his paycheck.
* MauveShirt: He's given ''just'' enough time to develop a personality and establish his character before he's killed.
* SmugSnake: He's very smug and constantly taunts his captors, [[BreakTheHaughty though this lessens slightly after Dr. Grey is done with him.]]
* YouHaveFailedMe: He's gunned down for giving information to Carolina and Washington when they interrogate him.
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*ColdBloodedTorture: [[CuteButPsycho Dr. Grey]] inflicts this on him as revenge for having helped murder her colleagues.
--> '''Carolina:''' Is he in the position to answer anymore questions?\\
'''Dr. Grey''' Sure! ''(Quietly)'' Just let me put him back together again...
* {{Jerkass}}:AffablyEvil: He's a smug bastard who rather civil to Doc and Donut's pilot, then shoots him in the back when he's going for the phone and calmly reassures him that his ship will be destroyed. Later on, when interacting with the prisoners, he's curt with them but never really disrespectful. Even when he's threatening people with death, he's not rude about it. He's [[ConsummateProfessional just doing what has to be done]]. Ironically he's ultimately more civil than Felix.
* AloofAlly: To the Reds and Blues in Season 15. He saves them from the Blues and Reds, but only because he was already after the Blues and Reds for his own reasons. Once he ensures that the Reds and Blues go after them, he takesevery opportunity Washington to taunt a hospital and goes back to his own matters. He also doesn't exactly seem thrilled to be working with a bunch of imbeciles.
* AntagonistAbilities: [[invoked]] His [[InvisibilityCloak Active Camouflage]] Enhancement to his armor can make him impossible to see and even lets him seemingly disappear into thin air, all of which makes him a terrifying opponent on the battlefield. The aforementioned enhancement also lets him serve as a ColdSniper with virtually no impunity due to it being incredibly hard to track his fire back to a source. Additionally, his ability to act as a StealthExpert due to this enhancement gives a lot of ParanoiaFuel to the Reds and Blues, andcasually admits they're forced to come up with some outside-the-box tactics to get past him. For instance, Wash has to trick him into revealing his own position at Crash Site Alpha through psychological manipulation, and later cuts his own hand and hurls the spray of blood around him to find Locus' position during their fight in "Great Destroyers".
* AntiHero: Season 14 revealed that he and Felix used to be this. Along their partner Siris, they captured criminals and turned them in for a reward. He later becomes this in the present as of Season 15.
* ArchEnemy: To Washington during ''The Chorus Trilogy''. Locus sees the two as very similar right off the bat, and tries to justify his DarkAndTroubledPast by proving it to Wash while trying to make their animosity personal. Unfortunately, Wash defies this by proving how different they truly are, leaving Locus to stew in his guilt, until he decides to become TheAtoner.
* AstonishinglyAppropriateAppearance: As shown by Season 14, Episode 9, he has a scar on his face in the same shape as the X that marks his Locus helmet.
* TheAtoner: What he becomes after his HeelFaceTurn as of Season 13, Episode 19.
--> '''Tucker:''' Just because you saved us doesn't mean you can leave, asshole! You killed innocent people!\\
'''Locus:''' I know. I'm going to make things right. But not from inside a cell.
* AxCrazy: According to Felix, which is why he goes by the name of his armor instead of his actual name. Wash is kind of freaked out by this. Locus himself denies this, taking offense to [[GratuitousSpanish Lopez]] calling him insane/crazy. Actually, it's Felix who has the [[TheSociopath mental disorder]]. However, Locus' behavior still seems to indicate that Locus may not be sane anyways.
* BadassInANiceSuit: During his and Felix's backstory segment in Season 14, he has a [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience green]] tie, handkerchief and sunglasses as they clear out a club full of armed goons.
* TheBadGuyWins: For Season 11, anyway. To date, he'shappy the only bad guy to participate end a season in genocide so long as it means he gets a better position than when they started (Maine and Wash lacked the info needed to proceed). He has three POW's in his paycheck.
custody and drives both teams from the canyon.
*MauveShirt: BaitTheDog: While he did destroy Freckles, he does download his program on a flash drive... which turns out to be also a TrackingDevice for the Space Pirates to find the crew.
* BaritoneOfStrength: Locus's deep voice adds to his menace, especially since when he uses it while holding his own with enhanced Freelancers like Carolina and Wash.
--> '''Grif:''' ''[after receiving Locus' commands to snap out of his nuttiness]'' Aaah! Fuck, your voice is still so scary!
* BerserkButton: Felix's EvilGloating and VillainBall moments? They piss him off ''big time''.
** Calling him insane/crazy. [[LanguageBarrier Lopez]] finds this out the hard way.
* BondVillainStupidity: Played with. He clearly doesn't like gloating, claiming that if you want opponents to suffer, you have to do it quickly. However, he still let Felix monologue on and on and didn't shoot the Reds, so he's clearly not as immune to this as he'd like to be.
* BountyHunter: He and Felix started out as this, essentially, since they tracked down criminals and turned them in for the reward money.
* BrokenBird: Implied after his past history is revealed.
* CharacterDevelopment: Locus has made good on his promise to stop killing and make things right. He'sgiven ''just'' enough time become a TechnicalPacifist who will only shoot to develop a personality incapacitate, and establish his he's been tracking down the Blues and Reds because they inadvertently killed a colony of refugees, with the implication that he was already helping that colony beforehand.
* CoDragons: Locus and Felix are the leaders of the Space Pirates, employed by Hargrove to oversee the Chorus war and the genocide of the planet's inhabitants.
* ColdSniper: Uses a SniperRifle to observe the teams without being detected, and he's also possibly the best shot of any characterbefore in the show. He can nail you with a lethal shot if he wants you dead, or a non-lethal shot if he wants you alive with equal ease. You really need to be creative to get him to waste a shot.
* ColorCodedCharacters: He's heavily associated with the color green, contrasting from Felix's orange.
* TheComicallySerious: Season 15 has him helping the Reds and Blues, and the clash between his stoic demeanor and the others' wackiness (especially a Grif gone loony from isolation) is nothing short of hilarious. One of stand out moments is his helmet being felt up by Grif to make sure he'skilled.
* SmugSnake: He's very smugreal and constantly taunts his captors, [[BreakTheHaughty reaction to getting a hug from Caboose after freeing him.
-->'''Locus:''' ''[stuck in a one-sided hug to his waist with his arms stretched out into the air]'' I hate this...
* ConsummateProfessional: He views himself as this, following order even though he is most dangerous member of the Federal Army of Chorus. In Episode 18 of Season 12, Washington sees right through this, and identifies him as [[HiddenDepths trying to justify his mass murdering tendencies with thislessens slightly after Dr. Grey is done with him.philosophy, and failing.]]
-->'''Washington:''' You keep trying to play yourself off as some sort of weapon. That you don't care about anyone or anything. But the fact that you're trying so hard to understand me breaks your entire act! No matter how hard you may want to be, you're not a machine, you're a murderer. But you hide behind the idea in your head, because you're too afraid to take responsibility for what you've done.
*YouHaveFailedMe: CoolStarship: In Season 15, he has an alien spaceship called A'rynasea. According to Joe Nicolosi, he obtained it through a quest after getting the sword.
* CoolSword: Acquires the Chorus Great Key after Felix is offed.
* DarkIsEvil: His armour is very dark and he's one of the bad guys.
* DarkIsNotEvil: After he made a HeelFaceTurn, his armor is still dark. However, he incorporates a bit of white into his armor in Season 15. He'sgunned down even been described by the writers as a "dark paladin."
* DeadpanSnarker: As ''The Chorus Trilogy'' progressed, a cold snark came out from under his stoicism, largely aimed at Felix. He also displays this trait in Season 15, likely as a result of [[SurroundedByIdiots working with the Reds and Blues.]]
-->I, for one, believed ''every'' word and found that ''very'' moving. ''[[SuddenlyShouting Now can we go, please?!]]''
* DeconstructedCharacterArchetype: For the supposed ConsummateProfessional SociopathicSoldier that only seeks to serve their master. Locus goes out of his way to present himself as an unfeeling and emotionally detached professional soldier-for-hire - doing whatever his mission requires, no matter how terrible or morally questionable, with the justification that he is JustFollowingOrders. In truth, he is just as human as anyone else, and was deeply traumatized by what happened to him during the [=Human-Covenant=] War. Assuming this role of an unquestioning soldier is just a way for Locus to cope with his trauma. Unfortunately, this leaves him easy prey for [[FauxAffablyEvil Felix's]] manipulation and control. This facade gradually falls apart as he fights against Wash during ''The Chorus Trilogy'', with the latter repeatedly calling him out on his hypocrisy. This forces Locus to question what he is doing, eventually culminating in a HeelFaceTurn.
* DemotedToExtra: After being one of the main antagonists in ''The Chorus Trilogy'', he has a mere supporting role (albeit an [[SmallRoleBigImpact important]] one) in Season 15.
* TheDragon: While both he and Felix are CoDragons to the Chairman, Locus is the one who usually directly reports to him and receives orders. Apparently, Felix's lack of communication with Hargrove is so common that the latter snarkily points it out when Felix is actually present and contributing when Locus reports to Hargrove in Season 13.
* DragonInChief: He commands the Federal Army more directly than Doyle does, and will take whatever actions he considers necessary to complete his mission, even if it's in conflict with the desires of his superiors.Turns out that he and Felix are actually this to a third party with Locus not actually working for the Federation of Chorus.
* TheDreaded: The rebels send as many men as they can to try and reinforce the Reds and Blues, when they hear that he's around. Heck even his own allies fear him. As it turns out, ''Felix'' is scared of him as well.
* EasilyForgiven: [[ZigZaggingTrope Zig-Zagged]]. The Blood Gulch Crew makes it very clear to him that even though he helped them, he still killed lots of innocent people, and that they will find him. However, when they do meet again, they grudgingly accept his help since they have no other options.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: He has two even before his CharacterDevelopment. The first is that he disapproves of making people suffer and that if you're going to kill someone you make it quick and clean. The second is that while he's willing to betray the people he's pretending to work with like the Feds he balks at killing his actual partners in the Space Pirates. Notably, Locus compromises on both of these principles when they are shown due to Felix talking him into it, highlighting how Felix is TheCorrupter towards Locus.
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Cited in the director's commentary for Season 11, Locus seems to be curious regarding people's motivations and what prompts them to act selflessly towards others. He questioned the pilot that dropped off Donut and Lopez in Season 11 as to what he was going to do before killing him, just for the express purpose of learning his answer. He also questions Washington and the Reds in Season 12 as to why they assign meaning to robots like Lopez and Freckles.
* EvilCostumeSwitch: Kitted out in brown and green while he was a UNSC soldier, switching to darker colours when he was hired by the Federal Army.
* EvilCounterpart:
** Deliberately compared to Washington and the other Freelancers, as he [[ThatManIsDead forsook his own name, taking on only his call sign as the name of his armor]]. Having the similarities called out by Felix unsettles Wash greatly.
** He's presented as this to Felix, being the Federation's counterpart to him. But of course the truth is that they're both evil.
*** This trope gets inverted after his HeelFaceTurn, with him becoming Felix's Good Counterpart and Felix being Locus's EvilCounterpart in turn.
* EvilSoundsDeep: He has a very deep, rumbling voice, and he ''definitely'' doesn't have any good intentions for Chorus or the Reds and Blues. [[HeelFaceTurn Until Season 13, Episode 19, that is.]]
* {{Foil}}:
** To his own partner, Felix, both personality wise and thematically. Personality wise, he's [[TheStoic Stoic]], professional, and has hints of being a NobleDemon contrasting Felix's [[HotBlooded Hot Bloodedness]], ManipulativeBastard tendencies, and [[SociopathicSoldier utter amorality]]. Thematically, Felix is introduced as an affable ally only to be revealed as a cruel and selfish villain. Locus on the other hand is introduced as a cruel and terrifying villain only for his more heroic traits to be slowly revealed over the course of the series culminating in his HeelRealization and HeelFaceTurn.
** He's also one to Agent Washington, as they're both talented professional soldiers who had to do some really horrible things in the line of duty. However, the difference is that Wash is actually trying to be a better person, while Locus has actively chosen to become a cold-hearted killer. Locus's confusion as to why Wash didn't become just like him is also what helps eventually set him on the road to redemption.
** To Wyoming, the other ColdSniper antagonist in the series. Wyoming is Laughably Evil, while Locus is a KnightOfCerebus. Both are soldiers trying to fulfill their orders and play The Dragon to the Big Bad of the season(s). However, Locus is cold, calculating, and to the point while Wyoming is hammy, prideful, and likes to draw things out. Locus constantly makes use of his armor ability, while Wyoming only uses his at the very end. However, Locus is manipulated by his partner, and ultimately strives to redeem himself for what he had done. While Wyoming is a manipulator, attempting to put all the pieces into motion before his (final) death.
** To the Meta. They're both soldiers who eventually left the UNSC after their will was broken and were manipulated into working with a sociopath. However, the Meta was left BrainwashedAndCrazy and sought only to attain Sigma's goals, while Locus definitely has his own interests outside of Felix, even if he's still completely under his thumb. And while the Meta ultimately dies at the hands of the Reds and Blues, still nothing but a slave to Sigma's whims, Locus achieves redemption after having a HeelRealization and survives.
* FollowTheLeader: InUniverse. After Felix gave them a significant amount of trouble, the Federal Army decided to counter the New Republic's hiring of a mercenary by hiring one from Felix's old squad who would presumably be just as dangerous if not more so. They presumed correctly.
* FreudianExcuse: During the war, Locus started off as actually being rather compassionate and moral, but his superiors drilled into him that he was nothing more than a suit of armor and a gun. [[WarIsHell The horror of war]] completely broke him and left him a ShellShockedVeteran, and he was unable to integrate back into society in spite of his best efforts due to Felix using his PTSD to manipulate him into becoming a mercenary.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: It's revealed in Season 14 that, sans helmet, he has a diagonal cross scar on his face, just like the diagonal cross on his helmet...
* GoodCostumeSwitch: After his HeelFaceTurn, he incorporates an additional color scheme into his armor (white), givinginformation himself a friendlier appearance.
* TheHeavy: Of Season 11. He's not in charge of the Federal Army of Chorus, but he's the face of it toCarolina the Reds and Blues, even though he isn't truly working for the Federal Army. He and Felix are actually both this to the Chairman, who wants everyone on Chorus dead. In the end however, Felix is the true Heavy.
* HeelFaceTurn: After Santa helps him realize that not only is Felix controlling him, but also ''fears'' him, he rightfully chooses to leave him for dead and instead helps the Blood Gulch Crew by activating the Communication Temple for them. He then disappears, vowing to [[TheAtoner make things right]]
* HeelRealization: Begins down this route in Episode 7 of Season 13, after seeing his fear in the trials for becoming a true warrior that he had become a monster rather than a soldier, and that Felix has become even worse than him. Cemented in Episode 19 of the same season, when Santa flat out spells out that ''he'' is what Felix is afraid of, letting him find out that he was keeping him following orders to make sure he never got out of his dependence on Felix and his ShellShockedVeteran status. Spelled out in his ShutUpHannibal to Felix.
-->'''Locus:''' I'm not a soldier. [[IAmAMonster I'm a monster]]. Like ''[[TheSociopath you]]''.
* HeKnowsTooMuch: He does this to Donut and Doc's pilot.
* HeroKiller: Everyone we see who isn't deliberately on his side is absolutely terrified of him, to the point where when Felix asks for [[MoreDakka "a shitload of guns"]] to fight him, he is given the affirmative on this request from New Republic command without any questions. This is made nearly literal when he ends up sniping Sarge and Washington to unconsciousness, and captures them, Donut, and Lopez.
* HeroOfAnotherStory: [[invoked]] It's hinted in Season 15 that he's been up to a lot since obtaining the Great Key of Chorus, between his alien spaceship and his apparent connection to a wiped out colony of refugees. [[WordOfGod Joe Nicolosi later elaborated on this in an interview]], saying that getting the sword triggered a quest (much like when Tucker got his back in Season 3), and he's gotten much further on the quest than Tucker ever did.
* HiredGuns: Much like Felix, only in the service of the Federal Army. In reality, he and Felix have been hired to make sure Chorus's population are wiped out via fueling their civil war.
* HuntingTheMostDangerousGame: When he gathers a team of four men to help him hunt down the Reds, he says they are "going hunting".
* IcyGrayEyes: The only character in the Season 14 backstory segment to not get simple black pupils, instead getting gray eyes. Combines elements of aloof and unapproachable with a dangerous and expert marksman.
* InsistentTerminology:
** Repeatedly refers to himself as a "soldier." This becomes troubling when it's strongly implied he takes the term to mean "a suit of armor with a gun." Now we know why he calls himself Locus...
---> '''Locus''': ''[to Washington]'' No, I'm not a monster, I'm a soldier. [[NotSoDifferentRemark Like you]].
** Inverted when he finally gets out from under Felix' boot.
---> No, I'm not a soldier, I'm a monster. Like ''you''.
** The Season 14 prequel episodes showed that he insisted that Felix and Siris refer to each other by codenames only, mostly whenever they started an argument.
* InvisibilityCloak: Possesses a Cloaking Unit that appears similar to Tex's.
* IronicEcho: Gives one to Felix, after having a HeelRealization then prompt HeelFaceTurn, thanks to both Santa's {{Armor Piercing Question}}s and realizing that Felix has manipulated him.
--> '''Locus''': I'm not doing this for a reward. I'm not doing this because someone told me to. I'm doing this for ''me''.
* ITakeOffenseToThatLastOne: He doesn't bat an eye when Lopez insults multiple times, but snaps when he word-for-word calls him insane.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Post HeelFaceTurn, he's atoning for his sins and has become genuinely heroic, but that doesn't mean he's any less cold, serious, and caustic.
* JustFollowingOrders: Seems to have internalized this philosophy as his entire morality. While he doesn't use it as an excuse ''per se'', he does state that is the entire purpose of a soldier, [[InsistentTerminology which he insists he is.]]
* JustTestingYou: When Tucker, Freckles and Wash kill Locus's men with ease in Season 11, he says that he only threw his men at him to see if they were "the real deal".
* KarmaHoudini: [[invoked]] While Locus eventually does change his ways and works towards helping innocent people as much as he can, the mercenary never really suffers any repercussions for his role in the death of ''many'' people beyond being humiliated once or twice, with him even getting to keep the LaserBlade that Felix essentially stole from the Chorusans for himself. That being said, WordOfGod seems to imply that he ''is'' truly atoning for his crimes offscreen and that will serve as his appropriate punishment.
* KnightOfCerebus: He's almost never PlayedForLaughs, and his presence causes the comedic season to become a ''hell'' of a lot darker. The attack his men launch on the Blues is shown in a serious light, and he's dangerous enough for Felix to freak out when he sees him. Furthermore, the battle in the canyon in Episode 18 is played completely seriously. Even after his HeelFaceTurn, his very presence makes things more serious, though he serves as TheComicallySerious to the Reds and Blues.
* KnowWhenToFoldEm:
** Though he could have easily killed the Blood Gulch Crew during episode 18 of Season 11, as well as episode 18 of season 12, he seems to have decided that it wasn't worth it for one reason or another. In the latter example, the Blood Gulch Crew had already exposed him and Felix to the population of Chorus, so there was little point in continuing the fight when the scheme was already ruined.
** In Season 13, when the ''Tartarus'' is destroyed, he realizes that they've lost and would rather go lick his wounds, but Felix insists they finish things.
* LanguageBarrier: Averted. Since he's bilingual, he can actually understand Lopez's insults. Turns out to be a ChekhovsSkill in Season 15, as when the other Reds and Blues send Lopez into space to find help. If he'd run into anyone else, they most likely wouldn't understand him, but luckily, Locus finds him and answers the cry for help.
* LaughablyEvil: In a sense. While he's actually a legitimately terrifying KnightOfCerebus, he provides the role of an amusing StraightMan to Felix's PsychopathicManchild antics and is often shoved into the role of TheComicallySerious[=/=]OnlySaneMan.
* {{Leitmotif}}: "Soul Clef XI" is one for both him and Felix. He adopts a slightly more upbeat version of the theme in Season 15.
* ALighterShadeOfBlack: Just like Felix, he is a ruthless mercenary with the blood of thousands on his hands. Unlike Felix, he [[PragmaticVillainy does not engage in worthless cruelty]] and has at least some semblance of a conscience. He becomes a full-blown GoodCounterpart by the end of Season 13.
* MeaningfulName: Locus takes his name from his armour. Felix explains that after going nuts he no longer recognizes his real name.
** Although on an [[{{Irony}} ironic]] level, [[GratuitousLatin ''locus'' is the Latin word for place or location.]] Locus is a StealthExpert, and is known for using his [[InvisibilityCloak Active Camouflage]] to vanish on the spot, making his actual location unknown.
** On yet another level, the reason Locus goes by the name of his armour type is because his CO told him back in the war that a soldier is nothing more than a suit of armor with a gun and no will of their own. This is the archetype Locus aspires to live by until he finally realises that Felix is using that to manipulate him into being his puppet.
* MoreDakka: The first character in ''Red vs. Blue'' to wield a SAW.
* MundaneMadeAwesome: The fact that it is a [[GatlingGood SAW]] helps, but the simple act of reloading after killing three New Republic troopers in the space of five seconds is utterly '''chilling''' due to how casual it appears.
* NoNonsenseNemesis: In contrast to [[FauxAffablyEvil Felix]], he opts to skip any pretense and just shoot whoever is in his way as soon as possible. Notably, this makes him perhaps the first antagonist in ''Red vs. Blue'' to never underestimate the potential threat of the Blood Gulch Crew.
* NotSoAboveItAll:
** Despite his criticisms of Felix's tendency to waste time and monologue, he's shown to be obsessed with Washington, trying to lecture him throughout their fight rather than just kill Wash then and there. Then Felix trips him up with some clever word play.
** Then there's this little exchange from "Locus Of Control":
--->'''Felix''': Oh, bullshit! I know what this is about! Why do you know I'm not the true warrior.\\
'''Locus''': Because you're you.\\
'''Felix''': Yeah, and being me is awesome! ''[Locus gives him a [[DeathGlare flat stare]]]'' Alright, look, why don't we both go in and let the giant alien thing decide?\\
'''Locus''': Fine.\\
'''Felix''': Good. Just don't cry to me when you lose.\\
'''Locus''': [[AmbiguousSyntax I won't]]. ({{Beat}}) Lose. I-I won't ''lose.''\\
'''Felix''': ''[chuckling]'' Too late, fucked it up!
* NotSoDifferentRemark: How he sees himself and Agent Washington, that is the way Locus envisioned how Washington was during his time as an actual Freelancer agent. Washington doesn't agree.
* NotSoSimilar: Locus compared himself to the Meta/Agent Maine and believed that they both sought perfection by being the perfect weapon. The Counselor corrects Locus by telling him that while he seeks perfection by being a soldier and following orders, the Meta (or rather, the Meta under [[AmbitionIsEvil Sigma's]] influence) sought perfection by [[BecomeARealBoy wanting to be human]].
* NotSoStoic: He can emote, but it's ''scary''. For example, when Carolina reveals her infiltration, Locus is ''pissed''.
-->'''Locus:''' KILL THEM!
** Later, in Season 13, Episode 7, his experiences in the alien temple's testing realm leave him noticeably shaken.
** In Season 13, Episode 16, upon discovering that Doyle is about to blow up Armonia's reactor, he loses his usual grim-yet-composed monotone when shouting orders at the crew of the ''Tartarus.''
--->'''Locus:''' ''Get us out of here!!''
* OhCrap: Shares this reaction with Felix when theyinterrogate him.find out that Doyle's rigged Armonia's nuclear reactor to explode.
-->'''Pirate:''' There's a bomb on the reactor!\\
'''Felix:''' [[BigWhat WHAT?!]]\\
'''Locus:''' ''Get us out of here!!''
* OneManArmy: In the Battle of the Canyon, he manages to mow down a ton of Republic soldiers, wound and capture Sarge, Donut and Wash, and badly damages Freckles.
* OneSteveLimit: Averted, as there is also another character in the same faction that shares his real name.
* OnlySaneMan: Well, when your partner is [[AxCrazy Felix]], it's hard to be anything else.
* PersonalityPowers: His active camouflage allows him to disappear from view and hide - Locus himself is accused of hiding from his own actions by Washington.
* PragmaticVillainy:
** Come Season 12, we learn that part of his status as the ConsummateProfessional is that he doesn't KickTheDog any more than he has to--not out of morality, but because it's inefficient to do so. It's why he disengages from the fight at the end of Episode 18.
** In Season 14, while Felix justifies holding a mob boss's son for ransom as a PayEvilUntoEvil scheme that will come with a hefty paycheck, Locus rationalizes how the plan will result is a positive outcome for the city by limiting the mob boss's resources.
* PsychologicalProjection: Throughout ''The Chorus Trilogy'', he repeatedly incorrectly assumes whoever he gains an interest in is like him: wanting to be the perfect weapon. To list it off:
** He immediately assumes Washington (and the Freelancers, but Wash especially) to be similar to himself because the two are skilled soldiers who [[DoNotCallMePaul forsook their original names]]. Wash, however, is ridden by guilt of his past experiences but strives to redeem himself; whereas Locus ignores his guilt behind the idea that right and wrong don't matter.
** While discussing it with Aiden Price, Locus reveals a fascination of the Meta (and by extension, Sigma and Maine), who sought perfection. Locus assumed this meant the Meta wanted to become the perfect weapon, but Price corrects him that Sigma [[BecomeARealBoy sought to become human]], not a tool.
** When the subject changed to Maine, Locus showed disdain for Maine's belief that his orders would help the greater good. However, Price also revealed that [[HiddenDepths Maine felt that if he just followed orders blindly, he would have simply been a slave]].
* TheQuietOne: He's rather terse, especially compared to his partner. This comes in handy during Season 14, as Locus not saying anything during the call with Ruben hides the fact the there are three bounty hunters from him, with Ruben assuming Siris is Locus.
* RedOniBlueOni: The no-nonsense, cold Blue Oni to Felix's Red Oni.
* TheRival: To Felix (as they used to be on the same team during The Great War) and possibly Washington. Episode 10 of season 12 reveals that he was working with Felix the whole time. Locus is still obsessed with Washington, though.
* ScaryBlackMan: As seen in Season 14, he has a fairly dark complexion, though he's actually Hispanic rather than ethnically black/African.
* ScrewTheMoneyIHaveRules: Expresses both this and ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight when he calls out Felix for wanting him to kill the simulation troopers. He's not doing this for the reward (which was pretty much null and void by then), and he wasn't doing it because someone told him to: he was refusing to help Felix for ''Locus'' only.
* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: By his own admission, Locus belongs in a cell for all the people he's killed. However, [[TheAtoner he would instead make amends for his misdeeds personally]].
* ShadowArchetype: Tying into his role as an EvilCounterpart to Washington. [[ArchEnemy And they both seem to know it, and eventually loathe it.]] In particular, Locus's initial introduction and [[JustFollowingOrders explanation of his actions]] triggers a trip down memory lane for Washington to the time when he was part of the BigBadDuumvirate with the Meta and shot Donut while...JustFollowingOrders. Their similar color patterns, serious contrast to their main companions, history of working for the same boss, and similar role as TheStoic members of their teams drive Locus to have an obsession with Washington, almost like he's seeking acknowledgement by a WorthyOpponent on how they're similar. But they are. Washington found out that he was doing some very wrong things, and [[TheAtoner seeks to make up for them.]] Locus presumably discovered something similar... and he [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope got worse]]. At least until Episode 19 of Season 13 where it seems Locus is also beginning down the path to becoming TheAtoner just like Wash did.
-->'''Washington:''' I know I used to be a ''real'' piece of shit. [[NotSoSimilar But at least I'm trying to do something about it!]]
* ShellShockedVeteran: ''So very much.'' Particularly in regards to the "the war never ended for him" part. Locus insists that he's [[InsistentTerminology still a soldier,]] and is very quick to insist that he's JustFollowingOrders, and displays a very fractured mind and PTSD; it's apparent that him choosing to abandon his identity beyond his suit and weapons is some kind of coping mechanism for what he experienced. [[ManipulativeBastard Felix]] has taken advantage of this and nudged him away from getting real help, so that he can keep using him as his partner, resulting in the killing machine we have now. He realizes this in Episode 19 of Season 13, and abandons Felix, going off to really help people instead.
* ShotgunsAreJustBetter: Knocks a pilot off his feet with one before he can make the call about the Reds and Blues' crashed ship. His seems to be considerably more accurate than Sarge's. He also uses a silenced shotgun during the club raid in his arc in Season 14.
* SkullForAHead: His helmet in ''Halo 4'' gives this impression.
* SociopathicSoldier: [[InvokedTrope Intentionally]] makes himself out to be the "mission comes first" version, but [[HiddenDepths is implied to be just using this as a coping mechanism for his shattered psyche]]. It's also an EnforcedTrope as shown by the nightmare flashback he has in Season 13, as described under UsedToBeASweetKid.
* StalkerWithoutACrush:
** Intercepting Wash's signal leads him to the teams' makeshift bases, where he watches them for a few episodes.
** Continues his fixation on Washington after Wash gets captured as seen by Journal Entry 004 on the Rooster Teeth website. Just before getting ready to shoot the Blood Gulch Crew in "Cloak and Dagger," he tells Washington that [[WorthyOpponent he was a fascinating soldier.]]
* StealthHiBye: Very good at this, as shown when he leaves combat in Episode 15.
* TheStoic: Rarely emotes. But when he ''does,'' like in Episode 10 of Season 12, it is outright ''terrifying.''
* StraightManAndWiseGuy: The [[TheStoic stoic]], [[ConsummateProfessional professional]] Straight Man to Felix's [[LaughablyEvil cheery]], [[FauxAffablyEvil laid-back]] Wise Guy.
* StrongAndSkilled: Unlike [[WeakButSkilled Felix]], Locus both has the power and the capability to keep up with SuperSoldiers like Wash and Carolina.
* SunkCostFallacy: The real motivation behind his belief in JustFollowingOrders. In his mind, he has to keep obeying because admitting he has a choice now would mean admitting he had a choice in all his previous actions.
* TechnicalPacifist: Makes a vow to never kill another person, but is still willing to shoot someone as long as they can be shot in a part of the body that they can live without.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Worked ''very'' well with Felix during the war, even though they despised each other. Turns out to still be the case.
* ThatManIsDead: Forsook his own name in favor of a codename, [[EvilCounterpart much like Washington]].
* TheyCallHimSword: Locus is just a nickname, but besides maybe Felix nobody knows what his original name was. Though it later turns out that it's Samuel Ortez.
* ThouShaltNotKill: Locus says he's sworn to never take another life after Chorus (though [[KneeCapping kneecappings]] are [[TechnicalPacifist still an option]] if need be).
* TragicVillain: He's a ruthless mercenary, but Locus is a ShellShockedVeteran who was left emotionally destroyed by his service, to the point he has no sense of identity outside of his armor. Felix exploited his PTSD and poor mental health to make him his partner, and Locus only goes along with it because he can no longer see himself as anything but a weapon.
* TranquilFury: When Lopez accuses him of being insane, Locus gets a little pissed off and refutes the claim angrily without so much as raising his voice, causing the accuser to panic and beg for his life.
* UnwittingPawn: To Felix. As Santa notes, despite Felix's claims, only Felix needs Locus in order to survive. The reverse it not true at all. Felix manipulated and perpetuated Locus' PTSD in order to keep himself alive. When Locus figures this out, [[TheDogBitesBack he is not happy]].
* UsedToBeASweetKid: Extremely downplayed version. It's shown through the flashback in Season 13 that he used to be a far more conscientious soldier, being the reasonable and moral counterpart to the trigger-happy, sociopathic Felix when they both served in the UNSC. Locus is horrified at how he's changed.
* VillainousBreakdown:
** It's subtle, but he does go through one near the end of Season 12. When he first starts fighting Washington, he's cloaked and taking potshots at Wash. But as Wash continues to [[ShutUpHannibal take apart ]]his ConsummateProfessional image, he becomes more and more infuriated, to the point that he abandons all choice and [[ExtremeMeleeRevenge just tackles Wash]].
** After his and Felix's scheme is revealed at the end of Season 12, he noticeably stutters when he tells his men to follow protocol. Whether it's due to rage or just being stunned that his plans have failed is unclear.
** In Episode 19 of Season 13, he has a very impressive one, though not nearly as much as Felix. After failing his mission and told to go after the Reds and Blues by Felix anyway, without being ordered to by a higher power, Locus can't even bring himself to stand up, much less fight, having no idea what to live for. [[HeelFaceTurn This, with some help, prompts him to change sides]], [[HeelRealization since he realizes he's been doing this for the wrong reasons]].
-->'''Santa:''' ''[appearing]'' Why have you come here, meddler?\\
'''Locus:''' To kill the simulation troopers.\\
'''Santa:''' Will this secure your victory over their forces?\\
'''Locus:''' [[MotiveDecay No...]]\\
'''Santa:''' Then what purpose will it serve?\\
'''Locus:''' I don't know...\\
'''Santa:''' Then why are you trying?\\
'''Locus:''' I don't know...\\
'''Santa:''' What do you know?\\
'''Locus:''' ''[[SuddenlyShouting I don't know!]]''
* VillainProtagonist: Technically this in Season 13 as while Epsilon gets most of the focus, Locus himself also has a large amount of focus in the plot and CharacterDevelopment.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: Or at least allies with Felix. Although Season 13 shows that they have some form of camaraderie however, and they even joke around like it to a degree, but it's more of PragmaticVillainy than actually caring.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: After taking Washington to the hospital in Season 15, he tries to contact the Reds and Blues in Season 16, only for Grif to make an effort to ignore it, leaving his whereabouts and actions unknown.
* WhatHaveIBecome: When he goes into the gateway, he sees himself becoming [[JustFollowingOrders what]] [[SociopathicSoldier he]] [[ConsummateProfessional is]] now, and is horrified. This eventually causes him to pull a HeelFaceTurn at the last minute.
* WhyDontYouJustShootHim: A firm believer in the principle that if you have to kill someone, it's counterproductive to engage in BondVillainStupidity.
* YoureInsane: He makes it ''very'' clear that he isn't, and accusing him of being crazy results in TranquilFury.
*
--> '''Carolina:''' Is he in the position to answer anymore questions?\\
'''Dr. Grey''' Sure! ''(Quietly)'' Just let me put him back together again...
* {{Jerkass}}:
* AloofAlly: To the Reds and Blues in Season 15. He saves them from the Blues and Reds, but only because he was already after the Blues and Reds for his own reasons. Once he ensures that the Reds and Blues go after them, he takes
* AntagonistAbilities: [[invoked]] His [[InvisibilityCloak Active Camouflage]] Enhancement to his armor can make him impossible to see and even lets him seemingly disappear into thin air, all of which makes him a terrifying opponent on the battlefield. The aforementioned enhancement also lets him serve as a ColdSniper with virtually no impunity due to it being incredibly hard to track his fire back to a source. Additionally, his ability to act as a StealthExpert due to this enhancement gives a lot of ParanoiaFuel to the Reds and Blues, and
* AntiHero: Season 14 revealed that he and Felix used to be this. Along their partner Siris, they captured criminals and turned them in for a reward. He later becomes this in the present as of Season 15.
* ArchEnemy: To Washington during ''The Chorus Trilogy''. Locus sees the two as very similar right off the bat, and tries to justify his DarkAndTroubledPast by proving it to Wash while trying to make their animosity personal. Unfortunately, Wash defies this by proving how different they truly are, leaving Locus to stew in his guilt, until he decides to become TheAtoner.
* AstonishinglyAppropriateAppearance: As shown by Season 14, Episode 9, he has a scar on his face in the same shape as the X that marks his Locus helmet.
* TheAtoner: What he becomes after his HeelFaceTurn as of Season 13, Episode 19.
--> '''Tucker:''' Just because you saved us doesn't mean you can leave, asshole! You killed innocent people!\\
'''Locus:''' I know. I'm going to make things right. But not from inside a cell.
* AxCrazy: According to Felix, which is why he goes by the name of his armor instead of his actual name. Wash is kind of freaked out by this. Locus himself denies this, taking offense to [[GratuitousSpanish Lopez]] calling him insane/crazy. Actually, it's Felix who has the [[TheSociopath mental disorder]]. However, Locus' behavior still seems to indicate that Locus may not be sane anyways.
* BadassInANiceSuit: During his and Felix's backstory segment in Season 14, he has a [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience green]] tie, handkerchief and sunglasses as they clear out a club full of armed goons.
* TheBadGuyWins: For Season 11, anyway. To date, he's
*
* BaritoneOfStrength: Locus's deep voice adds to his menace, especially since when he uses it while holding his own with enhanced Freelancers like Carolina and Wash.
--> '''Grif:''' ''[after receiving Locus' commands to snap out of his nuttiness]'' Aaah! Fuck, your voice is still so scary!
* BerserkButton: Felix's EvilGloating and VillainBall moments? They piss him off ''big time''.
** Calling him insane/crazy. [[LanguageBarrier Lopez]] finds this out the hard way.
* BondVillainStupidity: Played with. He clearly doesn't like gloating, claiming that if you want opponents to suffer, you have to do it quickly. However, he still let Felix monologue on and on and didn't shoot the Reds, so he's clearly not as immune to this as he'd like to be.
* BountyHunter: He and Felix started out as this, essentially, since they tracked down criminals and turned them in for the reward money.
* BrokenBird: Implied after his past history is revealed.
* CharacterDevelopment: Locus has made good on his promise to stop killing and make things right. He's
* CoDragons: Locus and Felix are the leaders of the Space Pirates, employed by Hargrove to oversee the Chorus war and the genocide of the planet's inhabitants.
* ColdSniper: Uses a SniperRifle to observe the teams without being detected, and he's also possibly the best shot of any character
* ColorCodedCharacters: He's heavily associated with the color green, contrasting from Felix's orange.
* TheComicallySerious: Season 15 has him helping the Reds and Blues, and the clash between his stoic demeanor and the others' wackiness (especially a Grif gone loony from isolation) is nothing short of hilarious. One of stand out moments is his helmet being felt up by Grif to make sure he's
* SmugSnake: He's very smug
-->'''Locus:''' ''[stuck in a one-sided hug to his waist with his arms stretched out into the air]'' I hate this...
* ConsummateProfessional: He views himself as this, following order even though he is most dangerous member of the Federal Army of Chorus. In Episode 18 of Season 12, Washington sees right through this, and identifies him as [[HiddenDepths trying to justify his mass murdering tendencies with this
-->'''Washington:''' You keep trying to play yourself off as some sort of weapon. That you don't care about anyone or anything. But the fact that you're trying so hard to understand me breaks your entire act! No matter how hard you may want to be, you're not a machine, you're a murderer. But you hide behind the idea in your head, because you're too afraid to take responsibility for what you've done.
*
* CoolSword: Acquires the Chorus Great Key after Felix is offed.
* DarkIsEvil: His armour is very dark and he's one of the bad guys.
* DarkIsNotEvil: After he made a HeelFaceTurn, his armor is still dark. However, he incorporates a bit of white into his armor in Season 15. He's
* DeadpanSnarker: As ''The Chorus Trilogy'' progressed, a cold snark came out from under his stoicism, largely aimed at Felix. He also displays this trait in Season 15, likely as a result of [[SurroundedByIdiots working with the Reds and Blues.]]
-->I, for one, believed ''every'' word and found that ''very'' moving. ''[[SuddenlyShouting Now can we go, please?!]]''
* DeconstructedCharacterArchetype: For the supposed ConsummateProfessional SociopathicSoldier that only seeks to serve their master. Locus goes out of his way to present himself as an unfeeling and emotionally detached professional soldier-for-hire - doing whatever his mission requires, no matter how terrible or morally questionable, with the justification that he is JustFollowingOrders. In truth, he is just as human as anyone else, and was deeply traumatized by what happened to him during the [=Human-Covenant=] War. Assuming this role of an unquestioning soldier is just a way for Locus to cope with his trauma. Unfortunately, this leaves him easy prey for [[FauxAffablyEvil Felix's]] manipulation and control. This facade gradually falls apart as he fights against Wash during ''The Chorus Trilogy'', with the latter repeatedly calling him out on his hypocrisy. This forces Locus to question what he is doing, eventually culminating in a HeelFaceTurn.
* DemotedToExtra: After being one of the main antagonists in ''The Chorus Trilogy'', he has a mere supporting role (albeit an [[SmallRoleBigImpact important]] one) in Season 15.
* TheDragon: While both he and Felix are CoDragons to the Chairman, Locus is the one who usually directly reports to him and receives orders. Apparently, Felix's lack of communication with Hargrove is so common that the latter snarkily points it out when Felix is actually present and contributing when Locus reports to Hargrove in Season 13.
* DragonInChief: He commands the Federal Army more directly than Doyle does, and will take whatever actions he considers necessary to complete his mission, even if it's in conflict with the desires of his superiors.Turns out that he and Felix are actually this to a third party with Locus not actually working for the Federation of Chorus.
* TheDreaded: The rebels send as many men as they can to try and reinforce the Reds and Blues, when they hear that he's around. Heck even his own allies fear him. As it turns out, ''Felix'' is scared of him as well.
* EasilyForgiven: [[ZigZaggingTrope Zig-Zagged]]. The Blood Gulch Crew makes it very clear to him that even though he helped them, he still killed lots of innocent people, and that they will find him. However, when they do meet again, they grudgingly accept his help since they have no other options.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: He has two even before his CharacterDevelopment. The first is that he disapproves of making people suffer and that if you're going to kill someone you make it quick and clean. The second is that while he's willing to betray the people he's pretending to work with like the Feds he balks at killing his actual partners in the Space Pirates. Notably, Locus compromises on both of these principles when they are shown due to Felix talking him into it, highlighting how Felix is TheCorrupter towards Locus.
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Cited in the director's commentary for Season 11, Locus seems to be curious regarding people's motivations and what prompts them to act selflessly towards others. He questioned the pilot that dropped off Donut and Lopez in Season 11 as to what he was going to do before killing him, just for the express purpose of learning his answer. He also questions Washington and the Reds in Season 12 as to why they assign meaning to robots like Lopez and Freckles.
* EvilCostumeSwitch: Kitted out in brown and green while he was a UNSC soldier, switching to darker colours when he was hired by the Federal Army.
* EvilCounterpart:
** Deliberately compared to Washington and the other Freelancers, as he [[ThatManIsDead forsook his own name, taking on only his call sign as the name of his armor]]. Having the similarities called out by Felix unsettles Wash greatly.
** He's presented as this to Felix, being the Federation's counterpart to him. But of course the truth is that they're both evil.
*** This trope gets inverted after his HeelFaceTurn, with him becoming Felix's Good Counterpart and Felix being Locus's EvilCounterpart in turn.
* EvilSoundsDeep: He has a very deep, rumbling voice, and he ''definitely'' doesn't have any good intentions for Chorus or the Reds and Blues. [[HeelFaceTurn Until Season 13, Episode 19, that is.]]
* {{Foil}}:
** To his own partner, Felix, both personality wise and thematically. Personality wise, he's [[TheStoic Stoic]], professional, and has hints of being a NobleDemon contrasting Felix's [[HotBlooded Hot Bloodedness]], ManipulativeBastard tendencies, and [[SociopathicSoldier utter amorality]]. Thematically, Felix is introduced as an affable ally only to be revealed as a cruel and selfish villain. Locus on the other hand is introduced as a cruel and terrifying villain only for his more heroic traits to be slowly revealed over the course of the series culminating in his HeelRealization and HeelFaceTurn.
** He's also one to Agent Washington, as they're both talented professional soldiers who had to do some really horrible things in the line of duty. However, the difference is that Wash is actually trying to be a better person, while Locus has actively chosen to become a cold-hearted killer. Locus's confusion as to why Wash didn't become just like him is also what helps eventually set him on the road to redemption.
** To Wyoming, the other ColdSniper antagonist in the series. Wyoming is Laughably Evil, while Locus is a KnightOfCerebus. Both are soldiers trying to fulfill their orders and play The Dragon to the Big Bad of the season(s). However, Locus is cold, calculating, and to the point while Wyoming is hammy, prideful, and likes to draw things out. Locus constantly makes use of his armor ability, while Wyoming only uses his at the very end. However, Locus is manipulated by his partner, and ultimately strives to redeem himself for what he had done. While Wyoming is a manipulator, attempting to put all the pieces into motion before his (final) death.
** To the Meta. They're both soldiers who eventually left the UNSC after their will was broken and were manipulated into working with a sociopath. However, the Meta was left BrainwashedAndCrazy and sought only to attain Sigma's goals, while Locus definitely has his own interests outside of Felix, even if he's still completely under his thumb. And while the Meta ultimately dies at the hands of the Reds and Blues, still nothing but a slave to Sigma's whims, Locus achieves redemption after having a HeelRealization and survives.
* FollowTheLeader: InUniverse. After Felix gave them a significant amount of trouble, the Federal Army decided to counter the New Republic's hiring of a mercenary by hiring one from Felix's old squad who would presumably be just as dangerous if not more so. They presumed correctly.
* FreudianExcuse: During the war, Locus started off as actually being rather compassionate and moral, but his superiors drilled into him that he was nothing more than a suit of armor and a gun. [[WarIsHell The horror of war]] completely broke him and left him a ShellShockedVeteran, and he was unable to integrate back into society in spite of his best efforts due to Felix using his PTSD to manipulate him into becoming a mercenary.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: It's revealed in Season 14 that, sans helmet, he has a diagonal cross scar on his face, just like the diagonal cross on his helmet...
* GoodCostumeSwitch: After his HeelFaceTurn, he incorporates an additional color scheme into his armor (white), giving
* TheHeavy: Of Season 11. He's not in charge of the Federal Army of Chorus, but he's the face of it to
* HeelFaceTurn: After Santa helps him realize that not only is Felix controlling him, but also ''fears'' him, he rightfully chooses to leave him for dead and instead helps the Blood Gulch Crew by activating the Communication Temple for them. He then disappears, vowing to [[TheAtoner make things right]]
* HeelRealization: Begins down this route in Episode 7 of Season 13, after seeing his fear in the trials for becoming a true warrior that he had become a monster rather than a soldier, and that Felix has become even worse than him. Cemented in Episode 19 of the same season, when Santa flat out spells out that ''he'' is what Felix is afraid of, letting him find out that he was keeping him following orders to make sure he never got out of his dependence on Felix and his ShellShockedVeteran status. Spelled out in his ShutUpHannibal to Felix.
-->'''Locus:''' I'm not a soldier. [[IAmAMonster I'm a monster]]. Like ''[[TheSociopath you]]''.
* HeKnowsTooMuch: He does this to Donut and Doc's pilot.
* HeroKiller: Everyone we see who isn't deliberately on his side is absolutely terrified of him, to the point where when Felix asks for [[MoreDakka "a shitload of guns"]] to fight him, he is given the affirmative on this request from New Republic command without any questions. This is made nearly literal when he ends up sniping Sarge and Washington to unconsciousness, and captures them, Donut, and Lopez.
* HeroOfAnotherStory: [[invoked]] It's hinted in Season 15 that he's been up to a lot since obtaining the Great Key of Chorus, between his alien spaceship and his apparent connection to a wiped out colony of refugees. [[WordOfGod Joe Nicolosi later elaborated on this in an interview]], saying that getting the sword triggered a quest (much like when Tucker got his back in Season 3), and he's gotten much further on the quest than Tucker ever did.
* HiredGuns: Much like Felix, only in the service of the Federal Army. In reality, he and Felix have been hired to make sure Chorus's population are wiped out via fueling their civil war.
* HuntingTheMostDangerousGame: When he gathers a team of four men to help him hunt down the Reds, he says they are "going hunting".
* IcyGrayEyes: The only character in the Season 14 backstory segment to not get simple black pupils, instead getting gray eyes. Combines elements of aloof and unapproachable with a dangerous and expert marksman.
* InsistentTerminology:
** Repeatedly refers to himself as a "soldier." This becomes troubling when it's strongly implied he takes the term to mean "a suit of armor with a gun." Now we know why he calls himself Locus...
---> '''Locus''': ''[to Washington]'' No, I'm not a monster, I'm a soldier. [[NotSoDifferentRemark Like you]].
** Inverted when he finally gets out from under Felix' boot.
---> No, I'm not a soldier, I'm a monster. Like ''you''.
** The Season 14 prequel episodes showed that he insisted that Felix and Siris refer to each other by codenames only, mostly whenever they started an argument.
* InvisibilityCloak: Possesses a Cloaking Unit that appears similar to Tex's.
* IronicEcho: Gives one to Felix, after having a HeelRealization then prompt HeelFaceTurn, thanks to both Santa's {{Armor Piercing Question}}s and realizing that Felix has manipulated him.
--> '''Locus''': I'm not doing this for a reward. I'm not doing this because someone told me to. I'm doing this for ''me''.
* ITakeOffenseToThatLastOne: He doesn't bat an eye when Lopez insults multiple times, but snaps when he word-for-word calls him insane.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Post HeelFaceTurn, he's atoning for his sins and has become genuinely heroic, but that doesn't mean he's any less cold, serious, and caustic.
* JustFollowingOrders: Seems to have internalized this philosophy as his entire morality. While he doesn't use it as an excuse ''per se'', he does state that is the entire purpose of a soldier, [[InsistentTerminology which he insists he is.]]
* JustTestingYou: When Tucker, Freckles and Wash kill Locus's men with ease in Season 11, he says that he only threw his men at him to see if they were "the real deal".
* KarmaHoudini: [[invoked]] While Locus eventually does change his ways and works towards helping innocent people as much as he can, the mercenary never really suffers any repercussions for his role in the death of ''many'' people beyond being humiliated once or twice, with him even getting to keep the LaserBlade that Felix essentially stole from the Chorusans for himself. That being said, WordOfGod seems to imply that he ''is'' truly atoning for his crimes offscreen and that will serve as his appropriate punishment.
* KnightOfCerebus: He's almost never PlayedForLaughs, and his presence causes the comedic season to become a ''hell'' of a lot darker. The attack his men launch on the Blues is shown in a serious light, and he's dangerous enough for Felix to freak out when he sees him. Furthermore, the battle in the canyon in Episode 18 is played completely seriously. Even after his HeelFaceTurn, his very presence makes things more serious, though he serves as TheComicallySerious to the Reds and Blues.
* KnowWhenToFoldEm:
** Though he could have easily killed the Blood Gulch Crew during episode 18 of Season 11, as well as episode 18 of season 12, he seems to have decided that it wasn't worth it for one reason or another. In the latter example, the Blood Gulch Crew had already exposed him and Felix to the population of Chorus, so there was little point in continuing the fight when the scheme was already ruined.
** In Season 13, when the ''Tartarus'' is destroyed, he realizes that they've lost and would rather go lick his wounds, but Felix insists they finish things.
* LanguageBarrier: Averted. Since he's bilingual, he can actually understand Lopez's insults. Turns out to be a ChekhovsSkill in Season 15, as when the other Reds and Blues send Lopez into space to find help. If he'd run into anyone else, they most likely wouldn't understand him, but luckily, Locus finds him and answers the cry for help.
* LaughablyEvil: In a sense. While he's actually a legitimately terrifying KnightOfCerebus, he provides the role of an amusing StraightMan to Felix's PsychopathicManchild antics and is often shoved into the role of TheComicallySerious[=/=]OnlySaneMan.
* {{Leitmotif}}: "Soul Clef XI" is one for both him and Felix. He adopts a slightly more upbeat version of the theme in Season 15.
* ALighterShadeOfBlack: Just like Felix, he is a ruthless mercenary with the blood of thousands on his hands. Unlike Felix, he [[PragmaticVillainy does not engage in worthless cruelty]] and has at least some semblance of a conscience. He becomes a full-blown GoodCounterpart by the end of Season 13.
* MeaningfulName: Locus takes his name from his armour. Felix explains that after going nuts he no longer recognizes his real name.
** Although on an [[{{Irony}} ironic]] level, [[GratuitousLatin ''locus'' is the Latin word for place or location.]] Locus is a StealthExpert, and is known for using his [[InvisibilityCloak Active Camouflage]] to vanish on the spot, making his actual location unknown.
** On yet another level, the reason Locus goes by the name of his armour type is because his CO told him back in the war that a soldier is nothing more than a suit of armor with a gun and no will of their own. This is the archetype Locus aspires to live by until he finally realises that Felix is using that to manipulate him into being his puppet.
* MoreDakka: The first character in ''Red vs. Blue'' to wield a SAW.
* MundaneMadeAwesome: The fact that it is a [[GatlingGood SAW]] helps, but the simple act of reloading after killing three New Republic troopers in the space of five seconds is utterly '''chilling''' due to how casual it appears.
* NoNonsenseNemesis: In contrast to [[FauxAffablyEvil Felix]], he opts to skip any pretense and just shoot whoever is in his way as soon as possible. Notably, this makes him perhaps the first antagonist in ''Red vs. Blue'' to never underestimate the potential threat of the Blood Gulch Crew.
* NotSoAboveItAll:
** Despite his criticisms of Felix's tendency to waste time and monologue, he's shown to be obsessed with Washington, trying to lecture him throughout their fight rather than just kill Wash then and there. Then Felix trips him up with some clever word play.
** Then there's this little exchange from "Locus Of Control":
--->'''Felix''': Oh, bullshit! I know what this is about! Why do you know I'm not the true warrior.\\
'''Locus''': Because you're you.\\
'''Felix''': Yeah, and being me is awesome! ''[Locus gives him a [[DeathGlare flat stare]]]'' Alright, look, why don't we both go in and let the giant alien thing decide?\\
'''Locus''': Fine.\\
'''Felix''': Good. Just don't cry to me when you lose.\\
'''Locus''': [[AmbiguousSyntax I won't]]. ({{Beat}}) Lose. I-I won't ''lose.''\\
'''Felix''': ''[chuckling]'' Too late, fucked it up!
* NotSoDifferentRemark: How he sees himself and Agent Washington, that is the way Locus envisioned how Washington was during his time as an actual Freelancer agent. Washington doesn't agree.
* NotSoSimilar: Locus compared himself to the Meta/Agent Maine and believed that they both sought perfection by being the perfect weapon. The Counselor corrects Locus by telling him that while he seeks perfection by being a soldier and following orders, the Meta (or rather, the Meta under [[AmbitionIsEvil Sigma's]] influence) sought perfection by [[BecomeARealBoy wanting to be human]].
* NotSoStoic: He can emote, but it's ''scary''. For example, when Carolina reveals her infiltration, Locus is ''pissed''.
-->'''Locus:''' KILL THEM!
** Later, in Season 13, Episode 7, his experiences in the alien temple's testing realm leave him noticeably shaken.
** In Season 13, Episode 16, upon discovering that Doyle is about to blow up Armonia's reactor, he loses his usual grim-yet-composed monotone when shouting orders at the crew of the ''Tartarus.''
--->'''Locus:''' ''Get us out of here!!''
* OhCrap: Shares this reaction with Felix when they
-->'''Pirate:''' There's a bomb on the reactor!\\
'''Felix:''' [[BigWhat WHAT?!]]\\
'''Locus:''' ''Get us out of here!!''
* OneManArmy: In the Battle of the Canyon, he manages to mow down a ton of Republic soldiers, wound and capture Sarge, Donut and Wash, and badly damages Freckles.
* OneSteveLimit: Averted, as there is also another character in the same faction that shares his real name.
* OnlySaneMan: Well, when your partner is [[AxCrazy Felix]], it's hard to be anything else.
* PersonalityPowers: His active camouflage allows him to disappear from view and hide - Locus himself is accused of hiding from his own actions by Washington.
* PragmaticVillainy:
** Come Season 12, we learn that part of his status as the ConsummateProfessional is that he doesn't KickTheDog any more than he has to--not out of morality, but because it's inefficient to do so. It's why he disengages from the fight at the end of Episode 18.
** In Season 14, while Felix justifies holding a mob boss's son for ransom as a PayEvilUntoEvil scheme that will come with a hefty paycheck, Locus rationalizes how the plan will result is a positive outcome for the city by limiting the mob boss's resources.
* PsychologicalProjection: Throughout ''The Chorus Trilogy'', he repeatedly incorrectly assumes whoever he gains an interest in is like him: wanting to be the perfect weapon. To list it off:
** He immediately assumes Washington (and the Freelancers, but Wash especially) to be similar to himself because the two are skilled soldiers who [[DoNotCallMePaul forsook their original names]]. Wash, however, is ridden by guilt of his past experiences but strives to redeem himself; whereas Locus ignores his guilt behind the idea that right and wrong don't matter.
** While discussing it with Aiden Price, Locus reveals a fascination of the Meta (and by extension, Sigma and Maine), who sought perfection. Locus assumed this meant the Meta wanted to become the perfect weapon, but Price corrects him that Sigma [[BecomeARealBoy sought to become human]], not a tool.
** When the subject changed to Maine, Locus showed disdain for Maine's belief that his orders would help the greater good. However, Price also revealed that [[HiddenDepths Maine felt that if he just followed orders blindly, he would have simply been a slave]].
* TheQuietOne: He's rather terse, especially compared to his partner. This comes in handy during Season 14, as Locus not saying anything during the call with Ruben hides the fact the there are three bounty hunters from him, with Ruben assuming Siris is Locus.
* RedOniBlueOni: The no-nonsense, cold Blue Oni to Felix's Red Oni.
* TheRival: To Felix (as they used to be on the same team during The Great War) and possibly Washington. Episode 10 of season 12 reveals that he was working with Felix the whole time. Locus is still obsessed with Washington, though.
* ScaryBlackMan: As seen in Season 14, he has a fairly dark complexion, though he's actually Hispanic rather than ethnically black/African.
* ScrewTheMoneyIHaveRules: Expresses both this and ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight when he calls out Felix for wanting him to kill the simulation troopers. He's not doing this for the reward (which was pretty much null and void by then), and he wasn't doing it because someone told him to: he was refusing to help Felix for ''Locus'' only.
* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: By his own admission, Locus belongs in a cell for all the people he's killed. However, [[TheAtoner he would instead make amends for his misdeeds personally]].
* ShadowArchetype: Tying into his role as an EvilCounterpart to Washington. [[ArchEnemy And they both seem to know it, and eventually loathe it.]] In particular, Locus's initial introduction and [[JustFollowingOrders explanation of his actions]] triggers a trip down memory lane for Washington to the time when he was part of the BigBadDuumvirate with the Meta and shot Donut while...JustFollowingOrders. Their similar color patterns, serious contrast to their main companions, history of working for the same boss, and similar role as TheStoic members of their teams drive Locus to have an obsession with Washington, almost like he's seeking acknowledgement by a WorthyOpponent on how they're similar. But they are. Washington found out that he was doing some very wrong things, and [[TheAtoner seeks to make up for them.]] Locus presumably discovered something similar... and he [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope got worse]]. At least until Episode 19 of Season 13 where it seems Locus is also beginning down the path to becoming TheAtoner just like Wash did.
-->'''Washington:''' I know I used to be a ''real'' piece of shit. [[NotSoSimilar But at least I'm trying to do something about it!]]
* ShellShockedVeteran: ''So very much.'' Particularly in regards to the "the war never ended for him" part. Locus insists that he's [[InsistentTerminology still a soldier,]] and is very quick to insist that he's JustFollowingOrders, and displays a very fractured mind and PTSD; it's apparent that him choosing to abandon his identity beyond his suit and weapons is some kind of coping mechanism for what he experienced. [[ManipulativeBastard Felix]] has taken advantage of this and nudged him away from getting real help, so that he can keep using him as his partner, resulting in the killing machine we have now. He realizes this in Episode 19 of Season 13, and abandons Felix, going off to really help people instead.
* ShotgunsAreJustBetter: Knocks a pilot off his feet with one before he can make the call about the Reds and Blues' crashed ship. His seems to be considerably more accurate than Sarge's. He also uses a silenced shotgun during the club raid in his arc in Season 14.
* SkullForAHead: His helmet in ''Halo 4'' gives this impression.
* SociopathicSoldier: [[InvokedTrope Intentionally]] makes himself out to be the "mission comes first" version, but [[HiddenDepths is implied to be just using this as a coping mechanism for his shattered psyche]]. It's also an EnforcedTrope as shown by the nightmare flashback he has in Season 13, as described under UsedToBeASweetKid.
* StalkerWithoutACrush:
** Intercepting Wash's signal leads him to the teams' makeshift bases, where he watches them for a few episodes.
** Continues his fixation on Washington after Wash gets captured as seen by Journal Entry 004 on the Rooster Teeth website. Just before getting ready to shoot the Blood Gulch Crew in "Cloak and Dagger," he tells Washington that [[WorthyOpponent he was a fascinating soldier.]]
* StealthHiBye: Very good at this, as shown when he leaves combat in Episode 15.
* TheStoic: Rarely emotes. But when he ''does,'' like in Episode 10 of Season 12, it is outright ''terrifying.''
* StraightManAndWiseGuy: The [[TheStoic stoic]], [[ConsummateProfessional professional]] Straight Man to Felix's [[LaughablyEvil cheery]], [[FauxAffablyEvil laid-back]] Wise Guy.
* StrongAndSkilled: Unlike [[WeakButSkilled Felix]], Locus both has the power and the capability to keep up with SuperSoldiers like Wash and Carolina.
* SunkCostFallacy: The real motivation behind his belief in JustFollowingOrders. In his mind, he has to keep obeying because admitting he has a choice now would mean admitting he had a choice in all his previous actions.
* TechnicalPacifist: Makes a vow to never kill another person, but is still willing to shoot someone as long as they can be shot in a part of the body that they can live without.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Worked ''very'' well with Felix during the war, even though they despised each other. Turns out to still be the case.
* ThatManIsDead: Forsook his own name in favor of a codename, [[EvilCounterpart much like Washington]].
* TheyCallHimSword: Locus is just a nickname, but besides maybe Felix nobody knows what his original name was. Though it later turns out that it's Samuel Ortez.
* ThouShaltNotKill: Locus says he's sworn to never take another life after Chorus (though [[KneeCapping kneecappings]] are [[TechnicalPacifist still an option]] if need be).
* TragicVillain: He's a ruthless mercenary, but Locus is a ShellShockedVeteran who was left emotionally destroyed by his service, to the point he has no sense of identity outside of his armor. Felix exploited his PTSD and poor mental health to make him his partner, and Locus only goes along with it because he can no longer see himself as anything but a weapon.
* TranquilFury: When Lopez accuses him of being insane, Locus gets a little pissed off and refutes the claim angrily without so much as raising his voice, causing the accuser to panic and beg for his life.
* UnwittingPawn: To Felix. As Santa notes, despite Felix's claims, only Felix needs Locus in order to survive. The reverse it not true at all. Felix manipulated and perpetuated Locus' PTSD in order to keep himself alive. When Locus figures this out, [[TheDogBitesBack he is not happy]].
* UsedToBeASweetKid: Extremely downplayed version. It's shown through the flashback in Season 13 that he used to be a far more conscientious soldier, being the reasonable and moral counterpart to the trigger-happy, sociopathic Felix when they both served in the UNSC. Locus is horrified at how he's changed.
* VillainousBreakdown:
** It's subtle, but he does go through one near the end of Season 12. When he first starts fighting Washington, he's cloaked and taking potshots at Wash. But as Wash continues to [[ShutUpHannibal take apart ]]his ConsummateProfessional image, he becomes more and more infuriated, to the point that he abandons all choice and [[ExtremeMeleeRevenge just tackles Wash]].
** After his and Felix's scheme is revealed at the end of Season 12, he noticeably stutters when he tells his men to follow protocol. Whether it's due to rage or just being stunned that his plans have failed is unclear.
** In Episode 19 of Season 13, he has a very impressive one, though not nearly as much as Felix. After failing his mission and told to go after the Reds and Blues by Felix anyway, without being ordered to by a higher power, Locus can't even bring himself to stand up, much less fight, having no idea what to live for. [[HeelFaceTurn This, with some help, prompts him to change sides]], [[HeelRealization since he realizes he's been doing this for the wrong reasons]].
-->'''Santa:''' ''[appearing]'' Why have you come here, meddler?\\
'''Locus:''' To kill the simulation troopers.\\
'''Santa:''' Will this secure your victory over their forces?\\
'''Locus:''' [[MotiveDecay No...]]\\
'''Santa:''' Then what purpose will it serve?\\
'''Locus:''' I don't know...\\
'''Santa:''' Then why are you trying?\\
'''Locus:''' I don't know...\\
'''Santa:''' What do you know?\\
'''Locus:''' ''[[SuddenlyShouting I don't know!]]''
* VillainProtagonist: Technically this in Season 13 as while Epsilon gets most of the focus, Locus himself also has a large amount of focus in the plot and CharacterDevelopment.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: Or at least allies with Felix. Although Season 13 shows that they have some form of camaraderie however, and they even joke around like it to a degree, but it's more of PragmaticVillainy than actually caring.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: After taking Washington to the hospital in Season 15, he tries to contact the Reds and Blues in Season 16, only for Grif to make an effort to ignore it, leaving his whereabouts and actions unknown.
* WhatHaveIBecome: When he goes into the gateway, he sees himself becoming [[JustFollowingOrders what]] [[SociopathicSoldier he]] [[ConsummateProfessional is]] now, and is horrified. This eventually causes him to pull a HeelFaceTurn at the last minute.
* WhyDontYouJustShootHim: A firm believer in the principle that if you have to kill someone, it's counterproductive to engage in BondVillainStupidity.
* YoureInsane: He makes it ''very'' clear that he isn't, and accusing him of being crazy results in TranquilFury.
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->'''Terrill''' voiced by: Bill Wise
Three ex-soldiers of Charon Industries who were abandoned at a base in the middle of a frozen wasteland.
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->'''Terrill''' voiced by: Bill Wise
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->'''Darryl''' voiced by: Aaron Alexander
->'''Terrill''' voiced by: Bill Wise
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-> ''"See, those super-soldier freaks dropped a building on me. [[NoOneCouldSurviveThat They left me for dead]], and then they killed my friends. [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes They took away the only family I ever had while I was in physical fucking therapy.]] [[{{Revenge}} There's plenty of need for hostility here]], Counselor."''
--> '''Voiced By:''' David Jennison
A vengeance-seeking red and black mercenary and one of the three leaders of the Space Pirates, in the service of the Chairman after he was rescued from the ''Tartarus''. He serves as one the primary antagonists of The Chorus Trilogy, and the most proactive one in Season 13.
He first appeared as one of the Insurrectionist's {{Elite Mook}}s wielding a flamethrower in Season 9, fighting Wash and Carolina in Episode 15, and getting defeated when Carolina drops a Gravity Hammer on him. He survives the battle and ends up imprisoned by the UNSC in the prison ship, the ''Tartarus'' at the start of Season 13. He joins Locus and Felix to fight for Charon Industries
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* AlasPoorVillain: [[PlayingWithATrope Played With.]] While his ultimate death is unceremonious, he is portrayed as a man who is consumed by revenge above all else to avenge his fallen TrueCompanions. Wash and Kimball don't bat an eye before mowing him down, her failure to get through to him drives Carolina's motivation to let Temple live in season 15.
* AllThereInTheManual: His real name was made up in a livestream (Terrence Ephemera Sharkface), and never said in the show. It's unknown if it's even canon as it was kind of a joke.
* AnimalMotifs: His is a shark, [[PlayingWithFire ironically enough]]. His helmet visor is painted with a shark's mouth akin to old-school nose art, and a tattoo of a shark jaw on his chest.
** He also has a large tattoo of a shark WreathedInFlames on his back.
* ArmorIsUseless: Averted; his armor was bulletproof and undoubtedly a major factor in him surviving past his initial debut. His new armor provided by Charon on the other hand plays this trope straight.
* AscendedExtra: Goes from a minor EliteMook in Season 9 to a major antagonist in Season 13.
* AtrociousAlias: He actually calls himself "Sharkface", in which Felix makes fun of.
* BilingualBonus: One of his tattoos is an excerpt from Literature/{{The Art of War|SunTzu}}.
* BlackEyesOfEvil: His left eye is pitch black. Whether it's naturally like this or the result of the damage of being hit with a Gravity Hammer to the face is unknown.
* BoomHeadshot: Granted, it's not with a gun, but he still gets a Gravity Hammer to the face.
* CombatPragmatist: He's not above using tricks to get the edge on his opponents.
* {{Cyborg}}[=/=]DentedIron: In Season 13, Epsilon remarks that his body is "a pincushion," filled with mostly plates and staples, and after a bio-scan, sees "no weak points, only reinforcements."
* DeaderThanDead: To make sure his death sticks, [[LovableCoward Doyle]] makes the nuclear reactor of Armonia explode, destroying the base and taking Sharkface's body with it.
* DefiantToTheEnd: He's offered a chance to surrender peacefully at the end of his last fight, but he just goes on a rant about how he'll hunt them down and kill them all so long as he's alive. Naturally, it becomes blindly apparent why leaving him alive is a bad idea.
--> '''Sharkface:''' Over? No. You can break me, burn me, bury me alive; but as long as I'm still breathing it will never be over. I will hunt you. I will burn you! [[TemptingFate As long as I'm alive, you're all as good as dead!]] ''(Wash and Kimball look to each other, then shoot him dead)''
* DisabilitySuperpower: After surviving having a skyscraper dropped on him, his body is now all plates and staples, but while it's relatively easy to knock him down, all the medical treatments have made it very difficult to knock him down to the point where he won't get up again. He's also pretty much immune to pain because he's in constant pain anyway so he'll just soak it up, and even dislocating his shoulder won't stop him. He'll just pop it back in and shrug it off.
--> '''Sharkface:''' You're very efficient at administering pain, Carolina, but pain is something I've learned to live with.
* DroppedABridgeOnHim: [[invoked]] After being one of the main threats of Season 13, he is quickly shot to death by Wash and Kimball in Episode 16. WordOfGod said this was intentional so as to represent how Sharkface's vengeful quest had corrupted him so bad to the point where his ultimate death was intentionally unceremonious.
* DualWielding: With a pair of wrist-mounted flamethrowers in Season 13.
* EliteMook: Like all the red-armored ODST troopers. He's this again in Season 13, where he's given more equipment and is more dangerous than the generic mook and practically at Felix and Locus' threat level, but is shown to be taking orders from them, and is kept out of the loop of many things.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Or at least friends that are like family. Then they all die while he's recovering from having a building collapse around him.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: As revenge obsessed and homicidal Sharkface may be, he's noticably offput with just how ''incredibly condescending'' Felix is on the field.
* EvilGloating: As he stumbles towards Carolina in his final moments, injured and clearly defeated, he uses his last words not to beg for his life or forgiveness, but to threaten her and Wash, telling them that as long as he's alive, he'll continue to hunt them down. It's what ends up getting him killed.
* EvilSoundsDeep: Unsurprising given his size, but his voice in season 13 is very deep.
* EyeScream: It's never directly stated why he has a literal black eye but it seems to be because he took a Gravity Hammer to the face during Season 9.
* TheFaceless: In Season 9. Season 13 shows what he looks like beneath his helmet.
* FatalFlaw: Vengeance. He's allowed himself to be so consumed by it that it blinds him by the end of his and Carolina's final fight and he is killed after his hate-filled rant.
* FireBreathingWeapon: His initial weapon is a [[http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/M7057/Defoliant_Projector M7057 Flamethrower]] that he can utilize with enough proficiency to prematurely detonate grenades in mid-air. He installs two miniature flamethrowers into his suit as shown in his fight with Carolina.
* GiantMook: He seems to be the largest of the Insurrection's and the Space Pirates EliteMooks.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: He's revealed to have several burn scars, with most of the left side of his face covered by a burn scar that looks vaguely like a shark's "smile".
* HiddenDepths: Much like the Insurrection Leader/"C.T.", we discover in Season 13 that Sharkface is more than just a [[FacelessMooks Faceless Mook.]] The rest of that QuirkyMinibossSquad was the only family he ever had, and he didn't take it well when the Freelancers killed them all after they'd nearly done the same to him. Now he's dying to get even with any remaining members of Project Freelancer.
* ALighterShadeOfBlack: While complicit in Charon's plans, Sharkface isn't actually shown to kill anyone, unlike Locus or Felix are shown doing repeatedly. Similarly, he's given a sympathetic light and is shown to be another victim who simply wants to avenge his TrueCompanions. Unfortunately, he ends up dying because of his RevengeBeforeReason attitude.
* MadArtist: With his tattoos, exotic hairstyle, use of war paint, and his armor and weapon designs, he definitely gives off this impression. It even comes through in his dialogue.
-->'''Sharkface''': [[PunctuatedForEmphasis You can't. Rush. Art. Counselor.]]
* MadeOfIron:
** In Season 9, he takes handgun and battle rifle fire like it's nothing, and it takes a [[CoolPlane Banshee]] launched by a grenade to the face just to stun him. He also survived a Gravity Hammer to the face.
** In Season 13, this is one of the ways he, a mere EliteMook, is able to pose a major threat to Carolina, one of the greatest fighters in the series. Even with her leg injury, she's clearly the superior hand-to-hand fighter, but Sharkface ''absolutely will not go down'' no matter how many hits he takes, due to having learned to become accustomed to pain after all his injuries.
* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: He doesn't even react to a dislocated shoulder, he just calmly-and ''audibly''-puts it back in its socket.
* MisplacedRetribution: In a sense. Washington and Carolina are only responsible for engaging in a fight that takes him out and [[EyeScream possibly ruining his left side of his face and eye]], but the building dropping on him and his TrueCompanions dying are all a result of the Director, Maine, North, Texas and Florida. Seeing how they're all dead by the time he gets reintroduced, they may just be the closest thing to let his rage out on.
* MoralMyopia: He has a legitiment greivance with Freelancer depriving him of his found family, but is willing to side with people who are ''much'' worse to get a chance at revenge.
* NoodleIncident: How he ended up being arrested before the start of Season 13 is unexplained, as no other member of the Insurrection seems to be imprisoned or onboard beyond him, and unlike the Counselor presumably being arrested after the take down of the Project, there was no indication that he would be arrested in the seasons prior.
* NotQuiteDead: After his bout with Agents Washington and Carolina, he is assumed to be dead, but it turns out he is alive and has been imprisoned by the UNSC.
* PhraseCatcher: "What the fuck is with this guy?!"
* PyroManiac: Wields a flamethrower and is covered in burns, including half his face being burned off.
* RevengeBeforeReason: He was so focused on and blinded by his revenge that it consumed his judgement, resulting in him being shot down in the street.
* RevengeByProxy: While they did fend him off, neither Carolina or Washington ''actually'' caused the building to be dropped on him or kill any of his friends. But they're the last connections to Freelancer that he knows of and that's good enough for him.
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: His motivation for hunting down Washington and Carolina are for killing all of his friends, the only family he's ever known, as well as blowing up a building on him and leaving him for dead. Ironically, the worst that Wash and Carolina actually did to him was to fend him off in Season 9, and everything else was done by other people.
* ShadowArchetype:
** To Carolina: both are intense and angry examples of DentedIron (Carolina has an overworked AI unit with armor enhancements and a bad leg wound, Sharkface has numerous injuries repaired and reinforced like a {{Cyborg}}) and both are suffering from SurvivorsGuilt from their respective groups.
** To Washington: Both had been deeply affected by the actions of Project Freelancer and ended up being bitter afterwards, seeking revenge against those that wronged them. However, while Washington was able to let go of his hate, Sharkface is incapable of coming to the same conclusion and dies for it.
* SmarterThanYouLook: Despite seemingly no smarter than your average criminal by appearance alone, Sharkface is rather smart in using both his gear and his surroundings to his advantage, it catches both Carolina ''and'' Epsilon off guard their first encounter with him.
* SoleSurvivor: Of the insurrection, thanks to Project Freelancer.
* StrongAndSkilled: He's plenty durable by virtue of his armor, and then later by virtue of being practically immune to pain. He's also skilled enough to even odds between him and Carolina despite Carolina being ''more'' skilled than him by simply not going down and using his environment to his advantage.
* SuddenlyVoiced: In season 9, he has no lines. In season 13, he suddenly has a lot to say.
* TattooedCrook: As seen in the first episode of Season 13, he has several tattoos. He's also in prison.
* ThreateningShark: His AnimalMotif. In addition to the shark-face NoseArt on his helmet visor (in Season 9) and assault rifle (in Season 13), he has a tattoo of a [[IncendiaryExponent flaming shark]], gill-like scars on the left side of his face, and a solid black eye.
* TooDumbToLive: Regardless of how determined he was on his quest of revenge, swearing to hunt down the people who have you at gun point and are telling you to surrender is a pretty good way to get yourself killed.
* TookALevelInBadass: Though already a badass soldier, in Season 13 he has a rematch with Carolina, who now has Epsilon and several armor enhancements to help her, and ''wins,'' mostly likely due to the fact that Church is starting to wear down to the point of shutting down during the fight.
* TragicVillain: At the end of the day, he is a man who lost his FamilyOfChoice while he was recovering from his catastrophic injuries, and wants nothing more than to avenge them. Though the means of which he's willing to do it means that he'll side with people far worse than the agents that hurt him.
* TwoFaced: The left side of his face is burned in a manner that makes him look almost shark-like.
* UndignifiedDeath: There's not much dignity to be found in being beaten and ranting in the street before being put down like a mad dog.
* WalkingSpoiler: Being a major antagonist of Season 13, mentions of him spoils the reveal that he survived the events of Season 9.
* WhatMeasureIsAMook: He's treated as a disposable EliteMook by both Felix and Charon as a whole, but he is portrayed as a man who lost everything to Freelancer, and is willing to do whatever it takes to get revenge. Realizing this is what drives Carolina to try and apologize for her past actions due to her and her comrades having the same mentality at the time.
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!Zachary Miller
--> '''Voiced By:''' Josh Flanagan
A Space Pirate captured by the Reds and Blues.
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* ColdBloodedTorture: [[CuteButPsycho Dr. Grey]] inflicts this on him as revenge for having helped murder her colleagues.
--> '''Carolina:''' Is he in the position to answer anymore questions?\\
'''Dr. Grey''' Sure! ''(Quietly)'' Just let me put him back together again...
* {{Jerkass}}: He's a smug bastard who takes every opportunity to taunt the Reds and Blues, and casually admits he's happy to participate in genocide so long as it means he gets his paycheck.
* MauveShirt: He's given ''just'' enough time to develop a personality and establish his character before he's killed.
* SmugSnake: He's very smug and constantly taunts his captors, [[BreakTheHaughty though this lessens slightly after Dr. Grey is done with him.]]
* YouHaveFailedMe: He's gunned down for giving information to Carolina and Washington when they interrogate him.
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->'''Sherry''' voiced by: Kat Ramzinski
->'''Darryl''' voiced by: Aaron Alexander
->'''Terrill''' voiced by: Bill Wise
Three ex-soldiers of Charon Industries who were abandoned at a base in the middle of a frozen wasteland.
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* AlasPoorVillain: [[PlayingWithATrope Played With.]] While his ultimate death is unceremonious, he is portrayed as a man who is consumed by revenge above all else to avenge his fallen TrueCompanions. Wash and Kimball don't bat an eye before mowing him down, her failure to get through to him drives Carolina's motivation to let Temple live in season 15.
* AllThereInTheManual: His real name was made up in a livestream (Terrence Ephemera Sharkface), and never said in the show. It's unknown if it's even canon as it was kind of a joke.
* AnimalMotifs: His is a shark, [[PlayingWithFire ironically enough]]. His helmet visor is painted with a shark's mouth akin to old-school nose art, and a tattoo of a shark jaw on his chest.
** He also has a large tattoo of a shark WreathedInFlames on his back.
* ArmorIsUseless: Averted; his armor was bulletproof and undoubtedly a major factor in him surviving past his initial debut. His new armor provided by Charon on the other hand plays this trope straight.
* AscendedExtra: Goes from a minor EliteMook in Season 9 to a major antagonist in Season 13.
* AtrociousAlias: He actually calls himself "Sharkface", in which Felix makes fun of.
* BilingualBonus: One of his tattoos is an excerpt from Literature/{{The Art of War|SunTzu}}.
* BlackEyesOfEvil: His left eye is pitch black. Whether it's naturally like this or the result of the damage of being hit with a Gravity Hammer to the face is unknown.
* BoomHeadshot: Granted, it's not with a gun, but he still gets a Gravity Hammer to the face.
* CombatPragmatist: He's not above using tricks to get the edge on his opponents.
* {{Cyborg}}[=/=]DentedIron: In Season 13, Epsilon remarks that his body is "a pincushion," filled with mostly plates and staples, and after a bio-scan, sees "no weak points, only reinforcements."
* DeaderThanDead: To make sure his death sticks, [[LovableCoward Doyle]] makes the nuclear reactor of Armonia explode, destroying the base and taking Sharkface's body with it.
* DefiantToTheEnd: He's offered a chance to surrender peacefully at the end of his last fight, but he just goes on a rant about how he'll hunt them down and kill them all so long as he's alive. Naturally, it becomes blindly apparent why leaving him alive is a bad idea.
--> '''Sharkface:''' Over? No. You can break me, burn me, bury me alive; but as long as I'm still breathing it will never be over. I will hunt you. I will burn you! [[TemptingFate As long as I'm alive, you're all as good as dead!]] ''(Wash and Kimball look to each other, then shoot him dead)''
* DisabilitySuperpower: After surviving having a skyscraper dropped on him, his body is now all plates and staples, but while it's relatively easy to knock him down, all the medical treatments have made it very difficult to knock him down to the point where he won't get up again. He's also pretty much immune to pain because he's in constant pain anyway so he'll just soak it up, and even dislocating his shoulder won't stop him. He'll just pop it back in and shrug it off.
--> '''Sharkface:''' You're very efficient at administering pain, Carolina, but pain is something I've learned to live with.
* DroppedABridgeOnHim: [[invoked]] After being one of the main threats of Season 13, he is quickly shot to death by Wash and Kimball in Episode 16. WordOfGod said this was intentional so as to represent how Sharkface's vengeful quest had corrupted him so bad to the point where his ultimate death was intentionally unceremonious.
* DualWielding: With a pair of wrist-mounted flamethrowers in Season 13.
* EliteMook: Like all the red-armored ODST troopers. He's this again in Season 13, where he's given more equipment and is more dangerous than the generic mook and practically at Felix and Locus' threat level, but is shown to be taking orders from them, and is kept out of the loop of many things.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Or at least friends that are like family. Then they all die while he's recovering from having a building collapse around him.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: As revenge obsessed and homicidal Sharkface may be, he's noticably offput with just how ''incredibly condescending'' Felix is on the field.
* EvilGloating: As he stumbles towards Carolina in his final moments, injured and clearly defeated, he uses his last words not to beg for his life or forgiveness, but to threaten her and Wash, telling them that as long as he's alive, he'll continue to hunt them down. It's what ends up getting him killed.
* EvilSoundsDeep: Unsurprising given his size, but his voice in season 13 is very deep.
* EyeScream: It's never directly stated why he has a literal black eye but it seems to be because he took a Gravity Hammer to the face during Season 9.
* TheFaceless: In Season 9. Season 13 shows what he looks like beneath his helmet.
* FatalFlaw: Vengeance. He's allowed himself to be so consumed by it that it blinds him by the end of his and Carolina's final fight and he is killed after his hate-filled rant.
* FireBreathingWeapon: His initial weapon is a [[http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/M7057/Defoliant_Projector M7057 Flamethrower]] that he can utilize with enough proficiency to prematurely detonate grenades in mid-air. He installs two miniature flamethrowers into his suit as shown in his fight with Carolina.
* GiantMook: He seems to be the largest of the Insurrection's and the Space Pirates EliteMooks.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: He's revealed to have several burn scars, with most of the left side of his face covered by a burn scar that looks vaguely like a shark's "smile".
* HiddenDepths: Much like the Insurrection Leader/"C.T.", we discover in Season 13 that Sharkface is more than just a [[FacelessMooks Faceless Mook.]] The rest of that QuirkyMinibossSquad was the only family he ever had, and he didn't take it well when the Freelancers killed them all after they'd nearly done the same to him. Now he's dying to get even with any remaining members of Project Freelancer.
* ALighterShadeOfBlack: While complicit in Charon's plans, Sharkface isn't actually shown to kill anyone, unlike Locus or Felix are shown doing repeatedly. Similarly, he's given a sympathetic light and is shown to be another victim who simply wants to avenge his TrueCompanions. Unfortunately, he ends up dying because of his RevengeBeforeReason attitude.
* MadArtist: With his tattoos, exotic hairstyle, use of war paint, and his armor and weapon designs, he definitely gives off this impression. It even comes through in his dialogue.
-->'''Sharkface''': [[PunctuatedForEmphasis You can't. Rush. Art. Counselor.]]
* MadeOfIron:
** In Season 9, he takes handgun and battle rifle fire like it's nothing, and it takes a [[CoolPlane Banshee]] launched by a grenade to the face just to stun him. He also survived a Gravity Hammer to the face.
** In Season 13, this is one of the ways he, a mere EliteMook, is able to pose a major threat to Carolina, one of the greatest fighters in the series. Even with her leg injury, she's clearly the superior hand-to-hand fighter, but Sharkface ''absolutely will not go down'' no matter how many hits he takes, due to having learned to become accustomed to pain after all his injuries.
* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: He doesn't even react to a dislocated shoulder, he just calmly-and ''audibly''-puts it back in its socket.
* MisplacedRetribution: In a sense. Washington and Carolina are only responsible for engaging in a fight that takes him out and [[EyeScream possibly ruining his left side of his face and eye]], but the building dropping on him and his TrueCompanions dying are all a result of the Director, Maine, North, Texas and Florida. Seeing how they're all dead by the time he gets reintroduced, they may just be the closest thing to let his rage out on.
* MoralMyopia: He has a legitiment greivance with Freelancer depriving him of his found family, but is willing to side with people who are ''much'' worse to get a chance at revenge.
* NoodleIncident: How he ended up being arrested before the start of Season 13 is unexplained, as no other member of the Insurrection seems to be imprisoned or onboard beyond him, and unlike the Counselor presumably being arrested after the take down of the Project, there was no indication that he would be arrested in the seasons prior.
* NotQuiteDead: After his bout with Agents Washington and Carolina, he is assumed to be dead, but it turns out he is alive and has been imprisoned by the UNSC.
* PhraseCatcher: "What the fuck is with this guy?!"
* PyroManiac: Wields a flamethrower and is covered in burns, including half his face being burned off.
* RevengeBeforeReason: He was so focused on and blinded by his revenge that it consumed his judgement, resulting in him being shot down in the street.
* RevengeByProxy: While they did fend him off, neither Carolina or Washington ''actually'' caused the building to be dropped on him or kill any of his friends. But they're the last connections to Freelancer that he knows of and that's good enough for him.
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: His motivation for hunting down Washington and Carolina are for killing all of his friends, the only family he's ever known, as well as blowing up a building on him and leaving him for dead. Ironically, the worst that Wash and Carolina actually did to him was to fend him off in Season 9, and everything else was done by other people.
* ShadowArchetype:
** To Carolina: both are intense and angry examples of DentedIron (Carolina has an overworked AI unit with armor enhancements and a bad leg wound, Sharkface has numerous injuries repaired and reinforced like a {{Cyborg}}) and both are suffering from SurvivorsGuilt from their respective groups.
** To Washington: Both had been deeply affected by the actions of Project Freelancer and ended up being bitter afterwards, seeking revenge against those that wronged them. However, while Washington was able to let go of his hate, Sharkface is incapable of coming to the same conclusion and dies for it.
* SmarterThanYouLook: Despite seemingly no smarter than your average criminal by appearance alone, Sharkface is rather smart in using both his gear and his surroundings to his advantage, it catches both Carolina ''and'' Epsilon off guard their first encounter with him.
* SoleSurvivor: Of the insurrection, thanks to Project Freelancer.
* StrongAndSkilled: He's plenty durable by virtue of his armor, and then later by virtue of being practically immune to pain. He's also skilled enough to even odds between him and Carolina despite Carolina being ''more'' skilled than him by simply not going down and using his environment to his advantage.
* SuddenlyVoiced: In season 9, he has no lines. In season 13, he suddenly has a lot to say.
* TattooedCrook: As seen in the first episode of Season 13, he has several tattoos. He's also in prison.
* ThreateningShark: His AnimalMotif. In addition to the shark-face NoseArt on his helmet visor (in Season 9) and assault rifle (in Season 13), he has a tattoo of a [[IncendiaryExponent flaming shark]], gill-like scars on the left side of his face, and a solid black eye.
* TooDumbToLive: Regardless of how determined he was on his quest of revenge, swearing to hunt down the people who have you at gun point and are telling you to surrender is a pretty good way to get yourself killed.
* TookALevelInBadass: Though already a badass soldier, in Season 13 he has a rematch with Carolina, who now has Epsilon and several armor enhancements to help her, and ''wins,'' mostly likely due to the fact that Church is starting to wear down to the point of shutting down during the fight.
* TragicVillain: At the end of the day, he is a man who lost his FamilyOfChoice while he was recovering from his catastrophic injuries, and wants nothing more than to avenge them. Though the means of which he's willing to do it means that he'll side with people far worse than the agents that hurt him.
* TwoFaced: The left side of his face is burned in a manner that makes him look almost shark-like.
* UndignifiedDeath: There's not much dignity to be found in being beaten and ranting in the street before being put down like a mad dog.
* WalkingSpoiler: Being a major antagonist of Season 13, mentions of him spoils the reveal that he survived the events of Season 9.
* WhatMeasureIsAMook: He's treated as a disposable EliteMook by both Felix and Charon as a whole, but he is portrayed as a man who lost everything to Freelancer, and is willing to do whatever it takes to get revenge. Realizing this is what drives Carolina to try and apologize for her past actions due to her and her comrades having the same mentality at the time.
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!Zachary Miller
--> '''Voiced By:''' Josh Flanagan
A Space Pirate captured by the Reds and Blues.
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* ColdBloodedTorture: [[CuteButPsycho Dr. Grey]] inflicts this on him as revenge for having helped murder her colleagues.
--> '''Carolina:''' Is he in the position to answer anymore questions?\\
'''Dr. Grey''' Sure! ''(Quietly)'' Just let me put him back together again...
* {{Jerkass}}: He's a smug bastard who takes every opportunity to taunt the Reds and Blues, and casually admits he's happy to participate in genocide so long as it means he gets his paycheck.
* MauveShirt: He's given ''just'' enough time to develop a personality and establish his character before he's killed.
* SmugSnake: He's very smug and constantly taunts his captors, [[BreakTheHaughty though this lessens slightly after Dr. Grey is done with him.]]
* YouHaveFailedMe: He's gunned down for giving information to Carolina and Washington when they interrogate him.
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->'''Sherry''' voiced by: Kat Ramzinski
->'''Darryl''' voiced by: Aaron Alexander
->'''Terrill''' voiced by: Bill Wise
Three ex-soldiers of Charon Industries who were abandoned at a base in the middle of a frozen wasteland.
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* BadassNormal: Even though he's clearly no match for the top level [[SuperSoldier Freelancers]], he does manage to keep up against them, even landing a single good hit on Tex and would've likely wounded her to a significant degree if she wasn't housed in a robot body.
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* BadassNormal: Even though he's clearly no match for the top level [[SuperSoldier Freelancers]], he does manage to keep up against them, even landing a single good hit on Tex and would've likely wounded killed her to a significant degree outright if she wasn't housed in a robot body.
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* SpellMyNameWithAnS: In Seasons 10, 12, and 13, his given name is spelled "Malcom." This is changed to "Malcolm" in ''[[AllThereInTheManual Red Vs. Blue: The Ultimate Fan Guide]]''.
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* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: Downplayed. Despite not seeming to have any actual enhancements, this soldier manages to physically match [[SuperSoldier Maine]] in their first encounter. That said, once Maine gets a solid hold on him, things go in quite the other direction.
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* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: Downplayed. Despite not seeming to have any actual enhancements, this soldier manages to physically match [[SuperSoldier Maine]] in their first encounter. That said, once However, this was before Maine gets a solid hold on him, received an AI and strength enhancement, and once he has them things go in quite the other direction.
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* MusclesAreMeaningful: He's the only character in the series to show musculature, and he's able to match Maine.
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* TheWorfEffect: The second time Maine fights him, the battle is decidedly very one-sided, most likely because this time Maine doesn't give him any breathing room and just goes for the kill.
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* BigBad: The main antagonist of ''The Chorus Trilogy''. He has been coordinating the Chorus CivilWar from the start with Felix and Locus' infiltration of the two sides, and plans to exterminate the whole planet for profit. He is also the reason the Reds and Blues crashed on Chorus in the first place and why they haven't found rescue in Season 11.
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* BigBad: The main antagonist of ''The Chorus Trilogy''. He has been coordinating the Chorus CivilWar from the start with Felix and Locus' infiltration of the two sides, and plans to exterminate the whole planet for profit. He is also the reason the Reds and Blues crashed on Chorus in the first place and why they haven't found rescue in Season 11.11, and indirectly causes the conflict with Wash and the Meta throughout ''Recreation'' and ''Revelation''.
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* KickTheSonOfABitch: One of the pirates, Zachary Miller, is ''brutally'' tortured by Dr. Grey. Then at the end of the episode, he gets fatally shot by one of his own teammates. Considering he was one of the pirates that killed all of Gray's friends and he had tried to murder [[NiceGuy Caboose]], it's very hard to pity him.
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* BadassInCharge: Of the Insurrection group that the Freelancers regularly go up against.
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* NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist: He spends ''The Recollection Trilogy'' trying to arrest the Director and put a stop to Project Freelancer, but as the Director points out Hargrove is only doing it to make a name for himself and to claim the project's resources. He also orders the deaths of even the innocent Reds and Blues, who were never culpable in the Director's actions and more victims than anything else, so he can cover his unethical actions in taking down the project up.
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* JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope: While Hargrove's actions in pursuing the Director are at times unethical and he sanctions Wash killing the Reds and Blues, he's still trying to take down a government conspiracy that has resulted in countless unnecessary deaths. Season 12 reveals he was only doing it to claim Project Freelancer's resources, and he becomes leagues worse than the Director when it's revealed he's a war profiteer orchestrating the genocide of Chorus's population.
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* {{Gaydar}}: Sherry has the ability to read people's body language to absurd specificity. When meeting the "Triplets", one of the things she picks up on is that Ohio is a lesbian. Mind, they're all in full body armor, and this is while they're far enough apart that they have to yell back and forth to communicate.
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* {{Gaydar}}: Sherry has the ability to read people's body language to absurd specificity. When meeting the "Triplets", one of the things she picks up on is that Ohio is a lesbian. Mind, they're all in full body armor, and this is while they're far apart enough apart that they have to yell back and forth to communicate.
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* AnAxeToGrind: His weapon in Season 10, several collapsible throwing axes. He's shown to be pretty skilled at using them, managing to both spot ''and'' hit Agent Florida using one from some distance away, and {{dual wield|ing}}s them while fighting Carolina and Tex.
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* SanityHasAdvantages: If he wasn't driven mad by the need for revenge, he probably would have realized that threatening to kill someone as long as he lived would be a good way to make sure his life came to an end quickly.
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* DualWielding: Wields two combat knives in her one-on-one fight with Carolina in Season 10. She also wields two pistols during the freeway fight in Season 9 before tossing one to the Sleeveless Soldier to aid in his fight against Maine.
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* KnifeNut[=/=]DualWielding: Wields two combat knives in her one-on-one fight with Carolina in Season 10. She also wields two pistols during the freeway fight in Season 9 before tossing one to the Sleeveless Soldier to aid in his fight against Maine.
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* SpiritualSuccessor: Inverted, with it being all but stated that they and the Triplets were (collectively speaking) the main inspiration for the Red vs. Blue simulation troopers of Project Freelancer.
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* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: When Carolina stabs her with the brute shot, Girlie seems to gasp in surprise, but then seems mainly frustrated before she throws the gun to her partner.
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* NominalImportance: He exists just to be killed.
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* MookChivalry: The lesser grunts suffer from this, the EliteMooks avert this in their first scene, as two attack from the front, and one from behind, they all attempt to attack at the same time.
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* BenevolentBoss: To the point of UndyingLoyalty to his men, in distinct contrast to [[BadBoss the]] [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness Director]].
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