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* CharacterDevelopment: As of Chapter 18 of ''Revelation'', he seems to have [[spoiler: left behind his hatred of the Blues and now treats his fellow Reds as equals, due to learning that the entire Red vs. Blue "war" was not only a simulation, but that the Red and Blue armies were culled from the "worst of the worst" soldiers.]]
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* CharacterDevelopment: CharacterDevelopment:
** As of Chapter 18 of ''Revelation'', he seems to have [[spoiler: left behind his hatred of the Blues and now treats his fellow Reds as equals, due to learning that the entire Red vs. Blue "war" was not only a simulation, but that the Red and Blue armies were culled from the "worst of the worst" soldiers.]]
** As of Chapter 18 of ''Revelation'', he seems to have [[spoiler: left behind his hatred of the Blues and now treats his fellow Reds as equals, due to learning that the entire Red vs. Blue "war" was not only a simulation, but that the Red and Blue armies were culled from the "worst of the worst" soldiers.]]
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* TheKirk: Arguably, a parody.
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* TheKirk: Arguably, a parody.Parodied.
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* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: From walking into the enemy base assuming it's a general store, to chatting with the [[TheJuggernaut The Meta]] under the misguided assumption it's a new recruit (and completely oblivious to the fact it's trying to kill him with a Brute Shot... which Donut thinks is a broom).
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* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: From walking into the enemy base assuming it's a general store, to chatting with the [[TheJuggernaut The the Meta]] under the misguided assumption it's a new recruit (and completely oblivious to the fact it's trying to kill him with a Brute Shot... which Donut thinks is a broom).
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* NamedAfterSomeoneFamous: [[FranklinDelanoRoosevelt Most of his name]], anyway.
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* NamedAfterSomeoneFamous: NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: [[FranklinDelanoRoosevelt Most of his name]], anyway.
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* TheWoobie: InUniverse. When he's hurt, people on both the Red and Blue teams get upset.
-->'''Grif:''' Seriously, what's with all these feelings for Donut?
-->'''Grif:''' Seriously, what's with all these feelings for Donut?
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* GenreSavvy: When [[spoiler:Simmons is forced by Washington to make a transmission to Sarge and Grif, Sarge deduces quite a few things are wrong with the message and makes some surprisingly good observations.]]
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* BadAss: Sarge is in charge for a reason, after all. [[spoiler:He even took down the Meta, albeit not in full out combat, but it's still an impressive feat.]]
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* BadAss: {{Badass}}: Sarge is in charge for a reason, after all. [[spoiler:He even took down the Meta, albeit not in full out combat, but it's still an impressive feat.]]]]
** BadassNormal: No enhancements when he fights, but when he gets into a real fight he's easily the best on the Red Team.
** CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Completely delusional and insane, as well as quite possibly suffering from PTSD or some such. Also one of the most competent non-Freelancer soldiers in Blood Gulch, if not out of all the simulation troopers.
** BadassNormal: No enhancements when he fights, but when he gets into a real fight he's easily the best on the Red Team.
** CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Completely delusional and insane, as well as quite possibly suffering from PTSD or some such. Also one of the most competent non-Freelancer soldiers in Blood Gulch, if not out of all the simulation troopers.
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* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Completely delusion and insane. Also one of the most competent non-Freelancer soldiers in Blood Gulch.
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** He ''is'' finally confirmed to be legitimitely cunning during the final episode of ''[[Machinima/RedVsBlueTheRecollection Revelation]]''. [[spoiler:During the fight against [[HeroKiller the Meta]], Grif bodily throws himself onto The Meta's back. When The Meta throws him down, Grif steals his Brute Shot with a cocky "Yoink!". Considering that the Meta had been owning everyones asses with the weapon at that point, using it to block all their attacks, it is likely that Grif knew they needed to get it off him, and decided to take advantage of his own mass and weight, putting himself in immense danger just to give his friends an edge.]]
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** He ''is'' finally confirmed to be legitimitely cunning during the final episode of ''[[Machinima/RedVsBlueTheRecollection Revelation]]''. [[spoiler:During the fight against [[HeroKiller the Meta]], Grif bodily throws himself onto The Meta's back. When The Meta throws him down, Grif steals his Brute Shot with a cocky "Yoink!". Considering that the Meta had been owning everyones everyone's asses with the weapon at that point, using it to block all their attacks, it is likely that Grif knew they needed to get it off him, and decided to take advantage of his own mass and weight, putting himself in immense danger just to give his friends an edge.]]
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* TookALevelInBadass: During [[spoiler:the fight against the Robo-Tex legion, he doesn't do the best out of the group but he still manages to take quite a few of them down with the Brute Shot. Considering how lazy he's been, that's one hell of an accomplishment.]]
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* ImprobableAimingSkills: His skill with plasma grenades is incredible, ranging from a long-distance lob from the base into the open hatch of a tank to kill someone, to sticking three people at once on the heads with a single throw of three grenades.
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* TisOnlyABulletInTheBrain: In Season 1 he was shot in the head with a sniper rifle by Caboose (though everyone counted this as a team kill since Sarge was possessed by Church at the time), but recovered after some CPR from Grif.
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* YouKillItYouBoughtIt: During the fight with the Meta, Grif steals his brute shot, and after Meta's death Grif keeps it as his own, renaming it the "Grifshot". However, he doesn't have anything better to do with it except mount it on the wall as a trophy [[spoiler: until the end of Season 10, that is]].
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** Later, he [[spoiler:sticks three Tex clones at once, with a single throw.]]
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* WeaponOfChoice: plasma grenades. He's very good at pitching and tossing.
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* WeaponOfChoice: plasma Plasma grenades. He's very good at pitching and tossing.
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* WeakButSkilled: He's not much of a straight-up fighter, but he's got a great grenade-tossing arm, and after Blood Gulch he was apparently recruited by Command due to his skill as an "infiltration specialist".
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[[spoiler:He returns after ''Reconstruction'' during an experiment by Sarge to test the capabilities of a new plasma weapon. He's mistaken at first for a holographic Grif clone, but the others soon realize its him and he passes out, exclaiming that he needs water. At the end of ''Recreation'', he was shot by Washington. In the opening to ''Revelation''; Doc confirms that Donut was dead. However in the sponsors-only ending of Chapter 13 shutting down the armor lock on all armors ends up bringing him back to life, which has been confirmed to be canon via WordOfGod.]]
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[[spoiler:He returns after ''Reconstruction'' during an experiment by Sarge to test the capabilities of a new plasma weapon. He's mistaken at first for a holographic Grif clone, but the others soon realize its him and he passes out, exclaiming that he needs water. At the end of ''Recreation'', he was shot by Washington. In the opening to ''Revelation''; Doc confirms that Donut was dead. However in the sponsors-only ending of Chapter 13 shutting down the armor lock on all armors ends up bringing him back to life, which has been confirmed to be canon via WordOfGod.WordOfGod and has reappeared in season 10.]]
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Red Team's rookie member with some major issues, acting as the team's [[TheDitz Ditz]]. He kicks off the series' Red/Blue conflict after Simmons and Grif send him to "the store" to get some "headlight fluid." Donut accidentally wanders into Blue Base and ends up capturing their flag, prompting the Blues to call in a Freelancer and start the main plot. Originally wearing standard red armor, Donut took one of Tex's grenades to the face and had to be sent away for medical help, returning with his own [[strike:pink]] [[LessEmbarrassingTerm lightish-red]] armor out of recognition for his flag capture.
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Red Team's rookie member with some major issues, acting as the team's [[TheDitz Ditz]]. He kicks off the series' Red/Blue conflict after Simmons and Grif send him to "the store" to get some "headlight fluid." Donut accidentally wanders into Blue Base and ends up capturing their flag, prompting the Blues to call in a Freelancer and start the main plot. Originally wearing standard red armor, Donut took one of Tex's grenades to the face and had to be sent away for medical help, returning with his own [[strike:pink]] [[LessEmbarrassingTerm lightish-red]] armor out of recognition for his flag capture.
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* CatchPhrase: Though inconsistently used, "You just got Sarge'd!"
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* WeaponOfChoice: Simmons is pretty much Red Team's heavy weapons man. In later seasons he's frequently sporting a rocket launcher (though not very effectively), and he's almost always the chaingunner on Chupathingy (with which he's much more effective, actually laying down suppressing fire and killing several Wyomings).
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* MadeOfIron: Has survived being blown up with a plasma grenade, having a ship dropped on him, and being shot through the chest. Donut is a particularly noteable example because, unlike similarly severe injuries suffered by other main characters, his injuries were treated completely seriously instead of played for laughs, at least at the time they were inflicted.
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* MyHovercraftIsFullOfEels: Since no one on the Rooster Teeth team actually speaks Spanish, Lopez's dialogue is mainly generated mechanically via the online computer translator Babelfish. This leads to some... interesting... [[BilingualBonus results for anyone who does speak the language.]] It's always [[RuleOfFunny played for laughs]].
** ''"OK, hombre! [[GratuitousFrench Au revoir."]]''
** Lopez called Sarge "hombre stupido." How sweet.
** In the commentary for earlier seasons, Burnie mentioned that Gus would coach him on his accent. Of course, that they still needed the translator brings Gus' credentials into question.
** The translation was, in all probability, ''[[StylisticSuck meant]]'' to be awful. Considering that [=RoosterTeeth=] is based in Texas and two members of the team are Hispanic or at least have Hispanic names (Jason Saldaña and Gustavo Sorola), I'm pretty sure they could've found ''someone'' to translate properly.
** Besides, he was programed by Sarge
** ''"OK, hombre! [[GratuitousFrench Au revoir."]]''
** Lopez called Sarge "hombre stupido." How sweet.
** In the commentary for earlier seasons, Burnie mentioned that Gus would coach him on his accent. Of course, that they still needed the translator brings Gus' credentials into question.
** The translation was, in all probability, ''[[StylisticSuck meant]]'' to be awful. Considering that [=RoosterTeeth=] is based in Texas and two members of the team are Hispanic or at least have Hispanic names (Jason Saldaña and Gustavo Sorola), I'm pretty sure they could've found ''someone'' to translate properly.
** Besides, he was programed by Sarge
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* MyHovercraftIsFullOfEels: Since no one on the Rooster Teeth team actually speaks Spanish, Lopez's dialogue is mainly generated mechanically via the online computer translator Babelfish. This leads to some... interesting... [[BilingualBonus results for anyone who does speak the language.]] It's always [[RuleOfFunny played for laughs]].
** ''"OK, hombre! [[GratuitousFrench Au revoir."]]''
** Lopez called Sarge "hombre stupido." How sweet.
**laughs]], especially since the only reason why he's speaking Spanish at all was because of a malfunction in his programming. In fact, at times he dips into ''GratuitousFrench'' of all things. In the commentary for earlier seasons, Burnie mentioned that Gus would coach him on his accent. accent.
** RuleOfFunny: Of course, that they still needed the translator brings Gus' credentials intoquestion.
** Thequestion. Therefore, translation was, in all probability, ''[[StylisticSuck meant]]'' to be awful. Considering awful, since it's probable that [=RoosterTeeth=] is based in Texas and two members of the team are Hispanic or could have at least have Hispanic names (Jason Saldaña and Gustavo Sorola), I'm pretty sure checked on the grammar eventually if they could've found ''someone'' to translate properly.
** Besides, he was programed by Sargereally wanted to.
** ''"OK, hombre! [[GratuitousFrench Au revoir."]]''
** Lopez called Sarge "hombre stupido." How sweet.
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** RuleOfFunny: Of course, that they still needed the translator brings Gus' credentials into
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** Besides, he was programed by Sarge
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* WeHaveReserves: At least according According to him.he himself, he makes backups of himself when he is especially in danger, so that he can survive whatever problem comes up somehow.
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* TheDeterminator: In Season 3 of ''The Blood Gulch Chronicles'', he somewhat effectively operated a machine gun turret despite being [[LosingYourHead only a head]] at the time. Simmons' only explanation for this?
-->'''Simmons:''' He's ''very'' determined.
-->'''Simmons:''' He's ''very'' determined.
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* OnlySaneMan: Views himself as this. It's not too far from the truth.
* SurroundedByIdiots: His view of his situation vis-a-vis the entire cast, and the Red Team in particular.
* SurroundedByIdiots: His view of his situation vis-a-vis the entire cast, and the Red Team in particular.
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* OnlySaneMan: Views himself as this. It's not too far from the truth.
* SurroundedByIdiots: His view of his situation vis-a-vis the entire cast,LosingYourHead: For a long time in ''The Blood Gulch Chronicles'', he was nothing more than a head. [[TheDeterminator He could operate a machine gun turret and the Red Team in particular.build robots anyway.]]
* SurroundedByIdiots: His view of his situation vis-a-vis the entire cast,
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** ''"OK, hombre! [[YouFailLinguisticsForever Au revoir."]]''
*** [[WildMassGuessing The sheer inanity of Vic's orders bent language itself.]]
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* [[spoiler:AndThenWhat: He admits that while the Director's evil, he doubts that killing him will make things better, and thinks that things could become worse for his team if they leave Valhalla again. Grif actually agrees with him on this.]]
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* [[spoiler:AndThenWhat: He In Episode 17 of Season 10, he admits that while the Director's evil, he doubts that killing him will make things better, and thinks that things could become worse for his team if they leave Valhalla again. Grif actually agrees with him on this.]]
** [[spoiler:InHarmsWay: However, when Doc brings up that his [[Machinima/RedVsBlueTheRecollection adventures after Blood Gulch]] led to him leading his first real military operation in Episode 20 of Season 10, he decides that he'll go ahead and help take down the Director anyway due to Epsilon being a member of their TrueCompanions, and the fact that Valhalla was "getting stale anyway".]]
** [[spoiler:InHarmsWay: However, when Doc brings up that his [[Machinima/RedVsBlueTheRecollection adventures after Blood Gulch]] led to him leading his first real military operation in Episode 20 of Season 10, he decides that he'll go ahead and help take down the Director anyway due to Epsilon being a member of their TrueCompanions, and the fact that Valhalla was "getting stale anyway".]]
** SergeantRock: After a ''lot'' of CharacterDevelopment, he grows into this role, especially in Seasons 8 and 10.
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--> '''Simmons''': Sarge, I'm not sure Grif knows what he's talking about.
--> '''Sarge''': Grif doesn't know what he's talking about, eh? [[SarcasmMode Stop the fuckin' presses.]]
* RousingSpeech: During the third-to-last episode of Season 8, he delivers a speech that mobilizes both the Red and Blue teams to go help Church and [[spoiler:Tex]] against the Meta and [[spoiler:Washington]], never mind that they're WAY out of their league. Later, in episode 20 of Season 10 he comes up with one that convinces [[spoiler:Washington that they need to go help Carolina and Church, even though they parted on less-than-amicable terms.]]
--> '''Sarge''': Grif doesn't know what he's talking about, eh? [[SarcasmMode Stop the fuckin' presses.]]
* RousingSpeech: During the third-to-last episode of Season 8, he delivers a speech that mobilizes both the Red and Blue teams to go help Church and [[spoiler:Tex]] against the Meta and [[spoiler:Washington]], never mind that they're WAY out of their league. Later, in episode 20 of Season 10 he comes up with one that convinces [[spoiler:Washington that they need to go help Carolina and Church, even though they parted on less-than-amicable terms.]]
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* RousingSpeech: During
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-->'''Simmons:''' Yeah, I noticed. Try harder!
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'''Simmons:''' Yeah, I noticed. Try harder!
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* CharacterDevelopment: As of Season 4, he's no longer ''instantly'' sucks up to Sarge. He'll still usually go along with it, but he'll grumble if the plan is particularly insane, even when it doesn't directly threaten his life.
** Then comes ''Recreation'', where he's more openly critical of Sarge's leadership.
** Then comes ''Recreation'', where he's more openly critical of Sarge's leadership.
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* CharacterDevelopment: As of Season 4, he's no longer ''instantly'' sucks up to Sarge. He'll still usually go along with it, but he'll grumble if the plan is particularly insane, even when it doesn't directly threaten his life.
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* TVGenius \ BunnyEarsLawyer: He isn't as smart at he likes to think he is, but he is capable of [[MrFixit reprogramming a teleporter and hacking Command.]]
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* TVGenius \ BunnyEarsLawyer: TVGenius[=/=]BunnyEarsLawyer: He isn't as smart at he likes to think he is, but he is capable of [[MrFixit reprogramming a teleporter and hacking Command.]]
* ButtMonkey: Pretty much every Red Team plan involves sacrificing him in one way or another. And that's not even counting the [[GroinAttack horrible,]] [[RunningGag horrible]] [[CurbStompBattle beatdown]] he receives in ''Revelation'' at the hands of [[spoiler:Tex]].
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* TheLancer: Fills this role for the Reds, until in ''Revelation'' when he becomes TheHeart.
* ButtMonkey: Pretty much every Red Team plan involves sacrificing him in one way or another.
** And that's not even counting the [[GroinAttack horrible,]] [[RunningGag horrible]] [[CurbStompBattle beatdown]] he receives in ''Revelation'' at the hands of [[spoiler:Tex]].
* ButtMonkey: Pretty much every Red Team plan involves sacrificing him in one way or another.
** And that's not even counting the [[GroinAttack horrible,]] [[RunningGag horrible]] [[CurbStompBattle beatdown]] he receives in ''Revelation'' at the hands of [[spoiler:Tex]].
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* GoodSmokingEvilSmoking: A sign of Grif's terrible health (he does it inside his helmet). He even smokes after [[spoiler:having most of his organs being replaced by Simmons' after being crushed by Sheila]]. In fact, he might have started smoking ''more'' just to piss off Simmons.
* HiddenDepths: See the above spoiler entry for BrilliantButLazy. Beyond that however, he has shown occasional instances of geuine selflessness that clash with his usual facade of a "Do-Nothing-Slacker"
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** In ''Revelations'', his first thought after hearing that Simmons and Doc are being help prisoner by [[spoiler: Wash]] and The Meta are "We have to help them!!" Keep in mind that Grif is scared '''''shitless''''' by The Meta and for good reason considering the thing is a BadAss OneManArmy that [[HeroKiller gives all the other One Man Armies nightmares.]] And yet his first instinct is to go right over there and try to save his friend.
** Later in the same series, he throws Sarge out of the way of an incoming warthog, keep in mind, Sarge is a guy he HATES and by trying to save Sarge, Grif ran the risked of being crushed by the warthog as well.
** Later in the same series, he throws Sarge out of the way of an incoming warthog, keep in mind, Sarge is a guy he HATES and by trying to save Sarge, Grif ran the risked of being crushed by the warthog as well.
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** In ''Revelations'', ''Revelation'', his first thought after hearing that Simmons and Doc are being help prisoner by [[spoiler: Wash]] [[spoiler:Wash]] and The the Meta are "We have to help them!!" Keep in mind that Grif is scared '''''shitless''''' by The the Meta and for good reason considering the thing is a BadAss {{Badass}} OneManArmy that [[HeroKiller gives all the other One Man Armies nightmares.]] And yet his first instinct is to go right over there and try to save his friend.
** Later in the sameseries, season, he throws Sarge out of the way of an incoming warthog, Warthog, keep in mind, Sarge is a guy he HATES ''hates'' and by trying to save Sarge, Grif ran the risked of being crushed by the warthog Warthog as well.well.
* TheLancer: Plays this role for the Reds, until ''Revelation'', where he becomes TheHeart.
** Later in the same
* TheLancer: Plays this role for the Reds, until ''Revelation'', where he becomes TheHeart.
* SmokingIsCool: Averted. It is a sign of Grif's terrible health (he does it inside his helmet). He even smokes after [[spoiler:having most of his organs being replaced by Simmons' after being crushed by Sheila]]. In fact, he might have started smoking ''more'' just to piss off Simmons.
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* ShoutOut: One of two characters (the other being Caboose) named after one of the randomly generated names assigned to temporary multiplayer profiles in ''HaloCombatEvolved''.
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* ShoutOut: One of two characters (the other being Caboose) named after one of the randomly generated names assigned to temporary multiplayer profiles in ''HaloCombatEvolved''.''VideoGame/HaloCombatEvolved''.
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* RousingSpeech: During the third-to-last episode of Season 8, he delivers a speech that mobilizes both the Red and Blue teams to go help Church and [[spoiler:Tex]] against the Meta and [[spoiler:Washington]], never mind that they're WAY out of their league. Later, in episode 20 of Season 10 he comes up with one that convinces [[spoiler:Washington that they need to go help Carolina and Church, even though they parted on less-than-amicable terms].]
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* RousingSpeech: During the third-to-last episode of Season 8, he delivers a speech that mobilizes both the Red and Blue teams to go help Church and [[spoiler:Tex]] against the Meta and [[spoiler:Washington]], never mind that they're WAY out of their league. Later, in episode 20 of Season 10 he comes up with one that convinces [[spoiler:Washington that they need to go help Carolina and Church, even though they parted on less-than-amicable terms].]terms.]]
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[[folder:Sarge]]
!'''Sarge'''
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->''"Continue with [[OperationBlank Operation: Meatshield]]. [[HumanShield Remember, just 'cause your bones are broken doesn't mean it won't stop bullets]] from hitting [[GeneralRipper me]]."''
-->'''Voiced By:''' Matt Hullum
The staff sergeant leading Red Team, and the only one in the canyon who's actually enthusiastic about the Red/Blue conflict, due to his intense and unexplained hatred of all things Blue. His real name remains a mystery, and it is implied he answers as "Sarge" even on Red Army official documents (there was one instance where we might have heard his name but Donut cut him off). Sarge is incredibly loyal to the Red Army, and goes out of his way to excuse the nonsensical answers and directives Command sends his way. He is also fiercely supportive of the chain of command, especially if this allows him to punish Grif. Sarge wields a shotgun, which he uses as a cudgel more often than actually shooting it, and speaks with a Southern [=US=] (vaguely Texan) accent. He's the only Red Team member to actually wear red armor (except for Donut, but see below).
Besides being DrillSergeantNasty and TheNeidermeyer, Sarge is best described as "essentially every '50s stereotype character melted down into one." He exhibits characteristics of a MadScientist with regards to his tinkering with robotics and cybernetics, a used car salesman's flair for presentation and hype, and a "grumpy old dad" in his dealings with Simmons and Donut. Sarge is fond of overly-complicated plans, especially if they could result in Grif's death - his plan to attack the windmill power plant involved jamming the device with Grif's corpse, while his attempt to get Donut out from under a spaceship was to subject Grif to bites from irradiated insects in an attempt to give him superpowers. Personal quirks aside, Sarge is probably Red Team's most effective fighter - he was able to subdue Tex, cut down the Zealots of Battle Creek with relative ease, get the drop on Agent Washington, and is brutally effective in close combat.
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!!Associated Tropes:
* [[spoiler:AndThenWhat: He admits that while the Director's evil, he doubts that killing him will make things better, and thinks that things could become worse for his team if they leave Valhalla again. Grif actually agrees with him on this.]]
* AntiHero: [[SlidingScaleOfAntiHeroes Type V]], though he [[CharacterDevelopment evolves]] into a Type III in ''Revelation''.
* AxCrazy
* BadAss: Sarge is in charge for a reason, after all. [[spoiler:He even took down the Meta, albeit not in full out combat, but it's still an impressive feat.]]
* BerserkButton: His character bio on one of the [=DVDs=] states that when presented with any Blue object, he either tries to bite it or shoot it.
* BloodKnight: The only member of the Blood Gulch crew passionate about warfare. Also, in ''Revelation'', he seems more than happy to challenge [[spoiler: The Meta]].
* BoisterousBruiser: "I love blood and violence! I've got a boner for murder!"
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Despite his quirks and lackluster leadership skills, he is a capable combatant, [[GadgeteerGenius has built multiple robots and at least a couple combat vehicles,]] and [[WeCanRebuildHim turned Simmons into a Cyborg.]]
* CharacterDevelopment: As of Chapter 18 of ''Revelation'', he seems to have [[spoiler: left behind his hatred of the Blues and now treats his fellow Reds as equals, due to learning that the entire Red vs. Blue "war" was not only a simulation, but that the Red and Blue armies were culled from the "worst of the worst" soldiers.]]
** In Episode 17 of Season 10, he [[spoiler:seems somewhat reluctant to go off to battle again, despite finding out that the rest of the squad is okay. Acknowledging that the Director's actions caused a lot of trouble for the Reds, he asks Grif and Simmons if running off to fight him would make things any better. Rather than his usual bloodlust, he admits running off to battle would probably make things worse for the team.]]
* ColonelKilgore[=/=]GeneralRipper[=/=]KnightTemplar: All parodied. With gusto.
* CoolOldGuy: A sociopathic and CloudCuckoolander version of this. Also crosses into BoisterousBruiser at times.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Completely delusion and insane. Also one of the most competent non-Freelancer soldiers in Blood Gulch.
* CunningLinguist: "Cunning" might be a bit of an overstatement, but he does learn Spanish... by the time of Relocated. Or at least [[MyHovercraftIsFullOfEels Lopez's]] version.
* DrillSergeantNasty: Naturally; it's in his name.
* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Is only ever referred to as "Sarge"; if he has a real name, no one seems to know what it is.
** HisNameReallyIsBarkeep: In Episode 17 of Season 8, his real name is revealed: Sarge (or S-Dog).
* FriendlyEnemy: After Season 8, he ''tries'' to act like the Blood Gulch Reds and Blues are still bitter enemies, but it just doesn't take.
-->'''[[spoiler:Epsilon-]]Church:''' I don't get it, does he still think we're fighting or something?
* HeroicComedicSociopath: "'''I LOVE BLOOD AND VIOLENCE!!'''"
* ImageSong: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tHLxEv6_ik "Sarge's Blues"]].
* InsaneTrollLogic: The basis of most of his plans. [[spoiler:During ''Reconstruction'', he orders Simmons to delete all command files on the Blue army, claiming that it'd be instant victory for the Reds because the Blues would never have existed.]]
* ItsRainingMen: Has hints of having been [[ElitesAreMoreGlamorous an ODST]] before being assigned to Blood Gulch, if Simmons' talk of his stories is any indication.
-->'''Simmons:''' You have a fear of heights? Didn't you used to jump out of ships in high orbit during the war?\\
'''Sarge:''' And how do you think I developed that fear? [[CrazyAwesome That shit was crazy.]]
* KickTheDog: [[spoiler:When he orders Andy to blow up he pelican that Tex, Junior and Omega were in.]] Granted, he's technically saving the day, but his tone implies that he actually does that out of spite and anti-blue sentiment rather than a desire to thwart Omega's plan. In fact, he might not even be aware that there was an evil plot for him to thwart.
* TheKirk: Arguably, a parody.
* LargeHam
* LeeroyJenkins: Six words. "I'VE GOT A BONER FOR MURDER!"
* MadScientist: Sarge is capable of creating robots and turning some of his own soldiers into cyborgs. You'd think he could be able [[ReedRichardsIsUseless to use his impressive technical prowess for profit.]] Maybe then they could afford something to eat at Red Base.
* MadeOfIron: The Reds and Blues can easily be considered this, given the abuse they frequently go through.
* TheNeidermeyer: In ''spades''. Grif finally calls him out on it as well.
* PetTheDog: On at least three, four occasions Sarge has shown a peculiar fondness for Caboose, possibly owing to the latter's childlike naïveté. And not to mention the few times where he hasn't insulted Grif and even complimented him (even if it was a little backhanded). By ''Revelation'', he's pretty much become {{Team Dad}} to both the Reds and the Blues.
* PowerTrio: Probably works like this. Simmons is Superego, the mediator between Sarge the Id and Grif the Ego.
* PrecisionFStrike: Sarge drops the F-bomb exactly once during ''The Blood Gulch Chronicles'', though he's a bit more liberal with it afterwards.
--> '''Simmons''': Sarge, I'm not sure Grif knows what he's talking about.
--> '''Sarge''': Grif doesn't know what he's talking about, eh? [[SarcasmMode Stop the fuckin' presses.]]
* ShellShockedSenior: Has been hinted frequently to be this.
* SupportingLeader: After significant CharacterDevelopment in ''Revelation'', he becomes this for the Reds and Blues.
* TalkingToHimself: Matt Hullum also voices Doc and Wyoming, among others.
* [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes Why Did It Have To Be Heights?]]: Claims to have developed a fear of heights from a career as an Orbital Drop Shock Trooper.
* WouldntHitAGirl: Sarge claims that he's never hit a girl in his life (he did once knock Tex out, but he thought she was a man at the time). This attitude caused a brief stalemate at Blood Gulch when Sister was the only Blue left.
** Comes up again in the [[spoiler:fight against Tex]] in Season 8.
-->'''Sarge:''' I've never hit a girl in my life!
-->'''Simmons:''' Yeah, I noticed. Try harder!
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[[folder:Simmons]]
!'''Private First Class Richard "Dick" Simmons'''
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->''"[[ProfessionalButtKisser You're both an excellent leader and an attractive man, sir!]]"''
-->'''Voiced By:''' Gus Sorola
Sarge's [[TheLancer right-hand man]] and [[ProfessionalButtKisser suck-up extraordinaire,]] though an incident involving Sarge being incorrectly declared dead showed how quickly this loyalty evaporates once an opportunity for promotion arises. Simmons attempts to be the voice of reason with regard to Sarge's (frequently insane) plans, with little success. For one, Sarge is too out there, for two, Simmons is too sycophantic to truly qualify as "[[OnlySaneMan sane]]".
Simmons forms a comic duo with Grif, though has expressed a disturbing eagerness to sacrifice his friend (even literally) in an effort to gain favor with Sarge. After Lopez defected and Grif needed an organ donor, Simmons was upgraded to a cyborg by Sarge and will occasionally answer to "Simmons 2.0."
Simmons isn't much use in combat, as his main skills are computer programming, memorization of tedious Red Team procedures and regulations, and kissing Sarge's ass. During ''Reconstruction'', he attempts to stall for time during he and Grif's execution by forcing his teammates to look up an obscure subsection, while [[spoiler:at Command he hacks into the Blue Army records and deletes them at Sarge's order, resulting in a "victory" for the Reds.]] However he does have a tendency to be the gunner any time Grif drives the Warthog. He wears dark red/maroon armor.
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!!Associated Tropes:
* CharacterDevelopment: As of Season 4, he's no longer ''instantly'' sucks up to Sarge. He'll still usually go along with it, but he'll grumble if the plan is particularly insane, even when it doesn't directly threaten his life.
** Then comes ''Recreation'', where he's more openly critical of Sarge's leadership.
* {{Foil}}: To Grif.
* LikeAnOldMarriedCouple: His arguments with Grif, according to Tucker.
* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: Take a wild guess.
* OwMyBodyPart: One of his running character gags is that he does this whenever he's injured.
* ProfessionalButtKisser: Though he grows out of it somewhat over time due to CharacterDevelopment.
* TheSmartGuy: Arguably the most rational member of Red Team, next to Lopez, he also possesses astute knowledge of computer technology and physics. But to a fault, it's made him more than a little arrogant, which does tend to blind his rationality.
* TheSpock: Simmons would love to be this. But his own emotional, psychological hang ups get in the way.
* TheStarscream: After Sister declared that "Red" Team's leader was dead, Simmons was quick in burying Sarge and assuming command, at which point he promptly turns into DrillSergeantNasty.
* StepfordSmiler: He constantly tries to put on a face of order and discipline, along with a satisfaction with his surroundings, but is very depressed about his life deep down.
* StraightMan: To Sarge. Ironically, Grif is the StraightMan to him.
* TVGenius \ BunnyEarsLawyer: He isn't as smart at he likes to think he is, but he is capable of [[MrFixit reprogramming a teleporter and hacking Command.]]
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Grif.
** According to Rooster Teeth, they're ''more'' than just VitriolicBestBuds. There was a question at a panel with RT where they got asked what Grif and Simmons were doing in the shade for two hours. ''Apparently'', they'd read a slash fanfic earlier. And they have a CallBack reference to that. So.. take that how you will.
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[[folder:Grif]]
!'''Minor Junior Private Dexter Grif Negative First Class'''
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->''"Finally, an order I ''want'' to follow: [[ActionSurvivor run away and live]]."''
-->'''Played By:''' Geoff Lazer Ramsey
Lazy, out-of-shape, and Sarge's personal ButtMonkey. Just about every one of Sarge's plans involves Grif being killed in some way, and most of Red Team's official emergency protocols begin by shooting Grif. Grif is suggested to be fairly intelligent, at least in the eyes of Church, but he's [[BrilliantButLazy too much of a slacker]] to contribute much. A conscript, Grif sleeps through official meetings and tries to quit the army whenever he can. He's Red Team's designated [[DeadpanSnarker snarker]] and their [[OnlySaneMan only sane man]], though his apathy towards the [[strike: war]] everything somewhat cancels that out. He spends much of his time bickering with his "friend" Simmons, when he isn't stealing the latter's identity and running up huge bills at pawn shops and peep shows.
In ''Reconstruction'' Grif was briefly promoted to Sergeant of the Rat's Nest outpost once Sarge went [=AWOL=], but was quickly subject to a mutiny and near-execution after he sold Red Team's ammunition to the area's Blues. Sarge agreed to work with Agent Washington (see below) in exchange for Grif's particularly humiliating demotion. (This humiliating demotion might not be official however, considering Agent Washington later still referred to Grif as "Sergeant Grif".) His orange armor was commonly mistaken for yellow, at least while the series was still being shot in Halo 1 (later games have a much more orange-y "Orange").
He began the series as the Red's Sniper, opposite Church, but as the series went on, he gradually found himself driving and piloting vehicles, culminating in [[spoiler: driving a Pelican, untrained, with reasonably effective results.]]
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* ActionSurvivor: Once the fighting comes to him in ''The Recollection Trilogy'' and after.
* BadassDriver: While he has shown considerable motor skills in seasons one to five and is the Red Team's designated driver, by ''Revelation'', he has completely owned and adopted this trope. He just has trouble ''stopping'' driving sometimes.
** CaptainCrash: Specifically, he's a little fuzzy on the whole concept of "landing":
-->'''Grif:''' Sure! That just means 'stop flying', right?
* BrilliantButLazy: Church claims he is this... though [[UnreliableNarrator Church may have been mistaken, exaggerating,]] or only comparing Grif to the other Reds.
** He ''is'' finally confirmed to be legitimitely cunning during the final episode of ''[[Machinima/RedVsBlueTheRecollection Revelation]]''. [[spoiler:During the fight against [[HeroKiller the Meta]], Grif bodily throws himself onto The Meta's back. When The Meta throws him down, Grif steals his Brute Shot with a cocky "Yoink!". Considering that the Meta had been owning everyones asses with the weapon at that point, using it to block all their attacks, it is likely that Grif knew they needed to get it off him, and decided to take advantage of his own mass and weight, putting himself in immense danger just to give his friends an edge.]]
* CarFu: To [[spoiler:Agent Washington]] in Season 8, Episode 3, and to some soldiers in Season 10, Episode 3.
* TheChewToy
* TheLancer: Fills this role for the Reds, until in ''Revelation'' when he becomes TheHeart.
* ButtMonkey: Pretty much every Red Team plan involves sacrificing him in one way or another.
** And that's not even counting the [[GroinAttack horrible,]] [[RunningGag horrible]] [[CurbStompBattle beatdown]] he receives in ''Revelation'' at the hands of [[spoiler:Tex]].
* GeniusDitz: Described as "crafty" by Church, Grif is certainly unbeatable when it comes to inventing methods of avoiding work.
** One of the [=PSAs=] has Grif scoff at how easy it is to get into Columbia University, adding "I'm a Harvard man."
* GenreSavvy: At the end of Relocated he thinks to himself, "Sounds like something that'll keep us busy for a few months," when [[spoiler:Donut passes out after uttering "It's in the sand."]] He turns out to be right.
* GoodSmokingEvilSmoking: A sign of Grif's terrible health (he does it inside his helmet). He even smokes after [[spoiler:having most of his organs being replaced by Simmons' after being crushed by Sheila]]. In fact, he might have started smoking ''more'' just to piss off Simmons.
* HiddenDepths: See the above spoiler entry for BrilliantButLazy. Beyond that however, he has shown occasional instances of geuine selflessness that clash with his usual facade of a "Do-Nothing-Slacker"
** In the last episode of ''Reconstruction'' when they are all trying to escape the EMP, Grif yells at Caboose (his ''enemy'') "Get Epsilon out of here!! Don't worry about us!!" That's right, '''Grif''' was more concerned about the success of the mission than his own safety.
** In ''Revelations'', his first thought after hearing that Simmons and Doc are being help prisoner by [[spoiler: Wash]] and The Meta are "We have to help them!!" Keep in mind that Grif is scared '''''shitless''''' by The Meta and for good reason considering the thing is a BadAss OneManArmy that [[HeroKiller gives all the other One Man Armies nightmares.]] And yet his first instinct is to go right over there and try to save his friend.
** Later in the same series, he throws Sarge out of the way of an incoming warthog, keep in mind, Sarge is a guy he HATES and by trying to save Sarge, Grif ran the risked of being crushed by the warthog as well.
* LikeAnOldMarriedCouple: With Simmons, naturally.
--> '''Tucker:''' I've only been listening for ten minutes and I can already tell they're really in love. Why can't they see it?
** WordOfGod is apparently that they have seen it.
* TheMcCoy: Definitely a parody. Again, although the more emotional of the trio, Grif is way too lazy to act on his conscience or change the status quo.
* NonActionGuy: For ''The Blood Gulch Chronicles''.
* SanityBall: The role of OnlySaneMan on Red Team is either Grif, Simmons or Lopez, depending on the circumstances.
* UniversalDriversLicence: In ''Revelation'', [[spoiler:Grif flies a Pelican and a Hornet with no training whatsoever. He ''crashes'' the Pelican, but it's still quite an accomplishment]].
--> '''Sarge''': There they are! Land right next to 'em!\\
'''Grif''': Right... "Land"...\\
'''Sarge''': You do know how to land this thing, right?\\
'''Grif''': Sure! [[CaptainCrash That just means stop flying, right?]]\\
'''Sarge''': [[OhCrap Brace for impact!]]
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Simmons. But see his entry for a fuller story.
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[[folder:Donut]]
!'''Private Franklin Delano Donut'''
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->''"Who wants to hold my ankles while I stretch out my hammies?"''
-->'''Voiced By:''' Dan Godwin
Red Team's rookie member with some major issues, acting as the team's [[TheDitz Ditz]]. He kicks off the series' Red/Blue conflict after Simmons and Grif send him to "the store" to get some "headlight fluid." Donut accidentally wanders into Blue Base and ends up capturing their flag, prompting the Blues to call in a Freelancer and start the main plot. Originally wearing standard red armor, Donut took one of Tex's grenades to the face and had to be sent away for medical help, returning with his own [[strike:pink]] [[LessEmbarrassingTerm lightish-red]] armor out of recognition for his flag capture.
This, combined with a flair for calligraphy, appreciation of interior decorating, and the "Officer Hot Pants" surprise at Sarge's birthday party helps solidify Donut's status as StereotypeGay by Season Three. Although he has a surprisingly good arm when it comes to throwing grenades, as proven when he killed Tex with a precision throw from across the canyon, in most combat situations he is expected (and ordered) to run around and [[ScreamsLikeALittleGirl scream like a girl]], a role he takes to with gusto.
[[spoiler:He returns after ''Reconstruction'' during an experiment by Sarge to test the capabilities of a new plasma weapon. He's mistaken at first for a holographic Grif clone, but the others soon realize its him and he passes out, exclaiming that he needs water. At the end of ''Recreation'', he was shot by Washington. In the opening to ''Revelation''; Doc confirms that Donut was dead. However in the sponsors-only ending of Chapter 13 shutting down the armor lock on all armors ends up bringing him back to life, which has been confirmed to be canon via WordOfGod.]]
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!!Associated Tropes:
* AdultChild: Less so when he made his debut in actual red armor.
* AmbiguouslyGay: A subject of debate both amongst fans and in-universe.
* CampStraight: One of the alternate endings to ''The Blood Gulch Chronicles'' mentions he married a stripper and had a litter of kids.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Despite his rather... unusual behavior, he managed to grenade Tex from halfway across the canyon.
** The fact that he was [[spoiler:working with Tucker as an infiltration specialist implies he received some special training to perform his new job.]]
*** [[spoiler:Infiltration specialist?]]
**** [[spoiler: Well, he ''did'' say he was good at penetrating rear entrances. Make of that what you will.]]
* TheDitz: Is usually too busy bubbling happily to notice the assorted weird and dangerous crap going on around him.
* TheHeart: As one of the few truly {{Nice Guy}}s in the series.
* TooKinkyToTorture: Just ask Donut if he wants to be pinched.
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: From walking into the enemy base assuming it's a general store, to chatting with the [[TheJuggernaut The Meta]] under the misguided assumption it's a new recruit (and completely oblivious to the fact it's trying to kill him with a Brute Shot... which Donut thinks is a broom).
* ImageSong: "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8R-B7efoHs Donut: the Musical]]"
* InnocentInnuendo / DoubleEntendre: Pretty much everything he says.
** [[ImageSong Donut: The Musical]] is nothing but this.
* InsistentTerminology: "It's not pink, it's ''lightish-red''!"
* InTouchWithHisFeminineSide
* [[spoiler: MachoCamp: His Season 9 incarnation [[CompositeCharacter combines]] his usual InnocentInnuendo with Sarge's gung-ho attitude.]]
** [[spoiler:OOCIsSeriousBusiness: For Church, it's a sign there's something wrong with his constructed reality in the Epsilon Unit.]]
* LessEmbarrassingTerm: Insists his armor is lightish-red.
* NotQuiteDead: He survives Tex sticking a Plasma Grenade to his head, but has to be airlifted out of the canyon, returning with the aforementioned lightish-red armor.
** [[spoiler:And a sponsor's-only episode ending reveals that he survived being shot in the chest by Wash.]]
** [[spoiler:Finally reappears in Season 10, Episode 15, where its revealed that Doc saved his life and they set up an organic farm.]]
* [[spoiler:PutOnABus: Despite his reappearance, he elects to stay behind in Valhalla, rather than go with the rest of the Reds.]]
* ScreamsLikeALittleGirl: On orders from Sarge, he proceeds to run around screaming like a woman in nearly all combat situations.
* ShoutOut: One of two characters (the other being Caboose) named after one of the randomly generated names assigned to temporary multiplayer profiles in ''HaloCombatEvolved''.
* StereotypeGay: Though at times it comes off as InnocentInnuendo taken to [[UpToEleven extremes.]] Still doesn't explain Officer Hotpants, though.
* [[spoiler: TookALevelInBadass: In Church's artificial reality, Donut somehow becomes the Red Team leader, and leads a rocket assault against the Blues.]]
* TransEqualsGay: Though the main joke is that he's gay, sometimes he acts like he's actually a girl, such as with his StrawFeminist rant after being possessed by O'Malley.
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[[folder:Lopez]]
!'''Lopez la Pesado ("the Heavy")'''
->''(subtitled Spanish) "I am going to erase every memory of you the second you are gone. Just like I did for [FILE DELETED] and [FILE DELETED]."''
-->'''Voiced By:''' Burnie Burns
Sarge's pet project and team mechanic, a robot who only speaks [[FunWithForeignLanguages bad Spanish]] (and occasionally takes advantage of the fact he's the only one fluent in the language). Lopez seems to view his teammates with cold resentment, either due to their reliance on him for mechanical help, constant damage to the team Warthog that Lopez ends up repairing, for programming him to speak Spanish instead of English, or all of the above.
As a result, Lopez spends the series hopping from team to team. Church possesses him in search of a body, then Lopez is mistaken for a Blue and attacked by his former owners, causing him to formally surrender to the Blues. Via a time loop, Church accidentally suggests that Lopez and Sheila form their own robot army, and Lopez defects away from humans altogether, but he is quickly captured and reprogrammed by O'Malley while the [=AI=] is possessing Doc. His head is blown off during the transition between ''{{Halo}} 1'' and ''2'', and he becomes the [[DeadpanSnarker bitingly sarcastic]] sidekick to O'Malley until he is finally recovered by the Red Team at the end of ''The Blood Gulch Chronicles''. As of ''Reconstruction'' he's been rebuilt and is back at Red Base, and has deleted the memories of his departed teammates.
[[spoiler:He has recently rejoined the Red Team because he was bored (and because Sarge knew the commands codes that would make him do it anyway), and assisted Sarge in developing an [=EMP-powered=] Gauss Gun and installing it on the Warthog. To this end, and for any future research, he created an underground holographic test facility, which Sarge uses mostly to kill Grif avatars over and over again.]]
[[spoiler:At the end of ''Recreation'', he was shot by Washington. However, since he mentioned leaving copies of himself at the base, he is unlikely to be "dead" (oh, and it's hard to kill an AI with a gun). In season 10, Donut apparently used Lopez's body as a scarecrow for a sustainable farm.]]
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!!Associated Tropes:
* BeleagueredAssistant
* DeadpanSnarker: Has understandably evolved into this, especially in the ''Recollections'' trilogy, after chafing under the frankly insane leadership of Sarge and later O'Malley.
* AFatherToHisMen: Viewed Sarge as this early on, both figuratively and (since Sarge built him) literally. This faded once he realized what an idiot Sarge is.
* OnlySaneMan: Views himself as this. It's not too far from the truth.
* SurroundedByIdiots: His view of his situation vis-a-vis the entire cast, and the Red Team in particular.
* MyHovercraftIsFullOfEels: Since no one on the Rooster Teeth team actually speaks Spanish, Lopez's dialogue is mainly generated mechanically via the online computer translator Babelfish. This leads to some... interesting... [[BilingualBonus results for anyone who does speak the language.]] It's always [[RuleOfFunny played for laughs]].
** ''"OK, hombre! [[YouFailLinguisticsForever Au revoir."]]''
*** [[WildMassGuessing The sheer inanity of Vic's orders bent language itself.]]
** Lopez called Sarge "hombre stupido." How sweet.
** In the commentary for earlier seasons, Burnie mentioned that Gus would coach him on his accent. Of course, that they still needed the translator brings Gus' credentials into question.
** The translation was, in all probability, ''[[StylisticSuck meant]]'' to be awful. Considering that [=RoosterTeeth=] is based in Texas and two members of the team are Hispanic or at least have Hispanic names (Jason Saldaña and Gustavo Sorola), I'm pretty sure they could've found ''someone'' to translate properly.
** Besides, he was programed by Sarge
* RoboSpeak: Always speaks in a flat, mechanical voice. In Spanish. Made even funnier by the fact his actual Spanish dialogue is largely nonsense (see above).
* TheSmartGuy: The other Smart Guy of Red Team. Also TheBigGuy.
* WeHaveReserves: At least according to him.
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[[folder:Sarge]]
!'''Sarge'''
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->''"Continue with [[OperationBlank Operation: Meatshield]]. [[HumanShield Remember, just 'cause your bones are broken doesn't mean it won't stop bullets]] from hitting [[GeneralRipper me]]."''
-->'''Voiced By:''' Matt Hullum
The staff sergeant leading Red Team, and the only one in the canyon who's actually enthusiastic about the Red/Blue conflict, due to his intense and unexplained hatred of all things Blue. His real name remains a mystery, and it is implied he answers as "Sarge" even on Red Army official documents (there was one instance where we might have heard his name but Donut cut him off). Sarge is incredibly loyal to the Red Army, and goes out of his way to excuse the nonsensical answers and directives Command sends his way. He is also fiercely supportive of the chain of command, especially if this allows him to punish Grif. Sarge wields a shotgun, which he uses as a cudgel more often than actually shooting it, and speaks with a Southern [=US=] (vaguely Texan) accent. He's the only Red Team member to actually wear red armor (except for Donut, but see below).
Besides being DrillSergeantNasty and TheNeidermeyer, Sarge is best described as "essentially every '50s stereotype character melted down into one." He exhibits characteristics of a MadScientist with regards to his tinkering with robotics and cybernetics, a used car salesman's flair for presentation and hype, and a "grumpy old dad" in his dealings with Simmons and Donut. Sarge is fond of overly-complicated plans, especially if they could result in Grif's death - his plan to attack the windmill power plant involved jamming the device with Grif's corpse, while his attempt to get Donut out from under a spaceship was to subject Grif to bites from irradiated insects in an attempt to give him superpowers. Personal quirks aside, Sarge is probably Red Team's most effective fighter - he was able to subdue Tex, cut down the Zealots of Battle Creek with relative ease, get the drop on Agent Washington, and is brutally effective in close combat.
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!!Associated Tropes:
* [[spoiler:AndThenWhat: He admits that while the Director's evil, he doubts that killing him will make things better, and thinks that things could become worse for his team if they leave Valhalla again. Grif actually agrees with him on this.]]
* AntiHero: [[SlidingScaleOfAntiHeroes Type V]], though he [[CharacterDevelopment evolves]] into a Type III in ''Revelation''.
* AxCrazy
* BadAss: Sarge is in charge for a reason, after all. [[spoiler:He even took down the Meta, albeit not in full out combat, but it's still an impressive feat.]]
* BerserkButton: His character bio on one of the [=DVDs=] states that when presented with any Blue object, he either tries to bite it or shoot it.
* BloodKnight: The only member of the Blood Gulch crew passionate about warfare. Also, in ''Revelation'', he seems more than happy to challenge [[spoiler: The Meta]].
* BoisterousBruiser: "I love blood and violence! I've got a boner for murder!"
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Despite his quirks and lackluster leadership skills, he is a capable combatant, [[GadgeteerGenius has built multiple robots and at least a couple combat vehicles,]] and [[WeCanRebuildHim turned Simmons into a Cyborg.]]
* CharacterDevelopment: As of Chapter 18 of ''Revelation'', he seems to have [[spoiler: left behind his hatred of the Blues and now treats his fellow Reds as equals, due to learning that the entire Red vs. Blue "war" was not only a simulation, but that the Red and Blue armies were culled from the "worst of the worst" soldiers.]]
** In Episode 17 of Season 10, he [[spoiler:seems somewhat reluctant to go off to battle again, despite finding out that the rest of the squad is okay. Acknowledging that the Director's actions caused a lot of trouble for the Reds, he asks Grif and Simmons if running off to fight him would make things any better. Rather than his usual bloodlust, he admits running off to battle would probably make things worse for the team.]]
* ColonelKilgore[=/=]GeneralRipper[=/=]KnightTemplar: All parodied. With gusto.
* CoolOldGuy: A sociopathic and CloudCuckoolander version of this. Also crosses into BoisterousBruiser at times.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Completely delusion and insane. Also one of the most competent non-Freelancer soldiers in Blood Gulch.
* CunningLinguist: "Cunning" might be a bit of an overstatement, but he does learn Spanish... by the time of Relocated. Or at least [[MyHovercraftIsFullOfEels Lopez's]] version.
* DrillSergeantNasty: Naturally; it's in his name.
* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Is only ever referred to as "Sarge"; if he has a real name, no one seems to know what it is.
** HisNameReallyIsBarkeep: In Episode 17 of Season 8, his real name is revealed: Sarge (or S-Dog).
* FriendlyEnemy: After Season 8, he ''tries'' to act like the Blood Gulch Reds and Blues are still bitter enemies, but it just doesn't take.
-->'''[[spoiler:Epsilon-]]Church:''' I don't get it, does he still think we're fighting or something?
* HeroicComedicSociopath: "'''I LOVE BLOOD AND VIOLENCE!!'''"
* ImageSong: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tHLxEv6_ik "Sarge's Blues"]].
* InsaneTrollLogic: The basis of most of his plans. [[spoiler:During ''Reconstruction'', he orders Simmons to delete all command files on the Blue army, claiming that it'd be instant victory for the Reds because the Blues would never have existed.]]
* ItsRainingMen: Has hints of having been [[ElitesAreMoreGlamorous an ODST]] before being assigned to Blood Gulch, if Simmons' talk of his stories is any indication.
-->'''Simmons:''' You have a fear of heights? Didn't you used to jump out of ships in high orbit during the war?\\
'''Sarge:''' And how do you think I developed that fear? [[CrazyAwesome That shit was crazy.]]
* KickTheDog: [[spoiler:When he orders Andy to blow up he pelican that Tex, Junior and Omega were in.]] Granted, he's technically saving the day, but his tone implies that he actually does that out of spite and anti-blue sentiment rather than a desire to thwart Omega's plan. In fact, he might not even be aware that there was an evil plot for him to thwart.
* TheKirk: Arguably, a parody.
* LargeHam
* LeeroyJenkins: Six words. "I'VE GOT A BONER FOR MURDER!"
* MadScientist: Sarge is capable of creating robots and turning some of his own soldiers into cyborgs. You'd think he could be able [[ReedRichardsIsUseless to use his impressive technical prowess for profit.]] Maybe then they could afford something to eat at Red Base.
* MadeOfIron: The Reds and Blues can easily be considered this, given the abuse they frequently go through.
* TheNeidermeyer: In ''spades''. Grif finally calls him out on it as well.
* PetTheDog: On at least three, four occasions Sarge has shown a peculiar fondness for Caboose, possibly owing to the latter's childlike naïveté. And not to mention the few times where he hasn't insulted Grif and even complimented him (even if it was a little backhanded). By ''Revelation'', he's pretty much become {{Team Dad}} to both the Reds and the Blues.
* PowerTrio: Probably works like this. Simmons is Superego, the mediator between Sarge the Id and Grif the Ego.
* PrecisionFStrike: Sarge drops the F-bomb exactly once during ''The Blood Gulch Chronicles'', though he's a bit more liberal with it afterwards.
--> '''Simmons''': Sarge, I'm not sure Grif knows what he's talking about.
--> '''Sarge''': Grif doesn't know what he's talking about, eh? [[SarcasmMode Stop the fuckin' presses.]]
* ShellShockedSenior: Has been hinted frequently to be this.
* SupportingLeader: After significant CharacterDevelopment in ''Revelation'', he becomes this for the Reds and Blues.
* TalkingToHimself: Matt Hullum also voices Doc and Wyoming, among others.
* [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes Why Did It Have To Be Heights?]]: Claims to have developed a fear of heights from a career as an Orbital Drop Shock Trooper.
* WouldntHitAGirl: Sarge claims that he's never hit a girl in his life (he did once knock Tex out, but he thought she was a man at the time). This attitude caused a brief stalemate at Blood Gulch when Sister was the only Blue left.
** Comes up again in the [[spoiler:fight against Tex]] in Season 8.
-->'''Sarge:''' I've never hit a girl in my life!
-->'''Simmons:''' Yeah, I noticed. Try harder!
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[[folder:Simmons]]
!'''Private First Class Richard "Dick" Simmons'''
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->''"[[ProfessionalButtKisser You're both an excellent leader and an attractive man, sir!]]"''
-->'''Voiced By:''' Gus Sorola
Sarge's [[TheLancer right-hand man]] and [[ProfessionalButtKisser suck-up extraordinaire,]] though an incident involving Sarge being incorrectly declared dead showed how quickly this loyalty evaporates once an opportunity for promotion arises. Simmons attempts to be the voice of reason with regard to Sarge's (frequently insane) plans, with little success. For one, Sarge is too out there, for two, Simmons is too sycophantic to truly qualify as "[[OnlySaneMan sane]]".
Simmons forms a comic duo with Grif, though has expressed a disturbing eagerness to sacrifice his friend (even literally) in an effort to gain favor with Sarge. After Lopez defected and Grif needed an organ donor, Simmons was upgraded to a cyborg by Sarge and will occasionally answer to "Simmons 2.0."
Simmons isn't much use in combat, as his main skills are computer programming, memorization of tedious Red Team procedures and regulations, and kissing Sarge's ass. During ''Reconstruction'', he attempts to stall for time during he and Grif's execution by forcing his teammates to look up an obscure subsection, while [[spoiler:at Command he hacks into the Blue Army records and deletes them at Sarge's order, resulting in a "victory" for the Reds.]] However he does have a tendency to be the gunner any time Grif drives the Warthog. He wears dark red/maroon armor.
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!!Associated Tropes:
* CharacterDevelopment: As of Season 4, he's no longer ''instantly'' sucks up to Sarge. He'll still usually go along with it, but he'll grumble if the plan is particularly insane, even when it doesn't directly threaten his life.
** Then comes ''Recreation'', where he's more openly critical of Sarge's leadership.
* {{Foil}}: To Grif.
* LikeAnOldMarriedCouple: His arguments with Grif, according to Tucker.
* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: Take a wild guess.
* OwMyBodyPart: One of his running character gags is that he does this whenever he's injured.
* ProfessionalButtKisser: Though he grows out of it somewhat over time due to CharacterDevelopment.
* TheSmartGuy: Arguably the most rational member of Red Team, next to Lopez, he also possesses astute knowledge of computer technology and physics. But to a fault, it's made him more than a little arrogant, which does tend to blind his rationality.
* TheSpock: Simmons would love to be this. But his own emotional, psychological hang ups get in the way.
* TheStarscream: After Sister declared that "Red" Team's leader was dead, Simmons was quick in burying Sarge and assuming command, at which point he promptly turns into DrillSergeantNasty.
* StepfordSmiler: He constantly tries to put on a face of order and discipline, along with a satisfaction with his surroundings, but is very depressed about his life deep down.
* StraightMan: To Sarge. Ironically, Grif is the StraightMan to him.
* TVGenius \ BunnyEarsLawyer: He isn't as smart at he likes to think he is, but he is capable of [[MrFixit reprogramming a teleporter and hacking Command.]]
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Grif.
** According to Rooster Teeth, they're ''more'' than just VitriolicBestBuds. There was a question at a panel with RT where they got asked what Grif and Simmons were doing in the shade for two hours. ''Apparently'', they'd read a slash fanfic earlier. And they have a CallBack reference to that. So.. take that how you will.
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[[folder:Grif]]
!'''Minor Junior Private Dexter Grif Negative First Class'''
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->''"Finally, an order I ''want'' to follow: [[ActionSurvivor run away and live]]."''
-->'''Played By:''' Geoff Lazer Ramsey
Lazy, out-of-shape, and Sarge's personal ButtMonkey. Just about every one of Sarge's plans involves Grif being killed in some way, and most of Red Team's official emergency protocols begin by shooting Grif. Grif is suggested to be fairly intelligent, at least in the eyes of Church, but he's [[BrilliantButLazy too much of a slacker]] to contribute much. A conscript, Grif sleeps through official meetings and tries to quit the army whenever he can. He's Red Team's designated [[DeadpanSnarker snarker]] and their [[OnlySaneMan only sane man]], though his apathy towards the [[strike: war]] everything somewhat cancels that out. He spends much of his time bickering with his "friend" Simmons, when he isn't stealing the latter's identity and running up huge bills at pawn shops and peep shows.
In ''Reconstruction'' Grif was briefly promoted to Sergeant of the Rat's Nest outpost once Sarge went [=AWOL=], but was quickly subject to a mutiny and near-execution after he sold Red Team's ammunition to the area's Blues. Sarge agreed to work with Agent Washington (see below) in exchange for Grif's particularly humiliating demotion. (This humiliating demotion might not be official however, considering Agent Washington later still referred to Grif as "Sergeant Grif".) His orange armor was commonly mistaken for yellow, at least while the series was still being shot in Halo 1 (later games have a much more orange-y "Orange").
He began the series as the Red's Sniper, opposite Church, but as the series went on, he gradually found himself driving and piloting vehicles, culminating in [[spoiler: driving a Pelican, untrained, with reasonably effective results.]]
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!!Associated Tropes:
* ActionSurvivor: Once the fighting comes to him in ''The Recollection Trilogy'' and after.
* BadassDriver: While he has shown considerable motor skills in seasons one to five and is the Red Team's designated driver, by ''Revelation'', he has completely owned and adopted this trope. He just has trouble ''stopping'' driving sometimes.
** CaptainCrash: Specifically, he's a little fuzzy on the whole concept of "landing":
-->'''Grif:''' Sure! That just means 'stop flying', right?
* BrilliantButLazy: Church claims he is this... though [[UnreliableNarrator Church may have been mistaken, exaggerating,]] or only comparing Grif to the other Reds.
** He ''is'' finally confirmed to be legitimitely cunning during the final episode of ''[[Machinima/RedVsBlueTheRecollection Revelation]]''. [[spoiler:During the fight against [[HeroKiller the Meta]], Grif bodily throws himself onto The Meta's back. When The Meta throws him down, Grif steals his Brute Shot with a cocky "Yoink!". Considering that the Meta had been owning everyones asses with the weapon at that point, using it to block all their attacks, it is likely that Grif knew they needed to get it off him, and decided to take advantage of his own mass and weight, putting himself in immense danger just to give his friends an edge.]]
* CarFu: To [[spoiler:Agent Washington]] in Season 8, Episode 3, and to some soldiers in Season 10, Episode 3.
* TheChewToy
* TheLancer: Fills this role for the Reds, until in ''Revelation'' when he becomes TheHeart.
* ButtMonkey: Pretty much every Red Team plan involves sacrificing him in one way or another.
** And that's not even counting the [[GroinAttack horrible,]] [[RunningGag horrible]] [[CurbStompBattle beatdown]] he receives in ''Revelation'' at the hands of [[spoiler:Tex]].
* GeniusDitz: Described as "crafty" by Church, Grif is certainly unbeatable when it comes to inventing methods of avoiding work.
** One of the [=PSAs=] has Grif scoff at how easy it is to get into Columbia University, adding "I'm a Harvard man."
* GenreSavvy: At the end of Relocated he thinks to himself, "Sounds like something that'll keep us busy for a few months," when [[spoiler:Donut passes out after uttering "It's in the sand."]] He turns out to be right.
* GoodSmokingEvilSmoking: A sign of Grif's terrible health (he does it inside his helmet). He even smokes after [[spoiler:having most of his organs being replaced by Simmons' after being crushed by Sheila]]. In fact, he might have started smoking ''more'' just to piss off Simmons.
* HiddenDepths: See the above spoiler entry for BrilliantButLazy. Beyond that however, he has shown occasional instances of geuine selflessness that clash with his usual facade of a "Do-Nothing-Slacker"
** In the last episode of ''Reconstruction'' when they are all trying to escape the EMP, Grif yells at Caboose (his ''enemy'') "Get Epsilon out of here!! Don't worry about us!!" That's right, '''Grif''' was more concerned about the success of the mission than his own safety.
** In ''Revelations'', his first thought after hearing that Simmons and Doc are being help prisoner by [[spoiler: Wash]] and The Meta are "We have to help them!!" Keep in mind that Grif is scared '''''shitless''''' by The Meta and for good reason considering the thing is a BadAss OneManArmy that [[HeroKiller gives all the other One Man Armies nightmares.]] And yet his first instinct is to go right over there and try to save his friend.
** Later in the same series, he throws Sarge out of the way of an incoming warthog, keep in mind, Sarge is a guy he HATES and by trying to save Sarge, Grif ran the risked of being crushed by the warthog as well.
* LikeAnOldMarriedCouple: With Simmons, naturally.
--> '''Tucker:''' I've only been listening for ten minutes and I can already tell they're really in love. Why can't they see it?
** WordOfGod is apparently that they have seen it.
* TheMcCoy: Definitely a parody. Again, although the more emotional of the trio, Grif is way too lazy to act on his conscience or change the status quo.
* NonActionGuy: For ''The Blood Gulch Chronicles''.
* SanityBall: The role of OnlySaneMan on Red Team is either Grif, Simmons or Lopez, depending on the circumstances.
* UniversalDriversLicence: In ''Revelation'', [[spoiler:Grif flies a Pelican and a Hornet with no training whatsoever. He ''crashes'' the Pelican, but it's still quite an accomplishment]].
--> '''Sarge''': There they are! Land right next to 'em!\\
'''Grif''': Right... "Land"...\\
'''Sarge''': You do know how to land this thing, right?\\
'''Grif''': Sure! [[CaptainCrash That just means stop flying, right?]]\\
'''Sarge''': [[OhCrap Brace for impact!]]
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Simmons. But see his entry for a fuller story.
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[[folder:Donut]]
!'''Private Franklin Delano Donut'''
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->''"Who wants to hold my ankles while I stretch out my hammies?"''
-->'''Voiced By:''' Dan Godwin
Red Team's rookie member with some major issues, acting as the team's [[TheDitz Ditz]]. He kicks off the series' Red/Blue conflict after Simmons and Grif send him to "the store" to get some "headlight fluid." Donut accidentally wanders into Blue Base and ends up capturing their flag, prompting the Blues to call in a Freelancer and start the main plot. Originally wearing standard red armor, Donut took one of Tex's grenades to the face and had to be sent away for medical help, returning with his own [[strike:pink]] [[LessEmbarrassingTerm lightish-red]] armor out of recognition for his flag capture.
This, combined with a flair for calligraphy, appreciation of interior decorating, and the "Officer Hot Pants" surprise at Sarge's birthday party helps solidify Donut's status as StereotypeGay by Season Three. Although he has a surprisingly good arm when it comes to throwing grenades, as proven when he killed Tex with a precision throw from across the canyon, in most combat situations he is expected (and ordered) to run around and [[ScreamsLikeALittleGirl scream like a girl]], a role he takes to with gusto.
[[spoiler:He returns after ''Reconstruction'' during an experiment by Sarge to test the capabilities of a new plasma weapon. He's mistaken at first for a holographic Grif clone, but the others soon realize its him and he passes out, exclaiming that he needs water. At the end of ''Recreation'', he was shot by Washington. In the opening to ''Revelation''; Doc confirms that Donut was dead. However in the sponsors-only ending of Chapter 13 shutting down the armor lock on all armors ends up bringing him back to life, which has been confirmed to be canon via WordOfGod.]]
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!!Associated Tropes:
* AdultChild: Less so when he made his debut in actual red armor.
* AmbiguouslyGay: A subject of debate both amongst fans and in-universe.
* CampStraight: One of the alternate endings to ''The Blood Gulch Chronicles'' mentions he married a stripper and had a litter of kids.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Despite his rather... unusual behavior, he managed to grenade Tex from halfway across the canyon.
** The fact that he was [[spoiler:working with Tucker as an infiltration specialist implies he received some special training to perform his new job.]]
*** [[spoiler:Infiltration specialist?]]
**** [[spoiler: Well, he ''did'' say he was good at penetrating rear entrances. Make of that what you will.]]
* TheDitz: Is usually too busy bubbling happily to notice the assorted weird and dangerous crap going on around him.
* TheHeart: As one of the few truly {{Nice Guy}}s in the series.
* TooKinkyToTorture: Just ask Donut if he wants to be pinched.
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: From walking into the enemy base assuming it's a general store, to chatting with the [[TheJuggernaut The Meta]] under the misguided assumption it's a new recruit (and completely oblivious to the fact it's trying to kill him with a Brute Shot... which Donut thinks is a broom).
* ImageSong: "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8R-B7efoHs Donut: the Musical]]"
* InnocentInnuendo / DoubleEntendre: Pretty much everything he says.
** [[ImageSong Donut: The Musical]] is nothing but this.
* InsistentTerminology: "It's not pink, it's ''lightish-red''!"
* InTouchWithHisFeminineSide
* [[spoiler: MachoCamp: His Season 9 incarnation [[CompositeCharacter combines]] his usual InnocentInnuendo with Sarge's gung-ho attitude.]]
** [[spoiler:OOCIsSeriousBusiness: For Church, it's a sign there's something wrong with his constructed reality in the Epsilon Unit.]]
* LessEmbarrassingTerm: Insists his armor is lightish-red.
* NotQuiteDead: He survives Tex sticking a Plasma Grenade to his head, but has to be airlifted out of the canyon, returning with the aforementioned lightish-red armor.
** [[spoiler:And a sponsor's-only episode ending reveals that he survived being shot in the chest by Wash.]]
** [[spoiler:Finally reappears in Season 10, Episode 15, where its revealed that Doc saved his life and they set up an organic farm.]]
* [[spoiler:PutOnABus: Despite his reappearance, he elects to stay behind in Valhalla, rather than go with the rest of the Reds.]]
* ScreamsLikeALittleGirl: On orders from Sarge, he proceeds to run around screaming like a woman in nearly all combat situations.
* ShoutOut: One of two characters (the other being Caboose) named after one of the randomly generated names assigned to temporary multiplayer profiles in ''HaloCombatEvolved''.
* StereotypeGay: Though at times it comes off as InnocentInnuendo taken to [[UpToEleven extremes.]] Still doesn't explain Officer Hotpants, though.
* [[spoiler: TookALevelInBadass: In Church's artificial reality, Donut somehow becomes the Red Team leader, and leads a rocket assault against the Blues.]]
* TransEqualsGay: Though the main joke is that he's gay, sometimes he acts like he's actually a girl, such as with his StrawFeminist rant after being possessed by O'Malley.
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[[folder:Lopez]]
!'''Lopez la Pesado ("the Heavy")'''
->''(subtitled Spanish) "I am going to erase every memory of you the second you are gone. Just like I did for [FILE DELETED] and [FILE DELETED]."''
-->'''Voiced By:''' Burnie Burns
Sarge's pet project and team mechanic, a robot who only speaks [[FunWithForeignLanguages bad Spanish]] (and occasionally takes advantage of the fact he's the only one fluent in the language). Lopez seems to view his teammates with cold resentment, either due to their reliance on him for mechanical help, constant damage to the team Warthog that Lopez ends up repairing, for programming him to speak Spanish instead of English, or all of the above.
As a result, Lopez spends the series hopping from team to team. Church possesses him in search of a body, then Lopez is mistaken for a Blue and attacked by his former owners, causing him to formally surrender to the Blues. Via a time loop, Church accidentally suggests that Lopez and Sheila form their own robot army, and Lopez defects away from humans altogether, but he is quickly captured and reprogrammed by O'Malley while the [=AI=] is possessing Doc. His head is blown off during the transition between ''{{Halo}} 1'' and ''2'', and he becomes the [[DeadpanSnarker bitingly sarcastic]] sidekick to O'Malley until he is finally recovered by the Red Team at the end of ''The Blood Gulch Chronicles''. As of ''Reconstruction'' he's been rebuilt and is back at Red Base, and has deleted the memories of his departed teammates.
[[spoiler:He has recently rejoined the Red Team because he was bored (and because Sarge knew the commands codes that would make him do it anyway), and assisted Sarge in developing an [=EMP-powered=] Gauss Gun and installing it on the Warthog. To this end, and for any future research, he created an underground holographic test facility, which Sarge uses mostly to kill Grif avatars over and over again.]]
[[spoiler:At the end of ''Recreation'', he was shot by Washington. However, since he mentioned leaving copies of himself at the base, he is unlikely to be "dead" (oh, and it's hard to kill an AI with a gun). In season 10, Donut apparently used Lopez's body as a scarecrow for a sustainable farm.]]
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!!Associated Tropes:
* BeleagueredAssistant
* DeadpanSnarker: Has understandably evolved into this, especially in the ''Recollections'' trilogy, after chafing under the frankly insane leadership of Sarge and later O'Malley.
* AFatherToHisMen: Viewed Sarge as this early on, both figuratively and (since Sarge built him) literally. This faded once he realized what an idiot Sarge is.
* OnlySaneMan: Views himself as this. It's not too far from the truth.
* SurroundedByIdiots: His view of his situation vis-a-vis the entire cast, and the Red Team in particular.
* MyHovercraftIsFullOfEels: Since no one on the Rooster Teeth team actually speaks Spanish, Lopez's dialogue is mainly generated mechanically via the online computer translator Babelfish. This leads to some... interesting... [[BilingualBonus results for anyone who does speak the language.]] It's always [[RuleOfFunny played for laughs]].
** ''"OK, hombre! [[YouFailLinguisticsForever Au revoir."]]''
*** [[WildMassGuessing The sheer inanity of Vic's orders bent language itself.]]
** Lopez called Sarge "hombre stupido." How sweet.
** In the commentary for earlier seasons, Burnie mentioned that Gus would coach him on his accent. Of course, that they still needed the translator brings Gus' credentials into question.
** The translation was, in all probability, ''[[StylisticSuck meant]]'' to be awful. Considering that [=RoosterTeeth=] is based in Texas and two members of the team are Hispanic or at least have Hispanic names (Jason Saldaña and Gustavo Sorola), I'm pretty sure they could've found ''someone'' to translate properly.
** Besides, he was programed by Sarge
* RoboSpeak: Always speaks in a flat, mechanical voice. In Spanish. Made even funnier by the fact his actual Spanish dialogue is largely nonsense (see above).
* TheSmartGuy: The other Smart Guy of Red Team. Also TheBigGuy.
* WeHaveReserves: At least according to him.
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