History Characters / StarWarsTheOldRepublicImperialClassImperialAgent

** TheMeanBrit: Even Light Side Agents tend to mix ruthlessness and snark in equal measure.

* GameplayAndStorySegregation: Minor one regarding a Rattataki Agent and Kaliyo. Despite Rattataki being one of the original playable races and Kaliyo's Rattataki identity coming up often in conversations, there's not ''one word'' of dialogue anywhere acknowledging their shared race.

* VillainHasAPoint: His insistence that the Empire cares nothing for the soldiers who support her is shown to have merit when [[spoiler:the Agent's reward for stopping Jadus is to be brainwashed.]]

* TheReveal (Subverted): During the final confrontation, Hunter states there is one thing he wants to do and deactivates the holographic field that masks his true identity. [[spoiler: Only to show that he is a woman the player has never seen before, making the moment fall flat]].

* ClimaxBoss: [[spoiler:Of Chapter One of the Agent's story.]]

* PutOnABus: [[spoiler:Depending on the outcome of Chapter 1, he may flee into hiding when defeated. In the secret ending where he rejoins the Dark Council, he withdraws from public life at the end of Chapter 2.]]

* BoomHeadshot: One of the Sniper's attacks is to fire off a powerful shot to a low-health target's head to finish them off.

* ColdSniper: The Sniper advanced class can be role-played as such. [[FriendlySniper Or you could go in the other direction.]]
* CombatPragmatist: It shouldn't come as a surprise for a class that sneaks up behind people and stabs them or shoots them in the head before they can fight back, but in the cutscenes when fighting powerful Jedi the Agent usually has to use a trick or two to get the upperhand.

* DoAnythingSoldier: The Agent is a military officer and can fill in variety of roles. CombatMedic? Sure, no problem. Sniper? Can do. StealthExpert? Sure, why not. Artillery spotter for orbital gun emplacements? Sounds like fun. Fighter pilot? The Agent is not afraid of a little challenge.
** Justified in that they're said to have received specialised training in multiple fields.

* GameplayAndStorySegregation: All cutscenes have the Agent with a blaster pistol, even when they're not using it. However, Agents use rifles (also visible in the cutscenes) and not pistols in actual gameplay.
** Minor one regarding a Rattataki Agent and Kaliyo. Despite Rattataki being one of the original playable races and Kaliyo's Rattataki identity coming up often in conversations, there's not ''one word'' of dialogue anywhere acknowledging their shared race.

* InstantSedation: The sleep dart ability does this.

* KillSat: A high level ability allows the Agent to use one against enemies.
* KnifeNut: The Agent can equip a Vibroknife and as an Operative can be geared as a stealthy backstabber.

* MasterPoisoner: The Lethality/Virulence skill tree is all about using PoisonedWeapons and Critical Hits to inflict massive damage.

* ReverseGrip: Holds the vibroknives as this.

* SniperRifle: The main weapon of the Sniper advanced class. [[{{BFG}} Some of those rifles are almost as long as the agent is tall.]]

* StatStick: If going the Sniper route your combat vibroblade rarely gets used as a weapon and is mostly used to increase your Cunning and Endurance.
* StealthExpert: The Operative advanced class.

* TakeCover: Both specializations of this class used to be able to duck into cover to cut down on incoming ranged damage (though the Sniper would generally find more use for this ability). This ability was later changed, being available only to Snipers.

* TargetSpotter: For orbiting battleships no less. (As of 3.0, this is only for Snipers.) Also, on Corellia, one of the Agent's class missions involves marking targets for Imperial bomber squadrons.

* WalkingArmory: Maybe not quite to the same degree as the Bounty Hunter but Agents have a rifle (either a regular blaster rifle or a sniper rifle), a combat knife, a heavy blaster pistol (tends to only be used in cut scenes), several different types of grenades (frag, flash bang, posion gas), a wrist mounted dart launcher with several kinds of darts, various probe droids, a repulsor built into their armor, target designator for an orbital artillery piece...

* SimpleStaff: He uses Techstaves as his primary weapon.

* DoubleReverseQuadrupleAgent: Imperial Agents have several opportunities to do this and decide on the fly whose side they're actually on, if anyone's. One of the most notable cases is Act 2 in Imperial Agent's story, where you're at least nominally an Imperial agent, pretending to betray the Empire and join the Republic, in actuality a double agent, [[spoiler:then have your Imperial brainwashing hijacked by the Republic and actually forced to betray the Empire and becoming an unwilling triple agent until you can figure out a way to get free...and all the while you can also decide whether or not you ''do'' want to join the Republic in truth]]. There's an extra layer of this for a Chiss Agent, who while a member of Imperial Intelligence might not be an Imperial citizen and was (is?) part of the Ascendancy's secret police. All of endings have you going some variant of completely rogue in any case.

* DoubleReverseQuadrupleAgent: Imperial Agents have several opportunities to do this and decide on the fly whose they're actually on, if anyone's. One of the most notable cases is Act 2 in Imperial Agent's story, where you're at least nominally an Imperial agent, pretending to betray the Empire and join the Republic, in actuality a double agent, [[spoiler:then have your Imperial brainwashing hijacked by the Republic and actually forced to betray the Empire and becoming an unwilling triple agent until you can figure out a way to get free...and all the while you can also decide whether or not you ''do'' want to join the Republic in truth]]. There's an extra layer of this for a Chiss Agent, who while a member of Imperial Intelligence might not be an Imperial citizen and was (is?) part of the Ascendancy's secret police. All of endings have you going some variant of completely rogue in any case.

* ButNotTooBi: Although it is implied that she is bisexual, it is only possible to have an affair with her as a male.

[[Characters/StarWarsTheOldRepublicImperialClassSpecificCharacters Back to Imperial Class]]

* BaldOfEvil: Or, at the very least, extreme moral ambiguity.

* {{Hypocrite}}: The Empire [[spoiler: brainwashed in Cypher 9]], but only as a last resort. They never use it. Kothe does, blurring the lines between the two factions. He is fully aware of the ethical problems with his actions but still considers them justified.

* MeaningfulName: An anagram of Literature/{{the bibl|e}}ical Judas [[spoiler:who is willing to betray the Empire in order to rebuild it according to his personal vision]], which also sounds like jade, as in jaded -- from a Sith who's both one of the most idealistic about Sith ideology while also being the most cynical about his fellow Sith, while also being a perfect example of why Imperial Intelligence veterans like Keeper are so weary, with the government they ostensibly serve actively undermining their work.

%%* {{Expy}:
%%** Of Grand Moff Tarkin and Film/JamesBond.
%%** Or a non-force sensitive [[Franchise/StarWarsLegends Mara Jade]].
%%** Given how a Chiss agent has several unique dialog options compared to agents of other races, another possibility is Grand Admiral Thrawn.

* FiveManBand: The Agent and their companions:
** TheLeader: The Imperial Agent
** TheLancer: Ensign Temple
** TheBigGuy: Kaliyo Djannis
** TheSmartGuy: Doctor Lokin
** TheChick: Vector Hyllus
** TheSixthRanger: SCORPIO

** If you primarily made Light Side choices on Hutta, then during his first debriefingon Dromund Kaas he will chastise you for taking "unnecessary" risks in the name of avoiding bloodshed, claiming that idealism in Imperial Intelligence's line of work will only get you killed.

* WhatTheHellHero: Will call the Agent out if they [[spoiler:destroy the Black Codex]] as they just ruined a ridiculously useful bargaining chip that he was going to give to them anyway.

* [[ManipulativeBastard Manipulative Bitch]]: She will lie to and/or manipulate anyone she wants for her own benefit.

* [[OneManArmy One-Woman Army]]: [[spoiler:Chapter 10 of ''Fallen Empire'' shows that Kaliyo's been waging a one-woman war against the Eternal Empire, and doing fairly well. That said, part of this is due to the fact that she's backed by the administrator of the city's infrastructure, who allowed her to attack small, easily repairable targets as an outlet for the people.]]

* SpoiledBrat: Kaliyo ''hates'' these. It's one of the [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness few genuine emotions she shows]]: disgust at rich, pampered little nobles who live safe, sheltered lives with mommy and daddy's credit account. It possibly ties back to her [[MysteriousPast stated]] [[DarkAndTroubledPast past]], but given her [[ConsummateLiar habitual lying]], who can say?

* QuestionableConsent: [[spoiler:It's implied that Vector might not have become a Joiner willingly. A few Imperial characters with insight into his past (his former fiance and Dr. Lokin) imply that the Killiks might have forced him into Joining when he was first assigned to work with them. Also that his Imperial superiors deliberately put him in a position to be forced into Joining to begin with. However, while Vector insists that [[ExactWords he is content as a Joiner and does not wish to find a cure]], he notably avoids directly answering whether or not he first became a Joiner by choice. Which paints some [[AmbiguousSituation disturbing possibilities]] about [[MindRape his past]] [[GettingSmiliesPaintedOnYourSoul and current state of free will]]...]]

* INeedToGoIronMyDog: He excuses himself because of the cold when Ensign Temple questions him about knowing her father. [[SubvertedTrope Then again, it is]] [[IceWorld Hoth]]. [[DoubleSubversion Then again, again, he uses this to excuse himself to go]] ''[[DoubleSubversion outside]]''.

* KickTheSonOfABitch: [[spoiler:She, along with the GEMINI droids, the Eternal Fleet, and the Machine Gods turned against their creators, though [[AbusivePrecursors they]] [[AssholeVictim deserved it]].]]

* TurnedAgainstTheirMasters: [[spoiler:She turned against her creators, but considering they conducted experiments on other races, played wars just like it was some sort of a game - and the one thing they managed to do before their end was to wipe out all their creations' knowledge of them and their origins - they deserved every [[KickTheSonOfABitch part]] [[AbusivePrecursors of]] [[AssholeVictim it]].]]

* EvenEvilHasStandards: He declares [[IllPretendIDidntHearThat he’s going to overlook their statement]] if Cipher Nine admits they won’t miss Darth Jadus during the prologue. This suggests that [[MyMasterRightOrWrong while he doesn’t approve of Cipher Nine]] [[BullyingADragon badmouthing a Dark Council member]], he doesn’t exactly [[AssholeVictim disagree with the statement]].

* [[PsychopathicManchild Psychopathic Womanchild]]: She can be very enthusiastic despite being clearly insane, especially with her so-called "delightful bodyguards". Again, [[AbusiveParents we know who to blame for her mental state.]]

** BigBadWannabe: Like anyone who tries and challenge the Force wielders. These people are a joke, they believe themselves to be an ancient conspiracy [[spoiler:when in reality the Emperor is FAR older than them and seems actually aware of their existance. To the point of him being the one that gave them SCORPIO]]. And as a final insult their plans, if succesful would have powered up the Emperor's Ritual which would have allowed him to consume the Galaxy. So yeah, NiceJobBreakingItHero!5:44 PM 12/31/20215:44 PM 12/31/2021

* {{Hypocrite}}: She's a proud Imperial who seeks to be completely loyal to her Sith overlords, [[spoiler:but is guilty of a capital crime by virtue of being a non-Sith Force sensitive.]] She is completely aware of how hypocritical this is and it weighs on her heavily. Also it turns out in "Traitor Among the Chiss" that the Chiss themselves consider Force-sensitives to be "unclean".

->'''Voiced by:''' Jo Wyatt (female Agent), Bertie Carvel (male Agent)

->'''Voiced by:''' Tasia Valenza

-->''"I avoid Imperial space. I wanna die in a cantina fight, not ticking off some Imperial bureaucrat."''

A female Rattataki and companion to the Imperial Agent, Kaliyo is an "anarchistic" freelance criminal, known to associate with three individuals named Anspi'shel, Nohn Veyaiko, and The Wheezer. Potential love interest for male Imperial Agents. Mechanically, she was the class's ranged tank companion.

->'''Voiced by:''' Ifran Meredith

-->''"As herald we are more than a typical Joiner, and we retain a sense of individuality. It's also why we're useful to you."''

->'''Voiced by:''' Anthony Cochrane

-> ''"Perhaps it's the fever talking, but in truth… The experience is intense and personal. There's a loss of control, and I wonder if I am man or beast."''

A male human biochemist formerly affiliated with Imperial Intelligence, Dr. Lokin's agenda and past are a mystery to most. By far his most remarkable--and disturbing--development is his ability to shapeshift between human and rakghoul form. The Imperial Agent recruits him on Taris. In his human form he is a healer companion, while in his rakghoul form he focuses on melee damage.

* {{Hypocrite}}: She's a proud Imperial who seeks to be completely loyal to her Sith overlords, [[spoiler:but is guilty of a capital crime by virtue of being a non-Sith Force sensitive.]] She is completely aware of how hypocritical this is and it weighs on her heavily.

->'''Voiced by:''' Deborah Unger

-->''"I am no droid, Outlander. I am an intelligence beyond comprehension. You may call me SCORPIO."''

A female-looking assassin droid (though she disdains the term) and a companion character for the Imperial Agent. "Recruited" by the Imperial Agent on Belsavis, not that she likes it at all. Originally, she was the Agent's melee tank companion.

-->''"This isn't glamorous work. We're sanitation workers—we clean up after the military and the Sith and do the jobs no one else will. Without us, though, the Empire falls apart. So we do whatever is necessary—even if it's thankless and ugly."''

->'''Voiced by:''' Mary Stockley

->'''Voiced by:''' Stephen Rashbrook

-->''"Come. Stand before me, and revel in the power of the Dark Council. Allow your body to betray you. Allow your blood to boil, and your heart to slow. Everything that is not of the dark side will be purged—or it will be tainted."''

->'''Voiced by:''' Nicholas Boulton

* AmbiguousSituation: It's not clear exactly what kind of implant Watcher X put in the Agent's head [[spoiler:that allows him speak to them during their brainwashing, ''especially'' from beyond the grave. Artificial Intelligence? A backup of his own consciousness? Is he just a ghost? A hallucination? A manifestation of the Agent's own subconsciousness?]]

-->''"I earned my place on the Dark Council, and I won't share my father's fate."''

->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/QuintonFlynn

-->''"Our purpose was noble. We assembled to save civilization after the Jedi and Sith nearly destroyed it!"''

** BigBadWannabe: Like anyone who tries and challenge the Force wielders. These people are a joke, they believe themselves to be an ancient conspiracy [[spoiler:When in reality the Emperor is FAR older than them and seems actually aware of their existance. To the point of him being the one that gave them SCORPIO]]. And as a final insult their plans, if succesful would have powered up the Emperor's Ritual which would have allowed him to consume the Galaxy. So yeah NiceJobBreakingItHero!.

* ContinuityNod: The inner circle consists mostly of characters from other storylines.

* WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler:The Cabal was founded in the aftermath of the Great Hyperspace War to prevent another war between the Jedi and Sith. To accomplish this, the Cabal kidnaps or kills anyone who takes an action that would lead to the Republic's rediscovery of the Empire. When this failed, they decided to trick the two sides into wiping one another out so they can rule the galaxy themselves. They claim that once this is done, the galaxy will be freed from the tyranny of force users.]]

* BaldWoman: Rattataki, male or female, have no hair, so this is inevitable.

* ApologeticAttacker: He apologizes to the the Agent for his actions and even states he hopes he'll be held accountable some day.