History Characters / StarWarsTheOldRepublicImperialClassImperialAgent

* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Most of the people you work with aren't happy that they need to do so. The rest are unhappy they're working for or with [[FantasticRacism an alien]]. Darth Marr in particular - not because you're an alien, or you're not a Sith. [[spoiler:But instead because you are for all intents and purposes a wholely independent variable he cannot control and had to spend a massive amount of resources just to contact in the first place, [[CantKillYouStillNeedYou and his lack of expertise in information warfare and lack of trust in anyone else to do right it means he's stuck with you.]] This becomes obvious when you countermand him.]]

* MirroringFactions: How Vector sees the Empire and Killiks. Both are a highly ambitious meritocracy where the few gifted rise tothe top (Sith and military for the Empire, a few Killiks & Joiners allowed some degree of independent thought for the HiveMind) while the rest work to better their societies on the whole.

* FakeLongevity: In ''Fallen Empire'', recruiting him if not an Imperial Agent requires you to obtain a special trophy that ''only'' drops from the Eyeless, a raid boss that only spawns during Rakghoul Resurgance events. Said event only happens bi-monthly.

* NoodleIncident: Lokin is basically "NoodleIncident: The Character," with almost every conversation being littered with cryptic references to his storied career in Imperial Intellegence.

** 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 such idealism in Imperial Intelligence's line of work will only get you killed.

* SuperIntelligence: InformedAttribute: Is decribed this way, but many of her decisions make it a dubious claim.

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Once it became clear that Zhorrid was not only completely out of touch with reality, but also knew none of Jadus' secrets or shared any of his information she was immediately removed from the Dark Council. Of course the men and women who rule the Empire wouldn't want someone so ill-equipped for the job to have a say in the day to day affairs of their entire civillization.

** But on the other hand, she is a grown woman. Blaming her admitedly horrific upbringing for all her mistakes isn't exactly a get out of jail free card.

* DefectorFromDecadence: [[spoiler:He used to be an Imperial figher pilot, until the loss of his comrades during the war made him grow to hate the Empire.]]

** 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!

* Expy: Averted; unlike the other 7 classes, the Agent is unique in that their entire personality and abilities are written from scratch and not based on any other pre-existing character from the Star Wars canon. Though it can be argued they borrow traits of Tarkin (given their Imperial leadership status) ''and'' Leia (they disguise themselves in order to deal with a Hutt and attempt to engage in subterfuge at times like the Agent does), the Agent is still entirely their own thing.

* UndyingLoyalty: To the Agent, best seen in his return in 5.8, where he's sick of the callous way the Empire has treated the Killik, and his answer to that is to just join you instead. And if ''you'' remain loyal to the Empire, that doesn't bother him in the slightest, because you don't quite have the option of turning around and using him as CannonFodder all over again.

** A Dark Side Agent can qualify as well, as long as s/he doesn't ally with Jadus.

* LaserGuidedKarma: If played as Dark Side, it can seem as though after all the manipulation, backstabbing, and [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness disposing of loose ends they've indulged in]], Cipher Nine is finally getting their just desserts by themselves getting brainwashed and used as a pawn. What prevents this from being a straight example, of course, is that there is no need for any sort of redemption or HeelFaceTurn to break free of the brainwashing, and you can just go back to being as cruel, treacherous, manipulative and murderous as you always were.

* 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 (or even serving him for that matter) is to be brainwashed. This is PlayedWith, however, since the brainwashing was pretty much entirely the Dark Council's doing, with Jadus (if you served him) actually being incredibly helpful and allowing you to use his authority in order to investigate the truth of your brainwashing and free yourself. Keeper, for that matter, did go along with the Dark Council's orders, but fully understands the Cipher Nine's resentment and can more than make up for what he did if you bring him the Black Codex.]]

* {{Jerkass}}: Compared to other members of Kothe's squad, Hunter is an utter ass to the Agent and is all too happy to use [[spoiler:their trigger word]] on a whim.

* {{Hypocrite}}: The Empire [[spoiler: brainwashed Cipher Nine]], 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.

* PutOnABus: After the events of chapter 3, [[spoiler:Shara vanishes. It turns out that the operation to bring down the Star Cabal took a lot out of her, and in the chaos of Imperial Intelligence's dissolution, the Republic captured her. The former Minister comes out of retirement for OneLastJob for you to free her, after which he's going to see she gets the best medical care available, and, if possible, deprogram her. If the Agent chose to become a DoubleAgent, she returns in The Nathema Conspiracy for the sole purpose of being used as a sacrifice]].

* LaserGuidedKarma: If played as Dark Side, it can seem as though after all the manipulation, backstabbing, and [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness disposing of loose ends they've indulged in]], Cipher Nine is finally getting their just desserts by themselves getting brainwashed and used as a pawn. What prevents this from being a straight example, of course, is that there is no need for any sort of redemption or HeelFaceTurn to break free of the brainwashing, and can just go back to being as cruel, treacherous, manipulative and murderous as you always were.

* 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 (or even serving him for that matter) is to be brainwashed. This is PlayedWith, however, since the brainwashing was pretty much entirely the Dark Council's doing, with Jadus (if you served him) actually being incredibly helpful and allowing you to use his authority in order to investigate the truth of you brainwashing and free yourself. Keeper, for that matter, did go along with the Dark Council's orders, but fully understands the Cipher Nine's resentment and can more than make up for what he did if you bring him the Black Codex.]]

* EvilCounterpart: One could analyze the narrative and find that he is one to Darth Vader. Like Vader, he is a masked Sith Lord with a [[EvilSoundsDeep deep voice]] whose power is second only to the Emperor of their times, and who both have ambitions to betray their master (although their methods are VERY different in that Vader is far more hands-on), and out of all of their master's minions, they are the ones most likely to succeed in doing so, and if they succeed, they will impose their ideology onto the empire. Where they differ is how they treat others, and what that ideology entails. Jadus only cares about himself, and sees Zhorrid as nothing but a pawn to be discarded after her usefulness is at an end. Vader has a serious case of self-loathing, and wants to protect Luke no matter what, even if it leads to his own demise. Jadus wants to create an empire of fear for the sake of his power, while Vader is a WellIntentionedExtremist who wants to bring order to the galaxy.

* 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 (or even serving him for that matter) is to be brainwashed.]]

* TheChick: Despite being male, Vector otherwise fits all the characteristics of this trope, being the most moral and soft-spoken of the Agent's companions.

* ControlFreak: Wants to reshape the Empire in his image, and tends to MindRape those around him into docile slaves who see the world as he does and obey his every whim.

* TheCobblersChildrenHaveNoShoes: Despite being an IdealHero by Sith standards, who believes in spreading Sith teaching to all Imperial citizens, his own daughter is a shattered mess whom he fully admits he feels nothing for and set up to fail, [[spoiler:as he only ever saw her as a disposable pawn in his gambit to spread his vision across the Empire.]]

* BadBoss: Jadus kind of straddles the line between this and BenevolentBoss. On one hand, he will shock you with Force lightning if you refuse to kneel before him. On the other, as long as you do what he says he is perfectly willing to manipulate Imperial Intelligence, the Sith and the Empire in general for your benefit. In fact, he's the only person the Agent works for who doesn't double-cross them in some way; Imperial Intelligence, the Dark Council, and the Republic all [[MindManipulation backstab the Agent]] throughout the course of the storyline while Jadus respected them and gave them a rank and title to ensure others do as well if you side with him.

* AbusivePrecursors: [[spoiler:The Creators of the Eternal Fleet were quite assholes. They conducted experiments on other races, started wars like it was some sort of a game... until their own weapons rose against them, and the one thing they could do before being wiped out is to wipe all memories about them and their world from said weapons' minds.]]

* PoisonousFriend: Tends to act like this to Light Side agents.

* TooDumbToLive: She convened the Dark Council to insist they treat her with the respect she's due. In other words, she thought it would be a good idea to call together a number of incredibly powerful Sith Lords and start making demands of them. That they let her limp away with her life is surprisingly lenient of them.

* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: His real name is classified, so he is referred to by his code name, "Keeper". [[spoiler:Upon his promotion he becomes known simply as the Minister of Intelligence.]]

* AntiHero: If Agent acts like a jerk in general dialogue, while fulfilling all the requirements for the Republic Defection ending, he can become this.

* ColdHam: Unusually for a Sith Lord, Jadus tends to be this. Granted he will drop this and become a LargeHam during his VillanousBreakdown, but even then he will quickly compose himself.