History Characters / Starbound

* DropTheHammer: In general they seem to have a preference for spears, but the Floran [=PC's=] dialogue when examining a weapon rack reveals that they prefer hammers as weapons.

* ThemeNaming: Almost all penguins have names that are only 5-6 letters long, and end with "-ggy". Examples include the Mech scientist Dr. Akaggy, the weapons shop owner Biggy, and random penguin [=NPCs=] you can hire as crew such as Joggy, Ziggy, etc. The only exception to this rule is Dreadwing.

* FantasticRacism: Downplayed. They wouldn't hurt a fly, but some of their nicknames for other races are...kinda condescending. [[TheArtifact This may be a remnant from when]] [[AlwaysChaoticEvil far more malevolent.]]

* BonusBoss: Only accessible after defeating the final boss, as with Ancient Vaults in general.

[[folder: The Player]]

[[folder: S.A.I.L]]

[[folder: Humans]]

[[folder: Avians]]

[[folder: Florans]]

-->'''Armor Description for Cannibal Trousers''': "Cannibalism is a tradition! A frowned upon tradition. Wear these trousers while running away from your angry Greenfinger!"

-->'''Floran PC''': Pink isss a strong colour! Colour of strong and healthy flower!

--> '''(On Glitch teaching Florans how to write)''' "We are at a stage where we now have Florans running around writing words on anything and everything, with typical Floran over-enthusiasm. It ''is'', however, an improvement over the time they [[NoodleIncident attempted to learn how to paint]]."

[[folder: Glitch]]

-->'''Glitch examining Calligraphy''': Critical. Perhaps the Hylotl should frame the word 'hubris' instead.

[[folder: Apex]]

-->'''Floran NPC''': "If monkey roar, Floran call Green Guard!"

[[folder: Hylotl]]

-->'''Hylotl PC: '''(Examining a floran "diagram" on making fire) "The Floran may be doing the Hylotl a favour [[KillItWithFire by teaching their young to make fire.]]"

-->'''Glitch PC: ''' Critical. Hylotl cuisine is an... acquired taste. One which very few have actually acquired.

--> '''Human NPC:''' What's a Hylotl, and why does everyone despise them?

--> ''"Why live life without Letheia?"''

[[folder: Novakid]]

[[folder: Penguins]]

[[folder: Agarans]]

--> '''<Universal Translation error. Language not recognised. Attempting to parse.>'''

[[folder: Alpaca]]

[[folder: Shadows]]

--> ''(When being attacked)'' "!"
--> ''(Absolutely anytime else)'' "..."

[[folder: Deadbeats]]

--> ''"I stubbed my toe. This is the worst day ever."''

[[folder: Froggs]]

[[folder: Fenerox]]

[[folder: Current]]

-->'''The Ixodoom, an Analysis:''' It must be 200 years old if it's a day.
-->'''Information on Ixoling:''' If it survives for 200 years, it might become an Ixodoom.

[[folder: Removed]]

* ETGaveUsWiFi: A tiny few Fenerox have managed to join the galactic community, probably due to exposure to travelers like the player. The odd Fenerox can be spotted in the Outpost, and it's possible to have them as tenants in your colonies.

** [[AcceptableTargets Using the "Chosen" from society's lower classes]], who are literally raised being told the greatest honor you can achieve is sacrificing yourself ForScience.

* BladeOnAStick: Dialogue when examining a weapon rack reveals that spears are the Avians' preferred weapons.

-->'''Novakid PC:''' (upon observing a Pastel Bunny plush) "Well ain't this the cutest thing?."

* SemiDivine: [[spoiler: Any member of the Novakid race are this by default, considering that they're what is ultimately left of the Cultivator.]]

* EverythingsBetterWithPenguins

* KickThemWhileTheyAreDown[=/=]CombatPragmatist: Given a little thought, his strategy of [[SalvagePirates attacking at any distress signals]] he can detect is a bit of a dick move. Then again, he's a pirate. The updated codex now states that he ''used to'' do this to test his early UFO design (as a shout out to older builds). After being shot down a lot, he learned his lesson.

* EverythingsBetterWithPenguins: Resembles a penguin and is piloted by one.

* HomingProjectile[=/=]{{Roboteching}}: Can fire out homing missiles from his back. Fortunately, they can be shot down.

* EverythingsBetterWithPenguins: Zig-zagged. There's a penguin questgiver at the Outpost and the Penguin Bay will sell you upgrades for your spaceship, but two bosses -- Dreadwing and the Shockhopper [=MK1=] -- are penguins trying to kill you with weaponized vehicles.

* HundredPercentAdorationRating: None of the races can think of anything bad to say of them short of the fact their furniture looks hideously uncomfortable. Even the smug Hylotl PC is fond of Alpaca culture, and waxes poetically about their runes and standing stones.

* RidiculouslyHumanRobots: Invoked by their creators, who made them feel hunger and fatigue to help create a more accurate simulation of organic society. They also have WeirdnessCensors to block out all of their unique mechanical traits, such as doctors thinking they're performing medicine when they're treating Glitch patients and Glitch couples entering trances to construct their offspring manually when trying to concieve a child.

* WeirdnessCensor: Comes equipped with a whole range of them to ensure that they don't become aware of their robotic nature. For example, Glitch doctors are convinced that they are performing traditional medicine when treating a patient, while they are actually making mechanical repairs (and will think you're crazy if you ask them to fix your toaster). Glitch couples trying to conceive will enter a trance-like state to hide the fact that they're actually assembling their offspring in a workshop. Even their [[StrangeSyntaxSpeaker quirky speech]] goes unnoticed by themselves; the explorer Hiraki Corale tried to adopt the mannerism as a courtesy gesture, [[CassandraTruth and the Glitch just thought she was being weird.]]

* MedievalStasis: The Glitch as a whole are literally unable to progress technologically or socially past the Middle Ages due to a glitch in their programming. Those who somehow correct their programming through a ''second'' glitch are persecuted as witches and troublemakers.

* ScienceIsBad: The non-self-aware (i.e. non-player) Glitch seen to think this.

* SpaceCossacks: In addition to their LaResistance, Apex appear to be fairly common in the Protectorate, at least as numerous as the Hylotl.

* AnAxeToGrind: According to the PC, human warriors are partial to axes.

* BoomStick: Her WeaponOfChoice is a halberd-like weapon that can shoot purple blasts.

* SniperRifle: Her WeaponOfChoice, as seen in the Baron's Keep mission. She's less of a sniper than a sharpshooter, though, since she runs around alongside Nuru instead of firing from a distance.

* AllUpToYou: Unlike most examples, this is {{Justified|Trope}} - not only is the player the SoleSurvivor of the Protectorate, but they're the only member of the main group to have both the ability and motivation to take on the Ruin - Esther is too old to fight, Nuru has no personal interest in fighting the Ruin, Koichi is a NonActionGuy, Tonauac is not athletic enough to help and a NiceGuy besides who wouldn't hurt a fly, Lana is focused on defeating the Miniknog and is implied to still be recovering from injuries, the Baron is too old and scatter-brained to help out, and while Captain Noble wasn't added until a later update, it's implied he has to help take down other threats as one of the last surviving Peacekeepers.

* BodyMotifs: Its hand is the most prominent feature of its statue in the Ark - held carefully over the galaxy hologram, and splayed out as though sheltering it. The smaller holograms in the chamber depict the Cultivator holding planetary bodies aloft in its hands, and later using one hand to force the Ruin into a portal. [[spoiler:When it addresses the player at the end of the game, it appears as a hand made of energy, held in the same pose as the statue.]]

* CreativeSterility: Subtly {{Implied|Trope}} - [[spoiler:as showcased during the final battle, the Ruin ''can'' create other creatures, but all of them are surprisingly weak compared to other creatures, with the most dangerous entities it can summon being ones you've fought on other planets, indicating that the Ruin is not very good at creating things on its own. Fitting for what essentially a DestroyerDeity]].

* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: Known for being militaristic, Avians think the only thing better than giving your own blood to Kluex is forcing someone else to give theirs.

* AncientAstronauts: Heavily implied to be The Cultivator. He would probably be horrified at how they honor him.

-->'''Floran PC:''' ''(On a jack-o-lantern)'' "Floran approvesss of ssscary plant face thing."

--> '''Floran PC''': "Obsssidian. Black like Floran sssoul."

* ItCanThink: The Florans are slowly coming to this realization in regard to ''other races'', namely the idea that [[WhatMeasureIsANonHuman beings other than themselves can have emotions and identities beyond simply being talking prey animals]].
** The codex ''Maku's Journal'' features an example - An Avian successfully convinces a Floran to spare his life on account of a significant other he has. Maku is genuinely surprised by the notion that a 'bird man' could have an emotional attachment to anyone, the same way Maku would care for other tribe members.
--->'''Maku:''' "Bird man has feelings! Probably not proper feelings like Floran has, but bird man does have thoughts and feelings inside his bird brain!"

* LowCultureHighTech: A species of tribal barbarians who regularly loot technology from alien races.

--> '''Armor Description for Cannibal Trousers''': "Cannibalism is a tradition! A frowned upon tradition. Wear these trousers while running away from your angry Greenfinger!"

* PlanetLooters: After some poor bastard got eaten by Florans and left his ship abandoned to them, they started looting other planets for tech. The original design of the PC's spaceship was an Apex spaceship with foliage, for starters. Now it is a ship put together from ship parts of Apex, Avian and human spaceships.
** The Ceremonial Hunting Grounds were initially meant to be an abandoned Glitch castle, but the final version replaced this with the Florans wiping out an unknown race and taking it over.

--->'''Floran Guard:''' ''(To Floran PC)'' "Floran had better not cause trouble, or Floran will eat... Floran? Floran is confused."
* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: Less 'proud' and more 'omnivorous and voracious', but in the lore Florans seriously outmatch Apex in combat. Ten Apex versus ten Florans = nine surviving Florans and ten dead Apex.

* {{Sssssnaketalk}}: They talk like this, but it's shown to simply be [[JustAStupidAccent an accent of their native language]] rather than a physiological trait - Some Florans, such as Nuru, are able to speak normally with practice.

* WeakButSkilled: In-game codex files indicate that Floran Greenfingers are usually less strong than average - they must rely on their intelligence (both technical and social) to remain the leader of their village.
* [[WhatMeasureIsANonHuman What Measure Is a Non-Floran?]]: Florans are only just starting to come to grips with the concept of 'meaty' races counting as people with thoughts and feelings, rather than just animals to be hunted and eaten. Some Florans are quicker on the uptake than others, however.

* CombatPragmatist: Excerpt 4 endorses victory at all costs, no matter how underhanded:
-->"Sunflower Tzu has observed that many species have 'rules of war'. Florans do not observe such ridiculous practices. Why face your armed enemy on the battlefield when you can stab them in their sleep? Why see the whites of their eyes when you can trick them into falling on spikes? To fail is to bring dishonor upon your cocoon-kin. There is no such thing as cheating, only failing."

* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: From Excerpt 3:
-->"Why only destroy? Why exist just to hunt? A Hylotl said this to Sunflower Tzu once. I stabbed it, then thought on what it said. The answer is simple: Because hunting is awesome. Hunt. Track. Stab. Other species missing out."

* MultipleHeadCase: The latter half of armor tiers for the Glitch have the brain of a late Glitch installed in them, complete with eyes and an extra visor in the helmet for those eyes. The Templar and Legionnaire helmets specifically have ''two'' extra brains - the Doom Lord helmet is curiously missing the third.

* CrapsaccharineWorld: Their towns: Idealized, homey goodness circa TheSeventies...inside of gray, imposing military bases and torture devices.

** "A fingerprint scanner. Smaller than an Apex hand."
** "A cute little bath. Looks pretty small for an Apex."

* YouCannotKillAnIdea: Despite fear and brainwashing and executions, such as your failed homeworld rebellion, talk of freedom persists in every Apex town and bandit camp across the universe.
** Even better - The ''Report on Rebel Bases'' codex reveals that the "talk of freedom" has evolved into active rebellion cells based in every Miniknog-controlled city in the Apex civilization. The bigger cities even have ''multiple'' cells; one for each precinct.

* ProudScholarRaceGuy: Hylotl culture revolves around learning and self betterment, and comments made by the Hylotl PC indicate they spent a large part of their life in one library or another. They even decided to build a library around [[PlotCoupon the gift The Cultivator]] granted them.

* SpaceElves: The oldest known race in the galaxy (barring The Cultivator or The Ruin), who love peace, art and nature and are composed of [[ProudScholarRaceGuy prideful scholars and intellectuals]].

* CloudCuckoolander: It seems she doesn't really understand the gravity of the situations she's in, as evidenced when she visits an Apex city and - in order - ditches her Miniknog-issued charge, accidentally walks into a resistance meeting, considers it "so rebellious" and then [[InnocentlyInsensitive gives a "Big Ape" jacket to somebody who appeared to have Ape Flu]].

** She's not quite as foolish as she looks, however - The reason she survived the Ascension is because she happened to own a jetpack she 'borrowed' from the Miniknog. A DummiedOut Avian codex, which lists the day's attempted Ascensions, lists Corale as 'disqualified' despite being successful. Not because she had the jetpack, mind you, [[FailedASpotCheck but because they realized she was a Hylotl]].

An Hylotl corporation which, among '''many''' other things, controls a large part of the Galaxy's Erchius fuel trade - their mines are ([[GameplayAndStorySegregation apparently]]) a common sight. The dangers of mining Erchius fuel are many, and Letheia has maximized profits by minimizing safety. One of their facilities is the location of the first story mission.

Succinctly described as a race of "interstellar gas-bag people", the Novakid are a bit of an oddity in the galaxy. Despite being on average even more intelligent than the Apex, their forgetful and easily-distracted nature results in a culture almost as stagnant as that of the Glitch. The Novakid have no charted settlements, no recorded history of any sort, and even the best xenobiologists have little clue how their bodies work - being made entirely of star material save for a metallic brand in the center of their faces. Most Novakid wander the stars aimlessly, doing mercenary work or odd-jobs for the 'fleshy' races, and never settle down in one place for very long.

* TheBlank: Novakid have no ears, noses, eyes or mouths - The only detail on their faces is a metal crest that doesn't emote. It's also possible to create a Novakid who has no brand at all, playing the trope completely straight.
-->'''Novakid NPC:''' "You ain't gonna look me in the eyes, partner? I'm just foolin' with yer - [[LampshadeHanging I ain't got any eyes!]]"

* RealMenWearPink: Zig-zagged. They seemed to be the only race not charmed by any of the game's plushies...at least, before Pastel Furniture was added.

* StarterVillain: The player's first task as a Peacekeeper, and tutorial for the bounty hunting system, involves tracking down "Captain Ignoble" - that is to say, Captain Noble wearing a PaperThinDisguise.

* EverythingsBetterWithPenguins: Zig-zagged. There's a penguin questgiver at the Outpost and the Penguin Bay will sell you upgrades for your spaceship, but two bosses - Dreadwing and the Shockhopper [=MK1=] - are penguins trying to kill you with weaponized vehicles.

* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: Extremely proud of their warrior heritage.

* ProudMerchantRaceGuy: Frogg merchants can be found in the strangest of places peddling their wares, and they always have slightly better stock than the merchants of other races. One also runs a furniture store on the Outpost.

Leader of the human supremacist group Occasus, Asra Nox is an exceptionally dangerous swordfighter and an able leader. While her original goal was to wipe out the Protectorate, the sudden arrival of The Ruin did her job for her, and now she is pursuing a new, mysterious goal that seems to require the same six artifacts the player character is after....

* RecurringBoss: You fight her in person twice - First as the boss of the Grand Pagoda Library, and the second time just before facing the Ruin itself. Three times, if you count her riding atop the Bone Dragon, [[spoiler:and four times if you count her piloting the Swansong]].

* FinalExamBoss: Of a sort - it can summon ''every capturable creature in the game'' to assist it, which can make fighting it a hassle. Thankfully, most of them will be destroyed whenever it uses its EyeBeams.

* TronLines: They're covered with glowing lines that are [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience colored according to their elemental type]] - blue for ice, orange for fire, green for poison, or purple for electric.

* CantArgueWithElves: The PC displays some rather haughty behavior now and then, but it's the other races' comments that tend to paint them as intolerable in a distinctively ... ''elfy'' way, for lack of a better word.Case in point, the PC Hylotl insults ''every flag except their own'', calling the Florans horrifying, the Glitch childish, the Avians stuck to old ways, the Apex barbaric, and the Humans crude and garish. With the exception of the [[SixthRanger Novakid Flag]], in which they admittedly say are a "strange, but interesting species".