History Characters / TalesOfTheDrunkenPaladin

A warlock who also lives in Anebriate's hometown of Litchfield.

* ActionGirl: The first female party member you recruit, and arguably the most capable in combat.

* GuideDangIt: Getting her to join your party prior to entering Larry's requires [[spoiler: first walking into her house for her to agree to join your party if you first find her a book.]] In order to [[spoiler: purchase the book for her you have to scout around town to look for dollars in every corner, one of which involves finding a key from the mayors house to unlock a hidden passage to a treasure chest.]]
* HalfHumanHybrid: Her mother was a [[spoiler: [[MageSpecies Witch]]]]

* OnlySaneWoman: One of the few members of the party who isn't stupid or off their rocker.

* KnightOfCerberus: Bar a mildly amusing line or two at most, he's ''easily'' one of the game's most serious villains. The moment he finally confronts the party personally, practically every overt bit of humor leaves the building, and the tone becomes FAR more serious and tense until his defeat.

* KnightofCerberus: Bar a mildly amusing line or two at most, he's ''easily'' one of the game's most serious villains. The moment he finally confronts the party personally, practically every overt bit of humor leaves the building, and the tone becomes FAR more serious and tense until his defeat.

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* TheCaligula: All the money he repossessed from Anebriate went into building a Super Castle over Palmer's church.

* NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist: He claims that he's taking Anebriate's money so he can give it back to the citizens in the form of a Super Castle, but it's obvious that he's only doing so out of spite towards his former comrades and he has no problem killing Palmer's nuns, some of the very citizens that he claims to protect.

* SdrawkcabName: [[spoiler:In Hobotropolis, "Evets Gnik" shows up as minor NPC in a cafe.]]

* WeCanRuleTogether: After cornering Anebriate, he offers the paladin to work for him or die. Luckily, Albert shows up and kills him before anything can come of this.

* Team Pet: Serves as the traditional domesticated animal of the group.

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A Warlock who also lives in Anebriate's hometown of Litchfield.

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A small time thief that the party recruits in Litchfield.

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* TheGambler: Most of his skillset is based on random effects and casino mechanics.
* GuideDangIt: Even more so than [[spoiler: Emma and Albert, he must be unlocked by finding Groosashi's Recipts from the Auction House in Freeport, which isn't unlocked until a certain point in Hobotropolis. Even then, you'll have to backtrack to find him in the mountain pass to Bowdoin]]
* WolverineClaws: Equips claws.

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* TheArchmage: Among the wiset of Anebriate's group, along with Emma, and is arguably the most powerful spell-caster of the bunch, even as an older man.

A young Native American man who is stuck on a reservation on Augusta because of the Greedy Hippies there [[spoiler: or so he tells Anebriate.]] Robert joins the party to get out of the reservation and explore the world.

* HiddenDepths: The reason he lies [[spoiler: to Anebriate]] about being [[spoiler: kept on the reservation]] is because he's too afraid to go adventuring on his own.

* JiveTurkey: His manner of speaking.

* MagicalNativeAmerican: Parodied and subverted; while Robert dresses as a stereotypical Native American and his abilities often invoke Native American Stereotypes ([[FlayingAlive Scalping]] to deal heavy Damage over Time, CryingIndian Tears in order to resurrect the entire party, and so on), personality-wise, he is as far removed from the spiritual aspect of the Native American stereotype as you can get, and is more of a JiveTurkey instead.
* MoreDakka: His level 36 skill, Arrow Storm, causes him to launch a flurry of up to 17 arrows in a single go.

* AffablyEvil: [[spoiler: He falls squarely into this trope if you bettay him. Without a benevolent goal in mind, and Anebriate to keep him in check, he's little more than a polite, yet ruthless imp with an axe to grind.]]

* BeleagueredAssistant: To Groobs, and arguably Anebriate [[spoiler: if you choose to stick with him]].

* GlassCannon: Hits like a truck, and has respectable Agility, but sports about half the health of the other party members and mediocre Defense.

* ManipulativeBastard: Manipulates both Groobs (under the guise of a subordinate) and [[spoiler: Anebriate]] for his interests, should [[spoiler: Anebriate]] turn against him however, much of his plans come undone.
* MusicalAssassin: Equips Instruments and plays tunes to buff, debuff, and strike foes for poweful single-target attacks.

* TokenEvilTeammate: As well intentioned as he may be, Greg [[spoiler: doesn't hesitate to dispose of people should]] they get in his way.

* WellIntentionedExtremist: While he genuinely wants change for the greater good in the Save Realm, he won't hesitate to use less than savory methods that may end up hurting bystanders. [[spoiler: If Anebriate chooses to turn against him, Greg will immediately turn against him, and will be removed from the party for the rest of the game.]]

* AffablyEvil: [[spoilerHe falls into this trope

* BeleagueredAssistant: To Groobs.

* GlassCannon: Hits hard, but has about half the health of other party members. [[spoiler:Less so in his boss battle, though he'll still go down faster than the Red Lion.]]

A young Native American man who is stuck on a reservation on Augusta because of the Greedy Hippies there [[spoiler: or so he tells Anebriate]] Robert joins the party to get out of the reservation and explore the world.

* AmbiguousDisorder / {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Often gets [[AttentionDeficitOohShiny easily distracted]] and goes on [[SeinfeldianConversation bizarre tangents]] to the point of both annoying and freaking out Anebriate.

* IJustWantToBeSpecial: Tells Anebriate [[spoiler: at the end of "Big Trouble In Little China, Maine]] that he wants to everyone to remember his name and make his late father proud.

* MagicalNativeAmerican: Parodied and subverted; while Robert dresses as a stereotypical Native American and his abilities often invoke Native American Stereotypes ([[FlayingAlive Scalping]] to deal heavy Damage over Time, CryingIndian Tears in order to resurrect the entire party, and so on), personality-wise, he is as far removed from the spiritual aspect of the Native American Stereotype as you can get, and is more of a JiveTurkey instead.

* AffablyEvil: He's definitely a manipulative WellIntentionedExtremist, but how genuinely affable he is depends on whether or not you stick with him, since he'll either try to atone for his treachery towards Albert or try to kill you in the post-game.

* SuperToughness: Often described as such, and she ''definitely'' lives up to this reputation in gameplay. Her somewhat average HP causes this trope to be [[DownplayedTrope downplayed]], though she can still take a hell of a lot of punishment.

* ArcherArchetype: Combat-wise anyway, he equips bows.

* LightningBruiser: Surprisingly, he has both good AGI and DEF growth even without AP investments, though investing in ATK is required to truly turn him into this trope.
* MagicalNativeAmerican: Parodied and subverted, while Robert dresses as a stereotypical Native American and his abilities often invoke Native American Stereotypes ([[FlayingAlive Scalping]] to deal heavy Damage over Time, CryingIndian Tears in order to resurrect the entire party, and so on), Personality-wise he is as far removed from the spiritual aspect of the Native American Stereotype as you can get, and is more of a full-blown ManChild instead.

* TokenMinority: The only explicitly nonwhite human character to be seen in Tales of The Drunken Paladin [[spoiler: not counting [[VideoGame/BarkleyShutUpAndJamGaiden Barkley]] in Hobotropolis's Danger Dome]]

Anebriate's best friend, an abusive, misogynistic Cardinal who often places his own concerns over that of his friends. In spite of this, he still genuinely cares for Anebriate, though he won't admit it.

* GlassCannon: His attacks hurt like hell, and he can easily specialize in ATK or SPI to make them hurt even more, but his other stats don't grow very quickly on their own. This often leaves him with bulk and Agility issues, similar to that of Emma.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He has a VERY shitty attitude towards women and usually acts like an all-around ass, but he's a good friend to Anebriate at the end of the day and genuinely cares for his nuns. He also has his kinder moments in general, like the one described in ReversePsychology below.

A wizard who joined Anebriate, Palmer, and King Steve in stopping "They" prior to the beginning of the game and a former mentor of Emma. He joins the party when Palmer suggests that he might have been the one behind the explosion at Larry's

* AffectionateNickname: Affectionately refers to Anebriate as "Little Paladin Man"
* TheBerserker: Aside from his general violent demeanor, Webber can invoke this himself in battle by forcing himself into the Berserker status effect.

* MightyGlacier: While nowhere close to being fast, Webber can dish out heavy hits when given the opportunity to.

One of Emma's sisters who spent her years growing up in China. She joins the party as Anebriate and his group arrive in China to help Webber's family

* AmazonianBeauty: While her beauty isn't emphasized a whole lot, she still manages to become the subject of [[spoiler: Palmer's]] crush [[spoiler: in spite of his misogyny]]
* FunetikAksent: As with most of the residents of China, she has a strong Russian accent

* HalfHumanHybrid: She shares her mother with Emma, who is a [[spoiler: witch]]

* MeeknessIsWeakness: Firmly believes in this [[spoiler: her inability to address her own emotions seems to lead to her depression in the sequel]]
* StoneWall: Her role in combat, at least on the physical side of things.
* SuperToughness: Often described as such ingame, while she does have relative high [=DEF=] her [=HP=] [[GameplayAndStorySegregation is somewhat below average]] luckily she possesses a variety of skills that further bolster her [=DEF=] as well as reflect physical damage back to those who attack her.

* WorldsStrongestWoman: Ingame item descriptions and the [[http://www.drunkenpaladin.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=29 official character guide]] don't shy away from describing her as physically resilient Badass.

* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Dumb as a post, but is MORE than capable of kicking ass if necessary. MECHANICOR learns this the hard way right at the start of the game.

* IdiotHero: A textbook example; Anebriate is prone to spacing out, making bone-headed remarks, forgetting what he's doing, and is often unaware of the immediate dangers of the situations he finds himself in. In spite of his stupidity, he's nonetheless a dependable friend, very capable in combat and a true hero when the chips are down.

* UnscrupulousHero: If not for his genuine moral compass and moments of good, he'd be no more heroic than Anebriate.

* BadassInCharge: The leader of the party, past and present, and one of the more capable combatants in the setting.

* WalkingSpoiler: His continued existence is not revealed until the Hobotropolis arc nears its end. The revelation that he's still around turns pretty much the entire plot of the game on its head.

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Anebriate's [[JustifiedSavePoint save file manager]] for the first arc. Snarky, rude and dismissive of our hero throughout, and bails on the party near the end; thankfully, he comes back just in time to save your game before the fight against [[ArcVillain Steve]].

It's soon established in the China arc, of course, that your Save Hobo (real name Theodore) is not who he appears to be...

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* BrokenPedestal: [[spoiler:To Anebriate, who was starting to warm up to him, and especially to most of the hobo population. He becomes a RebuiltPedestal once Anebriate reads his final message.]]

* TheExtremistWasRight: [[spoiler:In his journal, he knows his means of taking down the Old One are convoluted and manipulative, but he didn't think he could succeed if he directly told others the unbelievable truth. In the end, Anebriate unintentionally discovers the truth like he planned.]]
* ILetYouWin: Combined with ThanatosGambit. [[spoiler:While he puts up a tough fight, his plan hinges on Anebriate winning and becoming involved in the Save Realm's affairs.]]

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Zigzagged with JerkWithAHeartOfJerk. He seems to be the former in the first part of the game by constantly bickering with Anebriate while reconciling with him before the battle with Steve. [[spoiler:Then this turns out to be a ruse to manipulate Anebriate into distracting the Save Council, giving him an opening to kill them. He swings back to having a heart of gold when it turns out that he only did this because he believed Anebriate was the only one capable of saving both realms from the Old One.]]

* KickTheSonOfABitch: He kills the Save Council because they were corrupt [[spoiler:and working with the Old One.]]

* SoProudOfYou: [[spoiler:You can find his journal in the post-game, where he explains his plans and that he believed that Anebriate could defeat the Old One again.]]
* StealthMentor: [[spoiler:He starts the China incident to force the paladin to learn about the Save Realm and the Old One.]]
* WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler:His plan amounts to destroying the Save Realm's stability so Anebriate can infiltrate the depths of Hobotropolis and kill the Old One.]]

* NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist: He claims that he's taking Anebriate's money so he can give it back to the citizens in the form of a Super Castle, but it's obvious that he's only doing so out of spite towards his former comrades and he has no problem killing Palmer's nuns, who are supposed to be the citizens that he claims to protect.

* WeCanRuleTogether: After cornering Anebriate, he offers the paladin to work for him or die. Luckily, Albert shows up and defeats him before anything can come of this.

* TheExtremistWasRight: [[spoiler:In his journal, he knows his means of taking down the Old One is convoluted and manipulative, but he didn't think he could succeed if he directly told others the unbelievable truth. In the end, Anebriate unintentionally discovers the truth like he planned.]]

* InformedAbility: Despite being known as one of the most talented hobos and being a major threat in a fight, quite a few hobo bosses are tougher than him, including a previous HopelessBossFight. He also claims that he could kill Wesley to prevent him from loading the player's save, but never does so. [[spoiler:This is justified when it turns out part of his plan depended on Anebriate killing him.]]

* LightIsGood: AntiHero and [[Jerkass asshole]] he might be, Palmer is nonetheless a Cardinal with holy powers, and will do the right thing when it matters.

* OnlySaneWoman: One of the few members of the party who isn't stupid or off her rocker.

Anebriate's best friend, an abusive, misogynistic, Cardinal, who often places his own concerns over that of his friends. In spite of this, he still genuinely cares for Anebriate, though he won't admit it.

* GlassCannon: His attacks hurt like hell, and he can easily specialize in ATK or SPI, but his other stats don't grow very quickly on their own. This often leaves him with bulk issues, similar to that of Emma.

* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: Palmer doesn't mind beating up children or the elderly, and he won't hesitate to go out of his way to make rude remarks to [[HeManWomanHater Emma and other women]]. However, he genuinely cares for his nuns and tries to shape up around Karla when he starts crushing on her.

The titular Drunken Paladin, and [[TheHero main character]] of the game. Anebriate is a boorish, lazy drunk who hesitates to exert himself in extraneous activities. As time goes on however, he can show a more genuinely altruistic side to himself, much to the bewilderment of his party members.

* BerserkButton: He tends to become very cross with anyone who keeps too many secrets from or manipulates him, even if they have good intentions. This is best shown with Steve, [[spoiler:Theodore and Greg]], all of whom Anebriate fights in battle at some point [[spoiler:(though he can choose to stick with Greg, on the promise that the latter is more open to him in the future)]].

* NominalHero: If he's promised [[TheHedonist money and booze,]] he'll do whatever is asked of him; otherwise, he'll actively refuse to be a hero unless he's forced to, or his conscience gets the better of him. He gradually softens into a PragmaticHero, willing to do good regardless of reward.
* ThePaladin: ''HEAVILY'' [[AvertedTrope averted]] at first. He may be a knight with holy/healing powers, but his main interests are drinking booze and keeping to himself. As the game progresses, he starts to fit the trope more due to his increased willingness to help the innocent regardless of rewards, [[DownplayedTrope though he's still an idiotic drunk.]]

* KnightInSourArmor: Anebriate will frequently gripe about how horribly difficult the various enemies he faces are and how reluctant he is to do heroics, but he does them regardless, because he knows it's the right thing to do. During the Topsham arc, he lampshades this to Alphonse, who also tires of heroics.

* PunchClockHero: He's primarily motivated by [[TheHedonist money and booze]], but over time, he becomes more willing to do good deeds even if no obvious reward is offered.
* RageBreakingPoint: When he gets ''really'' angry, his eyebrows get set on fire.

* BewareTheSillyOnes: Dave at first appears to be a kind, if somewhat goofy fellow, but he is revealed to be [[spoiler: a notorious and feared pirate]] after leaving Bowdoin.

** HolyHandGrenade: A handful of his spells are holy

* JackOfAllStats: He's the most balanced in stat growth and can specialize in whatever the player chooses. However, his skillset mainly focuses on spells.
* MistakenForGay: By [[spoiler:Anebriate]] in no part thanks to comparing attraction to women and "avenues" to [[spoiler: Hermit Crabs]]

* PowerCopying: His "Burnished Throne" skill allows him to copy the previously used skill of an ally.
* StandardRPGItems: Items that recover a flat amount of Health and Mana heal for double the effect when used in combat by Dave

* FinalBoss: Of ''TalesOfTheDrunkenPaladin'', fought right at the end of the last story arc.

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* {{Jerkass}}: Like Blue from ''VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue'', he's very condescending towards his rival. He does have some moments where he's a JerkWithAHeartOfGold, as listed in his PetTheDog entry.

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The leader of They, who waged war against Maine and nearly took over until Anebriate and his allies defeated him. [[spoiler:He is eventually revealed to be the Old One, aka the Save God.]]

* AGodAmI: As a PhysicalGod, he truly believes he has the right to toy with both humans and hobos.

* BigBad: [[spoiler:He goes from GreaterScopeVillain to the BigBad once it turns out he's still alive and planning to start another war. Not to mention he's controlling the Save Council and Groobs from the shadows.]]
* FallenHero: [[spoiler:His purpose as an Old One was to keep watch over the Monster Realm, but he eventually decides to invade Maine.]]
* FinalBoss: He's the last boss needed to resolve the Hobotropolis arc.

* JerkassGods: Combined with JerkWithAHeartOfJerk. He not only waged war against Maine out of petty boredom and ran Lewiston to the ground, [[spoiler:it's also evident that he didn't care about his family despite Albert thinking he was a noble father.]]
* LukeIAmYourFather: [[spoiler:To Albert, who disowns him upon learning the truth about his evil, especially when it's evident that the Old One cruelly abandoned his mother in Lewiston and is responsible for the Deep Crow that killed her.]]
* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler:Somehow, he survived his battle with Paladin Deluxe Anebriate, Palmer, Deemer, and Steve.]]
* PhysicalGod: [[spoiler:The reason he nearly defeated all of Maine's forces? He's actually one of many godlike "Old Ones" who are supposed to govern various realms, but he went rogue and tried to take over the human and Save Realms.]]
* ShadowDictator: [[spoiler:The Save Council and Groobs are all in his pocket.]]

* WalkingSpoiler: For one thing, everyone thought He was still dead.

* ArcVillain: Of the second part of the game.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: He might be a WellIntentionedExtremist, but he never intended for his hostages from China to be hurt at all.

* InformedAbility: Despite being known as one of the most talented hobos, quite a few hobo bosses are tougher than him, including a previous HopelessBossFight. He also claims that he could kill Wesley to prevent him from loading the player's save, but never does so. [[spoiler:This is justified when it turns out part of his plan depended on Anebriate killing him.]]

* VillainHasAPoint: When finally confronted in his castle, Steve correctly points out that Anebriate and the others betrayed his trust first by denying him his share of the war spoils. He also notes that Palmer used a large amount of the blood money gotten from the war to create a church, and presented himself as a saint. Of course, he takes his vengeance way beyond what is necessary, [[Hypocrite to the point that he comes off looking no better than the heroes.]]