History Characters / TheElderScrollsArena

* {{Necromancer}}: If the above quote is any indication, he's quite capable of making people his undead thralls..
* ObviouslyEvil: [[http://www.imperial-library.info/sites/default/files/arena_jagar_tharn.jpg One has to wonder why the emperor trusted this guy,]] though as pointed out the red eyes looks a lot less worrisome in the context of the setting.

* SmallRoleBigImpact: In-Universe books would later state that the Imperial Simulacrum ended up weakening the Empire's control on High Rock and the elven regions, leading to the events of ''Daggerfall'', ''Morrowind'' and the eventual rise of the Aldmeri Dominion.

* TheUsurper: Trapped Emperor Uriel in Oblivion for most of the game (there is a mention of enchantments in place that would alert the Elder Council of the Emperor's death, explaining why he didn't just kill Uriel- ''Oblivion'' would explain that the Dragonfires would go out the instant the Emperor died and couldn't be re-lit until another was crowned).

* {{Necromancer}}: If the above quote is any indication, he's quite capable of making people his undead thralls..
* ObviouslyEvil: [[http://www.imperial-library.info/sites/default/files/arena_jagar_tharn.jpg One has to wonder why the emperor trusted this guy,]] though as pointed out the red eyes looks a lot less worrisome in the context of the setting.

* SmallRoleBigImpact: In-Universe books would later state that the Imperial Simulacrum ended up weakening the Empire's control on High Rock and the elven regions, leading to the events of ''Daggerfall'', ''Morrowind'' and the eventual rise of the Aldmeri Dominion.

* TheUsurper: Trapped Emperor Uriel in Oblivion for most of the game (there is a mention of enchantments in place that would alert the Elder Council of the Emperor's death, explaining why he didn't just kill Uriel- ''Oblivion'' would explain that the Dragonfires would go out the instant the Emperor died and couldn't be re-lit until another was crowned).

A mage under the command of Jagar Tharn who discovered his betrayal and usurpation of the throne which led to her being assasinated by him. However, due to strange circumstances, her spirit was still bound to the mortal world which allowed her to free the political prisoner that eventually became the Eternal Champion.

A mysterious male part-elven (Bosmer, Altmer, and Dunmer ancestry) mage and the Imperial Battlemage who betrayed and trapped Emperor Uriel Septim VII and General Warhaft in the realm of Oblivion and later killed or brainwashed the Imperial court to prevent the Elder Council from discovering the truth. With the help of ilusion magics, he would go on to dominate the Empire for ten years until he was finally killed by the Eternal Champion.

* HeinzHybrid: It is hard to separate the truth from the lies when it comes to Tharn. The House of Tharn are mainly Men (of primarily Imperial-Nibenese ancestry to be specific), but Tharn himself has claimed have born in Valenwood to a Bosmer mother, which would, by the strictest definition of the rules of the ''Elder Scrolls'' universe, make him a Bosmer himself (though with some subtle Manish traits), but he has also claimed to be the heir of Moraelyn, a famous historical Dunmer (and his red eyes suggests that he does indeed have some Dunmer ancestry), and historians speculate that he has had at least some degree of Altmer blood somewhere in his family tree.

Uriel Septim VII's right-hand man and the PlayerCharacter's guardian/adoptive father. He's also trapped in the realm of Oblivion by Jagar Tharn alongside the Emperor but it's rescued upon Tharn's death.

* OutOfFocus: The only reference to him after ''Arena'' is in ''Oblivion'', where he commissioned the two books ''Manual of Armor'' and ''Manual of Arms''.
* ParentalSubstitute: Some DummiedOut texts, which also give General Warhaft his full name seen above, reveal that he was this to the Eternal Champion (though there are still references to the PlayerCharacter having a father named Talin in the final game during character creation, and Warhaft is referred to as Talin in the opening slideshow). Knowing this makes his congratulatory speech at the end of the floppy disk version of the game all the more meaningful.

* TheUsurper: Trapped Emperor Septim in Oblivion for most of the game (there is a mention of enchantments in place that would alert the Elder Council of the Emperor's death, explaining why he didn't just kill Uriel- ''Oblivion'' would explain that the Dragonfires would go out the instant the Emperor died and couldn't be re-lit until another was crowned).

* RedEyesTakeWarning: A reverse of this trope, as this applies to the monsters perspective if the hero is a Dark Elf. (See badass above)

* TheUsurper: Trapped Emperor Septim in Oblivion for most of the game (there is a mention of enchantments in place that would alert the Elder Council of the Emperor's death, explaining why he didn't just kill Uriel).

* OurGhostsAreDifferent: After death her soul remains on Tamriel to guide Talin.

* GameOverMan: He shows up whenever you die after you've started collecting pieces of the Staff of Chaos.

* HeinzHybrid: It is hard to separate the truth from the lies when it comes to Tharn. The House of Tharn are mainly Men (of primarily Nibenese ancestry to be specific), but Tharn himself has claimed have born in Valenwood to a Bosmer mother, which would, by the strictest definition of the rules of the ''Elder Scrolls'' universe, make him a Bosmer himself (though with some subtle Manish traits), but he has also claimed to be the heir of Moraelyn, a famous historical Dunmer (and his red eyes suggests that he does indeed have some Dunmer ancestry), and historians speculate that he has had at least some degree of Altmer blood somewhere in his family tree.

* DealWithTheDevil: Made a deal with [[BiggerBad Mehrunes Dagon]] to destroy the Imperial Battlespire.

* TheUsurper: Trapped Emperor Septim in Oblivion for most of the game.

* SmallRoleBigImpact: In-Universe books would later state that the Imperial Simulacrum ended up weakening the Empire's control on High Rock and the elven regions, leading to the events of ''Daggerfall'', ''Morrowing'' and the eventual rise of the Aldmeri Dominion.

A mysterious male part-elven (Bosmer, Altmer, and Dunmer ancestry) mage and the Imperial Battlemage who used an army of demons to takeover the Septim throne, kill or brainwash the Imperial court and trap Emperor Uriel Septim VII and General Warhaft in the realm of Oblivion. He would go on to dominate the Empire for ten years until he was finally killed by the Eternal Champion.

The PlayerCharacter of ''Arena''. A member of the Emperor's court -- and General Warhaft's ward -- who was imprisoned by Jagar Tharn's demons at the beginning of the Imperial Simulacrum. He's freed by the spirit of Ria Silmane with the objetive of finding the pieces of the Staff of Chaos to defeat Tharn and free the Emperor and General Warhaft from the realm of Oblivion.

A mysterious male part-elven (Bosmer, Altmer, and Dunmer ancestry) mage and the Imperial Battlemage who used an army of demons to takeover the Septim throne, kill or brainwash the Imperial court and trap the Emperor Septim and General Warhaft in the realm of Oblivion. He would go on to dominate the Empire for ten years until he was finally killed by the Eternal Champion.

A mysterious male Bosner mage and the Imperial Battlemage who used an army of demons to takeover the Septim throne, kill or brainwash the Imperial court and trap the Emperor Septim and General Warhaft in the realm of Oblivion. He would go on to dominate the Empire for ten years until he was finally killed by the Eternal Champion.

* HeinzHybrid: It is hard to separate the truth from the lies when it comes to Tharn. The House of Tharn are mainly Men (of primarily Nibenese ancestry to be specific), but Tharn himself has claimed have born in Valenwood to a Bosmer mother, which would, by the strictest definition of the rules of the Elder Scrolls universe, make him a Bosmer himself (though with some subtle Manish traits), but he has also claimed to be the heir of Moraelyn, a famous historical Dunmer (and his red eyes suggests that he does indeed have some Dunmer ancestry), and historians speculate that he has had at least some degree of Altmer blood somewhere in his family tree.

The PlayerCharacter of ''Arena''. A member of the Emperor's court who was imprisoned by Jagar Tharn's demons at the beginning of the Imperial Simulacrum, he's freed by the spirit of Ria Silmane with the objetive of finding the pieces of the Staff of Chaos to defeat Tharn and free the Emperor and his closest general.

A mage under the command of Jagar Tharn who discovered his betrayal and usurpation of the throne which led to her being assasinated by him. However, due to strange circumstances, her spirit was still bound to the mortal world which she used to free the political prisoner that eventually became the Eternal Champion.

A mysterious male half-elf mage and the Imperial Battlemage who used an army of demons to takeover the Septim throne, kill or brainwash the Imperial court and trap the Emperor and his closest general in the realm of Oblivion. He would go on to dominate the Empire for ten years until he was finally killed by the Eternal Champion.

* TheUnchosenOne: Like the [[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIDaggerfall Imperial Agent]], the Eternal Champion wasn't a hero of prophecy. They was only chosen in the sense that everyone else in the Imperial Court was either dead, brainwashed or in another dimension.

* HeinzHybrid: It is hard to separate the truth from the lies when it comes to Tharn. The House of Tharn are mainly Men (of primarily Nibenese ancestry to be specific), but Tharn himself has claimed have born in Valenwood to a Bosmer mother, which would, by the strictest definition, make him a Bosmer himself (though with some subtle Manish traits), but he has also claimed to be the heir of Moraelyn, a famous historical Dunmer (and his red eyes suggests that he does indeed have some Dunmer ancestry), and historians speculate that he has had at least some degree of Altmer blood somewhere in his family tree.

* HalfHumanHybrid: Half Breton, half Dark Elf. Although seeing as Bretons are humans of Elven descent, he's less than ''half'' human. [[HeinzHybrid More like a 70/30 mix of the two.]]

* ParentalSubstitute: Some DummiedOut texts, which also give General Warhaft his full name seen above, reveal that he was this to the Eternal Champion (though there are still references to the PlayerCharacter having a father named Talin in the final game during character creation). Knowing this makes his congratulatory speech at the end of the floppy disk version of the game all the more meaningful.

* ParentalSubstitute: Some DummiedOut texts, which also give General Warhaft his full name seen above, reveal that he was this to the Eternal Champion (though there are still references to the PlayerCharacter having a father named Talin in the final game during character creation), which makes his congratulatory speech at the end of the floppy disk version of the game all the more meaninful.

* GameOverMan: She shows up whenever you die in ''Arena''.

* GameOverMan: He shows up whenever you die.

* RedEyesTakeWarning: A reverse of this trope, as this applies to the monsters perspective if the hero is a Dark Elf. (See {{Badass}} above)

* FeaturelessProtagonist: Apart from being the captain of the Imperial Guard, not much else is set in stone about him.

-->''"It is obvious, whoever you are, that you are a cunning and worthy foe."''

* {{Badass}}: Especially when you consider how NintendoHard ''Arena'' is...
** The Eternal Champion was also the only TES protagonist to visit every province of Tamriel, aka [[DeathWorld the Arena.]]
** Add to that the fact that, like the [[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIDaggerfall Imperial Agent]], the Eternal Champion wasn't a hero of prophecy. S/he was only chosen in the sense that everyone else in the Imperial Court was either dead, brainwashed or in another dimension.
%%* FeaturelessProtagonist
%%* PlayerCharacter

%%* TheUnchosenOne

%%* GameOverMan

%%* MagicalGuide
%%* OurGhostsAreDifferent
%%* PosthumousCharacter:
%%* SpiritAdvisor

%%* EvilChancellor
%%* EvilMentor
%%* EvilSorcerer

* {{Necromancer}}: If the above quote is any indication.

* TreacherousAdvisor: To Uriel Septim VII.

* FeaturelessProtagonist
* PlayerCharacter

* TheUnchosenOne

* GameOverMan

* MagicalGuide
* OurGhostsAreDifferent
* PosthumousCharacter:
* SpiritAdvisor

* EvilChancellor
* EvilMentor
* EvilSorcerer

* PosthumousCharacter

* BigBad

* GameOverMan
* HalfHumanHybrid: Half Breton, half Dark Elf. Although seeing as Bretons are humans of Elven descent, he's less than ''half'' human. [[Series/TheMightyBoosh More like a 70/30 mix of the two.]]

* TheUsurper

* HalfHumanHybrid: Half Breton, half Dark Elf. Although seeing as Bretons are humans of Elven descent, he's more than ''half'' human. [[Series/TheMightyBoosh More like a 70/30 mix of the two.]]

* ObviouslyEvil: [[http://www.imperial-library.info/sites/default/files/arena_jagar_tharn.jpg One has to wonder why the emperor trusted this guy.]]