History Characters / ThiefTheDarkProject

** Several things in the first conversation Constantine has with Garrett hint at things to come, such as [[spoiler: the strange green ichor that seems to seep from the drink he offers Garrett, his probing question about (and undisguised antipathy towards) The Hammerites, and his casual observation that Garrett may be needing his new sword later. This is disregarding all the symbolic hints of Constantine's true identity throughout his newly constructed mansion.]]

* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler:A stylized and [[SinisterSilhouettes extremely creepy silhouette]] of The Trickster briefly appears in a lot of the cutscenes of the first game, prior to Constantine's [[TheReveal reveal of his true identity]]. This includes even bits of the game's intro cutscene, particularly its infamous DerangedAnimation finale.]]

* IHaveManyNames: [[spoiler:The Pagans call him by a wide range of various epithets and honorifics.]]

An order of Oriental-esque mages from an unnamed faraway land. Some of them have settled down on the outskirts of The City, in a purpose-built fortified complex called The Mage Towers. They were introduced in ''Thief Gold'' and only feature in two missions.

A list of characters as they appear in ''VideoGame/ThiefTheDarkProject''. Garrett, other recurring characters and recurring faction descriptions can be found [[Characters/{{Thief}} here.]], or at the respective pages for ''Characters/ThiefIITheMetalAge'', ''Characters/ThiefDeadlyShadows'' and ''Characters/Thief2014''.

A list of characters as they appear in ''VideoGame/ThiefTheDarkProject''. Garrett, other recurring characters and recurring faction descriptions can be found [[Characters/{{Thief}} here.]]

* BadassGrandpa[=/=]CoolOldGuy: Though in his 50s or 60s and slowly greying, he remains an experienced scholar and one of the few people who's stealth abilities are on par with Garrett's (even among the ranks of the Keepers). During the first cutscene in ''The Dark Project'', he's at least two decades younger than in all later scenes, since the cutscene takes place during Garrett's childhood when him and Artemus meet for the first time.

* TheAlcoholic[=/=]TheCaligula: Implied by the custscenes where he makes his sole direct appearance, and by some of the readables.

* IncurableCoughOfDeath

* ShoutOut: His name is among several ''ThePhantomOfTheOpera'' references in the "Song of the Caverns" mission. In the RealLife musical, the character of Raoul is one of Christine Daaé's suitors. Also, game!Raoul living as an outcast in caverns beneath the opera house is a clear reference to the musical's main character.

* ShoutOut: His name is among several ''ThePhantomOfTheOpera'' references in the "Song of the Caverns" mission. Peculiarly, it's a GenderBender ShoutOut to the character of Madame Giry.

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* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler: A [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Trickster]] god is destroyed through the cunning trickery of the last man he played a lethal "trick" on, using a duplicate of the very artifact that he stabbed him in the back over]].

* [[spoiler: {{Tricksters}}:]] And definitely not of the nice kind.

* FantasyCounterpartCulture: They're part ArabianNights iconography and part RealLife medieval Persian and/or Middle Eastern mystics and scholars.

* RecurringCharacter: He's mentioned throughout all three games at various occassions, usually in readables and correspondence. You never get to see him in person, though.

* ComplainingAboutComplaining: A favourite pastime of his, especially on occassions when he's seen guarding alone. He likes to mumble complaints quite a bit, as well as often voicing his annoyance in front of his pal, Smart Guard.

During the events of ''The Dark Project'', Ramirez is one of the wealthiest and most influential [[BlackmailIsSuchAnUglyWord "city wardens" (i.e. crime bosses)]] in The City. He repeatedly tried to lure Garrett into the fold of thieves and criminals that work for him, but Garrett, a hater of the wardens, always refused. [[spoiler:After Garrett robbed from Bafford, Ramirez's pal, Ramirez decided to kill two birds with one stone and use Garrett's intrusion into Bafford's Manor as an excuse to assasinate him. Fortunately for Garrett, Ramirez's assasins miss him, arrow-sniping poor old Farkus instead. Naturally, Garrett then decides to take revenge on Ramirez for taking his bullying of independent thieves too far.]]

* OutlawTown: The Downwind Thieves' Guild is a subterranean version of this, complete with living quarters, storage rooms and even an illegal gambling den for paying above-ground customers. The whole complex makes heavy use of the local sewers and is accessed via several secret entrances from an incospicuous local tavern. It also has secret doors leading to the mansions of Reuben and Donal, the two main leaders of the guild.

* BadassGrandpa / CoolOldGuy : Though in his 50s or 60s and slowly greying, he remains an experienced scholar and one of the few people who's stealth abilities are on par with Garrett's (even among the ranks of the Keepers). During the first cutscene in ''The Dark Project'', he's at least two decades younger than in all later scenes, since the cutscene takes place during Garrett's childhood when him and Artemus meet for the first time.

* IntergenerationalFriendship: Despite their occassional familial bickering, Artemus is one of the few Keepers that Garrett fully respects as a friend and associate.

* TheStoic: Even among the ranks of he Keepers, he is one of the best examples of this trope. While he has his moments of voicing concern or slight amusement, his style of speech sounds almost always matter-of-factly, delivered with deadpan seriousness.

* GoodShepherd: Despite being long dead, with his soul being cursed to exist in an extremely haunted place for many decades, he is a genuinely good-hearted and very cheerful fellow, even caring a lot for his deceased but unburried Hammerite brothers. He's one of the friendliest and most unambiguously good Hammerites you'll meet in the series.

* {{Astrologer}}: Curiously, he's ''both'' a proper astronomer and something of an astrologer, since he lives in a society where a more advanced understanding of science is only just developing, and the series' fantasy setting itself allows for some weird natural phenomenna. Renault worked studying the movement of heavenly bodies in the observatory in St. Jenel's tower. He discovered that the Lunar Pool he had installed in the observatory had the ability to bless hammers when moonlight was focused upon it through the telescope. This helped him discover a new way of making hammers into holy symbols. (Garrett realises this tidbit of information can prove useful to him during a sidequest of the mission.)

* DeadPersonConversation: One-sided on Martello's part. If dropped into his grave before Renault, his thankful voice is heard, thanking Garrett and telling him of [[{{Sidequest}} the secret room in the winter tunnels]].
* DueToTheDead: Murus asks Garrett to help him give a proper burial for Martello's body in the cloister graveyard.

* PowerEchoes: The voice of every single mage includes an odd, echoy reverb. It's implied that this might have something to do with how their bodies (vocal cords ?) or minds are altered by their elemental powers.

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Occassionally spelt by some characters with a "c". Most of her appearances have her name spelt with a "k".
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse[=/=]LeftHanging : She disappers from the narrative of ''The Dark Project'' after the reveal of her true identity and only comes back as a major character in ''The Metal Age''.

-> ''Welcome, thief. Now that you have obtained your prize, can you escape with your skin ?''

* ArtifactOfDoom / SealedEvilInACan : At least in ''The Dark Project''. It eventually helps Garrett fulfill a more benevolent role in ''Deadly Shadows''.

!! Dumb Guard

* YouCantThwartStageOne: A savvy player may have the idea to exit out the front door of the cathedral after swiping the Eye, which would bypass 90% of the level. If attempted, the Eye basically says "HaHaHaNo." and seals the front door

* BadBoss: Towards [[spoiler: Garrett. Lets his true colors show when the master thief painstakingly retrieves The Eye. Considering he's paid many of the city's contractors and builder ''very handsome sums'' in raw gold ore to construct his mansion, showing his wealth is in its abundance, he never even paid Garrett a penny, [[KickTheDog and worse, left him for dead]].]]

* YouCantThwartStageOne: A savvy player may have the idea to exit out the front door of the cathedral after swiping the Eye, which would bypass 90% of the level. If attempted, the Eye basically says "HaHaHaNo." and seals the front door with magic, forcing Garrett to find another way out.

!! "Granite Face"

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

* EldritchLocation: The location this spirit resides in isn't exactly super-scary, but hearing the being's voice speak to you for the first time might honestly prove to be a sudden jump scare for many players.
* MacGuffinGuardian: Its primary role.
* MistakenForGranite: A subversion, as it's an inanimate character for the most part. It will defend the treasure it guards if Garrett sets off traps, but otherwise won't attack him in any direct way and will remain just a creepy disembodied voice.
* RiddleForTheAges: Whatever this being is, it seems to be some spirit trapped in that particular location of the Bonehoard, guarding the location's treasure.
* {{Sidequest}}: The location this spirit inhabits offers some special loot. Only fitting in a mission like "Down In The Bonehoard", with LoadsAndLoadsOfSidequests concerning loot.

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* WomanInBlack: Part of her public persona while she works undercover in ''The Dark Project''.

* TheObiWan / OldMaster: To Garrett, being his mentor and teacher of Keeper knowledge and skills.

A list of characters as they appear in ''VideoGame/ThiefTheDarkProject''. Garrett and other recurring characters can be found [[Characters/{{Thief}} here]].

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