History Characters / ToTheBitterEnd

* RealityEnsues: As a reptilian, Kitharsis is cold-blooded, which greatly weakens him in the blizzard-covered mountains of Chapter IV. The first part of the chapter requires you to help him reach a campsite and start a fire for him while his "Freezing Blood" severely debuffs him, slowing his move speed and HP recovery and completely draining his mana.

* DegradedBoss: The first Void Child Fury was a BossInMookClothing released to fight your party in Chapter III while the Dharuk stood back to watch (out of aggro range unless the Companions attacked the Fury while it was still close to them).

* FlunkyBoss: He is accompanied by two Dharuk Champions and two Dharuk Officers that are each almost as strong as him, as well as three Dharuk Warriors and one Dharuk War Mage.

* FlunkyBoss: [[spoiler:He's accompanied by a Dharuk Champion, a Dharuk Officer, a Void Child Malice, and a Void Child Anguish that are each more or less as strong as him, as well as a large and varied host of both human ([[HumanAliens or whatever they are]]) soldiers and Dharuk fighters]].

* CombatClairvoyance[=/=]DamageIncreasingDebuff: Enemies with a Blood Mark from Fei's Yugitti become more vulnerable to attacks, as the Companions are better able to sense their movements before they even make them.

* DuelBoss[=/=]RecurringBoss: Initially when encountered by Soul Reaver after his escape from Greyholm Prison, Fei has been [[BrainwashedAndCrazy brainwashed by Kaine Shariven]] and must be fought one-on-one three times before regaining his sanity.

* {{Nephilim}}[=/=]NonhumanHumanoidHybrid: She is the daughter of an elf maiden and the fallen angel Kawanua Poi.

* DamageSpongeBoss[=/=]MarathonBoss: He has 202,950 HP, and Chapter VIII is entirely about him as the FinalBoss.

* FinalBoss: Fought in Chapter VIII, he's a DamageSpongeBoss, FlunkyBoss, ''and'' MarathonBoss.

* ThemeMusicPowerUp[=/=]TurnsRed: He uses increasingly dangerous abilities as his health is depleted, including summoning {{Mini Boss}}es at every 25 percent of health lost. When he gets to 25 percent remaining health, the background music changes to that of the Chapter selection screen, and he starts using powerful spells such as ''[[SpamAttack Funeral]] [[PlayingWithFire Pyre]]'', ''[[PowerOfTheVoid Void]] [[UnrealisticBlackHole Breach]]'', and ([[DesperationAttack when brought down to four-digit hit points]]) ''[[TotalPartyKill Apocalypse]]''.

** BossRush: In Chapter VII, [[spoiler:the Companions as a group start by fighting the Dharuk Warmaster and his direct subordinates, then the Companions split up to fight the remaining Warlords one-on-one. Downplayed because each Warlord's BossCorridor is filled with enemies to kill in between {{Boss Battle}}s]].

* DuelBoss: [[spoiler:Except Kaine, the other five are each fought one-on-one [[labelnote:Order]]Kitharsis vs Kherek, Fei Serumen vs Dustwalker, Cameron Aileron vs Eryion Xanatha, Sera Poi vs Kathryn Urdanna, and Soul Reaver vs Maelstrom.[[/labelnote]] in Chapter VII by one of the Companions.]] Downplayed because [[spoiler:both the Companions and the Warlords include members]] capable of [[SummonMagic summoning allies in battle]].

* HarmfulToMinors: Her entire childhood was brutal assassin training.

* PaintingTheMedium: [[RoyalWe They Refer To Themselves In The Plural]] And Capitalize The First Letter Of Their Spoken Words. [[WordOfGod The campaign author]] [[http://www.hiveworkshop.com/threads/to-the-bitter-end.202289/page-8#post-2306453 says]] Kherek's mouth[=/=]vocal chords aren't suited to speech, so he talks very deliberately, and his loud, deep voice is due to his size and strength.

* BodyguardingABadass[=/=]TheDragon: A Dharuk Warrior served as a bodyguard for Luther Arctus in Chapter I.

* AnAxeToGrind: The Dharuk Champions.

* KnowWhenToFoldThem: [[spoiler:In the epilogue, when the Dharuk armies see that the Companions have escaped [[EvilTowerOfOminousness Khaal Spire]] alive after defeating [[BigBad Morganem]], one of the Dharuk Champions leading the army [[DefeatMeansRespect lowers his head]], and the armies scatter without fighting the Companions any further]].

* WolfPackBoss: The first battle of Chapter VII. He is accompanied by two Dharuk Champions and two Dharuk Officers that are each almost as strong as him, as well as [[{{Mooks}} three Dharuk Warriors and one Dharuk War Mage]].

* CarryABigStick: Since they use the Unbroken[=/=]Faceless One unit models, they all wield clubs.

* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast[=/=]ThemeNaming: The red ones are named after emotions harmful to others ([[UnstoppableRage Fury]], {{Lust}}, and [[GreenEyedMonster Malice]]), while the purple ones are named after emotions harmful to oneself ([[PrimalFear Fear]], [[HowlOfSorrow Sorrow]], and [[BreakTheCutie Anguish]]).

* ASinisterClue[=/=]CarryABigStick: Just like the lesser Void Children.

** StartsStealthilyEndsLoudly: After being freed from their [[PowerNullifier Prison]] [[TailorMadePrison Cubes]], Soul Reaver and he both start by sneaking around, gathering weapons and reinforcements. Both end up fighting alongside their accomplices against Luther Arctus and his prison staff to finish the Chapter.

* NonActionGuy: Eivahin conceals you from the Juggernaut's search and prepares the ritual to awaken the [[{{Treants}} Treemen]] during the first half of the Chapter, and maintains a healing rain to help you recover during the second half, leaving direct combat to your Companions and his subordinate Druids (and [[WhenTreesAttack the Treemen and Animated Trees]]).

* FrontlineGeneral[=/=]WarriorPrince: He personally leads his armies into battle.

** HeroMustSurvive: His death earns you a NonstandardGameOver.

* FlunkyBoss[=/=]WolfPackBoss: [[spoiler:He's accompanied by a Dharuk Champion, a Dharuk Officer, a Void Child Malice, and a Void Child Anguish that are each more or less as strong as him, as well as a large and varied host of both human ([[HumanAliens or whatever they are]]) soldiers and Dharuk fighters]].

** HeroMustSurvive: [[spoiler:Inverted - despite being a Guardian like his [[WarriorPrince brother]] and [[TheGoodKing father]], you have to kill him after he betrays you]].

* PowerNullifier[=/=]StandardStatusEffects: His ''Burning Torment'' disables one target's spells, lowers its attack damage, and inflicts damage over time for a limited duration.

* DamageSpongeBoss: 60,000 HP, and even your Ultimates will range from "only" 1,000 to 1,500 HP damage per use.

* MonsterSobStory: Reading about her childhood in the manual might make her the most tragic villain in the campaign.

* AllWebbedUp: His ''Corrosive Webbing'' ability prevents movement (not attacks or spells) and inflicts damage over time.

* ImHavingSoulPains: One of Dustwalker's offensive spells creates a GivingUpTheGhost effect [[labelnote:Animation]]It's the effect ''VideoGame/{{WarCraft}} III'' uses when Undead Heroes die, and this campaign uses it the same way for Soul Reaver's summoned Daemons.[[/labelnote]] on its target.

* TheBerserker: All Dharuk can use ''Dharuk Battle Frenzy'' to [[StatusBuff increase their movement and attack speeds]].

* ScreamingWoman: The second RecurringBoss battle is preceded by a woman screaming [[StuffedIntoTheFridge just before being killed]]. [[TheSmurfettePrinciple She's the only woman besides Sera and Kathryn to speak during a cutscene]].

* HeroUnit

* SortingAlgorithmOfEvil: Stronger than the humans and zombie of the first two chapters, but weaker than the Void Children who become more common in later chapters.

* DecapitationPresentation: The manual has an image of a Dharuk Warrior holding up a human man's severed head.

* MountedCombat: The Dharuk Cavalry (which use the Fel Orc Raider model) ride wolves, and Dharuk Ghaurag Riders (which use the Fel Orc Kodo Beast model) have rhinoceros-like mounts that also carry ''War Drums''.

** Both Dharuk heroes' ''[[TheBerserker Greater Dharuk Battle Frenzy]]'' increases the speed of movement, attacks, ''and'' HP recovery.

* BossInMookClothing: Large Void Children are not heroes, but they are easily as dangerous as one. I'm getting to the point that in Chapter V, many times it is preferable for a wave to come led by a Dharuk Hero than by a Void Children.

* DegradedBoss: The first Void Child Fury was a MiniBoss.

* MiniBoss: Large Void Children usually perform in this role. They are usually as strong as a Dharuk hero and are dangerous, even if there is only one.

* SummoningRitual: [[spoiler:The lesser Void Children were summoning one of these at the beginning of Chapter IV before Kitharsis stopped them. They succeed at the end of the Chapter, and your Companions fight it as a boss.]]

* BossWarningSiren: After Chapter V, you will hear loud [[RoarBeforeBeating snarls/hisses]] when they're spawned. PrepareToDie!

* {{Hero Unit}}s

* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Void Child [[ThePowerOfHate Hatred]] have physically violent names like [[SetTheWorldOnFire Worlds Burning]] and [[LudicrousGibs Gore Storm]], while Void Child [[DespairEventHorizon Despair]] have emotionally depressing names like [[HopeSpot Hope's End]] and [[DarknessEqualsDeath Eternal Darkness]].

* FlunkyBoss: Accompanied by his subordinate prison staff, Steel Automata, and a Dharuk Warrior bodyguard.

* MauveShirt[=/=]MookLieutenant

%% * WolfPackBoss: In Chapters III (where your three heroes should be mid-tens to mid-twenties) and V (where your four heroes should have reached low-thirties but must each fight separately), even without MiniBoss leaders, large groups of them can require Ultimates to defeat.

* MauveShirt[=/=]MiniBoss: Despite being important enough to speak directly to Morganem, he's the boss of the first part of Chapter VII, before the Council of Six are fought.

* BossInMookClothing: Large Void Children are not heroes, but they are easily as dangerous as one.

%% MiniBoss: Just because they're not {{Hero Unit}}s doesn't mean they'll be easily defeated.

%% * SortingAlgorithmOfEvil: In Chapter III the Dharuk units were a threat even in small groups. In Chapters V and VI they are a threat only if attacking ''en masse'' accompanied by a MiniBoss.

* AssassinOutclassin: She did this to the Temple of Assassins that had raised and trained her before joining Maelstrom in Morganem's Council. [[spoiler:She is a victim of this twice at the hands of Sera Poi, the second time fatally so.]]

* TheWorfEffect: Some Dharuks are easily defeated by a group of Void Children, to demonstrate how superior they are.

* DeathEqualsRedemption: [[spoiler:After being defeated and realizing that his and his Dharuk's lives were wasted, he reveals to the Companions the damaged Obelisk of Strength and the danger of the Power Orbs it gave the Council of Six.]]

* WolfPackBoss: The first battle of Chapter VII. He is accompanied by two Dharuk Champions and two Dharuk Officers that are each almost as strong as him

* DemonicPossession: [[spoiler:Inflicts this upon Morganem to manifest himself in Ithia.]]

* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: [[spoiler:He appears again in the frozen mountains from Chapter IV apparently to confirm that the Void Children have disappeared from the area.]]

* MasterOfUnlocking: Soul Reaver's first task is to give an imprisoned Rouge a Lockpick so he can open his and his buddy's cell doors. [[ItOnlyWorksOnce All future doors are opened with keys or broken down.]]

* ScreamingWoman: The second RecurringBoss battle is preceded by a woman screaming [[StuffedIntoTheFridge just before being killed]]. [[TheSmurfettePrinciple She's the only woman besides Sera and Kathryn to speak during a cutscene.]]

* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: [[BittersweetEnding Many villages are in flaming ruins, but survivors are burying their dead and rebuilding their homes after the undead are gone.]]

* OhMyGods: He and the other Druids invoke the protection of a deity they call Hyphistu.

* HeroUnit

** HeroMustSurvive: Inverted - [[spoiler:despite being a Guardian like his [[WarriorPrince brother]] and [[TheGoodKing father]], you have to kill him after he betrays you]].

* WarmupBoss: The first enemy HeroUnit you fight; he's a lone Level 4 Hero with no items (besides the key you need to proceed), and you're at Level 3 with up to five allied prisoners and two powerful reusable items.

* TheAlcatraz: He runs Greyholm Prison as such. It has magic wards to prevent escape, is staffed by full-time guards including both humans ([[HumanAliens or equivalents]]) and Steel Automaton robots, includes a safeguard that seals in [[ZombieApocalypse the Catacomb Dwellers]] (and the guards stationed at their only exit) if they are freed from their primary confinement section, and even has [[TailorMadePrison Prison Cubes]] for specific prisoners that [[PowerNullifier negate the abilities of their occupants]].

* MountedCombat: He rides a horse, again because of the Garithos model.

* EliteMooks: They're stronger than most worlds' humans[=/=]HumanAliens, but not as powerful as [[SuperpoweredMooks Void Children]].

* SortingAlgorithmOfEvil: In Chapter III the Dharuk units were a threat even in small groups. In Chapters V and VI they are a threat only if attacking ''en masse'' accompanied by a MiniBoss.

* WolfPackBoss: In Chapters III (where your three heroes should be mid-tens to mid-twenties) and V (where your four heroes should have reached low-thirties but must each fight separately), even without MiniBoss leaders, large groups of them can require Ultimates to defeat.

* FlunkyBoss[=/=]WolfPackBoss: The first battle of Chapter VII. He is accompanied by two Dharuk Champions and two Dharuk Officers that are each almost as strong as him (though subordinate in rank; see AsskickingEqualsAuthority), as well as [[{{Mooks}} three Dharuk Warriors and one Dharuk War Mage]].

* DegradedBoss: The first Dharuk Warrior was a BossInMookClothing; later ones "merely" fill the BadassArmy.

* BossInMookClothing[=/=]MiniBoss: Just because they're not {{Hero Unit}}s doesn't mean they'll be easily defeated.

* DegradedBoss: The first Void Child Fury was a BossInMookClothing.

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* ShockAndAwe: ''Lightning Storm'', which creates a ball of scintillating electricity.

* SphereOfPower: His ''Lightning Storm'' spell creates a hovering ball of electricity over Soul Reaver's head, while his ''[[SphereOfDestruction Sphere of Annihilation]]'' Ultimate creates a tiny energy sphere that explodes violently.

* OurVampiresAreDifferent: Other than displaying the traditional vampiric immortality and thirst for blood, he seems to have few of the problems that other vampires do. Sunlight, for example, doesn't seem to faze him one bit.

* {{Understatement}}: His reaction to a blizzard-covered ice mountain? "Heh. I think I should have brought a coat."

* RealityEnsues: As a reptilian, Kitharsis is cold-blooded, which greatly weakens him in the blizzard-covered mountains of Chapter IV. The first part of the chapter requires you to help him reach a campsite and start a fire for him while his "Freezing Blood" greatly debuffs him, slowing his move speed and HP recovery and completely draining his mana.

* DuelBoss: [[spoiler:Except Kaine, the other five are each fought one-on-one in Chapter VII by one of the Companions.]] [[labelnote:Order]]Kitharsis vs Kherek, Fei Serumen vs Dustwalker, Cameron Aileron vs Eryion Xanatha, Sera Poi vs Kathryn Urdanna, and Soul Reaver vs Maelstrom.[[/labelnote]] Downplayed because [[spoiler:both the Companions and the Warlords include members]] capable of [[SummonMagic summoning allies in battle]].

* AbdicateTheThrone: After discovering [[TheWorldIsJustAwesome the possibilities of the world outside his hive]], he unproblematically left to explore, "leaving his duties at the hive to other, less imaginative Hive Ancients."

* SiegeEngines: Dharuk Siege Engines are catapults that cover a circular area-of-effect with [[ArrowsOnFire a fiery payload]].

* WolfPackBoss: In Chapters III and V, even without MiniBoss leaders, large groups of them can be a deadly threat.

* ScreamingWoman: The second RecurringBoss battle is preceded by a woman screaming [[StuffedIntoTheFridge just before being killed]]. [[TheSmurfettePrinciple She's the only woman besides Sera and Kathryn to appear before the epilogue.]]

** Averted by one of the Prison Captains who notices Soul Reaver approaching the mess hall - he points out that Luther ordered that Soul be locked in a [[PowerNullifier Prison]] [[TailorMadePrison Cube]], warns that this fact (and particularly Soul's escape from said Cube) proves that Soul's too dangerous an enemy for them, and immediately sends Urial ([[NominalImportance a subordinate Prison Soldier]]) to warn the barracks to mobilize so that Soul can be stopped even if[=/=]when he defeats the remaining guards.

* NonstandardGameOver: At the very beginning, some Prison Guards are patrolling the hallways. If they see you before you recover your equipment, or if you or your prisoner allies move into the open barracks halfway through the level, they sound the alarm and you're automatically overwhelmed by sheer numbers.

* DamageSpongeBoss: 60,000 HP, and even your Ultimates will "only" range from 1000 to 1500 HP damage per use.

* MechanicalMonster: Without question. A towering, spike-covered tank that hurls balls of plasma, ignites groups of enemies and trees with ''Chaos Firestorm'', teleports in constant reinforcements, and is barely scratched by most attacks.

* ElementalPunch: WordOfGod [[https://www.hiveworkshop.com/threads/to-the-bitter-end.202289/page-19#post-3151257 posted here]] says Dustwalker's purple-glowing hands (which are actually part of the Draenei mage unit model) are the result of a permanent ''Fists of Force'' spell (i.e. a passive ability) that augments his strikes.

* ElementalPunch: WordOfGod [[https://www.hiveworkshop.com/threads/to-the-bitter-end.202289/page-19#post-3151257 posted here]] says Dustwalker's purple-glowing hands are the result of a permanent ''Fists of Force'' spell (i.e. a passive ability) that augments his strikes.

* TheDragon: To Morganem, [[CoDragons along with]] the other Warlords and/or (depending on trope interpretation) [[MookLieutenant Kurgah Ghar]].

* PetTheDog: In his backstory, his search for a purpose led him to perform acts of both "[[BigDamnHeroes highest heroism]]" and [[KickTheDog "basest cruelty."]] In the present time, his relationship with Kathryn is far more honest and reciprocal than one would expect given his attitude to everyone else.

* StatusBuff: His ''Quickened Essence'' spell increases his health recovery, and his ''Tower of Might'' Ultimate increases his combat capabilities; Soul Reaver's Anti-Magic Amulet can dispel the former but not the latter.

* CombinationAttack: His ''Soul Mirrors'' cast the same spells Eryion uses at the same time, including summoning extra ''Black Skies'' lightning strikes and[=/=]or ''Coruscating Guardians''.

%% Information on Kathryn's spells was [[WordOfGod posted by Soul Reaver]] [[http://www.hiveworkshop.com/threads/to-the-bitter-end.202289/page-8#post-2306453 here]].

* FlashStep: Her ''Dagger's Caress'' Ultimate makes her rapidly dash back and forth across your characters, inflicting damage each time. [[InvulnerableAttack She's invulnerable while using it]], so you can't stop the skill with your stuns.

* AllWebbedUp: He can inflict this upon you with his ''Corrosive Webbing'' ability.

* BeePeople[=/=]BigCreepyCrawlies[=/=]SpiderPeople: He is a Xikir, and one of their Hive Ancients, which are basically nest administrators rather than an InsectQueen or HiveQueen. He is also a {{Hermaphrodite}}, and despite being referred to with male pronouns, is capable of spawning beetles as minions from ''Hive Cocoons'' (one of his Ultimates).

* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: His ''Maiming Barbs'' Ultimate impales everything in a wide circle around him for 1,000 HP damage immediately and 60 HP per second for a very long duration.

* RevengeMyopia: He states his intention to [[AvengingTheVillain avenge Kaine Shariven's death by killing Fei Serumen and Soul Reaver]], but when he's called out on [[BrainwashedAndCrazy Kaine's mind-control attack that forced Fei to attack innocent villages]], Dustwalker explicitly declares that "[Fei's] own grievance does not matter."

* SortingAlgorithmOfEvil: He's one of the Council of Six, but he's lower-level than the nominally subordinate Dharuk Officers and Champions fought in later Chapters.

* EliteMooks: Morganem specifically recruited the Dharuk to serve as such.

* {{Teleportation}}: When reduced to half health, a Void Child Malice will warp a medium distance away.

* TheAntiGod: The birth of the Young Gods and Ithia also had a equal and opposite reaction, by creating negative energy which would amass and become Uthurak. Uthurak isn't a god; he is their (and Ithia's) opposite.

** His Blooddrinker's effects include weakening attack targets for a few seconds, and his Black Steel Gauntlets slow all nearby enemies for several seconds (during which Soul Reaver can't move) before inflicting moderate damage and stun. [[ArtificialBrilliance The bosses in Chapter II (and only those) are smart enough to retreat and avoid the effects of the latter]].

* SuperSpeed: When Fei uses his ''Celerity'' Ultimate, he is so fast that he appears to be at five places at once.

* ColonyDrop: His ''Cataclysm'' Ultimate calls down a giant, fiery comet from space.

* MindOverMatter: He can pull meteorites from space with his ''Meteor Shower'' spell.

* ElementalBaggage: He carried gourds and pouches of desert sand to fuel some of his powers.

* WorfHadTheFlu: Spends the first half of Chapter V recovering from [[DarkActionGirl Kathryn's]] poison attack.

* EnemySummoner: Limitless Void Children via purple Warp Gates (which you can destroy before the Void Child enters), ''[[ExplosiveBreeder Dark Memories]]'' like the Void Child Despair summon, and ''Misery'' ghosts that [[ActionBomb rush you before self-destructing]].

* WolfPackBoss: In Chapter III, even without MiniBoss leaders, large groups of them can require Ultimates to defeat.

* PragmaticVillainy: Because they needed help to reach Ithia, they honor the alliance proposed by Morganem.

* PowerNullifier: The Void Child Despair's ''Sorcerous Seal'' spell temporarily disables the spells and attacks of all its enemies in a circular area of effect.

* ChangedMyMindKid: When you meet Luther Arctus, Hektor and his brigands come back after having left you earlier to fight Luther alongside you.

* FetchQuest: Eivahin sends you to retrieve some acorns (three in the lower part of the map, four in the higher part) which he can grow into Treemen to fight off the Juggernaut. Eivahin can't go himself because he needs to prepare the SummoningRitual, and his Druids can't go because the Dharuk will kill them easily.

* NonActionGuy: Eivahin conceals you from the Juggernaut's search and prepares the ritual to awaken the Treemen during the first half of the Chapter, and maintains a healing rain to help you recover during the second half, leaving direct combat to your Companions and his subordinate Druids (and the Treemen and Animated Trees).

-->'''Eivahin:''' In times of great strife, we Druids can summon forth the mighty Kar'arak - the Treemen - to help defend Heart Grove.

* HeroUnit

* SoProudOfYou: [[spoiler:After the defeat of the Dharuk armies and despite regretting Theros's death, he still praises Sorin for [[UndyingLoyalty remaining loyal to their duty to the Blessed Lands]]]].

* NonstandardGameOver: At the very beginning, some Prison Guards are patrolling the hallways. If they see you before you recover your equipment, they sound the alarm and you're automatically overwhelmed by sheer numbers.

* AdvancingBossOfDoom: You have to destroy it before it reaches Eivahin, or it kills him and you lose.

* FlunkyBoss: Dharuk Warriors, Cavalry, and War Mages are constantly warped in to its location.

** TheLancer: Fei Serumen is first seen [[BrainwashedAndCrazy turned against innocent townspeople]], but Soul [[IKnowYouAreInThereSomewhereFight frees him]] instead of [[ShootTheDog putting him down]] because Soul knows his circumstances.

** TheBigGuy: Kitharsis has high health, Strength, and armor, but needs help from his allies in a situation where these aren't enough.

* AntiHero: He might be dedicated to honor and justice, but his interpretation of these seems to give him a lot of leeway to do as he sees fit. This includes willingly using an EvilWeapon, summoning and controlling Daemons, absorbing the souls of slain foes to augment his powers, and killing anyone he deems evil enough. And near the end of Chapter V, [[spoiler:Soul Reaver alludes to having [[OffingTheOffspring killed his own son]] to uphold his dedication to his beliefs]].

* CoolSword: Soul Reaver wields Blooddrinker, a Vortex Blade in which Blooddrinker, the mightiest and most malevolent of all Daemon Lords, has been sealed.

* ForGreatJustice: He is dedicated to honor and justice, the only values he believes will truly last forever.

A member of the shapeshifting reptilian race of Tirthandara, Kitharsis hails from a shamanic lineage of his people, and wields power over desert sands that he amplifies with the ritual tattoos covering his body.

* RealityEnsues: As a reptilian, Kitharsis is cold-blooded, which greatly weakens him in the blizzard-covered mountains of Chapter IV. The first part of the chapter requires you to help him reach a campsite and start a fire for him while the freezing temperature greatly debuffs him, slowing his move speed and HP recovery and completely draining his mana.

* WalkingShirtlessScene: With bonus LoinCloth.

* ImprobableAimingSkills: Her DesignatedBullet hits her target from half the map away and over the Darkfire wall.

* BossArenaRecovery: Every 1 percent of his health depleted spawns Mana Splinters that instantly restore the Companion who picks them up to full HP and MP and give nearby Companions a Mana Surge that rapidly recovers their HP and MP. Don't waste them early in the fight, or you'll regret it later when you really need them.

* StatusBuff: He can cast several on himself or the Void Children. When he summons [[MiniBoss Void Child Hero Units]], he'll always ''Void Jump'' away and start channeling ''Void Nexus'' to give it[=/=]them rapid healing until they die (or until you interrupt his spell, [[SadisticChoice in which case he and the Void Child Hero[es] fight you all at once]]).

* AlasPoorVillain: [[spoiler: Except for Maelstrom and Kaine, the other four Warlords have somewhat sympathetic send-offs]]:
** [[spoiler: Kherek dies mourning the massacre of the Dharuk armies by the Companions.]]
** [[spoiler: Dustwalker dies alone after failing to avenge Kaine Shariven.]]
** [[spoiler: Eryion Xanatha dies with regret for the crimes he committed in Morganem's name, asking Cameron to remember him as a warrior who fought for honor.]]
** [[spoiler: Kathryn Urdanna bleeds out while begging for her lover Maelstrom, and Sera tries to comfort her by telling her that Maelstrom is rushing to her side. Kathryn dies surprised that she can still cry after everything that happened during her life, and Sera lampshades that her victory is bittersweet.]]

* PetTheDog: In his backstory, his search for a purpose led him to perform acts of both "highest heroism" and [[KickTheDog "basest cruelty."]] In the present time, his relationship with Kathryn is far more honest and reciprocal than one would expect given his attitude to everyone else.

* FlunkyBoss: His undead minions include [[DemBones skeletons]], [[OurZombiesAreDeader zombies]], and [[OurGhoulsAreCreepier ghouls]].

* BizarreAlienReproduction: According to the manual, instead of normal genders, Dharuk intermittently withdraw from public life and enter a breeding cycle; they sprout egg-like pustules on their backs which are fertilized by airborne cells shed by other Dharuk, and mature and burst open to reveal juvenile Dharuk. The higher a tribe's mortality rate, the higher its members' fecundity seems to be, which is why their population remains stable and dominates Dhar despite their near-constant warfare.

!!Void Children Hatred and Void Children Despair

* MightyGlacier: Moves slowly, but hits hard. It helps that the Warcraft III engine treats moving and attacking as separate actions that no unit can do at the same time.

* RestingRecovery: Each Companion has a Tent that lets the Hero sleep to gradually regain 600 HP and 300 MP over 30 seconds. They wake up and stop healing if attacked.

* DuelBoss: [[spoiler:Except Kaine, the other five are each fought one-on-one in Chapter VII by one of the five Companions.]] [[labelnote:Order]]Kitharsis vs Kherek, Fei Serumen vs Dustwalker, Cameron Aileron vs Eryion Xanatha, Sera Poi vs Kathryn Urdanna, and Soul Reaver vs Maelstrom.[[/labelnote]] Downplayed because [[spoiler:both the Companions and the Warlords include members]] capable of [[SummonMagic summoning allies in battle]].

* RevengeMyopia: He states his intention to [[AvengingTheVillain avenge Kaine Shariven's death by killing Fei Serumen and Soul Reaver]], but when called out on [[BrainwashedAndCrazy Kaine's mind-control attack that forced Fei to attack innocent villages]], Dustwalker explicitly declares that "[Fei's] own grievance does not matter."

* FlunkyBoss: His undead minions.

* SuperpoweredMooks: According to the manual, "Their strength, agility, and intelligence are phenomenal, and the greatest mortal heroes would be hard-pressed to defeat even the weakest of the Void Children in a duel."

* SummonMagic: The Void Child Despair can summon a ''Dark Memory'' that copies itself after attacking a certain small number of times. [[ExplosiveBreeder Each clone can also copy itself]], so either kill them before they overwhelm you or wait for their summon timer to expire.

* GoAndSinNoMore: Before leaving, Soul Reaver admonishes him to "[f]ight your oppressors, Hektor, but leave the innocent be... lest justice find you."

* ThinkNothingOfIt: After Soul Reaver thanks him for helping, Hektor answers he'd have had to fight Luther anyway.

* RestingRecovery: Each Companion has a Tent that lets the Hero sleep to regain 600 HP and 300 MP over 30 seconds. They wake up and stop healing if attacked.

* FieldPowerEffect: His summoned Nightmare generates unnatural fear that constantly damages nearby enemies.

* ConservationOfNinjutsu: JustifiedTrope. In Chapter VI each member is a threat to the entire group of incompletely-recovered Companions while supported by their Mana Conduits, while in Chapter VII they are overcome in one on one battles after the Companions have regained their full powers.
* DuelBoss: Except Kaine, each of the other five is fought one-on-one in Chapter VII by one of the five Companions. Downplayed because both the Companions and the Warlords include members capable of [[SummonMagic summoning allies in battle]].

* StatusBuff: His ''Quickened Essence'' increases his HP recovery, and his ''Tower of Might'' Ultimate increases his combat capabilities; Soul Reaver's Anti-Magic Amulet can dispel the former but not the latter.

* EnemySummoner: He often summons two miniature clones of himself called ''Soul Mirrors'' that fight alongside him.

* MageKiller: Her ''Wytchbane'' spell creates a ward that damages the Companions when they cast spells nearby.

* DoomedHometown: His city's population suffered from [[ThePlague the Crimson Mourning]], and eventually only Dustwalker survived ([[TheUndead so to speak]]).

* FieldPowerEffect: His ''Malign Presence'' Ultimate summons a giant invincible shade with a wide-range debuffing aura.

* RevengeMyopia: He states his intention to [[AvengingTheVillain avenge Kaine Shariven's death by killing Fei Serumen and Soul Reaver]], but when Fei calls him out on [[BrainwashedAndCrazy Kaine's mind-control attack that forced Fei to attack innocent villages]], Dustwalker explicitly declares that "[Fei's] own grievance does not matter."

* NightOfTheLivingMooks: He orchestrates the massacres of entire villages to raise the people as undead minions.

* PsychicBlockDefense: Their minds are resilient enough to resist insanity while traveling through [[VoidBetweenTheWorlds the Warp]].

* MountedCombat: The Dharuk Cavalry (which use the Fel Orc Raider model) and Dharuk Ghaurag Riders (which use the Fel Orc Kodo Beast model).

** Dharuk Ghaurag Riders' ''War Drums'' passively increases the attack damage of all nearby allies, including itself.
* WhatMeasureIsAMook: [[BadBoss Maelstrom]] [[WeHaveReserves doesn't care about them]], [[ZigZaggingTrope but]] [[TokenGoodTeammate Kherek]] [[WhatTheHellHero calls out the Companions for killing them]].
* WolfPackBoss: In Chapter III, even without MiniBoss leaders, enough of them can require Ultimates to defeat.

* LightningBruiser: His stats are much higher than other Dharuk, [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority which is why he's in charge]].

* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Void Child [[ThePowerOfHate Hatred]] have physically violent names like [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt Worlds Burning]] and [[LudicrousGibs Gore Storm]], while Void Child [[DespairEventHorizon Despair]] have emotionally depressing names like [[HopeSpot Hope's End]] and [[DarknessEqualsDeath Eternal Darkness]].

* AsLongAsThereIsEvil: Or better saying as long there is Ithia. Since Uthurak is a result of the creation of the Plane, it can never be destroyed, only banished.
* DemonicPossession: [[spoiler:Inflicts this upon Morganem to manifest itself in Ithia.]]

* CatchingSomeZs: When asleep, either [[ForcedSleep by magic]] or [[TheGuardsMustBeCrazy without a valid excuse]].

** TheSmartGuy: Cameron Aileron has PsychicPowers and advanced technology, and assists Soul in creating an obstacle to block some enemies in order to buy the team time to rest.

* PromotedToPlayable
** DefeatMeansPlayable: Technically. When Soul Reaver meets him in II, he has become insane and must be beaten several times to eventually regain his mind.

* StatusBuffDispel: Since it's based on the ''[[VideoGame/{{WarCraft}} WarCraft III]]'' "Mirror Image" spell, Fei's ''Celerity'' Ultimate has the side effect of dispelling all buffs and debuffs on him when activated.

* DuelBoss: Except Kaine, each of the other five is fought one-on-one in Chapter VII by one of the five Companions. Downplayed because both the Companions and the Warlords include members capable of [[EnemySummoner summoning allies in battle]].

* EnemySummoner: He can summon two miniature clones of himself called ''Soul Mirrors'' that fight alongside him.

* EnemySummoner: One of her Ultimates summons four ''Sisters of Pain'' to fight alongside her. Their attacks can stun you and drain your health, and Kathryn can [[DevourTheDragon sacrifice them to restore her own HP]].

* BeePeople[=/=]BigCreepyCrawlies[=/=]SpiderPeople: He is a Xikir, and one of their Hive Ancients, which are basically nest administrators rather than an InsectQueen or HiveQueen. He is also a {{Hermaphrodite}}, and despite being referred to with male pronouns, is capable of spawning beetles as minions from ''Hive Cocoons''.

* RevengeMyopia: He states his intention to [[AvengingTheVillain avenge Kaine Shariven's death by killing Fei Serumen and Soul Reaver]], but when Fei calls him out on his mass murders of civilians to [[NightOfTheLivingMooks raise an army of undead]] and on [[BrainwashedAndCrazy Kaine's mind-control attack on Fei]], Dustwalker explicitly declares that "[Fei's] own grievance does not matter."

* AnimateDead: He does this throughout Chapter II to raise an army of undead for Morganem. He also summons undead during his boss battle, and one of his Ultimates summons a single giant skeleton warrior.

* ElderlyImmortal: Despite being the youngest of the Council of Six, Kaine is the only one that looks old, since he uses the human Kel'Thuzad's model.

* ProudWarriorRace

* BeastOfBattle: The Dharuk Razorpigs and Dharuk Battle Wolves.

* WhatMeasureIsAMook: [[BadBoss Maelstrom]] [[WeHaveReserves doesn't care about them]], but [[TokenGoodTeammate Kherek]] [[WhatTheHellHero calls out the Companions for killing them]].

* MakeMeWannaShout: The Dharuk Officer's ''Deafening Battle Cry'' stuns nearby enemies.

* StatusBuff: The Dharuk Officer can use ''Rally Strength'' to strengthen himself and nearby allies.

* HumanoidAbomination: All of them, except the [[EldritchAbomination Void Growth]], [[CombatTentacles Void Capillaries, and Void Arteries]].

* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast[=/=]ThemeNaming: The red ones are named after emotions harmful to others ([[UnstoppableRage Fury]], {{Lust}}, and [[GreenEyedMonster Malice]]), while the purple ones are named after emotions harmful to oneself ([[PrimalFear Fear]], [[HowlOfSorrow Sorrow]], and [[HurtingHero Anguish]]).

* EnemySummoner: The Void Child Despair can summon a ''Dark Memory'' that copies itself after attacking a certain small number of times. [[ExplosiveBreeder Each clone can also copy itself]], so either kill them before they overwhelm you or wait for their summon timer to expire.

* AsLongAsThereIsEvil: Or better saying as long there is Ithia. Since Uthurak is result of the creation of the Plane, it can never be destroyed, only banished.

* GrandTheftMe: [[spoiler:Inflicts this upon Morganem to manifest itself in Ithia.]]

* WorkerUnit: Serfs, in keeping with the MedievalEuropeanFantasy.

** The guards outside the cell containing Soul Reaver's Prison Cube were magically put to sleep by Slayer and can't wake up until after Soul and the bandits recover their weapons and equipment.

* AwesomeMcCoolname: His real name, Rhavin Ironheart.

%%* ElementalPowers:

* MagicKnight: Over the years he has become a mighty warrior and sorcerer commanding all orders of magic.

* RedBaron: His real name is [[AwesomeMcCoolname Rhavin Ironheart]], though he's only known by the title Soul Reaver.

%%* TallDarkAndHandsome
%%* TimeAbyss

* {{Fireballs}}: His ''Mass Fireballs'' damage and stun multiple enemies at once.

* AntiVillain: See WellIntentionedExtremist. [[spoiler:He acknowledges after his defeat that he became a tyrant despite his goals, and asks the Companions for forgiveness before he dies.]]

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking
* BigBad

* DemonicPossession: [[spoiler:By calling upon the help of the Void Children, Morganem becomes the host of Uthurak.]]

* FaceRevealingTurn: [[spoiler:He has his back turned to the Companions when they enter his BossRoom in Chapter VIII, and when he turns, he looks [[MarkOfTheBeast drastically changed]] from his appearance in the Prologue.]]

* FinalBoss

* HeWhoFightsMonsters: He wanted to stop mortal suffering and infighting resulting from government oppression, but became a tyrant himself in the process.

* MarathonBoss: He has 202,950 HP and Chapter VIII is entirely about him as the final boss.

* HonorBeforeReason: He believes strongly in this, and [[spoiler:Soul Reaver and he both try unsuccessfully to convince each other to stand down by contrasting Morganem's oppression of Ithia (Soul) to the noble intentions of Morganem's plans (Eryion). He realizes before dying that he cannot defeat Cameron, but refuses to break his oath of loyalty to Morganem and chooses instead to fall in battle.]]
* IGaveMyWord: The reason he continues to serve Morganem despite the latter's devolution into a tyrant.

* RefusedByTheCall: He was shocked when his [[TheGoodKing good king]] declined his offer to fight in his old age on the grounds that he had already rendered enough honorable service for the kingdom, and this convinced him to put on his armor [[TheFettered in hopes of continuing to serve the cause of good.]]

* TokenGoodTeammate: He is the only Warlord to value HonorBeforeReason and specifically declare that he fights ForGreatJustice.

* DesignatedGirlFight: Sera Poi vs. Kathryn Urdanna.

The weakest of the Void Children, taking the form of red or purple {{Cthulhumanoid}}s[[labelnote:Models]]The reds use the Unbroken model and the purples use the Faceless One model.[[/labelnote]] wielding clubs.

* ColourCodedForYourConvenience: Just like the lesser Void Children.

* AnAxeToGrind[=/=]DualWielding: Since he uses the Beastmaster model, he dual-wields axes.

* WarmupBoss: The first enemy HeroUnit you fight; he's a lone Level 4 Hero with no items (besides the key you need to proceed), and you're about Level 3 with a few bandits and two powerful reusable items.

* GondorCallsForAid: A villain use, one of Hektor's Assassins warns Soul Reaver that Luther has called for army reinforcements before preparing his LastStand to forestall your escape.

* InescapableNet: One of his spells throws an energy net around a single target, disabling movement and attacks (but not spells).

* ContractualBossImmunity: It can be Stunned despite being mechanical, but it does resist other debuffing spells.

* DamageSpongeBoss: 60,000 HP, and even your Ultimates will (at the time) range from 1000 to 1500 damage per use.

* BadassBoast:

* MagicMissileStorm: His ''Darkbolt Barrage'' spell bombards an area with a rain of Darkbolts.

* SphereOfPower: ''Lightning Storm'' creates a hovering ball of electricity over Soul Reaver's head, while ''[[SphereOfDestruction Sphere of Annihilation]]'' creates a tiny energy sphere that explodes violently.

* SummonMagic: His ''Summon Daemons'' Ultimate opens a gate to Inferno to call Daemons to aid him.

* BloodFromEveryOrifice: When Fei uses ''Blood Corruption'', any enemy bearing a Blood Mark from the Yugitti will have their blood boil and clot within their bodies, beginning to bleed from every pore as their life drains away.

* DuelBoss[=/=]RecurringBoss: Initially when encountered by Soul Reaver after his escape from Greyholm Prison, Fei is insane and must be fought one-on-one three times before regaining his sanity.

* LightIsGood

* PsychicPowers: His ''Psychic Blast'' spell damages, slows, and [[DamageIncreasingDebuff weakens one enemy]], and his ''Psychic Onslaught'' Ultimate creates a sphere of psychic energy that constantly damages, attacks, and slows nearby enemies.

* SphereOfPower: He can create an energy shield around himself with the Shielding Device, while ''Psychic Onslaught'' creates a sphere of brilliant light that auto-attacks and slows nearby enemies.

* BlowYouAway: His ''Sandstorm'' Ultimate creates [[DoNotTouchTheFunnelCloud a whirlwind that can hurl nearby foes]] into the air.

* MightyGlacier: He is the slowest of the five Companions, but his ''Tirthandaran Constitution'' passive ability increases his Strength and Armor.

* SummonMagic: He can use sand to forge partially sentient skeleton warriors and mages.

* StrawNihilist: Maelstrom grew bored of tending to his mortal subjects' lives, and decided as a result the sole purpose of mortals was to benefit the everlasting Immortals.

* CombinationAttack: His ''Soul Mirrors'' cast the same spells Eryion uses at the same time, including summoning extra ''Coruscating Guardians''.
* CursedWithAwesome: He was initially afraid to put on the armor because he feared that it was cursed, despite his kingdom's mages assuring him they detected no evil within it. It was only after he was RefusedByTheCall that he finally put on the armor, becoming stronger than ever.

* EnemySummoner: He can summon miniature clones of himself called ''Soul Mirrors'' that fight alongside him.

* HonorBeforeReason: He believes strongly in this, and [[spoiler:Soul Reaver and he both try unsuccessfully to convince each other to stand down by contrasting Morganem's oppression of Ithia (Soul) to the noble intentions of Morganem's plans (Eryion). He realizes before dying that he cannot defeat Cameron, but refuses to break his oath of loyalty to Morganem and chooses instead to die in battle.]]

* ManaBurn: His ''Coruscating Guardians'' have attacks that drain your mana as well as inflicting health damage.

* ShockAndAwe: His ''Mirrored Lightning'' and ''Coruscating Guardians'' spells, and his ''Black Skies'' Ultimate.

* AsteroidsMonster: Not himself, but the Hive Spawn scarabs he breeds split into multiple smaller Hive Brood upon death, and ''those'' will further split into even smaller Hive Larva.
* BeePeople[=/=]BigCreepyCrawlies[=/=]SpiderPeople: He is a Xikir, and one of their Hive Ancients, which are basically nest administrators rather than an InsectQueen or HiveQueen. He is also a {{Hermaphrodite}}, and despite being referred to with male pronouns, is capable of spawning beetles as minions.

* GroundPunch: His ''Crushing Claw'' ability stuns and damages surrounding enemies, enough to one-hit-kill Kitharsis' summoned skeletons.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: His ''Maiming Barbs'' Ultimate impales everything in a wide range around him for 1,000 HP damage immediately and 60 HP per second for a very long duration.

* WeaponizedOffspring: Can lay [[SmashedEggsHatching egg sacs that burst]] into scarab-like Hive Spawn, which [[AsteroidsMonster split into Hive Brood]] [[ExplosiveBreeder and those into Hive Larva]].

* BlackMage: Dharuk War Mages can buff their allies and raise Dharuk Skeletons from fallen Dharuk allies.

* ChargedAttack: Their Ultimates are powerful channeled abilities that will nuke you if not interrupted with stuns.

* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Void Child [[ThePowerOfHate Hatred]] have physically violent names like Worlds Burning and Gore Storm, while Void Child [[DespairEventHorizon Despair]] have emotionally depressing names like Hope's End and Eternal Darkness.

* AstralProjection: He doesn't appear in person [[spoiler:until the Epilogue]].

* GreatEscape: He's almost done it before, and he'll make it this time, over Luther Arctus's dead body if need be.

* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: [[spoiler:Prince Sorin runs to King Garamond, and both of them (escorted by soldiers) go to [[DueToTheDead visit the grave of the fallen Crown Prince Theros]]]].

* OffingTheOffspring: Regardless of who actually does the deed, [[spoiler:King Garamond [[ItsAllMyFault takes upon himself the sole responsibility]] for the death of his son, Crown Prince Theros Eridem.]]

* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: [[spoiler:Prince Sorin runs to King Garamond, and both of them (escorted by soldiers) go to [[DueToTheDead visit the grave of the fallen Crown Prince Theros]]]].

* CavalryBetrayal: [[spoiler:He returns with a report that Jutaria was completely destroyed, and led the Dharuk back to his country to convince his father and brother to surrender.]]
* DueToTheDead: [[spoiler:Even though he betrayed his people and country, his father and brother still regret his death, and are shown to visit his grave in the epilogue.]]

* FlunkyBoss[=/=]WolfPackBoss: [[spoiler:He's accompanied by a Dharuk Champion, a Dharuk Officer, a Void Child Malice, and a Void Child Anguish that are each more or less as strong as him, as well as a large and varied host of both human ([[HumanAliens or whatever they are]]) soldiers and Dharuk fighters.]]
* GondorCallsForAid: His father sent him to the neighboring country of Jutaria to request military reinforcements against the Dharuk armies. Your Companions have to HoldTheLine until he returns.

* IDidWhatIHadToDo: [[spoiler:He believed that fighting Morganem's forces would end in failure and death, so he tried to surrender his country to spare his people's lives.]]

* ContractualBossImmunity: It can be Stunned despite being mechanical, but it does resist Cameron's ''Psychic Blast''.
* DamageSpongeBoss: 60,000 HP, and your ''Ultimates'' will (at the time) range from 1000 to 1500 damage per use.

* StatusBuff: His ''Accelerated Regeneration'' increases his HP recovery, and his ''Tower of Might'' Ultimate increases his combat capabilities; Soul Reaver's Anti-Magic Amulet can dispel the former but not the latter.

* AnimateDead: He does this to make an undead army.

* TheBerserker: All Dharuk can use ''Dharuk Battle Frenzy'' to increase their movement and attack speeds.

* LoweredMonsterDifficulty: In Chapter III the Dharuk units were a threat even in small groups. In Chapters V and VI they are a threat only if attacking ''en masse'' accompanied by a MiniBoss.

* AntiMagic[=/=]StatusBuff: They carry the same Bracers of Might and Mageslayer Ring items the Warlords have.

* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast[=/=]ThemeNaming: The red ones are named after emotions harmful to others ([[UnstoppableRage Fury]], {{Lust}}, etc.), while the purple ones are named after emotions harmful to oneself ([[HurtingHero Anguish]], [[DespairEventHorizon Sorrow]], etc.).

%% This one should be confirmed with details. * LoweredMonsterDifficulty: Played straight with Lust, but averted with the others.

* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Void Child Hatred have physically violent names like Worlds Burning and Gore Storm, while Void Child Despair have emotionally depressing names like Hope's End and Eternal Darkness.
* PowerNullifier: The Void Child Despair's ''Sorcerous Seal'' ability temporarily disables your spells and attacks.

* WeNeedADiversion: Two rogues distract the Overseer's office guards to help Soul Reaver recover his equipment.

* GreatEscape: He's done it before, and he's gonna do it again, over Luther Arctus's dead body if need be.

* TheComputerIsACheatingBastard: Morganem has a wider variety of spells than any single unit (HeroUnit or otherwise) should be able to cast.

* TotalPartyKill: When he's almost dead, he starts casting an Apocalypse spell that summons 5 runes in the lower half of the stage and links them with energy one after another. If the runes are not attacked to disrupt them or Morganem killed in time, the runes form a pentagram and activate, killing your Companions all at once.

* TheBerserker: All Dharuk can use their ''Dharuk Battle Frenzy'' to increase their attack rate and damage.

* SpinAttack: The Dharuk Champion's Whirling Frenzy is just a renamed Bladestorm - move while spinning in circles with blade extended, hit everything around him for massive damage, and remain immune to magic until it's done.

* SingleUseShield: He carries one Potion of Invulnerability and uses it when low on health.
* TimeLimitBoss: The time limit starts before you even meet him, but it's still enough time.