History Characters / WardMercenaries

* PlayingWithFire: His primary offensive power.

* LogicalWeakness: His power augments his body but does nothing for his mind. As such, he has no particular resistance to emotional or mental effects.

* AnAxeToGrind: He uses an axe as a weapon during a confrontation with Victoria. Given the nature of his own power, this may be a homage to Hatchetface, an infamous villain with a power-nullifying aura who wielded an axe.

* KnifeNut: He has a lot of blades, mostly cleavers.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: more amoral than evil, but they are of the handful of villains and mercenaries that still stick to the Unwritten Rules, avoiding civilians. Also and much like Lord of Loss himself, they prefer to avoid having peolpe dying and will advise on avoiding the more lethal applications of her own power. This, hoiwever, might be out of pragmatism more than anything else.

* UncertainDoom: [[spoiler: ''might'' be the Strange Titan, as their abilities are somewhat similar, but this is never confirmed. For what it's worth they're never seen again past their fight against Breakthrough during Goddess's takeover.]]

A mercenary who works with Lord of Loss. Focused on money and apathic to everything else.


Participated in the attack on Norfair Community Center that kickstarted the plot.

* BoxingLessonsForSuperman: they are one of those capes that complement their powers with physical skills: they carry a bat and know martial arts.
* DeadpanSnarker

* NothingPersonal: her attitude to her mercenary work after being confronted by Victoria. She seeks money and that's it.

* UncertainDoom: [[spoiler: ''might'' be the Strange Titan, as their abilities are somewhat similar, but this is never confirmed. For what it's worth she's never seen again past her fight against Breakthrough during Goddess's takeover.]]

A mercenary who works with Lord of Loss. Has the in-universe NightmareFuel power to "infect" spaces with her song. Infected places take the appearance of a nursery and close spaces will fill with her "babies" that will then try to attack and do horrible things to her enemies.


She's actually quite nice out of work aside from some eccentric ideas.

* AffablyEvil: so much so that it crosses over to FauxAffablyEvil. She sees her mercenary work as work and is excited to enter the "big leagues", carrying no personal ill will for enemies unless they hurt children. Case in point she says hi to Victoria when seeing her in a bar with the same cheer of somebody that sees a friend from work...after nearly subjecting her to AFateWorseThanDeath.

* MoralMyopia: Hates people who kill or hurt children but sends her [[FaceFullOfAlienWingWong "babies"]] after Victoria's group even after seeing she has two young girls with her. In general she seems unable or unwilling to see her own power as harmful since it doesn't kill or apparently permanently physically injure people, nevermind the obvious long term psychological effect of removing mutant baby fetuses from your body, its just [[DeadlyEuphemism "pacifying"]].

The ruler of several towns on Earth N. Is capable of shapeshifting, and his actions become stronger as they get repeated.

A mercenary who works with Lord of Loss.

A mercenary who works with Lord of Loss.

* TheMaze: His power manipulates the surrounding area into a maze with non-Euclidean geometry.
* SpaceMaster: His power warps nearby immobile objects into the right shape for a maze to form.
* UnholyMatrimony: In a sexual relationship with Lionwing. Considering the religious domination of Earth Cheit and its culture, this means they are most likely married.

* UnholyMatrimony: In a sexual relationship with Cretan. Considering the religious domination of Earth Cheit and its culture, this means they are most likely married.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: He dyes his hair red.

* DoubleEntendre: His codename is a reference to what his power does on two levels: He explodes violently, so it's a pun on the common colloquialism "blown to Kingdom Come". Then he takes control of people's bodies, so it's an allusion to the Lord's Prayer from Matthew 6:10: "Thy Kingdom Come, ''Thy Will Be Done''".

* StandardStatusEffects: Her power lets her hit people with blasts of physical and mental exhaustion.

[[folder: The Group as a Whole]]

[[folder: Lionwing]]

Formerly known as "Faultine's Crew", they are a group of mercenaries that was once based out of the Brockton Bay nightclub that shared their new name.

A group of mercenaries that was once based out of Brockton Bay.

* AmbiguouslyBrown: [[spoiler:When she enters the dream room, her appearance there is based on her own self-image, which includes the absorbed memories and appearance of the trooper she is impersonating. Therefore, while she resembles him structurally, her skin and hair is made of stripes covering the entire spectrum of human skin color. Her explanation to the other troopers: "[[BlatantLies I'm biracial."]]]]

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[[folder:Contender]]
!Contender
!!!'''Debut:''' Polarize 10.13

A mercenary that worked with Noontide to attack the Navigators and ambush whoever came to investigate.

Classification: Shaker; Trump

* AnAxeToGrind: He uses an axe as a weapon during a confrontation with Victoria. Given the nature of his own power, this may be a homage to Hatchetface, an infamous villain with a power-nullifying aura who wielded an axe.
* BroughtDownToNormal: His power allows him to inflict this on others by creating a Shaker area that negates the powers of anyone caught inside it.
* FateWorseThanDeath: [[spoiler:He's horribly maimed and blinded by one of the Harbinger clones, who certainly views the punishment as this Trope.]]
->'''Harbinger:''' Killing isn’t enough.
* FightsLikeANormal: As his power involves creating areas in which all powers are negated, his fighting style is this by necessity.

[[folder:Noontide]]
!Noontide

A mercenary that worked with Contender to attack the Navigators and ambush whoever came to investigate.

Classification: Shaker

* CharacterDeath: She dies when Tress gets distracted while restraining Noontide with her tendrils.
* StandardStatusEffects: Her power lets her hit people with blasts of physical and mental exhaustion.

The leader of the group. Twenty-something and sharp-featured, with her long, straight black hair tied into a ponytail while in costume, a costume which blends 'dress' and 'riot gear'. Able to separate molecular bonds in any non-living material to make holes or cuts by touching it. For tropes applying to her appearance in Worm, see [[Characters/WormBrocktonBayGangs here]].

A Case 53, his body is bulging and translucent with a scattering of spiral-shaped shells embedded in it. He can generate various fluids within his body and release them in jets from his skin. For tropes applying to his appearance in Worm, see [[Characters/WormBrocktonBayGangs here]].

An attractive, redheaded girl from the Las Vegas area and ''non''-monstrous Case 53 who escaped from Cauldron without having her memory wiped. Her ability uses a mixture of low-strength telekinesis and precognition to make her exceptionally lucky. For tropes applying to her appearance in Worm, see [[Characters/WormBrocktonBayGangs here]].

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* PeoplePuppets: His power lets him take control of someone's body and powers, but he has to channel his control through ropes.

* TeensAreMonsters: According to Swansong he's a teenager and he goes along with Cradle's ''very'' immoral "cut people up while keeping them alive" plan.

** [[spoiler:It also turns out that a part of her power involves filling up all containers (including cabinets, snowbanks, and ''people'' with a massive fetus-monster consisting of random conjoined body parts.]]

!Independent
[[folder:Cleat]]
!!!'''Debut:''' Flare 2.7

Classification: Changer
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* BeTheBall: He can form himself into a rolling sphere, which works well with his heavy armor and SpikesOfVillainy.

[[folder:Operator Red]]
!Operator Red
!!!'''Debut:''' Pitch 6.4

A parahuman assassin contracted by Cradle during the attack on the Fallen.

Classification: Thinker

* BodyMotifs: He has several handprints incorporated into his costume design, which synchs nicely with Cradle.
* KnifeNut: He has a lot of blades, mostly cleavers.
* PressurePoint: His power seems to give him the ability to inflict maximum pain or damage with his attacks.
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: The color scheme of his costume.
* UncertainDoom: [[spoiler:Darlene stabs him at least half a dozen times with intent to kill during their fight in Interlude 11.c, but is drawn away before she can determine whether or not he's died of his wounds.]]
* WouldHurtAChild: Shows zero hesitation in trying to kill the teenage Rain, and later fights against most of Breakthrough plus Vista, all of whom save Victoria and Sveta are underage. [[spoiler:He's downright brutal in his one-on-one fight with Darlene, though that time he draws the line at lethal force.]]

[[folder:Contender]]
!Contender
!!!'''Debut:''' Polarize 10.13

A mercenary that worked with Noontide to attack the Navigators and ambush whoever came to investigate.

Classification: Shaker; Trump

* AnAxeToGrind: He uses an axe as a weapon during a confrontation with Victoria. Given the nature of his own power, this may be a homage to Hatchetface, an infamous villain with a power-nullifying aura who wielded an axe.
* BroughtDownToNormal: His power allows him to inflict this on others by creating a Shaker area that negates the powers of anyone caught inside it.
* FateWorseThanDeath: [[spoiler:He's horribly maimed and blinded by one of the Harbinger clones, who certainly views the punishment as this Trope.]]
->'''Harbinger:''' Killing isn’t enough.
* FightsLikeANormal: As his power involves creating areas in which all powers are negated, his fighting style is this by necessity.

[[folder:Noontide]]
!Noontide
!!!'''Debut:''' Polarize 10.13

A mercenary that worked with Contender to attack the Navigators and ambush whoever came to investigate.

Classification: Shaker

* CharacterDeath: She dies when Tress gets distracted while restraining Noontide with her tendrils.
* StandardStatusEffects: Her power lets her hit people with blasts of physical and mental exhaustion.

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[[folder:Bazilizk]]
!Bazilizk
!!!'''Debut:''' Interlude 9.z

A mercenary who was in operation prior to Gold Morning. He was hired by Tristan as "insurance" should his deception of his brother's death ever be revealed.

Classification: Blaster

* DeadlyGaze: His power is described as "killing sight," hence the name, though we never see it in action.
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: Reach buys him out to betray Tristan.
* ScrewTheMoneyIHaveRules: Played with. He doesn't really have any rules, but he refuses to do jobs unless his clients are specific in what he is and isn't allowed to do. This seems to be more pragmatic than moral, as it doesn't give his clients any wiggle room to claim they didn't order him to do something and pin the blame on him.

[[folder:Throttle]]
!Throttle
!!!'''Debut:''' Interlude 9.z

A mercenary who was in operation prior to Gold Morning. He was hired by Tristan as "insurance" should his deception of his brother's death ever be revealed.

Classification: Master

* OnlyInItForTheMoney: Reach buys him out to betray Tristan, hoping Throttle can use his power to force Tristan to switch back to Byron.
* PeoplePuppets: His power lets him take control of someone's body and powers, but he has to channel his control through ropes.

[[folder:Homer]]
!Homer
!!!'''Debut:''' Interlude 12.z

The third member of Foil and March's cluster. A homeless man who was a friend of Foil's sister, he triggered after attempting to stop her and getting her killed in the process. He worked as a mercenary in New York for years before being killed.

Classification: Thinker/Blaster