History Characters / WarhammerTheEndTimes

* BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler:He is resurrected in End Times: Archaon]].

* Empowered Badass Normal: [[spoiler:Tyrion is made the Incarnate of Light in End Times: Archaon]].
* FaceHeelTurn: Undergoes one throughout End Times: Khaine.

* LightEmUp: [[spoiler:As the Incarnate of Light]].

* ArrangedMarriage: [[spoiler: With Alarielle]].

* InTheBack: [[spoiler: By Alith Anar on the Battle of the Isle of the Dead. Subverted as he doesn't die]].

* OffingTheOffspring

* DyingAsYourself

* HeelFaceTurn

* KilledOffForReal

* TeethClenchedTeamwork

* ManipulativeBastard

* OffWithHisHead: Decapitated by Tyrion

** Mannfred is revealed to not be of the von Carstein bloodline at all, but a Lahmian that Vlad took under his wing. WordOfSaintPaul is that he's Kaled al Muntasir from the ''Blood of Nagash'' series.

This is the page for all the Characters form the TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}} background involved in the End times. Because the majority of them already existed, some the tropes regarding them in the orginal games also apply.

* KlingonPromotion: How do you become the Warboss of the Beast Waaagh! How do you get to be in charge of orcs, goblins, trolls, giants [[spoiler: and ogres]]? Slaying their leaders, of course! [[spoiler:That includes killing Greasus Goldtooth, with his own club.]]

* UnwittingPawn: The Incarnates nedded someone who sacrificed himself to save time aganist Archaon. Guess who called.

* ProperlyParanoid: The best course of action when allying with [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder the skaven]].

The Empire was always besieged, but now it's on the blink of destruction. Two of their major and most strategically vital cities, Middenheim and Nuln, are unoperative because of different disasters ({{The Plague}} and flagellant uprisimg, respectively). Add to this the recent events within Sylvania and the upcoming invasion of Archaon. The Empire has bolsted every forces they could, but the situation is really dire for them.

* HolyIsNotSafe: His Ascendant form unleashes a whave of light that obliterates any undead or tainted creature in the city.
* NoOneCouldSurviveThat: His fall from several hundreds of feets during the battle of the Auric Bastion.
* TheReveal: Karl Franz has merged with, and been subsumed by, Sigmar, who was bound into the wind of heavens.

* TrueCompanions: Unsuprisingly, to Deathclaw, his griphon, which he takes the time to liberate from the chaos army. Bonus points as KF was broken, wounded and unarmed at the time.

Valten was the simple son of a smith in the unimportant village of Lachenbad, his only stangeness was a mark in his chest with the shape of a twin-tailed comet: the symbol of Sigmar. During a Beastmen attach of his village shortly before the End Times, he grabs his father's smithing hammers and starts to fight the monsters. Afterwards, sensing what was growing up, he travels north to join the Empire army that was preparing there to face the Chaos hordes.

* DropTheHammer: He [[DualWielding dual-wields]] the blackmith hammers of his father. [[spoiler:Later on, he wields Ghal-Maraz.]]
* {{Enemy Mine}}: [[spoiler:He joins Vlad in his battles aganist the forces of Chaos.]]

* TheChosenOne: Many people believe that is the avatar of Sigmar himself, and he certanily he is badaas enough for that.

The Patriarch of the Colleges of Magic and one of the greatest human wizards. He pulls the Faith Barrier, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin a barrier powered by faith]] rounding Sylvania to make sure that nothing leaves, and also the Auric Bastion in the borded of Kislev to do the same aganist Chaos.

* RedHerringMole:After he tried to kill Valten(believing him to be {{The Mole}} of Chaos) and using undead to do so, everyone believes that he has been in Nagash payroll all along.]]

* UnwittingPawn: He is this to Emil Valgeir(a.k.a.: The Changeling) to cause havoc to make his assasination of Karl Franz easier. It works, but the daemon fails.]]

* MyGreatestFailure: As Franz's bodyguard, Ludwig views Karl Franz's [[spoiler:apparent]] death as this, even though Karl Franz was involved in an aerial duel and Lugwig was land-bound being mounted on a horse.

Bretonnia narrowly averts destruction. Shortly before the End Times, Bretonnia faces a civil war instigated by a bastard son of the king: Mallobaude the Serpent. In 2521, Mallobaude launches his campaign and after initial failings, his pact with Arkhan the Black gives him the upper hand. Mallobaude kills his father in Couronne and several battles after meets his end in single combat aganist the Green Knight.

* BadassGrandpa: He was ninety years old ''before'' the End Times, but he still leads his nations armies in battle from time to time.

!!The Green Knight [[spoiler:King Gilles the Breton]]

* DramaticUnmask: No one knew (among Bretonnia or the playerbase) who was in truth The Green Knight, though it was one of the theories.

* TheLastDance: [[spoiler:When the Incarnates' plan fails, he is mentioned to meeting Bretonnia LastStand... with [[NobleDemon Abhorash]] and his remaining [[BloodKnight Blood dragons]] at his side, of all people. Everyone agrees that [[OffscreenMomentOfAwesome that must have been the most epic cavalry battle of all time]].]]
* Really700YearsOld: Revealed to be this as [[spoiler:Giles Le Breton]].
* RightfulKingReturns: [[spoiler:Immediately after revealing himself, he takes the helm of the kingdom, putting Louen, the then king in the position of Paladin of the Lady]]

* NoSell: The unfortuante Skaven assassin thought that shoving a blade coated in magical poison through his chest would take him out.

The High Elves of Ulthuan aren't doing much better. After several attempts of rescuing Aliathra, the daugther of the Everqueen, time is running short for them. Also, in the beginning stages of the End Times, several daemonic incursions occured. Initially short-lived, but they were increasing in frecuency, size and length. Also, their dark kin have come ashore again on their coasts and the brothers Tyrion and teclis are busy trying to fend them off.

* {{Ambadassador}}: Serves in this capacity

* TheCharmer: Forged a successful alliance with the Dwarves, and was said to be able to charm a manticore to gently lay its head on her lap (note; the average manticore has the temperament and bloodlust of post-rabies Cujo).

* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Serves as an Amassador for her people.

* TheChainsOfCommanding: Is declared Regent of Ulthuan and leads it's armies in Finubar's absence, but is worried about his abducted daughter and despises politics.

* FaceHeelTurn: Undergoes one throughout End Times:Khaine.

* EvilVsEvil: Against the armies of Chaos led by Valkia the Bloody. And later aganist the Aestyrion.

* ReligiousBruiser: He is devouted to Grimnir until the very end.

* NiceHat: It's larger than a grown man

Vlad have been resurrected by Nagash to serve him. Despite that he doesn't serve out of loyalty or to gain anything: he serves because he could resurrect Isabella, his wife [[spoiler:who didin't reunite with him in the Afterlife because Nurgle had taken her brought her back as a follower of Chaos]]. He was assigned to the norther front aganist Chaos, but acts like a wildcard in the Nagash army, mostly defending The Empire.

* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Isabella of course. We get to see just how far Vlad's love for extends, see below.
* {{Heroic Sacrifice}}: He willingy sacrifices his inmortality and un-life to save Isabella from the clutches of Nurgle.

* {{Offing the Offspring}}: Attempted to his vampiric "son". The first thing he does after resurrecting is asking where is Isabella. Mannfred, bitter because of his returning, says that she's dead, as him. After a short duel, Vlad bests Mannfred and was about to kill him before Nagash intervenes.

* BodyHorror: They were three normal looking people, Ghurk was even described as handsome. Now look at them.

* ICanSeeYou: Thanks to his magic helmet, to the horror of the Skaven assassin attacking the Slaan.

* ICanSeeYou: Due to possessing heat-vision, the Skaven assassin's magic cloak does nothing to conceal him.

* {{Retcon}}: For years, it was established that Mannfred died in the battle of Hel Fenn (death by Rune Fang at the head) and centuries later he was resurrected (in previous editions there is a short story of this written by William King, with the presence of Gotrek and Felix). In "The End Times" they change this for no reason and simply say that Mannfred survived in Hel Fenn and was all these years acting from the shadows. Now the question is [[AssPull how did he manage to survive that his head was split in half because of the Runic Fang of Stirland]]. The novels change this to having died at Hel Fenn and then being resurrected almost immediately (although still facing Gotrek and Felix somehow).

* {{Retcon}}: For years, it was established that Mannfred died in the battle of Hel Fenn (death by Rune Fang at the head) and centuries later he was resurrected (in previous editions there is a short story of this written by William King, with the presence of Gotrek and Felix). In "The End Times" they change this for no reason and simply say that Mannfred survived in Hel Fenn and was all these years acting from the shadows. Now the question is [[AssPull how did he manage to survive that his head was split in half because of the Runic Fang of Stirland]]. The novels contradict this change and directly reference the King story as canon; just seeing Gotrek in a skrying pool makes him nervous.

* {{Retcon}}: For years, it was established that Mannfred died in the battle of Hel Fenn (death by Rune Fang at the head) and centuries later he was resurrected (in previous editions there is a short story of this written by William King, with the presence of Gotrek and Felix). In "The End Times" they change this for no reason and simply say that Mannfred survived in Hel Fenn and was all these years acting from the shadows. Now the question is [[Asspull how did he manage to survive that his head was split in half because of the Runic Fang of Stirland]].

* {{Badass}}: He's ''Karl Franz'', por Sigmar's sake.
** EmpoweredBadassNormal: Karl Franz Ascendant. [[spoiler:Subverted as he's no longer Karl but Sigmar.]]

* {{Badass}}: He routed a Bestman incursion almost on his own. And later in the north he keeps kicking northern asses.

* {{Badass}}: An entire [[AxeCrazy Night Goblin]] tribe tried mobbing him in order to kill him. His slaughtered his way out of the pile and promptly led his men to victory.

* TheUnreveal: It's confirmed that Morgiana is an elf.

* TrackingDevice Aliathra herself is one, through her magic bond with her mother, the Everqueen, and a spell to inform the elf mages of her location.

* Famous Last Words: [[spoiler:"You will find out."]]

* {{Genre Savvy}}: She knows exactly why Krell has come to her "rescue" and has an escape plan in case her battle against Khalida's forces fails.

* GenreSavvy: He knows that Nagash will attempt to reach the Black Pyramid. Also, while he executes Khatep, he's smart enough to listen to the latter beforehand.

* DangerouslyGenreSavvy:

* DangerouslyGenreSavvy: One of the steps in the ritual to bring him back was destroying [[InfinityMinusOneSword the weapon]] that killed him the first time. He also doesn't personally confront anyone unless he is confident of victory [[spoiler: or has no other choice]].

* LastDance: [[spoiler:When the Incarnates' plan fails, he is mentioned to meeting Bretonnia LastStand... with [[NobleDemon Abhorash]] and his remaining [[BloodKnight Blood dragons]] at his side, of all people. Everyone agrees that [[OffscreenMomentOfAwesome that must have been the most epic cavalry battle of all time]].]]

* TheReveal: He confirms that he's Vashanesh, the former husband of Neferata in Lahmia. Although given Vashanesh has only ever been referenced by him and does not appear in any if the stories set in that time, he may be lying.

* TheReveal: He confirms that he's Vashanesh, the former husband of Neferata in Lahmia.

* {{Drop the Hammer}}: He [[DualWielding dual-wields]] the blackmith hammers of his father. [[spoiler:Later on, he wields Ghal-Maraz.]]
* [[spoiler:{{Enemy Mine}}: He joins Vlad in his battles aganist the forces of Chaos.]]
* {{Multiple Choice Past}}: His original background has suffered a minor {{Retcon}}. Instead of being discovered by Luthor Huss, he travels directly to the north on his own.
* [[spoiler:{{Off With His Head}}: A Skaven Vermin Lord does this to him when he is in the middle of fighting Archaon.]]
* {{The Chosen One}}: Many people believe that is the avatar of Sigmar himself, and he certanily he is badaas enough for that.

* [[spoiler: InTheBack: Run through by Mannfred while trying to contain the third Rift]].
* {{Klingon scientists get no respect}}: Everybody makes clear their doubts about both the Faith Barrier and the Auric Bastion to him. He's not amused about this.

* {{Never speak ill of the dead}}: His opinions regarding Volkmar doesn't change (weren't high to start with) despite his apparent death. Karl Franz calls him out on that.
* [[spoiler:{{Red Herring Mole}}:After he tried to kill Valten(believing him to be {{The Mole}} of Chaos) and using undead to do so, everyone believes that he has been in Nagash payroll all along.]]
* {{Start of Darkness}}:[[spoiler:Vlad convinces him to use the power of Necromancy.]]
* [[spoiler:{{The Necromancer}}:He raises an army of undead to deal with the traitor within the Empire army, whom he believes to be Valten. It fails.]]
* [[spoiler:{{Unwitting Pawn}}: He is this to Emil Valgeir(a.k.a.: The Changeling) to cause havoc to make his assasination of Karl Franz easier. It works, but the daemon fails.]]

* [[spoiler: OffWithHisHead: Decapitated by Otto Glott]].

* [[spoiler: Killed off for real]].

* [[spoiler: SlashedThroat: How Arkhan kills her to bring back Nagash]].

* [[spoiler: LastDance: When the Incarnates' plan fails, he is mentioned to meeting Bretonnia LastStand... with [[NobleDemon Abhorash]] and his remaining [[BloodKnight Blood dragons]] at his side, of all people. Everyone agrees that [[OffscreenMomentOfAwesome that must have been the most epic cavalry battle of all time]].]]

* [[spoiler: RightfulKingReturns: Immediately after revealing himself, he takes the helm of the kingdom, putting Louen, the then king in the position of Paladin of the Lady]]

* {{Cold Blooded Torture}}: Tortured within an inch of her life as Mannfred's prisoner.
* [[spoiler:{{Do Not Go Gentle}}/{{Face Death With Dignity}}: When Arkhan is about to kill Aliathra, she is composed and accepting. She also performs a mysterious spell on Arkhan before he kills her.]]
* [[spoiler:{{Famous Last Words}} "You will find out."]]

* {{Heroic Willpower}}
* {{Obfuscating Insanity}}: Pretends to be insane when she's really magically broadcasting their location to the High Elf armies.

* {{Tracking Device}} Aliathra herself is one, through her magic bond with her mother, the Everqueen, and a spell to inform the elf mages of her location.

* [[spoiler: DefiantToTheEnd: He doesn't even flinch or relent in his task as Arkhan's spell takes hold him]]
* {{Four Star Badass}}
* {{Magic Knight}}: He is able to use spells thanks to the Talisman of Hoeth.

* {{True Companions}} With his gryphon steed, Stormwing.
* {{When All You Have Is A Hammer}}: Using his Fangsword to break through Arkhan's magical barrier [[spoiler:resulting in Fangsword's destruction.]] Then, [[spoiler:without a weapon, he tried to kill Arkhan by breaking his neck, yet it didn't work and led to Eltharion's death.]]
* {{The Worf Effect}}: Nearly kills Mannfred von Carstein in combat.

* [[spoiler:{{Back From The Dead}}: Is resurrected in End Times: Archaon]].
* TheBerserker/ TranquilFury

* {{The Chains Of Commanding}}: Is declared Regent of Ulthuan and leads it's armies in Finubar's absence, but is worried about his abducted daughter and despises politics.
* [[spoiler:{{Empowered Badass Normal}}: Tyrion is made the Incarnate of Light in End Times: Archaon]].
* {{Face Heel Turn}}: Undergoes one throughout End Times:Khaine.
* {{Hero Killer}}: Kills Malus, Orion and [[spoiler:would have done the the same to]] Malekith [[spoiler:if not for the intervention of Caradryan and later Alith Anar. He also kills Mannfred in End Times: Archaon]].
* {{Infinity Plus One Sword}}: He gains one when he draws [[spoiler:Widowmaker, the Sword of Khaine]].

* [[spoiler:{{Light Em Up}}: As the Incarnate of Light]].
* {{Machiavelli Was Wrong}}: His increasingly brutal methods gradually drive away Alarielle, several allies and finally even his steed.
* {{Necromancer}}: After becoming the Avatar of Khaine, Tyrion can raise the corpses of the killed to be his minions.
* {{One Man Army}}: See above for why.

* [[spoiler: SuddenlyVoiced: His LittleNo to Tyrion regarding whether Malekith should die or not.]]
* [[spoiler: TakingYouWithMe: Tried this on Ka'bandha. It didn't work]].

* [[spoiler: ArrangedMarriage: With Alarielle]].

* {{Even Evil Has Standards}}: The Council of Incarnates meeting reveals that Malekith despises Nagash. When the Incarnates meet to decide whether to accept Nagash's help, Malekith insists they destroy Nagash and is the first to say so, referring to him as an abomination. It takes Tyrion, Lileath, Teclis, Alarielle and Karl Franz to convince him otherwise, and then only after Nagash gives them [[TheScapegoat Mannfred]] in recompense for Aliathra's death.

* [[spoiler: HeroicSacrifice: When the cavern under Middenheim starts to collapse, one of the falling rocks nearly crushes Alarielle. Malekith saves Alarielle by pushing her out of the way]]...
* [[spoiler: ICantFeelMyLegs: but the rock that was going to crush Alarielle crushes Malekith's legs, not pulping them due to his NighInvulnerable armour and pins him]].
* [[spoiler: InTheBack: By Alith Anar on the Battle of the Isle of the Dead. Subverted as he doesn't die]].
* [[spoiler: LastOfHisKind: After the Rift appears to consume Tyrion and Alarielle, Malekith is implied to briefly be the last living elf in the Warhammer World before the Rift consumes him too]].

* [[spoiler: RightfulKingReturns / TyrantTakesTheHelm: Both as, despite his tyranny, he was revealed to be Asuryan's chosen. In-universe it depends on who you ask]].

* [[spoiler: FateWorseThanDeath: When the Vortex collapses, she's claimed by Slaanesh. No one knows what he/she will do to her, but surely it'not pleasant. TabletopGame/WarhammerAgeOfSigmar reveals that it merely "changed" her.]]

* {{Stripperific}}: She wears a thong, a headdress, gloves boots and, at points, a skimpy bra with one breast bared.

* [[spoiler: DyingAsYourself]]

* StrikeMeDownWithAllYourHatred: Khaine informed Tullaris that Tullaris' death would start Tyrion down the path of being Khaine's avatar, so Tullaris encouraged Tyrion to kill him.

* TookALevelInKindness: Despite still beign, well, [[MagnificentBastard Malekith]], he starts to open himself to his people and be a nicer person, [[spoiler: culmitaning in the ICantFeelMyLegs above]]. It helps that [[spoiler: he was proven to be the rightful successor of Aenarion and obtained the kingship he'd pursued for millennia]].

--> [[spoiler: Thorgrim: "...in the back... of course, the cowards stabbed (him) in the back..."]]

* OnlySaneMan: The only Dwarf to acknowledge the importance of their alliances with the other races and attempt to help them (Ungrim's motives are {{Revenge less}} [[DeathSeeker noble]]).

** <i>"The Great Plan [[spoiler:has failed. [[HomeworldEvacuation The Exodus]] must begin]].</i>"

* ImDyingTakeMyMacGuffin

* AscendedToAHigherPlainOfExistence

* DarkMagicGirl