History YMMV / FengShui

** Curtis Boatman, the one-man reason that the Architects of the Flesh are unplayable, is the source of basically everything wrong with the 2056 juncture that isn't his ostensible boss Johann Bonengel's fault, from Abominations to the [[BigBrotherIsWatching Big Brother surveillance state]]. Unlike his boss, he is about as far from sympathetic as possible -- he's described in-game as a bloated, corrupt, and utterly selfish jerk whose own motive is his own profit, and is personally responsible for several sadistic experiments. His laundry list of crimes include creating the [[TykeBomb Uber-kids]], tricking normal people into accepting TheCorruption of Arcanotech and then accelerating it deliberately so he can have perfectly loyal {{Super Soldier}}s, keeping an entire greenhouse complex of BlackMarketProduce for himself (even his boss, Bonengel, puts his money where his mouth is and buys real food honestly), planning to [[TheStarscream betray Bonengel]] because Boatman likes the CrapsackWorld with himself at the top of the pyramid as it is (and Bonengel had a HeelRealization a few years before and has become NecessarilyEvil), and despite the Buro wanting equality at all costs, he's a huge bigot responsible for the rampant homophobia in the 2056 juncture. Most damning of all is the FisherKingdom aspect of chi mastery over a juncture -- 2056 under Architect rulership is his ideal world. Look at the utterly dystopian future and [[FridgeHorror realize what that says about him]].

** Curtis Boatman, the one-man reason that the Architects of the Flesh are unplayable, is the source of basically everything wrong with the 2056 juncture that isn't his ostensible boss's fault, from Abominations to the [[BigBrotherIsWatching Big Brother surveillance state]]. Unlike his boss, he is about as far from sympathetic as possible -- he's described in-game as a bloated, corrupt, and utterly selfish jerk whose own motive is his own profit, and is personally responsible for several sadistic experiments. His laundry list of crimes include creating the [[TykeBomb Uber-kids]], tricking normal people into accepting TheCorruption of Arcanotech and then accelerating it deliberately so he can have perfectly loyal {{Super Soldier}}s, keeping an entire greenhouse complex of BlackMarketProduce for himself (even his boss, Bonengel, puts his money where his mouth is and buys real food honestly), planning to [[TheStarscream betray Bonengel]] because Boatman likes the CrapsackWorld with himself at the top of the pyramid as it is (and Bonengel had a HeelRealization a few years before and has become NecessarilyEvil), and despite the Buro wanting equality at all costs, he's a huge bigot responsible for the rampant homophobia in the 2056 juncture. Most damning of all is the FisherKingdom aspect of chi mastery over a juncture -- 2056 under Architect rulership is his ideal world. Look at the utterly dystopian future and [[FridgeHorror realize what that says about him]].

** Curtis Boatman, the one-man reason that the Architects of the Flesh are unplayable, is the source of basically everything wrong with the 2056 juncture that isn't his ostensible boss's fault, from Abominations to the surveillance state. Unlike his boss, he is about as far from sympathetic as possible -- he's described in-game as a bloated, corrupt, and utterly selfish jerk whose own motive is his own profit, and is personally responsible for several sadistic experiments. His laundry list of crimes include creating the [[TykeBomb Uber-kids]], tricking normal people into accepting TheCorruption of Arcanotech and then accelerating it deliberately so he can have perfectly loyal {{Super Soldier}}s, keeping an entire greenhouse complex of BlackMarketProduce for himself (even his boss, Bonengel, puts his money where his mouth is and buys real food honestly), planning to [[TheStarscream betray Bonengel]] because Boatman likes the CrapsackWorld with himself at the top of the pyramid as it is (and Bonengel had a HeelRealization a few years before and has become NecessarilyEvil), and despite the Buro wanting equality at all costs, he's a huge bigot responsible for the rampant homophobia in the 2056 juncture. Most damning of all is the FisherKingdom aspect of chi mastery over a juncture -- 2056 under Architect rulership is his ideal world. Look at the utterly dystopian future and [[FridgeHorror realize what that says about him]].

** Curtis Boatman, one-man reason that the Architects of the Flesh are unplayable, is the source of basically everything wrong with the 2056 juncture that isn't his ostensible boss's fault, from Abominations to the surveillance state. Unlike his boss, he is about as far from sympathetic as possible -- he's described in-game as a bloated, corrupt, and utterly selfish jerk whose own motive is his own profit, and is personally responsible for several sadistic experiments. His laundry list of crimes include creating the [[TykeBomb Uber-kids]], tricking normal people into accepting TheCorruption of Arcanotech and then accelerating it deliberately so he can have perfectly loyal {{Super Soldier}}s, keeping an entire greenhouse complex of BlackMarketProduce for himself (even his boss, Bonengel, puts his money where his mouth is and buys real food honestly), planning to [[TheStarscream betray Bonengel]] because Boatman likes the CrapsackWorld with himself at the top of the pyramid as it is (and Bonengel had a HeelRealization a few years before and has become NecessarilyEvil), and despite the Buro wanting equality at all costs, he's a huge bigot responsible for the rampant homophobia in the 2056 juncture. Most damning of all is the FisherKingdom aspect of chi mastery over a juncture -- 2056 under Architect rulership is his ideal world. Look at the utterly dystopian future and [[FridgeHorror realize what that says about him]].

** Curtis Boatman, one-man reason that the Architects of the Flesh are unplayable, is the source of basically everything wrong with the 2056 juncture that isn't his ostensible boss's fault, from Abominations to the surveillance state. Unlike his boss, he is about as far from sympathetic as possible -- he's described in-game as a bloated, corrupt, and utterly selfish jerk whose own motive is his own profit, and is personally responsible for several sadistic experiments. His laundry list of crimes include the [[TykeBomb Uber-kids]], tricking normal people into accepting TheCorruption of Arcanotech and then accelerating it deliberately so he can have perfectly loyal {{Super Soldier}}s, keeping an entire greenhouse complex of BlackMarketProduce for himself (even his boss, Bonengel, puts his money where his mouth is and buys real food honestly), planning to [[TheStarscream betray Bonengel]] because Boatman likes the CrapsackWorld with himself at the top of the pyramid as it is (and Bonengel had a HeelRealization a few years before and has become NecessarilyEvil), and despite the Buro wanting equality at all costs, he's a huge bigot responsible for the rampant homophobia in the 2056 juncture. Most damning of all is the FisherKingdom aspect of chi mastery over a juncture -- 2056 under Architect rulership is his ideal world. Look at the utterly dystopian future and [[FridgeHorror realize what that says about him]].

** Curtis Boatman, one-man reason that the Architects of the Flesh are unplayable, is the source of basically everything wrong with the 2056 juncture that isn't his ostensible boss's fault, from Abominations to the surveillance state. Unlike his boss, he is about as far from sympathetic as possible -- he's described in-game as a bloated, corrupt, and utterly selfish jerk whose own motive is his own profit, and is personally responsible for several sadistic experiments. His laundry list of crimes include the [[TykeBomb Uber-kids]], tricking normal people into accepting TheCorruption of Arcanotech and then accelerating it deliberately so he can have perfectly loyal {{Super Soldier}}s, keeps an entire greenhouse complex of BlackMarketProduce for himself (even his boss, Bonengel, puts his money where his mouth is and buys real food honestly), plans to [[TheStarscream betray Bonengel]] because Boatman likes the CrapsackWorld with himself at the top of the pyramid as it is (and Bonengel had a HeelRealization a few years before and has become NecessarilyEvil), and despite the Buro wanting equality at all costs, he's a huge bigot responsible for the rampant homophobia in the 2056 juncture. Most damning of all is the FisherKingdom aspect of chi mastery over a juncture -- 2056 under Architect rulership is his ideal world. Look at the utterly dystopian future and [[FridgeHorror realize what that says about him]].

** Curtis Boatman, one-man reason that the Architects of the Flesh are unplayable, is the source of basically everything wrong with the 2056 juncture that isn't his ostensible boss's fault, from Abominations to the surveillance state. Unlike his boss, he is about as far from sympathetic as possible -- he's described in-game as a bloated, corrupt, and utterly selfish jerk whose own motive is his own profit, and is personally responsible for several sadistic experiments. His laundry list of crimes include the [[TykeBomb Uber-kids]], tricking normal people into accepting TheCorruption of Arcanotech and then accelerating it deliberately so he can have perfectly loyal {{Super Soldier}}s, keeps an entire greenhouse complex of BlackMarketProduce for himself (even his boss, Bonengel, puts his money where his mouth is and buys real food honestly), plans to [[TheStarscream betray Bonengel]] because Boatman likes the CrapsackWorld with himself at the top of the pyramid as it is (and Bonengel had a HeelRealization a few years before and has become NecessarilyEvil), and despite the Buro wanting equality at all costs, he's a huge bigot responsible for the rampant homophobia in the 2056 juncture. Most damming of all is the FisherKingdom aspect of chi mastery over a juncture -- 2056 under Architect rulership is his ideal world. Look at the utterly dystopian future and [[FridgeHorror realize what that says about him]].

* MoralEventHorizon: To many Dragons, Operation Killdeer was this for the Ascended.

** Curtis Boatman, one-man reason that the Architects of the Flesh are unplayable, is the source of basically everything wrong with the 2056 juncture that isn't his ostensible boss's fault, from Abominations to the surveillance state. Unlike his boss, he is about as far from sympathetic as possible -- he's described in-game as a bloated, corrupt, and utterly selfish jerk whose own motive is his own profit, and is personally responsible for several sadistic experiments. His laundry list of crimes include the [[TykeBomb Uber-kids]], tricking normal people into accepting TheCorruption of Arcanotech and then accelerating it deliberately so he can have perfectly loyal {{Super Soldier}}s, keeps an entire greenhousse complex of BlackMarketProduce for himself (even his boss, Bonengel, puts his money where his mouth is and buys real food honestly), plans to [[TheStarscream betray Bonengel]] because Boatman likes the CrapsackWorld with himself at the top of the pyramid as it is (and Bonengel had a HeelRealization a few years before and has become NecessarilyEvil), and despite the Buro wanting equality at all costs, he's a huge bigot responsible for the rampant homophobia in the 2056 juncture. Most damming of all is the FisherKingdom aspect of chi mastery over a juncture -- 2056 under Architect rulership is his ideal world. Look at the utterly dystopian future and [[FridgeHorror realize what that says about him]].

** Curtis Boatman, one-man reason that the Architects of the Flesh are unplayable, is the source of basically everything wrong with the 2056 juncture that isn't his ostensible boss's fault, from Abominations to the surveillance state. Unlike his boss, he is about as far from sympathetic as possible-he's described in-game as a bloated, corrupt, and utterly selfish jerk whose own motive is his own profit, and is personally responsible for several sadistic experiments. His laundry list of crimes included the [[TykeBomb Uber-kids]], tricking normal people into accepting TheCorruption of Arcanotech and then accelerating it deliberately so he can have perfectly loyal {{Super Soldier}}s, keeps an entire greenhousse complex of BlackMarketProduce for himself (even his boss, Bonengel, puts his money where his mouth is and buys real food honestly), plans to [[TheStarscream betray Bonengel]] because Boatman likes the CrapsackWorld with himself at the top of the pyramid as it is (and Bonengel had a HeelRealization a few years before and has become NecessarilyEvil), and despite the Buro wanting equality at all costs, he's a huge bigot responsible for the rampant homophobia in the 2056 juncture. Most damming of all is the FisherKingdom aspect of chi mastery over a juncture-2056 under Architect rulership is his ideal world. Look at the utterly dystopian future and [[FridgeHorror realize what that says about him]].

** Ming I, the worst of the Four Monarchs is a user of [[DarkIsEvil warped shadow magic]] who ''willingly'' replaced her arm with an ArtifactOfDoom to hurt people more, knowing full well she'd effective be urged to render people DeaderThanDead. In her native timeline, she ruled over the Aztecs and then took the HumanSacrifice thing to heights [[EvenEvilHasStandards even they found abhorrent]], learning how to [[OurVampiresAreDifferent use the blood of virgins to extend her youth]], only being allowed to remain because [[GodGuise she cowed them into believing she was a god who killed or enslaved all of theirs]]. What puts her in the rank of Boatman up above, however, is three little words: Industrialized MindRape.

* CompleteMonster: The Feng Shui universe has quite a few of these guys, in keeping with the habit of Hong Kong action villains to go much further than western sensibilities will allow. A couple of the more important ones are:
** Curtis Boatman, the one-man reason that [[NoCampaignForTheWicked the Architects of the Flesh are unplayable]]. He's the source of basically everything wrong with the 2056 juncture that isn't his ostensible boss' fault, from the Abominations created by the CDCA to the Big Brother-style surveillance state. Unlike his boss, he is about as far from sympathetic as possible -- he's described in-game as a bloated, corrupt, and utterly selfish jerk whose own motive is his own profit, and is personally responsible for several sadistic experiments. His laundry list of crimes included the [[TykeBomb Uber-kids]], keeping an entire greenhouse complex of BlackMarketProduce for himself (even his boss, Bonengel, puts his money where his mouth is and buys real food honestly), plans to [[TheStarscream betray Bonengel]] because Boatman likes the CrapsackWorld with himself at the top of the pyramid as it is (and Bonengel had a HeelRealization a few years before and has become NecessarilyEvil), and emotionally abuses his wife using his chi manipulation. Most damning of all is the FisherKingdom aspect of chi mastery over a juncture -- 2056 under Architect rulership is his ideal world. Look at the utterly dystopian future and [[FridgeHorror realize what that says about him]].
** Ming I, the worst of the Four Monarchs. She's a user of [[DarkIsEvil warped shadow magic]] who ''willingly'' replaced her arm with an ArtifactOfDoom to hurt people more, knowing full well she'd effective be urged to render people DeaderThanDead. In her native timeline, she ruled over the Aztecs and then took the HumanSacrifice thing to heights [[EvenEvilHasStandards even they found abhorrent]], learning how to [[OurVampiresAreDifferent use the blood of virgins to extend her youth]], only being allowed to remain because [[GodGuise she cowed them into believing she was a god who killed or enslaved all of theirs]]. What puts her in the rank of Boatman up above, however, is three little words: Industrialized MindRape.

** Curtis Boatman, the one-man reason that [[NoCampaignForTheWicked the Architects of the Flesh are unplayable]]. He's the source of basically everything wrong with the 2056 juncture that isn't his ostensible boss' fault, from Abominations to the surveillance state. Unlike his boss, he is about as far from sympathetic as possible -- he's described in-game as a bloated, corrupt, and utterly selfish jerk whose own motive is his own profit, and is personally responsible for several sadistic experiments. His laundry list of crimes included the [[TykeBomb Uber-kids]], keeping an entire greenhouse complex of BlackMarketProduce for himself (even his boss, Bonengel, puts his money where his mouth is and buys real food honestly), plans to [[TheStarscream betray Bonengel]] because Boatman likes the CrapsackWorld with himself at the top of the pyramid as it is (and Bonengel had a HeelRealization a few years before and has become NecessarilyEvil), and emotionally abuses his wife using his chi manipulation. Most damning of all is the FisherKingdom aspect of chi mastery over a juncture -- 2056 under Architect rulership is his ideal world. Look at the utterly dystopian future and [[FridgeHorror realize what that says about him]].

** Curtis Boatman, the one-man reason that [[NoCampaignForTheWicked the Architects of the Flesh are unplayable]]. He's the source of basically everything wrong with the 2056 juncture that isn't his ostensible boss' fault, from Abominations to the surveillance state. Unlike his boss, he is about as far from sympathetic as possible-he's described in-game as a bloated, corrupt, and utterly selfish jerk whose own motive is his own profit, and is personally responsible for several sadistic experiments. His laundry list of crimes included the [[TykeBomb Uber-kids]], keeping an entire greenhouse complex of BlackMarketProduce for himself (even his boss, Bonengel, puts his money where his mouth is and buys real food honestly), plans to [[TheStarscream betray Bonengel]] because Boatman likes the CrapsackWorld with himself at the top of the pyramid as it is (and Bonengel had a HeelRealization a few years before and has become NecessarilyEvil), and emotionally abuses his wife using his chi manipulation. Most damning of all is the FisherKingdom aspect of chi mastery over a juncture -- 2056 under Architect rulership is his ideal world. Look at the utterly dystopian future and [[FridgeHorror realize what that says about him]].

** Curtis Boatman, one-man reason that the Architects of the Flesh are unplayable. He's the source of basically everything wrong with the 2056 juncture that isn't his ostensible boss' fault, from Abominations to the surveillance state. Unlike his boss, he is about as far from sympathetic as possible-he's described in-game as a bloated, corrupt, and utterly selfish jerk whose own motive is his own profit, and is personally responsible for several sadistic experiments. His laundry list of crimes included the [[TykeBomb Uber-kids]], keeping an entire greenhouse complex of BlackMarketProduce for himself (even his boss, Bonengel, puts his money where his mouth is and buys real food honestly), plans to [[TheStarscream betray Bonengel]] because Boatman likes the CrapsackWorld with himself at the top of the pyramid as it is (and Bonengel had a HeelRealization a few years before and has become NecessarilyEvil), and emotionally abuses his wife using his chi manipulation. Most damming of all is the FisherKingdom aspect of chi mastery over a juncture-2056 under Architect rulership is his ideal world. Look at the utterly dystopian future and [[FridgeHorror realize what that says about him]].

** Curtis Boatman, one-man reason that the Architects of the Flesh are unplayable. He's the source of basically everything wrong with the 2056 juncture that isn't his ostensible boss' fault, from Abominations to the surveillance state. Unlike his boss, he is about as far from sympathetic as possible-he's described in-game as a bloated, corrupt, and utterly selfish jerk whose own motive is his own profit, and is personally responsible for several sadistic experiments. His laundry list of crimes included the [[TykeBomb Uber-kids]], tricking normal people into accepting TheCorruption of Arcanotech and then accelerating it deliberately so he can have perfectly loyal {{Super Soldier}}s, keeps an entire greenhousse complex of BlackMarketProduce for himself (even his boss, Bonengel, puts his money where his mouth is and buys real food honestly), plans to [[TheStarscream betray Bonengel]] because Boatman likes the CrapsackWorld with himself at the top of the pyramid as it is (and Bonengel had a HeelRealization a few years before and has become NecessarilyEvil), and despite the Buro wanting equality at all costs, he's a huge bigot responsible for the rampant homophobia in the 2056 juncture. Most damming of all is the FisherKingdom aspect of chi mastery over a juncture-2056 under Architect rulership is his ideal world. Look at the utterly dystopian future and [[FridgeHorror realize what that says about him]].

* CompleteMonster: The Feng Shui universe has quite a few of these guys, in keeping with the habit of Hong Kong action villains to go much further than western sensibilities will allow.
** Curtis Boatman and Desdemona Deathangel. They're more or less the reason why they, of all factions, have NoCampaignForTheWicked in place.
** Ming I is by far the cruelest of all the Monarchs. BrainwashedAndCrazy is the ''least'' of the things she does.
** The Urbane Psychopath villain archetype from Out For Blood.

** Curtis Boatman, Desdemona Deathangel and many who work for the Architects. They're more or less the reason why they, of all factions, have NoCampaignForTheWicked in place.

** Not a few of the Lotus's eunuch sorcerers are this. The ones that aren't tend to be {{Noble Demon}}s.
** The Hunger of the Jackal exemplify the worst aspects of the Ascended, with their fingers in all kinds of criminal and other nastiness, in addition to cruel schemes and experiments such as the [[TykeBomb Killkid Project]].

* CompleteMonster: The Feng Shui universe features quite a few of these guys, in keeping with the habit of Hong Kong action villains to go much further than western sensibilities will allow.

** Curtis Boatman, Desdemona Deathangel and many who work for the Architects.
** Ming I is by far the cruelest of all the Monarchs.
** Not a few of the Lotus's eunuch sorcerers are this.

** Chinese lore has the legend of the Iron Monkey. This is taken to ridiculous literal extremes with the Gorilla Fighter.

** The Urbane Psychopath villain type from Out For Blood has this trope written all over it.

* FridgeBrilliance: As the game is based off of Chinese culture and Hong-kong action cinema, there are going to be plenty of subtle in-jokes that aren't explicitly stated, such as:

** The Hunger of the Jackal exemplify the worst aspects of the Ascended, with their fingers in all kinds of criminal and other nastiness, in addition to cruel schemes and experiments such as the Killkid Project.