Line #139 Characters/BattlefieldHardline


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3	!Player Character
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5	[[folder:Nick]]
6	!!Det. Nicholas "Nick" Mendoza
7	->'''Played By:''' Nicholas Gonzalez (motion-capture) Philip Anthony-Rodriguez (Voice)
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9	Newly christened Miami detective Nick is from the wrong side of the tracks, the first legitimately employed member of his family for generations. Nick's a loner, a crusader, and is determined to make his way to the top of the pile. His making detective is validation that he's left behind the man he feared he might become.
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11	* AbusiveParents: His father was a Cuban [[SecretPolice secret policeman]] who was apparently a bit of a TortureTechnician. Nick at one point states that he liked to bring his work home with him.
12	* BewareTheHonestOnes: Nick is honest to a fault. [[spoiler:Which is exactly why Stoddard and Dawes frame him up as a DirtyCop and get him shipped off to prison-- he won't fit into the rampant corruption in the Miami P.D. and he can't be controlled.]]
13	* BewareTheNiceOnes: Generally polite and approachable in person, but he's perfectly willing to shoot first and ask questions later.
14	%% Doesn't explain what the reaction is. * BerserkButton: If you're a criminal, ''do not'' try to use a NotSoDifferentRemark on him.
15	* ByTheBookCop: At the start of the game. As the game goes on and the extent of corruption in the Miami police department becomes obvious, he becomes more willing to [[CowboyCop bend the rules]].
16	* DisappearedDad: Mendoza's father didn't make the trip to the U.S. with his wife and son. [[spoiler:Evidence in the final level confirms that he is dead]]. Nick doesn't mind, as his father was evidently quite a bastard.
17	%% * HeWhoFightsMonsters: In the second half of the game.
18	* HesBack: [[spoiler:After three years in prison, courtesy of a frame-up by Stoddard and Dawes, he breaks out to go after those who wronged him.]]
19	* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: [[spoiler:After Dawes and Stoddard screw Nick over, he'll stop at nothing to get some payback.]]
20	* TranquilFury: Doesn't lose his temper-- he's more of a "quietly seething with rage" type of guy.
21	* WillNotTellALie: Downplayed. He will, but he hates it.
22	--> '''Nick:''' What the hell was [[BlatantLies that?]]\
23	'''Khai:''' [[PragmaticAntiHero That was called ass-covering. Get used to it.]]
24	[[/folder]]
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26	!Miami Police Department
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28	[[folder:Dawes]]
29	!!Captain Julian Dawes
30	->'''Played By:''' Benito Martinez
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32	Known for picking young cops out of the ranks and shaping them into star detectives, Dawes's office has been a place of tutelage and gentle idolatry for a generation of Miami's finest. Blessed with a politician's charisma and a forensic scientist's eye, Dawes is clearly grooming himself for the top brass.
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35	* ArmorPiercingQuestion: [[spoiler: ''"How's your mother, Nick?"'' Cue DoubleTap from an unamused Nick, whose mother they both know had died while he was framed in prison.]]
36	* AscendedFanboy: DiscussedTrope. [[spoiler:Nick says that Dawes probably read a lot of comic books as a kid when he found a [[Series/Batman1966 button to open the way to a safe inside of a bust of a person]].]]
37	* BigBad: [[spoiler:The real head of the protection racket.]]
38	* TheCorrupter: [[spoiler: As Khai says, he's a "ruiner-- he ruins people."]]
39	* DaChief: He's the hard nosed head of the Miami PD.
40	* DieLaughing: [[spoiler:He's so incredulous that [[TheParagon Nick]] shot him in cold blood that he can't stop giggling as he dies.]]
41	* DirtyCop: [[spoiler:His plan was to put the different cartels and gangs against each other and take over as the new kingpin of Miami and after succeeding, he frames Nick with the help of Khai and Stoddard.]]
42	* {{Expy}}: A RaceLift version of Captain Dudley Smith from ''Literature/LAConfidential''.
43	* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He's mellow, wise, and praises Nick and Khai when they make significant progress in their case. [[spoiler:Which is why it comes out of nowhere that he's also crooked.]]
44	* VisionaryVillain: [[spoiler: Not only plans to take over the Miami underworld and later Los Angeles', but plans to replace policing in America with mercenaries.]]
45	* WalkingSpoiler: He has a major role in the twist that occurs at the end of Act I of the story, making it hard to talk about his role without spoiling big plot points.
46	* YouAreAlreadyDead: [[spoiler:{{Inverted\|Trope}} to "I Am Already Dead." When Nick confronts him at the end of the game, he's unarmed and writing a letter. Nick guns him down, and begins to read the document, which is addressed to him. It begins:]]
47	--> [[spoiler:''Tell me, Detective: when you shot me, did I look surprised?'']]
48	[[/folder]]
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50	[[folder:Khai]]
51	!!Det. Khai Minh Dao
52	->'''Played By:''' Creator/KellyHu
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54	A first-generation Vietnamese-American who hails from outside LA, Khai turned her back on the west coast and a rebellious youth to put a star on her chest. Rising quickly through the ranks, she's established herself to her fellow officers and the usual underworld suspects as a smart, able detective who isn't afraid to let her temper take over.
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57	* ActionGirl: Well, it's Creator/KellyHu.
58	* AllAsiansKnowMartialArts: Played with. Khai does know martial arts, but it's not a traditional Asian martial art like Karate or Kung-Fu. UsefulNotes/KravMaga is her fighting style of choice.
59	* BigDamnHeroes: Saves Nick during the shootout in Roark's mansion, [[ChangedMyMindKid passing up a chance to get Stoddard in doing so.]]
60	* CowboyCop: More pragmatic and flexible with the regulations than Nick is. In an early mission, for example, she drops a serious JackBauerInterrogationTechnique on a perp.
61	* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler:She betrays Nick when Dawes reveals himself as the new drug Kingpin of Miami and helps in framing him. While she does regret it later and frees Nick from prison, it came more out of desilusioment with Dawes than ruining Nick's life.]]
62	* FairCop: She's a lot more pragmatic than Nick but still a decent person. [[spoiler:However: she sides with the corrupt Dawes out of both greed and the belief that one can only defeat crime by crushing them, not waiting for evidence or warrants.]]
63	* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:She joined Dawes when he became the new drug kingpin of Miami, but as soon as she realized just how bad he really was (as he wanted to privatize law enforcement to enrich himself), she abandoned him to break out Nick. Unfortunately, that took three years of Nick's life in prison.]]
64	* MsFanservice: She wears tight jeans most of the time and later wears a tight shirt with a sleeveless leather vest that accentuates her figure and shows her cleavage.
65	* PragmaticAntiHero: Khai believes less in "rules" and more in "results." She's still a fundamentally good person, though, with a desire to see justice done in the end. [[spoiler:She was initially complacent to Dawes' ethically-ambiguous scheme and frame-up of Nick because she believed that Dawes is genuinely pacifying Miami's criminal elements and that Nick is too stuck-up with rules for his own good.]]
66	* UsedToBeASweetKid: She herself admits she used to be a far nicer cop [[spoiler:which is how Stoddard and Dawes manage to get to her and cause her to have a HeelFaceTurn]].
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69	[[folder:Stoddard]]
70	!!Det. Carl Stoddard
71	->'''Played By:''' Creator/TravisWillingham
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73	Former college ball hero Carl Stoddard loves his city, his country, and his badge, though probably not in that order. He’s not without looks and charm and coasted his way to detective after joining the force as an alternative to joining the army.
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76	* AmbiguousSituation: Did he save Nick's life in Chapter 4 because he still thought of him as a friend or to set him up later?
77	* CutsceneBoss: [[spoiler: At the beginning of Chapter 9.]]
78	* DirtyCop: It's not long before Mendoza (and the player) realize that he's on the take. The first act is all about building a case against him to take to InternalAffairs [[spoiler:until it's revealed just how deep the corruption goes.]]
79	* TheDragon: [[spoiler:Stoddard does most of the legwork, convincing assorted criminals to buy into the protection racket, but he answers directly to Dawes.]]
80	* EnemyMine: Convinces Nick to delay his arrest until after they can save Khai from a shootout with a local gang. [[spoiler:As it turns out, [[DeconstructedTrope a large part of this was a setup to save him and frame Nick]].]]
81	* FauxAffablyEvil: Stoddard acts buddy-buddy with everyone, but it's just a front to cover how ruthless he really is.
82	* SmugSnake: Stoddard thinks he's a lot more untouchable than he actually is. He's much less secure [[spoiler:when Nick busts out of prison and comes after him]].
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85	!Criminals
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87	[[folder: Tap]]
88	!! Tap Milstein
89	->'''Played By:''' David [=DeSantos=]
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91	-> ''"You her new partner? She do that karate[y] for you yet?"''
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93	A sleazy low level criminal that the police attempt to use against Tyson.
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96	* BoxedCrook: Is forced to rat out his friend Tyson in order to spare himself some jail time.
97	* ButtMonkey: Pulls an epic escape with Nick but is betrayed by Tyson in order to get him off cocaine.
98	* FunctionalAddict: He's capable of being a cocaine dealer and helping in a jailbreak but is clearly addled at all times by his drunk use.
99	* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: The first thing Tap does is ask whether or not Detective Khai has shown Nick some karate (being as she's Chinese American).
100	* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Bolts at the first sign of trouble, which may be the only smart thing he ever does.
101	* SmallNameBigEgo: Acts like a big shot but he's only afloat because his former (much more successful) partner sends him business.
102	* SmugSnake: Oozes unearned self-confidence and openly mocks the police to their faces.
103	* WhiteGangBangers: Khai describes him and Tyson as a pair of white guys who came down to the Projects and got a taste for the life.
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106	[[folder:Tyson]]
107	!!Tyson Latchford
108	->'''Played By:''' Adam J. Harrington
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110	-> ''"You know, I haven't robbed a place in almost eight days."''
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112	Tyson spent his youth slinging cocaine, but has evolved into an upper middle-class criminal who spends more time with spreadsheets than scales and gram bags. His job is to make sure the drugs get to where they’re supposed to go; after that it’s somebody else’s problem. When he’s not working, Tyson imagines himself taking up golf.
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115	* ButtMonkey: Whether it's an ambush, a breaching charge, or a booby trap, Tyson finds himself on the wrong side of a lot of ugly surprises. He usually manages to [[MadeOfIron get up and walk away]], though.
116	* DeadpanSnarker: Hardly anything comes out of his mouth that isn't dripping with sarcasm or condescension.
117	* {{Expy}}: Adam John Harrington has all but replicated his role as the snarky Detective Earle from ''VideoGame/LANoire''.
118	* TokenEvilTeammate: He's really not that bad of a guy, all things considered, but he's completely unrepentant about his criminal activities. It's implied the only reason he [[spoiler: joined up with Nick and Khai's revenge crusade was to be able to resume his operations in Miami, with the fringe benefit of possibly robbing Dawes' operation and getting rich]].
119	* ToughLove: He sets up his old friend Tap to get arrested-- partially to help break Nick out of jail as an inside man, and partially because he knows going to prison is pretty much Tap's only chance to kick his cocaine addiction.
120	* UndyingLoyalty: Despite his criminal activities and a non-personal motive for taking down [[spoiler: Dawes]], he fully jumps into danger alongside Nick and Khai on some missions and his loyalty is never questioned by any of the other characters.
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123	[[folder:Neltz]]
124	!!Remy Neltz
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126	A drug dealer who's trying to make his name in the Miami drug trade.
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129	* BunnyEarsLawyer: Neltz is referred to as this; he dumped harmless food additives with scary-sounding names into a Florida swamp then used political connections to have the land condemned as a toxic hazard so he could use it to run drugs, then used an anime company to launder the proceeds, even going so far as to serve as the voice actor for the company's mascot. On multiple occasions characters take all this as a sign that he's both creatively brilliant and also completely nuts.
130	* CrazyPrepared: [[spoiler:He did make recordings to him speaking with Stoddard as proof in case he gets arrested.]]
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132	[[/folder]]
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134	[[folder:Boomer]]
135	!!Marcus "Boomer" Boone
136	->'''Played By:''' Eugene Byrd
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138	After a few tours in Iraq as an intelligence analyst, Boomer came home and started applying the skills he learned from Uncle Sam to the criminal trade, acting as an IP specialist for a variety of nefarious characters. Though he's a gray-hat hacker, Boomer really wants to be one of the good guys and his old friend Khai gives him that chance.
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141	* ActionSurvivor: Ex-Army, and appears to be moderately competent with a gun, but prefers to avoid fighting if at all possible.
142	* BlackAndNerdy
143	* DangerousDeserter: {{Subverted\|Trope}}. Boomer ''is'' a deserter (he went AWOL from the Army some years ago) but is actually a pretty nice guy and not really a physical threat to anyone, except under extreme circumstances.
144	* DistressedDude: The first time Nick meets him, he's locked in the trunk of a car, courtesy of Kang.
145	* IJustWantToBeBadass: Despite panicking just about every time bullets start flying, Boomer gripes more than once about being [[MissionControl "the guy in the van."]]
146	* MrFixit: Is able to repair a Vietnam War era warplane to working condition in a rather short period of time. [[AcePilot And fly it out of what is pretty much a warzone in one piece!]]
147	* TheSmartGuy
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150	[[folder:Roark]]
151	!!Neil Roark
152	->'''Played By:''' Creator/MarkRolston
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154	-> ''"Enjoy the money while you can. Buy gold. Hell, buy a fuckin' sailboat... because I'm coming after you."''
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156	Once a promising developer of anti-piracy software, Neil Roark took his millions (if not billions) and began to wage war against the loss of American opportunity. In his case, this means he’s holed himself up in a Hollywood mansion where he films rambling webcasts about the importance of privatization.
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159	* TheDon: One of the few criminals in L.A. high-ranking enough to call a meeting between [[spoiler: Stoddard]] and other local crime bosses.
160	* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler: Yeah, Nick and Khai did 3 million dollars worth of damage to his house, but he's still active (and marrying Kang's wife).]]
161	* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: His response to seeing Nick in his house?
162	--> "Well, you look Mexican, so I'll assume you're a burglar."
163	* WrongGenreSavvy: As noted above, he thinks Nick is trying to steal from him, not investigate him or his associates.
164	[[/folder]]
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166	[[folder:Alpert]]
167	!!Tony Alpert
168	->'''Played By:''' Creator/FredTatasciore
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170	-> ''"Whoa, hey, look at that... shit just got real."''
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172	A separatist quasi-cult leader who leads a commune of like-minded individuals in the middle of the California desert, Tony Alpert’s stomped out the ideals of his hippie roots and replaced them with hate.
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175	* BadassBoast: [[spoiler:When he shows up in a ZTZ-99 MBT to confront Nick after the latter commandeers an [=M1A1=] from his arsenal.]]
176	--> '''Tony:''' So here's the deal. You titwizards are all out of options. Which means I'm gonna kill you, chop off your heads, and piss down your necks!
177	* BoyfriendBlockingDad: To an extreme degree. He disapproved of the relationship between his daughter Dune and Boomer, so he essentially ran Boomer out of town. He also monitors Dune's phone calls and has her wear a ''tracking bracelet.''
178	* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: The majority of his cronies are, though Tony himself seems to [[SubvertedTrope subvert]] this. He assures Boomer, with whom he has a colorful history (and whom he is currently holding at gunpoint), that the enmity between them is not racial, but strictly personal.
179	* RightWingMilitiaFanatic: He and his men are mostly-racist, reactionary, heavily-armed isolationists who constantly talk about things like impeaching (and/or assassinating) the President. It's like they were going down a checklist.
180	* SmallTownTyrant: Rules over a commune in the middle of nowhere, and it's mentioned he's amassed a sizable fortune through running drugs.
181	* TankGoodness: He hoards old military equipment, up to and including helicopter gunships and tanks[[spoiler:-- one of the latter of which he rides into battle against Nick and Boomer]].
182	[[/folder]]
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184	[[folder:Dune]]
185	!!Dune Alpert
186	->'''Played By:''' Creator/AlexandraDaddario
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188	A young woman raised on a desert commune by gun-loving hippies, Dune is a badass blend of sunshine and survivalist. After she nearly eloped with Boomer a few years back, her father's kept her on a shortened leash.
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191	* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Appears to be nothing more than a bubble-headed young woman, but she helps Boomer and Nick escape from the compound-- and manages to patch herself up when she's got a broken leg, at least one bullet wound, and multiple cuts and bruises.
192	* DaddysGirl: Tony dotes on her. [[DeconstructedTrope He also screens her phone calls and tracks her every move.]]
193	* TheDitz: She's... not that bright.
194	* RecklessGunUsage: Pulls a gun on Nick and Boomer in a moving car ''as a prank''. This ''takes Nick's eyes off the road'' (Nick is the driver), and could have easily been a case of IJustShotMarvinInTheFace (as she was wrong about it not being loaded). [[spoiler:Cue the ambush and subsequent car crash.]]
195	* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Drives off into the sunset after helping Nick and Boomer escape.

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