| 1 | About the characters from ''{{Webcomic/Consolers}}''. |
| 2 | |
| 3 | Work in progress, more will be added later as the comic goes on and characters become more developed. Feel free to contribute! |
| 4 | |
| 5 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 6 | |
| 7 | [[folder: The "Big 3" Consolers]] |
| 8 | Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft. |
| 9 | !The Consolers |
| 10 | ->"Well, good luck at E3! (You'll both need it, heh)" |
| 11 | -->-- '''Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft, to each other''' |
| 12 | * FireIceLightning: Nintendo is the fire due to bringing new things people believe will ruin the market and many of her games feature fire. Sony is the lightning with everyday electronics. And lasty, "Xbox is about becoming the new water cooler!" nuff said. |
| 13 | * FriendlyEnemy: Can be nice to each other at times. Though, a lot of the time it's to join up against the third one. |
| 14 | * NiceMeanAndInbetween: Most of the time, Nintendo is shown as "nice", Microsoft as "mean" and Sony can be either. |
| 15 | * RedOniBlueOni: Smug, sarcastic Sony (blue) and aggressive, loud Microsoft (red) |
| 16 | %%* SitcomArchnemesis: The Consolers with each other |
| 17 | %%* WeUsedToBeFriends: Nintendo and Sony, as shown in "The Contract". |
| 18 | |
| 19 | !!Creator/{{Nintendo}} |
| 20 | [[quoteright:228:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/nintendo2small2.png]] |
| 21 | ->''"Eh, who cares? E3 is a time to have FUN!"'' |
| 22 | |
| 23 | * BadassOnPaper: She's one of the biggest, most powerful, richest game companies, has performed a lot of amazing feats through her history (including reviving and saving the American industry almost by herself after the Crash and dominating the industry for some time after that, having the best-selling handheld and the second-best selling console of all time)- but if you meet her you wouldn't believe that this silly {{Cloudcuckoolander}} would be capable of that. |
| 24 | * TheBarnum: Regarding the Nintendo Creator's Program on Youtube, suckering creators off their money. |
| 25 | * BewareTheNiceOnes / BewareTheSillyOnes: Sure, she might look nice and friendly now, but there's a reason she got to where she is now. |
| 26 | * BitchInSheepsClothing: Created the New Nintendo 3DS to get back at people who leaked [[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros details about the next Smash]]. forcing them to pay more money for exclusive games. Despite her friendly demeanor, she is not to be crossed. |
| 27 | * BroughtToYouByTheLetterS: Brought to You by the Letter "N": Wears a "N" for Nintendo on her hat and shirt |
| 28 | %%* BunnyEarsLawyer |
| 29 | %%* ClosetGeek: Well, Closet {{Fangirl}}: Of Sony's ''VideoGame/CrashBandicoot'' series. |
| 30 | %%* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Oh yes. |
| 31 | * DudeWheresMyRespect: Is sick of being looked down at or ignored by many other companies. |
| 32 | %%* GenkiGirl |
| 33 | * HeroesLoveDogs: Well, she's not an outright hero, but man does she love dogs! In [[VideoGame/YoshisIsland Mario]], [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime in]] [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask Zel]][[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess da]], in VideoGame/StarFox…, and even made a [[VideoGame/{{Nintendogs}} game]] based on taking care of them. |
| 34 | %%* ImmortalImmaturity |
| 35 | * LongLived: Has existed for longer than most of her competition, and still going strong. |
| 36 | * NotSoAboveItAll: Often claims to not get into meaningless fights like the others, and lately to "not even compete anymore". Hit one of her [[BerserkButton Berserk Buttons]], though... |
| 37 | * ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Has existed for over 100 years (although not always as a game company), but looks like she's in her later teens, or early twenties at most. |
| 38 | %%* SitcomArchnemesis: Used to be this with Sega |
| 39 | * ShoutOut: Her hat is shaped like a mix of [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario's]] cap and [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Link's]] hat. |
| 40 | * SuperToughness: Can take a LOT of damage without getting particularily hurt- no wonder with all the [[MadeOfIndestructium Nintendium]] she has around - and seems to survive most things easily |
| 41 | ** StoneWall: Like mentioned above, she can take a lot of damage, however she's not always the best fighter. |
| 42 | %%* TookALevelInKindness |
| 43 | * TomboyishPonytail: Held in with a clip shaped like a D-Pad. |
| 44 | %%* TsurimeEyes |
| 45 | |
| 46 | |
| 47 | !!Creator/{{Sony|Computer Entertainment}} |
| 48 | [[quoteright:167:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sonysmall.png]] |
| 49 | ->''"So after showing you all our console's features that just *heh* happen to not be on that other console being shown, here's how to *heh* share your games..."'' |
| 50 | * AlienBlood: In his nightmareish DreamSequence, he's shown to ''[[VisualPun literally bleed money]]'' |
| 51 | * [[ClosetGeek Closet]] {{Fanboy}}: Of Nintendo's ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' series. |
| 52 | * ColorFailure: Gets this when Nintendo cancels the contract. |
| 53 | %%* ConMan: Tricks Nintendo into a contract. |
| 54 | * DeadpanSnarker: While not always "deadpan", he's prone to sarcastic remarks now and then. |
| 55 | %%* IdiotHair |
| 56 | * NiceJobBreakingItHero: Frequently, such as when he deleted the list of winners for the big [=PS4=] Anniversary contest while clearing out his hard drive. |
| 57 | * OpenSecret: Everyone knows he's struggling with money currently. Doesn't stop him from trying to hide and deny it. |
| 58 | * PoseOfSupplication: Right after Nintendo rips apart the contract. |
| 59 | * RenaissanceMan: Along with video games, he's also skilled in movies, music, photography, and all kinds of electronics. |
| 60 | %%* SmugSmiler |
| 61 | %%* SpecsOfAwesome |
| 62 | |
| 63 | !!Creator/{{Microsoft|Studios}} |
| 64 | [[quoteright:190:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/microsoftsmall.png]] |
| 65 | ->''"It's called the Xbox One... (because I'm number one!)"'' |
| 66 | %%* DayInTheLimelight: Comics 86 to 91. |
| 67 | %%* {{Eagleland}}: a mix a little more on the boorish side. |
| 68 | * EvilCostumeSwitch: Parodied in comic 86 ''[[StartOfDarkness Start of Xbox]]''. |
| 69 | * {{Expy}}: is very similar to America from ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'' in terms of personality, {{Justified}} as he's an American company and the author is a Hetalia fan. |
| 70 | * FlipFlopOfGod: invoked, in regards to the Kinect being required for the Xbox One. |
| 71 | %%* HotBlooded |
| 72 | %%* LargeHam: Has moments of this. |
| 73 | %%* MaliciousMisnaming: Calls Apple "Crapple" in one comic. |
| 74 | * SleevesAreForWimps: [[spoiler:Rips them off when it's [[LetsGetDangerous time to get serious]] in the {{prequel}} comic 86]]. |
| 75 | * SmugSuper: One of the powerful Big 3 Consolers... with an ego to match. |
| 76 | * TrademarkFavoriteFood: Doritos and Mountain Dew |
| 77 | * WaistcoatOfStyle: [[spoiler:Made his suit jacket into this by ripping off the arms]]. |
| 78 | |
| 79 | [[/folder]] |
| 80 | |
| 81 | [[folder: Past consolers]] |
| 82 | !!Creator/{{Sega}}: |
| 83 | [[quoteleft:117:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sega_8729.png]] |
| 84 | [[hardline]] |
| 85 | ->''"For some reason I suddenly feel kinda... rejected?"'' |
| 86 | Previously a Consoler and Nintendo's biggest rival. Now he and Nintendo are friends, but he still longs for the past at times. |
| 87 | %%* AnimeHair |
| 88 | * EmptyShell: compared how he used to be. |
| 89 | * {{Expy}}: Is basically designed as a human Videogame/SonicTheHedgehog. |
| 90 | * GloryDays: Thinks a lot about his past time as a big Consoler. |
| 91 | %%* LargeHam: Used to be this back when he was Nintendo's rival. |
| 92 | %%* HowTheMightyHaveFallen |
| 93 | %%* RavenHairIvorySkin: the pale skin is to show his bad state at the moment. |
| 94 | %%* SitcomArchnemesis: Used to be this with Nintendo |
| 95 | * TotallyRadical: Used to be this when he was still popular. |
| 96 | |
| 97 | !!Creator/{{Atari}} |
| 98 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/589a917837dea4ec0e1d6972b9c846d7.png]] |
| 99 | ->''"don't make... the same mistake... I did... rushing games... was... a mistake..."'' |
| 100 | [[hardline]] |
| 101 | * BigSisterMentor[=/=]CoolBigSis: Was this for Namco in the past, whom indeed found her really cool and inspired him into making games. |
| 102 | * BizarreHumanBiology: Has a square dot of hair floating and detached from the rest of her hair. |
| 103 | * BuriedAlive: And by all the unsold copies of ET, no less! |
| 104 | * ColorFailure: Following the crash, the only color left on Atari is the logo on her dress. |
| 105 | %%* CreepyShadowedUndereyes |
| 106 | %%* DespairEventHorizon: The Crash started this. |
| 107 | * DiseaseBleach: Used to have red hair, but some time after "the Crash" it turned white. |
| 108 | %%* EmotionlessGirl: After Crash she got closer and closer to this over time |
| 109 | %%* EmptyShell: Is close to this |
| 110 | * EtherealWhiteDress: Her white clothes fit her role as the resident CuteGhostGirl of sorts. Before the crash it fits her hiding corruption making her mysterious. |
| 111 | * TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt: MediaNotes/TheGreatVideoGameCrashOf1983 was this for her. |
| 112 | * ExpositoryHairstyleChange: Used to be red, after The Crash it gradually turned white and more messy and stringy. |
| 113 | ** Following the announcement of the Ataribox, she has regained some of the color in her hair, although the effects of the Crash are still very prominent. |
| 114 | * FateWorseThanDeath: Nearly died several times (Crash, later failed releases) but just keeps living on, even though she gets weaker and weaker. |
| 115 | %%* FieryRedhead: Before the Crash |
| 116 | * FishOutOfTemporalWater: After two years buried under unsold copies of ET, Atari awoke to a new world where Nintendo was synonymous with video games, not herself. |
| 117 | %%* FistPump |
| 118 | * GratuitousJapanese: her name is Japanese, Atari herself however ''isn't''. |
| 119 | %%* HowTheMightyHaveFallen |
| 120 | * IWasQuiteALooker: In so far as a Moe personification of a video game company can be attractive, but she was certainly a lot healthier looking before the Crash. |
| 121 | * MeaningfulName: it's a Japanese word that loosely means "Score". |
| 122 | %%* MiniDressOfPower: atleast it used to be. |
| 123 | * MysticalWhiteHair: Her ghostly self has white hair , and isn't much of a bother to anyone. But then again it was herself with her {{Greed}} and worse that got her in that situation in the first place. |
| 124 | * PooledFunds: Bathes in money after getting rich from licensing Space Invaders. |
| 125 | * PowerDyesYourHair: When she was powerful her hair was red, when her power left, the color disappeared as well. |
| 126 | %%* TheQuietOne |
| 127 | %%* TheSadsack |
| 128 | * ShesBack: It took her over thirty years to recover from the Crash, but Atari is finally back in the game with the Ataribox. |
| 129 | %%* StringyHairedGhostGirl: Looks like one. |
| 130 | * WhenSheSmiles: Her smile in the first part of the second Q&A is simply [[CuteGhostGirl adorable]]. |
| 131 | [[/folder]] |
| 132 | |
| 133 | [[folder: Asian companies]] |
| 134 | !! For more than one: |
| 135 | * FriendlyRivalry: Capcom and Namco, who loves fighting each other just for fun. |
| 136 | * FusionDance: Several companies, like Square Enix and Koei Tecmo, are "merges" of two other companies - when merging, companies will fuse together to turn into one new character. Most of them will stay in this form after being merged. |
| 137 | %%* SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: Best friends Game Freak and HAL |
| 138 | |
| 139 | !!Creator/{{Capcom}}: |
| 140 | [[quoteleft:178:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/capcom_834.png]] |
| 141 | [[hardline]] |
| 142 | * BloodKnight: Loves fighting just for the sake of fighting, and enjoys fighting other companies when she can. [[FriendlyRivalry Especially Namco.]] |
| 143 | * FashionableAsymmetry: Her shirt has one long sleeve and the other arm is sleeveless. |
| 144 | %%* MartialArtsHeadband |
| 145 | * SupremeChef: One of her hobbies is making new dishes for the Capcom Bar. |
| 146 | ** ChefOfIron: "Ordinary" type |
| 147 | |
| 148 | !!Creator/GameFreak |
| 149 | %%* TheBeastmaster: Is a Pokémon Trainer |
| 150 | |
| 151 | !!Creator/{{HAL|Laboratory}} |
| 152 | * BlushSticker |
| 153 | * GenkiGirl |
| 154 | |
| 155 | !![[Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment Namco]] |
| 156 | [[quoteright:196:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/namco_small.png]] |
| 157 | ->''"Where I got the idea? Well, I was eating some pizza, and... yeah, that's pretty much it..."'' |
| 158 | * {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Seems to space out quite a bit and has a bunch of strange ideas. |
| 159 | * CordonBleughChef: Loves to make all kinds of different ice cream flavors... some of which are rather strange. How about snake, curry or horse-flavored ice cream? |
| 160 | * DisneyOwnsThisTrope: Owned the patent for interactive {{loading screen}}s until the day [[http://consolers.webcomic.ws/comics/pl/601799 this comic]] was released. |
| 161 | ** Later was planning to trademark the term "Finishing Move". |
| 162 | * FusionDance: Can merge with Bandai to become Bandai-Namco. Though unlike most other merges, they usually don't stay in merged form. |
| 163 | %%* HandBehindHead: Does this quite a bit |
| 164 | * HiddenDepths: Even the Cloudcuckoolander can become serious when his business isn't going well. |
| 165 | * ImagineSpot: When the Yakuza offers to help him, he starts imagining himself as [[VideoGame/KatamariDamacy The King of All Cosmos]], being much more powerful than all the other companies. |
| 166 | * [[ScrewTheMoneyIHaveRules Screw The Power, I have Rules!]]: The Yakuza offers to help him become the most powerful company in the industry. Despite an initial [[DrunkWithPower tempting]] ImagineSpot scene, [[BribeBackfire he refuses.]] |
| 167 | * ShoutOut: Not only is his belt pacman, but it's also really similar to [[VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss Jade's]] |
| 168 | * VanityLicensePlate: A more [[GeniusBonus subtle example]]: His license plate says "76-50"... or [[GoroawaseNumber "na-mu-ko"]] = Namco. |
| 169 | |
| 170 | !!Creator/{{Konami}} |
| 171 | [[quoteright:100:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/921a82b5bdab6c6a9c11b491a25e525e.png]] |
| 172 | -->''"HEY! Those pachinko machines aren't gonna build themselves!"'' |
| 173 | %%* AnimeHair |
| 174 | %%* BadassCape |
| 175 | %%* BadBoss: Towards her employees. |
| 176 | %%* BoyishShortHair |
| 177 | %%* CoolHelmet |
| 178 | * DisproportionateRetribution: Her in-universe reason for [[TookALevelInJerkass acting terribly?]] [[spoiler:...The others made fun of her E3 2010 presentation.]] |
| 179 | * FreudianSlip: Gets some unfortunate autocorrect errors, like "Forever pachinko" for "farewell party". |
| 180 | * HighlyConspicuousUniform: sure, the main uniform is perfect for sneaking around at night, in the shadows, swimming through dark waters… if only not for… the bright red helmet, the DDR shoes, and the big fluttering vampire cape… |
| 181 | * JerkAss: Given her treatment of Creator/HideoKojima, though he doesn't seem particularly crestfallen |
| 182 | * KonamiCode: Printed on her shirt lapels. |
| 183 | * MercurysWings: Wears a helmet with wings. They're only decorative, though. |
| 184 | * PaperThinDisguise: "Ultra Games" and "Palcom", which are just Konami dressed in a t-shirt with the Ultra Games or Palcom logos, and a [[StealthPun seashell]] on her head. |
| 185 | * PokeThePoodle: At times. One of her ideas of "terrible evil revenge" include... taking down a retweeted Twitter fanart. |
| 186 | * RummageSaleReject: Blue suit-shirt over a tight bodysuit, MGS-style harness, [[VideoGame/WaiWaiWorld Konami Man]]'s helmet, [[Franchise/{{Castlevania}} vampire cape]], and DDR-themed boots... |
| 187 | %%* [[UsedToBeASweetKid Used To Be A Sweet Company]] |
| 188 | * VillainBall: At times. When looking for Creator/HideoKojima, she ends up ignoring a suspicious "box"... because it makes some rather convincing [[NobodyHereButUsBirds "box sounds"]]. |
| 189 | |
| 190 | !!Creator/{{Taito}} |
| 191 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/taito_smaller.png]] |
| 192 | -> "Guess who just invented difficulty curves!" |
| 193 | * AccidentalDiscovery: Her ''VideoGame/SpaceInvaders'' game ends up having the aliens [[AscendedGlitch going faster and faster]] - something originally unintended, but caused by limitations of the hardware. At first she gets annoyed at it not working but then realizes that this ended up not only making the game itself better, but would also introduce the game world to difficulty curves. |
| 194 | * AnimeHair: Shaped like a Space Invader |
| 195 | * BlackBeadEyes: Well, dark gray, but they [[NonstandardCharacterDesign stand out]] among the more detailed eyes of the other characters. |
| 196 | %%* BlushSticker: Yellow, round ones. |
| 197 | * EurekaMoment: When her game starts going faster as she plays. "And why does it keep going faster now? This just makes it keep getting harder and-" "Wait a minute..." |
| 198 | %%* HairAntennae: Though they're sticking upwards instead of curving. |
| 199 | %%* InTheHood |
| 200 | |
| 201 | !!Creator/{{Bandai|Namco Entertainment}} |
| 202 | * {{Sentai}}: Designed after this kind of hero. |
| 203 | |
| 204 | !!Creator/{{Square|Enix}} |
| 205 | * DecompositeCharacter: He and Enix were made by splitting Square Enix into two characters, both representing their respective company before the merge. |
| 206 | %%* TooManyBelts |
| 207 | %%* RedOniBlueOni: Blue to Enix's red |
| 208 | |
| 209 | !![[Creator/SquareEnix Enix]] |
| 210 | %%* AllThereInTheManual |
| 211 | %%* DecompositeCharacter: See Square above. |
| 212 | %%* HotBlooded: Sometimes |
| 213 | %%* RedOniBlueOni: Red to Square's blue |
| 214 | %%* ShonenHair |
| 215 | |
| 216 | !!Creator/{{Tecmo}}: |
| 217 | ->''Namco... I will NEVER forgive you for this unforgivable insult.'' |
| 218 | %%* CantTakeCriticism: When it comes to his game series. |
| 219 | * DisproportionateRetribution: Considers a joke comment about his game enough to hold a years-long grudge. |
| 220 | %%* LargeHam |
| 221 | %%* MartialArtsHeadband: With the Team Ninja logo |
| 222 | %%* {{Ninja}} |
| 223 | %%** HighlyVisibleNinja |
| 224 | %%* SmallNameBigEgo |
| 225 | * ThisIsUnforgivable: Towards Namco upon hearing him joke about his game series. |
| 226 | %%* UnknownRival: To Namco |
| 227 | * WithCatlikeTread: Tries sneaking into Namco's house... ''while narrating his own actions''. Is noticed by loudly bragging about his ninja skills... ''while right above Namco''. |
| 228 | |
| 229 | !!Creator/{{Atlus}}: |
| 230 | * GlobalIgnorance: Doesn't seem to know what Europe is. |
| 231 | |
| 232 | !!Creator/{{Platinum|Games}} |
| 233 | %%* CoolMask |
| 234 | %%* DominoMask |
| 235 | %%* CoolShades |
| 236 | %%* DeadpanSnarker |
| 237 | * {{Expy}}: Looks similar to [[Videogame/{{Bayonetta}} Bayonetta]], with some [[Videogame/TheWonderful101 W101]] thrown in. |
| 238 | * ItsPersonal: Wants revenge against Capcom for shutting down Clover (past life) and taking their [=IPs=] - or what might now be Platinum's [=IPs=]. |
| 239 | %%** ScaryShinyGlasses |
| 240 | %%* {{Reincarnation}}: Of Clover |
| 241 | |
| 242 | !!Sora |
| 243 | * NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Is pretty much an expy of Creator/MasahiroSakurai. |
| 244 | %%* {{Troll}}: Is said to be this |
| 245 | |
| 246 | !!Tose |
| 247 | ->''"After all... My only aim is to help developers."'' |
| 248 | * AnonymousBenefactor: A variant: while the other companies know about them and go to them for help, exactly ''who'' they are is not known - and they prefer it this way. |
| 249 | * TheFaceless |
| 250 | * HeWhoMustNotBeSeen: They are always hidden from view, speaking from behind a closed door. They are never seen, and nothing is known about them. |
| 251 | * MysteriousBacker: They are a "secret" company who secretly helps the other companies with development behind the scenes when asked, and has done so for years. Despite the large number of projects they have worked on, nothing else is known about them, and it sometimes seem unclear just what Tose's motivations for helping this way is. |
| 252 | |
| 253 | !!Toaplan |
| 254 | * BrilliantButLazy: A skilled game developer, but also a bit of a procrastinator who enjoys taking a lot of breaks from work. |
| 255 | * CoolMask: Similar to [[VideoGame/ZeroWing CATS's]] metal plate. |
| 256 | * TripleShifter: Gets little time leftover for sleep due to the time he spends on both work and fun activities. He apparently ''chooses'' to sleep less just to get more time for breaks: |
| 257 | -->''"There's way more time for fun with less sleep!"'' |
| 258 | |
| 259 | [[/folder]] |
| 260 | |
| 261 | [[folder: North American companies]] |
| 262 | !!Creator/{{Valve|Software}}: |
| 263 | [[quoteleft:228:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/valve_858.png]] |
| 264 | [[hardline]] |
| 265 | %%* BrilliantButLazy |
| 266 | %%** In fact, she has a huge collection of them. |
| 267 | * KitschCollection: Has a huge collection of hats and other headgear - the stranger the better. |
| 268 | * RidiculousProcrastinator: Partially because of her [[TimeDissonance Valve Time.]] |
| 269 | * ScaryShinyGlasses: They appear to be this in the second part of the second Q&A. |
| 270 | * TimeDissonance: Lives on "Valve Time", which is completely incomprehensible to anyone else - she even gets 3 days late to a presentation because of this. |
| 271 | * TheHilarityOfHats: Loves all kinds of hats and has a huge collection. |
| 272 | |
| 273 | !![[Creator/ElectronicArts EA]]: |
| 274 | %%* BadBoss |
| 275 | * TheBully: tries to be this towards Nintendo, causing [[EveryoneHasStandards everyone]] to laugh at him. |
| 276 | ** LovingBully: pretends to be this. |
| 277 | %%* {{Eagleland}}: the most boorish of them all. |
| 278 | * {{Irony}}: for being a huge sports fan and participant does he have a severe lack of sportsmanship. This is also his FatalFlaw. |
| 279 | %%* JerkAss |
| 280 | %%* JerkJock |
| 281 | * TotallyRadical: Tries way too hard to sound young and with it. |
| 282 | |
| 283 | !!Creator/{{Bethesda|Softworks}}: |
| 284 | %%* GogglesDoNothing |
| 285 | * LargeHam |
| 286 | |
| 287 | !!Kee Games |
| 288 | %%* AnimeHair |
| 289 | * TheMole: Pretends to be Atari's rival... in reality, he's Atari's subsidiary working together with her to release the "same" games to different publishers. |
| 290 | * UnusualEyebrows: His left eyebrow has 2 curls. |
| 291 | * WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Disappeared after his OneSceneWonder and didn't show up again for the rest of the storyline. |
| 292 | |
| 293 | !!Niantic |
| 294 | * BoldExplorer |
| 295 | |
| 296 | !!Digital Homicide: |
| 297 | * CantTakeCriticism: To the point where he thinks people leaving negative reviews is a ''bug''. |
| 298 | * FrivolousLawsuit: A speciality of his. He'll sue people for just leaving negative reviews about their games. |
| 299 | * TheGenericGuy: Purposefully designed to be plain and generic-looking. |
| 300 | [[/folder]] |
| 301 | |
| 302 | [[folder: European companies]] |
| 303 | !!Creator/{{Ubisoft}}: |
| 304 | [[quoteleft:102:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ubisoft_8494.png]] |
| 305 | [[hardline]] |
| 306 | ->''"No, it's not a glitch... that's just a new feature"'' |
| 307 | * BodyHorror[=/=]NightmareFace: His "glitch" form makes him lose his face with only the eyes and mouth left, a reference to the infamous VideoGame/AssassinsCreedUnity [[http://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/time-rifts-arent-glitches-assassins-creed-unitys-matrix-2/ glitch]]. |
| 308 | %%* BreakTheHaughty: Over the last few years. |
| 309 | %%* FrenchJerk: falls into this. |
| 310 | * InTheHood: Usually wears a hoodie. |
| 311 | * InSeriesNickname: "Ubi". |
| 312 | * LightIsNotGood: Wears light colored clothes and has blond hair, is a jerk. He seems to have gotten better. |
| 313 | %%* FloatingLimbs: Though he covers them up with long sleeves and pants. |
| 314 | * [[UsedToBeASweetKid Used To Be A Sweet Company]]: used to be a pretty sweet company that cared about his customers and fans, although a little ditzy. Is now a prideful FrenchJerk. |
| 315 | |
| 316 | !!Creator/{{Rare}} |
| 317 | ->''I hacked your console to make this game!'' |
| 318 | ->''"So... please look at this collection of old games from back when I still was allowed to make good ones..."'' |
| 319 | * AdoptedToTheHouse: was adopted by Nintendo for a while, but she TookALevelInJerkass for a while, so he got fed up and was adopted by Microsoft instead. |
| 320 | %%* AnimeHair |
| 321 | * BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: He starts wanting more money for development. Too bad it comes at the price of his games selling terribly under his new boss... |
| 322 | * BritishStuffiness: averted. |
| 323 | * DirtyKid: Has filthy humor while looking like a kid. |
| 324 | * DealWithTheDevil: How his contract with Microsoft apparently was considering the consequences… |
| 325 | %%* EmptyShell: after years with Microsoft he has turned into this. |
| 326 | * HowTheMightyHaveFallen: Things started going downhill for him ever since he left Nintendo and started working for Microsoft. |
| 327 | * JackOfAllStats: like Nintendo is he pretty good at most genres. This made Microsoft throw genres he's not too fond of at him. |
| 328 | %%* JadedWashout: Ouch... |
| 329 | %%* KidHero: looks like one. |
| 330 | * OlderThanTheyLook: Looks and has the idealism of someone about 12, is about 30. |
| 331 | %%* ToiletHumour: loves this. |
| 332 | * WantingIsBetterThanHaving: One of the reasons Rare leaves Nintendo is that she won't give him enough money for development. Microsoft, on the other hand, gives him the development money he wants... however, he finds out his games aren't actually appreciated by Xbox gamers, or Microsoft himself when he sees the terrible sales, so he can't make what he wants most anymore... |
| 333 | |
| 334 | !!Tiger Telematics |
| 335 | %%* AnimalMotifs: Tiger, of course. |
| 336 | %%* ConspicuousConsumption |
| 337 | * FangsAreEvil: A huge JerkAss, at least. |
| 338 | %%* HairIntakes |
| 339 | * ImpossiblyTackyClothes: His bright orange tiger-striped suit and huge Gizmondo logo-shaped necklace makes Microsoft refer to him as "painful-looking". |
| 340 | %%* JerkAss |
| 341 | * NamedLikeMyName: The reason he gets mistaken for Tiger Electronics, a different (and more well-known) company, by Microsoft. He is NOT happy about this. [[FandomNod Previously, several readers has believed him to be the more well-known Tiger Electronics.]] |
| 342 | %%* LargeHam |
| 343 | %%* SmallNameBigEgo |
| 344 | * SuspiciousSpending: For a company with an unsuccessful console, at least. His criminal reputation doesn't help... |
| 345 | %%* YellowEyesOfSneakiness |
| 346 | [[/folder]] |
| 347 | |
| 348 | [[folder: Merges]] |
| 349 | {{Composite Character}}s, simple as that. Represents merged companies. |
| 350 | |
| 351 | !!Creator/SquareEnix |
| 352 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/squeenix_small.png]] |
| 353 | %%* AnimeHair |
| 354 | * {{BFS}}: Has a giant sword... doubling as a giant Swiss Army Knife containing various weapons... including knives, scissors, buzzsaws, [[EnergyWeapon lasers]], [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs more swords,]] ''[[BreadEggsBreadedEggs another]]'' [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment Swiss Army knife]] [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and a cup holder.]] Would likely be impractical, but who cares? [[RuleOfCool It looks badass.]] |
| 355 | * FusionDance: He's a fusion of Square and Enix. The Composite type. |
| 356 | %%* IdiotHair |
| 357 | %%* ImpossiblyCoolClothes |
| 358 | * ImpossiblyCoolWeapon: A [[SwissArmyWeapon Swiss Army Knife]]-{{BFS}}. |
| 359 | * InSeriesNickname: Often called "Squeenix" by the others. |
| 360 | * TooManyBelts: Even has one in his hair. And that one even has a [[{{Zipperiffic}} zipper...]] |
| 361 | * {{Troll}}: In the E3 2015 comic, introduces Kingdom Hearts 3 as just another mobile game, before announcing that he was kidding and it's really a proper console release. TruthInTelevision. |
| 362 | * TwoBeingsOneBody: A fusion of Square and Enix combined into one body. Has appearances and personality traits from both. |
| 363 | |
| 364 | !!Creator/{{Bandai Namco|Entertainment}} |
| 365 | * FusionDance: A merge of Bandai and Namco. |
| 366 | |
| 367 | !!Creator/KoeiTecmo |
| 368 | * ChivalrousPervert: many of his games are {{fanservice}} oriented, but the girls can still fight back. |
| 369 | * FusionDance: A merge of Koei and Tecmo. |
| 370 | * TheGadfly: Will make up convenient but not-fully-true excuses to get attention from customers. |
| 371 | %%* MartialArtsHeadband |
| 372 | %%* SamuraiPonytail |
| 373 | %%* ScarfOfAsskicking |
| 374 | %%* TheStrategist |
| 375 | * TookALevelInJerkass: his debut, "[=DoA=]: Xcuses", is about him doing this. |
| 376 | [[/folder]] |
| 377 | |
| 378 | [[folder: Branches]] |
| 379 | Companies' younger cousins and siblings, representing their branches in another country/region. |
| 380 | * AdorablyPrecociousChild: Most of them will have shades of this - as expected of a kid taking on an important task like this. |
| 381 | %%* KidSidekick: To their respective company. |
| 382 | * RedOniBlueOni: Ameritendo (red) and Eurotendo (blue) |
| 383 | %%* TagalongKid |
| 384 | |
| 385 | !!Ameritendo: |
| 386 | ''Yeah! We don't need a big conference to kick ass and take names!'' |
| 387 | [[hardline]] |
| 388 | Represents Nintendo of America. |
| 389 | * FountainOfMemes: In-universe, is known for his internet fame. |
| 390 | * SiblingRivalry: With Eurotendo at times, mostly arguing over which region has it the worst in terms of release dates and available games. |
| 391 | %%* SciFiBobHaircut |
| 392 | |
| 393 | !!Eurotendo: |
| 394 | Represents Nintendo of Europe. |
| 395 | %%* {{Cosplay}}er |
| 396 | * {{Omniglot}}: She has to translate to major European languages and even the booklets to some who doesn't have their language in-game. |
| 397 | %%* SiblingRivalry: See above |
| 398 | [[/folder]] |
| 399 | |
| 400 | [[folder: Non-game companies]] |
| 401 | Companies that doesn't make games (or currently doesn't) but might still have had a part in the industry. |
| 402 | !!Creator/{{Apple}} |
| 403 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/apple_small_2.png]] |
| 404 | * AnimeHair: Shaped like the Apple logo. |
| 405 | * {{Blackmail}}: Claims to know something about Microsoft which made him help him in the past. He never [[BlackmailIsSuchAnUglyWord dirctly called]] it blackmail though, and we never really get to know what it was. |
| 406 | * EmbarrassingNickname: [[TheRival Microsoft]] calls him "Crapple". |
| 407 | %%* IdiotHair: If only to mimic the Apple leaf. |
| 408 | %%* [[IJustWantToBeBadass I Just Want To Be A Consoler]] |
| 409 | * NoTrueScotsman: Considered "not a real Consoler" by the other Consolers. |
| 410 | %%* {{Omniglot}} |
| 411 | * RedEyesTakeWarning: Is considered a huge threat to the handheld market by Sony and has one red eye. |
| 412 | %%* SmugSnake |
| 413 | %%* TsurimeEyes[=/=]TaremeEyes: [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CpnDJ_sWYAAgwHf.png 1P]] and [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CpnDLQKWIAA5Oh5.png 2P]] respectively. |
| 414 | --> [[https://twitter.com/REAL_Zanreo/status/763856303378817024 Original Tweet]] |
| 415 | |
| 416 | !!Creator/{{Philips}} |
| 417 | * TheGhost: So far, only mentioned once by Nintendo. |
| 418 | %%* HeWhoMustNotBeSeen: possibly, which is probably for the best. |
| 419 | %%* TheRival: Sony appears to consider him one |
| 420 | [[/folder]] |
| 421 | |
| 422 | [[folder: Non-companies]] |
| 423 | Characters who aren't companies. |
| 424 | |
| 425 | !![[UsefulNotes/IBMPersonalComputer PC]] |
| 426 | ->''"Good FPS... ON CONSOLES? But THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE???!!??"'' |
| 427 | * JerkAss: To the Consolers, who he has a huge superiority complex towards. (He seems to act nicer around other companies, though) |
| 428 | * NonHumanHead: His head is a computer screen. WordOfGod says this is to differentiate him from the company characters, since "PC" is not a company. |
| 429 | * StalkerWithoutACrush: He stalks Microsoft around in comics 86 to 91 out of jealousy and feeling betrayed. But it's not like a CrazyJealousGuy would do it, more like a best friend who feels betrayed. |
| 430 | * TVHeadRobot: Or rather, computer-screen head. |
| 431 | * VillainousBSOD: While he's not outright a villain and is just a {{jerkass}}, does he gets a literal BSOD upen hearing that the N64, a console (as opposed to PC) has a great, top-selling shooter game. |
| 432 | * {{Ubermensch}}: sees himself as this. |
| 433 | |
| 434 | !!Mobile Demon: |
| 435 | * DemonicPossession: Can do this to companies. Usually lives in their phones. |
| 436 | * SicklyGreenGlow |
| 437 | * SpeechBubbles: It speaks in green, partially transparent speech bubbles with wavy lines and uses a different font from the other characters. |
| 438 | |
| 439 | !! Website/{{IGN}}: |
| 440 | * NonHumanHead: Has a news mic with the IGN logo for a head. |
| 441 | |
| 442 | !! ESRB |
| 443 | North America's rating system. |
| 444 | * GoodJobBreakingItHero: Ran away after indirectly causing Atlus' ''VideoGame/Persona5'' cover problem. |
| 445 | %%* {{Greed}}: Subverted, he works mostly for free. |
| 446 | [[/folder]] |
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