Line #139 Characters/Hylics


1	[[foldercontrol]]
2
3	!Main Characters
4
5	[[folder:Wayne]]
6	!!Both games
7
8	* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Phlegmatic. Is generally laid back with his responses in the first game, but is unusually well-spoken in ''Hylics 2''.
9	* TheLeader: Takes the lead of the party.
10
11	!!Wayne (Hylics 1)
12
13	The protagonist of Hylics.
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15	* BeadyEyedLoser: Comes off this way in the Game Over screen, having a somewhat flat, homely face.
16	* DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength: "You accidentally crushed it."
17	* GreenThumb: He has a small vegetable farm that grows back after a while even if he isn't anywhere near it.
18	* KleptomaniacHero: Best said in this dialogue: ''"There's a stick of dynamite in the box! Of course you take it!"''
19	* RetiredBadass: Implied to have become Old Wayne by the time of ''Hylics 2''.
20	* ModestRoyalty: Implied. Due to Wayne and Gibby both being named after and sporting heads in the shape of phases of the moon, [[WildMassGuessing it's possible that Wayne is Gibby's brother, and thus royalty.]] That doesn't seem to stop Wayne from having a happy life in an absolutely tiny house with barely anything in it.
21	* SurferDude: He doesn't speak much, but when he does, he speaks with Californian vernacular (i.e., "nah dude, nah").
22
23	!!Wayne (Hylics 2)
24	[[quoteright:192:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/wayne_0.png]]
25	[[caption-width-right:192:The Fearless Protagonist]]
26
27	The protagonist of the sequel. He may or may not be the same Wayne as the first game.
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29	* AmbiguousSituation: On the one hand, there are lots of Waynes and this one has none of the abilities of the original as well as having basic stats. On the other, he already knows Pongorma and Dedusmuln when he runs into them early in the game, and Somsnosa addresses him when he first walks into the worm farm building. There's also an optional conversation on the airship where Wayne addresses her bug powers from the first game.
30	* BadassCape: By choosing the "Change Appearance" option in the Waynehouse, you can have him wear one.
31	* {{Bishonen}}: In contrast to the Wayne of the first game, the Wayne of ''Hylics 2'' is much more conventionally handsome.
32	* BizarreAlienBiology: All Waynes are apparently hatched from eggs, and have a slug-like larval stage. They then harden their carapace before they metamorphose into their adult stage.
33	* LegacyHero: Possibly. He is nearly identical to the Wayne of the first game, but the Big Wayne at the top of the Waynehouse may be the original as well.
34	* OneSteveLimit: Averted. There are dozens of Waynes at the Waynehouse, and larval Waynes can be found all over the place. It's the name of both their species and of all individuals, meaning [[InvertedTrope they're all named Wayne]].
35	* OrderVersusChaos: Represents [[spoiler:Order, as he opposes the chaos Gibby brings]].
36	[[/folder]]
37
38	[[folder:Dedusmuln]]
39	!!Dedusmuln
40	[[quoteright:192:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dedusmuln.png]]
41	[[caption-width-right:192:The Intrepid Archaeologist]]
42	An esteemed archaeologist from the city.
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44	* AdventurerArchaeologist: Believes paper cups to be relics of such value they'd venture to the center of Cone Cultist territory to find some. In the sequel, they're looking for cabinets, but this plot point is quickly dropped as stopping Gibby's return takes priority.
45	* AmbiguousGender: Is never referred to with pronouns in either game, and has a distinct hourglass figure in the sequel. The wiki lists their gender as "Unisex."
46	* FailedASpotCheck: They are searching the world for paper cups, but completely missed that they pitched their tent directly on top of an enormous cache of them. Which Wayne can dig up and use without even going to the spot on the map inside the dreamscape. In the sequel, Dedusmuln is instead looking for cabinets and is camped out on top of one.
47	* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Sanguine. A passionate and cheerful archaeologist when first meeting Wayne in ''Hylics'', though they are a bit more reserved in ''Hylics 2''.
48	* PlantPerson: Their head seems to be made of two vines.
49	* TheSmartGuy: Being the actual scientist of the group, and more Will based.
50	* UpgradeArtifact: The paper cups Dedusmuln searches for can be seen as this, permanently raising your party's max will.
51	* WhiteMage: Has the Foam Armor ability in the second game, which both increases base HP and heals. Charging lets them do this for the whole team.
52	[[/folder]]
53
54	[[folder:Somsnosa]]
55	!!Somsnosa
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57	[[quoteright:192:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/somsnosa.png]]
58	[[caption-width-right:192:The Juice Rancher.]]
59	A friend of Wayne who has gauntlets.
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61	* AmbiguouslyHuman: She appears more human than any other character in the game, save for blue skin.
62	* ArmlessBiped: Her overworld sprite gives her this appearance, though the shadows of them can be seen occasionally.
63	* BadassCape: The poncho she has equipped upon joining your party grants you "Poncho Power."
64	* CallToAgriculture: After the events of the first game, she sets up a juice ranch. She's happy to help you again in the sequel.
65	* TheEeyore: Has a raincloud over her head before Wayne talks to her.
66	* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Melancholic, but mostly downplayed. She is seen brooding when Wayne meets up with her in the first game, and maintains this until Wayne has gotten rid of the skulls in her basement, whereupon she lightens up a bit.
67	* TheLancer: Appears to know Wayne from before the events of the game, making her his foil.
68	* TrickedOutGloves: Her gauntlets serve as a MatterReplicator that converts bugs to Mightiness.
69	* TrueBlueFemininity: The only (confirmed) female character, and her skin is blue.
70	[[/folder]]
71
72	[[folder:Pongorma]]
73	!!Pongorma
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75	[[quoteright:192:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pongorma.png]]
76	[[caption-width-right:192:The Dread Knight]]
77	A knight from a distant land.
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79	* TheBigGuy: Starts with more Flesh and attack power than the other crew members.
80	* BloodKnight: Pongorma, fairly literally.
81	* DefeatMeansFriendship: He vows to aid you in your violent endeavors after defeat.
82	* EarlyInstallmentCharacterDesignDifference: His design from ''Hylics 1'' completely changed in ''Hylics 2'', now sporting blue fur and a fish-resembling red helmet instead of his previous black armor and four-horned head with an always visible sneer.
83	* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Choleric. A valiant and loyal knight who seems to enjoy fighting.
84	* GoingNative: [[spoiler:Alluded to during the final confrontation with Gibby in ''Hylics 2''. When Gibby reveals that Pongorma has been around [[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld since the empire of the Sages]] and tries to get him to join in his plan, Pongorma states, "Alas, I've become habituated to this shabby planet."]]
85	* LivingRelic: He is the last of The Dread Knights, who fought ages ago. [[spoiler:He's also old enough to have lived back in the time of the Sages, before Hylemxylem devastated the world.]]
86	* SealedBadassInACan: He's incredibly powerful and eager to fight, but trapped behind a locked mechanism inside a giant seashell. Whether he put himself there or was sealed away is anyone's guess.
87	* ShockAndAwe: His Integral Gesture in the second game is Lightning, which can be Charged for more damage.
88	* XRaySparks: His Lightning attack briefly shows the bones in his hand (at least confirming he has a human skeleton).
89	[[/folder]]
90
91	!Supporting Characters
92
93	[[folder:Dracula]]
94	!!Dracula
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96	* AllThereInTheManual: The name Dracula can be found in the game's files.
97	[[/folder]]
98
99	[[folder:The Sages]]
100	!!The Sages
101	The sages from the Hylics series. Consists of the sages of Brains, Computers, and Death from the first game, as well as the sages of Monitors, Accretions, and Satellites from the second.
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103	* BigGood: They give Wayne and Co. various powers or clues to help in their quest.
104	[[/folder]]
105
106	!Major Antagonists
107
108	[[folder:Gibby]]
109	!!Lord Gibbulus/Gibby
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111	* AstonishinglyAppropriateAppearance: His head is a large orange sphere that resembles a waxing moon. [[spoiler:After his resurrection his head becomes a platinum disk, representing a new moon.]]
112	* BigBad: Of the first game [[spoiler:and the second]].
113	* CameBackWrong: [[spoiler:Comes back in the form of an emaciated mummy as Gibby Redivius in ''Hylics 2''. [[HopelessBossFight This doesn't stop him from kicking your butt]].]]
114	* CameBackStrong: [[spoiler:In ''Hylics 2'', Gibby Redivivus is able to one-shot your party by literally nuking them.]]
115	* ClippedWingAngel: [[spoiler:The form he takes as the FinalBoss in ''Hylics 2'', while intimidating, isn't meant to be a HopelessBossFight like the first encounter was.]]
116	* DeadGuyOnDisplay: [[spoiler:After he's defeated at the end of the second game, Dedusmuln turns what remains of his head into a gong, which he plays during the concert.]]
117	* FlunkyBoss: [[spoiler:Every time Lord Gibby takes damage as the FinalBoss of the second game, he summons a minion.]]
118	* HopelessBossFight: [[spoiler:As Gibby Redivivus, he immediately slaughters the party with a Nuke gesture.]]
119	* LoadBearingBoss: When he dies in the first game, the Moon self-destructs. Wayne and his party manage to escape. [[spoiler:In the second game, the same thing happens to Hylemxylem when he's defeated.]]
120	* MeaningfulName: The king of the moon happens to be named after the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_phase#Waxing_and_waning gibbous or waxing moon]]. His name also resembles the word "Gibberish" and he may also be the reason there was so much procedural gibberish in the first game. [[spoiler:When he's revived in the sequel, he obtains the ability to turn others into blobs that can only gibber.]] Finally, the name also references the abundance of meat in the aesthetic! including how enemies [[LudicrousGibs burst into chunks of meat when defeated]].
121	* {{Lunacy}}: [[spoiler:In ''Hylics 2'', he turns out to be the source of the randomly-generated madness from both games.]]
122	* OrderVersusChaos: Represents [[spoiler:Chaos, if the effects of his influence are anything to go by]].
123	* SealedEvilInACan: [[spoiler:After being killed at the end of the first game, a piece of him survived the moon's explosion. Dubbed the Gibbylet by Bierol, it was completely indestructible and was sealed off in a vault to keep him from coming back. Unfortunately, Odozeir found it and used it to revive Gibby.]]
124	* TomTheDarkLord: "Gibby" is not that menacing a name for a chaotic tyrant.
125	* VisionaryVillain: [[spoiler:In ''Hylics 2'', he reveals that his motivation is to destroy the world so he can rebuild it the way it was before TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt. He also uses the same weapon that caused the Accretion that mulched the old world, the flying fortress of Hylemxylem. He also wants to build a new moon to live in, as the old one was destroyed when he was killed the first time.]]
126	* WeCanRuleTogether: [[spoiler:Tries this on Pongorma in ''Hylics 2''. He flatly rejects Gibby's offer.]]
127	* WingedHumanoid: He has a statue in New Muldul, which portrays him as a slender humanoid with long wings instead of arms. The head and the left wing are missing. The head is near the city's entrance, while the left wing is in Viewax's throne room.
128	* WordSaladHorror: [[spoiler:He's the source of the randomly generated conversations in both games. He has the power to warp others into formless beasts that can only speak in procedural gibberish.]]
129	[[/folder]]
130
131	[[folder:Odozeir]]
132	!!Odozeir
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134	* ArcVillain: Serves as the BigBad for the second game [[spoiler:alongside [[HijackedByGanon Gibby]]]].
135	* DragonInChief: He's a loyal minion of Gibby responsible for the reconstitution.
136	* DualBoss: He can be fought in Foglast along with Carsoro.
137	* ShockAndAwe: One of his gestures has the ability to cast thunderbolts that deal damage.
138	[[/folder]]
139
140	!Enemies
141
142	[[folder:Guards and their cohorts]]
143	!!In general
144	* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: An enemy that guard itself, they even guard other areas.
145
146	!!Mustelids
147	* ADogNamedDog: Their name is taken from a taxonomical family of carnivorous mammals such as weasels.
148
149	!!Horrid Projection
150
151	[[/folder]]
152
153	[[folder:Clawman]]
154	!!Clawman
155	* {{Expy}}: Of Mr. Krabs from ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' due to the design and power.
156	[[/folder]]
157
158	[[folder:Poolmen]]
159	!!Poolman and Poolmagne
160	* AsteroidsMonster: Has the ability to Multiply, which can divide into two Poolmen.
161	* CounterAttack: Only the stronger variant has the Allotrope gesture.
162	* EliteMook: They have their stronger variant called Poolmagne.
163	* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Poolmen are liquid-based and are weak against another liquid.
164	* WeaksauceWeakness: Dissolution takes extra damage to Poolmen.
165	[[/folder]]
166
167	[[folder:Tyros]]
168	!!Tyro/Wandering Tyro
169	* {{Cyclops}}: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]]. Some Tyros have eyes, and some do not.
170	* MeaningfulName: Tyro is a word meaning "beginner and novice", they also populate many early-game areas.
171	[[/folder]]
172
173	[[folder:Viewax]]
174	!!Viewax
175	The first boss from the second game.
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177	* AbsurdCuttingPower: His sharp fingers or claws can cause leaking status upon contact.
178	[[/folder]]
179
180	!Other Characters
181
182	[[folder:Wayne's species]]
183	!!Old Wayne
184	* RetiredBadass: Wayne from the first game is implied to have become one by the time of ''Hylics 2''.
185
186	!!Wayne Larvae
187
188	!!Warpo
189	* TragicMonster: Warpos are the unfortunate result of Wayne Larva that were forced to consume Poolwine by Odozeir's agents.
190	[[/folder]]
191
192	[[folder:Blerol]]
193	!!Blerol
194
195	[[/folder]]
196
197	[[folder:Smuldunde]]
198	!!Smuldunde
199	* AmbiguousGender: Like Dedusmuln, their gender is considerably ambiguous.
200	* SignificantAnagram: Their name is an anagram of Dedusmuln.
201	[[/folder]]

Context Characters / Hylics