Line #40 Characters/InFamous2


1	!!![[center:''' ''{{Characters/inFAMOUS 1}}'' \| ''[=inFAMOUS 2=]'' (''[[Characters/InfamousFestivalOfBlood Festival of Blood]]'') \| ''[[Characters/InfamousSecondSon Second Son]]'' (''[[Characters/InfamousFirstLight First Light]]'') ''']]
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3	Characters appearing in ''{{VideoGame/inFAMOUS 2}}''.
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7	!![[PlayerCharacter Main Protagonist]]
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9	[[folder:Cole [=MacGrath=]]]
10	[[Characters/Infamous1 Click here for more information.]]
11	[[/folder]]
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13	!!Cole's Allies
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15	[[folder:Zeke Dunbar]]
16	[[Characters/Infamous1 Click here for more information.]]
17	[[/folder]]
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19	[[folder:Lucy Kuo]]
20	!!Agent Lucy Kuo
21	->'''Voiced by:''' Dawn Olivieri
22	[[quoteright:188:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/inFamous-Kuo-001_3336.jpg]]
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24	An NSA agent who infiltrated the First Sons in New Marais, and was in contact with John White during his own undercover mission in Empire City. She later meets Cole and Zeke to take them to New Marais to prepare for Cole's eventual rematch with the Beast. She is later kidnapped by the Militia and forced to be a test subject in lab experiments that activate her Conduit powers, giving her the ability to [[AnIcePerson control ice]].
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26	* AstonishinglyAppropriateAppearance: Invoked; after getting ice powers, she changes her clothes and makeup to a cooler tone to look the part. Cole even gives this a LampshadeHanging at how she's taking the whole "ice powers" thing a bit far.
27	%%* BettyAndVeronica
28	* BitchInSheepsClothing: Not at first, but when she finds out that [[spoiler:either the Conduits or '''''all non-Conduits''''' are going to be killed due to the plague and what must be done to stop it, she doesn't take it well. Especially apparent in the Good Karma path, wherein she actively tries to derail Cole's efforts to stop the Beast.]]
29	%%* DeadpanSnarker
30	* DirtyCoward: [[spoiler:She betrays humanity to side with the Beast in order to save her own life.]]
31	* DoesNotLikeMen: Implied to have a deeply ingrained distaste towards men in general, claiming she'd forgive Cole for choosing Nix over her due to her opinion that "guys suck at thinking with their brains" and responding with utter revulsion towards Roscoe for flirting with her. [[spoiler:Ironic, considering she was initially going to be a HoneyPot to seduce Cole into joining her]].
32	* TheDragon: [[spoiler:Becomes the Beast's second-in-command in the good route and Cole's in the evil ending.]]
33	* ElementalPersonalities: Before and after gaining her powers, Kuo values cold, hard logic with [[LightIsGood intentions as light as the snow she creates]], many of her plans appealing to Cole's (and everyone else's) better nature by assisting the resistance and avoiding casualties. Her power of flight can even be read as her surveying a plan from on high like a guardian angel. [[spoiler: Of course, over time ice can be harmful and can cause frostbite, her utilitarian mindset [[FaceHeelTurn leading to her siding with the Beast]].]]
34	* FaceHeelDoubleTurn: She spends most of the game advocating for selfless and heroic actions while Nyx advocates for selfish and violent actions. [[spoiler:When it turns out that saving humanity would kill all Conduits, Kuo advocates the final selfish choice out of cowardice while Nyx advocates the final heroic choice out of a desire for revenge on the Beast and a fear of becoming a nobody in the new world.]]
35	* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler:It turns out that she would rather join the Beast, letting millions die, than sacrifice herself. You either side with her and end up becoming the Beast ''yourself'', or fight her in the middle of the final boss battle, following which she'll pull a last-minute HeelFaceTurn before you destroy the Beast once and for all.]]
36	* {{Flight}}: One of her secondary powers.
37	* {{Foreshadowing}}: Perhaps unintentional, but [[spoiler:in the first mission of the game, she says something along the lines of "People do strange things when they're scared." The entire reason she pulls a FaceHeelTurn is because she's terrified]].
38	* HairTriggerTemper: Despite her stoic and icy persona, she gets upset easily whenever her suggestions are ignored, whenever she gets afraid, or if insulted in any way. This gets even worse when she becomes a Conduit to the point she looks like she is constantly on the verge of a FreakOut, angrily calling out Nix for any perceived wrongdoing and flipping out when Roscoe's pervy glances annoy her.
39	* HeelRealization: In the Good Karma route. Before the end, [[spoiler:she admits to her wrongdoing and urges Cole to do what he must to save the world, [[DyingAsYourself even if it costs her life]]. In the Evil Karma route, no such realization occurs as you've actually taken her side and become the Beast yourself.]]
40	* HoneyPot: [[spoiler:The Audio Files reveal that she initially planned to seduce Cole in order to get him to New Marais, but she quickly disregarded the idea after seeing it wouldn't have worked (since Cole was still reeling from [[TheLostLenore the loss of Trish]]); her Plan B was promising him powers, which did the trick]].
41	* AnIcePerson: Becomes an ice conduit [[spoiler:(but ''not'' through a pleasant procedure)]].
42	* IJustWantToBeNormal: Choosing Nix over her in the [[spoiler:Power Exchange decision]] results in a particularly venomous rant about this, partly because her conversion to a Conduit was prolonged and ''extremely'' painful. She really does not like being a freak, and simply having powers now causes her to declare that she's "not an agent anymore", which upsets her.
43	* LastNameBasis: Of every single character in the game, only Wolfe refers to her first name, and that's only in the Dead Drops, where he'd be more or less required to.
44	* LikesOlderMen: Played for laughs when Cole asks her about Wolfe, and averted; it's not what he thinks:
45	-->'''Cole''': So, he's ''not'' your [[MayDecemberRomance significantly older boyfriend]]?\
46	'''Kuo''': I believe the term you're looking for is 'father figure'.\
47	'''Cole''': Hey, it's cool. I'm not gonna judge you.
48	* NotSoStoic: She loses her cool if you [[spoiler:make Cole decide to sacrifice all the Conduits. She doesn't take this lightly]].
49	* PainfulTransformation: Among other things, Bertrand activated her powers by draining her blood and replacing it with an unknown substance.
50	* PowerIncontinence: Early on, Kuo had difficulty restraining her powers -- at one point accidentally freezing Cole's cheek with a touch.
51	* PunnyName: Her last name is pronounced "quo", setting up jokes such as "status kuo" and the like.
52	* RealisticDictionIsUnrealistic: Averted. She has an awkward, clipped way of speaking.
53	* TheSpock: To Cole's TheKirk and Nix's TheMcCoy. As stated in the trailer and the game itself, Kuo is the voice of order among the three and provides arguments to do good deeds, many of her plans involving the assistance and endearment of allies and generally avoiding casualties. [[spoiler: Subverted in the end, when ''she's'' the one advocating the ruthless option of allying with the Beast and sacrificing all the Muggles, albeit framing it in utilitarian terms.]]
54	%%* TheStoic
55	[[/folder]]
56
57	[[folder:Nix]]
58	!!Nix
59	->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/NikaFutterman
60	[[quoteright:201:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/inFamous-Nix-001_9943.jpg]]
61
62	A trouble-making [[PlayingWithFire Napalm Conduit]] who lives in the swamps at the edge of New Marais. She gained her powers after a second Ray Sphere was detonated near her home, killing her family along with hundreds of other people. She also has a crush on Cole, constantly encouraging him to give into his darker impulses.
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64	* AscendedFangirl: Claims herself to be a "fan" of Cole's when they first meet.
65	* TheBeastmaster: She manages to [[spoiler:tame some of The Corrupted as her "babies"]]. They're marginally under control, but not by much.
66	%%* BettyAndVeronica
67	%%* BrokenBird
68	* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:The only one of the main characters whose death is unavoidable. Either she sacrifices herself to severely injure the Beast in the Good Karma ending, or is slain in combat with Cole in the Evil Karma ending.]]
69	* ElementalPersonalities: She is a conduit with powers over napalm, a highly flammable substance that clings to the things it incinerates, she herself developing an attachment to Cole over his more destructive capabilities and willing to use careless (and very destructive) plans regardless of who gets caught in the crossfire. Even her ability to teleport fits her in-and-out ForTheEvulz antics.
70	* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Whenever someone else suggests achieving a goal by trying to help people and get them to fight by your side willingly, Nix doesn't just scoff at it, but acts like they're crazy for even thinking of it. From what she tells us of her childhood, she probably hasn't met too many nice people in her life.
71	* EvilIsBurningHot: She's a violent NominalHero with pyrokinesis powers.
72	* FaceHeelDoubleTurn: She spends most of the game advocating for selfish and violent actions while Kuo advocates for selfless and heroic actions. [[spoiler:When it turns out that saving humanity would kill all Conduits, Kuo advocates the final selfish choice out of cowardice while Nyx advocates the final heroic choice out of a desire for revenge on the Beast and a fear of becoming a nobody in the new world.]]
73	%%* FemmeFatalons
74	* FinalBoss: [[spoiler:If Cole chooses to join forces with the Beast.]]
75	%%* FlashStep
76	* FluffyTamer: She somehow manages to tame numerous Corrupted monsters into acting like her loyal pets.
77	* FreudianExcuse: She's had a ''really'' crappy life. [[spoiler:Her family was among those killed when Bertrand activated a Ray Sphere, and saw them get vaporized right in front of her.]] It didn't get any better after that.
78	* HeelFaceTurn: She's willing to [[spoiler:sacrifice herself to save millions, because she wants revenge on the Beast]].
79	* IJustWantToBeSpecial: One of the reasons why she [[spoiler:sides with the humans instead of the Conduits]]. She fears that [[spoiler:when everybody has powers,]] her own powers won't be special and she will just be a nobody again.
80	* KissDiss: During the mission to fool the rebels, she and Cole start heavily flirting together before they start, with Cole eventually puckering up and leaning in to try to kiss Nix. Instead, Nix simply teleports away with him just barely missing.
81	* TheMcCoy: To Cole's TheKirk and Kuo's TheSpock. While Kuo's methods involves helping and working together with others, Nix is a sadist who's ideas and decisions appeal to Cole's id, her plots effective in getting the job in a fun, easy manner at everyone else' expense. [[spoiler: Even when she winds up representing the good side in the end, advocating to activate the RFI to destroy the Beast, it is strictly for selfish reasons, i.e. wanting revenge for the Beast destroying her corrupted.]]
82	* NominalHero: She's on Cole's side, but only so that she can cause mayhem for giggles and get her revenge on Bertrand. [[spoiler:Even her HeelFaceTurn at the end is fueled entirely by her RoaringRampageOfRevenge against the Beast.]]
83	* PlayingWithFire: She can control fire and also manipulate a flammable oil.
84	* PsychopathicWomanchild: She enjoys causing random mayhem and destruction, [[ForTheEvulz mostly for her own twisted amusement]].
85	* PyroManiac: She enjoys setting fires and blowing things up.
86	* RaginCajun: She's a resident of the setting's equivalent of New Orleans and is a vicious napalm-flinging maniac.
87	* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Against Bertrand and the Militia, namely for [[spoiler:killing her family in a Ray Sphere blast, as well as a Corrupted that she later befriended.]]
88	%%* TeleportSpam
89	* TokenEvilTeammate: Especially if you play as Good Cole.
90	* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: She [[spoiler:watched her mother get vaporized right in front of her eyes when Bertrand used her as fuel for the Ray Sphere, and befriended a Corrupted, only to have it die protecting her escape from the bayou]]. It's a little understandable she's a PyroManiac BloodKnight when it comes to the Militia.
91	[[/folder]]
92
93	[[folder:Sebastian Wolfe]]
94	!!Dr. Sebastian Wolfe
95	->'''Voiced by:''' Michael Ensign
96
97	A First Sons scientist who became an informant for NSA Agent Kuo. He helped Kessler with the invention of the Ray Sphere, much to his remorse. Cole tries to find him in New Marais for his assistance with stopping the Beast.
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99	* TheAtoner: As he helped invent the Ray Sphere, he feels guilty for all the death and destruction it has caused. As such, he's more than willing to give Cole his other invention the Ray Field Inhibitor (RFI), the only weapon that can stop the Beast and his rampage.
100	* DeadpanSnarker: Though straightforward most of the time, he gets notably sarcastic around Bertrand.
101	* ManipulativeBastard: He tells Cole that the RFI will simply strip the Beast of his powers and weaken him, [[spoiler:when in reality it will kill almost every other Conduit in the world as well.]]
102	* OmnidisciplinaryScientist: In the dead drops, he mentions wanting to study the Corrupted so he can understand their biology and possibly develop some kind of repellent, but Bertrand forces him to make a [[spoiler:nuclear missile]] instead.
103	* ParentalSubstitute: Kuo describes him as being like her father figure, which implies they had a very close friendship.
104	* ReluctantMadScientist: He's not really proud of creating the Ray Sphere for Kessler and Bertrand.
105	* WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler:He knows that the RFI may very well cause the extinction of Conduits, but he figured it was a necessary sacrifice to prevent the Beast and the Plague from destroying all normal humans in the world.]]
106	* WeUsedToBeFriends: He states that he used to be friends with Kessler when first meeting Cole. Their friendship was apparently genuine as it's implied that Wolfe somehow knows that [[spoiler:Kessler was a future version of Cole]].
107	[[/folder]]
108
109	!!The Rebels
110
111	[[folder:The Rebels]]
112	!!The Rebels
113	A paramilitary group led by Roscoe Laroche, comprised of disgruntled citizens of New Marais who have taken up arms against Joseph Bertrand's Militia.
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115	* LaResistance: They oppose Bertrand's oppressive reign of terror over New Marais, so they are fighting back against the Militia in hopes of liberating their city.
116	[[/folder]]
117
118	[[folder:Rosco Laroche]]
119	!!Rosco Laroche
120	->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JimMeskimen
121
122	The leader of the Rebels in New Marais, who decides to join his forces with Cole [=MacGrath=] against their common enemies, Joseph Bertrand and the Militia.
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124	* DirtyOldMan: As well as spending quite a bit of time apparently distracted by Kuo's ass, he also mentions his fondness for {{cat fight}}s when Kuo and Nix start arguing.
125	* FatherToHisMen: Despite his faults, he is loyal to his men.
126	* FireForgedFriends: He's initially skeptical of Cole, due to the latter's Conduit powers. After the two work together in fighting the Militia, he becomes a much more supportive ally.
127	* RebelLeader: Needless to say, he's the leader of the Rebels that are fighting to liberate New Marais from the Militia.
128	%%* YouShallNotPass
129	[[/folder]]
130
131	!!The Militia
132
133	[[folder:The Militia]]
134	!!The Militia
135	[[quoteright:225:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/inFamous-Militia-001_6571.jpg]]
136
137	Established and organized by Joseph Bertrand, the Militia are a paramilitary gang that has taken control of New Marais ever since the Corrupted began attacking the city. Ostensibly in place to restore and preserve order until government assistance can arrive, the Militia are extremely repressive towards the citizens -- especially Conduits, whom Bertrand has declared war on.
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139	* ArmyOfThievesAndWhores: They started out as hunters living in the swamps with no other purpose in life other than to hunt, get drunk, and assault the public in their free time. Bertrand organized them into a fighting force, but despite their mission of protecting the city from monsters and "deviants," they're just predators and criminals who do such things as mug citizens on the streets.
140	* CapeBusters: While originally formed to defend New Marais against Swamp Monsters, the Militia also have a particular distaste towards Conduits, putting Cole on their "shoot-to-kill" list. For obvious reasons, they also oppose the Ice Soldiers as well.
141	* EliteMooks: Two of them.
142	** As they don't use Conduits, the Militia employ heavily-armored men with [[GatlingGood mini-guns]] as elite infantry, they are muscular and are more imposing than the Militia Shotgunners.
143	** They also employ Blackhawk helicopters either as transport or for combat, armed with rockets and miniguns.
144	* EnemyMine: It's unknown to them at the time, but [[spoiler:the Militia helps to permanently take down their own leader, who is also the leader of the other factions, when he is in the form of the Behemoth. Furthermore, during the final confrontation with the Beast, they freely work with Cole and even ''cheer'' him on.]]
145	* FantasticRacism: They subscribe to Bertrand's hatred of Conduits.
146	* MalevolentMaskedMen: Most of them wear hockey masks.
147	* MugglePower: They feel threatened by the existence of the [[DifferentlyPoweredIndividual superhuman Conduits]].
148	* RightWingMilitiaFanatic: They are Bertrand's private army of [[FantasticRacism racist]] rednecks, they are not to be dismissed as typical militia though as they possess HMG's, miniguns, combat helicopters, and (as seen below) even a '''nuke'''.
149	* SmallTownTyrant: A bunch of redneck, trigger-happy gun nuts with a shoot-to-kill order towards Conduits. They also imprisoned the local police, and are oppressive towards the locals.
150	* TooDumbToLive: When Cole and Zeke are toting a stolen nuke in an attempt to kill the Beast, the Militia repeatedly intercept them and actually ''shoot'' at said nuke. Zeke even calls them out on it.
151	** [[ArtisticLicenseNuclearPhysics Though it is worth noting that shooting the nuke does ''not'' actually carry a risk of it detonating. The worst that could happen is the mechanism being damaged, hence making it a dud]].
152	[[/folder]]
153
154	[[folder:Joseph Bertrand III '''(SPOILERS)''']]
155	!!Joseph Bertrand III (AKA "The Behemoth")
156	->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/GrahamMcTavish
157	[[quoteright:207:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/inFamous-Bertrand-001_4030.jpg]]
158
159	The charismatic leader of the Militia, and the self-appointed ruler of New Marais. He uses his army to hunt down and kill suspected Conduits, whom he has labeled as "deviants" and "monsters". But in reality, Bertrand is actually a Conduit himself, who joined the First Sons in hopes of gaining superpowers. But much to his horror, he gained the ability to (uncontrollably) transform into a hideous giant monster, who can turn other people into mutated monsters (known as the Corrupted) as well.
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161	* AttackItsWeakPoint: Glowing spots on his monster form, hitting anywhere else does nothing.
162	* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: A gigantic maggot in his case. Called as much by Cole.
163	* TheBadGuyWins: Played with at first and ultimately subverted as of late. While his goal was to eradicate all Conduits and [[spoiler:Cole's using the RFI in the Good Karma ending achieved what he set out to do, Bertrand's goals fall flat since Conduits still exist in the future]]. Although if ''Second Son'' is anything to go by, [[spoiler:Cole's actions helped spread fear of Conduits just as Bertrand hoped, with people still viewing the former as the "Demon of Empire City"]].
164	** [[spoiler: Though in either case, Cole killing him wasn't part of the plan.]]
165	** [[spoiler:A third strike appears]] in ''Second Son''; Delsin's efforts in [[spoiler:the Good ending restore the hope of Conduits and humans living together in harmony,]] dampening Bertrand's original goals even further.
166	* BadPowersBadPeople: An utterly corrupt man whose Conduit powers turn him into a giant acidic bug monster.
167	* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: He really, really wanted to become a powerful Conduit. [[BlessedWithSuck Wish]] [[KarmicTransformation granted]].
168	* BigBadEnsemble: With The Beast in ''[=inFAMOUS 2=]''. While the main goal is to stop the Beast, other problems can be traced to Bertrand, as he was responsible for founding the Militia gang, creating the Corrupted monsters, and giving the Vermaak 88 mercenaries their ice powers.
169	* {{Biomanipulation}}: Aside from (unwillingly) turning into a monster himself, he can also mutate other people into monsters at will.
170	* BlessedWithSuck: His Conduit talents manifest as turning into a [[EldritchAbomination gigantic abomination against God and man]] whenever his emotional or physical state overwhelms his will, and making people into smaller versions of said abomination. By the way, all the abominations are [[ToServeMan man-eating]] and close to completely uncontrollable.
171	* BlueAndOrangeMorality: He's so [[KnightTemplar convinced of his own moral and spiritual superiority]] in God's eyes, and is so obsessed with [[FantasticRacism his hatred of Conduits]] ([[BoomerangBigot despite being one himself]]), that he wants to [[ItMakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext turn innocent people into superhuman monsters]] [[InsaneTrollLogic just so that he can spread his belief of how evil and unnatural Conduits are]] to the rest of the world. Simply put, he is just as hypocritical as he is batshit insane.
172	* BoomerangBigot: He's a Conduit who hates other Conduits.
173	* ClippedWingAngel: It's stated that his Behemoth form lacks the intelligence and higher reasoning of his human state, making it relatively easy for Cole and the Rebels to lure him into an ambush.
174	* ClimaxBoss: Cole fights Bertrand (in his Behemoth form) in two different boss battles, before his eventual confrontation with the [[FinalBoss Beast]].
175	* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: Of previous BigBad Kessler, as far as motivations and intentions go. Bertrand joined the First Sons for no other reason than to benefit himself, while Kessler's purpose was SavingTheWorld from the Beast. He tries to make Cole a hated villain of New Marais so he could fit the role of a hero, while Kessler purposely filled the role of a villain to mold Cole into a hero. Lastly, he wants to eradicate all conduits, while Kessler is responsible for making most of the conduits in the series.
176	* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Before and after his involvement with the First Sons and Militia, Bertrand was a successful businessman who came from an aristocratic family, and he owns most of the Gas Works industrial district in New Marais. He also plans to [[spoiler:sell off the [[SuperSoldier Vermaak 88 ice soldiers]] to various dictators and warlords around the world, not only to [[WarForFunAndProfit make some huge profits]], but also hoping that the rise of superhuman warfare will result in [[FantasticRacism global fear and hatred against Conduits]].]]
177	* DeepSouth: He clearly exhibits many stereotypes of ultra-conservative, Southern white men; he's an [[FantasticRacism extremely bigoted]] [[TheFundamentalist Christian crusader]], out to smite those who question his morality and values in the name of his Confederate forefathers.
178	* DrivenByEnvy: He thinks Conduits are abominations only because, upon taking the powers of a Conduit willingly, ''he'' became an EldritchAbomination, while many other Conduits are perfectly fine.
179	* EgocentricallyReligious: He's such a massive {{narcissist}}, that he's convinced himself that he was [[TheChosenOne chosen by God]] to change the world.
180	* EvenEvilHasStandards: Despite ordering Dr. Wolfe to help him construct a nuclear missile (a last-resort fail-safe for fighting the Beast), you can tell he ''really'' did not want to actually use it.
181	* EvilIsHammy: He certainly hams it up whenever he gives speeches in public, or makes propaganda broadcasts on television.
182	* FantasticRacism: He wants to commit genocide on Conduits, considering them to be monsters. This is only because when he was granted the powers of a Conduit, wanting them, he was turned into the Behemoth.
183	* FauxAffablyEvil: He freely gives money to different charities and plants trees. At heart he's a horrible man, but has plenty of charisma.
184	* FlunkyBoss: He summons groups of Corrupted during his boss fights.
185	* TheFundamentalist: He holds a strong conviction that Conduits and other superhuman entities are an unholy abomination against God. And although he's a businessman by profession, he has the demeanor of a fiery preacher when giving speeches to his followers.
186	* HateSink: Murderous, self-centered, power-hungry, and hypocritical, Bertrand is hands-down the most vile character in both the first and second games, standing out as the only antagonist who is in absolutely no way a tragic figure.
187	* TheHeavy: For the second game. Defeating the Beast is the ultimate goal, but while Cole and company prepare for that, they have to deal with Bertrand first, as he's responsible for all the problems affecting New Marais.
188	* HidingBehindReligion: He boasts that everything he does, up to and including attempting a genocide of Conduits, is all part of God's plan, reasoning that Conduits don't fit into the divine plan as "creations of science". In reality, [[BoomerangBigot he himself is a Conduit]], and was more than happy to be one until it turned out that the only power he'd gained was an uncontrollable transformation into a hideous monster; in [[InsaneTrollLogic his]] [[PsychologicalProjection reasoning]], if he had become a monster by activating his powers, then all Conduits, active or otherwise, were monsters.
189	* HollywoodExorcism: One mission towards the end of the game shows that he apparently has a habit of performing his own brand of "exorcisms" on Conduits. However, this sham ritual is actually just his setup for transforming them into the Corrupted.
190	* HumanoidAbomination: [[WasOnceAMan Was a completely normal, although very power-hungry leader of New Marais before his grab at power from the Ray Sphere]]. After the Blast, he gained the ability to mutate people into biological abominations that were subservient to him and as we know, [[HulkingOut transform]] [[OneWingedAngel when]] [[UnstoppableRage very angry]] into an EldritchAbomination. When you have these as powers, odds are you're this.
191	* {{Hypocrite}}: Despite his hatred of anything that's not a regular human being, he is (both figuratively and literally) the [[BoomerangBigot biggest monster]] in the series. Oh, and the only reason he wants to destroy Conduits is due to [[EvilIsPetty extreme disappointment and disgust]] [[YouAreWhatYouHate over his own superhuman powers]].
192	* IJustWantToBeSpecial: So much so that he massacred hundreds of people, including Nix's family, to get superpowers. [[GoneHorriblyRight It worked]].
193	* InsaneTrollLogic: Bertrand has a very well-concealed version of this; his stated reason for setting the Conduits up for genocide is that, as "creations of science," they don't fit into the divine plan. In reality, he was more than happy to be one until it turned out that the only power he'd gained was an uncontrollable transformation into a hideous monster. So, in his reasoning, if he had become a monster by activating his powers, then all Conduits, active or otherwise, were monsters.
194	* InvoluntaryShapeshifting: Extreme anger and stress can trigger his transformation into the Behemoth.
195	* ItsAllAboutMe: He joined the First Sons because he wanted powers, he outright admits that. When he didn't get the powers he wanted, he decides to make the world fear every other Conduit, while hiding that he's also one himself.
196	* KarmicTransformation: Expected to become some kind of angelic superbeing, as he viewed himself as one of the good guys; even though while he does donate to charities and plant trees, overall he does far more evil than good. It seems he failed to realize that there's only one kind of person willing to murder hundreds, or even thousands, for the sake of personal power; [[BadPowersBadPeople and the powers he receives]], [[EvilMakesYouUgly and the form that he takes]], [[EvilMakesYouMonstrous reflect what kind of monster he truly is]].
197	* KilledOffForReal: Cole and the Rebels destroy Bertrand in his Behemoth monster form.
198	* LovecraftianSuperpower: Both his ability to transform into an EldritchAbomination and his ability to convert other people into the Corrupted count.
199	* NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist: Bertrand claims that he just wants to protect New Marais from the "freaks" and "monsters" that threaten his fair city; but not only is he actually a freak himself, he was responsible for creating those monsters and setting them loose in the first place, all as part of his plans to seize power over the city, along with validating both his huge ego ''and'' self-hatred.
200	* OneWingedAngel: But not at all in the way he wanted.
201	* PersonalityPowers: The corrupt, over-the-top, self-aggrandizing politician that talks like a fire-and-brimstone preacher who turns half the city into Cole's enemy has the power to transform into an EldritchAbomination and convert other people into monsters.
202	* PsychologicalProjection: He views all other Conduits as monsters, because his powers manifested as turning into a literal monster himself.
203	* RunningBothSides: As Bertrand, he is the leader of the Militia. As the Behemoth, he is the leader of the Corrupted. He sets up both groups to be opposed to each other.
204	* TautologicalTemplar: Boasts that everything he does is part of God's plan. Makes the argument that him becoming a Conduit would allow him to carry out God's work, and when things don't go his way he argues that Conduits are an abomination against God.
205	* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Despite his anti-Conduit agenda, with the onset of the Corrupted, New Marais quickly turned to Bertrand and his Militia for security and leadership. [[spoiler:At least until Cole exposes him as a Conduit and the source of the Corrupted.]]
206	* VillainousBreakdown: During one of Wolf's dead drops, Bertrand has a full-blown temper-tantrum when he discovers the nature of his powers, complete with furious accusations, death threats, anguished pleas to God, broken glass, and a loud and angry shout of "I AM '''NOT''' HAPPY!"
207	[[/folder]]
208
209	!!Miscellaneous
210
211	[[folder:The Corrupted '''(SPOILERS)''']]
212	!!The Corrupted
213	[[quoteright:227:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/inFamous-Corrupted-001_1071.jpg]]
214
215	A race of mutant monsters that suddenly emerged from the swamps of New Marais, the Corrupted periodically attack the city in large packs. They are actually the transformed victims of Bertrand's Conduit powers, used to fool the public into supporting him.
216	----
217	* AllThereInTheManual: They're only called the Corrupted in the in-game subtitles; everyone just calls them "monsters".
218	* BigCreepyCrawlies: The least powerful members of the Corrupted are cat-sized, spike-shooting insectoid creatures called Spikers.
219	* BossInMookClothing: The Ravagers, Hive Lords, and Devourers serve as [[MiniBoss mini-bosses]].
220	* HiveQueen: The Behemoth, AKA [[spoiler:Joseph Bertrand]].
221	* MadeOfExplodium: The Gasbag monsters explode in close proximity to an enemy.
222	* MookMaker: The Hive Lords can spawn smaller creatures called Spikers at will.
223	* PainfulTransformation: As [[spoiler:Bertrand]] morphs one person into a Corrupted, he screams in pain as he slowly transforms, and when the transformation is complete, he collapses on the ground, breathing heavily.
224	* ToServeMan: The Corrupted actively prey upon humans, and can occasionally be seen feeding on corpses. The biggest of the monsters, the Devourers, can even [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin devour people whole]] using their {{overly long tongue}}s.
225	* TragicMonster: [[spoiler:Almost every single Corrupted [[WasOnceAMan was once a normal human]] turned into a monster by Bertrand to serve his own ends.]]
226	* TransformationHorror: [[spoiler:The transformation process into a swamp monster is not fast, pretty, or painless.]]
227	[[/folder]]
228
229	[[folder:Vermaak 88]]
230	!!Vermaak 88
231	[[quoteright:227:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/inFamous-Vermaak88-001_7878.jpg]]
232
233	A group of mercenaries employed by a South African PMC. Hired by Bertrand to work in New Marais, they were given ice-based superpowers (extracted from Lucy Kuo), and put in stasis for later sale to dictators around the world; unfortunately, they were accidentally released by Cole, resulting in them taking over the flooded areas of New Marais.
234	----
235	* AmoralAfrikaner: They're South African mercenaries. However, they didn't seem to be particularly villainous until after they got their ice powers.
236	* AnIcePerson: All of them have ice powers to a certain extent: some of them can propel themselves across great distances by creating explosions of ice under them, while more advanced members tower over the battlefield on pillars of ice and freeze their enemies solid. The most powerful of the Vermaak protect themselves with giant suits of armor composed of solid ice -- which eventually leads to them actually ''becoming'' ice.
237	* AxCrazy: Their transformation into Conduits made them very violent and prone to attacking anything they see.
238	* BossInMookClothing: The Crushers and Titans serve as [[MiniBoss mini-bosses]].
239	* DefectorFromDecadence: One shows up in the Good side missions to help Cole take out other members of Vermaak. He later shows up [[TookALevelInBadass as a Heavy, and later, a Titan]]... [[SanitySlippage as his sanity degenerates with his increasing mutations]] until [[spoiler:Cole has to MercyKill him as a Titan]].
240	* EliteMooks: The Heavy troops.
241	* EmpoweredBadassNormal: Deconstructed. They were already experienced war veterans before getting their superpowers. But as they weren't born with Conduit genes, their minds will degrade, while their bodies undergo terrible mutations.
242	* FiringOneHanded: Vermaak shotgunners aim and fire their semi-auto shotgun one-handed.
243	* FragileSpeedster: The baseline Vermaak troopers; out of all the low-level troops across the two games, these are arguably the fastest and most agile. However, they're still just soldiers, and they fall just as easily as the others.
244	* KillItWithFire: They are weak against Napalm attacks from Nix [[spoiler:and Cole, if he decides to copy her powers]].
245	* MadnessMantra: "We will be whole!" It's suggested that this refers to their search for a Blast Core to heal their insanity.
246	* MightyGlacier: Appropriately, the iceberg-like Titans. Massively-built, capable of great offensive power... but very, ''very'' slow.
247	* PrivateMilitaryContractors: They're stated to be mercenary soldiers working for a South African private military company.
248	* PsychoForHire: Averted; Wolfe's dead-drops show that the Vermaak were mentally stable prior to gaining superpowers; it took their transformation into Forced Conduits to bring them into the state of Blast Core-obsessed violence they're seen in.
249	* SanitySlippage: At least one of the mercenaries managed to retain his sanity, and tries to aid Cole in stopping his former comrades. Sadly, as he grows more powerful, he also gets progressively more deranged, until he loses all control as a Titan and has to be put down.
250	* SuperpoweredMooks: They are literal {{supersoldiers}} with [[AnIcePerson ice-based superpowers]].
251	* TragicMonster: [[spoiler:Much like the Corrupted, the Vermaak's powers were forced upon them by Bertrand, and they're driven by a desperate need to fix their eroding sanity by using the Blast Cores.]]
252	* TransformationHorror: They gradually transform from humans into monsters made of ice.
253	* VaderBreath: The Heavy infantry.
254	* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: As ordinary humans are not physiologically equipped to handle Conduit powers, the Vermaak have been driven almost completely insane by their transformation into Forced Conduits, with decreasing sanity as the transformations become more extreme.
255	[[/folder]]
256
257	[[folder:The Beast '''(SPOILERS)''']]
258	!!"The Beast" (AKA [[Characters/Infamous1 John White]])
259	->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/PhilLaMarr
260	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/the_beast_7602.png]]
261	[[caption-width-right:350:''"Humanity is dead. Help me save what I can."'']]
262
263	The Beast is an immensely powerful Conduit that the First Son's leader, Kessler, believed would eventually come to destroy the world in the near future. While only mentioned as a SequelHook at the end of the first game, he appears as one of the main antagonists in the second game. It eventually turns out that the Beast (or at least the version we see in this timeline) is John White, who was resurrected and transformed after the Ray Sphere destroyed his original body. John believes that the only way to save the world from the deadly Plague is to activate the powers of any remaining Conduits to help them survive, at the cost of dooming the rest of the human species.
264	----
265	* AffablyEvil: Makes it clear that he bears humanity no ill will, and even apologizes for attacking Cole once he's coherent enough to speak.
266	* AntiVillain: He's a WellIntentionedExtremist. Yes, he needs to be stopped, but he [[BeingEvilSucks doesn't even want to do what he's doing]]. He just feels [[DirtyBusiness that he has to]].
267	* AttackOfThe50FootWhatever: In battle, he transforms into a 10 story tall lava monster.
268	* BaldOfEvil: [[spoiler:In both his human and monstrous forms.]]
269	* ABeastInNameAndNature: Known simply as the Beast, likely a nod to his apocalyptic nature.
270	* BeingEvilSucks: He admits that [[spoiler:he cannot live with the atrocities he is forced to commit for the greater good]].
271	* BigBadEnsemble: With Joseph Bertrand III in ''inFAMOUS 2''. Though most of your time is spent fighting Bertrand and his various creations, your main goal is still trying to stop the Beast.
272	* CoveredWithScars: In human form. [[spoiler:Probably a symptom of having had to pull himself together on multiple occasions, including being torn apart by a Ray Sphere, having half of his head blown apart by a lightning strike, and being hit with a nuclear missile.]]
273	* DarkMessiah: He's actually attempting to [[spoiler:save the Conduits from The Plague.]]
274	* TheDreaded: The [[BadFuture future threat]] of [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt global destruction]] caused by the Beast was so great, that it led Kessler to plotting all the events of the first game as part of his grand scheme to force Cole to ultimately fight and defeat the Beast, hoping to prevent the upcoming apocalypse from ever happening.
275	* FinalBoss: Of the second game. [[spoiler: But only in the Good Ending.]]
276	* FinalBossPreview: You first fight him at the beginning of the second game. Of course, you can't beat him then, only escape from him.
277	* FromASingleCell: Regenerates in a few hours after being leveled [[spoiler:by a nuclear missile]]. Also did this [[spoiler:after being absorbed into the Ray Sphere in the first place]].
278	-->'''The Beast:''' I had to pull myself back together. Do you have any idea how hard that is?
279	* GreaterScopeVillain: Everything Kessler does in the first game all links back to him.
280	* HumanoidAbomination: [[spoiler:It turns out he used to be a normal man though.]]
281	* ImplacableMan: Tracks you all the way from Empire City to New Marais, despite the '''entire''' US army being thrown at him along the way.
282	%%* TheJuggernaut
283	* KnightOfCerebus: While he doesn't appear again until the end of the game, [[spoiler:TheReveal that occurs regarding him, and the true purpose of the RFI show the game will not be ending on the same high note regardless of Cole's choices.]]
284	* MagmaMan: Uses his flame powers to create a volcanic body for himself.
285	* MakeMyMonsterGrow: Can change himself from a human sized form into a massive golem made of lava and fire.
286	* MilesToGoBeforeISleep: In the Evil Ending, [[spoiler:the Beast admits to being deeply tired of killing, and that he would have preferred to remain dead if he hadn't had a mission to complete -- hence the reason he transfers his power to Cole.]]
287	* MindOverMatter: Can suspend Cole in midair and suck targets into a ball of fire using his powers.
288	* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: He's named after The Beast that appears in the [[Literature/TheBible Book of Revelation]]. However, he personally rejects this as an unwanted nickname.
289	* NighInvulnerable: Can take massive amounts of punishment from gun and rocket fire before showing any signs of damage. [[spoiler:Even a nuclear missile can only temporarily destroy his body, and the only known way of killing him for good is the Ray Field Inhibitor.]]
290	* PassingTheTorch: [[spoiler:Gives Cole all his powers in order to save the rest of the world's Conduits before allowing himself to die in the evil ending.]]
291	* PersonOfMassDestruction: Destroys most of the East Coast before the end of ''inFAMOUS 2''. Looking at the map shows his path has cut a scar into North America that makes the Grand Canyon look like a paper cut.
292	* PersonalityPowers: It would be easy to see the Beast as being {{allegorical\|Character}} of the Plague (especially considering he emits the very radiation that caused it), along with the civil unrest and [[GeneticEngineeringIsTheNewNuke the new Conduit-based arms-race that science hath wrought]] all rolled into one. He is a [[AttackOfThe50FootWhatever massive]], [[HumanoidAbomination unknowable]], [[TheJuggernaut unstoppable]] Beast of the Apocalypse that lays waste wherever he goes. He can't be fought, he can't be bought, he can't be reasoned with ([[spoiler:having legitimate reasons of his own for his actions]]) and will not rest until the humans die and the Conduits survive. [[spoiler:The fact that he can take human form, become invisible, telepathically communicate with Cole and teleport is indicative of how omnipresent his threat really is.]] His powers possess a fire-motif, his Ray Sphere-esque method of activating Conduits being him burning the human away for the Conduit within to emerge like diamonds in coal, the rest reduced to nothing but ash.
293	* PhysicalGod: He is perhaps the single most powerful Conduit or superhuman being seen in the series so far.
294	* PlayingWithFire: The Beast's main powers are based on manipulating flames and heat, [[spoiler:implying that his powers would have been fire-based if the Ray Sphere that vaporized him went off like normal]].
295	* PullingThemselvesTogether: Can simply rebuild his volcanic body when damaged. When he does rebuild his body, a black holes forms and sucks in everything until The Beast has reincarnated. [[spoiler:This is also how John brought himself BackFromTheDead after being disintegrated by the Ray Sphere.]]
296	* RedEyesTakeWarning: Both his "armored" and "human" form have glowing red eyes.
297	* SatanicArchetype: The Beast is presented as the strongest of his kind (conduits) unbeatable in his level of power. [[spoiler: He was even the incorruptible agent for good John White, who wished to ensure humanity's safety before he "fell"]]. He is associated with the color red and [[PlayingWithFire fire]] (possibly as a fire conduit if the faulty ray sphere had not vaporized him), and he even tries to "tempt" Cole with a future where mankind can be survive through activated conduits at the expense of the rest of humanity. Good!Cole fulfills the role of MessianicArchetype by sacrificing himself to slay the Beast, while Evil!Cole takes on the role as TheAntiChrist when the Beast leaves his powers and his mission to transform the world to him. [[MeaningfulName Even his name can be seen as a reference to the "Beast of Revelation"]], a name some have attributed to {{Satan}} or something adjacent to him.
298	* ShoutOut: His origins [[spoiler:having been a normal guy given godhood after a scientific experiment gone wrong vaporized his body, leading to him pulling his body back together]] is awfully similar to the origins of Doctor Manhattan from ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}''.
299	* SuperEmpowering: Can awaken, enhance, or transfer his abilities to any Conduits in his immediate vicinity. Cole uses this to gain infinite energy and the ability to fly in the evil ending of ''inFAMOUS 2''.
300	* SuperpowerLottery: He's easily one of the most powerful and versatile Conduits alive.
301	%%* StealthHiBye
302	%%* {{Telepathy}}
303	* {{Teleportation}}: Can appear and disappear into thin air at will.
304	* TragicMonster: [[spoiler:He went from being an ordinary federal agent who was just trying to stop a terrorist bombing, to a reluctantly apocalyptic supervillain trying to save humanity the only way he knew how.]]
305	* WalkingWasteland: [[spoiler:He's actually a living Ray-Sphere; the wastelands he leaves behind are the results of awakening Conduits, leaving destruction similar to the original Ray-Sphere detonation.]]
306	* WellIntentionedExtremist: He's actually creating Conduits who can survive ThePlague, but has to kill the dying, "normal" humans to do so. He even admits to Cole that he wishes there was another way.
307	* WalkingSpoiler: Just knowing about him is a major spoiler for the first game, since his very existence is only revealed at the end. And his identity and motivation in the sequel is such a huge game-changer that he qualifies for that as well.
308	* WasOnceAMan: [[spoiler:He's John White, the person who got torn apart by a Ray Sphere in the first game. It also [[CameBackStrong turned him]] into [[HumanoidAbomination the]] [[PhysicalGod Beast]].]]
309	[[/folder]]

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