Line #137 Characters/WarGods


1	This is the character roster from the Creator/{{Midway\|Games}} FightingGame ''VideoGame/WarGods'':
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3	!!! Warhead
4	[[quoteright:187:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/wargods_warhead_445.png]]
5	Formerly the US military's best operative, he was sent to a research center where the government was experimenting with the combination of nuclear weapons and the Ore. Just as he arrived, the research center exploded and covered him with fragments of the Ore, creating Warhead.
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7	* AllAmericanFace: And a proud one to boot.
8	%% * BadassBoast
9	* GogglesDoNothing: He wears heavy military goggles, but they do not seem to be anything save for aesthetics.
10	* GroundPound: One of his attacks involves stomping on the ground and creating a shockwave to hit the opponent.
11	* NukeEm: His {{F\|inishingMove}}atality, which sends a [[MacrossMissileMassacre series of missiles]] to explode his opponent like the '''Atomic Bomb'''!
12	%% * RollingAttack
13	* SuperSoldier: For given term, at least. He's fused with radioactive power and alien power-inducing minerals.
14	* WalkingShirtlessScene: Apart from military pants and boots, he only wears an x-shaped harness to cover his upper torso.
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16	!!! Kabuki Jo
17	[[quoteright:180:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/wargods_kabukijo_4570.png]]
18	On the eve of a critical battle, a feared samurai discovered the Ore. Overwhelmed with power, he killed all his men in an uncontrolled fury. Ashamed by what he had done and outcast by society, he became Kabuki Jo and became determined to learn to control the Ore's power.
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20	* TheAtoner: According to his backstory, he was a famous samurai who discovered the Ore and slaughtered his subordinates. Since then, he's been trying to control the power within.
21	* BreathWeapon: Which is [[PlayingWithFire fire]].
22	%% * DrunkWithPower: In his backstory.
23	* DualWielding: His pair of {{Laser Blade}}s.
24	* FacialMarkings: Befitting his name (kabuki), his face is covered in white make-up with red paint markings.
25	* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: His {{F\|inishingMove}}atality involves stabbing his opponent with his Naginata.
26	* PlayingWithFire: He has a fire-breathing attack and can summon a fire ring under the opponent's feet to trap them.
27	* {{Samurai}}: His backstory establishes he was a samurai long ago, and his character design harks back to the Japanese art of Kabuki.
28	* WalkingShirtlessScene: Apart from his pauldrons, he does not wear any chest covering.
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30	!!! Cy-5
31	[[quoteright:161:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/wargods_cy5_30.png]]
32	In the year 2096, a group of scientists accidentally implant the Ore into an advanced cyborg codenamed Cy-5. The Ore's power gives Cy-5 consciousness, and it kills the scientists. It decides that, if the Ore gives consciousness, then more Ore equals more consciousness. With this goal in mind, it ruthlessly seeks out the other War Gods to claim their ore.
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34	* BecomeARealBoy: Cy-5 wants to gain more consciousness with the Ore in order to become a real, yet still immortal man.
35	* {{Cyborg}}: ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: his initials "CY" indicate he is a cyborg. Apart from that, his character sprite exposes some metallic body parts.
36	* EyeBeam: He attacks with eyebeams.
37	* ImMelting: In his {{F\|inishingMove}}atality, he sends an UFO which proceeds to melt his opponent inmediately with a DisintegratorRay. The melting process is a Type A.
38	%% * PunnyName: His name is a take on ''Sci-Fi''.
39	* ShockAndAwe: Instead of bleeding like the rest of the cast, when Cy-5's hit, he sparks electricity.
40	* TurnedAgainstTheirMasters: In his backstory, he was developed by scientists and, after gaining conscience via the Ore, killed them.
41	* WalkingShirtlessScene: Not only is he just wearing shorts, but he's even missing parts of his skin.
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43	!!! Pagan
44	[[quoteright:184:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/wargods_pagan_9331.png]]
45	Pagan is a mistress of the dark arts. She gained ancient manuscripts showing the location of a temple where a fragment of the Ore was once worshipped. When she summoned the Ore, it only increased her desire to cause chaos and destruction.
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47	* DarkIsEvil: Wears a dark outfit and is described as "mistress of [[TheDarkArts the dark arts]]".
48	* HotWitch: She is described as a sorceress and wears a ''very'' revealing outfit.
49	* HurricaneKick: Pagan has a similar attack (called "Leg Copter"): she stands upside down, then gyrates her legs in a circular motion to hit the adversary.
50	* LadyOfBlackMagic: Her backstory describes her as a "mistress of the dark arts".
51	* ShockAndAwe: Can cast an electric attack at the enemies.
52	* SmokeOut: She can teleport across the ring in a puff of smoke.
53	* {{Stripperiffic}}: [[{{Irony}} Yet even she wears more than Vallah]].
54	* TakenForGranite: Her {{F\|inishingMove}}atality, where she releases Medusa's head and it turns the opponent to stone before EyeBeams blow them up. [[DevelopersForesight Amusingly, the first part of the move doesn't work on Tak, since he's already a statue]]. He taunts the head until it blasts him to pieces.
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56	!!! Maximus
57	[[quoteright:186:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/wargods_maximus_5754.png]]
58	Once a mighty gladiator from Ancient Rome, Maximus battled in a tournament at a festival celebrating the Ore to determine which of his masters would claim the Ore. He defeated his opponents, but the Ore's power overwhelmed him, and his masters were slain as well. He took the Ore for himself, and now he uses it to free the enslaved all over the world.
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60	* CoolHelmet: He wears an ancient gladiator helmet.
61	* CoolSword: Uses a sword to bisect the opponent in his Fatality.
62	* GladiatorGames: The backstory provided for him establishes that he was one of the finest gladiators in history.
63	* GladiatorRevolt: He killed his own masters because he's not satisfied with the enslavement of his people.
64	* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: His {{F\|inishingMove}}atality involves this after chaining his opponent to two spontaneously-appearing pillars, and then he cuts his opponent in half.
65	* InescapableNet: He uses a green energy net as a trap move.
66	* VictoryPose: Complete with RousingSpeech.
67	-->''You are nothing to me!''
68	-->''I'll kill you and I'll take your power!''
69	* WalkingShirtlessScene: Maximus is a Roman gladiator, who were depicted in Roman frescoes in armplates, helmets and some sort of loincloth, leaving their chests bare.
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71	!!! Anubis
72	[[quoteright:187:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/wargods_anubis_6085.png]]
73	In the Valley of Kings, a grave robber on the search for hidden treasure came across a hidden burial chamber. He stole the treasure within, unaware that a piece of the Ore had been placed there in case someone did try to steal the treasure. His body was destroyed, but his soul was reincarnated in the body of Anubis.
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75	* AnvilOnHead: In his {{F\|inishingMove}}atality, he drops a spiked coffin to his opponent, complete with [[MummyWrap mummification]].
76	%% * BoomStick: Launches energy spheres.
77	* GraveRobbing: This is ''not'' the Egyptian god of the dead. Instead, in-game lore establishes that he was a grave robber in life.
78	* ThePunishment: As a result of stealing the treasure that came with the Ore, he somehow was transformed into a facsimile of Anubis.
79	* HellHound: Well, Anubis in Ancient Egyptian mythology is associated and depicted as a jackal, a species taxonomically related to dogs, hounds and other canines.
80	* PublicDomainCharacter: Based on the [[Myth/EgyptianMythology Egyptian God]] of the same name.
81	* PyramidPower: His trap move. Each time he summons it, comes with a [[SugarWiki/MostWonderfulSound cool sound]] inside.
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83	!!! Voodoo
84	[[quoteright:191:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/wargods_voodoo_4683.png]]
85	In the Caribbean, a witch doctor enslaved his village with his Black Magic. In desperation, the villagers captured him and burned him alive. They threw his body into a forbidden swamp. Unbeknownst to them, a deposit of the Ore lay at the bottom of the swamp, which revived him as Voodoo.
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87	* BatOutOfHell: He can cast a flying skull with wings. In his victory pose, he also releases two of them at the camera, one from each hand.
88	%% * BlackMagic
89	%% * DarkIsEvil
90	* HollywoodVoodoo: As his name implies, he is based on a very loose interpretation of voodoo, with black magic, dolls with pins, etc.
91	* NailEm: One of his attacks sends nails from the sky that fall on the opponent.
92	* OurZombiesAreDifferent: Per his backstory, he was killed and thrown in a swamp filled with the alien mineral Ore, which granted him powers and a new (un-)life as Voodoo.
93	* SpinAttack
94	%% * TribalFacePaint: Rather dubious if his face is actually painted or if his face really is like a skull.
95	* VoodooDoll: His {{F\|inishingMove}}atality involves ripping his opponent's stomach and exposing their organs through a doll.
96	* WalkingShirtlessScene: Assuming his upper body is actually his decayed torso, he only wears a pair of purple pants.
97	* WitchDoctor: Per his backstory, he was a witch doctor who enslaved a village.
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99	!!! Ahau Kin
100	[[quoteright:186:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/wargods_ahaukin_6602.png]]
101	Ahau Kin was an evil Aztec priest. He had a vision which revealed a fragment of the Ore lay at the bottom of his tribe's sacrificial well. He sent slave after slave diving to their deaths trying to claim it. Out of slaves but possessed with desire, he dove into the pit and claimed it himself, this time with success.
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103	%% * AxCrazy
104	* AndShowItToYou: His {{F\|inishingMove}}atality involves him summoning a [[HumanSacrifice sacrifical altar]], pushing his opponent to it and then proceeds to rip the heart of his opponent.
105	%% * AbsurdlySharpBlade: Uses his Macahuitl in combat.
106	* BadBoss: Considering that he'll throw all his slaves into a mine and work them to death to dig out the Ore.
107	* EvilSorcerer: His backstory explains he was a priest who performed sacrifices.
108	* HumanSacrifice: Involves his slaves in this. Particularly, his backstory is full of it. Also, Ahau Kin uses it as an altar for his Fatality (see AndShowItToYou above).
109	* ImAHumanitarian: The final part of his {{F\|inishingMove}}atality. After ripping his enemy's heart out, he actually ''takes a bite out of it'' like an apple.
110	* LightIsNotGood: His motif is [[ThePowerOfTheSun sunlight]] based - he even casts a sun-like trap move -, but he's evil.
111	* {{Mayincatec}}: His backstory and home stage were inspired by Aztec culture, to be more precise.
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113	!!! Vallah
114	[[quoteright:190:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/wargods_vallah_7758.png]]
115	During a blizzard, a Viking warrior princess became separated from the battle. She took shelter in a nearby cave, where there was a mysterious green glow. She hacked through the ice until her sword struck the Ore. She was transformed into the goddess Vallah.
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117	* ChainmailBikini: Curious, considering she lived in Norway, which was too cold for that outfit to realistically work.
118	%% * CoolHelmet
119	* CoolSword: In her victory pose, Vallah brandishes a sword with a green blade.
120	* EveryoneLovesBlondes: C'mon, it's Kerri Hoskins, who portrayed [[Franchise/MortalKombat Sonya Blade]]. She portrays this hottie of a valkyrie.
121	* HornyVikings: No pun intended: she evokes the imagery of Nordic vikings, and wears a horned helmet.
122	* KillItWithFire: Her {{F\|inishingMove}}atality involves pushing her opponent to a bed, she proceeds to burn her opponent instantly.
123	* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: She can dash at the enemy with her Viking shield.
124	* PurpleIsPowerful: Her default clothing color. Vallah is also a badass Viking warrior princess and one of the "gods" in the character roster.
125	* SexyScandinavian: That is a given, since she is an attractive female Viking that wears a extremely revealing outfit even more so than the female villain.
126	* {{Stripperific}}: She wears less than anyone else in the game.
127	* {{Valkyries}}: Her name could be a nod to "Valhalla", the post-mortem destination for warriors in ancient Norse myth.
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129	!!! Tak
130	[[quoteright:186:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/wargods_tak_6059.png]]
131	In ancient times, there was a kingdom which worshipped the Ore. A rival kingdom fought a war to capture the Ore. Facing defeat, the king sealed the Ore in a stone idol, which came to life as Tak, the stone avenger of a lost civilization.
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133	%% * CoolHelmet
134	* DishingOutDirt: Launches rock spheres.
135	* {{Golem}}: He was brought to life by the Ore.
136	* LivingStatue: Thanks to the [[ImmortalityInducer Ore]].
137	%%%% * MightyGlacier
138	%%%% * ShockwaveStomp
139	* OffWithHisHead: His {{F\|inishingMove}}atality involves kicking his opponent's head after smashing them three times in the ground.
140	%% * WrestlerInAllOfUs: his fighting style has a lot of powerful throws.
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142	!!! Grox
143	The Sub-Boss of the game. A green-clad morbidly obese being who awaits to confront the last remaining God before fighting his superior, Exor.
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145	* {{Acrofatic}}: Despite his... roundness, Grox can jump over the player belly first in his Belly Bomb attack.
146	* TheBrute: Acts as the game's only sub-boss, second only to Exor, the final boss. He's also the largest character, taller than Exor.
147	%% * DumbMuscle
148	%% * FanDisservice
149	* FlatCharacter: The only one of the cast without a specific backstory. It's only assumed by his placement that he even serves Exor.
150	%% * TheJuggernaut
151	* LargeAndInCharge: He is both one of the tallest and heaviest characters, and is the sub-boss, just before Exor.
152	%% * ShockwaveStomp: Stolen from Tak, of all the immortals.
153	%% * SNKBoss: He is rather annoying a boss, but he has nothing on Exor...
154	* ThongOfShielding: Grox wears nothing but a thong.
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156	!!! Exor
157	The Final Boss of the game... an {{Obviously\|Evil}} EvilOverlord with ThePlan to TakeOverTheWorld. Rumored to be the true owner of the Ore.
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159	* AlienBlood: Unlike most of the characters in the roster who are human and bleed red (save for Tak, a statue given life, and Cy-5, a cyborg), Exor bleeds green each time he's attacked.
160	* TheAnnouncer: Just like [[Franchise/MortalKombat Shao Kahn]], he's also the announcer of his own contest.
161	* BigBad: He is the last boss in Arcade mode.
162	* DefeatMeansExplosion: Defeating him in the last round results in a satisfying explosion with an epic tune to accompany it.
163	%% * EvilLaugh
164	%% * EvilOverlord
165	* EnergyWeapon: His most irritating moves are unblockable lasers he can fire from anywhere, and at any time without interruption.
166	* LargeAndInCharge: He is an imposing figure, towering over the player character.
167	%% * ObviouslyEvil
168	%% * SNKBoss
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Context Characters / WarGods