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Teams from the Tournament
Thunder Crash
"Here comes the Thunder!"note
"Thunder Crash is the current big city favorite, sporting a calculated balance of strength and style, they always manage to crush the opposition and look good at the same time."
Unreal Tournament description.
Appearances:
As a playable/fightable team: Unreal Tournament, Unreal Tournament 2004.
Mentioned/some members appearing: Unreal Tournament 2003 (Malcolm), Unreal Championship 2: The Liandri Conflict (Malcolm, Lauren, Anubis), Unreal Tournament III (Malcolm), Unreal Tournament 4 (formerly Malcolm, later Taye).
Members:
UT (Demo version): Othello, Johnson, Malcolm, Kulgan, Riker
UT (Full version): Othello, Aryss, Azure, Malcolm, Riker, Annaka, Tamika, Ryanna
UT2004: Malcolm (leader), Othello, Jakob, Taye, Azure, Aryss, Riker, Picard, Annika, Tamika
The all-time fan-favourite and main contender for the Tournament, composed of the best athletes and soldiers of their generation. During Malcolm's nine-time reign, former Iron Guard members Brock and Lauren joined forces with the team, however after Gorge defeated Malcolm and broke his spine, the original team returned for the 2004 Tournament.
In general
- Action Girl: Aryss, Azure, Annaka/Annika and Tamika.
- Badass Crew: THE Badass Crew of the series.
- The Bus Came Back: After Malcolm's stint with Brock and Lauren came to an end, Malcolm reformed the team for 2004.
- Character Tiers: Thunder Crash is located in the Godlike tier in 2004. If they're the best-ranked team at the end of the Team ladders, the player and his team fight against them.
- Elite Army: Outside of combat, they're the elite squad of the N.E.G., as described in 2004's AS-Glacier.
- Goggles Do Nothing: Ryanna is seen with a pair of goggles.
- Spell My Name With An S: Annaka in Tournament, Annika in 2004.
- Tomboyish Ponytail: By way of sharing (Marine) the same model class (Female Soldier) as the Iron Guard (Soldier), Metal Guard, Venom and The Corrupt (War Machine) females, this is true for all the four females of the team in Tournament.
Malcolm
- "I've ran Thunder Cash in the wackiest conditions the Liandri could dream up: magma-filled volcanoes, zero gravity, fucked-up aliens, you name it. This shit here's a cakewalk."— Unreal Tournament III, to Reaper in the Act II intro.
Appearances: Unreal Tournament, Unreal Tournament 2003, Unreal Tournament 2004, Unreal Championship 2: The Liandri Conflict, Unreal Tournament 3, Unreal Tournament 4
Voiced by: Patrick Amos (Unreal Championship 2: The Liandri Conflict), Greg Eagles (Unreal Tournament III)
The closest thing the Unreal franchise has to a main character.
As FenTech's finest creation, Malcolm is an artificially boosted Tournament warrior. He was the winner of nine Liandri Grand Tournaments from 2293 to 2301. In the tournament of the year 2302 (Unreal Tournament 2003), he joined forces with his former enemies Brock and Lauren, of the Iron Guard team. The team managed to go to the finals, where they met the Juggernaut team, led by Gorge. Gorge's team won the Tournament, with Gorge breaking both Malcolm's winning spree and his spine.
After these Tournaments, he broke up with Brock and Lauren, who returned to lead the Iron Guard team. Malcolm went back to the Thunder Crash team as well. Both teams participated in the 2303 tournament (Unreal Tournament 2004) but it's unknown which team won that Tournament.
In the off-season (Unreal Tournament III), he's hired by the Izanagi Corporation as the commander of their security forces. He's in charge of the Ronin team, advising them between their missions.
In the 2304 Tournament (Unreal Championship 2: The Liandri Conflict), he was featured as a Combat Commentator, alongside Liandri's robot commentator, for the Ascension Rites, due to the spinal injury caused by Gorge at the end of the 2302 Tournament.
Set to come back in the Unreal Tournament 4 reboot as a playable character.
- A Day in the Limelight: Has his own ladder in Unreal Championship 2.
- Advertised Extra: Present in all kinds of promotional material for Unreal Tournament III, got relegated to a non-playable cameo role in the full game.
- Ascended Extra: Though there were some hints in Unreal Tournament, such as Thunder Crash being the default team, and him being the default face, for the ladder, there he was just a selectable skin. Then came Unreal Tournament 2003 and it was revealed that he was the 9-time champion of the Tournament. He went on to be the franchise's main face.
- Asskicking Leads to Leadership: As shown above, he wouldn't have been contracted by Izanagi or Liandri if he wasn't famous for being the biggest Tournament champion of the story.
- Attack Drone: His "Sentinel" adrenaline combo in Unreal Championship 2 activates allies that fire upon nearby enemies.
- Bald of Authority: Though that hat always accompanied him. He's the leader of Thunder Crash, A.K.A. "Thunder Cash".
- Boss Tease: The opening cutscene of the single-player ladder in 2004 features him taking down some competitors with a pair of Assault Rifles. You fight Thunder Crash without him at the end of each team ladder, and if Thunder Crash is the best-ranked of the Godlike-tier teams, Malcolm is the Final Boss.
- Breakout Character: From being just a playable character with a barebones story in Tournament to a final boss and leader in 2003/2004 to an important character in Championship 2 to a main storyline (which was meant to be playable) in III. How much of this was because he was the first face the player could choose back in the first Tournament is left to anyone's guess.
- The Cameo:
- Appears in the intro of Championship despite not having any playable role there.
- Appears in Fortnite as a survivor of the "Save the World" mode.
- Combat Commentator: In UC2 he's a color commentator for the televised Ascension Rites, even getting to interview a Skaarj before his match.
- Cool Shades: In every game except III.
- Cutscene Power to the Max: In 2004, the Assault Rifle was the weakest weapon of the entire roster. Malcolm dispatches some goons easily with a pair of them.
- Deadpan Snarker: He has a few snarky moments in Unreal Championship II:
- Defeat Means Playable: In 2003 and 2004 you must defeat him at the end of the ladder. In 2004, Thunder Crash must be the best-ranked team of all Godlike teams to get to fight him.
- Final Boss:
- In 2003, after the player defeats a team of him, Brock and Lauren.
- In 2004, only if Thunder Crash is the best-ranked Godlike team after the gametype ladders.
- In Championship 2 he's the final boss of Gorge's ladder. And the inverse is also true. Also, he and Lauren are the final opponents in Sapphire's ladder.
- The Glasses Come Off: In the intro movie for 2003.
- Heal Thyself: His "Heal" adrenaline combo in Unreal Championship 2.
- Jack of All Stats: Out of the three bosses, he's halfway between ClanLord's Attack! Attack! Attack! and Xan's Crazy-Prepared attitudes.
- Legendary in the Sequel: In Tournament he was just another combatant with a generic backstory. In 2003, he became the nine-time champion and a highly decorated Tournament warrior.
- Living Legend: Malcolm is acknowledged as such in all the games he participated in after Tournament: in 2003 he's credited as the man who dethroned Xan Kriegor; in 2004 his team is placed in the Godlike tier of potential final bosses, in Championship 2 he became a color commentator, as well as a businessman for Liandri, and in III Reaper, meets him listing his achievements:Malcolm: Sounds like you know my rep.
Reaper: Yeah, who doesn't? Most grand tournament trophies, ever. Leader of Thunder Crash, AKA Thunder Cash...
Malcolm: Aight. I get it.
Reaper: ...all of which makes you a highly decorated... civilian. - Missile Lock-On: His "Homing" adrenaline combo in Unreal Championship 2 makes his projectiles home on his enemies.
- The Mole: Considering his actions in Unreal Championship 2 and Unreal Tournament III.
- More than Meets the Eye: He appears to be a heroic character. He isn't.
- Promoted to Playable: Inverted; Though he's important to the storyline of III, he can't be chosen as playable.
- The Rival: Gorge, after Unreal Tournament 2003.
- Scary Black Man
- Secret Character: In 2003, 2004 and UC2. In the first two Defeat Means Playable, in the latter, the player must have played at least one online match in each gametype.
- Soul Brotha: He's of African descent and, in Unreal Tournament III, he has also the urban accent. However, most of the other factors are averted with him.
- Spell My Name Withan S: The first Tournament game spelt his name as "Malcom".
- Transhuman: It is ambiguous if Malcolm is a Designer Baby or enhanced beforehand (Being called FenTech's "Greatest Creation" may be an implication of the former) but he's been given a few modifications that have made him into the renown warrior he is:
Character Description from Unreal Tournament 1: FenTech's finest creation, Malcom is an engineered warrior enhanced by chemicals. Adrenaline stimulants, synaptic catalysts, and impulse regulators combine to create a superhuman killing machine.
- Treacherous Advisor: To the Ronin team in III.
- Wolverine Publicity: Expect to find him in any Unreal game, even as a cameo character. Well... starting from Unreal Tournament 2003, at least.
Iron Guard
The UT3 incarnation.note
"This veteran squad of elite warriors once served as personal bodyguards to the powerful arms smuggler Jihan Nyhn. After Jihan's assassination, the Iron Guard found themselves unemployed and the Tournament was an ideal arena to vent their aggression."
Unreal Tournament description.
Appearances:
Mentioned/some members appearing: Unreal Tournament 2003 (Brock, Lauren).
Members:
UT: Harlin, Rylisa, Johnson, Lauren, Brock, Shyann, Rankin, Sara
UT2004: Brock, Lauren, Wraith, Mystique, Remus, Satin, Xantares, Prism
UT3 (Main): Lauren, Barktooth, Harlin, Slain, Johnson, Ariel, BlackJack
UT3 (Other): Cain, Karag, Wraith, Blain, Drake, Kregore, Talan, Avalon, Desiree
A team composed of former bodyguards for notorious weapon smuggler Jihan Nyhn. Only two members are repeated in each iteration: Brock and Lauren. The team went into a hiatus during Malcolm's nine-time champion reign. After Malcolm's defeat at the hands of Gorge and the breakup, Brock and Lauren reformed the team bringing in new members. During the off-time Brock enraged Gorge and the latter killed him. After the events of III, Lauren was struck with grief and committed suicide. Both Brock and Lauren were revived by the Phayder Corporation and by the time of Unreal Championship 2, Lauren was back in Thunder Crash.
For tropes related to Barktooth, check the Deathmatch Ladder bots section. For tropes related to Kregore and Slain check the Raw Steel section.
In general
- Action Girl: Lauren is joined by Rylisa, Sara and Shyann in Tournament; Mystique, Satin and Prism in 2004 and Ariel in III.
- Ascended Extra: Karag was a customizable bot in Tournament, but became playable in the ECE version of 2004 and in III.
- Badass Crew: Composed of former bodyguards for a weapon smuggler. They usually play second-fiddle to Thunder Crash, but they're still badass, nonetheless.
- Blonde, Brunette, Redhead: Sara, Shyann and Lauren/Rylisa.
- The Bus Came Back: Returned heavily modified for 2004. Johnson and Harlin came back for III.
- Character Tiers: Located in the Strong tier in 2004.
- Demoted to Extra:
- Zig-zagged: Playable in Tournament, an Iron Guard In Name Only team appears in 2003 (Brock and Lauren are part of Thunder Crash albeit with their Iron Guard outfits), playable again though only with Brock and Lauren as original members in 2004, absent in Championship 2 (due to Lauren and Brock's deaths) and playable once again in III.
- Kregore went from playable in Tournament, to absent in 2003 and 2004 to bot in III.
- Karag went from playable in the ECE version of 2004 to bot in III.
- Wraith went from playable in 2003 and 2004 to bot in III.
- Secret Character:
- The "jihan" cheat code unlocks Ariel in III.
- INI edition enables Johnson as a playable character in III.
- Sixth Ranger: Defeating them and not accepting their surrender in Act II of III gives you a card that calls two Iron Guard members.
- Starter Villain:
- Of a sort in Tournament. They're the team the player's team faces in the Tutorial levels. They're still fought as regular rival teams in later team rungs, though.
- In III, they're the first enemy team Ronin faces off against. You defeat them near the end and are given two choices: accept their surrender (unlocks Lauren and grants the Enhanced Respawners card after a match) or don't (which instead gives you the "Iron Guard Reinforcements" card).
- Tomboyish Ponytail: By way of sharing (Soldier) the same model class (Female Soldier) as the Thunder Crash (Marine), Metal Guard, Venom and The Corrupt (War Machine) females, this is true for all the four females of the team in Tournament.
Brock
Appearances: Unreal Tournament, Unreal Tournament 2003, Unreal Tournament 2004, Unreal Championship 2: The Liandri Conflict
Malcolm's most trusted ally, he led the Iron Guard team alongside his girlfriend Lauren. He's defined as both a ladies man and a hothead with shades of Badass Bookworm. It's rumoured that he killed his mentor, but that his father bribed the authorities.
He was hired, alongside the original Iron Guard team, by the illegal weapons seller Jihan Nyhn, as their bodyguards. Nyhn had plenty of arenas which the team used for their training. After Nyhn's death, the team found a way to vent their bloodlust in the Tournament.
Brock and Lauren joined forces with then-champion Malcolm for the 2302 tournament (Unreal Tournament 2003) but lost the final match against Gorge and his band of Juggernauts. Infighting and recrimination made the team split-up, with Brock and Lauren returning to lead a reformed Iron Guard. It is unknown if the team succeeded in that Tournament.
In the off-season, (Unreal Tournament IIInote ) he tried to ambush Gorge because of Malcolm's dethroning. Gorge easily killed him, and Lauren committed suicide shortly after. Both were brought back by both Liandri and Phayder corporations via the expensive Necrification process. Brock lost all of his memories, thus making him a remorseless killing machine.
- A Day in the Limelight: Has his own ladder in Unreal Championship 2.
- Alien Blood: As a Necris, he has nanoblood.
- Ascended Extra: Same deal as with Malcolm. However, he was part of his team.
- Back from the Dead / Was Once a Man: As Necris in Unreal Championship 2. He even gains many of the Nightamre's taunts."Thank you, Necris process.""Life is pain — get over it!""I'll be back, again and again."
- Badass Bookworm: Outright stated in his bio in 2003 and 2004.
- Breakout Character: Same deal as Malcolm: a playable character with barebones story in Tournament, final sub-boss in 2003, leader of his team in 2004.
- The Cameo: Appears in the intro of Championship despite not having any playable role there.
- The Casanova: Said to be a ladies' man in his Tournament bio.
- Curb-Stomp Battle: His official bio for Unreal Championship 2 states that he tried to ambush Gorge after he dethroned Malcolm. Needless to say, Gorge killed him in a matter of minutes.
- Deceptive Disciple
- Demoted to Extra: After 2003 he led the mid-tier Iron Guard team in 2004 and was playable in Championship 2 as an undead, though without any kind of storyline importance (at least in the Ascension Rites; he gets his own ladder, though). III doesn't feature him in any form.
- Final Boss: Of Lauren's ladder in Championship 2.
- Official Couple: With Lauren.
- Our Ghosts Are Different: His "Wraith" adrenaline combo in Unreal Championship 2 turns him into a ghost with X-Ray Vision which allows him to see enemies through the walls.
- Power Nullifier: His "Fear" adrenaline combo in Unreal Championship 2 stops the enemy from using adrenaline combos.
- Retcon: His relationship with Lauren.
- Secret Character / Promoted to Playable: In 2003 and UC2. In the latter, you must complete Lauren's ladder to unlock him.
- Defeat Means Playable: In 2003.
- Vampiric Draining: His "Vampire" adrenaline combo in Unreal Championship 2 regenerates his health by damaging his enemies.
- Your Mind Makes It Real: His "Ethereal" adrenaline combo in Unreal Championship 2 makes him be seen slightly out of position.
Lauren
Just so you know, she had a ponytail.
- Brock: How do I look?
Lauren: Not as good as me, baby.— UT2003 intro movie
Appearances: Unreal Tournament, Unreal Tournament 2003, Unreal Tournament 2004, Unreal Championship 2: The Liandri Conflict, Unreal Tournament 3
Voiced by: Tanika Cato (Unreal Championship 2: The Liandri Conflict), Sirena Irwin (Unreal Tournament III)
Another of Malcolm's most trusted allies, and a former Tournament champion, she leads the Iron Guard team alongside her boyfriend Brock. In her beginnings, she was the daughter of a family of poor asteroid miners. She became famous when she murdered their parents' competition, which made her the ideal candidate for the Tournament.
She was hired, alongside the original Iron Guard team, by the illegal weapons seller Jihan Nyhn, as their bodyguards. (Her Unreal Tournament backstory says that she was rumoured to be Nyhn's lover) Nyhn had plenty of arenas which the team used for their training. After Nyhn's death, the team found in the Tournaments their way of venting their bloodlust.
Brock and Lauren (now an Official Couple) joined forces with Malcolm for the 2302 tournament (Unreal Tournament 2003) but lost the final match against Gorge and his band of Juggernauts. Infighting and recrimination made the team split-up, with Brock and Lauren returning to lead a reformed Iron Guard. (Unreal Tournament 2004) It is unknown if the team succeeded in that Tournament.
In the off-season, (Unreal Tournament III) she's seen leading the Axon security forces in Taryd. After the Ronin team defeats them, Lauren joins the Ronin team for the remaining events.
Before the 2304 Tournament, (Unreal Championship 2) her boyfriend Brock was killed by Gorge, driving her to suicide. Both of them were brought back by both Liandri and Phayder corporations via the expensive Necrification process. Although Lauren recovered some of her memories, she's now only marginally sane.
- Action Girl: She was part of the team led by Malcolm in 2003 and is the leader of Iron Guard, being also a Tournament champion.
- A Day in the Limelight: Has her own ladder in Unreal Championship 2.
- Alien Blood: As a Necris, she has nanoblood.
- Ascended Extra: Same deal as with Malcolm. However, she was part of his team.
- Breakout Character: Same deal as with Malcolm and Brock: barebones story and playable in Tournament, sub-boss in 2003, co-leader of Iron Guard with Brock in 2004, leader of the Iron Guard faction (and unlockable) in III and playable with storyline influence in Championship 2.
- The Cameo: Appears in the intro of Championship despite not having any playable role there.
- Driven to Suicide: In Unreal Championship 2, after losing her boyfriend, but...
- Back from the Dead, Came Back Wrong: Through the Necrification process.
- Final Boss: Of Raptor's ladder. Also of Sapphire's ladder, alongside Malcolm.
- Official Couple: With Brock.
- Our Ghosts Are Different: Her "Wraith" adrenaline combo in Unreal Championship 2 turns her into a ghost with X-Ray Vision which allows her to see enemies through the walls.
- Retcon: In her bio in the first game, she was said to be the lover of the infamous weapon seller Jihan Nyhn. A tournament game later, those were turned into rumours, and her relationship was instead with her "school sweetheart" Brock.
- Secret Character:
- In 2003, you need to win the finals.
- In III, you need to win the DM-Diesel mission (as in, accepting the surrender from Iron Guard) in Act II: With Caesar's Coin.
- Slipknot Ponytail: Cut after Unreal Tournament 2004.
- Trash Talk:
- In UC2:
"Your warm blood makes you slow, Anubis!"- In III:
"How do I look?""Life is pain, get over it!" - Vampiric Draining: Her "Siphon" adrenaline combo in Unreal Championship 2 summons a cloud that drains other players' health. Her "Vampire" adrenaline combo also regenerates her health by damaging her enemies.
- Your Mind Makes It Real: Her "Ethereal" adrenaline combo in Unreal Championship 2 makes her be seen slightly out of position.
Necris Black Legion
"No one kills like the dead."note
"A powerful team of Necris Phayder assassins that seek to dominate the Tournament. By destroying Xan Kriegor, the corrupt Tournament champion, the Legion believes it can take control of Liandri operations."
Unreal Tournament description.
Appearances:
As a playable/fightable team: Unreal Tournament, Unreal Tournament III.
Mentioned/some members appearing: Unreal Tournament 2004 (ECE Bonus Pack, Thannis, Kragoth), Unreal Championship 2: The Liandri Conflict (Brock, Lauren, Calypso, Judas), Unreal Tournament 4 (Samael, Visse).
Members:
UT: Cryss, Kragoth, Frylis, Malakai, Visse, Necroth, Malise, Grail
UT3 (Main): Akasha, Loque, Damian, Kragoth, Malakai, Alanna
UT3 (Other): Grail, Judas, Nocturne, Samael, Harbinger, Pagan, Thannis, Arachne, Freylis, Malise, Raven, Visse
A team backed up by the Phayder Corporation, composed of alien assassins. It wasn't until Championship 2 revealed that all Necris are The Undead, dead humans resurrected using Phayder's expensive necrification progress.
For tropes related to Thannis, check the UT2004 character sheet. For tropes related to Akasha, Alanna and Damian, check the UT3 character sheet.
In general
- Ascended Extra: In addition to Loque below, Samael was a Necris bot based on Loque in III, in 4 he becomes a playable character.
- Ax-Crazy: Malise is said to be the embodiment of, well, malice. She needs Necroth's assistance in order not to become crazy.
- Badass Crew: Composed of assassins, though it wasn't until Championship 2 and III that another factor was added to their badassery: a BC of undead assassins. Their motto, according to Championship 2, is "no one kills like the dead".
- The Bus Came Back:
- Kragoth reappears as playable character in the ECE edition of 2004.
- Championship 2 officially adds former Iron Guard members Brock and Lauren onto their team (as mentioned in the ladders), as well as new members Calypso and Judas. The latter only becomes playable in the DLC.
- The team comes back for good under Akasha's leadership in III.
- 4 has two Necris characters in Samael and Visse.
- The Cameo: The "Other matches" tab in 2004 can feature them as "Necris Black Legion", since there's already a "Black Legion" team fighting in the Tournamentnote .
- Cleavage Window: All of them feature one in Tournament.
- Dark Action Girl: Cryss, Freylis, Visse and Malise in Tournament, Akasha, Alanna, Freylis, Malise, Raven and Visse in III.
- Demoted to Extra:
- The whole team makes a cameo appearance in 2004's "Other matches" tab.
- Zig-zagged with Visse: playable in Tournament, absent in 2004, bot in III, playable in 4.
- Freylis went from playable in Tournament to absent in 2004 and bot in III and 4.
- Judas went from being playable in Cham´pionship 2 via DLC to bot in III and 4.
- Kragoth went from playable in Tournament, 2004 and III to bot in 4.
- Downloadable Content: Calypso and Judas in Championship 2.
- Faceless Goons: Malakai in III. Many of the generic Necris soldiers seen in the cutscenes are also this.
- In-Series Nickname: Kragoth's bio states he's known as the "Star Slayer", after having singlehandedly killed the entire crew of a star cruiser.
- Retcon: An alien race in Tournament, The Undead in Championship 2 and III.
- Secret Character:
- The PlayStation 2 version of Tournament features Kragoth and Freylis as unlockable characters.
- UT3 features many examples:
- The cheat code "phayder" unlocks Alanna.
- Loque is unlocked after winning the DM-HeatRay mission in certain routes of Act III: The Liandri Conflict.
- Kragoth and Malakai are unlocked after winning the WAR-Islander_Necris mission at the beginning of Act IV: Calculated Losses.
- Silver Fox: Kragoth is 127 years old, and the 2004 ECE Necris look less menacing than their Tournament (or UT3) counterparts.
- Spikes of Villainy: The PS2 version of Tournament has redesigned Necris featuring these.
- Stripperiffic: The female Necris wear a quite revealing outfit.
- The Undead: It wasn't clear exactly what the Necris were until Championship 2 and III told that the race was formed of humans revived using Phayder's expensive necrification process.
Loque
Appearances: Unreal Tournament, Unreal Tournament III
Loque is a suspected Phayder captured snooping around the Io Directorship buildings. The Phayder have become more active as of late and are believed to be responsible for at least 6 tac-nuke bombings against NEG installations in the past month.
Loque is Phayder Master for the Necris Black Legion, a Dark Chaplain, responsible for maintaining the morale of the group.
Originally a customizable practice-session bot and a Deathmatch ladder opponent, Loque is a Phayder assassin who was put in the Tournament after the NEG captured him, under suspicion of planting 6 tactical nuclear bombs.
He returns in Unreal Tournament III, leading the Necris army that invaded Taryd, and is the first Necris opponent the player fights against (in Act III: The Liandri Conflict) if the right choices are made.
- Ascended Extra: From a customizable practice-session bot in Unreal Tournament to a full-fledged character in Unreal Tournament III.
- Demoted to Extra: Playable in III, bot in 4.
- Improbable Aiming Skills: Contributed to his infamous reputation and status as a breakout character. While the ladder version of him wasn't much to speak of compared to the other fighters in the same match, both as a default practice session customizable character and then in his UT3 appearance, his accuracy is set at maximum, meaning that any shot he fires, at least with hitscan weapons (highly likely since his favourite weapon is set to be the Sniper Rifle), will hit.
Blood Reavers
"Reavers are interested in fame and fortune. They seek to win the Tournament for the prize that victory offers: nearly limitless wealth and power."
Unreal Tournament description.
Appearances:
As a playable/fightable team: Unreal Tournament.
Mentioned/some members appearing: Unreal Tournament 2004.
Members: Kyla, Boris, Mariana, Luthor, Jayce, Ramirez, Tanya, Graves
A team of former operatives of the N.E.G. and criminals wanted by the N.E.G. teamed up for the Tournament.
In general
- Badass Crew: Composed of former N.E.G. operatives and criminals.
- The Cameo: The "Other matches" tab in 2004 can feature them.
- Condemned Contestant: Kyla masterminded the Green's World Rebellion.
- Demoted to Extra: Playable in Tournament, cameo in "Other matches" in 2004.
- Fiery Redhead: Sara.
- Goggles Do Nothing: Ramirez features a pair of goggles.
- Resignations Not Accepted: Boris deserted during a mission on Io. He was sentenced to capital punishment at the hands of Xan Kriegor.
- You Have Outlived Your Usefulness:
- Marianna was a loyal soldier to the N.E.G. until she was sacked.
- Luthor was a black ops operative for the N.E.G. until an N.E.G.-sanctioned raid ended up with him being arrested.
- Graves was sacked from the N.E.G. after "excessive use of force".
Dark Phalanx
"The Dark Phalanx are an honourable collection of military specialists. All have proven themselves in the Human/Skaarj war and now seek glory in the ranks of the Tournament."
Unreal Tournament description.
Appearances:
As a playable/fightable team: Unreal Tournament.
Mentioned/some members appearing: Unreal Tournament 2004.
Members: Ivana, Farham, Nikita, Gorn, Anna, Whitman, Iyrash, Nickolai.
A team composed of military and security force specialists and veterans of the Human/Skaarj wars.
In general
- Badass Crew: Composed of war veterans and security forces operatives.
- The Cameo: The "Other matches" tab in 2004 can feature them.
- Cool Mask: Iyrash uses one.
- Cyborg: Gorn, whose face was destroyed during the Human/Skaarj wars.
- Demoted to Extra: Playable in Tournament, cameo in "Other matches" in 2004.
- Fiery Redhead: Anna and Ivana.
- Gas Mask Mooks: Iyrash uses a gas mask.
- Screw This, I'm Outta Here: Anna deserted from the N.E.G. after a particularly brutal set of missions.
- Secret Character: Whitman is an unlockable character in the PlayStation 2 version of Tournament.
- Ship Tease: Two of them in Ivana/Gorn and Iyrash/Whitman.
- Stripperiffic: The female members of the team wear an even more revealing outfit than those of the Necris.
Raw Steel
"Only men are allowed in the fighting force known as Raw Steel. An amalgamation of human muscle and polyfoam materials, Raw Steel upholds strength and power over other virtues."
Unreal Tournament description.
Appearances:
As a playable/fightable team: Unreal Tournament.
Mentioned/some members appearing: Unreal Tournament 2004.
Members: Slain, Manwell, Kregore, Bruce, Arkon, Rolph, Arnold, Lugar.
An all-male team of bioengineered soldiers and athletes.
In general
- Badass Crew: Composed of war veterans and high-level athletes.
- The Cameo: The "Other matches" tab in 2004 can feature them.
- Demoted to Extra: Playable in Tournament, cameo in "Other matches" in 2004.
- Goggles Do Nothing: Arkon features a pair of goggles.
- Spear Counterpart: The all-male Raw Steel team is one of the all-female Venom.
- Walking Shirtless Scene: The members of the team are all bare-chested.
Venom
"Venom is an elite faction of warriors and athletes. Every member is female and all fight solely for their enjoyment."
Unreal Tournament description.
Appearances:
As a playable/fightable team: Unreal Tournament.
Mentioned/some members appearing: Unreal Tournament 2004.
Members: Athena, Cilia, Sarena, Tara, Zanna, Lovelace, Xyra, Ada.
The all-female answer to Raw Steel, composed of athletes and bioengineered warriors.
In general
- Amazon Brigade: An entire team composed of them.
- Badass Crew: Composed of high-level athletes.
- The Cameo: The "Other matches" tab in 2004 can feature them.
- Demoted to Extra: Playable in Tournament, cameo in "Other matches" in 2004.
- Distaff Counterpart: The all-female Venom team is one of the all-male Raw Steel.
- Secret Character: Zanna is an unlockable character in the PlayStation 2 version of Tournament.
- Spirited Competitor: The team as a whole is stated to be this.
- Tomboyish Ponytail: By way of sharing (Venom) the same model class (Female Soldier) as the Thunder Crash (Marine), Iron Guard (Soldier), Metal Guard and The Corrupt (War Machine) females, this is true for all the four females of the team in Tournament.
Metal Guard
Appearances:
As a playable/fightable team: Unreal Tournament (Dreamcast version).
Mentioned/some members appearing: Unreal Tournament 2004 (Barktooth and Karag).
Members: Drake, Radkin, Von, Wraith.
A team exclusive to the Dreamcast version of Tournament, composed by Metal Guards.
In general
- Brainwashed and Crazy: Most members of this team are reconditioned to be loyal to the Liandri Corporation and/or The Corrupt. Those that aren't, are already described as "psychotic".
Damascus' Character Description: Orphaned after birth, this heartless killer spent years on the street, learning his trade and losing his emotions. The Corrupt had no difficulty in bending his will towards their ends. Now completely void of human feeling, Damascus is an unstoppable machine.
- Cool Mask: All of their members wear one.
- Cyborgs: The Metal Guard is composed of some humans that have been cybernetically remade or rebuilt for combat.
- Faceless Goons: By way of being masked warriors, they don't show their faces.
- Secret Character: Von is an unlockable fighter in the PlayStation 2 version of Tournament.
Spoiler team
The Corrupt
The ''UT3 incarnationnote
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"The Corrupt is Liandri's sponsored team entry in the Tournament. It is entirely made up of the best-advanced A.I.s that the corporation's wealth can buy, and features the reigning Tournament Champion, Xan Kriegor, as its leader."
Unreal Tournament description.
Appearances:
As a playable/fightable team: Unreal Tournament (Console versions), Unreal Tournament 2004, Unreal Tournament III (as Liandri).
Mentioned/some members appearing: Unreal Championship 2: The Liandri Conflict (Raptor, Devastation, Corrosion, Syzygy).
Members:
UT (PS2): Xan, Tensor, Silicon, Matrix, Vector, Cathode, Lilith, Fury.
UT (PC, Challenge ladder): Xan, Cathode, Divisor, Matrix, Silicon, Vector, Function, Tensor, Enigma.
UT2004: Xan, Axon, Cyclops, Virus, Cathode, Divisor, Enigma, Matrix.
UT3: Matrix, Aspect, Cathode, Enigma, Nova (DLC).
Liandri's own backed team, led by the Tournament champion Xan Kriegor. After Xan's defeat at the hands of Malcolm, the team went AWOL but returned in 2004 as one of the Godlike-tier teams. They also return in III as Liandri's force, defending the Hyperion territory.
In general
- Ascended Extra: Divisor and Enigma went from bots in Tournament to playable in 2004 and III.
- Badass Crew: Composed of deadly robots. Being backed by Liandri also helps.
- Character Tiers: Located in the Godlike tier in 2004. If they're the best ranked of the Godlike teams at the end of the Team ladders, the player and their team fight against them in the Finals.
- Demoted to Extra:
- Cyclops went from playable in 2004 to bot in III.
- III also features a bot called Raptor, who was a playable character in Championship 2.
- Downloadable Content: Nova (formerly an Xbox 360 exclusive character) becomes playable in the PlayStation 3 and PC versions of III by way of the Titan Pack.
- Expy Coexistence: 2003 features a team of robots, the whole class being called "Automaton", a clear stand-in for the Liandri robots. In 2004 both that team (now christened "Blood Fist" and belonging to the Tough tier) and The Corrupt shared the spotlight.
- Gender Bender: Zigzagged with Matrix: male robot in Tournament, female in 2004 and male again in III.
- Irony: One of the team's members in 2004 is called Axon. Axon is a rival corporation to Liandri, who backs the team The Corrupt. Fittingly, the bot is an uncolored version of Xan.
- Killer Robot: Xan's bodyguards.
- Mecha-Mooks: Xan's bodyguards. They also double as Liandri's force during downtime.
- Secret Character: In addition to Xan, the PlayStation 2 version of Tournament has Fury and Matrix as unlockable characters.
- Tomboyish Ponytail: By way of sharing (Venom) the same model class (War Machine) as the Thunder Crash (Marine), Iron Guard (Soldier), Metal Guard and Venom females, this is true for all the females of the team in Tournament.
Xan Kriegor
Witness his perfection!
Appearances: Unreal Tournament, Unreal Tournament 2004
A former rebelling Killer Robot, Xan was created in the LBX-7683 asteroid and was put in stasis lock after leading the robot uprising in said asteroid. Xan was also a 9-time Tournament champion. The first 7 tournaments weren't officially counted, as the event was still underground at the time. However, he won an eighth time in the first official Tournament in 2291. (Unreal Tournament) Malcolm dethroned him in the 2293 tournament.
He was rebuilt twice, first as Xan MKII (for one of the bonus packs and the console versions of the first Tournament) and then as MKIII. He was seen leading his team, "The Corrupt", in this suit in Unreal Tournament 2004. The status of him and his team after that Tournament is unknown.
Xan is also the owner of several stages such as the Tempest High Tower and the Rook Castle.
- Badass Boast: Virtually anything he says."Run, human."
- Boss Tease: The opening cutscene of the single-player ladder in 2004 features him blasting opponents with one hit kills. You face The Corrupt at the end of each of the Team ladders, and if they're the best placed of the Godlike-tier teams, you and your team fight them in the finals.
- Cyber Cyclops: In any of his versions.
- Defeat Means Playable:
- Beating the Tournament ladder unlocks him as a playable character.
- Beating the 2004 by defeating him unlocks him as a playable character. To fight him and his team, The Corrupt must be the best-ranked of all Godlike teams on the ladder.
- Final Boss: Of Tournament and 2004, the latter only if The Corrupt is the best-ranked Godlike team after finishing the gametype ladders.
- Home Stage:
- He's the owner of the Hyperblast ship, where the final fight of Tournament takes place.
- In 2004 Hyperblast makes a return, but to fight Xan on it, The Corrupt must be the best-ranked of the Godlike-tier teams.
- Red Herring: The original UT bio for him said that of the many rumors about his identity, the most popular was that he was secretly the chairman of Liandri, pouring tournament profits into funding the construction and improvement of a suit of Powered Armor to maintain his status as tournament champion.
- Retcon: He bleeds red in UT, suggesting he is a human in Powered Armor or possibly a Hollywood Cyborg. In 2004, he bleeds purple and is counted as a robot for mutators.
- Rubber-Band A.I.: The better you do in the final fight with him, the more aggressive he becomes. Considering that, in an FPS, the computer has the ultimate advantage, this can make things very difficult.
Iron Skull/Red Claw
"The New Earth Government has long recognized the superiority of the Skaarj warrior as a military fighting machine, as was made clear in the brutal Human-Skaarj wars. The Skaarj Hybrid is the result of secret military genetic research, using both human and Skaarj DNA performed after the capture of a Skaarj scout ship. If proven in Tournament battle, the Hybrids shall become a leading force in ground-based ops."
Unreal Tournament description.
Appearances:
As a playable/fightable team: Unreal Tournamentnote .
Mentioned/some members appearing: Unreal Tournament 2004 (Red Claw only).
Members:
Iron Skull: Reaper, Baetal, Pharoh, Skrilax, Anthrax, Entropy.
Red Claw: Berserker, Dominator, Guardian, Devastator, Pestilence, Plague.
Two teams composed of Skaarj Hybrids, N.E.G. experiments with human DNA spliced with Skaarj DNA. Both teams feature hybrids from three classes: Arena Fighter, Cyborg Warrior and Pit Fighter.
In 2004 only Red Claw comes back. There's an "Iron Skull" team, but it's composed of full-blooded Skaarj. Tropes related to that version of the team are found in the UT2004 character sheet.
In general
- Badass Crew: Composed of half-human, half-Skaarj hybrids.
- The Cameo: The "Other matches" tab in 2004 can feature Red Claw. There's an "Iron Skull" team in 2004, but unlike Tournament's Skaarj Hybrid team, the 2004 one is a full-blooded Skaarj team; the full-Skaarj Hybrid "Iron Skull" team is completely absent.
- Downloadable Content: The Skaarj Hybrids are part of the Epic Bonus Pack, and they also come with the Game of The Year Edition.
- Half-Human Hybrid: They're said to be N.E.G. experiments involving human DNA spliced with Skaarj DNA.
- Secret Character:
- The PlayStation 2 version of Tournament features Guardian, Firewall and Throk as unlockable characters.
- From OldUnreal's v469a onwards, the Skaarj Hybrids can be selected as a team for the Tournament.
- Stripperiffic: The Arena Warrior and Cyborg Trooper classes wear a combat speedo.
Other characters
Deathmatch ladder combatants
The different Deathmatch ladder matches from Tournament feature a bunch of bots, each with their backstory. Here are some tropes related to them.
- Ascended Extra: In Tournament Barktooth was an opponent in the Deathmatch ladder. In the ECE editions of 2004 and III he becomes playable.
- Ax-Crazy:
- Kryss possesses a "dark beauty" and an "even darker mind".
- Archon is a ruthless murderer.
- Barktooth prefers ripping with his hands, preferring the close-range Flak Cannon should he use a weapon.
- Vanessa is said to be "a real nut case".
- Badass Normal: For a certain amount of "Normal", Nikki and Bart are regular civilians and an economist who paid lots of money to enter the Tournament. Nikki, however, manages to win some fights after your initial confrontation with her.
- Cold Sniper: Lexington is a sharpshooter who would prefer to participate in a traditional duel. His preferred weapon is the Sniper Rifle.
- Combat Sadomasochist: Gilfred was suckered into the Tournament, and he will damage himself if that means getting a kill.
- Condemned Contestant:
- Visse is a captured Necris prisoner fighting for her life.
- Cali is stated to be a criminal fighting for her life in the Tournament.
- Fuego is fighting in the Tournament as punishment for killing the artist Flabeline Xion.
- Andrew is fighting in the Tournament as punishment for a computer-related crime.
- Raven is also another criminal fighting in the Tournament.
- Botanika is a Serial Killer who chose to fight in the Tournament rather than face execution in the Mars tribunal.
- Cyborg: Rath is stated to be half-human, half-machine.
- Deadly Euphemism: Xoleras is a mob executioner on "extended leave" from his "family business".
- Death Seeker: Luthienne is stated to be one after the loss of her crewmates in the destruction of the ISV-Kran.
- Gas Mask Mooks: Vanessa sports one.
- Kick the Dog: Tajheri is a slave who managed to escape her slavers and make her way to NEG space. NEG picked her up and rewarded her by shoving her into an arena.
- Lobotomy: Arkoth 24 has been stated to undergo this to turn into a servant of Xan Kriegor.
- Meaningful Name: Genghis takes his name from "a conqueror of old".
- Multiple-Choice Past: Visse and Anna have different backstories than they do in the team games.
- Only in It for the Money: Anna is a former circus performer who's only in the Tournament for financial reasons.
- Promoted to Playable: Barktooth in III is part of the Iron Guard faction.
- Red Baron:
- Fuego is nicknamed "the Singer".
- Doc Zenith from the Demo Ladder got the "Doc" part of his nickname after the way he used the Ripper to dissect systematically his enemies.
- Self-Made Orphan: Vanessa was inducted into a psychiatric institution at twelve for murdering her parents and brother.
- Spear Counterpart: In the Dreamcast version, because of the lack of female characters, Visso and Doviensk are the stand-ins for the females Visse and Dovienya.
- Starter Villain: Blake is the first true opponent of the Deathmatch ladder.
- You Have Outlived Your Usefulness: Calameth was kicked from the N.E.G. after a skirmish with his officer.
Aphex
Two female commandoes who can't be found anywhere else in the game but can be selected for Practice Sessions and online matches: Indina and Portia.
- Gas Mask Mooks: Portia has a mask shaped after this trope.
- Goggles Do Nothing: Idina sports a pair of glasses.
- Stripperiffic: Like the Necris and Dark Phalanx babes, their outfit is quite revealing.
Console version bosses
All bosses not named Xan Kriegor: Damien, Rampage (War Boss in the PC version) and Dominator.
- Proud Warrior Race Guy: Dominator, one of the console versions' bosses, is a full-blooded Skaarj.
- Spikes of Villainy: Damien.
