History Characters / AgeOfEmpiresIIIFireShadows

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Characters introduced in the campaigns from the ''VideoGame/AgeOfEmpiresIII'' expansion ''The [=WarChiefs=]'': ''Fire'' and ''Shadows''.

* GoingNative: In the original version of ''Shadows'', [[spoiler:he joins the Sioux. He later changes his attire to a Sioux attire, only keeping his cape. He paints a hand in his face, wears feathers in his hair and forgoes almost all his clothing. His in-game character's language changes to the Lakota one, too. At the ending, his fate is uncertain, since Amelia has not seen him ever since]].

* HeroUnit: For the entirety of ''Shadows''.

* UnPerson: He's written off the ''Definitive Edition'' version of ''Shadows'' due to his maternal family [[ScrewedByTheLawyers forbidding him from being portrayed without permission]].

[[folder:'''Spoiler character 1 for ''Shadows''''']]

[[folder:'''Spoiler character 2 for ''Shadows''''']]

* WithUsOrAgainstUs: After [[spoiler:Holme's death, Custer decides that the time for negotiation with the Sioux is over, and that Chayton will have to side with either the Americans or with the Sioux. He chooses to stay with the Sioux]].

* AmbigiousSituation: In ''The Warchiefs'', it's left unclear if Chayton [[spoiler:really survived the Battle of Little Big Horn]].

* AmbigiousSituation: It's left unclear if Chayton [[spoiler:really survived the Battle of Little Big Horn]].

* TribalFacePaint: He paints a hand in his face since [[spoiler:he joins the Sioux/Lakota]].

* YouCantGoHomeAgain: [[spoiler:With both Holme and Custer dead, Chayton can never return to American society if he's still alive. While Amelia somberly accepts his fateful decision, she hopes that if her son is out there, he finds peace with the Sioux/Lakota.]]

* BadassNative: He, a half Iroquois warrior, was part of the War for Independence.

* WouldNotHarmACivilian: The second that [[spoiler:Chayton turns on Holme]] is when [[spoiler:Holme orders him to burn down an entire village. An appalled Chayton immediately protests that he cannot attack women and children and immediately turns on Holme]].
* YouCantGoHomeAgain: [[spoiler:With both Holme and Custer's forces dead, Chayton can never return to American society. While Amelia somberly accepts his fateful decision, she hopes that if her son's still out there, he finds peace with the Sioux/Lakota.]]

* BadassNative: He, a half Iroquois warrior, was part of the Independence war.

* RichesToRags: He wasted the fortune given by the British as a reward to his father's HeroicSacrifice in the Independence war, building the fortresses in Saratoga and supplying the troops at Valley Forge. Later, he was given a reward by the American Government because of his contribution to the Independence War. He used that reward to create the Falcon Company, a railroad company, but he wasn't a businessman, thus all the money was spent and said company almost got bankrupted until Amelia took the reigns.

* WithUsOrAgainstUs: After [[spoiler:Holme's death, Custer decides that the time for negotiation with the Sioux is over, and that Chayton will have to side with either the Americans or with the Sioux. He chooses to stay with the Sioux]].

* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Replaces Crazy Horse and has a more prominent role in the story.

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!! Tropes related with him:

* SomeoneToRememberHimBy: In the original game, his purpose is basically to allow the Black family to continue after John's HeroicSacrifice.

!! Tropes related with him:

* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: He is half-native like his grandfather Nathaniel, but he got his native side from a Lakota man, while Nathaniel got his Iroquois side from his mother. A crucial difference between them is that Nathaniel goes from fighting just among Natives to fight for United States, while Chayton eventually fights against United States and joins the Sioux. Nathaniel was raised in a native village, while Chayton was raised with his American mother.
* FaceOfAThug: His face can be intimidating, but he is a hero.
* GoingNative: He joins [[spoiler:the Sioux. He later changes his attire to a Sioux attire, only keeping his cape. He paints a hand in his face, wears feathers in his hair and forgoes almost all his clothing. His in-game character's language changes to the Lakota one, too.]] At the ending, his fate is uncertain, since Amelia has not seen him ever since.
* HeelRealization: He is not a villain, but he comes to this reaction when Holme orders him to destroy a village.

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Finally comes to the realization that he's been [[spoiler:helping Holme murder innocent Sioux for Holme's personal gain,]] and thenceforth resolves to correct his mistake by tearing down the fort he just helped build.
* NeverHurtAnInnocent: He is against hurting innocent people, which makes still being friends with [[spoiler:Holme]] impossible.
* OddFriendship: He has this kind of friendship with Crazy Horse in the original game, as he was the CEO of a railroad company, and Crazy Horse has been fighting the U.S all his life.
* ScrewTheMoneyIHaveRules: Given that destroying an entire regiment is outright treason, he promptly loses all his wealth. However, he defected for a very good reason.

* TribalFacePaint: He paints a hand in his face since [[spoiler:he joins the Sioux.]]
* WouldNotHarmACivilian: The second that Chayton turns on Holme is when Holme orders him to burn down an entire village. An appalled Chayton immediately protests that he cannot attack women and children and immediately turns on Holme.
* WithUsOrAgainstUs: After [[spoiler:Holme's death]], Custer decides that the time for negotiation with the Sioux is over, and that Chayton will have to side with either the Americans or with the Sioux. [[spoiler:He chooses to stay with the Sioux]].

!!Their enemies
[[folder:Col. Sven Kuechler]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"Do not mistake me for some soft Englishman. You may know how to make war against your own kind, but you face Hessians now."'']]

Leader of the Hessians hired by the British during UsefulNotes/TheAmericanRevolution, Colonel Sven Kuechler prides himself on his strict adherence to Hessian military virtues. Discipline. Obedience. Ruthlessness. There's nothing "soft" about Kuechler's leadership. His job is to extinguish this traitorous rebellion firmly and decisively. And none shall stand in his way for long.

In ''Fire'', he raids an Iroquois encampment and captures Nonakhee, resulting in [[ItsPersonal a grudge from Nathaniel]] that eventually leads both of them to be involved in the Revolution.

Colonel Kuechler attacks with his officer's saber. He has a lot of hitpoints, but if he falls in a fight, he collapses and has to regenerate enough health to be recovered by allies. The Colonel can collect Treasures, but cannot build Trading Posts.

!! Tropes related with him:
%%* AmbitionIsEvil
* ArchEnemies: He is a recurring enemy of Nathaniel.
* MovesetClone: Stands like Delgado, attacks with a sword like Delgado and is as lethal as Delgado.
* OneHitKill: Can kill most units with one hit of his sword and can [[HeroKiller incapacitate]] [[TheWorfEffect George Washington]] with just three swings.
* PlotIrrelevantVillain: Although he is allied with the British, he is not the central problem. The actual problem is the American Independence War.
%%* SenselessSacrifice: An evil version of this: during the Battle of Morristown, after his raid upon the Capitol is frustrated, he appears in person to finish the job. The mission ends with him dying.

[[folder:William Holme]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"Their blood's the same color. It's gold that matters, kid. Only gold."'']]

Sworn to preserve and protect, Sheriff Holme sees this territory as a land of conflict and opportunity. He's a survivor - a tour of duty during the Civil War has given him a gruff, sometimes jesting, view of life. With his long-time friend Chayton by his side, Holme is not a man to let events simply unfold for themselves.

Billy Holme attacks with a pistol. He has the ability to train a posse of Renegados as if he were a moving Saloon. Holme has a lot of hitpoints, but if he falls in a fight, he collapses and has to regenerate enough health to be recovered by allies. Holme can collect Treasures, but cannot build Trading Posts.

!! Tropes related with him:
* AmbitionIsEvil: He wanted to [[spoiler:get the gold from Sioux terrains]]. He has no problem on [[spoiler:killing them for getting that, even if they are innocent]].
* BadassLongcoat: He wears a long black coat and is a grizzled war veteran.
* BigBadFriend: [[spoiler: He uses Chayton for his own ends and turns on him the moment he can no longer manipulate him.]]
* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: He is more involved in the plot than [[PlotIrrelevantVillain Kuechler]]. Holme reuses the HiddenVillain trope of Alain Magnan, while Kuechler was blatantly evil like Warwick. Kuechler was a leader of a mercenary army, while Holme was a sheriff working for United States.
* DoUntoOthersBeforeTheyDoUntoUs: How he tries to justify giving the order to massacre an entire village full of women and children, in that they will do something later. Chayton doesn't take it.
* DirtyCop: Given that he is a sheriff, and Holme calls himself the official representative of the law, the amount of illegal acts he commits makes this a given.
* DisneyVillainDeath: [[spoiler: He falls to his death after trying to shoot Chayton.]]
* EvilOldFolks: He is the main antagonist of Shadow and is clearly in middle age.
* GameplayAllyImmortality: When he is under your command, he cannot be killed, only revived after being knocked out. This ends when his status as a villain is revealed.
* {{Greed}}: [[spoiler: He is never satisfied with the amount of gold he has to mine and is willing to murder to get more even though he's probably already filthy rich. He actually foreshadows it when he states it is greed since everyone wants the gold.]]
* HeroUnit: During the early missions of ''Shadow''.
* HiddenVillain: [[spoiler: Of the ''Shadow'' arc, as he [[ManipulativeBastard manipulates]] Chayton into murdering innocent natives and ultimately ends up causing the conflict between them and the U.S. Army. All because he's a [[{{Greed}} greedy]] sack of shit.]]
* {{Hypocrite}}: He calls himself the representation of the law. He later winds up creating a small army of renegade outlaws to save him from Chayton's wrath.
* ItsAllAboutMe: He constantly emphasizes the gold and how important it is, ignoring everybody else's concerns and problems.
* IntergenerationalFriendship: With Chayton. [[spoiler: It might have been genuine at first, but by the time they meet up again, Billy just sees Chayton as a means to make more money and tries to kill him when Chayton refuses to obey him any further.]]
* ManipulativeBastard: He brings Chayton out to the Black Hills, hoping to use Chayton to legitimize a clearly illegal expedition. When the Sioux show a willingness to negotiate, he tries to murder Crazy Horse, knowing the Sioux will go to all out war, and that the Army will come in.
* MookMaker: He can train Pistoleros.
* OldSoldier: He's a veteran of the American Civil War and acts like a mentor to the younger Chayton [[spoiler:until Chayton sees Holme as the greedy bastard he is]].
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Initially subverts this, then plays it straight when he starts calling Crazy Horse Chayton's old pal despite Chayton having never met the Sioux leader. He later makes comments about Chayton himself after he turns on him. On the other hand, when asked by Chayton, Holme admits that [[spoiler:if the Sioux lands had belonged to the settlers, he would have killed them as cold-heartedly to claim the gold]].
* ShellShockedVeteran: He briefly alludes to this when he comforts Chayton when they see a Sioux massacre, saying he saw a lot of people die at Antietam and Gettysburg.
* TheSociopath: Holme clearly displays sociopathy. Holme clearly ignores the law that he swore to uphold unless he has to appear normal, he is a masterful manipulator who manages to create a war with his own actions based on how everyone will react, shamelessly cites the law, and happily breaks when it suits his purposes, he has a overriding goal to get as much gold as he can, he has no emotional attachment to Chayton, and he ultimately convinced that the goal belongs to him regardless. Holme fits the trope to a t.
* WalkingSpoiler: Revealing his intentions would immediately reveal most of the conclusion.
* WithUsOrAgainstUs: He utters this trope word for word when Chayton turns on him, realizing that Chayton has seen through his schemes.

[[folder:General George Armstrong Custer]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"The time for talking is over, Mr. Black. The Indians are ready to fight, and so am I. Are you white, or Indian? You can't sit on the fence any longer."'']]

Impulsive. Proud. Witty. Tragic. While he'll always be remembered for that fateful day at the Little Big Horn, Custer's life was paradoxical. A fierce warrior who thrived on conflict; a devoted husband adored by his wife; a failed leader who led his men to destruction.

Custer clearly loved the western frontier and reveled in his role in shaping it. Nevertheless, as with any historical figure, the drama of his life and its final act remain clouded in legend.

General Custer attacks with his officer’s saber. He has a lot of hitpoints, but if he falls in a fight, he collapses and has to regenerate enough health to be recovered by allies. Custer cannot collect Treasures or build Trading Posts.

!! Tropes related with him:
* AntiVillain: Unlike other antagonists, he has no maliciousness on [[spoiler:leading an attack on the Sioux]].
* BigBad: Is built up to be this. [[spoiler: He isn't, it's Holme.]]
* DeadHandShot: In the final video, his hand is shown falling to the floor, representing his death.
* ForegoneConclusion: The final battle in ''Shadow'' is the Battle of Little Bighorn. [[SenselessSacrifice It doesn't end well for him.]]
* GoodParents: According to the story, he was a loving father.
* HistoricalDomainCharacter: Naturally.
* HonorBeforeReason: He insists on attacking the Sioux despite all.
%%* LawfulStupid
* PunchClockVillain: He's arrogant, patronizing, and kind of racist, but he's just as much a victim of [[spoiler:Holme's manipulations]] as anyone and seems to want to solve the conflict without any violence, at least initially.
* SuicidalOverconfidence: A wiser general, on seeing that most or all of his auxiliary forces and supplies had been compromised, might have chosen a means of attack other than a straight cavalry charge against the Sioux.

* PoisonousFriend: [[spoiler: So much so that the 'friend' part is debatable.]]

%%* NiceHat

* NiceHat: He has a nice fedora hat. This could also count as a HatOfAuthority when he becomes Sheriff.

%%* NiceHat

* TheNarrator: Becomes one in the ''Definitive Edition'' of ''Shadow'', replacing his mother Amelia.

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* BadassMustache: His big mustache.

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For Kanyenke/Ká-nien, Nonakhee, George Washington and Amelia Black, go [[Characters/AgeOfEmpiresIIIBloodIceSteel here]].

The half-Iroquois son of John Black and Nonahkee and the protagonist of ''Fire'', Nathaniel was raised by his mother and his uncle Kanyenke/Ká-nien. He helped unite several Iroquois villages into a confederation of shared interests and economy, but the rising conflict between the American colonists and the British forces led him and other Iroquois, to choose sides. He sides with the colonists when the [[UsefulNotes/TheAmericanRevolution revolutionary war breaks out]], and helps General Washington in the Independence Wars. Nathaniel devotes a great deal of his time (and his family's fortune) for the cause and is eventually memorialized for his efforts, but this eventually leads to the fortune of the Black family waning out, leading to his daughter Amelia to make an effort to recover it.

For Kanyenke, Nonakhee, George Washington and Amelia Black, go [[Characters/AgeOfEmpiresIIIBloodIceSteel here]].

The half-Iroquois son of John Black and Nonahkee and the protagonist of ''Fire'', Nathaniel was raised by his mother and his uncle Kanyenke. He helped unite several Iroquois villages into a confederation of shared interests and economy, but the rising conflict between the American colonists and the British forces led him and other Iroquois, to choose sides. He sides with the colonists when the [[UsefulNotes/TheAmericanRevolution revolutionary war breaks out]], and helps General Washington in the Independence Wars. Nathaniel devotes a great deal of his time (and his family's fortune) for the cause and is eventually memorialized for his efforts, but this eventually leads to the fortune of the Black family waning out, leading to his daughter Amelia to make an effort to recover it.

* RichesToRags: He wasted the fortune given by the British as a reward to his father's HeroicSacrifice in the Independence war, building the fortresses in Saratoga and supplying the troops at Valley Forge. Later, he was given a reward by the American Government because of his contribution to the Independence War. He used that reward to create the Falcon Company, a railroad company, but he wasn't a businessman, thus all the money was spent and said company almost got bankrupted.

* MovesetClone: He has the same moves and special attacks of his grandfather.

* OddFriendship: He has this kind of friendship with Crazy Horse, as he was the CEO of a railroad company, and Crazy Horse has been fighting the U.S all his life.

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[[caption-width-right:237:''"General Washington, my father gave his life to protect the colonies. I would do the same, without hesitation."'']]

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[[caption-width-right:200:''"The bandits were after the gold, but the Sioux... this is their land. We shouldn't be here."'']]

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[[caption-width-right:200:''"Do not mistake me for some soft Englishman. You may know how to make war against your own kind, but you face Hessians now."'']]

[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/aoe3_holme.png]]
[[caption-width-right:200:''"Their blood's the same color. It's gold that matters, kid. Only gold."'']]

[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/aoe3_custer.png]]
[[caption-width-right:200:''"The time for talking is over, Mr. Black. The Indians are ready to fight, and so am I. Are you white, or Indian? You can't sit on the fence any longer."'']]

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%%* GameplayAllyImmortality

%%* NiceHat

* TooDumbToLive: [[spoiler:He ends up cornered by his ex-partner Chayton Black and chooses to back into a cliff face surrounded by TNT. After talking for a bit, Holme attempts a QuickDraw shot on Chayton, forgetting that A) his gun was at his back while Chayton had his at his side and B) Native Tribes have a quick reaction time and Chayton was half Sioux. You can guess how it ends]].

For Kanyenke and Nonakhee, go [[Characters/AgeOfEmpiresIIIBloodIceSteel here]].

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