History Characters / EternalDarkness

* ImprobableUseOfAWeapon She's not the only person to throw a sword, but [[spoiler: she's the only person the player can use who can reliably use one as a projectile]], provided you set up the delivery of the second gladius.

* UsefulNotes/WorldWarI: His chapter.

* EnemySummoner: Guardians can call everything the player can, but themselves require nine points to summon and thus cannot be called by the player

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Based on how Latin was written in 26 B.C, his first name should have been spelled "Pius". "Pious" is strictly an English spelling.

[[caption-width-right:174:[[labelnote:Click here]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pious_augustus.jpg[[/labelnote]] to see Pious before becoming the lich]]

* TheSchizophreniaConspiracy: Xel'lotath seems convinced that Pious is a [[TheStarscream Starscream]]. [[spoiler:She kinda has a point -- he ''does'' serve another Ancient in two of the timelines...]] [[spoiler:and, unknowingly, serves Mantorok in all three]].

* MeaningfulName: {{Enforced|trope}} according to him since [[spoiler: he says they are just pawns for Mantorok.]]

* MeaningfulName: It seems some of his kin may have decided to invoke this, as his bloodline is stated to save him from an eroding curse should he break the seal on one of Aaron's letters.

* TheDanza: ''Paul'' Luther is voiced by ''Paul'' Eiding.

* RenaissanceMan: Literally; he's a Venetian artist/architect during the period of UsefulNotes/TheRenaissance.

* DoesNotLikeShoes: [[JustifiedTrope Justified, given her status as a slave and the time period.]]

* CurbStompBattle: As the Ancients counter each other's abilities, their fights result in this.
** Chattur'gha relying on brute force means Xel'lotath's insanity-based attacks do not affect him while he freely rips her apart.
** Xel'lotath's mental abilities counter Ulyaoth's magic, even turning his lasers back on him before using a blast of pure insanity to fry him.
** Ulyaoth's use of portals turns Chattur'gha's predictable attacks back on him, cutting off both his claws before killing him by cutting him in half.

* ToServeMan: It only resorts to this after being bound, and the only people it is ever seen eating are working for Pious, suggesting this was what Mantorok's ability to defy him was reduced to. t wasn't.

* NonElemental: Figuratively speaking, anyway. His magicks have no weaknesses to the other three Ancients, affecting all equally, but they're not ''quite'' as powerful as using a properly aligned offensive magick. But read PoisonousPerson...

* PoisonousPerson: ... His magicks have a decaying effect when used offensively, sapping away enemy health over time. Incidentally, the only poisonous traps and weapons in the game are located in Mantorok's temple, and Mantorok powers the only spells that cause damage over time.

* ToServeMan: It only resorts to this after being bound and the only people it is ever seen eating are working for Pious, suggesting this was what Mantorok's ability to defy him was reduced to (it wasn't).

* BigBadEnsemble: The artifact you choose in Pious' chapter determines the BigBad of your playthrough, but the greater context of the story notes that the Ancients conspiring against each other as much as against mankind.
* ChromaticRockPaperScissors: Each Ancient is associated with a color. Chattur'gha is a fiery red, Ulyaoth is a tranquil blue, Xel'lotath is a vibrant green, and Mantorok is purple. Each of the the first three is also strong against one of the others (to the point of CurbStompBattle should they happen to fight one another) and weak against the last: Chattur'gha floors Xel'lotath, but dies to Ulyoath, whose magic is useless against Xel'lotath's insanity. Mantorok beats all 3, but can't summon monsters due to being bound with his own magic.

* BigBadEnsemble: Depending on the choice you make, any one of them can be the BigBad.

'''Ulyaoth''': ''Our'' plan, Augustus?

* DumbMuscle: Subverted. He ''is'' a god of strength and definitely doesn't seem to display Ulyaoth or Xel'lotath's level of intelligence, nor does he put the same value on it that Ulyaoth seems to, but he's certainly not ''dumb'' (by human standards, at least). The conversations between Chattur'gha and Pious do, however, seem to imply that the Ancient leaves much of the [[EvilPlan evil planning]] to Pious.

* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Each Ancient is associated with a color. Chattur'gha is a fiery red, Ulyaoth is a tranquil blue, Xel'lotath is a vibrant green, and Mantorok is purple.

* ElementalRockPaperScissors: Each of the three primary Ancients (excluding Mantorok) is strong against one of the Ancients (to the point of CurbStompBattle should they happen to fight one another) and weak against the other. Chattur'gha floors Xel'lotath, but dies to Ulyoath, whose magic is useless against Xel'lotath's insanity. Mantorok beats all 3, but can't summon monsters due to being bound with his own magic.

* EvilGloating: Pious is a ''huge'' fan of this. So much so, that he [[BullyingADragon even gloats to]] ''[[EldritchAbomination Mantorok]]''! [[spoiler:Mantorok pays him back for this on Edward Lindsey's route, though.]]

* UndergroundMonkey: six enemy types (trapper, zombie, bonetheif, horror, possessed human, gatekeeper) and one boss (Black Guardian) with three different affinities (plus Mantorok zombies). Chattur'gha monsters do bonus physical damage and have a HealingFactor, Ulyaoth monsters steal MP and have a gimmick (exploding zombies, for example), and Xel'otath monsters do bonus San damage and instantly regrow lost limbs without healing.

* AnAxeToGrind: Trusty firefighter's debris remover, not that you'll be using it much given his armament.
* BadassNormal: Unlike most of the cast, Michael is well-equipped to fight supernatural horrors with a {{BFG}} (albeit by looting a dead soldier) and AnAxeToGrind even before he acquires the Tome of Eternal Darkness. And boy, does he need them...

* KnifeNut: {{Defied| Trope}}, because the only knife he gets is a sacrificial one which naturally disgusts him.

* SimpleStaff: As simple as a staff formed from the spine and hip bones of a person can ''be,'' anyway. He typically uses it as a cudgel; with one swing, he can hit anything around him with its arc.

* SimpleStaff: Useless as a weapon, but can restore some [[SanityMeter sanity]].

* NiceHat: His fedora. He ''is'' an {{expy}} of Indiana Jones, after all.

* HufflepuffHouse: There is a fifth Ancient that does not appear and has no apparent relevence to the story beyond a few yellow-tinted enchantments. Fans sometimes call him/her/it "The Yellow Ancient."

* MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily: UpToEleven. Chattur'gha has several mouths running up and down the sides of his body, and all of them fit this trope.

* BigCreepyCrawlies He and many of his creatures have chitinous exoskeletons; his essence is even described as a red clawed worm.

* BaldBlackLeaderGuy: He led his firefighting team before they were all killed.

* SupernaturalIsPurple: Downplayed. His spells are all purple, but no more supernatural than those of the other Ancients.