History Characters / HotlineMiami

* {{Hypocrite}}: [[spoiler: Manny calls the Fans scum for being thrill killers after attention, despite the fact that this also applies to himself.]]

* HiddenDepths: Biker is implied to be a DJ and/or musician, as a hobby if nothing else, judging from the turntables and keytar in his apartment.

* {{Foil}}: To Jacket. Both of them are masked killers with psychotic tendencies, but whereas Jacket is motivated by revenge, Biker kills only because he finds it fun, yet can spare a whole lot of people. Furthermore, Biker openly talks and is rather forward, while Jacket is silent. Most importantly, however, Biker [[spoiler:found out the truth about the phone calls and pulled a ScrewThisImOutOfHere upon getting his answer, while Jacket falsely concluded that the calls came from the Russian Mafyia and slaughters its leadership instead, further advancing 50 Blessings' goals. Jacket then lets himself get caught by the police without ever learning the truth, dying in custody thanks to a nuking brought about by an organization whose goals he advanced. By contrast, Biker may have survived the nuking while hiding in the desert, as he knew the implications of the truth]].

* WellDoneSonGuy: He seeks validation from his father, and everything he does is to avenge the fall of his empire. This is complicated by the fact that his father is ''dead'' and his killer is behind bars. [[spoiler: It gets worse from there, as Richard appears with the Son's father at one point, explaining how everything the Son did, can and will cause his own death.]]

* WellDoneSonGuy: He seeks validation from his father, and everything he does is to avenge the fall of his empire. This is complicated by the fact that his father is ''dead'' and his killer is behind bars. [[spoiler: This gets worse, as Richard appears with the Son's father, explaining how everything the Son did, can and will cause his own death.]]

* TokenGoodTeammate: To the extent that the protagonists can be considered a "team," given the HyperlinkStory narrative; Beard is very, very easily the most pleasant and least ill-willed of the bunch, and Richard notably ''apologizes'' to him in the ''Wrong Number'' NG+ opening.

* FromCamoflaugeToCriminal: A FreezeFrameBonus in the intro to ''Ambush'' shows that they were soldiers during the Hawaiian war, albeit not as special forces like Beard and Jacket. Their unit, D Company, is also mentioned during ''Stronghold'', with it taking heavy casualties attacking the mansion that makes up the level.

* NoSocialSkills: Heavily implied. He comes across as unsociable and his dialogue consists largely consists of movie clichés and awkward attempts at charisma.

* UnexplainedRecovery: They come back alive and well in ''Wrong Number'' despite being violently gutted and left for dead in a sewer by the Biker. Technically, killing them was an optional choice in the first game but considering who Biker is, it makes it very odd that he would have left them unarmed.

* {{Foil}}: To Jacket. Both of them are masked killers with psychotic tendencies, but whereas Jacket is motivated by revenge, Biker kills only because he finds it fun, yet can spare a whole lot of people. Furthermore, Biker openly talks and is rather forward, while Jacket is silent. Most importantly, however, Biker [[spoiler:found out the truth about the phone calls and pulled a ScrewThisImOutOfHere upon getting his answer, while Jacket falsely concluded that the calls came from the Russian Mafyia and slaughters its leadership instead, further advancing 50 Blessings' goals. Jacket then lets himself get caught by the police without ever learning the truth, dying in custody thanks to a nuking brought by an organization whose goals he advanced. By contrast, Biker may have survived the nuking while hiding in the desert, as he knew the implications of the truth]].

* AdventuresInComaland: [[spoiler:What the Dream Apartment ultimately turns out to be for him.]]

* IconicOutfit: His varsity jacket. Interestingly, it's portrayed somewhat inconsistently -- official art depicts it as brown with beige sleeves, while in-game it's yellow with white sleeves.

* AnimalMotifs: As a 50 Blessings Operative, Richter is given a rat mask and is called "The Rat". Rats are known to have strong maternal instincts and are prepared to do anything to survive. In the second game, Richter as he does anything to survive and protect his ailing mother from 50 Blessings. Richter has also been deemed a traitor to 50 Blessings for trying to back out of their operation by refusing to act on their missions, parallelling how rats are seen as symbols of treachery.

* AnimalEyes: His eyes when unmasked resemble those of a tiger, according to the level editor.

* AnimalEyes: His eyes resemble those of a tiger, according to the official unmasked Fans from the upcoming level editor.

* SamusIsAGirl: Revealed by Dennis Wedin in an [[http://puu.sh/c1C0k.png pair of emails]] [[http://puu.sh/c1C2x.png to a cosplayer.]]

* WeHardlyKnewYe: [[spoiler: He gets brutally executed by The Fans right after his first level.]]

* {{Expy}}: Of [[Film/Scarface1983 Tony Montana]]. Both are criminals with facial scars who become drug kingpins of Miami through their ruthless killings of rivals, and [[spoiler: both die fighting off assaults on their respective compounds while high on drugs]].

* SurrenderBackfire: [[spoiler:He surrenders to the police after his friends are killed by The Son, but Manny shoots him in the head.]]
* VillainousWidowsPeak: Although never saw in the main game.

* PeekABangs: She wears her hair over one eye. Strange, considering she's already wearing some SinisterShades.

* PeekABangs: How he wears his hair underneath the helmet. Specifically, he seems to deliberately keep his bangs over his right eye with his headband.

* {{Retirony}}: [[spoiler:He leaves the Russian Mafia stating that he is tired of fearing fOr his live doing his dangerous job. Ironically, this is what will lead to his death]].

* UnreliableNarrator: It's never explained if Martin is really an actor or just a deluded serial killer.

* KatanasAreJustBetter: One of his options (and his first choice) when starting a mission.

* TwitchyEye

* DisneyVillainDeath: [[spoiler:Goes out by falling off the roof of his headquarters while high on drugs.]]

* {{Hypocrite}}: [[spoiler: Manny calls the Fans scum for being thrill killers after attention.]]