History Characters / KingdomOfLoathing

* TakeThat: A surprising subtle pair of examples: [[spoiler: Besides being the stereotypical nerd, he had a fair bit of resentment toward his friends, even though they were nothing but kind to him, namely becuse Boris was atheltic and surroudned by women while Sneaky Pete had loads of admirers, and Jarlsberg had no one really. The scenario mirrors the resentment nerdy kids may have toward their atheltic and or cool peers who have alot of friends while they don't. Boris and Pete both set Jarlsberg straight and with a surprising amount of kindness and patience: Boris reminds Jarlsberg he has to exercise to maintian his physique and remain pretty sober for his health and unlike Jarlsberg's mind, Boris' muscles would fade without this this. Sneaky Pete meanwhile tells Jarlsberg that people liked him because he liked them and made them feel welcome while Jarlsberg devoted his time to studying. It's a compelling showcase on looking at things from the opposing perspective.]]

RacistGrandpa: He'll insist he isn't, but also claims he's genetically superior to the Mer-Kin. Then again, all the Mer-Kin living near him are [[PlanetOfHats total jerks]].

* PunnyName: Combination of Sea Monkeys and Creator/TheMonkees (a Beatles parody band).

'''Daddy Sea Monkee''' resides in the Mer-Kin Temple, hooked up to a (possibly) life-support machine. In order to fight him, the player must defeat both Elder Gods with all 6 classes (which requires 12 ascensions, as you can fight only one Elder God per acension), combine the equipment they got as rewards, and then access the hidden door while wearing them.

[[folder:Ed The Undying]]
An ancient mummy who guards the Holy McGuffin that you seek. After an endless series of fetch quests and general errand running you finally fight him deep within his pyramid in the Desert Beach. [[spoiler:True to his name, he takes several turns and adventures before finally being defeated for good and allowing the player to take the [=McGuffin=].]]

The owner of the Copperhead Club in Seaside town who holds one half of the charm the player needs to complete the Holy MacGuffin quest. Unfortunately, Shen is a jerk who has little intention of just handing it over to the player without a few somethings in return.

* SelfImposedChallenge: Acquiring his Imaginary Hamster item requires you to clear Hobopolis in a ''very'' strict time limit, leaving you no time to kill any of the zone bosses, and he'll have '''''all''''' [[AllYourPowersCombined their powers combined]].

* StatusBuffDispel: If Ol' Scratch is still alive, he'll dispel all your buffs when fighting Hodgman.

* SelfImposedChallenge: Killing Uber-Hodgman so you can get his Imaginary Hamster item. It requires you to clear Hobopolis in a ''very'' strict time limit, meaning you can't kill any of the zone bosses. And for each boss left alive, they give Hodgman a powerful buff for the fight.
** NighInvulnerable: Frosty grants him massive damage resistance.
** ArmorPiercingAttack: Chester makes his attacks ignore your damage resistance.
** BossArenaUrgency: Oscus leaves an elemental damage aura that's even more potent than the one he himself has.
** StatusBuffDispel: Ol' Scratch will dispel all your buffs when fighting Hodgman.
** NoGearLevel: Zombo unequips your hat, shirt, pants and accessories. You will have to fight only using your weapon.

* HeroesPreferSwords: But Seal Clubbers prefer clubs. However, there is a skill that allows them to wield swords as clubs by holding them upside down by the blade. The skillbook that granted it has a pretty limited supply, though.

* HeroesPreferSwords: [[CaptainObvious But Seal Clubbers prefer clubs.]] However, there is a skill that allows them to wield swords as clubs by holding them upside down by the blade. The skillbook that granted it has a pretty limited supply, though.

* MundaneUtility: Outside of combat, it turns out that the ability to summon pasta means [[CaptainObvious you never have to buy pasta]].

* {{New-Age Retro Hippy}}: To a tee.

* NoodleIncident: He apparently once got really drunk and turned a kitten into a demon.

* TheBerserker: They alone can use Fury (accumilated after every successful fight) to fuel powerful skills.
* TheBlacksmith: They specialize in crafting new weaponry.

* HeroesPreferSwords: A skill allows them to wield swords as clubs by holding them upside down by the blade.

* WeaponOfChoice: [[ImprobableWeaponUser Utensils]], especially [[ForkFencing pasta forks]].

* WeaponOfChoice: [[ImprobableWeaponUser Saucepans.]] The better the saucepan, the longer their buffs last.

* EveryoneHasStandards: Or more rather, Accordion Thieves [[InvertedTrope don't]]. No other character class is willing to play songs on a stolen accordion (or even equip one) except them. This gives them exclusive access to the best instruments in the game

* StatusBuff: Along with Saucerors, they have some of the best buffing skills in the game. Of note is the [[OdeToIntoxication Ode To Booze]], widely agreed upon as one of the most useful skills in the game

!!Other [=NPCs=]

[[folder:Uncle Crimbo]]
A hasty replacement for his brother Father Crimbo as the spirit of [[YouMeanXmas Loathing's local winter holiday]], Uncle Crimbo is a lazy trailer-trash bum who overworks and generally abuses his elf laborers. He's always thinking up ridiculous schemes to improve the holiday, which inevitably require the local adventurer population (i.e. you and all the other players) to step in and [[SavingChristmas save the day]] when things inevitably go wrong.
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* AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: During the events of Crimbo 2016, Uncle Crimbo is attempting to do this through meditation [[spoiler:He succeeds, and gives up his corporeal form to become the essence of Crimbo]]
* BadSanta: He treats his employees like crap and causes all sorts of trouble, and expects the adventurers to bail him out every year.
* LazyBum: Whenever there's trouble in Crimbo Town (and there always is), he just hides away in his trailer and bugs Adventurers into solving his problems. The most he'll do is make toys or other gizmos to help save the day. Averted (for once) in Crimbo 2015, when [[spoiler: after meditating for a full year he achieves enlightenment, becomes the "Crimbuddha", and [[DeusExMachina banishes both Gaia'ajh-dsli Ak'lwej and Crimborgatron without breaking a sweat]].]]
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: He's almost always the source of the problem plaguing Crimbo each year.
* ZanyScheme: A frequent source of these. Take over Halloween this year? Use alien technology from a crashed space-ship to make new high-tech toys? Build a new factory powered by untested radioactive materials? What could ''possibly'' go wrong?

!!Races and Factions

[[folder:Knob Goblins]]
Strange goblinoid creatures that make their home in Cobb's Knob in the Nearby Plains.
* PunnyName: Derived from [[VulgarHumor "knob gobblin'"]].

[[folder:Bugbears]]
Small animalistic creatures who seem to keep to themselves and look down on everyone else who lives in the Kingdom.
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* FantasticRacism: They seem to dislike anyone who isn't a Bugbear and refuse to let anyone besides themselves shop at the Bugbear Bakery.

[[folder:Giants]]
The giants are a race of large beings that make their home in the Castle In The Sky high above the plains (though a few turn up elsewhere). Each one has unique quirks and abilities that affect the way they fight in combat.
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* GirlsWithMustaches: All of the giants have stylish beards, even the female ones.

[[folder:Hippies]]
Nature-loving stoners and activists who are peace-loving, but not afraid to fight against anyone who doesn't share their ideals. They have a massive camp on the Mysterious Island Of Mystery where most of their members can be found.

* {{New-Age Retro Hippy}}: To a tee.
* ThePigPen: None of them are known to bathe regularly. They're actually so in-tune with filth that elemental Stench damage inflicted on them is reduced to one.
* PlanetOfHats: In a sense: "Hippy" is its own race in Loathing.
* TheStoner: Not surprising, given that they represent most of the negative aspects of real world hippies.

[[folder:Frat Orcs]]
A large fraternity of orcs who behave like stereotypical college kids and love drinking, partying and hazing. Their main base is a large frat house that can be found on the Mysterious Island Of Mystery.
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* TheAlcoholic: They really love their booze.
* WackyFratboyHijinks: Pretty much everything they do outside of warring with the Hippies. Most of their noncombat adventures involve large amounts of drinking, hazing new pledges and other general frat mischief.

* NewAgeRetroHippy: To a tee.
* ThePigPen: None of them are known to bathe regularly.

* DrivenToSuicide: If she's damaged in any way before you're under the effect of the Suckrament, you end up hating yourself so much you clutch your own throat ([[{{Squick}} not just your neck,]] ''[[{{Squick}} your actual throat]]'') and instantly lose. You don't die, though - you just wake up as if you've been simply defeated.

'''Daddy Sea Monkee''' resides in the Mer-Kin Temple, hooked up to a (possibly) life-support machine. In order to fight him, the player must defeat both Elder Gods with all 6 classes, combine the equipment they got as rewards, and then access the hidden door while wearing them.

* PuzzleBoss: Every round, he's vulnerable to only one of the 6 forms of attack (physical and the 5 elements). ''Which'' one can be determined by deciphering the message at the beginning of the fight. [[GuideDangIt Good luck trying to find out the solution on your own]].

* Time-Limit Boss: He must be beaten within 12 turns, as opposed to the usual 30.

A skeletal dragon that is the source of the corruption in the misspelled cemetary, and is therefore responsible for all the powerful undead that lurk the corners of the crypt. Killing it is the only way to cleanse the corruption.

* NoGearLevel: You strap away your own effects before the fight. And possibly your skin.

[[folder:Yog-Urt, Elder Goddes of Hatred]]

* ShoutOut: His name is a reference to [[CthulhuMythos Shub-Niggurath]].

* ShoutOut: Her name is a reference to [[CthulhuMythos Yog-Sothoth]].

* HeadPet: They start out with a Helmet Turtle, which is a turtle that can be worn on their head as a helmet. Said helmet can be upgraded even further. Wearing a turtle as a helmet even increases the power of "Headbutt".

* TheBlacksmith: The only ones capable of crafting powerful armors.

** The Clothing of Loathing as a whole could be seen as this. It has some of the highest stat boosts in the same, and the partial TitleDrop in the outfit's name seems to imply significance.

* PaedoHunt: It's all but outright stated - he stays in a windowless van in order to lure children in with promises of toys and candy, has a penchant for spanking "naughty children", and has the stereotypical glasses and a mustache.

* RetGone: Only Grandpa Sea Monkee barely acknowledges his existance, and not even he knows of Dad's current state.