History Characters / LaikaAgedThroughBlood

A band that formerly played in Where We Live.

A former bar owner that lost his bar to the birds.

* TheBartender: Formely. He still carries some of his glasses, and uses them to play music with the band.

A band that formerly played in Where We Live

The former guitarrist of the band, who lost his arm after a bird raid.

* HeroicBSOD: The destruction of his bar left the poor guy in a cataconic state, only being able to mutter "My bar!" repeteadly. Thankfully, he manages to get better and joins the rest of the group at Where We Live.

The former guitarrist of the bad, who lost his arm after a bird raid.

* AlmostDeadGuy: Despite the gaping bullet wounds in his side when she finds him, he's capable of holding a short conversation with Laika and telling her about A Hundred Hungry Beaks.

* OutlivingOnesOffspring: Poor guy wtinessed his son being tortured to death before going on a suicidal rampage against the murderers.

* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Poochie was GuttedLikeAFish and then strung up on a crucifix made of his own guts. We can only hope the disembowelment killed him and that he wasn't alive afterward to die from exposure to the elements.

[[folder:Shaza]]
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The technical specialist of the village, responsible for monitoring the Bird's communications and making sure their home remains hidden.

* GogglesDoNothing: Not only she never wears the goggles she carries around on her head, but she also would probably be unable to get them around the TV screen she wears as a helmet.
* HonoraryAunt: Puppy calls her "Auntie Shaza", implying Laika considers her to be one of these for Puppy.
* NonHumanHead: Seems to be this at first glance, but it's clear that she has a normal head under that TV screen.

[[folder:Zooey]]
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The village blacksmith of Where We Live. Laika can bring her blueprints and resources to craft new guns or upgrade existing ones.

* TheBlacksmith: She's the one you'll be going to to improve your weaponry over the course of your playthrough.

[[folder:Camila]]

* DefectorFromDecadence: Camila stands out for being the sole bird living in the village, suggesting this trope. Later on you learn she's not the only one that does not support the Bird's imperialism, however.

* SourSupporter: Out of everyone in the village, Camila is the most cynical without any doubt. She has resigned herself to the fact that the Birds will raze their home, and her only plan is to get so utterly drunk she won't feel anything when they kill her.
* TheStoner: She asks Laika to go get her some special herbs from Where Our Ancestors Rest. Laika initially thinks that the herbs are seasoning for the bar's food, but Camila casually explains that she plans to smoke them to take the edge off (which she is implied to do frequently) and even offers Laika a hit of them.

* TheBartender: Essentially the same as Camila, only his bar is also an inn.
* MirrorCharacter: Walterio is a dark reflection of Camila. They're both bartenders running shithole dive bars with terrible food and drink, but while Camila is an absolute pessimist and has resigned herself to her inevitable death, Walterio seems to [[TheAntiNihilist revel in the fact that he's somehow still alive]] in this CrapsackWorld against all odds.

* BadassBiker: Laika's shooting skills are only matched by her driving skills, effortlessly crossing the wasteland on her bike, doing impressive stunts and taking out baddies. Her proficiency as a deadly biker earned her the title of "Grim Rider" among the birds.

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-->'''Laika''': Sadly.

[[folder:The Bull Brothers]]
'''[[WMG:Tally, Dally and Kally]]'''
Three brothers who run the various Gas Stations Laika can buy goods at.

* BuyOrGetLost: All three of them have a generally unpleasant demeanour due to the slow business the Wasteland brings, and will be ticked off at Laika if she wastes their time by not buying anything.
* FamilyThemeNaming: Their names all end in "-ally".
* SiblingRivalry: Judging from their dialogue, they each consider the other two to be bothersome idiots and their direct business competitors.

[[folder:Dalia]]
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[[caption-width-right:414:''"The stars are above war."'']]
A stargazer who lives out high up in an observatory Where Iron Caresses The Sky. She considers herself above the war between the Birds and the denizens of the Wasteland.

* BadassPacifist: Somehow she manages to live unmolested out in the Wasteland without defending herself, despite the Birds swarming Where Iron Caresses The Sky and even the tower her observatory is located on. She even turns down Laika's offer to live within the safety of Where We Live because she wants to continue watching the stars.

[[folder:Where Other People Forget]]
An old, decrepit double-decker bus repurposed as a bar and motel, situated right on the outskirts of Where Rust Weaves near the entrance to Where Rock Bleeds. Hosts a handful of colorful characters.

A proficient gunslinger who helps keep the village safe.

* LyingToProtectYourFeelings: At one point she asks Laika to check on a tree she planted when she was little. Laika finds the tree dead and attemps this trope, but Gunda figures out she's lying. She's thankful nonetheless, seemingly understanding why she'd omit the truth.

* ArbitrarySkepticism: Despite having heard the tales of Laika coming back from the dead, he doesn't believe it until he sees it with his own two eyes.

[[folder:Roy]]
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[[caption-width-right:348:''"A man's gotta eat."'']]
A sea captain who begrudgingly works for the Birds.

* BurialAtSea: Laika offers to take his ashes to Where Our Ancestors Rest but he refuses, instead asking her to leave his body in the sea so he may be forever bound to it.
* CantKillYouStillNeedYou: Being one of the last people in the world capable of driving a boat means the Birds are willing to tolerate him as long as he's useful.
* MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: The Birds are responsible for the deaths of his wife and children, and he has no other choice but to work for them. Unsurprisingly, he ends up helping Laika destroy the Bird's communication center.
* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Aiding Laika results in him being gunned down by the Birds for his betrayal. At least he gets to see the whales.
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: Roy isn't sympathetic to the Birds in the slightest; in fact, he hates them guts. The only reason he works with them is because he needs to make a living.
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[[folder:Miner]]
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The last living inhabitant of Where Rock Bleeds. When Laika is sent to make an alliance with the mining town, he says that over two hundred of them have been rounded up by the Birds and trapped in the deepest part of the mine. After clearing the town of Birds and killing A Caterpillar Made of Sadness, Laika discovers that he lied to her, that the miners all died months ago and he was really just using her to get rid of the Birds and their war machine.

* ILied: As the end of "Diplomacy" reveals, the captured miners he told Laika about have been dead for months, and he really just wanted her to kill A Caterpillar Made of Sadness and clear out the Birds from Where Rock Bleeds. Laika doesn't take kindly to this news, but the miner points out that he'll still uphold his end of the deal and allows Where We Live access to Where Rock Bleeds' resources.
* NoNameGiven: His name is just "Miner".
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[[folder:Orella '''(spoilers)''']]
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Primo's cousin and a willing supplicant of the birds who works at the Big Tree, helping Laika destroy it. Filled with guilt and regret afterward, [[DrivenToSuicide she hangs herself out of shame]].

* CategoryTraitor: Zig-zagged. Orella hasn't defected to the Birds and acknowledges the danger they pose to Where We Live enough to help Laika destroy the Big Tree, but she also genuinely loves their culture and history to the point she's willing to demean herself as a laborer under the Birds.
* DrivenToSuicide: Wracked with guilt for helping Laika destroy the Big Tree and kill Pope Melva VIII, Orella hangs herself just outside the Tree's grounds.
* ForeignCultureFetish: She is completely enamoured with the extensive chronicling of their spiritual leadership the Birds have stored at the Big Tree, and can't bear to see it destroyed.
* MsExposition: She frequently tries to tell Laika about Bird history and theology as Laika explores the Big Tree, but Laika constantly brushes her off due to her laconic personality.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: After she helps Laika destroy the Big Tree's central support pillar, she has a FreakOut and starts panicking that she shouldn't have helped her destroy the Birds' history and culture like this before pleading with Laika not to ascend to the Papal Terrace. Laika then not listening and killing Pope Melva VIII is what brings her to [[DrivenToSuicide hang herself]].

[[folder:Primo]]
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An inhabitant of the village that comes up with a plan to destroy the Birds' place of worship, the Big Tree.

* DueToTheDead: In order to honor his cousin's death, he sneaks out of Where We Live against the Elder's orders and buries Orella's ashes not Where Our Ancestors Rest, but at a spot Where Birds Came From with [[VideoGameVista a perfect sweeping overview of the Big Tree on the horizon]], due to her love for the Tree and the history and culture it stored.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: His plan to destroy the Big Tree ends up driving his cousin Orella to suicide, much to his horror.

[[folder:Petey]]
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The local doomsayer, who spends his days yelling grim predictions of the future

* TheEndIsNigh: Constantly warns others of impending doom, such as flooding, a bomb, among other things.
* HereditaryCurse: Much like Laika, his family also carries a curse, which drive it's bearers insane.
* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: Laika states that he his family is cursed in a manner similar to hers, and many of his ramblings do have a bit of truth in them. Whether it's a hereditary mental illness or something actually supernatural is left up in the air.
* NoteToSelf: Petey wrote a letter to himself before losing his mind, explaining the nature of the curse and that he can trust his friends.

[[folder:Alfredo]]
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A loud chihuahua who fancies himself as the sheriff of the village

* TheNapoleon: He's ''just'' barely taller than Puppy, and has an attitude to match.
* NoIndoorVoice: All his dialogue is displayed in all caps and, if his talking sprite is to be believed, he is always screaming.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: For all his zaniness, he is shown standing solemnly during Laika's funeral.

[[folder:Mina]]
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An eccentric bug lover.

* CloudCuckoolander: While the village has no shortage of weird and crazy people, Mina is completely lost in her own little world. Not even the news of her brother's death seems to faze her that much.
* FriendToBugs: Outright calls them her friends, and is always accompanied by flies.
* HatesBaths: Other villagers comment that it has been a while since she last took a bath, and the numerous flies around her seem to confirm this.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: She tells Laika that it's her birthday, and hands her a cutesy invitation. Laika is touched by the gesture, only for Mina to reveal that the invitation is for her brother, and that she wants her to deliver it to him.

[[folder:Carey]]
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The most insufferable person alive.

* ForeignCultureFetish: She is completely enamoured with the extensive chronicling of their spiritual leadership the Birds have stored at the Big tree, and can't bear to see it destroyed.

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: After she helps Laika destroy the big tree's central support pillar, she has a FreakOut and starts panicking that she shouldn't have helped her destroy the Birds' history and culture like this before pleading with Laika not to ascend to the Papal Terrace. Laika then not listening and killing Pope Melva VIII is what brings her to [[DrivenToSuicide hang herself]].

An Birds organization that conscientiously objects to the mandatory conscription that the Birds enforce. They may be forced into service, but they will not fire a shot. Laika can sometimes encounter them out in the Wasteland, and momentarily speaks with one of their recruiters in the Bird Undercity.

[[folder:Pope Melva VIII]]
The Birds' current genetically-augmented Pope, and one of the weakest Popes in Bird history. Laika kills him at the very top of the Big Tree in the Papal Terrace in an effort to cripple the Birds' morale.