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* ArtificialStupidity: Depending on the angle or whatever is in front of them, Vores can often have their homing projectiles explode in their faces after firing them, which can damage themselves.

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* ArtificialStupidity: Depending on the angle or whatever is in front of them, Vores can often have damage themselves by firing their homing projectiles near the obstruction and have them explode in their faces after firing them, which can damage themselves.faces.
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* ArtificialStupidity: Depending on the angle or whatever is in front of them, Vores can often have their homing projectiles explode in their faces after firing them, which can damage themselves.


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* CreepyHighPitchedVoice: They emit high-pitched snarls, screeches and sighs.
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* AdaptationalWimp: In the original ''Franchise/CthulhuMythos'', she's one of the "big three" gods (along with Azathoth and Yog-Sothoth), and is invincible. Here, she gets eviscerated by an OldSoldier.

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* AdaptationalWimp: In the original ''Franchise/CthulhuMythos'', she's one of the "big three" gods (along with Azathoth and Yog-Sothoth), and is invincible. Here, she gets eviscerated by an OldSoldier.OldSoldier(albeit by telefragging her rather than using his impressive arsenal, due to them being ineffective).
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* GigglingVillain: They laugh mischievously whenever they spot the player.
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* LittleNo: They make noises reminiscent of an [[MajorInjuryUnderreaction airy, monotone]] "no" whenever they're hit.
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* BackFRomTheDead: Ends up resurrected in the Dimension of the Machine expansion and serves as the final boss.

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* BackFRomTheDead: *BackFromTheDead: Ends up resurrected in the Dimension of the Machine expansion and serves as the final boss.



* GreaterScopeVillain: ''[[{{VideoGame/Quake II}} Call of the Machine]]'' implies she serves as this in the Strogg War due to ambiguous connections between them and her. Whether she created them or was simply offering them assistance is up for debate.

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* GreaterScopeVillain: *GreaterScopeVillain: ''[[{{VideoGame/Quake II}} Call of the Machine]]'' implies she serves as this in the Strogg War due to ambiguous connections between them and her. Whether she created them or was simply offering them assistance is up for debate.

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* BossArenaIdiocy: Chthon is completely immune to all damage apart from two adjustable columns that can shoot lightning between them.

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*BackFRomTheDead: Ends up resurrected in the Dimension of the Machine expansion and serves as the final boss.
* BossArenaIdiocy: Chthon is completely immune to all damage apart from two adjustable columns that can shoot lightning between them. {{Subverted}} in Dimension of the Machine, where Ranger has to use the Thunderbolt weapon to damage him instead.


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* AngryAnimalisticGrowl: They let out feral-sounding growls when idle, showing that these guys are definitely ''not'' normal people.

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[-'''Quake (1996)''' ([[Characters/QuakeRanger Ranger]]) | ''Characters/QuakeII'' ([[Characters/QuakeTheStrogg The Strogg]]) | ''Characters/QuakeIIIArena'' | ''Characters/QuakeIV'' | ''Characters/QuakeChampions''-]]]]]

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[-'''Quake (1996)''' ([[Characters/QuakeRanger Ranger]]) | ''Characters/QuakeII'' ([[Characters/QuakeTheStrogg The Strogg]]) | ''Characters/QuakeIIIArena'' | ''Characters/QuakeIV'' | ''Characters/QuakeChampions''-]]]]]



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The main character of the game, and sole survivor of Operation: Counterstrike.

He reappears in ''VideoGame/QuakeIIIArena'' and ''VideoGame/QuakeChampions'' as one of the playable characters, all of the games acknowledging him as the same person.

For tropes on him, check [[Characters/QuakeRanger his own page]].
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-> ''"Originally a slipgate explorer, the man called Ranger has faced and escaped certain death a thousand times on a thousand worlds. His experiences have left him more alien than human now."''
-->-- '''VideoGame/QuakeIIIArena''' manual description

->'''Voiced by''': [[Music/NineInchNails Trent Reznor]] (''VideoGame/QuakeI'' grunts) Creator/JimWard (''VideoGame/QuakeChampions'')

The main character of the game, ''VideoGame/QuakeI'', and sole survivor of Operation: Counterstrike.

He reappears in ''VideoGame/QuakeIIIArena'' and ''VideoGame/QuakeChampions'' as one
Counterstrike, Ranger is a veteran of the playable characters, all Slipgate wars. He cut through countless horrors to find four eldritch Runes, then laid waste to the abomination known as Shub-Niggurath. Trapped in these realms ever since, he has survived using the power of the games acknowledging Dire Orb seized from within the hot gore of the All-Mother. He later bested powerful beings such as Armagon and the Dragon, always coming out on top. His experiences, however, left him more alien than human. Time and delirium have eroded his resolve and even his name, but a worn family photograph tucked away in his armor serves as a scrap of hope and sanity.

In ''VideoGame/QuakeIIIArena'',
the same person.

For tropes on him, check [[Characters/QuakeRanger
player fights against him in the Arena Gate.

In ''VideoGame/QuakeChampions'', Ranger's active ability is "Dire Orb". He throws the orb in a straight line and can teleport to it by reactivating the ability, potentially telefragging enemies near it. If he chooses not to teleport, it instead detonates to deal heavy damage. His passive ability is "Son of a Gun", which reduces the damage he takes from
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!! Tropes related to him across all his appearances.
* TheAce: Considered to be the "best man" by the commander in the manual.
* ActionDad: Confirmed to have a wife and two kids in ''Champions''.
* ActionHero: As to be expected from an FPS protagonist who goes around shooting Lovecraftian horrors to smithereens.
* BadassNormal: Just a tough-as-nails marine without any supernatural abilities (except for the power-ups he collects along the way).
* BattleTrophy: Several of Ranger's Vanity accessories in ''Champions'' are [[RobbingTheDead reclamations]] from certain Quake enemies. Naturally, [[GameplayAndStorySegregation they're all just for show]].
** "Shambler's Head" is a Shambler head worn as a hood, with Ranger peeking between the teeth.[[note]]An actual, working, Shambler arm is available as one of the skins for the Lightning Gun.[[/note]]
** "Spoils of War" hooks a Death Knight's sword and helmet to his belt.
** "Fiendish Hood" is [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin a Fiend's head worn as a hood]].
** "Enforcer Helmet" is the helmet worn by the eponymous laser rifle-wielding Quake mooks.
* TheChosenOne: The end of episode texts before facing the final boss concludes that he will face The Hell-Mother as an avatar of all earth life.
* DeathGlare: Ranger bears a near-constant snarling grimace throughout the entire game, as indicated on the HUD.
* {{Determinator}}: Never gives up.
* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: Took on an Elder God, and made it explode from the inside. [[VideoGame/QuakeIIIArena And several]] [[VideoGame/QuakeChampions games later]], he faces even more deities and beings that put Shub-Niggurath to shame.
* EmpoweredBadassNormal: Implied to have become this after obtaining all four runes to face the final boss.
* {{Expy}}: He is essentially the ''Quake'' version of [[VideoGame/{{Doom}} Doomguy]].
* FacelessEye: Turns into a floating pair of these while under the effects of the Ring of Shadows.
* GrumpyOldMan: At least, this is how his fellow combatants view him in ''VideoGame/QuakeIIIArena''. One of his possible nicknames is "Old-Timer".
* HeroOfAnotherStory: In both ''VideoGame/QuakeIIIArena'' and ''VideoGame/QuakeChampions''.
* HeroicMime: The only things that come from Ranger's mouth in both this game and ''III Arena'' are, well, grunts. Only ''Champions'' gives him a clear voice.
* HeroicSacrifice: He abandoned the life he knew once he entered the Slipgate to confront Quake, but if he hadn't there wouldn't be anything left.
* JackOfAllStats: In ''Champions'', Ranger is the closest the game has to an all-around character.
* IJustWantToBeFree: Even in ''Champions'', he's still struggling to escape the dimensions and get back to his family.
* JumpedAtTheCall: His [[FlatCharacter only real character trait]] in the first game is his consistent way of leaping into action right at the first sign of trouble, no matter how fatigued he may be and with nary a care for his wellbeing, as he knows it would be a FateWorseThanDeath to live in a world ruled by Quake.
* KillTheGod: Telefrags Shub-Niggurath at the end of the main game.
* MadeOfIron: He gets shot, slashed, burned by acid, scorched by lava, fried by lightning and other arcane assaults, breaks his bones falling from high distances, almost drowns while swimming through sewage and even gets his mind defiled by eldritch terrors as part of his quest to find the 4 runes, yet none of that makes a dent in his determination.
* MindRape: According to the endings of most episodes, the Runes have this effect on his mind. By the time of ''Champions'', it's clear his sanity has seen better days.
* MiseryBuildsCharacter: The man's had a lot of trauma throughout his career, but these experiences hardened him and granted a serious edge for slaughtering interdimensional demons.
* NoNameGiven: Until ''VideoGame/QuakeIIIArena'' gave him the name "Ranger" (which ''VideoGame/QuakeChampions'' retained), he wasn't given any name.
* OlderThanTheyLook: Ranger's backstory in ''Champions'' indicates he was a veteran of the Vietnam War and was married at some point before 1978, yet he doesn't seem to have aged a day in the almost three decades he's been fighting in the other dimension. This is either an effect of time being broken in the other dimension, or maybe he's just got whatever "don't visibly show signs of aging until you hit 70" genes that B.J. Blazkowitz has.
* OneManArmy: In keeping with the traditions of the time, it doesn't matter how many monsters get thrown at Ranger. He'll still frag every one of them.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: He's only known as "Ranger", with other characters from all the games he appears in naming him "Quakeguy" or "Old timer". His real name is never displayed.
* PerpetualFrowner: His facial expression is constantly a pissed-off snarl, but turns into a SlasherSmile when he is under the influence of [[InvincibilityPowerUp Satan's power]].
* RocketJump: His passive ability in ''Champions'' is all about this, letting him do so without as much damage to himself as anyone else would incur from attempting it.
* SergeantRock: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted.]] An experienced grunt that the commander put in charge of the operation, but he's the only survivor of the entire incident before the game even starts.
* SemperFi: He is the Quake Marine, and is acknowledged as such in ''III Arena'' and ''Champions''.
* ShellShockedVeteran: Survivor (and main hero) of the Slipgate Wars. All he has left to keep him going, according to ''Champions'', is a faded family photo tucked into his armor. Also scarred from his tour in Vietnam when he was a young man, as seen in the comic.
* SilentProtagonist: As with most of Id Software's characters, he doesn’t have any need to talk and only makes grunts and shouts. An AvertedTrope in ''Champions''.
* SoleSurvivor: Of Operation Counterstrike. All his men were either killed or possessed by the otherworldly forces.
* SpaceMarine: He explicitly refers to himself as a Marine in his ''Quake III'' and ''Quake Champions'' combat dialogue.
* StaringDownCthulhu: Does this if the player decides to stay still to admire the hideousness of the final boss.
* StylisticSuck: The [[VideoGame/QuakeI 1996]] model of Ranger was ''ported'' to ''VideoGame/QuakeChampions'' as a selectable skin.
* SuicideMission: There's no way of knowing where he'll appear or if he'll ever make it back, but he darts into the slipgates to stop Quake regardless. He still has this mindset in ''III Arena'' and ''Champions''.
* TakeThat: After being fragged in ''Champions'', this is one of his messages:
--> ''"[[VideoGame/{{Overwatch}} Sometimes the world doesn't need another hero]], it needs a monster!"''
* TravelToProjectile: In ''Champions'', Ranger can teleport to any part of the arena by using his Dire Orb, which shoots an orb in a straight line that can be cancelled at any point, the result being Ranger getting teleported to his intended destination.
* TheUndead: An unusual variation. Ranger's "Geiger Counter" accessory in his "Raider" costume in ''Champions'' says that he was alive at one point but got killed. Possibly by the same gang of bandits he murdered to avenge the scavengers.
* WarHero: Vietnam veteran and hero of the Slipgate Wars.
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* HighVoltageDeath: The only way to kill Chthon is by repeatedly zapping him with the two coils by his sides, and in ''Dimension Of The Machine'', the Thunderbolt is the only portable weapon that can touch him, so this trope is par for the course.


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* TacticalSuicideBoss: For an EldritchAbomination that's weak to lightning, setting up camp in the exact same spot where two electricity coils are wasn't the brightest move he could have made.
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* AmbiguousGender: In comparison to the fairly masculine appearances of most of the other monsters, the Vore has a distinctly thin frame and higher-pitched voice, vaguely resembling a woman. [[WordOfGod At least according to John Romero]], the Vore is indeed female[[https://twitter.com/mankrip/status/1034504575271755776]], although whether he means Vores are a {{OneGenderRace}} or merely that only female Vores are encountered in Quake is unknown. [[note]]Although considering the lack of specifics in either the question or answer the latter is unlikely[[/note]]

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* AmbiguousGender: In comparison to the fairly masculine appearances of most of the other monsters, the Vore has a distinctly thin frame and higher-pitched voice, vaguely resembling a woman. [[WordOfGod [[https://twitter.com/mankrip/status/1034504575271755776 At least according to John Romero]], the Vore is indeed female[[https://twitter.com/mankrip/status/1034504575271755776]], female, although whether he means Vores are a {{OneGenderRace}} OneGenderRace or merely that only female Vores are encountered in Quake is unknown. unknown.[[note]]Although considering the lack of specifics in either the question or answer the latter is unlikely[[/note]]
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* AmbiguousGender: In comparison to the fairly masculine appearances of most of the other monsters, the Vore has a distinctly thin frame and higher-pitched voice, vaguely resembling a woman.

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* AmbiguousGender: In comparison to the fairly masculine appearances of most of the other monsters, the Vore has a distinctly thin frame and higher-pitched voice, vaguely resembling a woman. [[WordOfGod At least according to John Romero]], the Vore is indeed female[[https://twitter.com/mankrip/status/1034504575271755776]], although whether he means Vores are a {{OneGenderRace}} or merely that only female Vores are encountered in Quake is unknown. [[note]]Although considering the lack of specifics in either the question or answer the latter is unlikely[[/note]]
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* HumanoidAbomination: While appearing human enough at first, the noises that comes out of its mouth are nothing short of abominable.
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* EldritchAbomination: A massive, serpent shaped demon with claws, horns and a vertical maw for a face.
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* SatanicArchetype: Referred to as the demon of fire & darkness, and "Master of the Underworld" in ''Dimension of the Machine's'' end text.

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* SatanicArchetype: Referred to as the demon "Demon of fire Fire & darkness, Darkness", and "Master of the Underworld" in ''Dimension of the Machine's'' end text.
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* DragonAscendant: Takes over the forces of Shub-Niggurath after its defeat.

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* DragonAscendant: Takes over the forces of Shub-Niggurath after its her defeat.

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* BlobMonster: A freakishly large tub of lard and tentacles.

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* BlobMonster: A freakishly large huge tub of lard and tentacles.



* CosmicHorrorStory: It's never explained ''why'' Shub-Niggurath wants to exterminate all of mankind. She just ''does''.

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* CosmicHorrorStory: It's never explained ''why'' Shub-Niggurath wants to exterminate kill all of mankind. She mankind, she just ''does''.''does''.
* DefeatEqualsExplosion: Pops like a zit upon death as Ranger emerges from her insides, causing her remains to rain down her otherworldly cathedral.



* OnlyAFleshWound: She will bleed when shot, but your attacks don't injure her at all.

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* OnlyAFleshWound: She will bleed when shot, but your attacks don't won't injure her at all.



* DefeatEqualsExplosion: Armagon let's out a final roar as his body combusts in a bloody & fiery death.



* DefeatEqualsExplosion: A blood and bones explosion, but still.

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* DefeatEqualsExplosion: A blood and bones explosion, explosion as usual, but still.


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* DefeatEqualsExplosion: Upon defeat, it will crash to the ground and bursts into bloody giblets.

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