History Characters / RiftsAdventurers

* {{Cyborg}}: She has several bionic enhancements including:

** ElectronicEyes: Or eye, rather, since she only has one.

* {{Cyborg}}: It's right there in the name. Borgs in Rifts come in two main flavors, those who have exchanged only their limbs (and maybe a few internal organs) with robotic replacements and those who go for full body conversion, sometimes leaving only their original brain and face as the only remaining biological components.
* MundaneUtility: While Borgs were created in the Time of Man as supersoldiers, and still do on Rifts Earth, there are non=combat Borgs now and then. A prime example is the Miner Borg in ''Rifts: New West.''

* ChromeDomePsi: Crazies are nearly always depicted with bald heads. The books don't say if this is necessary, but having bolts sticking out of your head would make maintaining a hairstyle difficult at best.

* EmbarrassingNickname: Often called "Momma's Boy's" due to their [[FunWithAcronyms M.O.M.]] implants.

Borgs are human beings (or D-Bees) that have traded part of their humanity for a mechanical body and enhanced abilities, sometimes unwillingly. Most Borg characters fit into one of three main categories: Merc Borgs, Coalition Borgs and Slave Borgs. Merc Borgs are pretty much your standard adventurer cyborgs, Coalition Borgs are soldiers in the Coalition army and Slave Brogs are normal folks who were captured and turned into robotic slaves against their will. Furthermore, there are two main classes of Borg modification: Partial Bionic Reconstruction and Full Bionic Conversion. Partial Reconstruction Borgs are cyborgs who only replace the arms and legs but leave the head, neck and torso mostly untouched while Full Conversion Borgs replace their entire body (save for most of their head) with entirely mechanical componets.

* CyberneticsEatYourSoul: Going Full Conversion Borg will permanently replace the characters body with that of a machine and eliminate any and all [[PsychicPowers psionic powers]] they may have had. Even going halfway with Partial Reconstruction will heavily cripple psychics by removing a large chunk of their I.S.P.

* SuperSoldier: The Crazies were an attempt to create a breed of super-soldiers, with mixed results. In high-risk situations, they're fantastically capable commandos, but good luck getting them to play the role of a proper, well-disciplined soldier.

* TheBigGuy: Their most common role in any given player group. Of course, when your character class comes standard with a ten foot tall suit of power armor and a giant gun it's kinda hard to avoid this trope.

* HopeBringer: They are frequintally depicted as symbols of hope and reflections of humanity's past glory in the modern day.

* PsychicPowers: They get some psychic abilities in addition to the various boosts to their physical attributes.

* SuperSenses: They get some rather potent boosts to their basic senses such as perfect eyesight that lets them see for miles and an enchanced sense of smell for tracking people.

* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: Their main gimmick. All Crazies get several superhuman abilities and some psychic powers as well in exchange for slowly losing their minds as they level up.

* RagnarokProofing: Most Glitter Boys suits, especially those not in use by Free Quebec, were built during the Time of Man. This means that the typical suit of Glitter Boy armor is roughly 300 years old, and still in perfect working condition. In fact, Free Quebc uses Glitter Boys because the found a sealed Military Bunker containing hundreds of units built by NEMA before the Coming of the Rifts. They were able to reverse-engineer the technology, and as such, are one of the few manufacturers on Earth capable of creating their own Glitter Boy armor.

Headhunters are elite mercenary bounty hunters that primarily favor cybernetics and just about any type of weapon they can get their hands on. For the most part Headhunters lack any particular special ability or power that sets them apart from other classes in favor of just having a large compliment of practical and useful skills, such as military and combat training. They also tend to make pretty good pilots, which is sure to come in handy when traversing the dangerous wilderness of Rifts Earth.

The Juicers are basically what happens when you take a normal merc, pump them full of every single drug from the {{VideoGame/Fallout}} series, make the effects permanent... and then unleash him on an unsuspecting world to tear up any poor SOB that gets in his way. Juicers typically embody the motto "Live fast. Die young... and leave a massive trail of corpses in your wake." By hooking themselves up to a special drug injector Juicers gain superhuman abilities such as enhanced reflexes and strength... but all of that power, naturally, comes at a heavy price. In just a few short years the Juicer's body will be completely burnt up from the heavy drug use and they will inevitably die... but until then they'll be living it up as borderline superheroes kicking ass and taking names all across Rifts ruined earth.

* DrugsAreBad: There are a ''ton'' of side effects to the Juicer drugs. They need to inject themselves with sedatives to sleep at night, they're constantly edgy and nervous, and if they're ''lucky'' they'll die in seven years. Some "upgraded" Juicer types are even worse.

* EmbarrassingNickname: Often called "Momma's Boy's" due to their M.O.M. implants.

The founder and leader of the Cyber Knights, he is a native from a fantasy realm that was displaced by a Rift into Earth. Upon arriving, he slayed a dangerous demon in Wyoming and realizing how vulnerable and hellish this post-apocalyptic world was, he assembled an order of techno-medieval warriors dubbed Cyber Knights, passing on his teachings and values with hopes to fight injustice in all of its forms.

A young native american man who first accompanied Erin Tarn on her trek to the Vampire Kingdoms and has served as her faithful companion and bodyguard ever since on many strange and wonderful adventures that have taken them all over the multiverse. As a cyber-knight Winslow is loyal, kindhearted and fearless in the face of villainy, using his many powers and abilities to defeat evil wherever it arises alongside his dear friend and companion.

* {{Cyborg}}: He has a few minor cybernetic impants like his companion Erin Tarn.

* NamedWeapons: He weilds a magic sentient rune flail named Isabart Wind.

A powerful Line Walker and worshipper of the Gods of Light with a mysterious past and unknown abilities. Katrina is a hero cursed with extraordinary power that she can neither understand nor comprehend. At random times of extreme duress or crisis she will suddenly manifest powerful abilities that she had no prior awareness of and will be unable to repeat afterwards. She doesn't even fully realize that she is the one doing these things and will often attribute her sudden rescues to the favor of the gods or an unknown protector. The reality of her situation is that she's not a mortal at all... but the egyptian goddess Isis in the guise of a human! For more information on her true form see Deities, Demigods & Demons.

Nature mages that mostly live in South America that are in harmony with nature and view all life as sacred. Each Biomancer belongs to one of three subgroups: The Acceptors, The Patient Ones or The Defenders depending on their stance on protecting nature and fighting against those who would harm or destroy it, though all three groups tend to shun urban areas and technology as a general rule. Because of their immense bond with the natural world they have access to many unique powers and abilities and have pretty good versitility even amoung spellcaster classes.

* EvilLuddite: At their worst Biomancers may attack cities or slaughter people who harm the enviroment in their quest to defend the natural world. Luckily, this behavior is mostly confined to a few small extremist groups rather than the majority.

* HitmanWithAHeart: Knights of the White Rose are still mercenaries and assassins, but have a strict ethical code to NeverHarmAnInnocent and refuse to work for tyrants.

* MagicKnight: In addition to extremely deadly skills in combat they get access to several supernatural spells, magical immunities and even some psionic powers for good measure! [[SuperpowerLottery These are some guys you really don't want to mess with.]]

* SkunkStripe: It can be hard to spot in the actual book due to the comic being in black and white but the cover of ''Machinations of Doom'' clearly depicts her with this.

* HitmanWithAHeart: Knights of the White Rose are still mercenaries and assassins, but have a strict ethical code to NeverHarmAndInnocent and refuse to work for tyrants.

Fearsome mercenaries for hire that are aesthetically designed as a sort of cross between a classic black knight and a wandering ronin. They hold no true loyalty for anyone but themselves and will work for any depraved or evil entity so long as the pay is good. They mostly operate within the Federation of Magic but can be found all along the eastern coast of the United States and are usually in pretty high demand for dirty jobs due to to their immense supernatural powers, combat prowess and infamous reputation.

* AlwaysChaoticEvil: [[DependingOnTheWriter Depends on the sourcebook]]. Their debut in ''Federation of Magic'' had their evil be a matter of being trained by an evil organization, with a good-guy splinter group, but ''Mystic Russia'''s Mystic Knights are inherently evil. ''Madhaven'' goes back to the former, with the Knights of the White Rose being statted up in detail.
* BlackKnight: If Cyber-Knights are the Rifts version of the KnightInShiningArmor then these guys could be seen as their wicked counterparts.

* {{Mummies}}: The most basic kind of EliteMook a Necromancer can make - and generally the only one a heroic one does, as a ghost needs to be a willing participant in the process of merging back into their own corpse during the mummification ceremony to prepare for reanimation.

* AlwaysChaoticEvil: [[DependingOnTheWriter Depends on the sourcebook]]. Their debut in ''Federation of Magic'' had their evil be a matter of being trained by an evil organization, with a good-guy splinter group, but ''Mystic Russia'''s Mystic Knights are inherently evil.

A deadly mage class that comes from and mostly inhabits the areas surrounding Egypt, including several parts of Africa and Europe. True to their name, they represent the classic death wizard that can animate the dead to serve as minions for their wicked goals and schemes. Due to the way magic and alignments work in Rifts most characters of this class are considered evil by default, though a few selfish and anarchist Necromancers exist as well and can serve as player characters. Due to their nature they are often treated as the enemies and rivals of Biomancers, a similar class that has abilities based around giving and manipulating life rather than death.

* HumanResources: As well as raising the dead, the books mention that Necromancers often decorate their dwellings with bone furniture, because they like the look and feel of bone. The class even comes with a handful of spells that make bone function like wood, stone, etc, to make using them as a building material more practical.

* {{Necromancer}}: Right there in the name. These guys are the classic spooky zombie summoning spellcaster class known for being evil and deadly.