History Characters / ShadowOfDestiny

->'''Voiced By:''' Sheila Rose

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* KickTheDog: Kidnapping Dana Brum and Margarete Wagner as babies and then switching them for his own sick amusement was bad enough, but doubly so for baby Margarete, the girl who would grow up to become "Dana", since unlike the Brums' biological daughter, Homunculus didn't even bother to leave her in the care of a good family to be raised with love, but just... dumped her somewhere for random people to find, causing said girl's unhappy and miserable life in the 21st century where she, in her own words, grew up feeling that nobody loved her.

* HappilyAdopted: An interesting case. If Eike pursues Ending A, the story concludes with Margarete choosing to stay in the present rather than go back to the 1580s, and the epilogue reveals that she's been adopted by Eckart and Miriam Brum (or just Eckart, if Eike wasn't able to save Miriam in 1979), who love and treat her like she's their own daughter. The twist here is that Margarete actually ''is'' their biological daughter, whose original name was "Dana" before she was kidnapped as a baby by Homunculus and then transported to the 16th century, where she got switched with the real Margarete Wagner. It's left up in the air if Margarete and her reunited parents will ever find out the truth.

->'''Voiced By:''' Kathryn Nymoen (Original), Creater/BarbaraGoodson (PSP)

->'''Voiced By:''' Kathryn Nymoen

* MadeOfPlasticine: For all his otherworldly powers, Homunculus' physical body is actually ''very'' fragile and will break apart if he receives even the tiniest scratch. This is proven true in Ending A when Eike accidentally drops the Digipad as he's giving it back to Homunculus, breaking it into several tiny pieces and a single shard landing on Homunculus' face, damaging it, which then causes his lifeforce to start pouring out of the wounded area until the rest of him is reduced to a lifeless puddle.

* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Homunculus is almost always in an eerily calm and relaxed mood, but there are three possible events that have him display strong emotions, all of which involve his destruction in some way. First, there's Ending D, where he erupts in anger when Dr. Wagner betrays him by forcibly turning him back into the Philosopher's Stone. Second, there's Ending A, where he's struck with horror upon seeing his Digipad break into tiny pieces and a shard lands on his face, fatally wounding him, and followed by panic as his body melts away into nothingness. Lastly, there's the second EX ending, where he has a similar reaction when Eike throws the Philosopher's Stone at him and he's erased from existence.

* SquishyWizard: Has some truly incredible powers, but admits to being rather physically weak. It's actually an understatement, because Ending A proves that he's ''literally'' frailer than glass.
* UndignifiedDeath: Homunculus' demise in Ending A plays out like this. When Eike tries to give him back the Digipad but accidentally drops and breaks it, Homunculus also ends up breaking down, literally, since his lifeforce is tied to the device. The sight of him panicking and screaming in pain as he rapidly melts away into a puddle of red goo is ''not'' a pretty sight.

* VideogameCaringPotential: It's a daunting and time-consuming task that requires at least two attempts before success, but with enough perseverance, Eike can save Miriam from being killed in 1979, changing her fate and allowing her to live well into her forties or fifties in 2001. He can later meet her again in the Brum family home, still HappilyMarried to Eckart.

* ImpliedLoveInterest: Nothing concrete happens, but Margarete becomes drawn to Eike soon after meeting him, blushing at his gaze and growing more and more interested in him as a person unless he shuts down her hopes by claiming that she's his ancestor (she's not). In the Ending A route, Margarete's story concludes with her returning to the present and being adopted by Eckart (who is actually her biological father, unbeknownst to either of them). She and Eike are last seen walking to the park together in the epilogue, which can be interpreted as them going on a date.

* VideogameCaringPotential: It's a daunting and time-consuming task that requires at least two attempts before success, but with enough perseverance, Eike can save Miriam from being killed in 1979, changing her fate and allowing her to live well into her forties or fifties in 2001, where Eike can later meet her again in the Brum family home, still HappilyMarried to Eckart.

* VideogameCaringPotential: It's a daunting and time-consuming task that requires at least two attempts before success, but with enough perseverance, Eike can save Miriam from being killed in 1979, changing her fate and allowing her to live well into her forties or fifties in 2001, where Eike can meet her again in the Brum family home, still HappilyMarried to Eckart.

* VideogameCaringPotential: It's a daunting and time-consuming task that requires at least two attempts before success, but with enough perseverance, Eike can save Miriam from being killed in 1979, changing her fate, and allowing her to live well into her forties or fifties in 2001, where Eike can meet her again in the Brum family home, still HappilyMarried to Eckart.

* EarnYourHappyEnding: Oleg's story begins as a washed up, struggling filmmaker who's on the brink of quitting altogether due to poor reception of all his past works. In the routes where Eike goes back in time to meet Oleg's younger self and gives him much needed good pointers for his maiden project, Oleg's film career takes a much more positive turn, and his hard work finally pays off when his film about time travel proves to be a success, becoming a famous man in his own right like his ancestors before him.

->'''Voiced By:''' Jim Singer

* PlayingAgainstType: Didn't expect this guy and ''[[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]]'' to share [[Creator/CharlesMartinet a voice actor]] now did you?

* MadeOfPlasticine: For all his otherworldly powers, Homunculus' physical body is actually ''very'' fragile and will break apart if he receives even the tiniest scratch. This is proven true in Ending A where Eike accidentally drops the Digipad as he's giving it back to Homunculus, breaking it into several tiny pieces and a single shard landing on Homunculus' face, damaging it, which then causes his lifeforce to start pouring out of the wounded area until the rest of him is reduced to a lifeless puddle.

* SquishyWizard: Has some truly incredible powers, but admits to being rather physically weak.

* MadeOfPlasticine: For all his otherworldly powers, Homunculus' physical body is actually ''very'' fragile and will literally break apart if he receives even the tiniest scratch. This is proven true in Ending A when Eike accidentally drops the Digipad as he's giving it back to Homunculus, breaking it into several tiny pieces, with a single shard landing on Homunculus' face and damaging it, which then causes his lifeforce to start pouring out of the wounded area until the rest of him is reduced to a lifeless puddle.

* KryptoniteFactor: The Philosopher's Stone, because it's actually just him, or rather, what he's made from. If Eike forces him to make contact with it, he ceases to exist, just as it would happen to any other person who interacts with their time displaced selves. The Digipad is another example, because it's a very fragile item that can easily be destroyed like glass if someone where to drop it, and like the Philosopher's Stone, Homunculus' life is also tied to it.

* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Homunculus is almost always in an eerily calm and relaxed mood, but there are three possible events that have him display strong emotions, all of which involve his destruction in some way. First, there's Ending D, where he erupts in anger when Dr. Wagner betrays him by forcibly turning him back into the Philosopher's Stone. Second, there's Ending A, where he's struck with horror upon seeing his Digipad break, followed by panic as his body melts away into nothingness. Lastly, there's the second EX ending, where he has a similar reaction when Eike throws the Philosopher's Stone at him and he's erased from existence.

* {{Keet}}: Not so much with his present day middle-aged self, who has grown depressed due to his failing film career, but when Eike meets the younger Oleg back when he was just starting out in 1980, he's shown to be a very enthusiastic person, full of energy and optimism. Should Eike help him by giving the right advice and inspiration to help kickstart his journey, Oleg's career path changes for the better, and he's later seen to have retained his youthful enthusiasm back in the present.

* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Homunculus is almost always in an eerily calm and relaxed mood, but there are three possible events where he displays strong emotions, all of which involve his destruction in some way. In Ending D, he erupts in anger when Dr. Wagner betrays him by forcibly turning him back into the Philosopher's Stone, while in Ending A, he becomes horrified when his Digipad breaks, followed by panic as his body melts away into nothingness. Lastly, there's the second EX ending, where he has a similar reaction when Eike throws the Philosopher's Stone at him and he's erased from existence.

* UnreliableNarrator: In Ending E's route, prompted by Eike's curiosity, Homunculus recalls the event that led to Dr. Wagner's disappearance, claiming that Wagner ordered the djinn to "disappear from his sight" out of disgust, so Homunculus played a little trick on him by making Wagner disappear instead. However, those who've already seen Ending D would know that Homunculus isn't telling the truth, since what actually transpired was Wagner making a wish for eternal youth, only to then backstab Homunculus by trapping him back into the Philosopher's Stone as soon as he got his wish, and the angered djinn retaliated by wiping away all of Wagner's memories just before he got sealed again.

* IdenticalGrandson: Looks exactly like his great-grandson but with moustache.

* TheMourningAfter: His wife passed away some time ago, and it's the reason why he initially wanted to sell the family home and move away with his children, in part because he felt it was too large for just the three of them, and in part because the place constantly reminded him of his beloved wife and all the happier times when she was still alive, making him miserable with loneliness. With some pep talk from Eike, Alfred realizes that converting part of the house into a family business is the wiser choice, since working there not only allows him more time to spend with his children, but also provide enough distraction to keep him from thinking too much of his departed wife.