Line #106 Characters/FlintlockesGuideToAzeroth


1	[[AC:Flintlocke's Guide to Azeroth]]
2	[[foldercontrol]]
3	[[folder:Flintlocke]]
4	!!Flintlocke
5	[[quoteright:276:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flintlocke_1107.png]]
6	-->''"We're gonna save and/or destroy tha world!"''
7	-->'''Class:''' Warrior
8
9	Flintlocke is a dwarf warrior who, strangely enough, sees himself as a hunter. As such, he uses ranged weapons for most of his more powerful attacks, but also uses hammers, maces, and other blunt weapons. Despite this, he has a surprising success rate with his odd tactics, generally ending up with a OneHitKill.
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11	* AbnormalAmmo: What he usually fires out of his gun. Examples include: Woodchucks, [[MakesSenseInContext Lowping stuck to a toiler plunger]] and a bomb.
12	* AchievementsInIgnorance[=/=]BeyondTheImpossible: Amongst other things, he's somehow had his hearthstone set to Thunder Bluff and ''scoped his mace''.
13	* AscendedMeme: Can be found in the Twilight Highlands along with Rok'tar, is a garrison follower in ''Warlords of Draenor'', and is the main character in the Engineering questlines in ''Legion''.
14	* BigNo: Lets one out with a SkywardScream when [[spoiler:Lowping is killed]].
15	%%* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass
16	%%* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}
17	* DeadpanSnarker: He can be this at times.
18	* GeniusDitz: Say what you will about him, but all of his weapons and attacks barring the "Goblin Bazooka" ''worked''.
19	* MacGyvering: He's cobbled together numerous gadgets and killing methods out of junk, and besides the "Goblin Bazooka" they've all worked.
20	%%* MikeNelsonDestroyerOfWorlds
21	* PorkyPigPronunciation: He had a lot of difficulty saying the word "dirigible". It would've been much easier to simply say "blimp".
22	* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: [[spoiler:Lowping's death at the hands of Bun'kar drove him into one in which he pursued the bunny with a [[MoreDakka minigun]] he pulled out of {{hammerspace}}.]]
23	* SmallNameBigEgo
24	* StuffBlowingUp: His favorite solution to problems usually involve making things explode.
25	[[/folder]]
26
27	[[folder:"Doc" Schweitzer]]
28	!!"Doc" Schweitzer
29	[[quoteright:276:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/docschweitzer_5773.png]]
30	-->''"You see, there's this thing called aggro. It's a very complicated, very technical roleplaying expression. Loosely translated, it means 'The Priest dies'."''
31	-->'''Class:''' Priest
32
33	Schweitzer is the group's healer, though his [[ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything position is highly debatable]]. "Doc" never attacks, instead favoring a tactic of [[DirtyCoward hiding behind trees and columns or running away]], only coming out of hiding when there is something for him to loot. When no other option is available, he has been known to [[BringMyBrownPants pee his pants as a direct response]]. While it may seem like cowardice to the untrained eye, Doc has come to rationalize this behavior with a complicated explanation.
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35	* AGodAmI: PlayedForLaughs during a drugged stupor.
36	-->'''Schweitzer:''' ''I AM THE GOD OF YOUR FATHERS!!''
37	* AscendedMeme: [[TheCameo Shows up during the Twilight Highlands quests]] to ask Flintlocke if [[spoiler:shooting the player out of a cannon is a good idea when they've got cannonballs]].
38	* BringMyBrownPants: Schweitzer is a frequent victim of these.
39	* BondOneLiner: [[spoiler:"It's not about the kind of player I ''want'' to be. It's about the kind of player I ''am''."]]
40	* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: [[spoiler:Despite his cowardice, he has one of the most devastating attacks seen in the comic, which managed to [[OneHitKill kill the Undead Shadow Priest in one hit]].]]
41	* DirtyCoward: Stays away from combat until everything is dead, then comes out to loot [[NoodleIncident presumably due to something that happened during the war]]. [[spoiler:After some CharacterDevelopment, [[TookALevelInBadass he grows out of it]] and kills the Shadow Priest and Cheri with his [[OneHitKill "Murder" marcro]].]]
42	* EleventhHourSuperpower: [[spoiler:His "Murder" macro designed by the Wuuf, which he uses in the climax to single-handedly kill both the Shadow Priest and Cheri.]]
43	* ImGoingToHellForThis: Schweitzer notes this after he uses his [[BackFromTheDead revive]] on Flintlocke's ram and instead [[GoneHorriblyWrong zombified]] it. He notes however that he'll have a drink first before hell.
44	-->'''Schweitzer:''' Scratch that, first I'm getting a [[INeedAFreakingDrink drink]]. And then? Hell.
45	* ShootTheMedicFirst: He's convinced that '''everyone''' thinks this way, and thus tries to stay as far away as he can from combat.
46	* TheHedonist: After surviving Ashenvale and reaching Gadgetzan he starts going down a road of hedonism and debauchery.
47	-->'''Schweitzer:''' I'll meet you all back here later. I made a solemn and sacred promise back in those woods, and I intend to see it through.
48	-->'''Kathreena:''' What's he up to?
49	-->'''Flintlocke:''' I dunno, 'es a priest. Probably doin' borin' priest stuff.
50	-->''[[GilliganCut Cut to a goblin shop]]''
51	-->'''Goblin Shopkeeper:''' I got what you need!
52	-->'''Schweitzer:''' [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments Where do you keep the hookers?]]
53	* ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything: He's The Healer Who Doesn't Do Anything. He has cast spells ''four times'' during the entire run of both comics. Twice he cast Inner Fire, a buff, on himself, and he [[CameBackWrong "resurrected"]] Flintlocke's dead ram. [[spoiler: The fourth time he kills Cheri and the Forsaken Shadow Priest.]]
54	* TookALevelInBadass: [[spoiler:In the climax, he finally stops being cowardly and uses his "Murder" macro, [[CurbStompBattle single-handedly killing both the Shadow Priest and Cheri]].]]
55	[[/folder]]
56
57	[[folder:Kathrena]]
58	!!Kathrena
59	[[quoteright:276:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kathreena_1107.png]]
60	--> ''"Fur is murder!"''
61	-->'''Class:''' Hunter
62
63	Kathrena is a Night Elf hunter, and is Flintlocke's unofficial girlfriend. Their relationship is a tumultuous one at best, since she has a high respect of nature and he has a propensity to use small furry mammals as ammunition. She is a highly skilled archer who can take down most opponents with [[OneHitKill a single arrow to the throat or chest]], leading her to admit that maybe hunters need to be nerfed. She used to have a pet spider named [[FluffyTheTerrible Ittsy Bittsy]] who tried eating Flintlocke's face on their first meeting.
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65
66	* AscendedMeme: She shows up in the Darkshore questline.
67	* ImprobableAimingSkills: She [[LampshadeHanging lampshades it]] in one of the comic strips.
68	* SpiritAdvisor: [[spoiler:For a short time she and Bloodrose serve as them to Schweitzer due to having been killed earlier.]]
69	[[/folder]]
70
71	[[folder:Bloodrose]]
72	!!Bloodrose
73	[[quoteright:276:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bloodrose_7722.png]]
74	-->''"I blow through levels like Kleenex!"''
75	-->'''Class:''' Mage
76
77	Bloodrose is a female gnome mage with almost full Arcanist gear who usually ends up doing all the real work herself. She is the consummate powergamer who "plays this game to win". Flintlocke often calls her a [[TheMunchkin "munchkin"]]. She is such a powergamer that she once gained a level just by [[MotorMouth talking at length]] about battle strategy.
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79	%%* DeadpanSnarker
80	%%* TheMunchkin
81	* LovesMyAlterEgo: She ''loathes'' Lowping with a passion, with comments about him bordering on FantasticRacism towards bots. [[spoiler:However, mere moments after the real Lowping returned to his keys she found herself turned on by him when he started talking and tried to declare her love for him.]]
82	* MotorMouth: She gets up a level just ''talking tactics''!
83	* RedEyesTakeWarning: Whenever she gets angry, her eyes turn red.
84	* SpiritAdvisor: [[spoiler:For a short time she and Kathrena serve as them to Schweitzer due to having been killed earlier.]]
85	* TemptingFate: [[spoiler:"Look, there they are! We've got a warrior and a priest vs. [[UnderestimatingBadassery a hunter with a bunny!]] We can't possibly lose!"]]
86	* TheWorfEffect: [[spoiler:Easily gets killed by the Shadow Priest because she was out of mana and her teammates left her alone.]]
87	[[/folder]]
88
89	[[folder:Lowping]]
90	!!Lowping
91	[[quoteright:276:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lowping_8819.png]]
92	-->''"I lewt teh hat."''
93	-->'''Class:''' Rogue
94
95	Lowping is a gnome rogue played by a man who has not been at his keyboard in over a year before returning, leaving his character to be handled by scripts and macros downloaded from a Chinese fileserver that have Flintlocke set on /follow and /assist. [[spoiler:He was later revealed to be not a Chinese gold farmer, but an American lawyer who dabbles in gold farming as a hobby with characters across several games. He's stolen the Ultimate Goblin Engineered Weapon four other times before now, although he wasn't at his keys at the time.]]
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97	* AmoralAttorney: [[spoiler:While unrelated to his job, and though the real Lowping seems like a very nice person, botting and gold farming is still against the Terms of Service for practically every game he's involved with.]]
98	* AsskickingLeadsToLeadership: Gained the rank of "Knight-Captain" after a short trek through Thunder Bluff.
99	* BadassAdorable: He's a gnome who, due to the Chinese bot handling him, speaks in a child-like manner. He also has the [[AsskickingLeadsToLeadership Knight-Captain PvP rank]] and is one of the strongest members of the party.
100	* BadassBookworm: [[spoiler:He's a multitasking corporate patent attorney from Pittsburgh, and by far one of the most competent members of the party, both while at his keys and away.]]
101	* CrazyPrepared: He has macros for several things, including looting, following Flintlocke around, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking molesting barmaids, requesting cybersex from female players, climbing into Flintlocke's dead ram and automatically running to the Stockades to loot the first chest he finds whenever entering Stormwind]]. [[spoiler:The man himself has in-depth knowledge of the weather patterns and wind currents of Azeroth.]]
102	* HiddenDepths: Oh, '''''yes.''''' [[spoiler:For starters, the character is played by a lawyer in Pittsburgh, runs a little goldfarming side business in World of Warcraft (as well as collecting the phone numbers and [=MySpace=] of hot women as it plays, which he also sells) and is at least bilingual, as he is capable of understanding French. He's an extreme multitasker, has a level 60 tauren on Bloodhoof and a 55 paladin that he runs simultaneously, a level 59 defiler in ''VideoGame/EverQuest'', an extensive mining cooperation in ''VideoGame/EveOnline'' and a monk/elementalist who is a key contributor to the number three ranked North America guild in ''VideoGame/GuildWars'' and is playing at the same time as he's getting a massage and watching television.]]
103	** [[spoiler:His Horde alt, Rigley, is "the richest mage on the server", and got there by trading a stack of peacebloom for a couple of healing potions, which he traded for a piece of chain armor, and yadda yadda - ''150,000 gold pieces''.]]
104	* HoistByTheirOwnPetard: [[spoiler:He gets killed by the Horde party equipped with stuff they bought using a favor he owed one of them.]]
105	%%* HyperCompetentSidekick
106	* RidingTheBomb: [[spoiler:Rides the Ultimate Goblin-Engineered Weapon like Dr. Strangelove when it's dropped off the zeppelin.]]
107	* TheSmartGuy: [[spoiler:As the "real" Lowping.]]
108	* WalkingSpoiler: [[spoiler:The fact that he's ''not'' a Chinese bot and that it's not his first time stealing the Ultimate Goblin-Engineered weapon is learned in the climax]]
109	* WhamEpisode: "The Truth About Lowping".
110	[[/folder]]
111
112	[[AC:Flintlocke vs The Horde]]
113	[[folder:Rok'tar]]
114	!!Rok'tar
115	[[quoteright:276:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tar_4125.png]]
116	-->''"I do this to honor my ancestors, who fought and died to grant me this opportunity."''
117	-->'''Class:''' Hunter
118
119	An orc [[TheRoleplayer roleplayer]] who tries to stick to his character, Rok'tar's in-character father is an NPC quest giver who is soon killed by Flintlocke's party, enraging him and motivating him to level up quickly so he can get revenge.
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121	* AchievementsInIgnorance[=/=]BeyondTheImpossible: He tamed a ''bunny''. A ''critter''.
122	-->'''Shadow Priest:''' A bunny? You tamed a ''bunny''? Is that even ''possible''?
123	** Additionally, he made the trek across Kalimdor to Teldrassil, travelling through the Alliance capital of Darnassus, ''completely naked'', and managed to survive without getting killed once.
124	-->'''Shadow Priest:''' Statistically speaking, you should have been killed an average of ''twelve'' times by now.
125	* AscendedMeme: Can be found in the Twilight Highlands along with Flintlocke.
126	* BadassNormal: As a Hunter, he's the only member of his group who isn't a spellcaster of some sort.
127	%%* BloodKnight
128	* HeroKiller: [[spoiler:In the finale of ''Flintlocke vs the Horde'', he killed both Flintlocke and Schweitzer with only his pet. Additionally, Bun'kar also dealt the final blow to Lowping.]]
129	* InTheEndYouAreOnYourOwn: Not due to his own fault, but [[spoiler:[[DwindlingParty with his entire party dead]], he's the only one left to take on Flintlocke and Schweitzer]].
130	* KillerRabbit: Bun'kar the Warrior Bunny grows angry at your insolence!
131	* NakedPeopleAreFunny: Runs all the way from the Crossroads to Teldrassil, all the way through the Alliance capital of Darnassus, completely naked - ''Without dying.''
132	* {{Revenge}}: His motive for hunting down Flintlocke. [[YouKilledMyFather He killed his father.]]
133	* UnknownRival: To Flintlocke. While ItsPersonal for Rok'tar, Flintlocke is only guilty of being stupid enough to trust [[YouGetWhatYouPayFor a "guide" he bought on Ebay]] telling him that random [=NPCs=] around the world are bosses, and only takes it personally after [[spoiler:Lowping is killed by Bun'kar]].
134	* YouKilledMyFather: His NPC father is killed by Flintlocke in the early stages. He respawns, but he's killed by Flintlocke again shortly afterwards.
135	[[/folder]]
136
137	[[folder:Gravy]]
138	!!Gravy
139	[[quoteright:276:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gravy_8938.png]]
140	-->''"I plant funny heads. In the ground."''
141	-->'''Class:''' Shaman
142
143	A troll shaman Rok'tar meets in Durotar, Gravy is played by [[TheStoner a stoner]] and is almost always high, and can often be found with a bong or hallucinating. This means he doesn't roleplay very much, although sometimes he will talk with a troll accent. In their first encounter he tells Rok'tar that he made the character so he could get to put funny heads in the ground.
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145	* AscendedMeme: Is a food vendor in one of Orgrimmar's inns following ''Cataclysm''.
146	* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Due to being almost perpetually high, he can be quite odd at times.
147	* TheStoner: Almost always high. In fact, he was so out of it when he made his character, he considers himself lucky he can even remember his password, and the very first thing Rok'tar hears when he and Gravy enable voice chat is him smoking from a bong.
148	* SupremeChef: He trained his cooking so high he can provide a full-on banquet. During one such banquet in the middle of a Warsong Gulch march, [[spoiler:he served up Rok'tar's owl]].
149	[[/folder]]
150
151	[[folder:The Shadow Priest]]
152	!!The Shadow Priest
153	[[quoteright:276:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/shadow_priest_4748.png]]
154	-->''"Life is the disease. I am the cure."''
155	-->'''Class:''' Priest
156
157	Rok'tar and Gravy met this character while questing. The priest is an experienced gamer, in this respect [[ShadowArchetype partly similar]] to Bloodrose from the Flintlocke comic, although he does not seem to be as obsessed with leveling up and getting the best gear as Bloodrose is. He serves as the guide for the rest of the party.
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159	* {{Archenemy}}: Considers his to be The Wuuf, another powerleveler. [[spoiler:[[IronicDeath Ironically, he gets killed by a custom macro designed by him]].]]
160	* AwesomenessByAnalysis: Plotted out a mathematically optimal route of quest collection and turn-ins with a traveling-salesman-style algorithm for the sake of leveling up in the Barrens. Simply looking at his chart makes Gravy go up a level.
161	--> '''Shadow Priest:''' You should see what I pull off in Un'Goro.
162	* BloodKnight: Relishes in the idea of [=PvPing=] and killing people.
163	--> '''Shadow Priest:''' Time to make stuff dead! Extra dead! ''Painful'' dead!
164	* BondOneLiner: After making a priest who claimed to be the greatest shadow priest on the server [[HoistByTheirOwnPetard melt their own face]]:
165	-->'''Shadow Priest:''' That'll be 25 silver for the consultation, and an extra gold for sending you to a ''specialist''.
166	* EleventhHourSuperpower: His Shadowform, which he activates right before the finale.
167	-->'''Cheri:''' Egah! What's that?
168	-->'''Shadow Priest:''' It's called "Shadowform". The embodiment of evil.
169	* FreudianSlip: When Cheri asks him why does it matter whether she's a girl or not.
170	--> '''Shadow Priest:''' It's just awfully embarrassing to find out ''after''.
171	--> '''Cheri:''' After what?
172	--> ''{{beat}}''
173	--> '''Shadow Priest:''' ...Mistell.
174	* IronicDeath: [[spoiler:Gets killed by a macro spell designed by his archnemesis, the Wuuf.]]
175	* KickTheDog: Cured a dwarf of an infected snickerfang bite only to melt his face shortly after.
176	* TheMentor: Serves as the guide for the party, and specifically, is Rok'tar's [=PvP=] mentor. [[spoiler:He [[MentorOccupationalHazard gets killed in the finale]] by Schweitzer.]]
177	* MentorOccupationalHazard: [[spoiler:Utterly wrecked by Schweitzer in the finale.]]
178	* NoNameGiven
179	* ShadowArchetype: To Bloodrose, as both are experienced powergamers.
180	* ThereAreNoGirlsOnTheInternet: He initially suspects Cheri of being a {{GIRL}}. However, he decides to use scientific methods to determine her true gender by observing her behaviour over the course of three to four weeks. The party ultimately finds out when she finally installs voice chat.
181	--> '''Shadow Priest:''' First rule of online gaming: ''Never take a uterus for granted.''
182	[[/folder]]
183
184	[[folder:Cheri]]
185	!!Cheri
186	[[quoteright:276:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cheri_5297.png]]
187	-->''[[BewareTheNiceOnes "Now]] '''[[BewareTheNiceOnes I]]''' [[BewareTheNiceOnes have the power!!"]]''
188	-->'''Class:''' Warlock
189
190	A blood elf warlock, and a fairly [[TheDitz ditzy one]]. She appears shortly after the introduction of Bun'kar, and the Shadow Priest immediately starts hitting on her and immediately denies that is what he is doing.
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192	* BewareTheNiceOnes: She's quite a pleasant person. However, when she's placed in a situation where she has power over others, she unleashes a rampage against the [=NPCs=] of Teldrassil.
193	* TheDitz: She's initially led to believe that "IRL" means that someone is just kidding, and makes liberal use of BuffySpeak when describing things.
194	* HiddenDepths: She apparently has a history major, and knows enough about music to compare the Shadow Priest and the Wuuf's rivalry to Mozart and Salieri.
195	[[/folder]]
196
197	[[AC:Others]]
198	[[folder:PSI Investigators]]
199	!!The PSI Investigators
200	[[quoteright:276:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/psi_investigators_6377.png]]
201	-->''"What kind of sick freak bludgeons a man to death with a '''hanky'''!?"''
202	-->~'''The Senior PSI Investigator'''
203
204	A duo of detectives, who are part of the PSI "pween scene investigation" group. In their debut episode, the subordinate detective is referred to as [=McKenzie=], while the head detective [[NoNameGiven remains unnamed]]. They are both undead and follow the trail of dead people left behind by Flintlocke and his party. While [=McKenzie=] always seems to pin down the exact cause of death and deduce Flintlocke's unorthodox methods, his leader will inevitably dismiss his conclusion offhand and instead claim that the victim instead died by some bizarre suicide ritual or other farfetched method. As time goes by and Flintlocke's gang leaves more and more corpses, their theories get stranger and stranger.
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207	* CassandraTruth: [=McKenzie=] is usually close to the truth, only for his boss to shoot down his ideas.
208	%%* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}s
209	%%* ImAHumanitarian
210	* InsaneTrollLogic: The senior investigator will inevitably posit a crazy theory that flies in the face of logic and available evidence while rejecting his junior partner's correct interpretation.
211	* NoNameGiven: Although the junior inspector's name was revealed to be [=McKenzie=] in their debut episode, the senior inspector's name has yet to be revealed.
212	* SmallNameBigEgo: The head detective seems to believe that he knows more than he actually does, and he continually dismisses his junior partner's logical deductions.
213	[[/folder]]
214
215	[[folder:The Wuuf]]
216	!!The Wuuf
217	[[quoteright:276:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/the_wuuf_9395.png]]
218	-->''"Too easy. Nerf everything."''
219	-->'''Class:''' Priest
220
221	The [[FamedInStory most renowned player there is, his skill is legendary]], even [[TheMunchkin Bloodrose]] considers that he is hardcore and that he makes her look like ''Doc''. He terrorizes game designers who fear what he may post negatively on their forums about their new games, and has been a level 60 priest since the very first day that the World of Warcraft servers went up. His reputation is such that he always shows up saying [[{{Catchphrase}} "BEHOLD!"]] and gets away with making up new words that everyone else start using right away.
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223	* {{Archenemy}}: The Shadow Priest considers him to be his.
224	%%* AwesomeByAnalysis
225	* BadassBoast: ''"I am a walking guild."''
226	* {{Catchphrase}}: '''''"BEHOLD!"'''''
227	* TheDreaded: He is feared by game developers as he inevitably responds to their games with "too easy, nerf everything."
228	%%* FamedInStory
229	* NoodleIncident: Somehow, he owes Bloodrose a a favor. She wouldn't clarify what led to that, but he gave an interesting clue:
230	-->'''Wuuf:''' I like... ''gnome feet''.
231	* OhCrap: When Flintlocke mentions that the party is on a quest to find the Ultimate Goblin Engineered Weapon, he shows fear in his eyes before [[BringMyBrownPants crapping his pants]] and [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere running off]].
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