Line #123 Characters/WaywardSouls


1	The playable characters as well as non-playable characters of VideoGame/WaywardSouls
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3	[[foldercontrol]]
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5	!Playable Characters
6	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/classes.jpg]]
7	[[caption-width-right:350:The six pre-update class]]'
8	[[folder: Tropes applying to multiple classes]]
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10	* TheDeterminator: No matter what happens, they never give up on their quest.
11	* FighterMageThief:
12	** Fighter: Warrior
13	** Mage: Mage
14	** Thief: Rogue
15	* HiddenDepths: [[spoiler: The Shadow attempts to convince the characters to join by preying on their doubts]]
16	** [[spoiler:Blythe feels guilt due to not being there to save his brother]]
17	** [[spoiler:Abbie feels that her sister is a deadweight, although she still cares for her.]]
18	** [[spoiler:Renee secretly wants to believe that her rival admires and respect her.]]
19	** [[spoiler:Cyril doubts on whether the Silver Eye gave him a purpose or just using him as a pawn.]]
20	** [[spoiler:Hassan doubts on whether his quest to get the scroll has been stained by blood, due to misunderstanding.]]
21	** [[spoiler:Svala, despite hating the demon earlier, wants him to come back to her after he's suddenly silent.]]
22	* [[spoiler:RogueProtagonist: With the exception of Aloyius and Gallus, they end up driven mad by the curse.]]
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24	[[/folder]]
25	[[folder: Paladin Aloysius]]
26	!!Paladin Aloysius
27	A paladin sent to retrieve the Baron back to the elders of Amaranth's family
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29	* CoolOldGuy: The oldest of all playable characters, yet doesn't stop him from smiting enemies
30	* TheHeroDies: Dies at the tutorial...[[spoiler: or did he..survive]]
31	* LightEmUp: Has holy powers.
32	* ThePaladin
33	* PurposelyOverpowered: As the tutorial character, hes meant to give the players ATasteOfPower
34	* KnightTemplar: Is overzealous in his pursuit to fullfill the Church's task
35	* WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler: He is willing to kill the child to end the curse]]
36	[[/folder]]
37
38	[[folder:Blythe, the Warrior]]
39	!!Blythe
40	[[quoteright:284:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/warrior.jpeg]]
41	[[caption-width-right:284: ''Gotta find that rotter'']]
42	A warrior from the Fenns, whose brother is dead. He now seeks to find his remains.
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44	* BadassNormal: Has only a large sword, a shield, and some throwing axes, yet all he needs to defeat monsters.
45	* {{BFS}}: Has a really huge sword
46	* CounterAttack: Through upgrades, he can deal more damage after getting hit.
47	* DoesNotLikeMagic: Needless to say, he doesn't like mages. Justified, since his brother is raised into a zombie by a necromancer, as well as having to face magical foes in the Fenns
48	* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: He has a shield that can block everything, but at the cost of one charge per hit.
49	* MightyGlacier: His attacks are slow, but wide, as well as having high HitPoints as well as [[LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe the shield]]
50	* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: A man from the Fenns, which is described as having tough and resilient people due to having to face magical and mythical foes.
51	* SpinAttack: can get Dushander to do spin attacks
52	* ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks: Can throw axes.
53	[[/folder]]
54
55	[[folder:Abbie, the Mage]]
56	!!Abbie
57	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mage.jpeg]]
58	[[caption-width-right:350: ''Gracie? Gracie! Where are you? '']]
59	A mage from Arcane Commonwealth, she wants to find out the truth about her grandfather, whose records have been removed by the Commonwealth, with the help of her sister.
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61	* ArmorPiercingAttack: Her attacks can't be blocked by enemies, unlike her melee counterparts.
62	* BlackMagicianGirl
63	* ElementalPowers:
64	** AnIcePerson: Staff of Vazar
65	** BlowYouAway: Has a gust spell that can push enemies as well as remove projectiles
66	** DishingOutDirt: Spiral Stone staff
67	** PlayingWithFire: flame spell
68	** ShockAndAwe: Can get tome that zaps mobs
69	* GlassCannon: Highest damage per attack in the game (without counting emberforge upgrades.) Also have the lowest HitPoints out of all classes.
70	* LongRangeFighter: Unlike other class, her default attack is a ranged shot
71	* SpreadShot: With fulgurite rod
72	* SquishyWizard: See above
73	[[/folder]]
74
75	[[folder:Renee, the Rogue]]
76	!! Renee
77	[[quoteright:284:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rogue_5.jpg]]
78	[[caption-width-right:284:''Time to plunder'']]
79	A rogue from Varois, she went into the tower to plunder treasure at the request of The Marquis
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81	* ActionGirl: Is the most melee-oriented out of all the female characters.
82	* BadassNormal: Has only a dagger and some items dropped from pickups, yet that doesn't stop her from plundering the tower
83	* BackStab: She can deal double damage from backstabs
84	* CloseRangeCombatant: Has lowest range with no access to projectiles.
85	* CombatPragmatist: With kicks as well as dashes she prefers to fight her enemies dirty
86	* KickChick: Can kick enemies yo stun them as well as dealing minor damage
87	* LoveableRogue
88	* LightningBruiser: Has the third highest health after warrior, and like warrior can get damage reduction. She also can dash as well as have high DPS counting Back Stab
89	* TheRival: Antoine
90	* TokenEvilTeammate: Downplayed, unlike other characters, her motivation is completely selfish. However, she's not actually evil.
91	* VideoGameDashing: Can dash through her enemies.
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93	[[/folder]]
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95	[[folder:Cyril, the Adventurer]]
96	!! Cyril
97	[[quoteright:284:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/adventurer.jpg]]
98	[[caption-width-right:284: ''No turning back now, I suppose'']]
99	An adventurer from the Fenns that seeks knowledge about the mysterious Silver Eye
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101	* AnIcePerson: Tears of the Ice Queen allows him to slow enemies while dealing DamageOverTime
102	* AntiMagic: His latern removes all magic surrounding him
103	* BackStab: In the PC version, he can get a dirk that allows him to BackStab
104	* CastingAShadow: He can get shadow-magic themed items such as the Shadowlamp Lantern
105	* CoolSword: Has a shortsword as weapon, and can get other shortswords throught the Emberforge
106	* FantasyCharacterClasses: The Swashbuckler
107	* HerdHittingAttack: Lantern damages entire mobs, but forces you to stand still for a half of second, leaving you exposed to melee attacks.
108	* GlassCannon: Red Death reduce his healing but give him an OneHitKill that procs often
109	* JackOfAllTrades: He doesn't excel at anything except healing, but his upgrades allow him to emulate other class.
110	* LightEmUp: Has lantern that deals damage as well as blocks magic and can get holy weapons such as the Sunnebrand.
111	* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: Orvar's Shield works similar to warrior's shield, and it can also stun melee attackers.
112	* MagicalEye: Is guided by a magical eye from his dreams.
113	* MagikarpPower: He starts weaker than other classes, but through emberforges he can get powerful items such as a sword that gives him increased healing as well as increase drop rates.
114	* MightyGlacier: Giant's Knife switch his shortsword with warrior's greatsword instead, which is slower but has wider arc and range.
115	* OneHitKill: He can get Red Death, a shortsword that has a chance to instantly kill enemies.
116	* TheParalyzer: Start with amulet that can stun two enemies.
117	* VideoGameDashing: Can get dashes that uses charges through emberforge upgrades
118	[[/folder]]
119
120	[[folder:Hassan, the Spellsword]]
121	!!Hassan
122	[[quoteright:284:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/spellsword.jpg]]
123	[[caption-width-right:284:''Inside the tower at least!'']]
124	A spellsword from the Abadian Empire, that seeks to find a scroll as a way for pilgrimage
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126	* AwesomeButImpractical: His charged attack stuns enemies while dealing good amount of damage, there's just one problem: It costs him all of his precious energy which can be used to dash instead.
127	** Akame Scroll allows him to blink instead of dashing, but it cost way more energy, making it impractical
128	* CriticalStatusBuff: He can get crit chances as well as more damage at low health using certain upgrades
129	* FragileSpeedster: Has second lowest health in the game, but can dash many times
130	* ItemCaddy: Can use scroll spells such as fireball better than any other class, including mage, through upgrades
131	* MagicKnight: Can get spells pickups as well as magic related upgrades
132	* MercyInvincibility: He can get an upgrade that makes his invunerability frame longer.
133	* PlayingWithFire: Can burn enemies with certain upgrades
134	* SinisterScimitar: Averted, he has a shamshir but isn't in anyway evil
135	* TimeMaster: Can double the duration of time-based items using upgrades.
136	* VideoGameDashing: Unlike the rogue, he can't pass through enemies
137	[[/folder]]
138
139	[[folder:Svala, the Cultist]]
140	!!Svala
141	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cultist_4.jpg]]
142	[[caption-width-right:350: ''Now to find a way out....]]
143	An Alvarian ex-cultist that seeks ways to remove the demon that is possesing her.
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145	* BackStab: Can deal even more damage than rogue through upgrades
146	* CombatPragmatist: Even more so than rogue, she has a ranged power shot as well as abilities to blind enemies and become invisibile
147	* CriticalHitClass: Highest base crit at the game with upgrades, with about 15% chance to crit.
148	* DarkIsNotEvil: Has dark powers granted by the demon, but otherwise isn't malicious
149	* DemonicPossession: She's possessed by a demon, though she has enough willpower to prevent the demon from completely overwhelming her.
150	* GlassCannon: Reliant on ammo yet bar none the highest damage dealer in the game.
151	* HeelFaceTurn: Used to be an Ashen Cult member until she escaped from it, though for her own reasons.
152	* OurElvesAreDifferent: The Alvari are snow elves that forsaken magic, as such Svala become an outcast.
153	* PowersViaPossession: Her tattoo fuses the demon with her and can be used to unleash demonic power.
154	* TheSneakyGal: She can turn invisible.
155	[[/folder]]
156
157	[[folder:[[spoiler:Gallus,the Paladin]]]]
158	!Gallus
159	'''MASSIVE SPOILER WARNING!''' This character is a WalkingSpoiler!!! You have been warned
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161	An Imperate Paladin sent by the Imperiate nobles to deal with the curse at Amaranth's Tower
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163	* AndThenJohnWasAZombie: He died and become a shadow, though still has free will
164	* CowardlyLion: Considered a coward by Aloysius, yet he's the most powerful character in the game.
165	* CriticalHitClass: Can guarantee a crit with certain upgrades.
166	* CriticalStatusBuff: At low health, he regenerates energy twice as fast
167	* GivenNameReveal: [[spoiler: Corso]]
168	* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Surrendered his body, (or what it's left of anyway) to the shadow to free everyone from the curse]]
169	* LightEmUp: His entire abilities
170	* LivingShadow; He got killed and ended up as a shadow
171	* MasterOfAll: With certain upgrades, he can boost his movement speed, while through stacking shrines he can potentially become a crit-dealing, fast moving killer with stuns that can take many hits without dying. His only weakness is that his recovery from fountains is low, but it can be compenstated by using his spells which heals him for a decent amount.
172	* ThePaladin
173	* PurposelyOverpowered: He's designed to be the most overpowered class in the game, in exchange for a special campaign that's harder than the others.
174	* WouldntHurtAChild: Unwilling to kill the child
175	* YinYangBomb: He's basically dead and taken by shadow, but he still has his holy powers
176	[[/folder]]
177
178
179	!Side Characters
180	The side characters of Wayward Souls
181
182	[[folder:Side Characters]]
183	!!Vezaal
184	A demon that has possessed Svala, although she considers him "tamed"
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186	* AffablyEvil: Wants to take over Svala, yet is polite enough to let her live.
187	* DarkIsNotEvil: [[spoiler: Ultimately, it wants to protect Svala, particulary from the shadow]]
188	* DemonicPossession: He posseses Svala, though she "tamed him"
189	* HunterOfHisOwnKind: Is pretty much hated by the entire Ashen Cult due to it's independence from it
190	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He likes to taunt Svala, but [[spoiler: at the end he wants to be with Svala and even Svala is worried when he briefly got silenced by the shadow]]
191	* LoveCraftianSuperpower: Demonic possession allows Svala to hurl icy bombs, spread a large ash cloud, and spews out words of pain.
192	* NominalHero: It only protects Svala because he wants to possess her, and if she dies, well that's it.
193	!!Squintin' Finny and Cadma
194	Bodyguards of Zibbin
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197	[[/folder]]
198
199	!Bosses
200	The bosses in Wayward Souls
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202	[[folder:Humprey]]
203	* Acrofatic: For a giant, he's really agile, especially with his frequent jumping..
204	* BattleButler
205	[[/folder]]
206	[[folder:Amaranth]]
207	* AristocratsAreEvil: [[spoiler:Subverted, he wasn't evil until his wife got murdered and his daughter falls into coma, causing him to turn paranoid and declares any mages to be executed]]
208	* BFS: Wields a sword larger than the player characters
209	* LightIsNotGood: He has several holy powers derived from Diasunne, while being so paranoid he turns against his fellow countrymen. [[spoiler: Subverted since his prayers are the only thing keeping the king of thorns in check]]
210	[[/folder]]
211	[[folder:[[spoiler:The Bearer, King of Thorns]]]]
212	* BigBad

Context Characters / WaywardSouls