Line #124 Characters/TheThaumaturge


1	Characters who appear in the 2024 video game ''VideoGame/TheThaumaturge''.
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3	[[foldercontrol]]
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5	! Szulski Family
6	[[folder:Wiktor]]
7	!! Wiktor Szulski
8	!!! '''Voiced by:''' Maciej Nawrocki
9	Wiktor is a thaumaturge who has returned to his native Warsaw in 1905.
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11	* TheExile: An unofficial sort, with it being enforced by his father rather than a government following the Semecin fiasco.
12	* FatalFlaw: {{Pride}}, though perhaps "arrogance" is a better term. One of Wiktor's biggest problems, particularly if you feed his flaw, is that he believes that his powers let him handle any situation and does not know when to shut up. Indeed, this led to several problems for him even before the story: his insistence on trying to intimidate the loan shark ended up with the loan shark dead, Abaurycy and his family destitute, and him being shipped off to Paris, [[spoiler:and that's not even getting into how it allowed Konechkin to get his hooks into Stanislaw]]. It also led to him attempting to tame another salutor, which went so badly it cut off his communication with Upyr and would have led to his death if not for Rasputin. Feeding the flaw can make things even worse, particularly if it matures to the point it ''auto-selects responses for you'': it causes you to get into otherwise-avoidable fights, [[spoiler:means Klara cannot be talked down and always kills herself]], and can lead to the ending where Wiktor is least redeemable.
13	[[/folder]]
14
15	[[folder:Ligia]]
16	!! Ligia Szulska
17	!!! '''Voiced by:''' Ewa Prus
18	Wiktor's twin sister and his closest confidant.
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20	* FatalFlaw: Subverted with her Ambition. While Flaws are typically presented as character flaws, particularly when taken to excess, Ligia's Ambition is never presented as something "wrong" with her character. Indeed, if Wiktor [[spoiler:removes her flaw and subsequently chooses an ending where he doesn't escape Warsaw with her, one of the ending slides has him sadly remark that removing this Flaw has made her unrecognizable.]]
21	* OldMaid: Ligia, despite being only in her late 20s, is considered to be approaching the end of her marriageable age. Guests at Svetlana Rumyantseva's party speculate to Wiktor's face that she is a lesbian, and several letters in her room from suitors indicate that they are doing a favour by courting her. It doesn't help that she wears pants and is both headstrong and intelligent.
22	[[/folder]]
23
24	[[folder:Stanisław]]
25	!! Stanisław Szulski
26	!!! '''Voiced by:''' Paul Dobson
27	Wiktor and Ligia's father, and a prominent thaumaturge.
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29	* InSeriesNickname: His friends, such as his former brother-in-law Voronin, call him "Stasio". Those who hate him, like Abaurycy, call him "Satanislaw".
30	* PosthumousCharacter: Stanislaw's death forms the impetus for Wiktor to return to Warsaw. However, he often shows up in Wiktor's dreams.
31	[[/folder]]
32
33	[[folder:Nadia]]
34	!! Nadia Fyodorovna Voronina
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36	* TheGhost: Nadia doesn't make an appearance throughout the game: she is stated to be living in Paris following her divorce from Stanislaw, and Wiktor can find a telegram from her saying she cannot come for the funeral. She is primarily seen in Wiktor's memories in "Memory Horizon". [[spoiler:UnseenNoMore if Wiktor and Ligia decide to escape Warsaw for Paris, where she is met with a man named Jean-Pierre and invites them into her home.]]
37	[[/folder]]
38
39	[[folder:Voronin]]
40	!! Alexander Fyodorovich Voronin
41	!!! '''Voiced by:''' Julian Mere
42	The chief of the Warsaw police.
43	[[/folder]]
44
45	[[folder:Petya]]
46	!! Pyotr Alexandrovich Voronin
47	!!! '''Voiced by:''' Michael Adamthwaite
48	Son of Alexander Voronin and childhood friend and cousin of the Szulski siblings, Petya has grown into a young aristocrat.
49	[[/folder]]
50
51	[[folder:Grażyna]]
52	!! Grażyna
53	!!! '''Voiced by:''' Nicole Oliver
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55	* ShipperOnDeck: She makes approving comments about both Cecilya and Wanda when they visit the Szulski house, asking Wiktor whether they will be visiting more often and making approving comments if he replies affirmatively.
56	* UncertainDoom: [[spoiler:While Wiktor was passed out following the brothel bombing, Grazyna had left the house to get supplies; by the time he wakes up, it has been three days and she still has not returned. While Ligia says that she may have simply holed up somewhere safe, her fate is not clarified in any of the endings.]]
57	[[/folder]]
58
59	! Playable Salutors
60	[[folder:Upyr]]
61	!! Upyr
62	-->'''Domain''':
63	-->'''Flaw''': Pride
64	Wiktor's first salutor.
65	[[/folder]]
66
67	[[folder:Bukavac]]
68	!! Bukavac
69	-->'''Domain''':
70	-->'''Flaw''': Wrath
71	[[/folder]]
72
73	[[folder:Lelek]]
74	!! Lelek
75	-->'''Domain''':
76	-->'''Flaw''':
77	[[/folder]]
78
79	[[folder:Veles]]
80	!! Veles
81	-->'''Domain''':
82	-->'''Flaw''':
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84	* OptionalPartyMember: Wiktor may allow Samira to tame Veles, which means he cannot tame her. This has the added benefit of [[spoiler:not embarrassing Sofya Skalon at Svetlana's party]].
85	[[/folder]]
86
87	[[folder:Morana]]
88	!! Morana
89	-->'''Domain''':
90	-->'''Flaw''':
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92	* OptionalPartyMember: Can only be acquired if the "Horses in the Sky" sidequest is completed.
93	[[/folder]]
94
95	[[folder:Djinn]]
96	!! Djinn
97	-->'''Domain''':
98	-->'''Flaw''':
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100	* OptionalPartyMember: Can only be acquired if you choose to not remove Leila's Flaw in "Fearless".
101	[[/folder]]
102
103	[[folder:Krampus]]
104	!! Krampus
105	-->'''Domain''':
106	-->'''Flaw''':
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108	* OptionalPartyMember: Can only be acquired if "The real fireworks" is completed. Notably, this is even easier to overlook because it is classified not as a sidequest, but as an urban story, which typically includes skippable drawings.
109	[[/folder]]
110
111	[[folder:Golem (spoilers unmarked)]]
112	!! Golem
113	-->'''Domain''':
114	-->'''Flaw''':
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116	* OptionalPartyMember: Honoring your deal with Ariel Rofe will lead to Rofe making a pact with it.
117	[[/folder]]
118
119	! Szulski Family Associates
120
121	[[folder:Konechkin (spoilers unmarked)]]
122	!! Ivan Konechkin
123	!!! '''Voiced by:''' Alexander Skazchenko
124	A mysterious, scarred man who shows up at Stanislaw Szulski's funeral. He is revealed to be the head of the Okhrana in Warsaw.
125	[[/folder]]
126
127	[[folder:Chajat]]
128	!! Mordechaj Chajat
129	!!! '''Voiced by:''' Mark Shepherd
130	A former business associate of Stanislaw Szulski.
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132	* EarlyBirdCameo: Chajat is met at the cemetery during Stanislaw's funeral wanting to talk to Wiktor, but Wiktor mostly brushes him off. He becomes a much more prominent character in Act II.
133	[[/folder]]
134
135	! Rasputin and Associates
136
137	[[folder:Rasputin]]
138	!! [[UsefulNotes/GrigoriRasputin Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin]]
139	!!! '''Voiced by:''' Creator/BrianDobson
140	A mysterious faith healer and hypnotist who helps Wiktor return to health and joins him when going to Warsaw.
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142	* DisneyDeath: [[spoiler:Seemingly dies due to a bomb at the supper in Powisle, and the site even contains his body, but a letter by him can be found on Wiktor's dresser from him, and all endings where Wiktor does not leave Warsaw have him appear at Prince Alexei's birthday party.]]
143	* AGodAmI: As the game progresses, Rasputin seems to fancy himself Christ reborn, with him attracting people from several classes. The game's climax has him [[spoiler:use Wiktor to carry out a "miracle" (actually just Wiktor telling the child that he is a thaumaturge)]] and he subsequently even arranges a supper in Powisle. Notably, when he denounces Kiril, he refers to Judas as "my betrayer".
144	[[/folder]]
145
146	[[folder:Nadarcynskis]]
147	!! Lucjan and Aniela Nadarcynski/a
148	!!! '''Voiced by:'''
149	Rasputin's hosts in Warsaw.
150	[[/folder]]
151
152	[[folder:Maria]]
153	!! Maria
154	!!! '''Voiced by:'''
155	A prostitute who works with Rasputin.
156	[[/folder]]
157
158	[[folder:Magdalena]]
159	!! Magdalena
160	!!! '''Voiced by:'''
161	[[/folder]]
162
163	[[folder:Lazarev]]
164	!! Lazarev
165	!!! '''Voiced by:'''
166	An imperial officer who is loyal to Rasputin.
167	[[/folder]]
168
169
170	! Thaumaturges
171
172	[[folder:Madame Samira]]
173	!! Madame Samira
174	!!! '''Voiced by:''' Jules Jones
175	--> '''Salutor''': Sirin
176	A thaumaturge who pretends to be a psychic to entertain the aristocracy of Warsaw and the Russian Empire.
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178	* BoxedCrook: [[spoiler:Konechkin uses her criminal record as Sara Rywkin to blackmail her into being his personal interrogator. She can be easily convinced to turn on him.]]
179	* DeadpanSnarker: Throws plenty of snark Wiktor's way at Svetlana's party.
180	* ThatWomanIsDead: [[spoiler:When spoken to after escaping from the Citadel and finding her Okhrana file, including her birth name as Sara Rywkin, she asserts that Sara Rywkin is dead. She goes into more detail if she likes Wiktor: as a child, she was taken in by the original Madame Samira and adopted her identity when she died.]]
181	[[/folder]]
182
183	[[folder:Sofer]]
184	!! Rabbi Izaak Sofer
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186	* PosthumousCharacter: Rabbi Sofer is long dead by the time of the game, but he plays a critical role in understanding [[spoiler:the reason for Stanislaw's death.]]
187	[[/folder]]
188
189	[[folder:Ariel Rofe]]
190	!! Ariel Rofe
191	!!! '''Voiced by:''' Creator/MichaelDobson
192	A Jewish thaumaturge who helps Wiktor with transporting Svetlana out of Warsaw.
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194	* JewishSmartass: Oh yeah. Rofe is one of the snarkiest characters in the game, contrasting him heavily with Chajat.
195	[[/folder]]
196
197	[[folder:Burnakovich (spoilers unmarked)]]
198	!! Faldjey Emir Burnakovich
199	!!! '''Voiced by:''' Creator/RonHalder
200	A Crimean Tatar thaumaturge who works as a doctor and is revealed to have worked with Stanislaw Szulski to form the coterie.
201	[[/folder]]
202
203	! Russian Nobility
204
205	[[folder:Nikolai II]]
206	!! [[UsefulNotes/NicholasII Tsar Nikolai II Romanov]]
207	!!! '''Voiced by:''' Ian Hanlin
208	Emperor of Russia.
209	[[/folder]]
210
211	[[folder:Alexandra]]
212	!! Tsarina Alexandra Romanova
213	!!! '''Voiced by:''' Nicole Oliver
214	Empress of Russia.
215	[[/folder]]
216
217	[[folder:Skalon]]
218	!! Georgi Antonovich Skalon
219	!!! '''Voiced by:''' Zbigniew Konopka
220	Governor-General of Warsaw, Skalon rules over the city with an iron fist.
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222	* FinalSolution: Skalon clearly states during his appointment that he does not wish to suffer enemies of the Empire to live, at least for long. If Wiktor is on good terms with Sergei, speaking to him during [[spoiler:Prince Alexei's birthday party has him inform Wiktor that Skalon wishes to round up and [[{{Lobotomy}} lobotomize]] all the thaumaturges in the city.]]
223	* GreaterScopeVillain: While his tyrannical rule over the city is a major cause for several problems in the city, Skalon does not have much personal enmity with Wiktor. [[spoiler:He is uninvolved in Stanislaw's death and cares little for Wiktor, though he may be more antagonistic if Sofya's flaw was removed]].
224	[[/folder]]
225
226	[[folder:Svetlana]]
227	!! Svetlana Petrovna Rumyantseva
228	!!! '''Voiced by:''' Klementyna Umer
229	A lady-in-waiting at Nikolai II's court, Svetlana Petrovna throws several parties for Warsaw's upper crust.
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231	* SurprisinglySuddenDeath: [[spoiler:As Svetlana is getting on the boat while beginning her journey for Vienna, the Golem ambushes Wiktor, causing the pier to collapse on top of her and sending both her and her trunk full of {{Blackmail}} material into the Vistula.]]
232	[[/folder]]
233
234	[[folder:Sofya]]
235	!! Sofya Georgievna Skalon
236	Daughter of the Governor-General, Sofya is a debutante at Svetlana Rumyantseva's party.
237	[[/folder]]
238
239	! Criminals
240
241	[[folder:Abaurycy]]
242	!! Abaurycy Niedzic
243	!!! '''Voiced by:''' Filip Lipiecki
244	Wiktor and Ligia's childhood friend, Abaurycy fell on hard times following the events that led to Wiktor leaving Warsaw. By the start of the main story, he has become the leader of the Skavs, a criminal gang in the city and fancies himself the "King of Srdomescie".
245	[[/folder]]
246
247	[[folder:Javier]]
248	!! Javier Sanchez Villa Conejito Ramirez
249	!!! '''Voiced by:''' Sam Vincent
250	A Spanish-born smuggler who moonlights as a fighter in the Powisle fighting ring.
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252	* TheCasanova: Javier ReallyGetsAround and has few qualms with abandoning his "conquests" once he is done with them; it is a major reason why the Gordon sisters want to beat Barszczyk up. Notably, his womanizing nearly puts [[spoiler:the plan to smuggle Svetlana out of Warsaw]] in jeopardy when a few men approach him to beat him up because he slept with their wives.
253	* TrueCompanions: With Ariel Rofe.
254	* WeHardlyKnewYe: [[spoiler:Dies along with Svetlana at the end of the quest he is introduced in when the Golem causes the pier to collapse while it chases Wiktor]].
255	[[/folder]]
256
257	[[folder:Cossacks]]
258	!! Danis, Selim, Timur, Pasha
259	[[/folder]]
260
261	! Citizens of Warsaw
262
263	[[folder:Fejgin]]
264	!! Tobiasz Fejgin
265	A reporter working in Warsaw.
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267	* IntrepidReporter: Downplayed in that he is not a man of action, but Feygin takes the initiative to go after stories, including both [[spoiler:Ludwik Krajewski's death]] and [[spoiler:the Vienna station bombing]].
268	* PenName: Writes as "Kmicic" when writing in underground, non-censored newspapers.
269	[[/folder]]
270
271	[[folder:Wanda]]
272	!! Wanda
273	!!! '''Voiced by:''' Diana Kaarina
274	A revolutionary member of the PPS.
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276	* DespairEventHorizon: Crosses it after hearing of Michal's death. This drives her to [[spoiler:enter Prince Alexei's birthday party with the intention of killing the tsar with no concern for her fate afterwards; if Wiktor does not stop her, she succeeds.]]
277	* PreMortemOneLiner: "For a free and independent Poland!" when she kills [[spoiler:Tsar Nikolai II Romanov]] if Wiktor does not stop her.

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