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Prisoner 849

Gina, one of the many faces the Player Character can take.

The Featureless Protagonist of Unreal and Return to Na Pali. A prisoner aboard the Unified Military Services' Vortex Rikers, the ship crashed on the planet Na Pali. What followed to that particular event was a quest for survival that took them across the planet and other crashed ships in order to find a way out of the planet.

Artificial Limbs:
- Kurgan has a bionic leg.
- Dimitra seems to have most of her face covered in a bionic mask.
The Chosen One: One of the Nali diaries specifically mentions a saviour princess. And not only does the Nali depiction of the lightning goddess Vandora look human apart from the four arms, she has the exact same hair and face as Sonya, minus the respirator mask. Said princess usually refers to a deceased sailor from a crashed Russian ship that managed to break out of a heavily guarded Skaarj area and murder her way to a monastery, after the local Nali are convinced she's the one - but if you're playing as a female character, some of the logs might ambiguously refer to you.
Heroic Mime: The protagonist might as well be a mute. Subverted in Return to Na Pali, where male and female player characters speak during intermission cutscenes.
Injured Player Character Stage: Unlike most first person shooters of its era (or, indeed, most first person shooters, period), the player actually starts the game with low health as a result from the crash landing of the Vortex Rikers on Na Pali. Fortunately, there are plenty of health packs and bandages scattered around the ship and the only enemy encountered on board runs off before the player can engage with him.
Noodle Incident: More than twenty Real Life years and ten games later, the reasons of the main character's imprisonment remain unknown.
Right Man in the Wrong Place: Unlikely survivor of a crashed prison ship, inexplicably proficient with every weapon you come across (That's probably what got you locked up in the first place), no real motivation for fighting the bad guys other than "they're shooting at you?", singlehandedly free several areas of the planet from an army of reptilian nasties and cyborg slavers... Over the course of the game and Return To Na Pali they rampage across the planet, offing the Skaarj Queen and (most of) their ranks in the way. In RTNP, this extends to the UMS crew, who learnt the hard way to NOT to mess with someone like them.
"Shaggy Dog" Story: Despite the player character rampaging across the planet twice, and killing a Skaarj Queen and two Warlord leaders, along with various references to being the Nali's Savior, the Tournament games - which, according to the Manual, are set several years later - still reference the Skaarj hunting Nali. Not to mention that the resultant declaration of war against humanity devastated their colonies, and Earth itself.
Unwitting Instigator of Doom: Only appeared in Unreal and its Expansion Pack Return to Na Pali, but ended up practically creating the Unreal universe. Prior to their involvement, the Skaarj weren't interested in humanity, as they saw them as just an inferior race. P849's quest to escape from the planet (which involved the assassination of the Skaarj Queen, and countless of Nali being saved) inadvertently gave the Skaarj a renewed interest in humanity, which led to them invading Earth, the creation of the New Earth Government in order to stop them, the near-extinction of humanity, and the aftermath of the war leading to such a dismal status on Earth that rebellions began to rise across the world, prompting the NEG to create a series of leagues and bloody public exhibitions alongside the Liandri Mining Corporation, in order to contain said rage.
The Undead: While traditional zombies (or some in-universe equivalent) are nowhere to be seen, players can pick any of the five "gibbed" skins (three for men, two for women).
- Blood-Splattered Warrior: Their own blood, actually.
- Body Horror: The face has been ripped out from most of them.

Na Pali friendly creatures

Nali

"Habouji!"

Native citizens of the planet Na Pali. They are a peaceful agriculture-based race of four-armed humanoid aliens. One fateful day, the Skaarj found the planet, and proceeded to invade and subjugate them, turning them into their slaves. They never lost the hope that a savior would come to rescue them even during the darkest of times. Then the Vortex Rikers prison ship crash landed into the planet.

In the game, they help the Player Character by revealing hidden weapon/item caches as a form of "thank you" upon saving them.

Always Lawful Good: Zig-zagged. While all the ones you meet are peaceful and nice, there is some evidence of rather unsavory aspects of their culture, the biggest being the gladiatorial Dark Arena where you fight a captive Titan. The arena is quite ancient and not made by the Skaarj; it's possible the Nali stopped using it long ago and the Skaarj took it over for their own purposes.
Ascended Extra:
- A priest and a regular citizen became selectable characters for botmatches and online play in Unreal Tournament by way of the Game of The Year Edition and the Epic Bonus Pack. No full-blooded Skaarj appeared in that game, though; the closest would be the Skaarj Hybrids.
- OldUnreal's v227a patch made them playable in Unreal, where the Skaarj Troopers were already playable.
Call a Rabbit a "Smeerp": Nali names for many things - for example starships are "thunderbirds" or "metal chariots", Skaarj are "the demons from the stars" (or just "sky demons"), while humans are "two-armed soft skins". Inverted with the Nali Cow and, appropriately enough, the jumpy Nali Rabbit. In the level "Temple of Chizra", they've put an Eightball Gun on an altar and call it the "stick of six fires".
Cannon Fodder: The race comes back in Unreal Championship 2: The Liandri Conflict... as fodder for the combatants in the Nali Slaughter gamemode.
Cargo Cult: They are a simple, agricultural race who can't quite figure out how the Skaarj could be doing what they do without magical assistance, and therefore immediately label them as "demons from the skies". The Nali do have some advanced technology, but it's implied they are relics from a long-past era, whose scientific workings are impenetrable to the race's naïve minds. They see such objects as holy relics, put them on sacred pedestals and use them in holy rituals.
Continuity Nod: A secret pop-up in the training level of Unreal II: The Awakening features a Nali.
Cruel and Unusual Death: They are often crucified by the Skaarj, which presumably hurts even more than when done to a human as they have four arms to be nailed. Sometimes you find Nali nailed by their upper arms alone, but all are already dead by the time you run into them.
Empire with a Dark Secret: Levels such as "Dark Arena", "Velora Temple" (which implies the altars there were sacrificial) and "Nali Castle" (which has a torture chamber in it), as well as some Lost Technology including very deadly weapons, suggest a darker, more violent side to the Nali's past.
Kick the Dog: Every sentient enemy in the game seems to utterly hate them, and will beat them up, torture them, or just plain murder them just for the hell of it. The player can do it too, and there's a situation in the Chizra temple where you have the option of murdering a Nali priest in order to get the Super Health Pack he's levitating over.^note
Mercy Kill: Putting crucified Nali out of their misery is occasionally rewarded.
Non-Action Guy: The Nali as an entire race are this. Although you find several dead Nali with weapons next to them, and some Skaarj logs make reference to "rebellious activity", which suggest that at least some of them are actively fighting back. The novel Prophet's Power based on the game develops this idea further.
Promoted to Playable:
- The Epic-sanctioned OldUnreal patch v227 enables them as a playable character model in Unreal.
- Unreal Tournament features a priest and a citizen (called Ouboudah) as playable characters, either via the Game of The Year Edition or by installing the Epic Bonus Pack on a retail install.
Slave Race:
- They are this towards their slavers, the Skaarj. They're mainly used in Unreal as miners, with several logs having the Nali praying to their gods for the coming of their messiah, and in punishment gladiatorial games. It's up to Prisoner 849, then, to free them, an action that's usually rewarded with a powerful goodie.
- The Skaarj later lobbied to add the Nali Slaughter game in Unreal Championship 2: The Liandri Conflict, which has several variants of the Nali as the titular cannon fodder.
Suicide Attack: The Kamikaze Nali will search for the players rather than escape from them.
Took a Level in Badass: From peaceful, fragile and helpful non action guys in Unreal and RTNP to being able to go toe-to-toe with seasoned Tournament veterans in Tournament.
Underground Monkey: The Nali Slaughter gametype from Unreal Championship 2 has several Nali types for the combatants to slaughter:
- Regular Nali who run away from the combatants, they're worth one point.
- Invisible Nali, harder to see, who drop the Invisibility powerup when killed and are worth 3 points.
- Speed Nali, who have the Speed Adrenaline ability and are worth 3 points.
- Kamikaze Nali, who have the Self-Destruct Adrenaline ability, and who run towards the players trying to explode near them; they're rare and worth 5 points.
Video Game Caring Potential: There are many poor, abused Nali throughout the game, and keeping them alive usually results in them leading you to a valuable item or a shortcut. This is lampshaded in RTNP after the Eldora Well level:
"As much as I hate being back here, I have to say it was good to see the Nali again."

Other Na Pali friendly/passive creatures

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Clockwise from top-left: Biterfish, Horsefly, Nali Rabbit and Nali Bird. Not pictured: the Nali Cow.

Different animals comprising the fauna and flora of Na Pali. Not all of them are associated with the Skaarj or other malicious races.

Ascended Extra: The Nali Cow became a selectable character for Unreal Tournament as the Nali WarCow.
Fighting Clown: In spite of its hilarious appearance (as a result of the game's lead animator messing around with a Nali Cow model and the rest of the team liking it), the Nali WarCow is still capable of kicking tons of ass in Tournament.
Non-Malicious Monster: A lot of the monsters on Na Pali are just predatory animals who aren't affiliated with the Skaarj and are just looking for dinner.

Enemies and monsters

Enemy Civil War: Can happen if a monster accidentally shoots another in the back. This only occurs between monsters who are not of the same species. There are a few exceptions. The Skaarj Berserker will attack everything in sight, Skaarj or otherwise (even other Skaarj Berserkers). Titans will attack everything that's not them (for the few instances where there are other monsters around when fighting one). The Giant Gasbag will attack any normal Gasbags that she spawns. The Pack Hunters, introduced in Return To Na Pali, will attack everything that's not them.
Lightning Bruiser: Except for Brutes.
Offscreen Teleportation: Some of the enemy spawners indeed only spawn enemies when you're not looking at the particular spawner. Bodies of slain enemies only disappear when your back is turned.

The Skaarj Empire

Skaarj in general

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A Skaarj Trooper and a Skaarj Warrior

The main antagonist alien race of the Unreal series, as well as the most prominent enemies the player finds in Na Pali. Comes in several races.

In general

Aliens Are Bastards: Not only do they kill, enslave, and torture the peaceful Nali, they also kill all the humans who end up stranded on their planet.
Always Chaotic Evil: They are all aggressive and warlike (though some of the messages on their computers imply they at least have an honorable side).
Artificial Atmospheric Actions: Skaarj can be found sleeping in Nali beds or checking their weapons - in the case of warriors, you can tell their presence from a distance from the "snikt" of their Razik blades being extended.
Artificial Brilliance: They will change their tactics depending on how much health they have left, how many allies they have backing them up, and what weapons are being used against them. For example, if you are using projectiles they will try dodging your shots, and when weakened they swap from a close-up game to a keep-away strategy.
Badass Army: The concept of "civilian" doesn't seem to exist in their culture; even the few seen doing scientific tasks will immediately drop everything and start shooting you to pieces the moment they catch sight of you.
Continuity Nod: Their symbol becomes the symbol for the Green team and the Damage Amplifier item in Unreal Tournament.
Defensive Feint Trap: Injured Skaarj will sometimes retreat to lure you into an ambush, and will sometimes feign death when hit by explosives only to assault you when you've gotten close.
Extreme Mêlée Revenge: Inverted by the lesser classes, who will respond to injury by backing off to make themselves harder to hit and sniping at you from a distance.
Genius Bruiser: On the outside they may look like superhuman-reptilian creatures who merely fight because they get kicks out of it, but they have amassed a great amount of scientific knowledge - enough to conquer other planets, no less.
Large and in Charge: The more powerful Skaarj are like this. While most of them are only a few inches taller than a human, the Skaarj Lord and Berserker are about 8 feet tall.
Playing Possum: Skaarj do this on occasion. However the fact that they lie in a different position when faking makes it quite easy to tell if they are "really" dead or not.
Proud Warrior Race Guy: The Skaarj:
"Vigilance is the guardian of honour."
Schizo Tech: Despite having powerful weapons and technology, they mostly fight wearing no armor and using only their Wolverine Claws and their energy ball attack (implied to be an innate ability).
You do meet Skaarj who have advanced weapons and wear armor not that it makes them any more resistant to damage, but not until late in the game. Word of God confirms this is intentional, as they describe the Skaarj as "sophisticated savages", who, despite their advanced technology, are rather primitive and barbaric in mindset.
Underground Monkey: Enemy Skaarj come in two vareties: Troopers and Warriors, each with their own subclasses and features:

Skaarj Trooper

The Skaarj Empire's ranged infantry soldiers. All of them carry a weapon, the weapon depending on the monster class. The class comprises the Skaarj Gunner, Skaarj Infantry, Skaarj Trooper, Skaarj Sniper and Skaarj Officer monster classes.

Adapted Out: The class is absent from the Invasion gamemode of 2003 and 2004.
Cold Sniper: Skaarj Snipers can be found carrying Rifles.
Deflector Shields: Skaarj Troopers have an arm-mounted buckler that stops even hitscan attacks, but doesn't negate Splash Damage.
Enemy Civil War: Strangely, unarmed Skaarj Troopers will attack other enemies.
Luckily, My Shield Will Protect Me: The Trooper class is armed with an energy shield which helps them reducing the damage taken from the player's weapons.
Mighty Glacier: In Unreal botmatches and multiplayer matches, they can be selected by players as their character model and have the highest starting health (125), at the cost of not being able to fit certain places (such as the water passage in DmElSinore) and being slow.
Underground Monkey: Troopers are distinguished for being able to carry regular weapons, and some of them can even drop the weapon they use. Their regular health is 170, and subclasses include:
- Gunners, who carry Eightball Rocket Launchers.
- Infantry, who carry Stingers.
- Troopers, who carry Dispersion Pistols or (occasionally) ASMD Rifles.
- Snipers, the fragilest subclass at 140 HP, who carries the Rifle or (occasionally) Bio Rifle.
- Officers, the sturdiest subclass at 200 HP, who carries the Razorjack or (occasionally) the ASMD.
Unique Enemy: The Skaarj Sniper is only found in the "Outpost 3J" level of the main game. They don't use their signature weapon, however.

Skaarj Warrior

The main fighters of the Skaarj Empire, they usually attack at melee range with their claws, as well as having a leaping strike, but they also fire bolts from their Razik. The class comprises the Fire Skaarj, Ice Skaarj, Skaarj Warrior, Skaarj Assassin, Skaarj Berserker and Skaarj Lord classes.

Badass Army: In addition to the already stated, in Unreal Tournament 2004 they get their own team, called "Iron Skull Skaarj" (presumably to distinguish them from the Half-Human Hybrid Skaarj Hybrid team "Iron Skull" from Tournament). The badass aspect comes with the fact that they're one of the "Godlike" teams in the Ladder, meaning that they can be fought at the end of eack of the Team Ladders (except the introductory Team Qualification Ladder) and, provided they did well against the player's team, in the Championship ladder as Final Boss, and their regular and AI stats prove that dismissing them as threats is a bad idea.
Boss in Mook Clothing: Skaarj Berserkers and Skaarj Lords have roughly the same damage and health stats, and are the strongest Skaarj classes.
The Bus Came Back: The Warrior and Ice varieties appear as fightable enemies in the Invasion gamemode of Unreal Tournament 2003 and Unreal Tournament 2004, alongside a new Fire variety (which is really just an Assassin or Lord).
Degraded Boss: Skaarj Lords are rare encounters in Unreal, but in Return to Na Pali they appear more frequently, with the player facing 11 of them in the Bounds of Foundry level.
Elite Mooks: Skaarj Lords have almost the same health as a Berserker and the Assassin's tendency to spam Razik projectiles. Later on, the game tosses them your way almost as regular enemies.
Enemy Civil War: Skaarj Berserkers will fight just about anybody, and will gladly attack other Skaarj if you're not in their line of sight. This includes other Berserkers, and if they're all in the same area, this can lead to a free-for-all.
Establishing Character Moment: Prisoner 849's first fight with one takes place in the "Rrajigar Mine" level. After deactivating the force fields, 849 is trapped in a small corridor and the lights turn off. The next moment, the light turns red, and a Warrior comes from a wall, attacking them.
Exposed to the Elements: There's literally nothing that covers their bodies even in harsh climate conditions such as lava and ice.
Foreshadowing: You get to see a Skaarj Warrior at the Vortex Rikers before you get to fight one in the third level, "Rrajigar Mine".
An Ice Person: The Ice Skaarj.
Kill the Lights: The first Skaarj encounter in the Rrajigar mines. After Prisoner 849 disables the force field, they have to return from where they came from, and at a turn, two barriers rise up and the lights start to turn off. Cue a red light of warning and the appearance of a Skaarj Scout.
Last Breath Bullet: If a Skaarj Warrior is decapitated, he will swipe blindly at the air with his claws before falling down.
Lightning Bruiser: They become this in the Invasion mode of 2003 and 2004. They run faster than players and can take a lot of hits.
Mook Debut Cutscene: The first Skaarj Scout the player fights is encountered in the Rrajigar Mine level: after deactivating the forcefield controls, Prisoner 849 returns from where they came until a pair of barriers are placed, the lights are turned off, and they later get a red coloring as a Scout begins attacking the player.
Oh, Crap!: Your first encounter with a Skaarj - see Nothing Is Scarier above. You're happily walking along to get back to your objective, in a passage you've already crossed with no enemy activity whatsoever, and suddenly the lights start going out, one by one. You can't run, because the corridor is now blocked. You start to hear growling noises. This is where you say the trope, right before a whirling mass of blades and hurt dives straight for your face.
Playing with Fire: The 2003 and 2004-exclusive Fire Skaarj launches bolts that cause damage over time.
Promoted to Playable: As a full-blood race^note, the Warrior class became playable in Unreal Tournament 2004, following the footsteps of the Trooper class in Unreal.
Rank Scales with Asskicking: The Skaarj Lord is the strongest of all non-boss Skaarj enemies, boasting 320 HP, being more tactical-minded than Assassins and more level-headed than Berserkers (which they're on par with, stats-wise).
Spectacular Spinning: One of the Warrior class melee moves is a Spin Attack.
Super Window Jump: A Skaarj gets the drop on you in the first room of the Sunspire by jumping through the stained glass ceiling.
Underground Monkey: Warriors are specialized in melee combat. Sturdier than Troopers (their weakest subclass has 180 HP, while their sturdiest has 320), they use a Deadly Lunge, a double bolt attack, a Spin Attack and use Wolverine Claws, depending on the situation. They also have an annoying tendency to dodge whenever non-hitscan weapons are fired at higher levels. Subclasses include:
- Ice Skaarj, immune to freezing damage.
- Fire Skaarj, immune to fire damage. In 2004 their bolts cause damage over time.
- Skaarj Scouts, weakest but also fastest.
- The base Skaarj Warrior subclass.
- Skaarj Assassins, more aggressive than the Skaarj Lord.
- Skaarj Berserkers, sturdiest and with the strongest melee attack, but doesn't distinguish friend from foe.
- Skaarj Lords, more tactical than the Assassin, second-to-best melee attack.
Unique Enemy: The Ice Skaarj is only found in the "Watcher of the Skies" and "Gala's Peak" levels from Return to Na Pali, fittingly, two ice-themed levels. Strangely, they only appear on the easy difficulty, being replaced with Mercenaries on higher difficulties.
Wolverine Claws (with occasional Energy Balls): The Skaarj's Razik, the weapon of choice for the class.

Brutes

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Pictured: Lesser Brute. Not pictured: Regular Brute and Behemoth.

Big, slow-moving ape-like creatures with dual-wielded mini-rocket launchers. They're usually seen working as the Skaarj Empire's enforcers. Comes in three varieties: Lesser Brutes, Brutes and Behemoths.

Boss in Mook Clothing: The Behemoth is the strongest Brute class.
The Bus Came Back: The three classes appear as fightable enemies in the Invasion gamemode of Unreal Tournament 2003 and Unreal Tournament 2004.
Continuity Nod: A pop-up in the training level of Unreal II: The Awakening features a Behemoth.
Damage Reduction: Brutes and Behemoths take only 70% damage from the Dispersion Pistol and all explosive attacks. This doesn't include the Bio Rifle, even if its projectiles explode.
Degraded Boss: Behemoths appear more frequently in Return to Na Pali.
Dual Wielding: They have a rocket launcher pistol in each arm.
Dumb Muscle: A Krall log complains about them breaking the bridge they later have to repair in the "Dasa Mountain Pass" level.
Extreme Mêlée Revenge: If they take enough damage, they will forget all about shooting and charge you.
Guns Akimbo: The Regular Brute will shoot a barrage of rockets on certain health levels.
Hand Cannon: They dual-wield rocket launchers as pistols.
Mighty Glacier: Big, heavy and armed with rocket launchers, they'd be a huge problem if they weren't so very slow.
Mook Debut Cutscene: Your first encounter with one takes place early in the NyLeve's Falls level. After entering the first cave, a human flies across the corridor and crashes against a wall; afterwards a rocket destroys him, and the Brute makes its appearance.
Rule of Three: Three classes of Brutes.
Slave Mooks: They fight for the Skaarj, guarding key areas.
There Was a Door: They are fond of this. In their first appearance in "NyLeve's Falls", a Brute smashes its way through a door behind you (which is sneaky as you'll more likely be focused on the Brute in front of you that has just thrown a human survivor against the wall and annihilated him with a volley of rockets).
Underground Monkey: Brutes, Lesser Brutes (weaker, but faster) and Behemoths (larger, slower, sturdier, stronger, and when they die and fall they shake the area).
Unique Enemy: In the base game only, Behemoths are fought at the "Cellars at Dasa Pass" level. A third one appears in "Nali Castle" on Unreal difficulty, however.

Krall

A warrior race of vaguely reptilian creatures with staves that shoot energy balls, enslaved by the Skaarj in order to work as guard force or heavy duty. Comes in two classes: regular and Elite.

Artificial Atmospheric Actions: Krall are often found about to toss Nali off a floating island, sleeping, talking amongst themselves, or, most often, playing dice.
Ascended Extra: This mook faction becomes playable in Unreal Tournament III.
Bad Boss: Khan Vhranna in the "Dasa Mountain Pass" level in his diary complains that Grok Vhul'rath treats his subordinates badly.
Bridge Foreman Khan Vhranna: I've about had it with Grok Vhul'rath. He's such a pompous son-of-a Bulrach. If he makes us fix the drawbridge one more time in the rain, I swear I'm going to bust his face in.
Boom Stick: Krall staves when used at range.
Defensive Feint Trap: Injured Krall will sometimes retreat to lure you into an ambush.
Elite Mooks: Elite Kralls have more health than regular Krall and dodge more often.
Extreme Doormat: The Skaarj led them during the early games of the series. By the time of Unreal Tournament III, the Necris became their bosses.
Mook Debut Cutscene: Prisoner 849 finds them first in the Gateway to Na Pali level, with three of them forcing a poor Nali to jump to its doom. This execution is mentioned in the following level as a form of punishment in one of the logs.
Promoted to Playable: Became one of the playable races in Unreal Tournament III.
Rank Scales with Asskicking: The Krall Elite is a stronger version of the regular Krall.
Secret Character: One of them (Scythe) is unlocked in Unreal Tournament III after winning the DM-Deck mission in Act IV: Calculated Losses.
Slave Mooks: They're implied to be serving the Skaarj under duress based on certain books and logs that you can use the Universal Translator on.
Spectacular Spinning: They will sometimes twirl their staffs before firing, or when idle.
Teeth-Clenched Teamwork: The Kralls aren't happy to work alongside the Skaarj, as noted by a log in the Bluff Eversmoking level:
"Shipping Log: Grorq of the Red Hand Tribe. I am really getting sick with the way the Skaarj are treating us. Constantly bossing us around and making us watch over their pathetic Nali Slaves. My troops are getting sick of this situation."
Took a Level in Badass: Their appearance in Unreal Tournament III shows them with an even more sadistic, aggressive side.
Underground Monkey: Krall and Elite Krall (stronger and their shots hit harder).
Unusable Enemy Equipment: Prisoner 849 cannot use the staves of fallen Krall.
Villains Out Shopping: At a couple of points in the game, you encounter trios of Krall huddled together and playing what looks to be some sort of dice game.
Who Needs Their Whole Body?: Even if the player severs their legs, their upper body will keep crawling after the player.
Zerg Rush:
- Like most species, in the Invasion mode of 2003 and 2004 they appear in big numbers, alongside the also weaker on their own but dangerous in groups Fly, Manta and Pupae.
- Several missions in Unreal Tournament III such as WAR-Torlan_Leviathan from Act II: With Caesar's Coin, have them coming in waves towards the Ronin team. Fittingly, the game's visual code calls these "Invasion -style" missions.

Pupae

The larval form of a Skaarj. They're weak, their leap attack isn't damaging, but they usually attack in packs.

The Bus Came Back: Appears as a fightable enemy in the Invasion gamemode of Unreal Tournament 2003 and Unreal Tournament 2004.
Zerg Rush: They usually appear in packs to harass the players, especially in the endgame Mothership levels, but the trope is turned up a notch in the Invasion mode of 2003 and 2004, where they appear in bigger numbers and are accompanied by other weaker species such as Mantas or Razor Flies. And they become the big distraction so that Skaarjs, Kralls, Brutes and even Warlords pummel you down.

Skaarj Warlord

A hulking leathery-winged demon thing that is apparently in charge of Skaarj operations, armed with a deadly Rocket Launcher. First fought in the "Demonlord's Lair" level, implied to be the General of the Skaarj forces. Also guards the Skaarj Mothership Generator. This boss is also fought in Return to Na Pali in the "Escape from Na Pali" level.

Boss in Mook Clothing: Appears in the Invasion mode of 2003 and 2004 as the strongest of all mooks. And unlike Unreal, in this mode they can come in big numbers. In fact, the last default wave features only Warlords.
Disc-One Final Boss: After the first battle in the caves below the Nali Castle, you fight him a second and final time in the Skaarj Generator, but once you kill him, the game is not over yet. The true Final Boss is the Skaarj Queen.
The Dragon: Prisoner 849 fights him twice: once in a torture dungeon in a lava-filled cave that he uses for his personal amusement after the "Nali Castle" level, and another after you try to sabotage the Skaarj mothership. On the second fight, he's killed for good.
Dungeon Bypass: A boulder above him can be shot, and it will fatally injure, if not outright kill, him.
Establishing Character Moment: After entering to the "Demonlord's Lair" level, the player catches his back. A single shot is enough to wake him up.
Homing Projectile: In order to emphasize how big of a deal it is, the Invasion mode of 2003 and 2004 has him shooting homing, hard-to-avoid missiles.
Large and in Charge: Around 12-15 feet tall, and is thought to be the General of the Skaarj army.
Last Breath Bullet: They attempt to do this to the player as part of their death animation.
Skippable Boss: In Return to Na Pali, after pressing the switch that allows you to access the UMS shuttle and escape, a Skaarj Warlord bursts out of the floor of the previous room. However, the game gives you generous time to get out before it appears.
We Will Meet Again: After being defeated in your first encounter with one, he just taunts you and teleports away, only to reappear - and be Killed Off for Real - aboard the Skaarj mothership.

Spoiler Bosses

Mutated Skaarj

A bunch of large, psychotic Skaarj with glowing "pseudoinvisibility" effects, the player finds them as experiment subjects in the "Mothership Core" level. After blowing up the Skaarj Generator and cutting the power across the ship, these Skaarj go berserk. Fought in the level "The Darkening".

King Mook: They were all part of an experiment to mutate Skaarj with tarydium so they would have natural energy shields. Unfortunately it had the side effect of sending them into a constant Unstoppable Rage, so they were locked up. Of course, once the Player Character destroys the generator powering the forcefields...

Spoiler Final Boss

Skaarj Queen

The Final Boss. A six-armed monster who can shoot bolts, use a shield, and Teleport Spam. Fought at the level "The Source".

Establishing Character Moment: Appears from a hole in the level "The Source".
Large and in Charge: Around 12-15 feet tall, and is the Final Boss.
Load-Bearing Boss: Once defeated, the Mothership begins to collapse, as Prisoner 849 escapes in the shuttle.
Multi-Armed and Dangerous: Exactly what those protuberances are on her chest is anyone's guess, but they look like arms.
Teleport Spam: At one point teleports constantly in order to disorient the player.

Giant Skaarj

An unusually large, 15 foot tall Skaarj Lord with double the normal amount of health as a surprise boss at the end of the "Bounds of Foundry" level in Return to Na Pali.

Damage-Sponge Boss: Towers at 650 HP.

Other monsters and enemies

Gasbag

Not your typical Geodude

A floating, belching creature.

Artificial Brilliance: The only way to take these bastards down is with hitscan weapons such as the Minigun or the ASMD/Shock Rifle. If you fire any kind of projectile at them, they'll sidestep. This is especially jarring in 2003 and 2004.
The Bus Came Back: The regular Gasbag appears as a fightable enemy in the Invasion gamemode of Unreal Tournament 2003 and Unreal Tournament 2004.
Cephalothorax: Their mouth, the source of their attacks, is located at the center.
Gasshole: It's in the name. When it moves, it even does farting sounds.
Mook Debut Cutscene: Two of them appear in the "Temple of Vandora" level, bombarding the player at the Torch of Tranquility area.

(Razor) Fly

A big but weak fly that attacks their enemies by ramming onto them.

Big Creepy-Crawlies: Big mosquitoes.
The Bus Came Back: Appears as a fightable enemy in the Invasion gamemode of Unreal Tournament 2003 and Unreal Tournament 2004.
I Have Many Names: In Unreal and UT, they're simply called "Fly". However, when the Invasion gametype was introduced in 2003, the game started calling it "Razor Fly".
Mook Debut Cutscene: They appear in the "Chizra - Nali Water God" level, coming from the ceiling on a square room with pillars. The level being a tortuous area where Everything Trying to Kill You is in effect.
Zerg Rush: They usually appear in packs to harass the players, but the trope is turned up a notch in the Invasion mode of 2003 and 2004, where they appear in bigger numbers and are accompanied by other weaker species such as Mantas or Pupae. And they become the big distraction so that Skaarjs, Kralls, Brutes and even Warlords pummel you down.

Manta

A flying enemy found in Na Pali, attacks with its tail.

Airborne Mook: It's always flying.
The Bus Came Back: Appears as a fightable enemy in the Invasion gamemode of Unreal Tournament 2003 and Unreal Tournament 2004.
Continuity Nod: Unreal Tournament 2004 features a hoverboard vehicle with two side wings and its overall shape resembling them.
Mook Debut Cutscene: Depending on where the player goes in the NyLeve's Falls level, either they're hiding behind a rock near a Nali hut, or two of them ambush the player near the exit of the level, with a log referencing them in this area.
Zerg Rush: In the Invasion mode of 2004 they appear in bigger numbers and are accompanied by other weaker species such as Razor Flies or Pupae. And they become the big distraction so that Skaarjs, Kralls, Brutes and even Warlords pummel you down.

Mercenaries

A group of hazmat-suit clad aliens stationed at the Terraniux ship. They are archenemies of the Skaarj, and are competing with them for control of Na Pali.

Adapted Out: Is absent from the Invasion gamemode of 2003 and 2004.
Alien Blood: They have green blood. Notably, this isn't a form of violence censorship - your blood, as well as that of most other enemies, is quite red.
Artificial Limbs: Their arm cannons, effectively a machinegun and a rocket launcher.
Asskicking Leads to Leadership: Elite Mercenaries have a stronger melee attack, and can shoot while shielded.
Continuity Nod: Their symbol becomes the symbol for the Gold team in Unreal Tournament.
Deflector Shields: Mercenaries have a Shield that grants temporary invulnerability.
Elite Mooks: Elite Mercenaries can shoot while their invulnerable shields are up.
Enclosed Extraterrestrials: We never get to see how they actualy look outside their hazmat power armor.
Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep": There's no info about their species, society, motives or really anything, all we know is that they're Mercenaries. It is implied that they were named "Mercenaries" because the developers could not figure out a unique name for them in time during the development.
Evil Versus Evil: They may be trying to kill you, but they hate the Skaarj just as much as you do.
Faceless Goons: All Mercenaries wear masks.
Noodle Incident: You never find out who the mercenaries are, who they work for, why they are on Na Pali, or where they come from. All you know for sure is they aren't human, as while they are roughly human in size and shape they have green blood and talk in a weird electronic buzzing language, and that they aren't aligned with the Skaarj as the two will attack each other on sight.

Private Military Contractors: Averted. They're not exactly mercenaries perse, as in they're not working for anyone specifically. According to the manual, they are galaxy-roving bio-engineered hunters with a lust for wealth.
Underground Monkey: Mercenary and Elite Mercenary (stronger and can use their weapons while shielded).

Slith

Adapted Out: They are absent in the Invasion gamemode of Unreal Tournament 2003 and Unreal Tournament 2004.
Continuity Nod: In Unreal Tournament III, Slith shrieks can be heard on the map WAR-Hostile, set on Na Pali.

Tentacle

A creature that likes to hang out of ceilings and shoot spikes towards its enemies.

Adapted Out: They are left out of the Invasion gamemode of 2003 and 2004, which features several open maps where their spawn is left near impossible.
Artifact Mook: They are found nearly everywhere, whether it'd be Nali huts, Skaarj facilities, temples, or otherwise.
Mook Debut Cutscene: Appears in the "NyLeve's Falls" level inside of the first hut the player can access, hidden in a corner.

Titan

The hugest non-boss enemy of Unreal and Return to Na Pali, these beasts attack by throwing rocks and shaking the ground with their stomp.

Adapted Out: They are left out of the Invasion gamemode of 2003 and 2004, no wonder due to their colossal size that dwarves the Warlords.
Damage Reduction: They take only 70% damage from the Dispersion Pistol and all explosive attacks. This doesn't include the Bio Rifle, even if its projectiles explode.
Damage-Sponge Boss: The Titans, which are like a combination of a giant gorilla and a dinosaur and have a ridiculous 1200 HP total, but are very stupid and slow, as well as being big, easy-to-hit targets. The rocks they throw can do enough damage to one-shot a fully healthy and armored player and one handful of them can be thrown at once, but those tend to not be as well-aimed as one single giant boulder and are universally slow; the main danger of those is the unpredictable shrapnel that is produced after they collide with the level geometry and shatter.
Degraded Boss: After the Dark Arena battle, the player faces even more Titans in later levels such as The Trench and Spire Village.
Enemy Civil War: They will fight just about anybody.
Mook Debut Cutscene: The first of these beasts is fought at the Dark Arena level. After the Player Character picks up the Eightball and its ammunition, the metal ring around the central pillar rises violently and the three sets of huge double doors around the arena slide open. From behind the flying dust, a huge Titan comes thumping out.
Skippable Boss: Almost every Titan battle in the game can be skipped, which is a godsend considering how spongey they are. The only exceptions are the levels "Dark Arena" and "Temple of Vandora", where their death is required to open paths that weren't there before.

Predators

Adapted Out: They are left out of the Invasion gamemode of 2003 and 2004.
Continuity Nod: A pop-up in the training level of Unreal II: The Awakening features a bunch of Predators.
Enemy Civil War: They attack everything that's not them. Their first encounter involves them attacking a Brute. Just before that, there are two dead Brutes at the entrance to the chamber they are fought in.
Mook Debut Cutscene: At the very end of the "Edge of Na Pali" level, after entering the last chamber, the door behind the Player Character closes, and a pack of hunters start chasing them.
Raptor Attack: The predators are rather like tiny carnivorous dinosaurs, and, ironically, are closer to real life raptors than most actual raptors in games (being only about as big as a turkey, and relying on both being really fast and having superior numbers, as they usually appear in groups of 6-8 or so.)

Spinners

A giant arachnid creature that is capable of lobbing acid at it's foes.

Adapted Out: They are left out of the Invasion gamemode of 2003 and 2004.
Alien Blood: They have green blood, which makes them unique compared to Na Pali's other critters.
Giant Spider: It's about the size of a dog.

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UMS Space Marines

Blatant Lies: Their dialogue when searching for a hiding player:
"We have no wish to harm you!"
"We're here to help you!"
"We're the good guys!"
Cleanup Crew: They appear right when Prisoner 849 powers up the Prometheus after discovering that the whole Operation Talon Hunter has been classified Deep Ultra and that all evidence of it should be cleansed out.
Evil All Along: They hire you for an important mission, and just when done, they send troops to kill you.
Faceless Goons: Their masks are opaque enough to hide their faces.
Powered Armor: Come armored, and they take quite a lot of hits before going down.
Tele-Frag: After you get to beat enough UMS Space Marines in the "Inside UMS Prometheus" level, one of them is teleported into a wall and it breaks, revealing the exit.
Underground Monkey: Carrying each of the new weapons introduced in Return to Na Pali. Their actual subclasses are as follows:
- Jungle Marines are green-colored.
- Space Marines are silver-colored.
- Desert Marines are gold-colored.
- Arctic Marines are white-colored.
Unique Enemy: The Space Marines only appear at the very end of "Inside UMS Prometheus".
Walking Spoiler: You'll only find halfway through the UMS Prometheus missions that you'll be betrayed once your mission is completed.
Wolfpack Boss: They all have powerful weapons (including some with rocket launchers), and you have to fight a total of nine with little room to dodge. At least they are nice enough to teleport in groups of three rather than all at once.

Stone Titan

A bigger Titan sitting on a throne in the "Velora Pass" level.

That's No Moon: In the level "Velora Pass" there is a stone statue of a Titan sitting on a throne, along with a Dispersion Pistol power up sitting there completely unguarded. The second you pick it up, the "statue" wakes up, beats its chest, and attacks you. It's the Stone Titan, an "elite" version of the Titan that's much bigger and tougher. And no, you can't just kill it while it's hibernating without picking up the powerup, as it's immune to damage until awakened.

Giant Gasbag

A larger, stronger and more powerful Gasbag with the ability of creating smaller Gasbags. Fought at the "Nali Castle" level. One also appears in RTNP at the beginning "UMS Prometheus".

King Mook: One of the biggest enemies that you face next to Titans.
Mook Maker: Has the ability to create smaller Gasbags.
Skippable Boss: The RTNP instance requires you to deviate from the main path and explore an outer area near the ship. It's quite easy to miss.

Giant Manta

A bunch of oversized, bulky Mantas. Found in the levels Glathriel Village, Part 1 and/or Glathriel Village, Part 2.

Characters / Unreal

Na Pali friendly creatures