History Characters / Manhunt

* NominalHero: Cash is amoral and shows neither remorse nor qualms about gruesomely killing people for Starkweather's film. [[spoiler: The only reason he turns against Starkweather is that the latter ordered the deaths of Cash's family and then ordered the Smileys to kill him in "Kill the Rabbit" by setting a trap for him.]]
* UnstoppableRage: [[spoiler:When his parents and siblings are killed. Crosses with RoaringRampageOfRevenge, as what started as being in a sick game for The Director becomes a Punisher-like motive for Cash, especially for the players.]]

* FlunkyBoss: When he makes a run for it, a squad of Cerberus mercenaries arrive to stop you, and the tower he's in has some guarding him.

* OhCrap: When he sees that Cash survived the ambush meant to kill him and realizes that ''he's'' got the keys to getting out of the facility.

** [[spoiler:Terrible as a person that he is, Cash did ''not'' deserve to watch his entire family (or at least what is left of them at that point) be [[KickTheMoralityPet murdered on Starkweather's orders]]. Especially considering that Cash is shown to actually care about them, at least to an extent.]]

* ManipulativeBastard: After drugging Cash and dropping him into his "scenes", he takes this one step further [[IHaveYourWife by kidnapping Cash's family, and holding them hostage]]. [[spoiler: [[ShootTheShaggyDog Then he has them all killed]], [[KickTheMoralityPet just to spite Cash]]]].

-->Voiced by: Stephen Wilfong

-->Voiced by: Kate Miller

-->Voiced by: Creator/BrianCox

-->Voiced by: Hunter Platin

* EvilSmellsBad: According to the Cerberus who have to feed him, probably not helped along by the rotting pig head, him not being able to bathe, and being forced to urinate and defecate on the floor. It's so bad that the Cerberus guards can smell it through the gas mask.

-->Voiced by: Brian Maillard

-->Voiced by: Chris [=McKinney=]

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-->Voiced by: Renaud Sebbane

One of Starkweather's [[SnuffFilm "stars"]], appearing in the level [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin "Kill The Rabbit"]]. His job is to give Cash a rabbit to follow through the Darkwoods Penitentiary cellblocks [[spoiler: [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness and then trick him into walking into an ambush meant to kill him.]]]]
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* BosssUnfavoriteEmployee: ZigZagged, Starkweather couldn't care less for his employees and encourages his stars to kill them as brutally as possible. That said, Starkweather appears to hate the Skinz more than the others for their racism as he praises Cash by saying "Not a white boy left standing, you're a credit to our tolerant society" when he executes a Skinz member. Interestingly, they are the only gang that doesn't advertise their services in the Instruction Manual for Manhunt. The format for the adverts appears to be ''praising'' Cash for killing them, not praising the gang for appearing in the films, the titles even mocking them "Hittin' the Skinz", "Skinz Skillz: Tactics 101" and "White Trash Bash". The movie reviews go as far as to mock the gang for killing their target too quickly. Finally, they have no special services for hire, probably because Starkweather and Mr. Nasty would [[EqualOpportunityEvil never let them speak their minds on their products or encourage racism since it would be bad for business.]]

* EvenEvilHasStandards: While he ultimately [[spoiler:wants to take over Danny's body]], he is genuinely disgusted by what the Project puts people through, and desires to kill everyone.

* AintTooProudToBeg: [[spoiler:Once Cash has him cornered, he tries to offer to make a sequel with him. Seeing how this is the man who ordered his entire family slaughtered, [[KickTheSonOfABitch Cash doesn't listen]].]]

* GangOfHats: A ([[CloudCuckolander mostly]]) profesional band of assassins that wear dark busniess suits and black bandanas, with the occasional fedora or shades.

* AmbiguousDisorder: Unlike [[InsaneEqualsViolent many other antagonists]] in the game, he seems mentally stable for the most part, but oftentimes he can be heard babbling "wabbit, rabbit, rabbit" in an incoherent, deranged manner similar to The Smileys.

* EvilSmellsBad: According to the Cerberus who have to feed him, probably not helped along by the rotting pig head, him not being able to bathe, and being forced to urinate and defecate on the floor.

* StockSlasher: Seemingly invoked through the snuff film franchise, Piggsy wears the severed head of a pig as a unique mask and speaks in a brief, disorganised way under the belief that he's an actual pig. Piggsy wields a chainsaw as his main weapon and he's one of the deadliest opponents Cash has faced so far, as he's extremely fast, can withstand several executions (with wooden spikes and glass), and can kill Cash very quickly.

-->Voiced by: Barry Carl, Chris [=McKinney=]

* ScaryBlackMan: He even was one of Starkweather's... "[[SnuffFilm stars]]" at one point.

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[[folder: Carcer City Police Department]]

The corrupt and excessively violent police force of Carcer City, encountered after Cash has escaped from the other hunters. They are assisted by a SWAT team, and are lead by Gary Schaffer.

* AlasPoorVillain: One member of the SWAT regularly talks about how proud he is of his son back home, similar to the Hood member way back at the beginning of the game. Again, you usually have no choice but to kill him to survive yourself.
* BeatingADeadPlayer: They always beat Cash's corpse when he dies, unlike the other gangs' members, who only do so when at low health.
* ColdSniper: The CCPD ups the stakes considerably with snipers on the roof of buildings once Cash proves himself too dangerous for normal tactics.
* DirtyCop: Carcer City policemen deal drugs and beat the homeless for their own amusement, and actively collaborate with Starkweather, ignoring his snuff film productions and targeting the Journalist at his request. Some of them will try to ''act'' like they will let Cash surrender into custody if he'll just approach them with his hands up, but all of them will shoot to kill regardless.
* DirtyCoward: One of the street cops is a meek man with a nervous voice who is scared half to death by the idea of confronting the crazy homeless man he's tasked to find, wishing for a safe desk job instead. He's also more than willing to resort to violence to save his own skin and intends on finding a [[TemptingFate safe, quiet spot where the perpetrator isn't at]] and let the other cops do all the work instead.
* EliteMooks: The SWAT team put up a better fight than the regular officers, and are placed in situations where guns are more useful than stealth kills.
* GangOfHats: Technically an official government institution, but let's be honest, they're just another gaggle of thugs and murderers at this point, using the badge to hide behind their misdeeds. The street cops have a near-universal disdain for the homeless and a penchant for police brutality, ranging from casual usage, overreactive, and sometimes [[TheSociopath outright ''glee'' from it]]. The SWAT, however, veer more into PunchClockVillain territory.
* GunAccessories: The SWAT team's weapons usually come with mounted flash lights, a trait that makes combat noticeably more difficult when you can't even hide from your Hunters anymore.
* KillerCop: While Cash is a convicted criminal and a prison escapee, the CCPD are still more than eager to murder him and be done with it, out of an unwillingness to do the extra paperwork, or because they just plain enjoy murdering people. Because of this, they can be considered to be another group of hunters despite not being an official part of Starkweather's snuff film.
* KillThePoor: Carcer City police despise the homeless and would rather see them either gone or dead, and believe Gary Schaffer's lie when he told them that the escaped death row convict on a murder spree is actually a homeless man high on drugs.
* PoliceBrutality: They will always kick and punch Cash's body when they defeat him. The other hunters don't do so unless Cash has died after putting up a good fight.
* PunchClockVillain: In a twisted sense, as it seems like most of the police officers are just doing their jobs, responding to a late-shift to look for some crazy homeless guy on drugs that the chief of police needs handled, bitterly mentioning how they're ditching their families and sleep for a petty job. On the other hand, nearly all of them display a fondness for unjustified violence and would much rather kill the perpetrator than apprehend him peacefully, even before it's obvious Cash is on a massive cop-killing spree.
* RevengeBeforeReason: The SWAT team that corners Cash at the end of "Trained to Kill" are particularly angry that Cash killed so many of their friends and colleagues. Enough that they attempt to outright kill him rather than bring him to Starkweather alive or arrest him. However, the Cerberus show up and kill them all before they can.
* SwatTeam: A SWAT team is called in to assist the regular police units after Cash saves the Journalist. Unlike the CCPD though, the SWAT are seem to be responding to a murderous cop-killer running around town based on their dialogue, and seem to have no idea about what's actually going on. They utilize SWAT tactics when chasing Cash, meaning that his stealthy tricks are less effective.
* ZergRush: When Cash sneaks into a casino being used as a police vantage point, he clears the entire building and disposes of the sniper preventing him from escaping. With police dispatch not getting any response from the now dead officers, a whole squad arrive from down the street to raid the casino with overwhelming force. Trying to skip clearing the casino and just walking down the street instead means alerting every cop on the block to come and gun you down in a volley of gunfire impossible to escape alive from.
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[[folder: Cottonmouth City Police Department]]
The police force of Cottonmouth who are usually encountered while on patrol.
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The police force of Cottonmouth

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* UnscrupulousHero: Cash is amoral and shows neither remorse nor qualms about gruesomely killing people for Starkweather's film. [[spoiler: The only reason he turns against Starkweather is that the latter ordered the deaths of Cash's family and then ordered the Smileys to kill him in "Kill the Rabbit" by setting a trap for him.]]

* ImprobableWeaponUser: Goes from axes to [[DropTheHammer sledgehammers]] and [[SinisterScythe sickles]]... to pliers, syringes and even a pen. [[ColdBloodedTorture Not that it makes it any less gruesome]].