History Characters / UnrealTournament

Due to the LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters of the entire series, we're just going to name the main characters, or at least those which have some kind of CharacterDevelopment, such as being the main guys of a game or having appeared across more than one game.
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** Calameth, Blake (rematch only), Rhea and Leeb favor the Shock Rifle.
** Kryss (first match only), Xoleras, Damascus and Deslok favor the Pulse Gun.

** Slain, Arkoth 24, Kryss (rematch only), Barktooth and Vanessa favor the Flak Cannon.
** Hijinxs, Genghis (full game only), Ice Weasel and Dovienya (rematch only) favor the Rocket Launcher.
** Lexington and Nikki (rematch only) favor the Sniper Rifle.

Two female commandoes who can't be found anywhere else in the game bjut can be selected for Practice Session and online matches: Indina and Portia.

[[folder:Other characters]]
!! Deathmatch ladder combatants

!! Aphex

!! Console version bosses
All the bosses not named Xan Kriegor: Damien, Rampage (War Boss in the PC version) and Dominator.

* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: Dominator, one of the console versions' bosses, is a full-blooded Skaarj.
* SpikesOfVillainy: Damien.

[[folder:Malcolm]]

[[hardline]]

* AscendedExtra: Though there were some hints in VideoGame/UnrealTournament, such as Thunder Crash being the default team, and him being the default face, for the ladder, there he was just a selectable skin. Then came ''Unreal Tournament 2003'' and it was revealed that he was the 9 time champion of the Tournament. He went on to be the franchise's main face.
-->'''Malcolm''': Sounds like you know my rep.\\
'''Reaper''': Yeah, who doesn't? Most grand tournament trophies, ever. Leader of Thunder Crash, AKA [[InGameNickname Thunder Cash]]...\\
'''Malcolm''': Aight. I get it.\\
'''Reaper''': ...all of which makes you a highly decorated... civilian.

* TheCameo: Appeared in ''VideoGame/{{Fortnite}}'' as a survivor for the "Save the World" mode.

%%* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney

* SecretCharacter / PromotedToPlayable: In ''2003'', ''2004'' and ''[=UC2=]''. In the latter, you must complete a game in each gametype against human opponents to unlock him.
** DefeatMeansPlayable: In ''2003'' and ''2004''.

* SpellMyNameWithanS: The first ''Tournament'' game spelt his name as ''Malcom''.
* TreacherousAdvisor: [[spoiler:To the Ronin team in ''III''.]]

[[folder:Brock]]

[[hardline]]

* BadassCrew: Iron Guard
* BadassBookworm

* TheCasanova

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Lauren]]

[[hardline]]

* BadassCrew: Iron Guard

[[folder:Loque]]

[[hardline]]

* BreakoutCharacter: First he was given his own match in the ladder of the GameOfTheYearEdition (beforehand, he shared a match with other 5 fighters in the retail version, before pre-GOTY patches removed him from the ladder). Then, when '''III''' featured the Necris as the primary bad guys, he returned as one of the toughest opponents in the campaign and the first Necris you fight against, if you follow the right path.

[[folder:Xan Kriegor]]
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[[caption-width-right:330:Witness his perfection!]]
--> ''"[[BadassBoast I am the Alpha and the Omega.]]"''

-> '''Appearances:''' ''VideoGame/UnrealTournament'', ''VideoGame/UnrealTournament2004''

A former rebelling KillerRobot, Xan was created in the LBX-7683 asteroid, and was put in stasis lock after leading the [[ZerothLawRebellion robot uprising]] in said asteroid. Xan was also a 9-time Tournament champion. The first 7 tournaments weren't officially counted, as the event was still underground at the time. However, he won an eighth time in the first official Tournament in 2291. (''Unreal Tournament'') Malcolm dethroned him in the 2293 tournament.

He was rebuilt twice, first as Xan MKII (for one of the bonus packs and the console versions of the first ''Tournament'') and then as MKIII. He was seen leading his own team, "The Corrupt", in this suit in ''Unreal Tournament 2004''. The status of him and his team after that Tournament are unknown.

Xan is also the owner of several stages such as the Tempest High Tower and the Rook Castle.
[[hardline]]
* BadassBoast: Virtually anything he says.
--> "Run, human."
* CyberCyclops: In any of his versions.
* FinalBoss: Of ''Tournament'' and ''2004'', the latter only if The Corrupt is the best ranked Godlike team after finishing the gametype ladders.
* RedHerring: The original UT bio for him said that of the many rumors about his identity, the most popular was that he was secretly the chairman of Liandri, pouring tournament profits into funding the construction and improvement of a suit of PoweredArmor to maintain his status as tournament champion.
* RetCon: He bleeds red in UT, suggesting he is a human in PoweredArmor or possibly a HollywoodCyborg. In ''2004'', he bleeds purple and is counted as a robot for mutators.
* RubberBandAI: The better you do in the final fight with him, the more aggressive he becomes. Considering that, in an FPS, [[TheComputerIsACheatingBastard the computer has the ultimate advantage]], this can make things very difficult.
* SecretCharacter: In ''UT'' and ''2004'' which, [[RunningGag once again]], leads to...
** DefeatMeansPlayable: In ''2004'', The Corrupt must be the best ranked of the Godlike teams in order to face him.

-> '''Voiced by:''' PatrickAmos (''VideoGame/UnrealChampionship2TheLiandriConflict'') GregEagles (''VideoGame/UnrealTournamentIII'')

--> ''"Thank you, necris process."''

-> '''Voiced by:''' TanikaCato (''VideoGame/UnrealChampionship2TheLiandriConflict'') SirenaIrwin (''VideoGame/UnrealTournamentIII'')

* DemotedToExtra: Though he's important to the storyline of ''III'', he can't be chosen as playable.

* [[spoiler:TheMole]]: Considering his actions in ''Unreal Championship 2'' and ''Unreal Tournament III''.
* [[spoiler:MoreThanMeetsTheEye]]: He appears to be an heroic character. [[spoiler:He isn't]].
* [[spoiler:ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney]]

* [[spoiler:TreacherousAdvisor]]: To the Ronin team in ''III''.

* [[spoiler:SixthRanger]]: In ''Unreal Tournament III''.

The closest thing the ''VideoGame//{{Unreal}}'' franchise has to a main character.

The closest thing the ''Franchise/{{Unreal}}'' franchise has to a main character.

* AscendedExtra: Though there were some hints in VideoGame/UnrealTournament, such as Thunder Crash being the default team, and him being the default face, for the ladder, there he was just a selectable skin. Then came ''VideoGame/UnrealTournament2003'' and it was revealed that he was the 9 time champion of the Tournament. He went on to be the franchise's main face.

As [=FenTech=]'s finest creation, Malcolm is an artificially boosted Tournament warrior. He was the winner of nine Liandri Grand Tournaments from 2293 to 2301. In the tournament of the year 2302, (''Unreal Tournament 2003'') he joined forces with his former enemies Brock and Lauren, of the Iron Guard team. The team managed to go to the finals, where they meet the Juggernaut team, led by Gorge. Gorge's team won the Tournament, with Gorge breaking both Malcolm's winning spree [[GameBreakingInjury and his spine]].

In the off-season, (''VideoGame/UnrealTournamentIII'') he's hired by the Izanagi Corporation as the commander of their security forces. He's in charge of the Ronin team, and gives advices and stuff for them.

In the 2304 Tournament, (''VideoGame/UnrealChampionship2TheLiandriConflict'') he was featured as a CombatCommentator, alongside Liandri's robot commentator, for the [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority Ascension Rites]], due to a spine injury caused by Gorge at the end of the 2302 Tournament.

--> '''Malcolm''': ''Sounds like you know my rep.''
--> '''Reaper''': ''Yeah, who doesn't? Most grand tournament trophies, ever. Leader of Thunder Crash, AKA [[InGameNickname Thunder Cash]]...''
--> '''Malcolm''': ''Aight. I get it.''
--> '''Reaper''': ''...all of which makes you a highly decorated... civilian.''

--> '''Robot Announcer:''' [[BlatantLies -all the semi-final matchups are completely random]].
--> ([[GilliganCut Cut to the first semi-final matchup between]] [[TheHero Anubis]], and [[TheRival Apophis]] ([[DontExplainTheJoke i.e. the guy who wanted to kill Anubis the most]]))
--> '''Malcolm:''' [[SarcasmMode Yeah. "Random."]]

* JackOfAllStats: Out of the three bosses, he's halfway between ClanLord's AttackAttackAttack and Xan's CrazyPrepared attitudes.

Loque is Phayder Master for the Necris Black Legion. a Dark Chaplain, responsible for maintaining the morale of the group.

* RubberBandAI: The final fight use this, the better you do, the more aggressive he becomes. Considering that, in an FPS, [[TheComputerIsACheatingBastard the computer has the ultimate advantage]], this can make things very difficult.

* ADayInTheLimelight: Has his own ladder in ''Unreal Championship 2''.

--> '''Brock''': ''How do I look?''
--> '''Lauren''': ''Not as good as me, baby.''
--> '''-- [=UT2003=] intro movie'''

Originally a customizable practice-session bot and a Deathmatch ladder opponent, Loque is a Phayder assassin who was put in the Tournament after the NEG captured him, under suspections of planting 6 TAC-Nuke bombs.

* BreakoutCharacter: First he was given his own match in the ladder of the GameOfTheYearEdition (beforehand, he shared a match with other 5 fighters in the retail version, the patched retail version doesn't feature him at all). Then, when '''III''' featured the Necris as the primary bad guys, he returned as one of the toughest opponents in the campaign and the first Necris you fight against, if you follow the right path.
* ImprobableAimingSkills: In the first UT, as a default practice session customizable character, he gets his accuracy set at maximum, meaning that any shot he fires, at least with hitscan weapons, '''will''' hit.

* TheGlassesComeOff: In the intro movie for ''2003''.
* ScaryBlackMan
* BaldBlackLeaderGuy: Though that hat always accompanied him. He's the leader of [[BadassCrew Thunder Crash]], [[VideoGame/UnrealTournamentIII A.K.A. "Thunder Cash"]].
* BreakoutCharacter: From being just a playable character with a barebones story in ''Tournament'' to a final boss and leader in ''2003/2004'' to an important character in ''Championship 2'' to a main storyliner (which was meant to be playable) in ''III''. How much of this was because he was the first face the player could choice back in the first ''Tournament'' is left to anyone's guess.
* CombatCommentator: In ''[=UC2=]'' he's a color commentator for the televised Ascension Rites, even getting to interview a Skaarj before his match.

* {{Badass}}
* CombatCommentator: In ''[=UC2=]''.
* CostumeTropes:
** BadassBeard
** CoolShades: In every game except ''III''.
*** TheGlassesComeOff: In the intro movie for ''2003''.
** ScaryBlackMan
*** BaldBlackLeaderGuy: Though that hat always accompanied him. He's the leader of [[BadassCrew Thunder Crash]], [[VideoGame/UnrealTournamentIII A.K.A. "Thunder Cash"]].

* {{Badass}}
** BadassCrew: Iron Guard
** BadassBookworm
*** InformedAbility

* {{Badass}}
** BadassCrew: Iron Guard

* {{Badass}}
** BadassBoast: Virtually anything he says.

--> ([[GilliganCut Cut to the first semi-final matchup between]] [[TheHero Anubis]], and [[TheRival Apophis]] (i.e. the guy who wanted to kill Anubis the most))
--> '''Malcolm:''' [[SarcasmMode Yeah. "Random."]]

* FinalBoss: In ''2003'' and ''2004''. In the latter, Thunder Crash must be the best ranked Godlike team.

** BackFromTheDead, CameBackWrong

* FinalBoss

!Malcolm

-> As [=FenTech=]'s finest creation, Malcolm is an artificially boosted Tournament warrior. He was the winner of nine Liandri Grand Tournaments from 2293 to 2301. In the tournament of the year 2302, (''Unreal Tournament 2003'') he joined forces with his former enemies Brock and Lauren, of the Iron Guard team. The team managed to go to the finals, where they meet the Juggernaut team, led by Gorge. Gorge's team won the Tournament, with Gorge breaking both Malcolm's winning spree [[GameBreakingInjury and his spine]].

-> After these Tournaments, he broke up with Brock and Lauren, who returned to lead the Iron Guard team. Malcolm went back to the Thunder Crash team as well. Both teams participated in the 2303 tournament (''VideoGame/UnrealTournament2004'') but it's unknown which team won that Tournament.

-> In the off-season, (''VideoGame/UnrealTournamentIII'') he's hired by the Izanagi Corporation as the commander of their security forces. He's in charge of the Ronin team, and gives advices and stuff for them.

-> In the 2304 Tournament, (''VideoGame/UnrealChampionship2TheLiandriConflict'') he was featured as a CombatCommentator, alongside Liandri's robot commentator, for the [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority Ascension Rites]], due to a spine injury caused by Gorge at the end of the 2302 Tournament.

Tropes related to him:

!Brock

-> Malcolm's most trusted ally, he led the Iron Guard team alongside his girlfriend Lauren. He's defined as both a [[TheCasanova ladies man]] and a [[HotBlooded hothead]] with shades of BadassBookworm. It's rumoured that he [[DeceptiveDisciple killed his mentor]], but that his father [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney bribed the authorities]].

-> He was hired, alongside the original Iron Guard team, by the illegal weapons seller Jihan Nyhn, as their bodyguards. Nyhn had plenty of arenas which the team used for their personal training. After Nyhn's death, the team found a way to vent their bloodlust in the Tournament.

-> Brock and Lauren joined forces with then-champion Malcolm for the 2302 tournament (''Unreal Tournament 2003'') but lost the final match against Gorge and his band of Juggernauts. Infighting and recrimination made the team to split-up, with Brock and Lauren returning to lead a reformed Iron Guard. It is unknown if the team succeeded in that Tournament.

-> In the off-season, (''VideoGame/UnrealTournamentIII''[[note]]although this was never referred to as in any section of this game, but it was mentioned in ''VideoGame/UnrealChampionship2TheLiandriConflict''[[/note]]) he tried to ambush Gorge because of Malcolm's dethroning. Gorge easily killed him, and Lauren committed suicide shortly after. Both were brought back by both Liandri and Phayder corporations via the expensive Necrification process. Brock lost all of his memories, thus making him a remorseless killing machine.

Tropes related to him:

!Lauren

-> Another of Malcolm's most trusted allies, and a former Tournament champion, she leads the Iron Guard team alongside her boyfriend Brock. In her beginnings, she was the daughter of a family of poor asteroid miners. She became famous when she murdered their parents' competition, which made her the ideal candidate for the Tournament.

-> She was hired, alongside the original Iron Guard team, by the illegal weapons seller Jihan Nyhn, as their bodyguards. (Her ''Unreal Tournament'' backstory says that she was rumoured to be Nyhn's lover) Nyhn had plenty of arenas which the team used for their personal training. After Nyhn's death, the team found in the Tournaments their way of venting their bloodlust.

-> Brock and Lauren (now an OfficialCouple) joined forces with Malcolm for the 2302 tournament (''Unreal Tournament 2003'') but lost the final match against Gorge and his band of Juggernauts. Infighting and recrimination made the team to split-up, with Brock and Lauren returning to lead a reformed Iron Guard. (''VideoGame/UnrealTournament2004'') It is unknown if the team succeeded in that Tournament.

-> In the off-season, (''Unreal Tournament III'') she's seen leading the Axon security forces in Taryd. After the Ronin team defeats them, Lauren joins the Ronin team for the remaining events.

-> Before the 2304 Tournament, (''Unreal Championship 2'') her boyfriend Brock was killed by Gorge, driving her to suicide. Both of them were brought back by both Liandri and Phayder corporations via the expensive Necrification process. Although Lauren recovered some of her memories, she's now only marginally sane.

Tropes related to her:

!!Xan Kriegor

-> A former rebelling KillerRobot, Xan was created in the LBX-7683 asteroid, and was put in stasis lock after leading the [[ZerothLawRebellion robot uprising]] in said asteroid. Xan was also a 9-time Tournament champion. The first 7 tournaments weren't officially counted, as the event was still underground at the time. However, he won an eighth time in the first official Tournament in 2291. (''Unreal Tournament'') Malcolm dethroned him in the 2293 tournament.

-> He was rebuilt twice, first as Xan MKII (for one of the bonus packs and the console versions of the first ''Tournament'') and then as MKIII. He was seen leading his own team, "The Corrupt", in this suit in ''Unreal Tournament 2004''. The status of him and his team after that Tournament are unknown.

-> Xan is also the owner of several stages such as the Tempest High Tower and the Rook Castle.

Tropes related to him:

* SoulBrotha: He's of African descent and, in ''Unreal Tournament III'', he has also [[AmericanAccents the urban accent]]. However, most of the other factors are averted with him.

** BadassBoast: Virtually everything which comes out of his mouth.

* RetCon: He bleeds red in UT, suggesting he is a human in PoweredArmor or possibly a HollywoodCyborg. In ''2004'', he bleeds green and is counted as a robot for mutators.
* RubberBandAI: The final fight use this, the better you do, the more "skilled" he becomes. Considering that, in an FPS, [[TheComputerIsACheatingBastard the computer has the ultimate advantage]], this can make things very difficult.

-> In the off-season, (''VideoGame/UnrealTournamentIII''[[hottip:*:although this was never referred to as in any section of this game, but it was mentioned in ''VideoGame/UnrealChampionship2TheLiandriConflict'']]) he tried to ambush Gorge because of Malcolm's dethroning. Gorge easily killed him, and Lauren committed suicide shortly after. Both were brought back by both Liandri and Phayder corporations via the expensive Necrification process. Brock lost all of his memories, thus making him a remorseless killing machine.

** BadassAutomaton