Chronicles of Conflict (Darth Wiki)/Rutledge Republic

Neville
""Now there is hope for peace in our time.""

The weak-willed Chancellor of the Rutledge Republic.
 * Beleaguered Bureaucrat
 * Head-in-The-Sand Management: He is a weak-willed man who uses politically correct speech every time he talks, ignores the threats posed by Xion Enterprises and the Anorev Kingdom, and also grants concessions to the Anorev Kingdom in hopes of avoiding war.
 * Dead Younger Brothers: The reason he hates conflict so much is because he was the oldest of his brothers and would constantly encourage them to seek battlefield glory. When they fought together in a war they all got killed except for Neville and he blames himself for their deaths.
 * Golden Mean Fallacy: His main solution to most problems.
 * Our Presidents Are Different: President Focus Group
 * Gray Eyes: Contrasts with his weak will.
 * Political Correctness Gone Mad: He always uses politically correct words when he speaks.
 * Straw Civilian
 * Take That: Towards spineless politically-correct politicians.
 * Trademark Favorite Food: Olives
 * True Neutral
 * Unwitting Pawn: His weak will makes him easy to intimidate and manipulate.
 * Unwitting Pawn: His weak will makes him easy to intimidate and manipulate.

Uriah Gompers
The founder and president of the Federation of Workers
 * The Alliance: The Federation of Workers is an alliance of labor unions.
 * Brown Eyes: Pragmatic and stable.
 * The Leader: Types II and IV
 * Neutral Good: He just wants better conditions for his fellow workers through moderate methods like boycotting and labour strikes.
 * Rebel Leader: He can be considered this since he is the leader of a labor allaince opposed to a Mega Corp.
 * Slogan Yelling Megaphone Guy
 * Trademark Favorite Food: Bagels
 * Trademark Favorite Food: Bagels

Frick Xion
The founder, owner, and chairman of Xion Enterprises "Xion: "I think I'm beginning to feel an emotion. Yes, I believe this one is called: anger.""
 * Aristocrats Are Evil: In spite of being a businessman, many people point out that he is no different than most nobles.
 * Big Bad: Because he is the chariman of a Mega Corp and a Chessmaster he is a major threat and a borderline Magnificent Bastard.
 * Big Eater: The man has a huge appetite. "The usual" dinner appetizer for him would consist of a dozen devilled eggs, two dozen clams and oysters, several bowls of turtle soup, and a couple of loaves of bread.
 * The Chessmaster: He manipulates, predicts, and takes advantage of the actions of C.R.U.S.H., the Federation of Workers, the DiCosta Syndicate, the Rutledge Republic government, and even his own Directors in order to further his own profit-oriented ends. It is even mentioned that he made his early fortune by manipulating the warring Quracistani city-states and has a chess set made of silver and gold.
 * Cigar Chomper
 * Corrupt Corporate Executive
 * Crazy Prepared:
 * Drink Order: He loves his orange juice to the point that he calls it his "Golden Nectar" and is rarely seen without a pitcher of OJ nearby.
 * Every Man Has His Price: He firmly believes this of all people and his primary method of dealing people he views as "actual threats" is to attempt to pay them off. He is truly baffled when people reject his money.
 * Faux Affably Evil: He is very knowledgeble in etiquette, but it's ultimatly an act since he's The Sociopath who can't truly feel emotions.
 * Fat Bastard
 * Fiction 500: He is frequently cited to be the richest man in the world and one character mentions that he has more wealth than the Anorev Kingdom.
 * Greed: He outright states that profit is his main motivation for anything.
 * High-Class Glass
 * I Control My Minions Through...: Money
 * Is This What Anger Feels Like?: He does this right before his final boss battle with the party. This is a unique version in that Xion is The Sociopath who is feeling this emotion for the first time.
 * Is This What Anger Feels Like?: He does this right before his final boss battle with the party. This is a unique version in that Xion is The Sociopath who is feeling this emotion for the first time.


 * Lawful Neutral: His main concern is the long-term prosperity of his Mega Corp and if a law is in his way, he will write a check to get rid of the law. Though he does have Type 1 Lawful Evil tendencies.
 * The Leader: Type I and II
 * Made of Iron: He's shown to be one tough SOB on two occasions. The first is when he was fired upon by C.R.U.S.H. members and was more upset at his pitcher of "golden nectar" being shattered than his bullet wounds and the second is when he survives a church bombing.
 * Manipulative Bastard: He is very good at using circumstances, bribery, and even blackmail to manipulate government officials into doing what he wants.
 * Man of Wealth and Taste: He makes no secret of the fact that his custom-made suits are quite pricy.
 * Mega Corp: As the chairman of Xion Enterprises, he is said to wield more influence and power than even the Senate.
 * Money to Burn: How he lights his cigars.
 * Must Have Caffeine: His drink of choice is high-quality "Blue Mountain Coffee" (based on the real life Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee).
 * Pragmatic Villainy: Like any good businessman, he will refrain from more heinous acts if they won't yield profit. He also usually prefers to take the route that would get him what he wanted and would make Xion Enterprises look good to the general public.
 * Red Eyes, Take Warning
 * Screw the Rules, I Have Money
 * Self-Made Man: Adrian points out that one of the reasons he's so arrogant towards the labor unions is because Frick had to work his way up to the top from humble origins by being tougher than the other Corrupt Corporate Executives he was competing with at the time.
 * Social Darwinist: He believes he became wealthy through being the strongest and thus disdains charities and has no scruples about profiting through underhanded methods.
 * Sharp-Dressed Man: Being a Corrupt Corporate Executive, he constantly wears a waistcoat, suit, and tie.
 * Smoking Is Cool: He puffs on high-quality cigars lighted by money.
 * The Sociopath: Adrian says that Lezareno shows many of the symptoms of this.
 * Unwitting Pawn: To the Big Bad's plans.
 * Villain with Good Publicity: He has the Media Division of Xion Enterprises to thank for this.
 * Wicked Cultured: Listens to classical music, wears expensive custom made suits, and decorates his office with priceless art.
 * Wicked Cultured: Listens to classical music, wears expensive custom made suits, and decorates his office with priceless art.
 * Wicked Cultured: Listens to classical music, wears expensive custom made suits, and decorates his office with priceless art.

Allan Baldwin
A former handler for P.A.T.R.I.O.T. and a former Rutledge Republic brigadier who is now the founder and Director of the Blackwater Detective Agency, the private army of Xion Enterprises.
 * Armchair Military: Justified, he used to be The Handler so he's used to being in the back.
 * Attack! Attack! Attack!: While Allan himself is a Dirty Coward, this is the tactic he commonly orders his men to do.
 * BFG: His weapons are a heavy sniper rifle and a revolving shotgun.
 * Bling of War: He wears his flashy custom-made brigaider uniform with a Chest of Medals.
 * The Brigadier: While he did have this literal rank during the Galay War, he doesn't meet the other tropes for this as he merely bought his way to this rank with help from Lezareno Xion. The only reason he wasn't a general is because he thought "brigadier" sounded cooler.
 * The Brute: He qualifies for this since he is the head of the Blackwater Detective Agency.
 * Chest of Medals: Type 3, as he bought most of them and took credit for his mens' work to "earn" the others. The only medal he has actually earned himself is a Purple Heart Expy for accidentaly shooting himself in the foot.
 * Dirty Coward
 * General Failure: The only reason he ever succeeds is because he is often assisted/bailed out by more competant villains.
 * Glass Cannon: He can dish out a lot of damage with his guns, but has a weak defense and won't last long in melee combat.
 * Glory Hound: Perfectly willing to let his men get killed so he can have his face on the front page of the newspapers.
 * The Handler: He used to be a handler for the Preparation Agency for Tactical Response, Intelligence, and Other Tactics before he retired and used his spy skills to start a detective agency.
 * Hated By His Own Men: Many people are surprised that his own men haven't fragged him yet. The Blackwater Detectives even admit that they only put up with him for the decent salary, medical and retirement benefits, and the fact that many of them are Shell Shocked Veterans with nowhere else to go.
 * Hazel Eyes: Believes that he has potential for great fame and glory.
 * Hollywood Tactics: His main tactics consist of this. Justified as he is an incompetant Armchair General and the flaws in his incompetant tactics are pointed out by Adrian.
 * I Control My Minions Through...: Authority, Money, and Acceptance.
 * Lawful Neutral: Carries out the will of Xion Enterpises especially if it has a chance of glory.
 * Miles Gloriosus: Frequently brags about his adventures during the Galay War when in reality he stayed in the back and had his men do all the fighting.
 * Mook Lieutenant
 * Phony Veteran: He actually did fight in the Galay War, but see Miles Gloriosus above.
 * Pragmatic Villainy: While he may be a Glory Hound who believes We Have Reserves, he is aware that he is Hated By His Own Men and thus makes sure to pay his Blackwater Detectives decent salaries and provides benefits for them and their families to make sure they don't "frag" him.
 * No Kill Like Overkill: He favors using artillery and poison gas against strikers and even personally purchases several tanks to deal with a labor strike. Fortunatly, Xion rejects all these ideas and has all of the tanks removed and scrapped on the grounds of Pragmatic Villainy much to Baldwin's dissapointment.
 * The Spymaster: He is in charge of espionage operations on behalf of Xion Enterprises.
 * Ted Baxter: Allan fancies himself a great commander/spymaster.
 * Trademark Favorite Food: Tacos
 * We Have Reserves

April
A playgirl philanthropist who is the Director of the Social Division of Xion Enterprises.
 * Benevolent Boss
 * Bishonen
 * Childhood Friend Romance: She has feelings for her childhood friend Wade who she had her First Kiss with.
 * Chivalrous Pervert: Being a Millionaire Playboy she frequently flirts with any handsome guy nearby, but from a respectful distance until they come to her.
 * The Conscience: Many people mention that she is the closest thing that Frick has to a conscience.
 * The Consigliere
 * The Good Chancellor: She constantly opposes the oppresive policies of Xion Enterpises.
 * Green Eyes: Fits her flirtatious personality as many of her "flings" mention her green eyes.
 * Honest Corporate Executive
 * Lawful Good: Type 1
 * Millionaire Playboy: Deconstructed as it is shown that she is completely incapable of having a stable relationship.
 * Nice to the Waiter: She is known for giving out huge tips.
 * Non-Idle Rich
 * Pragmatic Villainy: While far more scrupulus than the rest of the Board of Directors she is still a business woman who focuses on long term profit and the health of the company.
 * Self-Made Man: Interestingly averted. Even though she's one of the few good executives, she was born into a wealthy family and became a philantrophist when she made even more money through her ingenuity.
 * Trademark Favorite Food: Pancakes
 * Uncle Pennybags: She is a philanthropist who is one of the few honest executives.
 * Trademark Favorite Food: Pancakes
 * Uncle Pennybags: She is a philanthropist who is one of the few honest executives.

Otto Faustus
A insane scientific genius who works for Xion Enterprises as the Director of the Research Division. "Cielo:"
 * Badass Labcoat
 * Deadly Doctor
 * Einstein Hair
 * Evil Genius
 * Evil Laugh (A Running Gag is that he will break out laughing at completely random times, much to the creepiness and annoyance of those around him)
 * Eye Scream (His

"Extra #1: "Who the hell is he talking to?"
 * Fourth Wall Observer (Although he is not very Dangerously Genre Savvy)

Extra #2: "Don't worry, the doctor does that all the time. You'll get used to it.""


 * Freudian Excuse (He use to be The Medic when he was in the military, but the horrors of war drove him insane and left him with a morbid curosity about human beings)
 * Herr Doctor (He speaks in a German accent, but most people see it as a result of his insanity)
 * Laughing Mad
 * Luke, I Am Your Father (He is the head of "Project Alpha")
 * Mad Doctor
 * Mad Scientist (Several characters even comment on how he acts, looks, and sounds like a "crazy professor from a cliched storybook")
 * The Medic (He used to be this, but this is what drove him mad)
 * Morally-Ambiguous Doctorate
 * Neutral Evil (He is only interested in his own sadistic experiments.)
 * Omnidisciplinary Scientist (He is knowledgable in many fields of science, but human anatomy is his favorite)
 * Playing with Syringes
 * Red Eyes, Take Warning
 * Wicked Cultured (He is fond of ballet and classical music)
 * You Wanna Get Sued? (He frequently references real life movies, video games, and anime, but gets interrupted before he can say the full title/quote. Wade actually tells him this.)

Donatello "The Don" DiCosta
""It's not that easy to refuse one of my offers.""

The boss of the DiCosta Syndicate.
 * A Father to His Men
 * Affably Evil
 * Authority Equals Asskicking
 * Badass in a Nice Suit
 * Badass Grandpa
 * Badass Longcoat: He wears an overcoat over a business suit.
 * Benevolent Boss
 * Big Bad Wannabe: While he is The Chessmaster Don of The Syndicate which rules much of the underworld of the Rutledge Republic, when push comes to shove he is ultimatly Out-Gambitted by Lezareno Xion and Infernal Echelon.
 * Brown Eyes: Matches his honorable personality.
 * The Chessmaster
 * The Don: His official position is "boss", but since his name is Donatello his nickname is "The Don".
 * Fallen Hero: Was a heroic Rebel Leader who was instrumental to overthrowing the corrupt ruler of Gevanni, but he turned the rebel group into a criminal organization because his men could not blend back into normal society.
 * A Father to His Men
 * I Control My Minions Through...: Acceptance, Authority, Kindness, Respect, and Sadism.
 * Lawful Evil: Type 2
 * The Leader: Types I, II, and IV.
 * More Dakka: His weapon of choice is a "Drum SMG" (based on the real life Tommy Gun).
 * Noble Demon: While he is a crime boss, he is honorable, respectful, and a Benevolent Boss.
 * Reasonable Authority Figure: Even though he is a crime boss, he comes off at this by helping the party deal Sindacco.
 * Rebel Leader: He used to be this when the DiCosta Syndicate started out as La Résistance.
 * Trademark Favorite Food: Lasagna
 * Trademark Favorite Food: Lasagna

Sindacco Jr.
The son-in-law to Donatello and the Underboss of the DiCosta Syndicate.
 * Authority Equals Asskicking
 * Bad Boss: Sindacco frequently threatens to dock the pay of minions if they're late by half a second.
 * Clock King: He is always making sure everything runs like clockwork and plans down to the last hundredth of a second.
 * Hair-Trigger Temper
 * I Control My Minions Through...: Authority, Fear, and Money
 * Ludicrous Precision: Frequently does this much to Donatello's annoyance.
 * Schedule Fanatic: He gets upset when he is seconds late.
 * Smug Snake: While he does have skill at precise planning, he can be smug at times and has a temper.
 * The Starscream: While he may frequently disagree with and even argue with Donatello and sometimes plans behind his back he is ultimately a subversion as he does have Undying Loyalty towards The Don.
 * Villainous Breakdown: He starts out as a Clock King Smug Snake, but

Major Rutledge
""For the republic!!!""

The leader of the Rutledge Special Forces (a.k.a. the Omega Berets).
 * A Father to His Men: He geniunely does care for all Rutledge Republic soldiers especially the other Omega Berets under his command.
 * Badass Normal: Doesn't use any spells at all.
 * Captain Ersatz: Of Captain America
 * Captain Patriotic: Deconstructed in that his patriotism is so extreme that he is also a jingoistic nationalist who occasionally makes slurs about other countries.
 * Establishing Character Moment: While the party is fighting C.R.U.S.H. terrorists in the headquarters of P.A.T.R.I.O.T., we hear a voice yell "FOR THE REPUBLIC!", see a shield fly out of nowhere and knock out several terrorists before returning to Major Rutledge who catches it without even looking.
 * The Fettered
 * Friend to All Children: He is pretty good with kids since they see him as a superhero.
 * Genius Bruiser: He used to be a mathematician which also explains how he's able to throw his shield with such precision.
 * Hot-Blooded
 * Jerk with a Heart of Gold: He's jingoistically patriotic, egotistical, and prone to making nationalist slurs, but he does have a soft spot for children, is A Father to His Men, and loves his country.
 * Large Ham
 * Lawful Neutral: Obediently follows orders and frequently preaches how following the law is right
 * The Leader: Type III and IV.
 * Luckily, My Shield Will Protect Me
 * Majorly Awesome: He has the literal rank of major. He also frequently refers to Cielo as "Private" and Cielo responds that he's "a major pain in the neck".
 * Noble Bigot with a Badge
 * Patriotic Fervor: Deconstructed in that his pregnant wife was killed in the terrorist attck that caused the Galay War. He is trying to fill that void with love for his country, but his patriotism became jingoism.
 * Rousing Speech: He is prone to giving patriotic speeches.
 * Small Name, Big Ego: He has an inflated image of himself and is even trying to start his own comic book series starring himself. Cielo points out that Major Rutledge's ego prevented him from being accepted from the Omega Berets the first time.
 * Sociopathic Soldier: He has tendencies of the first kind.
 * Shield And Machine Pistol
 * Trademark Favorite Food: Apple pie
 * Unknown Rival: To Cielo and Charles Godwin. He is jealous that the original Omega Berets accepeted Cielo over him, but Cielo sees the major as an annoyance. Charles Godwin gives an Offhand Backhand to Major Rutledge before his final boss battle with the party.
 * Unwitting Pawn: He is being manipulated by Xion into raiding his rivals.
 * Wide-Eyed Idealist: He firmly believes in the ideals of the Rutledge Republic.

Venia Debs
A human rights lawyer/activist who is an inconvience to the party.
 * Amoral Attorney: His backstory subverts this as he used to defend the innocent regardless of whether they had any money. These days he's more like an "Annoying Attorney".
 * Benevolent Boss: He provides medical benefits for his subordinates and personally uses his laws skills to help his subordinates and in return his men respect, admire,  him.
 * Blue Eyes
 * Butt Monkey: He is frequently getting insulted, humiliated, and injured (usually by Cielo).
 * Dirty Communists: His political ideology is this  Unsurprising since he is the founder of the Collective Party (a socialist-style political party).
 * His efforts as an activist made him popular enough to the common people that he was able to run for Chancellor from prison and received the 2nd most votes.
 * Genius Bruiser: He is an educated lawyer and politician, but is also large and muscular. Justified as he was the son of a farmer and a blacksmith
 * The Heavy: His actions  drive much of the plot after
 * Hollywood Atheist: He views religion as "the drug of the people."
 * Large Ham: He is an excellent orator.
 * The Leader: Types III and IV.
 * My Greatest Failure: During his activist days, he organized the workers in the town of Burleson to go on strike against Xion Enterprises. The Mega Corp responded by closing down their factories there and leaving, dooming the town to economic ruin and causing it to become a Wretched Hive. He blames himself for this.
 * Obstructive Bureaucrat: He frequently shows up to try to prevent Cielo from applying the Gene Hunt Interrogation Technique on C.R.U.S.H. members. Justified because
 * Meaningful Name: His first name is latin for "pardon" and his last name is named after American Socialist, Eugene V. Debs.
 * Not So Harmless: Remember that idealistically annoying Butt Monkey lawyer? Turns out that
 * Straw Civilian
 * Strongly Worded Letter: He frequently writes these to the Anorev Kingdom, Xion Enterprises, and Cielo.
 * Stupid Good
 * Trademark Favorite Food: Bread. It may seem weird that he has such a common food as his favorite food but it makes more sense when you realize that bread is commonly used in communist metaphors.
 * Ubermensch: Charismatic? Check. Antisocial? Check. Grand vision for a better world
 * Unwitting Pawn: He's being used by C.R.U.S.H. to defend their members.
 * Wide-Eyed Idealist: He is so idealistic that he even left the Federation of Workers (which he cofounded) when they decided to make a pragmatic deal with the DiCosta Syndicate
 * Straw Civilian
 * Strongly Worded Letter: He frequently writes these to the Anorev Kingdom, Xion Enterprises, and Cielo.
 * Stupid Good
 * Trademark Favorite Food: Bread. It may seem weird that he has such a common food as his favorite food but it makes more sense when you realize that bread is commonly used in communist metaphors.
 * Ubermensch: Charismatic? Check. Antisocial? Check. Grand vision for a better world
 * Unwitting Pawn: He's being used by C.R.U.S.H. to defend their members.
 * Wide-Eyed Idealist: He is so idealistic that he even left the Federation of Workers (which he cofounded) when they decided to make a pragmatic deal with the DiCosta Syndicate
 * Trademark Favorite Food: Bread. It may seem weird that he has such a common food as his favorite food but it makes more sense when you realize that bread is commonly used in communist metaphors.
 * Ubermensch: Charismatic? Check. Antisocial? Check. Grand vision for a better world
 * Unwitting Pawn: He's being used by C.R.U.S.H. to defend their members.
 * Wide-Eyed Idealist: He is so idealistic that he even left the Federation of Workers (which he cofounded) when they decided to make a pragmatic deal with the DiCosta Syndicate
 * Wide-Eyed Idealist: He is so idealistic that he even left the Federation of Workers (which he cofounded) when they decided to make a pragmatic deal with the DiCosta Syndicate