Bionic Commando/Characters

Nathan "Rad" Spencer

• Artificial Arm
• Badass Normal
• Spell My Name with an "S"
• Super Drowning Skills: Spencer's bionic arm is extremely heavy, and almost completely shuts down when exposed to water. Spencer therefore cannot swim in water as his arm drags him down.

Emily Spencer

• Damsel in Distress
• Dead All Along: Possibly as the process of creating the bionic arm has been never been explained so if she's truly dead isn't said.

Joseph "Super Joe" Gibson

• Big Bad: Of the sequel.
• Big Bad Friend
• Face Heel Turn
• The Man Behind the Man
• Mission Control: He got promoted to TASC director after his rescue. According to Bionic Commando: Chain of Command, his correct title is even Supervisor, Joint Operations Executive.

Jayne Magdalene

• Faux Action Girl
• Not So Different:

Spencer: You're not a freedom fighter, you're just like me. A killer.
Mag: Then why I haven't shot you yet?

Gottfried Groeder

• Big Bad: Subverted.