Condemned (series)/Characters
Main Cast
Ethan Thomas
An SCU agent who was framed for the murder of two cops while investigating the crime scene of a high profile serial killer. He spends the vast majority of the game trying to clear his name and track down the real culprit. His only weapons are a tazor, his SCU gear, and whatever he can find in the ruined environments around him.
- The Alcoholic: He can't even shoot right in the second game with drinking alcohol, although he does eventually get better.
- Beard of Sorrow: Gains one in the second game.
- Fingore: His showdown with Serial Killer X ends with him losing one of his index fingers.
- Made of Iron: Which is actually explained in the game itself.
- Took a Level in Jerkass: In the first game he seems pretty calm and rational, if not friendly. One of the first things he does in the second game is to tell a bum who tried to help him off the ground to "piss off" while flipping him the bird.
Rosa Angel
Another SCU agent who believes in Ethan's innocence and helps him by deciphering the various clues Ethan comes across. While she plays a fairly minor role for most of the game she shows up for the library level to assist him in person and give him a tazor upgrade.
- Mission Control: Spends most of the game just talking to Ethan on his phone and giving him information. She does help him out in the library level though.
Malcolm Vanhorn
A mysterious figure who shows up to help Ethan at a few points during the game. As it turns out he knows Serial Killer X personally and felt somewhat responsible for his actions, which is why he helps Ethan track him down.
- Big Damn Heroes: Saves Ethan from being killed by Serial Killer X, though he didn't make it in time to stop him from losing a finger...
- Sudden Sequel Death Syndrome: Unfortunately.
Criminals
The Matchmaker
The game opens with Ethan investigating one of his latest murders when things take a turn for the worst. His calling card is murdering young women and placing the corpses on display with a male mannequin. Found dead in the department store level, a victim of his own methods.
- Hoist by His Own Petard: Ends up dying in the same way he killed his own victims thanks to Serial Killer X.
The Torturer
A serial killer who likes to drive his victims to suicide so that he doesn't deliver the final blow. Kills the teacher who ratted him out to the cops in the abandoned school, but falls prey to Serial Killer X not long afterwards.
- Cold-Blooded Torture: His specialty.
- Hoist by His Own Petard: Just like the Matchmaker he meets his end in the same way he killed his own victims once Serial Killer X gets a hold of him.
Serial Killer X (Leland Vanhorn)
The man who killed the two cops at the beginning of the game and framed Ethan for it. He spends most of the game killing other serial killers in the same why they killed their own victims. Ethan manages to confront him near the end of the game but is stopped before either of them manage to kill the other. His ultimate fate is left up to the player to decide.
- Serial Killer Killer: Goes after all the killers Ethan hadn't managed to catch and by the time the game begins has already managed to kill most of them.
Oro Dark Primary
The final boss of the game who fights Ethan in a surreal landscape after stalking him throughout the rest of the game. Implied to have been involved in almost all of the events in the first game in one way or another and appears many times in Ethan's mind before then. Is killed after Ethan removes several metal pieces from its body, crushes its neck, and drops it to the ground from the top of the platform he was standing on.
- Body Horror: And you have to kill it by ripping the metal parts from its body out one at a time!