Vampire: The Masquerade Redemption/Characters
This is a list of characters from Vampire: The Masquerade – Redemption.
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Coterie
Christof Romuald
The main character of the game, Christof is a French knight who was recovered in a monastery in Prague, where he falls in love with the lovely, pure nun Anezka. After getting turned into a vampire, he fights for his newfound clan, but eventually finds out that Anezka has been kidnapped by the Cainites. Along with his friends, he starts his journey across the land (and time) to save Anezka and eventually stops the various evil vampires in the way.
- The Ace: He can learn a lot of Vampire Disciplines.
- Anachronism Stew: Though the manual says he's unusual in respecting Jews, this isn't merely unusual for the Crusades, it's significant to the point that Christof wouldn't have been hailed as a hero, but considered morally compromised in the Church's eyes. Later in the story, Christof wakes up after centuries' sleep apparently knowing how to accurately fire and reload weapons 800 years ahead of his time.
- Bad Powers, Good People: He can drain a person of all his blood, animate the dead and make enemies' blood boil, but he's a good guy.
- Chick Magnet: Many Cainite ladies aren't above flirting with him, expecially Serena and Lily.
- The Chosen One: May be a coincidence, but a wall paint shows that Christof was the prophesied wielder of the Aikurn Sword.
- Cool Sword: Starts with one and can obtain the legendary Aikurn Sword, but can equip any weapon he wishes.
- Determinator: Endures centuries of blood torpor, but comes out sane because of Anezka.
- The Dreaded: For the Premysl clan. See below.
- Good Is Dumb: While he has some very brilliant moments, generally, Christof can come off as a very hilariously air-headed person. This is especially true during the Dark Ages part, where Christof pretty much ignores everything Anezka says to him after the raid on Prague streets.
- The Hero
- Kick the Dog: Some choices are quite nasty, such as using the Diablerie on Lucretia and absorbing her powers.
- The Messiah: May be one...
- Red Baron: "Champion of Prague", and later "Killer of Ahzra", "Bane of the Premysl House".
- Roaring Rampage of Revenge: Don't stay between him and Anezka, or betray him. Just ask Orsi...
- Single-Target Sexuality: He loves only Anezka.
- Ye Olde Butcherede Englishe: Even after his resurrection, he still speaks like this.
Wilhem Streicher
A Brujah ancilla and friend of Christof, he helps him during his first steps in the Kindred world. They soon become a fearsome duo and fight together many times. After the timeskip, he meets Christof again in New York and joins the coterie in their last battle against the forces of Vukodlak.
- Almighty Janitor: Sort of: he's just a neonate Vampire, but has the potential for becoming really powerful.
- The Archer: Wields a bow the first time you meet him.
- Blade on a Stick: He also has a halbeard as starting weapon.
- Face Heel Turn: Offscreen, he and Ecaterina joined the evil Sabbat, but he promptly dumps them when he meets Christof.
- The Lancer: At first he's there to keep an eye on Christof, but later develops into this.
- Mr. Exposition: He explains a lot of things to Chris.
- Only Sane Man
Serena
A Cappadocian Kindred and Garinol's right hand. She's sent to help the Coterie by Garinol, and she develops a crush on Christof. She's a powerful caster and can use many spells.
- The Chick
- Glass Cannon: She can cast powerful disciplines, but is physically weak.
- Kill It with Fire: She can easly learn the Fire Disciplines.
- Knife Nut:Wields a knife.
- Mook Maker: She can spawn undead puppets to fight her enemies. This power is also used for escaping the Teutonic Prisons.
- Necromancer: Being a Cappadocian and all.
- Squishy Wizard
- What Happened to the Mouse?: Her fate after the timeskip is unknown, but she probably died along with the other Cappadocians when the Giovanni took over.
- You Gotta Have Blue Hair: Dark blue hair, for some reason.
Erik
A Large viking-like Gangrel vampire who was imprisoned by the Tremere, who tried to turn him into a hideous gargoyle monster. He uses his great strenght to help the coterie in their battles. Eventually, in Vienna, he meets his fate when Etrius completes the ritual and turns him into a mindless gargoyle and the coterie is forced to finish him off.
- The Big Guy
- Drop the Hammer: Despite being chained to a wall just a while ago and wearing only a kilt, he can still pull a war hammer out of his inventory.
- Fur Against Fang: Averted, he and his clan are in good relationships with Werewolves.
- Horny Vikings: Looks a lot like one.
- Karmic Transformation: Etrius finishes what Ardan begun and turn him into a Gargoyle, a creature that he despises.
- Killed Off for Real: Poor Christof...
- Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot: A Vampire-Viking-Shapeshifter warrior.
- Roaring Rampage of Revenge: Against the Tremere, especially Virstania, for some reasons...
- Violent Glaswegian: His accent.
- Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?: He really hates Gargoyles, but his typical reaction is trying to grind it.
Pink
A big, punk-like Brujah met by Christof in the "In Tenebris" pub in London. He decides to join Christof in his quest and help him. He's actually an Assamite Vampire hired by Vukodlak whose task was to stop Christof, but he's forced to flee before he can accomplish his mission.
- The Big Guy: Again, he's simply large, just like Erik, and with melee-oriented skills to boot.
- Deadpan Snarker: A lot.
- Delinquent: He looks like one and speaks with a peculiar accent.
- Face Heel Turn
- Jerkass: He's really cocky and rude, especially to Lily and Samuel.
- The Mole: He actually works for the Assamite clan.
- Mr. Exposition: He introduces the mechanics of the modern world to Christof.
- Odd Couple: He and Christof.
- Shout-Out: His name, appearance and attitude are inspired by a character in the Pink Floyd album and movie The Wall. Fridge Brilliance sets in when you realize this isn't the writer being funny, but a role adopted by an Assamite who likely studied the film to help get into character.
Lily
A young vampire from the clan Toreador who was forced to work in the Setite Brothel by Lucretia and is freed by our heroes. She follows Christof out of gratitude and in order to find out what happened to her Sire Alexandra.
- Badass Longcoat
- The Chick: In the modern age.
- Damsel in Distress: Not quite: she needs to be rescued, but participates in the fight herself.
- Hooker with a Heart of Gold: At first only.
- Innocently Insensitive: "I can't believe it! This is supposed to be the purest woman on earth?!"
- Lady in Red
- Magic Knight: She's very good with magics, but also has decent physical statistics.
- Odd Friendship: With Samuel.
- Zettai Ryouiki
Samuel
A Nosferatu from New York, he's a member of the Camarilla. The coterie saves him from other Sabbat Nosferatu and in return, he helps them with his powers and his friend Dev/Null. Despite his grotesque face and body, he's very kind and soft spoken.
- Deadpan Snarker: Expecially towards Pink.
- The Grotesque: Like all Nosferatu.
- Humans Are White: Only black guy in the whole game.
- Well... I'd say greenish....
- My Species Doth Protest Too Much: He's one of the few good Nosferatu you'll meet, while all others (both in Dark Ages and Modern Age) will try to kill you.
- Odd Couple: With Lily, especially odd given how much their clans hate each other.
- Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness
- The Smart Guy
Villains
Ahzra the Unliving
A Tzimisce vampire who dwells in the deeps of Bonn's Silver Mines. When she attacks Christof, she boast about the coming awakening of the Mathuselah of Vysehrad, but gets slain by the young crusader.
- Evil Redhead
- Femme Fatalons: Which she uses to attack.
- Voice of the Legion
Mercurio
A sneaky Cappadocian scholar who's studying the Book of Nod and is trying to find out a cure for Kindreds, but is stopped and slain by Christof and Wilhem who were sent to recover the book.
- Evil Genius
- Mad Scientist: Not only he started the mess by stealing the book of Nod, he also cursed Maqqabeh the Golem, causing him to go insane.
- Necromancer: Will usually summon a zombi to his aid.
- Simple Staff
- "Wake-Up Call" Boss: He can cast a dangerous mist attack that deals a lot of damage and raises Frenzy.
- Well-Intentioned Extremist: His researches are for a good cause, but far too dangerous.
- Wicked Cultured: Studies a lot.
Ardan
A Tremere Sorcerer in Prague and the leader in charge of the slave trades. The coterie storm his hidden base in Golden Lane and eventually kill him after a brief battle.
- Dirty Coward: Begs for mercy when encountered.
- Evil Sorcerer: The master of the Tremere Chantry in Prague.
- Mad Scientist: He was trying to create Gargoyles using his prisoners.
- Playing with Fire: Can cast a dangerous fire disciple.
Count Orsi
A Ventrue nobleman is basically the "boss" of Vienna and often buys human slaves. He ask the Coterie to kill the Lasombra Kindred Luther in exchange for his help, but eventually sells them to the Tremere and has them arrested. After the timeskip, Christof finds out that Orsi (now president of the Orsi Corporation) is still alive and helps the Tzimisce with his factories. After a final clash in the factory, he meets his final and well deserved doom when Christof tosses him into a vat of molten metal.
- Aristocrats Are Evil: The Ur Example.
- But for Me It Was Tuesday: When you meet him in New York.
- Corrupt Corporate Executive
- Death by Irony: Christof throws him into the large vat of molten metal which was being used for forging the silver statue for Vukodlak.
- Jerkass: And gets his comeuppance for it.
- Upper Class Twit
- Wicked Cultured
Luther Black
One of the high rank Lasombra Vampires, he lives in a secret lair inside the Vienna Clock Tower, where he lies onto a silver cross, guarded by a small army of Ghouls and Dark Hunters. When the coterie reachs him, he actually asks them to put him out of his misery.
- Alas, Poor Villain: He doesn't even put up a fight!
- Dark Is Not Evil: Unlike the typical Lasombra, he's pretty tame and only wants to die.
- Living Shadow: As a Lasombra Vampire, he probably created all those Dark Hunters in the church...
- Mercy Kill: He asks you to put him out of his misery.
- Who Wants to Live Forever?
Virstania
A Tremere regent that lives in the Haus Die Hexe in Vienna. She attacks the Coterie in the Gargoyle Den, but is killed after an harsh battle.
- Blade on a Stick: For some unknown reason, she fights with a halbeard.
- Dark Action Girl
- The Dragon: To Etrius, probably.
- Evil Sorceror
- Giant Space Flea From Nowhere: You have no clue on her presence.
- It's Personal: Erik apparently has a grudge against her.
- Lady in Red
Etrius
The Leader of the Tremere Vampires in Vienna, is a powerful wizard who wages war with the Tzimisce and with all those who stand against him. He turns Erik into a Gargoyle and fights the party, but he eventually flees after telling them about Anezka's whereabouts.
- Authority Equals Asskicking: Ohh boy...
- Evil Sorcerer
- Karma Houdini: Sorry, but Erik's death won't be avenged.
- Playing with Fire: Can make fire pour from the sky.
Libussa
A Tzimisce Vampire and Vukodlak's servant, is a fanatically devoted vampiress who offered her body and will to her evil master.
- Demonic Possession: By Vukodlak.
- Fate Worse Than Death: She's totally possessed by Vukodlak, and later, Anezka manages to somehow destroy her soul too.
- Heel Face Turn
- Vocal Dissonance
Father Leo Allatius
The old and wise leader of the Society of Leopold, a group of human Vampire hunters, is actually a long lived ghoul who has survived feeding on the blood of the captured Vampires.
- Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: Qualifies.
- Evil Old Folks
- Puzzle Boss: Instead of killing him, you can knock down the blood containers around him, so that he won't fight you. You can also gain Humanity.
- Simple Staff: Attacks with his walking stick.
Lucretia
Leader of the Setite cult in London, she controls a Brothel where human and vampire girls are kept prisoners. The Coterie fights her to free Lily, but has to find her Heart, which is sealed in the London's Tower. She informs Christof about Vukodlak's location, but tries to kill him one last time and is slain.
- Beat Still My Heart: Her heart is not in her body.
- Scaled Up: She turns into a giant Snake to kill Christof.
- Snakes Are Sexy
- Snake Talk
- Soul Jar: The Heart.
- Video Game Cruelty Potential: You have the option to not only squash her heart, but to absorb her powers as well.
The Underprince
The boss of the Sabbat Nosferatu, ambushes the coterie in the sewers of New York but is defeated.
- Authority Equals Asskicking
- Flunky Boss: Is followed by a small horde of ghoul rats.
- Gonk
Alessandro Giovanni
The boss of the Giovanni vampires in New York who works with the Tzimisce for the cash. Is killed by Pink before he can reveal the location of Vukodlak's coffin.
Vukodlak the Defiler
The powerful Voivode and Matuselah of Vysehrad castle, is a very old Cainite who was sealed in his coffin until 2000 for his crimes. He plans to use his powers to prevent Gehenna by killing the 13 Antideluvians and becoming the most powerful creature on this land. He's eventually stopped by our heroes.
- Authority Equals Asskicking: And how!
- Big Bad: Though he only makes his presence known and relevant only about halfway through the game.
- The End of the World as We Know It: He intends to bring this by disposing of the Antideluvians.
- Final Boss: One who has to be fought twice.
- Humanoid Abomination
- One-Winged Angel: After his first defeat, he reappears in the first floor of the Cathedral of Flesh and transform into a large, powerful dragon-like monster named Zulo
- Sealed Evil in a Can: By the other Voivodes...
- You Have Failed Me...: To Libussa, but he didn't kill her.
Others
Anezka
A young nun and Christof's love interest, is kidnapped by the Cainites while trying to find out about Christof's location and falls into Tzimisce hands and is ghouled. Right before the final battle, the coterie finds out that Anezka actually did all the possible to slow down Vukodlak's revival and endured a lot of dire sacrifices to stop him. In the good ending, she dies in Christof's arms after Vukodlak's death. She doesn't actually die, but rather gets embraced by Christof and turned into a real vampire in the process, as she was a ghoul before and would have died after the defeat of Vukodlak.
- Beware of the Nice Ones: She's a sweet nun, very polite and quiet. But once given a reason to, she'll show amazing willpower and cunning.
- Break the Cutie: What she endured under Libussa and Vukodlak is unspeakable at least.
- Face Heel Turn: After being turned into a Tzimisce Ghoul. Subverted.
- Fate Worse Than Death: Living as a slave for the Tzimisce must have been dire...
- Holy Hand Grenade: She has (had) true faith, and so the Premysl Revenants couldn't even approach her.
Ecatherina the Wise
Elder of the Brujah clan in Prague, is a noble and ancient cainite from Carthage, and the one who Embraced Christof in first place. After the time-skip, it is revealed that she joined the Sabbat, but she secretly works against Vukodlak.
- Face Heel Turn: She joined the Sabbat.
- Femme Fatale: Briefly seduces and undermines Christof before Embracing him. As she notes, his strength as a mortal came from his Faith, and without it, would he be any good as a vampire?
- Wicked Cultured: Exemplifies the old-school ideals of the Brujah as philosophers and scholars.
Cosmas
Elder of the Brujah clan along with Ecaterina, is a tall, proud warrior. Apparently, he died during the time-skip.
- Bald of Evil: He's bald, and his awesomness (and potentially evilness) are plain to see, even if he doesn't contribute to any of the acts in the story.
- The Dragon: To Ecaterina.
- Killed Offscreen: Died in the chaos resulting from the human uprising.
Garinol
Large and wise leader of the Cappadocian vampires in Petrin Hill monastery. Is the Sire of Serena.
- Informed Ability: He's supposedly really powerful.
- Large and In Charge: He's quite big and large.
- Necromancer
- Nun-Too-Holy: As a Cappadocian, Garinol's haven and lifestyle are very christian.
Josef
A really old and ugly Nosferatu, is the keeper of the secret Tunnels of Prague, a veritable labyrinth infested by Nosferatu, Giant Rats and ghosts. The coterie must give him a chalice of Elder Vitae from Ecaterina so that he will open the gates.
- But Thou Must!: He will open the gates only after drinking some precious Elder Blood.
- The Grotesque
Tetha, Kazi and Zheel
Three beautiful vampire sisters Embraced by Orsi. Tetha and Zeel are mute, so you can speak only with Kazi.
- Femme Fatale
- Ms. Fanservice: Including hourglass figure and Absolute Cleavage.
Dev/Null
A Malkavian hacker and friend of Samuel. He gives indications to the coterie concerning the location of Vukodlak's Sarcophagus.
- Cloudcuckoolander: He's a Malkavian, what did you expect?
- Mad Oracle: He correctly predicts the following events in the game, including Pink's betrayal.
- Milking the Giant Cow: He waves his arms a lot while talking.
Alexandra
A Toreador vampiress and Lily's sire. She was imprisoned by Orsi and forced to paint beautiful works for him. She's eventually set free by Christof.
- Bound and Gagged: She's chained and forced to paint.
- Non-Action Guy: She's an exquisite paintress, not a warrior.
- Unkempt Beauty: Justified, as she was being tortured and jailed.