Uncharted/Characters

Nathan Drake


"Oh, crap!"

An amateur archaeologist, professional treasure hunter, sometime criminal and occasionally a stand-up guy. Nate believes that he's a descendant of legendary privateer Sir Francis Drake, even though the historic record is that Francis had no children. Drake's Deception reveals that Nate. Played by Nolan North.

"Oh, crap! Here we go... I haven't thought that far ahead."
 * Acrofatic: You can turn Drake into this when you buy the "Doughnut Drake" skin from the in-game store.
 * Action Survivor: In the tradition of Indiana Jones.
 * Actor Allusion: Rick The Adventure Core in Portal 2 is also voiced by Nolan North, and seems to be an Affectionate Parody of Nathan Drake.
 * Adventurer Archaeologist: Granted, Nate is more of a treasure hunter than an archaeologist. This is best indicated by the time he broke into a museum to retrieve an important clue; apparently he's done so before as well. His motivations and skills fit the trope, though; while he does like money, he also has a natural, intense curiosity and interest in undiscovered history, as well as an encyclopedic knowledge of the ancient world and the ability to speed-read at numerous dead languages. He could probably earn more than a few PhDs in archaeology should he ever decide to sit still for more than ten minutes in a row.
 * Anti-Hero: Type II. Nate has no qualms about skirting the law or even blatant robbery, but he goes to near suicidal lengths to save Jeff and will throw himself into dangerous situations for the greater good.
 * The Artful Dodger: As a teenager.
 * Badass
 * Badass Bookworm: Just like the Indiana Jones routine, except the fact he's not a professor nor a student. However, he's pretty cultured (and multilingual) and knows a lot about ancient history.
 * Badass Normal: Nate comes up against supernatural enemies like Descendants, Guardians and Djinn and comes away without so much as a scratch. Invoked in his appearance in Play Station All Stars Battle Royale, where Nate goes mano-e-mano against a blood-thirsty demigod Spartan, a murderous clown in a heavily-armed ice cream truck, and a guy in a big-ass scuba suit.
 * Berserk Button: Do not. Fuck. With Nate's friends. He'll suffer a brief Heroic BSOD and then reboot into Seek and Destroy.
 * Blood Knight: Marlowe believes that Nate is this, "getting off" on the bloodshed and constantly cheating death.
 * Born Lucky: Naughty Dog have put forward the notion that Nate's 'health' actually represents his luck, meaning he wades into firefights and bullets just miss him until he pushes it too far. In Among Thieves, it's suggested that this is the sole reason he's survived...well, anything. He disagrees vehemently. If he was really lucky, this crazy shit wouldn't keep happening to him.
 * Break the Haughty: Once per game.
 * Catch Phrase:

"Nate: "Hinky"? You act like you've never seen a German U-Boat in the middle of the jungle before."
 * : Invoked in-universe.
 * The Charmer
 * Chick Magnet: As per the above trope. A page in his notebook is full of girls' phone-numbers. Presumably he's slowed down by the third game.
 * Cosmic Plaything: The universe either really likes Nate or really, really hates him. Or maybe both. It sure does like lobbing him into incredible danger with no preparation at all. And smashing him into things.
 * Cunning Linguist: Drake can read outdated Latin dialects along with a number of other ancient languages, and speaks English, Spanish, Indonesian, Arabic and, by the end of the second game, Tibetan.
 * Dark Secret: Despite his posturing, It drives his obsession with uncovering the artifacts of Drake's Fortune and Drake's Deception.
 * Deadpan Snarker


 * Determinator
 * Doom Magnet: In his own words, "Everything I touch turns to shit." It's not always played for laughs, either.
 * Expy: Confirmed to be based somewhat on Nathan Fillion.
 * His appearance and snarky personality was specifically based on Johnny Knoxville.
 * And find one non-whip-related Indiana Jones trope that doesn't show up here.
 * He also shares some things with Aladdin - when he was young he used to be a Street Urchin.
 * Fashionable Asymmetry: Half. Tuck.
 * Green Eyes
 * Guest Fighter: He makes his fighting game (and guest character) debut on Play Station All Stars Battle Royale.
 * Indy Ploy: Not a single thing he does in the games is planned out beforehand, because anything he does plan out falls apart spectacularly.
 * Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Naughty Dog claims that he's this. He backstabs people, flagrantly breaks the law and has a streak of scary ruthlessness and vindictiveness that comes out when he's at his worst; but for the most part he seems to have more of a Jerkass Facade, and not a very good one.
 * Loveable Rogue
 * Made of Iron: As much as he complains - and he complains a lot - stack up all the injuries he canonically suffers and you'll arrive at the conclusion he ought to be crippled.
 * Mouthy Kid: Back in his younger days.
 * One-Man Army: This prompts Lazarevic's Not So Different speech.
 * Parental Abandonment: His mother committed suicide while he was still an infant, and his father gave him up to a state institution when Nate was 5. Which leads to...
 * Orphan's Ordeal: As a young teenager, he was living on the streets.
 * Perma-Stubble: Oddly enough, subverted in two opposite ways in "Among Thieves:" his usual stubble is replaced by a full beard in just this instalment, yet in the Borneo chapter he is clean-shaven.
 * Pet The Yak: Walking through the Tibetan village, there's the option to have Nate pet a few yaks and goof around with some local kids. No reason but cute and re-establishing Nate's niceness, it seems.
 * Save the Villain:
 * Tall, Dark and Snarky
 * Tempting Fate: After the first few explosions, you'd think he'd know better.
 * Walking Disaster Area: He doesn't mean it. In fact, given his occupation he'd be happier if it didn't happen. Still; everywhere Nate goes, chaos, gunfire, explosions and destruction probably aren't far behind.
 * This is mentioned in the last chapter of Drake's Deception, when Nate
 * This is mentioned in the last chapter of Drake's Deception, when Nate


 * Wet Sari Scene: Nate gets a lot of these, and it's notable for him being a) a dude, and b) a video game character.

Elena Fisher


"I sure hope you know what you're doing."

A video journalist who was working for a low-budget cable news program when she first encountered Nathan Drake. In the second game she's moved up to a more investigative role, tracking Lazarevic even though NATO thinks he's dead. Played by Emily Rose.

"Elena Fisher, last year's model."
 * Action Girl: Becomes a dab hand with guns, despite not having a background in them, and thinks nothing of breaking free from a guy twice her size to shout a warning to Nate. Gets even better in the later games.
 * Almost Kiss: She and Nate almost kiss at the end of Drake's Fortune but are interrupted by Sully.
 * Demoted to Extra: Sadly in Drake's Deception, she's not seen until the middle of the game when she tags along through most of a single chapter. When Drake goes after a captured Sully, he tells her stay behind so as not to risk her welfare. Unlike the first game, she completely understands and helps Drake one more time by helping him get on Talbot's plane, then bows out until the ending.
 * Fashionable Asymmetry: You know that she's taken a level in badass in Among Thieves because she's sporting the memetic half-tuck.
 * First Girl Wins: Elena is the first girl we meet,
 * Girl of the Week: Lampshaded.


 * Hair of Gold: Likely the most idealistic character in a cast full of criminals and cynics, and likely also the only blonde.
 * Hot Scoop: It's what gets Elena tangled into Nate's adventures in the first place.
 * Intrepid Reporter: Elena is pretty good at her job, even learning various languages to help.
 * Nice Gal: Unlike Nate, who is ultimately gooey in the middle but has loose morals and can be a real bastard if he sets his mind to it or he's pushed too far, Elena is gooey all the way through, inside and out. She's not in it for money (although it sure is nice) or adventure (although she likes that, too) but to do what's right.
 * Not Quite Dead: At the end of Among Thieves, Elena comes close to dying at Flynn's hand.
 * Plucky Girl: Lampshaded by Flynn.
 * Precious Photo: Among Thieves shows that Nate keeps one of her in his notebook. Surrounded by flowery illustrations, no less. Seems like she most likely was "the one who broke his heart" prior to the game's events after all.
 * Took a Level in Badass: She was no slouch in Drake's Fortune, but she clearly spent some XP points between the first and second games; she walks into a war-zone of her own accord chasing a war criminal who's been officially declared dead, and participates in both driving and gunplay without any hesitation.
 * Unresolved Sexual Tension: With Nate through the entirety of the first game, and then averted at the end of the second where they finally do become a couple.
 * Unresolved Sexual Tension: With Nate through the entirety of the first game, and then averted at the end of the second where they finally do become a couple.

Victor "Sully" Sullivan


"A metaphor ain't gonna pay your bills, kid."

Charming and roguish, Sully is Nate's oldest friend and companion on many of his adventures. Has a well-known propensity for much younger women, gambling and bad business deals. Played by Richard McGonagle.

"Nate: You're a dirty old man, Sullivan! Sully: Uh-huh."
 * Anti-Hero: Type I.
 * Badass Grandpa: Sully is 60 come the start of Drake's Deception and yet doesn't show it at all.
 * Big Brother Mentor: To Nate.
 * Characterization Marches On: Though somewhat subtle, Sully's characterization in "Drake's Fortune" slightly clashes with that of the other games. The main conflict of the game is brought about by Sully's carelessness and Sully's freedom from his debt is only brought about by Nate bailing him out. In every other game in the series, Sully often offers wisdom and holds Nate back from rash decisions, and Sully's tendency to bail Nate out of the situations he gets himself into are frequently referenced.
 * Cool Old Guy: In spades. Sully doesn't act his age at all.
 * Demoted to Extra: In Among Thieves, where he only appears long enough to bail Nate out of a Turkish prison and help him out in Borneo. When stuff gets real, he gets Genre Savvy and decides to opt out of the latest adventure. He gets a more active role in Drake's Deception.
 * Dirty Old Man: Lampshaded, repeatedly. And Sully himself seems more than aware of it.


 * Disney Death: Has one of these in the first game.
 * The Fagin: To Nate during his Artful Dodger youth. But it's the positive interpretation; even though he trained a kid to be a better thief, he also raised and loved Nate like his own son.
 * Give Me Back My Wallet: How Drake and Sully first met. He even says it word for word.
 * Heel Face Turn:
 * Like a Son to Me: This is the entire point of Drake's Deception; Nate's parents didn't raise him, Sully did, and the old guy all but outright says he loves Nate like a son.
 * Memetic Mutation: Victor Goddamn Sullivan!
 * Ascended Meme
 * Mentor Occupational Hazard: Zig-zagged. He's seemingly killed early on in Drake's Fortune, only to turn up alive and possibly-traitorous later in the game.
 * As of the third game.
 * Moment Killer: At the end of the first game. By Drake's Deception, he's Genre Savvy enough to leave the lovebirds alone.
 * Morality Chain: Though Nate is far from a psychopath, Dante from "Golden Abyss" insinuates that his lack of corruption or fixation on money over love of history ("going soft") is due to the influence of Sully's good nature.
 * Papa Wolf: To Nate. Sully was just seconds from shooting to keep Nate safe.
 * Parental Substitute: He basically adopted Nate and raised him like a son.
 * Smoking Is Cool: Sully thinks so, judging by the way he chomps on those cigars.
 * Screw This, I'm Outta Here: Early on in Among Thieves.
 * Wouldn't Hurt a Child: The reason he and adopted Nate.

Chloe Frazer


"Oh, is that an ancient Tibetan ritual dagger in your pocket?"

A professional thief, amateur treasure hunter, old flame of Nate's and general sexpot. Chloe has a "mostly professional" relationship with Flynn at the beginning of Among Thieves, but schemes with Nate to leave him in the dust once the Museum job is finished. Played by Claudia Black. Returns in Drake's Deception.


 * Action Girl: Chloe can more than take care of herself.
 * Ambiguously Brown: Just look at her.
 * Beta Couple: She and are hinted to be this by the time of Deception.
 * Chronic Backstabbing Disorder: Played with; Chloe is always on Nate's side despite her actions. Flynn is another story.
 * The Complainer Is Always Wrong
 * Girl of the Week: Lampshaded by Elena.
 * Heel Face Revolving Door: Wow. Where to start? She shows up with Flynn, but schemes with Nate to leave Flynn in the dust, but then Flynn screws Nate over and he assumes that Chloe was in on it, except then Chloe helps get him out of jail and leads him to Borneo, but then when Flynn shows up she holds them at gunpoint, only to then free Nate and Sully and give them the dagger... and that's just in the first four chapters! At least Flynn was consistent.
 * Hot Amazon
 * Land Down Under: Played by Claudia Black.
 * Ms. Fanservice
 * New Old Flame: Introduced as an apparent old flame of Nate's who's come back into his life.
 * Unresolved Sexual Tension: Averted with Nate. Sexual tension is pretty successfully resolved during one of the game's first cutscenes, and their relationship for the rest of the game (when she's not going through the Heel Face Revolving Door) is... well, sexual.

Gabriel Roman


"You two should realise by now that I plan for every contingency."

A crimelord, loan shark and amateur treasure hunter, Roman loaned a large sum of money to Sully before the events of Drake's Fortune and attempts to collect by trailing Nate and attempting to snatch El Dorado before anyone else can. Played by Simon Templeman.


 * All Devouring Black Hole Loan Sharks: The hunt for El Dorado would've gone a lot more smoothly if Sully hadn't owed Roman a little money...
 * Big Bad
 * Evil Brit
 * The Unfought
 * Wicked Cultured

Atoq Navarro


"I'm the only person on this island who knows what the hell he's doing!"

The leader of a mercenary group and the most knowledgeable and professional treasure hunter in Drake's Fortune (save Nate himself), Navarro works for Roman as his main lieutenant. Unlike Roman, Navarro can actually go toe-to-toe with Drake. Played by Robin Atkin Downes.


 * Adventurer Archaeologist: The evil kind, in it entirely for the money and with no scruples whatsoever.
 * Badass Spaniard: In a villainous example.
 * Beard of Evil
 * The Dragon
 * Evil Counterpart: To Drake.
 * Evil Genius
 * Karmic Death
 * Hoist by His Own Petard: He wants that big gold statue so bad? He gets it.
 * Money, Dear Boy: What's El Dorado?
 * The Starscream:
 * Wicked Cultured
 * You Have Outlived Your Usefulness:
 * You Have Outlived Your Usefulness:

Eddy Raja


"That's right you, ugly konyok! Don't mess with Eddy Raja!"

The head of a group of pirates who go after Nate and Elena at the beginning of Drake's Fortune and later works for Roman and Navarro as hired muscle. He's superstitious and believes in the curse of the island. Played by James Sie.


 * Affably Evil: He's a loud-mouthed, none-too-bright jerk, actually, but he means no real malice, and when his men start dying mysteriously, he'd rather give up than throw more lives chasing treasure.
 * Never Found the Body
 * Enemy Mine: He and Nate really, really dislike each other, but when backed up against the wall by, they don't waste any time arguing.
 * The Rival: Intensely competitive with Nate whenever they meet.

Sir Francis Drake
"There must be a beginning of any great matter, but the continuing unto the end until it be thoroughly finished yields the true glory."

A legendary English Privateer who lived in the 1500s and was particularly feared and hated by the Spanish of the time. He's particularly well-renowned for commanding the English Royal Navy to victory over the Spanish Armada. He supposedly died in 1596, but Nathan Drake (his supposed descendant) finds evidence that Francis faked his death instead.


 * Beethoven Was an Alien Spy
 * Faking the Dead: According to the game, Francis faked his death in 1596 in order to pursue the El Dorado treasure without Queen Elizabeth finding out what he was doing.
 * Heroic Sacrifice: Destroyed the Spanish and English ships to prevent El Dorado from leaving the island, trapping himself with the descendants and condemning himself to death.
 * Historical Domain Character
 * Posthumous Character
 * Privateer

Harry Flynn


"No hard feelings, yeah?"

A professional thief and an old friend of Nate's who crosses paths with him on various jobs. He's cunning, manipulative and ruthless, but doesn't have a mind for puzzles and relies on others for historic information. Like Nate, he has a tendency to crack wise. Played by Steve Valentine.

"Nate: Thank you for that update, Captain Obvious."
 * Captain Obvious: During the Museum level.

"Flynn: There's a guy above you, there's a guy above you! Nate tosses the guy off the roof. Flynn: There's a guy below you, there's a guy below you!"
 * Deadpan Snarker

"Flynn: (to Elena) Sorry love, this isn't a movie, and you're not the plucky girl who reforms the villain and saves the day. It's just not done like that. (primes hand grenade)"
 * : Defied Trope. While dying, he'd rather take out the heroes with a grenade than try and make amends with his old friends.


 * The Dragon
 * Evil Brit
 * Evil Counterpart: To Nate. They're both Adventurer Archaeologist action guys, but Flynn isn't as smart, values the money more than the thrill of discovery, and is more ruthless in pursuing what he wants. In a nutshell, he's Nate without a conscience.
 * Face Heel Turn
 * Late Arrival Spoiler: Flynn betrays Nate and is working for Lazarevic.
 * The Rival
 * Smug Snake: He tries and he tries to manipulate the situation to his advantage, but in the end doesn't have the charisma, brains or skill to.
 * Taking You with Me
 * Villainous Breakdown: Possibly,
 * Villainous Breakdown: Possibly,

Zoran Lazarevic


"Compassion is the enemy. Mercy defeats us."

A Serbian war criminal, arms dealer and commander of a large military force who was responsible for murder and torture on a horrific scale. He admires men like Genghis Khan, Hitler and Pol Pit, and seeks the Cintamani Stone in order to harness its power and become invincible. NATO believed that Lazarevic had been killed in a bombing raid prior to the events of Among Thieves, though Elena Fisher thought otherwise and sought to prove it. Played by Graham McTavish.


 * Ax Crazy
 * Bad Boss
 * Badass: The way he kills the Guardians down with a single shot is quite admirable. Too bad he's also one of the most monstrous and vicious characters in the series.
 * Bald of Evil
 * Black Eyes of Evil
 * The Berserker
 * Big Bad: Of the second game.
 * Chewing the Scenery: Not a man of subtlety.
 * Dangerously Genre Savvy: He's the first person to get around the ol'
 * Evil Is Hammy
 * Fake Nationality: A Serbian voiced by a Scottish actor.
 * Four-Star Badass: He was a KGB agent and now commands a private military force.
 * Genius Bruiser: The more the game goes on, the more you start to realize that Lazarevic is pretty damn smart.
 * Good Scars, Evil Scars: He's got big, ugly burn scars on half of his face and his right arm, perhaps souvenirs from the bombing that supposedly killed him. They disappear after he drinks the sap from the Tree of Life.
 * Hair-Trigger Temper
 * Hidden Depths: Flynn comments that Lazarevic is more clever than he looks, and it's true. He figured out the true nature of the Cintamani Stone before any other character, and saw through the Guardians' disguise almost immediately.
 * Husky Russkie: Although technically, he's Serbian.
 * Immune to Bullets:
 * Karmic Death:
 * Knight of Cerebus: Unlike many of Drake's enemies, Lazarevic is probably the only one who really darkens the tone of the game simply by showing up.
 * Kick the Dog: The attack on the Tibetan village was pretty cold as well.
 * Large Ham: DRAAAAAAAAAAKE!
 * This is NOT! A NEGOTIATION!
 * ON YOUR KNEES!
 * Lightning Bruiser
 * Load-Bearing Boss:
 * Mean Character, Nice Actor: According to the other actors, Graham McTavish is the sweetest guy normally, to the point where they were absolutely terrified of him once he turned on his evil voice when in character.
 * Not So Different: He tries to pull this on Nate by pointing out just how many people Nate—and by extension, the player—has killed over the course over the game.
 * Unstoppable Rage:.
 * The Unfettered: He believes that he, like every other Complete Monster Evil Overlord, will prevail because he has the will "to do what other men will not". He attributes Nate's success in pursuing him to this as well.
 * Villainous Breakdown: He suffers this more than once.
 * Wicked Cultured: If Genghis Kahn, Hitler, Stalin and Pol Pot are part of that...
 * You Have Outlived Your Usefulness: Pretty much his MO.
 * You Have Outlived Your Usefulness: Pretty much his MO.

Tenzin


"[speaking Tibetan]"

A Tibetan explorer and father of one who doesn't speak a word of English. He rescued Nate from the train wreck and accompanied him through the ice cavern and the battle in the mountain village. Played by Robin Atkin Downes with dialogue by Pema Dhondup.


 * Badass: Knife. Face. Guardian.
 * Bilingual Bonus: See Translation Convention
 * Ensemble Darkhorse: This is what happens when you save the player character by leaping onto a Guardian's back and stabbing him repeatedly in the face with a kukri!
 * Fire-Forged Friends: Language barrier be damned.
 * Kukris Are Kool
 * Nice Hat: He's got one. A very nice one.
 * Not Quite Dead: During the ice cave level.
 * Papa Wolf: Can and will shoot his way through dozens of troops and a tank to find his little girl and make sure she's safe.
 * Translation Convention: Completely averted. For the entire game, Tenzin speaks in unsubtitled Tibetan that Nate has to try and make sense of in conjunction with hand gestures.

Karl Schafer


"So they have beaten you, eh? Your quest is over?"

Schafer is a German former treasure hunter who has lived in the Tibetan village for seventy years after being carried in, wounded and dying (much like Drake is during Among Thieves). He initially appears as a humorous mentor figure, but is revealed to have a dark past. Played by René Auberjonois.


 * The Atoner: He led the Nazis right to Shambala's doorstep and almost gave them the power of the Tree of Life's sap, which led to...
 * I Did What I Had to Do: ...Murdering the entire Nazi expedition to keep them from finding the Cintamani Stone.
 * Cool Old Guy
 * Ironic Echo: Schafer came to Tibet to find the Cintamani Stone and was brought to the village, wounded and near-death, after having to be rescued from the snowfields. Seventy years later, Nate arrives in the exact same way, and Schafer sees it as this trope.
 * Mentor Occupational Hazard: Tortured to the death by Lazarevic.

Jeff


"Is it always like this with him?"

Elena's cameraman who accompanies her to Nepal. Played by Gregory Myhre.


 * Sacrificial Lamb: To demonstrate how evil Lazarevic is.
 * Unfazed Everyman: Though he only appears for a very short time, he's got this attitude down.

Marco Polo
"I did not tell half of what I saw for I knew I would not be believed."

Italian explorer who made a historical over-land journey to the far east where he met Kublai Kahn. By retracing his footsteps Nate and crew hope to locate the city of Shambhala.


 * Posthumous Character

Katherine Marlowe


"I merely want what's mine."

The head of an Ancient Conspiracy that dates back to the court of Queen Elizabeth I, Marlowe is the main opponent of Nate and Sully's quest to find Iram of the Pillars. She believes that Sir Francis Drake's ring, and whatever secrets it still holds, are rightfully hers. Played by Rosalind Ayres.


 * Ancient Conspiracy: She's the head of one.
 * The Baroness: A typical Rosa Klebb-type, being older and sexually unavailable.
 * Big Bad: Of the third game.
 * Blondes Are Evil
 * British Accents: A suitably commanding London RP accent, to be precise.
 * Evil Brit
 * Hidden Weapons: A short, but deadly blade hidden in the handle of her umbrella.
 * Ice Queen/Jerkass: She's a cold-hearted, contemptuous bitch, and she likes being that way.
 * Lady of Adventure
 * Non-Action Big Bad
 * Power Hair
 * Rich Bitch: Snide, haughty, high-class and elegant? Yeah, she fits this as well.
 * Shout-Out: (Quite obviously) to English actress Helen Mirren.
 * Smug Snake
 * Sword Umbrella
 * Technically a Smile: Katherine's smile is never a good omen.
 * Woman in Black
 * Would Hurt a Child: Slapped a teenage Drake across the face for not handing over Sir Francis Drake's ring; this also serves as her Kick the Dog moment.
 * Would Hurt a Child: Slapped a teenage Drake across the face for not handing over Sir Francis Drake's ring; this also serves as her Kick the Dog moment.

Charlie Cutter


"Typical bloody Yank. All talk."

A British thug who works for Katherine Marlowe,. Played by Graham McTavish.


 * Brainwashed and Crazy: At one point early in the story,
 * British Accents: An applicable cockney accent, providing a great UK cultural contrast with his RP accented boss, Katherine.
 * Claustrophobia: Cutter really hates tight spaces. According to Nolan North, this was ad-libbed by Graham himself, who thought it'd be funny.
 * Evil Brit:
 * Get a Hold of Yourself, Man!: At one point Cutter needs to literally be punched out of claustrophobic/brainwashed mania by
 * London Gangster
 * Revealing Coverup: Notice how much of this article is spoiler-tagged?
 * Shout-Out: "Great, next time my back is turned you'll have your gun pointed at me and tell me to think about the rabbits."
 * Also corrects a common Beam Me Up, Scotty with great irritation: "It's 'Lay on, Macduff!'"
 * You Sound Familiar: Graham McTavish previously voiced Lazarevic, the Big Bad of Among Thieves,.
 * Also corrects a common Beam Me Up, Scotty with great irritation: "It's 'Lay on, Macduff!'"
 * You Sound Familiar: Graham McTavish previously voiced Lazarevic, the Big Bad of Among Thieves,.

Talbot


"Don't trust Drake."

Marlowe's second-in-command. He basically plays a similar role to Navarro and Flynn from the first and second games, acting as Drake's dark counter in the third game. He's the ruthless and cunning dragon to Marlowe (also much like Navarro to Roman and Flynn to Lazarevich), and he's not afraid to use dirty tricks - or to throw people away when they're of no further use to him or his organisation. The one exception, and the person to whom he gives his absolute loyalty, is Marlowe. Played by Robin Atkin Downes.


 * Big No: After
 * The Dragon: To Marlowe.
 * Evil Brit
 * Evil Counterpart: Word of God suggests that he's this to Nate. They're the same age, same physical fitness, and even seem to have the same luck. The only difference is their morals. It's also shown in how they dress; Talbot is well dressed in a dark suit, Nate is scruffier, and in more neutral colours.
 * Knife Nut: In the final battle, he pulls out a combat knife and becomes distinctly less refined.
 * Last-Name Basis: His first name is never mentioned. Or maybe Talbot is the first. Not even that is known.
 * Mind Screw: His favourite tactic. His tarot symbol is The Magician, after all.
 * Man of Wealth and Taste: Talbot seems to enjoy his nice suits.
 * Offscreen Teleportation: He walks behind a corner that leads to a dead end and is gone when Sully and Nate reach the corner. He also has a habit of abruptly appearing when you least expect him.
 * Villainous Breakdown:
 * Villainous Friendship: Although he's a Dragon, he seems to be a very loyal and protective one,
 * You Have Outlived Your Usefulness: Twice in a single chapter. When his man is swarmed by deadly spiders, Talbot grabs the artifact and doesn't even acknowledge his pleading agent as the guy dies. Not five minutes later, he traps the East End Thugs in the burning chateau with Nate and Sully, whom he had previously hired to burn the building in the first place. Not quite as blatant as Lazarevic, but ruthless nonetheless.
 * Man of Wealth and Taste: Talbot seems to enjoy his nice suits.
 * Offscreen Teleportation: He walks behind a corner that leads to a dead end and is gone when Sully and Nate reach the corner. He also has a habit of abruptly appearing when you least expect him.
 * Villainous Breakdown:
 * Villainous Friendship: Although he's a Dragon, he seems to be a very loyal and protective one,
 * You Have Outlived Your Usefulness: Twice in a single chapter. When his man is swarmed by deadly spiders, Talbot grabs the artifact and doesn't even acknowledge his pleading agent as the guy dies. Not five minutes later, he traps the East End Thugs in the burning chateau with Nate and Sully, whom he had previously hired to burn the building in the first place. Not quite as blatant as Lazarevic, but ruthless nonetheless.

Rameses
"See you in hell, habibi."

A pirate Marlowe hires to get rid of Drake. Played by Sayed Badreya.


 * Faux Affably Evil: Hey, he might have Drake tied to a chair and be preparing to beat him within an inch of his life, but he's willing to bargain! Very polite of him, considering he was hired to kill Nate and dispose of his body.
 * Large Ham: He pretty over the top, his accent just adding to his silliness.
 * Pirate
 * Taking You with Me: Drake manages to fatally wound him after spring his trap. He manages to catch up to Drake as he escaping the capsized ship and, knowing he can't possibly survive or escape, shoots the glass roof and lets the rushing water in.
 * Villains Never Lie:
 * Villains Never Lie:

Salim


Leader of a desert tribe. He saves Drake during his fight with Marlowe's goons in an abandon settlement and becomes an ally after Drake reveals he out to stop her. Played by T.J. Ramini.


 * Exposition Fairy: Pretty much his role in the game.

T.E. Lawrence
"All men dream. But not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to realise it was vanity. But the dreamers of the day are dangerous men. For they may act their dream with open eyes, to make it possible. This, I did."

Also known as Lawrence of Arabia, T.E. Lawrence was a real-life Adventurer Archaeologist who worked and travelled in the Middle East in the early 1900s. During World War I, he was a British Army intelligence office and was instrumental in the Arab campaign against the Ottoman Empire. After the war, he spent some time as an advisor to Winston Churchill and served in other British armed forces under assumed names. He died in a motorcycle accident in 1935 after swerving his motorcycle off the road to avoid two young boys on bicycles. In Drake's Deception, Nate and Sully will be using records of Lawrence's time working as an archaeologist in the Middle East in order to find Iram of the Pillars.


 * Adventurer Archaeologist: Truth in Television.
 * Badass Bookworm: He got his degree in history, worked as an archaeologist, explored the Middle East and spoke eight languages, before becoming a military strategist and soldier. He later did professional translations and wrote a doorstopper of a memoir.
 * Crazy Awesome
 * Heroic Sacrifice: A low-key example, but still Truth in Television. He crashed his motorcycle to avoid hitting a pair of young boys.
 * Historical Domain Character
 * Make It Look Like an Accident: In Drake's Deception it's speculated this was the real cause of his death, because
 * Omniglot: Lawrence spoke English, French, German, Latin, Greek, Arabic, Turkish and Syriac. Part of why he was recruited by the British Army.
 * Only Known by Their Nickname: Lt. Colonel Thomas Edward Lawrence, but he was known professionally as T.E. Lawrence, or "Lawrence of Arabia".
 * Posthumous Character
 * Warrior Poet

Joe Dante
An old friend of Nate's, with connections to Sully, and a fellow treasure-hunter, but unlike Nate, he has no particular appreciation for history, just the money. His mouth gets him into and out of trouble all the time.


 * Obviously Evil: Downplayed; "obviously untrustworthy." Almost from the moment he opens his mouth it's clear he's not on the level and Chase tells Nate right after they meet that Dante's obviously going to try to cut both her and Nate out of the deal.