Red vs. Blue/Characters

The cast of Red vs. Blue, divided by affiliation, as is appropriate. Warning, there be spoilers below:

Sarge
""Continue with Operation Meatshield. Remember, just 'cause your bones are broken doesn't mean it won't stop bullets from hitting me.""

The staff sergeant leading Red Team, and the only one in the canyon who's actually enthusiastic about the Red/Blue conflict, due to his intense and unexplained hatred of all things Blue. His real name remains a mystery, and it is implied he answers as "Sarge" even on Red Army official documents (there was one instance where we might have heard his name but Donut cut him off). Sarge is incredibly loyal to the Red Army, and goes out of his way to excuse the nonsensical answers and directives Command sends his way. He is also fiercely supportive of the chain of command, especially if this allows him to punish Grif. Sarge wields a shotgun, which he uses as a cudgel more often than actually shooting it, and speaks with a Southern US (vaguely Texan) accent. He's the only Red Team member to actually wear red armor (except for Donut, but see below).

Besides being Drill Sergeant Nasty and The Neidermeyer, Sarge is best described as "essentially every '50s stereotype character melted down into one." He exhibits characteristics of a Mad Scientist with regards to his tinkering with robotics and cybernetics, a used car salesman's flair for presentation and hype, and a "grumpy old dad" in his dealings with Simmons and Donut. Sarge is fond of overly-complicated plans, especially if they could result in Grif's death - his plan to attack the windmill power plant involved jamming the device with Grif's corpse, while his attempt to get Donut out from under a spaceship was to subject Grif to bites from irradiated insects in an attempt to give him superpowers. Personal quirks aside, Sarge is probably Red Team's most effective fighter - he was able to subdue Tex, cut down the Zealots of Battle Creek with relative ease, get the drop on Agent Washington, and is brutally effective in close combat.

Played by Matt Hullum

Associated Tropes:
"Sarge: I've never hit a girl in my life! Simmons: Yeah, I noticed. Try harder!"
 * Anti-Hero: Type V, though he evolves into a Type III in Revelation.
 * Ax Crazy
 * Badass: Sarge is in charge for a reason, after all.
 * Berserk Button: His character bio on one of the DVDs states that when presented with any Blue object, he either tries to bite it or shoot it.
 * Blood Knight: The only member of the Blood Gulch crew passionate about warfare. Also, in Revelation, he seems more than happy to challenge.
 * Boisterous Bruiser: "I love blood and violence! I've got a boner for murder!"
 * Bunny Ears Lawyer: Despite his quirks and lackluster leadership skills, he is a capable combatant, has built multiple robots, and turned Simmons into a Cyborg.
 * In fact, part of his combat capability is in his ability as a strategist. If given leave to sit around and think of a plan in safe conditions, it will inevitably be an overcomplicated mess (usually involving getting Grif killed one or twelve times). In actual combat situations he becomes a quick-thinking Chessmaster.
 * Character Development: As of Chapter 18 of Revelation, he seems to have
 * Colonel Kilgore/General Ripper/Knight Templar: All parodied. With gusto.
 * Cool Old Guy: A sociopathic and Cloudcuckoolander version of this. Also crosses into Boisterous Bruiser at times.
 * Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass: Completely delusion and insane. Also probably the most competent fighter in Blood Gulch aside from Tex.
 * Drill Sergeant Nasty: Naturally; it's in his name.
 * Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep": Is only ever referred to as "Sarge"; if he has a real name, no one seems to know what it is.
 * In Revelation 17, his real name is revealed: Sarge. Or S-Dog.
 * The Hero: Becomes this in Revelation, after significant Character Development.
 * Heroic Comedic Sociopath: "I LOVE BLOOD AND VIOLENCE!!"
 * Image Song: "Sarge's Blues".
 * Insane Troll Logic: The basis of most of his plans.
 * Kick the Dog: Granted, he's technically saving the day, but his tone implies that he actually does that out of spite and anti-blue sentiment rather than a desire to thwart Omega's plan. In fact, he might not even be aware that there was an evil plot for him to thwart.
 * The Kirk: Arguably, a parody.
 * Large Ham
 * Leeroy Jenkins: Six words. "I'VE GOT A BONER FOR MURDER!"
 * Mad Scientist: Sarge is capable of creating robots and turning some of his own soldiers into cyborgs. You'd think he could be able to use his impressive technical prowess for profit. Maybe then they could afford something to eat at Red Base.
 * Made of Iron: The Reds and Blues can easily be considered this, given the abuse they frequently go through.
 * The Neidermeyer: In spades. Grif finally calls him out on it as well.
 * Pet the Dog: On at least three, four occasions Sarge has shown a peculiar fondness for Caboose, possibly owing to the latter's childlike naïveté. And not to mention the few times where he hasn't insulted Grif and even complimented him (even if it was a little backhanded). By Revelation, he's pretty much become Team Dad to both the Reds and the Blues.
 * Power Trio: Probably works like this. Simmons is Superego, the mediator between Sarge the Id and Grif the Ego.
 * Shell Shocked Senior: Has been hinted frequently to be this.
 * At one point he expresses disbelief at the concept of, among other things, something you can wear on your head that isn't a combat helmet with HUD and comms. This prompts one of the others to observe that Sarge has clearly been in the military a really long time.
 * Talking to Himself: Matt Hullum also voices Doc.
 * Wouldn't Hit a Girl: Sarge claims that he's never hit a girl in his life (he did once knock Tex out, but he thought she was a man at the time). This attitude caused a brief stalemate at Blood Gulch when Sister was the only Blue left.
 * Comes up again in the in season 8.

Private First Class Richard "Dick" Simmons
""You're both an excellent leader and an attractive man, sir!""

Sarge's right-hand man and suck-up extraordinaire, though an incident involving Sarge being incorrectly declared dead showed how quickly this loyalty evaporates once an opportunity for promotion arises. Simmons attempts to be the voice of reason with regard to Sarge's (frequently insane) plans, with little success. For one, Sarge is too out there, for two, Simmons is too sycophantic to truly qualify as "sane".

Simmons forms a comic duo with Grif, though has expressed a disturbing eagerness to sacrifice his friend (even literally) in an effort to gain favor with Sarge. After Lopez defected and Grif needed an organ donor, Simmons was upgraded to a cyborg by Sarge and will occasionally answer to "Simmons 2.0."

Simmons isn't much use in combat, as his main skills are computer programming, memorization of tedious Red Team procedures and regulations, and kissing Sarge's ass. During Reconstruction, he attempts to stall for time during he and Grif's execution by forcing his teammates to look up an obscure subsection, while However he does have a tendency to be the gunner any time Grif drives the Warthog. He wears dark red/maroon armor.

Played by Gus Sorola

Associated Tropes:

 * Character Development: As of Season 4, he's no longer instantly sucks up to Sarge. He'll still usually go along with it, but he'll grumble if the plan is particularly insane, even when it doesn't directly threaten his life.
 * Then comes Recreation, where he's more openly critical of Sarge's leadership.
 * Foil: To Grif.
 * Jerk With a Heart of Gold: Inverted. Simmons might seem like the nicest, sanest, and most dedicated soldier on the surface... but he's actually a cruel, sadistic soul that would probably be a Complete Monster if he were given enough power.
 * Like an Old Married Couple: His arguments with Grif, according to Tucker.
 * Named After Somebody Famous: Take a wild guess.
 * Ow, My Body Part: One of his running character gags is that he does this whenever he's injured.
 * Professional Butt-Kisser
 * The Smart Guy: Arguably the most rational member of Red Team, next to Lopez, he also possesses astute knowledge of computer technology and physics. But to a fault, it's made him more than a little arrogant, which does tend to blind his rationality.
 * He's also not nearly as smart as he thinks he is or leads others to believe. He does, however, seem to have become very good at faking it and fobbing the work off on more competent people (like Lopez).
 * The Spock: Simmons would love to be this. But his own emotional, psychological hang ups get in the way.
 * The Starscream: After Sister declared that "Red" Team's leader was dead, Simmons was quick in burying Sarge and assuming command, at which point he promptly turns into Drill Sergeant Nasty.
 * Stepford Smiler: He constantly tries to put on a face of order and discipline, along with a satisfaction with his surroundings, but is very depressed about his life deep down.
 * Straight Man: To Sarge. Ironically, Grif is the Straight Man to him.
 * TV Genius \ Bunny Ears Lawyer: He isn't as smart at he likes to think he is, but he is capable of reprogramming a teleporter and hacking Command.
 * Vitriolic Best Buds: With Grif.
 * According to Rooster Teeth, they're more than just Vitriolic Best Buds. No. Seriously. There was a question at a panel with RT where they got asked what Grif and Simmons were doing in the shade for two hours. Apparently, they'd read a slash fanfic earlier. And they called back a reference to that. So.. take that how you will.

Minor Junior Private Dexter Grif Negative First Class
""Finally, an order I want to follow: run away and live.""

Lazy, out-of-shape, and Sarge's personal Butt Monkey. Just about every one of Sarge's plans involves Grif being killed in some way, and most of Red Team's official emergency protocols begin by shooting Grif. Grif is suggested to be fairly intelligent, at least in the eyes of Church, but he's too much of a slacker to contribute much. A conscript, Grif sleeps through official meetings and tries to quit the army whenever he can. He's Red Team's designated snarker and their Only Sane Man, though his apathy towards the war everything somewhat cancels that out. He spends much of his time bickering with his "friend" Simmons, when he isn't stealing the latter's identity and running up huge bills at pawn shops and peep shows.

In Reconstruction Grif was briefly promoted to Sergeant of the Rat's Nest outpost once Sarge went AWOL, but was quickly subject to a mutiny and near-execution after he sold Red Team's ammunition to the area's Blues. Sarge agreed to work with Agent Washington (see below) in exchange for Grif's particularly humiliating demotion. (This humiliating demotion might not be official however, considering Agent Washington later still referred to Grif as "Sergeant Grif".) His orange armor was commonly mistaken for yellow, at least while the series was still being shot in Halo 1 (later games have a much more orange-y "Orange").

He began the series as the Red's Sniper, opposite Church, but as the series went on, he gradually found himself driving and piloting vehicles, culminating in

Played by Geoff Lazer Ramsey

Associated Tropes:
"Grif: "Sure! That just means 'stop flying', right?""
 * Badass Driver: While he has shown considerable motor skills in seasons one to five and is the Red Team's designated driver, by Revelation, he has completely owned and adopted this trope. He just has trouble stopping driving sometimes.
 * Captain Crash: Specifically, he's a little fuzzy on the whole concept of "landing":

"Tucker: "I've only been listening for ten minutes and I can already tell they're really in love. Why can't they see it?""
 * Brilliant but Lazy: Church claims he is this... though Church may have been mistaken, exaggerating, or only comparing Grif to the other Reds.
 * On the other hand, he did quickly earn several promotions once he was assigned to a new unit that apparently didn't let him slack off as much. Of course, once put back with the other Reds, he quickly degenerated into his old habits and was demoted by Sarge. (Sarge might not have actually had the authority to do this... but Grif's too lazy to care.)
 * The Chew Toy
 * The Lancer: Fills this role for the Reds, until in Revelation when he becomes The Heart.
 * Butt Monkey: Pretty much every Red Team plan involves sacrificing him in one way or another.
 * And that's not even counting the horrible, horrible beatdown he receives in Revelation at the hands of
 * Genius Ditz: Described as "crafty" by Church, Grif is certainly unbeatable when it comes to inventing methods of avoiding work.
 * One of the PSAs has Grif scoff at how easy it is to get into Columbia University, adding "I'm a Harvard man."
 * Genre Savvy: At the end of Relocated he thinks to himself, "Sounds like something that'll keep us busy for a few months," when  He turns out to be right.
 * Good Smoking, Evil Smoking: A sign of Grif's terrible health (he does it inside his helmet). He even smokes after . In fact, he might have started smoking more just to piss off Simmons.
 * Like an Old Married Couple: With Simmons, naturally.

"Sarge: There they are! Land right next to 'em!" Grif: "Right... Land..." Sarge: "You do know how to land this thing, right?" Grif: "Sure! That just means stop flying, right?" Sarge: "Brace for impact!" Tucker: "Aw, shit! This is gonna SUCK!" Caboose "I still haven't gotten my peanuts.""
 * Word of God is apparently that they have seen it.
 * The McCoy: Definitely a parody. Again, although the more emotional of the trio, Grif is way too lazy to act on his conscience or change the status quo.
 * Non-Action Guy: ---> Action Survivor in Revelation.
 * Sanity Ball: The role of Only Sane Man on Red Team is either Grif, Simmons or Lopez, depending on the circumstances.
 * Universal Drivers Licence: In Revelation,


 * Vitriolic Best Buds: With Simmons.

Private Franklin Delano Donut
""Who wants to hold my ankles while I stretch out my hammies?""

Red Team's rookie member with some major issues, acting as the team's Ditz. He kicks off the series' Red/Blue conflict after Simmons and Grif send him to "the store" to get some "headlight fluid." Donut accidentally wanders into Blue Base and ends up capturing their flag, prompting the Blues to call in a Freelancer and start the main plot. Originally wearing standard red armor, Donut took one of Tex's grenades to the face and had to be sent away for medical help, returning with his own pink lightish-red armor out of recognition for his flag capture.

This, combined with a flair for calligraphy, appreciation of interior decorating, and the "Officer Hot Pants" surprise at Sarge's birthday party helps solidify Donut's status as Stereotype Gay by Season Three. Although he has a surprisingly good arm when it comes to throwing grenades, as proven when he killed Tex with a precision throw from across the canyon, in most combat situations he is expected (and ordered) to run around and scream like a girl, a role he takes to with gusto.

Played by Dan Godwin

Associated Tropes:

 * Adult Child: Less so when he made his debut in actual red armor.
 * Ambiguously Gay: A subject of debate amongst fans, and in-universe.
 * Camp Straight: One of the alternate endings to The Blood Gulch Chronicles mentions he married a stripper and had a litter of kids.
 * Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass: Despite his rather... unusual behavior, he managed to grenade Tex from halfway across the canyon.
 * The fact that he was
 * The Ditz: Is usually too busy bubbling happily to notice the assorted weird and dangerous crap going on around him.
 * The European Carry All: Insists his armor is lightish-red.
 * The Heart: As one of the few truly Nice Guys in the series.
 * Too Kinky to Torture: Just ask Donut if he wants to be pinched.
 * Horrible Judge of Character: From walking into the enemy base assuming it's a general store, to chatting with the The Meta under the misguided assumption it's a new recruit (and completely oblivious to the fact it's trying to kill him).
 * Image Song: "Donut: the Musical"
 * Innocent Innuendo / Double Entendre: Pretty much everything he says.
 * Donut: The Musical is nothing but this.
 * Insistent Terminology: "It's not pink, it's lightish-red!"
 * In Touch with His Feminine Side
 * Not Quite Dead: He survives Tex sticking a Plasma Grenade to his head, but has to be airlifted out of the canyon, returning with the aforementioned lightish-red armor.
 * Screams Like a Little Girl: On orders from Sarge, he proceeds to run around screaming like a woman.
 * Shout-Out: One of two characters (the other being Caboose) named after one of the randomly generated names assigned to temporary multiplayer profiles in Halo: Combat Evolved.
 * Stereotype Gay: Though at times it comes off as Innocent Innuendo taken to extremes. Still doesn't explain Officer Hotpants, though.
 * Trans Equals Gay: Though the main joke is that he's gay, sometimes he acts like he's actually a girl, such as with his Straw Feminist rant after being possessed by O'Malley.
 * Screams Like a Little Girl: On orders from Sarge, he proceeds to run around screaming like a woman.
 * Shout-Out: One of two characters (the other being Caboose) named after one of the randomly generated names assigned to temporary multiplayer profiles in Halo: Combat Evolved.
 * Stereotype Gay: Though at times it comes off as Innocent Innuendo taken to extremes. Still doesn't explain Officer Hotpants, though.
 * Trans Equals Gay: Though the main joke is that he's gay, sometimes he acts like he's actually a girl, such as with his Straw Feminist rant after being possessed by O'Malley.
 * Trans Equals Gay: Though the main joke is that he's gay, sometimes he acts like he's actually a girl, such as with his Straw Feminist rant after being possessed by O'Malley.
 * Trans Equals Gay: Though the main joke is that he's gay, sometimes he acts like he's actually a girl, such as with his Straw Feminist rant after being possessed by O'Malley.

Lopez la Pesado ("the Heavy")
"(subtitled Spanish) "I am going to erase every memory of you the second you are gone. Just like I did for [FILE DELETED] and [FILE DELETED].""

Sarge's pet project and team mechanic, a robot who only speaks bad Spanish (and occasionally takes advantage of the fact he's the only one fluent in the language). Lopez seems to view his teammates with cold resentment, either due to their reliance on him for mechanical help, constant damage to the team Warthog that Lopez ends up repairing, for programming him to speak Spanish instead of English, or all of the above.

As a result, Lopez spends the series hopping from team to team. Church possesses him in search of a body, then Lopez is mistaken for a Blue and attacked by his former owners, causing him to formally surrender to the Blues. Via a time loop, Church accidentally suggests that Lopez and Sheila form their own robot army, and Lopez defects away from humans altogether, but he is quickly captured and reprogrammed by O'Malley while the AI is possessing Doc. His head is blown off during the transition between Halo 1 and 2, and he becomes the bitingly sarcastic sidekick to O'Malley until he is finally recovered by the Red Team at the end of The Blood Gulch Chronicles. As of Reconstruction he's been rebuilt and is back at Red Base, and has deleted the memories of his departed teammates.

Associated Tropes:

 * Beleaguered Assistant
 * Deadpan Snarker: Has understandably evolved into this, especially in the Recollections trilogy, after chafing under the frankly insane leadership of Sarge and later O'Malley.
 * A Father to His Men: Viewed Sarge as this early on, both figuratively and (since Sarge built him) literally. This faded once he realized what an idiot Sarge is.
 * Only Sane Man: Views himself as this. It's not too far from the truth.
 * Surrounded by Idiots: His view of his situation vis-a-vis the entire cast, and the Red Team in particular.
 * My Hovercraft Is Full of Eels: Since no one on the Rooster Teeth team actually speaks Spanish, Lopez's dialogue is mainly generated mechanically via the online computer translator Babelfish. This leads to some... interesting... results for anyone who does speak the language. It's always played for laughs.
 * "OK, hombre! Au revoir."
 * The sheer inanity of Vic's orders bent language itself.
 * Lopez called Sarge "hombre stupido." How sweet.
 * In the commentary for earlier seasons, Burnie mentioned that Gus would coach him on his accent. Of course, that they still needed the translator brings Gus' credentials into question.
 * The translation was, in all probability, meant to be awful. Considering that Rooster Teeth is based in Texas and two members of the team are Hispanic or at least have Hispanic names (Jason Saldaña and Gustavo Sorola), I'm pretty sure they could've found someone to translate properly.
 * Besides, he was programed by Sarge
 * Obviously Evil: Or probably would be, if anyone could understand all his threats and plottings. He did, after all, work for the Big Bad of one season for quite awhile.
 * Robo Speak: Always speaks in a flat, mechanical voice. In Spanish. Made even funnier by the fact his actual Spanish dialogue is largely nonsense (see above).
 * The Smart Guy: The other Smart Guy of Red Team. Also The Big Guy.
 * We Have Reserves: At least according to him.

Private Leonard L. Church
""There's a very fine line between not listening and not caring. I like to think I walk that line everyday.""

The closest the series has to a proper protagonist, Blue Team's de facto leader (though if Sister's story about promotion is applied to the Blues it should have been delivered to, it's possible Church is now on record as Captain, making him the actual leader), Only Sane Man, Deadpan Snarker, and world champion Jerkass, although he has a a nicer side. Church is a neurotic and almost perpetually angry individual who barely gets along with his teammates. He's killed in a friendly fire incident very early in the series, but quickly returns as a ghost, and later possesses a robotic body. Despite wielding the sniper and acting as the team's designated marksman, he is an awful shot, often emptying an entire clip without hitting anything. He wears light blue/cobalt armor, though in "ghost" form his armor is white (and transparent).

Reconstruction offered some surprising character development that explained Church's ability to survive death and possess people:

Played by Burnie Burns

Associated Tropes:

 * Anti-Hero: On the Sliding Scale of Anti-Heroes, he starts as a Type I and later develops into a Type III.
 * Badass Boast:
 * Alternatively, there's his simple
 * Berserk Button: Of which he has many.
 * Body Surf
 * Cosmic Plaything: The universe rarely gives him a break. When given an opportunity to Set Right What Once Went Wrong, he winds up responsible for, Sheila and Lopez staging a robot revolution and shooting Tucker with the rocket launcher. And that's not even getting into the fact   Dude, Church's life sucks.
 * It is very possible that his time travel adventure was just
 * In fact, Church literally only exists to be tortured and hurt.
 * Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass:.
 * And to be fair, he's not really a moron. Just incompetent and neurotic.
 * The Determinator: As inept as he can be, you have to give Church credit for trying sometimes.
 * Dogged Nice Guy:
 * did have his moments with her, though.
 * The Fatalist: After failing to alter the timeline, he decides that everything is set in stone, but that one should make the best of it. "So quit your bitchin', Nancy."
 * A God Am I:
 * The Hero: Desperately wants to be this. The universe thwarts his attempts at every corner, but in Reconstruction, he's finally able to pull off one genuine, heroic Crowning Moment of Awesome.
 * Image Song: "I Am the Best"
 * Jerkass:
 * Jerk with a Heart of Gold
 * Knight in Sour Armor: Very cynical. Nevertheless, push comes to shove, he'll try to do the right thing.
 * Nice Guy:
 * Season nine shows, however, that he's
 * Only Sane Man: Well, he's the only one of the Blues that seems competent enough to get shit done.
 * Other Me Annoys Me:
 * Reality Warper: The Blood Gulf simulation is his creation, he can do what he likes to it in the memory unit. Although that doesn't necessarily mean it does precisely what he wants...
 * Slap Slap Kiss: Church has this with Tex..
 * Supporting Leader: While he's definitely the main protagonist, whenever the situation calls for it, expect Church to be the one to unite both teams against the Big Bad. However, don't expect him to do much to the Big Bad, since...
 * That Man Is Dead: Subverted.
 * Tomato in the Mirror
 * Vitriolic Best Buds: With Tucker.
 * Supporting Leader: While he's definitely the main protagonist, whenever the situation calls for it, expect Church to be the one to unite both teams against the Big Bad. However, don't expect him to do much to the Big Bad, since...
 * That Man Is Dead: Subverted.
 * Tomato in the Mirror
 * Vitriolic Best Buds: With Tucker.

Private First Class Lavernius Tucker
""Women are like Voltron. The more you hook up, the better it gets.""

Second-in-command (it was either him or Caboose) and often clueless Bumbling Sidekick to Church, Tucker is the longest-serving of the surviving Blues at Blood Gulch. As disinclined towards work or combat as Grif (he's actually the highest-ranking Blue as a Private First Class, but is happy to let Church take the reins), he repeatedly claims to be a "lover, not a fighter," and utters his Catch Phrase at the first sign of a Double Entendre. He's somewhat juvenile in personality, offering lame pick-up lines to any females he isn't terrified of. He called dibs on Capt. Flowers' blue-green armor when the former died of an aspirin overdose. Tucker may or may not be black, and is quick to point out this shouldn't matter. Despite his reluctance to fight, Tucker's a great shot due to his keen eyesight (which developed because Church always hogs the sniper rifle).

Tucker's role in the plot is increased after he accidentally learns the secret about Red and Blue Command, prompting the hiring of Wyoming to assassinate Tucker before he can spread the news. After the "time travel" incident, Tucker stumbles upon an alien sword that can then only be wielded by him, supposedly proving he is "the chosen one" destined to save an alien race. This results in a failed quest, a dead alien, and Tucker's "impregnation" which culminates in Junior (see below). Though Tucker had a Crowning Moment of Awesome when he somehow figured out Wyoming's temporal loop ability, he left the Blue Team sometime between the main series and Reconstruction,

He makes his triumphant return in Recreation, cementing his role as the series' default Lancer (and Season 7's temporary Hero) by taking out a group of heavily armed Marines, Elites and a Freelancer by himself.

Played by Jason Saldaña

Associated Tropes:

 * A Man Is Not a Virgin: According to him, he really isn't anymore, courtesy of Sister, but this is Tucker we're talking about.
 * But then again, it's Sister he's talking about.
 * Badass Normal: Compared to the nigh-superhuman Freelancers, Tucker's relatively weak, despite the training he received after The Blood Gulch Chronicles. But he's still leagues above the Blood Gulch veterans and even UNSC Marines. After all, this was a guy who managed to take out a combined team of Elites and human mercs, led by a, by himself.
 * It should be noted that Tucker has taken on
 * At the end of The Blood Gulch Chronicles,
 * In Recreation, he's able to
 * In Revelation,
 * Badass Bystander: More or less the "normal" guy on the Blue Team in Blood Gulch.
 * Calling Your Attacks: When using his sword in Revelation, he calls out his "swishes" and his "stabs".
 * Casanova Wannabe: His onscreen success rate with women is very low, though not for lack of effort.
 * Double Entendre: He's made of these.
 * Which he always follows with "Bow-Chicka-Bow-Wow!"
 * Image Song: "Bow Chicka Wow Wow Wow".
 * The Lancer: To Church's Hero. Starting from his take-down of Wyoming, Tucker gradually develops into the series' default Lancer by virtue of being the most badass non-Freelancer in the entire show.
 * Pet the Dog: Tucker's actually very affectionate toward his son.
 * Mama Bear: He shows traits of this after Junior is kidnapped.
 * Mister Seahorse: Courtesy of Crunchbite's parasitic embryo.
 * Running Gag: Tucker can't go through a teleporter without getting covered in black stuff.
 * Even if no one else going through the same teleporter does. Though, whether or not other characters are affected seems to be dependent on its usefulness to the plot.
 * Spanner in the Works: The source of why he's badass. Figures out how to counter Wyoming's time-looping ability, prevents C.T. from breaking into the Sandtrap temple, wipes out half of C.T.'s army single-handed and destroys C.T.'s jeep during a chase scene.
 * Thou Shalt Not Kill: Tucker claims to be a pacifist during his quest, even outright stating he didn't want to kill a monster.
 * Token Minority: After revealing his first name to be Lavernius, he's asked by Church if he's black. Fanon picked up on this, with a lot of fan art making Tucker a black guy when out of his armor.
 * He does answer yes when Church asks him if he's black.
 * Took a Level In Badass: Before the reintroduction of Tex, he was the most badass member of the series. As said above, he remains the most badass non-Freelancer.
 * He stabs  with his sword in close combat. The Meta, of course, is powerful enough to fight Tex one on one without any AI support, and yet Tucker still manages to land a solid hit on him. (Although, in fairness, the Meta had taken quite a few hits by that point. Still impressive.)
 * Vitriolic Best Buds: With Church, and arguably, Caboose and the Reds (particularly Grif).
 * The Worf Effect: After kicking the asses of C.T.'s crew, he meets Tex to have his ass utterly spanked.
 * Though he still did better than the rest. And his plan with Simmons to ambush Tex would've worked if Caboose hadn't acted as a Spanner in the Works.

Private Michael J. Caboose
""The last time I was shot I got a purple heart. Yeah, I hope this time I get a purple lung. You see, eventually I hope to build an entire purple person. And we will be best friends.""

Caboose, who accidentally enlisted in the Blue Army after mistaking a recruitment center for a college, was introduced as The Fool, but devolves into a complete idiot. As his name suggests, he is the last to arrive at any train of thought's destination. Occasional journeys into his mind have revealed that Caboose's view of the world is at drastic odds with reality - he has mental constructs representing the rest of the cast running around inside of his head, ranging from a Church who vehemently insists that Caboose is his best friend, to a Sarge that talks like a pirate. Caboose is a bigger danger to his teammates than to his enemies, to the extent that the surest way to get him to shoot someone is to tell him they're on his team, and Command has a keyboard shortcut to report his teamkills (Ctrl+F+U).

Caboose primarily serves as a comic relief character and gets some of the series' best lines, but he has occasional impact on the plot. After Tex's death he was briefly possessed by O'Malley (and the resulting mental trauma may explain his lowered IQ afterwards), and when the Red and Blue Teams had to work together to track down the rogue AI, he helped Sarge combat the Zealots of Battle Creek thanks in part to his superhuman strength ("God's way of compensating"). Caboose gets along (marginally) better with machines than humans, hence his "relationship" with Sheila and his friendship of sorts with Andy the bomb. And once in a great while, he has a useful idea, such as the plan that got Washington and both teams into Command near the finale of Reconstruction. He wears dark blue armor, and in episodes created using Halo 3 is easy distinguishable due to his Mark V helmet, as the rest of the cast have upgraded to Mark VIs. In Recreation

Played by Joel Heyman

Associated Tropes:

 * Cloudcuckoolander: Far from being just plain stupid, Caboose is almost completely divorced from reality and utters many bizarre yet occasionally insightful non-sequiturs.
 * Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass: Despite his many mental quirks, Caboose has been shown to possess superhuman strength and, when sufficiently angry, was able to single-handedly wipe out both the Red and Blue Battle Creek Zealots.
 * He's also easily the best shot on the Blue Team. It just happens that he's usually shooting at the Blue Team.
 * The Ditz: Easily the dumbest member of the cast. And the fans love him for that.
 * Dumbass Has a Point: Occasionally has a good idea.
 * Genius Ditz: These moments have become more frequent in Season 9 as Caboose is reverted to his personality pre-Flanderization.
 * It should be pointed out that he was more productive than any member of either team when he was working by himself in Valhalla. Sure, there was a fire, but he was still getting stuff done.
 * Dumb Muscle
 * Flanderization: He killed Church twice, once while in a malfunctioning tank, the other while he was possessing the enemy commander. And yet in later series, being called his ally is the fastest way to get him to shoot you.
 * Technically non-canon, but in one of the alternate endings, he shoots Church a third time. Again with the tank.
 * Command even has a keyboard shortcut for reporting his teamkills, Ctrl+F+U
 * Hipster: Worshiped Church before it was cool.
 * Image Song: "Your Best Friend"
 * Lethal Klutz: He has a history of team-killing people he tries to help. So much so that, not only does the Blue Team tell Caboose to help someone they want shot, Command has their own keyboard shortcut for his T Ks (Control+F+U).
 * Shout-Out: One of two characters (the other being Donut) named after one of the randomly generated names assigned to temporary multiplayer profiles in Halo: Combat Evolved.
 * Took a Level In Dumbass: Was originally written as merely somewhat foolish early in Season 1, but quickly became outright insane by Season 2 and 3. This has been attributed to Sheila's initial destruction, and later O'Malley's forced ejection from his mind.
 * Undying Loyalty: For all his teamkilling tendencies (that were nobody's fault!), he's also twice gone to the ends of the Earth to resurrect/rescue Church.

M808V Main Battle Tank "Sheila"
""Firing main cannon.""

Blue Team's support vehicle, a battle tank with an artificial intelligence that answers to Sheila (her original name was Phyllis, but time travel is involved). The Blues expressed bewilderment that Command decided to supply them with a tank no one knew how to operate, but Caboose nonetheless attempted to rescue Church using Sheila, killing him in the process and apparently falling in love with the "nice tank lady." If Sheila paid much attention to Caboose, this would form a Love Triangle, given her attraction to Lopez. After Caboose's attempt, the Blues seem to decide that Sheila works best driving herself. Throughout the series, Sheila is a major asset for Blue Team...when she isn't feeling moody and oppositional or running off with Lopez to form an all-robot faction.

Played by Yomary Cruz

Andy
""Hey. You can't make an omelet without blowing up a few eggs.""

Andy is a bomb (the same bomb used in Halo multiplayer) that was built by Tex from parts from a protocol unit and "some other personal items" (according to him) to blow up and kill O'Malley. Due to O'Malley's base locking down after his placement inside, he was about to blow up most of the Blood Gulch crew, but Church asked Gary/Gamma to deactivate it, saving their lives. It was then revealed that the bomb could talk and was named Andy. Andy has a short fuse (literally and figuratively), likes to insult people, and finds humor in the misfortunes of others. He also likes to blow stuff up, when Tex threatens to detonate him, he reacts with fear (though it may be because he wouldn't do much damage if detonated at that particular time.)

Originally Andy was very heavy and only Caboose could carry him. However in later episodes when O'Malley refers to him as a bowling ball Andy asks Caboose if he is fat, and then states that he has been working out. Sarge confirms this since he (and several others) can carry Andy with ease.

Andy gains a new role when it is revealed that he is the only one who can understand the alien language. Later, Sarge kidnaps Andy and has him translate the orders from Vic stored in Lopez (which could only be played back in Spanish). Andy was last seen with Tex on board the Pelican as she left at the end of the series, in which he exploded, but instead of leaving debris it just produced a white flash.

Played by Nathan Zellner

Private Kaikaina Grif, a.k.a. "Sister"
""Yeah, sorry, doesn't sound like I have the skills you need. Unless you want to see my ping-pong ball trick.""

Grif's little sister, who joined the army in order to reunite with him, since she was lonely and scared after he left. Being colorblind and more than a little stupid, she joined Blue Team by mistake. She tagged along with the Reds upon arriving (and landing on Donut), in the process convincing them that Sarge was dead and Simmons should be promoted, until her true affiliation was revealed and Grif handed her off to the Blues before Sarge shot her. Roughly as lazy and useless as her brother, Sister's main purpose seems to be to embarrass Grif, whether through off-hand references to her promiscuous personal life, revealing the family's freak-show roots, or unintentionally televising her routine physical. As of Reconstruction, she is the only Blue remaining at Blood Gulch, where she uses the base to host raves for five bucks a head (in one memorable night, making ten dollars). She wears yellow armor.

Played by Rebecca Frasier

Associated Tropes:
"Sister: I thought about having a kid once. Tucker: Oh, really? It's a lot of work. Sister: Yeah, it seems like it would be hard. But, I thought, y'know, who wants to be known as the girl who's had seven abortions? Tucker: Heh, yeah... Wait, what?"
 * Bi the Way: The revelation of Tex's gender after Sister calls "him" a badass "and kinda hot" does nothing to change her opinion, except that she corrects her use of pronouns.
 * Bread, Eggs, Milk, Squick: She's pretty much the queen of this trope.


 * The Chick: Even though Tex was technically the first girl, Sister fits this far better.
 * Made of Iron: Grif claims that when they were kids she once fell through the ice while they were ice skating. She was under water for three hours, and when they finally brought her up, she was not only unharmed but also pregnant.
 * Phrase Catcher: Due to her Bread, Eggs, Milk, Squick tendencies, about 90% of the thing she says are responded to with the line "Yeah, wait...What?"
 * Put on a Bus: Hasn't appeared in quite some time, and is supposedly dead.
 * Shoo Out the Clowns: Seemingly. She isn't happy about this.
 * Really Gets Around: And we mean really.

Captain Butch Flowers
""Men, your delightful tomfoolery puts a spring in my step, and a bounce in my britches. If I weren't your commanding officer I'd pick you both up, give you a giant Bear Hug, and make you call me Daddy.""

Blue Team's actual leader, who died before the series began, leaving Church in charge (and Tucker in his armor). Unlike everyone else in the canyon, he was quite relaxed, soft-spoken, and even-tempered. The captain was very informal with his teammates, had a Casa Lane Parenting attitude towards his subordinates (maybe a little too much, actually), and called the opposing army "those rascals." Time travel reveals that he'd been accidentally killed by Church in a Stable Time Loop. He was raised from the dead somehow by aliens in season five, only to be possessed by Omega, and then re-killed shortly after regaining his freedom.

Played by Ed Robertson

Agent Texas (Allison)
""I wouldn't say I'm mean. I just get paid to do mean things.""

A black-armored mercenary and former agent of Project Freelancer, the biggest Badass in all of Blood Gulch, an infiltration expert thanks to a cloaking device, and a better fighter than both teams combined. Her real name is Allison, and her Freelancer handle is Agent Texas. Tex is contracted to support the Blues after Church's death and proceeds to terrify Tucker and Caboose while leading a one-(wo)man assault on Red Base to recover the Blue flag. Unfortunately, a prodigious grenade toss by Donut eventually kills her, but she returns as a ghost some time later, inhabiting a robot body in a manner similar to Church. This experience mellows Tex out somewhat, as it frees her from the influence of her AI partner O'Malley (see below) - though by no means is she someone you should make angry. Tex hangs out with the Blues when she isn't off on her own, usually attempting to foil O'Malley or Wyoming's plans, but as the series progresses she gets more and more entangled in the plots surrounding the dupes at Blood Gulch. In the finale, she.

Plenty of unanswered questions surround Tex, and Reconstruction has only added to them. She does not return during that series, despite overcoming death previously, though Caboose was seen doing something with her robot body during the Epilogue. Her relationship with Church was also unresolved: according to Church they were very nearly married, but Tex had a habit of stealing from him and sleeping with other men, so they parted less than amicably. As to her eventual fate, it should be noted that

Revelation has since revealed that, as many suspected,.

Played by Kathleen Zuelch

Associated Tropes:
""Agent Tex is a bit of a badass.""
 * Action Girl
 * Dark Action Girl: Although at the end of the day she is a good person Tex is incredibly ruthless, to the point where it is a legitimate fear that she would literally kill those who piss her off.
 * Always Someone Better: And Carolina isn't all too happy about that.
 * Anti-Hero: Type IV.
 * Arrogant Kung Fu Chick:
 * Autobots Rock Out/Theme Music Power-Up/Crowning Music of Awesome: Anytime she's about to open a can of whoopass, expect badass background score.
 * Aw, Look -- They Really Do Love Each Other: Shares a moment with Church
 * Badass: EASILY the biggest badass in the series. Lampshaded in Revelation.


 * The Meta gives her a run for her money though. While Tex is more agile and has more finesse, the Meta is The Juggernaut, and shrugs off most of her attacks. Tex's skill and speed and the Meta's strength and durability make them an even match.
 * Took a Level In Badass: Think she was badass in Blood Gulch Chronicles? Wait 'till you see what she does in Revelation.
 * Berserk Button: While she's never exactly calm, she's shown to be much more brutal when an opponent gains an upper hand. This is shown during her sparring match with York, Wyoming, and Maine, after York knocks her gun out of her hand, and when Wyoming hits her with a live round.
 * Chronic Backstabbing Disorder: Throughout The Blood Gulch Chronicles, she repeatedly betrays the Blues, though it's Played for Laughs.
 * Combat Pragmatist
 * Crazy Prepared
 * Deadpan Snarker
 * Deconstruction: Of the Mary Sue archetype. She's a straight-up God Mode Sue, but....
 * As season nine seems to be hinting at...
 * Failure Is the Only Option: According to Epsilon, this is her defining character trait. Cross HSQ and Tear Jerker.
 * Hot Amazon: Fanon depicts her as such in fanart.
 * He may have been referring to the actual Allison, though this would be less likely.
 * Lightning Bruiser
 * Positive Discrimination: Some fans have pointed out, and it could be true, given how to compensate for being the token female (until Sister) in Red Vs. Blue they had to turn her into the ultimate Badass.
 * And by "ultimate", we mean "hands-down the best fighter in the entire series", taking on two other more or less impossible-to-defeat characters at the same time and not doing half-bad!
 * Please note that the above was the result of poor teamwork in the fight against York, Maine, and Wyoming and the only reason Wash and Meta didn't curb stomp her in Revelation was because they had just survived a car bombing and she had rigged the battlefield to her advantage.
 * Power Creep, Power Seep: In season one, Sarge knocked out Tex in a single hit, in season 8, Sarge can't even manage to land a hit.
 * Possibly justified by the varying quality of the robot bodies she inhabits.
 * Fridge Brilliance: Remember how it was revealed that
 * Epsilon also explains this later as
 * Made of Iron
 * One Woman Army
 * Only Sane Woman: Somewhat. Tex would be this on the Blue Team if she weren't obsessively greedy and uncontrollably violent. She punches the guys in their sleep, and once knocked out Tucker to steal his sword.
 * Pet the Dog: In one of the non-canon Halo 2 promotion vids, she inclines to stay behind with Caboose (because he's too afraid of waiting for the guys by himself). In-canon, though, she refers to Tucker as a friend and works to prevent his assassination at Wyoming's hands. Plus, makes it clear to Sister that the Blues are "her" idiots. Guess there really is a heart of gold somewhere deep inside.
 * Pre-Ass-Kicking One-Liner: "Okay, so who's first?" Cue a total Curb Stomp Battle for the next episode.
 * Samus Is a Girl
 * Slap Slap Kiss: Her relationship with Church.
 * Stealth Hi Bye: One of her specialties.
 * Super Soldier
 * Tomato in the Mirror:
 * Worf Had the Flu: Tex is supremely badass, but because she was based on the memories of someone who died in action, she is forever doomed to fail where it counts. So when nothing is on the line, she'll kick the crap out of them with ease, but when doing some sort of mission, she'll mess up at the last moment.
 * Slap Slap Kiss: Her relationship with Church.
 * Stealth Hi Bye: One of her specialties.
 * Super Soldier
 * Tomato in the Mirror:
 * Worf Had the Flu: Tex is supremely badass, but because she was based on the memories of someone who died in action, she is forever doomed to fail where it counts. So when nothing is on the line, she'll kick the crap out of them with ease, but when doing some sort of mission, she'll mess up at the last moment.

Agent Washington (David)
""You really are an odd group of people.""

A Freelancer and Recovery Agent, and the main character of Recovery One and the past segments during season nine. Washington's job is to find dead or dying Freelancers and recover their AIs and special equipment. He is trusted with this position due to his view of AIs--he had an AI partner, Epsilon, until the fragment went insane and committed suicide while in his head, and is therefore the person least likely to try and steal another one (the experience had absolutely no impact on his sanity, by the way). Wash works with Agent South and Delta during Recovery One to hunt down the Meta, and though he is seemingly killed during that series, he survives (due to York's regeneration unit) to continue his mission during Reconstruction, and enlists Church and Caboose to help. He has another, self-appointed goal: Washington serves as a Straight Man or the Only Sane Man when exposed to the two teams' weirdness, but has a latent snarkiness that comes into play whenever he lampshades the implausible things they've done. His armor is gray with yellow markings on the shoulders.

Played by Shannon McCormick

Associated Tropes:
"Washington: He's given us everything. He's helping us."
 * Adorkable:
 * His season nine incarnation is oddly adorable. Case in point, when he confuses  for a guy, and is then corrected. Awkward stammering ensues.
 * In the season ten trailer, there's his little-kid-like disappointment when York insults him: "You really think I'm the second-worst fighter?"
 * Anti-Hero: Type III when we first see him in Recovery, then in Reconstruction.
 * Interestingly, starts off as a Type II in season nine. He's easily one of the nicest Freelancers, second only to York.
 * Badass Normal: He's not on the level of Tex or the Meta, but he can still almost hold his own against them in close combat.
 * Break the Cutie: We know it's coming, and it's going to be awful.
 * Broken Pedestal: Season 9 shows that
 * Break the Cutie: We know it's coming, and it's going to be awful.
 * Broken Pedestal: Season 9 shows that

"Wash:(Talking to Meta) I agree, we should just kill most of them, the last alive will talk. Doc: Wash, you can't go killing everyone you meet. Wash: Why not? Doc: Umm...well now that you put me on the spot, I don't really have an answer, just seems like a bad idea."
 * Byronic Hero: Particularly in Recovery One.
 * Catch Phrase: "This is the worst  ever! Of all time."
 * Character Development: All those betrayals do take a toll on one's psyche.
 * The Comically Serious: Even amongst the Freelancers, he's more or less the Straight Man.
 * Deadpan Snarker
 * Deuteragonist: The Recollection trilogy revolves around Church, but Washington's story is of almost-equal importance, particularly in Reconstruction.
 * Season 9 continued this to a degree, though it did focus on the known Freelancers in general (aside from Wyoming).
 * : At the end of Recreation.
 * : At the end of Revelation.
 * Foregone Conclusion: See Break the Cutie, above.
 * Jade-Colored Glasses: The contrast between his Season 9 persona and Revelation persona really shows this. He starts out idealistic and friendly and ends cynical and jaded.
 * Characterized by this exchange with Doc during Revelation.
 * Characterized by this exchange with Doc during Revelation.

"Washington: Emp?? You have got to be fucking kidding m-"
 * Kick the Dog: When he shot at the very end of Recreation. Neither had posed anything near a threat to him, neither were responsible for imprisoning him, and he just shot them. While, Washington probably didn't know that, and even if he did... for , there was no excuse.
 * Knife Nut:
 * Knight in Sour Armor
 * Knight of Cerebus: Only appears in a few scenes in Recreation, including the final scene of the season What follows in Revelation is, while not overtly dramatic, much more action-based and plot oriented than the previous season.
 * Master of None: Doesn't seem to have a specialty, . This is relative, however - he is still a Freelancer, and is very much The Mario compared to standard soldiers.
 * Judging from season 9, his specialty would likely be marksmanship. His icon on the ranking board is a battle rifle, and his accuracy in the face of extreme circumstances (such as shooting the pilot of a moving Hornet while falling from a building) is quite impressive.
 * He's most definitely a master of mid-range combat. That's what his specialty is. Sure, everyone has a battle rifle, but no one can put one to use quite like Wash. Plus, I'd say after the Epsilon incident, he likely became quite the chess master.
 * Nice Job Breaking It, Hero: His actions in Revelation lead to
 * Though chances are that he never intended to let The Meta use the
 * No Good Deed Goes Unpunished: Suffering from this too often is one of the sources of a lot of Wash's bitterness and anger.
 * Normal Fish in a Tiny Pond: When he was first introduced, he seemed like a supreme badass compared to the zany Blood Gulch crew. Later seasons show that he's very much Weak but Skilled, at least relative to most of the other Freelancers.
 * Actually, he's far from normal. When one looks at his performance through Season 9 they seem to forget that he's in the top six of a project that has likely 47 other agents. On top of this, he is the only freelancer to be on the board all season and never drop down a rank.
 * Odd Friendship: Wash is an uptight, regulations guy who freaked out when North mentioned he used equipment without telling Command. Maine is a brutish dirty fighting soldier who tried to kill Tex during a sparring match because she was beating him.
 * Only Sane Man
 * Precision F-Strike:

"Caboose:."
 * Replacement Goldfish:

"Counselor: So you would say that you have overwhelming feelings of anger and a need for revenge? Washington: More than you know."
 * Revenge:

": Oh come on, Wash. What are you gonna do, shoo--
 * Secret Keeper: For the majority of Reconstruction, he was the only character that knew exactly what the Director did to the Alpha.
 * He likely knows everything about the Director. It's widely believed that he inherited all of his memories.
 * Supporting Leader: He takes up this role from Church to the Reds and Blues during Reconstruction and the very last two episodes of Revelation.
 * Suspiciously Specific Denial: "I'm not crazy, okay? I'm totally, completely sane. Now if you'll excuse me, I need to go blow up this dead body."
 * Well, it is standard procedure to destroy dead freelancers' bodies and their armor...
 * Team Dad: Subverted.
 * Wide-Eyed Idealist: His younger self tends to come off as this during the flashbacks of Season 9. Poor guy.
 * Would Hit a Girl: And Boom! Headshot! her too.
 * Would Hit a Girl: And Boom! Headshot! her too.

Boom! Headshot!

Agent Washington: Yes."

Agent York


A tan and white-armored former Freelancer who turned to petty burglary after the project collapsed. York has one bad eye, due to a past incident involving him and Tex. He agrees to help Tex track down Wyoming in the Out Of Mind mini-series. . His special suit ability was rapid regeneration, and his AI partner was Delta.

Played by Sean Duggan

Associated Tropes:
"York: Maine! Look, I'm gonna move left, you g- (Maine rushes out and is promptly shot) ...or you just run out and do whatever you want and then get killed. Ready? Break. Good job everybody."
 * Bad Liar: When he tries to bluff Tex unconvincingly, she tells him he's never been good at lying.
 * Badass Driver: He was pretty impressive in episode 17.
 * Butt Monkey: Takes some fairly hilarious abuse throughout his fight with Tex in Season 9, until the end, that is.
 * Deadpan Snarker:

"Delta: Once we encounter the target her emotions may make her actions erratic. York: What can I tell ya? Just one of the things that makes us human, D. Delta: Excellent point, York. I was not looking at it from a flawed perspective. I will try to do so in the future. York: Well, it sure would make these conversations easier. Thanks for coming down to my level, D."
 * This trope particularly shows up in his partnership with Delta, almost to the point of being a Type 2 Vitriolic Best Buds.

"York: You didn't bring me along for my good looks, did you?"
 * Good-Looking Privates: He's the first full-on face we see (besides a few other minor characters), and he's not bad-looking.
 * Apparently, he agrees.

""So the first face we made for Red vs. Blue this year was York. And we really just made him from scratch. We were just kinda like, 'What does a good-looking guy look like?' And I guess this is what we think a good-looking guy looks like.""
 * Apparently RoosterTeeth also agrees:


 * Good Scars, Evil Scars: He gets a nice scar across his face and it apparently made him lose vision partially in one of his eyes.
 * Handicapped Badass: Has very bad vision in one eye, but is still surprisingly competent all around in Freelancer missions, enough to join them.
 * Healing Factor: His armor ability,.
 * Informed Ability: According to Season 9, he's one of the best Freelancers. In canon he hasn't really displayed that yet, apart from being very wary.
 * He did put up one of the better showings against, including an awesome close-range gunfight. Was the only one to knock Tex's gun out of her hand too.
 * No mention of the fist fight? He actually tries to get his Leeroy Jenkins teammates to work together with him, not to mention that he is shown to have fairly good close range abilities, but is not as fast as Tex.
 * The Lancer: Very much this to Carolina's hero. He plays Number 2 to her, seems to be the only one she sees as a friend, and serves as the laid-back snarker to her straight-laced 'get the job done' attitude. Burnie has said that York was written to be the Han Solo of the Freelancers, and it shows.
 * Master of Unlocking: In the Out Of Mind miniseries, Tex gets York's help to break into . She finds him trying to break into a store, and in Recovery One Wash makes a comment about how his equipment's condition wasn't "bad for an old locksmith."
 * In Season 9, his icon on the ranking board is, appropriately enough, a lock.
 * Nice Guy: In addition to being a bad liar, compared to most of the other Freelancers we've seen he's genuinely quite friendly and laid-back, tries to encourage teamwork in a group that's usually made of lone wolves, and seems to have a sense of fair play/decency in a group that's often opportunistic. He also seems be the only one who had an actual healthy partner/friendship with his AI.
 * No Good Deed Goes Unpunished: He tries to switch sides during a training exercise when his partners Wyoming and Maine start using lethal force. He gets berated by Tex for "abandoning his team" in return
 * Only Sane Man: Amongst the rest of the Freelancers, he seems to function as this along with Washington, but while Wash is very uptight, York is really relaxed.
 * Team Dad: Along with Carolina, he seems to be among the most capable and experienced Freelancers in the field. In adition to his Only Sane Man tendencies, he fits the bill.
 * Token Good Teammate: Trumps even Wash on his best day as the nicest member of the Freelancers. Friendly, calm, intentionally humourous, and actually has moral standards.
 * Token Good Teammate: Trumps even Wash on his best day as the nicest member of the Freelancers. Friendly, calm, intentionally humourous, and actually has moral standards.

Agent Wyoming (Reginald)
""Looks like it's your lucky day, mate. I don't have time to torture you, so I'm just going to have to kill you.""

Another agent of Project Freelancer, hired by O'Malley to kill Tucker after the latter discovers the secret of Red and Blue Command. Tucker survives his assassination attempt, and Wyoming and Tex end up chasing each other around during the main series, as well as the Out of Mind side series. He eventually eludes her and returns to Blood Gulch alongside O'Malley for the series' explosive finale. Known for uttering insincere apologies to his victims, and being perpetually cool-headed, Wyoming's special equipment is a temporal distorter that allows him to manipulate time, slowing it down, or looping it. As shown during the finale, the latter produces a backlog of "spare" Wyomings, making him a literal One-Man Army. Presumed dead during Reconstruction, though the Meta was kind enough to loot his special equipment. Wyoming wears white armor, his real name is Reginald, and he talks with something approaching an imitation of a muddled British/Australian accent.

Played by Matt Hullum

Associated Tropes:

 * Arch Enemy: To Tex, arguably, since he was contracted to specifically hunt her down.
 * The Brute: Not as much as Maine, but still present in Season 9.
 * Ironically, he's the weakest Freelancer, skill-wise. He's not shown to be as good a fighter as Tex or Carolina, and he isn't even as great a marksman as Wash. In season nine, he's curb stomped by  and is shot by law enforcement and security during The Caper. He does make up for this with his time mastery... and fighting dirty.
 * Demoted to Extra: Despite playing a fairly important role in The Blood Gulch Chronicles, his only main contributing factor to Season 9 is participating in the sparring session with and two lines of dialogue. Word of God says that this was due to his nature contrasting with the more serious Prequel segments.
 * The Dragon: For O'Malley, but given that he is a Freelancer....
 * Dragon with an Agenda: Wyoming had been given a contract to kill anyone who knew that Command is Mission Control for both the Reds and Blues (i.e. Tucker). Explaining that he had purposely misled Omega to go search for Tex at Blood Gulch in the Out Of Mind miniseries, Wyoming hoped that Omega would do the work for him. Naturally, it didn't work out, so he figured that he had to get more hands-on to get the work done.
 * Evil Brit: Sounds like one; a British/Australian accent was the best they could do for him in the auditioning.
 * Faux Affably Evil: Tends to say an insincere "sorry" whenever he shoots someone.
 * Killed Off for Real: By Tucker, which solidified the latter into a Badass Normal.
 * Leeroy Jenkins: Along with Maine during the three-on-one fight with Tex.
 * Light Is Not Good: The only character to wear white armour, and suffice it to say, he's kind of a dick.
 * Time Master: Can loop time frames infinitely if he loses; think of it as pressing the restart button for a video game console every time something goes wrong for you.
 * Weak but Skilled: By Freelancer standards. He's more an assassin than a straight-up combatant.

The Meta / Agent Maine
"(A low, menacing hiss)"

The former Freelancer Agent Maine, who snapped and started tracking down and murdering other agents, then stripping them of their combat AIs and special equipment, growing in power with each victory. The Big Bad of the Recovery One and Reconstruction series, the Meta refers to itself as a collective entity due to the number of consciousnesses running around inside its head, and seems to be set on recovering all of the Freelancer AIs in order to reconstruct the Alpha from which they were derived. A formidable opponent - Church compares the Meta to the one woman army Tex, but says "this thing's like...eight of her." Its white armor (though it can change color due to a chameleon circuit) is a hodgepodge of parts from a number of designs, and the Meta's voice varies from a Creepy Child hissing whisper to a susurrus of voices talking at once to animalistic snarls, though the former two are likely the voices of the AIs in its head.

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According to the PAX East Season Nine trailer, some of the questions surrounding him may well be answered soon. The trailer itself explains the reason he speaks in growls and grunts: while on a mission with Agent Washington, the then-sane Freelancer Agent Maine was shot in the throat and thrown off a cliff- by Red and Blue "simulation troopers," no less.

Associated Tropes:

 * Ax Crazy: Due to having so many A.I. jammed into his head.
 * Badass: Do NOT mess with the Meta. You will regret it.
 * Big Bad: Definitely for Reconstruction, providing a much more threatening presence than O'Malley ever did in the first five seasons. Rather unusual for a Big Bad, the Meta provides a nice variation in that he's a lot more hands-on than what you might expect.
 * Big Bad Ensemble: With C.T. in Recreation. In particular, the Meta repeatedly hunts down and tries to kill Donut, Simmons and Lopez in Valhalla, while C.T. tries to salvage a dig site for individual profit and comes into trouble with Tucker, Sarge, Caboose and Grif in a desert.
 * Big Bad Duumvirate: Allies with Washington for the finale of Recreation and the majority of Revelation.
 * The Brute: It seems even during his time as a Freelancer, he was this.
 * The Determinator: As shown in the Season 9 flashbacks, he's the only Freelancer able to take a punch from Tex or even land a good hit on her... he still gets curbstomped, though.
 * Disney Villain Death: His final fate.
 * Evil Is Not a Toy: Wash orders the Meta around for most of Revelation, using him a lot like a weapon. He seems to have forgotten how dangerous the Meta is.
 * Foe-Tossing Charge: Charges Tex during their sparring, ramming a cement pillar that Wyoming has been slammed into and sending it flying right at York.
 * Genius Bruiser: Despite its size, The Meta is shown to be a VERY cunning adversary
 * Implacable Man: He shrugs off most attacks non-chalantly.
 * Doesn't like heights; even so he doesn't let it phase him much.
 * Ineffectual Loner: Inverted. As part of a group, Maine is just the Big Guy, but when on it's own, The Meta becomes absolutely TERRIFYING
 * Irony: Maine is scared of heights. Guess how he
 * The Juggernaut: Over the course of the series, he's shrugged off nearly everything imaginable, up to and including several combat knife wounds, multiple Battle Rifle shots, energy sword through the chest, and at least half a dozen shotgun rounds,
 * The Law of Diminishing Defensive Effort: Averted surprisingly, regardless of his ability to take an attack without slowing down he always tries to defend himself. Whenever he takes a severe blow there is always good reason (Wash snuck up on him, blindsided by Lopez, )
 * Lightning Bruiser: A key difference between Season 9 era Agent Maine and The Meta is speed. While Agent Maine is comparatively sluggish next to other Freelancers, The Meta is shown to be much more agile and mobile, which, added to his phenomenal strength, considerably affects his fight with as compared to.
 * Mighty Glacier: In Season 9. It shows when he tangos with Tex.
 * He's the only one to technically get an upper hand on her during their sparring match, but only because.
 * And he's heavy enough to serve as a counterweight to the Sarcophagus.
 * Not So Harmless: Predictably, after spending most of Revelation as a comedic sidekick to Wash,
 * Oh Crap: The Meta is the living personification of this trope, just about. Every. Single. Scene he is in will involve someone saying or thinking this, his theme music doesn't hurt the Oh Crap mood either
 * In one of the three trailers for Season 10, he recieves his AI, Sigma, and it seems that he "aids" in this whole mood.
 * "Agent Maine, isn't that the soldier from the freeway? "
 * Phrase Catcher: Any time someone finds out Maine will be doing battle with someone else, you'll hear "I almost feel sorry for them" as a response.
 * Power Parasite: A more mundane variant. The AIs are designed with corresponding abilities, which they share with whomsoever their Freelancer hosts happen to be. The Meta killed those Freelancers, stole their AIs, jammed them into his head and uses those same abilities whenever he desires.
 * The Quiet One:
 * Start of Darkness: Season 9 begins it, although he was vicious to begin with.
 * While vicious, he still had considerable redeeming qualities before becoming the Meta.
 * The Stoic: Usually speaks in guttural growls that have been digitally augmented.
 * Taking the Bullet: Takes a sniper round to the chest in episode 17 of Season 9 for Carolina
 * Took a Level In Badass: While he was always a Badass, after becoming the Meta he arguably becomes the deadliest of the Freelancers. Pre-Meta, Maine was ranked lower than Washington in terms of ability. By the time Reconstruction rolls around, he's killed four Freelancers, all of whom had higher combat ratings than Washington. Church describes him as being like "eight of" Tex. Despite being depowered at the end of Reconstruction, his fight with Tex at the end of Revelation is vastly different from the Curb Stomp Battle she dealt him at the beginning of Season 9, and he proves capable of holding his own against her. While Tex was more skillful, agile, and possessed more finesse, the Meta could take out whatever damage she dealt, using brute force and endurance to eventually outlast her.
 * Voice of the Legion: His growls and other miscellaneous noises are made out of multiple noises at once, perhaps to reflect the numerous AIs in his mind.
 * Why Did It Have To Be Heights?
 * Taking the Bullet: Takes a sniper round to the chest in episode 17 of Season 9 for Carolina
 * Took a Level In Badass: While he was always a Badass, after becoming the Meta he arguably becomes the deadliest of the Freelancers. Pre-Meta, Maine was ranked lower than Washington in terms of ability. By the time Reconstruction rolls around, he's killed four Freelancers, all of whom had higher combat ratings than Washington. Church describes him as being like "eight of" Tex. Despite being depowered at the end of Reconstruction, his fight with Tex at the end of Revelation is vastly different from the Curb Stomp Battle she dealt him at the beginning of Season 9, and he proves capable of holding his own against her. While Tex was more skillful, agile, and possessed more finesse, the Meta could take out whatever damage she dealt, using brute force and endurance to eventually outlast her.
 * Voice of the Legion: His growls and other miscellaneous noises are made out of multiple noises at once, perhaps to reflect the numerous AIs in his mind.
 * Why Did It Have To Be Heights?
 * Took a Level In Badass: While he was always a Badass, after becoming the Meta he arguably becomes the deadliest of the Freelancers. Pre-Meta, Maine was ranked lower than Washington in terms of ability. By the time Reconstruction rolls around, he's killed four Freelancers, all of whom had higher combat ratings than Washington. Church describes him as being like "eight of" Tex. Despite being depowered at the end of Reconstruction, his fight with Tex at the end of Revelation is vastly different from the Curb Stomp Battle she dealt him at the beginning of Season 9, and he proves capable of holding his own against her. While Tex was more skillful, agile, and possessed more finesse, the Meta could take out whatever damage she dealt, using brute force and endurance to eventually outlast her.
 * Voice of the Legion: His growls and other miscellaneous noises are made out of multiple noises at once, perhaps to reflect the numerous AIs in his mind.
 * Why Did It Have To Be Heights?
 * Why Did It Have To Be Heights?

Agent Carolina


A member of Project Freelancer. She shows up in Season 9. According to the ranking board, she's the best Freelancer at the time the series starts.

Associated Tropes

 * Action Girl
 * Dark Action Girl:
 * The Ace: She's known as Number One and is the absolute best Freelancer in the project... at least until Tex shows up.
 * Green-Eyed Monster: And she is not taking it well.
 * An Axe to Grind: If the hints of her becoming weren't enough, she uses an actual axe weapon during the second episode of season 10, with tremendous efficacity. Also, one has to wonder if her way to engage the combat, by throwing her axe from above, isn't a Shout-Out to Fang's Limit Break Highwind.
 * Art Shift: Her armor's been modified for season 10
 * Badass: She's a freelancer, it is to be expected.
 * Bait and Switch: Her first appearance plays up her resemblance to Tex before The Reveal
 * Chameleon Camouflage: Her armor ability, where she can instantly change her armor's color to anything she needs.
 * Charles Atlas Superpower: She tosses a gravity hammer with one hand. Which hits an Elite Mook. From across a huge room. In the face.
 * Cool Big Sis: Shows noticeable shades of this to Wash. She keeps him focused during missions and acted out violently to protect him when an Insurrectionist warthog had pinned him down.
 * Dance Battler
 * The Day the Music Lied: Chases down an Elite Mook with an important package and beats him down. It almost worked; then she hit a wall and Tex stole the package.
 * Determinator: The sheer force she puts into trying to is astonishing and impressive.
 * Doomed by Canon: She'll ultimately get two AI implanted and go pretty much insane.
 * Drop the Hammer: She uses a Gravity Hammer to take out an Elite Mook in Season 9. She returns in Season 10 with one as part of her regular arsenal.
 * Exact Words:
 * Fiery Redhead
 * The Gunslinger: In Season 9, the only weapon she is seen using is a pistol.
 * Good Old Fisticuffs: Uses nothing but her own environment and fists.
 * Until episode fifteen where we see her Weapon of Choice is a standard pistol.
 * Green Eyed Red Head
 * Guns Akimbo: She's seen using a twin set of Plasma Rifles in Season 10 trailers.
 * The Leader: Of the Freelancer Five-Man Band.
 * Leitmotif: Morte ai nostri nemici...
 * Lightning Bruiser
 * Ninja: Specialist in close combat and stealth.
 * : Church and Washington are just as surprised as the audience that
 * Super Speed: Unclear if it's from her armor or from sheer Charles Atlas Superpower, but she can run fast enough to keep up with a jetpack.
 * Team Mom: Often in command in the field, and is the number One ranked Freelancer.
 * The Rival: Definitely setting herself up to be this to Tex.
 * Super Speed: Unclear if it's from her armor or from sheer Charles Atlas Superpower, but she can run fast enough to keep up with a jetpack.
 * Team Mom: Often in command in the field, and is the number One ranked Freelancer.
 * The Rival: Definitely setting herself up to be this to Tex.

Agent Connecticut, AKA


""I can't tell you, which is convenient, because I don't want to tell you.""

Another member of the Freelancer project and a close friend of Wash's. She is suspicious of the Director and despises his ranking system technique.

Played by Samantha Ireland.

Associated Tropes:

 * Anime Hair: Just how is her hair supposed to work? Is it a mohawk? Or a weird sideways ponytail? Or half a shaved head?
 * Arch Enemy:
 * The Cassandra: Her warnings about the Director go unheeded or even outright contradicted by fellow Freelancers, despite being completely true.
 * Commander Contrarian: Her dialogue in Season 9 is coated with bitterness towards The Director and the ranking system.
 * Do Not Call Me Paul: She doesn't like being called 'Connie' because it makes her sound like a little kid.
 * The Dragon:
 * Failure Hero: Has issues because her skills aren't up to snuff with the rest of the Freelancer Elite, and hates the ranking process.
 * Foregone Conclusion:
 * Genre Savvy:
 * Kick the Dog: When she was being chased by in a Prowler, she rammed her Warthog into their vehicle, running over their bodies for good measure. Before that,
 * Late Arrival Spoiler:
 * Made of Iron: After being chased down, her Warthog gets sliced by an energy sword, destroying it seconds later and propelling her body chest-first onto the ground, before she gets up and runs away almost immediately thereafter, completely unscathed.
 * Only Sane Man: Gives off vibes of this during the first meeting with Sarge, Grif and Caboose.
 * Properly Paranoid: She's rightfully suspicious of the Director and Project Freelancer's ranking system.
 * Secret Keeper: Of her own plans, identity and motives, to the bitter end.
 * Ship Tease: With Agent Washington, of all people. Just one more thing to add to the tragedy that is Wash's life.
 * Villainous Breakdown: Completely panics when the Apparently this is a problem she always had.
 * Secret Keeper: Of her own plans, identity and motives, to the bitter end.
 * Ship Tease: With Agent Washington, of all people. Just one more thing to add to the tragedy that is Wash's life.
 * Villainous Breakdown: Completely panics when the Apparently this is a problem she always had.

Agent South Dakota


Another member of the Freelancer project, though she never got an AI due to Wash's breakdown, a fact she still harbored some resentment for him. She was rescued from the Meta by Washington in Recovery One,  Her armor is purple with green trim.

Played by Shana Merlin

Associated Tropes:

 * Action Girl: As shown in the prequels.
 * Badass: Well, in Season 9 she shows that Tex isn't the only girl from Red vs. Blue to be feared. She makes a fine team with her brother North (though, when it comes to follow a plan...).
 * Barrier Warrior: Her and her brother both have Beehive Barriers as their armor ability.
 * Cain and Abel: The Cain to North's Abel.
 * Chronic Backstabbing Disorder: Typical of Freelancers, she was really only in it for herself. She did get into trouble with the Meta, twice on-screen (Recovery One and Reconstruction), and a third time off-screen with North (Recovery One again), but she betrayed both Washington and North in order to escape the Meta's onslaught.
 * Dumb Muscle: She's constantly having to have things explained to her, but she is one of the best Freelancers.
 * Green-Eyed Monster: South and her twin brother North, were part of an experiment to see how one agent who did not receive an AI would react to being partnered to another soldier who did have an A.I. On top of her relative distaste at being partnered together with her brother purely because they were twins, South grew jealous that North received an A.I. instead of her, and harbored some resentment towards Washington, as he indirectly caused her to miss out on the construct implantation part of the program.
 * Killed Off for Real: By Washington, via Boom! Headshot!.
 * Leeroy Jenkins: Exhibits some tendencies.
 * Military Maverick
 * Peek-a-Bangs
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni: Red to North's Blue.

Agent North Dakota


A member of the Freelancer program and South's twin brother. He shows up in the prequels in Seasons 9 and 10. His AI was Theta.

Played by John Erler

Associated Tropes:
"North: Stay safe, Kiddo."
 * Badass: Along with his sister when they're fighting together, though it seems that all Freelancers are badasses in one way or another.
 * Barrier Warrior: He and his sister both have Beehive Barriers as their armor ability.
 * Big Brother Instinct:

"North: Well, so much for keeping quiet."
 * By the Book Soldier
 * Not so much by episode 4, when he used the dome shield. We learn later in episode 9 that using equipment in the field is against the rules.
 * Cool Big Bro: Which makes what happens before Recovery One even sadder, as North and South in Season 9 so far seem to get along fairly well.
 * He has a pretty good relationship with Wash too.
 * Deadpan Snarker


 * Doomed by Canon: South wounds him to leave as bait to escape the Meta.
 * Friendly Sniper: While he's a by-the-book, stoic, consummate professional during missions, he's pretty open and cheery off-duty.
 * The Mario: Doesn't have a specialty; instead he and South both trade weapons frequently and often.
 * Nice Guy: Forms kind of a trio with Wash and York in this regard. He's less snarky than York, and less uptight/dorky than Wash.
 * Standard Bleeding Spots: in Season 9 Episode 4.
 * The Stoic: During battle, though he seems to loosen up more off-duty.
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni: Blue to South's Red.
 * The Stoic: During battle, though he seems to loosen up more off-duty.
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni: Blue to South's Red.

Pilot 479 / Freelancer Command
An Ace Pilot who works for Freelancer Command during Season 9. She's also Washington's communications operator during Recovery One and Reconstruction.

Associated Tropes

 * Ace Pilot
 * Deadpan Snarker: Possibly the best example in the series and that's saying something.
 * Grounded By Canon: Given that she's not flying by the time the series proper starts, something happens to her at some point. Also after the events of Reconstruction.
 * No Name Given: So far she's only been identified in series by her callsigns "Four-seven-niner" and "Freelancer Command"

Other Freelancers
There are 49 total Freelancers. Most of them apparently did not appear in Season 9, and have only received minor mentions. They are named after the 49 states of the US. The lack of a 50th Freelancer has a bit of an explanation behind it, listed out of convenience.


 * Agent Utah was apparently killed in training by using weapons tech without proper controls.
 * A deleted scene on the season 9 DVD showed his accident;
 * Agent Georgia died when he overused his jetpack on a space op and was never found.
 * Maryland, Delaware, West Virginia, and Virginia are women.
 * D.C. and Puerto Rico are also Freelancers.
 * Iowa, New Mexico, Arizona, and Wisconsin are the only known states not represented amongst the Freelancers as of yet.
 * Florida has no Freelancer because... poor Florida.

O'Malley/Omega
""I will devour their hearts and crap out their souls! They will all taste oblivion! Which tastes just like Red Bull...which is disgusting.""

"Blood Gulch Chronicles'" Big Bad, Omega was the AI partner assigned to Tex as part of the Freelancer program ("O'Malley" is a portmanteau of their names, Omega and Allison). While Tex was already, according to Church, "a rotten bitch," the addition of Omega turned her into "a rotten bitch with cybernetic enhancements." After the Freelancer program was shut down following Agent Washington's breakdown (see below), Omega possessed Tex and fled the facility before he could be removed. A bloodthirsty and malevolent AI, O'Malley was capable of possessing soldiers via their helmet radios like a virus. Once Tex was killed, O'Malley briefly possessed Caboose (and may have contributed towards his drop in intelligence), then seized the medic Frank DuFresne (see below) up until the finale. Though a real danger, O'Malley's dialogue frequently dips into cartoonish levels of villainy.

Reconstruction revealed that Omega was actually a fragment of the Alpha, the AI given to Project Freelancer which was subsequently tortured into fragmenting. Omega inherited the Alpha's anger, which explains O'Malley's ability to inspire fury in those it possessed, as well as the Alpha's ability to travel via radio transmissions. Omega was recovered by the Meta (see below) and was destroyed at the end of the series.

Voiced by Burnie Burns (Default voice and while possessing ), Joel Heyman (while possessing  ), Matt Hullum (while possessing  )

Because Omega was introduced in the BG chronicles, long before the Freelancer aspect of the story was well fleshed out, he wasn't the last AI. Epsilon was,  Despite   being first, Omega wasn't last. Go figure.

Associated Tropes:

 * AI Is a Crapshoot
 * Ax Crazy
 * Big Bad Wannabe: Was effectively the main antagonist for the first five seasons, but O'Malley was portrayed more along the lines of a Large Ham parody of the Big Bad archetype.
 * In the beginning of Reconstruction, a shell-shocked Red soldier named Walter explained to Command over what went down after the Blues at Valhalla scavenged Tex's crashed pelican (see the ending to the Blood Gulch Chronicles). Walter's rather detailed description of an ominous 'infection' to the Blues and Reds, on top of how the Blues massacred one another, made Omega seem much more threatening as an antagonist than his previous incarnation ever did.
 * Gives a bit more malice to.
 * Body Surf: Omega can switch from host to host through inhabiting their minds if their built-in helmet radios are on.
 * The Corrupter: Whenever Omega possesses someone, he changes their behaviors into something that's somewhat more in line with his own personality, along with essentially amplifying their own negative traits ten-fold. Inside Tex, he gave no indication of presence or even sentience, and merely made her more bitter. Inside Caboose, he was more of a random psychopath. It isn't until he possesses Doc that he gets any aspirations towards omnicide.
 * From Walter's description at the first episode of Reconstruction, Omega's sting at possessing the Blues stationed at Valhalla was more... brutal, to put it mildly.
 * He also seems to have a corrupting influence on Doc to some degree. Even after Omega is gone, Doc actually starts cursing, speaking more offensively, and is more lenient about violence. Though this might also be attributable to hanging out with the Reds and Blues.
 * Demonic Possession: Kind of, more like Evil AI Possession.
 * Evil Is Hammy: In spades!
 * Laughably Evil: Omega, in Doc's body, is too ineffectual and hammy to be taken seriously. In the Reconstruction series, however, he crosses into more horrifying territory with the description of his encounter with another group of soldiers and
 * Large Ham: Very, very much so.
 * Not So Harmless/Evil Is Not a Toy: In the final two episodes of The Blood Gulch Chronicles, it's revealed that the UNSC/Freelancer Command's ultimate plan to win the war with the Aliens was to have Omega possess Junior (their Chosen One) and use him to take over their religion and subvert it from the inside. Let me reinterate this. Their plan to bring about peace was to hand over an entire alien army to the guy who was literally made of hatred. Church even points out what an incredibly stupid plan this is.
 * Take Over the World: A hilarious parody of this type of villain. Works especially well when he's in the body of a pacifist.

Gary/Gamma
""Knock-knock.""

Encountered by the Red and Blue Teams in the form of an ancient computer built by the aliens as an expert on humans, who then proceeds to warn them about a vague prophecy. They eventually figure out that Gary is really Gamma, Wyoming's AI (the name "Gary" might appear to be a portmanteau of "Gamma" and "Reginald", but Burnie Burns has revealed the name to be that of his late cat). Gamma was evidently the personification of the Alpha AI's deceit, and is described as having removed itself from Wyoming, with potentially harmful results. In the end, they reunite during their attempt to kidnap Junior. Gamma was another one of those AIs recovered by the Meta during Reconstruction. It had a strange fondness for knock-knock jokes, and speaks in the voice of Stephen Hawking's computer.

Associated Tropes:

 * Catch Phrase: "Knock-knock."
 * Evil All Along: Same with Vic, more or less.
 * Evil Genius: For O'Malley, Wyoming and Vic, arguably.
 * Evil Has a Bad Sense of Humor: The second type, though his jokes are just corny instead of being twisted.
 * Foreshadowing: In "Out of Mind", York refers to the fact that "Reginald" always told stupid knock knock jokes in reference to the merger between A.I.s and their partners. Astute viewers will take this, the fact that York says "Speak of the Devil" after Wyoming is mentioned, and the fact that "O'Malley" is a portmanteau of Tex's real name (Allison) and Omega, in order to realize that the time bending, knock-knock joke spouting A.I. Gary is actually Wyoming's partner.
 * Laughably Evil: Yes. Even the supercomputer.
 * Manipulative Bastard: Personification of deceit, after all.

The Alpha
The original Artificial Intelligence acquired by Project Freelancer. Since they needed more, they subjected it to enough stress and mental torture to cause it to fracture, and harvested the fragments as partners for their special agents. What remained of the original was sequestered away at a backwater outpost, where it convinced itself that it was human based on the memory fragments remaining from the human intelligence it was based off of. In another major twist, Reconstruction's epilogue revealed not only was

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Delta


""Hello. How may I be of assistance?""

An AI formed from the Alpha's logic centers, and as a result has a cool and calculating personality, calmly informing his partner of attackers' locations and running the numbers to predict their behavior. He starts out as York's AI, but after the Out of Mind side arc, he ends up working with Agents South Dakota and Washington during the Recovery One series, and is introduced to the Blues during Reconstruction. Of all the Freelancer AIs, Delta is the most fervent believer in the existence of the Alpha, and leaves clues that inspire Washington to try to unlock it. His holographic avatar is bright green.

Recreation reveals that Epsilon houses memories of all the Alpha fragments. Delta appears to give advice and information on their behalf to Caboose. He also was transferred into the Forerunner Monitor along with Epsilon. Whether he is still exists as a separate consciousness or has been fully assimilated into Epsilon has yet to be revealed.

Played by Mark Bellman

Associated Tropes:

 * A Form You Are Comfortable With:
 * Deadpan Snarker
 * Kick the Son of a Bitch: He coldly suggests to Washington "that we do not allow to hamper our progress". But considering she had by this point, it's hard to sympathize with the victim in question.
 * The Spock
 * Undying Loyalty:
 * Vitriolic Best Buds: He and York love to have snarky conversations with each other, but it's based out of affection and York's naturally snarky nature.

Sigma
""We are the Meta, and we will find you. Very soon.""

Little was known about Sigma except that it was the Alpha's creativity until PAX East 2012, when two new things were revealed: That it was the first AI that Maine had, his original AI partner. Second is that it will be played by Elijah Wood (yes, that Elijah Wood) in season 10.

Associated Tropes:
"Sigma: We are the Meta. And we will find you, very soon."
 * Bald of Evil
 * Celebrity Voice Actor
 * The Corrupter: He's the reason behind Maine becoming The Meta.
 * Early-Bird Cameo: Can be seen in Reconstruction along with all of the other AIs that the Meta had, and is mentioned offhand by Washington as Alpha's "creativity" earlier.
 * Red Eyes, Take Warning
 * Wham! Line: Combined with a Call Back to the trailer for Reconstruction, in the first trailer for the tenth season.

Medical Super Private First Class Frank "Doc" DuFresne
""[...] a doctor cures people. A medic just helps people feel more comfortable... while they die.""

In response to increased injuries and deaths at Blood Gulch, purple-armored medic DuFresne was sent to the backwater outpost to aid both teams. His pacifism, political correctness, and incompetence quickly made him unwelcome in either base, leaving him to wander the gulch, forgotten... until Caboose's "exorcism" left the AI O'Malley without a host. The Omega was able to possess him completely, leaving Doc a passenger within his own skull, only able to talk or shout apologies for O'Malley's actions. O'Malley eventually comes to regret choosing Doc as a host, as the two end up having Gollum/Smeagol style arguments over whether or not to kill people, if their nefarious secret lair needs an answering machine, etc. When Doc is called back to Blood Gulch to deal with Tucker's "illness," O'Malley jumps ship, freeing Doc once and for all.

Doc, who earned his nickname after Church declared DuFresne too hard to pronounce, hardly deserves his title. He attended (but did not pass) medical school at Jamaica State, doesn't know how his healing doodad works, and treats Caboose's foot injury by rubbing his neck with aloe vera. He earned his unique rank by sending Command a letter every day for four years asking for it. His whereabouts during Reconstruction are unknown, though when Washington asks the Reds if they know a medic, they violently answer in the negative. In the extended version, they do call him, but forget (or didn't care enough) to tell him they didn't need him anymore. He arrives to find no one there, and says to no one in particular: "You guys suck".

In Revelation he is called to Valhalla by Simmons; who was coerced into calling him by Wash and the Meta. He became a hostage of Washington, but due to the Stockholm Syndrome, they develop a bit of a rapport. He denies this strongly, however.

Played by Matt Hullum

Associated Tropes:
"Doc: I haven't had a killing spree since my last residency!"
 * Actual Pacifist: Calls himself one, and is one, even while possessed by Omega, but he does manage to shoot The Meta at point-blank range.
 * Apologetic Attacker: Technically, it was Omega that controlled his body, but Doc still loudly apologizes for what Omega does in his body on a regular basis.
 * Butt Monkey: Nobody likes him, everybody insults him.
 * Demonic Possession: More like A.I. Possession; Omega took over Doc's body for the majority of his screen time in the first five seasons.
 * Dude in Distress: He was kidnapped by a jeep, held "prisoner" by the reds, taken over by an AI, and then captured by a couple of freelancers so far. Granted the only time he was physically held captive was while in the wall, arguably the jeep and while with red team.
 * The Heart: Well, really more of an over-the-top parody of one, compared to Donut's more sincere version.
 * Made of Iron: To Nigh Invulnerability. See season 8 and season 9 episode two on how normal soldiers react by being beat up by Freelancers, especially Dakota. He instead was punched so hard into a reinforced wall that he was permanently immersed in 5 tons of it, to the point that not even Super Strength or the warthog crane could liberate him. And didn't even get a headache for crying out loud.
 * He also was caught in an explosion that left Washington visibly injured and shaken while he is totally fine with no injuries whatsoever.
 * Only Sane Man: Was this originally, until his character got Flanderized into being as competent as the other characters.
 * Split Personality: Doesn't have one, but he gets vibes of these when he argues with O'Malley.
 * Stockholm Syndrome: During his time as a prisoner of Wash and the Meta, he mentions he doesn't have it as an insult. Later events suggest otherwise.
 * Talking to Himself: Matt Hullum also voices Sarge.
 * The Medic: Obviously. He isn't very good at it though.
 * What Could Have Been: According to the season 2 commentary Doc was going to be a Reporter/Journalist when he was first conceived but because of where his character was going (eg. Kidnappings) it was hitting too close to home for the real wars happening at the time.
 * What Happened to the Mouse?: He suddenly disappeared at the end of ep 20 Season 8, for no apparent reason. Probably to continue being a terrible doctor to space and beyond.
 * Word of God says that he went back to Valhalla with the Reds and Blues.
 * Worst Aid: He's very bad at medical advice, but somehow manages to keep both the Reds and the Blues alive.

The Alien
""Blarg? Honk!""

Also known as "Crunchbite", "Crouchasaurus", "Fluffy, the Alien Who Only Loves", and "Honk-Honk" (which may be his real name, but probably not). An alien who gets off on the wrong foot with Blue Team by beating scaring Church right out of his robot body, and then pounding Tucker into the ground after the latter recovers an alien-built sword, binding it to him. The Alien then proceeds to browbeat the Blues into helping him on his quest to save his people, which apparently involved using the sword to unlock a spaceship. The next step is unknown, as Wyoming proceeded to blow the Alien out of the sky. Besides complaining about the Alien's odor or inability to speak English, Tucker commented that the creature was always standing over him when he woke up, which leads us to...

"Junior"
""Bow-chicka honk-honk!""

It turns out the Alien's species reproduces via parasitic embryos, and Tucker's mysterious illness near the end of the series is a case of Mister Seahorse. Junior seems to have inherited his "mother's" catchphrase, and serves to awaken some glimmers of a (dysfunctional) paternal instinct in Tucker, as well as a strong desire in Church to euthanize the "abomination." Junior turns out to be the destined savior of the Alien's race, a fact that O'Malley and Wyoming became very interested in - they planned to infect Junior with Omega, then use him to control the alien race, winning the war for humanity, and then probably taking over humanity for themselves. When Tex and Omega tried to airlift him out of the canyon, Andy the Bomb blew up the craft. His fate after that is only hinted at during a black box recording playback of the ship's crash landing in Reconstruction, Chapter 5.


 * Borrowed Catchphrase/Mangled Catchphrase: "Bow-chicka honk-honk!"
 * In the Blood: Making the sleazy porno music at an innuendo wasn't taught by Tucker. It's genetic.

The Director
""I would like to remind the sub-comittee members...That anything is possible. Some things are probable. This is what is. And my agency as it always has will continue to deal with what is...until it is no more.""

The ruthless and secretive Director of Project Freelancer, and one of the narrators of the Reconstruction series. In an effort to improve the combat effectiveness of soldiers during the war, the "good doctor" had the idea to implant Artificial Intelligences into the minds of special agents. As can be seen from the examples above, the results were unstable at best and the project collapsed. Once the Meta starts collecting AIs, a UNSC oversight sub-committee begins inquiries into the Director's actions and the results of Project Freelancer. The Director resents such intrusions, as he maintains that he only did what had to be done for humanity to win the war (even though it was a complete failure). At the very end of Reconstruction, in Red vs Blue's greatest Wham! Episode, it is revealed that the Director's name is Voiced by John Reed.

Played by John Reed

Associated Tropes:
"Director: I don't give a damn about your committee or its opinions on my work. Have you forgotten, Sir, that we were at war? A fight with an alien race for the very survival of our species? I feel I must remind you that it is an undeniable, and may I say a fundamental quality of man, that when faced with extinction, every alternative is preferable."
 * Bad Boss: Allowed his soldiers to use live ammunition in a training exercise, and praised the guys that did so, regardless of the obvious risks involved. No wonder CT hates him so much.
 * Beard of Evil: The trailer for season 9 clearly shows him to have a goatee. Luke McKay's drawings of
 * It could be an Actor Allusion, seeing as John Reed has a goatee himself.
 * Diabolical Mastermind: Washington sees him as this.
 * I Did What I Had to Do: How he views his unethical experiments.
 * I Did What I Had to Do: How he views his unethical experiments.


 * Ink Suit Actor
 * Jerkass: Imagine a Deadpan Snarker without the humor. From time to time, he even acts like a slightly less abrasive Drill Sergeant Nasty.
 * Karma Houdini: Not at all phased at the prospect of karma finding him, and even when karma finally catches up (e.g. the investigation), nothing apparently comes out of it. 's looking to change that.
 * And in fact,.
 * Mad Scientist
 * The Man Behind the Man: The one that headed Project Freelancer, and possibly the Big Bad for the entire series.
 * Mysterious Backer: C.T. even mistrusts him for it.
 * Scary Shiny Glasses
 * Wham! Line: "Sincerely yours, the former Director of Project Freelancer, Doctor.
 * Scary Shiny Glasses
 * Wham! Line: "Sincerely yours, the former Director of Project Freelancer, Doctor.

The Chairman of the Oversight Sub-Committee
""We can all understand that a shift from autonomy to oversight can be a difficult adjustment for anyone, but especially someone of your standing. In that spirit we have attempted to accommodate your brief explanations to our serious inquires. Nonetheless, I feel compelled to inform you that even our trust has its limits.""

Although he does not appear in the series itself, the Chairman serves as the counterpart to the Director during Reconstruction, where they alternate reading memos directed at each other during the start of each episode. The Chairman leads a committee to review what has occurred with the Freelancer Project, mostly to find out how it can have multiple AI's when they were only given one. Although he starts off calm and friendly in his dealings with the Director, he soon becomes hostile when he realizes that the Director is stalling for time and avoiding answering his questions. In Recreation,

Played by Jack Lee

Associated Tropes:

 * All There in the Manual: His real name (Malcolm Hargrove) was made known only through some sponsors-only content on the forums.
 * Big Good: Very little is known about him, but he seems to be this. Though abrasive, his goal is to take down the Director for committing war crimes.
 * Tranquil Fury: The letters between the Chairman and the Director in Reconstruction gradually build in intensity until the Chairman's final letter, which is delivered very calmly, but sternly, telling the Director that officers have been dispatched to arrest him.

Vickory/"Vic"
""Chill dude, take a chill pill. If you don't have a chill pill, take a chill strip - put it on your tongue, it dissolves. Chill.""

Serving as Mission Control for both Red and Blue teams (a secret he tries to have Tucker assassinated to protect), Vic is more like an unhelpful tech support guy than an actual asset. Vic's intelligence reports provide helpful information like the location of the enemy team's base (the other side of the canyon), the number of enemies (3 or 4), and the location of the team's own base. His directives usually run along the lines of "try to win extra hard," and he mostly provides just enough help to keep the hijinks in Blood Gulch continuing. When Doc contacts him for assistance, Vic goes off on a long tangent about his vasectomy, and has a habit of being unavailable just when his help would be most useful.

Duplicity and secrets surround Vic - though supposedly sterile, after the "time jump" the two teams meet "Vic Jr.," a "descendant" of Vic's with a suspiciously identical personality and appearance, as well as the same post. During the end of the series, Vic also attempts to get both teams underground so they'll be captured and O'Malley's scheme will succeed - and in one of the endings, expresses great anger that the Reds and Blues ruined "the plan." His fate during Reconstruction is unknown, though some fans have pointed out that one of the Meta's AIs appears as an unarmored human that bears a compelling resemblance to Vic...

It is implied - through Simmons interrupting Sarge's and Vic's conversation in the caves, and through the alternate ending of Episode 100 in which Sarge destroys the computer and damages Vic's heat sink - that the computer console in the cave system is Vic. It seems likely that Vic is some sort of VI - a Virtual Intelligence Computer, as it says at the bottom of the display - designed to watch over the training simulation and generate scenarios and give resources and intel when necessary.

Played by Randall Glass, who's best known to longtime Halo fans as "the Warthog Jump guy", in his first appearance, and by Burnie Burns thereafter.

Associated Tropes:

 * Dark Chick: For O'Malley, Wyoming and Gary/Gamma.
 * Evil Genius: Seems like he'd be this for O'Malley, given his profession, but it's actually not so much in reality.
 * He Knows Too Much: The reason why he kept trying to get Tucker assassinated once he found out that Vic is a VI and that he acts as Mission Control for both teams. Naturally, Vic always failed at it, while Tucker always got harmed in some form anyway.
 * Identical Grandson: Allegedly has a "descendant", despite supposedly being sterile. Absolutely nothing is different between Vic Junior and Vic Senior, right down to the voice, appearance and post, so chances are that it was the same guy trying to maintain credibility to both teams by disguising himself as a relative. Dude seems as genuinely incompetent as any other Red or Blue simulation soldier out there.
 * The Man Behind the Man: Only not really. Although he's presumably a VI designed to oversee the training simulation on Blood Gulch, generate combat scenarios, and selectively give out resources, supplies and Intel for the crews, his selective competence and willful demeanor make him seem like he's just another rather ineffective cohort for O'Malley, and that he joined likely because he found it fun to work with a rogue AI.
 * Manipulative Bastard: His apparent job seems solely to drag out the simulation training for as long as possible, hence at least part of the reason why he never helps when needed (the other being his rather willful persona). Being the tech assistant to both teams, Vic attempts to get the protagonists underground so they'll be captured, allowing O'Malley's scheme to succeed. Didn't work out as accurately as they planned.
 * Mission Control: He serves as one for both the Red and Blue teams, which is kept secret from them both.
 * Mysterious Backer: Even more so than the Director, since we still don't have solid facts about him - just presumptions based on conjecture.

The Insurrection
The Insurection is a military force made up of soldiers who have broken off from the UNSC. They serve as the main antagonists for the Freelancers. They are possibly a nod to Halo canon, in which prior to the war with the Covenant, Earth (and human-controlled space) was undergoing a civil war between the UNSC and a coalition of rebel groups, for the control of human colonies. Incidentally, it was during this civil war the SPARTAN-II program was initiated, as a countermeasure against the rebellion.

Associated Tropes:

 * Big Bad Ensemble: Alongside the Director in season nine.
 * The Brute: The sleeveless guy fought Maine and won!
 * Granted, Maine was currently nursing a sniper wound to the chest...
 * Dark Action Girl: The female jetpack mook.
 * Faceless Goons
 * Fan Nickname: For the Pyromaniac, some fans have taken to calling him "Sharkface."
 * Filler Villain: Subverted. At first glance, the Insurrection merely exist to throw down with the Freelancers in some awesome fight scenes. However, the missions involving these guys leads to the Freelancers getting ranked based on their performances against the Insurrection (i.e. Carolina, South and Connecticut were far from happy when they were outshined, outmatched and outranked by the other Freelancers), and it ends up generating more conflict as a result (South betraying North and Wash to escape the Meta; Carolina becoming The Rival to Tex; Maine permanently losing his voice thanks to a Giant Mook; and Connecticut apparently allying with the Insurrection).
 * Mooks: They come in quite a variety!
 * Airborne Mook: The jetpack trio.
 * Elite Mooks: The jetpack trio and the Pyromaniac.
 * Giant Mook: The sleeveless guy.
 * Heavily Armored Mook: One way to differentiate a usual mook Insurrectionist from his Elite Mook counterpart. The latter (with the exception of the sleeveless guy) are heavily armoured and tend to be Made of Iron.
 * Mook Chivalry: The lesser grunts suffer from this.
 * Hero Antagonist: A possible interpretation, given how much controversy the Freelancer project was mired in. These are people with legitimate beefs dealing with a government whose activities to put down the various rebellions has been questionable at times at best. One of the Freelancers at one point asked "we're the good guys, right?" after a particularly brutal mission.
 * Gray and Gray Morality: Delta himself brings this up. Project Freelancer and the Insurrection aren't evil or good, they're just two groups trying to achieve different goals.
 * Not Quite Dead: The lead mook, sleeveless guy, female mook, and sniper all seem to have survived the events of Season 9 to make a return in the Season 10 trailer. For the lead mook, this is quite a feat, considering he appeared to take a direct hit from an orbital cannon.
 * Quirky Miniboss Squad: The Elite Mooks would've counted, if they actually said anything.
 * Quirky Miniboss Squad: The Elite Mooks would've counted, if they actually said anything.

The Counselor


The apparent head psychologist of Project Freelancer, who seems to serve as the Director's right-hand man of sorts, and as a liaison between the Director and both the Freelancers and especially non-Freelancer soldiers.

Played by Asaf Ronen

Associated Tropes:

 * Armchair Psychology: Talks like this pretty much all the time. It seems to irritate the Director and creep out everyone else
 * Creepy Monotone
 * The Shrink: Of the "Harmful" variety.
 * There Are No Therapists: Inverted. There is a therapist, but he's there to study and manipulate the Freelancers and A Is into doing what the Director wants, not to make them feel better.