Amateur Surgeon/Characters
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Main Characters
Dr. Alan Probe
The protagonist of the story. Initially an ordinary pizza boy, his life changes after meeting (or better said, running over) Dr. Bleed. At this point, he has to work hard and struggle with some conflicts in order to become a world famous surgeon, in which he eventually succeeds. |
- Anti-Hero: He lacks some traits of the Ideal Hero, but is a hero nonetheless.
- Back-Alley Doctor
- Bad Job, Worse Uniform: As a pizza boy.
- Berserk Button: Mess with his loved ones and you're over. Got it, Dwayne Pipe?
- Big Fun
- Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass
- Demoted to Extra: Mildly in the third game. He's still one of the main characters, but now he's the mentor of the Player Character Ophelia Payne.
- Dynamic Character: He's the main character, what do you expect?
- Genius Ditz: He's one of the best surgeons ever seen, but otherwise is a moron.
- Grumpy Old Man: In the second game.
- Heterosexual Life Partners: With Bleed, his mentor and father figure.
- Idiot Hero
- Inferiority Superiority Complex: In the second game, despite claiming himself the best doctor ever, he mentions he had to deal with self-loathing for being a fallen grace and alienating his family. He gets better, though.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: He's cocky, inconsiderate, lazy and, as for the second game, grumpy; but otherwise is a kind and gentle man who will help everyone, no matter what it takes.
- Keet: As a kid, definitely.
- Knight in Sour Armor: As for the second game.
- Mad Doctor: A benevolent version.
- Official Couple: With Aureola.
Dr. Ignacious Bleed
A former surgeon, now vagrant, he starts teaching Alan surgery after the latter runs him over. He fell from grace after a horrible incident that made most of his patients die, and is still being haunted for that. Thanks to Alan, he discovers the truth and gets better. |
- The Alcoholic: Or, better said, cough syrup-holic.
- Back-Alley Doctor
- Back for the Dead: But only during few minutes.
- Bonus Boss: In the second game.
- Character Development: Goes from cynical and depressed to a way more cheerful and optimistic man.
- Demoted to Extra: A justified case, since he died as for the second game.
- The Eeyore: At first.
- Killed Off for Real
- Like a Son to Me: Alan.
- Living Emotional Crutch: Alan is the main reason why he still keeps living.
- My Greatest Failure: The Old Hospital fiasco. Subverted, as it wasn't his fault at all.
- The Obi-Wan
- Only Sane Man
- Posthumous Character: From the second game onwards.
- The Scapegoat: To Dwayne.
- So Proud of You: After being resurrected, he says this to Alan.
Aureola Probe (née Svelte)
A young woman who has been attacking criminals, in order to hunt down the guy who killed her parents (who died in the Old Hospital fiasco). Dr. Bleed is suspected as the murderer, until she reveals she isn't hunting him at all. She's Alan's Love Interest. |
- Anti-Villain: She only attacks criminals, and she wants to hunt down her parents' murderer.
- Broken Bird
- Defrosting Ice Queen: Initially rude to Alan, she ends up marrying him later.
- Demoted to Extra: She barely appears in the other games.
- Hair-Trigger Temper
- Heel Face Turn
- Karma Houdini: Justified. Alan makes Dwayne the responsible of all her crimes, since he was the one who initiated everything and deserved it more.
- Knight of Cerebus: Her poisoning criminals leds the plot to a darker path, though she's nothing compared to Dwayne Pipe.
- Roaring Rampage of Revenge: Holy shit.
- Tsunshun: Lampshaded by Bleed, stating she had become "mad with grief".
- Vigilante Woman
- You Killed My Parents: To Dwayne.
Officer Brutality
The officer of the city, he's one of Alan's friends and allies. He's investigating the attacks of the criminals that have been happening recently. He ends up arresting Dwayne Pipe twice, thanks to Alan's help. |
- Anti-Hero
- Ascended Extra: In the third game, he beats injuries with his police baton.
- Dirty Cop: Averted. Despite his harsh treatment, he's actually a Reasonable Authority Figure.
- Good Is Not Nice/Good Is Not Soft
- Hair-Trigger Temper
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: He's harsh and hot-tempered, but he's on the good side.
- Large Ham
- Morality Pet: Alan is one of the (very) few people he treats with politeness and respect.
- Police Brutality: It's right in his name.
- Well-Intentioned Extremist: His treatment towards criminals puts him directly into this trope.
Horrace d'Obscene aka Dwayne Pipe aka the President
A strange frenchman who has bugs in his body. He's revealed to be the main antagonist in the game, being responsible for Bleed's fall and is Aureola's parents' true murderer. He ends up arrested for all his crimes, swearing revenge on Alan. |
- Arch Enemy: He's Alan Probe's personal nightmare.
- Big Bad: In the first and second games, being responsible of all the shit Alan is in. In the third game is more of a Bigger Bad.
- The Chessmaster
- Faux Affably Evil: He's polite and charming, as well as a mass murderer and Manipulative Bastard extraordinaire.
- Foil: Serves as this to Alan, as well as his Evil Counterpart.
- For the Evulz: His main motivation at first. It changes to Revenge on escalating levels.
- French Jerk: Not just a jerk, but the most vile character in the entire game.
- Gratuitous French
- Knight of Cerebus: Despite having Laughably Evil traits, his mere presence darkens the plot and his actions are taken very seriously.
- Laser-Guided Karma: Everything bad that happens to him is very well-deserved.
- President Evil: In the second game.
- Red and Black and Evil All Over
- The Sociopath: He killed and ruined numerous lives, and shows no remorse for any of that.
- Vile Villain, Not-So-Saccharine Game
- Villain with Good Publicity: As the president, until he's arrested again.
- Worthy Opponent: He views himself as Alan's greatest archenemy. Alan doesn't think the same.
Bradley The Aide (real name Buttley Probe Jr.)
Alan's apprentice and companion in the second game, he's working for the president and makes Alan's comeback to surgery. He's later revealed to be Alan's grandson, having searching for him to rebuild his family, in which he succeeds. |
- Adorkable
- Anti-Villain: Played with. He's clearly on the good side, but he's working for the president, who is the very evil Dwayne Pipe. Besides, he had no idea he was working with the bad guy, as he himself points out.
- Bishonen
- The Cutie: So much.
- Long-Lost Relative: To Alan.
- Alan, I Am Your Grandson
- Morality Pet: To Alan.
- Nervous Wreck: He's usually seen sweating with a scared expression in his face.
- Nice Guy
- No-Holds-Barred Beatdown: On the receiving end by the president, to the point he had to be operated. This act really pissed Alan.
- Shrinking Violet