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=== '''Both Acts''' ===
== Both Acts ==


=== Dr. Thomas Light ===
=== Dr. Thomas Light ===
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* [[Because I Said So]]: He tells Megaman not to fight. There's not much he could do to stop him from leaving.
* [[Because I Said So]]: He tells Megaman not to fight. There's not much he could do to stop him from leaving.
* [[The Hero]]: In Act II.
* [[The Hero]]: In Act II.
* [[Hero With Bad Publicity]]: In Act II. By the time of Act I, it's implied Wily kept him around because he still made for a good scapegoat.
* [[Hero with Bad Publicity]]: In Act II. By the time of Act I, it's implied Wily kept him around because he still made for a good scapegoat.
* [[It's All My Fault]]: "They will punish me for what he did to you/but either way, it's all my fault/because I made the man who laid his hands on you..."
* [[It's All My Fault]]: "They will punish me for what he did to you/but either way, it's all my fault/because I made the man who laid his hands on you..."
* [[Made of Iron]]: He breaks his arm in a fall... and apparently walks it off, as it's never brought up again.
* [[Made of Iron]]: He breaks his arm in a fall... and apparently walks it off, as it's never brought up again.
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* [[Suddenly Voiced]]: He had no spoken lines until Act II.
* [[Suddenly Voiced]]: He had no spoken lines until Act II.
* [[The Unfought]]: Light never does get to the part of the plan where he confronts him, and Megaman abandons the City before he reaches him.
* [[The Unfought]]: Light never does get to the part of the plan where he confronts him, and Megaman abandons the City before he reaches him.
* [[Villain With Good Publicity]]
* [[Villain with Good Publicity]]
* [[The Voiceless]]: In Act I.
* [[The Voiceless]]: In Act I.
* [[You Can't Fight Fate]]: In ''The Hounds'', he states that he and Light were destined for their paths in life; it had been building from the moment they met.
* [[You Can't Fight Fate]]: In ''The Hounds'', he states that he and Light were destined for their paths in life; it had been building from the moment they met.
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* [[Torches and Pitchforks]]: In ''Give Us The Rope''.
* [[Torches and Pitchforks]]: In ''Give Us The Rope''.


=== '''Act 1''' ===
== Act 1 ==


=== Protoman ===
=== Protoman ===
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** In some ''live'' versions of the song it's Megaman that shouts the line "Kill them all!"
** In some ''live'' versions of the song it's Megaman that shouts the line "Kill them all!"
* [[The Hero]]: In Act I.
* [[The Hero]]: In Act I.
* [[Hot-Blooded]]: If only in ''The Will Of One'' and ''Vengeance''-- the latter pretty much consists of him screaming for the enemy to fight better.
* [[Hot-Blooded]]: If only in ''The Will Of One'' and ''Vengeance''—the latter pretty much consists of him screaming for the enemy to fight better.
* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]
* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]
* [[Replacement Goldfish]]
* [[Replacement Goldfish]]
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* [[Kill'Em All]]: Wily tells them to kill the crowd at the end.
* [[Kill'Em All]]: Wily tells them to kill the crowd at the end.
* [[Killer Robot]]
* [[Killer Robot]]
* [[Mecha Mooks]]: The Snipers.
* [[Mecha-Mooks]]: The Snipers.
* [[Not So Harmless]]: The Robot Masters 'kill' Protoman. Probably helped that, unlike the games, they attacked at once.
* [[Not So Harmless]]: The Robot Masters 'kill' Protoman. Probably helped that, unlike the games, they attacked at once.
* [[Quirky Miniboss Squad]]: The Robot Masters, like in the games.
* [[Quirky Miniboss Squad]]: The Robot Masters, like in the games.
* [[What Happened to The Mouse?]]: The Robot Masters disappear after ''Hope Rides Alone'', the first song on the album. Only time will tell if they make an appearance in Act III.
* [[What Happened to the Mouse?]]: The Robot Masters disappear after ''Hope Rides Alone'', the first song on the album. Only time will tell if they make an appearance in Act III.
** Cutman appears to have been killed via [[Cranial Processing Unit|a bad case]] [[Losing Your Head|of headlessness]].
** Cutman appears to have been killed via [[Cranial Processing Unit|a bad case]] [[Losing Your Head|of headlessness]].


=== '''Act 2''' ===
== Act 2 ==


=== Emily A. Stanton ===
=== Emily A. Stanton ===
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* [[Dying Alone]]: Underscored by her funeral, which no one attended.
* [[Dying Alone]]: Underscored by her funeral, which no one attended.
* [[Killed Mid-Sentence]]:
* [[Killed Mid-Sentence]]:
{{quote| "No matter how dark this City gets, there will be--"}}
{{quote|"No matter how dark this City gets, there will be--"}}
* [[Historical In-Joke]]: On the Father of Death wanted poster, Edwin ''Stanton'', the Secretary of War for the [[Abraham Lincoln|Lincoln Administration]], vows to bring her murderer to justice.
* [[Historical In-Joke]]: On the Father of Death wanted poster, Edwin ''Stanton'', the Secretary of War for the [[Abraham Lincoln|Lincoln Administration]], vows to bring her murderer to justice.
** Incidentially, the poster was an altered version of the one about Lincoln's assassination.
** Incidentially, the poster was an altered version of the one about Lincoln's assassination.
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* [[Tragic Funeral]]
* [[Tragic Funeral]]
* [[Wrench Wench]]: According to the liner notes, she worked in the factory.
* [[Wrench Wench]]: According to the liner notes, she worked in the factory.
{{quote| "The one I love, she works so hard, she works her fingers till they bleed. Some of the pain that she endures would bring a strong man to his knees. I only want to help."}}
{{quote|"The one I love, she works so hard, she works her fingers till they bleed. Some of the pain that she endures would bring a strong man to his knees. I only want to help."}}


=== Joe ===
=== Joe ===
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* [[Defrosting Ice Queen]]: She was ignoring Joe all night until he whispered in her ear, even stealing a kiss from her.
* [[Defrosting Ice Queen]]: She was ignoring Joe all night until he whispered in her ear, even stealing a kiss from her.
* [[No Name Given]]
* [[No Name Given]]
* [[Schrodingers Cat]]: Could be alive, could be dead.
* [[Schrödinger's Cat]]: Could be alive, could be dead.
* [[The Voiceless]]
* [[The Voiceless]]
* [[What Could Have Been]]: Prototype lyrics for ''Breaking Out'' suggest she may have originally been more than a random person, with Joe speaking more personally to her.
* [[What Could Have Been]]: Prototype lyrics for ''Breaking Out'' suggest she may have originally been more than a random person, with Joe speaking more personally to her.
{{quote| So kiss me fast cause there's no time to lose/I promise someday I'll come back for you/And if I die, don't blame yourself; we all do what we think is right!}}
{{quote|So kiss me fast cause there's no time to lose/I promise someday I'll come back for you/And if I die, don't blame yourself; we all do what we think is right!}}
* [[What Happened to The Mouse?]]: Never mentioned post Breaking Out.
* [[What Happened to the Mouse?]]: Never mentioned post Breaking Out.




=== '''The Protomen''' ===
== The Protomen ==


=== ''Current Members'' ===
=== ''Current Members'' ===


=== Panther ===
==== Panther ====
* [[Back From the Dead]]: Panther was dead for weeks when the robots infected him with strep throat, but came back.
* [[Back From the Dead]]: Panther was dead for weeks when the robots infected him with strep throat, but came back.
* [[Cats Have Nine Lives]]: A possible explanation for the above.
* [[Cats Have Nine Lives]]: A possible explanation for the above.
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* [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero]]: He and Turbo Lover accidentally wrecked their tour bus, Jesse Christine.
* [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero]]: He and Turbo Lover accidentally wrecked their tour bus, Jesse Christine.
* [[Panthera Awesome]]
* [[Panthera Awesome]]
* [[Perma Stubble]]: He can't grow a beard, so when he doesn't shave, he has this.
* [[Perma-Stubble]]: He can't grow a beard, so when he doesn't shave, he has this.
* [[Super Reflexes]]: Caught a Megabuster being tossed directly at his head from stage right.
* [[Super Reflexes]]: Caught a Megabuster being tossed directly at his head from stage right.
* [[Voice of the Resistance]]: Briefly stolen by Ursula the Sea Witch.
* [[Voice of the Resistance]]: Briefly stolen by Ursula the Sea Witch.


=== Commander ===
==== Commander ====
* [[Badass Beard]]
* [[Badass Beard]]
* [[Badass Biker]]
* [[Badass Biker]]
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* [[Voice of the Resistance]]: He handles PR and usually writes the news posts.
* [[Voice of the Resistance]]: He handles PR and usually writes the news posts.


=== K.I.L.R.O.Y. ===
==== K.I.L.R.O.Y. ====
* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]
* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]
* [[Compelling Voice]]
* [[Compelling Voice]]
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
* [[Drop the Hammer]]: In live performances of Act II, he wields a sledgehammer.
* [[Drop the Hammer]]: In live performances of Act II, he wields a sledgehammer.
* [[Eye Beams]]: One of his [[Mega Man (Animation)|super fighting robot]] powers.
* [[Eye Beams]]: One of his [[Mega Man (animation)|super fighting robot]] powers.
* [[The Faceless]]: No one has ever seen him with his mask off. Those that have have never lived to tell about it.
* [[The Faceless]]: No one has ever seen him with his mask off. Those that have have never lived to tell about it.
* [[Frozen Face]]: More literal than usual, as he's a robot. And thus can't emote with his face.
* [[Frozen Face]]: More literal than usual, as he's a robot. And thus can't emote with his face.
* [[Fun With Acronyms]]: 'KILROY' is actually an acronym. His full name is Kingsley Ivan Lamarck Rodrigo Othello Youngblood.
* [[Fun with Acronyms]]: 'KILROY' is actually an acronym. His full name is Kingsley Ivan Lamarck Rodrigo Othello Youngblood.
* [[Gratuitous Spanish]]: Fond of peppering his speeches with Spanish phrases.
* [[Gratuitous Spanish]]: Fond of peppering his speeches with Spanish phrases.
* [[Made of Iron]]: [[Justified]], as he's a machine.
* [[Made of Iron]]: [[Justified]], as he's a machine.
* [[Ridiculously-Human Robots]]
* [[Ridiculously-Human Robots]]
* [[Screams Like a Little Girl]]
* [[Screams Like a Little Girl]]
* [[Shout-Out]]: To the graffiti 'Kilroy Was Here' and the [[Styx (Music)|Styx]] [[Rock Opera]] of the same name.
* [[Shout-Out]]: To the graffiti 'Kilroy Was Here' and the [[Styx]] [[Rock Opera]] of the same name.
* [[Super Strength]]: He can bend steel with his bare hands.
* [[Super Strength]]: He can bend steel with his bare hands.


=== Murphy Weller ===
==== Murphy Weller ====
* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]: It takes a lot to make him angry, but if you do, you're dead.
* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]: It takes a lot to make him angry, but if you do, you're dead.
* [[Grumpy Old Man]]: According to KILROY, he's this, but it's closer to [[Cool Old Guy]].
* [[Grumpy Old Man]]: According to KILROY, he's this, but it's closer to [[Cool Old Guy]].
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* [[The Nicknamer]]: He named the Nightwalker and Ringo Segundo.
* [[The Nicknamer]]: He named the Nightwalker and Ringo Segundo.
* [[Older Than They Look]]: According to his Facebook page, he's 100 years old. He doesn't look a day over 90.
* [[Older Than They Look]]: According to his Facebook page, he's 100 years old. He doesn't look a day over 90.
* [[Shout-Out]]: His name is a reference to ''[[RoboCop (Film)|Robocop]]''; specifically, the character, Alex Murphy, and his actor, Peter Weller.
* [[Shout-Out]]: His name is a reference to ''[[RoboCop]]''; specifically, the character, Alex Murphy, and his actor, Peter Weller.
* [[Voice of the Resistance]]: He handles PR, selling merchandise.
* [[Voice of the Resistance]]: He handles PR, selling merchandise.


=== The Nightwalker ===
==== The Nightwalker ====
* [[Action Girl]]
* [[Action Girl]]
* [[Blonde, Brunette, Redhead]]: A mix of blonde and brunette.
* [[Blonde, Brunette, Redhead]]: A mix of blonde and brunette.
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* [[Stealth Expert]]
* [[Stealth Expert]]


=== The Gambler ===
==== The Gambler ====
* [[Action Girl]]
* [[Action Girl]]
* [[Big Beautiful Woman]]: And ''how''.
* [[Big Beautiful Woman]]: And ''how''.
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* [[Shout-Out]]: Her name is a reference to the Kenny Rogers album of the same name.
* [[Shout-Out]]: Her name is a reference to the Kenny Rogers album of the same name.


=== Sir Robert Bakker ===
==== Sir Robert Bakker ====
* [[Adventurer Archaeologist]]: A paleontologist is a type of archaeologist.
* [[Adventurer Archaeologist]]: A paleontologist is a type of archaeologist.
* [[Everything's Better With Dinosaurs]]
* [[Everything's Better with Dinosaurs]]
* [[Happily Married]]: To the Gambler.
* [[Happily Married]]: To the Gambler.
* [[Heroes Want Redheads]]: Married to The Gambler.
* [[Heroes Want Redheads]]: Married to The Gambler.
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* [[Shout-Out]]: His name is in reference to renowned paleontologist Dr. Robert Bakker, who helped write [[Jurassic Park]].
* [[Shout-Out]]: His name is in reference to renowned paleontologist Dr. Robert Bakker, who helped write [[Jurassic Park]].


=== Ringo Segundo ===
==== Ringo Segundo ====
* [[Badass Beard]]
* [[Badass Beard]]
* [[Badass Mustache]]: Also with sideburns!
* [[Badass Mustache]]: Also with sideburns!
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* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: He was in one of Turbo Lover's other bands before joining the Protomen.
* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: He was in one of Turbo Lover's other bands before joining the Protomen.


=== Turbo Lover ===
==== Turbo Lover ====
* [[Compelling Voice]]
* [[Compelling Voice]]
* [[Dyeing for Your Art]]: He once grew a moustache. As it was rather light and thus barely visible, he dyed (or at least painted) it black.
* [[Dyeing for Your Art]]: He once grew a moustache. As it was rather light and thus barely visible, he dyed (or at least painted) it black.
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* [[Villainous Cheekbones]]
* [[Villainous Cheekbones]]


=== Reanimator Lovejoy ===
==== Reanimator Lovejoy ====
* [[Back From the Dead]]: Part of his job description.
* [[Back From the Dead]]: Part of his job description.
* [[Combat Medic]]
* [[Combat Medic]]
* [[Shirtless Scene]]: At shows where it's really, really hot, he will have no qualms about playing shirtless.
* [[Shirtless Scene]]: At shows where it's really, really hot, he will have no qualms about playing shirtless.
* [[Shout-Out]]: His name is a reference to the movie [[Re-Animator]] and [[The Simpsons|Reverend Lovejoy]].
* [[Shout-Out]]: His name is a reference to the movie [[Re-Animator]] and [[The Simpsons (animation)|Reverend Lovejoy]].
* [[Why We Can't Have Nice Things]]: Constantly breaking sticks and other drum parts and throwing them at people.
* [[Why We Can't Have Nice Things]]: Constantly breaking sticks and other drum parts and throwing them at people.


=== ''Past Members'' ===
=== ''Past Members'' ===


=== Doug Fetterman ===
==== Doug Fetterman ====
* [[Badass Mustache]]
* [[Badass Mustache]]
* [[Never Speak Ill of the Dead]]: The band has made T-shirts in memoriam.
* [[Never Speak Ill of the Dead]]: The band has made T-shirts in memoriam.
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* [[Warrior Poet]]: A quote from him was featured in the Act II CD booklet.
* [[Warrior Poet]]: A quote from him was featured in the Act II CD booklet.


=== Robobot ===
==== Robobot ====
* [[Fan Nickname]]: Nobody knew who this guy was (he confirmed his name himself), so we called him 'that blonde-haired guy'.
* [[Fan Nickname]]: Nobody knew who this guy was (he confirmed his name himself), so we called him 'that blonde-haired guy'.
* [[Shout-Out]]: Possibly to [[Styx (Music)|Styx]]'s Mr. Roboto. Or [[Robo Cop]].
* [[Shout-Out]]: Possibly to [[Styx]]'s Mr. Roboto. Or [[RoboCop]].
* [[Shrouded in Myth]]
* [[Shrouded in Myth]]


=== The Merchant ===
==== The Merchant ====
* [[Action Girl]]
* [[Action Girl]]
* [[Blonde, Brunette, Redhead]]: Unquestionably blonde.
* [[Blonde, Brunette, Redhead]]: Unquestionably blonde.
* [[Cool Shades]]
* [[Cool Shades]]
* [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin]]: She sold the band's merchandise.
* [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]]: She sold the band's merchandise.
* [[Fatal Method Acting]]: She played the role of Emily exactly once, when the Sniper killed her.
* [[Fatal Method Acting]]: She played the role of Emily exactly once, when the Sniper killed her.


=== Demon Barber ===
==== Demon Barber ====
* [[Badass Beard]]
* [[Badass Beard]]
* [[The Cameo]]: While officially listed as a casualty, his spirit has been known to frequent the band's shows in Nashville, participate in the songs, and sign autographs.
* [[The Cameo]]: While officially listed as a casualty, his spirit has been known to frequent the band's shows in Nashville, participate in the songs, and sign autographs.
* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]: He saved his disco records from the burning Thundercon at the cost of his own life.
* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]: He saved his disco records from the burning Thundercon at the cost of his own life.
* [[Kill It With Fire]]: This is how he died.
* [[Kill It with Fire]]: This is how he died.
* [[Prehensile Hair]]: His hair was so fluid it was practically ''alive''.
* [[Prehensile Hair]]: His hair was so fluid it was practically ''alive''.
* [[Real Person Fic]]: One can be found [http://lalalei2001.deviantart.com/art/Hands-A-Protomen-Story-114256008 here] detailing his experience as a P.O.W. (He was listed as such before being declared R.I.P.).
* [[Real Person Fic]]: One can be found [http://lalalei2001.deviantart.com/art/Hands-A-Protomen-Story-114256008 here] detailing his experience as a P.O.W. (He was listed as such before being declared R.I.P.).
** Note that this was written before Act II was released, and before his cause of death was made known.
** Note that this was written before Act II was released, and before his cause of death was made known.
* [[Shout-Out]]: His name is a reference to [[Theatre/Sweeney Todd|Sweeney Todd]].
* [[Shout-Out]]: His name is a reference to ''[[Sweeney Todd]]''.


=== The Repeater ===
==== The Repeater ====
* [[Action Girl]]
* [[Action Girl]]
* [[Nice Hat]]: Like most members, she wore a red bandanna.
* [[Nice Hat]]: Like most members, she wore a red bandanna.


=== The Replicant ===
==== The Replicant ====
* [[Shout-Out]]: His name is a reference to the replicants in [[Blade Runner]].
* [[Shout-Out]]: His name is a reference to the replicants in [[Blade Runner]].
* [[Your Days Are Numbered]]: Like the replicants in [[Blade Runner]], his life expectancy was four years.
* [[Your Days Are Numbered]]: Like the replicants in [[Blade Runner]], his life expectancy was four years.


=== The Dragon ===
==== The Dragon ====
* [[Drop the Hammer]]: He wields a magic hammer. No, he is not [[The Mighty Thor]].
* [[Drop the Hammer]]: He wields a magic hammer. No, he is not [[The Mighty Thor]].
* [[Faking the Dead]]
* [[Faking the Dead]]
* [[Makeup and Vanity Set]]: Both of them had a double CD release show.
* [[Makeup and Vanity Set]]: Both of them had a double CD release show.
* [[Not Quite Dead]]: Turns out, he's alive and affiliated with the band ''Magic Hammer''.
* [[Not Quite Dead]]: Turns out, he's alive and affiliated with the band ''Magic Hammer''.
* [[Shout-Out]]: His signature in autographs had what looked like a [[Dragonball]] in the 'O'.
* [[Shout-Out]]: His signature in autographs had what looked like a [[Dragon Ball]] in the 'O'.


=== The Keymaster ===
==== The Keymaster ====
* [[Badass Beard]]
* [[Badass Beard]]
* [[Combat Medic]]
* [[Combat Medic]]
* [[Master of Unlocking]]
* [[Master of Unlocking]]
* [[Shock and Awe]]: He could hold his hands up during a storm and eventually summon lightning bolts to strike a random location.
* [[Shock and Awe]]: He could hold his hands up during a storm and eventually summon lightning bolts to strike a random location.
* [[Shout-Out]]: His codename is the same as a character from [[Ghostbusters]].
* [[Shout-Out]]: His codename is the same as a character from ''[[Ghostbusters]]''.


=== Ellen Aim ===
==== Ellen Aim ====
* [[Action Girl]]
* [[Action Girl]]
* [[Fatal Method Acting]]: She voiced Emily on the vinyl/demo. Apparently the Sniper killed her.
* [[Fatal Method Acting]]: She voiced Emily on the vinyl/demo. Apparently the Sniper killed her.
* [[Shout-Out]]: Her codename is one to Ellen Aim from [[Streets of Fire (Film)|Streets of Fire]].
* [[Shout-Out]]: Her codename is one to Ellen Aim from ''[[Streets of Fire]]''.


=== Scartoe ===
==== Scartoe ====
* [[Heavy Sleeper]]: Scartoe is famous for sleeping in odd places. Among other things, he slept under the band's merchandise table.
* [[Heavy Sleeper]]: Scartoe is famous for sleeping in odd places. Among other things, he slept under the band's merchandise table.
* [[The Quiet One]]
* [[The Quiet One]]
* [[Warrior Poet]]
* [[Warrior Poet]]


=== Master Blaster ===
==== Master Blaster ====
* [[Back From the Dead]]: Returned to play a show in Baltimore, and shows where the Nightwalker isn't around to play trumpet.
* [[Back From the Dead]]: Returned to play a show in Baltimore, and shows where the Nightwalker isn't around to play trumpet.
* [[No Name Given]]: At first he didn't have a codename. Murphy gave him one.
* [[No Name Given]]: At first he didn't have a codename. Murphy gave him one.
* [[Shout-Out]]: His name is a reference to the duo Master and Blaster, from [[Mad Max|Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome]]. They are usually referred to as Master Blaster in the film.
* [[Shout-Out]]: His name is a reference to the duo Master and Blaster, from [[Mad Max|Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome]]. They are usually referred to as Master Blaster in the film.


=== Heath Who Hath No Name ===
==== Heath Who Hath No Name ====
* [[Celebrity Resemblance]]: To [[Heath Ledger]]; originally his codename ''was'' Heath Ledger.
* [[Celebrity Resemblance]]: To [[Heath Ledger]]; originally his codename ''was'' Heath Ledger.
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
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* [[Prehensile Hair]]: He could sculpt his hair into almost any style.
* [[Prehensile Hair]]: He could sculpt his hair into almost any style.


=== Cobra T. Washington ===
==== Cobra T. Washington ====
* [[Fan Nickname]]: 'Jesus Guitarist', due to him having a Jesus-like beard at his first show and nobody remembering his name.
* [[Fan Nickname]]: 'Jesus Guitarist', due to him having a Jesus-like beard at his first show and nobody remembering his name.
* [[Shout-Out]]: His name is a reference to the [[Sylvester Stallone]] action flick ''[[Cobra (Film)|Cobra]]''. And Booker T. Washington.
* [[Shout-Out]]: His name is a reference to the [[Sylvester Stallone]] action flick ''[[Cobra]]''. And Booker T. Washington.


=== The Ringer ===
==== The Ringer ====
* [[Ascended Fanboy]]
* [[Ascended Fanboy]]
* [[Badass Bystander]]: He was an audience member called into service by KILROY to play keyboard on The Stand.
* [[Badass Bystander]]: He was an audience member called into service by KILROY to play keyboard on The Stand.
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* [[Heroic Bystander]]
* [[Heroic Bystander]]


=== Steve ===
==== Steve ====
* [[Ascended Fanboy]]
* [[Ascended Fanboy]]
* [[Born Lucky]]: He sang as Megaman in ''Vengeance'' when Panther fell ill.
* [[Born Lucky]]: He sang as Megaman in ''Vengeance'' when Panther fell ill.
* [[Heroic Bystander]]
* [[Heroic Bystander]]


=== The Gunslinger ===
==== The Gunslinger ====
* [[Fan Nickname]]: "Brick Cat", because his face paint apparently looked like a cat.
* [[Fan Nickname]]: "Brick Cat", because his face paint apparently looked like a cat.
** Then he changed his facepaint and received the nickname Gorgoroth.
** Then he changed his facepaint and received the nickname Gorgoroth.
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* [[Revolvers Are Just Better]]
* [[Revolvers Are Just Better]]


=== Lazer ===
==== Lazer ====
* [[Action Girl]]
* [[Action Girl]]
* [[Shock and Awe]]: Her facepaint was a lightning bolt across one eye.
* [[Shock and Awe]]: Her facepaint was a lightning bolt across one eye.
* [[Xtreme Kool Letterz]]
* [[Xtreme Kool Letterz]]


=== Crusher ===
==== Crusher ====
* [[Action Girl]]
* [[Action Girl]]
* [[Eighties Hair]]
* [[Eighties Hair]]
* [[Shout-Out]]: To Dr. Beverly Crusher from [[Star Trek]].
* [[Shout-Out]]: To Dr. Beverly Crusher from [[Star Trek]].


=== Sector ===
==== Sector ====
* [[Action Girl]]
* [[Action Girl]]
* [[Eighties Hair]]
* [[Eighties Hair]]
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=== ''Objects Of Note'' ===
=== ''Objects Of Note'' ===


=== The Thundercon ===
==== The Thundercon ====
* [[Darkest Hour]]: When it was destroyed, the Protomen were left without a base of operations.
* [[Darkest Hour]]: When it was destroyed, the Protomen were left without a base of operations.
* [[Elaborate Underground Base]]
* [[Elaborate Underground Base]]
* [[Kill It With Fire]]: It burnt down, along with Demon Barber.
* [[Kill It with Fire]]: It burnt down, along with Demon Barber.


=== Jesse Christine ===
==== Jesse Christine ====
* [[Base On Wheels]]
* [[Base on Wheels]]
* [[Cool Car]]: Almost literally; the bus ''had no heat''. Going to Detroit almost destroyed the band.
* [[Cool Car]]: Almost literally; the bus ''had no heat''. Going to Detroit almost destroyed the band.
* [[Darkest Hour]]: The back of the bus was eaten by a Graboid from [[Tremors]]. Soon after, she broke down completely, and was recently replaced with The Skyhammer.
* [[Darkest Hour]]: The back of the bus was eaten by a Graboid from [[Tremors]]. Soon after, she broke down completely, and was recently replaced with The Skyhammer.
* [[Last of His Kind|Last Of Her Kind]]: She was the last of the V8 Interceptors.
* [[Last of His Kind|Last Of Her Kind]]: She was the last of the V8 Interceptors.
* [[My Car Hates Me]]: She seemed to break down at the worst possible times. Luckily, she also made a handy barricade when the band was attacked by [[Killer Robot|Killer Robots]].
* [[My Car Hates Me]]: She seemed to break down at the worst possible times. Luckily, she also made a handy barricade when the band was attacked by [[Killer Robot]]s.


=== The Skyhammer ===
==== The Skyhammer ====
* [[Base On Wheels]]
* [[Base on Wheels]]
* [[Cool Car]]: 26 passenger bus with several beds and seats that don't place you five inches from the person in front of you.
* [[Cool Car]]: 26 passenger bus with several beds and seats that don't place you five inches from the person in front of you.
** According to the band she also has a bowling alley.
** According to the band she also has a bowling alley.
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* [[Replacement Goldfish]]: For Jesse Christine.
* [[Replacement Goldfish]]: For Jesse Christine.


=== The ThUnderHAUL ===
==== The ThUnderHAUL ====
* [[Cool Car]]: Averted. It's a UHaul.
* [[Cool Car]]: Averted. It's a UHaul.
* [[Replacement Goldfish]]: For The Skyhammer, after the above-mentioned fuel pump incident.
* [[Replacement Goldfish]]: For The Skyhammer, after the above-mentioned fuel pump incident.
* [[Sure Why Not]]: Got its name from a fan post.
* [[Sure Why Not]]: Got its name from a fan post.


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Both Acts

Dr. Thomas Light

  • The Atoner: By the time of Light Up The Night, he tries to fix his mistakes. He fails. He later tries again by building Protoman to fight Wily.
  • Badass Beard
  • Because I Said So: He tells Megaman not to fight. There's not much he could do to stop him from leaving.
  • The Hero: In Act II.
  • Hero with Bad Publicity: In Act II. By the time of Act I, it's implied Wily kept him around because he still made for a good scapegoat.
  • It's All My Fault: "They will punish me for what he did to you/but either way, it's all my fault/because I made the man who laid his hands on you..."
  • Made of Iron: He breaks his arm in a fall... and apparently walks it off, as it's never brought up again.
  • My God, What Have I Done?: His reaction in Father of Death, and again in Funeral for a Son.
  • Nice Job Breaking It, Hero
  • The Only One Allowed to Defeat You: He stops Joe from killing the Sniper, finishing the job himself.
  • Tragic Hero: Light's passion for saving the city and its people made the entire plot possible, including Emily's death, Joe's death, Wily's takeover, and Protoman and Megaman's disillusionment.
  • Voice of the Resistance: Along with Joe, in Light up the Night.

Dr. Albert Wily

  • Big Bad
  • But for Me It Was Tuesday: How much he cares about killing Emily.
  • Charm Person
  • The Chessmaster: Some kid on a bike attacking the control tower? It's no problem; you have another one. Protoman attacking your complex? No problem, send out all the Robot Masters to attack him at once. Megaman attacking, this time getting to the fortress gates and possibly threatening you? Send out Protoman to deal with him.
  • Dangerously Genre Savvy: He built another control tower.
  • Emperor Scientist
  • Evil Is Petty: One of his reasons for killing Emily was because she wouldn't be with him.
  • If I Can't Have You: The reason he kills Emily.
    • That, and she caught him stealing Light's stuff.
  • Kick the Dog: A band member revealed that he later called the Sniper robots "Joe", like in the games, for an extra jab at Light.
  • Kill'Em All: His order to the army of robots at the end. In some live performances, he actually says the line.
  • Large Ham: Throughout Act II, but especially in The Hounds.
  • Non-Action Big Bad
  • Suddenly Voiced: He had no spoken lines until Act II.
  • The Unfought: Light never does get to the part of the plan where he confronts him, and Megaman abandons the City before he reaches him.
  • Villain with Good Publicity
  • The Voiceless: In Act I.
  • You Can't Fight Fate: In The Hounds, he states that he and Light were destined for their paths in life; it had been building from the moment they met.

Humanity In General

Act 1

Protoman

  • Broken Pedestal: For Megaman.
  • Dark Messiah: The Stand goes over this pretty thoroughly. Protoman sings about how man once looked to him as their "hero", but they really only cared about martyrs.
  • Death Seeker: May have become this; if the crowd stood and fought like he told them to, they'd have to kill him.
  • Died in Your Arms Tonight: His death in The Sons of Fate, at least outside of live performances.
  • The Dragon: To Wily, post Face Heel Turn.
  • Evil Laugh: In live performances, at least.
  • Evil Sounds Deep
  • Face Heel Turn: After "dying" in Hope Rides Alone, he changes sides and decides that if humanity deserves to live they should fight for themselves.
  • Fallen Hero: Changed sides after his death, when his beliefs were crushed.
  • The Fatalist: Subverted in that, while he's a fatalist, he desperately wants not to be and is constantly fighting to have his philosophy proven wrong. It's too bad that every time he does, the crowd's actions just reinforce it.
  • I Call It Vera: His latest arm cannon is named 'Life Ruiner'.
  • Large Ham: Live, at least. A couple of times he imitated pro wrestler Rick Flair.
  • Machine Monotone: His lines in The Stand begin to be consumed by one as he goes from talking with his brother to trying to kill him. By the time The Sons of Fate begins, his voice is deeper and more hateful.
  • Never Found the Body: Only his helmet was recovered after his death.
  • No-Holds-Barred Beatdown: In Hope Rides Alone, the cause of his "death".
  • The Paragon: He intended to fulfill this role, but ultimately failed.
  • Red Oni, Blue Oni
  • Warrior Poet: Some stuff he says in The Stand is fairly poetic.

Megaman


The Robot Army

  • Adaptational Badass: Could apply to any one of the re-imagined characters in the rock operas, but if the music video footage of 'Hope Rides Alone' is to be believed, the Robot Masters have become terrifying figures; Elec Man in particular.
  • Kill'Em All: Wily tells them to kill the crowd at the end.
  • Killer Robot
  • Mecha-Mooks: The Snipers.
  • Not So Harmless: The Robot Masters 'kill' Protoman. Probably helped that, unlike the games, they attacked at once.
  • Quirky Miniboss Squad: The Robot Masters, like in the games.
  • What Happened to the Mouse?: The Robot Masters disappear after Hope Rides Alone, the first song on the album. Only time will tell if they make an appearance in Act III.

Act 2

Emily A. Stanton

"No matter how dark this City gets, there will be--"

  • Historical In-Joke: On the Father of Death wanted poster, Edwin Stanton, the Secretary of War for the Lincoln Administration, vows to bring her murderer to justice.
    • Incidentially, the poster was an altered version of the one about Lincoln's assassination.
  • Meaningful Name: The name Emily means someone who is earthy, strong-willed, and a hard worker.
    • Emily can also mean 'rival', or trying to equal or excel. It still fits rather well, considering what got her killed.
  • Slashed Throat
  • Tragic Funeral
  • Wrench Wench: According to the liner notes, she worked in the factory.

"The one I love, she works so hard, she works her fingers till they bleed. Some of the pain that she endures would bring a strong man to his knees. I only want to help."

Joe

The Sniper/Light's Monster

The Girl in the Bar

So kiss me fast cause there's no time to lose/I promise someday I'll come back for you/And if I die, don't blame yourself; we all do what we think is right!


The Protomen

Current Members

Panther

Commander

K.I.L.R.O.Y.

Murphy Weller

The Nightwalker

The Gambler

Sir Robert Bakker

Ringo Segundo

Turbo Lover

Reanimator Lovejoy

Past Members

Doug Fetterman

Robobot

The Merchant

Demon Barber

  • Badass Beard
  • The Cameo: While officially listed as a casualty, his spirit has been known to frequent the band's shows in Nashville, participate in the songs, and sign autographs.
  • Heroic Sacrifice: He saved his disco records from the burning Thundercon at the cost of his own life.
  • Kill It with Fire: This is how he died.
  • Prehensile Hair: His hair was so fluid it was practically alive.
  • Real Person Fic: One can be found here detailing his experience as a P.O.W. (He was listed as such before being declared R.I.P.).
    • Note that this was written before Act II was released, and before his cause of death was made known.
  • Shout-Out: His name is a reference to Sweeney Todd.

The Repeater

The Replicant

The Dragon

The Keymaster

Ellen Aim

Scartoe

Master Blaster

  • Back From the Dead: Returned to play a show in Baltimore, and shows where the Nightwalker isn't around to play trumpet.
  • No Name Given: At first he didn't have a codename. Murphy gave him one.
  • Shout-Out: His name is a reference to the duo Master and Blaster, from Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome. They are usually referred to as Master Blaster in the film.

Heath Who Hath No Name

Cobra T. Washington

  • Fan Nickname: 'Jesus Guitarist', due to him having a Jesus-like beard at his first show and nobody remembering his name.
  • Shout-Out: His name is a reference to the Sylvester Stallone action flick Cobra. And Booker T. Washington.

The Ringer

Steve

The Gunslinger

Lazer

Crusher

Sector

Objects Of Note

The Thundercon

Jesse Christine

  • Base on Wheels
  • Cool Car: Almost literally; the bus had no heat. Going to Detroit almost destroyed the band.
  • Darkest Hour: The back of the bus was eaten by a Graboid from Tremors. Soon after, she broke down completely, and was recently replaced with The Skyhammer.
  • Last Of Her Kind: She was the last of the V8 Interceptors.
  • My Car Hates Me: She seemed to break down at the worst possible times. Luckily, she also made a handy barricade when the band was attacked by Killer Robots.

The Skyhammer

  • Base on Wheels
  • Cool Car: 26 passenger bus with several beds and seats that don't place you five inches from the person in front of you.
    • According to the band she also has a bowling alley.
  • Last Of Her Kind: The last of the Super V8 Interceptors.
  • My Car Hates Me: Attempted to kill the Protomen by blowing an expensive tire on her way out of Ohio.
    • The Skyhammer recently got in a wreck, then lost a tire; fortunately no one was injured. The truck that hit her, on the other hand, was vaporized.
    • At the very start of part 2 of their 2010 tour, the Skyhammer blew another tire, lost a trailer fender, and broke her fuel pump, leaving the band stranded in Texas.
  • Replacement Goldfish: For Jesse Christine.

The ThUnderHAUL

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