Trauma Center (series)/Characters: Difference between revisions

== Characters from ''Trauma Center: Under the Knife'' and ''Trauma Center: Second Opinion'' ==

* [[Last-Minute Hookup]]: {{spoiler|With Angie, in the second game.}}.

* [[The Medic]]: [[Captain Obvious|Well, DUH.]].

* [[Previous Player Character Cameo]]: Appears in an episode of ''New Blood'' and a postgame challenge, and can be heard in some of Naomi's flashbacks in ''Trauma Team'' , {{spoiler|and he and CR-S01 discuss Rosalia taking on the disease she had.}}.

* [[Time Stands Still]]: {{spoiler|He manages to do this with his Healing Touch during the Savato operations. Definitely a [[Moment of Awesome (Sugar Wiki)|Moment of Awesome]].}}.

* [[Last-Minute Hookup]]: {{spoiler|With Derek, in the second game.}}.

=== Nozomi Weaver / Naomi Kimishima (''[[Spell My Name with an "S"|Mira/Mila]] Kimishima'') ===

* [[Broken Bird]]: {{spoiler|Her work with Delphi combined with finding out about her terminal illness}} makes her become this in ''Trauma Team''.

* [[Catch Phrase]]: She tends to begin [[The Summation]] by stating, "The dead shall speak. Let's put together the truth of what happened here." <ref>''"...Shisha wa Kataridasu. Saa, Jiken no Shinsou wo Matomemashou"''.</ref>

* [[The Coroner]]: Takes up this role in ''Trauma Team'' as a forensic scientist.

* {{spoiler|[[Earn Your Happy Ending]]: After everything she gets put through, Naomi deserved getting a clean bill of health and the chance to get to take care of her adopted daughter.}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Face Heel Turn]]: In the (backstory), followed by [[Heel Face Turn]]}}.

* [[Heroic BSOD]]: Naomi has one in ''Trauma Team'' {{spoiler|when Alyssa gets blown up.}}.

* {{spoiler|[[ParentalOne Substituteof Our Own]]}}: {{spoiler|NaomiShe feelsis obligatedthe topatient raisefor [[Moralitythe Pet]]final Alyssa after she gets nearly killedoperation in a bomb meant for''Trauma herTeam''}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Your Days Are Numbered]]}}: {{spoiler|After ''Second Opinion'', she's diagnosed with an incurable disease that leaves her with only about a year of life left, only for it to later combine with the Rosalia Virus. When she's cured of the mutated (akaa.k.a. "Twisted") Rosalia in the last operation, the disease dies along with it, leaving her to take care of her new adopted daughter, Alyssa.}}.

A veteran nurse at Hope Hospital. She serves as Dr. Stiles's assistant in the first few episodes of ''Under the Knife''. Because her husband was relocated to a different office, she had to leave to work at a different hospital. She is replaced by Angie Thompson. {{spoiler|She later makes a surprise appearance in ''Under the Knife 2'' to aid Derek recover from his depression.}}.

* [[Shoot the Dog]]: His job required him to do this, as he was an euthanasist before Derek changed his mind {{spoiler|by saving his little sister's life.}}.

==== Voiced by: Kazuya Niinou <ref>The game's director.</ref> (''Under the Knife'') / [[Masaaki Kouda]] (''Second Opinion'' onwards) (JP), [[Spike Spencer]] (EN) ====

* [[Heroic BSOD]]: {{spoiler|Has a minor one after Anderson's death.}}.

==== Voiced by: Mizuho Adachi (''Under the Knife'') / Fuyuka Ooura (''Second Opinion'' onwards) (JP), [[Wendee Lee]] (EN) ====

* [[Big Good]]: Takes up Richard Anderson's role as head of Caduceus.

* [[The Comically Serious]]: When Cybil and Greg Kasal take off to handle the incoming patients (all being sent to Caduceus) due to a big accident on the freeway in [[UTK''Under the Knife 2]]'s 3-5, they leave him to take care of their baby in the meantime. [[Hilarity Ensues]].

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=== Adam / Erick Von Raitenau (''President'') ===

** Like every good hypocrite, Adam even has a rationalization ready -: he claims that, in his "undead" state, he has placed himself outside the cycle of nature, so even if he doesn't actively better the world, he doesn't take anything from it either.

* [[Plaguemaster]]: Develops the strains of GUILT that Delphi spreads across the world.

** {{spoiler|Not to mention, the only reason he accepted to join Delphi in the first place was to protect his daughter Angie}}...}}

* [[The Atoner]]: After {{spoiler|Derek saves his life.}}.

* [[Beard of Evil]] [[Anti-Villain]]y.

* {{spoiler|[[Death Seeker]]}}: {{spoiler|Before the operation that saved his life, Blackwell believed that getting infected with Savato and dying from it was his just desserts for his crimes.}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Disappeared Dad]]: Until meeting him in the events of the game, Angie never knew who her father was}}.

A, uh, Delphi assistant in ''Trauma Center: Second Opinion''. He acts as Dr. Kimishima's assistant in the Z chapter. By the time of ''Trauma Team'', he's taken on a job at the FBI under an assumed name; when Naomi gets partnered with him once again, she quickly gives him the nickname "Little Guy".

* [[Heel Face Turn]]: Works with the FBI in ''Trauma Team'' after the fall of Delphi.

* [[No Name Given]]: He is never referred to by his actual name.

* [[Voice with an Internet Connection]]: Supports Naomi in her forensics investigation through a voice chat, and even helps her further inspect certain pieces of evidence.

* {{spoiler|[[Hope Spot]]}}: {{spoiler|Despite all of Caduceus' - and the player's - efforts, Anderson's body gives out shortly after he is freed of Pempti.}}.

== Characters from ''Trauma Center: Under the Knife 2'' ==

* {{spoiler|[[Good Powers, Bad People]]: ''Dr. Stiiiiles... Do you know what else the "Healing" Touch is good for...? It's also good for... KILLING!''}}

* {{spoiler|[[Nightmare Face]]}}

* {{spoiler|[[With Great Power Comes Great Insanity]]: Sige gives him the power to use the Healing Touch. It also drives him stark raving mad when it breaks out of its dormancy}}.

* [[Cool Old Guy]]: {{spoiler|Or maybe not}}...}}

* {{spoiler|[[Love Makes You Evil]]: Delves into development of Neo-GUILT in hopes of finding a way to save his comatose wife}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Visionary Villain]]: His motivation is to change the world of medicine, and demonstrates this when the doctors under his employ learn the Healing Touch}}.

* [[Guinea Pig Family]]: See [[Complete Monster]] above and the entry below.

* {{spoiler|[[Offing the Offspring]]}}: {{spoiler|Or using them as GUILT living incubators, which is even worse.}}.

* [[Overlord, Jr.]]: Attempts to follow in his grandfather's footsteps in reviving Delphi.

== Characters from ''Trauma Center: New Blood'' ==

One of ''Trauma Center: New Blood'''s two protagonists. Capable of using the Healing Touch. His Healing Touch is the same as Derek's.

* [[Kick the Son of a Bitch]]: He refuses to let {{spoiler|Vahkushti}} blame his actions on anything but himself and pretty much tells them to just shut up and die already.

One of ''Trauma Center: New Blood'''s two protagonists. Followed Markus Vaughn to Alaska to learn the Healing Touch. She eventually masters a Healing Touch that prevents the patient's vitals from changing for a period of time.

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* [[Man On Fire]]: Gets caught in an act of arson, and has to be treated.

* [[Laser-Guided Amnesia]]: {{spoiler|His memory regresses significantly after his mind-control device is disabled.}}.

* [[One of Our Own]]: He's the patient of the first Stigma operation, with Cheir on his heart. {{spoiler|Later, you have to deactivate a mind-control device implanted in his brain.}}.

* [[Scary Shiny Glasses]]: When she gets mad or serious.

* [[Opaque Lenses]]: His eyes are never seen.

* {{spoiler|[[The Mole]]: Has been revealed to be serving as one for Parnassus, the organization behind Stigma development}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Restraining Bolt]]: Vakhushti installs a chip in her heart that allows him to kill her at a moment's notice, to control her movements}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Rule of Symbolism]]: When Valerie and Markus find her trapped in her religious fanatic boyfriend's castle, she isn't wearing the ornamental cross she had been wearing for the greater part of the story.}}.

* [[Fake Ultimate Hero]]: He unveils his Healing Touch (slow-time flavor) to much fanfare, but it appears to be rather weak -... he can't sustain it for long, and it's implied Markus's is much more effective.

A shady man who snuck into Concordia Medical Institute. He was later hired to kidnap Markus, Valerie, and Elena for Kidman. He tried to run away afterwards, but was shot down and had to be operated on.

* [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]]: In the Japanese version, this controversial South American president is named Javier ''Chaves''. He's the only character from ''New Blood'' whose name was changed in the English version.

The leader of Parnassus. Real name: {{spoiler|Ray Kerensky.}}.

* [[Load-Bearing Boss]]: {{spoiler|Cardia was the only thing keeping him alive.}}.

== Characters from ''Trauma Team'' ==

=== CR-S01 / {{spoiler|Erhardt Muller}} ===

The protagonist of the Surgery mode in ''Trauma Team''. A skilled surgeon sentenced to 250 years in cryogenic prison for his involvement in a biological terror attack at Cumberland College. He's lost his memory of who he is and has been allowed to redeem himself by performing operations for Resurgam First Care.

* [[Amnesiac Dissonance]]: Played with—he's aware of his previous crimes, but without any knowledge of why he committed them this only drives him to become [[The Atoner]]. {{spoiler|Later outright subverted when it turns out "his" previous crimes weren't even his in the first place.}}.

* [[Bishonen]]: He has a ''really'' androgynous and handsome face.

* [[Catch Phrase]]: ''Let this disease pass from this world...'' <ref>''"Byouma yo, Eien ni Nemure..."''.</ref>

* [[Deceased Parents Are the Best]]: Subverted. {{spoiler|His biological parents despised him for his 'lack of emotion' and thought that he'll 'kill them one day'. His adoptive father, Albert Sartre, treated him better than his real parents.}}.

* [[The Stoic]]: Hardly ever changes his expression.

* [[Troubled but Cute]]: Which is hilariously subverted in his [[Funny Moments (Sugar Wiki)|bonus scene.]]

** [[When She Smiles|When He Smiles]]: In the English guide manual/Japanese cover and his epilogue before the final episode, he is shown to be capable of smiling. Cue, fangirlsthe are squealing of fangirls.

The protagonist of the Endoscopy mode in ''Trauma Team''. The heiress to a wealthy Japanese family. She rebelled against her status by studying abroad in America as an endoscopist.

* [[Catch Phrase]]: "The way of honor." <ref>''"(Doingdoing something negatively, (i.e. refusing friend's help)) wa Shidou Fukakugo"'' (Literallyliterally: Unpreparedunprepared for the way of chivalry.).</ref>

* [[Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot]]: See [[Badass]] entry above.

* [[Non-Idle Rich]]: She's an endoscopist.

* [[Ojou]]: Heiress to a wealthy family.

* [[Rebellious Princess]]: Downplayed; rebellious ''non-royal heiress''.

The protagonist of the Orthopedics mode in ''Trauma Team''. A former soldier in the US Special Forces with a strong sense of justice. He grew tired of taking lives and decided to start saving them as an orthopedic surgeon.

* [[Made of Iron]]: Over the course of the game, Hank {{spoiler|uppercuts a man through a ceiling, gets shot, and uses himself as a conduit to bridge two electrical cables.}}. The only real casualty of all that is his clothing.

The protagonist of the First Response mode in ''Trauma Team''. A hot-blooded paramedic who has quick reflexes and a desire to be a hero. However, she lacks patience with others and dislikes teamwork.

* [[Ambiguously Brown]]: Her name implies some kind of Spanish or Hispanic descent.

* [[Cluster F-Bomb|Cluster D-Bomb]]: The greatest source of swearing in ''Trauma Team''.

* [[Expy]]: Look at [http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/650616/ankle_boots-belt-breasts-brown_hair-chou_shittou_c this picture] picture of Maria (warning: NSFW ads). Now look at [http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/397704/brown_eyes-brown_hair-highres-jacket-official_art- this picture] of [[Persona 4|Chie Satonaka]]. Hilariously, [[Amanda Winn-Lee]] also voices a character in ''Persona 4'': Chie's best friend, Yukiko.

* [[Ms. Fanservice]]: Her first appearance features her topless, with only a towel (barely) covering her breasts. See it [http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/1217/mariar.png here].

* {{spoiler|[[Parental Abandonment]]: Was at the same orphanage as Rosalia.}}.

* [[Teeth-Clenched Teamwork]]: Feels that she is [[Surrounded by Idiots]] at her workplace, but bears with them despite her frustration.

The protagonist of the Diagnosis mode in ''Trauma Team''. An intelligent diagnostician with great powers of deduction. After years of work, he became desensitized to human life. His bitter attitude has caused him to be separated from his family.

* [[Breaking the Fourth Wall]]: {{spoiler|Does this in the epilogue. Depending on your view, it may also be a small [[Moment of Awesome (Sugar Wiki)|Moment of Awesome]] or [[Heartwarming Moments]].}}.

* [[The Chew Toy]]: {{spoiler|Let's see here: Hehe was almost hit by an arrow in Tomoe's storyline, got hit by a bus at a mall, his 'safe' landing got him in the trash at the last chapter, etc.}}. The developers surely '''love''' messing with him, and for our amusement.

* [[Expy]]: Admit it, you thought he was [[Cowboy Bebop|Spike Spiegel]] when Atlus first announced the game.

* [[Those Two Guys]]: Recurring background characters in various scenes throughout the game.

* [[Those Two Guys]]: Recurring background characters in various scenes throughout the game.

* [[Literal-Minded]]: Takes a while to pick up on Gabe's figures of speech.

* [[Mr. Exposition|Ms. Exposition]]: Explains a lot of her functions and tests to Gabe (and the player) during the Diagnosis missions.

* [[Robot Buddy]]: Designed to function as one to her assigned doctor.

* [[Voice with an Internet Connection]]: Quite literally, as she assists with tests, procedures and diagnosis.

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* [[Grumpy Old Man]]: Proves to be rather uncooperative as Gabe tries to take his medical history.

* [[My Country, Right or Wrong]]: {{spoiler|Subverted.}}.

* [[Patriotic Fervor]]: He rarely misses an opportunity to loudly proclaim how much he loves his country.

* [[Something About a Rose]]: She wears a black rose brooch, and her bra also has a rose pattern on it. {{spoiler|This foreshadows her Rosalia virus infection.}}.

* [[Definitely Just a Cold]]: Repeatedly insists that his illness is not a cause for concern, and tries to downplay his symptoms.

* [[Expy]]: If Gabriel is an expy of [[Cowboy Bebop|Spike Spiegel]], Joshua gets the spot for being a younger version.

* [[The Voice]]: Never pictured, only heard.

* {{spoiler|[[Fatal Family Photo]]}}: {{spoiler|He mentions having a wife and daughter. As the diagnosis progresses, he gets much, much worse.}}.

* [[Battle Butler]]: Taken to insane levels, though his liege is just as good to fight.

* {{spoiler|[[Happily Adopted]]: Naomi becomes her guardian at the end of the game}}.

* [[Mad Bomber]]: Goes without saying, considering her method of operation.

A young girl seen "sleeping in bloom" in ''Trauma Team'''s opening, who soon begins appearing to Maria as a ghost. {{spoiler|In reality, she is Albert Sartre's adopted daughter, CR-S01's adopted sister, and the young girl from the orphanage Maria saved when she was a kid. She harbors the "Rosalia Virus" and its corresponding antibodies, making her immune to virtually any disease. Was killed before the game began.}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Everyone Went to School Together]]}}: {{spoiler|Was an orphan in the same orphanage as Maria.}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Famous Last Words]]}}: {{spoiler|Can also be subverted as a [[Catch Phrase]] as she says throughout Maria's story: ''Beginning...''}}

* {{spoiler|[[The Immune]]: The Rosalia Virus infection she harbors prevents other pathogens from causing disease in her}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Meaningful Name]]}}: {{spoiler|Could be a reference to Rosalia Lombardo, a two year old Italian girl who died in 1920 and whose corpse is now one of the most well-preserved specimens to this day.}}.

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* [[Posthumous Character]]: Long dead by the events of the game.