List of Detectives United characters

This page lists all the characters from the Detectives United series.

The Collector
Theodore Alphardi, under the name "The Collector," is the primary antagonist of Origins. His wife and their twin children were murdered some time before the events of the game, and his intention is to gather a series of components which will allow him to construct an artifact to bring his family back. Once the detectives combine their skills and Anna goes back in time to prevent the murders, he ceases to be a danger to society.

The Queen
The ruler of the United Kingdom is a benevolent and sensible woman. When the Collector steals a treasured item from her personal collection, she immediately realizes that she's facing something which is entirely beyond the abilities of ordinary police officials. Instead, she reaches out to the Mystery Trackers, an ancient organization whose members specialize in the most difficult supernatural cases.

Headless
A crime boss in the Scottish town of Raincliff, Headless is actually a distant relative of Agent Brown. He's the one responsible for the murders of Theodore Alphardi's family, and is thus the secondary antagonist of Origins.

Maria Alphardi
Maria is the beloved wife of Theodore Alphardi. She and their young twins were murdered by agents of the crime boss Headless. Their deaths sent Theodore on a downward spiral, prompting him to become the masked "Collector" and embark on a series of supernatural crimes in an effort to get them back.

Christina
Christina is the ghost of an orphan girl encountered in the bonus chapter of Origins. She was taken in by the family who used to live in the Danvers mansion, but never treated with any sort of kindness or affection by them. Her overwhelming desire to have a family caused her ghost to become malevolent, capturing strangers and trying to force them to stay with her. When she ultimately captures James Blackthorne, his partners come to the rescue and Christina's restless spirit is finally released.

Nathaniel Prior
The primary antagonist of Darkest Shrine, Nathaniel Prior is - not unlike Theodore Alphardi before him - a kind man who was sent on a downward spiral after his wife and young son were killed in a tragic car accident. He founded the mysterious organization S.H.R.I.N.E. and embarks on a quest to harness the energy of parallel universes in order to revive his family, unaware of just how dangerous his plan is.

Dark Brown
Dark Brown (or, as seen on a letter in the next game, Commander Brown) is the leader of D.A.R.K. S.H.R.I.N.E., a version of Detectives United which exists in a parallel universe. Not much is known about him beyond this.

Dark Anna Gray
Dark Anna is the parallel universe's version of Anna Gray, with similar powers. She is identical to the regular Anna except for having a reddish cast to her eyes, making it difficult to tell them apart. In the bonus chapter, she captures Nathaniel Prior and several of his agents and brings them back to her dimension, although her reasons for doing so are unclear. She returns in the third game.

Dark James Blackthorne
The parallel version of James once worked alongside Dark Brown and Dark Anna. However, at some point he was betrayed by them, and as such he no longer considers them allies. Exactly how they betrayed him is unknown, but he's willing to give the detectives information to help stop them because of the falling out.

Dark Anna Gray
Anna's dark counterpart returns as the primary antagonist in the third game. She lures the three detectives into a trap, then uses her time-altering powers to send Agent Brown into the future and James into the past. All three must acquire specific items for her in exchange for their lives. The game reveals that she is somehow to blame for the tragedy which has doomed her home dimension, but it has yet to be shown what happened.

Morpheus
Morpheus is the ancient enemy of the Mystery Trackers organization, who has been kept in stasis underneath their headquarters in Silent Hollow for centuries. During the events of the main game, James must visit his tomb in order to collect a branch of the Blood-Bred Tree, which grows in the same chamber. However, while doing so, he inadvertently disturbs the slumbering evil, and in the bonus chapter, Morpheus is able to reach out and ensnare James's mind. He wishes to return to full power and destroy the Mystery Trackers, and forces James to help him escape from his tomb; the combined efforts of the three detectives, with some help from Richard, finally defeat him once and for all.