Dan The Man part 1! 2D platformer beat-'em up game
0Dan- The main character, presumably a teenager or someone around that age. He lives in a small city and his morality is the main point of the game, as he must decide whether or not to side with the Ninjas or the King. He has extensive knowledge of martial arts and is courageous, though easily led in bad directions, as shown by him being easily manipulated by the ninjas. At the end of the game, he is killed by the Ninja King and is shown to actually lose lives upon dying (a la Scott Pilgrim). Upon dying, he goes back in time, and, knowing the ninjas are evil, defeats them before they can do lasting damage.
Josie - Dan’s love interest and the main supporting character, who is playable from the beginning. She was captured by The Advisor to run on a treadmill alongside the villagers to generate power for the kingdom, but once she found a chance to escape, she quickly got out. It is implied that there was some event in the past that led to her assuming Dan was dead, so when they reunite, she assumes he is a supernatural being and runs away. At the end of the game, she is killed by the Ninja King. She has amazing physicality, as demonstrated by her ability to run on a treadmill for weeks on end.
Geezers - Two old men who are followers of the ninjas. They believe the King is torturing the villagers because of his capitalist ways, but soon realize the ninjas are evil when they commit mass genocide, including the villagers they proclaimed to be rescuing. After leaving the ninjas, they join Dan on his quest to rescue Josie, and then go to the castle to rescue the King. Upon attempting to reason with the ninjas, one of the Geezers is shot to death by the Ninja King. The other one seeks revenge as well, but is also killed by the Ninja King (alongside Josie and the Advisor) by the Ninja King.
The King - One of the main villains. He is unknowingly lured into hatching evil plans by the Advisor, which leads to him being perceived as evil by the ninjas. Despite his guards attempting to kill Dan for most of the game, he acts in no antagonistic ways towards Dan. At the end of the game, the Ninja King kills him.
Advisor - A major supporting villain. He is the king’s aging, mild-mannered assistant who is secretly plotting a smear campaign against him. Despite being supremely intelligent, he often hires other people to do his dirty work, such as the soldiers and, surprisingly, the villagers, who he forces to run on a treadmill to generate power. At the end of the game, he is killed by the Ninja King. Notably, he is the only antagonist besides the king to not have a boss fight.
The Dark and Light Masters - 8-bit-stylized stick men with swords. The Dark Master is the secondary antagonist, and helps with the Advisor on his plan. The Light Master aids Dan in stopping the Dark Master by teaching Dan martial arts, and is the Dark Master's foil.
Villagers - A group of civilians who live in a town. They are pacifists, and are rejected by Dan for violence instead initially, but then are shown to follow Dan as their leader after the game.[11][12]
Ninjas - A group that are activists for violence against the King, so much so that they want the King dead. They are the perceived pentagonists of the series until they kill one of the Geezers, which leads to them being the secondary antagonists halfway through the game.