History Characters / LifeIsStrangeHavenSpringsResidents

* IntergenerationalFriendship: He ends up becoming friends with Alex. Downplayed, as Alex is only 21 while Ethan is 10[[note]]His age is never stated in-game, but was confirmed in extra-canonical materials released by Square Enix.[[/note]]

* IntergenerationalFriendship: He ends up becoming friends with Alex. Downplayed, as Alex is only 21 while Ethan appears to be in his early preteens.

* WhatDoesSheSeeInHim: Riley reveals that both Gabe and Charlotte held this opinion of her relationship with Mac after he first [[HairTriggerTemper lost his temper]] in front of them. It's shown in a memory that Mac hung out with Riley after she was harassed by his JerkJock friends and [[HiddenHeartOfGold shows genuine affection to her]]. Of course, [[EveryoneHasStandards she does have her limits]] and her attacking Gabe unprovoked proves to be the last straw.

* LovableNerd: She's mentioned to be quite tech-savvy, hence her desire to go to college, and based on a memory of JerkJocks making fun of her for being a nerd. She's also able to hack into and decipher Diane's USB drive, which helps Alex uncover the conspiracy behind Gabe's death and [[spoiler:Jed's involvement]].

* WhatDoesSheSeeInHim: Riley reveals that both Gabe and Charlotte held this opinion of her relationship with Mac after he first [[HairTriggerTemper lost his temper]] in front of them. It's shown in a memory that Mac hung out with Riley after she was harassed by his JerkJock friends and [[HiddenHeartOfGold shows genuine affection to her]].

* JustFriends: Riley all but stats that she only saw Gabe as a brother and nothing more. [[CrazyJealousGuy Mac]] doesn't believe her and thinks they were hooking up behind his back, [[CassandraTruth even when Riley and Gabe try to assure him that's not the case at all]].

* WhatDoesSheSeeInHim: Riley reveals that both Gabe and Charlotte held this opinion of her relationship with Mac after he first [[HairTriggerTemper lost his temper]] in front of them.

[[folder:Diane Jacobs '''(UNMARKED SPOILERS)''']]

[[folder:Jed Lucan '''(UNMARKED SPOILERS)''']]

[[folder:Alex's parents '''(UNMARKED SPOILERS)''']]

* SmallRoleBigImpact: She is only seen for a few minutes during one of Alex's flashbacks in Episode 5 but her death changed her family's life forever causing Alex to develop her powers and setting the events of the game in motion.

* IrrationalHatred: [[spoiler:Her anger nova in episode 4 reveals that she blames Ryan (because he was the one who cut the rope), Alex (because her coming to town set everything in motion), Gabe himself (for becoming such an intrinsic part of her life that she can't cope alone anymore), and even her son Ethan (because his sneaking off to explore caused Gabe to be in the wrong place at the wrong time) for Gabe's death. The worst part is, she ''knows'' it's irrational, she just doesn't know how to stop feeling it. Alex has the option of either using her powers to take Charlotte's anger away or leaving her alone to work through it herself.]]

* IllGirl: Ends up dying of an unknown disease.

[[folder:Alex's parents]]

* AllThereInTheScript: Zigzagged. While their family name is easy to infer, Alex's mom's Chinese and English [[UnnamedParent personal names]] are only in the end credits. Her dad uses his English name John in the game but the credits also list his Chinese name.

** Alex's dad [[spoiler:is revealed to have been one of the miners who Jed let die. Prior to that, Alex and Gabe weren't sure if he was alive or dead. He also appears in Alex's nightmare memories at the beginning of episode 5]].
** Alex's mom died long before the start of the game, [[spoiler:but appears in Alex's nightmare memories at the beginning of episode 5]].

* AbusiveDad: John Chen regularly fights and argues with Gabe and neglects his work duties. He eventually [[ParentalAbandonment abandons the two to be picked up by CPS]]. However, it should be noted that John is extremely torn up due to his wife's death, and he refuses to bring Alex into any of his quarrels with Gabe. [[spoiler:The above-mentioned abandoning was done after he accidentally hit Alex and was ashamed of what he did.]]
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler:He was one of the miners who were deserted and left to die by Jed Lucan after the accident. The memory of the event that Alex discovers shows that John and the others were trapped by the cave-in, forced to slowly await their death by drowning after realizing Jed wasn't coming back for them.]]
* DespairEventHorizon: [[spoiler: Crosses it after he realizes that he accidentally hit Alex in the face during one of his fights with Gabe. He then realizes that he is not fit to be a parent to his kids and leaves them to be taken by the CPS.]]
* JoblessParentDrama:[[spoiler: As the flashback in Episode 5 reveals]] John's failure to hold down a job is one of the main sources of conflict between him and his son Gabe. This leads to his family constantly being on the verge of homelessness and not being able to feed themselves as evidenced by the huge stacks of unpaid bills and the perpetually almost-empty fridge in his home.

* ParentsAsPeople: Alex implies that her father wasn't a totally nice guy nor a real good father, even before her mother got sick. After her mother died, John got into frequent arguments with his eldest son, Gabe, over his job/financial issues. About a year since, when John accidentally elbowed Alex in the face, [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere he feels this to be the last straw and leaves his children to be collected by the CPS]]. Gabe tried to find his father to work things out, but no one would give him information. [[spoiler:John moved into Haven Springs to work as a miner. However, Jed Lucan caused an accident and left countless of his workers for dead. John was one of those unlucky miners caught in the flooding, and Typhon tried to cover up his whereabouts.]]
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: He left Alex and Gabe on their own after losing his job [[spoiler:and accidentally elbowing his daughter]].
* TragicKeepsake: [[spoiler:John takes his wife's locket (which she gave to their daughter, Alex) when he leaves his children. When he worked as a miner, Alex discovers that he still kept this and still had the pictures of her and Gabe inside. She uses her empathy on the locket to see the truth.]]

* DeceasedParentsAreTheBest: [[spoiler: She was kinder to her children than her husband and died of an unknown disease when they were little.]]
* GoodParents: [[spoiler: Is remembered fondly by her children.]]
* IllGirl: [[spoiler: Ends up dying of an unknown disease.]]
* MinorMajorCharacter: [[spoiler: Is only seen in a single flashback in Episode 5 but it was her death that resulted in the chain of events that led to the breakdown of her family, the deaths of her husband and son and her daughter developing a supernatural power.]]
* SmallRoleBigImpact: [[spoiler: She is only seen for a few minutes during one of Alex's flashbacks in Episode 5 but her death changed her family's life forever causing Alex to develop her powers and setting the events of the game in motion.]]
* SoapOperaDisease: [[spoiler: The disease that led to her death is not named.]]

* WomenAreWiser: [[spoiler: She was nicer to her kids than her husband and her family completely falls apart after she dies and her husband is left as a single parent.]]

* NiceHat: He's never seen without his beanie. During the LARP, he adds a horned helmet on top.

* HollywoodNerd: She is quite beautiful and is also knowledgeable about computers and video games. [[spoiler:One of her memories shows that she was bullied during high school for her interests, despite being a very attractive and friendly young woman who would probably have been fairly popular on that basis alone in real life.]]

* LeParkour: It is mentioned in the Haven Springs social feed that Charlotte signed Ethan up for parkour lessons. While Alex is searching for Ethan in an old mining warehouse, she discovers that Ethan made a big jump to a convertor belt and climbed his way up to the silo. Alex is somewhat surprised how naturally athletic Ethan is, but of course, wisely decides to find an easier way to the tower instead of Ethan's.

* JustFriends: It's all but shown and stated that Riley only saw Gabe as a brother and nothing more. Of course, the CrazyJealousGuy he is, Mac doesn't believe her and thinks they were hooking up behind his back. [[CassandraTruth Riley tries to assure that is not the case at all, to no avail]].

* AdultFear: She is afraid of [[spoiler: forgetting everyone she knows and being a burden to her granddaughter]] because of her [[spoiler: Alzheimer's]].

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* AbusiveParents: John Chen regularly fights and argues with Gabe and neglects his work duties. He eventually [[ParentalAbandonment abandons the two to be picked up by CPS]]. However, it should be noted that John is extremely torn up due to his wife's death, and he refuses to bring Alex into any of his quarrels with Gabe. [[spoiler:The above-mentioned abandoning was done after he accidentally hit Alex and was ashamed of what he did.]]

* {{Hypocrite}}: He calls Alex a psycho for beating him up, despite the fact that she only did so after Mac attacked her brother. Admittedly, even without being affected by her powers, Alex still went into ''beyond justified'' self-defense.

* AFriendNobodyLikes: Mac is a fellow resident of Haven, yet everyone sees him negatively, likely due to his bad rep having bad anger issues, especially towards people he believes is trying to steal his girlfriend, Riley.

* EveryoneHasStandards: [[spoiler:Mac may have a lot of issues with Gabe, but he would never go so far as to intentionally get him killed. He tried to delay the explosion so the others could save Ethan from the blast radius, and is genuinely horrified when he learns that Typhon ignored Gabe's call.]]

* VillainousBSOD: After being forgiven or condemned by Alex he can do nothing else but cry.

* FakeUltimateHero: Jed tries to paint himself as a hero for saving everyone's lives from the flood in the mine. In actuality, he ''caused'' the accident through impulsiveness and cowardly left dozens of men to die in the flood. To cover up his actions, he made a deal with Typhon to bury the mine and lied about the whereabouts of the men missing, leaving families unaware of their whereabouts.

* PetTheDog: Zig-zagged. Jed shows how genuinely fond he is of Gabe and Alex.

* ParentsAsPeople: Alex implies that her father wasn't a totally nice guy and wasn't a really good father either, even before her mother got sick. After her mother died, John got into frequent arguments with his eldest son, Gabe, over his job/financial issues. About a year since, when John accidentally elbowed Alex in the face, [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere he feels this to be the last straw and leaves his children to be collected by the CPS]]. Gabe tried to find his father to work things out, but no one would give him information. [[spoiler:John moved into Haven Springs to work as a miner. However, Jed Lucan caused an accident and left countless of his workers for dead. John was one of those unlucky miners caught in the flooding, and Typhon tried to cover up his whereabouts.]]

* ParentsAsPeople: Alex implies that her father wasn't a totally nice guy, even before her mother got sick. After her mother died, John got into frequent arguments with his eldest son, Gabe. About a year since, when John accidentally elbowed Alex in the face, [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere he feels this to be the last straw and leaves his children to be collected by the CPS]]. Gabe tried to find his father to work things out, but no one would give him information. [[spoiler:John moved into Haven Springs to work as a miner. However, Jed Lucan caused an accident and left countless of his workers for dead. John was one of those unlucky miners caught in the flooding, and Typhon tried to cover up his whereabouts.]]
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: He left Alex and Gabe on their own after losing his job.

* PetTheDog: After Alex reveals the truth about [[spoiler:Jed]], he finds Alex's late father's bomber jacket in [[spoiler::Jed]]'s house and gives it to her as a keepsake.