History Characters / LifeIsStrangeTheProtagonists

* AmbiguousDisorder: Between her general social awkwardness, her initial aversion to hugs in the game's beginning, and her habit of trying to avoid eye contact, many players have theorized that Alex is somewhere on the autism spectrum.

* DarkSkinnedBlonde: [[spoiler: In the ''Lone Wolf'' ending where a teenage Daniel dyed his hair blonde]].

* ShesGotLegs: A few of Rachel's outfits show off the fact that she's gotten a bit curvier with age, and they tend to emphasize her toned legs and butt.

->'''Voiced By:''' Erika Mori (English), mxmtoon (singing, English)

->'''Voiced by:''' Katy Bentz (English)

-> '''Voiced by:''' Eric Emery (English)

* AmbiguouslyBi: Word of Gay confirms him to be part of the LGBTQ+ community, but his exact sexuality isn't made clear in the game or its DLC (aside from him taking joking offense to Steph making a straight joke at him).

* CryCute: In the final episode of ''Before the Storm'' if you fail to [[spoiler:convince Sera to meet Rachel]] there will be a scene during the ending montage where she does a downplayed version of this as Chloe hugs her.

* CryCute: Poor Sean goes through so much trauma in the game, each time he cries you just want to hug him.

** [[spoiler:He also has this with Cassidy or Finn (if one is romanced) in the Parting Ways ending. It's possible if not likely that his love interest joined him and Daniel in Mexico as in the Blood Brothers ending, but it's not shown on-screen in this case.]]

* BreakoutCharacter: Steph's popularity among the fans has her promoted from a supporting character in ''Before the Storm'' to a main character as well as romance option in ''True Colors'' to becoming the star of her own DLC.

* MentorInQueerness: In ''Wavelengths'', she gives advice to a girl who calls in to the radio station during Pride Month, and helps her out some more later on when she reaches out again over email.
-->'''Steph (internally):''' It's an honor to be chosen as Olivia's Elder Gay.

* NiceGirl: Barring occasional fits of anger caused by her empathetic abilities, Alex is generally kind and charming. Unlike Max, Chloe, or Sean, making [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential "mean" choices]] with her is near-impossible aside from using her powers to deliver a vicious TheReasonYouSuckSpeech to Mac and [[spoiler:condemn Jed for his actions]] (both of which can be done for perfectly understandable reasons). She's just ''[[UpToEleven that]]'' nice.

* NiceHat: She's rarely seen without one, sporting beanies of various colors throughout both ''Before the Storm'' and ''True Colors''. She also briefly sports a witch's hat in the latter.

* GoodIsNotNice: {{Downplayed}}, but eight years in the foster care system have left her quite prickly and distant. She's implied to have done some shady things in the past to survive, and she can be pretty sardonic even when talking to people she likes. However, she's also probably the most uncomplicatedly [[BigGood good]] protagonists in the series, being the first to overtly decide to use her powers to help people, and (unlike Max, Chloe, or Sean) is never really tempted to behave in ways that are outright selfish when deciding between two courses of action.

* HeroProtagonist: Of ''True Colors''. Noteworthy in that previous ''Life Is Strange'' games had the {{Deuteragonist}} as the actual hero instead of the [[SupportingProtagonist player character]]. Unlike Max, Chloe, and Sean, Alex is the consistent driving force behind her own actions as protagonist when she chooses to press on with her investigation into Gabe's death despite the obstacles she encounters; and she ends the game vowing to use her powers to help others, a far more heroic conclusion than any of her predecessors came to.

* HeroProtagonist: Of ''True Colors''. Noteworthy in that previous ''Life Is Strange'' games had the {{Deuteragonist}} as the actual hero instead of the player character. Unlike Max, Chloe, and Sean, Alex is the consistent driving force behind her own actions as protagonist when she chooses to press on with her investigation into Gabe's death despite the obstacles she encounters; and she ends the game vowing to use her powers to help others, a far more heroic conclusion than any of her predecessors came to.

* HeroProtagonist: Of ''True Colors''. Noteworthy in that previous ''Life Is Strange'' games arguably had the {{Deuteragonist}} as the actual hero instead of the player character. Unlike Max, Chloe, and Sean, Alex is the consistent driving force behind her own actions as protagonist when she chooses to press on with her investigation into Gabe's death despite the obstacles she encounters; and she ends the game vowing to use her powers to help others, a far more heroic conclusion than any of her predecessors came to.

* HeroProtagonist: Of ''True Colors''. Noteworthy in that previous ''Life Is Strange'' games arguably had the {{Deuteragonist}} as the actual hero instead of the player character.

* [[LadyNotAppearingInThisGame Lady Not-Appearing-in-This-Comic]]: She appeared on the cover of the Comic Book Day 2021 special edition of the ''ComicBook/LifeIsStrange'' comics, but is nowhere to be seen in the story itself: the "crossover" character from ''True Colors'' was actually Steph.

* HollywoodNerd: She enjoys reading comics, [[GamerChick playing video games]], collecting vinyls, and is quite attractive.

* SoleSurvivor: It's revealed that both of her parents died before the start of the game. When Gabe dies at the end of Chapter 1, she is the only member of her family still living.

* EarnYourHappyEnding: Alex's life has been a downward spiral ever since she was a kid and the game even begins with her brother dead the same day they are reunited. [[spoiler:Regardless of the player's choice, the game ends on a happy ntoe with Alex overcoming her trauma and starting a new life either with her love interest or by herself]].

* BespectacledCutie: She's the first protagonist to have glasses and is no doubt one of the most cutest characters the series ever established.

* {{Meganekko}}: She sports a pair of glasses, adding to her adorable, reserved personality.

* BaldOfAwesome: [[spoiler:After being in a coma following the events of Episode 3, Sean gets his hair completely shaved. In Episode 4, he gets a buzzcut while trying to reunite with Daniel with utmost tenacity.]]

* AnimalMotifs: While he's associated with wolves, as shown with the loading screen, he has a lesser association with bears. There's a bear drawing on his bedroom door, he's drawn to the bear key rings and one of his favorite franchises is called "Power Bear" which is shown in ''Roads'' and ''Rules''. [[spoiler: Interstingly, if Sean goes to Mexico alone in "Wolves" then "Power Bear" appears on the treehouse banner; if Sean is arrested, then a wolf appears on the treehouse banner instead. Symbolism-wise, this may mean that Daniel is only a wolf under Sean's influence and once Sean is out of the picture, Daniel becomes his own animal through the bear.]]