History Characters / TheLittleRedLie

* DotingGrandparent: Played with. She's Red grandmother, it's implied she acts caring towards her, and Red clearly loves her. However, it's eventually revealed she's a BitchInSheepsClothing.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: In the Bad Ending, [[spoiler:she unseals her dear old grandmother so she can be with her again. Unfortunately, she ignores Ascat’s warning that grandma is the wolf who’s been trying to eat her, with the clear implication that Grandma is going to eat her soon and the fact she'll likely continue eating more innocents]].

* TheBigBadWolf: A GenderInvertedTrope and she's one of two representations of the character; she has a wolf form, goes [[BitchInSheepsClothing in sheep's clothing]], is a ChildEater, and tries to gobble up Red.

* CatsAreMean: An {{inverted|Trope}} case. He's a cat who's helpful to the titular heroine.

* TalkingAnimal:

* ImAHumanitarian:

* EveryoneHasStandards: Her reasoning for not wanting to carry a bucket full of wine? She thinks that "savage"-like. something she doesn't want to be.

* RedIsHeroic: She's the titular heroine who sports a red outfit.

* LackOfEmpathy: Attempting to eat her own granddaughter alive? Not an issue with her. Also, Ascat states towards the beginning of the game that she's done this to many other people. He later even suggests she's a ChildEater too.

* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: She's pure evil, wears red in more humanly forms, has {{red eyes|TakeWarning}}, and is partially colored black.

The heroine, as always. She is visiting the forest to honor her dead grandmother, but upon being told that she is alive, she decides to save her from the wolf.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: In the Bad Ending, [[spoiler:she unseals her dear old grandmother so she can be with her again. Unfortunately, she ignores Ascat’s warning that grandma is the wolf who’s been trying to eat her, with the clear implication that Grandma is going to eat her soon]].

A strange talking cat who Red feeds. He decides to hep Red in her mission to save her grandmother from the wolf.

* CatsHaveNineLives: He refers to this by saying that while cats have nine lives, red has but one, so she better be careful.

-->All cats can talk. We just don't find most humans with talking to... ...but you fed me a bird, so I will give you some advice.

-->A cat... says I'm a wolf? Are you feeling all right my dear? Stop this silliness and let me out. It's cold in here.

-->'''Ascat''': ...the wolf that roams this forest is not of this world. It can appear anywhere and vanish just the same. Teeth like daggers, a mouth that can swallow an ox whale... it is covered in eyes yet can barely see.
* BigBad: She's TheBigBadWolf out to eat Red.
* TheBigBadWolf: One of two representations of the character.

-->'''Ascat''': What of all the tiny bones in her oven? Those are not chicken bones I'm afraid.

* ManipulativeBitch: When finally meeting Red as herself, she attempts to manipulate Red into breaking her seal by pretending to be a kind old lady who wants to see her granddaughter again.

-->'''Grandma''': Red? Where are you going?\\
'''Ascat''': Don't listen to her.\\
'''Grandma''': Please, Red. Don't leave me...\\
'''Red''': Grandma...\\
'''Ascat''': Red. She's trying to trick you.\\
'''Grandma''': (''transforms into witch form'') Red! Come back here this instant!\\
'''Ascat''': Ah, finally letting your true colors show.\\
'''Grandma''': Does family mean NOTHING to you? What would your mother think? NO. RED. STOP!\\
'''Red''': Grandma, why did you let this happen?
* WickedWitch: She's implied to be the one from ''Literature/HanselAndGretel'' as her house is called the gingerbread house and has the bones of children in it. Also, she somehow transformed into a wolf-like monster after death, implying she has magical powers.
* WouldHurtAChild: She has what are said to be "tiny bones" inside her cabin furnace, implying she is the child-eating WickedWitch from ''Literature/HanselAndGretel''. She also tries to eat her granddaughter.
-->'''Ascat''': For years I watched as she feasted on children to satiate her appetite. I asked the wolf to help stop her, but her cursed spirit lives on.

The wolf who ate grandma.

* AdaptationalHeroism: The original wolf is one of the classic fairytale villains, a lying, manipulative embodiment of stranger danger. This wolf was specifically sent to kill a child-eating witch.
* TheBigBadWolf: The original version, he is the one who ate Red's grandmother.

* GruesomeGrandparents: She was secretly a child-eating witch who, in her werewolf self, has no problem trying to ear her beloved granddaughter alive.

* CompositeCharacter: Implied to also be the WickedWitch from ''Literature/HanselAndGretel'', as her wooden house which contains the bones of her child victims has a sign on top saying "Maison de pain d'épice", which means gingerbread house, and has two candy canes on either side, clearly alluding to the story.

[[folder:Grandmother]]

[[folder:The Big Bad Wolf]]