History Characters / VampireTheMasqueradeBloodlinesAnarchs

* NormalFishInATinyPond: Therese is pretty boastful, introducing herself as "the only person in [this city] whose good side it's in your best interest to stay on." She might arguably be the most powerful person in Santa Monica, but not only is the vampire population in single digits there as Bertram mocks, there are much stronger and more influential ones in the greater Los Angeles metropolitan that would give her a run for her money, including [=LaCroix=], Strauss, and Andrei, to say nothing of other formidable figures like Ming-Xiao.

** He will criticize the Camerilla and the [=LaCroix's=] love of titles and hierarchy right before demanding you give tribute to his barony.

* PsychopathicWomanchild: Jeanette, most definitely.

* DeathlessAndDebauched: A Malkavian vampire of indeterminate age, Jeanette never seems to take anything seriously, devoting herself to pursuing amusement: when she's not partying on the dancefloor or playing "pranks" on her sister Therese, she's having sex with any party that consents: men, women, mortals, vampires - she's even been carrying along a relationship with Nosferatu spy Bertram Tung and will gladly flirt with a Nosferatu player character as well. For good measure, most vampires aren't interested in sex, and some in-the-know [=NPCs=] will comment on how unusual it is for Jeanette to actually have a libido - especially Therese, who reacts with rage and disgust at the very concept

* EthicalSlut: To explain; [[WhatIsThisThingYouCallLove vampires generally feel nothing during sex]] unless [[HumansAreSpecial they have a high humanity score]]. Jeanette, surprisingly, manages to be able to enjoy sex and apparently does so with many people, both humans and vampires. Both Therese and her state it's one of the ways she amuses herself, and she even [[SexinessScore rates her partners]] on her computer (The player, should they decide to be one of them, gets 3 stars). It's also implied, however, that she uses it as a [[TheVamp tool for manipulation]] and a [[TheGadfly convenient way to piss off her prudish sister]].

* FantasticRacism: Downplayed. She'll show her dislike for Nosferatu for being "unclean" to most players in conversation, though this may be because her sister has been fraternizing with one behind her back. Also, if the player is a Nosferatu, she'll stop herself and beg the PC's pardon.

* TheGloriousWarOfSisterlyRivalry: A classic case of the beautiful, sociable, yet BookDumb sister (Jeanette) versus the intelligent, ambitious, yet frigid sister (Therese), which has devolved into social and financial sabotage against each other. The players actions will eventually determine a winner.

* MeaningfulName: The Malkavian PC calls Jeanette and [[LittleBlackDress Therese]] the Light and Dark Daughters of Janus, respectively. This fits their clothes, the fact that [[spoiler:Jeanette doesn't mean the PC any harm but Therese tries to kill them]], and their status as [[spoiler:split personalities in the same body -- Janus is a Roman god with two faces]]. Meeting Jeanette as a Malkavian has her [[LampshadeHanging lampshade]] the latter bit by saying "[they've] met the prettier face first".

* MsFanservice: Jeanette leans heavily on the "naughty schoolgirl" aesthetic. And even though Therese is supposed to be the serious businesswoman, she still has her shirt unbuttoned fairly low.

* NormalFishInATinyPond: Therese is pretty boastful, introducing herself as "the only person in [this city] whose good side it's in your best interest to stay on." She might arguably be the most powerful person in Santa Monica, but not only is the vampire population in single digits there, there are much stronger and more influential ones in the greater Los Angeles metropolitan that would give her a run for her money, including [=LaCroix=], Strauss, and Andrei, to say nothing of other formidable figures like Ming-Xiao.

* OptionalSexualEncounter: With Jeanette. [[spoiler:It requires staying on her good side, but will cost you the ability to save both her and Therese in their final breakdown.]]

** Jeanette says to a Nosferatu PC that she doesn't care if someone looking ugly. That's the nicest thing she's ''ever'' said to anyone.

** If you consistently support Therese, [[spoiler:she will be similarly devastated (though much more low-key) about having to kill Jeanette.]]

* PromiscuityAfterRape: [[spoiler: Not to Therese, but to Jeanette. The Jeanette personality is created in order for Therese to cope up with her father's sexual assaults against her. As opposed to Therese's aversion to sex, Jeanette becomes a nymphomaniac who revels having sex with both vampires and humans.]]

* SecretRelationship: A non-romantic example [[spoiler: between the two of them should the player decided to reconcile the two personalities. Therese tells Jeanette to keep up the appearance that they are still feuding as part of protecting themselves from potential enemies who are trying to undermine them and their control over Santa Monica, a favor that Jeanette complies.]]

* SplitPersonalityMerge: [[spoiler:With a decent Persuasion score, you can convince the two to join forces and get along in relative harmony by making them remember of the times where do they get along.]]

* TurnOutLikeHisFather: [[spoiler: Given how her father's a ControlFreak who didn't let Therese let outside the house and his abuse towards her, Therese grows up to become like her father with lots of psychological issues that cranks up thanks to her Malkavian madness. Her similar intense need for control nearly destroys her relationship with Jeanette and would have been killed by her sister under the player's prompting, just like how her father was killed by her hands after having enough of his abuse. On the flipside, under the player's prompting, Therese's abuse and enmity will turn into murderous and eventually kills Jeanette.]]
* UnknownRival: More a one-sided one. Therese is waging a bitter struggle with Bertram Tung for control of Santa Monica. When you talk to him he has no idea why she thinks he's a rival; he has no interest in Kindred politics and the area only has four or five vampires anyway so he's fine with her declaring herself in charge. [[spoiler:Dialogue with the twins implies Therese wants Tung dead simply to get back at her sister, who was in a relationship with him.]]
* VampiresOwnNightClubs: The Asylum.

* DirtyCommunists: She's an unusual example, considering she doesn't seem to be Russian, but she believes in every tenet of communism, and while far from evil, is initially unlikable, obnoxious and dismissive, although she becomes better later on.

* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler:Regardless if his plans with the sarcophagus is thwarted or not, he gets away scot-free.]]

* InformedDeformity: [[spoiler:After being found in the dungeons of the Society of Leopold, he laments the loss of his face. While he ''does'' bear scars from the Society's torture, they amount to a couple of upside down crosses on his cheeks that could pass for edgy facial modifications. He's hardly as deformed as his dialogue suggests, and the majority of his handsome face is entirely intact. Also, given that he's a vampire, the scars will likely will heal eventually.]]

* OffScreenMomentOfAwesome: You don't actually personally ''see'' him [[spoiler:fight the werewolf, but given that he managed to do it without the help of giant hydraulic doors, it more than qualifies as {{Awesome}}.]]

** Read what Jeanette says to a Nosferatu PC on AnythingThatMoves. That's the nicest thing she's ''ever'' said to anyone.

* AnythingThatMoves: Jeanette is noted to have sex with many people, including [[BigFun Arthur]], [[BadassBiker Jack]], [[UglyGuyHotWife Bertram]], a girl named Sarah, and even [[OptionalSexualEncounter the player character!]] She also will flirt with even the hideous Nosferatu characters.
-->'''Nosferatu PC:''' Uh, don't you find me a bit... ugly?\\
'''Jeanette:''' On the inside, we're all dead meat, kitten.

* FantasticRacism: Downplayed, as Jack is just as helpful to a Ventrue fledgling as he is a Brujah, but Jack dismisses the prince as a "typical Ventrue asshole" and expresses blithe contempt for the clan. For contrast, the rather more bitter spiel Nines offers on the topic dresses down [=LaCroix=] while levelling his disdain squarely at the individual and the sect.

* NormalFishInATinyPond: Therese is pretty boastful, introducing herself as "the only person in [this city] whose good side it's in your best interest to stay on." She might arguably be the most powerful person in Santa Monica, but not only is the vampire population quite low there, there are much stronger and more influential ones in the greater Los Angeles metropolitan, including [=LaCroix=], Strauss, and Andrei, to say nothing of other formidable figures like Ming-Xiao.

* OedipusComplex: [[spoiler:Therese is actually proud that her sexually-abusive father loved her more than Jeanette, and her sole line about her mother is entirely hostile. She will, however, react with desperate rage at the thought of her father putting her under his heel again]].

* SplitPersonality: [[spoiler: Therese implies she was the "original" personality who created Jeanette to deal with her father's abuse and her sheltered lifestyle. Becoming Embraced by a Malkavian may explain why it's played so extremely.]]

* TheKnightsWhoSaySquee: While typically tough and no-nonsense, she'll speak with a lot of genuine admiration and UndyingLoyalty for Nines if you ask her about him, and also consider Jack a LivingLegend.

* TheKnightsWhoSaySquee: While typically tough and no-nonsense, she'll speak with a lot of genuine admiration for Nines if you ask her about him.