History Characters / DyingLight

* HeroicBSOD: While Crane is out trying to scrounge Antizen, [[spoiler:an outbreak occurs on the 18th floor of the Tower. Instead of quarantining the apartment, Brecken attempts to save as many people as he can, which goes bad and results in the loss of the entire floor. Brecken then questions whether he's really worthy to be a leader.

* PetTheDog: Crane can find a note where Karim more or less warns an associate that Rais will kill him once his products run out, not so subtly telling the guy to run away once he's out of products. He also doesn't steal the supplies Asani left for Crane even though he could have, remarking that Crane earned them.

!!Dawud Togan]]

[[folder:Amir Ghoreyshi]]
!!Amir Ghoreyshi

A runner for the Tower who accompanies Jade at the beginning of the game and helps her rescue Crane. Unfortunately, he gets pinned while holding off a horde of zombies and is devoured after allowing Jade and Crane to escape.

* DevouredByTheHorde: He gets pinned by a large group of zombies that devour him as Jade and Crane flee.
* HeroicSacrifice: He dies to protect Jade and Crane from the zombies, which quickly pin and devour him as the duo make their escape.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: He only lasts about a minute before dying in the opening cutscene and is only mentioned a few times by Crane and Jade afterwards.

[[folder:Rahim Aldemir]]
!!Rahim Aldemir
-->'''Voiced by: Suraj Partha'''

Jade's younger brother. Rahim serves as a runner and parkour instructor for the Tower's newest recruits.

* GogglesDoNothing: Never seems to be wearing them over his eyes. Though it's sort of justified, as he is never seen in a situation where he would need to.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Subverted. Rahim refuses to tell Crane he's been infected in order to make him continue the mission to bomb the Volatile nest, but all he accomplishes is getting himself and another runner killed as well as causing a ''massive'' rift between Jade and Crane.]]
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's rather rude and abrasive towards Crane at the beginning, but it doesn't take long for him to develop a more positive attitude and they quickly become friends.
* NeckSnap: [[spoiler:His eventual fate at Crane's hands after turning.]]
* TooDumbToLive: [[spoiler:Gets infected and hides it from everyone so Crane can continue his mission to bomb the nest and then goes off and tries to bomb the nest himself after he had already promised Crane he would not do such a thing. Those actions combined with him acting like an arrogant JerkAss towards Crane for no real reason throughout the story has lead to some fans having a hard time mourning his death, especially since his foolish actions only ended up straining relationships with the remaining survivors and causing Omar's death]]
* ZombieInfectee: [[spoiler:Gets infected on his way to blow up the Volatile nest, but hides it so Crane won't get distracted and finish the mission without worrying about him.]]

[[folder:Lena]]
!!Doctor Lena
-->'''Voiced by: Leila Birch'''

The Tower's doctor.
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* AngerBornOfWorry: She angrily admonishes Brecken for wanting to go on another run right after getting a head injury. An optional conversation with a survivor reveals that Lena and Brecken are together.
* TheMedic: She is the Tower's main doctor and treats the injuries of several main characters over the course of the story.
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[[folder:Harris Brecken]]
!!Harris Brecken
-->'''Voiced by: Matt Wolf'''

The leader of the Tower, Brecken is a parkour instructor who taught the other survivors the skills they needed to survive in Harran.

* AwesomeAussie: Although he's not quite as proactive in the field once Crane enters the picture, the guy is tough as nails to have survived for so long in Harran.
* BigGood: He's the leader of the Tower, he keeps everyone calm during the zombie apocalypse, and he's the source of the parkour skills that allow runners to help protect the Tower's residents.
* TheChainsOfCommanding: He is the Tower's ''de facto'' leader, but the responsibilities of looking out for a large community of survivors clearly wear him down over the course of the game. As he says himself after the [[spoiler:18th floor outbreak]]:
--> '''Brecken:''' I'm not a leader -- I'm a goddamn parkour instructor!
* HeroicBSOD: While Crane is out trying to scrounge Antizen, [[spoiler:an outbreak occurs on the 18th floor of the Tower. Instead of quarantining the apartment, Brecken attempts to save as many people as he can, which goes bad and results in the loss of the entire floor. Brecken then questions whether he's really worthy to be a leader.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: As the story goes on he becomes more and more OutOfFocus.

[[folder:Jade Aldemir]]
!!Jade Aldemir
-->'''Voiced by: Nazneen Contractor'''

A world famous kickboxer known as "The Scorpion", Jade became one of the Tower's top runners after the outbreak began.

* ActionGirl: She is a highly capable combatant, combining her kickboxing skills with parkour very effectively.
* BigSisterInstinct: She asks Crane to talk Rahim out of going on the mission to blow up the Volatile nest, since she feels it'd be too dangerous. [[spoiler:She turns out to be right, which leads to her developing a hostile attitude towards Crane for most of the second part of the game, holding him partly responsible for her brother's death.]]
* CelebritySurvivor: She is a famous kickboxer in-story. A survivor who initiates a conversation with Crane is excited to meet someone who knows Jade and fangirls over her.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:She forcefully injects Crane with a dose of Antizin at the expense of her own life near the end of the game.]]
** DyingMomentOfAwesome: [[spoiler:Doubles as this, as she utterly decimates four of Rais' men before succumbing to the virus.]]
* NeckSnap: [[spoiler:Just like with her brother, Crane ends up doing this to her after she turns.]]
* ZombieInfectee: [[spoiler:Gets infected late in the game and hides it from Crane until Rais reveals it.]]

[[folder:Rahim Aldemir]]
!!Rahim Aldemir
-->'''Voiced by: Suraj Partha'''

Jade's younger brother. Rahim serves as a runner and parkour instructor for the Tower's newest recruits.

* GogglesDoNothing: Never seems to be wearing them over his eyes. Though it's sort of justified, as he is never seen in a situation where he would need to.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Subverted. Rahim refuses to tell Crane he's been infected in order to make him continue the mission to bomb the Volatile nest, but all he accomplishes is getting himself and another runner killed as well as causing a ''massive'' rift between Jade and Crane.]]
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's rather rude and abrasive towards Crane at the beginning, but it doesn't take long for him to develop a more positive attitude and they quickly become friends.
* NeckSnap: [[spoiler:His eventual fate at Crane's hands after turning.]]
* TooDumbToLive: [[spoiler:Gets infected and hides it from everyone so Crane can continue his mission to bomb the nest and then goes off and tries to bomb the nest himself after he had already promised Crane he would not do such a thing. Those actions combined with him acting like an arrogant JerkAss towards Crane for no real reason throughout the story has lead to some fans having a hard time mourning his death, especially since his foolish actions only ended up straining relationships with the remaining survivors and causing Omar's death]]
* ZombieInfectee: [[spoiler:Gets infected on his way to blow up the Volatile nest, but hides it so Crane won't get distracted and finish the mission without worrying about him.]]

[[folder:Lena]]
!!Doctor Lena
-->'''Voiced by: Leila Birch'''

The Tower's doctor.

* AngerBornOfWorry: She angrily admonishes Brecken for wanting to go on another run right after getting a head injury. An optional conversation with a survivor reveals that Lena and Brecken are together.
* TheMedic: She is the Tower's main doctor and treats the injuries of several main characters over the course of the story.

[[folder: Zere]]
!!Doctor Zere
-->'''Voiced by: Roger Aaron Brown'''

A scientist working on a cure for the virus.

* AbsentMindedProfessor: He can be rather forgetful.
* DistressedDude: [[spoiler:Gets kidnapped by Rais' men about a third into the story. Sadly, Crane doesn't manage to save him.]]
* NiceGuy: Very amiable and polite, even after being [[spoiler:fatally stabbed he uses his last words to encourage Crane to save the people of Harran.]]
* SoleSurvivingScientist: In the Slums. He is using a radio to stay in contact with Old Town's SoleSurvivingScientist, Dr. Camden.

* What happend to the the mouse --as the story goes on he simply dissappears from the game

* CowardlyMook: If they realize Kyle is nearby, they will run away.

* ShooOutTheClowns: You encounter them in ''The Following'', and help them with their latest scheme to get out of the quarantine zone. [[spoiler:Said plan is to use a rocket-powered boxcar as a battering ram to punch through the wall, WITH THEM INSIDE OF IT.]] It goes about as well as you'd expect, and further drives home the bleak, hopeless mood the DLC's going for. [[Then [[SubvertedTrope subverted]], as after you climb the dam near the end of the game, they contact Kyle on his radio, and inform him that they [[NoOneCouldSurviveThat somehow survived]] and are now outside, commenting on just how beautiful it is.]]

!Infected
[[folder:In General]]
The citizens of Harran warped by the infection.

* GlowingEyesOfDoom: All of them have eyes that glow in the dark.
* HatePlague: Has the hallmarks of this, as the host will first turn into an AxCrazy Viral when the virus starts to set in fully.
* OurZombiesAreDifferent: Most of them seem like the standard zombies during the day, but once the sun sets they become faster, stronger, and more cunning. On top of that, some can mutate into even more unusual forms.

[[folder:Virals]]
Freshly turned infected that are fast, and still retain some human behaviours.

* BewareTheNiceOnes: For the first part of the game, Kyle seems to be a nice guy who doesn't want to fight and feel horrible for having to threaten people. Then [[spoiler:Zere gets kidnapped by Rais' men]] and Crane goes to rescue [[spoiler:him]], killing a lot of Rais' men in the process (wich is also the time where there are guns to be found. A lot of guns). Then Crane himself gets captured and forced to fight in an arena before the BigBad orders him killed. What does Crane do? [[https://youtu.be/KdfL0Hk7c7Q?t=4m45s This.]]

* BigBadWannabe: He manages to cause a lot of harm but [[spoiler: is ultimately killed off about a minute after his reveal.]]
* DisneyVillainDeath: [[spoiler:He dies falling off the lighthouse after it gets hit by RPGs.]]

* HeroicBSOD: While Crane is out trying to scrounge Antizen, [[spoiler:an outbreak occurs on the 18th floor of the Tower. Instead of quarantining the apartment, Brecken attempts to save as many people as he can, which goes bad and results in the loss of the entire floor. Brecken then questions whether he's really worthy to be a leader.]]

* FreudianExcuse: [[DefiedTrope Defied]] by a survivor who tells Crane about [[MoralityChain Rais' brother]], who openly says it doesn't excuse his actions.

* LeftForDead: [[spoiler:[[SubvertedTrope Nope]]. Crane considers leaving him to die slowly, but then [[GenreSavvy says Tahir is the kind of loose end one shouldn't leave behind and kills him]]]].

A local mechanic who runs a safezone near an overrun town along the eastern coast of the map. He serves as a quatermaster for The Following DLC and gives Kyle sidequests and activities to do, such as races with his buggy.

A man in a mask who travelled to Harran to hunt Infected for sport.