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* Manchild: He's a fully grown adult and still has much trouble doing any work.
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* Manchild: ManChild: He's a fully grown adult and still has much trouble doing any work.
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* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Has light blue hair in a ponytail.
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* BlondesAreEvil: Will do anything to get more followers. Even asks Joe to beat up two random men just for a good video.
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Black Best Friend was renamed Token Black Friend in TRS. It is not just about any black friend but rather a Satellite Character to add diversity.
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* BlackBestFriend: Bobby is only tanned skinned but he still fits the bill.
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The protagonist of the game. Gets tangled with the mob.
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The protagonist of the game. Gets tangled At the start of the game, his family is low on cash and Bobby convinces Joe to commit crimes at work for money. Joe ends up getting fired by his boss Sydney for getting caught in "Pack Up Your Things". After this, Joe plans to do another scheme with Bobby to make up for the lost paycheck. Unfortunately for Joe, things don't go as planned with the mob.mob involved...
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* FiringDay: The missions "Pack Up Your Things" and "Leave the Office" has Joe's boss Sydney fire him for doing crimes with Bobby. While Bobby gets off scott free, Joe ends up packing his bags and leaving. They even put a box on his desk with the words "FIRED" on it to make things clear. This is one of the catalysts for the plot, as it almost directly leads to Joe joining the mob.
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* BlackDudeDiesFirst: Is the first character that Joe [[spoiler:sees dead, as a result of his own gun no less. This is assuming that the ruffian Joe beat up at the bar wasn't dead first.]]
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* GoodHairEvilHair: Is definitely one of the less nice characters, although he's not as evil as others. He's got a stubble with a handle bar moustache over it, a strange combination.
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Joe's spouse is whoever Joe chooses to talk to back at the bar.
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Joe's spouse is whoever Joe chooses to talk to back at the bar. Any other character Joe doesn't choose may appear in Ridgeport as random villagers.
* AmbiguouslyBrown: It's unknown what Bobby's ethnicity is as his skin is only a dark tan.
* BlackBestFriend: Bobby is only tanned skinned but he still fits the bill.
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* {{Jerkass}}: Doesn't have many redeeming qualities as is quite cynical of marriage. Unfortunately for him and his future wife, he gets married later on.
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* {{Jerkass}}: Doesn't have many redeeming qualities as qualities, acts quite rude to his friends and various people, and is quite cynical of marriage. Unfortunately for him and his future wife, he gets married later on.
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* PermaStubble: Always has one on his character and he's very unpleasant.
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Someone Bobby met at the Gun Range, albeit they didn't know each other well. Apparently was rich and convinced Bobby to tweak the algorithms at work for money in the quest "Family Man".
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Someone Bobby met at the Gun Range, albeit they didn't know each other well. Apparently was rich and convinced Bobby to tweak the algorithms at work for money in the quest "Family Man".
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* BarBrawl: According to Bobby, Joe gets into a lot of these.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Joe is introduced having finished off another BarBrawl. This introduces the player to the fighting mechanic and also shows that Joe usually gets into trouble.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Joe is introduced having finished off another BarBrawl. This introduces the player to the fighting mechanic and also shows that Joe usually gets into trouble.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Is introduced by Joe's side at the bar, not taking part in any fights. This establishes Bobby as Joe's best friend.
* {{Jerkass}}: Doesn't have many redeeming qualities as is quite cynical of marriage. Unfortunately for him and his future wife, he gets married later on.
* {{Jerkass}}: Doesn't have many redeeming qualities as is quite cynical of marriage. Unfortunately for him and his future wife, he gets married later on.
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* StewedAlive: Near the game's end, [[spoiler:the sheriff can be seen possibly in a pot of stew, possibly after the player has killed them.]]
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* TreasureMap: Receives one and has Joe follow the directions.
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* TreasureMap: Receives one from his late father and has Joe follow the directions.
directions. Joe theorizes that [[spoiler:his father gave that to Raynor to give Raynor one last adventure.]]
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* LoveTriangleLoveTriangle
!!Man Bear
[[spoiler:The last "animal" that you have to kill for Crossley in "Midnight Mystery".]]
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!!Man Bear
[[spoiler:The last "animal" that you have to kill for Crossley in "Midnight Mystery".]]
* WalkingSpoiler
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* AffectionateNickname: A minor example as Joe sometimes calls their spouse by sweet nicknames like "honey".
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The protagonist of the game. Gets tangled with the mob.
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* AffectionateNickname: A minor example as Joe sometimes calls their spouse by sweet nicknames like "honey". Also for some weird reason, Joe always calls his child, "kid".
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* AffectionateNickname: A minor example as Joe sometimes calls their spouse by sweet nicknames like "honey". Also for some weird reason, Joe always calls his child, "kid".
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->''"[[WelcomeToCorneria They're out like a light. Are you staying in tonight? Would be nice to have you home.]]"''
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* LazyBum: Downplayed. While they did sprain their wrist, that shouldn't exempt them from doing any chores at all. They could help Joe around the house at least a little or give their child a bedtime story, but the spouse is never seen doing any of that.
* WelcomeToCorneria: Repeats their dialogue more often than any other character. This is especially apparent because they're part of Joe's family, meaning that Joe has to talk to them on a ''regular basis''.
* WelcomeToCorneria: Repeats their dialogue more often than any other character. This is especially apparent because they're part of Joe's family, meaning that Joe has to talk to them on a ''regular basis''.
Joe's child, born near the beginning of the game.
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* WelcomeToCorneria: Repeats their dialogue more often than any other character. This is especially apparent because they're part of Joe's family, meaning that Joe has to talk to them on a ''regular basis''.
Joe's best friend and Maggie's husband.
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A man who is part of the mob. [[spoiler:Frames Joe for the murder of his best friend, Bobby.]]
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* GoodSmokingEvilSmoking: Is often seen lighting a cigarette. He's also one of the more evil characters in the game.
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* FlatCharacter: Joe never learns much about him.
* FlatCharacter: Joe never learns much about him.
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Joe's former employee. Will open up a small business in Ridgeport after Burt quits his job and can work as Joe's new boss for random tasks.
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!!Grace
An old woman who doesn't want to move out of her own, despite the mayor's insistence that she does.
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!!Farmer Raynor
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* FlatCharacter: Joe doesn't get many unique interactions with their spouse. This is despite being ''married to them''.
* SpoiledBrat: Very downplayed example. They often criticize Joe's stories and always want Joe to let them win at board games. Is also very needy, even for a child.
* AssholeVictim: He's definitely not the nicest dude and usually gets Joe into trouble by roping him into crimes. [[spoiler:This gets Joe fired from his job and later kills Bobby.]]
* LaserGuidedKarma: Usually gets into trouble through nefarious schemes with shady people. [[spoiler:This ends up getting him in debt with the mob and winds up dead.]]
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Bobby's wife. Will go looking for him after he goes missing.
* BlondesAreEvil: Will do anything to get more followers. Even asks Joe to beat up two random men just for a good video.
* LackOfEmpathy: Has none for the people she screws over, [[spoiler:including Lucy Lane.]]
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A famous girl on the internet.
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A famous girl on the internet.
internet. [[spoiler:Can undergo terrible plastic surgery in "Under the Knife".]]
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Has light blue hair in a ponytail.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Has light blue hair in a ponytail.
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!!Burger Boss
A man who works at the local Tasty Burger. Joe can take over his shifts here and will be paid accordingly.
* {{Jerkass}}: Will pay Joe to spit in the food. Also suggests that Joe steals from the cash register if needed.
* SpitefulSpit: Likes to do this to people's food.
A man who works at the local Tasty Burger. Joe can take over his shifts here and will be paid accordingly.
* {{Jerkass}}: Will pay Joe to spit in the food. Also suggests that Joe steals from the cash register if needed.
* SpitefulSpit: Likes to do this to people's food.
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* DumbBlonde: Asks Joe to do plastic surgery on her to make her more beautiful. Keep in mind that Joe definitely does not have the years of experience needed for this task.
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* DumbBlonde: Asks Joe to do plastic surgery on her to make her more beautiful. Keep in mind that Joe definitely does not have the years of experience needed for this task. [[spoiler:However, as it turns out Joe actually performs surgery on ''Lucy Lane'' instead of Star.]]
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* {{Jerkass}}: Is quite envious of the famous Lucy Lane and can possibly indirectly cause Lucy to [[spoiler:undergo terrible surgery at the hands of an inexperienced surgeon Joe.]]
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!!Lucy Lane
A famous girl on the internet.
A famous girl on the internet.
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Mayor of Ridgeport. His giant house overlooks all the others.
* {{Greed}}: One of his first requests for Joe has the man excuse an old woman out of Ridgeport so that Mayor Thomas can build a fishing industry that will mostly profit himself.
* GoodHairEvilHair: Has a horseshoe moustache that doesn't make him look any more of a decent person.
* MayorPain: Cares more about himself and keeping his position than anyone else who gets in his way.
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A man competing with Thomas for mayor.
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!!Burt
Joe's former employee.
* {{Jerkass}}: Often acts like this towards Joe, for whatever reason. Burt gives no sympathy towards Joe when the latter loses his job.
* LaserGuidedKarma: Joe can induce this on Burt if he [[spoiler:ruins Burt's sign overlooking Ridgeport, which Burt happened to spend every last penny on. Joe can later see Burt dirty and without a stall in the market, having lost everything.]]
Joe's former employee.
* {{Jerkass}}: Often acts like this towards Joe, for whatever reason. Burt gives no sympathy towards Joe when the latter loses his job.
* LaserGuidedKarma: Joe can induce this on Burt if he [[spoiler:ruins Burt's sign overlooking Ridgeport, which Burt happened to spend every last penny on. Joe can later see Burt dirty and without a stall in the market, having lost everything.]]
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!!Star
A phone-obsessed girl who can often be seen on the beach. Calls Joe "bunny" on occasion.
* AttentionWhore: Seems to be one as most of her tasks involve getting her famous on the internet.
* DumbBlonde: Asks Joe to do plastic surgery on her to make her more beautiful. Keep in mind that Joe definitely does not have the years of experience needed for this task.
* GreenEyedMonster: Towards Lucy Lane, who is more famous than her.
* TotallyRadical: Often uses slang like "fab" and "totes".
A phone-obsessed girl who can often be seen on the beach. Calls Joe "bunny" on occasion.
* AttentionWhore: Seems to be one as most of her tasks involve getting her famous on the internet.
* DumbBlonde: Asks Joe to do plastic surgery on her to make her more beautiful. Keep in mind that Joe definitely does not have the years of experience needed for this task.
* GreenEyedMonster: Towards Lucy Lane, who is more famous than her.
* TotallyRadical: Often uses slang like "fab" and "totes".
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* BiTheWay: The player can date people of any gender.
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* KiddyKid: Seems to act younger than their age, and requires Joe to read them bedtime stories and tuck them into bed, despite appearing too old for such activities.
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* KiddyKid: Seems to act younger than their age, and requires Joe to read them bedtime stories and tuck them into bed, despite appearing too old for such activities.
* TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: Downplayed. They sometimes question Joe about various awful things they've witnessed or heard of, including a dog that got run over. They didn't seem to care much about the dog, as every living creature is going to die anyways.
* TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: Downplayed. They sometimes question Joe about various awful things they've witnessed or heard of, including a dog that got run over. They didn't seem to care much about the dog, as every living creature is going to die anyways.
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An old man who is quite lazy and is found near Fish N' Booze. His tasks usually deal with his mother and the chores she sends him to do. [[possibly:Is implied to have killed off his mother by having Joe mix her pills with her alcohol.]]
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An old man who is quite lazy and is found near Fish N' Booze. His tasks usually deal with his mother and the chores she sends him to do. [[possibly:Is [[spoiler:Is implied to have killed off his mother by having Joe mix her pills with her alcohol.]]
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* {{Hypocrite}}: Asks Joe to take care of their family, but also expects Joe to be home most of the time.
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!!Jason Junk
A man who will buy various junk from Joe that can be found around town. He can be a good source of money for the player.
!!Kyle
An old man who is quite lazy and is found near Fish N' Booze. His tasks usually deal with his mother and the chores she sends him to do. [[possibly:Is implied to have killed off his mother by having Joe mix her pills with her alcohol.]]
* LazyBum: One of his most notable traits, which his mother often derides him for.
* Manchild: He's a fully grown adult and still has much trouble doing any work.
A man who will buy various junk from Joe that can be found around town. He can be a good source of money for the player.
!!Kyle
An old man who is quite lazy and is found near Fish N' Booze. His tasks usually deal with his mother and the chores she sends him to do. [[possibly:Is implied to have killed off his mother by having Joe mix her pills with her alcohol.]]
* LazyBum: One of his most notable traits, which his mother often derides him for.
* Manchild: He's a fully grown adult and still has much trouble doing any work.
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* GreenEyedMonster: Gets jealous of Sally's boyfriend.
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* ForScience: Says this trope word for word and uses it as the reason as to why he hires Joe to kill off all those animals and return their parts to him.
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!!Jessie
* BettyAndVeronica
* LoveTriangle
!!Bessie
* BettyAndVeronica
* LoveTriangle
!!Jessie
* BettyAndVeronica
* LoveTriangle
!!Bessie
* BettyAndVeronica
* LoveTriangle
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!!Banker
A man who is obsessed with a girl named Sally, despite not knowing her at all. Often uses Joe to get information about Sally.
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* KilledOffForReal: Can be if the Joe [[spoiler:lets the banker go too far at the end of his questline.]]
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* KilledOffForReal: Can be if the Joe [[spoiler:lets the banker go too far at the end of his questline.]]]]
!!Crossley
A scientist who hires Joe to kill off wild animals for research.
* ForScience: Says this trope word for word and uses it as the reason as to why he hires Joe to kill off all those animals and return their parts to him.
!!Crossley
A scientist who hires Joe to kill off wild animals for research.
* ForScience: Says this trope word for word and uses it as the reason as to why he hires Joe to kill off all those animals and return their parts to him.
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BigEater: Often asks Joe to deliver various meals to him, usually stored in the back of his trunk.
* DirtyCop: Cements himself as one when he [[spoiler:is found in a storage shed cooking up human meat.]]
* {{Foreshadowing}}: The sheriff usually asks Joe to give them food, possibly through unscrupulous methods. This foreshadows [[spoiler:the sheriff's insatiable hunger, including for human meat.]]
* ImAHumanitarian: Joe can walk in on [[spoiler:the sheriff cooking up human meat, revealing the sheriff as a cannibal.]]
* DirtyCop: Cements himself as one when he [[spoiler:is found in a storage shed cooking up human meat.]]
* {{Foreshadowing}}: The sheriff usually asks Joe to give them food, possibly through unscrupulous methods. This foreshadows [[spoiler:the sheriff's insatiable hunger, including for human meat.]]
* ImAHumanitarian: Joe can walk in on [[spoiler:the sheriff cooking up human meat, revealing the sheriff as a cannibal.]]
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An actress working part-time. She's the target of some unwanted affections.
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An actress working part-time. She's the target of some unwanted affections.affections.
* KilledOffForReal: Can be if the Joe [[spoiler:lets the banker go too far at the end of his questline.]]
* KilledOffForReal: Can be if the Joe [[spoiler:lets the banker go too far at the end of his questline.]]
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!!Joe Hawthorne
* AffectionateNickname: A minor example as Joe sometimes calls their spouse by sweet nicknames like "honey".
* BiTheWay: The player can date people of any gender.
* FamilyMan: The player can mold Joe into one or turn him into a distant father. Note that it's difficult to play this trope straight, considering how clingy the Hawthorne family is.
!!Joe's spouse
* HelloInsertNameHere: Often averted, as Joe doesn't usually say their name.
!!Joe's child
* AmbiguousGender: The player may let their child identify as neither binary gender if they so please.
* HelloInsertNameHere: Averted. They're never called by the name the player gives them.
* InSeriesNickname: Is always called "kid" or "kiddo" by their parents, despite the fact that the game let you choose their name.
!!Bobby
* InformedAbility: Apparently was known for his grand gestures, which is never actually shown in the game. Not helped by the fact that [[spoiler:he's dead by the time this is said, and the only grand gesture he actually did was simple SweetieGraffiti, which wasn't grand at all.]]
* SweetieGraffiti: [[spoiler:Carves out his wife's name and his own]] at one of the trees near the mayor's house.
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!!The Mobster
!!The Mayor
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!!Banker
A man who is obsessed with a girl named Sally, despite not knowing her at all. Often uses Joe to get information about Sally.
* IfICantHaveYou: Says this trope word for word when [[spoiler:confronting Sally with his love at Lover's Lane. He ends up shooting her for rejecting him.]]
* StalkerWithACrush: His main trait, which makes life all the worse for Sally. However, he doesn't do much stalking for intel himself, instead he has the player do it for him.
* {{Yandere}}: An odd variation of one. Although he supposedly loves Sally, [[spoiler:he often gets the player to do his dirty work for him, including killing off Sally's boyfriend.]]
!!Sally
An actress working part-time. She's the target of some unwanted affections.
* AffectionateNickname: A minor example as Joe sometimes calls their spouse by sweet nicknames like "honey".
* BiTheWay: The player can date people of any gender.
* FamilyMan: The player can mold Joe into one or turn him into a distant father. Note that it's difficult to play this trope straight, considering how clingy the Hawthorne family is.
!!Joe's spouse
* HelloInsertNameHere: Often averted, as Joe doesn't usually say their name.
!!Joe's child
* AmbiguousGender: The player may let their child identify as neither binary gender if they so please.
* HelloInsertNameHere: Averted. They're never called by the name the player gives them.
* InSeriesNickname: Is always called "kid" or "kiddo" by their parents, despite the fact that the game let you choose their name.
!!Bobby
* InformedAbility: Apparently was known for his grand gestures, which is never actually shown in the game. Not helped by the fact that [[spoiler:he's dead by the time this is said, and the only grand gesture he actually did was simple SweetieGraffiti, which wasn't grand at all.]]
* SweetieGraffiti: [[spoiler:Carves out his wife's name and his own]] at one of the trees near the mayor's house.
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!!The Mobster
!!The Mayor
!!The Sheriff
* ImAHumanitarian:
!!Banker
A man who is obsessed with a girl named Sally, despite not knowing her at all. Often uses Joe to get information about Sally.
* IfICantHaveYou: Says this trope word for word when [[spoiler:confronting Sally with his love at Lover's Lane. He ends up shooting her for rejecting him.]]
* StalkerWithACrush: His main trait, which makes life all the worse for Sally. However, he doesn't do much stalking for intel himself, instead he has the player do it for him.
* {{Yandere}}: An odd variation of one. Although he supposedly loves Sally, [[spoiler:he often gets the player to do his dirty work for him, including killing off Sally's boyfriend.]]
!!Sally
An actress working part-time. She's the target of some unwanted affections.
