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* TwoferTokenMinority: Threefer, really: Pixie is a sapphic woman who appears to be of Middle Eastern descent and observes at least some elements of the Muslim faith. [[spoiler:''Fourfer'' if you count the superpowers she's revealed to possess in the fourth arc.]]

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* RippleEffectProofMemory: [[spoiler:Her power gives her an awareness of both timelines created by Max's rewinding.]]
* TwoferTokenMinority: Threefer, really: Pixie is a sapphic woman who appears to be of Middle Eastern descent and observes at least some elements of the Muslim faith. [[spoiler:''Fourfer'' ''Fourfer'' if you count the [[spoiler:the superpowers she's revealed to possess in the fourth arc.]]




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* AlliterativeName: '''T'''ristan '''T'''anaka.



* DeadAlternateCounterpart: Inverted. Tristan implies that he is able to travel between universes because he isn't "bumping into his other possibilities."
* EarnYourHappyEnding: He gets a chance to live when his fate had been sealed in other timelines, and even ends up romancing Lawrence.



* {{Invisibility}}: Like Max and Daniel, he has a super power (no points for guessing which one).

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* InSeriesNickname: "Hermes." Hermes is able to move between the mortal and divine worlds and act as a messenger, which fits with Tristan's reality-phasing abilities.
* {{Invisibility}}: Like Max and Daniel, he has a super He can use his power (no points for guessing which one).to become unnoticeable to others. Other powered people can see him, and trying to hide from them anyway gives him a PsychicNosebleed.



* PerceptionFilter: Technically how his power works, rather than true invisibility. He's still visible to himself and to other powered people like Max and [[spoiler:Pixie]] (and possibly [[spoiler:[[AmbiguousSituation Rachel]]]]).

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* PerceptionFilter: Technically how his power works, rather Rather than true invisibility.invisibility, his superpower is actually to phase in and out of reality. He's still visible to himself and to other powered people like Max and [[spoiler:Pixie]] (and possibly [[spoiler:[[AmbiguousSituation Rachel]]]]).




!!Lawrence

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!!Zack

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!!Perry

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* SatelliteCharacter: He doesn't really have much characterisation beyond "being Chloe's supportive boss".

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* SatelliteCharacter: He doesn't really have much characterisation beyond "being Chloe's supportive boss".boss".
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* AmbiguousGenderIdentity: In the comics he's strongly implied, but never outright stated, to be UsefulNotes/{{Transgender}}. A conversation about his name reveals that "Dex" isn't short for "Dexter" but is a complete name of his own choosing, and he hints at a DarkAndTroubledPast that would tally pretty easily with the experiences of a transgender youth growing up in an unwelcoming environment. The comics contained further subtle hints at Dex being [=AFAB=], and he was notably included on the Pride Month variant cover of the 2021 Free Comic Book Day issue.

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* AmbiguousGenderIdentity: In the comics he's strongly implied, but never outright stated, to be UsefulNotes/{{Transgender}}. A conversation about his name reveals that "Dex" isn't short for "Dexter" but is a complete name of his own choosing, and he hints at a DarkAndTroubledPast that would tally pretty easily with the experiences of a transgender youth growing up in an unwelcoming environment. The Later comics contained further subtle hints at Dex being [=AFAB=], and he was notably included on the Pride Month variant cover of the 2021 Free Comic Book Day issue.
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* {{Transgender}}: His identity as a trans man was eventually confirmed in the novel ''Literature/LifeIsStrangeStephsStory'', which was published after the comics run ended.

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* {{Transgender}}: ** His identity as a trans man was eventually confirmed in the novel ''Literature/LifeIsStrangeStephsStory'', which was published after the comics run ended.

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* AmbiguousGenderIdentity: In the comics themselves he's strongly implied, but never outright stated, to be UsefulNotes/{{Transgender}}. A conversation about his name reveals that "Dex" isn't short for "Dexter" but is a complete name of his own choosing, and he hints at a DarkAndTroubledPast that would tally pretty easily with the experiences of a transgender youth growing up in an unwelcoming environment. The comics contained further subtle hints at Dex being [=AFAB=], and he was notably included on the Pride Month variant cover of the 2021 Free Comic Book Day issue. His identity as a trans man was eventually confirmed in the novel ''Literature/LifeIsStrangeStephsStory'', which was published after the comics run ended.

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* AmbiguousGenderIdentity: In the comics themselves he's strongly implied, but never outright stated, to be UsefulNotes/{{Transgender}}. A conversation about his name reveals that "Dex" isn't short for "Dexter" but is a complete name of his own choosing, and he hints at a DarkAndTroubledPast that would tally pretty easily with the experiences of a transgender youth growing up in an unwelcoming environment. The comics contained further subtle hints at Dex being [=AFAB=], and he was notably included on the Pride Month variant cover of the 2021 Free Comic Book Day issue. issue.
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His identity as a trans man was eventually confirmed in the novel ''Literature/LifeIsStrangeStephsStory'', which was published after the comics run ended.
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* AmbiguousGenderIdentity: He's strongly implied, but never outright stated, to be UsefulNotes/{{Transgender}}. A conversation about his name reveals that "Dex" isn't short for "Dexter" but is a complete name of his own choosing, and he hints at a DarkAndTroubledPast that would tally pretty easily with the experiences of a transgender youth growing up in an unwelcoming environment. The comics contained further subtle hints at Dex being [=AFAB=], and he was notably included on the Pride Month variant cover of the 2021 Free Comic Book Day issue. His identity as a trans man was eventually confirmed in the novel ''Literature/LifeIsStrangeStephsStory'', which was published after the comics run ended.

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* AmbiguousGenderIdentity: He's In the comics themselves he's strongly implied, but never outright stated, to be UsefulNotes/{{Transgender}}. A conversation about his name reveals that "Dex" isn't short for "Dexter" but is a complete name of his own choosing, and he hints at a DarkAndTroubledPast that would tally pretty easily with the experiences of a transgender youth growing up in an unwelcoming environment. The comics contained further subtle hints at Dex being [=AFAB=], and he was notably included on the Pride Month variant cover of the 2021 Free Comic Book Day issue. His identity as a trans man was eventually confirmed in the novel ''Literature/LifeIsStrangeStephsStory'', which was published after the comics run ended.

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* AmbiguousGenderIdentity: He's strongly implied, but never outright stated, to be UsefulNotes/{{Transgender}}. A conversation about his name reveals that "Dex" isn't short for "Dexter" but is a complete name of his own choosing, and he hints at a DarkAndTroubledPast that would tally pretty easily with the experiences of a transgender youth growing up in an unwelcoming environment. (And of course, because ''Life is Strange'' is already well-known for its LGBTQ+ rep, the inclusion of a trans character feels like a natural progression of the story.)
** Further lightly hinted at when a tactful conversation about menstruation between Chloe, Pixie, and Tammi leaves Dwight visibly confused and uncomfortable, while Dex remains unfazed.
** Reinforced again by his appearance on the Pride Month variant cover of the 2021 Free Comic Book Day issue, as the only character shown to have no confirmed romantic interests,[[note]]The other characters are Tristan and Lawrence, two guys with a budding romantic interest in each other; out lesbian Steph; and the sapphic love triangle of Max, Chloe, and Rachel[[/note]] suggesting that his gender identity is what's being celebrated here. Notably he appears where Pixie doesn't, perhaps because sapphic women were already well-represented on the cover and Pixie's interest in Max and/or Chloe has been downplayed for the past several issues.
** His identity as a trans man is confirmed and indeed stated outright in the novel ''Literature/LifeIsStrangeStephsStory'', which was published after the comics run ended.

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* AmbiguousGenderIdentity: He's strongly implied, but never outright stated, to be UsefulNotes/{{Transgender}}. A conversation about his name reveals that "Dex" isn't short for "Dexter" but is a complete name of his own choosing, and he hints at a DarkAndTroubledPast that would tally pretty easily with the experiences of a transgender youth growing up in an unwelcoming environment. (And of course, because ''Life is Strange'' is already well-known for its LGBTQ+ rep, the inclusion of a trans character feels like a natural progression of the story.)
** Further lightly hinted
The comics contained further subtle hints at when a tactful conversation about menstruation between Chloe, Pixie, Dex being [=AFAB=], and Tammi leaves Dwight visibly confused and uncomfortable, while Dex remains unfazed.
** Reinforced again by his appearance
he was notably included on the Pride Month variant cover of the 2021 Free Comic Book Day issue, as the only character shown to have no confirmed romantic interests,[[note]]The other characters are Tristan and Lawrence, two guys with a budding romantic interest in each other; out lesbian Steph; and the sapphic love triangle of Max, Chloe, and Rachel[[/note]] suggesting that his gender identity is what's being celebrated here. Notably he appears where Pixie doesn't, perhaps because sapphic women were already well-represented on the cover and Pixie's interest in Max and/or Chloe has been downplayed for the past several issues.
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issue. His identity as a trans man is was eventually confirmed and indeed stated outright in the novel ''Literature/LifeIsStrangeStephsStory'', which was published after the comics run ended.
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* TheBusCameBack: They feature in the first ''Life Is Strange'' prose novel, cementing their place in the wider-series canon with their first appearance outside of the comics.
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* FakeBrit[=/=]FakeAmerican: InUniverse, he's playing Laertes with a (presumably) British or American accent to match the rest of the cast, but while he's fluent in English it's clear that he speaks in a noticeable Polish accent when off-stage.
* GratuitousForeignLanguage: Occasionally drops a word or phrase in Polish to remind the reader that he's not American by birth.
** [[spoiler:In the DistantFinale, he and Tristan cuss each other out in Polish and explain that it's a sign of affection, with Tristan rapidly picking up some of Lawrence's favourite isults.]]
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* TwoferTokenMinority: {{Downplayed}}, but he's heavily implied to be gay, and it gets mentioned a couple of times that he's a first-generation immigrant to the US from Poland. (The latter is easy to overlook thanks to his [[TheAllAmericanBoy All-American Boy]] looks and the fact that you can't hear his accent thanks to the medium.)

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* TwoferTokenMinority: {{Downplayed}}, but {{Downplayed}} since he's heavily implied to be gay, and a gay white guy, but it gets mentioned a couple of times that he's a first-generation immigrant to the US from Poland. (The latter is easy to overlook thanks to his [[TheAllAmericanBoy All-American Boy]] looks and the fact that you can't hear his accent thanks to the medium.)
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* AmicableExes: It's unclear whether he and [[spoiler:Victoria]] got back together in the end, but if not, they're definitely this now.


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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He sincerely comforts [[spoiler:Victoria]] when the hurricane in the final issues causes her distressing flashbacks to the destruction of Arcadia Bay. This leads to an unusually honest conversation on both sides about the reason for their relationship breaking down, and leads to them becoming AmicableExes (or perhaps even getting back together; it's not clear).

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