History Characters / ResidentEvilTheBakerFamily

* TragicVillain: [[spoiler:They weren't always the superpowered lunatics that they are during the game; in fact, despite being a DysfunctionalFamily, they were happy and well-meaning to others. The meeting in the HiveMind where Jack and Ethan have their final conversation reveals that Jack and Marguerite knew what they had become but were unable to do anything about it due to Eveline's mind control, thus Ethan is asked by Jack to free his family from Eveline's control for good by killing her]].

* ImAHumanitarian: Notes on the Bakers' refrigerator door make it clear that they consume human meat on a regular basis. Only Zoe [[spoiler:and maybe [[NotBrainwashed Lucas]]]] [[AvertedTrope don't eat]] human flesh.

* TheUnfought: You fight plenty of Molded, including the introduction of the Fat Men Molded in the barn fight, but Lucas remains on the other side of a camera or a security door every step of the way. This is [[AvertedTrope averted]] in the ''Not A Hero'' DLC, where Chris finally corners and forces him to fight.

* SoleSurvivor: [[spoiler:Averted. As the ''End of Zoe'' DLC reveals, Zoe wasn't the only member of the Baker family left, since her uncle Joe had lived OffTheGrid away from the plantation and the mutated remains of her father Jack roamed the swamps [[OntologicalInertia even after Eveline's death]]]].

%%* RaginCajun: They fit the archetype. Their accent and dialect are broadly Louisianan. [[AxCrazy The ragin' part, unfortunately, is right on]].

* RaginCajun: Unlike Jack, who has a distinctively English surname and broadly southern accent, Marguerite has a French given name and occasionally refers to the Ethan as "cher" while stalking him, which is a term of endearment in Cajun French culture (partial credit, though, since an authentic Cajun accent tends to pronounce it as "shah").

* ToughLove: Jack deeply loves Lucas and has faith [[spoiler:he wasn't originally a killer prior to their brainwashing]]. However, owing to [[BlackSheep his personality]] and infamy in the neighborhood, it's implied through his interactions and documents that he raised him with physical abuse and intimidation. Notably, just a ''growl'' from Jack ''immediately'' causes Lucas to pipe down.

* RapidAging: She’s the end result of Evelyn aging 25 tines as fast as a normal person. This actually helps hide the fact that she’s Evelyn.

* DeepSouth: Even before Eveline's brainwashing, the Bakers are shown to be a conservative Caucasian family, deep southern drawl accent and all, with close to ''no'' influences, decorations or collections from non Anglo-Saxon cultures in the decor of their home. Though its ''subtly'' implied in the (humorous non-canon) game ''"Jack's 55th Birthday"'' that unlike the typical hillbilly, Jack is not a complete xenophobe as he finds ''Tom Yum'', a decidedly non Anglo-Saxon spicy Asian dish (Thai) to be delightful. Though in Jack's case, his extended tenure in the racially and culturally diverse enviroment of the 20th Century United States Marines (not to mention being trained to fight in the ''decidedly'' Asian-influenced US Marines CQC method) ''may'' have allowed him to accept (or at least understand) multiculturalism better than most conservative Southerners.

* AsskickingLeadsToLeadership: He's physically the strongest of the Bakers; Marguerite and Lucas do what he says. [[spoiler:Well, in Lucas's case he does just enough to make sure Eveline and his family don't find out he isn't under the former's control]].

Other media: [[Characters/ResidentEvilDegeneration Degeneration]] | [[Characters/ResidentEvilDamnation Damnation]] | [[Characters/ResidentEvilVendetta Vendetta]] | [[Characters/ResidentEvilInfiniteDarkness Infinite Darkness]] | [[Characters/ResidentEvilTheMarhawaDesire The Marhawa Desire]] | [[Characters/ResidentEvilHeavenlyIsland Heavenly Island]]-]]]]]

* DomesticAbuse: As shown in the "Tape-2: The Bakers" teaser trailer, Marguerite cowers in fear of her husband, who verbally abuses her and physically threatens her, even going so far as to drown her at one point. [[spoiler:The situation becomes more complicated near the end of the main game, once you learn the truth about the Mold infestation and [[BigBad Eveline's]] [[BrainwashedAndCrazy mind control]] over most of the Baker family. Many of the ''Banned Footage'' DLC tapes reveal that Jack was an alcoholic and had his moments of alcohol-induced fits of rage, as shown when he threw one of Lucas's important possessions inside a red toolbox on the veranda, but his more serious abuse happened after he was under Eveline's mind control. His conversation with Ethan in Eveline's HiveMind portrayed Jack as a soft-spoken and compassionate man, plus the ''Daughters'' DLC showcases him as a stern yet loving family man and a husband whom Marguerite showed no fear around whatsoever. Overall the couple was part of a DysfunctionalFamily, but still loved each other despite whatever happened]].

* BlackSheep: Lucas was the bad seed of the otherwise nice Baker family before their descent to madness. And when [[spoiler:Eveline comes along and turns them all into raving nutters slaved to her will, he's the only one who still retains enough free will to render himself independent of the HiveMind, but kills anyway, to make Eveline think he's still a slave]], to leave no witnesses and [[AxCrazy predominantly]] [[ForTheEvulz for shits and giggles]].

* AndNowForSomeoneCompletelyDifferent: She is the main character of the DLC game ''Daughters'', [[spoiler:showcasing how she survived the beginning of [[BigBad Eveline's]] [[BrainwashedAndCrazy control]] over Zoe's parents and her brother]].

* SeriouslyScruffy: The Bakers are haggard and wild-looking as well as don't bother to get much in the way of sleep or eating. Zoe, the OnlySaneWoman and a victim of circumstances, balance this out into being an UnkemptBeauty, [[spoiler:while the fact that it's somewhat milder on Lucas than his parents is likewise appropriate to his [[NotBrainwashed regaining and retaining self-control over his mind]], even while having Mold in him and being able to see Eveline]].

** [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]. Initially, Jack appears to be this since he [[SuperStrength hits hard]] and has SuperToughness, but he chooses to speed walk [[OminousWalk in order to screw with Ethan]]. Unfortunately, his running speed is slow enough that a speed-walking Jack can still catch Ethan rather quickly, meaning in-game Jack functions as a speed-walking LightningBruiser. [[spoiler:Later played straight when he's revealed to be the Swamp Man in the ''End Of Zoe'' DLC. He isn't as fast as his brother Joe who retains his strength; agility; toughness; and skills from his younger days, whereas Jack has his inhuman strength and HealingFactor to even the odds. Their final fight, however, gives Jack ranged attacks using the Mold in his body to keep Joe's PowerFist at bay]].

* TheDogWasTheMastermind: She’s Evelyn, the BigBad.

* DragonAscendant: Implied: [[spoiler:he's the only Baker to survive his encounters with Ethan and given he had been freed of Eveline's HiveMind beforehand by The Connections, whom he was spying for, it's likely he's going to pop up again in the future]]. But ultimately subverted: [[spoiler:Chris hunts him down and ultimately kills him shortly after the events of the main game, as detailed in the ''Not A Hero'' DLC]].

%%* TrapMaster: Oh yes.

* TheUnfought: You fight plenty of Molded, including the introduction of the Fat Men Molded in the barn fight, but Lucas remains on the other side of a camera or a security door every step of the way.

* ImpoverishedPatrician: Implied. They have a rather sizeable mansion with a boathouse, greenhouse, and barn to go with it, but their dress sense and stereotypically Redneck mannerisms suggests they were at most Middle Class before [[spoiler: Eveline came into their lives]].