History Characters / RuleOfRose

* DrivenToSuicide: In-game imagery implies that Hoffman hanged himself when the MyGodWhatHaveIDone realization hit him for taking out his sexual frustration on the orphans.

* MeaningfulName: To Olivia from Theatre/TwelfthNight, another character whose emotions get the best of her.

* ThoseTwoGuys: She's always seen with Susan.

* EmotionlessGirl: She has very few voice lines and expresses little emotion, even when [[spoiler:she finds her beloved pet bird killed and wrapped in her own dress.]]

* ParentalNeglect: Eleanor is implied to have not been an orphan in the traditional sense, in that her parents hadn't died or even wanted resources to care for her. Rather, as a newspaper clipping hints, she was "orphaned" by a quite odd {{inver|tedTrope}}sion of DivorceAssetsConflict: ''[[ParentalAbandonment neither party]]'' [[DoorstopBaby wanted her]] once the marriage was kaput.

* MeaningfulName: Derives from the Latin word, ''amanda'', which means "worthy of love."

* ThoseTwoGuys: She's always seen with Olivia.

* BrainwashedAndCrazy: At the end of the game, it is revealed that [[spoiler: Wendy had manipulated him so much, he believed himself to literally be a dog and murdered everyone in the orphanage.]]

* DrowningMySorrows: He drank very heavily [[spoiler: as a result of his son's death.]]

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Has a moment of clarity after [[spoiler:Jennifer gives him his gun.]]
* NoodleIncident: [[spoiler:We know his son Joshua died, but we don't really know what happened]].

A heavier set girl, who's designated as lower class but is a rank above Jennifer.

A girl in white, who's the highest of all Aristocrats.

* EvilCannotComprehendGood: [[spoiler:She assumes that Jennifer must only 'love' Brown for self-serving reasons; therefore, she thinks that killing Brown will make Jennifer stop loving him (as he can no longer provide anything- emotional or otherwise- to her). The idea of a selfless love that transcends death is alien to Wendy... so she didn't expect that Jennifer would still care enough about Brown to avenge him, or retain the confidence his love gave her.]]

* FloralMotifs: Roses, specifically, red ones, which are associated with love, however, as we all know, roses have thorns, which hurt, and [[spoiler: she used her love to hurt people.]]

* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler:Wendy is slaughtered by the same man she took advantage of]]. Then, [[spoiler:even in death, she cannot move on from the orphanage.]]

* {{Manipulative B|astard}}itch: [[spoiler: As the leader of the Aristocrat Club, she scares the other members into submission with stories of Stray Dog, orders them to taunt and harm Jennifer, and makes them ''kill a puppy'' just so she can have Jennifer to herself. After Jennifer defies her, Wendy dresses as Joshua, finds Gregory, and manipulates him into murdering everyone at the orphanage.]]

* PragmaticVillain: She readily feigns niceness when doing so would accomplish a goal, but ultimately it's just another 'tool' of hers, discarded the instant it stops being effective.
* PsychoLesbian: She and [[spoiler:Jennifer]] vowed to love each other forever. Unfortunately, they were using... ''different'' definitions of the word 'love'.

* TheSociopath: [[spoiler: She's a selfish, manipulating murderer, with an evil plan that hinges on Jennifer acting in a specific way that implies she does not understand basic human emotions.]]

* FatBastard: He's less jerky to Jennifer, but he's portly and unpleasant.

* AmbiguousDisorder: Like Eleanor, he demonstrates symptoms of being on the autism spectrum.

* ThePrankster: His biggest role in the plot is [[DeadlyPrank locking Jennifer in rooms with imps for kicks.]]

* AnimalMotif: [[spoiler: Dogs. Adding to this, we find out that he was Stray Dog.]]

* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: In order to get the Good ending, the player has to give him his gun. After apologizing to his dead son, he shoots himself in the head.]]

* MoralityPet: Oddly enough, though he [[spoiler: murders most of the orphans, he spares Jennifer]].
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Has a moment of clarity after [[spoiler: Jennifer gives him his gun.]]
* NoodleIncident: [[spoiler: We know his son Joshua died, but we don't really know what happened]].
* SanitySlippage: [[spoiler: The death of his son Joshua really pushed him over the edge.]]

* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: [[spoiler: A loving father turned murderous psychopath after the death of his son.]]

* DirtyOldMan: Has [[spoiler: sexually abused]] at least two of the orphans.

* OnlySaneWoman: [[spoiler: The only one of the staff concerned about the children, she sent letters to the police regarding Gregory's strange behavior and Wendy's manipulations.]] [[PoliceAreUseless She was completely ignored.]]

* SugarAndIcePersonality: In public, child!Jennifer acted very detached and 'adult' as a way of feeling superior to her peers. (Her actual coping mechanisms, such as playing with Brown, are more appropriate to her age.) Some years later, she realizes that this was silly of her- and that her image of adults was incorrect anyway.

* {{Tomboy}}: Averted. Jennifer's flashback self looks rather boyish - and describes herself as a "prince" to Wendy's "princess" - but not because she wants to: because [[spoiler: Gregory forced her to resemble his dead son as much as possible, and refused to acknowledge her actual gender or identity]]. After escaping Gregory, she expresses joy at being able to be who she really is.
* TheTragicRose: The scene where Jennifer realizes how viciously [[spoiler:Wendy]] has betrayed her is marked with a rose bouquet being spilled on the floor and a rose brooch being cast aside. It's clear in that scene that both 'roses' - both girls - [[{{Yandere}} have]] [[{{Determinator}} thorns]].
* TraumaInducedAmnesia: She considers this trope the reason that so much weird shit is going on in her memories. The disturbing actions of her fellow orphans, for example, are 'censored' by them instead appearing as faceless imps. When Jennifer finally remembers exactly who [[spoiler:killed Brown]], she does ''not'' take it well. However, she ultimately states that recovering her memories was worth the emotional pain of doing so.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: It is unknown what happened to Jennifer after [[spoiler:the massacre at the orphanage.]] Though it is safe to assume that she at least [[spoiler: lived to the age of 19, as we see her in-game.]]
* WhenSheSmiles: Wendy considers Jennifer's smile very beautiful, [[spoiler:not that she feels any guilt for making her sad.]] The game's BittersweetEnding ends with a closeup of it.

* CanineCompanion: He is always at Jennifer's side, unless physically forced away. Both psychologically and gameplay-wise, Jennifer treats him like an extension of her own body - [[spoiler:a fact which confuses Wendy and arouses her rage.]]

* MoralityPet: It's implied that his selfless, unconditional love was the main thing keeping Jennifer sane while she was in the orphanage. The other children- who either lost their pets or never had one in the first place- have fully succumbed to [[spoiler:Wendy]]'s toxic [[StrawNihilist philosophy]], losing all hope and compassion.

* [[spoiler: CreepyCrossdresser: Is actually Wendy masquerading as Gregory's dead son.]]

* AlphaBitch: The oldest, meanest, and prettiest girl, Diana looks down on the other members of the club, particularly Jennifer, and often uses peer pressure to torment them.

* EvilRedhead: Second to [[spoiler: Wendy]], she's the most antagonistic of the Aristocrats.
* FalseFriend: She conspires with Meg to steal and kill Eleanor's bird, and the two backchat her cruelly in the girls' bathroom. She also hangs around with Eleanor and complains to her about how clingy Meg is, claiming that she doesn't like her at all, even going so far as to tear up her love letter.
* FreudianExcuse: Diana was [[spoiler: sexually abused by Hoffman]]. This would make her a more sympathetic character, if she didn't take her resulting anger out on ''everyone else''.
* GrowingUpSucks: A complex example. The prettiest and most mature of the Aristocrats, she couldn't wait to become an adult. At the same time though, she was afraid of what doing so would entail. She also fixated on the fantasy of a mermaid, pure and beautiful, but as she grew older she realised that she was straying more and more from her ideal self. [[spoiler:Factor into this the strong possibility that she saw in Clara her own potential future – the eldest orphan, sexually mature, sexually ''abused'', broken, caged – and, as the second eldest, was terrified of crossing that threshold and opening herself up to that awful existence.]]

* ManipulativeBitch: Evident in her treatment of her "friends".

* NoodleIncident: How she came to need the bandage around one of her thighs. Given what we know about her and Hoffman, that's something we might not want to dwell on.

* ItsAllAboutMe / MoralMyopia: She doesn't believe she has any personal flaws, and her reaction to Jennifer reading her love letter is "How could she do that to me?! What did I ever do to her?!" After, you know, demeaning and forcing her into servitude like everyone else.

A quite and withdrawn girl who's third in command.

* EmotionlessGirl: She has very few voice lines and expresses little emotion, even when [[spoiler: she finds her beloved pet bird killed and wrapped in her own dress.]]
* {{Foil}}: To Jennifer. Both are emotionally and socially withdrawn children, though with opposite positions - Eleanor is a member of the Aristocracy that torments Jennifer, while Jennifer is a minion of said Aristocracy. How they react to their [[spoiler:respective pets' deaths also sets them apart but further unifies them: Eleanor reacts to her bird's death by bottling up her emotions and carrying around the animal's cage as if it hadn't died, whereas Brown's death proves to be Jennifer's breaking point]].
* IceQueen: Her being cold and emotionally distant is her defining trait. She is even referred to as the 'Cold Princess'.

* ParentalNeglect: Eleanor is implied to have not been an "orphan" in the traditional sense, in that her parents hadn't died or even wanted for resources to care for her. Rather, as a newspaper clipping hints, she was "orphaned" by a quite odd {{inver|tedTrope}}sion of DivorceAssetsConflict: ''[[ParentalAbandonment neither party]]'' [[DoorstopBaby wanted her]] once the marriage was kaput.
* TheStoic: She doesn't even react when [[spoiler: she comes across her prized, dead bird]].

* FairWeatherFriend: She basically tries to please everyone, and ends up on the Club's side because they'll accept this in a minion/friend but Jennifer won't.
* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: She goes from looking uncomfortable about screwing over Jennifer and shoving a rat in her face to ''reveling'' in her newfound power. Then not long after, her guilt overcomes her and she tearfully apologizes to Jennifer, encouraging her to take revenge on her if given the chance, desperately hoping they can be friends. [[spoiler:And then it's back to hate when Jennifer upstages her in rank.]]

* LowerClassLout: Unlike her fellow Club members, she bears no aristocratic title and is the designated representative of "the poor".

* MeaningfulName: Derives from the Latin word, ''Amanda'' which means "worthy of love."
* PlainJane: Unlike the rest of the girls, who all vary from being attractive to very pretty, she is designed so as to be conventionally rather plain.

* TheHeavy: [[spoiler:Aside from Wendy, the HiddenVillain BigBad,]] Diana is the characters whose actions drive much of the conflict.

* AlphaBitch: Diana looks down on the other members of the club, particularly Jennifer, and often uses peer pressure to torment them.

* EvilRedhead: Second to [[spoiler: Wendy]], she's the most antagonistic of the Aristocrats

* GrowingUpSucks: A complex example. The prettiest and most mature of the Artistocrats, she couldn't wait to become an adult. At the same time though, she was afraid of what doing so would entail. She also fixated on the fantasy of a mermaid, pure and beautiful, but as she grew older she realised that she was straying more and more from her ideal self. [[spoiler:Factor into this the strong possibility that she saw in Clara her own potential future – the eldest orphan, sexually mature, sexually ''abused'', broken, caged – and, as the second eldest, was terrified of crossing that threshold and opening herself up to that awful existence.]]

* CryingLittleKid: Constantly, as her title would suggest.

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* EmotionlessGirl: She has very few voice lines and expresses little emotion, even when [[spoiler: she discovers her bird bloodied and butchered wrapped in her own dress]]

The oldest orphan and one of the higher ranking girls in the Aristocrat Club.

A timid girl who hides from everyone and keeps to herself.

The oldest orphan and one of the higher ranking girls in the Aristocrat Club

Diana's lackey and second in command.

A quite and withdrawn girl, who's third in command

* AmbiguousDisorder: Eleanor doesn't make eye contact, even while bowing (she makes a point of looking to the side), does not show emotion like other people, speaks in monotone, prefers to be by herself, develops a far deeper emotional connection with an animal than she ever has with a human, and when it dies, responds in a way that seems bizarre to others (rather than crying or becoming angry, she simply substitutes her connection to the animal with a connection to the cage, which she keeps carrying around for comfort). All of these appear to be symptoms of autism (or, given how she's implied to be abandoned, reactional attachment disorder).

One of the younger girls

* GirlishPigtails: Dons two braids in her brown hair.

The youngest girl, who's always crying

A chubby boy in striped shirt who's always eating

Xavier's best freind and, sometimes, accomplice

The proprietor and teacher of the Rose Garden Orphanage

The Orphanage's housekeeper

* MeaningfulName: Diana was a Roman goddess known for hunting and childbirth, reflecting Diana's own superior attitude, time spent hunting for victims, and [[spoiler:her being sexually abused by Hoffman]].

* BlueBlood: Invoked -- she uses the title "Baroness".

* BlueBlood: Invoked -- she uses the title "Countess".

* CreepyChild: Arguably, all of the Aristocrats qualify to some degree or another but Olivia takes the cake as her age makes her more the case.

* VagueAge:Her age is more vague than the others, in that she's, from her appearance, a toddler.

* TheBully: Not to a heavy degree as the other Aristocrats but he's an emotional version of this to Jennifer, as he's mostly cold to her but he did help torment Jennifer with the onion bag. Otherwise, he's an AccompliceByInaction.
* FatBastard: He's less jerky to Jennifer but he's portly and unpleasant.

* FatAndSkinny: He plays the "skinny" role to Xavier's fat

* MoralityPet: Oddly, though he [[spoiler: murders most of the orphans, he spares Jennifer]].

* NoodleIncident: [[spoiler: We know his son, Joshua, died, but we don't really know what happened]].

* FightingFromTheInside: The "Sir Peter" storybook hints that he at least initially tried to resist sexually touching [[spoiler:Diana and Clara]], "hold[ing] in" his sexual releases until "he [[ADateWithRosiePalms found a toilet]]."

* AdultsAreUseless: Averted, as she tried to be useful but she's ignored.

* OnlySaneWoman: [[spoiler: The only one of the staff concerned about the children and sends letters to the police regarding Gregory's strange behavior and Wendy's manipulations.]] [[PoliceAreUseless She's completely ignored.]]

A timid girl who hides from everyone and keeps to herself

* BrokenBird: Final part revealed she [[spoiler::was sexually touched by Hoffman]], which is possibly a reason why she is so timid.

* GoodIsNotNice: Jennifer is a kind, loyal person. Her slapping [[spoiler:Wendy when the latter goes too far]] is treated as an extension of these traits and a display of great CharacterDevelopment.

* ThoseTwoGuys: She's always seen with Oliva.

* CreepyChild: Arguably, all of the Aristocrats qualify to some degree or another but Olivia takes the cake as her age makes more

* TheBully: Not to a heavy degree as the other Aristocrats but he's an emotional version of this to Jennifer, as he's mostly cold to her but he did help torment Jennifer with the onion bag.

* BrokenBird: Final part revelead she [[spoiler::was sexually touched by Hoffman]], which is possibly a reason why she is so timid.

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[[folder: Minor Characters]]
!!Gregory, The Mysterious Man
An odd figure who lurks round the orphanage.
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* AnimalMotif: [[spoiler: Dogs. Adding to this, we find out that he was Stray Dog.]]
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: At the end of the game, it is revealed that [[spoiler: Wendy had manipulated him so much, he believed himself to literally be a dog and murdered everyone in the orphanage.]]
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: In order to get the Good ending, the player has to give him his gun. After apologizing to his dead son, he shoots himself in the head.]]
* DrowningMySorrows: He drank very heavily [[spoiler: as a result of his son's death.]]
* ImAHumanitarian: [[spoiler:Some theorize he kidnapped children and ground them up to be used in food. He (as well as the children at the orphanage) refers to his victims as "peas."]]
* MoralityPet: Oddly, though he [[spoiler: murders most of the orphans, he spares Jennifer]].
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Has a moment of clarity after [[spoiler: Jennifer gives him his gun.]]
* NoodleIncident: [[spoiler: We know his son, Joshua, died, but we don't really know what happened]].
* SanitySlippage: [[spoiler: The death of his son Joshua really pushed him over the edge.]]
* WalkingSpoiler
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: [[spoiler: A loving father turned murderous psychopath after the death of his son.]]

!!Mr. Hoffman, The Strict Teacher
-> '''Voiced by:''' Ian Thompson
The proprietor and teacher of the Rose Garden Orphanage

* BrokenPedestal: Jennifer, who seems to want to remember primarily Hoffman's good qualities, begins to piece together (alongside the player) his inner demons.
* DirtyOldMan: Has [[spoiler: sexually abused]] at least two of the orphans.
* DrivenToSuicide: In-game imagery implies that Hoffman hanged himself when the MyGodWhatHaveIDone realization hit him for taking out his sexual frustration on the orphans.
* FightingFromTheInside: The "Sir Peter" storybook hints that he at least initially tried to resist sexually touching [[spoiler:Diana and Clara]], "hold[ing] in" his sexual releases until "he [[ADateWithRosiePalms found a toilet]]."

!!Martha, The Queen of Cleaning

The Orphanage's housekeeper

* CreepyHousekeeper: She is eerie, calls Jennifer a wretch, and is suspected to be a witch by the children.
* OnlySaneWoman: [[spoiler: The only one of the staff concerned about the children and sends letters to the police regarding Gregory's strange behavior and Wendy's manipulations.]] [[PoliceAreUseless She's completely ignored.]]

!!Clara, The Frightened Princess
-> '''Voiced by:''' Unknown
A timid girl who hides from everyone and keeps to herself

* BrokenBird: Final part revelead she [[spoiler::was sexually touched by Hoffman]], which is possibly a reason why she is so timid.
* DrivenToSuicide: The possibility, at least, is heavily implied.
* ShrinkingViolet: Only ever speaks two words to Jennifer throughout the entire game.

!!Susan, The Impetuous Princess
-> '''Voiced by:''' Emma Tate
One of the younger girls
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* GirlishPigtails: Dons two braids in her brown hair.
* TheKlutz: Not coordinated enough to avoid stumbling when she curtsies.
* ThoseTwoGuys: She's always seen with Oliva.

!!Olivia, The Tearful Princess
-> '''Voiced by:''' Emma Tate
The youngest girl, who's always crying

* TheBabyOfTheBunch: If her overall appearance is an indication, she's the youngest of the whole cast.
* CreepyChild: Arguably, all of the Aristocrats qualify to some degree or another but Olivia takes the cake as her age makes more
* CryingLittleKid: Constantly, as her title would suggest.
* DesperatelyCravesAffection: It's implied that she's only crying so much so someone will pay attention to her.
* MeaningfulName: To Olivia from Theatre/TwelfthNight, another character whose emotions get the best of her.
* ThoseTwoGuys: She's always seen with Susan.
* TheUnfavorite: To Hoffman, as he'd call her name last.
* VagueAge:Her age is more vague than the others, in that she's, from her appearance, a toddler.

!!Xavier, The Gluttonous Prince
-> '''Voiced by:''' James Daniel Wilson
A chubby boy in striped shirt who's always eating
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* ArchEnemy: He considers a ''pig'' this, hoping to beat it in eating.
* TheBully: Not to a heavy degree as the other Aristocrats but he's an emotional version of this to Jennifer, as he's mostly cold to her but he did help torment Jennifer with the onion bag.
* FatBastard: He's less jerky to Jennifer but he's portly and unpleasant.
* ExtremeOmnivore: Downplayed, as he eats the usual things being a {{big eater}}, but he even wonders if paper tastes good at one point.

!!Nicholas, The Sloppy Prince
-> '''Voiced by:''' Susan Sheridan

!!Thomas, The Mischievous Prince
A withdrawn boy who prefers to spend time with his trains and likes to play pranks
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Diana's lackey and second in command to Diana, to whom she follows behind