History Characters / SeaOfSolitude

A giant, fire-breathing monster whom Kay encounters at the beginning of Chapter 5 (One) before later becoming the focus of that chapter as well Chapters 6 (Hurt), 7 (Burning Down the House) and 8 (Fine and Mellow), where he has a prolonged and heated exchange with the octopus monster that Kay encounters first along the surface of the flooded city. As Kay interacts with him, she realizes that he's actually [[spoiler: her father Adam.]]

* BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind: It's fairly clear that the entire story is [[spoiler: allegorical.]] Kay is a normal girl in a bad family situation, and it's blazingly clear from the start of the introduction that the game is [[spoiler: a representation of her depression, hence the SunkenCity setting (i.e. someone "drowning in one's depression").

An human-faced octopus monster.

* GiantSquid: As mentioned above, she's reimagined in Kay's [[spoiler: mental world]] as a human-faced octopus monster.

A giant, fire-breathing chameleon that sits atop a skyscraper that's in conflict with the human-faced octopus monster.

The last of the monsters that Kay has to confront. In reality, the wolf is [[spoiler: Jack, Kay's boyfriend, who's been pushing her away due to his own mental health struggles.]]

* BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind: It's fairly clear that the entire story is allegorical. Kay is a normal girl in a bad family situation, and it's blazingly clear from the start of the introduction that the game is a representation of her depression, hence the SunkenCity setting (i.e. someone "drowning in their depression").

%%* DarkIsNotEvil:

%%* KidsAreCruel:

* MeaningfulAppearance: According to creator Cornelia Geppert, [[spoiler: Sunny appearing as a giant bird in Kay's mental world stems from all the times he would look outside his classroom, see birds flying freely and wish he had the ability to do as they did.]]

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%%* MeaningfulAppearance:

%%An human-faced octopus monster.

A giant, fire-breathing chameleon a skyscraper that's in conflict with the human-faced octopus monster.

%%* RedEyesTakeWarning: He can breath fire and

* MakingASplash: The first time he comes face-to-face with Kay, he sheds a SingleTear that falls into the endless sea of the flooded city, causing the water level to rise.

%%* SingleTear: When Kay first catches up with him, he sheds one tear that raises the before flying away.

A giant bird monster that flies overhead of Kay in Chapter 2 ("Mixed Emotions") before becoming the focal point of Chapters 3 ("The Sound of Silence") and 4 ("Don't Give Up On Me"). As Kay pursues and interacts with the bird, she realizes that it's actually [[spoiler: her younger brother Sunny.]]

%%* AnimalMotifs:

! Kay's Loved Ones

* {{Cthulhumanoid}}: As mentioned above, she's reimagined in Kay's [[spoiler: mental world]] as a human-faced octopus monster.

%%* RedEyesTakeWarning:

* AmicableExes: After their intense arguing, which [[spoiler: devastates Kay to the point of making her pass out,]] he and [[spoiler: Vivienne]] eventually agree to strive towards this kind of relationship for [[spoiler: their children's sakes.]]

%%A giant chameleon that makes scaling a skyscraper that's in conflict with the human-faced octopus monster.

%%* AwfulWeddedLife: With [[spoiler: Vivienne]].

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%%* RedEyesTakeWarning: [[AvertedTrope Averted]].

* BehemothBattle: Her intense argument with [[spoiler: Adam]] is a emotional version of this.

* BehemothBattle: His intense argument with [[spoiler: Vivienne]] is a emotional version of this.

%%* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever:

%%* JerkassHasAPoint:

* RedEyesTakeWarning: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]]. She's definitely antagonistic towards Kay for a good portion of the game, but towards the end, she softens up towards Kay, and it's revealed that [[spoiler: the reason she's so hard in Kay in the first place is to help save the latter from herself.]]

* JerkassRealization: Again, she has this ''big''-time regarding her relationship with Sunny.

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Kay quickly realizes just what a horrible person she was when she discovers that her brother was being bullied by his so-called "friends" and tried to tell her, only for realize that she didn't actually listen to him and was more focused on texting with her boyfriend. Needless to say, she was horrified.

* GroupHug: At the very end of the game, Kay engages in one with [[spoiler: the girl in the raincoat and shockingly cute and childlike versions of the giant woman in the shell and the monster fish. This act symbolizes Kay making peace with herself and learning how to go on in life.]]