History Fanfic / UnlifeIsStrange

* MamaBear: In the present day storyline, Rachel acts this way towards Daniel Diaz, Chris Eriksen and Sarah Lee Hackerman. While she acts more like a big sister towards them, she otherwise fits the bill. She finds and rescues them during the Beaver Creek attack, protecting them from skals while they keep their heads down over the next week. When Sawney Bean directly comes after them, and threatens to harm Sarah Lee, Rachel (with Daniel's help), absolutely brutalizes the guy, torturing him and ''crucifying him to a post'' (which he ends up surviving). [[spoiler:As it so happens, it occurs when Rachel learns of her son, Bill -- who was artificially conceived behind her back.]]

** Also in both Routes, Sean Diaz finds out his girlfriend Cassidy is pregnant with his kid. While they are still early in her pregnancy, and weighing their optiosn, it also gives Sean a lot more to loose and gain for his deal with the FBC.

** Downplayed with Pierre Margot, a supposed descendant of ruthless vampire hunter Jean Margot, who founded the "Americanized" Guard of Priwen. Leading them in the present day -- under the FBC -- Margot is a rather militant extremist, out to snuff out "undesirables" who are part of TheAlliance. Sean Diaz's deal with the FBC puts him in with the Americanized Guard, meaning Margot is the one responsible for overseeing Sean's "services". Margot directly also responsible for bringing [[spoiler:Jefferson back into the fray]]. While a threat in his own right, Margot is still overshadowed by the Red Queen, and is largely acting in response to her threat. Reid and [=McCullum=] both see Margot as an (albeit massive) obstacle standing in the way of the ''real'' threat.

* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Downplayed with Mordred, as he mentions that despite his atrocities and genocidal end goal, he's had hundreds of people he loved and cared for over the centuries; this includes marrying several times, and even having children and meeting his grandchildren. But in that same speech, he mentions that his loyalty is ultimately to his "mother", and her desires will always come before his own. At the same time, Mordred does show genuine friendship and affection to one of his CoDragons, Lady Bathory; although, them being loyal to the same cause mitigates any conflict of loyalty on their part.

** While Rachel had a rebellious phase and was a bit of a trouble maker as a teenager, it's implied her especially toxic traits towards the end of her life, are the result of learning that her father had her mother kidnapped and drugged. With this, Rachel took up a series of maladaptive and self destructive coping mechanisms over the years before her death.

* NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist: Mordred tries to sell himself as a revolutionary to Rachel -- and the other girls turned by his mother -- trying to change society for the better through his mother's apocalypse. He prattles on about how corrupt and dirty society and the human race is -- and why it's his goal not to ''destroy'' the world, but clear out the "filth", and build a better world on its ashes. Rachel doesn't buy it, seeing the red flags early on, and lets him know she read ''Literature/AnimalFarm'' in freshman year. When he fails to sell Rachel on this, he later resorts to threats and blackmail to pull her in line.

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* TheyLookJustLikeEveryoneElse: Mordred's appearance is described as handsome, but plain enough that no one would pay him a second glance unless he ''wanted'' them too. This is something he uses for his MasterOfDisguise bit. He's hinted to the person who greeted Rachel when she first arrived in LA, but when they meet in the sixth chapter — which occurs several months later — Rachel doesn't recognize him, comparing him to a generic male model that she had a passing glance at.

** James Amber. While in ''[[VideoGame/LifeIsStrangeBeforeTheStorm Before the Storm]]'', he already paid a drug dealer to abduct his ex-wife and force her to go through an addiction relapse, in this story, despite the truth coming out to Rachel, he seemingly expected her to come back to him. Despite his supposed concerns, did nothing when he (correctly) suspected an affair between Rachel and Jefferson. Following confirmation of Rachel's death, he attempted to posthumously push her memory as a perfect daughter, victim and student while demonizing Chloe as a toxic influence on Rachel's life. All this to say, Rachel is further disgusted by her father when she's resurrected. [[spoiler:However, James ''does'' has a genuine fatherly concern for Chris, Daniel and Sarah Lee, and Rachel herself when he sees her again; but his reluctance to admit any fault on his part leaves the bridge with his daughter pretty burnt.]]

* LovingAShadow: In both Routes, Kate comes to this conclusion about her ostensible supporters. After Kate's victimhood is exploited, social media and her church community prop her up as this "perfect" victim of Jefferson and the Dark Room. Over time, Kate realizes this was less about ''actually'' supporting her, and more to pat themselves on the back for it. They care less about Kate as a ''person'', and more of her ''image''; that being of a sad, but innocent "Good Christian" girl, who needs to be protected. When Kate adopts a more tomboyish punk look and attitude, similar to Chloe, these same people wash their hands of Kate almost immediately.

** PlayedStraight in other points. With the first game, it is established that Max successfully saved Kate from her suicide attempt; the '''A''' timeline also establishes Kate as a survivor of the storm. It is also confirmed that Chloe told Rachel the truth about her father at the end of ''[[VideoGame/LifeIsStrangeBeforeTheStorm Before the Storm]]''. With the second game, the good morality route is considered canon, as well as Sean and Cassidy's romance and having sex -- however this romance option was considered mostly moot, as both Sean and Cassidy hook up with Finn over the years, starting a polyamorist relationship. When ''[[VideoGame/LifeIsStrangeTrueColors True Colors]]'' became included in this story, sAlex and Steph's romance is established as canon, along with the ending where the two leave Haven Springs together

** Downplayed with Pierre Margot, a supposed descendant of ruthless vampire hunter Jean Margot, who founded the "Americanized" Guard of Priwen. Leading them in the present day -- under the FBC -- Margot is a rather militant extremist, out to snuff out "undesirables" who are part of TheAlliance. Sean Diaz's deal with the FBC puts him in with the Americanized Guard, meaning Margot is the one responsible for overseeing Sean's "services". Margot directly also responsible for bringing [[spoiler:Jefferson back into the fray]]. While s a threat in his own right, Margot is still overshadowed by the Red Queen, and is largely acting in response to her threat. Reid and [=McCullum=] both see Margot as an (albeit massive) obstacle standing in the way of the ''real'' threat.

*** It is also revealed the Queen took root in Arcadia Bay in the 90's, during which she became fixated on Chloe Price after seeing her as a happy toddler. Besides bringing further corruption and pain to Arcadia Bay, the Queen wanted to make Chloe her "ideal" champion, and would manipulate events in her life to make her bitter and miserable in hopes of eventually killing and turning her. In the ''B''' timeline she succeeds, [[spoiler:although Chloe managed to slip through her fingers upon turning; in the present day, Vampire!Chloe has seemingly joined the fight against her.]]

** ZigZagged with Nathan Prescott. While his and Jefferson's crimes were exposed to the world, Nathan ended up with a divided reputation in the following media circus. Even when Sean Prescott fails to spin the narrative, there are people across social media who express nothing but sympathy and compassion for Nathan; downplaying the severity of his crimes and even implying that he was the only ''real'' victim in all this. When James Amber did a smear campaign against Chloe, many of Nathan's supporters were quick to highlight her delinquency, while also playing off Nathan's crimes as being no big deal in comparison.

* EldritchAbomination: For a bulk of the story, the Red Queen's current form is a sentient, spiritual being made from Blood, and a disease that corrupts and distorts all it contacts, and can manifest spirit as a voice in the back of people's heads.

** While skals are considered a mutated and feral strain of vampirism, their feral behaviour and distorted appearances brings zombies to mind — which is often compacted by ColdBloodedTorture before being turned, and[=/=]or corruption by the Red Queen's essence. InUniverse, Skals were apparently the basis behind myths of [[OurGhoulsAreCreepier Ghouls]] and ghoul-like beings across the world. When human characters initially encounter ghouls, they initially mistake them for zombies; in the '''B''' timeline, [[spoiler:an attack by skals on Arcadia Bay is thought of as a zombie outbreak by the survivors.]]

* PhotoOpWithTheDog: In both routes, when Kate's victimhood of the Dark Room came to light, her church community and the media circus were quick to prop Kate up as this perfect victim to stand with. This is less out of genuine care for Kate or her well being, and more about patting ''themselves'' on the back for supporting her. This especially stands out with Kate's church and her more religious family members; they like to credit ''themselves'' for helping Kate when she needed them, when it was ''their rejection'' of her that played a significant part in her trauma. It says something that Kate bondd with her ''actual former bully'' during that time, and healed a lot better in ''that'' relationship.

Fighting against them is the follow up the the former Ascalon club, aptly named, New Ascalon; led by William Marshall's "heir", Lady Elisabeth Ashbury, whose lover, Jonathan Ried is no closer to finding a cure for the Blood of Hate despite a century of searching. With the "present day" storyline set in 2020, the fic also features a flashback storyline, covering Rachel's years as a vampire in Los Angeles. Thrust into this new unlife, Rachel is warned not to seek out connections from her old life, which is easier said than done when familiar faces appear to her, and she finds herself fighting the destiny that the Mother's Children hoped for her.

Fighting against them is the follow up the the former Ascalon club, aptly named, New Ascalon; led by William Marshall's "heir", Lady Elisabeth Ashbury, whose lover, Jonathan Ried is no closer to finding a cure for the Blood of Hate despite a century of searching. With the "present day" storyline set in 2020, the story also features a flashback storyline, covering Rachel's years as a vampire in Los Angeles. Thrust into this new unlife, Rachel is warned not to seek out connections from her old life, which is easier said than done when familiar faces appear to her, and she finds herself fighting the destiny that the Mother's Children hoped for her.

** Elisabeth Ashbury is a rather downplayed example. In ''VideoGame/Vampyr2018'', she normally abstains from any kind of combat or getting her hands dirty, due to being TheAtoner. However, when she becomes the head of New Ascalon, she and her partners are swept into an EnemyCivilWar with the old Ascalon club, and reactionaries within the Guard of Priwen. This necessitates her having to get her hands dirty over the past century, and she fears becoming [[IHatePastMe Lady Blackwood]] again. With that said, she personally leads a rescue mission for [[spoiler:Jonathan, during which she kills several of Mordred's followers; and in Route '''B'', helps fight off a vampire attack on Blackwell Academy.]]

* MoreDespicableMinion: While Mordred is a ruthless, cold blooded, and even sadistic leader to the Mother's Children -- having little if any moral standards, and certainly not above torture and murder -- he has a few humanizing qualities. He an be charming and funny at times, is usually strategic about who he gets his hands dirty with and when. He also has a layer of tragedy in that he was bred and groomed to be a loyal soldier to his eldritch "Mother". The same cannot be said of his CoDragons, Bathory and Alexander "Sawney" Bean.

* PrecursorHero: It is mentioned that multiple figures in English and Celtic folklore were also champions of Myrddin Wylt. Thes figures include [[Myth/CelticMythology Cú Chulainn]], Literature/{{Beowulf}}, and most prominently King Arthur. Of them all, Arthur is stated to have destroyed the Red Queen's physical form, and saved Europe from Mordred's scourge. Unlike the legends, when Arthur departed to Avalon, it is believed he departed to the Americas to live out his supposed last days. Some believe he was also the one who taught Pâhkwêkan's founders of vampires and how to fight them. In the present day, many aren't sure if he's actually dead or just in hiding.

** While "Hero" is a little much, Chloe gains a divisive reputation following the storm in Route '''A''' or her death in '''B'''. After Rachel's death is discovered, Rachel's father starts something of a smear campaign, propping Rachel up as a perfect daughter, student and victim; while painting Chloe as this toxic influence on his daughter, which was apparently ''more'' to blame for Rachel's death than ''her actual murderers''. With this, Chloe's troubled history, home life and delinquency is regularly used against her. Even with Jefferson and Nathan's crimes being exposed, they are downplayed by the campaign in comparison to Chloe's history; especially both by those [[VillainWithGoodPublicity sympathetic to Nathan]], or those looking to prop Rachel and Kate up against Chloe.

* PhotoOpWithTheDog: In both routes, when Kate's victimhood of the Dark Room came to light, her church community and the media circus were quick to prop Kate up as this perfect victim to stand with. This is less out of genuine care for Kate or her well being, and more about patting themselves on the back for supporting her. This especially stands out with Kate's church and her more religious family members; they like to credit ''themselves'' for helping Kate when she needed them, when it was ''their rejection'' of her that played a significant part in her trauma. It says something that Kate bonds with her ''actual former bully'' during that time, and healed a lot better in ''that'' relationship.

** While calling Rachel a villain ''is'' a bit of a stretch, this story is not shy about showing her toxic and self destructive habits, or her vices, putting her in the category of a flawed anti-hero. With that said, her father was all too eager to push this narrative to the media that Rachel was the ideal daughter, student and innocent victim; blaming her issues on outside "toxic" influences (Chloe). All this does is make Rachel irritated, and she releases an expose which uncovers her bad habits, and implicitly her father's.

** Rachel, although this can be explained by her becoming a vampire; taking a level in badass just comes with it. In the game, she isn't really an ActionGirl, only getting into an altercation with Damon Merrick, where she is immediately stabbed and hospitalized. As a vampire, she becomes a lot more tough and aggressive, getting into multiple fights and dispatching numerous other vampires over the story. She gets into two fights with Mordred, during which she manages to severely injure him (albeit through fighting dirty); and fights her way through a hospital infested with Skals, using a fire axe.

** James Amber. While in ''[[VideoGame/LifeIsStrangeBeforeTheStorm Before the Storm]]'', he already paid a drug dealer to abduct his ex-wife and force her to go through an addiction relapse, in this story, despite the truth coming out to Rachel, he seemingly expected her to come back to him. Despite his supposed concerns, did nothing when he (correctly) suspected an affair between Rachel and Jefferson. Following confirmation of Rachel's death, he attempted to posthumously push her memory as a perfect daughter, victim and student while demonizing Chloe as a toxic influence on Rachel's life. All this to say, Rachel is further disgusted by her father when she's resurrected. [[spoiler:While he does show a genuine fatherly concern for Chris, Daniel and Sarah Lee, as well as Rachel herself when he sees her again, his reluctance to admit any fault on his part leaves the bridge with his daughter pretty burnt.]]

** "Elisa Bethany", is in fact Countess Elizabeth Bathory, a former champion of the Red Queen's, who was "sterilized" (unable to create other vampires) centuries ago. She still has considerable amounts of power, influence and authority to her family name, which she uses to financially back Mordred and his operations. Them apparently being genuine friends may help the matter.

** [[spoiler:Max and Chloe's son, Bill Price Caulfield is an unwitting dhamphyr. Born from Chloe's (human) ovums -- which she donated shortly before first game, hence his existence in both routes -- and being impregnated by Rachel's blood. Meaning both his biological mothers are vampire, and at least human at the time her eggs were donated.]]

** As part of her HeroWithBadPublicity status, the same media outlets who try to elevate Rachel or Nathan's victimhood, also look for any and all details to try to demonize Chloe to the public -- taking her history of delinquency and troubled relationship with her family, almost making them out to be worse than the kidnapping, torture and murder that Nathan was involved in. It's implied this has less to do with what Chloe actually ''did'', and more about what Chloe's ''is''; being a lower class, rebellious girl with a troubled home life, and needed to be made an example of. This is used to make Chloe a "Bad Victim" in a GoodVictimsBadVictims dynamic the media circus tries to push, with Rachel or Kate being "Good Victims".

* GoodVictimsBadVictims: InUniverse. Rachel's death and Kate's trauma are exploited by the media circus to make them out to be the "good" victims; while Chloe being a "bad" victim, is used to dismiss her. In case, Chloe's delinquent history and troubled home life is used to make her out to be this toxic influence and scapegoat for Rachel's troubles -- or distract from Nathan's crimes by those sympathetic to Nathan. Neither Rachel, Kate or even Nathan themselves are pleased with this.
** In Rachel's case, after her death was uncovered, her father James started a social media campaign painting Rachel as the perfect student, daughter and victim, with Chloe as a toxic influence on Rachel's life that led to her troubled behavior. This was seemingly done as retaliation for Chloe telling Rachel the truth about her mother's abduction in ''[[VideoGame/LifeIsStrangeBeforeTheStorm Before the Storm]]''. Going by James' narrative, Chloe's influence is apparently more to blame for Rachel's downward spiral and death, than even Rachel's ''actual abductors and murderers''.
** In Kate's case, she is subjected to the "Perfect Victim" treatment in the following media circus, and her church community treating her a lot nicer after her survival and[=/=]or Chloe's death, playing up how kind and innocent she is. It's treated less like they genuinely care for Kate as a ''person'', but more about using her victimhood to make ''themselves'' look better for supporting her. With Chloe's troubles being aired out, Kate being seen as an "Anti Chloe" in the following media circus. Notably, when Kate begins acting out, shedding her "Good Christian Girl" image in favor of being a Chloe-esque-rebel, the people who "supported" her are quick to wash their hands of her.

* ItsAllAboutMe: Lisbeth Fischer a ridiculously self centered view of herself, seeing herself as not only above her congregation but she takes the exposure and investigations of her crimes to be a very personal slight against her. [[spoiler:She has no issue throwing her lot in with the Mother's Children, sacrificing her congirgation to them, and requests the massacre of Beaver Creek and Puerto Lobos, to spite the Diaz brothers for defying her. In return, she wants the "salvation" their mother-goddess offers.]] Even Mordred was [[EveryoneHasStandards a little taken aback by how petty and selfish her motives are]].

* ImprovisedWeapon: An example of Rachel being a CombatPragmatist is using these. When mere vampire strength or her teeth aren't as effective, she will utilize whatever she can get her hands on as a makeshift weapon. When Mordred's followers attempt to abduct her, Rachel uses one as a meat-shield and [[GrievousHarmWithABody battering ram]], breaks a broom in half, using it to impale two of them; in two separate fights, she uses broken pieces of glass like a knife; and during her first fight with Mordred, she breaks off the rib of a lackey she just mutilated, and uses it to stab Mordred into the wall. In that same fight, she uses a small TV to smash his head, swinging it by the cable like a mace.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Lisbeth Fischer has such a ridiculously self centered view of herself, seeing herself as not only above her congregation but she takes the exposure and investigations of her crimes to be a very personal slight against her. She has no issue throwing her lot in with the Mother's Children and [[spoiler:requests the massacre of Beaver Creek and Puerto Lobos, to spite the Diaz brothers for defying her.]] Even Mordred was a little taken aback by how she petty was for it.

** Because the Red Queen has no current physical form of her own, and is "asleep" for much of the story, her "son" Mordred serves as a more active and visible antagonist for the protagonists to contend with, acting as a more personal nemesis in the narrative. He acts as an EvilMentor turned adversary for Rachel; and while the Red Queen made personal attacks against the Reid's, Mordred is still seen as the de-facto ArcVillain of their storyline.
** While calling her TheDragon is stretching it, [[spoiler:Lisbeth Fischer becomes subservient to the Mother's Children as part of their deal. However, she quickly becomes a nemesis for the Diaz brothers; it was Daniel's escape and testimony that exposed more of her crimes; and for this, she makes a request for the Mother's Children to bring them to her, and destroy their homes as an act of revenge. While Mordred attacks Sean in Route's '''A''' and '''B''', he is acting on Fischer's request and treating the whole thing like a job to do, putting Fischer's vendetta towards the brothers at the center of these attacks.]]

* JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope: Initially, Lisbeth Fischer was ''just'' a self serving and manipulative cult leader, though the investigations against her and her vendetta against the Diaz Brothers causes her to do some desperate and destructive things; [[spoiler:by making her deal with the Mother's Children, she requests to them that they sack Beaver Creek and Puerto Lobos as an act of spite against the Diaz brothers. The attack on Beaver Creek alone sees a few hundred being killed, with the bodycount escalating over the next week.]] However, the investigations against Fischer shown her criminal history includes [[spoiler:dealing drugs and protecting predators within her congregation; ran weapons for a militia; and when she was a teenager, had groomed a younger teenage boy in her church.]] She crossed the line years ago, but now she's sinking even lower.

** In ''VideoGame/LifeIsStrangeBeforeTheStorm'', James Amber receives no real punishment for having his ex wife abducted and drugged -- besides potentially having his relationship with Rachel ruined, and even that is up to the players. This story establishes that Chloe ''did'' tell Rachel the truth about the abduction; in retaliation, James attempted to start a smear campaign against Chloe, blaming her "bad influence" for Rachel's troubles and death. As a vampire, Rachel further revealed James' lies by writing an autobiography under the pen name "Vivian Manning", which dismantled James' narrative completely.

** ZigZagged with Rachel. While she may have sincerely loved Chloe, and began to realize how much her affairs hurt her, it wasn't enough to stop her at the time. When Rachel is resurrected as a vampire, she openly regrets how she hurt Chloe, and tries to do right by Steph, stopping herself from sleeping with Sam and Emily. [[note]] This occured due to Steph's "tulpa" status; Tulpa!Steph disappears out of people's lives and memories at different intervals. Rachel's near-fling with Sam and Emily occurred during such an instance.[[/note]] Afterwards, Rachel is steadfast in trying to better herself for her loved ones.
** Victoria plays this a little more straight. Besides being remorseful for what happened to Kate, she begins bettering herself while she and Kate befriend each other; over the years they become a couple, with Victoria putting her AlphaBitch days behind her completely. Rather than love itself being what redeemed Victoria, her relationship with Kate is used to juxtapose how the two heal from what happened. The more Kate heals, and the more Victoria betters herself, the closer the two become, culminating in them being romantically involved.

* LovingAShadow: In both Routes, Kate comes to this conclusion about her ostensible supporters. After Kate's victimhood is exploited, the following media circus and her church community prop her up as this "perfect" victim of Jefferson and the Dark Room. Over time, Kate realizes this was less about actually supporting her, and more to pat themselves on the back for it. She concludes they care less about Kate as a ''person'', and more of her ''image''; that being of a sad, but innocent "Good Christian" girl, who needs to be protected. When Kate adopts a more tomboyish punk look and attitude, similar to Chloe, these same people wash their hands of Kate almost immediately.

* MoreDespicableMinion: While Morded himself is a ruthless, cold blooded, and even sadistic leader to the Mother's Children, has little if any moral standards, and certainly not above torture and murder -- he has a few humanizing qualities; can be charming and funny at times; and a layer of tragedy in that he was bred and groomed to be a loyal soldier to his eldritch "Mother" -- to the point it's implied he ''can't'' turn against her, even if he wanted too. The same cannot be said of his CoDragons, Bathory and Alexander "Sawney" Bean.
** Bathory is a sadistic aristocrat, who lives up to the stories surrounding her; is the one responsible for grooming Mary to be a "glorified cult prostitute"; and has a enslaved staff of children and young teenagers that she regularly feeds on and abuses, with the implications of sexual violence. In Route ''' A''', [[spoiler:she ventures into Arcadia Bay, where she ends up slaughtering Joyce Price and massacres the Blue Whales diner during the storm]]; in '''B''' [[spoiler:she leads the attack on Arcadia Bay after awakening the vampiric Chloe, with cruel sadism]]. In both Routes, she [[spoiler:ends up torturing and is all but stated to have raped Warren Graham]]. The closest she has to any redeeming qualities is that it is implied she is a genuine friend to Mordred; but considering they are both loyal to the same cause, this is hardly a ''redeeming'' factor on her part.
** Alexander "Sawney" Bean also lives up to the legends surrounding him. He is Mordred's choice of PsychoForHire, and is RapePillageAndBurn in vampire form, getting his hands dirty when Mordred won't. He is such a feared name in the supernatural community, that even a hardrend hunter like [=McCullum=] sees him as some sort of boogeyman. Bean is also responsible for the mass creation of skals for Mordred; abducting hundreds of people at a time, and torturing them into broken wrecks while infecting them with the Blood of Hate; with the desired result of creating even ''more'' monstrous skals. He also takes a predatory interest in terrorizing 12 year old Sarah Lee, and leads the attack on Beaver Creek.

* NeverMyFault: Even years after ''[[VideoGame/LifeIsStrangeBeforeTheStorm Before the Storm]]'', James Amber is very reluctant to admit any fault for his relationship with Rachel falling apart. When he was exposed by Chloe for having Rachel's (biological) mother kidnapped and forcibly drugged, Rachel all but disowns her father, and ends up taking a series of maladaptive coping habits. James seems to blame this on Chloe for telling Rachel the truth for what he did, as opposed to what he did. He even implied that Chloe's "bad influence" is what led to Rachel's downward spiral and death. [[spoiler:When Rachel meets her father in the present day, he implies that Rachel "running away" caused his second wife to leave him, rather than the fallout of ''his own'' actions.]]

* NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist: Mordred tries to sell himself as a revolutionary to Rachel -- and the other girls turned by his mother -- trying to change society for the better through his mother's apocalypse. He prattles on about how corrupt and dirty society and the human race is, and why it's his goal not to destroy the world, but clear the "filth", and build a better one on its ashes. Rachel doesn't buy it, seeing the red flags early on, and lets him know she read ''Literature/AnimalFarm'' in freshman year. When he fails to sell Rachel on this, he later resorts to threats and blackmail to pull her in line.
* OmnicidalManiac: While Mordred makes no bones that his end goal is genocidal, he at least tries to sprinkle it in WellIntentionedExtremist rhetoric -- claiming that he and his followers will simply rebuild a better world over a corrupt one, the Red Queen makes no such platitudes. The destruction and corruption of humanity is her end goal in itself. Any rhetoric from her followers is just that.

** {{Averted}} with the endings of ''VideoGame/LifeIsStrange'' and [[VideoGame/LifeIsStrange2 the second game]]: rather than following a specific ending, certain chapters are designated for different routes; '''A''' -- which follows the "Sacrifice Arcadia Bay[=/=]Parting Ways" endings; and '''B''' -- which follows the "Sacrifice Chloe[=/=]Redemption" endings. Outside these "Routes", the story is written from a neutral perspective. However there are minor deviations; '''A''' chapters establishes ninety seven survivors of the storm, a lot of them consisting of staff and students of Blackwell Academy. In '''B''', Sean Diaz is bailed out of prison for the time being, after being conscripted by the FBC after serving two years, as opposed to the fifteen years he serves in "Redemption".
** PlayedStraight in other points. With the first game, it is established that Max successfully talked Kate out of killing herself; and the '''A''' timeline establishes Kate as a survivor of the storm. It is also confirmed that Chloe told Rachel the truth about her father at the end of ''[[VideoGame/LifeIsStrangeBeforeTheStorm Before the Storm]]''. With the second game, the good morality route is considered canon, as well as Sean and Cassidy's romance and having sex; however this romance option was considered mostly moot, as both Sean and Cassidy hook up with Finn over the years, starting a polyamorist relationship. When ''[[VideoGame/LifeIsStrangeTrueColors True Colors]]'' became included in this story, it's reveals Alex and Steph's romance canon to this timeline, and the two leaving Haven Springs is considered the canon ending.

* DaywalkingVampire: PlayedWith. While sunlight is considered harmful to standard vampires, many have found a way to circumvent this. If fed the blood of a damphyr -- which are naturally immune to these effects -- a vampire ''can'' withstand daylight for a period depending on how much they feed on. Mordred sells his blood as a narcotic, allowing his vampire followers to go about as they please. Over the past century, Reid's work had found a way to synthesize damphyr blood, thus allowing vampires to regularly travel by daylight, no problemo, provided they have a continuous and steady dose.

** In Myth/ArthurianLegend, Morgana Le Fay and Morgause were originally separate characters, and often portrayed as sisters. Later depictions would pass Morgana and Morgause as one and the same. In this universe, Morgause played the essential role of Morgana in the King Arthur story, with the Red Queen -- who is named "Morgana" here -- simply being the source of her power; Morgause was simply her champion at the time. Of course, Morgana did step in at the time Mordred was born, but it would seem their exact role was something lost in translation.

** [[spoiler:Lisbeth Fischer was an ArcVillain in ''VideoGame/LifeIsStrange2'', and one of the more influential antagonists. In this story, her cult is reached out to by the Mother's Children, and effectively takes control of their compound. After the Red Queen is revealed to Fischer, she is all too happy to serve under the Mother's Children, provided ''she'' gets the "salvation" their mother goddess offers. She is also the one who makes a request for Mordred to seek out the Diaz brothers -- leading to Mordred and his followers besieging two towns as well as assaulting a prison. While she is set up as a personal nemesis to Sean and Daniel, she is still technically working under Mordred.]]
** [[spoiler:After surviving his encounter with Mordred in prison, Mark Jefferson -- former BigBad of ''VideoGame/LifeIsStrange'' -- is conscripted into the American Guard of Priwin, under Pierre Margot. This is less about Jefferson's combat prowess, and more about his connections to "persons of interest" in their investigations. Jefferson would work under them in their investigations, intending to use his new position as an opportunity to seek revenge on those who escaped him, or got him exposed and arrested.]]

** In '''Route B''', following the "Redemption" ending of ''VideoGame/LifeIsStrange2'', Sean Diaz was found innocent in Officer Matthews death, to the chagrin of his detractors. However, the prosecution was all too eager to make a case against him for multiple other -- albeit smaller -- felonies and misdemeanors he and Daniel got up to do during their journey. For this, even when Sean was found innocent of Matthews' death, these smaller crimes were used to get him a fifteen year sentence. Luckily, he's let off after two years thanks to a deal he made with the FBC, but Sean is a little cynical at how people ''wanted'' him to be guilty of something, and looking for ''anything'' to pin him down for. It was less about getting justice for Matthews, and more about making an example out of Sean.
** As part of her HeroWithBadPublicity status, the same media outlets that try to elevate Rachel or Nathan's victimhood, also look for any and all details to try to demonize Chloe to the public; taking her history of delinquency and troubled relationship with her family, almost making them out to be worse than the kidnapping, torture and murder that Nathan was involved in. It's implied this has less to do with what Chloe actually ''did'', and more about what Chloe's ''is''; being a lower class, rebellious girl with a troubled home life, who needed to be made an example of. This is used to make Chloe a "Bad Victim" in a GoodVictimsBadVictims dynamic the media tries to push, with Rachel or Kate being "Good Victims".

** Mordred is public enemy number one among New Ascalon, having a rep for hiding in the shadows or plain sight, and generally doesn't reveal himself until he wants to. According to InUniverse history, Mordred brought all of Europe to its knees in Arthur's time. In the present day, he murders those who know who he is, and tries to speak out of him. Mary Reid ends up going to Ascalon for protection when she tries to do so, and even then it's implied she barely escaped. When Rachel sees through his friendly playboy act, she too quickly sees why everyone is afraid of him, even when he tries to hide it.
** On the heroic side of things, Jonathan Reid and Lady Ashbury are seen as this to their enemies and detractors. When Mordred introduces himself to Rachel, he tries to sell Reid and Ashbury as extremists who will put down any and all of the Red Queen's champions. Reid also had a reputation for coming the closest to actually killing Mordred than King Arthur himself. In a collaboration between the FBC and New Ascalon, Reid and Ashbury have a public reputation of getting the results they want and making anyone who stands in their way "disappear". An attempt to blackmail them by Sean Prescott only ended with Prescott's dirty laundry being unearthed, and Prescott himself being abducted. So while Mordred was trying to manipulate Rachel, it's not like their reputation is unearned.
** PlayedForLaughs in [[spoiler:Tulpa!Steph. After she became an FBC scout for a rescue mission — during which she (briefly) killed Mordred — she became something of an InUniverse MemeticBadass. Because of the LivingDream nature of her Tulpa Effect, not many in the FBC can recall "Agent Gingrich" actually existing despite having documented her. As a result, agents and staff often jokingly bring her up and play on the mystery surrounding her, like an UrbanLegend around the office; others jokingly suggest she handles "Godzilla level assignments" overseas. When the ''real'' Steph approaches the FBC for help, many are surprised to see she ''actually'' exists.]]
** Also PlayedForLaughs with [[spoiler:Dracula]]. There is a RunningGag when a human character discovers the existence of vampires, they snark at the idea of [[spoiler:Dracula]] being among them; any vampires present will immediately warn them that he's ''not'' something to joke about, and warn them not to say his name. Notably, members of the Mother's Children, ''including Mordred'', are the ones who give these warnings. [[spoiler:Ashbury claims he was charming.]]

* EldritchAbomination: For a bulk of the story, the Red Queen's current form is a sentient, spiritual being made from Blood, and a disease that corrupts and distorts all it contacts with, and can manifest herself as a voice in the back of people's heads.

* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Downplayed with Mordred, as he mentions that despite his atrocities and genocidal end goal, he has had hundreds of people he loved and cared for over the centuries. But in that same speech, he mentions that his loyalty is ultimately to his "mother", and her desires will always come before his own. At the same time, Mordred does show genuine friendship and affection to one of his CoDragons, Lady Bathory; although, them being loyal to the same cause mitigates any conflict of loyalty on their part.

* EvilReactionary: The Guard of Priwen also become split when Geoffrey [=McCullum=] affirms that the Mother's Children are the greater threat among the vampires, and a mutual enemy with New Ascalon. [=McCullum's=] proposal of an EnemyMine only leads to an EnemyCivilWar, that is still occurring in the present day. Of [=McClullum's=] detractors, the leader was Jean Margot founded the "American Guard of Priwen"; which his apparent present day descendant, Pierre now leads. In the present day, the Guard has become assimilated within the FBC; Margot isn't too happy with the way the FBC allows "undesirables" (vampires) into their alliance, nor does he like their new direction, especially with their new director.

** Chloe is subjected to this as part of James Ambers' media campaign following Rachel's death; painting Chloe as a "bad influence" on his daughter, and the blame for all of Rachel's troubles. Sean Prescott similarly attempts to use this to detract attention away from Nathan's crimes, and discredit Chloe as a victim. In both smear campaigns, Chloe's troubled home life, delinquency, and vandalism is treated almost as bad, if not ''worse'' than Nathan's and Jefferson's history of kidnapping, torture and murder. James Amber even seems to hold Chloe being a "bad influence" as more responsible for Rachel's death than her ''actual killers''.
** In both routes, an investigation into Officer Matthews' death ultimately exonerates Sean Diaz. Unfortunately, Sean committed a series of (comparatively smaller) felonies and misdemeanors over his journey with Daniel, that his detractors especially want him to answer for. In fact, it's mentioned there was a wave of disappointment when Sean's innocence for Matthews' was proven. In Route '''B''', they manage to pin a fifteen year sentence on Sean from these. Though it's implied to be less about what Sean ''did'' and more about making an example of a minority who stepped out of line, in an especially conservative climate.

** Inverted with Kate Marsh. In Blackwell Academy tried to be a nice and faithful Christian girl, even in the wake of her trauma. However, in both timelines, her already shaken faith gradually fell apart when her church tried to exploit her as a perfect victim while crediting ''themselves'' as the ones who saved her -- while ignoring that their initial rejection of her contributed to her trauma. Over time, Kate became more outgoing and rebellious, taking a tomboyish look, going to parties and even taking drugs. She also comes out as a lesbian and begins a romantic relationship with Victoria Chase. By then, the only difference seen between Chloe and Kate was that Kate had a better support system, and this a (slightly) healthier individual.

* GoodVictimsBadVictims: InUniverse. Rachel's death and Kate's trauma get exploited by the media to make them out to be the "good" victims; while Chloe being a "bad" victim, is used to dismiss her. In both routes, Chloe's delinquent history and troubled home life is used to make her out to be this toxic influence and scapegoat for Rachel's troubles; or distract from Nathan's crimes by those sympathetic to Nathan. Neither Rachel nor Kate themselves are pleased with this.
** In Rachel's case, after her death was uncovered, her father James tried to start a media campaign painting Rachel as the perfect student, daughter and victim; and Chloe as a toxic influence on Rachel's life that led to her troubled behavior. This was seemingly done as retaliation for Chloe telling Rachel the truth about her mother's abduction in ''[[VideoGame/LifeIsStrangeBeforeTheStorm Before the Storm]]''. Going by James' narrative, Chloe's influence is apparently more to blame for Rachel's downward spiral and death, than even Rachel's ''actual abductors and murderers''.
** In Kate's case, she is subjected to the "Perfect Victim" treatment in the following media circus with everyone -- especially her church community -- treating her a lot nicer after her survival and[=/=]or Chloe's death, playing up how kind and innocent she is. It's treated less like they genuinely care for Kate as a ''person'', but more about using her victimhood to make ''themselves'' look better for supporting her. This is in contrast to Chloe being used as a scapegoat for Rachel's troubles, with Kate being seen akin to an "Anti Chloe" in the following media circus. Notably, when Kate begins acting out, shedding her "Good Christian Girl" image in favor of being a Chloe-esque-rebel, the people who "supported" her are quick to wash their hands of her.

** Nathan makes one in both Routes, but it's more pronounced the Route '''B''' timeline; having accepted his arrest when his crimes are exposed, and shown true remorse for them. Nathan refuses his family's attempts to lighten his sentence --ironically by attacking prison guards and even his lawyer -- and makes an effort to befriend Sean Diaz while in prison. After he is murdered in prison, Wylt turns him into another vampire champion to help undo the Queen's work in Arcadia Bay. The same occurs in Route '''A''', but his transformation occurs after Jefferson kills him, shortly after the storm; therefore Nathan doesn't get time in prison to accept responsibility for what he's done. In either case, Nathan is firmly on the side fighting the Red Queen as of his death[=/=]transformation.

** Victoria Chase has one in both Routes be it after Kate's suicide attempt, her abduction, and the storm; or after Chloe's death and Nathan's arrest; the remorse weighs heavily on Victoria to the point she believes herself to be a monster. It's a lot more pronounced in the '''B''' timeline, where she has a breakdown of her own shortly after Chloe's funeral, brought about by SurvivorsGuilt. Ironically, Kate is one of the first people to forgive Victoria, with their subsequent friendship and romantic relationship helping the two heal after Blackwell.

* HeelFaithTurn: Inverted with Kate, after having a CrisisOfFaith following her victimization. When the truth of her assault comes out, Kate's church is all too happy to try to exploit her trauma, in order to credit ''themselves'' for saving her -- despite the fact their rejection of her ''contributed'' to her trauma. All this to say, Kate becomes further disillusioned by her church; she gradually steps away from her faith in favor of becoming a rebellious punk and party girl in the same vein as Chloe and Rachel were. This is portrayed as when Kate truly begins to heal, as she gains a better support system in her friends as opposed to her toxic church community.

** ZigZagged with Sean Diaz having more of a split reputation. It's implied to be caused by his race and the political climate. Sean is seen as either a criminal who got away or a modern heroic outlaw in the Route '''A''', with many wanting him to answer for Officer Matthews' death. In both routes, there was ultimately an investigation that exonerated Sean of Matthews' death; however, the response by conservative media outlets and Sean's detractors was one of disappointment. In Route '''B''', Sean was still sentenced to fifteen years for a series of misdemeanors he got up to during his journey, partly because his detractors were ''that'' eager to pin him down for something. Even in that timeline, he still has supporters who are advocating for his innocence and freedom; especially after he got a graphic novel published.

** The Red Queen, being the "mother goddess" of the vampire race, sees her "children" as tools and weapons at best, and slaves and traitors at worst. She has a biological child in Myrddin Wilt, and is his sworn enemy, along with all his champions. She behaves as a toxic motherly figure to all her champions as well. She is also Mordred's adoptive mother, raising him to be a proxy champion when his biological mother -- her previous champion, Morgause -- died, seeing Mordred as a weapon and in stilling that he is loyal only to her.

** Implied with [[{{Wendigo}} The Makkapitew]] from ''VideoGame/UntilDawn'', which in the game isn't implied to be anything more than a particularly strong and vicious spirit. While it never directly appears in the story, when it's discussed, a passing mention implies that it is a manifestation of Ithaqua from ''Franchise/TheCthulhuMythos''.

** Elisabeth Ashbury is a rather downplayed example. In ''VideoGame/Vampyr2018'', she normally abstains from any kind of combat or getting her hands dirty, due to being TheAtoner. However, when she becomes the head of New Ascalon, she and her partners are swept into an EnemyCivilWar with the old Ascalon club, and reactionaries within the Guard of Priwen. This necessitates her having to get her hands dirty over the past century, and she fears becoming [[IHatePastMe Lady Blackwood]] again. With that said, she personally leads a rescue mission for [[spoiler:Jonathan, during which she kills several of Mordred's followers; and in '''Route B'', helps fight off a vampire attack on Blackwell Academy.]]

** Mark Jefferson, of all people, gets this trope, however downplayed. [[spoiler:When attacked in prison by a swarm of skals, he manages to hold them off and outrun them -- albeit through fighting dirty and getting a few others killed to distract the skals -- and manages to escape the prison on his own through quick thinking and acting fast. However after his escape, he's left exhausted and found shortly after by the Guard of Priwen; the Guard later conscripts him in part of his escape and in part of his ties to "persons of interest".]]

** James Amber. While in ''[[VideoGame/LifeIsStrangeBeforeTheStorm Before the Storm]]'', he already paid a drug dealer to abduct his ex-wife and force her to go through an addiction relapse, in this story, despite the truth coming out to Rachel, he seemingly expected her to come back to him. Despite his supposed concerns, did nothing when he (correctly) suspected an affair between Rachel and Jefferson. Following confirmation of Rachel's death, he attempted to posthumously push her memory as a perfect daughter, victim and student while demonizing Chloe as a toxic influence on Rachel's life. All this to say, Rachel is further disgusted by her father when she's resurrected.

** In ''VideoGame/LifeIsStrange2'', Lisbeth Fischer was a BitchInSheepsClothing, but at least put on a motherly facade for her congregation. As part of her AdaptationalVillainy here, she is a lot more outwardly snide and passive aggressive, and can barely put on her "Reverend Mother" front without it being immediately shot down.

** In ''VideoGame/LifeIsStrange2'', Hank Stamper gets no real punishment for his assault and attempted abduction of Sean Diaz, even remaining a VillainWithGoodPublicity after the fact. In both "Routes" if this story, this uncovered by Daniel's testimony, and when questioned, Hank's wife folds immediately. While Hank was convicted, he didn't see jail time, instead being made to wear an ankle bracket, with his gas station sometimes being vandalized by Sean and Daniel's supporters.

** In the '''Route A''' timeline, David Madsen is a lot more down to earth and understanding of Chloe when they meet after the storm. Similarly, Chloe is a lot more accepting of David when the two work together in finding Joyce. David even tries to reassure her when he notices her SurvivorsGuilt, and looks out for her while at a memorial service. This is more in line with their relationship in ''VideoGame/LifeIsStrange2'' following the "Sacrifice Arcadia Bay" ending.

* TheAlliance: When the FBC gets involved in this story, it's revealed that that they have "assimilated" with other organizations that work with, investigate and combat the paranormal, for regular collaborations in the wake of great threats, especially by the Motrher's Children. While they ostensibly act on their own, when the FBC steps in, they all ultimately answer them, and as of 2020, Director Jesse Faden. Over the past century, these collaborations now include New Ascalon (under Elisabeth Ashbury) and the Americanized Guard of Priwen (under Pierre Margot).

** Besides Reid and Ashbury fighting against the Red Queen on principle, when the Queen realizes that Reid is seeking out the means to destroy her for good, coming close to finding it. As recompense, the Queen seeks to hurt Jonathan on a personal level; resurrecting his sister, Mary to create new champions for her. To force Mary to do so, she takes the soul of Mary's son hostage. When Mary herself eventually turns against her, the Queen is now a FamilialFoe to the Reid and Ashbury family.
*** It is also revealed the Queen took root in Arcadia Bay in the 90's, during which she became fixated on Chloe Price after seeing her as a happy toddler. Besides bringing further corruption and pain to Arcadia Bay, the Queen wanted to make Chloe her "ideal" champion, and would manipulate events in her life to make her bitter and miserable in hopes of eventually killing and turning her. In ''Route B''' she succeeds, [[spoiler:although Chloe managed to slip through her fingers upon turning; in the present day, Vampire!Chloe has seemingly joined the fight against her.]]

* BadassAndChildDuo: Sort of. In the 2020 storyline, [[spoiler:Rachel happens upon Daniel Diaz, Chris Eriksen and Sarah Lee Hackerman, rescuing them shortly after the vampire attack the town; technically making this a ''quartet''. She protects them while trying to keep their heads down, otherwise playing this trope straight. Daniel also takes a level in badass himself, getting more control of his powers, regularly using them to protect his friends. He and Rachel team up to incapacitate a would be abductor.]]

* BeethovenWasAnAlienSpy: As with ''VideoGame/Vampyr2018'', multiple historical and mythic figures were vampires, with many historical events being what smoke screens for battles with the Red Queen over the centuries. The most prominent examples are that King Arthur was a vampire, and Mordred was a dhampir. Mordred's cohorts consist of "Elisa Bethany", who is in fact Elizabeth Bathory, a former champion of the Red Queen; and Alexander "Sawney" Bean, whose wife was another former champion of the Queen's. Other examples include Beowulf and Cú Chulainn being champions of Myrddin; while figures such as Queen Medb or Grendal's mother were champions of the Red Queen -- with Grendel himself being a dhampir. Furthermore, it is revealed that the entity known as Myrddin Wilt was originally worshiped as the Celtic god, Lugh.

** Downplayed with Pierre Margot, a supposed descendant of ruthless vampire hunter Jean Margot, who founded the "Americanized" Guard of Priwen, which now collabs with the FBC. leading the American Guard in the present day, Margot brought them back to their roots of militant extremism, and is out to snuff out "undesirables" who are part of TheAlliance. He is directly responsible for [[spoiler:Mark Jefferson being pulled back into the fray]]. Sean Diaz's deal with the FBC puts him in with the Americanized Guard, meaning Margot is the one responsible for overseeing Sean's "services". While Margot ''could'' be seen as a threat in his own right, he is still overshadowed by that of the Red Queen, and is largely acting in response to her. Reid and [=McCullum=] both see Margot as an (albeit massive) obstacle standing in the way of the ''real'' threat.
** Steph's initial girlfriend, Cathy Mortimer. When Steph ([[spoiler:or at least, her Tulpa]]) first meets Rachel in LA, she has been dating Cathy for some years; with it being immediately being clear that Cathy is a toxic and controlling girlfriend. Had this story been a romantic drama, with a focus on domestic abuse, someone like Cathy would probably be the main antagonist. Alas, she is the StarterVillain of a story involving vampires, cults, conspiracies and a GodOfEvil, which takes place over the span of eight years, no less, making Cathy a drop in a bucket. To add insult to injury, Mordred and Rachel kill Cathy and her co-harts as a ''trial run'' to get Rachel her first kills.
** Sean Prescott, despite being the GreaterScopeVillain in ''VideoGame/LifeIsStrange'' is reduced to this in both Routes '''A''' and '''B''', following Nathan's death[=/=]Chloe's death, and Jefferson and Nathan's crimes being exposed, Despite Prescott's attempts to cover things up and try to control the narrative, he proves utterly helpless when both the FBC and New Ascalon's interference. When their investigations uproot too much of Prescott's dirty laundry, the most he can do is uproot his funds in Arcadia Bay, leaving it to economic collapse, and his family to deal with the fallout. [[spoiler:He is then held captive by New Ascalon, who later feeds him to a transformed Nathan.]]

* BondVillainStupidity: In chapters 14 and 15, Mordred doesn't go for the kill when having the chance; while he doesn't attack Rachel with lethal intent during their first fight, he does let his emotions get the better of him, which lets Rachel get an edge on him. He also keeps recorded evidence of his crimes in an apartment he's hiding out in -- [[SubvertedTrope although in that case]], he correctly suspected a sting operation against him, and used the evidence as bait for a death trap. Later on, he captures Jonathan Reid, having him tortured for a week, rather than just killing him -- while he expected a rescue, he didn't really have a counterplan beside "setting the place on fire and trying to flee".

** PlayedForLaughs with [[spoiler:Dracula]]. There is a RunningGag when a human character discovers the existence of vampires, they snark at the idea of [[spoiler:Dracula]] being among them; any vampires present will immediately warn them that he's ''not'' something to joke about, and warn them not to say his name. Notably, members of the Mother's Children, ''including Mordred'', are the ones who give these warnings. [[spoiler:Ashbury claims he was charming.]]
** Also PlayedForLaughs in [[spoiler:Tulpa!Steph. After she became an FBC scout for a rescue mission — during which she (briefly) killed Mordred — she became something of an InUniverse MemeticBadass. Because of the LivingDream nature of her Tulpa Effect, not many in the FBC can recall "Agent Gingrich" actually existing despite having documented her. As a result, agents and staff often jokingly bring her up and play on the mystery surrounding her, like an UrbanLegend around the office; others jokingly suggest she handles "Godzilla level assignments" overseas. When the ''real'' Steph approaches the FBC for help, many are surprised to see she ''actually'' exists.]]

* DaywalkingVampire: PlayedWith. While sunlight is considered harmful to standard vampires, many have found a way to circumvent this. If fed the blood of a damphyr -- which are naturally immune to these effects -- a vampire ''can'' withstand daylight for a period depending on how much they feed on. Mordred sells his blood as a narcotic, allowing his vampire followers to go about as they please. Over the past century, Reid's work had found a way to synthesize damphyr blood, thus allowing vampires to regularly travel by daylight, no problemo, provided they have a continuous and steady dose.

** In '''Route B''', following the "Redemption" ending of ''VideoGame/LifeIsStrange2'', Sean Diaz was found innocent in Officer Matthews death, to the chagrin of his detractors. However, the production was all too eager to make a case against him for multiple other -- albeit smaller -- felonies and misdemeanors he and Daniel got up to do during their journey. For this, even when Sean was found innocent of Matthews' death, these smaller crimes were used to get him a fifteen year sentence. Luckily, he's let off after two years thanks to a deal he made with the FBC, but Sean is a little cynical at how people ''wanted'' him to be guilty of something, and looking for ''anything'' to pin him down for. It was less about getting justice for Matthews, and more about making an example out of Sean.

** In ''VideoGame/LifeIsStrange2'', Hank Stamper gets no real punishment for his assault and attempted abduction of Sean Diaz, even remaining a VillainWithGoodPublicity after the fact. In both "Routes" if this story, this uncovered by Daniel's testimony, and when questioned, Hank's wife folds immediately. While Hank was convicted, he didn't see jail time, instead being made to wear an ankle bracket, with his gas station sometimes being vandalized by Sean and Dnaiel's supporters.

* StalkerWithoutACrush: Mordred and his followers are to the former students of Blackwell -- specifically those who were in Mark Jefferson's class. This is not out of any romantic or sexual interest. Rather, he believes any one of them could be marked by his mother, and made into her champions. In 2015, he attended the same university; as them in Seattle to get close to them, becoming acquainted with Victoria and Kate. Mordred even goes as far as [[spoiler:tampering with Max and Chloe's attempts at artificial insemination -- impregnating Chloe's ovum's using Rachel's blood to another possible carrier for his mother.]]

** In Kate's case, she is subjected to the "Perfect Victim" treatment by the media and her church, with everyone treating her a lot nicer after her survival and[=/=]or Chloe's death, playing up how kind and innocent Kate is, especially within her church. It's treated less like they genuinely care for Kate as a ''person'', but more about using her victimhood to make ''themselves'' look better for supporting her. This is in contrast to Chloe being used as a scapegoat for Rachel's troubles, with Kate even being described as an "Anti Chloe" for the following media circus. Notably, when Kate begins acting out, shedding her "Good Christian Girl" image in favor of being a Chloe-esque-rebel, the people who "supported" her are quick to wash their hands of her.

*** In the '''B''' Timeline, [[spoiler:the same occurs with Chloe, having been dead for eight months at the time of her resurrection and transformation. Like Rachel, she also has to keep her head down for a while, and by the present day (2020), her body has since restored itself.]]

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: When Rachel is resurrected as a vampire, she has been dead and buried in a junkyard for over six months and has decayed considerably. She initially has a zombie-like appearance while her body tries to repair itself. She has to keep her head down, and it takes a couple of months for her body to repair itself enough for her to go out in public. [[spoiler:The same thing happens with Vampire!Chloe in Route '''B''', having been dead for eight months before she is resurrected, and also having to keep her head down has her decay is reversed.]]

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** Downplayed with Steph Gingrich. She is not exactly an ActionGirl in the games, or in this story, and her canon counterpart is pretty mundane. However, it's soon discovered she (unwittingly) has a power of her own, regarding a Tulpa effect. The Steph that Rachel meets and dates in LA is in fact a LivingDream of the "real" Steph, who goes back and forth between her "real" life and Tulpa life. With that said, she is little more of a "hands on" badass than her canon counterpart -- with exception of [[spoiler:incapacitating Mordred by ramming him with a car, and shooting him in the mouth and throat; which temporarily ''killed'' him.]]