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* BackForTheFinale: [[spoiler:Shows up for the final segment of the Finale if he's still alive.]]
* BungledSuicide: [[spoiler:His suicide if you play the Disrupt tape in the Heatwave can be avoided if you play the last advert in time, and he will be arrested instead.]]
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:If you play the Disrupt advert in the Heatwave, he will try to shoot himself at the end of the last segment. Can be subverted if you play the last advert before he pulls the trigger.]]
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's occasionally rude, has little patience for his guests, and can be somewhat [[DeadpanSnarker snarky]], but he wants to get the news to the people and has his heart in the right place. [[spoiler:Despite the hostage situation, it's due to the pressure of Advance slowly becoming more oppressive and the stress of the heatwave.]]
* LackOfEmpathy: PlayedForLaughs in the Lockdown, as he jokes and is apathetic towards Patrick being attacked by multiple Mrs. Snugglehugs. Justified and subverted as this is in Alex's coma.
* OlderThanTheyLook: Despite his high-pitched voice and young appearance, he is in his 40s. [[spoiler:He ages to 47 if he appears in the Finale, with only a stubble on his chin, keeping the rest of his youthfulness.]]
* PutOnABus: [[spoiler:If you have Jeremy live during the Heatwave, he is gone for the future broadcasts up until the Finale, where he returns for the final segment.]]
* BungledSuicide: [[spoiler:His suicide if you play the Disrupt tape in the Heatwave can be avoided if you play the last advert in time, and he will be arrested instead.]]
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:If you play the Disrupt advert in the Heatwave, he will try to shoot himself at the end of the last segment. Can be subverted if you play the last advert before he pulls the trigger.]]
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's occasionally rude, has little patience for his guests, and can be somewhat [[DeadpanSnarker snarky]], but he wants to get the news to the people and has his heart in the right place. [[spoiler:Despite the hostage situation, it's due to the pressure of Advance slowly becoming more oppressive and the stress of the heatwave.]]
* LackOfEmpathy: PlayedForLaughs in the Lockdown, as he jokes and is apathetic towards Patrick being attacked by multiple Mrs. Snugglehugs. Justified and subverted as this is in Alex's coma.
* OlderThanTheyLook: Despite his high-pitched voice and young appearance, he is in his 40s. [[spoiler:He ages to 47 if he appears in the Finale, with only a stubble on his chin, keeping the rest of his youthfulness.]]
* PutOnABus: [[spoiler:If you have Jeremy live during the Heatwave, he is gone for the future broadcasts up until the Finale, where he returns for the final segment.]]
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* BenevolentBoss: Zig-zagged. He has quite the temper and makes his employees work on weekends, but he genuinely cares about his employees and cares about getting the news out. [[spoiler:He also says he will stand by Alex if they play the tape exposing Advance if Jeremy and Alan are dead, saying they will “face the music together.”]]
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!!Celeberties
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[[caption-width-right:350:"Have a peaceful night."]]
[[caption-width-right:350:"Have a peaceful night."]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:"Let's make tomorrow better."]]
[[caption-width-right:350:"Let's make tomorrow better."]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:"Piss off you little snugglefucks! I'm too talented to die!"]]
[[caption-width-right:350:"Piss off you little snugglefucks! I'm too talented to die!"]]
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* RichesToRags: [[spoiler:Alex can reduce the company that advertises products to rich people to advertising their ''[[https://youtu.be/0A7zRU9Q1WY liquidation.]]]]
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* RichesToRags: [[spoiler:Alex can reduce the company that advertises products to rich people to advertising their ''[[https://youtu.be/0A7zRU9Q1WY liquidation.]]]]]]'']]
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* MyLittlePanzer: Mr. Snugglehugs is a FauxFurby that makes [[ShameIfSomethingHappened threats disguised as cute sayings]], [[RedEyesTakeWarning ominous real action eyes]], and [[spoiler:[[StuffBlowingUp a habit of violently exploding,]]]] which can kill ''8,000'' children.
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* MyLittlePanzer: Mr. Snugglehugs is a FauxFurby that makes [[ShameIfSomethingHappened threats disguised as cute sayings]], [[RedEyesTakeWarning ominous real action eyes]], and [[spoiler:[[StuffBlowingUp a habit of violently exploding,]]]] exploding,]] which can kill ''8,000'' children.]]
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* MyLittlePanzer: Mr. Snugglehugs is a FauxFurby that makes [[ShameIfSomethingHappened threats disguised as cute sayings]], [[RedEyesTakeWarning ominous real action eyes]], and [[spoiler:[[StuffBlowingUp a habit of violently exploding,]] exploding,]]]] which can kill ''8,000'' children.
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* KilledByIrony: Unlike the other three companies, [[spoiler:they can't go bankrupt. Their bad ending is ''because'' of you advertising their products as their spokesperson, Helena, dying due to their products being toxic.]]
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* KilledByIrony: DeathByIrony: Unlike the other three companies, [[spoiler:they can't go bankrupt. Their bad ending is ''because'' of you advertising their products as their spokesperson, Helena, dying due to their products being toxic.]]
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* KilledByIrony: Unlike the other three companies, [[spoiler:they can't go bankrupt. Their bad ending is ''because'' of you advertising their products as their spokesperson, Helena, dying due to their products being toxic.]]
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* DrivenToSuicide: Outside of bankrupting the company, [[spoiler:ruining Sophia Rymmington's life through the headlines leads to her throwing herself into a vat of flard. Only her ear gets recovered.]]
* MyLittlePanzer: Mr. Snugglehugs is a FauxFurby that makes [[ShameIfSomethingHappened threats disguised as cute sayings]], [[RedEyesTakeWarning ominous real action eyes]], and [[spoiler:[[StuffBlowingUp a habit of violently exploding,]] which can kill ''8,000'' children.
* MyLittlePanzer: Mr. Snugglehugs is a FauxFurby that makes [[ShameIfSomethingHappened threats disguised as cute sayings]], [[RedEyesTakeWarning ominous real action eyes]], and [[spoiler:[[StuffBlowingUp a habit of violently exploding,]] which can kill ''8,000'' children.
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* MissionControl: Acts as this for Alex for the Election and the Fallout before being replaced by Boseman.
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* MissionControl: Replaces Dave as this from the Tempest onwards with the exception of the Lockdown.
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* CrazyHomelessPeople: [[spoiler:If Neil's Deals Limited goes bankrupt, Neil ends up homeless and digging through bins for supplies and food, on top of having numerous alimony bills.]]
* InsaneProprietor: Crazy Neil isn't called crazy for nothing.
* InsaneProprietor: Crazy Neil isn't called crazy for nothing.
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** If Alex refuses to assist Alan during the Uprising, Disrupt ends up having their asses handed to them, with the rocket launcher being delayed as fighter jets swoop in being the final nail in the coffin, with one of the fighter jets blows up a building where Alan is
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* BigBadEnsemble: Potentially with Julia.
* VillainousBreakdown: Two potentially
** If Alex refuses to assist Alan during the Uprising, Disrupt ends up having their asses handed to them, with the rocket launcher being delayed as fighter jets swoop in being the final nail in the coffin, with one of the fighter jets blows up a building where Alan is located
--> "Oh God. They're gonna kill us all! [[KilledMidSentence They're gonna-]]"
** If Alex plays the tape in the final segment if Jeremy is dead, as Alan is surrounded, he lifts his thumb from the trigger to his bomb vest... and it doesn't blow up, leading to him panicking before he gets shot down.
* BigBadEnsemble: Potentially with Julia.
* VillainousBreakdown: Two potentially
** If Alex refuses to assist Alan during the Uprising, Disrupt ends up having their asses handed to them, with the rocket launcher being delayed as fighter jets swoop in being the final nail in the coffin, with one of the fighter jets blows up a building where Alan is located
--> "Oh God. They're gonna kill us all! [[KilledMidSentence They're gonna-]]"
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!!Others
[[folder:Jacob Hamilton-Mann]]
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[[folder:Graham Bannon]]
!!Others
[[folder:Jacob Hamilton-Mann]]
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[[foldercontrol]]
!!Channel One
[[folder:Alex Winston]]
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* AmbigiuousGender: Alex uses gender-neutral pronouns, so it's unknown if Alex is male, female, or non-binary.
* BetterLivingThroughEvil: While siding with Advance has Alex supporting a [[spoiler:nuclear]] oppressive government, this can make supporting their family much easier. [[spoiler:Also worth noting that not giving Chris your passport can save their life, and [[PetTheDog Advance warns you]] about Suzie before they drop the nukes.]]
* FeaturelessProtagonist: The game goes out of its way to hide any physical details of Alex, aside from what might be them on the cover art as seen in their image.
* SoleSurvivor: [[spoiler:It's entirely possible for Alex's ''entire'' family to die. This comes as a result of giving Chris your passport, giving Suzie money for her vacation, having Charlie join Disrupt and not speeding to the meeting, transitioning your mother willingly or due to lack of money, and then finally not letting Sam inside if Charlie and Suzie are dead, leading them to die in a car wreck.]]
* VillainProtagonist: A tamer example when it comes to other villain protagonists in video games as the player has a very passive role, but it's still possible for Alex to range from being a {{Jerkass}} to a total asshole by ruining people's lives through negative headlines, siding with a oppressive government [[spoiler:or a NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist rebel group]] to the very end, pissing ''both'' of them off, [[spoiler:letting Jeremy kill himself or get shot to death on live television, assisst in a terrorist attack during Peter Clement's memorial, and siding with Alan James when he's holding the studio hostage with a '''suicide bomb vest.''']]
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[[folder:Dave]]
* HeKnowsAboutTimedHits: Dave explains the mechanics to Alex in the first broadcast by mentioning the keyboard or gamepad, depending on what the player is using.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: The justification for Alex taking his job is that Dave is fleeing the country sometime after Advance won the election.
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[[folder:Robert Boseman]]
* KilledMidSentence: [[spoiler:Gets assassinated by Disrupt in the last segment of the Finale if Jeremy is dead but Alan is alive.]]
-->"Okay, before we suffer through the last- hmm? What's that? There seems to be a bit kerfuffle in the corridor, one moment-" ''Communication stops abruptly.''
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!!National Nightly News
[[folder:Jeremy Donaldson]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Megan Wolfe]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Patrick Bannon]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Robyn Shorte]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Jenny]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Coling Spring]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:[[spoiler:Not Patrick]]]]
[[/folder]]
!!Celeberties
[[folder:Geoff Algebra]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Tommy Harris]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Katie Brightman]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Alan James ('''SPOILERS''')]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Laurence Blunderclatch]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:J-Zuss]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Li'l C]]
[[/folder]]
!!Advance
[[folder:As a whole]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Julia Salisbury]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Peter Clement]]
[[/folder]]
!!Disrupt
[[folder:As a whole]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Disrupt's Spokesman]]
See [[spoiler:Alan James' folder.]]
[[/folder]]
!!Companies
[[folder:Eye of the Beholder]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Neil's Deals Limited]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Pleasure Corp]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Rymmington-Svist]]
[[/folder]]
!!Winston Family
[[folder:Sam Winston]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Suzie Winston]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Charlie Winston]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Cassandra Winston]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Chris]]
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!!Channel One
[[folder:Alex Winston]]
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* AmbigiuousGender: Alex uses gender-neutral pronouns, so it's unknown if Alex is male, female, or non-binary.
* BetterLivingThroughEvil: While siding with Advance has Alex supporting a [[spoiler:nuclear]] oppressive government, this can make supporting their family much easier. [[spoiler:Also worth noting that not giving Chris your passport can save their life, and [[PetTheDog Advance warns you]] about Suzie before they drop the nukes.]]
* FeaturelessProtagonist: The game goes out of its way to hide any physical details of Alex, aside from what might be them on the cover art as seen in their image.
* SoleSurvivor: [[spoiler:It's entirely possible for Alex's ''entire'' family to die. This comes as a result of giving Chris your passport, giving Suzie money for her vacation, having Charlie join Disrupt and not speeding to the meeting, transitioning your mother willingly or due to lack of money, and then finally not letting Sam inside if Charlie and Suzie are dead, leading them to die in a car wreck.]]
* VillainProtagonist: A tamer example when it comes to other villain protagonists in video games as the player has a very passive role, but it's still possible for Alex to range from being a {{Jerkass}} to a total asshole by ruining people's lives through negative headlines, siding with a oppressive government [[spoiler:or a NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist rebel group]] to the very end, pissing ''both'' of them off, [[spoiler:letting Jeremy kill himself or get shot to death on live television, assisst in a terrorist attack during Peter Clement's memorial, and siding with Alan James when he's holding the studio hostage with a '''suicide bomb vest.''']]
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[[folder:Dave]]
* HeKnowsAboutTimedHits: Dave explains the mechanics to Alex in the first broadcast by mentioning the keyboard or gamepad, depending on what the player is using.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: The justification for Alex taking his job is that Dave is fleeing the country sometime after Advance won the election.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Robert Boseman]]
* KilledMidSentence: [[spoiler:Gets assassinated by Disrupt in the last segment of the Finale if Jeremy is dead but Alan is alive.]]
-->"Okay, before we suffer through the last- hmm? What's that? There seems to be a bit kerfuffle in the corridor, one moment-" ''Communication stops abruptly.''
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!!National Nightly News
[[folder:Jeremy Donaldson]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Megan Wolfe]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Patrick Bannon]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Robyn Shorte]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Jenny]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Coling Spring]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:[[spoiler:Not Patrick]]]]
[[/folder]]
!!Celeberties
[[folder:Geoff Algebra]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Tommy Harris]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Katie Brightman]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Alan James ('''SPOILERS''')]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Laurence Blunderclatch]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:J-Zuss]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Li'l C]]
[[/folder]]
!!Advance
[[folder:As a whole]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Julia Salisbury]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Peter Clement]]
[[/folder]]
!!Disrupt
[[folder:As a whole]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Disrupt's Spokesman]]
See [[spoiler:Alan James' folder.]]
[[/folder]]
!!Companies
[[folder:Eye of the Beholder]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Neil's Deals Limited]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Pleasure Corp]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Rymmington-Svist]]
[[/folder]]
!!Winston Family
[[folder:Sam Winston]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Suzie Winston]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Charlie Winston]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Cassandra Winston]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Chris]]
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