History Awesome / LifeIsStrange

* Given Victoria's [[AlphaBitch cruel and bitchy behavior in general and right beforehand in particular]], dumping a paint can onto her to get her out of Max's way [[CatharsisFactor feels very satisfying]]. Max can then choose to be the bigger person and comfort her, or [[KickTheSonOfABitch get some payback by snapping a photo of her, much like the mean-spirited photo she snapped of Max]].

* Saving Chloe from [[spoiler: the train]] without tampering with the [[spoiler: tracks]] definitely feels like one. Sure, [[spoiler: Chloe should've known better than to rest her foot on the track switcher, but managing to save her without having to destroy the main lumber route or even needing to lift her? Awesome.]]
** Not only this, it's possible albeit difficult to actually [[spoiler:save Chloe from the approaching train ''in one try.'']] For those of you who worry about [[spoiler: possibly leaving Chloe behind in an alternate dimension to her demise, this is a major relief if pulled off.]]
* If you can do it, [[spoiler:then saving Kate without using her time powers is certainly an awesome moment for Max.]]

* How do Max and Chloe get [[spoiler: past the locked door to Principal Well's office? Pipe bomb. This is followed up an epic twist when you rewind time to avoid tripping the alarms once you enter the office... by casually unlocking the door from inside.]]
* After swimming in the Blackwell pool [[spoiler: David Madsen comes for them. Max can use her time travel powers to get away, but [[BadassNormal Chloe gets away all on her own]].]]

* Max can [[spoiler: call David out on his bullying and paranoid behavior, including his spying on everyone -- even his own house]]. Joyce follows it up by [[spoiler: ordering him out of the house for now; given how blind she's been to his abusive treatment of Chloe until now, that feels especially gratifying]].

* [[spoiler: Saving William from getting in that accident years before]] can count as one. [[spoiler: Until you see the dead giant ''whales'' instead of birds and Chloe in that wheelchair...]]

* When Nathan catches Max and Chloe in the boys' dorm, Warren [[spoiler: [[BigDamnHeroes runs to their rescue]] and headbutts Nathan to the floor, kicks the gun out of his hand, then subjects him to a truly brutal NoHoldsBarredBeatdown]]. Whether or not you think [[spoiler: Nathan [[AssholeVictim deserves to get beaten to a pulp]]]], it's still a pretty awesome moment for Warren.

* When Max and Chloe meet Frank on the beach to ask him some questions, either Max or Chloe can say something wrong and piss him off,[[spoiler:at which point he attacks Max. If the right conditions are met (Chloe is unarmed; Frank's dog is dead/locked up in the RV), Chloe defends Max, takes Frank on with her bare hands, and actually manages to injure him badly enough for him to cooperate, even though he definitely must have more fighting experience than her.]] The icing on the cake? When he threatens her with his blade/gun, all she does is raise a {{Fascinating Eyebrow}}.
* Mr. Jefferson manages to [[spoiler: sneak up on TheHero and TheLancer and take them both down. Considering that Max has rewind powers and he doesn't even know about them, this is a pretty incredible feat]].

* Max goes back [[spoiler: to the moment where it all happens in episode 1, where Jefferson asks her the Louis Daguerre question and one of her choices is "who gives a shit?"]]
** When she goes up [[spoiler: to talk to Jefferson after class, she lays [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech an epic smackdown on Victoria]], calling her out on everything she's done to Kate and how she bullies everyone because she's so insecure regarding her own talent. This happens if the player wasn't being friendly with Victoria throughout the game; otherwise, Max gives a gentler but still pointed calling-out speech and urges Victoria to let go of her bitchy ways]].
** [[spoiler: Max warns David about Jefferson and Nathan, snarks the bastard out in the middle of class, and finally turns in her photo.]]
*** [[spoiler: And it gets better -- after she watches Jefferson and Nathan get busted in the middle of school, ''she wins the contest''.]]
* Max [[spoiler: pulls a epic ShutUpHannibal on Jefferson; heck, her being so defiant against him counts]].
--> '''Max:''' [[spoiler: You ''are'' an amateur. Look at the trail of death you left behind. You can't blame all this on Nathan. I don't care what you do to me. You're going to die, motherfucker. For Chloe, and Rachel, and everybody else.]]
** She can also give a BadassBoast for Kate [[spoiler: should she survive her suicide attempt]].
---> '''Max:''' [[spoiler: Kate believed, and she survived. You failed to break her. She's stronger than ever. And she'll outlive you.]]
* Max [[spoiler: giving up her future as a possible rising artist in San Francisco to go back and save Chloe from the tornado.]]
* [[spoiler: David]] [[BigDamnHeroes busting in like a badass to save Max]] definitely counts, [[spoiler: especially if Max/the player has been against him the entire game]].
** [[spoiler: If you mention that Jefferson killed Chloe, [[PapaWolf David will kill Jefferson without hesitation]].]]
** [[spoiler: David [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone finally owning up to his bullshit]] definitely counts as well.]]
* Max driving through a tornado [[spoiler: to get the photo from Warren, just so she can save Chloe]].
** As she's running to the diner, [[spoiler: she's [[ChronicHeroSyndrome still saving people along the way]]]].

* During [[spoiler: the nightmare sequence, Max meets an alternate version of herself who cruelly lays into her and Chloe, claiming she never cared about Max at all and just manipulated her from the beginning, even calling Max stupid for not realizing it]]. That's when Chloe walks in, and in what seems like a simple repeat of a previous scene...
--> '''Chloe:''' [[spoiler: [[ShutUpHannibal Dude, do not even fuck with her head! She knows what we went through together this week and you don't! There's no way you can break up our team! This is reality!]]]]
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** As she's running to the diner, [[spoiler: she's still saving people along the way]].

* Assuming Max has saved her from getting hurt [[OnceAnEpisode once in every previous episode]], Alyssa gets to return the favor and pull Max out of the way of harm. And not only from a minor injury like a ball to the head as Alyssa would have gotten in Episode 1; no, she literally saves Max's life.
-->'''Alyssa:''' There! Now we're even!

** When she goes up [[spoiler: to talk to Jefferson after class, she lays an epic smackdown on Victoria, calling her out on everything she's done to Kate and how she bullies everyone because she's so insecure regarding her own talent. But this happens if the player wasn't being friendly with Victoria throughout the game.]]
** [[spoiler: Max warns David about Jefferson and Nathan, snarks him out in the middle of class, and finally turns in her photo.]]
*** [[spoiler: And it gets better--after she watches Jefferson and Nathan get busted in the middle of school, ''she wins the contest''.]]
* Max [[spoiler: pulls a epic ShutUpHannibal on Jefferson and mostly her being determinant against him.]]
--> '''Max:''' [[spoiler: "You ''are'' an amateur. Look at the trail of death you left behind. You can't blame all this on Nathan. I don't care what you do to me. You're going to die, motherfucker. For Chloe, and Rachel, and everybody else."]]
** She can also give a BadassBoast for Kate [[spoiler: should she survive her suicide attempt.]]

* [[spoiler: David]] busting in like a badass to save Max definitely counts, [[spoiler: especially if Max/the player has been against him the entire game.]]
** If you mention that Jefferson killed Chloe, David will kill Jefferson without hesitation.
** [[spoiler: David owning up to all of his shit definitely counts as well.]]
* Max driving through a tornado [[spoiler: to get the photo from Warren, just so she can save Chloe.]]
** As she's running to the diner, [[spoiler: she's still saving people along the way.]]
* During [[spoiler: the nightmare sequence, Max meets an alternate version of herself who lays into her and Chloe harshly, saying she never cared about Max at all and just manipulated her from the beginning, even calling Max stupid for not realizing it.]] That's when Chloe walks in, and in what seems like a simple repeat of a previous scene...
--> '''Chloe:''' [[spoiler: Dude, do not even fuck with her head! She knows what we went through together this week and you don't! There's no way you can break up our team! This is reality!]]
* After Max saved her from getting hurt [[OnceAnEpisode once in every previous episode]], Alyssa now gets to return the favor and pull Max out of the way of harm. And not only from a minor injury like a ball to the head as Alyssa would have gotten in Episode 1, she literally saves Max's life.
-->'''Alyssa''': There! Now we're even!

* Saving Chloe from [[spoiler:the train]] without tampering with the [[spoiler:tracks]] definitely feels like one. Sure, [[spoiler:Chloe should've known better than to rest her foot on the track switcher, but managing to save her without having to destroy the main lumber route or even needing to lift her? Awesome.]]

* [[spoiler: Saving William from getting in that accident years before]] can count as one. [[spoiler: Until you see the dead giant ''whales'' instead of birds and Chloe in that wheelchair...]]

* When Nathan catches Max and Chloe in the boys' dorm, Warren [[spoiler: runs to their rescue and headbutts Nathan to the floor, kicks the gun out of his hand, then subjects him to a truly brutal NoHoldsBarredBeatdown.]] Whether or not you think [[spoiler: Nathan deserves to get beaten to a pulp]], it's still a pretty awesome moment for Warren.

* Mr. Jefferson manages to [[spoiler: sneak up on TheHero and TheLancer and manages to take them both down. Considering that Max has rewind powers, this is a pretty incredible feat.]]

* Basically the whole episode is a whole [=CMoA=] for Max herself since she changed from a shy, clumsy girl to both an ActionGirl and a BadassAdorable woman.

* ''Awesome/TheAmazingAdventuresOfCaptainSpirit''

** Max can actually get away with not using her powers. She just has to do the classic ‘move to stay on the opposite side of an object’ trick by using the middle group of lockers and keep moving so David doesn’t see her.

** Max can actually get away with not using her powers either. She just has to do the classic ‘move to stay on the opposite side of an object’ trick by using the middle group of lockers and keep moving so David doesn’t see her.

* In one ending David will kill Mr. Jefferson without hesitation.

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[[caption-width-right:301:"[[BigDamnHeroes Jefferson, it's over!]]"]]

*** [[spoiler: and it gets better--after she watches Jefferson and Nathan get busted in the middle of school, ''she wins the contest''.]]

--> '''Max:''' [[spoiler: Kate believed, and she survived. You failed to break her. She's stronger than ever. And she'll outlive you.]]

--> '''Chloe:''' [[spoiler: "Dude, do not even fuck with her head! She knows what we went through together this week and you don't! There's no way you can break up our team! This is reality!]]

[[caption-width-right:301:"[[BigDammHeroes Jefferson, it's over!]]"]]

** When she goes up [[spoiler: to talk to Mr. Jefferson after class, she lays an epic smackdown on Victoria, calling her out on everything she's done to Kate and how she bullies everyone because she's so insecure regarding her own talent. But this happens if the player wasn't being friendly with Victoria throughout the game.]]

* Max [[spoiler: pulling a epic ShutUpHannibal on Mr. Jefferson and mostly her being determinant against him.]]

[[AC: Episode 1 - "Chrysalis"]]

[[AC: Episode 2 - "Out of Time"]]

[[AC: Episode 3 - "Chaos Theory"]]

[[AC: Episode 4 - "Dark Room"]]

[[AC:Episode 5 - "Polarized"]]

-->'''Alyssa''': There! Now we're even!

* Should you choose to directly confront David when he's hassling Kate, then Max will ''immediately'' march over to David and give him a piece of her mind until he backs off.

* Should you choose to directly confront David for hassling Kate, then Max will ''immediately'' march over to him and give him a piece of her mind.

%%[[AC: Episode 1 - "Chrysalis"]]
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* Saving Chloe from [[spoiler:the train]] without tampering with the [[spoiler:tracks]] definitely feels like one. Sure, [[spoiler:Chloe is TooDumbToLive for putting her foot in the track switcher. But managing to save her without having to destroy the main lumber route or even needing to lift her? Awesome.]]

* If you can do it, [[spoiler:then saving Kate without using her time powers is certainly a crowning moment of awesome for Max.]]

* A small moment, but in an optional conversation, a trucker outside the diner brings up Kate's suicide, calling her a "slut" in the process. Max tells him off in borderline TranquilFury:

* When Nathan catches Max and Chloe in the boys' dorm, Warren [[spoiler: runs to their rescue and starts pushing, then beating up Nathan.]] Whether or not you think [[spoiler: Nathan deserves to get beaten to a pulp]], it's still a pretty awesome moment for Warren.

* When Nathan catches Max and Chloe in the boys' dorm, Warren [[spoiler: runs to their rescue and starts beating up Nathan.]] Whether or not you think [[spoiler: Nathan deserves to get beaten to a pulp]], it's still a pretty awesome moment for Warren.

** When she goes up [[spoiler: to talk to Mr. Jefferson after class, she lays an epic smackdown on Victoria, calling her out on everything she's done to Kate and how she bullies everyone because she's so insecure regarding her own talent.]]

* Max [[spoiler: pulling a ShutUpHannibal on Mr. Jefferson.]]
--> '''Max:''' [[spoiler: "You are an amateur. Look at the trail of death you left behind. You can't blame all this on Nathan. I don't care what you do to me. You're going to die, motherfucker. For Chloe, and Rachel, and everybody else."]]

** Not only that: The first thing he does is [[spoiler: sneak up behind Max and inject her with something]]. This has the scary implications that [[spoiler: he knows about her powers and [[CombatPragmatist took]] [[CrazyPrepared her out first]]. Or at the very least, it may have been a coincidence if he still doesn't know about it.]]
*** That leaves the question of what makes her valuable enough to [[spoiler: risk keeping alive, unless he just wants her as his next subject]].

* After Max saved her from getting hurt [[OnceAnEpisode once in every previous episode]], Alyssa now gets to return the favor and pull Max out of the way of harm. And not only from a minor injury like a ball to the head as Alyssa would have gotten in Episode 1, she literally saves Max's life.

* After Max saved her from getting hurt [[OnceAnEpisode once in every previous episode]], Alyssa now gets to return the favor and pull Max out of the way of harm.

--> '''Max:''' [[spoiler: "You are an amateur. Look at the trail of death you left behind. You can't blame all this on Nathan. I don't care what happens to me. You're going to die, motherfucker."]]

--> '''Max:''' [[spoiler: "You are an amateur. Look at the trail of death you left behind. You can't blame all this on Nathan. I don't care what happens to me. You're going to die, motherfucker."]