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Amanda the Adventurer
The Main Duo
Amanda
"Hi! I'm Amanda!"
Click here to see her true form
Voiced by: Chelsea Lecompte (Pilot Episode), Blair Greene-Osako (full game)
The protagonist of the Amanda the Adventurer tapes that Riley is watching. She seems like a nice girl, but something's off about her, and as the game goes on, that something starts to make itself clear...
- Adaptational Heroism: There's hints that the consciousness of Rebecca Colton is somehow attached to her as opposed to simply being a demon who wants your soul, and in the full game she gets upset when you go to the butcher, the exact opposite of her pilot self.
- Adaptational Nice Girl: She's still mean to Wooly at times, but she doesn't brush off his apple allergy and her motives, while still questionable and involving trapping the player in the TV, seem overall less sinister and more tragic.
- Adorable Evil Minions: Amanda is merely a pawn for abducting children, in lieu with Hameln's ulterior motives.
- And I Must Scream: It is implied by "Everything Rots" and the secret tapes that Rebecca is a part of Amanda to some extent and that she is dead and rotting away somewhere. In the best ending, Amanda claims she exists outside of the tapes and desperately tries breaking out of the TV screen until Riley destroys it with a brick.
- Antagonist Title: The eponymous Amanda the Adventurer is the Big Bad of both games.
- Ax-Crazy: In addition to killing the viewers of her show at the slightest provocation, she can hardly contain her excitement when deciding which surgical tool she will use to torture and murder Wooly before gleefully explaining she intends to use all of them.
- Big Bad: The mystery of the Amanda the Adventurer VHS tapes is tied to her malevolent presence, though the full game seems to suggest that she's not as in control as she seems.
- Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: Presents herself as a chipper little girl, when she's really an Eldritch Abomination. She also has little to no regard for her "friend" Wooly's well-being, often treating him dismissively or outright bullying him. It's also all but stated that she was responsible for Wooly "tripping" and hurting his knee in the accident-episode.
- Zigzagged in regards to Rebecca Colton, a character who is not seen or alluded to in the pilot, but definitely has a role in the game. Her spirit may be responsible for the vulnerable side Amanda shows in the full game.
- Body Horror: There are moments where Amanda twists and distorts her body to an insane degree. The biggest example is in the "What's a Family?" episode. If you continuously refuse Amanda's request to help the lonely kitten, she quite literally breaks down. On top of that, she begins to grow clusters of eyes (or at least things resembling eyes) out of her sockets that are clumped together and look like some sort of fungus. Overall, it creates a horrifically disgusting and disturbing look.
- But Thou Must!:
- If the player chooses the wrong answer instead of what Amanda tells them, she forces them to choose the right one. For example, if you click the wrong building enough times when Amanda tells you to go to a specific one, the other buildings will vanish.
- Amanda also doesn’t take kindly to the player repeatedly trying to go off script; during the first rendition of the injuries tape, if the player repeatedly gives the wrong answer for who can help them, this exchange happens:
- At one point in an altered version of the full game's second tape, however, Amanda actually becomes victim to this herself, first unable to decide what card she wants for her friend, and after planning to go to the candy store, the tape itself forces her and Wooly to enter the butcher, which, surprisingly, she does NOT want to go into, even begging to get back out again. It's no wonder she's pretty much a nervous wreck by the end of that tape.
- Corrupted Character Copy: A pretty obvious one of Dora the Explorer. Dora is a friendly kindhearted girl while Amanda is a literal demon.
- Control Freak: Amanda is very controlling and demands you follow her instructions to the letter, outright hijacking the game when you try to defy her by getting rid of all other clickable objects on the screen or forcing the player to type out the correct answer. In the new demo, when Wooly finds the courage to openly defy her and warns you to destroy the tapes, Amanda gets downright furious, briefly sporting one hell of a Nightmare Face before brutally killing him. However, the full game reveals that she's not entirely in control...
- Creepy Child: Absolutely so.
- Cute and Psycho: On the outside, she appears to be a cheerful and chipper little girl, but under that exterior is something much more heinous. Why she behaves this way makes more sense when you consider whose soul she contains.
- Deadpan Snarker: Amanda gets noticeably more snarky whenever you get a wrong answer in the full game.
- Depraved Kids' Show Host: Amanda is the designated protagonist of the show, though she also kidnaps and murders her own audience.
- Despair Event Horizon: The player themselves can cause this to her for one variant of the bad ending. Starting with setting the oven ablaze, things start to go Off the Rails as, while Wooly remains the guide of things, she can do almost nothing to sort things out in the second tape, and constantly refusing to help the lonely kitten outright drives her to tears as everything distorts around her, letting the entity loose.
- Disc-One Final Boss: Appears to be the main villain, though she joins your side at the end of the full game. Additionally, the secret tapes reveal higher powers at work.
- Enemy Within: This seems to be the case in the full game, as the character of Amanda seems to be caught in a struggle for control between Rebecca Colton and the demonic entity that inhabits the VHS tapes.
- Enfant Terrible: A seemingly sweet and curious little girl who progressively shows a more unhinged, even downright murderous side.
- Eldritch Abomination: She seems to be able to control the reality inside the tapes so she can railroad the viewer, and in the final tape of Pilot Episode, she pressures the viewer into "letting her in", causing her to reveal her true form of a spindly-armed, multi-eyed monstrosity
◊. Partly subverted - only part of Amanda is in control of the tapes, and is what attacks you - the other part, the ghost of her voice actress, is just as much a victim as anyone else. - Evil Is Not a Toy: Aunt Kate even warns Riley of the dangers of watching the VHS tapes that she left behind in the attic, warning them that they may not survive.
- Evil Weapon: Amanda is implied to be one for Hameln, whether it be to abduct children who watch the show, who are described as being stuck in a trance-like state, or killing people off to prevent them from discovering and sharing the truth about the show.
- Expy: While Amanda may initially appear to be one to Dora, in truth she is far more like Samara Morgan. They are both twisted dark haired girls that rest in cursed video tapes and come out and attack whoever watches them.
- Extra Eyes: She gains these in her monster form.
- Fighting from the Inside: There's a war going on inside Amanda; on one half, she holds the soul of Rebecca Colton, the daughter of Sam Colton, but on the other, a demon from the Ars Goetia. How this happened is unclear, but there's the heavy implication that Hameln Entertainment's experiments were the cause. Both sides are fighting for control over Amanda; Rebecca is trying to reach out to Riley, while the demon is attempting to claim their soul.
- Fluffy the Terrible: Subverted in that although she appears to be a terrifying eldritch horror, despite her name, she has a clear vulnerable side.
- Get Out!: In the "Hollow" Ending, if you refuse to let Amanda share her secret, she'll express disappointment before magically making all the items in the attic disappear, leaving behind only a note that bluntly says, "LEAVE".
- Hair-Trigger Temper: She's very easy to set off if you get her questions wrong. As the episodes progress, she goes from passive aggressiveness to outright anger the more your defy her.
- Kick the Dog: The petting zoo episode has her denounce Wooly for being an animal, even shushing him when he tries to speak up again because "animals don't talk". By the end of the episode, she has forcibly turned Wooly back into an actual sheep.
- Madness Mantra: In the "What's a Family?" episode. If you continuously refuse Amanda's request to help the lonely kitten, she has a literal Villainous Breakdown, repeatedly asking "Won't you help the lonely kitten?" and becoming increasingly distressed until both her voice and her body contorts into unnatural positions as the demon takes control.
- Mind Rape: In Pilot Episode, she does this to the player to prevent them from destroying the tapes.
- Mind Hive: It's highly implied the Amanda we see is actually the combined form of the ghost of Rebecca Colton and a demon summoned using the Lesser Key of Solomon. The angrier or more upset she gets, the more the demon dictates her actions until it physically manifests as the many-eyed Eldritch Abomination that kills you in the bad endings; the happier she gets, the more Rebecca is directing her actions.
- Nightmare Fuel Coloring Book: In the "We Can Share" tape, Amanda is seen drawing Mr. Fox dead in a bear trap, who was seen earlier in "Everything Rots."
- O.O.C. Is Serious Business: Amanda's defining trait is her explosive temper, particularly if you get her questions wrong. So it's really telling when in the "Hollow" ending, if you refuse to let Amanda share her secret, she doesn't lash out at you like normal, but flatly expresses disappointment and turns the TV off, removing all the items in the attic save for a note that bluntly says "LEAVE", showing just how badly you hurt her feelings.
- Parents Are Wrong: Invoked by her in an unseen episode of the show. One of the concerned parents on the news tape claim that Amanda told this to their kids, which prompted him to change the channel immediately.
- Rage Breaking Point: If the player disobeys Amanda, she becomes noticeably angry with you and erases the other options given, so you have no choice but to go with whatever she says. In the demo's last tape, Amanda doesn't bother hiding her frustration anymore as she demands that you "let her in" the house.
- Sharing a Body: The game heavily implies that there are two beings within Amanda: the spirit of Rebecca Colton and a demon summoned by Hameln Entertainment that are constantly vying for control with the demon taking control of Amanda whenever she's angry.
- Split Personality: It's heavily implied that there are two different beings inhabiting Amanda that are struggling for control: The spirit or consciousness of Rebecca Colton and the demonic entity within the tapes who takes control of Amanda whenever she gets angry or stressed.
- Suddenly Shouting: In some cases, this is Amanda's reaction if Riley continues to not give her the correct answer to her questions. "Oh No! Accidents!" shows off an example of this.[Riley types something other than “doctor” a third time after Amanda asks who can help Wooly]Amanda: [brief pause] WHY ARE YOU EVEN HERE?! [static] Try again, you're almost there! [static] You're wasting my time, and I'm running out of patience!
- Sympathy for the Devil: What Riley's relationship with Amanda boils down to. After getting to know her enough, Amanda considers Riley a genuine friend of hers to the point where she can share her biggest secret with them.
- To Serve Man: In demon form, she kills Riley by devouring them alive.
- Tragic Monster: The game heavily implies that Amanda is actually a gestalt entity made up of both the soul of Rebecca Colton, an innocent and joyous orphaned girl who got used by the higher-ups at Hameln Entertainment, and is constantly tortured as a result of it, and a demon summoned by the company in question. Both of these entities are presumed to be constantly fighting for control.
- Video Game Cruelty Punishment: Players can freely troll Amanda by either intentionally giving her the wrong answers or by not answering at all. However, Amanda will eventually railroad you into typing the correct answer, and if she's pushed too far in some tapes, she'll set the entity loose and kill you.
- Voice of the Legion: When she's angry, she'll sometimes take on a more demonic-sounding voice as she lets the entity loose on you.
- With Friends Like These...: Even at her nicest, Amanda is downright nasty to Wooly. This goes from being a bit of a bully to him, by doing things like implying he isn't her friend, to just straight-up torturing him when he attempts to make contact Riley.
- You Have Failed Me: Amanda does this when she meets up with a stray kitten, and the player refuses to help it, likely alluding to how Amanda is quite literally begging for help from Riley. After the refusal, Amanda is utterly distraught, and outright kills them.
Wooly
"And I'm Wooly!"
Voiced by: James Pratt
A timid anthropomorphic sheep, and Amanda's friend in the tapes. His shyness seems like a cute factor at first, but there's a good reason, as he seems to know something that the player doesn't know, but should.
- All for Nothing: In Pilot Episode, he openly defies Amanda in the secret tape and is implied to get killed for it, just so he can tell the player to destroy the tapes. The player does try to destroy them, but Amanda's influence is already too strong and they end up not going through with it, rendering Wooly's courage and sacrifice senseless in the end.
- Ambiguous Innocence: On the surface, Wooly simply appears to be Amanda's timid and cautious "friend" who regularly gets abused by her for no reason. However, some scenes in the game that at least seem to show him acting as Amanda's minder and trying to keep her calm, could also imply that Wooly may actually be in control of Amanda in some way, especially in the alternate version of Episode 2.
- In the episode, Amanda wants to give her friend, which she openly states in the original episode that it ISN'T Wooly, a gift.
- When they're at the store to buy a card, Amanda suddenly has an OOC moment and acts dejected. Wooly claims this is her being "confused", and tries to tell the audience that it is his birthday. If the player chooses any of the shelves besides the one with birthday cards on it, the choices will be blocked out, and Wooly will continually insist you choose that shelf. Afterwards, Amanda will question the choice, and Wooly interrupts her assuring it's the right one. He also seems to put "friend" in quotes when he mentions them.
- A dejected Amanda at first has trouble saying that today is their friend's birthday. When she does, Wooly can visibly be seen winking.
- At the end of the altered episode, the player will have no choice but to list Wooly as Amanda's "friend". He will sometimes state that the present belongs to someone "cute" if they don't put that name in. Afterwards, Amanda will state that she remembered that it was Wooly's birthday, and give him the present.
- However, the same episode also has Wooly being just as hesitant as Amanda when the tape forces them to go to the butcher shop, and is unnerved when the gift that's supposed to go to him is meat from there.
- All of this gives a whole new meaning to the original episode, where Amanda gives the gift to Kate instead of Wooly, and Wooly trying to come up with excuses to prevent her from doing so.
- The musical code behind Amanda in the alternate episodes spells "Facade". But is it referring to Amanda or Wooly?
- More importantly, in the scenes where Wooly is absent, Amanda appears to be able to vent out her true feelings more easily, best shown when she encounters the Lonely Kitten, and in the true ending, where it is implied that she killed Wooly and turned him into meat.
- There's also a coded message reading, "Who is Wooly?" in one of the books. Which is very strange, because there are mentions of Wooly being a proper character in the show and not just part of the haunted tapes Riley owns.
- Wooly saying "Nothing is rotten here!" in everything rots...after Amanda spends the whole episode showing Riley rotten things. Special mention to the fact he becomes particularly outspoken after Amanda brings up being able to feel herself rotting.
- While Wooly constantly acts like Amanda's presence is keeping him from saying what he wants, his very own secret tape has him just sitting there and doing nothing instead of taking the opportunity to speak freely. However, the secret tapes are not interactive, so it might have been just a regular, non-haunted recording where he cannot communicate with the player anyway.
- On the other hand, Wooly ultimately seems powerless in his situation, and those suspicious events simply might be him trying to keep Amanda calm, unfortunately, he is still murdered by her anyway. If he had any real power over Amanda or the tapes, he could have prevented that, or his unwilling regression into a regular sheep, or anything bad that happens to him (which is not a trivial amount of bad things).
- In the episode, Amanda wants to give her friend, which she openly states in the original episode that it ISN'T Wooly, a gift.
- Cowardly Lion: Wooly is very obviously terrified of Amanda. Nevertheless, in Pilot Episode, he puts his life on the line to warn you away from her at the start of episode 2 and in the secret tape. In episode 2 he gets killed for his troubles. In the new secret tape, however, he snaps after enough provoking and angrily shouts at Amanda, talking to you one last time to destroy the tapes and not let anyone else fall victim to them. However, Amanda still kills him for rebelling.Wooly: Okay, that's enough! BAA! No! I can't let you do this anymore! I don't care what you do to me! (drags the camera down to his height) You! Take the tape out now, and destroy them! Burn them! Whatever! Just get rid of these other tapes! Do you hear me?! You can't let anyone else watch these-! (Amanda begins transforming behind him) O-Oh... BAA-!
- Dying as Yourself: A rather screwed up example. It's easy to miss, but as Amanda goes off the deep end when Riley (and the player) refuse to "help the lonely kitten" in the "What's a Family" tape, Wooly, who got forcefully regressed into acting like a regular sheep, regains his mind just long enough to watch Amanda and the world they're in fall apart right as he gets deleted too.
- Expy: Of Boots the Monkey as the anthropomorphic animal companion of a kids' show host.
- Extreme Doormat: As the sidekick character, Wooly pretty much does whatever Amanda wants, with only some mild protest here and there. Downplayed in the "Everything Rots!" video, where he does try to reign Amanda in once she goes too off the rails and at one point even loses his patience with her when she won't stop asking Riley extremely inappropriate questions about rotting.
- Furry Reminder: He occasionally bleats while talking. In fact, the Petting Zoo tape has him actually slowly revert to a fully-animal sheep.
- Killed Off for Real:
- After ambiguity surrounding his status at the ends of the butcher and treasure hunt episodes in Pilot Episode, he unequivocally meets his demise when Amanda kills him in the penultimate episode. To really hammer the point home, Wooly is very conspicuously erased from the logo in the next episode's opening.
- In fact, in the full game, there are three ways he can die. The first is when you refuse to answer Amanda's question whether "everything rots" enough times in "Everything Rots"; she erases Wooly from existence. The second time is in the "What's a Family" tape, where he slowly regresses into becoming a mindless, regular sheep; he gets erased if you cause Amanda to have a breakdown if you refuse to "help the lonely kitten". The third time is in the 2nd "Accidents" tape, when she's about to perform surgery on him; he dies when she uses the bone saw on him, regardless on who you choose to help during the struggle between them.
- Oh, Crap!:
- In Pilot Episode, right after Wooly rebels against Amanda and begs the viewer to destroy the cursed tapes, his bravery disappears as Amanda transforms into her demonic form behind him. Wooly even sounds like he's saying "Oh, crap" as the tape distorts.
- In th alternate "Uh Oh! Accidents" tape, he flinches and looks terrified when his attempt to talk to Riley alone is almost immediately interrupted by Amanda calling him.
- A Pig Named "Porkchop": He's a sheep named Wooly.
- Sacrificial Lamb: Literally. In Pilot Episode, Amanda has him killed as punishment for trying to warn the player about her. In the full game, he's almost constantly victimized by her and finally murdered in the alternate version of the accidents episode.
- Sweet Sheep: An anthropomorphic sheep originally intended to be a loyal companion to Amanda. And possibly the closest thing to a Big Good the game has. In the demos, episode 2 and the secret tape have him trying to protect the player from Amanda's influence. In the full game he does his best to reign Amanda in when she starts talking about not-kid friendly topics.
- This Is Gonna Suck: In Pilot Episode, as Amanda transforms into her demonic form behind him in the secret tape, Wooly's courage slowly vanishes, realizing that she's going to kill him for trying to fight back against her.
- Unanthropomorphic Transformation: Whilst he is normally a Funny Animal Sheep, the "What's a Family" tape has him slowly turn into a regular sheep after Amanda tells him that animals don't talk.
Other characters
The Butcher
The owner of the butcher shop found in the pilot episode of the series, as well as an altered version of episode 2.
- The Dragon: Seems to be this for Amanda, or at least the demon part of her, as he has the ability to bring people into the world that Amanda lives in, and turn them into sentient objects
- Suspiciously Similar Substitute: The people that are behind the desks at the bakery and post office look suspiciously similar to the Butcher, having the exact same body structure and face. The only thing that differentiates them is the clothes they wear.
- The Transmogrifier: One of the endings, where Riley is turned into one of the meats in his shop, implies that the Butcher may actually have some role in the existence of the sentient objects found throughout the show, all of whom are presumed to be abducted children.
- The Voiceless: The Butcher is never given a single line of dialogue in any of his appearances.
Mr. Fox
A live-action fox that Amanda finds dead in a bear trap.
- Bear Trap: Seen dead from a bear trap, although the bear trap itself is not initially apparent to the player.
- Eerily Out-of-Place Object: The fox is the only character in the entire show that is not animated, instead appearing to be a stock image of a dead fox.
- Expy: Appears to be one of Swiper the Fox, who is also a fox, and the villain of Dora the Explorer. This highlights the true role of Amanda, the presumed villain, in the game's story.
- Posthumous Character: Despite it being dead, Amanda appears to have some sort of fixation towards the fox, even drawing it on a sketchpad in the game's true ending.
- Rule of Symbolism: The Fox is meant to symbolize how Rebecca got caught into being Hameln's test subject before either she or Sam knew the true nature of the company. This likely explains Amanda's fixation towards the fox, who is described by her to be "rotting", which she senses her real body is doing elsewhere.
Lonely Kitten
A stray kitten that Riley could find in two separate instances in the show.
- Cute Kitten: The Kitten is constantly described as being "sad" and "alone".
- Rule of Symbolism: The Kitten is meant to symbolize Rebecca's state of being orphaned, and the constant loneliness she feels. The stray Kitten is described to be "lonely", and if Riley chooses to deny Amanda's request to help it, Amanda will break down into tears and malfunction. This is further evidenced in another tape, where the kitten is trapped in a cage, and is described to be "dying".
The Park Family
Riley Park
The player character. Riley recently inherited their Aunt Kate's house and is searching the home to see what the reclusive woman left behind. They later find a stack of VHS tapes and an old TV set showing an early 2000s-era children's cartoon they have never seen before. All goes well at first, but Riley realizes these tapes aren't harmless as they look.
- Action Survivor: Just the fact that they survive the tapes in the game's true ending alone speaks volumes.
- Amateur Sleuth: A huge part of the game involves Riley getting to the bottom of Hameln and the show they bought the rights to. Though this was mostly due to directions they were given by their late aunt Kate, telling them to investigate the tapes and everything.
- And I Must Scream: The fate of Riley in the "A Fateful End" ending that has them turned into an anthropomorphized piece of meat in the meat man's shop.
- Big Good: In the true ending of the game, at least. There, Riley is one of the only people to fully understand and sympathize with Amanda, to the point where Amanda trusts them enough to tell them her secret.
- Featureless Protagonist: We get no hints as to their physical appearance. We don't know if they're a guy, a girl, young, old, or what their ethnicity is. It doesn't help that "Riley" is a gender-neutral name.
- Named by the Adaptation: Initially, they went unnamed in Pilot Episode; the full game finally gave them a name: Riley Park.
- Player Character: Players control Riley as they investigate the mysterious tapes they find in their Aunt's attic.
- Unlikely Hero: Was just The Everyman who was instructed by their aunt to observe the attic, but then they also prove themselves to be a trustworthy friend to Amanda, gets her to reveal her deepest secret, and effectively destroys the show when she does so, followed by Riley smashing the TV with a brick.
- The Voiceless: Riley never has a single line of dialogue throughout the entire game.
Kate Park
Riley's deceased aunt, who left them the house and the Amanda tapes.
- Ambiguous Situation: Why and how Kate died is unknown, as she never states why she will die and even she admits she doesn't know how much time she has left.
- It is likely that Hameln Entertainment got to her investigations and decided to get rid of her.
- Connected All Along: The neighborhood episode has Amanda trying to send a treat to her friend, whose name she can't remember. Said friend turns out to be Kate. In the Coffee Break tape, it's revealed that her and Sam Colton, the creator of Amanda the Adventurer, were acquaintances and that she was a big factor in Amanda's growing popularity.
- The Ghost: Kate is never seen in person despite her involvement in the game's events.
- Hero of Another Story: The letter pinned to her corkboard implies that she was moonlighting as a paranormal investigator and was very close to solving the mystery surrounding the tapes before her death.
- Posthumous Character: She's already passed away before the event of the game, but she manages to leave a message for Riley beforehand to continue her investigation.
- Take Up My Sword: In her last letter to Riley, Kate gives them her house, notes, and the tapes while imploring Riley to pick up where she left off.
The Colton Family
Sam Colton
Portrayed by: Troy Jennings
The creator of Amanda the Adventurer. He's gone missing sometime before the events of the game, leaving his show and daughter, Rebecca Colton, behind.
- Deal with the Devil: He was approached by Hameln employees, noting the unexpected popularity of his show. When he accepts their offer to make it into an animated series in the hopes of sharing the show to a wider audience, things only get worse from there.
- Disappeared Dad: He went missing shortly before Hameln Entertainment acquired the rights to Amanda the Adventurer. It's heavily implied Hameln somehow got rid of him because he was trying to get his daughter out of the industry.
- Friend to All Children: Sam created Amanda the Adventurer, inspired by Rebecca's optimism, and believing that all children deserve to cherish the world the same way she does.
- Good Parents: Judging by several of the secret tapes, one can see that Sam is a loving and compassionate father.
- Greater-Scope Paragon: Sam, after adopting Rebecca, came up with the idea of Amanda the Adventurer, citing his daughter's sweet demeanor, in spite of the rough life she had lived up to that point, as the primary inspiration. He created the show with the intent to show children how magical the world can be. The various dissappearances that occur as a result of Hameln buying his show, and his dissappearance is also the reason why Kate looks into the cases, and thus why Riley investigates the tapes in the game.
- Papa Wolf: After noticing something is up with his daughter's recordings for the animation, he insists that it's gone too far and has to stop.
- The Scapegoat: In an attempt to divert attention away from them after Sam's disappearance, Hameln made a public statement, attempting to villify Sam by claiming that he had purposefully abandoned both the company and his daughter.
- Write Who You Know: In-universe example. Sam based the entirety of the original show off his daughter.
Rebecca Colton (UNMARKED SPOILERS!)
Portrayed by: Lucy Brown
Sam Colton's adopted daughter, and the voice of Amanda.
- And I Must Scream: There are strong implications that her soul is trapped inside Amanda along with a demon, and she can still feel her real body, even as it's dead and rotted away.
- Break the Cutie: Implied to have occurred to Rebecca when it was announced to her that Sam had "abandoned" her and Hameln. She was so distressed with the news that every upcoming event that would have involved her had to be canceled.
- Child Popstar: Subverted, in that although Rebecca wasn't a singer, she was pretty popular in her hometown when Sam's show unexpectedly exploded in popularity. It even got to the point where her disappearance led to suspicion amongst the community.
- The Cutie: An In-Universe example. Sadie from Coffee Break even describes her performances in Sam's show to be utterly adorable and charming.
- Dark and Troubled Past: Sam mentions in an interview that she 'went through a lot' before he adopted her.
- Excited Kids' Show Host: In the hands of Sam, Rebecca was clearly enthusiastic about her role as Amanda. This changes drastically when she falls into the hands of Hameln.
- Happily Adopted: Prior to the events of the game, Rebecca was taken in by Sam, who admired her a lot from what he says in the Coffee Break secret tape.Sam Colton: But really, it's all Rebecca. As soon as I met my beautiful daughter, the inspiration was there. You know, she was so young when I adopted her. And despite what she's gone through, she's always seen the world with such kindness and joy. She's the light of my life. And it makes me so happy to share that light with our community.
Sadie: She really is something special. Watching her perform is so delightful. I mean, the whole show is just so cute. - The Pollyanna: Sam had described Rebecca to be a joyous kid who can easily find an adventure, even in her own backyard, despite all of the hardships she had gone through prior.
- Too Good for This Sinful Earth: She is described to be pure at heart, and implied to have died at the hands of Hameln in order for them to continue production on Amanda the Adventurer.
- Undead Child: Heavily implied to be the case as the player finds more tapes.
- Used to Be a Sweet Kid: Sam says he was inspired to create the show based on the innocent and sweet way she viewed the world, and how she could find adventure even in the backyard.
- Walking Spoiler: It's virtually impossible to talk about her without mentioning her relation to Sam, Hameln Entertainment, and the show as a whole, considering she's Amanda's voice actress.
Coffee Break
Sadie Koppen
The host of Coffee Break, who interviewed Sam Colton.
Hameln Entertainment
As a whole
The company that promised to help Sam Colton promote his show by turning into an animated series. From there, things take a turn for the worst, and the rest is history.
- The Conspiracy: Hameln is implied to be behind the disappearance of many of the children in the area Sam and Rebecca once lived in, using the program that Sam gave them.
- Evil, Inc.: Hameln Entertainment makes itself appear to be an ordinary production company. Several of the secret tapes, however, reveal the company to be responsible for the disappearances of many children or having them act up.
- Horrible Hollywood: The company appears to actually be a satanic cult, where everyone who works there is either summoning demons, experimenting on children, or are the children themselves, but as disfigured abominations in the world Amanda lives in.
- Meaningful Name: The company's name appears to be an allusion to the town from the story of the Pied Piper, Hamelin. The story of the Piper tells of a man who directs all of the town's children out and kills them after the town's civilians refuse to pay him for taking care of its rat infestation, mirroring how the company is luring and abducting children with their programs. Further supporting this is its logo resembling a mouse-like rodent and its slogan "Follow us to fun!".
- The Syndicate: They are the omnipreset organization that Riley comes across while observing the various tapes and toys their aunt Kate had gathered.
Hameln Director (UNMARKED SPOILERS!)
Portrayed by: Aran Keating
The enigmatic director and (presumed) leader of Hameln Entertainment.
- Abusive Parents: Technically counts, since he proclaimed guardianship over Rebecca. Additionally, given how Amanda is now, it's safe to say nurturing Rebecca wasn't in his best interests.
- Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: Averted, in that even though he keeps up the professional facade of the company, he is still shown to be irritable and combative when working with his victims, as seen in the tape where Sam confronts him over the lines he made Rebecca read.
- Child Hater: His entire operation involves the abduction of children. The exact reason why he's doing this is unknown, but the nature of show, and hints of the sentient objects containing the souls of children, indicates malicious intent.
- Corrupt Corporate Executive: The corrupt head of the Hameln Entertainment company that has no problem with exploiting actual children for his own personal gain.
- The Corruptor: Implied to be responsible for turning the innocent and joyous Rebecca into the jaded, murderous, tortured gestalt demon she is now.
- Deal with the Devil: This had occurred between him and Rebecca. One of the secret tapes shows him making Rebecca sign a contract, but with Sam entirely absent. Following this, the recording shows Rebecca being locked away in a hidden room in the complex.
- Diabolical Mastermind: Is a higher-up of Hameln Entertainment, a group that seems to be responsible for the disappearance of children. He appears to be immune to most of the possible ramifications of his actions due to his representatives sending out public letters over the news.
- Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep": He is only ever referred to as "Director" sans the end credits, which reveals he's THE Hameln director.
- Evil Counterpart: Acts as one to Sam. Much like Sam, he is a producer of various products, had ownership over the titular TV show, and eventually becomes a guardian to Rebecca. Though unlike Sam, who described himself as a "struggling writer" who created the show on such a low budget, the Director is a successful businessman who runs a company, promising his unsuspecting victims to make their works more successful with a higher budget. Also, unlike Sam, who created the show in order to show children the wonders of the world, the Director appears to have a dislike towards children, uses the program as a tool for abducting children, and uses them for his sinister purposes.
- The Faceless: Even in the one known instance that he can be physically seen in, in a surveillance recording, it's hard to make out his facial features due to the angle it's shot in and the video quality.
- Greater-Scope Villain: The Director is heavily implied to be the one that's truly pulling the strings of the show. In one of the secret tapes, which happened roughly a year after it was reported that Sam Colton went missing, he is shown making Rebecca, Amanda's voice actress, sign a contract, only for him to have her locked up in a secret room. Another one of the tapes hint that he may also be the one responsible for Rebecca getting possessed, as he seems to make her read out the names of various Biblical demons (such as Bael, Paimon, and Balaam). Following this, Rebecca seems to note the presence of a "Man with The Headphones" telling her to do things she doesn't want to. This "Man" is implied to be the entity that will kill Riley in some of the endings.
- Hate Sink: It's bad enough that he essentially leads the entire operation, but he also forcefully takes Sam away from Rebecca, claims in a public statement that Sam "abandoned" her, makes her work for the company under his custody via contract, and most of all, tampers with the original vision of the show, which Sam made solely out of the love for his adopted daughter, and to show children of the world its wonders, making it into the disturbing piece of work it is now.
- Illegal Guardian: The Director becomes Rebecca's new guardian following Sam's disappearance, with him making her sign a contract, which was likely to put her under the company's custody.
- Karma Houdini: By all accounts, the Director is never punished for any of his actions. At worst, his company maybe got shut down, but even then, nothing is known about the current whereabouts surrounding him or his group.
- No Name Given: The Director is never given a name, with him just being referred to as "Director" in the conversation between him and Sam about Rebecca's script. Even in the credits, he is just referred to as the "Hameln Director". The end credits in some of the show's episodes seem to point to his name being "Heave Starvey", however, being the name listed under "Story Editor" in "Uh Oh Accidents" (which gets cut off by static) and as a director in the pilot episode. This could however just as easily be simply a pen name of his, though.
- Walking Spoiler: It is pretty much impossible to talk about this guy without referring to his significance in the game's story, or why the show is the way it is.
- Would Hurt a Child: Just ask Rebecca.
The Scientist
Portrayed by: Erin Fox
A Hameln scientist that was seemingly in charge of the tests done on Rebecca.
- The Dragon: Appears to be this to the Director, as she appears to be in charge of the experiments performed on Rebecca to create the show.
- Mad Scientist: Considering where she works, this is a given.
- No Name Given: Like her leader, the Scientist is never given a name, being simply referred to as "Scientist" in the game's credits.
Larry Smith
The "Chief Neurosurgical Officer" of Hameln Entertainment.
- Expospeak Gag: His title basically means that he's Hameln's brain surgeon.
Why they need would need this for the production of a children's cartoon is never explained. - The Ghost: Larry is never seen in the game, but only mentioned once in the credits in Uh Oh Accidents!
Danny McQuiggin
The "Containment Specialist" of Hameln Entertainment.
- Expospeak Gag: His fancy-sounding credit means he is responsible for, by the dictionary definition of containment, "the action of keeping something harmful under control or within limits."
- The Ghost: Danny is never seen in the game, but only mentioned once in the credits in In Your Neighborhood
Toys
Gret-chan the Doll
Voiced by: Chelsea Lecompte
A ragdoll who likes flowers.
- Dark Is Not Evil: She might look a bit creepy with her Scary Stitches, but like most of the toys in the room, she's completely harmless. In fact, if Riley does something nice for her, she rewards them with a secret tape.
- Kick the Dog: You need to cut her head off to get batteries for Blabbot.
- Mouth Stitched Shut: There's a series of stitches over her mouth, giving that impression. She can talk just fine though.
- Nice Girl: Politely thanks you if you decorate her hair with her favorite flowers and even gives you something in turn. A secret tape!
- Off with His Head!: Gets her head cut off with scissors in one route. If her screams are any indication, it's not a pleasant feeling.
Blabbot
Voiced by: pd Flattery
A talking robot toy you can type number combinations into.
- Anguished Declaration of Love: He frantically confesses to being in love with Riley to keep them from splashing him with water.
- Computer Voice: His voice has a notable synthesizer effect and always stays at one pitch even when he's begging for his life.
- Kill It with Water: To get the key hidden inside his body, Riley will have to dunk water on him, which will cause his head to pop off.
- It Can Think: He initially seems like just a toy, rattling off short coded responses and speaking in a monotone voice, until he starts begging for his life when Riley is about to short circuit him with water.
- Tin-Can Robot: He has a very broad and clunky design, probably to make him more appealing to children.
Missing Children
Lauren
- Portrayed by: Lily Wissing.
A little girl who was an avid watcher of Amanda the Adventurer. One fateful day, on her birthday, she suddenly disappeared.
- The Runaway: Lauren is implied to have run away from home, as seen by the open door in the footage, possibly by entering a portal created by Amanda.
Jordan
The brother of Joanne Cook, who went missing after getting addicted to Amanda the Adventurer. He’s mentioned in Joanne’s letter to Aunt Kate that’s pinned on the cork board.
- Creepy Child: He became this concerning Amanda The Adventurer before his disappearance.
- Family Theme Naming: Jordan and Joanne Cook are siblings both have names that start with the letter J.
- The Ghost: He isn’t seen, but is mentioned in Joanne Cook’s letter to Aunt Kate.
Other
Masked Man
A mysterious figure that Riley encounters in the true ending of the full game.
- Bait-and-Switch: He makes an entrance with a noise that sounds very similar to the entity entering the attic, so one might be bracing themselves for a jumpscare when they turn around, only to find him standing at the table.
- The Faceless: The identity of the masked man is never disclosed, as they only appear at the very end. His model doesn't give away any details either.
- Fedora of Asskicking: His hat is the image for the sticker representing his ending. It's also implied he's been investigating the Amanda the Adventurer and has survived to find Riley and meet them in the attic, which certainly qualifies as kicking ass.
- Percussive Therapy: Slaps the attic's table with both hands to announce his presence to Riley.
Bael, Paimon, and Balam
The 3 demons Rebecca chants in the purple names.
- Demonic Possession: It is implied that the 3 demons possessed Rebecca and caused her to act very off.
