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* WomenAreWiser: She's a little bit closer to earth than her husband, who's about a decade younger than her. That is to say, she's more attentive and less forgetful. She still comes across as just a tad [[CloudCuckoolander Cloud Cuckoolander-ish]].
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* CelibateHero: Despite showing an attraction to women, he refrains from going anywhere with it. When he's hit on a couple times (Gina and Diane, respectively), he shows anywhere from disinterest to deflecting the subject altogether. [[spoiler: Justified when it's revealed it's not just women, but people he doesn't want to get close to after losing both of his parents. Later subverted when he falls in love with Emily.]]
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* [[spoiler:IgnoredEpiphany: He kidnaps York, only to have York attempt to calmly talk him out of what he's doing and give him a chance to escape. Thomas is momentarily touched, only to fall back into his psychosis and follow through with George's plan anyway.]]
-->[[spoiler:'''Thomas''': You're so...kind. Unlike him.]]
-->[[spoiler:'''Thomas''': You're so...kind. Unlike him.]]
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* VillainousCrush: [[spoiler: Towards York.]]
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* TheWoobie: [[spoiler: Zach in a nutshell. Mother is killed by a demonic tree, father commits suicide after opting out of shooting her, [[BigBad Kaysen]] injures him and places him in the Red Room to suffer, and it's not until decades later of being his own [[SplitPersonality split personality]] he's finally able to come out and take control of his life...after having the girl he loves fall for another man. Someone give him a hug, please.]]
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* DeadpanSnarker: Shows elements of this if you talk to her between singing breaks.
--> '''York''': The name of this place, Galaxy of Terror, did you get it from the movie of the same name?
--> '''Carol''': And what if I did?
--> '''York''': Then you must remember the scene where the giant worm attack the woman. You know, and then…
--> '''Carol''': Don’t tell me you came here to talk about giant space worms?
--> '''York''': I guess I did. Unless you want to talk about something else? But I think that’s a great topic to break the ice, you know.
--> '''Carol''': …You were dropped as a baby, right?
--> '''York''': The name of this place, Galaxy of Terror, did you get it from the movie of the same name?
--> '''Carol''': And what if I did?
--> '''York''': Then you must remember the scene where the giant worm attack the woman. You know, and then…
--> '''Carol''': Don’t tell me you came here to talk about giant space worms?
--> '''York''': I guess I did. Unless you want to talk about something else? But I think that’s a great topic to break the ice, you know.
--> '''Carol''': …You were dropped as a baby, right?
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* BigBrotherInstinct: [[spoiler: Could be seen in relation to Zach.]]
* FascinatingEyebrow: At the very beginning of the game when he finds himself in a [[CatapultNightmare disturbing dream]], complete with a red room filled with doors, deer heads, random furniture and [[CreepyTwins twin angels ]] whispering and laughing amongst themselves. [[EstablishingCharacterMoment How odd.]]
* ShrugTake: Has a few of these.
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--> Subverted [[spoiler: Subverted at the very end, in a touching scene where, at the forest leading out of town, they point out to Zach that York and Emily are nearby. Doubly so when Isaac takes a gift from Emily to give to Zach, claiming she's too embarassed to do it herself. [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming Aww.]] ]]
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--> '''Jim Green''': I want to keep them away from the filth of the material world as long as I can. So that's why I'm asking you to solve this crime then go home.
--> '''York''': I suppose I do reek of the material world, don't I.
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--> '''Jim Green''': I want to keep them away from the filth of the material world as long as I can. So that's why I'm asking you to solve this crime quickly then go home.
--> '''York''': Isuppose guess I do reek of the material world, don't I.
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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: She's dutiful, dependable and honest, as well as the first to console someone in a time of need, such as when [[spoiler: Olivia thinks her husband might have been near the crime scene when Becky was murdered.]]
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* NonIdleRich: Revealed by Fiona to have made big bucks in Los Angeles as a doctor before he moved to the small, quiet and much less expensive town of Greenvale to do forensic on top of medical work.
* SmartPeoplePlayChess
* SmartPeoplePlayChess
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* CitySlicker: Played straight and lampshaded by one of the minor characters.
--> '''Jim Green''': I want to keep them away from the filth of the material world as long as I can. So that's why I'm asking you to solve this crime then go home.
--> '''York''': I suppose I do reek of the material world, don't I.
--> '''Jim Green''': I want to keep them away from the filth of the material world as long as I can. So that's why I'm asking you to solve this crime then go home.
--> '''York''': I suppose I do reek of the material world, don't I.
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* GoodIsNotNice: York may be an FBI agent who seeks out criminals to bring them to justice and risks his life for other people on multiple occasions, as well as [[spoiler: being a guardian for a traumatized child]], but he also rubs a lot of people the wrong way with his [[NoSocialSkills blunt tongue]], [[CitySlicker arrogant attitude]], tendency to throw his weight around, disregard advice, and complete disinterest in explaining many of the odd things he does.
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* SignatureLaugh: Emily throws her head back and slaps her knees in a very characteristic fashion.
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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: His name might be a thinly veiled reference to ''{{Music/Usher}}''.
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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Looks like Don Cheadle. Sounds like Don Cheadle too.too.
** "Wesley the Gunsmith"? I wonder if his last name is [[StealthPun Snipes]].
** "Wesley the Gunsmith"? I wonder if his last name is [[StealthPun Snipes]].
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* [[spoiler:GeniusBruiser: He's strong, and he's very cunning.]]
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* StarSystem: ReusedCharacterDesign: A character with a similar last name and appearance also appeared in ''VideoGame/SpyFiction'', though as an antagonist.
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* ReusedCharacterDesign: Kaysen is a recurring character in SWERY's works [[spoiler:as a villain]].
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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Looks like Don Cheadle.
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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Looks ''exactly'' like Naomi Watts.
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* DecoyProtagonist: In a manner of speaking. [[spoiler: You've been playing the entire game as the "York" personality, the final moments of the game have you playing as Zach, who could be called the actual protagonist due to having a bigger connection to Forrest Kaysen than initially thought.]]
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* ImaginaryFriend: Zach. [[spoiler:Or more accurately, York.]]
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* ICallItVera: Grecotch, his guitar. It's also the strongest melee weapon of the game.
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** He actually lampshades this in one of the chapters, saying that he thought he was gonna be one of the heroes, and not the PluckyComicRelief.some "nameless side-character" like in films.
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* {{Leitmotif}}: The theme that accompanies him most is "Comic Relief", due to his bumbling, ridiculous nature. [[spoiler: He has [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XRp3psGiWw&feature=related his own, self-titled Leitmotif]] that plays when it's revealed he's the BigBad.]]
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* {{Expy}}: Of Cesare from TheCabinetOfDrCaligari
''Film/TheCabinetOfDrCaligari''
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* AscendedExtra: In a sense, [[spoiler: the Forrest Kaysen character in ''Spy Fiction'' was done in by the purple gas he himself wanted to turn into a weapon about three levels later]]. In this game, [[spoiler: he's the one behind everything]].
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* CaptainErsatz: Of [[spoiler:BOB]][[spoiler:BOB]].
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* [[spoiler:HoistByHisOwnPetard: If you complete Sidequest 11, you get the infinite magnum, which happens to be in ''Willie's'' doghouse.]]
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* BreakoutCharacter: Swery has thought about making a video game where you play as the Raincoat Killer.
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* OnlySaneMan: She thinks she's the most sane out of the people in the town. She's probably not wrong.
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* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Driving down a road in a heavy storm, smoking, typing on a laptop with one hand, and on the phone to his superiors discussing the sadomasochistic relationship of Tom and Jerry. He then starts chatting with his imaginary friend when he loses reception. It's a establishing moment for the entire game, too.
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** Hell, her own name is a double entendre. [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean There's a reason she brings all the boys to the yard.]] yard. [[DontExplainTheJoke It's because she's the town bicycle.]]
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** He actually lampshades this in one of the chapters, saying that he thought he was gonna be one of the heroes, not the PluckyComicReliefPluckyComicRelief.
