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** In the demo, she's shocked to realize that Tara hasn't started packing for the trip to Eysenfeld yet, and is planning to wait until the day of their dpearture.

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* TarotMotifs: The Fool. She's a highly spontaneous free spirit, representing the upright Fool, but also is the least mature of the main charaters, representing the reversed Fool.

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* TarotMotifs: The Fool. She's a highly spontaneous free spirit, representing the upright Fool, but also is the least mature of the main charaters, characters, representing the reversed Fool.



* AbusiveParents: She's emotionally abusive to her daughter Morgan, treating her coldly [[spoiler:as part of a long campaign to break her spirit and make her Evelyn's vessel]].

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* AbusiveParents: She's emotionally abusive to her daughter Morgan, treating her coldly [[spoiler:as [[spoiler: as part of a long campaign to break her spirit and make her Evelyn's vessel]].



* EvilIsDeathlyCold: She has a cold aura around her, and seems to make the temperature in the room plummet with her presence, both figuratively and literally. [[spoiler:In the good ending, Madison notices that Eysenfeld seems to have become a bit warmer the day after Evelyn's death.]]

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* EvilIsDeathlyCold: She has a cold aura around her, and seems to make the temperature in the room plummet with her presence, both figuratively and literally. [[spoiler:In [[spoiler: In the good ending, Madison notices that Eysenfeld seems to have become a bit warmer the day after Evelyn's death.]]



* GrandTheftMe:[[spoiler:Is planning on stealing Morgan's body on the winter solstice, and possibly choosing another person if Morgan is unavailable]]

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* GrandTheftMe:[[spoiler:Is GrandTheftMe:[[spoiler: Is planning on stealing Morgan's body on the winter solstice, and possibly choosing another person if Morgan is unavailable]]



* IJustWantToBeFree: According to the art book, [[spoiler:she's jealous of the freedom humans have, which is why she tries to steal Tara's body in the climax.]]

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* IJustWantToBeFree: According to the art book, [[spoiler:she's book,[[spoiler: she's jealous of the freedom humans have, which is why she tries to steal Tara's body in the climax.]]
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* TarotMotifs: The Sun. Despite having spent two centuries as a ghost, Madison finds companionship in the animals of the forest, and falls in love with Madison, signifying her ability to persevere despite her loneliness.


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* TarotMotifs: The Sun. Despite having spent two centuries as a ghost, Madison Abigail finds companionship in the animals of the forest, and falls in love with Madison, signifying her ability to persevere despite her loneliness.

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* JacobMarleyApparel: According to the art book, Abigail wears a simple period-appropriate gown, since she didn't have time to get dressed up before her death.


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* TheStoic: She's become emotionally repressed in order to protect herself from harm.


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* TrashOfTheTitans: According to "Home Sweet Home," Tara's apartment room is a giant mess.


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* IJustWantToBeFree: According to the art book, [[spoiler:she's jealous of the freedom humans have, which is why she tries to steal Tara's body in the climax.]]


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* ParentalNeglect: In addition to her emotional abuse of Morgan, she's also neglectful. Among other things, she refuses to do any cooking for Morgan.

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* TheAtoner: A part of her feels guilty about inviting Madison and Tara out to Eysenfeld, especially after [[spoiler:Madison dies in the snowstorm]]. Near the climax, she can say that she'll make it up to Madison and Tara, [[spoiler:which will result in her HeroicSacrifice]]. In "The lady of the lake," this desire [[spoiler:results in her taking Madison's place as Fairy Queen.]]

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* TheAtoner: A part of her feels guilty about inviting Madison and Tara out to Eysenfeld, especially after [[spoiler:Madison dies in the snowstorm]]. Near the climax, she can say that she'll make it up to Madison and Tara, [[spoiler:which will result in her HeroicSacrifice]]. ArmorPiercingQuestion: In "The lady of the lake," this desire [[spoiler:results in her response to [[spoiler:Madison becoming the Fairy Queen]], Morgan asks, [[spoiler:"Are you saying you want to stay, Maddie?" when Madison protests Morgan taking Madison's place as Fairy Queen.her place. Madison then goes silent and reluctantly accepts Morgan's decision to take her place.]]


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* NiceGirl: Quite possibly the kindest and gentlest of the main characters.


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* TheAtoner: A part of her feels guilty about inviting Madison and Tara out to Eysenfeld, especially after [[spoiler:Madison dies in the snowstorm]]. Near the climax, she can say that she'll make it up to Madison and Tara, [[spoiler:which will result in her HeroicSacrifice]]. In "The lady of the lake," this desire [[spoiler:results in her taking Madison's place as Fairy Queen.]]


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* LoopholeAbuse: In "The lady of the lake," Morgan says that [[spoiler:while Madison promised the fairies a queen, she didn't say that ''she'' would become their queen, and won't be breaking her promise if Morgan takes her place]].


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* CatsAreMean: Downplayed. Geladura is cool, unemotional and does as she pleases, qualities commonly associated with cats, and even suggests letting an injured Tara lie on the floor instead of giving her the bed. That said, she does care for Morgan, [[spoiler:and as the BigGood, is willing to do whatever is necessary to stop Evelyn, even if it means giving her life.]]

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* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Downplayed, but while Madison is uneasy around Evelyn, she seems to trust her more than Morgan. This only changes after [[spoiler:Madison learns that Evelyn was the one who caused her death by using an illusion to lure her out into a blizzard]].



* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: [[spoiler:Her cutting her hair short in the good ending symbolizes her being free of Evelyn's control of her life.]]



* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:In one of the endings, she sacrifices herself to defeat Evelyn by tackling Evelyn into the lake]].

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* JerkassHasAPoint: While Madison finds Evelyn rather intimidating, she realizes that Evelyn isn't wrong to be angry with her daughter for telling Evelyn about their guests at the last minute, especially when said guests are staying in a cabin the Fischer family owns. [[spoiler:That said, it's subverted once the cast becomes aware of how evil Evelyn is.]]


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* PragmaticVillainy: She refrains from harming the protagonists directly when it's possible to get them to leave through other means. [[spoiler:Even her tricking Madison into a blizzard is a way of disposing of a potential threat without getting her hands dirty. She only resorts to trying to kill Morgan and her friends once they interfere during the climax]].

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* TheMovieBuff: As a former film student, Madison has a passion for cinema, and often spends her free time watching movies.
* OldShame: InUniverse, her character profile mentions that she's "Still tortured by her teenage goth phase."



* AnimalLover: Due to her connection to the forest, Abigail has a strong attachment to all of the creatures that inhabit it, [[spoiler: and as such she's distraught when any harm comes to them, such as when she discovers the fate of the young fawn Alma. She's also immediately smitten with Geladura when they meet.]]

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* AnimalLover: Due to her connection to the forest, Abigail has a strong attachment to all of the creatures that inhabit it, [[spoiler: and as such she's distraught when any harm comes to them, such as when she discovers the fate of the young fawn Alma. She's also immediately smitten with Geladura when they meet.meet, and instantly gets along with Tara and Madison's cat BT in the ending in which Morgan dies.]]
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* BeautifulSingingVoice: It turns out Abigail is a beautiful singer, and the sound of her voice is enough to attract the animals of the woods to listen.
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* AnimalsHateHer: During Evelyn's first appearance Maddie notices that the horses pulling their carriage seem nervous around her. It's a hint at her true nature, [[spoiler: both as a terrible person and her inhuman origins.]]

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* AnimalsHateHer: During Evelyn's first appearance Maddie notices that the horses pulling their carriage seem nervous around her. It's a hint at her true nature, [[spoiler: both as a terrible person and of her inhuman supernatural origins.]]
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* AffectionateNickname: In addition to Madison often going by "Maddie," Tara often calls her "Mads." Only Evelyn and Abigail regularly call her Madison.

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* AffectionateNickname: In addition to Madison often going by "Maddie," Tara often calls her "Mads." Only Evelyn and Abigail regularly call her Madison."Madison."



* EvilIsDeathlyCold: She has a cold aura around her, and seems to make the temperature in the room plummet with her presence, both figuratively and literally.

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* EvilIsDeathlyCold: She has a cold aura around her, and seems to make the temperature in the room plummet with her presence, both figuratively and literally. [[spoiler:In the good ending, Madison notices that Eysenfeld seems to have become a bit warmer the day after Evelyn's death.]]




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* WhiteHairBlackheart: In the climax, [[spoiler:as she's preparing to take Tara's body]], her hair turns from orange like Morgan's to white.



* OnlyOneName: Like her sister, her surname isn't revealed.

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* LadyKillerInLove: Tara has hooked up with many girls in the past (many of them fans of hers) and ends up doing the same with Morgan, but over the course of the game it becomes increasingly clear that she's in denial of the fact that she's genuinely falling for her.
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* CreepyGood: [[spoiler: The mere sight of the forest spirit is enough to put Maddie and Tara into a HeroicBSOD, but it's actually a completely benevolent creature that Abigail considers her dear friend. In fact, the forest spirit is actually the reason why Abigail (and later Maddie) were able to stay "in between" life and death.]]
* NatureSpirit: Despite seeming like a monster during its first appearance, the true nature of the forest spirit is this, serving as a sort of guardian to the woods.
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* WhydItHaveToBeSnakes: Tara, who is obsesses with ghosts and cryptids and all things supernatural, is secretly terrified of horses. This poses a problem when it turns out Morgan's ride for her and Maddie is a horse-drawn carriage.

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* AnimalLover: Due to her connection to the forest, Abigail has a strong attachment to all of the creatures that inhabit it, [[spoiler: and as such she's distraught when any harm comes to them, such as when she discovers the fate of the young fawn Alma. She's also immediately smitten with Geladura when they meet.]]



* IronicFear: Her bio on the [[https://vnstudioelan.com/games/heart-of-the-woods/characters/ Heart of the Woods character page]] reveals her to be "absolutely terrified of ghost stories.

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* FriendToAllLivingThings: Animals are strangely drawn to Abigail, even approaching to listen while she's singing. She's even able to befriend the skittish deer that liver in the forest.
* IronicFear: Her bio on the [[https://vnstudioelan.com/games/heart-of-the-woods/characters/ Heart of the Woods character page]] reveals her to be "absolutely terrified of ghost stories."



* CuteLittleFangs: Tara is drawn with a noticeable fang.




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* WhydItHaveToBeSnakes: Tara, who is obsesses with ghosts and cryptids and all things supernatural, is secretly terrified of horses. This poses a problem when it turns out Morgan's ride for her and Maddie is a horse-drawn carriage.


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* AnimalsHateHer: During Evelyn's first appearance Maddie notices that the horses pulling their carriage seem nervous around her. It's a hint at her true nature, [[spoiler: both as a terrible person and her inhuman origins.]]


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* PunctuatedForEmphasis: What she says about Morgan's story about her cat, as well as her claims of supernatural pheomena in Eysenfeld.

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-->'''Madison''': PACK. NOW.
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* TarotMotifs: The Sun. Despite having spent two centuries as a ghost, Madison finds companionship in the animals of the forest, and falls in love with Madison.


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* TarotMotifs: The Sun. Despite having spent two centuries as a ghost, Madison finds companionship in the animals of the forest, and falls in love with Madison.

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* ButchLesbian: [[spoiler:In the good ending, she's cut her hair short, and wears a flannel shirt and jeans on "I Told You So." In the bad ending in which she lives, she wears a suit to her wedding.]]



* AintTooProudToBeg: Zig-zagged. When recording the video talking about [[spoiler:Madison's disappearance]], Tara goes from threatening [[spoiler:Evelyn, the one responsible]], to begging for [[spoiler:Madison's safe return]], even though the person in question can't hear her. However, at the climax, [[spoiler:Tara instead opts to taunt and snark at Evelyn when Evelyn tries taking her body, even if it's partly bluster.

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* ObliviousGuiltSlinging: In the demo, her enthusiasm over her work for ''Taranormal'', as well as calling Madison "the best manager ever," make Madison feel guilty about wanting to quit.

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* InsistentTerminology: In "Trick or Truth," she insists on calling the movies she watches "films."



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* OneNameOnly: Her surname is never officially revealed, although she mentions late in the game that she was part of the Dalsing family, [[spoiler:an ancestor of the Fischer family]].

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* LiteralMinded: During "I Told You So," she takes the "X is my middle name" rather literally.
* OneNameOnly: Her surname is never officially isn't initially revealed, although she mentions late in the game that she was part of the Dalsing family, [[spoiler:an ancestor of the Fischer family]].


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* AscendedFanboy: In "I Told You So," [[spoiler:she takes over as Tara's assistant after Madison quits to go back to school]].

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* TarotMotifs: The Moon. This references Madison uncovering the secrets of Eysenfeld despite not believing in the supernatural.




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* TarotMotifs: The Sun. Despite having spent two centuries as a ghost, Madison finds companionship in the animals of the forest, and falls in love with Madison.



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* MustHaveCaffeine: According to her character page, drinks five cups a day.


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* TarotMotifs: The Hanged Man. This can be a reference to how Morgan hopes to eventually cut ties with her past and leave Eysenfeld behind, or [[spoiler:her sacrificing herself to defeat Evelyn in one of the bad endings]].


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* TarotMotifs: The Fool. She's a highly spontaneous free spirit, representing the upright Fool, but also is the least mature of the main charaters, representing the reversed Fool.
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* {{Hypocrite}}: A somewhat milder example than Tara's own hypocrisy, but she gets upset when Tara freezes her out of the investigation, but refuses to tell Tara about the existence of [[CuteGhostGirl Abigail]].

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* {{Hypocrite}}: A somewhat milder example than Tara's own hypocrisy, but she She gets upset when Tara freezes her out of the investigation, but refuses to tell Tara about the existence of [[CuteGhostGirl Abigail]].Abigail]], partly out of spite. She eventually apologizes for this.



* BridalCarry: [[spoiler:Does this with Tara in the ending in which only they survive]].

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* BridalCarry: [[spoiler:Does this with Tara after their wedding in the ending in which only they survive]].

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* {{Hypocrite}}: A somewhat milder example than Tara's own hypocrisy, but she gets upset when Tara freezes her out of the investigation, but refuses to tell Tara about the existence of [[CuteGhostGirl Abigail]].



* OneNameOnly: Her surname is never revealed.

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* OneNameOnly: Her surname is never revealed.officially revealed, although she mentions late in the game that she was part of the Dalsing family, [[spoiler:an ancestor of the Fischer family]].
* RapunzelHair: She has the longest hair in the cast, which goes midway down her back. Madison likens her to Rapunzel.
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* AintTooProudToBeg: Zig-zagged. When recording the video talking about [[spoiler:Madison's disappearance]], Tara goes from threatening [[spoiler:Evelyn, the one responsible]], to begging for [[spoiler:Madison's safe return]], even though the person in question can't hear her. However, at the climax, [[spoiler:Tara instead opts to taunt and snark at Evelyn when Evelyn tries taking her body, even if it's partly bluster.


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* BluntYes: She gives one when [[spoiler:Tara accuses her of not caring for Morgan. Evelyn says she's right, and she only considers Morgan a vessel, one she no longer needs now that she has Tara]].
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* GreenEyedMonster: In one of the bad endings, she gets jealous that Madison [[spoiler:has Abigail while she lost Morgan]]. She feels awful about feeling this way, but can't help herself.

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* BrutalHonesty: One of her defining characteristics, from her tendency to give BluntYes answers to questions to telling Tara that she and Madison would be a terrible couple.



* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:In one of the endings, she sacrifices herself to defeat Evelyn]].

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* InsecureLoveInterest: She has a great deal of self-loathing as a result of her past traumas and Evelyn's emotional abuse, and wonders if she deserves to be with Tara.


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* BlatantLies: When Tara asks her if she just talked, she says, "No."


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* {{Glamour}}: She uses this ability to sway the townspeople to be unquestioningly loyal to her. [[spoiler:In the good ending, the ability fades after her death, and the townspeople gradually come to their senses]].


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* MasterOfIllusion: [[spoiler:She uses illusion magic to trick Madison into following a fake Tara out into a blizzard, and in the climax, uses magic to make Madison think her friends are dead]].
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* JerkassRealization: Early on, Madison realizes that she hasn't been completely fair to either Tara or Morgan, and resolves to try to be less "bitchy" toward them.





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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: After the encounter with the Forest Spirit, Tara is shaken enough that rather than tell Madison, "I told you so," she barely says anything before going off to bed.
-->'''Madison''': [[LampshadeHanging It's not at all the kind of response I'd expect from Tara. But these are far from normal circumstances.]]


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* OffingTheOffspring: [[spoiler:After abducting Tara, she says she'll let Morgan go if she doesn't interfere (likely more due to PragmaticVillainy than mercy), but threatens to kill her if she tries to save Tara. She tries to make good on that threat when Morgan interferes, but fails; the only ending in which Morgan dies has her pull a TakingYouWithMe on Evelyn]].
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* ThisIsGonnaSuck: In one of the bad endings, [[spoiler:the one in which she doesn't die]], she realizes almost immediately that [[spoiler:without Geladura around, Madison is stuck being the Fairy Queen forever]].


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* StepfordSmiler: In both the bad endings, she tries to put on a cheerful face despite [[spoiler:losing her best friend in one of them and her girlfriend in the other]], but the strain is evident to those closest to her.

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\n* ShutUpHannibal: In the climax.
-->'''[[spoiler:Evelyn]]''': So it's you. I see that [[spoiler:even death didn't want you]]. And now here you are. Stinking of snow and pine. Stinking of ''them''. [[spoiler:You wear their clothes. You bear their crown]]. But you are not one of them.\\
'''Madison''': You're right. I'm not. [[YouMonster Just like you'll never be a human]].

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