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* {{Foreshadowing}}: At the end of Episode 2, [[spoiler:after Kate's attempted suicide]], you can point the blame on him for causing the incident. If you didn't pay attention to this, you would wonder why blaming him is an option compared to the much more deserving David or Nathan. [[spoiler:Episode 4's ending will give you a big reason for that.]]
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* SerialKiller: [[spoiler:He kidnaps Rachel Amber and covers up her death when Nathan accidentally fatally overdoses her. He then kidnaps Kate and attempts to (and potentially succeeds in) driving her to commit suicide. He kidnaps Max and attempts to kill her. And depending on the player's choices, he can kidnap and murder Victoria. While murder isn't Jefferson's primary goal with his kidnappings, he takes a sadistic joy from killing his victims.]]
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* SerialKiller: [[spoiler:He kidnaps Rachel Amber and covers up her death when Nathan accidentally fatally overdoses her. He then kidnaps Kate and attempts to (and potentially succeeds in) driving her to commit suicide. He kidnaps Max and attempts to kill her. And depending on the player's choices, he can kidnap and murder Victoria. While [[spoiler:While murder isn't Jefferson's primary goal with his kidnappings, he apparently takes a sadistic joy from killing his victims.killings. That said, he doesn't have a history of killing. Rachel was accidentally overdosed by Nathan. Yet within one night Jefferson manages to kill Nathan, Chloe and Victoria (depending on the player choices), all KilledToUpholdTheMasquerade. And he is about to do the same to Max. Also he attempts to (and potentially succeeds in) driving Kate to commit suicide.]]
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* CrazySurvivalist: His garage is full of canned foods and water bottles, he has cameras all over the house, and has a fully-stocked gun rack.
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* TheExtremistWasRight: [[spoiler: David]] knew there was something sinister going on, and was the only one who was actually investigating [[spoiler:the disappearance of girls in the Dark Room]], while everyone else just though he was paranoid.
* TheExtremistWasRight: [[spoiler: David]] knew there was something sinister going on, and was the only one who was actually investigating [[spoiler:the disappearance of girls in the Dark Room]], while everyone else just though he was paranoid.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: There's a message on the answering machine in his house warning Chloe against hanging out with some unsavory characters. He even makes an effort to step out of the overbearing military persona he usually puts forth in an attempt to sound more reasonable about it. It's a rare moment of actual concern from someone who spends the rest of his time (including face to face with Chloe) being a jerk. He seems to ease up in Episode 2, to an extent, and Joyce insists there's a good side to him. [[spoiler:During Kate's suicide attempt, he can be sprinting toward the dorms in an attempt to stop her, and seems genuinely distraught later that he couldn't personally resolve the situation]]. In Episode 3, when you search his garage, you can find a birthday card wishing Chloe a happy birthday and saying that he is glad he can be a part of her life, showing that he was at least trying to be a father to Chloe. Episode 5 shows that he's well aware of his flaws and actually doesn't like using his status as a war veteran to justify his behavior.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He seems to ease up in Episode 2, to an extent, and Joyce insists there's a good side to him.
** There's a message on the answering machine in his house warning Chloe against hanging out with some unsavory characters. He even makes an effort to step out of the overbearing military persona he usually puts forth in an attempt to sound more reasonable about it. It's a rare moment of actual concern from someone who spends the rest of his time (including face to face with Chloe) being a jerk. He seems to ease up in Episode 2, to an extent, and Joyce insists there's a good side to him.
** [[spoiler:During Kate's suicide attempt, he can be sprinting toward the dorms in an attempt to stop her, and seems genuinely distraught later that he couldn't personally resolve thesituation]]. situation]].
** In Episode 3, when you search his garage, you can find a birthday card wishing Chloe a happy birthday and saying that he is glad he can be a part of her life, showing that he was at least trying to be a father to Chloe. Episode 5 shows that he's well aware of his flaws and actually doesn't like using his status as a war veteran to justify hisbehavior.behavior.
** In Episode 3, Max can erase a voicemail from a cop alerting David that the police (correctly) suspect that Chloe broke into the Blackwell swimming pool. If Max deletes the message before David and Joyce can hear it, the police decide to question Chloe. Allowing David to hear the message causes him to lie to the police and give Chloe a fake alibi.
** There's a message on the answering machine in his house warning Chloe against hanging out with some unsavory characters. He even makes an effort to step out of the overbearing military persona he usually puts forth in an attempt to sound more reasonable about it. It's a rare moment of actual concern from someone who spends the rest of his time (including face to face with Chloe) being a jerk.
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** In Episode 3, Max can erase a voicemail from a cop alerting David that the police (correctly) suspect that Chloe broke into the Blackwell swimming pool. If Max deletes the message before David and Joyce can hear it, the police decide to question Chloe. Allowing David to hear the message causes him to lie to the police and give Chloe a fake alibi.
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* TookALevelInKindness: [[spoiler: Episode 5, has him finally make amends Frank will show this [[spoiler:if you pick the right choices that will get you to his better side. Not only does he help you on your investigation, but he will even text you a good luck message and an offer to party with Max.him sometime.]]
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* FauxAffablyEvil: [[spoiler:FauxAffablyEvil]]: [[spoiler:Despite the charming, 'hip' persona he puts on, Episode 4 shows his true personality and intentions are much, much darker and psychotic than was ever thought.]]
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* BigBad: [[spoiler:Episode 5 reveals that he kidnapped and drugged Kate, and at least planned to do the same to Rachel. He murders Chloe and drugs Max at the end of Episode 4, possibly murders Victoria in the beginning of Episode 5 (if she was successfully warned by Max) and murders Nathan before the Vortex Party]].
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* BigBad: [[spoiler:BigBad]]: [[spoiler:Episode 5 reveals that he kidnapped and drugged Kate, and at least planned to do the same to Rachel. He murders Chloe and drugs Max at the end of Episode 4, possibly murders Victoria in the beginning of Episode 5 (if she was successfully warned by Max) and murders Nathan before the Vortex Party]].
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* AmbiguousDisorder: Is definitely strange enough, and has abnormal enough manners of speech and behavior, to consider he might have some. Autism has been suggested, as have various degrees of Schizophrenia, although it's hard to imagine a schizophrenic in a bad enough situation to be regularly talking to animals and believing that they receive visions from the dead would be let to work around children. Seems to be implied by the game, as Episode 1 shows someone wrote "'tard!" (slang for "retard") on his parking space, hinting at whatever disorder he might have being known about (or at least rumored) by the students.
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* AmbiguousDisorder: Is definitely strange enough, and has abnormal enough manners of speech and behavior, to consider he might have some. Autism has been suggested, as have various degrees of Schizophrenia, schizophrenia (or schizotypal personality disorder), although it's hard to imagine a schizophrenic in a bad enough situation to be regularly talking to animals and believing that they receive visions from the dead would be let to work around children. Seems to be implied by the game, as Episode 1 shows someone wrote "'tard!" (slang for "retard") on his parking space, hinting at whatever disorder he might have being known about (or at least rumored) by the students.
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* ProperlyParanoid: As it turns out, his excessive surveillance of Blackwell's students and campus might well have led him to [[spoiler: uncover Mr. Jefferson's secret identity]], if the rest of the school hadn't simply dismissed him as an unhinged war vet.
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* ProperlyParanoid: As it turns out, his excessive surveillance of Blackwell's students and campus might well have led him to [[spoiler: uncover Mr. Jefferson's secret identity]], if the rest of the school hadn't simply dismissed him as an unhinged war vet. [[spoiler:He's also ultimately correct to suspect that everyone he's keeping tabs on is somehow linked to Rachel Amber's disappearance, even if his own preconceived notions kept him from seeing how all the pieces of the puzzle fit together at first]].
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* TheyLookJustLikeEveryoneElse: [[spoiler: He's really a sadistic serial killer who's ben abducting young women and killing them.]]
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** In Episode 3, the player can find note in the Junkyard from Rachel to Chloe that states she met a wonderful person and they hooked up. During their 2015 Charity Live Stream, Dontnod confirmed the person in the letter was him.
* TheLostLenore: [[spoiler: Rachel Amber's death is the only one he actually laments. For example, In Episode 2 when Max discusses Kate with him, he balks at the notion that Kate was on the same level as her, stating she was "something different." Even though both were his "Subjects" he clearly considered Rachel to be special. His BreakThemByTalking speech in episode 5 also breaks when telling Max that Nathan gave her an overdose, he sounds notably sad, and the notes you find around the Dark Room show her death contributed to the breakdown of Nathan and his relationship. However, he expresses no such remorse for the deaths of any of his other victims, and if Kate survived he states he will drive her to kill herself to cover his tracts. Therefore, his reaction to Rachel implies he clearly didn't intend for her to die, or at least not yet, but it does show he did care for her on some level beyond her role as one of his "Subjects."]]
* TheyLookJustLikeEveryoneElse: [[spoiler: He's really a sadistic serial killer who'sben been abducting young women and killing them.]]
* TheLostLenore: [[spoiler: Rachel Amber's death is the only one he actually laments. For example, In Episode 2 when Max discusses Kate with him, he balks at the notion that Kate was on the same level as her, stating she was "something different." Even though both were his "Subjects" he clearly considered Rachel to be special. His BreakThemByTalking speech in episode 5 also breaks when telling Max that Nathan gave her an overdose, he sounds notably sad, and the notes you find around the Dark Room show her death contributed to the breakdown of Nathan and his relationship. However, he expresses no such remorse for the deaths of any of his other victims, and if Kate survived he states he will drive her to kill herself to cover his tracts. Therefore, his reaction to Rachel implies he clearly didn't intend for her to die, or at least not yet, but it does show he did care for her on some level beyond her role as one of his "Subjects."]]
* TheyLookJustLikeEveryoneElse: [[spoiler: He's really a sadistic serial killer who's
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* {{Sadist}}: [[spoiler: Jefferson's sole motivation for all his crimes in the story is, in his own words, his obsession "with the idea of capturing that moment innocence evolves into corruption". By that, he means he is obsessed with watching innocent girls getting hurt.suffering. Models are too "cynical" for him, he wants to hurt pure, optimistic girls.]]
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* {{Sadist}}: [[spoiler: Jefferson's sole motivation for all his crimes in the story is, in his own words, his obsession "with the idea of capturing that moment innocence evolves into corruption". By that, he means he is obsessed with watching innocent girls getting hurt, since models are too tame for his tastes.hurt.]]
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* {{Sadist}}: [[spoiler: His VictimBlaming conversation with Kate becomes horrifyingly despicable once you know what he did to her]]. He's essentially [[spoiler: ''goading'' her into [[DrivenToSuicide suicide]]]].
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* {{Sadist}}: [[spoiler: Jefferson's sole motivation for all his crimes in the story is, in his own words, his obsession "with the idea of capturing that moment innocence evolves into corruption". By that, he means he is obsessed with watching innocent girls getting hurt, since models are too tame for his tastes.]]
* SadistTeacher: [[spoiler: His VictimBlaming conversation with Kate becomes horrifyingly despicable once you know what he did to her]]. He's essentially [[spoiler: ''goading'' her into [[DrivenToSuicide suicide]]]].
* SadistTeacher: [[spoiler: His VictimBlaming conversation with Kate becomes horrifyingly despicable once you know what he did to her]]. He's essentially [[spoiler: ''goading'' her into [[DrivenToSuicide suicide]]]].
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* {{Badass}}: He's a ShellShockedVeteran, so he's inherently a skilled fighter. [[spoiler: If Max makes the right choices, she can help him lay the smackdown on the BigBad in the Dark Room.]]
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* EvilGloating: [[spoiler: Once he holds Max hostage, he begins bragging about his evil plan. As Max observes, given how easy it is to goad him into this and how much said gloating resembles his classroom technique, it's not hard to see why he became a teacher.]]
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* AdultsAreUseless:
** In Episode 1, both conversation options with him accomplish nothing. Either you tell him about Nathan and Nathan is let off the hook after a simple office visit, after which he contacts your parents because you supposedly lied about Nathan possessing a gun, or you say nothing and your parents get contacted because you're supposedly being a troublemaker. Chloe claims he's more concerned about keeping the school funded than doing the right thing. He gets better in Episode 2, [[spoiler:being willing to suspend Nathan or David depending on how much proof or suspicion you can bring upon either party]].
** Within his office in Episode 3, you'll find Kate's student record, along with an attached nurse's report, urging him to make sure she's not under duress from other classmates, which he obviously ignored. He's just as guilty for [[spoiler: Kate's attempted/successful suicide]] as [[spoiler: the three people that Max can hold responsible for it (Nathan, Jefferson and David)]].
** Episode 4 shows more of his uselessness when he suggested Chloe's family to take her to another university [[spoiler:in the alternate timeline because the school can't afford the necessary accommodations]] and [[spoiler:has absolutely no clue about Nathan and Jefferson's hidden agenda.]]
** In Episode 5, [[spoiler:the first time Max rewrites time to get Jefferson arrested, he realizes that his ineptitude made it easier for Jefferson to get away with his crimes and resolves to do better.]]
* TheAlcoholic: Max mentions smelling alcohol on him. Early in Episode 3, Max finds him drunkenly failing to unlock a door. He also hides whiskey in his office.
* BaldBlackLeaderGuy: Though not a particularly useful one.
* BeleagueredBureaucrat: He does seem to have the best interests of the school and student at heart, but he's clearly got dozens of other problems to deal with. His drunken ramblings indicate that he's trying to do the best he can, but Nathan Prescott makes his life a living hell more than most students.
* HeroicWannabe: He truly believes that he's the noble leader of his school and keeps his students safe, when you quickly find out that [[AdultsAreUseless he's anything but]].
* HiddenDepths: [[spoiler:Without the Prescotts interfering with Blackwell, he has been shown to have a sense of humor and is a lot more easy going. Max's diary even states that he's a lot cooler without the Prescotts bullying him.]]
* INeedAFreakingDrink: Max's assumption for why he's TheAlcoholic, as [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney the Prescotts]] all-but ''own'' the school, meaning he has to walk a tightrope every time Nathan acts out.
* PetTheDog: [[spoiler: In the nightmare sequence at the diner, Wells acknowledges that Max is a noble hero if encountered.]]
* UngratefulBastard: If Max makes the wrong set of decisions in his office at the end of Episode 2, [[spoiler:Wells will suspend her, even if she saved Kate's life.]]
* UnwittingPawn: He gets threatened by the Prescott family for complaining to them about Nathan's issues. [[spoiler:He is also completely unaware of the assault of the young female students done by Nathan and Mr. Jefferson]].
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A highly reputable and somewhat famous photography teacher at Blackwell, admired by many of his students.
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* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler: Jefferson is a remorseless murderer. If David kills him, Max is only upset because of [[HeroicBSOD David's mental state]] rather than the fact that Jefferson is dead.]]
* AxCrazy: [[spoiler:He's completely insane and kills gleefully and without hesitation or remorse.]]
* BadassBookworm: He's surprisingly skilled at fighting for a photographer. [[spoiler:David will require a lot of help from Max to defeat him.]]
* BadassInANiceSuit: [[spoiler: He wears a nice suit while fighting David.]]
* BadBoss: [[spoiler: He killed Nathan shortly before episode 5 because the boy was an "amateur", as Jefferson himself put it.]]
* BeardOfEvil: Sports a goatee [[spoiler: and is the BigBad.]]
* BigBad: [[spoiler:Episode 5 reveals that he kidnapped and drugged Kate, and at least planned to do the same to Rachel. He murders Chloe and drugs Max at the end of Episode 4, possibly murders Victoria in the beginning of Episode 5 (if she was successfully warned by Max) and murders Nathan before the Vortex Party]].
* BitchInSheepsClothing: At first glance, he's a pretty cool guy, often being friendly and kind to his students and generally being a swell guy to be around. Then he resorts to victim blaming on the whole Kate Marsh situation in Episode 2. [[spoiler: He's also going around drugging girls and taking disturbing photographs of them, and he has been doing so for God knows how long. He also drugs Max, shoots Chloe in the head at the end of Episode 4, murders Nathan and possibly Victoria]].
* BlackmailIsSuchAnUglyWord: [[spoiler: If Max says he used Nathan, he says he prefers the term "manipulated".]]
* BoomHeadshot:
** [[spoiler:He kills Chloe by shooting her in the head at the end of Episode 4]].
** If Max [[spoiler:tells David the truth that Jefferson murdered Chloe, David will snap and execute Jefferson with a headshot]].
* BreakTheCutie: [[spoiler: Jefferson's motive. He enjoys kidnapping naive, innocent, idealistic girls and taking photos of them while they are in shock, fear, and misery losing their innocence. By Episode 5, it's revealed he's taken it up a notch to KillTheCutie.]]
* BrokenPedestal: Jefferson was the "biggest reason" Max came to Blackwell, and she viewed him with the utmost admiration and respect. [[spoiler:That is, until the end of episode 4 came.]]
* ControlFreak: [[spoiler: Why he forces his victims to pose for him.]]
* CoolTeacher: Friendly, good sense of humor, and genuinely wants to help his students. Max thinks he can be a bit pretentious, but still thinks he means well. This suffers a bit in Episode 2, as he engages in a bit of VictimBlaming with Kate, even though it does sound like he's trying to help. Certainly, his tact in that situation could have been better, [[spoiler:and Max can actually call him on it during the meeting with the principal later, though his punishment is light compared to what can befall Nathan and David. Then comes Episode 4, which turns it on its head]].
* CountryMatters: [[spoiler:Jefferson says a C-word when he's dealing with Max's defiance.]]
* CreepySouvenir: [[spoiler:Keeps Chloe's necklace and Victoria's bracelet after he kills them in Episode 5]].
* DeadpanSnarker: He makes snide comments regarding students that annoy him.
* DidntSeeThatComing: [[spoiler: He's genuinely shocked that Max knew David was coming to rescue her.]]
* TheDogWasTheMastermind: [[spoiler: While there were hints and foreshadowings of his true involvement in the plot, it isn't until Episode 4 that he appeared to be anything more than a hipster photography teacher.]]
* EvenEvilHasStandards:[[spoiler: He will occasionally apologize for his outbursts towards Max or Rachel during his eccentric moments, specially after calling Max a "dumb cunt." He also shows great disgust with Victoria when she propositions him.]]
* EvilAllAlong: [[spoiler:He first came off as a CoolTeacher, this was a Façade.]]
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: [[spoiler:Jefferson mentions that he knows Max will be missed once he kills her...because she is such a talented photographer. He doubts anyone would mourn Chloe, on the other hand, because she is one of the "faux punk sluts" he despises.]]
* EvilGloating: [[spoiler: Once he holds Max hostage, he begins bragging about his evil plan.]]
* FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon: He's considered the most attractive guy at school. [[spoiler: He's also a sadistic SerialKiller who uses his charms to easily gain trust of young women.]]
* FauxAffablyEvil: [[spoiler:Despite the charming, 'hip' persona he puts on, Episode 4 shows his true personality and intentions are much, much darker and psychotic than was ever thought.]]
* ForTheEvulz: [[spoiler: His only true motive is pure [[{{Sadist}} sadism]].]]
* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler:Has this in spades throughout the game. In Episode 1 where you control Max for the first time in his classroom, he already gives out a notable one. He lampshades it in Episode 5, when he jokes that Max would have figured out his true nature if she had just paid attention in class.]]
* FourEyesZeroSoul: He wears glasses and [[spoiler: is a sadistic serial killer.]]
-->'''Mr. Jefferson''': [[spoiler:Seriously though, I could frame any one of you in a dark corner, and capture you in a moment of desperation. And any one of you could do that to me. Isn't that too easy? Too obvious? What if Arbus chose to capture people at the height of their beauty or innocence?]]
* TheHeavy: [[spoiler:He and Nathan kidnapped and murdered Rachel, whose disappearance is the focal point of the first season. Many other girls suffered similar fates.]]
* {{Hipster}}: He calls himself this in Episode 4. He definitely has the look down.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler:Max initially defeats him by using the sick photos he takes of her to travel back in time.]]
* HopeCrusher: [[spoiler: His serial killer MO involves breaking innocent girls and taking pictures of the exact moment when they lose hope.]]
* HotTeacher: Is considered this by many female students.
* {{Hypocrite}}:
** In his first appearance, he calls the Creator/DianeArbus method of photography "bullshit", stating that he could easily capture any member of his class in a moment of desperation. If you choose to look at his pictures set up outside in the school courtyard, his black-and-white pictures are (mostly) of women in dark, dirty environments, looking miserable.[[labelnote:Explanation]] Diane Arbus was known for her black-&-white photos of regular people that showed strong emotions, like desperation, and those photos occasionally tended toward the grotesque. In other words, Mark Jefferson's work apes Arbus's method pretty much exactly.[[/labelnote]]
** He lectures the class about the moral implications of them spreading around and laughing at Kate's video, even though minutes earlier he is seen lecturing Kate for that same video and blatantly tells Max that he [[VictimBlaming thinks the video is Kate's fault]]. While Max's conversation with him might have convinced him to be a little more sensitive, it's a rather charitable interpretation. [[spoiler:In hindsight, he may having been trying to drive her to suicide before she could remember that he tortured her.]]
* InterfaceSpoiler: At the end of Episode 2, [[spoiler:after Kate's attempted suicide]], you can point the blame on him for causing the incident. If you didn't pay attention to the {{Foreshadowing}}, you would wonder why blaming him is an option compared to the much more deserving David or Nathan. [[spoiler:Episode 4's ending will give you a big reason for that.]]
* {{Jerkass}}: His true nature - he's genial at first, but once [[spoiler: his role as the kidnapper is revealed, he drops the act and reveals himself to be an incredibly narcissistic sociopathic.]]
* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler: If Max tells David the truth about Jefferson killing Chloe in Episode 5, David will shoot Jefferson in the head, just like Jefferson shot Chloe in the head at the end of Episode 4.]]
* KickTheDog: He insinuates Kate willingly participated in the viral video which is ruining her life because [[VictimBlaming she wanted attention.]] [[spoiler: However, he only says this just to make sure Kate commits suicide and won't remember him and the Dark Room later on]].
-->'''Mr. Jefferson''': But maybe she doth protest too much.
* KnightOfCerebus: [[spoiler: The story got a shit ton darker when his true motives are revealed]].
* LaserGuidedKarma: [[spoiler: After David rescues Max from Jefferson's Dark Room and subdues him, she gets an opportunity to turn the tables on Jefferson and take a photo of ''him'' while he's bound, vulnerable, and unconscious. Also, in whatever timeline Max is in or chooses, he will be punished for his crimes.]]
* LeanAndMean: He's kind of skinny [[spoiler: and the BigBad.]]
* {{Lust}}: Appears to have this for [[spoiler: a bunch of young girls. At the very least, he gets off on seeing them in a vulnerable and despaired state.]]
* LackOfEmpathy: [[spoiler:He sees his victims as "works of art" more than people.]]
* MadArtist: [[spoiler:He keeps a large collection of photographs of the girls he's kidnapped, tortured, and possibly raped, all of them taken with an artsy style and deliberate intent at aesthetics. Since his award-winning photos have consisted of women in grimy, miserable settings appearing in pain, it's possible he had been doing this long before he arrived at Blackwell.]]
* TheManBehindTheMan: [[spoiler:To Nathan Prescott, who was placed as a more apparent villain since Nathan was so openly rude.]]
* ManipulativeBastard: [[spoiler:Not only did he exploit Nathan's daddy issues to effectively turn him into a puppet, he uses his charisma to prevent Blackwell staff and students from even suspecting his ulterior motives. Later, in episode 5, he intends to put the entire blame for drugging Kate and the death of Rachel and Max on Nathan. Searching through the Dark Room after reveals how meticulous his plans were. One could also interpret his victim blaming towards Kate earlier as a subtle means of eliminating a loose thread where none would ever suspect him.]]
* MotiveRant: [[spoiler:Jefferson's disturbing dialogue with Max in the dark room. He grew tired of the "faux punk sluts" of LA and wanted to capture youth and the corruption thereof instead. This artistic obsession with purity leads him to kidnap and photograph girls he sees as suitable subjects.]]
* {{Narcissist}}: [[spoiler:Jefferson thinks so highly of his art that he's convinced that his victims want to be kidnapped, tortured, and murdered by him.]]
* NiceGuy: At first. Despite sometimes being stern towards Max, or victim blaming Kate when her video is spread around, Mr. Jefferson seems to be a genuinely nice guy at heart. [[spoiler: Well, until Episode Four comes around and it's revealed he's actually the BigBad]].
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: [[spoiler: While bragging about how he'll get away with murdering Max, he throws her photo journal at her which allows Max to use her powers to alter the timeline to prevent him from winning.]]
* NightmareFetishist: [[spoiler: He loves butchering young girls and taking pictures of them in vulnerable poses.]]
* NotSoDifferent: He tries to tell Max that they are one in the same, but she disagrees.
* {{Sadist}}: [[spoiler: His VictimBlaming conversation with Kate becomes horrifyingly despicable once you know what he did to her]]. He's essentially [[spoiler: ''goading'' her into [[DrivenToSuicide suicide]]]].
* OhCrap: [[spoiler: He didn't see David coming in to stop him and his criminal misdeeds.]]
* ScaryFlashlightFace: Makes a really frightening one [[spoiler:when Max points her cellphone's flashlight at him, the man who has drugged her and killed Chloe]].
* SerialKiller: [[spoiler:He kidnaps Rachel Amber and covers up her death when Nathan accidentally fatally overdoses her. He then kidnaps Kate and attempts to (and potentially succeeds in) driving her to commit suicide. He kidnaps Max and attempts to kill her. And depending on the player's choices, he can kidnap and murder Victoria. While murder isn't Jefferson's primary goal with his kidnappings, he takes a sadistic joy from killing his victims.]]
* ShadowArchetype: [[spoiler: This here is what Max and Victoria will turn into if they take their obsession with photographic greatness too far.]]
* SharpDressedMan: Always dressed in a nice suit.
* ShoutOut: [[spoiler: His taste for taking photos of his murder victims before killing them is very much similar to the hitman]] from ''Film/RoadToPerdition''.
* TheSociopath: [[spoiler: He hides in plain sight under the guise of being a famous photographer while subtlety influencing or manipulating those around him. By episode 5, he has nearly driven Kate to suicide (and will have succeeded if the player couldn't talk her down), has full access over the Prescott fortune by exploiting Nathan and puts together a ruse to pin everything he has done up until that point on him. This despite no one at Blackwell suspects a thing. It is further implied he may have done similar things for years considering he went on a "teaching tour" through several States prior to arriving at Arcadia Bay and has a cupboard full of binders of other women.]]
* SoftSpokenSadist: Speaks in a low, whispering voice [[spoiler: while talking down to his victims.]]
* TeacherStudentRomance: Victoria is heavily implied to want one, though he shoots her down immediately when she makes that desire apparent in Episode 3. Several other female students indicate they would sleep with him given the chance. He's rumored to have actually slept with Rachel.
* TheyLookJustLikeEveryoneElse: [[spoiler: He's really a sadistic serial killer who's ben abducting young women and killing them.]]
* WalkingSpoiler: [[spoiler:The last ten seconds of Episode 4, which show him shooting Chloe and drugging Max to take her to the Dark Room throw his whole characterization for a loop.]]
* WeakButSkilled: [[spoiler: For some reason, despite having no actual combat training, he is more than capable of overpowering and killing an armed Shell-shocked war veteran. In fairness, he does have the upper hand-- first catching David completely by surprise -- and striking him with a metal tripod or later running to grab his own gun after knocking away David's. Not even rewinding and changing things can effectively stop this outcome, as Max learned the hard way]]
* WouldHitAGirl: [[spoiler: His hobby involves a lot of innocent women getting murdered for his own amusement.]]
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[[folder:Ms. Grant]]
!! Ms. Michelle Grant
->'''Voiced by:''' [=PaSean=] Wilson
A science teacher at Blackwell.
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* BlackAndNerdy: In addition to being the science teacher, she's also something of a history buff when it comes to the school.
* CoolTeacher: Is actually pretty chill and genuinely fond of Max.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: She challenges David's attempt to put up security cameras. If you sign her petition, she'll be successful.
* TheSmartGuy: As the resident science teacher, this is a given. Max can talk to her about the various weird environmental phenomena.
* SassyBlackWoman: More evident in Episode 4 in her letter to David and his suspension, and jokingly retorting to Max's swearing that she's an adult now (after the former apologizes if she responds with "Hell no" to her and Nathan being friends).
--> ''"I didn't need a survelliance camera to see this suspension coming."''
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[[folder:David Madsen]]
!!David Madsen
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->'''Voiced by:''' Don [=McManus=]
The chief of security at Blackwell, obsessed with keeping order. He is Chloe's step-father. He used to be a soldier; Max mentions a rumor that he was dishonorably discharged.
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* AbusiveDad: Chloe has a somewhat strained relationship with him, who can't seem to leave the military life behind. [[spoiler:In a particularly heartwrenching example, choosing not to stand up for Chloe results David slapping her, which he then justifies while subtly implying she can't report him to the cops if she wants him to stay quiet about her drug possession]].
* AbusiveParents: His attitude at home and work have almost no difference, and it isn't particularly pleasant. [[spoiler:He will slap Chloe for having drugs in her room if Max doesn't take credit for Chloe's blunt.]] He does seem to want to be a good father, but it's obvious his issues conflict with that. In fairness, he does admit that even though she antagonize him he was still wrong [[spoiler:to hit her]], apologizes, and says he will make it up to her somehow. [[spoiler:He does that by going to family therapy to help out with his PTSD.]]
* {{Badass}}: He's a ShellShockedVeteran, so he's inherently a skilled fighter. [[spoiler: If Max makes the right choices, she can help him lay the smackdown on the BigBad in the Dark Room.]]
* BadassMoustache: He has a moustache and is a former veteran.
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler:He breaks into the Dark Room to save Max from Jefferson. Max has to give him some tips so Jefferson doesn't kill him, but points for trying.]]
* ChronicHeroSyndrome: Part of his attitude seems to stem from the fact that David genuinely wants to help and protect people, just to an obsessive extreme. He quietly takes issue with Max being called a hero for [[spoiler:talking down Kate]], and only took the job as head of security because the actual police think he's a loose cannon.
* ControlFreak: Variations of the words "I order you" seem to creep up in his dialogue a lot.
* CrazySurvivalist: His garage is full of canned foods and water bottles, he has cameras all over the house, and has a fully-stocked gun rack.
* FormerTeenRebel: He mentions in passing he used to do wilder things than Chloe when he was her age.
* GoodAllAlong: [[spoiler:Despite being a huge {{Jerkass}} and being one of Max and Chloe's prime suspects for the strange happenings in Arcadia Bay, David turns out to be investigating Rachel's disappearance and saves Max from Jefferson in Episode 5.]]
* GoodVersusGood: He's always against Max and Chloe in their investigation, but they both seek the same goal.
* TheGuardsMustBeCrazy: For all his paranoia and claims that he sees everything going on at Blackwell, he's actually pretty bad at his job. Case in point: In just the first episode, a student brings a gun to school, his own stepdaughter (who has been expelled and has no reason to be on campus) is able to walk through a crowded hallway and into the girls bathroom, and a sketchy drug dealer has his RV parked in the parking lot (and Frank is obviously not a student, which means he can only be there to deal). All of this happens on David's watch, yet completely escapes his notice.
* HeelRealization: In episode 5, he realizes what a JerkAss he was all along and makes amends with Max.
* HeroWithAnFInGood: He seems to genuinely be trying to protect Chloe and the Blackwell students, but his paranoia makes him go too far. This is also why the police rejected him.
* HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler: He does not take it well upon hearing of Chloe's demise.]]
* HeroicWannabe: He thinks that he's the hero of the story, but he's not as good as his stepdaughter and Max.
* HiddenDepths:
** In Episode 2, he mentions to Max that he used to do worse things than Chloe when he was her age. He also apologizes for his outbursts in the previous episode and says that he doesn't find marijuana itself to be a big deal -– he's only angered by Chloe in particular being around drugs. [[spoiler:Though if Max argues that David was partly to blame for Kate's situation and she'd taken credit for the joint in Episode 1, he will call her a liar and say she's a drug dealer, so how honest he was actually being is rather up in the air.]]
** Episode 3 gives us a bit more insight into David. [[spoiler:His files you can find in Episode 1 are shown to be detailed, but harmless -- nothing a good private investigator wouldn't have -- and Max can choose to defend him when arguing with Chloe. In addition, after going back in time and saving William Price's life]], you can see a montage of photographs where David and Joyce are genuinely happy together. Maybe he ''is'' an overzealous and vengefully paranoid man, but it's only here that we see the man Joyce sees in her husband.
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Episode 3 shows he thinks Kate is doing/selling drugs, yet he trusts Nathan, a delinquent who actually is doing and selling drugs. [[spoiler:Episode 5 shows that he admits that he was wrong with that theory.]]
* {{Jerkass}}: He believes Max is up to no good when she comes out of the bathroom after the fire alarm is hit (she ''did'' hit it, but he can't prove that), and he harasses Kate because he believes she's using or selling drugs.
* JerkassHasAPoint:
** On the other hand, [[spoiler:Chloe did steal his gun and was doing drugs in his house.]]
** The reason he cornered Kate in episode 1? [[spoiler: He was gathering evidence against the Vortex club. He believed they were involved with drugs. And since Kate was seen partying with them in that video he was trying to pump her for information. If he wasn't so abrasive he might've got some, too.]]
** He constantly obstructs Max and Chloe's investigation, ordering them to stay out of danger and let ''him'' gather evidence instead. [[spoiler:Their refusal to tread carefully directly leads to Chloe's murder and Max's kidnapping]].
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: There's a message on the answering machine in his house warning Chloe against hanging out with some unsavory characters. He even makes an effort to step out of the overbearing military persona he usually puts forth in an attempt to sound more reasonable about it. It's a rare moment of actual concern from someone who spends the rest of his time (including face to face with Chloe) being a jerk. He seems to ease up in Episode 2, to an extent, and Joyce insists there's a good side to him. [[spoiler:During Kate's suicide attempt, he can be sprinting toward the dorms in an attempt to stop her, and seems genuinely distraught later that he couldn't personally resolve the situation]]. In Episode 3, when you search his garage, you can find a birthday card wishing Chloe a happy birthday and saying that he is glad he can be a part of her life, showing that he was at least trying to be a father to Chloe. Episode 5 shows that he's well aware of his flaws and actually doesn't like using his status as a war veteran to justify his behavior.
* KnightTemplarParent: He wants to protect Chloe and Joyce, but his paranoia makes him an overbearing and authoritarian parent.
* NeverMyFault: In Episode 4, he sarcastically thanks Max for [[spoiler:Joyce kicking him out]] because Max told about all the things he did.
* TheParanoiac: The dude actively wants to install security cameras in his school and home for god's sake! He's called out for being overly paranoid on quite a few occasions, including by Max.
* ParentsAsPeople: David by isn't the best step-parent in the world by any measure, but it's not for a lack of trying. He tries to love Chloe and wants to protect her like his own daughter, but his smothering paranoia and his inability to express his more sensitive side honestly make him come off as an authoritarian KnightTemplarParent. Neither these nor Chloe's deliberate efforts to press his buttons excuse his own abusive behavior, of course.
* PetTheDog:
** If you didn't delete the message in Episode 3, [[spoiler:he will actually cover up Chloe for sneaking into Blackwell at night by claiming that she was with him]]. It is also implied from his conversations with him in Episode 4 [[spoiler:if you defended him in Episode 3 that he uses his connections from the police regularly to prevent Chloe from going to jail for her mischief.]]
** [[spoiler:In all of the alternate timelines in Episode 5, he will always believe in Max's testimony of Nathan and Jefferson, leading to their arrest.]]
* PoorCommunicationKills: A lot of David's problems stem from the fact that it's very difficult to get a straight conversation out of him. He plays the authority figure far too much for his own good, and keeps secrets even when doing so is of no benefit. [[spoiler:If you confront him about his files in Episode 3, David will try to deflect rather than admit his reasons -- which are well-intentioned, if a bit misguided -- further alienating Joyce. he acknowledges this in a crumpled up letter you can find in Episode 4, saying he wanted to gather more proof, yet this further factors into it because he never gives the letter to Joyce.]]
* ProperlyParanoid: As it turns out, his excessive surveillance of Blackwell's students and campus might well have led him to [[spoiler: uncover Mr. Jefferson's secret identity]], if the rest of the school hadn't simply dismissed him as an unhinged war vet.
* RedHerring: Looked highly suspicious of Rachel's disappearance during the earlier episodes. He was harassing students, mainly Kate. He was stalking and following some of the other students while taking pictures, including Max. And Max discovered that he had surveillance equipment all over Chloe's house in the garage. [[spoiler: However, Episodes 3, 4 and 5 reveal that he was actually a WellIntentionedExtremist who was trying to protect the children at Blackwell, especially the girls. But his extreme way of going about it made the girls fearful and eventually ruined his relationship with Joyce. He does make up for this by saving Max from Jefferson, and helping her arrest Jefferson.]]
* ShellShockedVeteran: It's clear that he's traumatized by his experiences as a combat veteran and struggles to assimilate back to normal life.
* TookALevelInKindness: [[spoiler: Episode 5, has him finally make amends with Max.]]
* TroubledAbuser: His behavior towards Chloe is largely due to his own paranoia and experiences as a soldier.
* WhyDidYouMakeMeHitYou: To [[spoiler:Chloe]] if he hits her.
* WrongGenreSavvy: He actually thinks that ''Kate'' is the BigBad.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Samuel Taylor]]
!!Samuel Taylor
->'''Voiced by:''' Derek Phillips (uncredited)
Blackwell's groundskeeper. He is a little... out there.
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* AmbiguousDisorder: Is definitely strange enough, and has abnormal enough manners of speech and behavior, to consider he might have some. Autism has been suggested, as have various degrees of Schizophrenia, although it's hard to imagine a schizophrenic in a bad enough situation to be regularly talking to animals and believing that they receive visions from the dead would be let to work around children. Seems to be implied by the game, as Episode 1 shows someone wrote "'tard!" (slang for "retard") on his parking space, hinting at whatever disorder he might have being known about (or at least rumored) by the students.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Everyone thinks he is weird, and some are even a bit creeped out by his strange mannerisms. Max, however, likes him and thinks he is just weird in a "[[Series/TheXFiles X-Files]]" kind of way. She also doesn't doubt for a second that he would actually believe her if she ever told him about her powers.
* TheCloudcuckoolanderWasRight: He actually acknowledges that the odd phenomena going on around the city will bring the end of the world.
* CrustyCaretaker: His mannerisms are off-putting to most people, but he is good at his job and a really friendly guy one you get to know him.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: His morning ritual consists of feeding the birds and squirrels about the dormitories. He mentions he has a special affinity for squirrels, as he sees them as his spirit animal. Episode 4 has him in a especially melancholic mood as the mysterious animal deaths happening around town really gets to him.
* HiddenDepths: He actually enjoys art just as much as the students do.
* NiceGuy: He treats the other students with nothing but respect.
* OddFriendship: He begins to view Max as a friend if the player chooses to interact with him.
* TalksLikeASimile: Some rather strange similes at that.
* TheWonka: He may seem crazy at first, but he is well-aware that the world is ending.
* ThirdPersonPerson: At times.
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[[folder:Principal Wells]]
!!Principal Ray Wells
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->'''Voiced by:''' Eric Morgan Stuart
Blackwell's principal.
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* AdultsAreUseless:
** In Episode 1, both conversation options with him accomplish nothing. Either you tell him about Nathan and Nathan is let off the hook after a simple office visit, after which he contacts your parents because you supposedly lied about Nathan possessing a gun, or you say nothing and your parents get contacted because you're supposedly being a troublemaker. Chloe claims he's more concerned about keeping the school funded than doing the right thing. He gets better in Episode 2, [[spoiler:being willing to suspend Nathan or David depending on how much proof or suspicion you can bring upon either party]].
** Within his office in Episode 3, you'll find Kate's student record, along with an attached nurse's report, urging him to make sure she's not under duress from other classmates, which he obviously ignored. He's just as guilty for [[spoiler: Kate's attempted/successful suicide]] as [[spoiler: the three people that Max can hold responsible for it (Nathan, Jefferson and David)]].
** Episode 4 shows more of his uselessness when he suggested Chloe's family to take her to another university [[spoiler:in the alternate timeline because the school can't afford the necessary accommodations]] and [[spoiler:has absolutely no clue about Nathan and Jefferson's hidden agenda.]]
** In Episode 5, [[spoiler:the first time Max rewrites time to get Jefferson arrested, he realizes that his ineptitude made it easier for Jefferson to get away with his crimes and resolves to do better.]]
* TheAlcoholic: Max mentions smelling alcohol on him. Early in Episode 3, Max finds him drunkenly failing to unlock a door. He also hides whiskey in his office.
* BaldBlackLeaderGuy: Though not a particularly useful one.
* BeleagueredBureaucrat: He does seem to have the best interests of the school and student at heart, but he's clearly got dozens of other problems to deal with. His drunken ramblings indicate that he's trying to do the best he can, but Nathan Prescott makes his life a living hell more than most students.
* HeroicWannabe: He truly believes that he's the noble leader of his school and keeps his students safe, when you quickly find out that [[AdultsAreUseless he's anything but]].
* HiddenDepths: [[spoiler:Without the Prescotts interfering with Blackwell, he has been shown to have a sense of humor and is a lot more easy going. Max's diary even states that he's a lot cooler without the Prescotts bullying him.]]
* INeedAFreakingDrink: Max's assumption for why he's TheAlcoholic, as [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney the Prescotts]] all-but ''own'' the school, meaning he has to walk a tightrope every time Nathan acts out.
* PetTheDog: [[spoiler: In the nightmare sequence at the diner, Wells acknowledges that Max is a noble hero if encountered.]]
* UngratefulBastard: If Max makes the wrong set of decisions in his office at the end of Episode 2, [[spoiler:Wells will suspend her, even if she saved Kate's life.]]
* UnwittingPawn: He gets threatened by the Prescott family for complaining to them about Nathan's issues. [[spoiler:He is also completely unaware of the assault of the young female students done by Nathan and Mr. Jefferson]].
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[[folder:Mr. Jefferson]]
!! Mark Jefferson
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->'''Voiced by:''' Derek Phillips
A highly reputable and somewhat famous photography teacher at Blackwell, admired by many of his students.
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* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler: Jefferson is a remorseless murderer. If David kills him, Max is only upset because of [[HeroicBSOD David's mental state]] rather than the fact that Jefferson is dead.]]
* AxCrazy: [[spoiler:He's completely insane and kills gleefully and without hesitation or remorse.]]
* BadassBookworm: He's surprisingly skilled at fighting for a photographer. [[spoiler:David will require a lot of help from Max to defeat him.]]
* BadassInANiceSuit: [[spoiler: He wears a nice suit while fighting David.]]
* BadBoss: [[spoiler: He killed Nathan shortly before episode 5 because the boy was an "amateur", as Jefferson himself put it.]]
* BeardOfEvil: Sports a goatee [[spoiler: and is the BigBad.]]
* BigBad: [[spoiler:Episode 5 reveals that he kidnapped and drugged Kate, and at least planned to do the same to Rachel. He murders Chloe and drugs Max at the end of Episode 4, possibly murders Victoria in the beginning of Episode 5 (if she was successfully warned by Max) and murders Nathan before the Vortex Party]].
* BitchInSheepsClothing: At first glance, he's a pretty cool guy, often being friendly and kind to his students and generally being a swell guy to be around. Then he resorts to victim blaming on the whole Kate Marsh situation in Episode 2. [[spoiler: He's also going around drugging girls and taking disturbing photographs of them, and he has been doing so for God knows how long. He also drugs Max, shoots Chloe in the head at the end of Episode 4, murders Nathan and possibly Victoria]].
* BlackmailIsSuchAnUglyWord: [[spoiler: If Max says he used Nathan, he says he prefers the term "manipulated".]]
* BoomHeadshot:
** [[spoiler:He kills Chloe by shooting her in the head at the end of Episode 4]].
** If Max [[spoiler:tells David the truth that Jefferson murdered Chloe, David will snap and execute Jefferson with a headshot]].
* BreakTheCutie: [[spoiler: Jefferson's motive. He enjoys kidnapping naive, innocent, idealistic girls and taking photos of them while they are in shock, fear, and misery losing their innocence. By Episode 5, it's revealed he's taken it up a notch to KillTheCutie.]]
* BrokenPedestal: Jefferson was the "biggest reason" Max came to Blackwell, and she viewed him with the utmost admiration and respect. [[spoiler:That is, until the end of episode 4 came.]]
* ControlFreak: [[spoiler: Why he forces his victims to pose for him.]]
* CoolTeacher: Friendly, good sense of humor, and genuinely wants to help his students. Max thinks he can be a bit pretentious, but still thinks he means well. This suffers a bit in Episode 2, as he engages in a bit of VictimBlaming with Kate, even though it does sound like he's trying to help. Certainly, his tact in that situation could have been better, [[spoiler:and Max can actually call him on it during the meeting with the principal later, though his punishment is light compared to what can befall Nathan and David. Then comes Episode 4, which turns it on its head]].
* CountryMatters: [[spoiler:Jefferson says a C-word when he's dealing with Max's defiance.]]
* CreepySouvenir: [[spoiler:Keeps Chloe's necklace and Victoria's bracelet after he kills them in Episode 5]].
* DeadpanSnarker: He makes snide comments regarding students that annoy him.
* DidntSeeThatComing: [[spoiler: He's genuinely shocked that Max knew David was coming to rescue her.]]
* TheDogWasTheMastermind: [[spoiler: While there were hints and foreshadowings of his true involvement in the plot, it isn't until Episode 4 that he appeared to be anything more than a hipster photography teacher.]]
* EvenEvilHasStandards:[[spoiler: He will occasionally apologize for his outbursts towards Max or Rachel during his eccentric moments, specially after calling Max a "dumb cunt." He also shows great disgust with Victoria when she propositions him.]]
* EvilAllAlong: [[spoiler:He first came off as a CoolTeacher, this was a Façade.]]
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: [[spoiler:Jefferson mentions that he knows Max will be missed once he kills her...because she is such a talented photographer. He doubts anyone would mourn Chloe, on the other hand, because she is one of the "faux punk sluts" he despises.]]
* EvilGloating: [[spoiler: Once he holds Max hostage, he begins bragging about his evil plan.]]
* FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon: He's considered the most attractive guy at school. [[spoiler: He's also a sadistic SerialKiller who uses his charms to easily gain trust of young women.]]
* FauxAffablyEvil: [[spoiler:Despite the charming, 'hip' persona he puts on, Episode 4 shows his true personality and intentions are much, much darker and psychotic than was ever thought.]]
* ForTheEvulz: [[spoiler: His only true motive is pure [[{{Sadist}} sadism]].]]
* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler:Has this in spades throughout the game. In Episode 1 where you control Max for the first time in his classroom, he already gives out a notable one. He lampshades it in Episode 5, when he jokes that Max would have figured out his true nature if she had just paid attention in class.]]
* FourEyesZeroSoul: He wears glasses and [[spoiler: is a sadistic serial killer.]]
-->'''Mr. Jefferson''': [[spoiler:Seriously though, I could frame any one of you in a dark corner, and capture you in a moment of desperation. And any one of you could do that to me. Isn't that too easy? Too obvious? What if Arbus chose to capture people at the height of their beauty or innocence?]]
* TheHeavy: [[spoiler:He and Nathan kidnapped and murdered Rachel, whose disappearance is the focal point of the first season. Many other girls suffered similar fates.]]
* {{Hipster}}: He calls himself this in Episode 4. He definitely has the look down.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler:Max initially defeats him by using the sick photos he takes of her to travel back in time.]]
* HopeCrusher: [[spoiler: His serial killer MO involves breaking innocent girls and taking pictures of the exact moment when they lose hope.]]
* HotTeacher: Is considered this by many female students.
* {{Hypocrite}}:
** In his first appearance, he calls the Creator/DianeArbus method of photography "bullshit", stating that he could easily capture any member of his class in a moment of desperation. If you choose to look at his pictures set up outside in the school courtyard, his black-and-white pictures are (mostly) of women in dark, dirty environments, looking miserable.[[labelnote:Explanation]] Diane Arbus was known for her black-&-white photos of regular people that showed strong emotions, like desperation, and those photos occasionally tended toward the grotesque. In other words, Mark Jefferson's work apes Arbus's method pretty much exactly.[[/labelnote]]
** He lectures the class about the moral implications of them spreading around and laughing at Kate's video, even though minutes earlier he is seen lecturing Kate for that same video and blatantly tells Max that he [[VictimBlaming thinks the video is Kate's fault]]. While Max's conversation with him might have convinced him to be a little more sensitive, it's a rather charitable interpretation. [[spoiler:In hindsight, he may having been trying to drive her to suicide before she could remember that he tortured her.]]
* InterfaceSpoiler: At the end of Episode 2, [[spoiler:after Kate's attempted suicide]], you can point the blame on him for causing the incident. If you didn't pay attention to the {{Foreshadowing}}, you would wonder why blaming him is an option compared to the much more deserving David or Nathan. [[spoiler:Episode 4's ending will give you a big reason for that.]]
* {{Jerkass}}: His true nature - he's genial at first, but once [[spoiler: his role as the kidnapper is revealed, he drops the act and reveals himself to be an incredibly narcissistic sociopathic.]]
* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler: If Max tells David the truth about Jefferson killing Chloe in Episode 5, David will shoot Jefferson in the head, just like Jefferson shot Chloe in the head at the end of Episode 4.]]
* KickTheDog: He insinuates Kate willingly participated in the viral video which is ruining her life because [[VictimBlaming she wanted attention.]] [[spoiler: However, he only says this just to make sure Kate commits suicide and won't remember him and the Dark Room later on]].
-->'''Mr. Jefferson''': But maybe she doth protest too much.
* KnightOfCerebus: [[spoiler: The story got a shit ton darker when his true motives are revealed]].
* LaserGuidedKarma: [[spoiler: After David rescues Max from Jefferson's Dark Room and subdues him, she gets an opportunity to turn the tables on Jefferson and take a photo of ''him'' while he's bound, vulnerable, and unconscious. Also, in whatever timeline Max is in or chooses, he will be punished for his crimes.]]
* LeanAndMean: He's kind of skinny [[spoiler: and the BigBad.]]
* {{Lust}}: Appears to have this for [[spoiler: a bunch of young girls. At the very least, he gets off on seeing them in a vulnerable and despaired state.]]
* LackOfEmpathy: [[spoiler:He sees his victims as "works of art" more than people.]]
* MadArtist: [[spoiler:He keeps a large collection of photographs of the girls he's kidnapped, tortured, and possibly raped, all of them taken with an artsy style and deliberate intent at aesthetics. Since his award-winning photos have consisted of women in grimy, miserable settings appearing in pain, it's possible he had been doing this long before he arrived at Blackwell.]]
* TheManBehindTheMan: [[spoiler:To Nathan Prescott, who was placed as a more apparent villain since Nathan was so openly rude.]]
* ManipulativeBastard: [[spoiler:Not only did he exploit Nathan's daddy issues to effectively turn him into a puppet, he uses his charisma to prevent Blackwell staff and students from even suspecting his ulterior motives. Later, in episode 5, he intends to put the entire blame for drugging Kate and the death of Rachel and Max on Nathan. Searching through the Dark Room after reveals how meticulous his plans were. One could also interpret his victim blaming towards Kate earlier as a subtle means of eliminating a loose thread where none would ever suspect him.]]
* MotiveRant: [[spoiler:Jefferson's disturbing dialogue with Max in the dark room. He grew tired of the "faux punk sluts" of LA and wanted to capture youth and the corruption thereof instead. This artistic obsession with purity leads him to kidnap and photograph girls he sees as suitable subjects.]]
* {{Narcissist}}: [[spoiler:Jefferson thinks so highly of his art that he's convinced that his victims want to be kidnapped, tortured, and murdered by him.]]
* NiceGuy: At first. Despite sometimes being stern towards Max, or victim blaming Kate when her video is spread around, Mr. Jefferson seems to be a genuinely nice guy at heart. [[spoiler: Well, until Episode Four comes around and it's revealed he's actually the BigBad]].
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: [[spoiler: While bragging about how he'll get away with murdering Max, he throws her photo journal at her which allows Max to use her powers to alter the timeline to prevent him from winning.]]
* NightmareFetishist: [[spoiler: He loves butchering young girls and taking pictures of them in vulnerable poses.]]
* NotSoDifferent: He tries to tell Max that they are one in the same, but she disagrees.
* {{Sadist}}: [[spoiler: His VictimBlaming conversation with Kate becomes horrifyingly despicable once you know what he did to her]]. He's essentially [[spoiler: ''goading'' her into [[DrivenToSuicide suicide]]]].
* OhCrap: [[spoiler: He didn't see David coming in to stop him and his criminal misdeeds.]]
* ScaryFlashlightFace: Makes a really frightening one [[spoiler:when Max points her cellphone's flashlight at him, the man who has drugged her and killed Chloe]].
* SerialKiller: [[spoiler:He kidnaps Rachel Amber and covers up her death when Nathan accidentally fatally overdoses her. He then kidnaps Kate and attempts to (and potentially succeeds in) driving her to commit suicide. He kidnaps Max and attempts to kill her. And depending on the player's choices, he can kidnap and murder Victoria. While murder isn't Jefferson's primary goal with his kidnappings, he takes a sadistic joy from killing his victims.]]
* ShadowArchetype: [[spoiler: This here is what Max and Victoria will turn into if they take their obsession with photographic greatness too far.]]
* SharpDressedMan: Always dressed in a nice suit.
* ShoutOut: [[spoiler: His taste for taking photos of his murder victims before killing them is very much similar to the hitman]] from ''Film/RoadToPerdition''.
* TheSociopath: [[spoiler: He hides in plain sight under the guise of being a famous photographer while subtlety influencing or manipulating those around him. By episode 5, he has nearly driven Kate to suicide (and will have succeeded if the player couldn't talk her down), has full access over the Prescott fortune by exploiting Nathan and puts together a ruse to pin everything he has done up until that point on him. This despite no one at Blackwell suspects a thing. It is further implied he may have done similar things for years considering he went on a "teaching tour" through several States prior to arriving at Arcadia Bay and has a cupboard full of binders of other women.]]
* SoftSpokenSadist: Speaks in a low, whispering voice [[spoiler: while talking down to his victims.]]
* TeacherStudentRomance: Victoria is heavily implied to want one, though he shoots her down immediately when she makes that desire apparent in Episode 3. Several other female students indicate they would sleep with him given the chance. He's rumored to have actually slept with Rachel.
* TheyLookJustLikeEveryoneElse: [[spoiler: He's really a sadistic serial killer who's ben abducting young women and killing them.]]
* WalkingSpoiler: [[spoiler:The last ten seconds of Episode 4, which show him shooting Chloe and drugging Max to take her to the Dark Room throw his whole characterization for a loop.]]
* WeakButSkilled: [[spoiler: For some reason, despite having no actual combat training, he is more than capable of overpowering and killing an armed Shell-shocked war veteran. In fairness, he does have the upper hand-- first catching David completely by surprise -- and striking him with a metal tripod or later running to grab his own gun after knocking away David's. Not even rewinding and changing things can effectively stop this outcome, as Max learned the hard way]]
* WouldHitAGirl: [[spoiler: His hobby involves a lot of innocent women getting murdered for his own amusement.]]
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[[folder:Ms. Grant]]
!! Ms. Michelle Grant
->'''Voiced by:''' [=PaSean=] Wilson
A science teacher at Blackwell.
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* BlackAndNerdy: In addition to being the science teacher, she's also something of a history buff when it comes to the school.
* CoolTeacher: Is actually pretty chill and genuinely fond of Max.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: She challenges David's attempt to put up security cameras. If you sign her petition, she'll be successful.
* TheSmartGuy: As the resident science teacher, this is a given. Max can talk to her about the various weird environmental phenomena.
* SassyBlackWoman: More evident in Episode 4 in her letter to David and his suspension, and jokingly retorting to Max's swearing that she's an adult now (after the former apologizes if she responds with "Hell no" to her and Nathan being friends).
--> ''"I didn't need a survelliance camera to see this suspension coming."''
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[[folder:David Madsen]]
!!David Madsen
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->'''Voiced by:''' Don [=McManus=]
The chief of security at Blackwell, obsessed with keeping order. He is Chloe's step-father. He used to be a soldier; Max mentions a rumor that he was dishonorably discharged.
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* AbusiveDad: Chloe has a somewhat strained relationship with him, who can't seem to leave the military life behind. [[spoiler:In a particularly heartwrenching example, choosing not to stand up for Chloe results David slapping her, which he then justifies while subtly implying she can't report him to the cops if she wants him to stay quiet about her drug possession]].
* AbusiveParents: His attitude at home and work have almost no difference, and it isn't particularly pleasant. [[spoiler:He will slap Chloe for having drugs in her room if Max doesn't take credit for Chloe's blunt.]] He does seem to want to be a good father, but it's obvious his issues conflict with that. In fairness, he does admit that even though she antagonize him he was still wrong [[spoiler:to hit her]], apologizes, and says he will make it up to her somehow. [[spoiler:He does that by going to family therapy to help out with his PTSD.]]
* {{Badass}}: He's a ShellShockedVeteran, so he's inherently a skilled fighter. [[spoiler: If Max makes the right choices, she can help him lay the smackdown on the BigBad in the Dark Room.]]
* BadassMoustache: He has a moustache and is a former veteran.
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler:He breaks into the Dark Room to save Max from Jefferson. Max has to give him some tips so Jefferson doesn't kill him, but points for trying.]]
* ChronicHeroSyndrome: Part of his attitude seems to stem from the fact that David genuinely wants to help and protect people, just to an obsessive extreme. He quietly takes issue with Max being called a hero for [[spoiler:talking down Kate]], and only took the job as head of security because the actual police think he's a loose cannon.
* ControlFreak: Variations of the words "I order you" seem to creep up in his dialogue a lot.
* CrazySurvivalist: His garage is full of canned foods and water bottles, he has cameras all over the house, and has a fully-stocked gun rack.
* FormerTeenRebel: He mentions in passing he used to do wilder things than Chloe when he was her age.
* GoodAllAlong: [[spoiler:Despite being a huge {{Jerkass}} and being one of Max and Chloe's prime suspects for the strange happenings in Arcadia Bay, David turns out to be investigating Rachel's disappearance and saves Max from Jefferson in Episode 5.]]
* GoodVersusGood: He's always against Max and Chloe in their investigation, but they both seek the same goal.
* TheGuardsMustBeCrazy: For all his paranoia and claims that he sees everything going on at Blackwell, he's actually pretty bad at his job. Case in point: In just the first episode, a student brings a gun to school, his own stepdaughter (who has been expelled and has no reason to be on campus) is able to walk through a crowded hallway and into the girls bathroom, and a sketchy drug dealer has his RV parked in the parking lot (and Frank is obviously not a student, which means he can only be there to deal). All of this happens on David's watch, yet completely escapes his notice.
* HeelRealization: In episode 5, he realizes what a JerkAss he was all along and makes amends with Max.
* HeroWithAnFInGood: He seems to genuinely be trying to protect Chloe and the Blackwell students, but his paranoia makes him go too far. This is also why the police rejected him.
* HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler: He does not take it well upon hearing of Chloe's demise.]]
* HeroicWannabe: He thinks that he's the hero of the story, but he's not as good as his stepdaughter and Max.
* HiddenDepths:
** In Episode 2, he mentions to Max that he used to do worse things than Chloe when he was her age. He also apologizes for his outbursts in the previous episode and says that he doesn't find marijuana itself to be a big deal -– he's only angered by Chloe in particular being around drugs. [[spoiler:Though if Max argues that David was partly to blame for Kate's situation and she'd taken credit for the joint in Episode 1, he will call her a liar and say she's a drug dealer, so how honest he was actually being is rather up in the air.]]
** Episode 3 gives us a bit more insight into David. [[spoiler:His files you can find in Episode 1 are shown to be detailed, but harmless -- nothing a good private investigator wouldn't have -- and Max can choose to defend him when arguing with Chloe. In addition, after going back in time and saving William Price's life]], you can see a montage of photographs where David and Joyce are genuinely happy together. Maybe he ''is'' an overzealous and vengefully paranoid man, but it's only here that we see the man Joyce sees in her husband.
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Episode 3 shows he thinks Kate is doing/selling drugs, yet he trusts Nathan, a delinquent who actually is doing and selling drugs. [[spoiler:Episode 5 shows that he admits that he was wrong with that theory.]]
* {{Jerkass}}: He believes Max is up to no good when she comes out of the bathroom after the fire alarm is hit (she ''did'' hit it, but he can't prove that), and he harasses Kate because he believes she's using or selling drugs.
* JerkassHasAPoint:
** On the other hand, [[spoiler:Chloe did steal his gun and was doing drugs in his house.]]
** The reason he cornered Kate in episode 1? [[spoiler: He was gathering evidence against the Vortex club. He believed they were involved with drugs. And since Kate was seen partying with them in that video he was trying to pump her for information. If he wasn't so abrasive he might've got some, too.]]
** He constantly obstructs Max and Chloe's investigation, ordering them to stay out of danger and let ''him'' gather evidence instead. [[spoiler:Their refusal to tread carefully directly leads to Chloe's murder and Max's kidnapping]].
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: There's a message on the answering machine in his house warning Chloe against hanging out with some unsavory characters. He even makes an effort to step out of the overbearing military persona he usually puts forth in an attempt to sound more reasonable about it. It's a rare moment of actual concern from someone who spends the rest of his time (including face to face with Chloe) being a jerk. He seems to ease up in Episode 2, to an extent, and Joyce insists there's a good side to him. [[spoiler:During Kate's suicide attempt, he can be sprinting toward the dorms in an attempt to stop her, and seems genuinely distraught later that he couldn't personally resolve the situation]]. In Episode 3, when you search his garage, you can find a birthday card wishing Chloe a happy birthday and saying that he is glad he can be a part of her life, showing that he was at least trying to be a father to Chloe. Episode 5 shows that he's well aware of his flaws and actually doesn't like using his status as a war veteran to justify his behavior.
* KnightTemplarParent: He wants to protect Chloe and Joyce, but his paranoia makes him an overbearing and authoritarian parent.
* NeverMyFault: In Episode 4, he sarcastically thanks Max for [[spoiler:Joyce kicking him out]] because Max told about all the things he did.
* TheParanoiac: The dude actively wants to install security cameras in his school and home for god's sake! He's called out for being overly paranoid on quite a few occasions, including by Max.
* ParentsAsPeople: David by isn't the best step-parent in the world by any measure, but it's not for a lack of trying. He tries to love Chloe and wants to protect her like his own daughter, but his smothering paranoia and his inability to express his more sensitive side honestly make him come off as an authoritarian KnightTemplarParent. Neither these nor Chloe's deliberate efforts to press his buttons excuse his own abusive behavior, of course.
* PetTheDog:
** If you didn't delete the message in Episode 3, [[spoiler:he will actually cover up Chloe for sneaking into Blackwell at night by claiming that she was with him]]. It is also implied from his conversations with him in Episode 4 [[spoiler:if you defended him in Episode 3 that he uses his connections from the police regularly to prevent Chloe from going to jail for her mischief.]]
** [[spoiler:In all of the alternate timelines in Episode 5, he will always believe in Max's testimony of Nathan and Jefferson, leading to their arrest.]]
* PoorCommunicationKills: A lot of David's problems stem from the fact that it's very difficult to get a straight conversation out of him. He plays the authority figure far too much for his own good, and keeps secrets even when doing so is of no benefit. [[spoiler:If you confront him about his files in Episode 3, David will try to deflect rather than admit his reasons -- which are well-intentioned, if a bit misguided -- further alienating Joyce. he acknowledges this in a crumpled up letter you can find in Episode 4, saying he wanted to gather more proof, yet this further factors into it because he never gives the letter to Joyce.]]
* ProperlyParanoid: As it turns out, his excessive surveillance of Blackwell's students and campus might well have led him to [[spoiler: uncover Mr. Jefferson's secret identity]], if the rest of the school hadn't simply dismissed him as an unhinged war vet.
* RedHerring: Looked highly suspicious of Rachel's disappearance during the earlier episodes. He was harassing students, mainly Kate. He was stalking and following some of the other students while taking pictures, including Max. And Max discovered that he had surveillance equipment all over Chloe's house in the garage. [[spoiler: However, Episodes 3, 4 and 5 reveal that he was actually a WellIntentionedExtremist who was trying to protect the children at Blackwell, especially the girls. But his extreme way of going about it made the girls fearful and eventually ruined his relationship with Joyce. He does make up for this by saving Max from Jefferson, and helping her arrest Jefferson.]]
* ShellShockedVeteran: It's clear that he's traumatized by his experiences as a combat veteran and struggles to assimilate back to normal life.
* TookALevelInKindness: [[spoiler: Episode 5, has him finally make amends with Max.]]
* TroubledAbuser: His behavior towards Chloe is largely due to his own paranoia and experiences as a soldier.
* WhyDidYouMakeMeHitYou: To [[spoiler:Chloe]] if he hits her.
* WrongGenreSavvy: He actually thinks that ''Kate'' is the BigBad.
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[[folder:Samuel Taylor]]
!!Samuel Taylor
->'''Voiced by:''' Derek Phillips (uncredited)
Blackwell's groundskeeper. He is a little... out there.
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* AmbiguousDisorder: Is definitely strange enough, and has abnormal enough manners of speech and behavior, to consider he might have some. Autism has been suggested, as have various degrees of Schizophrenia, although it's hard to imagine a schizophrenic in a bad enough situation to be regularly talking to animals and believing that they receive visions from the dead would be let to work around children. Seems to be implied by the game, as Episode 1 shows someone wrote "'tard!" (slang for "retard") on his parking space, hinting at whatever disorder he might have being known about (or at least rumored) by the students.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Everyone thinks he is weird, and some are even a bit creeped out by his strange mannerisms. Max, however, likes him and thinks he is just weird in a "[[Series/TheXFiles X-Files]]" kind of way. She also doesn't doubt for a second that he would actually believe her if she ever told him about her powers.
* TheCloudcuckoolanderWasRight: He actually acknowledges that the odd phenomena going on around the city will bring the end of the world.
* CrustyCaretaker: His mannerisms are off-putting to most people, but he is good at his job and a really friendly guy one you get to know him.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: His morning ritual consists of feeding the birds and squirrels about the dormitories. He mentions he has a special affinity for squirrels, as he sees them as his spirit animal. Episode 4 has him in a especially melancholic mood as the mysterious animal deaths happening around town really gets to him.
* HiddenDepths: He actually enjoys art just as much as the students do.
* NiceGuy: He treats the other students with nothing but respect.
* OddFriendship: He begins to view Max as a friend if the player chooses to interact with him.
* TalksLikeASimile: Some rather strange similes at that.
* TheWonka: He may seem crazy at first, but he is well-aware that the world is ending.
* ThirdPersonPerson: At times.
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