History Characters / LifeIsStrangeMainCharacters

* MaybeEverAfter: It's possible for the game to end with the implication that Max will eventually hook up with Warren, which requires the player to have Max pursue him and [[spoiler: sacrifice Chloe, rather than Arcadia Bay]].

* NowOrNeverKiss: If the player chooses to have Max pursue Warren, she'll be given the chancde to kiss him during the scene at the diner in episode 5. Examining Warren immediately after the kiss and reading her journal reveals that Max did it because wanted him to know [[RelationshipUpgrade how she felt towards him]], in case she might die.

* MaybeEeverAfter: It's possible for the game to end with the implication that Max will eventually hook up with Warren, which requires the player to have Max pursue him and [[spoiler: sacrifice Chloe, rather than Arcadia Bay]].

* NowOrNeverKiss: If the player chooses to have Max pursue Warren, she'll be given the chancde to kiss him during the scene at the diner in episode 5. Examining Warren immediately after the kiss and reading her journal reveals that Max did it because wanted him to know [[RelationshipUpgrade how she felt towards him]], in case she might die.

** 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, Jefferson's work apes Arbus's method pretty much exactly.[[/labelnote]]

* {{Narcissist}}: Jefferson thinks so highly of his art that he's convinced that his victims ''want'' to be kidnapped and made into his models. To say nothing of the fact that he thinks so highly of what are, essentially, bland black and white bondage photos.

* SadistTeacher: His UsefulNotes/VictimBlaming conversation with Kate becomes horrifyingly despicable once you know what he did to her. He's essentially ''goading'' her into [[DrivenToSuicide suicide]].

* SmugSnake: Even before TheReveal Max acknowledges that there's a certain sense of pretentious smugness to him. But way after the reveal, he ''fully'' channels his arrogant side, gleefully relishing in his own evilness and being confident that no one can stop him.

* TheSociopath: He hides in plain sight under the guise of being a famous photographer while subtly influencing or manipulating those around him. By episode 5, he's 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 suspecting a thing. It's 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.

* TheFriendNobodyLikes: He's, by far, the least popular member of Blackwell staff. The entire student body hates him and immediately jumps at a chance to have him fired for good. Michelle Grant and Mark Jefferson, the [[TwoTeacherSchool two known teachers]] at Blackwell, both express their dislike for him, with Ms. Grant doing a petition to stop his surveillance plan and Jefferson outright calling him a "fucking asshole" in the unused dialogue. Even Principal Wells is eager to put him on a leave if Max gives him the photo proof of David's actions.

* {{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.

* Irony: A very tragic example. His last conversaiton with Chloe the day he died in a car accident was his response to her saying that Max was never leaving her: "That makes all of us."

* DisappearedDad: After losing him, Chloe's life went pretty sharply downhill.

* RecklessGunUsage: Nathan is hardly the one to practice good trigger discipline so he presses the gun into Chloe's chest, it predictably fires and kills her.

* EvilCounterpart: He's a photographer like Max, but their styles are polar opposites. Max's style revolves around observations of life and depictions of the colorful, innocent beauty of her surroundings, reflecting her wide-eyed curiosity; while Jefferson's photos are bleak, monochrome and represent invasions of privacy, abuse of authority, domination over the weak, and the corruption of innocence through fear, demonstating his sadistic and psychopathic nature.

* KarmicDeath: 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. And that's after Jefferson says no one will mourn Chloe.

** He seems to have been inspired by Mark Linkous of {{Music/Sparklehorse}}. Aside from sharing the first name and having similar appearance, the band's song "Piano Fire" from "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%27s_a_Wonderful_Life_(album) It's A Wonderful Life]]" album is also included in the game's soundtrack, and one of the songs from the aforementioned album is literally named "Maxine".

* TheSvengali: He is Max's photography teacher who uses his friendly facade to conceal his twisted passion for corrupting the innocence of his "models", with Max herself being his latest victim before David finally stops him. His "apprentice", Nathan Prescott, is also a student whom Jefferson groomed and manipulated into commiting crimes for him, and it is also implied that he also used Rachel Amber's desperate desire to escape Arcadia Bay to have her willingly pose for his shoots until Nathan accidentally killed her.

* StartOfDarkness: In ''Before the Storm'', the player gets to see a few glimpses of events that led to him becoming the crazed bully and kidnapper he is in the first game: neglected mental issues; his father's abuse; being ostracized for his family's wrongdoings; and possibly attacking Samantha, one of the few people who cared about him.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: That said, she does show a nicer side from time to time. She shows gratitude to Max if you don't make fun of her after humiliating her, [[spoiler: starts to feel guilty after Kate's suicide attempt, then dedicates her prize for 'Everyday Heroes' contest to her and will admit to Max that she thinks she is cool if you didn't make fun of her and then warn her about Nathan.]]

* TroubledButCute: She's acts like a true AlphaBitch to Max and bullied the hell out of Kate, but underneath her walls hides a good heart and an insecure fragile girl.

* BackFromTheDead: His potential death at the hands of David is undone once Max goes back in time to prevent Chloe from going to the Vortex Club party. He's shown being arrested prior to the climax at the lighthouse; where that leaves him in the "Sacrifice Arcadia Bay" ending, after the storm destroys the town, is unknown. He's clearly alive in the "Sacrifice Chloe" ending, which resets the timeline.

* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: In the "Sacrifice Arcadia Bay" ending, making him one of five characters who can die permanently. Because Jefferson killed Nathan prior to the End of the World party. Max never rewinds back far enough to save him, and choosing to sacrifice the town to the storm removes the option of further time travel.]]

* BackFromTheDead: His potential death at the hands of David is undone once Max goes back in time to prevent Chloe from going to the Vortex Club party. [[spoiler: He's shown being arrested prior to the climax at the lighthouse; where that leaves him in the "Sacrifice Arcadia Bay" ending, after the storm destroys the town, is unknown. He's clearly alive in the "Sacrifice Chloe" ending, which resets the timeline.]]

* EvilCounterpart: He's a photographer like Max, but their styles are polar opposites. Max's style revolves around observations of life and depictions of the colorful, innocent beauty of her surroundings, reflecting her wide-eyed curiosity; while Jefferson's photos are bleak, monochrome and represent invasions of privacy, abuse of authority, domination over the weak, and the corruption of innocence through fear, reflecting his psychopathy and desire for power.

* EvilerThanThou: To Nathan. Not only did he kill Nathan himself, but he might also kill up to ''four''[[note]] Kate, Nathan, Victoria and David[[/note]] members of the main cast.

* ImpliedDeathThreat: In one of the unused lines of dialogue from Episode 3, he calls Max's nosiness "a fatal character flaw" and how he "wouldn't want to deprive the art world of [her] vision".

* KarmicDeath: 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.

* KnightOfCerebus: Though the world of [=LiS=] has its fair share of jerks and villains, Jefferson is so thoroughly evil and sociopathic that even dangerous criminals like Nathan and Frank look small potato in comparison. He's also one of the few characters who has absolutely ''no'' positive or redeeming qualities whatsoever.

* LeaveNoWitnesses: He's ''very'' meticulous about keeping his dirty business secret. Once his operation is discovered he goes on a killing spree to cover up his tracks.

** He seems to have been inspired by Mark Linkous of {{Music/Sparklehorse}}. Aside from sharing the first name and having similar appearance, the band's song "Piano Fire" from "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%27s_a_Wonderful_Life_(album) It's A Wonderful Life]]" album is also included in the game's soundtrack, ''and'' one of the songs from the aforementioned album is literally named "Maxine".

* SourOutsideSadInside: Deconstructed. He is no doubt a very messed up and somewhat tragic character, but even outside of his criminal endeavors in the Dark Room, he's a thoroughly unpleasant, prideful and self-rightous bully, who is hostile to others for little to no reason, and who is more concerned with propping up his fragile ego and restoring his wounded pride than actually receiving sympathy from his peers.

* StartOfDarkness: In ''Before the Storm'', the player gets to see a few glimpses of events that led to him becoming the crazed bully and kidnapper he is in the first game; neglected mental issues, his father's abuse, being ostracized for his family's wrongdoings, and possibly attacking Samantha, one of the few people who cared about him.

* ThenLetMeBeEvil: His implied motivation for working with [[spoiler: Jefferson]]. Since almost everyone else either hates him and views him as a freak or pretends to like him to mooch off his status, he felt that only by gaining [[spoiler: Jefferson's]] trust he could have someone to geniune care for 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. Well, until Episode Four comes around and it's revealed he's actually the BigBad.

* AbusiveDad: Hinted at. He dislikes his father and calls him an asshole. As the story goes on, his father's abuse becomes more and more apparent, with letters, texts, and e-mails showing an outright hostile, bully-like attitude towards his son. On full display in ''Before the Storm'' Episode 2. [[spoiler: His ParentalSubstitute, Mark Jefferson, isn't any better, going as far to kill him when he's [[YouHaveOutLivedYourUsefulness outlived his usefulness.]]]]

* AdaptationalNiceGuy: His alternate universe counterpart is a much nicer, well-rounded individual than his main universe counterpart. [[spoiler:He also doesn't seem to be involved with any of Jefferson's crimes.]]

* FieryRedhead: A red-headed kid with [[AxCrazy severe]] [[HairTriggerTemper mental]] [[InsaneEqualsViolent issues]].

* MadArtist: Not to the extent of [[spoiler: Jefferson]] but he still counts, with his twisted, macabre artwork. [[spoiler: Plus, he kidnaps girls on his own volition and photographs, hoping to imitate Jefferson's style.]]

* SparedByTheAdaptation: [[spoiler:Not being involved with Jefferson and the Dark Room in the alternate timeline means he doesn't get killed by his mentor and have the blame thrown on him post-mortem.]]

* StartOfDarkness: In ''Before the Storm'', the player gets to see a few glimpses of events that led to him becoming the crazed bully and kidnapper he is in the first game; neglected mental issues, his father's abuse, being ostracized for his family's wrongdoinds, and possibly attacking Samantha, one of the few people who cared about him.

* {{Foil}}: He's pretty much the exact opposite of Mark Jefferson. Jefferson is a beloved, vividly progressive, hipster photography teacher, while David is a tyranical security guard who's hated by the students and holds strictly conservative, disciplinarian views. [[spoiler: Also, while David may seem rigid and chauvinistic, he genuinely loves his wife and even tries to protect his step-daughter despite her hatred of him. In contrast, Jefferson fakes his civil attitude; in reality, he's a deeply perverted maniac who kindaps, photographs and potentially murders his female students.]]

* LovableNerd: Max writes that she thinks of him as sort of a geeky little brother.

* NiceGuy: Despite some of his questionable acts, Warren mostly comes across as a sweet and friendly guy and a supportive friend to Max.
* NiceGuysFinishLast: It doesn't take long for Warren to realize he's deeply entrenched in Max's "friend-zone", seemingly with no way out. Near the climax of episode 5, he gives Max the photo he took of them at the End of the World party so she can travel back in time, trusting she'll save the town. But Max can betray that trust by allowing the town to be destroyed, in order to save Chloe instead. If so, Warren's name will be listed on the town memorial in [[VideoGame/LifeIsStrange2 the sequel]]. David even tells Sean that Max and Chloe [[UngratefulBitch skipped town the next day]] without ever looking back.

* UndyingLoyalty: To Max. Even if Max [[JustFriends doesn't return his affections]], he remains a loyal friend who will unconditionally love and support her. He'll even [[spoiler:take on Nathan, who has a gun and could easily kill him, to protect her]].

* UncertainDoom: [[spoiler: It's unknown if he survives the destruction of the town in the "Sacrifice Arcadia Bay" ending, although his odds aren't good. In the "Sacrifice Chloe" ending, he's alive but in custody.]]

* BrokenAce: He's seen as the big man at Blackwell. Although he is very popular and belongs to pretty much the richest family in Arcadia Bay, [[spoiler: Nathan suffers from numerous unknown mental disorders and has AbusiveParents which is evident throughout the story and also in Episode Four: The Dark Room where you can find letters and messages from his father scolding him for his behavior.]]

* RoyalBrat: He isn't royalty, to be sure, but his family has comparable status as far as Arcadia Bay is concerned, and he has the personality to match. Although in his case, his flaws stem at least partly from genuine mental problems and an abusive upbringing rather than an inherently evil personality.

* {{Geek}}: He's a bigtime fan of 70s and 80s era sci-fi and horror flicks, such as ''Anime/{{Akira}}'', ''Film/BladeRunner'', and especially ''Film/PlanetOfTheApes''. He also enjoys ''Series/DoctorWho''.

* VillainWithGoodPublicity: He appears to be a perfect student and seemingly very successful, wealthy, intelligent and well-mannered... in public. In private, he shows signs of psychosis and schizophrenia, and either legally or murderously threatens anyone who dares to cross him. Any reports or documents involving his violent and nigh-insane behavior are covered up by his parents.

->'''Voiced by:''' Don [=McManus=] (English, Season One), Naoya Nosaka (Japanese), D.W. [=McCann=] (English, ''Before the Storm'')

* AllLoveIsUnrequited: Max spends a good portion of the game oblivious to Warren's romantic interest in her and repeatedly describes him as a friend. Even if the player chooses to have Max kiss him, she never explicitly states that she returns his romantic interest.

* BeingEvilSucks: Considering he runs the Vortex Club and Blackwell with an iron fist and abuses everyone to his heart's content, it's little wonder that everyone hates him, and even his Vortex cronies only tolerate him because his rich daddy is funding the club. [[spoiler: Choosing to work for Jefferson and killing Rachel only made it worse for him, since his worsened mental health and paranoia cause him to alienate everyone he could consider a friend.]]

* LaserGuidedKarma: He mocks Max's selfies before tossing them in front of her in the Dark Room. She ''immediately'' uses them to go back in time and arrange his arrest.

* PetTheDog: A very minor case, but he'll grant Max one last request before he tries to kill her, whether it's a drink of water, listening to music, taking a picture or turning out the lights. Unfortunately for Jefferson, this was a ploy so Max could help David stop him.

* WeakButSkilled: For some reason, despite having no actual combat training, he's more than capable of overpowering and killing an armed ex-military veteran. In fairness, Jefferson 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 without multiple interventions, as Max learned the hard way.

* EvilGloating: 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 [[{{Narcissist}} why he became a teacher.]]

* WhatTheHellHero: If Max chooses not to defend her from David, doesn't take her call and tells her to obtain proof that [[spoiler:she was drugged]], Kate will call her out for not helping her during her [[spoiler:suicide attempt]]. If Max then fails to properly justify said actions, Kate will become even angrier with her.

* TheBigGuy: There are two separate occasions when the game finds an excuse to get Warren into a fight with Nathan in defence of Max and Chloe. He seems to come off worst in the first one, but he ''dominates'' in the second one.

* CatchPhrase: "Let's Go Ape!" (Gets a bit excessive in Episode 5)

* {{Geek}}: He's a bigtime fan of 70's/80's era sci-fi and horror flicks, such as ''Anime/{{Akira}}'', ''Film/BladeRunner'', and especially ''Film/PlanetOfTheApes''. He also enjoys ''Series/DoctorWho''.

* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler:Basically gets off scot-free for trying to get rid of Sera if Chloe conceals the truth from Rachel. Even if Chloe tells Rachel the truth, all James gets for tampering with crime evidence, working with a known criminal, and hiring said criminal to not only kidnap Sera but set her back on an addiction that will likely lead to her death is losing his family.]]

* ManBehindTheMan: [[spoiler: He's this for Damon hiring him to kidnap Rachel's birth mother, Sera, and get rid of her]].
* NoSenseOfHumor: When talking to him, Chloe keeps trying to crack jokes to break the tension. Unfortunately, James seems to be puzzled at the very concept of jokes. Albeit more because he's trying to show a poker face.

* ExtremeDoormat: Chloe can point this out to Sera when she tells how Rose just sits back and allows her husband to speak for her, doing whatever he wants without her questioning his actions.
** Averted in one instance, however, when Rose confronts James on treating Chloe condescendingly during their dinner together, saying he should apologize to her and outright ''lambasting'' him when he furiously snapped at her, saying she wouldn't tolerate him treating her that way.

* NoSenseOfHumor: In the opposite way to her husband; she instead responds to Chloe's snark and IncrediblyLamePun jokes with fairly forced laughs.

* YourMakeupIsRunning: [[spoiler:After being kidnapped by Damon and forced to relapse by the latter, when Chloe wakes up, Sera has her mascara running down her cheeks, showcasing she's been crying as she took her heroine doses]].