History Characters / MadFather

* TheBadGuyWins: In the True End, she escapes the mansion and becomes a doctor that kills people. However, the 2020 remake clarifies that she doesn't have the same lack of empathy she had as a child and she doesn't enjoy it like before.

* ManipulativeBitch: The dead butler in the If Scenario accuses Monika of being this, as she provided her house to Alfred in order to assist him with his killings, and encouraged Aya's growing psychotic tendencies. He also says she spared Maria because she already knew she will protect Aya after the doctor died and she might have manipulated the Robin as well (seeing his UndyingLoyalty towards Monika and how he's willing to help Aya for her sake).

** It's also hinted that Aya herself killed the collection of rabbits with her little chainsaw, along with the dead animals in her room and that her father really isn't happy with that which is why he plans to turn her into a doll. The 2020 remake reveals that Alfred ''tried'' for years to teach her that killing animals for fun was wrong, only for him to realize Aya was becoming unhinged due to her mother's manipulations. So he decides to turn her into a doll as a last resort.

* BackFromTheDead: The True ending has Ogre setting him up in a new lab, with an adult clone of Aya floating in a tank. It's also what possibly occurs in the Blood Mode, as he talks of missing her and how much he loves her.

* ScaryShinyGlasses: One of the lenses breaks and exposes his eye.

* TheBadGuyWins: In the first bad end, she is allowed by Aya to keep Alfred to herself. Even in the True End, though dead for real, she got what she wanted- for her daughter to become as twisted as her.

** Also the reason why she spared Maria and brought Robin back to life.

** Completely Subverted in the 2020 Remake where it is revealed she never cared about Alfred or Aya.

* NightmareFetishist: She fell in love with Alfred after he refused to kill her. And if her diary is any indication, she was delighted to see that Aya was exhibiting the same psychotic tendencies as her father.

* BitchInSheepsClothing: The 2020 remake reveals she never cared about Alfred or Aya at all, just wanting to continue the legacy of the Drevis family. The adult Aya sees her memories, turns out the reason she didn't allowed for Aya to be turned into a doll was so she would become an unhinged doctor like the rest of her family.

* StockholmSyndrome: According to the prequel to ''Mad Father'', Monika fell in love with Alfred after he refused to kill her.

* LivingEmotionalCrutch: The Blood Mode implies she's become this to [[spoiler: the adult Aya.]]

** The 2020 remake explains why. [[spoiler: He was killed by Alfred, but Monika brought him back to life so he could protect Aya.]]

** Justified, as [[spoiler: Alfred had killed him by removing his eye, but was brought back to life by Monika. It's likely he didn't realize he had died at first.]]

* UndeathlyPallor: She's a sickly shade of blue, and it's implied from both this and her appearance that her manner of death was either lethal injection or strangulation. [[spoiler: The cutscene she makes Aya experience leans towards the former.]]

* CameBackWrong: A possible explanation for her creepy behaviour. Either that or [[spoiler:she was driven mad by the Doctor's experiments before she died.]]

* ButForMeItWasTuesday: The 2020 remake shows that the blonde boy was briefly adopted by the Drevis family before becoming another of Alfred's experiments. He interacted with Aya a few times, but she doesn't remember him at all until she sees his memories.

* CharacterDevelopment: In the Blood Mode, adult Aya is shown to be very mature and empathetic, showing that her experiences in the mansion did had a positive effect on her. She's very protective of Maria and speaks of the blonde boy fondly (when back in their youth, she couldn't even bother to remember him, see ButForMeItWasTuesday above).

* FaceHeelTurn: Though already unstable, the True End has her outright become a MadScientist like her father. However, in the 2016 remake, there is a extra scene in the credits showing Aya hugging a doll and saying ''"We promised, so I can't ever forget."'' The 2020 remake reveals she's talking about the blonde boy, and not what she does to people.

* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: She genuinely loves Alfred, seeking to pull him into the Other World to make him hers forever. She also cares for her daughter Aya, trying to save her from Alfred. Dio says that, even if Monika wasn't a good person in the end, that doesn't make her love for Aya any less real.

* ManipulativeBitch: The dead butler in the If Scenario accuses Monika of being this, as she provided her house to Alfred in order to assist him with his killings, and encouraged Aya's growing psychotic tendencies. He also says she spared Maria because she already knew she will protect Aya after the doctor died and she might have manipulated the blonde boy as well (seeing his UndyingLoyalty towards Monika and how he's willing to help Aya for her sake).

* AffablyEvil: Despite being a demon who loves human foolishness, he is genuinely polite to Aya, Dio, and everyone else he interacts with.

* ItAmusedMe: In the If ending, he explains to Dio that he observed/[[GreaterScopeVillain caused]] the events of the game because he enjoys "observing deranged humans."

[[folder:Blonde Boy]]

* NoNameGiven: His name is never mentioned in the game itself, but many of the Niconico fans began calling him Dio after the character from ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure''. The name Dio stuck and [[AscendedFanon was later added to his bio]] in the endgame material but was taken away in later updates. His real name, however, still remains a mystery.
** An article in the Steam shop for Mad Father implies his name is Robin.

* BackFromTheDead: The True ending has Ogre setting him up in a new lab, with an adult clone of Aya floating in a tank.

* DaddysGirl: Despite the awful things her father has done, Aya still wants to save him when the curse appears.

* ALighterShadeOfBlack: In the True ending, as she has followed in her father's footsteps, she waits for ill people to come to her for treatment, and her victims are anesthetized before they are converted into dolls.

* WhatTheHellHero: Ogre [[EvenEvilHasStandards questions how she can justify trying to save her father]] after all the pain and misery he's caused.

* DiedInYourArmsTonight: In 2016 remake she dies in Aya's arms after the doll fatally injures her and shows her a vision of her past before she passes away.

* TheBadGuyWins: In the True End, she escapes the mansion and becomes a doctor that kills people. However, the Nintendo 2020 Remake clarifies that she doesn't have the same lack of empathy she had as a child and she doesn't enjoy it like before.

* ButForMeItWasTuesday: The Nintendo remake shows that the blonde boy was briefly adopted by the Drevis family before becoming another of Alfred's experiments. He interacted with Aya a few times, but she doesn't remember him at all until she sees his memories.

* ChildrenAreInnocent: Subverted. Over time, Aya has slowly been exhibiting more and more of the same behaviors her father had as a child, including killing animals. Part of why the Doctor wants to turn Aya into a doll is so that he can keep her "innocent" by preventing her from ending up like him. In the True ending in 3.06, it's left ambiguous as to whether this trope is played straight or subverted.
* CreepyChild: She has a fascination with death and has a disturbing lack of empathy (even her father is unnerved by it in the Nintendo remake).

* FaceHeelTurn: Though already unstable, the True End has her outright become a MadScientist like her father. However, in the Steam remake, there is a extra scene in the credits showing Aya hugging a doll and saying ''"We promised, so I can't ever forget."'' The Nintendo remake reveals she's talking about the blonde boy.

* InTheBlood: If the player looks in Aya's drawers, they'll find dead animals. Later, they'll read excerpts of her father's diary and find out that he did the same thing before later killing his mother and other people. In the True Ending, we also see Aya has become a doctor, like her father. Whether or not she became a MadArtist like her father is left ambiguous.

* ALighterShadeOfBlack: In the True ending, if she has followed her father's footsteps, then she waits for ill people to come to her for treatment, and her victims are anesthetized before they are converted into dolls.

* LikeFatherLikeSon: The true ending shows she's become a doctor like her father, although it's left ambiguous if she fully took after Alfred. Also said by her father if the player reads his diary and finds out Aya's been killing animals and stuffing them in her drawers just like him: ''"Just like my old self... Killing solely out of interest. Then it must run in the family..."''

* NomDeMom: The 2020 Nintendo Remake reveals Drevis is her mother's surname, Alfed having took it when he married Monika. Justified, as her mother is the owner of a large company while Alfred was a peasant at best.

* TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: Upon picking up a chainsaw, her first reaction is happy nostalgia. Also, she's oddly unbothered by the large number of dead animals hidden in the house, or with setting a giant monster on fire, or with her father's line of work in general. If the player continues reading Alfred's diary, it's revealed that AYA is the reason behind the dead animals and that she's slowly becoming more and more like Alfred when he was a child.
** It's also hinted that Aya herself killed the collection of rabbits with her little chainsaw, along with the dead animals in her room and that her father really isn't happy with that which is why he plans to turn her into a doll. The 2020 Nintendo Remake reveals that Alfred ''tried'' for years to teach her that killing animals for fun was wrong, only for him to realize Aya was becoming unhinged due to her mother's manipulations. So he decides to turn her into a doll as a last resort.

* WalkingSpoiler: It is difficult to discuss her without revealing that she is a VillainProtagonist who goes on to become a MadScientist like her father.

* TheBadGuyWins: If the player gets the second bad ending, he succeeds in his twisted mission to turn Aya into a doll. He gets exactly what he wanted and gets away with it scot free.

* BlueAndOrangeMorality: In the Nintendo Remake. Killing living beings in order to make them into dolls and preserve their beauty? Completely acceptable. Killing living beings for fun? No, that won't do!

* EvenEvilHasStandards: The 2020 Nintendo Remake shows that he was unnerved with Aya's fascination with killing animals and her lack of empathy and tried many times to teach them that killing living beings for fun is wrong.

* BitchInSheepsClothing: The 2020 Remake reveals she never cared about Alfred or Aya at all, just wanting to continue the legacy of the Drevis family. Whe adult Aya sees her memories, turns out the reason she didn't allowed for Aya to be turned into a doll was so she would become an unhinged doctor like the rest of her family.
* BrokenPedestal: To Aya in the 2020 Nintendo Remake, once she finds out about her motivations.

* FanservicePack: In the Steam release, her clothing shows a considerable [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/mad-father/images/8/85/Monika_B.png/revision/latest?cb=20160128105619 more notable cleavage]].
* HeKnowsTooMuch: The If Scenario reveals she killed the family butler when he tried to run away from the house, horrified at Alfred's experiments. The 2020 Nintendo Remake reveals she participated in her aunt's death, after she tried to defect from the family out of disgust at their experiments.

** The Nintendo Remake implies she loved Alfred for how useful he was to her. Turns out Monika's grandfather tried to convince her to experiment on people, but her grandmother opposed to it. Wanting to please both of them, she's delighted when she meets Alfred. Because if she provides the equipment for his experiments without personally involving herself on it, she'll be following her grandfather's will by proxy.

** The Nintendo 2020 remake explains why. [[spoiler: He was killed by Alfred, but Monika brought him back to life so he could protect Aya.]]

* TheBadGuyWins: In the True End, she escapes the mansion and becomes a MadScientist turning people into dolls in memory of her father. [[AmbiguousEnding Maybe]].

* CharacterDevelopment: In the Blood Mode, adult Aya is shown to be very mature and empathetic, showing that her experiences in the mansion did had a positive effect on her. She's very protective of Maria and speak of the blonde boy fondly (when back in their youth, she couldn't even bother to remember him, see ButForMeItWasTuesday above).

* TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: Upon picking up a chainsaw, her first reaction is happy nostalgia. Also, she's oddly unbothered by the large number of dead animals hidden in the house, or with setting a giant monster on fire, or with her father's line of work in general. If the player continues reading Alfred's diary, it's revealed that AYA is the reason behind the dead animals and that she's slowly becoming more and more like Alfred when he was a child. It's also hinted that Aya herself killed the collection of rabbits with her little chainsaw, along with the dead animals in her room and that her father really isn't happy with that which is why he plans to turn her into a doll.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: The Nintendo Remake shows that he was unnerved with Aya's fascination with killing animals and her lack of empathy and tried many times to teach them that killing living beings for fun is wrong.

* {{Yandere}}: Towards his daughter. Nothing says 'I love you' like a chainsaw.

* BrokenPedestal: To Aya in the Nintendo Remake, once she finds out about her motivations.

* KarmaHoudini: In the first bad end, Aya lets her get away with Alfred.

* ManipulativeBitch: The dead butler in the If Ending accuses Monika of being this, as she provided her house to Alfred in order to assist him with his killings, and encouraged Aya's growing psychotic tendencies. And she did kill the butler in the past when he realized the truth about the doctor. He also says it's implied she spared Maria because she already knew she will protect Aya after the doctor died and she might have manipulated the blonde boy as well (seeing his UndyingLoyalty towards Monika and how he's willing to help Aya for her sake).

* EvenEvilHasStandards: The Nintendo Remake shows that he was unnerved with Aya's fascination with killing animals and her lack of empathy and tried many times to teach them that killing living people for fun is wrong.

* CreepyChild: One interpretation of her.

* DullSurprise: The eyebrows on her CharacterPortrait don't always move with the rest of her expressions. [[note]] Her redesign in version 2.02 gave her a couple more expressions, downplaying this slightly.[[/note]]
* FaceHeelTurn: Though already unstable, the True End has her outright become a MadScientist like her father. However, in the Steam version of the game, there is a extra scene in the credits showing Aya hugging a doll and saying ''"We promised, so I can't ever forget."'' Depending on who she's referring to, she might not be turning people into dolls.

[[folder:Dio/Blonde Boy]]

Dio, also known as the "Blonde Boy", is a seemingly undead boy that Aya encounters in the mansion. He occasionally shows up to help Aya, and is the protagonist of the short IF scenario.

* NoNameGiven: Dio is not his real name. His name is never mentioned in the game itself, but many of the Niconico fans began calling him Dio after the character from ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure''. The name Dio stuck and [[AscendedFanon was later added to his bio]] in the endgame material. His real name, however, still remains a mystery.

* UndyingLoyalty: To Monika, as revealed in the If Ending. So much that he was willing to help and protect Aya for her sake.

* DiedInYourArmsTonight: In the remake she dies in Aya's arms after the doll fatally injures her and shows her a vision of her past before she passes away.

* YourCheatingHeart: Cheats on his wife with Maria.

%%* DamagedSoul-[[Administrivia/ZeroContextExample ZCE]]
* IJustWantToBeLoved: Apparently, her goal was to become part of the Drevis family.

* HairDecorations: A pink bow.

* TheBadGuyWins: In the True End, she escapes the mansion and becomes a MadScientist turning people into dolls in memory of her father.

* ReusedCharacterDesign: Some people say her appearance resembles Viola from ''VideoGame/TheWitchsHouse''.[[note]]This girl, Maria and Viola are based on the same free resource sprite, hence their
very similar appearances.[[/note]]

!Drevis Household

The PlayerCharacter of the game, a young girl living at home with her father.

* HopeSpot: Possibly. In the Steam version of the game, there is a extra scene in the credits showing Aya hugging a doll and saying ''"We promised, so I can't ever forget."'' Depending on who she's referring to, she might not be turning people into dolls.
* GirlWithPsychoWeapon: Aya may not be dangerously unstable, but she does gain a mini chainsaw, and although she doesn't use it on anyone, she does use it very causally.

* WhatTheHellHero: Ogre questions how she can justify trying to save her father after all the pain and misery he's caused.

Aya's father, a brilliant but unhinged scientist.

* BadPeopleAbuseAnimals: He killed animals as a child and graduated to people as an adult.

* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Despite it all, Alfred truly does love and cares for his daughter. So much he'd want to kill her and turn her into a doll just to preserve her innocence and beauty and stop her from making his mistakes. He also does show some level of affection for his mother, even though he murders her.

* GreyAndGrayMorality: In the True End, he's struggled with the decision of killing his daughter or letting her live, knowing full well that she will be just like him when she's an adult.

* KarmaHoudini: If the player gets the second bad ending, he succeeds in his twisted mission to turn Aya into a doll. He gets exactly what he wanted and gets away with it scot free.

A beautiful, enigmatic woman who died prior to the start of the game.

* ManipulativeBitch: The dead butler in the If Ending accuses Monika of being this, as she provided her house to Alfred in order to assist him with his killings, and encouraged Aya's growing psychotic tendencies. And she did kill the butler in the past when he realized the truth about the doctor. He also says it's implied she spared Maria because she already knew she will protect Aya after the doctor died and she might have manipulated the blonde boy as well (seeing his UndyingLoyalty towards Monika and how he's willing to help Aya for her sake). The blonde boy says that even if Monika wasn't a good person in the end, that doesn't make her love for Aya any less real.

Alfred's assistant. They were having an affair while Aya's mother was alive.

* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Her motivation throughout the game. Invoking this trope with her is the key to getting the true ending.
* DragonAscendant: If Alfred is killed by Monika, Maria will turn Aya into a doll in his place.

[[folder:Snowball]]

Aya's pet rabbit.

* BunniesForCuteness: His and Aya's interactions are pretty adorable.
* ReplacementGoldfish: Looking on a certain shelf reveals there's been an awful lot of Snowballs that Aya has previously killed.
* RighteousRabbit: Belongs to Aya, the game's heroine.
* WhiteBunny: Hence his name.
[[/folder]]

!Others
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[[folder:Ogre]]
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A mysterious man who sometimes appears to Aya and offers her guidance and advice. His true motivations are unknown.
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Dio, also known as the "Blonde Boy", is a seemingly undead boy that Aya encounters in the mansion.

%%* DamagedSoul-[[Administrivia/ZeroContextExample ZCE]]

[[folder:Mourning Mother]]
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One of Dr. Drevis' test subjects Aya later rescues. Collina is her daughter.

* DamagedSoul: Very much so. She's murderous and can't think of anything but her missing daughter.
* JumpScare: [[ShmuckBait Get close to her without finding her daughter, we dare you.]]
* NoNameGiven: Her name is never stated in-game
* TearsOfBlood: Seen on her close up.

[[folder:Collina]]
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Collina is one of Dr. Drevis' test subjects, whom Aya later rescues. She shows Aya her death by lethal injection at the hands of Alfred.

* AllThereInTheManual: Her name is never stated in-game.
* BarbieDollAnatomy: She is topless but has no nipples.
%%* DamagedSoul-[[Administrivia/ZeroContextExample ZCE]]
* UndeadChild: Killed before the game began, she became a zombie.
* UndeathlyPallor: She's a sickly shade of blue, and it's implied from both this and her appearance that her manner of death was either lethal injection or strangulation. [[spoiler: The cutscene she makes Aya experience leans towards the former.]]

[[folder:Headless Man]]
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One of Dr. Drevis' test subjects, Aya later rescues him in the game.

* CreepyBlueEyes: One of his obvious features.

* IcyBlueEyes: One of his obvious features.
* NakedFirstImpression: And he stays that way for the brief period of time Aya meets him.
* NoNameGiven: His name is never stated in-game.
* OccultBlueEyes: One of his obvious features.
* OffWithHisHead: How he died.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair

[[folder:Eyeless Girl]]
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An eyeless girl Aya meets in the house.

* EyeScream: Her eyes are ''gouged out pits'' before getting new ones.
* InnocentBlueEyes: Her new eyes are a similar shade to Aya and her mother.
* ReusedCharacterDesign: Some people say her appearance resembles Viola from ''VideoGame/TheWitchsHouse''.[[note]]This girl, Maria and Viola are based on the same free resource sprite, hence their
very similar appearances.[[/note]]

[[folder:Ines]]
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Ines is one of Dr. Drevis's test subjects. She always approaches Aya with a strange and unsettling smile.

* CameBackWrong: A possible explanation for her creepy behaviour. Either that or [[spoiler:she was driven mad by the Doctor's experiments before she died.]]
* CreepyChild: That creepy grin she always wears may make you shiver.

* IJustWantToBeLoved: Apparently, her goal was to become part of the Drevis family.
* StepfordSmiler: Keeps on smiling despite the horrible torture she's been through. She's understandably quite damaged.

As always, beware of '''SPOILERS'''.

[[folder:Drevis Household]]

!!Aya Drevis

* BerserkButton: She has one regarding the stealing of her mother's things. At first she's terrified of [[spoiler: Ines, one of the game's reawakened dead, but the moment she realizes Ines has stolen her mother's perfume, all of Aya's fear for her instantly disappears and she jumps at her to reclaim it.]]

* ChildrenAreInnocent: [[spoiler: Subverted. Over time, Aya has slowly been exhibiting more and more of the same behaviors her father had as a child, including killing animals. Part of why the Doctor wants to turn Aya into a doll is so that he can keep her "innocent" by preventing her from ending up like him. In the True ending in 3.06, it's left ambiguous as to whether this trope is played straight or subverted.]]

* InTheBlood: [[spoiler: If the player looks in Aya's drawers, they'll find dead animals. Later, they'll read excerpts of her father's diary and find out that he did the same thing before later killing his mother and other people. In the True Ending, we also see Aya has become a doctor, like her father. Whether or not she became a MadArtist like her father is left ambiguous.]]
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Non-romantic version. [[spoiler: The player can choose to let Aya's mother's ghost take her father away forever so she can be with him. Alas, [[NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished this will leave Aya at Maria's mercy who will try and complete what her father could not]].]]
* ALighterShadeOfBlack: [[spoiler: In the True ending, if she has followed her father's footsteps, then she waits for ill people to come to her for treatment, and her victims are anesthetized before they are converted into dolls.]]
* [[LikeFatherLikeSon Like Father, Like Daughter]]: The true ending shows she's become a doctor like her father, although it's left ambiguous if she fully took after Alfred. [[spoiler: Also said by her father if the player reads his diary and finds out Aya's been killing animals and stuffing them in her drawers just like him: ''"Just like my old self... Killing solely out of interest. Then it must run in the family..."'' ]]
* LittleMissBadass: With her own mini-chainsaw!
* PimpedOutDress: She gets one [[spoiler: if her father succeeds in turning her into a doll.]]
* RapunzelHair: Aya's hair reaches her waist at least, [[spoiler: and her clone's hair is even longer.]]
* SheIsAllGrownUp: In two of the endings, Adult Aya [[spoiler:and her clone]] are shown to be very attractive as adults, [[spoiler:as commented on by her father]].
* TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: Upon picking up a chainsaw, her first reaction is happy nostalgia. Also, she's oddly unbothered by the large number of dead animals hidden in the house, or with setting a giant monster on fire, or with her father's line of work in general. [[spoiler: If the player continues reading Alfred's diary, it's revealed that AYA is the reason behind the dead animals and that she's slowly becoming more and more like Alfred when he was a child. It's also hinted that Aya herself killed the collection of rabbits with her little chainsaw, along with the dead animals in her room and that her father really isn't happy with that which is why he plans to turn her into a doll.]]

!!Dr. Drevis

* AllThereInTheManual: His name is revealed to be [[spoiler:Alfred Drevis.]]
* BackFromTheDead: One of the endings [[spoiler:has Ogre setting him up in a new lab, with an adult clone of Aya floating in a tank.]]

* BerserkButton: After Aya [[spoiler:learns the truth about her mother's death and her father's intent to make her into a doll. This leads to him chasing after a terrified Aya with his chainsaw.]]

* CreepyChild: His diary entries says he was this. He even started killing animals and eventually moved onto killing people, [[AntagonisticOffspring starting with his mother]]. [[spoiler:Seeing her beautiful dead face kickstarted his obsession of trying to preserve their beauty after death and led him to successfully turn people into dolls.]]
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Despite it all, Alfred truly does love and cares for his daughter. [[spoiler:So much he'd want to kill her and turn her into a doll just to preserve her innocence and beauty and stop her from making his mistakes.]]
** He does show some level of affection for his mother [[spoiler: even though he murders her.]]

* EvilParentsWantGoodKids: Despite his insanity, he doesn't want Aya to go down the same MadScientist path as him. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, he takes this trope to extremes by trying to kill her and turn her into a doll.]]
* GreyAndGrayMorality: In the True End, he's struggled with the decision of [[spoiler:killing his daughter or let her live, knowing full well that she will be just like him when she's an adult.]]
* HerrDoctor: Who else?
* HonorRelatedAbuse: [[spoiler: His whole reason for killing Aya is to keep her "pure".]]
* KarmaHoudini: If the player gets the [[spoiler:bad ending where he succeeds in his twisted mission to turn Aya into a doll. He gets exactly what he wanted and gets away with it scot free.]]
* [[LikeFatherLikeSon Like Father, Like Daughter]]: Reading his diary reveals that [[spoiler: he has noticed just how much he and Aya have in common and is not happy about it.]]
* LivingDollCollector: His murder victims are turned into dolls. [[spoiler:His ultimate goal in the game is to turn Aya into a doll and add her to his collection.]]

* MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate
* OverprotectiveDad: [[spoiler: He wants to make his daughter a doll to preserve her purity and innocence. Make of that what you will. It's outright stated in his journal but for different reasons then typical for this trope.]]

* SelfMadeOrphan / {{Matricide}}: Killed his mother when he was a child.
* SlasherSmile: When he [[spoiler:chases after Aya with his chainsaw.]]

* WellIntentionedExtremist: In some weird, very twisted way. [[spoiler:His reasoning behind wanting to turn Aya into a doll is his roundabout and horrible way to stop her from making his same mistakes and preserve what leftover innocence and purity she had left, as he noticed Aya exhibiting behavior similar to his as a child. Adding her to his doll collection was implied to be just a sweet side bonus.]]
* WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler:Up to and including his own daughter.]]
* {{Yandere}}: [[spoiler:Towards his daughter. Nothing says 'I love you' like a chainsaw!]]

!!Monika Drevis

* AllThereInTheManual: Her name is revealed to be [[spoiler:Monika Drevis.]]

* HiddenEyes: Her [[spoiler:ghost form.]]
* InLoveWithYourCarnage: [[spoiler: A subsequent playthrough implies that Monika was this to the Doctor. She also told Aya a rather disturbing story in one of the flashbacks.]]
* IncurableCoughOfDeath: It's revealed early on she dealt with illness, and we see her coughing in a flashback. [[spoiler:Subverted, since that's not what killed her.]]
* MamaBear: [[spoiler:Upon discovering her husband's plans to turn their own daughter into a doll, she calls him out on his insanity and declares that she's running away and taking Aya with her. Even in death, she still seeks to protect her daughter from her husband's plans.]]
* ManipulativeBitch: [[spoiler: The dead butler in the If Ending accuses Monika of being this. After all, she provided her house to the Doctor in order to assist him with his killings and encouraged Aya with her growing psychotic tendencies. And she did kill the butler in the past when he realized the truth about the doctor. He also says it's implied she spared Maria because she already knew she will protect Aya after the doctor died and she might have manipulated the blonde boy as well (seeing his UndyingLoyalty towards Monika and how he's willing to help Aya for her sake). The blonde boy says that even if Monika wasn't a good person in the end, that doesn't make her love for Aya any less real.]]
* NightmareFetishist: She fell in love with Alfred after he refused to kill her. And if her diary is any indication, [[spoiler: she was delighted to see that Aya was exhibiting the same psychotic tendencies as her father.]]
* PosthumousCharacter: She's dead before the story starts.

* WomanScorned: [[spoiler:Subverted. At first it seems she's returned from the dead to get revenge on her husband for cheating on her with Maria, but it turns out to be nothing to do with that.]]

!!Maria

Aya's father's assistant. [[spoiler: They were having an affair while Aya's mother was alive.]]

* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Her motivation throughout the game. [[spoiler: Invoking this trope with her is the key to getting the true ending.]]
* DragonAscendant: [[spoiler:If Alfred is killed by Monika, Maria will turn Aya into a doll in his place.]]
* IOweYouMyLife: Maria's devotion to the Doctor stems from [[spoiler:the fact that he took her in off the streets when she was starving to death. Of course, he was really planning to use her as a test subject and only changed his mind when she proved useful as an assistant.]]
** [[spoiler:If the player helps her in the real end, she develops this attitude towards Aya.]]
* KarmaHoudini: In the [[spoiler:true ending, she gets to live and go on helping Aya walk in her father's footsteps with no real punishment for helping him, and now her, in their evil quests.]]
* MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: [[spoiler: If Aya helps her during the chase with the doctor, she'll kill the doctor in order to protect Aya from him.]]

* ParentalSubstitute: [[spoiler:In the true ending, she ends up being the only parental figure for Aya.]]
* UndyingLoyalty: To the Doctor [[spoiler: and later Aya.]]
* WouldHurtAChild: Assists the Doctor in his experiments, which include children. [[spoiler: In one ending, she is the one who turns Aya into a doll in order to continue the Doctor's work.]]

!!Snowball

* ReplacementGoldfish: [[spoiler:Looking on a certain shelf reveals there's been an awful lot of Snowballs.]]

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!!Ogre

%% Administrivia/ZeroContextExample * BaldOfAwesome
%% Administrivia/ZeroContextExample * BaldOfEvil
* BiggerBad /ManBehindTheMan: [[spoiler: Heavily implied to be this, especially in the If ending.]]

* ItAmusedMe: In the If ending, he explains to Dio that [[spoiler: he observed (and may have even [[ManBehindTheMan ''caused'']]) the events of the game because he enjoys "observing deranged humans."]]
* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler:If he is the one behind everything, then he never receives any sort of comeuppance for all the suffering he inflicted. In fact, [[MortonsFork no matter which ending you get,]] he [[TheBadGuyWins ensures that the Doctor's work will continue.]]]]
* NotQuiteHuman: The If Ending confirms [[spoiler:he's a demon.]]
%%* RedEyesTakeWarning-[[Administrivia/ZeroContextExample ZCE]]

!!Dio / Blonde Boy

%%* CreepyChild-[[Administrivia/ZeroContextExample ZCE]]

* DeadAllAlong: [[spoiler: Inverted; he was ''alive'' the whole time. Why he was pretending to be a corpse is unclear.]]

* NoNameGiven: Dio is not his real name. His name is never mentioned in the game itself, but many of the Niconico fans began calling him Dio after The character from ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure''. The name Dio stuck and [[AscendedFanon was later added to his bio]] in the endgame material. His real name, however, still remains a mystery.
* ShoutOut: His name and character design are a reference to a younger Dio Brando, from the popular Japanese manga Jojo's Bizzare Adventure.

* UndyingLoyalty: To [[spoiler: Monika, as revealed in the If Ending]]. So much that he was willing to help and protect Aya for her sake.

!!Mourning Mother

One of Dr. Drevis' test subjects Aya later rescues. Collina is her daughter

!!Collina

!!Headless Man

!!Eyeless Girl

* ReusedCharacterDesign: Some people say her appearance resembles Viola's, the protagonist of ''VideoGame/TheWitchsHouse''.[[note]]This girl, Maria and Viola are based on the same free resource sprite, hence their very similar appearances.[[/note]]

!!Ines

* HollywoodGenetics: Both of her parents have brown hair, yet Aya has black hair despite black hair being dominant.
* HopeSpot: Possibly. In the steam version of the game, there is a extra scene in the credits showing Aya hugging a doll and saying ''"We promised, so I can't ever forget."'' Depending on who she's referring to, she might not be turning people into dolls.

* RapunzelHair: Aya's hair reaches her waist at least, [[spoiler: and her clones hair is even longer.]]

!!Aya's mother

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* ArtisticLicenseBiology: Both of her parents have brown hair, so there's no way Aya should have black hair, unless either she dyes her hair, or one or both of her parents dye their hair.

* DullSurprise: The eyebrows on her CharacterPortrait don't always move with the rest of her expressions. [[note]] Her redesign in version 2.02 gave her a couple more expressions, downplaying this slightly. [[/note]]

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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Despite it all, Alfred truly does love and cares for his daughter. [[spoiler: So much he'd want to kill her and turn her into a doll just to preserve her innocence and beauty and stop her from making his mistakes.]]