History Characters / TheLongDark

* GutturalGrowler: As to be expected of the voice actor.

* SpannerInTheWorks: She's been screwing with Mathis' plans to break Donner out of solitary confinement by messing with the few systems in the prison that are still functioning.

[[folder: Gray Mother]]
The blind, elderly, and last remaining resident of Milton. She is encountered by Will as he enters town and gains interest in her home due to the smoke from her fireplace. She proves vital to both finding Astrid and leaving the abandoned town.

->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/GwynythWalsh

[[folder: Jeremiah]]
The Trapper who lives in Mystery Lake who appears to live alone. He appears to have lived much of his life alone hunting and living off the land, only mingling with society to trade some of his game for equipment and time with a nearby Maintenance Yard's gear to help maintain his own tools. He is [[BigDamnHeroes encountered by Will in the nick of time as the Old Bear has him pinned down.]]

->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/DavidHayter

* MountainMan: Lives alone in the Canadian wilderness, dresses in furs and sports an impressive beard.
* MysteriousPast: Has an old military-issue radio and asks Mackenzie to relay a cryptic message to an unknown party.
* ShoutOut: His name could be a reference to Jeremiah Johnson, a famous MountainMan and folk hero.

[[folder: Mathis]]
An escaped convict who Mackenzie runs into at the end of Episode 2. Ambitious and dangerous, Mathis takes Astrid's metal case from Mackenzie, holds him captive, plans to release his psychopathic son from Blackrock Prison, and wants to use Mackenzie to fly back to the mainland.

->'''Voiced by:''' Gord Marriott (Episode 2) & Creator/EliasToufexis (Episode 4)

!!Hostile wildlife
[[folder: The Old Bear]]
!!The Old Bear
BigBad of The Hunted game mode. A grizzled, scarred old bear. Who is determined to make the PlayerCharacter its next meal.

--> '''Character:'''(with low thirst) I think the guy that drank his own pee doesn't seem so crazy now.

* WeaponOfChoice: The Survival Bow, as while she has yet to be played as, in most of the promotional art she appears in as well as in several parts of the intro cinematic in Episode 2, Astrid is seen wielding a bow. Considering the nature of the Survival bow, it is likely she made it herself. Fitting considering how composed she has been in all of her scenes so far.

->'''Voiced by:''' Gwynyth Walsh

* DestructiveRomance: She and her husband seemed to never get along. In fact, while they remained married as the Barkers, Gray Mother never even considers talking to him anymore, largely thanks to disagreements between the two leading to them living apart, their daughter's death thanks to her husband forsaking AdultFear (Pre-redux anyway), and a feud over whether the Pearls will be buried with her or not. This clearly takes it's toll on her, as for what seemed to be ever since then, she has become very bitter and hostile, with little faith in anyone or humanity in general.

* OutlivingOnesOffspring: Before the remade version of Episode 1, No thanks to her husband letting her daughter go off on her own mountain climbing, leading to her falling to her death. In the redux version, [[AdultFear the dispute is entirely contained between her and Lily as she tried to convince Lily not to go mountain climbing, but otherwise it seems she similarly fell to her death, most likely at the same exact spot as before]]

* [[spoiler:TheUnfought: You never have to deal with him directly, as he doesn't get released by his father in the end and is said to be dying from fatal wounds.]]

* BadassBeard: Has a full grown and very prominent one.

* BadassBeard: Borders on BeardOfBarbarism.

* CompleteMonster: While Mathis, his father, is by no means a good man, Donner is described as a complete psychopath who will kill anyone he meets. He's the worst of the worst in a super-maximum security prison designed and built to house the worst of criminals. Frank and Jace do not mince words on how indiscriminately he would kill any other human he'd come across.

* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:Just when Mathis is about to kill Mackenzie, the dynamite detonate too early, sabotaging the former's plan to break out his son, Donner. Adding insult to injury, Jace puts the entire prison in lockdown, and just as bars are put between Mathis and Mackenzie, the convict shouts the latter's name and declares he's going to destroy everything he holds dear.]]

* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:Just when Mathis is about to kill Mackenzie, the dynamite detonate too early, sabotaging the former's plan to break out his son, Donner. Adding insult to injury, Jace puts the entire prison in lockdown, and just as bars are put between Mathis and Mackenzie, the convict shouts the latter's name and declares he's going to destroy everything he holds dear.

[[folder: Methuselah]]
A mysterious old man that Mackenzie encounters several times over the course of his journey. He offers Mackenzie cryptic advice and seems to know more about the Quiet Apocalypse than anyone else, even hinting that it's happened before...

->'''Voiced by:''' Richard Newman

->'''Voiced by:''' David Hayter

* OutlivingOnesOffspring: No thanks to her husband letting her daughter go off on her own mountain climbing, leading to her falling to her death.

* DespairEventHorizon: After sending Will to fetch her firewood and food, she sends him to see if the highway is passable with the impression that it will help find Astrid. Will does find Astrid's trail... but the tunnel is collapsed, effectively trapping Gray Mother in Milton. Her attitude quickly changes and she seems to become almost hopeless once she finds out, thanks to the only other way out being impassable to her. This also serves to delay the game's progression, as the shock of this fact leads to needing to wait a day before she can be talked to again.
* DestructiveRomance: She and her husband seemed to never get along. In fact, while they remained married as the Barkers, Gray Mother never even considers talking to him anymore, largely thanks to disagreements between the two leading to them living apart, their daughter's death thanks to her husband forsaking AdultFear, and a feud over whether the Pearls will be buried with her or not. This clearly takes it's toll on her, as for what seemed to be ever since then, she has become very bitter and hostile, with little faith in anyone or humanity in general.

* PosthumousCharacter: Her Husband and Daughter. Her Daughter... you only need to look above to find out. Her Husband, however, Will finds him dead near his farmstead and serving as lunch for a wolf who will happily turn around and dive at Will for seconds. It didn't help that [[SuicidalPacifism Mr. Barker refused to kill anything even if his life depended on it, which likely is what let the wolf get at him in the first place.]]

* TakeUpMySword: A variation. Once Will has paid respect to her daughter, Gray Mother gives him her daughter's climbing gear and map while urging him to move on since she is now at ease. With enough trust, she will also give him the Mountaineering Boots, which is among the best footwear in the game and very likely also belonged to her daughter.

[[folder: Jeremiah]]
The Trapper who lives in Mystery Lake who appears to live alone. He appears to have lived much of his life alone hunting and living off the land, only mingling with society to trade some of his game for equipment and time with a nearby Maintenance Yard's gear to help maintain his own tools. He is [[BigDamnHeroes encountered by Will in the nick of time as the Old Bear has him pinned down.]]

->'''Voiced by:''' David Hayter

* BadassBeard: Borders on BeardOfBarbarism.
* MountainMan: Lives alone in the Canadian wilderness, dresses in furs and sports an impressive beard.
* MysteriousPast: Has an old military-issue radio and asks Mackenzie to relay a cryptic message to an unknown party.
* ShoutOut: His name could be a reference to Jeremiah Johnson, a famous MountainMan and folk hero.

[[folder: Methuselah]]
A mysterious old man that Mackenzie encounters several times over the course of his journey. He offers Mackenzie cryptic advice and seems to know more about the Quiet Apocalypse than anyone else, even hinting that it's happened before...

->'''Voiced by:''' Richard Newman

* ApologeticAttacker: Despite the Old Bear [[spoiler:tracking and surprising him at times [[MaybeMagicMaybeMundane that are weirdly too convenient for any normal bear to do]] and not to mention nearly killing him after dragging him to its den, Will tells the Old Bear he's sorry he had to kill it and didn't want to after putting the big thing down.]]

->'''Voiced by: '''Gwynyth Walsh