Line #45 Characters/RidesWithStrangers


1	This is the character sheet for ''Rides With Strangers''.
2	[[foldercontrol]]
3
4	[[folder:Elora]]
5	The player character, a timid and unfortunate young woman whose car broke down in the middle of the night on her way home to see her dying mother, forcing her to hitchhike.
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7	%%* ActionGirl: Notably averted. Despite being the main character and heroine, she has no means of actually defending herself and can only try to keep the strangers from attacking by giving the correct responses to their questions and keeping an eye on them. This is part of the experience of being at the mercy of a complete stranger to demonstrate how perilous and risky hitchhiking can be.%% no citation
8	%%* AloneWithThePsycho: She's stuck in cars with various dangerous people, including a sociopathic PedophilePriest and a DepravedBisexual (and potential rapist) of a woman who gets off to live streams of people being tortured and killed.%%no citation
9	%%* BrainyBrunette: Elora has brown hair, and she is described as a bookish girl who got a 4.0 average in school and even attended an Ivy League college.%%no citation
10	%%* TheDeterminator: She will make it home to see her mother before she dies, even if she has to hitchhike her way there with complete strangers. Not even a serial child rapist/torturer/murderer, a Norman Bates type momma's boy, a {{monster clown}}, or a {{depraved bisexual}} female rapist will stop her.%%no citation
11	%%* FeaturelessProtagonist: A very bizarre case. She has a set appearance, and despite WordOfGod describing her as a timid bookworm, all of her dialogue choices are optional and the player can't hear her voice, so she can either fulfill her canonical personality, or be a mindlessly belligerent, childish {{Jerkass}}.%%no citation
12	%%* ImmobilePlayerCharacter: Completely justified, as Elora is in a car for the majority of the game (you can still free-roam the highway once you're out, however).%%no citation
13	%%* {{Jerkass}}: While canonically Elora is a quiet, bookish girl, some of the responses you can give the Strangers are hilariously offensive.%%no citation
14	[[/folder]]
15
16	!!The Strangers
17	[[folder:The Strangers In General]]
18	The people Elora can hitchhike with. They are the villains of the game.
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20
21	%%* BerserkButton: All of them have their own unique personalities, so they each have their own things that tick them off. If Elora responds to them by saying things that press any of their buttons, they will be much more likely to kill her. The one thing that they all have in common is that they don't like you outright ignoring their questions.%%no citation
22	%%* BigBadEnsemble: With the exceptions of [[spoiler:Lydia and Charles]], they all likely work alone. They probably don't even know about each other, [[spoiler:though Lydia can visit Father Donald's website in ''Videogame/WelcomeToTheGame'']].%%no citation
23	%%* BitchInSheepsClothing: They all appear to be willing to help you, but they are actually potential murderers who will try to do you harm. Special mention goes to Donald, The Grandmother, The Detective, and Charles, what with them being a priest, an old lady, an officer, and a gentleman respectively.%%no citation
24	%%* DisproportionateRetribution: As mentioned above, they will all kill you for ignoring them when they talk to you.%%no citation
25	%%* InvincibleVillain: As Elora cannot attack them, they are this.%%zce, no citation
26	%%* MortonsFork: Talking to them is very likely to cause them to do horrible things to Elora, but keeping quiet and not answering their questions will set them off as well.%%no citation
27	%%* TalkativeLoon: They all try to make conversation with you. If you don't answer them correctly, they will kill you.%%no citation
28	%%* TwoGirlsToATeam: Subverted. There are two women (Lydia and The Grandmother), but apart from [[spoiler:Lydia and Charles being in a relationship, and the former knowing of Father Donald due to visiting his website]], they presumably have no affiliation with each other.%%no citation
29	%%* WouldHitAGirl: Most of the male Strangers, don't have any problems with murdering Elora.%%no citation
30
31	[[/folder]]
32
33	[[folder:The Father]]
34	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/donald.png]]
35	[[caption-width-right:350:So it has come time to ask: Are you a god-fearing woman?]]
36	Donald Earl [=McArthur=], a creepy PedophilePriest who suspects Elora of being a "heathen", and constantly preaches her Bible-related topics whilst trying to subtly gut her.
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39	%%* AxCrazy: He might be trying to hide it with his polite exterior, but he is very violent, being a serial child rapist/torturer/murderer. He is also deluded, believing that God will protect someone like him, and that, because it's in his nature to do what he does, God will not judge him for it. His craziness and violentness is fully brought out in his killing animation.%%no citation
40	%%* BaldOfEvil: He has no head hair except for sideburns.%%zce, no citation
41	%%* BastardBastard: His mother gave birth to him out of wedlock. His father is never even mentioned, so he obviously wasn't going to help raise him. This was one of the reasons why his mother had to give him up at birth. We have no idea how his mother got pregnant, so it could have been a rape for all we know.%%no citation
42	%%* BerserkButton: Several, which will make your death more likely if they are pressed. Insulting his religion, badmouthing his mother, wearing perfume, and insulting his age. He also hates anyone who goes against his religion in any way; as a result, he despises fornicators, blasphemers, and all members of the LGBT community.%%no citation
43	%%* BlatantLies: In one of his dialogue options, he tells Elora to relax, claiming that he is harmless. Oh yeah, about as harmless as any other serial rapist/torturer/murderer.%%no citation
44	%%* ColdBloodedTorture: Aside from rape and murder, he likes inflicting this upon children too.%%no citation
45	%%* CreepyMonotone: His primary manner of speaking.%%zce, no citation
46	%%* DepravedHomosexual: Nonchalantly admits going after children, specifically mentioning little boys. Whether girls or women interest him is unknown.%%no citation
47	%%* EvilOrphan: He was forsaken at birth by his unmarried mother, and was raised by priests. He never knew her, and he reveals that he knows that she died years ago. We never even hear about his father or if he's still alive. His official character biography reveals that he [[SelfMadeOrphan murdered the priests who raised him]] out of revenge for molesting him as a child.%%no citation
48	%%* FauxAffablyEvil: He talks very politely, but he's still a monster.%%no citation
49	%%* FourEyesZeroSoul: He wears a pair of glasses.%%zce, no citation
50	%%* FreudianExcuse: The Father was abandoned as a baby by his young mother and raised by priests, some of whom abused him sexually. It's stated he didn't even realize child molestation was wrong until he was well into adulthood, and it's likely this is the cause of his "itch" to molest children himself.%%no citation
51	%%* FreudianSlip: One of his dialogue options is "I'm sure they (Elora's parents) will miss... I mean, that they ''do'' miss you.
52	%%* HateSink: Besides his creepily polite exterior, The Father is a SerialKiller, PedophilePriest, SerialRapist, has practiced ColdBloodedTorture on countless innocent little children, and is a genocidal homophobe.%%no citation
53	%%* HeManWomanHater: He hates "whores" and wants to kill them. He thinks that any woman that wears perfume is one.%%no citation
54	%%* {{Hypocrite}}: This murderous PedophilePriest not only still has the gall to preach about "whores and heretics" but also hates the LGBT community despite preying upon little boys.%%no citation
55	%%* {{Jumpscare}}: "YOU HERETIC!"%%zce, no citation
56	%%* KnightTemplar: In addition to being a PedophilePriest, Donald is a SinisterMinister who murders people who go against his religion. He thinks that by going after them, he can keep his pedophilic urges at bay.%%no citation
57	%%* ObviouslyEvil: Even his polite exterior is easily seen through.%%no citation, zce
58	%%* PedophilePriest: The basis of his character.%%zce, no citation
59	%%* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Some of the heathens he refers to include all LGBTQ members. Hypocritical coming from a man preying on little boys.%%no citation
60	%%** He also refers to Elora's "dirty little whore mouth" should she insult him.%%no citation, indentation
61	%%* PsychoticSmirk: His ''default'' expression. It goes along with his CreepyMonotone and FauxAffablyEvil attitude to make him creepy.%%zce, no citation
62	%%* PunkInTheTrunk: He clearly has someone locked in his trunk. You can hear their muffled screaming.%%no citation
63	%%* SerialKiller: Along with being a SerialRapist, as he admits to raping and murdering countless little children. He also kills "whores" and "heretics".%%no citation
64	%%* SinisterMinister: While he is primarily a PedophilePriest, that won't stop him from babbling on about his religion to you as he drives.%%no citation
65	%%* SuddenlyShouting: Speaks in whispers for the most part, but in his killing animation, he shouts "YOU HERETIC!"%%no citation
66	%%* WellIntentionedExtremist: A ''very'' dark and warped version of one. Donald does not like the fact that he is compelled to rape, torture, and kill little boys, so, to try and lessen his "itch" to do so, he focuses on murdering adults, believing that it will lessen his pedophilic desires. He primarily goes after people that go against his religion, who he refers to as "heretics".
67	%%* WouldHurtAChild: Would rape, torture, and kill a child.%%no citation
68
69	[[/folder]]
70
71	[[folder:The Dungeon Master]]
72	[[quoteright:341:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dungeonmastah.png]]
73	[[caption-width-right:341:M'lady]]
74	Carol, a Stranger.
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77	%%* BasementDweller: Clearly designed with this trope in mind.%%zce, no citation
78	%%* BeardOfEvil: He has a pretty hairy chin. Comes with being a neckbeard.%%zce, no citation
79	%%* FatBastard: Downplayed. He is a little overweight.%%zce, no citation
80	%%* FourEyesZeroSoul: He wears glasses, and none of the strangers are supposed to be good people.%%n9 citation
81	%%* NotSoHarmlessVillain: Carol may be a fat, basement-dwelling nerd, but he's still monstrous enough to be part of a rogue's gallery that includes a serial child rapist/torturer/murderer, a MonsterClown, and an UnholyMatrimony that consists of a DepravedBisexual rapist/murderer and her boyfriend.%%no citation
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83	[[/folder]]
84
85	[[folder:The Nympho]]
86	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/nympho.png]]
87	[[caption-width-right:350:You won't forget this ride.]]
88	Lydia, a Stranger.
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90	%%* EatingTheEyeCandy: While we don't get to see her point of view, her dialogue when she stops to offer Elora a ride makes it clear she finds her passenger quite attractive.%%no citation
91	%%--> '''Lydia:''' Mmmmm. Look at you. Get in and let me ride -I mean, give you a ride.
92	%%* FreudianSlip: When she stops to offer Elora a ride, Lydia tells her to "Get in and let me ride, I mean, give you a ride".%%no citation
93	%%* MsFanservice: Very scantily clad, beautiful, and big-breasted. Justified, as being a nymphomaniac, this is definitely intentional on her part.%%no citation
94	%%* ReallyGetsAround: Nymphomaniacs tend to do so.%%zce, no citation
95	%%* {{Sadist}}: Given that she [[spoiler:gets off to Red Rooms and is a member of Noir]].%%no citation
96	[[/folder]]
97
98	[[folder:The Gentleman]]
99	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/7b7bf109_1fe5_4ebe_a846_b465c0e8c184.jpeg]]
100	[[caption-width-right:350:Name your price...]]
101	Charles, an upcoming Stranger.
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103	%%* SharpDressedMan: Outfitted with a snazzy black suit.%%no citation
104	%%* TallDarkAndHandsome: His main trait.%%zce, no citation
105	[[/folder]]
106
107	[[folder:The Momma's Boy]]
108	[[quoteright:314:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mamasboy.png]]
109	A stranger.
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111	%%* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: He is a momma's boy after all.%%zce, no citation
112	%%* MommasBoy: It's right there in his name.%%zce, no citation
113	[[/folder]]
114
115	[[folder:The Detective]]
116	A stranger.
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118	%%* BeardOfEvil: He has a goatee.%%no citation, zce
119	%%* ScaryBlackMan: He does not look very friendly at all in his "Meet The Strangers" trailer animation.%%zce
120	[[/folder]]
121
122	[[folder:The Pharmacist]]
123	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pharmacist.png]]
124	[[caption-width-right:350:Whoops, that wasn't medicine...]]
125	A stranger.
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127	%%* BeardOfEvil: And a mustache of evil too.%%zce, no citation
128	[[/folder]]
129
130	[[folder:The Grandmother]]
131	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/4e25afe3_e48d_474c_b736_67852e7b6fb3.jpeg]]
132	[[caption-width-right:350:She has a story to tell...]]
133	A stranger.
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135	%%* EvilOldFolks: She looks even older than Father Donald.%%zce, no citation
136	%%* FourEyesZeroSoul: She wears glasses. Not surprising given her age.%%zce, no citation
137	[[/folder]]
138
139	[[folder:The Connoisseur]]
140	A stranger.
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142	* AddledAddict: He has raised scars across his arms, and his trailer animation shows him rubbing his arm, a common trait of drug addicts. The unhappy expression on his face implies that things aren't going well for him.
143	[[/folder]]
144
145	[[folder:The Joke Teller]]
146	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ee10a512_fef1_48f6_bbda_5dcf2691c665.jpeg]]
147	[[caption-width-right:350:He will have the last laugh...]]
148	A stranger.
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150	%%* MonsterClown: He wears a terrifying clown costume with makeup.%%no citation
151	%%* ObviouslyEvil: The most frightening looking of the strangers.%%no citation
152	[[/folder]]
153
154	[[folder:Man In The Father's Trunk]]
155	An unseen man locked in Donald's trunk.
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157	%%* TheGhost: You can't see him, but you know about him because you can hear his banging and muffled screaming.%%no citation
158	%%* PunkInTheTrunk: He's been locked up in Donald's trunk.%%no citation
159	%%* SacrificialLamb: He serves to let Elora know that Donald is definitely a threat to her.%%no citation
160	%%* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: Donald does not react to hearing him scream, despite knowing that Elora now knows that he has kidnapped someone. Elora will have to act the same, ignoring his screaming and pretending that she doesn't hear him.%%no citation

Context Characters / RidesWithStrangers