![]() ![]() In some ways, that’s what her trip to Haven Springs, where she’s reunited with her estranged brother, Gabe, can represent.įrom the outset, Alex is presented as friendly, charismatic, and personable. What Alex is looking for is a place to call home, where people will accept her, a place where she can put down roots and feel safe. There isn’t necessarily a neat and tidy connection between what Alex can do and what she’s facing. By the time True Colors starts, Alex is 21 years old, almost 22, and has already experienced a tumultuous childhood and adolescence, bouncing between foster homes and orphanages.īut the biggest difference between Alex and previous Life is Strange protagonists is how her superpower fits as a metaphor within her journey. Where Max and Daniel are eager to explore their newfound powers, Alex sees her ability as a curse and has worked hard to shut it off. Unlike Max and Daniel, Alex has known about her ability to see other people’s strong emotions as colored auras and listen to these feelings for a while before her Life is Strange journey even begins. ![]() Daniel’s powers, meanwhile, serve as a metaphor for his older brother Sean’s journey, who has to deal with the burgeoning agency that his younger brother feels while also protecting him from the external forces of the world that would see a young child put behind bars.įor better and for worse, Life is Strange: True Colors’ Alex Chen is a much different kind of Life is Strange protagonist. Max’s rewind represents her returning to her past in the form of Arcadia Bay and Chloe, and trying to fix mistakes or right old wrongs. Life is Strange’s heroes receive their powers when they need them the most and understand them the least.īut the other key to Life is Strange’s superpowered teenagers is that their powers represent a key facet of their journeys. Max discovers her power when she’s trying to save Chloe’s life, and Daniel unleashes his power for the first time to protect his father from a racist police officer. How did Max Caulfield develop the ability to turn back time? How does Daniel Diaz move stuff with his mind? The how doesn’t matter because Life is Strange mostly focuses on the when. A narrative trick that the Life is Strange series has always managed to get away with is not having to explain how its superpowered protagonists got their gifts. ![]()
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