10 Life is Strange Characters We Want to See Return in Double Exposure

Life is Strange: Double Exposure is putting players back in the shoes of Max Caulfield, the iconic protagonist of the original Life is Strange. And as 軎昳f that鈥檚 not exciting enough, this time she鈥檒l be armed with an all-new power: the ability to enter alternate timelines in which certain characters are still alive.聽

From the trailers and teasers that Deck Nine has given us, we know that Max will use her new power to solve the mysterious murder of her friend Safi. However, the ability to enter alternate timelines opens up seemingly infinite possibilities for other Life is Strange characters to return. It also leads us to ask the all-important question- will Chloe be in Double Exposure? W鈾奺鈥檙e pretty sure Deck Nine is playing their cards close to the chest and has some exciting surprises in store for us.

10. Joyce Price

Even if you chose the Bae over Bay ending to the first Life is Strange, the powers that Max has in Double Exposure could theoretically allow for key characters from her past to make a return. Though Joyce is Chloe鈥檚 m馃崒om and not Max鈥檚, she is still an important figur馃e in Max鈥檚 childhood. A few texts, emails, or postcards from Joyce could be a good way to link the new game with the classic one.聽

9. Chris Eriksen

Chris is the imaginative main character of The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit who also plays a key role in Life is Strange 2. We don鈥檛 have any confirmation on exactly when Double Exposure takes place, but he might now be about the right age to be a馃悷 college student at Caledon Universit馃y, where Max is a photographer-in-residence.

8. Skip Matthews

Skip Matthews is a security guard at Blackwell Academy in Before the Storm who makes music on the side. Hopefully, his band PissHead made it big, and Max will hear their tunes on the radio. It would certainly bring back some of that classic Life Is Strange spirit and would be a nice lighthearted touch.

7. Max鈥檚 Parents

We don鈥檛 know much about Max鈥檚 family; they only appear in the original Life is Strange via text messages. But Double Exposure has the opportunity to open up馃€� the mystery of their characters a bit more, as it might give Max an even more complex backstory. Regardless of the choices you made and the ending you selected, it seems most reasonable for them to still be in contact with Max and want the best for her.

6. Alex Chen

The main character of Life is Strange: True Colors is a deeply empathetic, caring person who has a personality that would blend well with Max鈥檚. It would be nice to find out more about what鈥檚 happened to her since the events of True Colors, and even if her appearance is just in the background, it would likely aid in establishing a more fully intertwined Life is Strange timeline.

5. William Price

Chloe鈥檚 dad William is a key figure in the Arcadia Bay chapters of Life is Strange, despite the fact that he passed away before the games began. If we鈥檙e opening up alternate timelines, we鈥檇 love to see one in which Chloe and William are both present together- though maybe that鈥檚 just wishful thinking. If we do see William again, Deck Nine has to be careful to ensure that his retur馃尲n doesn鈥檛 retract the importance of the original game鈥檚 story.

4. Hawt Dog Man

Hawt Dog Man is an icon of the Life is Strange franchise who鈥檚 in every game and timeline. There鈥檚 no way his mustard-loving self won鈥檛 return in some form or another, and no way he wasn’t going to nab a spot on this list.

3. Rachel Amber

Major spoilers for the first game ahead- no matter how you play the original Life is Strange, you can鈥檛 save Rachel Amber. Her presence, however, hangs over the entire game to the point where Max can almost feel it, despite never having met her. In the Life is Strange comics, Max is able to meet Rachel in an alternate reality. What if a similar scenario was possible with Max鈥檚 new power? I鈥檇 love to see how the two wo馃Ιuld馃寠 interact.

2. Kate Marsh

Kate Marsh is a fellow student that Max cares deeply about in the first game, and so it would, of course, be great to see her or hear from her again in Double Exposure. Her storyline is also the first to truly show players just how powerful Max鈥檚 rewind powers are and how much of a difference your choices make in the Life is Strange universe.

1. Chloe Price

And now for the question we all want answered- will Chloe be in Double Exposure? In one of the preview scenes for Double Exposure, we find out that Max is keeping a photo of Chloe close but that her friend Safi doesn鈥檛 know Chloe. This implies that Max might be keeping her past a secret or that she hopes to escape it. Perhaps the latter is more likely since we now find Max on the other side of the country from where she grew up. Years have passed since the first game, and I think it鈥檚 fair to say that Double Exposure‘s Chloe, if she appears, will have to be a very different character than the one we saw in Arcadia Bay.聽

We鈥檙e excited to see what Square Enix and Deck Nine have in store for us when Double Exposure releases on October 29th, 2024.