Alyssa Hale

Lynn Maxwell (born 1982), also known by her adoptive name Alyssa Hale, is the main protagonist of 1998 survival horror video game Clock Tower II: The Struggle Within (known as Clock Tower: Ghost Head in Japan), a of the .
In Ghost Head and the Drama CD, she was voiced by . In The Struggle Within, she was voiced by Rebecca Wink.
==Biography==
Ghost Head is set in , while The Struggle Within is set in .
===Background===
Lynn Maxwell, born in , was one of the Maxwell twins. Lynn wasn't supposed to be born at all. Her father, George Maxwell, buried them alive because it was believed that the "Cursed Twins" were born every few generations. 
At the same time, Lynn's adoptive father, Allen Hale, wished to bring George down. Allen dug up the Maxwell grave with his friend, Philip Tate, out of jealousy of George, and they both discovered her alive while also uncovering a statue. Allen changed her name to Alyssa Hale.
To Allen's horror, Alyssa had a male alter ego who became known as "Bates" - this personality was cold, cruel, and ruthless, but he was gentle with Alyssa. Allen bought her an amulet at a Mikoshi shrine when she was a young girl, which helped Alyssa keep Bates dormant.
However, one day in school, when some boys were bullying Alyssa while she was walking down the halls, Bates unexpectedly became dominant and murdered the three students and a teacher, so Alyssa was committed to a . Alyssa engaged in a conversation with an old man shortly before he left for the next train shortly after arriving at an Osaka train station but before heading to the Tate House.
=== Chapter 1 ===
This plot summary follows Ending A.
In Spring of 1999, as Philip and Kathryn Tate sit in their dining room at their house, Philip tells his wife that their niece, Alyssa, will be arriving that night, and attempts to comfort her by saying that their daughter Ashley will be home soon. When a noise is heard at the door, Kathryn gets up to check if it's Ashley. Philip mumbles to himself about the Maxwell Curse before Kathryn's scream is heard at the door, prompting him to rush over.
Alyssa arrives at the house that night, but when no one answers after announcing her entrance, she looks around, finding several oddly green body parts in yellow fluid around the house, including a still-moving arm. She ventures upstairs and, around this time, awakens the samurai armor. She reaches Ashley's room to find her severed head on the ground, which is also a sickly green. Alyssa's trauma upon finding the head causes Bates to emerge.
Bates, now controlling Alyssa's body, returns downstairs to the breakfast nook; he finds the Amulet, allowing Alyssa to come back into control. When she enters the kitchen, she encounters her younger cousin, Stephanie, who attempts to stab her with a kitchen knife. Alyssa flees and eventually reaches the master bedroom, where she finds her aunt about to be stabbed by Stephanie. Alyssa pushes Stephanie over and Kathryn escapes.
Since Alyssa put down the Amulet before, Bates takes over Alyssa and kicks Stephanie before leaving and locking Stephanie in the room. Alyssa enters the storage room where she finds Kathryn, who tells Alyssa that the "Maxwell Curse is going to kill us all!".
Alyssa returns to the bedroom in which Stephanie was locked, but Stephanie is gone. On the nightstand, Alyssa finds a letter from her adoptive father, Allen Hale, addressed to Philip, detailing how he is leaving the Golden Statue in his possession; the letter is postmarked sixteen years ago. Alyssa returns to Stephanie's room to find the statue missing, so she goes downstairs where she finds her uncle, who tells her to hide in the den.
She does so and descends the stairs to the basement, where Philip attempts to throttle her. She escapes and rushes upstairs. Soon after, she finds him collapsed in the den, yelling for her to burn the statue. Alyssa takes the Golden Statue on the table. With her amulet with her, Alyssa goes to the dining room where she throws it into the fireplace as Stephanie emerges from the next room. As she prepares to burn it, Stephanie lunges at her, knocking off the amulet.
Bates once again awakens and stabs her, then picks up the amulet again, causing Alyssa to come back into control. Alyssa throws the lighter into the fireplace, igniting the statue, and both she and Stephanie collapse.
=== Chapter 2 ===
Alyssa wakes up in Memorial Hospital where Alex Corey explains that he took her and Stephanie there after getting a call from Kathryn. A man's scream interrupts them, and he goes outside to check, leaving Alyssa alone in the room. Alyssa begins to encounter zombies as she explores, in addition to hearing a mysterious female voice in certain places. She meets Doug Bowman, a newspaper reporter interested in the situation, and eventually finds Alex upstairs, with growing a suspicion of the missing Philip. Alyssa finds nurse Jessica Cook hiding in the storage closet, but is only able to get any information out of her with Bates.
She tells him that the info on the zombies is in her office, so he goes there to discover that the zombies' weak points are their parasitic brains. Later, Henry Kaplan tries to strangle Alyssa in his office, but he is shot dead by Shannon Lewis. Alyssa attempts to thank her for saving her life, but she states that she only did it because she wouldn't let Alyssa "die so easily." In addition, Alyssa finds Jessica in her previous place, preparing to hang herself, and manages to convince her to go on living, and meets back up with Doug, who heads to the Memorial Pharmaceuticals Research Lab.
Alyssa attempts to escape out the back door, but finds it locked. Alex appears and shoots it open with his pistol, and a crowd of zombies attempt to get inside. Alyssa then faints as he kills each of them with a shotgun.
=== Chapter 3 ===
Alyssa wakes up in the Memorial Pharmaceuticals Research Lab with Alex, who came there after seeing Philip go inside; the two then part ways. Alyssa soon finds George Maxwell, a bloodied, hatchet-wielding man who begins chasing her. Afterwards, Alyssa finds Shannon, who introduces herself to her. She asks Alyssa if she came there to die, but lets her go so that she may "have a bit of fun" with her in the events following. Alyssa then comes across Alex again, who has also seen the killer. Later, Alyssa finds Maxwell in the lab, claiming she wasn't "supposed to have been born".
She flees again, and soon comes across her father handcuffed to a pipe. After setting him free, the two go to Philip's office after encountering Maxwell again. She begs Allen to explain, but he rushes her inside. There, she finds Philip claiming he has finally discovered the secret of the Maxwell Curse. Downstairs, Alyssa finds Shannon angrily claiming that she ruined her life, and promptly tries to strangle her. Bates emerges and throws Shannon away, who then leaves the room, astonished. Alyssa reaches the graveyard where she finds the dying Philip. He explains to her that the curse never really existed, and warns Alyssa with his last breath.
Later on, Shannon catches up with Alyssa, and Allen enters the room and tells her to kill him instead of Alyssa. Unable to have her revenge, she takes a supposed cyanide pill, dying in their presence. As Allen exits the room, he tells Alyssa that Shannon was his daughter. In the next room, Alyssa sees Alex Corey, who states that his investigation is over. He offers to escape with her, but she refuses, claiming she can't just leave things the way they are. In the shrine, Alyssa finds Allen confronting George Maxwell.
He explains that he envied him, and reveals to Alyssa that she is not his biological daughter, but instead the daughter of Maxwell himself, and was buried alive due to being cursed with an alter ego. As Maxwell tries to attack Alyssa, he is shot by Allen, who then explains that he loved her, and because of this, infected the statue with the toxin in order to make Maxwell go insane. He then says goodbye and tells her to leave, as the building is about to explode, and collapses. Maxwell rises and attempts to kill Alyssa once more, but she is saved by Alex, who shoots him.
After escaping, Alyssa and Alex are seen watching the building in flames. She laments over her adoptive father's death, claiming she should have died instead. Alex states that it's not like she died there once already, and claims he has to leave in order to take care of the remaining zombies. Alyssa looks up and smiles. During this scene, Bates' voice can be heard whispering "I'm not going to die!".
=== Chapter 3 Endings ===
* A: A flashback shows Philip Tate and Allen Hale in the graveyard digging up baby Alyssa and a statue. Back to the present, Alyssa and Alex Corey are in front of the laboratory which is collapsing due to the explosion ignited by Allen Hale. A distraught Alyssa mourns everyone's deaths, thinking her existence is the cause of the tragedy that took place. Thinking of how things could have turned out if she had died all those years ago, Alex tries to comfort her by saying, "It's not that... you died there once already, you know." After that, Alex continues to eliminate the zombies that are still roaming the area. Alyssa smiles after realizing the meaning behind his words of consolation. During this scene, Bates' voice can be heard whispering, "I'm not going to die!"
* B: Meeting up with Detective Alex Corey again, they realize that the situation is getting out of hand and that they need back up so they try to escape together. Alyssa then asks Corey if her father is safe to which he answers that "It's a miracle to survive..."
* C: After managing to survive Shannon's attack, Alyssa stumbles upon Reporter Doug Bowman. Realizing their mistake in coming to the laboratory they attempt to "jet out" of there. But even though they realize the dangers inside the lab Alyssa is not sure if it's right to just leave but Mr. Bowman assures her that they can't be of much help.
* D: Alyssa stumbles upon Shannon who blames her curse befalling her saying she will never forgive her for that. Then, Shannon kills Alyssa by strangling her to death. Shannon laughs at Alyssa's foolishness.
* E: Bates finds Allen Hale on the floor and blames him for everything that has happened. Allen then tries to shift the blame on him saying he is cursed. Bates shrugs and asks why it even matters. Allen then continues saying his existence was a mistake. Bates then kills Allen with a survival knife. (The final words heard depend on the version. In the Japanese version, it's Allen Hale. In the English, it's Bates saying "This is the end!")
* F: Bates finds a man covered in blood with a big hatchet. He asks if he is Maxwell to which the man replies muttering about Bates not supposed to being born. Bates then tries to threaten him but to no avail. The man then kills Bates using his hatchet. The man continues his onslaught saying "Everyone must die!"
* G: If the player doesn't examine Michael's armor in Chapter 1, Michael is found dead in his bedroom. In Chapter 3, Alyssa walks into a courtyard and examines a puddle of blood on the ground. Michael's armor suddenly crashes through the glass ceiling landing on Alyssa, killing her. George Maxwell is then shown saying "Everyone must die!", implying that he threw the armour.
* H: Bates finds the mysterious woman in one of the office rooms inside the laboratory. She says her name is Shannon and tells him she can help him achieve death. Bates threatens to send Shannon to meet her maker but before he can do anything Shannon shoots him in the stomach killing him. Shannon then stands up and says "Good riddance, you cursed girl!", then she declares that her grudge will last forever.
=== Chapter 1 Endings ===
* I: After Alyssa throws the statue and the kerosene in the fireplace, she dodges Stephanie's attack, and Bates takes over and steals her knife and stabs her. After this, if the player does not pick up the amulet, Stephanie gets up and stabs Bates.
* J: Finding his way to the basement, Bates finds Philip Tate holding the cursed statue. After realizing his meddling caused the Maxwell curse to doom his family and Alyssa, Philip strangles Bates in the basement. His last words, before going insane were, "Let's end it all... Death is the only way... for cursed people like us."
* K: After Bates meets Philip on the first floor in the house's lobby, Philip enters the dining room and screams. Alyssa/Bates enters the dining room, only to find Philip's dismembered arm holding a key, and uses it to unlock the reading room where she/he finds an armless Philip sitting in a chair in the den. Stephanie enters by the window and stabs them both.
* L: Bates takes over Alyssa's body and kicks Stephanie, saving Kathryn, but fails to lock Stephanie in the bedroom. Depending upon whether or not the player picks up the Amulet, Alyssa/Bates goes on the balcony to see a dead Kathryn. Stephanie appears and stabs Alyssa/Bates to death.
* M: Alyssa pushes Stephanie, telling Kathryn to run and leave the bedroom. If the player does not put down the amulet before entering the bedroom, the player will obtain this ending. Stephanie then gets up and runs to Alyssa, stabbing her.
== Quotes ==
* "Hello...? Uncle Philip? Aunt Kathryn? It's Alyssa."
* "What happened here?!"
* "It's only an arm?!"
* "Ooh, spooky!"
* "This isn't a game!"
* "Oh no... Ashley!"
* "Aunt Kathryn, run! Hurry, run!"
* "No... don't come out!"
* "My face... It's changed... I wonder if Bates has become the dominant one."
* "A letter...? From... Mr. Allen Hale, it's from my father!"
* "I must burn the statue!"
* "Stephanie... I'm sorry..."
* "Stephanie... How is she?"
* "What have I done...?"
* "This place is scary!"
* "You're NOT my father!"
* "Everyone's dead, and it's all my fault... It would have been better if I had died."
== Gallery ==
===Gameplay===
Henry - dead end.png|Alyssa being strangled by Henry Kaplan.
MaxwellLab.png|Alyssa encounters Maxwell again in the lab.
AlyssaChapel.jpg|Alyssa finds Allen and Maxwell in the shrine.
ShannonLab.jpg|Shannon encounters Alyssa for the final time.
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AlyssaOutfits.png|Alyssa's alternate costumes.
===Art===
BatesKill.png|Bates kills bullies as Alyssa.
Clock_Tower_2.jpg|Artwork.
CT2cast.png|Artwork.
GH15.png|Artwork.
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==Trivia==
* She is able to sense power.
* She shares the same first name as Alyssa Hamilton from .
* If the player examines a mirror, Alyssa comments that she sees Bates' face.
* Alyssa and Ashley seemingly had a close friendship before the events of the game.
* In the Trial Version, Alyssa's skin is more pale and dull, with a different face and lighter hair.
* In Chapter 1, Jennifer Simpson appears on Alyssa's Clock Tower poster in Alyssa's bedroom.
* She is not related to Helen Maxwell because the developers initially intended for Alyssa to be Japanese.
* Although her headband is orange, it sometimes appears to be red in cinematics depending on the lighting.
* Despite not wanting to hurt Stephanie, she has few hiding spots and more evasion points to knock her out.
* If Alyssa hadn't previously turned on the light in certain rooms, she will hide immediately upon entering while being chased.
* Her Japanese name, Yuu (優) means "gentleness" and "tenderness", most likely a reference to her gentle personality (especially in contrast to Bates).
* In the Japanese version, her real name, Lynn, is Rin (凛) and the kanji used for it means "cold". All of Alyssa's cousins in the Japanese version have a kanji for each season of the year in their names except for winter, so having Alyssa's real name have the kanji of "cold" could be a reference to winter and therefore to her cousins and how she is part of the family, even if not by blood.
* Alyssa has two costumes activated by codes which is a new school uniform and a monkey outfit.
** To wear the sailor fuku, hold L1 + R2 + Select + Triangle + Start while starting a new game at the title screen.
** To wear the monkey outfit, hold L1 + R2 + Select + Square + Start while starting a new game at the title screen.
==Licensing==
This article contains content derived from the "Alyssa Hale" article on the Clock Tower Wiki, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
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