Tanya (The Dark Pictures)

Tanya A. Clarke is one of the two playable characters in the prologue of the second installment of Supermassive Games' The Dark Pictures Anthology Series, Little Hope, the other being Anthony.
She is James and Anne's adopted daughter, Dennis, Anthony, and Megan's adoptive older sister, Vince's girlfriend, and a waitress.
Tanya is voiced and motion-captured by Caitlyn Sponheimer, who also voices and motion-captures Taylor. Sponheimer also portrays April in April in Autumn and Myra in The Sisterhood.
==Biography==
===Background===
Begin born in 1949, Tanya is the oldest daughter of the Clarke family and the oldest of the siblings; Dennis, Anthony and Megan. Like the rest of her siblings, they were adopted by James and Anne Clarke and lived together in Little Hope. By 1971, the children (except for Anthony) grew disobedient of their parents and adopted rebellious habits. Her parents and Dennis were warry of her new boyfriend, Vince. Due to Vince's New Age lifestyle, they felt he was bad influence for Tanya. As evidenced by her possessions in the Little Hope police station, Tanya was a arrested at some point. Against her family's concerns however, Tanya wished to leave Little Hope and planned to move away with Vince one day. In the meantime, Tanya resented her younger sister Megan and complained that she had to constantly babysit her misbehaving sister.
===The Prologue===
On January 17th, 1972, Vince drives Tanya home after her shift at the diner. Tanya vents about her family and suggests the two of them move away from Little Hope someday before leaving. Anthony welcomes Tanya home and warns her about their parent's argument. Anne is annoyed with Megan's failing grades, while James is worried he'll lose his job at the factory and drinks heavily. Tanya is dismissive to the fighting, but Anthony requests her to check on Megan. Reluctantly, Tanya heads upstairs to check on Megan. Tanya overhears Megan talking to her doll, and Megan is angry that the family resents her. Tanya inquires what she's talking about but Megan refuses to answer. The two are interrupted when a crow hits the window. Tanya walks outside on the balcony to investigate but the door closes behind her. Tanya attempts to open the door but she's unable to. Stuck outside, Tanya calls for Anthony to help her. Tanya accuses Megan of locking her outside on the balcony. Anthony leaves to head back inside but notices a fire has started in the kitchen.
Anthony warns Tanya about the fire and tries to guide his family members outside to safety. Anthony can only watch as his dad is crushed by debris and his brother is impaled on the fence. Overhearing Megan's screams, Anthony either attempts to help Megan or Tanya. Regardless, Tanya can choose to climb down the gutter pipe or she can open the window and attempt to escape through the burning house. Tanya is hanged by her scarf if she attempted to climb down, or she is knocked unconscious by an explosion and burns to death. Tanya dies regardless and is buried alongside her family in Little Hope cemetery. Anthony is the sole survivor of the Clarke family and would be traumatized by this incident. Meanwhile, her boyfriend is devastated by Tanya's death and obsesses over it. Vince would frequently visit Tanya's grave and blamed Anthony for her death, believing he caused the fire. Vince would lose his job at the factory and drank heavily. Even after Little Hope is long abandoned, Vince would remain its only inhabitant as he could not move on from Tanya's death.
===Main Story===
Despite her death, Tanya's spirit lives on through Anthony's hallucination of her, Taylor. Through Taylor, Anthony reconciles the person his older sister was.
==Trivia==
*Tanya and Anthony are (technically) the only living protagonists in Little Hope.
Category:Female
Category:Video Game Heroes
Category:Horror Heroes
Category:Status Dependent upon Player Choice
Category:Tragic
Category:Siblings
Category:Deceased
Category:Heroes from the Past
Category:In Love