John (The Dark Pictures)

John is a reincarnation of James Clarke and one of the five main protagonists of the second installment of Supermassive Games' The Dark Pictures Anthology Series, Little Hope.
He is the college professor of Andrew, Angela, Taylor, and Daniel.
John is voiced and motion-captured by Alex Ivanovici, who also voices and motion-captures James Clarke.
== Biography ==
John is a College professor for a Creative Writing class and a recovering alcoholic, being 3 months sober. John and his students (Andrew, Daniel, Taylor, and Angela) are on a field trip when they are forced to take a detour through the abandoned town of Little Hope. Aboard the bus, John and Angela talk about his sobriety until Angela complains about the detour. John attempts to defuse the situation but their argument distracts the bus driver and the bus crashes when the driver attempts to dodge hitting a little girl in the road.
John is first seen after the bus crashes and suggests to the group that their only option is to go into the town of Little Hope and find help. They enter a bar where they meet Vincent Barnes, but he's to focused on drinking to be any real help. After that, they head to the covered bridge leading into the town square where John has flashback to 1692 and witness a woman who resembles Angela, be arrested. Against John's wishes, the group splits up with John, Andrew and Angela heading towards the police station, and Taylor and Daniel heading for the elementary school. The station is empty except for an old telephone which shows them another flashback of the woman being tried for witchcraft. They then reunite with Taylor and David outside the station. Andrew, John and Angela bear witness to Amy Lambert's execution. They are then attacked by the Drowned Demon, whose main goal is to kill Angela. They then escape into the cemetery and enter an alleyway, where Angela is attacked by the demon once more and is dragged into the sewer, despite Andrew and John's attempts to help her. He and Andrew enter the witch trials museum. 
Later, he and Andrew meet with Taylor and Daniel, who are being pursued by the Hanged/Burned Demon. They take refuge in the church, with Vince following close behind. Worrying Vince will draw the demon toward them, John demands Andrew to make Vince leave where Andrew either convinces Vince to go get help or he angers Vince to leave in frustration. They are then attacked outside by the Impaled Demon before retreating into the woods. They meet up with Angela and enter the old Little Hope factory. Daniel is attacked by his demon and the others escape, possibly meeting him outside before heading to the Clarke house. There, they see John's double being crushed by rocks. The Crushed Demon appears and attempts to kill John. John can possibly be killed here. Inside the Clarke House, if Mary is executed or John still has locked traits, the Crushed Demon will kill John. If John is still alive, he will accompany Andrew, (and any other surviving protagonists) out of Little Hope. If Andrew had a bad relationship with Vincent, he will witness Andrew being arrested. If Andrew had a good relationship with Vincent, he will follow Andrew to a diner and will then be revealed to be one of Anthony's hallucinations, due to the grief of his family's death.
== Personality ==
John is shown to be responsible for his students as he takes charge to lead them to safety and tries everything in his power to save them from harm. He's very rational and wants to determine a practical explanation for the story, which makes him suspicious of the supernatural. Despite their initial doubts in his leadership capabilities, John eventually sheds his cowardice and becomes the leader of the group.
Like the other protagonists, John represents one of Anthony's deceased family members. John represents Anthony's late father, James. John is meant to contrast James' self-absorbed and reckless nature by being determined and protective. Where James was focused on his personal issues and neglected his family's problems, John frequently tries to take the leadership role and protects the group. John is also established to be a recovering alcoholic, contrasting Anthony's alcoholic father who would drink until he blacked-out. By the end of the story, Anthony subconsciously reconciles the person his father was, either condemning him or absolving him. John either loses to his demon and dies irresponsible and cowardly, or he overcomes his demon and emerges the protective role-model Anthony wished his father was.
Category:Male
Category:Video Game Heroes
Category:Horror Heroes
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Category:Status Dependent upon Player Choice
Category:Tragic
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Category:Mature
Category:Leaders
Category:Rescuers