Personality:"(The darkness) isn't just the absence of light, but something malign and malicious, something you can touch and can touch you"
Alice Wake has a perpetual, and rather irrational fear of the dark. If the lights go out, she wont--can't--move; the darkness has a way of freezing her. This fear has evolved since being held so tightly in The Darkness' grasp. She has a better understanding of her fear, and now she has a logical reason for it. She can explain how it felt, how cold it was, how terrified she was, and the only reason she didn't succumb to her fear was because she could feel Alan there. She knew he was trying to save her, and that's the only reason she held on.
Her relationship with her husband, Alan Wake, has always been a bit strained, especially during the last two years of their relationship. She cares a great deal for him, loves him despite his self-destructive tendencies, but like any woman in a situation like that, she has trouble talking to him about their problems. Every time she'd try, he'd ignore her; it was like he wasn't hearing what she was saying, or he didn't care. It caused her a great deal of stress, but she didn't stop trying.
Alice is a stubborn, and caring woman (she has to be to be married to Alan, who has been quoted to be 'kind of a dick'). She does everything she can to help her husband get over his writer's block, even going as far as to talk him into going to Bright Falls under the guise of a vacation (when, in actuality, she was hoping that Dr. Emil Hartman would help him, and that the small town would give him something to write about). Her love for her husband is what keeps her going in the darkness, just as it's his driving force to save her; they have their problems, just like every relationship, but their problems are nothing when it comes to one another.
There are many things about Alice that are barely even touched upon in game, and we get to see a little more of her in the novel. She has a good sense of humor, and tends to be very playful with her husband. For her, Alan is just as much her best friend as he is her husband, and she takes great pride in their relationship. Another point the novel makes is that Alice has only one real fear: the dark. She can handle anything else thrown at her, even her husband when his mood plummets.
Aside from darkness and her husband, Alice is a photographer, and an exceptionally good one, as well. She takes pictures of everything, and is even the one who does the covers for all of Alan's books and promotional images. Her stubbornness (and general dislike for Barry Wheeler) shows through in one chapter, in which you play as Alan in the past. Alice states she's unwilling to change anything when it comes to Alan's covers and images just because Barry wants it done, especially due to the previous time she let him change something. She also firmly believes he's a bad influence on her husband, mostly due to the fact that he's the one that drags her husband from party to party, bringing him home early in the morning completely smashed. That's something that truly bothers Alice, mostly due to the fact that she finds it particularly bad for her husband and his creativity; it feels, to her, that he's hiding and Barry is encouraging it, and that's one of the most definitive reasons she isn't on good terms with Alan's agent.
Alice is there for the people she cares about, through thick & thin, good & bad. Of course, she's far from the perfect woman. She can be a little pushy, though it's generally for a good reason, but that probably doesn't stop it from getting annoying. She's also a bit of a workaholic, willing to push herself through all nighters to finish things in time. All in all, she's a stubborn, pushy, but good person who really just wants the best for her husband.
Abilities/Powers: Alice is just an average human with no special powers, or magical abilities. She is no doubt capable of defending herself if the situation calls for it, but no one will find her lifting a car up and tossing it at the nearest enemy, nor will anyone find her taking too many hits before she's down for the count. Normal. Human.
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Alice Wake has a perpetual, and rather irrational fear of the dark. If the lights go out, she wont--can't--move; the darkness has a way of freezing her. This fear has evolved since being held so tightly in The Darkness' grasp. She has a better understanding of her fear, and now she has a logical reason for it. She can explain how it felt, how cold it was, how terrified she was, and the only reason she didn't succumb to her fear was because she could feel Alan there. She knew he was trying to save her, and that's the only reason she held on.
Her relationship with her husband, Alan Wake, has always been a bit strained, especially during the last two years of their relationship. She cares a great deal for him, loves him despite his self-destructive tendencies, but like any woman in a situation like that, she has trouble talking to him about their problems. Every time she'd try, he'd ignore her; it was like he wasn't hearing what she was saying, or he didn't care. It caused her a great deal of stress, but she didn't stop trying.
Alice is a stubborn, and caring woman (she has to be to be married to Alan, who has been quoted to be 'kind of a dick'). She does everything she can to help her husband get over his writer's block, even going as far as to talk him into going to Bright Falls under the guise of a vacation (when, in actuality, she was hoping that Dr. Emil Hartman would help him, and that the small town would give him something to write about). Her love for her husband is what keeps her going in the darkness, just as it's his driving force to save her; they have their problems, just like every relationship, but their problems are nothing when it comes to one another.
There are many things about Alice that are barely even touched upon in game, and we get to see a little more of her in the novel. She has a good sense of humor, and tends to be very playful with her husband. For her, Alan is just as much her best friend as he is her husband, and she takes great pride in their relationship. Another point the novel makes is that Alice has only one real fear: the dark. She can handle anything else thrown at her, even her husband when his mood plummets.
Aside from darkness and her husband, Alice is a photographer, and an exceptionally good one, as well. She takes pictures of everything, and is even the one who does the covers for all of Alan's books and promotional images. Her stubbornness (and general dislike for Barry Wheeler) shows through in one chapter, in which you play as Alan in the past. Alice states she's unwilling to change anything when it comes to Alan's covers and images just because Barry wants it done, especially due to the previous time she let him change something. She also firmly believes he's a bad influence on her husband, mostly due to the fact that he's the one that drags her husband from party to party, bringing him home early in the morning completely smashed. That's something that truly bothers Alice, mostly due to the fact that she finds it particularly bad for her husband and his creativity; it feels, to her, that he's hiding and Barry is encouraging it, and that's one of the most definitive reasons she isn't on good terms with Alan's agent.
Alice is there for the people she cares about, through thick & thin, good & bad. Of course, she's far from the perfect woman. She can be a little pushy, though it's generally for a good reason, but that probably doesn't stop it from getting annoying. She's also a bit of a workaholic, willing to push herself through all nighters to finish things in time. All in all, she's a stubborn, pushy, but good person who really just wants the best for her husband.
Abilities/Powers: Alice is just an average human with no special powers, or magical abilities. She is no doubt capable of defending herself if the situation calls for it, but no one will find her lifting a car up and tossing it at the nearest enemy, nor will anyone find her taking too many hits before she's down for the count. Normal. Human.
Items/Weapons: Nothing.