Deadly Premonition is an open world survival horror video game developed by Access Games that takes place in the fictional American town of Greenvale.
Main Characters edit
Francis York Morgan edit
The protagonist of the game. An FBI special agent in his mid 30's who goes strictly by his middle name. He comes to the town of Greenvale to solve the murder of a young woman named Anna Graham, due in part to his personal interest in the murders of young women. York is an eccentric, chain-smoking criminal profiler who often delivers asides to Zach, his imaginary friend whose position in the game is congruent with the player's. Zach rarely responds to York, and when he does, his dialogue (which is unheard) is chosen by the player.
York often practices a unique form of divination using his coffee, always introduces himself in the same manner, and discusses aspects of the case with Zach while driving in his car. During these segments, York reveals bits of his past to the player, such as his teenage love of punk rock, his extensive knowledge of movies from the 1980's, and the previous cases that he has worked on.
York is incredibly confident and calm in the face of the supernatural horrors of the Other World, and finds a link from his previous cases to the current one through the red seeds that are found in each murder victim's stomach.
At the game's climax, it is revealed that York's real name is Francis Zach Morgan. As a child, he witnessed an event in which Forrest Kaysen forced his father to kill his mother. Zach's father could not go through with this, letting his wife die a painful death. His father shot himself shortly afterwards. Zach was deeply traumatized by this event and unconsciously created the York personality in order to protect and mend his damaged psyche. From their childhood onwards, York became the dominant persona and would constantly converse with Zach, encouraging him to come out of the Red Room, which is a metaphysical representation of York and Zach's mind. After this revelation, the York personality "dies" and is seen with Emily and the other goddesses in the afterlife, leaving Zach as the dominant personality once again. After the final battle with Kaysen, Zach comes to term with York's passing and leaves Greenvale.
Emily Wyatt edit
The 26-year-old deputy sheriff of Greenvale, and the first citizen of the town that York meets.
George Woodman edit
The 42-year-old sheriff of Greenvale.
Thomas MacLaine edit
A 28-year-old deputy of Greenvale.
Harry Stewart edit
A 73-year-old "Mysterious Capitalist" who owns more than half of Greenvale. He is wheelchair-bound and wears a gas mask at all times, and most town residents consider him to be a mad man. He never speaks directly to others, preferring to have his assistant, Michael, speak for him.
Forrest Kaysen edit
A traveling sapling salesman who regularly visits Greenvale.
Anna Graham edit
An 18-year-old girl who was murdered and hung in a tree. Her murder is York's reason for coming to Greenvale.
Carol MacLaine edit
The owner of the Galaxy of Terror, a bar in Greenvale. She is Thomas' sister.
Diane Ames edit
The 29-year-old curator of the Greenvale Art Museum. She is the third to be killed by the Raincoat Killer.
Becky Ames edit
She is Diane's sister and was Anna's best friend. She is the second to be killed by the Raincoat Killer.
Nick Cormack edit
The 36-year-old cook at the A&G Diner. He is Olivia's husband. Nick is good friends with Diane, and they often go drinking together and discuss art.
Supporting Characters edit
Polly Oxford edit
The 80-year-old caretaker and owner of the Great Deer Yard Hotel, Greenvale's only hotel.
Ushah Johnson edit
The 28-year-old medical doctor of Greenvale General Hospital.
Olivia Cormack edit
Nick's wife who works at the A&G Diner with him.
Michael Tillotson edit
Harry Stewart's young aide who speaks for him, and always rhymes while doing so.
Isaach and Isaiah Ingram edit
6-year-old twin boys who are the first to discover Anna's dead body in their grandfather's park.
Lilly Ingram edit
Isaach and Isaiah's mother and Keith's wife. She runs the Milk Barn convenience store with her husband.
Keith Ingram edit
Father of Isaach and Isaiah and Lilly's wife. He is Milk Barn's cashier.
Jim Green edit
Isaach and Isaiah's grandfather and Lilly's father. He is the warden of Greenvale Forest Park.
Quint Dunn edit
An employee at SWERY '65, Greenvale's darts bar. He is Becky's boyfriend.
Minor Characters edit
Freckly Fiona edit
The receptionist at Greenvale General Hospital.
Jack the Raging Bull edit
The owner of Greenvale's gas station.
Gina the Rose edit
Jack the Raging Bull's wife, and works at Greenvale's gas station.
Brian the Insomniac edit
Greenvale's grave keeper.
Richard Dunn edit
Owner of SWERY '65. He is Quint's father.
Sallie Graham edit
Mother of Anna Graham.
"Roaming Sigourney edit
An eccentric women who carries around a pot, which she always claims is getting cold.
"The General" Lysander edit
Owner of Greenvale's scrapyard, and a Vietnam War veteren. York can buy and upgrade cars from him.
Wesley the Gunsmith edit
Owner of Panda Bear, Greenvale's gun store.