| Rachel Amber | |
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| Life Is Strange character | |
 Rachel Amber in Life Is Strange: Before the Storm | |
| First appearance | Life Is Strange (2015) |
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| Voiced by | Kylie Brown[1] |
Rachel Dawn Amber is a fictional character in the Life Is Strange video game series by Square Enix. Created by Dontnod Entertainment for the original Life Is Strange game released in 2015, Rachel's character was significantly expanded upon by Deck Nine for a prequel game titled Life Is Strange: Before the Storm released in 2017. She is voiced by actress Kylie Brown.[2]
Her character is introduced in the eponymous Life Is Strange as an affluent, popular student who is the former best friend of character Chloe Price. She attended the protagonist Max Caulfield's school and has mysteriously vanished, serving as one theme of the story. In the prequel game Life Is Strange: Before the Storm, Rachel is a main character and forms a relationship with protagonist Chloe, which is optionally romantic.
Rachel's character was noted as an important theme in the original game and her portrayal in Before the Storm was generally received positively by critics and attracted fans. Commentators noted and criticized the eventual reveal of her being kidnapped and subsequently murdered in the original Life Is Strange as an LGBT variation of the "women in refrigerators" trope.
- ^ "Rachel Amber Voice (Life is Strange: Before the Storm) - Behind The Voice Actors". Behind The Voice Actors. Archived from the original on 15 July 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023. Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ Browne, Emily (2017-12-11). "Talking to the voice of Rachel from Life is Strange: Before the Storm". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on 2023-05-26. Retrieved 2023-07-15.