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This the the character page for the ''[[Hotel Dusk Room 215]]'' video game. The character page for the sequel, ''[[Last Window]]'', is [[Last Window/Characters|here]]. Note that the main and recurring character entries are duplicated; trope entries should go on the page of the game in which they appear.

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'''Main and Recurring Characters'''

'''Kyle Hyde'''

An ex-NYPD-detective-turned-salesman who works for Ed Vincent at the Red Crown company. A bit of a [[Jerkass]] and most certainly a [[First-Person Smartass]], Kyle is searching for his partner Brian Bradley, who went missing after he double-crossed NYPD and Kyle shot him. He stays in room 215.

* [[Ambiguously Gay]] - See the [[Ho Yay]] entries in the main article.
* [[Anti-Hero]] - Initially arrives at Hotel Dusk to do his job so he can get out of there, before he starts suspecting that the mystery might be related to Bradley.
* [[Badass]] - Oh yes.
* [[Captain Obvious]] - When examining items, he often does this, sometimes on purpose.
* [[Dark and Troubled Past]]
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
* [[First-Person Smartass]]
* [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]]
* [[Kleptomaniac Hero]]
* [[Memetic Mutation]] - "''I got myself a paper clip.''"
* [[The Messiah]] - Though he doesn't necessarily want to be.
* [[Parrot Exposition]]
* [[Perma Stubble]]
* [[Private Detective]] - Well, a former ''professional'' detective, but he still [[Film Noir|speaks like one]].
* [[Running Gag]] - "''Good name, isn't it?''"
* [[Stoic Woobie]]
* [[Through His Stomach]] - Not a straight example, but... the shortest and surest way to get in Kyle's good graces is to fix him a good meal or drink.
* [[Turn in Your Badge]] - He was fired from NYPD before the events of ''Hotel Dusk''.

'''Mila Evans'''

A mysterious young woman who shows up at Hotel Dusk after Kyle passes her on the way there. Nobody seems to know what she's looking for, and the fact she can't talk doesn't help matters.

* [[Cute Mute]] - {{spoiler|Until chapter 9}}.
* [[Mysterious Waif]]
* [[Woman in White]]
* [[The Woobie]] - Oh so very much. {{spoiler|Witnesses her friend get kidnapped by a complete stranger at the age of nine, brutally struck by said person and put into a coma, wakes up ten years later as a mute, searches for her father for six months with no sense of direction, and passes out again in the same room where her friend was kidnapped this time losing her breath and narrowly pulled back from the edge. And for all of her trouble, what does she learn? That her father may have been killed by Kyle's partner in the heat of rage when he came to visit her, as revenge for killing his own sister whose name was also Mila. Poor girl. For all of the crap she went through, there's no argument that she deserved a happy ending, either with Kyle or Rosa}}.

'''Ed Vincent'''

Kyle's boss at Red Crown and a friend of his father. Ed is blunt and to the point, and has plenty of connections that let him know exactly what's going on most of the time.

* [[The Faceless]] - His eyes are never shown.
* [[Grumpy Old Man]] - Although his grumpiness doesn't show in the first game.
* [[Voice With an Internet Connection]]

'''Rachel'''

Ed's secretary and a friend of Kyle's.

* [[Love Interest]] - She may or may not be this to Kyle. Kyle doesn't seem to mind her constant flirting and they do mention having a dinner together on Christmas Eve in [[New Game+]].
* [[Sassy Secretary]]
* [[Sexy Secretary]]
* [[Voice With an Internet Connection]]

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'''''Hotel Dusk'' Characters'''

'''Dunning Smith'''

The hotel's owner who hates both criminals and cops. He's generally friendly (if a bit dishonest and grumpy) but get on his bad side and it's Game Over for you. He also likes hockey.

* [[Dark and Troubled Past]]
* [[Game Over Man]]
* [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]]
* [[The Woobie]] - He was {{spoiler|forced to paint for many years without getting any praise for it. Then his daughter was kidnapped for 9 years, and Dunning was forced to keep silent about it all this time}}.
* [[You Lose At Zero Trust]]

'''Rosa Fox'''

Hotel Dusk's only maid. She is very talkative and often complains that she is the only hard-working one in the hotel, which is pretty true. She's also a great chef.

* [[The Cameo]] - She appears on a photo along with her husband in ''Another Code R''.
* [[Catch Phrase]] - "Busy, busy, busy" and "land's sake." The latter may have something to do with her  {{spoiler|husband being a sailor}}. 
* [[Collector of the Strange]] - She collects autographs.
* [[Horrible Judge of Character]] - Averted, she's great at judging people, if a bit quick to jump on conclusions. However, Kyle makes her out to be one to keep her from finding out about Louie's past.
* [[I Was Quite a Looker]]
* [[Mama Bear]] - She gets really protective of Mila, and won't hesitate to chase Kyle off if she thinks he's bothering her. Imagine if she were ever in real danger.
* [[Only Sane Man]] - Of the hotel staff.
* [[Supreme Chef]]

'''Louis DeNonno'''

A former pickpocket who has turned straight and works as the only bellhop in the hotel. His main interests are flirting with ladies and avoiding work. Throughout the game he pops up and helps Kyle a lot. He's also Italian and hates disco music.

* [[The Bartender]] - The only job he likes to do - and is actually very good at.
* [[Big Damn Heroes|Big Damn Hero]] - He {{spoiler|saves Kyle's life in chapter 10}}.
* [[Butt Monkey]] - Probably takes the most crap from various characters in the game... as well as the universe in general.
* [[The Cameo]] - He can be seen in a photo together with a yet-unidentified man who may be Martin Summer in ''Another Code 2''.
* [[Catch Phrase]] - He uses the word "trip" a lot.
* [[Chivalrous Pervert]] - Though he backs off real quick when  {{spoiler|we learn that Mila is essentially 9 - and tells him 'no.'}}
* [[Ho Yay]] - With Kyle, and with Danny.
* [[Loveable Rogue|Loveable Ex Pickpocket]]
* [[Nice Guy]] - Helpful, funny, and with some surprising [[Hidden Depths]] of empathy and understanding.
* [[Reformed Criminal]] - Although Rosa and Dunning doesn't know about his past.
* [[Sidekick]] - He doesn't follow Kyle 24/7 like [[Ace Attorney|Maya Fey does to Phoenix Wright]], but he is quite helpful and at least calls Kyle his partner, since {{spoiler|they are both looking for Bradley}}.
* [[The Woobie]] - Seriously. Listen to him talk about  {{spoiler|Danny}}, just listen. His minor [[Heroic Blue Screen of Death]] at  {{spoiler|finding where the "Angel Painting" has been all this time}} just cements how much he's been hurting.

'''Kevin Woodward'''

A surgeon who comes to Hotel Dusk with his daughter, Melissa. His wife left him some time ago.

* [[Abusive Parents]] - May or may not have been this to Melissa.
* {{spoiler|[[Back-Alley Doctor]]}} - {{spoiler|He was accused and successfully sued for malpractice. Whether that means he actually committed it is up to the player to decide, although Kevin says he didn't}}.
* [[Jerkass Woobie]]

'''Melissa Woodward'''

Kevin's daughter, a young girl who misses her mother, even if she can be a brat sometimes.

* [[Bratty Half-Pint]]
* [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]] - {{spoiler|The scene where she, Kyle, Mila and Louis celebrate Christmas together}}.
* [[Morality Pet]] - She is one of the very few characters that Kyle is nice to.
* [[The Woobie]] - {{spoiler|She blames herself for Grace's disappearance}}.

'''Iris'''

An enigmatic woman in her twenties who thinks highly of herself and not so highly of others. {{spoiler|She's actually Grace's sister, Kevin's sister-in-law, and Melissa's aunt}}.

* [[Dark and Troubled Past]]
* [[The Woobie]] - {{spoiler|She lost her mother in an airplane crash, didn't like her new parents and was separated from her sister}}.

'''Helen Parker'''

A polite old woman who comes to Hotel Dusk to stay in room 215 in the hopes of having her wish come true. She is {{spoiler|Alan's mother}}.

* [[Cool Old Guy|Cool Old Lady]]
* [[Eyepatch of Power]] - Her nickname isn't "Grandma Patch" or "Pirate Grandpa" for nothing. It looks pretty cool on her.
* {{spoiler|[[Stage Magician]]}} - Used to be one.
* [[The Woobie]]

'''Martin Summer'''

A best-selling novelist in his fifties who is staying at Hotel Dusk to receive a package for him. Since his first blockbuster novel, he's fallen on hard times, with each of his books selling worse than the last. Sometime after the events of ''Hotel Dusk'' and ''Last Window'', he writes a number of columns about his time at Hotel Dusk and adapts Kyle's time at Cape West in ''Last Window'' into a novel.

* [[Adjusting Your Glasses]]
** [[Glasses Pull]] - {{spoiler|When Kyle exposes him.}}
* [[Jerkass]] - {{spoiler|Summer stole his friend Alan's manuscript for ''The Secret Word'' and became famous}}.
** [[Jerkass Woobie]] - {{spoiler|He wants to repent, though, and the guilt has been tormenting him for ''ten years''}}.
* [[Motor Mouth]]
* [[Tough Act to Follow]] - An in-game example. His only well-received book is his first one, ''The Secret Word''. {{spoiler|Probably because he stole the manuscript}}.
* [[Small Name, Big Ego]]

'''Jeff Angel''' {{spoiler|('''Jeff Damon''')}}

Obnoxious and self-centered, Jeff is a college student who stops at Hotel Dusk after picking up Mila on the side of the road. He tends to try and act as though he's a lot more in charge of things than he really is.

* [[Emo Teen]]
* [[Jerkass]]
** [[Jerkass Woobie]].
* [[Lonely Rich Kid]]

'''Brian Bradley'''

Kyle's missing NYPD partner. While working on a case about the crime syndicate Nile, Bradley betrayed the police, causing Kyle to tear up the city looking for him. When Kyle caught up with him at the docks, he shot Bradley, who fell into the river.

* {{spoiler|[[The Chessmaster]] - Bradley orchestrated Kyle coming to Hotel Dusk in the first place, confident that Kyle would be brilliant enough to close the book on the hotel's many mysteries. He even left behind a good bye letter that he expected Kyle to find.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Dead Little Sister]]}}
* [[Never Found the Body]]

'''Grace Woodward'''

Kevin's missing ex-wife.

* [[Missing Mom]]

'''Robert Evans'''

Mila's father, the curator of Gallery May in Santa Monica.

'''Alan {{spoiler|Parker}}'''

A mysterious man whose name shows up on a decorative pen Summer owns.

* [[The Woobie]]

'''Marcel Osterzone'''

A famous Impressionist painter whose work recently obtained acclaim after he was rediscovered by Robert Evans. {{spoiler|In reality, he doesn't exist; he's nothing more than a fake name for Dunning made up by Evans in order to help sell Dunning's paintings}}.

* [[Dead Artists Are Better]] - (He never had much fame until long after his death.)

'''Jenny {{spoiler|Smith}}'''

A mysterious girl whose name keeps showing up around Hotel Dusk...

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