Rachel Amber
| Rachel Amber | |
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| Life Is Strange character | |
 Rachel Amber as shown in Before the Storm | |
First appearance | Life Is Strange (2015) |
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| Full name | Rachel Dawn Amber |
| Occupation | High school student |
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| Origin | Arcadia Bay, Oregon, US |
Rachel Dawn Amber is a character in the Life Is Strange video game series, published by Square Enix. Created by French developer Dontnod Entertainment for the original 2015 game, her character was expanded upon by Deck Nine in the prequel Life Is Strange: Before the Storm (2017), in which she is voiced by Kylie Brown.
Rachel is introduced in Life Is Strange as a popular and enigmatic student, and the former best friend of Chloe Price. Like Max Caulfield, she attended Blackwell Academy but has disappeared prior to Max's enrollment; this mystery serves as one of the game's central plot elements. In Life Is Strange: Before the Storm, Rachel serves as a supporting character to Chloe as the two form a close bond, which can be played as romantic.
Rachel's character was regarded as an important thematic element in the original Life Is Strange, and her portrayal in Before the Storm was generally well received by critics, attracting a significant fan following. However, some were dissatisfied with the original game's reveal that she had been kidnapped and murdered, describing it as an LGBT variation of the "women in refrigerators" trope.
Esther McGregor is set to portray Rachel in the upcoming television adaptation for Amazon Prime Video.