Jane (also known as The Time Traveler) is one of the playable characters in The Cave. She was voiced by Cree Summer.
Ability[]
The Time Traveller's special ability is phasing, which allows her to travel a short distance whilst passing through any partially-open barrier, such as a gate, a grating, or a transparent barrier. Although ineffectual as an alternative to jumping, it has its use as a means of finding shortcuts.
Backstory[]
Jane was born in the year 2701 AD, a strange and distant future, where lasers, hovercars, and hover boots are the norm. She's a hard-working employee of The Museum of Ancient History, where her efforts are unfortunately left unappreciated due to an apparently egotistical big-nosed co-worker named Roger, who has been given a promotion for being the Greatest Employee of All Time. Although she hides it on the surface, Jane has a deep bitter hatred of Roger, extending even to his ancestors, and plots to get rid of him once and for all. Sneaking into the Museum at night, she steals an 'ancient' Time Machine, and goes to a prehistoric era, preparing to kill his earliest ancestor with some form of laser dagger. Depending on how the player completes her journey through The Cave, her plot will reach one of two different conclusions.
Endings[]
Corruption: Envy[]
Jane goes through with her plot, she murders the caveman and destroys Roger's entire family line in the process, essentially erasing him from history. Failing to take into account the possibility of her altering the timeline, however, upon her return, she is shocked to find herself in an unfamiliar, dark, dystopic future.
Redemption: Kindness[]
Jane is unable to go through with the cold-blooded murder of an innocent man, so she returns to the future. After that, she gets over her grudge against Roger and congratulates him for his accomplishment, discovering a new sense of satisfaction with her occupation.
Trivia[]
- The Time Traveller's Object of Desire is an award, representing her potential for becoming Greatest Employee of All Time if she removes the competition.
- The Time Traveller weighs 194, most of this weight probably being due to her bulky attire.
- Interestingly, if she keeps moving in the same direction without stopping, she can levitate over flat pools of water without falling in. This could potentially make her faster at traversing The Cave than the other spelunkers.
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