Tobias Becker

Tobias Becker, known as Toby or  'The Enlightened'  is one of the ten main protagonists in Ata Hapara. He is the boyfriend of Mina Summers, and unknowingly fathered a child, Asahi with Yaling Li. He attempted to sacrifice both Asahi and her mother to the Taniwha.

He was kicked into the path of a Taniwha Isabelle Rockatansky in retaliation for his involvement in the sacrifice last year, but survived and was taken away to become himself a Taniwha.

Appearance
Tobias has long blonde hair and steel grey eyes. He has a pale complexion, and apparently has family from Germany, judging by his knowledge of the language.

In the past, his outfit is not described, but when the group runs into him on the mountain, he is wearing brown cloth pants, black boots and a white cotton shirt. He describes this outfit as "necessary for the ritual" and refuses to wear anything warmer.

After running into the Taniwha, his clothing becomes ripped and he loses one shoe. When he arrives at the mine, he is covered in purple Taniwha blood and is holding a metal pipe.

At the end of the book he has been partially transformed. His skin has become black-red and scaly, his teeth have sharpened, and his eyes have turned yellow. He has also grown a tail and the beginning of bat-like wings.

Personality
Tobias is manipulative and cruel, as well as obsessed with the idea of harnessing the rage of the Taniwha for his own ends. Along with his girlfriend and other cult members he has managed to recruit from the school, he orchestrated an elaborate prank to send Keiko out into the snow to be sacrificed. Part of this plan involved sleeping with her a few months prior in order to help her fall in love with him, and even after he discovered this had left her pregnant, he was still happy to send her to her death. He also made little attempt to stop Isabelle from running after her, and repeatedly tries to kill the members of the group on the mountain when they return.

He appears to have an obsessive relationship with his girlfriend, Mina, as they are in charge of running the cult. He is genuinely upset when he discovers Isabelle killed her, and drags her severed arm with him around the mines, and is seen eating it in the epilogue.

One Year Ago
Harper was one of the first people contacted by police when Keiko and Isabelle went missing. She and her mother did not travel down to the Mountain with Keiko's parents, but she did attend the vigils. However, Margarita notes that she looked like she didn't really want to be there.

[1|Chapter 1]
Jess meeting Mike at the cable car station.One year later, Jessica returns to the lodge to commemorate the anniversary of Hannah and Beth's disappearances.

After she arrives, she waits for Mike in front of the mountain's [Car Station|cable car station]. While waiting, [] and Sam's car docks. Jess prepares herself to greet the visitors before being startled by Sam, who tells her that the door is locked and asks Jess to let them out. Jess presses the button to unlock the door and is soon after teased by Chris, who will snatch a letter she's holding that's addressed to Mike. After either insisting he should return it, or informing him and Sam that she and Mike are now exclusive, Jessica will get the letter back and be left alone again at the station to continue waiting for Mike.

Mike finally finds Jess and greets her by throwing a snowball, which prompts a friendly fight eventually causing Mike to fall on top of Jessica, giving her the choice to kiss him or hit him with a snowball.

[2|Chapter 2]
Taking a selfie together after leaving the lodge.They head up to the lodge and greet [], Chris, [], [] and Sam who have assembled themselves in the living room and sit on the couch together. Soon after, Emily enters. Emily, being upset her former friend now has a relationship with her ex, provokes Jessica. Jessica, however, takes her own turns into insulting Emily back. Matt can choose to encourage or defuse the argument. Josh tells them that if they can't get along then they should split up and makes Mike and Jessica go to the [Cabin|guest cabin]. The whole argument can be skipped if Matt saw Mike and Emily flirting and decides to attack Mike. Regardless, the duo will be kicked out.

After being kicked out of the lodge, the duo heads to the cabin to spend some time alone.

While following the path, they discover that a fallen tree is blocking it. Unable to get up or around it, the two find another path leading into a cave. Jessica falls into what turns out to be a small section of the mines. No matter what happens, both Jess and Mike will end up squeezing past the mine cart or pushing it forwards to clear the path and walking through to the other side. While on their way out, they find a small, recently used camp (which is [Stranger|The Stranger]'s).

When they finally get out of the mines, they find another fallen tree. This one is smaller, however, and Jess climbs on top of it. She teases Mike for not thinking of climbing over it sooner and throws a snowball at him. As he reaches down to get a snowball himself, Jess disappears from the top of the tree and screams in the distance.

[3|Chapter 3]
A worried Mike climbs over the tree in search of Jess. After walking past a certain point, Jess will jump out and scare her boyfriend. He can either play it cool or take advantage of the revenge opportunities later on (spooking her with an old gas mask found in the abandoned shack or aiming a gun from the cabin at her as a joke both of which will upset Jess).

As they're nearing the cabin, they stumble upon a dying deer. If Mike chooses to kill the deer, Jess will be upset by all the gore. Either way, the deer's body is propelled backwards by an unknown force (which they believe is a bear), scaring the couple into running for the cabin.

After reaching the cabin and calming down, Jessica asks Mike to make a fire for them. She also requests mood lighting and a blanket. Eventually, she notices that her phone is missing. She wants to go outside and look for it (as she knows her parents will be upset with her since it's the fourth phone she has had this year alone), but is easily dissuaded by Mike, who says it's too dangerous because of the "bear" and that they should wait.

When the two are cozy, Jess may admit that she doesn't feel quite right if Mike failed to impress her earlier. She tells Mike that she's creeped out by all the goings-on and tells him that her flirtatious nature and snarky comebacks are just a front for all of her insecurities.

If Mike is receptive and responds thoughtfully, their relationship will improve. She then asks him to close the shutters, as she's afraid someone is watching them. After some time, the two get closer and exchange some flirty banter. Depending on how romantic their relationship has been made by the player (depending on whether or not the player chose to antagonize Jessica throughout the chapter), she will either be in her full outfit, a shirt and jeans, or undergarments. Jessica is grabbed by a Wendigo.As they're about to start having sex, a window breaks in another room. Upon investigation, Mike discovers it is Jessica's lost phone. Jess, believing this is some elaborate prank by the rest of their friends, rushes out onto the cabin's porch and begins yelling angrily. After slamming the door and facing Mike, the glass on the door suddenly shatters as she is violently pulled through by a then unknown force.

[4|Chapter 4]
While being dragged away, she calls out for Mike who is in pursuit. If alive, she is unable to move on her own and asks Mike to help. As he reaches out to her, the elevator shaft plummets, taking her down with it. Convinced she is dead either way, Mike proceeds to get revenge on her attacker.
 * If Mike is fast enough (risking shortcuts and not failing the QTEs), he will find her in an abandoned mining building, injured, but alive.
 * If Mike is too late to reach her, the [Wendigos|Wendigo] already had enough time to rip off Jessica's jaw, killing her and dropping her body on the elevator shaft.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[10147,10287,0,0]}">At the end of the chapter, she and Mike are incorrectly mentioned by Emily about their whereabouts, saying they are "off 69'ing each other."

[7|Chapter 7]
<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[10360,10836,0,0]}">Jessica does not physically appear in this chapter, but she is mentioned numerous times. When Sam encounters Mike and if he didn't lose his fingers, she will have an option to ask about her well-being. Mike will reply that Jessica is dead, even if she is not. She is next mentioned by Mike claiming that "Jessica is fucking dead", surprising Josh. Her "death" will be mentioned a few more times by Mike and Josh on the trail to the shed and when Josh tries to antagonize Mike.

[8|Chapter 8]
<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[10909,11101,0,0]}">Jess also does not appear in this chapter, but she is mentioned once. When The Stranger knocks on the door, Chris speculates that it could be Jess, but Mike immediately debunks that statement.

[9|Chapter 9]
Jessica regains consciousness.<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[11316,11711,0,0]}">Jessica spends the rest of the night laying unconscious and wounded on the elevator shaft. Having survived the attack, she wakes up when it's almost dawn with severe cuts all over her body. She may grab a miner's jacket and boots if she undressed for Mike earlier. Trying to gain strength to walk, she is alerted by a screech nearby. This is Jessica's first physical appearance since Chapter 4.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[11713,11848,0,0]}">In the tunnels, a Wendigo mimicking Jessica's voice will draw Ashley's, and possibly Chris', attention, which may lead to their demise.

[10|Chapter 10]
<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[11923,12190,0,0]}">If Jessica died before Chapter 10, Jessica's lifeless head will roll out after opening the door on the way to Josh. Mike will point her out specifically, even if other friends have died. Her body then can be seen hanging upside down when Mike and Sam venture further.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[12192,12554,0,0]}">After waking up and putting on a miner's jacket and boots, if needed, she may suddenly find Matt (if he is still alive) and attack him with a [] due to her thinking he is one of her attackers. They'll have a small conversation and upon seeing Jessica's injured state, he will attempt to lead her out of the mines.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[12556,13043,0,0]}">Matt and Jessica will hear a Wendigo behind them, and they can either hide or attempt to run. If Matt chooses to run ahead, Jessica will have her jaw ripped off. If they hide, Matt must stop Jessica from falling and stand still, otherwise they will both die. After that, they will progress through the cave until the Wendigo begins to pursue them again. Matt can either abandon Jessica to save himself or hide with her. If he chooses to abandon Jessica, she will have her jaw ripped off.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[13045,13329,0,0]}">If he chooses to hide together, he and Jessica will run to the edge of a cliff and remain still until the Wendigo leaves. If he moves, they will both die. If he successfully stayed still, Matt and Jessica have survived until dawn. They will look up and see the lodge in front of them.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[13331,13870,0,0]}">If Matt had been killed in [6|Chapter 6], Jessica will wander through the mines alone. She will walk up to a table near the crashed elevator and will light up a []. Here the choices will be the same, though worded differently. If she attempts to run at any time, moves when hiding or does nothing when presented with a choice, she will be killed. If she successfully escaped out of the mine, she will look up to the lodge, surviving until dawn.

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During the Interview<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[14105,14310,0,0]}">Jessica is seen sitting in the interrogation room speaking with an officer as she attempts to tell him about the events that happened. The first and third tape will be shown, regardless of decisions made. <p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[14938,14997,0,0]}">She may also be mentioned by Ashley and Mike in a dialogue.
 * The officer will ask Jessica how she got into the mines. Jessica will answer that she was carried and taken, but she does not know anything else besides that.
 * If Ashley survives and tells the police she heard Jessica's screams at some point, Jessica will then reveal that it wasn't her that called out to Ashley for help, but a Wendigo.
 * Regardless if Mike survives or not, Jessica is grateful remembering that he came for her, asking about Mike's whereabouts and condition shortly thereafter.
 * If Mike and Sam are both dead, Jessica will be the one to inform the police about something down in the mines.
 * If Ashley survived the night, she will report hearing Jessica's voice in the mines and that she does not know why she was down there.
 * If Mike survived the night, he will briefly mention Jess when talking about Josh, stating that he thought that Josh was Jessica's attacker.
 * If Mike survived the night, and Jessica died in Chapter 4, Mike express regret and deep sadness, stating that he "was so close" and that if he was just a little faster he could have saved her.

Possible Deaths

 * If Mike doesn't take the shortcuts, and/or stumbles while running after Jessica, he will be too late to save her, causing her jaw to be torn off by the Wendigo, and she will be thrown down an elevator shaft.
 * During the mine escape, either alone or with [], if Jess (or Matt) fails to remain still, Matt fails to catch Jessica, Matt or Jess chooses to run, Matt abandons Jess, or one of them simply fails to make a decision, the Wendigo will catch up to Jessica and rip off her jaw.

Killed Victims

 * A [of Minor Characters#Nature|bird] (Accidental, Direct, Determinant)

Trivia

 * Her dream job is to be an evolutionary historian.
 * She was voted most likely to become famous.
 * She loves partying and hates her cousin, Keiko.
 * In ten years, she sees herself married and with a family.
 * Harper's favourite quote is by Zhang Ziya: "Most people spend their whole lives looking for the right job. There are others who never get an opportunity to do work that fulfils them.
 * According to her, she had her phone replaced four times within the same year.
 * Even though she isn't favoured by her uncle, it still seems that she and her mother are kept in a comfortable state of living where she is allowed to continually buy new phones.
 * Harper was crowned Ball Queen.
 * She wasn't crowned Ball Princess (wasn't even runner up) because she showed up to the ball in a cocktail dress and was asked to leave by the teachers.
 * Despite her hatred of Keiko, she is relieved to hear she is alive during the interview.
 * Her Chinese name is Chen Bao, but she hates this name and never uses it, as it was chosen by her uncle.
 * Harper and Keiko have identical butterfly tattoos to mourn the death of their aunt (Yuanhong's wife) Chouko.
 * Interestingly, Chuoko is a Japanese name, indicating that Yuanhong married outside his social circle. This is unusual as it was Harper's mother's affair with a Singaporean man (and Harper's resulting birth) that led to her being estranged from the family.
 * She never actually interacts with Kiri, though Kiri is shown to be very concerned about her when she hears her voice in the mine.
 * She is mostly unaware of Tobias' actions, having only encountered the Taniwha, and not any members of the cult.
 * Tobias was acutely aware of her, however, as he made sure to include a reference to her in the fake newspaper he left in the basement (she is the 6 year old child mentioned).