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24. Francis York Morgan (Deadly Premonition)
Nominated by banshiryuu
Did you see that, Zach? Clear as a crisp spring morning. FK...in the coffee!


Please, call him York. Everyone does.

Francis York Morgan is a special agent for the FBI who specializes in bizarre crimes. His work takes him to the small town of Greenvale, where he encounters an odd assortment of characters. He attempts to track down the mysterious Raincoat Killer, whos been leaving a trail of bodies behind. York is decidedly quirky: he has frequent conversations with an entity called Zach, for one thing, and he is also prone to tangents about punk rock and coffee. York has a habit of making those around him uncomfortable, though theyre sort of forced to put up with him because, well, he gets results.

York has a rather complicated backstory. When he was a child, he witnessed his father murder his mother and then commit suicide. The resulting trauma allowed an imaginary personality York to take over his initial personality Zach. He doesnt remember this until the end of the game.

Deadly Premonition is full of homages to Twin Peaks. York is presumably a send-up of Dale Cooper, who also loved his coffee. But York is an interesting beast. Not derivative, he offers a flavor of weird thats all his own. The clunky/janky graphics of the original game help with that, as York often gestures wildly and grins creepily. It also helps that, despite his idiosynchrasies, York is a fundnamentally good person, willing to put himself at great risk to protect people, socially awkward as he may be.