Mark Jefferson

"I can frame anyone of you in a dark corner and any of you could do the same to me"

- Mark Jefferson

'''Mark Jefferson" is an art and photography later turned main antagonist of the 2015 video game Life is Strange when revealed to be responsible for the drugging, kidnapping and indecent exposure of several students of Blackwell University

Biography
Mark is a famous and published photographer is seemingly famous in Oregon. He specializes in black and white photography. Much of his work is displayed around the Blackwell campus, particularly at the front of the building in large-scale, outdoor frames. It's odd that most of his images seem to be of women in very obscene sexual positions. Mark seems to share Max's love of analogue images, and is passionate about the innocence of subjects in photography. Max thinks of him as someone admirable in her journal and even refers to him as "her favorite teacher".

Chrysalis
Whilst in the middle of one of Mr. Jefferson's speeches to the class, Max initially snaps out of her vision in the middle of Jefferson's photography class. Jefferson wants his students to each submit a photo for the "Everyday Hero" contest. Max tries to avoid it, but he tells her she needs the courage to share her work. Max can rewind several times in order to impress Jefferson; specifically to steal Victoria's answer about the Daguerreian Process, and to quote John Lennon, impressing him.

Out of Time
Mark is later seen talking to Kate about a recent video of her making out with several boys while drunk being leaked to which he insensitively remains ignorant of her problems, saying that she had brought it upon herself in some light, leaving a teared Kate Marsh to later attempt suicide. He then conducts a lecture about Ying and Yang photography before being interrupted by Zachary with the news, Kate Marsh is attempting to commit suicide. After the incident, Max has the option to blame him for initially being ignorant of her situation to where he is suspended from appearing at The Every Day Heroes contest in San Francisco. In the credits he and principal Wells seem to argue before Jefferson speeds off angered.

Chaos Theory
Max and Chloe, while walking around past curfew at Blackwell overhear a conversation between Mr. Jefferson and Victoria, regarding the Every Day Heroes contest. After reviewing her portfolio after school hours, she makes subtle hints of flirting to which he refuses and leaves.

Dark Room
During the episode, Jefferson's first encounter is when Max and Chloe are at the Blackwell Campus trying to find Nathan. He engages Max and Chloe in conversation and asks why someone as cool as Chloe doesn't go to Blackwell. Jefferson engages Max and Chloe again when they have entered the VIP section of the End of the World party. He then makes a speech and announces Victoria the winner of the Everyday Heroes contest. After Max and Chloe rush to the junkyard to protect Rachel Amber's body from who they assumed was Nathan Prescott removing Rachel's buried corpse, it is revealed that Jefferson is actually responsible for her death after he called the pair to the junkyard posing as Nathan. Afterwards, Jefferson sedates Max with a needle, rendering her unable to rewind time, resulting in Chloe's irreversible death from a gunshot to the head. He is seen standing over Max, glaring down

Polarized
Jefferson will appear in this episode where he has seemingly kidnapped Max. Max can be heard pleading with him and begging him for her life

Personality
Mark Jefferson is a calm and mild mannered man but also proud. He tries to inspire his students as he claims his photos are works of art and is almost always quoting others. He mainly specializes in sexualized young women and replicates his work through his photography of young women at Blackwell

Trivia

 * It's hinted by Brooke that he and Rachel Amber had a sexual relationship


 * His predominant colors through out the game are black and white. They're seen on his clothing and photographs and even gives a lecture on it.