Rich Goranski

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Rich Goranski

Basic Information
Full Name:	Richard Goranski Nicknames Rich, Richie Richard ^(parents) Goranski ^(Jeremy)
Age:	18
Born:	7 April 1999 Aries sun Arcadia, New Jersey
Death:	13 October 2017 ^(pre-rewind) 00 MONTH 20XX ^{(determinant)}
Cause of Death:	Burned to death because of River Jefferson ^(pre-rewind) CAUSE ^(WHY) CAUSE ^(WHY)
Physical Description
Gender:	Male Pronouns He/him
Hair Colour:	Auburn Red streak ^(dyed)
Eye Colour:	Green
Height:	5'3 ¼" (161.9 cm)
Extras:	Scar on the left side of his neck, burn scars all over his body
Biographical Information
Love Interests:	Dustin Kropp ^{(unrequited, deceased)} Jeremy Heere ^{(former, determinant)} Michael Mell ^{(determinant)}
Relatives:	Sean Goranski ^(father) Rochelle Goranski ^(mother) Nick Goranski ^(brother) River Jefferson ^{(first cousin once removed)}
Friends:	Chloe Valentine ^(BFF) River Jefferson Jenna Rolan Other Friends Other Vortex Club members Jake Dillinger ^{(former, determinant)}
Profession:	High School student Aspiring photographer
Affiliation:	Blackwell Academy River Jefferson

⚠ This page is for the Prime timeline. If you are looking for another timeline, click here.

❝ Today I will feel the fear and do it anyway. ❞

Rich Goranski is a major character in the Life is Weird universe, and the protagonist of the installment Ripple Effect. He is best friends with Chloe Valentine. He's lived in Arcadia, New Jersey his whole life, due to the fact that his wealthy family practically owns the town. Rich currently dorms at Blackwell Academy on his older brother's suggestion, away from his parents.

Table of Contents

Personality
Appearance

Life is Weird
Ripple Effect
Vortex Club
Stormchasers
Promises

Background

Younger Years
Ripple Effect

Powers

Abilities
Limits
Consequences

Alternates

Vortex Club
No Flowers

Relationships

Friends
Family
Enemies
Romantic

Associated Deaths
Trivia
Gallery
References

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Personality

Rich Goranski is very loud and chaotic. He usually says the first thing on his mind, and says them without filter. He's brash and rude, and can constantly be seen bullying or harassing someone. It's not out of character to see him get into a physical fight either, even if the other party doesn't fight back.

Rich's abrasive nature can usually be calmed somewhat by Chloe Valentine, but that's about the only person who can manage such a feat. Not even his parents can quell him the same way she can, although they try (and Rich will usually calm for them, though more akin to a scared dog than one well-trained).

Appearance

Rich tends to wear what's most comfortable for him

Life is Weird

Rich is usually seen wearing either colourful yet blank t-shirts, or casual formal-wear. His main attire consists of dark blue jeans, red converse, and a pale blue shirt underneath a red jacket. He has a scar on the left side of his neck.^[1]

In Michael's memories, young Rich wears WIP. His scar is still present, if maybe a bit more fresh.

Vortex Club timeline

In the alternate timeline, Rich wears black distressed jeans, a red t-shirt, and a green plaid jacket, which is a fairly drastic colour difference from his prime attire. (Though, his original blue v-neck sweater is one he always had as a child.) He also has no red streak in his hair, but sometimes can be seen wearing a bandana. He has no scar.

Stormchasers

Young Michael wears the same clothes as his memories show in Redshift, but with his signature red hoodie on top. This hoodie is also a zip-up, though it's covered in various patches and stains.

Promises

Background

Rich attends Blackwell Academy (High School), and— on the suggestion of his older brother Nick— starts to dorm on campus instead of living at home with their parents. Despite their estranged relationship, Rich thanks him immensely for granting him this slight freedom. He continues to attend Blackwell as the school transitions into a 2-year seniors program, applying once again to dorm on campus. He intends to stay away from his parents as much as possible until he can move out completely.

Younger Years

(Rich's scar, wip)

Ripple Effect

Powers

Main article: Recall

Rich unlocks his powers at a young age, in a near-death experience that gave him the scar on his neck. This is the dominantly passive, vision-related power Recall.

Abilities ^[2]

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Limits

Consequences

When using too much of his power at once or for too long, Michael gets nosebleeds, headaches, and migraines, and feels dizzy, faint, and even nauseous. There's a general strain on his body and the body of anyone touching him with prolongued use, as well.

Alternates

Main article: Timelines

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Friends

Chloe Valentine - Chloe Valentine is Rich's best friend since childhood. Their first meeting was likely some playdate when they were young, set up by their parents considering they're the wealthiest families in town. They were hoping with age the two would grow inseparable and eventually marry, keeping the wealth in their families or however rich people think. The two do grow inseparable, however, not to the "in love" degree their parents had hoped for. They become the best of friends, thick as thieves, though would liken their relationship to siblings (Chloe) or "bros" (Rich).

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Family

Sean and Rochelle Goranski - Rich doesn't get along very well with his parents. He thus prefers to live on Blackwell campus instead of commute to and from home. His father is an angry drunkard who's prone to physically lashing out, as noted by Rich's neck scar. His mother is a control-freak who believes Rich is over-dramatic and over-imaginative. Rich never volunteers information up to his father, and has since stopped offering it to his mother, as she either brushes him off or tells sensitive information to people she shouldn't (such as Rich's father, River Jefferson, or Rich's therapist).

Nicolas Goranski - Rich has a somewhat estranged relationship with his older brother. They didn't get along too well when they were younger, constantly messing with each other. But Nick would protect Rich from their father, so it wasn't all bad. Nick is now far away from the Goranski household, and– in his occasional email– urges Rich to do the same if and when he can. The further they are from their parents, the better.

River Jefferson - River is Rich's first cousin once removed, though referred to as an uncle rather than a cousin due to age. Before Blackwell, River had occasionally stopped by Arcadia in his travels to see his actual cousin Rochelle, and thus met Rich a handful of other times when he was younger. However, the two formally met around when Rich first started at Blackwell, and River was trying to secure a job position at the school. River stayed for a couple days to a week in the Goranski guest room, and in that time, surveyed his younger cousin. They were both interested in photography and Blackwell, and Rochelle had the kid under her thumb, so River tried to manipulate Rich as well. He wanted Rich as his protégé, and would do a lot of things to get it that way. Unfortunately Rich was in desperate want of a male adult figure in his life that wasn't his father, so he latched on to his uncle being a supportive mentor type. This would only prove disastrous years later, as River takes his time to subtly manipulate and rewire Rich to his motives instead of Rochelle's.

Enemies

Jeremy Heere - In their youth, Rich was a bully to Jeremy and Michael. He would usually physically bully Jeremy where he could get away with it, otherwise he would do things like call him names and mess with his stuff. When Michael left, Rich upped the ante for a while with bullying Jeremy as they entered high school at Blackwell. Rich and his cronies decided to leave him alone when he started hanging out with Brooke Lohst, and then Dustin Kropp. Jeremy is later expelled, but keeps contact with Rich for reasons. Some time before Michael returns, Jeremy and Rich start seeing each other— not dating, not friends, but a secret third thing.

Michael Mell - In their youth, Rich was a bully to Jeremy and Michael. Since Michael was more astute than Jeremy, Rich couldn't really physically bully him, so instead he would do things like call him names and mess with his stuff. 5 years later, Michael returns to Arcadia to attend Blackwell. Rich thinks he has a new target for bullying, but then Michael as well becomes friends with Brooke, so he leaves him mostly alone. He still will make verbally harass him when the opportunity arises. Even though neither knows it, Michael returning to Arcadia is the true source of Rich's increased headaches, nosebleeds, and forgetfulness— especially when Michael discovers his Rewind powers. Somewhere before or during the week of Redshift, Rich had stopped taking his medication regularly,

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Romantic

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Associated Deaths

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Trivia

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Gallery

To view Michael's Gallery, click here.

References

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Rich Goranski

Rich Goranski

Basic Information

Physical Description

Biographical Information

Personality

Appearance

Background

Powers

Alternates

Relationships

Associated Deaths

Trivia

Gallery

References