Your Character in Guarded is the main protagonist of the Guarded series.
Although her default name is "Amber Cohen", the player can choose to name her as they wish.
Appearance
The appearance of your character is up to the player.
Personality
Your exact personality depends on player choices but you are generally sensitive, confident (for example you speak up about a stunt double making unwanted advances towards you), and devoted to your career. Despite growing famous and winning an award, you want to remain grounded. Throughout the story, you have the choice between Veneer and Allure options when interacting with Guard. If Veneer options are chosen, you are trying to hide your attraction; if Allure options are chosen, you are openly flirtatious with him/her.
Background
Prior to the current filming of the Hollywood blockbuster Guarded, you have starred in several indie films. You are also a fan of the book series that the blockbuster is adapted from.
Chapters
Guarded
Guarded
- Chapter 1: Lights, Camera, Action!
- Chapter 2: Fan Mail
- Chapter 3: The Party
- Chapter 4: The Anonymous Message
- Chapter 5: Paris, Mon Amour
- Chapter 6: The Break-In
- Chapter 7: Fanfare
- Chapter 8: The Gala
- Chapter 9: The Confession
- Chapter 10: The Intruder
- Chapter 11: Switzerland
- Chapter 12: The First Date
- Chapter 13: The Fan Convention
- Chapter 14: The Breakup
- Chapter 15: False Pretense
- Chapter 16: Past and Present
- Chapter 17: The Movie Premiere
- Chapter 18: The Kidnapping
- Chapter 19: The Rescue
Relationships
Guard
Guard is your love interest who saves you from a failing light fixture. Following the revelation that you have a stalker, Guard is hired as your bodyguard due to his/her experience with threat analysis. However, because of concerns that obvious security measures might derail your movie's filming schedule, it is decided that you and Guard will pretend to date in order to explain why you're always together. This story is easily sold to the public by the viral video of Guard's dramatic rescue and the (actually-true) claim that this moment marked the beginning of your relationship.
Shannon Beck
You first meet her in Chapter 1 where it's revealed that just like you, she is a fan of the Guarded book series. Unbeknownst to you at the time, she is also your stalker. Like you, she is disappointed by some of the changes made to the script but unlike you, she takes extreme measures to stop the production and almost gets you hurt in the progress when the lightning fixture sabotaged by her almost hits you. While not seen for the majority of the book, she is regularly at the same place as you and sends you letters. When all of it doesn't work, she kidnaps you in Chapter 17. She tells you she hoped you would help her rework the movie. It is also revealed that you have known each other before the start of the series, albeit only by your fan forum usernames. You were FaeBae and she was BeckinAction and at some point in the past, she found out about your real identity.
Character Customization
Faces & Hairstyles
Outfit Choices
Miscellaneous
Trivia
- A version of your character is shown on the cover of Guarded.
- The book uses slightly altered versions of one female face each from The Phantom Agent and Wake the Dead.
- Face 2 is a slightly modified version of one of the unused faces mistakenly shown in the sneak peek for the main character from Roommates with Benefits.
- If the default name is kept, she shares the same name as Amber Hutchinson from High School Story: Class Act.
- In Chapter 5, she wins an award as best actress for her last indie film, Whispers of the Moon.