The other day I read through the
campers' profiles that Tim Schafer created for each one as a character-development tool. Aside from pointing out some of the subtleties of relationships that weren't always obvious in the game, it's amazing the amount of backstory he had for each character. Even to the point of (my favourite character) Elton's dad being in the Navy and, after he died, Elton's mother turned to prostitution to support them.