Josh Besson (Liar Exposed)

Joshua Daniel Besson is the main protagonist of Liar Exposed and a Year 11 student in Perth Secondary School. He is the older adoptive brother of Zoe.

Manga
Josh is shown to have short and curly black hair, brown eyes and light skin. As his everyday wear, he wears a black hoodie over a black shirt, blue jeans and white shoes. He is shown to stand on average 16-year-old height and is taller than Zoe.

Video Game
His video game appearance is a bit similar to her manga counterpart. However, he is shown to have the same hairstyle as his manga counterpart but he has blue reflections in his hair, brown eyes and light skin with freckles. He still wears the same outfit as her manga counterpart but with minor differences. His shirt which is underneath his hoodie is white and he wears black jeans.

Teen Drama
The teen drama version of Josh combines his manga and video game counterparts. This time, he has the same hairstyle as his manga and video game counterpart but with longer hair, brown eyes and light skin with freckles. His height somehow remains the same. His usual outfit consists of a black hoodie over a white shirt, black jeans and white converse-like shoes. However, he has a wide variety of outfits in his wardrobe. His student uniform (although student uniforms weren't used in the manga and video game) consists of a white short-sleeved dress shirt with a red necktie, black trousers, white socks and white sneakers. His sleepwear consists of a grey shirt and black track pants. Due to being in the hospital in Season 2, he is shown to wear a typical hospital gown.

Anime
There is a huge major difference in the anime than in the previous instalments. Josh has curly brown hair and blue eyes and is confirmed to be Jewish, modelled after his voice actor, Troye Sivan. He still wears the same outfits in the teen drama and is tall in height. He still has light skin with freckles from the video game and teen drama.

Personality
Josh is a gamer and a night owl and doesn't do well in school, unlike Zoe. However, he leaves a soft spot for her as the siblings have soft spots for each other. He is shown to not talk in the video game and only talk during cutscenes. In the teen drama, he can only talk at certain times but at other times, he forgets what he says and ends up in blanks.

Like Zoe, he doesn't like liars and he is sick of Kayla faking his mental health issues. Josh isn't as athletic and strong as Zoe but still cheers her on in every event. Josh is stated to only have 1 braincell while Zoe has multiple. Josh usually keeps his anger to himself and isn't frustrated easily. He is also supportive towards Zoe and his other friends. He even deeply cares for her.

Although Josh deeply cares for his younger sister, he sometimes feels bad that he isn't there for her. This happened while he was in the hospital. Sometimes, he got his anger out with Kayla when it's usually Zoe who does that. Josh is often responsible for Zoe because now that his older sister is in Sydney, he has to be responsible for her.

Manga
Josh was born in 2004 in Perth, Western Australia, Australia. He is of Chinese and Australian descent. He and his family found his adoptive sister, Zoe, in the trashcan while they were in the Philippines and later adopted her. He doesn't have an older sister. Unlike Zoe, he doesn't do well in class. He also gets along with his sister really well. Not much of his pre-series life was known and revealed in the manga.

Video Game
Not much of his pre-series life was known in the video game either. The only thing the players know is that Josh was born in Perth, Western Australia, Australia in 2004. There is also a change in his character in the video game, he is shown to be pure Australian instead of half Asian.

Teen Drama
Like the manga, Josh was born in 2004 in the Perth, Western Australia, Australia. He was raised alongside his mother, father, sister and adoptive sister in the outer suburbs of Perth, Western Australia. His sister, Addison, moved to Sydney, New South Wales a year before the series to attend university. Josh grew closer to his adoptive sister. Josh was born with dyslexia.

Anime
The anime takes place following the events of the teen drama. He still has dyslexia but has the ability to speak in full sentences.

Trivia

 * In the manga, Josh is stated to speak in a pure Australian accent
 * But in the video game, he doesn't speak much but only talks in cutscenes
 * The teen drama combines both the manga and video game so Josh in the teen drama often doesn't talk much due to forgetting what to say and ending up in blanks
 * In the anime, he speaks in a thick Australian accent like the manga
 * Josh also has telekinesis
 * In the manga, he doesn't have telekinesis
 * In the video game, he has telekinesis
 * In the teen drama, he has telekinesis like the video game but they appear in Season 2 after getting sick
 * Since the teen drama extends every element from the manga and video game, here are the things Josh can do in the teen drama but can't in the video game and manga
 * Josh told Zoe about her past
 * Since the teen drama is also a jukebox musical, Josh's vocal range is baritone
 * His singing voice is provided by Troye Sivan
 * He also has dyslexia
 * Josh's full name is revealed to be Joshua Daniel Besson
 * The anime also shows major differences to the character
 * Josh has brown hair and blue eyes modelled after Troye Sivan
 * He speaks in a thick Australian accent
 * He's in Year 12, his final year of secondary school
 * He is of Jewish descent