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Is Kenny the true star of The Walking Dead.

CapnJayCapnJay Banned
edited November 2012 in The Walking Dead
If you think about it how many decisions did you make involving Clem Before Kenny was in the picture? I think your decisions are not only shaping Clem but shaping what type of Leader Kenny will be when you die. Will he kill threats like the St. Johns? Will he be able to put down infected children and bury them? Will he be able to forgive betrayal? I think your Shaping Kenny more then you are Clem. What do you think?

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  • Shrewsbury SurvivorShrewsbury Survivor
    edited November 2012
    Rubbish. Kennys his own man.
  • TheNNerdGamerTheNNerdGamer
    edited November 2012
    Shrewsbury Survivor wrote: »
    Rubbish. Kennys his own man.

    you said it
  • DemonseedDemonseed
    edited November 2012
    I agree, Kenny is self sufficient and I don't believe that forcing him to kill that kid in the attic changed anything. Now maybe if the kid walker could have actually moved and attacked him I think Kenny would have put him down. My opinion is that since the kid in the attic was so weak, that reminded him of his son when he was dying from the infection and the reason he couldn't do it.

    Kenny will be fine....
  • PelletPellet
    edited November 2012
    well dependin on how ur lee acts he does kind of change.
    i see what u mean and have thought this myself
  • Rock114Rock114
    edited November 2012
    Kenny may be my bro, but his story is secondary to Lee and Clem's. There's a good chance he'll die in 5, so it'll be hard for him to be ANY kind of leader after that. Although your choices DO shape him, if ever so slightly. If he hates you, I've heard that he'll want to Leave Savannah without you at the end of 4. But if he comes with you (doesn't hate you) he'll let Christa and Omid have the boat if they stay behind (Ben too, if you saved Ben and didn't take him) and even tells them to get to open water if he and Lee aren't back by nightfall.
  • PelletPellet
    edited November 2012
    Rock114 wrote: »
    Kenny may be my bro, but his story is secondary to Lee and Clem's. There's a good chance he'll die in 5, so it'll be hard for him to be ANY kind of leader after that. Although your choices DO shape him, if ever so slightly. If he hates you, I've heard that he'll want to Leave Savannah without you at the end of 4. But if he comes with you (doesn't hate you) he'll let Christa and Omid have the boat if they stay behind (Ben too, if you saved Ben and didn't take him) and even tells them to get to open water if he and Lee aren't back by nightfall.

    cool. i can never just get kenny
  • AtaakaAtaaka
    edited November 2012
    Kenny is scared. All the tough guy routines don't fool me. He saved Lee but there was no way to get out of that episode without him doing so. He is not stable to lead anything except those of a mechanical nature. He is opinionated and stubborn. He has saved his own self more times than those around him. He is better at running than surviving, which may be a gem in the rough. Kenny is weak and prone to self-pity... a dangerous emotion to carry when the going gets tough.
  • HiggsBoson2142HiggsBoson2142
    edited November 2012
    Kenny really reminds me of Samwise Grangee is is it? from the Lord of the Rings. There are countless times where he helps Frodo, and some times becomes the most important character himself.
  • ZeruisZeruis
    edited November 2012
    Kenny is the most important character after Lee and Clem. He's been with Lee since Hershel's farm and the two have had this long history in the apocalypse. I just hope that he plays a big part in episode 5.
  • CrixusCrixus
    edited November 2012
    I'd be very interested in playing kenny in season 2 but i highly doubt that will happen
  • QuarterPounderVladQuarterPounderVlad
    edited November 2012
    Long live Kenny.
  • Rock114Rock114
    edited November 2012
    I think he'll play a big part if he comes with you. Possibly the biggest, given the history he and Lee have. Good or bad, it's still history. I don't expect him to survive though. He's so messed up, I thought he was going to commit suicide in the attic when I gave him the gun to deal with the kid.
  • Plan_RPlan_R Banned
    edited November 2012
    Kenny is a secondary character to Lee and Clem, albeit a very good one. He stands out because he is the character who is most shaped by the story and the players choices. In my play through we don't get along at all in other peoples they are in a bromance with him. That is a broad and complex character to pull off and telltale should be proudest of him more so then Lee and Clementine.
  • a butt hurt conservativea butt hurt conservative
    edited November 2012
    IMO Kenny should be season Two's protagonist
  • DreadMagusDreadMagus
    edited November 2012
    This thread brings up a very disturbing possibility.
  • Rock114Rock114
    edited November 2012
    Kenny would be a terrible protagonist because a lot of people hate him, and even if he was loved by all he would still have an established personality. Lee was a blank slate which allowed players to map out his personality once the apocalypse began. Kenny has a defined personality, so any choices we make will be compared to his already existing personality, like "that's something Kenny would do" or possibly "Kenny would never do THAT!".
  • DreadMagusDreadMagus
    edited November 2012
    Unless they tried something very ambitious like linking Season 1 and 2's saves and tailoring Kenny's initial options/responses to how you shaped him in S1.
  • DarcKageDarcKage
    edited November 2012
    Kenny's a selfish piece of shit.

    You dont get to shape him.
  • EvinshirEvinshir
    edited November 2012
    DarcKage wrote: »
    Kenny's a selfish piece of shit.

    You dont get to shape him.

    While I'm not quite so emotive on it - I do think that Kenny has remained pretty consistently self-serving throughout the game.

    I certainly don't like him as a character, and probably would not be keen to see him return as the main character in the second season.
  • WrightyWrighty
    edited November 2012
    Of course Kenny is the hero of TWD and I'm not just saying that because I'm a fanboy. :P

    I think making him a series 2 protagonist would be a bad idea though. If he survives it would be cool to see him again in series 2 as a experienced and tough badass.
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