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Why do girls like Ben...?

Tazzle27Tazzle27
edited May 2013 in The Walking Dead
http://wolf-foxover97.deviantart.com/art/Ben-amp-Kira2-364349483

http://thesweetartist.deviantart.com/art/Ben-And-Elan-334188735

http://nrrdiskunk.deviantart.com/art/I-Love-You-Ben-341523079

http://crystalthegreyninja.deviantart.com/art/Ben-342059433

http://maciethehedgehog.deviantart.com/art/Ben-Thought-He-Lost-Macie-350813588

http://keterok.deviantart.com/art/Arttrade-Hug-341649611

http://cosi-chan22.deviantart.com/art/Ben-and-Iris-WIP-338360347

Girls like Ben to the point where they make fanfictions and put themselves in it so they can be Ben's girlfriend >.>

and according to one of the comments in the third picture, apparently Travis has a few girls that like him as well.

Why? I don't get it. At least with characters like Cloud Strife or Leon Kennedy I can understand why girls would be into them, they are badass and have desirable traits.

What the heck is so appealing about Ben to girls?
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  • corruptbigginscorruptbiggins
    edited April 2013
    Good pixels, I guess.
  • MornaiMornai
    edited April 2013
    Maybe they're dominate women and like the idea of a cowardly, wimping guy who will submit to them.




    For those few who like Travis, it's because his dad is special forces.
  • ZeroShootZeroShoot
    edited April 2013
    Mornai wrote: »
    For those few who like Travis, it's because his dad is special forces.

    That one's never getting old. :D
  • Rock114Rock114
    edited April 2013
    Mornai wrote: »
    Maybe they're dominate women and like the idea of a cowardly, wimping guy who will submit to them.

    If that were true, then where are MY women? Maybe we'll just never know the true answer...
  • CarScarCarScar
    edited April 2013
    Girls like boys that live on the edge, that are dangerous. Ben is literally the most dangerous person I've ever seen, so there you go.


    It's because he's like the only teenager in the group. I'm certain if there were more teenagers, specifically that are more attractive, then Ben would get no love.
  • Tazzle27Tazzle27
    edited April 2013
    CarScar wrote: »
    Girls like boys that live on the edge, that are dangerous. Ben is literally the most dangerous person I've ever seen, so there you go.


    It's because he's like the only teenager in the group. I'm certain if there were more teenagers, specifically that are more attractive, then Ben would get no love.

    But he isn't the only teenager ever in a video game >.<
  • CarScarCarScar
    edited April 2013
    Tazzle27 wrote: »
    But he isn't the only teenager ever in a video game >.<
    Yeah but in this game, he's the only teenager. Girls that are fans of the game are naturally going to find him attractive (it's not like he has much competition, aside from the ever handsome Lee. Think about it, tell me one male character that can be seen as handsome that isn't Lee). I doubt his fame is that great that it would rival that of Leon or Cloud. His fame is reserved for those that are fans of the game.
  • Tazzle27Tazzle27
    edited April 2013
    CarScar wrote: »
    Yeah but in this game, he's the only teenager. Girls that are fans of the game are naturally going to find him attractive (it's not like he has much competition, aside from the ever handsome Lee. Think about it, tell me one male character that can be seen as handsome that isn't Lee). I doubt his fame is that great that it would rival that of Leon or Cloud. His fame is reserved for those that are fans of the game.

    More handsome than Lee? I dunno, Shawn maybe?
  • double_udouble_u
    edited April 2013
    It's the whiskers!
  • OzzieMonkeyOzzieMonkey
    edited April 2013
    Come on, no one can resist Kenny's magical mustache :p
  • ArthurVArthurV Telltale Alumni
    edited April 2013
    OzzieMonkey wrote: »
    Come on, no one can resist Kenny's magical mustache :p

    Don't forget his glorious trucker hat and mullet combo.
  • ZeruisZeruis
    edited April 2013
    Because no one liked him in the game? And they felt sorry? I don't know.
    Tazzle27 wrote: »
    http://keterok.deviantart.com/art/Arttrade-Hug-341649611

    Off topic: This fandom has great art, but Keterok's is just awesome.
  • Rock114Rock114
    edited April 2013
    According to The Walking Dead Confessions, about as many people like Kenny. Seriously though, the power is in his moustache.
  • rachellouise85rachellouise85
    edited April 2013
    Maybe because he just looks like he needs a hug, and be told that everything will be okay, and they want to be the person to do that

    I would prefer Lee, but I would take him out of the picture, because he's technically me, and that would be weird. If I were a character in the game, Lee .
  • SkandisSkandis
    edited April 2013
    Because he fails at absolutely everything, but has a heart of gold.

    I'll illustrate my point by comparing it to the girls:

    - Carley, can't put batteries in a radio but has a heart of gold
    - Lilly, worst leader in the world but has a heart of gold
    - The chick at the inn who I can't remember the name of
    - Molley, pickaxe ninja who doesn't talk much
    - Christa, pregnant woman who cares more about her husband and Clem than herself
    - Katjaa, mother who continually try to patch up people she has no real reason to care about
    - Brie, cancer victim who compromises her safety to help her group

    Most female character discussions are either fanfics with Carley or trying to explain that Lilly wasn't an asshole. Go figure.
  • Rock114Rock114
    edited April 2013
    Lilly? Heart of Gold? What?
  • Desmodus87Desmodus87
    edited April 2013
    I agree with a few things said, actually. In particular, the girls being more dominant and being attracted to more subordinate guys. The other in particular being that he is like the only teenager in TWD game. But it could also be the girl-versions of white knighters. :P You know, even women can want to fix broken, (questionably) good-lookin' things lol.
  • Tazzle27Tazzle27
    edited April 2013
    http://captainkatastrophe.deviantart.com/art/I-ll-P-R-O-T-E-C-T-you-365771627

    lol what? more like he'll leave you for the walkers to eat.
  • CarScarCarScar
    edited April 2013
    Those pictures are just creepy...
  • Rock114Rock114
    edited April 2013
    Ben? Protect someone?

    BWAHAHAHAAAHHHHAHAHAHAHA!
  • aaron1290aaron1290
    edited April 2013
    '' Ben has saved everyone in the group at one point '' - Nobody. EVER.
    '' Ben is such a hero '' - Nobody. EVER.
    '' Ben is sooooo hot '' WUT.
  • ZeruisZeruis
    edited April 2013
    I found this appropriate to the thread:
    tumblr_mkylbcDAXJ1rgghmeo1_500.png
  • Mark$manMark$man
    edited April 2013
    aaron1290 wrote: »
    '' Ben has saved everyone in the group at one point '' - Nobody. EVER.
    '' Ben is such a hero '' - Nobody. EVER.
    '' Ben is sooooo hot '' WUT.

    HAHAHAHA. And wtf guys? I come back from days off the forums and THIS is what I see? o.O Is this really what we've succumb to? Ben!? Kid would be better tying sausage links around his neck in truth lol. Even in some of the most famous fanfics, Ben is the one who screws up everything and dies a meaningless death. Just... seriously? lol
  • Rommel49Rommel49
    edited April 2013
    Mark$man wrote: »
    HAHAHAHA. And wtf guys? I come back from days off the forums and THIS is what I see? o.O Is this really what we've succumb to? Ben!? Kid would be better tying sausage links around his neck in truth lol. Even in some of the most famous fanfics, Ben is the one who screws up everything and dies a meaningless death. Just... seriously? lol

    Ben's death is never meaningless, it's a fact that any group he's part of is always better off once Ben dies, afterall. :p
  • KaserkinKaserkin
    edited April 2013
    What? Ben has fangirls? I'm not the only person in the world that likes him? :eek:
  • Alex TailAlex Tail
    edited April 2013
    The most funny thing is that...

    Everybody loves Kenny. Everybody loves Carly. Everybody loves Clem. Etc.. etc.. And if someone says something bad about these characters, they'd be flamed instantly. And that's norm.

    But if someone loves Ben, people find it stupid or start questioning why.
    I myself like Ben as a character and I was sad when he died. Some people love one character(good or bad/strong or weak) more than others. So get over it.

    IMO this was a stupid thread to begin with..

    I'll probably get flamed for posting this lol, so.. *grabs popcorn*
  • Rock114Rock114
    edited April 2013
    I liked Ben as a character too, and dropping him was actually the ONE choice in my ENTIRE game that I regretted enough to want to go back and change. But the jokes need to be made.
  • ZeroShootZeroShoot
    edited April 2013
    Rock114 wrote: »
    I liked Ben as a character too, and dropping him was actually the ONE choice in my ENTIRE game that I regretted enough to want to go back and change.

    I hated him and dropped him, just after the button was pressed I regretted that decision. And the fact, that he didn't die on impact didn't exactly make me feel better. Thus on my second playthrough I did not drop him, and I got to hear his little speech about his family in the garden, and it made me realize that, although he has his issues, he is a really cool guy, who was pushed around and humiliated. I am sure, if he had a mentor, who helped him and encouraged him, and took care of him, he would have been more helpful.
    The boy's got a heart of gold.
    Rock114 wrote:
    But the jokes need to be made.

    It's not our fault he's such a joke if comes to protecting someone, or getting something done :cool:
  • Rock114Rock114
    edited April 2013
    ZeroShoot wrote: »
    The boy's got a heart of gold.

    Which is offset by his head full of air.
  • Tazzle27Tazzle27
    edited April 2013
    him leaving Clementine behind for the walkers to chomp didn't really help his character neither. Who the hell does that? Leave a little girl behind to die? He could had EASILY grabbed her and run. But nope, Ben is useless. Plan and simple. That is why I am surprised he has fans, whats next? a group of people who like Larry?
  • MornaiMornai
    edited April 2013
    Alex Tail wrote: »
    The most funny thing is that...

    Everybody loves Kenny. Everybody loves Carly.

    This is quite possibly the most incorrect statement i have ever read. Have you SEEN the "F*ck Kenny thread?" And there are certainly no shortage of people who make it loud and clear they chose Doug instead of Carley.
  • DomingezDomingez
    edited April 2013
    Ben is just a kid a scared shitless kid, who lost everything or didn't even get to know what happened to his friends and family, he ends up with a group of strangers trying to fight off a ZA how depressing is that? Anyway I don't hate him I always tried to support him, despite him doing stupid things like giving away supplies to the bandits (although he had a good reason he thought he was going to save a friend) and when he cowardly left Clem for the walkers... I only forgave him for that because he's still young if it was an adult I wouldn't forgive or forget.
  • thestalkingheadthestalkinghead
    edited April 2013
    Kaserkin wrote: »
    What? Ben has fangirls? I'm not the only person in the world that likes him? :eek:

    i know weird huh, i thought he would he would be unpopular, so i sort or regret certain things i said about him now (for reasons i didn't expect) i have seen the extent to his fandom
  • Cthulhu42Cthulhu42
    edited April 2013
    At least there aren't any Larry fangirls.
  • Rock114Rock114
    edited April 2013
    Cthulhu42 wrote: »
    At least there aren't any Larry fangirls.

    Don't jinx it, man.
  • Master of AeonsMaster of Aeons
    edited April 2013
    Ben has fangirls? Next time let's go to the crappy planet where I'm a hero!
  • MikejamesMikejames
    edited April 2013
    I think my problem with Ben was that it started to feel like every scene went out of its way to make him look worse. Every scene.

    The trade with the bandits was probably the most realistic mistake he makes, and seeing his reaction to everything falling apart because of his fear to tell anyone actually did make him sympathetic in my eyes. But then he leaves Clementine in the street, starts to act like he can't be arsed to keep an eye on her when Lee asks where she is, and don't get me started on him unbarring that door...

    If we had the chance to see him do something as simple as trying to pull Clementine to safety or even act brotherly towards her, that could have helped balanced out his incompetence. As is, he just came across as selfishly cowardly most of the time, on top of making increasingly stupid decisions.
    Master of Aeons wrote: »
    Ben has fangirls? Next time let's go to the crappy planet where I'm a hero!

    Beeen~
    The kid they call Beeen~

    He stole from the group, and he feared for his lie~
    Saw Clem in the street, but he left her to die~

    Our contempt for him now, ain't hard to explain~
    Watching Ben try, it just ends in... paaain~
  • CarScarCarScar
    edited April 2013
    Alex Tail wrote: »
    The most funny thing is that...

    Everybody loves Kenny. Everybody loves Carly. Everybody loves Clem. Etc.. etc.. And if someone says something bad about these characters, they'd be flamed instantly. And that's norm.

    But if someone loves Ben, people find it stupid or start questioning why.
    I myself like Ben as a character and I was sad when he died. Some people love one character(good or bad/strong or weak) more than others. So get over it.

    IMO this was a stupid thread to begin with..

    I'll probably get flamed for posting this lol, so.. *grabs popcorn*
    Er, you have to understand why people are like that though... Ben is an easy character to hate for the things he's done.
  • LauriNicoleLauriNicole
    edited April 2013
    Shawn's 100 times cuter than Ben. Sorry, but Ben reminds me of Shaggy from Scooby Doo, and... just... ew.
  • ProfanityProfanity Banned
    edited April 2013
    CarScar wrote: »
    Er, you have to understand why people are like that though... Ben is an easy character to hate for the things he's done.

    More like a reasonable character to hate for the things he's done. The fucker even gives you attitude for being an inattentive arseface himself.
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