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Does anyone else think that Russell...

The LawThe Law
edited August 2013 in The Walking Dead
...was an Asshole?

In almost every dialogue option he has when first meeting Nate has got this self-righteous, moral high-ground angle to it - like he's surviving just fine as a goody-two-shoes...

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E.g.

Nate: Are you in a gang?

I pick no.

Russell: THAT'S RACIST!

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I get that in 400 Days we're playing as characters with pre-established personalities (unlike Lee) but Russell comes off as such a douche.

/Rant.

Thoughts?

Comments

  • Bioshock Infinite WDBioshock Infinite WD
    edited July 2013
    I thought Wyatt was a little mean to Eddie, but then again that is what most friendships seem to be now adays, I do not see the whole Russel is a douche angel.
  • YertosYertos
    edited July 2013
    Russel did come off kinda that way at the end.
  • LingvortLingvort
    edited July 2013
    Does anyone else think that Russel was... you know... urban?
  • The LawThe Law
    edited July 2013
    Lingvort wrote: »
    Does anyone else think that Russel was... you know... urban?

    I don't know - can he pick a lock? :D
  • Nate the GreatNate the Great
    edited July 2013
    The Law wrote: »
    I don't know - can he pick a lock? :D

    C'mon, man! I'm from Florida! Crazy shit just comes outta my mouth sometimes!
  • LingvortLingvort
    edited July 2013
    The Law wrote: »
    I don't know - can he pick a lock? :D
    No! Why would you say that?
  • ZacTBZacTB
    edited July 2013
    Yeah I liked Russell the least out of the 5. He looked like the least asshole-y and most chill out of all 5 but he turns out to be pretty annoying I think.
  • The LawThe Law
    edited July 2013
    ZacTB wrote: »
    Yeah I liked Russell the least out of the 5. He looked like the least asshole-y and most chill out of all 5 but he turns out to be pretty annoying I think.

    Yeah - he seems alright when you first start playing as him, but once he starts talking...
  • Nate the GreatNate the Great
    edited July 2013
    ZacTB wrote: »
    Yeah I liked Russell the least out of the 5. He looked like the least asshole-y and most chill out of all 5 but he turns out to be pretty annoying I think.

    I feel the reason that many people don't like Russell is because he didn't have much time for character development and show us his feelings in the short episode. If you think about, Day 184 was actually "Nate's Story". (Which I'm fine with, :D just wish Russell had more time to shine) Nate was actually the most complex character in 400 Days.
  • Bioshock Infinite WDBioshock Infinite WD
    edited July 2013
    He really was the main character in that chapter, not that it's a bad thing and I liked Russel for the record.
  • Nate the GreatNate the Great
    edited July 2013
    Bioshock Infinite WD wrote: »
    He really was the main character in that chapter, not that it's a bad thing and I liked Russel for the record.

    Yeah, lol TellTale should patch 400 Days and put a picture of Nate instead of Russell and when it says- DAY 184- it should say-NATE.

    If you think about it Russell only had about 35 more seconds of screen time than Nate in his story
  • rachellouise85rachellouise85
    edited July 2013
    Nah, I liked my Russell. :3
  • Nate the GreatNate the Great
    edited July 2013
    rachellouise85 wrote: »
    Nah, I liked my Russell. :3

    Yeah, I liked Russell, too. Smart kid.
  • ZacTBZacTB
    edited July 2013
    WalkingDeadFan23 wrote: »
    I feel the reason that many people don't like Russell is because he didn't have much time for character development and show us his feelings in the short episode. If you think about, Day 184 was actually "Nate's Story". (Which I'm fine with, :D just wish Russell had more time to shine) Nate was actually the most complex character in 400 Days.

    Yeah you have a point, it's like in Wyatt's episode I feel like I don't know him as well just because Eddie has such a stand out personality, and Nate obviously does as well so they overshadow the main character.
  • Bioshock Infinite WDBioshock Infinite WD
    edited July 2013
    I believe Wyatt and Eddie did stand out together in that chapter, I may have liked Eddie a little bit more then Wyatt but I am sure the more we know him the more we will like him.
  • Nate the GreatNate the Great
    edited July 2013
    Bioshock Infinite WD wrote: »
    I believe Wyatt and Eddie did stand out together in that chapter, I may have liked Eddie a little bit more then Wyatt but I am sure the more we know him the more we will like him.

    The more Eddie talks, the more I laugh
  • ZacTBZacTB
    edited July 2013
    Yeah I hope Eddie survived just so he can meet up with Wyatt again in Season 2.
  • Bioshock Infinite WDBioshock Infinite WD
    edited July 2013
    Which is why they need him back, if they bring him back along with Nate then we will both be laughing hard and being scared at the same time, win.
  • thestalkingheadthestalkinghead
    edited July 2013
    i like russell i feel like he had two totally different ways you could play him, you could either be totally overconfident in a typical teenage way or you could be totally sincere and sort of passive, also i like Nate's character so that added to the enjoyment of his section of the game
  • Bioshock Infinite WDBioshock Infinite WD
    edited July 2013
    Yes it did, that chapter would not have been fun without Nate, can you even imagine what it would have been like without Nate?
  • chinesechinese
    edited July 2013
    thestalkinghead wrote: »
    i like russell i feel like he had two totally different ways you could play him, you could either be totally overconfident in a typical teenage way or you could be totally sincere and sort of passive, also i like Nate's character so that added to the enjoyment of his section of the game

    Male bonding:D
  • chinesechinese
    edited July 2013
    Bioshock Infinite WD wrote: »
    Which is why they need him back, if they bring him back along with Nate then we will both be laughing hard and being scared at the same time, win.

    Not get on?No way!~
    The road's Walker can.........:cool:
  • chinesechinese
    edited July 2013
    ZacTB wrote: »
    Yeah I hope Eddie survived just so he can meet up with Wyatt again in Season 2.

    Yes,At least Eddie is responsible.:o
  • Brock SamsonBrock Samson
    edited July 2013
    I like Russell. I also like the fact that he is a moralist who looks down at people who don't live up to what he believes is right. We haven't had a character like that yet. And honestly him looking down on Nate a psychopath, and Danny the rapist doesn't bother me much.
  • chinesechinese
    edited July 2013
    Brock Samson wrote: »
    I like Russell. I also like the fact that he is a moralist who looks down at people who don't live up to what he believes is right. We haven't had a character like that yet. And honestly him looking down on Nate a psychopath, and Danny the rapist doesn't bother me much.

    Bingo~;)
  • Nate the GreatNate the Great
    edited July 2013
    Bioshock Infinite WD wrote: »
    Yes it did, that chapter would not have been fun without Nate, can you even imagine what it would have been like without Nate?

    It would basically be just Russell walkin' along... talking to himself
  • MikejamesMikejames
    edited July 2013
    Russell may be one of my favorite of the five actually. He's still young, and can introduce himself condescendingly depending on how you play him, but he seems like someone trying to stay relatively moral and level-headed without coming across as too trusting.

    Besides, Nate isn't exactly a class act. I don't see why Russell wouldn't have the right to think poorly of some of the initial crap that he says/does.
    The Law wrote: »
    Nate: Are you in a gang?

    I pick no.

    Russell: THAT'S RACIST!
    I can see how "You got some boys wearing hoodies I gotta worry about?" can be taken negatively.
  • deleted45551884deleted45551884 Banned
    edited July 2013
    I didn't like Russell. I agree, he was so obnoxious.
  • The LawThe Law
    edited July 2013
    Mikejames wrote: »
    I can see how "You got some boys wearing hoodies I gotta worry about?" can be taken negatively.

    Maybe I didn't find it offensive because most Hoodies are white where I come from (UK).

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    Or maybe Russell is the racist for hearing hoodies and immediately thinking of Black people... :D
  • Rock114Rock114
    edited July 2013
    I know man, Russell was such an Asswipe.
  • Bioshock Infinite WDBioshock Infinite WD
    edited July 2013
    But he sure can run.
  • stevean2stevean2
    edited July 2013
    Isnt Russel a teenager? Teenager's are usual angry/quick to anger most of the time, I know I get that way, its a sort of "dont want to be distrubed at certain times" sort of thing, so I know what it's like.
  • master psychicmaster psychic
    edited July 2013
    stevean2 wrote: »
    Isnt Russel a teenager? Teenager's are usual angry/quick to anger most of the time, I know I get that way, its a sort of "dont want to be distrubed at certain times" sort of thing, so I know what it's like.

    Well Ben was a teenager and he was the biggest pussy on earth while Travis .... well ..... his dad was special forces
  • Bioshock Infinite WDBioshock Infinite WD
    edited July 2013
    Be would have a heart attack if he saw his shadow after he comes out of the bathroom, is anyone surprised he even made it three months with only himself, a dumb teacher, and mister special forces dad.
  • CrixusCrixus
    edited July 2013
    To simplify how I feel about the characters i'd say Bonnie is Nice, Wyatt is good person but conflicted since he abandoned eddie IMG, Russell bit of a douche and too suspiscious,Shel kind of like Lily and Vince a decent guy who does what he thinks has to be done.
  • damkylandamkylan
    edited July 2013
    Not at all. Like others have said, Nate certainly overshadowed Russell in his own chapter, and that includes being a bigger dickhead.
  • IamtherockIamtherock
    edited August 2013
    I kind of found his episode the funniest

    they were like a odd couple

    I can watch a whole game with crazy nate and Russel
  • RichWalk23RichWalk23
    edited August 2013
    Brock Samson wrote: »
    I like Russell. I also like the fact that he is a moralist who looks down at people who don't live up to what he believes is right. We haven't had a character like that yet. And honestly him looking down on Nate a psychopath, and Danny the rapist doesn't bother me much.

    He also looks down on Bonnie because of her past as a drug addict, despite her rehabilitation. I thought that was a bit out of line.
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