Who did you get attached to? When and why?
With season 2 of the Walking Dead coming out so soon, there’s going to be a whole new batch of characters we’re going to love, hate, and sob over when they face an inevitably horrible death. So who did everyone start to have any kind of emotional attachment to in season 1, and when and why? Here’s my list.
Clem: the second she gave Lee the hammer
Kenny: when he saved Lee at the end of ep.1
Larry: “I got charm coming outta my ass.”
Lilly: when she told Lee not to judge her for standing by her dad
Doug: when he saved a hostage at gunpoint with a fucking laser pointer
Andy: when Lee told him his family is dead and he starts wailing
Katjaa: when she tells Kenny it’s not fair that he’s pissed at Lee for siding with Lilly
Duck: “And I can be Dick Grayson! ...Your ward.”
Chuck: when Lee told him that he’s creepy
Molly: when she called Kenny a grandpa
Christa: when she cuts Lee’s arms off while Kenny chickens out
Ben: when he stands up to Kenny
Omid: “You ruined that dude’s face.”
Lee: Since he was the player character, I didn’t really even notice that I’d gotten so attached to him until I knew he was going to die.:( I guess I really started to like Lee as a character when he gives Christa that dopey smile when she asks who would be into Civil War history.
Clem: the second she gave Lee the hammer
Kenny: when he saved Lee at the end of ep.1
Larry: “I got charm coming outta my ass.”
Lilly: when she told Lee not to judge her for standing by her dad
Doug: when he saved a hostage at gunpoint with a fucking laser pointer
Andy: when Lee told him his family is dead and he starts wailing
Katjaa: when she tells Kenny it’s not fair that he’s pissed at Lee for siding with Lilly
Duck: “And I can be Dick Grayson! ...Your ward.”
Chuck: when Lee told him that he’s creepy
Molly: when she called Kenny a grandpa
Christa: when she cuts Lee’s arms off while Kenny chickens out
Ben: when he stands up to Kenny
Omid: “You ruined that dude’s face.”
Lee: Since he was the player character, I didn’t really even notice that I’d gotten so attached to him until I knew he was going to die.:( I guess I really started to like Lee as a character when he gives Christa that dopey smile when she asks who would be into Civil War history.
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Kenny: The moment I met him and commented on his moustache *sighs* good times
Duck: I liked him when we first met him too
Ben: He looks like Shaggy from Scooby Doo
Doug: He was a computer nerd (I didn't save him through)
Chuck: He's Chuck Norris
Omid: When Lee learned he like history, I like history too
Lee: He's the main character we are Lee, I liked him when we started playing.
Chuck: “Dead get ‘em?” “…no.” “Ah. Livin’ got ‘em.” He’s just so matter-of-fact about it.
Omid: “Our cat is going to be pissed.” Just a great non-sequitur.
Doug: “You’re a strange guy, Doug.” “I know.” I love how he says it like it’s the millionth time someone’s said that to him.
Carley: “You know that there are no batteries in this, right?” “Yeah, of course. I mean, yeah. No.” Messes up, tries to play it off, and immediately resigns in failure. Awesome.
Clem: “I play soccer, but I don’t really like it.” I don’t know what it is about this line. It’s just so…genuine.
Clem: When she handed me the hammer to kill her babysitter with, I could see she was no ordinary child character, and that I could really get attached to her.
Kenny: The moment he came back for me after Larry tried to kill me, I knew we'd have a wonderful bromance. We stuck together, through thick and thin, for the entire Season.
Carley: When she saved me TWICE in the drug store in Episode 1, as well as keeping my secret. I knew I could trust her.
Ben: After Katjaa and Duck died, I hated Ben. But, since nearly everyone else had died, I decided to put that side as much as I could simply because he was one of the last members of the motel group. After Episode 4, I just felt sorry for him. Especially since the fall didn't kill him
Christa: When she and Omid volunteered to come with me to get Clem after Lee got bitten. I didn't even have to ask, I didn't even want anyone to come, but they put their lives on the line for me and Clem without hesitation.
Kenny: The moment when he got Lee out of the overrun drugstore at the end of episode 1.
Lilly: Somewhere between her saying that she cares deeply for her dad in episode 2, and our combined hatred of Kenny (at the time) in the meat locker.
Carley: The moment when she said that she trusted you in episode 1.
Christa: The moments in episode 3 when she's friendly towards Clem.
Omid: The moment when he saves you from falling off the overpass in episode 3.
Katjaa: Almost the exact instant I met her.
Duck: I didn't hate the kid, I just didn't care much about him until he throws out a Batman reference and you have a chance to give him a high-five.
Kenny:everytime, his moustace is so sexy.
Lilly:fucking never.
Carley:since she trusted you. "Don't call me small"
Clementine: since i've seen her in the begining after Lee kills the undead officer.
Duck:"Duck thinks you are incradibly awesome"
Mark:since he stand up to Lilly about the people we brought.
Larry:never.
Christa: meeting her,noticing she's pregnant
Omid:since i saw his big-ass eyes.
Clementine: When she gave me the hammer that I needed to fend off a walker when we first met.
Kenny: When he saved my life after Larry knocks me down. Too bad that was the only time he did something for me for almost the rest of the game.
Katjaa: When she tries to protect Doug off-screen when captured by the St. Johns.
Duck: The Batman and Robin line in Episode 3.
Lilly: The one-to-one talk in the drug store in Episode 1, and her saving my life twice in a row when Kenny failed to help out. Had stayed friends with her until the Carley/Doug incident.
Larry: Didn't appreciate him at first until I saw the story from his perspective, and I ended up unstanding his actions more.
Carley: When she saved our groups life outside the drug store in Episode 1, and confronted Lee about the secrecy but was willing to keep quiet.
Ben: When he begged me to drop him. I didn't, because that would have been anyone of us in Ben's shoes in the Walking Dead.
Chuck: The talk about treating Clementine as a 'living person' than a 'little girl'.
Christa: When she bonded with Clementine the moment they met, and her willingness to help me when I showed her the bite.
Omid: When he saved my life the moment the truck was about to knock me off the bridge.
Kenny: when he came back to save me after Larry hit me
katjaa: the second I talked to her because she reminded me of my mom
duck: when he helped me solve the mystery back at the motor inn
Larry: when he said that if anything happens to lily or clem that I better watch my ass
lily: she saved my at the dairy twice
Carley: she didn't tell the group about me in episode one
Doug: when carley told me the story about how he saved her
Ben: when he agreed to help me find clem
mark: when he stood up to lily when we brought back ben and David
Chuck: when he told lee to prepare clem
Omid: when he saved lee from being knocked off while he used the blowtorch
Christa: when she shows concern about clem by asking lee if he knows what he is doing
Lee: when he took clem with him and protected her through out the game
Molly: she saved clem down at the riverfront
Clem: The moment I spoke to her on the radio and then even more when she handed me the hammer.
Carley: When she saved me TWICE in the drug store and kept my secret.
Christa & Omid: Christa bonded with Clem, and Omid saved me from falling. Both also volunteered to come with me to get Clem after Lee got bitten. It was then I knew that I wanted them as Clems guardians.
Chuck: When he sacrificed himself to help Clem and the group get away.
Molly: She saved Clem and really knew how to look after her self.
Kenny had his moments, like saving Lee from the walkers in episode 1, but he mostly thought about himself and his family. Never did get the bro speech even in my save where I sided with him 100% EXCEPT for letting Ben drop.
Lee: We still have to deal with duck
Carley- liked her pretty much from the beginning, but really grew attached to her while talking to her at the very end of Episode 1, after saving her and running off to the motel. That "you picked me" talk tugged some strings inside me. Only wish there were some better options to answer.
Kenny- while he doesn't hold a candle to the best virtual bro of all time, that, in my opinion, is Garrus Vakarian from Mass Effect, he was still a good buddy throughout the game.
Katja- didn't notice her much at first, but as we talked more, I realized that she's basically my mother. Even looks similar, although more chubby. That made me care.
Mark- that guy may have only been with us for one episode, but damn, he was a good friend. Only wish we got to know him longer. Gimme "finding Mark" DLC, set in those 3 months between ep1 and ep2, and I bet Kenny will have some real competition for the "best bro in WD" contest.
Larry: My bro.
Yeah Larry will become my bro the day when Lilly shall sing " These are a few of my favorite things " . Oh wait , he is dead .
Never mind .
He's lee's ward
Kenny: I really liked him on episode 1 and 2, started disliking him a bit on episode 3 and 4 due to him being a real dick to me after I tried saving Larry, and started liking him again on Ep. 5 after we sat down in the attic and talked about past events, stating that those were water under the bridge.
Katjaa: Well, she was always nice, never had a reason to dislike her.
Duck: Didn't have a reason to dislike him either.
Lilly: After she says "Hey, Lee. We're good." when you try saving Larry.
Doug: He was always really nice too, he was one of the few people in the group I trusted completely. I felt bad for him when he said he didn't feel useful, even though I thought he was actually quite helpful.
Chuck: I quite liked him, but I don't think I ever got very attached to him. I feel a little bad because on episode 4 I actually completely forgot about him until Lee finds his body in the sewers.
Ben: I never had a reason to dislike him. I think he pretty much portrays what I would be in a ZA, maybe that's why I got attached to him. Always defended him when I could because I thought the way people always went against him wasn't fair, and I cried when he got impaled by that piece of metal and I realized that was it for him =/
Omid & Christa: I liked them ever since episode 3, but I liked Omid better than Christa. Got attached to them when we were the last remnants of the group, and I told them to look after Clementine after Lee passed away. Guess that didn't work out very well. Also, hi.
Also this Because why not.....
Kenny: My bro, we were just assholes together. Agreed with most of his choices. And that moustache...
Liked him from the moment he talked about Duck "Dodging or quacking?"..."Quacking"
Carley: Wished we could have more time together to explore whatever that "Don't call me small" thing was coming from.
Lilly: I kind of got her, she wasnt a bad person at all, just making the tough calls, killing Carley was inexcusable though. Started liking her after she thanked me for helping her dad get the pills.
Mark: What can i say, i liked Mark. when: When he said "Welcome to the family kid" to Ben.
Katjaa: She's nice. Not much more to say.
Ben: Some people don't realise he's still a kid, i was pretty forgiving because of it, maybe i shouldnt have, but i looked out for him just as i did Clementine. When: He just grew on me slowly.
Molly: I like girls that can handle themselves, what can i say, we need more warrior women, less princesses that need to be rescued. When: The moment she kicked my ass.
Omid and Christa: Great people, i hope they come back in s2. When: The moment Omid is excited we have "a kid".
Who i didnt get attached with:
Larry: I understood him, why he was being an ass, but the moment he decked me in the drugstore i realised i would never like him, he tried to murder me. to quote the allpowerful Malcolm Reynolds (Firefly) If people try to kill you, you kill them right back!
Duck: He was the kid i never really cared for.
Chuck, charming guy and i liked him well enough, but he was taken from us too soon to grow fond of him.
Hershel: Didn't sound at all like the real Hershel, and he was a dick.
Doug: He was just meh in my personal experience, good fellow, but never giving me enough reason to save him over Carley.
Glenn: Not the series' actors voice, threw me off, he was cool though.
Cant count the 400 days characters yet, they havent been around long enough for me to like them enough to get attached to them.
Clem: "Don't lick it, it's gross." "Did you lick it?" "I dunno..."
Katjaa: Her slow fall into hopelessness...
Carley: the damn batteries
Doug: His constant random facts/his sacrifice
Omid: His constant urge to lighten the tone.
Larry: He was protecting Lilly.
Ben: "They could be dead or walkers or worse, AND I DON'T FUCKING KNOW! SO GIVE ME A FUCKING BREAK!"
Lee: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aqTpa-5yy8
Wyatt: "Don't talk about your dick."
Eddie: "Why not?"
Nate: "If you say five I'm gonna flip!" + Walk among the cobras by Dan Sartain
Bennett (Bus driver): The moment I heard his voice.
Danny: "That's the kind of shit I could never do."
Vince: "Fuck wall street."
Clive: "If that guy, Lee, threatened me, I'd have shot him right there."
Out of everyone, I only disliked 2 characters:
Duck: Dat voice actor
Mark: Dat voice actor (ugh)