Kenny isn't that bad

To start this up, I'm not a hardcore Kenny fanboy. If you like Luke and hate Kenny (and want his voice actor to hang himself which some of you said) then that's fine by me. Each to their own, right?

However, I feel I need to "correct" some of your claims of him as a person. Let's start up:

Kenny isn't selfish:
Imagine if Kenny didn't take the blame for the walkie-talkie, what would've happened to Clem? Do you think some 11 year old girl could handle that kind of beating? You can go ahead and say that she would be fine with it, but she wouldn't.

Kenny is an "enemy maker":
Correct, he doesn't trust a lot of people anymore, not after Ben betrayed them and got his family killed. But think about before that happened? He was nice to Lee at the first time he met him, the same with Hershel and Shane. And him being like "We should take this place over, our guns can handle a couple of punks with bows and arrows." is because he was smart enough to understand that something was not right about those st.johns.

I just wanted to put this out.
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  • edited May 2014
    Agreed on everything you said exept one thing, people saying that Kenny's voice actor should hang himself is definitely not cool! Beeing offensive against his character is one thing, beeing offensive against his voice actor is a other thing!
  • I totally agree!Some people don't see the "true" Kenny in him
  • CathalOHaraCathalOHara Moderator
    People have been saying that?! The hell?

    Agreed on everything you said exept one thing, people saying that Kenny's voice actor should hang himself is definitely not cool! Beeing offensive against his character is one thing, beeing offensive against his voice actor is a other thing!

  • edited May 2014
    Now repent, sinners! For he has risen...Let us pray, fellow Stache-ists...

    Hail Kenny, full of Boats, the Stache is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst Urbans and blessed is the fruit of the loins, Duck.

    Holy Kenny, father of Duck, pray for us shitbirds now and in the hour of our bite.

    Amen.

    Kenny is love, Kenny is life!

    I totally agree!Some people don't see the "true" Kenny in him

  • Whoever wrote that is clearly a genius.

    Now repent, sinners! For he has risen...Let us pray, fellow Stache-ists... Hail Kenny, full of Boats, the Stache is with thee. Blessed

  • I'm gonna be controversial here and say that Kenny is a more interesting character then Clementine.

    In Season 1, there wasn't anything you could do to make her dislike you or be mad at you. It was a great relationship, but it felt kind of "static".

    I know that's what Telltale intended, but the Lee/Clem relationship just isn't as dynamic, spicy, controversial or gripping as the one of Lee/Kenny.
  • I totally agree with you, but you definitely gonna get alot of downvotes for this comment! (And me for agreeing with you:)
    Giraffehat posted: »

    I'm gonna be controversial here and say that Kenny is a more interesting character then Clementine. In Season 1, there wasn't anything

  • Gee, I wonder who that is.
    Giraffehat posted: »

    Whoever wrote that is clearly a genius.

  • No idea, but he's probably super awesome.
    Lingvort posted: »

    Gee, I wonder who that is.

  • Can't say I care. People can downvote if they want, but I'm not gonna puss out and hide my opinion just because a lot of people disagree with it.

    I totally agree with you, but you definitely gonna get alot of downvotes for this comment! (And me for agreeing with you:)

  • Controversy is great. There was once an argument between a Kenny fan and a Lilly fan, the Lilly fan posted a pic of some staring guy from "Supernatural", and said: "Look in those eyes and tell me that Kenny is better than Clementine". Guess what I did.

    That was my most disliked post ever.
    Giraffehat posted: »

    I'm gonna be controversial here and say that Kenny is a more interesting character then Clementine. In Season 1, there wasn't anything

  • You've got that part right, sir.
    Giraffehat posted: »

    No idea, but he's probably super awesome.

  • edited May 2014
    You've shown that Kenny isn't *totally* selfish, but I hardly think we can call him totally selfless.

    I mean, if you don't agree with him once, he leaves you to die under a door, and he tries to leave Lilly behind before she did anything wrong.

    If he were fully selfless, he wouldn't leave people to their deaths regardless of whether they were perennially nice to him or not.


    I mean, he leaves Lee, who is the protector of Clementine, to *die* because he doesn't help him murder someone. That's just....not cool.
  • Amen
    Giraffehat posted: »

    Whoever wrote that is clearly a genius.

  • Yes, well I only know one person who said that... I think you know who it is...
    CathalOHara posted: »

    People have been saying that?! The hell?

  • We're not allowed to talk about banned members here.
    Echopapa posted: »

    Lexy?

  • Lexy?
    CodPatrol posted: »

    Yes, well I only know one person who said that... I think you know who it is...

  • He only does that if you don't help him kill Larry.
    Note, you trying to save Larry could put his family at risk at that time.
    Flog61 posted: »

    You've shown that Kenny isn't *totally* selfish, but I hardly think we can call him totally selfless. I mean, if you don't agree with h

  • Not to mention, he didn't act too concerned with what would happen to Clem in S1 when he hesitates/refuses to go look for her if Lee didn't agree with him at every turn. I don't think Kenny is totally selfish either, but abandoning a child to probable death because your ego couldn't take the girl's guardian not bowing to your will 100% of the time is pretty WTF. Especially with Kenny being a father, a father whose own child had died recently no less.
    Flog61 posted: »

    You've shown that Kenny isn't *totally* selfish, but I hardly think we can call him totally selfless. I mean, if you don't agree with h

  • CathalOHaraCathalOHara Moderator
    I do? Alright cool, I do!
    CodPatrol posted: »

    Yes, well I only know one person who said that... I think you know who it is...

  • Well Shaundi obviously.
    CathalOHara posted: »

    I do? Alright cool, I do!

  • CathalOHaraCathalOHara Moderator
    A goose in a tux? Where?
    Giraffehat posted: »

    Whoever wrote that is clearly a genius.

  • There's nothing wrong with being a Gentlegoose.
    CathalOHara posted: »

    A goose in a tux? Where?

  • Shitbird mentioned
  • CathalOHaraCathalOHara Moderator
    Say you're some quaic out and about.
    Giraffehat posted: »

    There's nothing wrong with being a Gentlegoose.

  • His voice actor is actually a pretty nice guy.,. he does something people refer to as "Acting".

    Agreed on everything you said exept one thing, people saying that Kenny's voice actor should hang himself is definitely not cool! Beeing offensive against his character is one thing, beeing offensive against his voice actor is a other thing!

  • As a matter of fact, sir, we honk. We do not quack.
    CathalOHara posted: »

    Say you're some quaic out and about.

  • edited May 2014
    You lie, sir. You don't quack or honk, you rant. "No disrespect, son".
    Giraffehat posted: »

    As a matter of fact, sir, we honk. We do not quack.

  • No it couldn't, he finds it just as easy to drop the saltlick on his head regardless of whether you help him or not.

    He only does that if you don't help him kill Larry. Note, you trying to save Larry could put his family at risk at that time.

  • Kenny may not be 'bad', but he isn't 'good', either, IMO. I really hate his character, not in a "Wow, bad writing" way, but more like a "Larry" way. Good character, but still hate him a lot.
  • No.
    Drbg posted: »

    His voice actor is actually a pretty nice guy.,. he does something people refer to as "Acting".

  • That's not what I meant.
    As the wiki says, Kenny had to kill a man for the good of the group and his family's safety. When Lee didn't help him with that and opted to put his family at risk then that was the last straw for Ken.
    Flog61 posted: »

    No it couldn't, he finds it just as easy to drop the saltlick on his head regardless of whether you help him or not.

  • Arrr Matey, pirate Kenny approves! Boat, Boat, Boat!
    Giraffehat posted: »

    Can't say I care. People can downvote if they want, but I'm not gonna puss out and hide my opinion just because a lot of people disagree with it.

  • edited May 2014
    And when he refuses to help Clementine if, for example, you don't kill Ben?

    Was Ben still a direct threat to his family?

    Is petty revenge more important than saving a little child's life? Because to Ken, it is.

    That's not what I meant. As the wiki says, Kenny had to kill a man for the good of the group and his family's safety. When Lee didn't help him with that and opted to put his family at risk then that was the last straw for Ken.

  • Kenny is good until he gets a shave, if he ever shaves, he dies.
  • He was mad at Ben because he thought he was the reason that his son got bit.And in my playthrough,I didn't drop Ben and Kenny still came with me.He only doesn't come if you don't side with him in the previous episodes
    Flog61 posted: »

    And when he refuses to help Clementine if, for example, you don't kill Ben? Was Ben still a direct threat to his family? Is petty revenge more important than saving a little child's life? Because to Ken, it is.

  • edited May 2014
    Yes he was mad at ben.

    Is your friend refusing to kill him enough of a reason to let a little girl die? Er, no.

    If you don't drop Ben and were punched by Kenny, he doesn't come with you. Like literally, if he tries to beat you up on the train and you refuse to murder someone, he'll be perfectly willing to let a little child die.

    Regardless of how Lee treated him, a truly *good* person would help you find her no matter what, as he has no other baggage or things to protect like Omid and Christa did.

    He was mad at Ben because he thought he was the reason that his son got bit.And in my playthrough,I didn't drop Ben and Kenny still came with me.He only doesn't come if you don't side with him in the previous episodes

  • The only time he doesn't come with you,regardless of what you say trying to convince him is because you didn't give a shit about his son when he got bit.That's why he couldn't care less about clem.I'm not saying that he was 100% right when he didn't come to find clem,I'm saying he had a reason
    Flog61 posted: »

    Yes he was mad at ben. Is your friend refusing to kill him enough of a reason to let a little girl die? Er, no. If you don't drop

  • MrLeeMrLee Banned
    edited May 2014
    That's true... I have a feeling that Clem is doing this again in season 2 if you look carefully at him you see some reactions. One moment Bonnie wanted Clem to come with her and if you say what are we going to do Kennys face was like. Why don't you love me? why didn't you say I want to stay to my friends for example Clem!
    Seriously I'm happy he is back but OMFG seriously stop doing that!

    The only time he doesn't come with you,regardless of what you say trying to convince him is because you didn't give a shit about his son whe

  • But even if you look after his son incredibly, he still needs convincing.

    If he really cared about clem, that wouldn't be necessary.

    The only time he doesn't come with you,regardless of what you say trying to convince him is because you didn't give a shit about his son whe

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