Luke / Carver relationship
I don't know if there is back story as I've only ever played through the games and not watched the show or read the graphic novels, but is there a connection between Luke and Carver? Rebecca I think mentioned Luke butted heads with Carver before, and it doesn't seem like usually one can butt heads with Carver without ultimately losing theirs in the process, so it seems odd to me that Luke felt he could do that and get away with it. He wasn't beaten too badly at all (compared to Kenny) when he was found sneaking too. Also, Luke had flickers of surprise in his face when the group suggested shooting Carver at the end. Either Luke truly is a kinder man with his humanity intact despite all that's happened, or killing Carver caused him personal grief. I don't want to suggest Carver was his father or anything, as the notion seems like a strange thing to me, but there have been a few instances that make me feel he may well have been or some other similar relation.
Of course this post is borne out of a certain level of ignorance and is just an interpretation that seemed plausible.
Of course this post is borne out of a certain level of ignorance and is just an interpretation that seemed plausible.
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IN LOVE.
...Dammit
Lu-rvers? hahaha my otp.
They did say Carver got worse after the group escaped.
There's definitely more to this than they're telling us, and they act as if Luke has cut and run before but what makes me shaky on that is that the Cabin group all seem to really trust Luke. None of them mention him cutting and running previously like Carver's words would suggest. Maybe Luke was at one point a secondary leader but he was weak-willed and preferred to step down rather than cause conflict? That would fit with Carver's view of weakness being dangerous. But then why does Carver seem to hold little animosity towards him? He even seems to talk about Luke as if Luke is an outsider, which we know he isn't based on how the other cabin group members and Bonnie talk about him.
Carver never cares for his son but somewhat still doesn't want to see him dead however wants to keep his parental focus on "his child" with Rebecca as he says to Clem "The next generation has to be stronger than the last" implying he sees Luke as someone who will always be weak as he plans to raise the "next generation" (Rebecca's child) as it will be "stronger than the last" (Luke).
However Carver is still obsessed with survival so he did have to punish his son Luke (most likely not as severaly as someone else, as also shown with Kenny. Remember Luke had a possession of a walkie-talkie as well, whilst also trying to steal food and planning the whole operation whilst Kenny only possesed a walkie talkie. So it doesn't really make sense that Luke wouldn't be punished nearly as bad as Kenny unless Carver had another agenda which could be that Luke is actually Carvers son).
This also explains why Luke was somewhat hesitant in murdering Carver as he could possibly have seen some way to bring his father back however Kenny shot Carver and by then it was too late.
Would also mean how Nick envies Luke as he's able to "just keep moving all the time" suggesting that Luke went through trauma yet continued moving which Nick greatly respected and kept as a secret from the others. Due to him knowing Luke for 20 years he could have travelled with both Luke and Carver before the community was set up. Thus the trauma Luke went through was losing his parent to a community.
Also would explain why Luke disliked Carvers rules, he possibly either just disliked the rules or he didn't mind the rules somewhat but just wanted to oppose his father to try and gain his father figure back as more forgiving and friendly rules could be put in place setting Carvers mentality to be back to how it were (a loving father to Luke). He may have also wanted to oppose his father to take out his resentment on his fathers obssesion out on him in some way.
Would also explain why Carver says that Clementine cannot "trust the cabin survivors" as Carver could believe that Luke would turn back to his side and betray the cabin group in doing so.
If this is all true, then this would be the second time Kenny would have murdered an opposing persons father by destroying their brain.