Larry Apprication Thread

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• Alex452

  May 2014

  I never liked Larry. I understood why Lilly was sad when he died but you never see him ever do anything nice for anyone else in the group. he was just there to be grumpy.
• CrazyGeorge Banned

  May 2014

  I liked Larry because he was honest, sure he didn't like Lee but from his POV i can understand why. Lee was a convicted killer. Larry never blabbed about it to anybody. He didn't run his mouth and he was there when you needed him. He was Lee's rival which made in my opinion Lee Stronger , able to deal with more crap as it came.
  
  Larry wasn't grumpy, in my opinion he was just emotionally distant to everyone but his daughter. He lost his wife sometime before the group met up, and that hardened him. That happens to people, it happened to me. Death changes the person you are, it happens to everyone. That is why i liked this character because i didn't get the two dimensional feel i got from most characters in this game so far.

  Alex452 posted: »

  I never liked Larry. I understood why Lilly was sad when he died but you never see him ever do anything nice for anyone else in the group. he was just there to be grumpy.
• sayakamiki

  May 2014

  I was actually never bothered too much by Larry for some reason. He reminded me of my dad, so maybe that's why.
  While I was irritated with him most of the time, I could at least somewhat understand why he was so ill-tempered. Being stuck in the apocalypse will make anyone grumpy, and he seemed to have lightened up while at the dairy farm. If I remember correctly he flirted with Brenda St. John before shit hit the fan.
  If you say to Mark that Larry is just looking out for his daughter, he won't get pissed with Lee and will be flabbergasted for a short few seconds. He also never told anyone that Lee was a convict. I was sure he would spill the beans about it to the group eventually, but he didn't.
  
  Even though he was a grade-A asshole, he cared for his daughter Lilly, and I can respect that.
• Alex452

  May 2014

  I found him to be and interesting character but he just wasn't very likeable. I can see from his point of view why he didn't like Lee at first but I think he could have been nicer as time went on. I suppose he did have an excuse for being emotionally distant seeing that his wife died but he didn't make much of an effort to get on with anyone else in the group. I guess I wasn't happy when he died but I definitely wasn't sad.

  CrazyGeorge posted: »

  I liked Larry because he was honest, sure he didn't like Lee but from his POV i can understand why. Lee was a convicted killer. Larry never … moreblabbed about it to anybody. He didn't run his mouth and he was there when you needed him. He was Lee's rival which made in my opinion Lee Stronger , able to deal with more crap as it came. Larry wasn't grumpy, in my opinion he was just emotionally distant to everyone but his daughter. He lost his wife sometime before the group met up, and that hardened him. That happens to people, it happened to me. Death changes the person you are, it happens to everyone. That is why i liked this character because i didn't get the two dimensional feel i got from most characters in this game so far.
• CrazyGeorge Banned

  May 2014

  Here here! I gave Larry the Jerky because i felt it suited his attitude at the time. His attitude never really bothered me because i been around worse growing up, i found him more animated, alive. He seemed like a great father, that would do anything for his daughter. I feel he should of had a better death scene. I wonder how Larry would react, after Lilly shoots Doug/Carly. I would love to know what he would say to his daughter at that moment. Would it even happen with him watching out for her?

  sayakamiki posted: »

  I was actually never bothered too much by Larry for some reason. He reminded me of my dad, so maybe that's why. While I was irritated with… more him most of the time, I could at least somewhat understand why he was so ill-tempered. Being stuck in the apocalypse will make anyone grumpy, and he seemed to have lightened up while at the dairy farm. If I remember correctly he flirted with Brenda St. John before shit hit the fan. If you say to Mark that Larry is just looking out for his daughter, he won't get pissed with Lee and will be flabbergasted for a short few seconds. He also never told anyone that Lee was a convict. I was sure he would spill the beans about it to the group eventually, but he didn't. Even though he was a grade-A asshole, he cared for his daughter Lilly, and I can respect that.
• tauer

  May 2014

  He was a fucking asshole. I'm supposed to respect him because he loved his daughter? Fuck that. That's what any decent human being would do. He never cared for or did anything for anyone else. He punched Lee in the face and left him for dead AFTER Lee had saved his life getting him his meds.
  He wanted to kill a KID because he was covered in muck. I wonder what his reaction would be if Lilly was bitten, and there actually was proof hm? After all this shit, Kenny and Lee STILL saved his ass.
  4 fuckings months of living with Lee and he still gave him attitude, right down to his last breath. When Lee warned them of the human meat, he of course didn't believe it. "It's always something with this guy." Like there would be any reason to lie.
  And then when Lee turned out to be right, he blamed Lee for not being fast enough. Fucking dick.
  
  And to the "Lee was a convicted murderer" bullshit, he was the same way to everyone else in the group, so fuck that.
  
  Losing his wife doesn't excuse shit. Everybody had lost someone, yet you don't see them walking around behaving like complete douches like he did.
  
  He was a cool enough character and good for the plot. But I certainly didn't like him nor does he deserve my respect. Fuck him.
  
  Rant over.
• CrazyGeorge Banned

  May 2014

  I am not going to disagree, he did some jerk things in the game and at the time i didn't like him and had the same reaction your having now. However, looking back, I just don't see Larry's character as black/white as you do.
  
  I look at that situation as this, he is already emotionally crippled. He doesn't care about anybody but his daughter. Everyone else is expendable in his mind. I was always the assumption he was ex military too, he seems like a classic case of PTSD. He is not capable of making emotional connections, because he is so damaged, when your like that it affects the way you see the world.

  tauer posted: »

  He was a fucking asshole. I'm supposed to respect him because he loved his daughter? Fuck that. That's what any decent human being would do.… more He never cared for or did anything for anyone else. He punched Lee in the face and left him for dead AFTER Lee had saved his life getting him his meds. He wanted to kill a KID because he was covered in muck. I wonder what his reaction would be if Lilly was bitten, and there actually was proof hm? After all this shit, Kenny and Lee STILL saved his ass. 4 fuckings months of living with Lee and he still gave him attitude, right down to his last breath. When Lee warned them of the human meat, he of course didn't believe it. "It's always something with this guy." Like there would be any reason to lie. And then when Lee turned out to be right, he blamed Lee for not being fast enough. Fucking dick. And to the "Lee was a convicted murderer" bullshit, he was the same way to everyone else in the group, … [view original content]
• Cowpie

  May 2014

  If you don't like Larry , that's ok , your not supposed to like him..
  i really liked Larry, because Larry made the dialogue believable .For me ,Meeting him in the drug store was the first time that a video game argument felt like a real argument .
  .Every conversation with him is intense .The more intense the conversation, the more exciting it is.
• tauer

  May 2014

  I'm aware he's emotionally crippled, he lost his wife. But Lee lost his parents and his brother. Clem lost her parents. Kenny loses his whole family in one day. Nick lost uncle Pete. Walter lost Matthew. I could go on. Walter spares Nick even though he killed Matthew because he understood it was a mistake (I know it's determinant, but still). That's someone worthy of respect.
  Point is that all these people have lost loved ones, and even non millitary people would likely get PTSD from living in a world like this. I just don't see this as an excuse for anything. I'm aware that he's not an evil man, but neither is he a very good one.
  
  I simply don't see how he's deserving of respect at all.

  CrazyGeorge posted: »

  I am not going to disagree, he did some jerk things in the game and at the time i didn't like him and had the same reaction your having now.… more However, looking back, I just don't see Larry's character as black/white as you do. I look at that situation as this, he is already emotionally crippled. He doesn't care about anybody but his daughter. Everyone else is expendable in his mind. I was always the assumption he was ex military too, he seems like a classic case of PTSD. He is not capable of making emotional connections, because he is so damaged, when your like that it affects the way you see the world.
• Mixpack

  May 2014

  I liked the character in the sense that it gave great dialogues and some tension in the group. But his personality? Hell no
• ComingSoon Banned

  May 2014

  To the charm coming out of his ass!
• sayakamiki

  May 2014 edited May 2014

  Larry tended to agree with everything his daughter did, and likewise Lilly agreed with him, so I'd imagine he'd be on the same page as her with accusing Carley/Ben of stealing supplies. But then again, the whole reason Lilly was in her unhinged mental state then was largely due to the loss of her father, so I imagine she never would've shot anybody to begin with. But if she did, I honestly can't say how Larry would react. I doubt he would stand for leaving her out on the side of the road, though.
  
  If Larry had never died in the meat locker, I imagine the season would've been a lot different.

  CrazyGeorge posted: »

  Here here! I gave Larry the Jerky because i felt it suited his attitude at the time. His attitude never really bothered me because i been … morearound worse growing up, i found him more animated, alive. He seemed like a great father, that would do anything for his daughter. I feel he should of had a better death scene. I wonder how Larry would react, after Lilly shoots Doug/Carly. I would love to know what he would say to his daughter at that moment. Would it even happen with him watching out for her?
• Bubadoo

  May 2014

  Livin' Like Larry! Liiiiiviiiing...Liiiikkee....Laaarrryyyy
• _Juice_Box_

  May 2014

  I didn't try to help saltlick Larry, instead I was trying to save him, but I still don't appreciate him.
• CrazyGeorge Banned

  May 2014

  I have to disagree, i think he would be very disappointed as a father if he witnessed his daughter kill Doug/Carly over Ben. Sure he might have wanted to kick him off the RV, but i don't think he would want his daughter to kill either of them. He wanted the best for his daughter. I think that would of been a great scene to write but alas we will never know.

  sayakamiki posted: »

  Larry tended to agree with everything his daughter did, and likewise Lilly agreed with him, so I'd imagine he'd be on the same page as her w… moreith accusing Carley/Ben of stealing supplies. But then again, the whole reason Lilly was in her unhinged mental state then was largely due to the loss of her father, so I imagine she never would've shot anybody to begin with. But if she did, I honestly can't say how Larry would react. I doubt he would stand for leaving her out on the side of the road, though. If Larry had never died in the meat locker, I imagine the season would've been a lot different.