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[bourbonificould]

TWDG Icons - Season 2

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[kiichu]

a lil jane and troy edit from the walking dead game ✨

[fandomphantomfreak]

may be stretching a bit but. truly the trope of all time.

[willemdafinky]

Skipping stones, braiding hair…Last year's antlers mark the trail…Take us back, oh, take us back…Oh, take us, take us back..Take us back, oh, take us back..Oh, take us, take us back…

[thecrusadercomrade]

What-Ifs of Telltale's the Walking Dead Chapter 23: What If the Group Took Over Howe's?

Summary: After the group is forced to bide their time and remain in Howe's when Kenny is beaten by Carver, Vince approaches Luke with an offer that might just save all of them from Carver's madness.

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[ericsonclan]

Oh My Darling Clementine

Summary: Louis decides to take Clementine away from camp and the pressures that come with it.

Word Count: 2000+

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“Well that went about as well as expected,” Aasim sighed as he slung another rabbit over his shoulder. His eyes stayed on the hunted game for a moment, making sure none of the blood would get on his dark brown jacket.

“Yeah, I’d say we kicked ass,” Mitch slung his carbine repeater over his shoulder, pride deep within his eyes as he held up the single rabbit he got. He glanced over at his friend when he didn’t hear a response. “Making sure nothing gets on that fancy vest of yours?”

“It’s not that fancy. I’m just trying to dress decently,” Aasim grumbled, tugging on his coat to make sure nothing got on his gold and brown vest that held a sophisticated design to it.

Mitch snorted. “Uh-huh, well I think spending money on fancy shit isn’t worth it.”

“Says the man who’s been eyeing vests lately.” Aasim retorted and started to lead the way through the forest back into their camp. “What, is your stained blue shirt and jacket full of holes not doing it for Brody?”

Mitch frowned at that. “Shut up, she likes this look on me. I look like a fucking badass,” He readjusted his black cowboy hat.

Aasim didn’t buy it at all and stayed silent for a moment as he weaved past the tall trees lush with green leaves. “Then why are you looking at vests?”

Mitch looked down at his boots. “I’m planning on taking Brody on a nice date in town. Maybe pop the question if I can get up the courage,” Mitch messed with his hat, making sure more of his face was covered. He didn’t have to glance over to know what his friend’s expression was.

“You’re going to propose to Brody!”

“Quiet down,” Mitch hissed. “Fuck, you want the whole camp to know? Fucking hell,” Mitch stuffed his hands in his pockets.

“Sorry. So what’s the plan for the proposal? Do you have a ring yet?” Aasim began to bombard Mitch with questions. All of it was starting to overwhelm the young outlaw.

“I’m still figuring everything out.”

“Well, I can help you out. I can ensure it goes smoothly and-” Aasim paused for a moment. “Wait, Carver is fine with this, right?”

Mitch stopped in his tracks when he heard the question. “Does it matter? It’s my life and Brody’s, not his.”

Aasim grew quiet, pursing his lips as he pondered for a moment.

“Let’s get back to camp. We have more dynamite lying around, don’t we?”

Aasim’s brow furrowed. “Why?”

“I want to take Willy fishing with me and using dynamite is the best method,” Mitch smiled when he saw that his friend was about to disagree with him. They were nearing the camp when Aasim finally found his voice but the faint snapping of a twig made the outlaws spin around.

There, rushing behind the safety of a tree, was another outlaw. He wasn’t in their gang though. After a second the outlaw tried to hightail it out of there.

“Shit! Get back here, asshole!” Mitch’s yelling made people around camp look over and spot the enemy hiding in the woods. Before Mitch could even hope to chase the young bastard, a gunshot rang out and the enemy outlaw fell over.

Looking back, Mitch spotted Carver standing there with the revolver. He placed away the weapon in the holster and worked to straighten out the gold pocket watch chain on his vest.

“Mind telling me how he got so near camp?” Carver’s eyes were cold and blunt, his form cloaked in black save for the red handcherkief in his breast pocket.

“I don’t know, we were being careful and-”

“Not careful enough,” Carver cut Aasim off. “You two, over here. Troy, bring over our new guest.” Carver’s voice had taken on an eerie calmness.

“Get your fucking ass up!” Troy grabbed the young man by the throat.

“Wait, this is a misunderstanding,” The young man tried to plead but Troy continued to drag him towards a tree on the outskirts of the camp.

Carver scowled at the boys. “I had such faith in you two. I figured you would be protectors but then you make a mistake like this. Don’t you understand that we’re struggling to hide away right now? If we want to be free and finally not have to deal with lawmen or bandits or other outlaws, then we have to use our brains.”

“It was a mistake. One we won’t make again.” Aasim answered as he and Mitch stood before Carver. The others stood nearby. The tension in the air felt palpable.

“A mistake is right and what happens when you screw up?”

“We get punished.” Mitch mumbled then caught Carver’s eyes. “Sir.”

“That’s right. I gotta get it through all of your thick skulls that the world is dangerous. They are all out to gut you, to fill your bellies with lead, to leave you to the vultures and crows. Here is where you can be safe, but in order to learn sometimes a bit of pain is necessary.” Carver slowly strode forward and sent a heavy punch to Aasim’s face. The outlaw crumpled to the floor and before anyone could even process what had happened Carver had sent a punch against Mitch's jaw as well. He added a backhanded slap. His hands held Mitch steady so he wouldn’t fall. “Now I care about you, son. Both of you. Don’t make this mistake again and let’s put this in the past.”

Mitch nodded, his eyes hidden as Aasim struggled to get back up on his feet.

“Yes, sir,” Aasim wiped away the blood from his lip.

“Good. Now Ms. O’Donnel, Ms. Anderson, if you two would kindly help your men with their faces. It seems like they messed them up pretty good.” Carver watched as Ruby and Brody moved forward to help Aasim and Mitch. Willy quickly ran over to check on his older brother too but Mitch kept brushing off his concern.

“Now, Clementine, how about we get started on welcoming our guest,” Carver slowly rolled up the white sleeves of his undershirt.

Clementine nodded and walked forward, mimicking her father’s actions. The pair made their way over towards the tree where Troy had bound the young man’s hands.

“What’s your name, son?” Carver stopped in front of the tree.

“Fuck you,” The young outlaw spat at his face.

Carver silently wiped the saliva clean with his red handkerchief. “Clementine. Teach him some manners.”

“Yes, sir.” Clementine curled her fist and immediately dug it into the outlaw’s gut. A short, raspy breath left his lips.

“Now listen, you’re only getting what you deserve. Those who treat others like you do, don’t deserve much of anything good. Are you understanding what I’m getting at?” Carver’s gaze stayed on the man’s eyes. Slowly the outlaw nodded.

“Now, name?”

“Joey.”

“Joey, good. Decent sounding name.” Carver tucked away his handkerchief. “Here’s what’s gonna happen, Joey. I recognize your kind. That swagger, those colors you wear. You’re part of that O’Riley gang out west, aren’t you?”

Joey slowly nodded.

“Alright, well then we’ll make sure to starve you for a few days. Get that old brain really spinning then we’ll get that information on your gang. You see, we know you’ve been trying to find us again.” Carver’s voice went an octave lower.

“I don’t know. I just joined a few weeks ago.”

“Hmmhmm. Alright then, let’s go, Clementine. Troy, keep our new friend company.”

“I won’t be leaving this spot.”

That’s exactly what Troy did. Days passed and no matter how much Joey begged or how much the others wanted to spare him a morsel of food, Troy didn’t let them near him. After several days, Carver returned with Clementine by his side once more. He expected Joey to talk but he didn’t. So he allowed Clementine to have the honor of forcing him to. After what felt like endless hours, Joey caved and Clementine stepped back, her fists slick with his blood.

“Okay, okay I’ll talk! Just please stop,” Joey begged as bloody saliva slipped down his beaten lips. “We have a camp near the river just west of here. It’s right by some boulders and a huge twisted tree. You can’t miss it. I can take you there.”

“Oh, you can, can you?” Carver shared a look with Clementine that made her stomach drop to her feet. “Alright then,” He took out his hunting knife and casually cut the ropes that tied the outlaw to the tree.

“Thanks. It’s just this way. I don’t need a horse or noth-” He never got a chance to finish that sentence as a bullet shot through his skull. With a loud thud he fell to the ground. Clementine stared at her most recent kill then holstered her revolver.

“Good girl. We couldn't risk him running off and trying to warm his people. He was a risk to our little family here.” Carver placed his hands on Clementine’s shoulders as he stood behind her. “Did you feel that rush when you pulled the trigger?”

“No.” Clementine wouldn’t look back to meet her father’s gaze.

“Yes, you did. Don’t lie to me.” His voice went low again. “With a bit more practice all of this will become like second nature to you. This is what it means to protect the family. So don’t you dare wander off and go crying or puking like some of the others might. Grow a pair and be proud of yourself. You took out a threat. Now go wash up, your hands are a mess.” Carver patted his daughter’s back and smiled at her. She was his pride and joy. He knew as soon as he met her all those years ago that they were cut from the same cloth. He could see that part of her relished all of this. That was the part of her that Carver wanted to nurture.

Silently Clementine walked over to the wash bowl and started to clean her hands. Everything around her faded into the background. Carver’s yelling at Mitch to clean up his mess was but a faint hum in her ears. All she wanted to do was get this blood off her knuckles.

“Clem, Clem, you there?”

Louis’ voice appeared by her and the feeling of his hand on her arm made her snap out of her thoughts.

“What? Yeah, I’m here.”

“That was rough. What you had to do,” Louis looked over at his crush with concern in his eyes.

Clementine shrugged. “Just doing what I have to.”

Louis was quiet. He didn’t know how to respond to that.

An awkward moment passed between the pair before Louis broke it.

“Well, how about we go off into Valentine for a bit? I heard they have a piano at the saloon. I’d love to play you a song.” Louis smiled and watched as Clementine’s gentler side reappeared.

A small smile appeared on her lips. “Okay,”

“Great! Then right this way, ma’am,” Louis tipped his cowboy hat, causing the fringe on his jacket to sway.

“Yeah, how about we leave out the ma’am part,” Clementine walked over to her horse. The burnt brown Turkoman seemed antsy to get away from this camp. Clementine knew that feeling.

“Don’t worry, Kismet, just give me a second.” She gave the horse a few pats then worked to get up on the steed.

Louis’ horse seemed just as ready to leave as well.

“Okay, hold your horses, Arpeggio,” Louis showered the gray-speckled American Paint horse with affection as always then got ready to leave as well.

After a quick look over to make sure they were good to go the pair rode off. Neither of them spoke much as they galloped through the grass and wildflowers that covered the ground.

It wasn’t until they were in the saloon and Clementine had ordered a drink that they finally spoke.

“So, what’s this song you wanted to play for me?” She leaned against the piano and gave a warm smile over at Louis. Any harsh or intense aura had left her. Whenever Clementine was around Louis she felt free to be herself, not the version Carver wanted her to be. Being around him brought a sense of peace to her, making her heart both grow calm and flutter wildly whenever he gave a smile her way.

“Oh, umm, a few different ones but for now I found a song with your name in it,” Louis smiled then worked to get his fingers on the right keys.

“Oh yeah?” Clementine quirked an eyebrow and took a swig of liquor. “Alright, Lou, let’s hear it then.”

“Okay, get ready to be blown away,” Louis added a bit of flair to the beginning then started to play the opening notes of the song.

“Oh my darling, oh my darling

Oh my darling, Clementine,”

Louis started to hum along, not singing the rest of the words as he continued playing the song.

“Umm, Lou, I think you’re forgetting some words there,” Clementine pointed out and Louis’ piano playing grew softer.

“Oh yeah, about that. You see, well, I’m still working on editing the lyrics,”

“Editing the lyrics?” Clementine leaned closer towards her crush. “Why is that?”

Louis’ heart started pounding; he swore it would beat right out of his chest if she got any closer.

“Because it's a sad song and I wanted a song with your name in it to be happy. It’s what you deserve,” Louis gave a bright smile then paused for a moment as he got lost in the warm honey brown of Clementine’s eyes. Immediately he returned to the piano, his fingers slipping and hitting a wrong key.

“Great playing there, idiot!” One of the drunk patrons yelled.

“Hey, shut up, asshole!” Clementine snapped back at the man. Both of them locked eyes with one another and were silent until Clementine spoke again. “Just go on back to enjoying your drink, pisshead.”

“What was that?” The man rose to his feet and in an instant Louis got up and stood before Clementine.

“She said how about another drink. Bartender, could you get a drink for this fine friend of mine?” Louis hoped to de-escalate the situation. Luckily it worked out. Soon enough the man was back in his seat, nursing the drink that had been paid for him.

“Sorry,” Clementine sat down on the piano bench by Louis. “Almost started a fight.”

“That’s okay, I think Minnie has already gotten into a brawl here.” Louis rested his fingers back on the piano keys. His eyes wandered over to his crush and once again his heart fluttered in a melody that only appeared when he was near her. Something about her made him feel safe and throughout the years she had looked beyond his playful side. Clementine saw him for who he was and that was priceless to him.

It took Louis a moment but slowly he began to play a song. It only took Clementine a second to realize that it was a different one from before. This one was slower, filled with happy yet thoughtful notes. It lasted all of thirty seconds before Louis stopped playing it.

“That was a pretty song. What’s that one called?”

“‘Clementine.’ I wrote it myself,” Louis’ eyes didn’t look up to meet Clementine’s. “Not for the fruit, I like the fruit but I-” His courage faltered and he grew shy and he went back to playing the piano. “Yeah…”

Clementine stared at her crush for a moment, wondering if that song held the feelings she thought it did. “Louis,”

“Yeah?” Louis slowly looked up.

“Y’know I like you. Like, like like you.” Clementine watched as Louis’ lips parted, staying slightly ajar. After a moment a dorky smile appeared on his lips.

“Really? Holy shit. I can’t believe this. Really?” He looked over for confirmation which he found in his crush’s eyes. It took him a moment but he eventually got up the courage to respond in kind. “I like like you too.” Louis smiled and was surprised when Clementine leaned forward and captured his lips in a kiss.

It was a sloppy first kiss, Both of their foreheads bonked together and they were fumbling through the romantic gesture at first. After a moment, Louis closed his eyes, returning the kiss before it ended. As they pulled apart his head was left in a surprised giddy state.

Clementine watched Louis, feeling her heart warm with happiness at the confession. It felt like she was on cloud nine when she had heard Louis’ words. Until reality sent her back down to earth.

Carver.

Her father would never approve of this. Hell, he hated Louis’ guts. It would be too dangerous to flaunt the fact that they had feelings for each other around camp.

“Holy shit,” Louis murmured, his voice finally catching up with his mind. “I can’t wait to tell Marlon and Vi too. Man, they won’t believe it. I’ve been crushing on you for years and-”

“Louis.”

Clementine’s interruption made Louis pause.

“Yeah?”

“What happened just now. The two of us. It needs to be a secret, okay?”

Clementine saw Louis’ smile fade at those words. She could pinpoint the moment that his heart sank. She didn’t have to explain why, he knew.

“Okay.”

[adoredmarigold]

what character do u dislike/hate the most in every twdg season?

Season 1: Vernon or Danny I guess

Season 2: Troy

Season 3: Badger

Season 4: uuuh I guess Abel

Yeah sorry these are all kinda gimme answers, I’m not usually one too really hate characters

[arcadiabaytornado]

What did you think of Kenny and Sarita’s Relationship in TWDG Season 2?

I find their relationship really interesting. Especially on Sarita's end.

When we meet Kenny again he's buried his past. Sarita says he doesn't talk about before and was in bad shape when she found him. It seems like he's gotten better since that time, but seeing Clem again forces him to face his past.

A rage starts simmering as he's reminded of his wife and son. This leads to Kenny aggressively taking a box from Sarita's hands despite her saying she can get it. This isn't a big deal in the grand scheme of things, but it is a sign of things to come.

Their relationship gets more complicated after Carver kidnaps them. Sarita agrees with the cabin group not to be rash about their escape. This frustrates Kenny, who feels like doing nothing puts them at further risk, and he snaps at her before apologizing and cooling down.

So small cracks are laid but they still care about each other. Kenny defends her from Troy's mouth and Sarita tries to save him while he gets beaten by Carver. She also protests the idea of leaving without him.

Yet, what really interests me is Kenny and Sarita's final interaction before she's bitten. If you leave with Sarita instead of watching Kenny kill Carver, she'll tell Clem this: "That's not the Kenny I know in there. I wish... I thought... I could save him."

It really sounds like she looses faith in Kenny in that moment. It also sounds like she had a bit of a savior complex when it came to him. She wanted to make everything in his life okay again...and too much has happened that he hasn't dealt with for it to turn out that way. This leads me to wonder if their relationship would have been changed fundamentally or even ended if she hadn't gotten bit.

So they're cute during Episode 2, and I find Sarita and Kenny both really interesting to analyze, but it seems like their relationship was on thin ice when he killed Carver. Which makes you wonder if they could have eventually worked things out or if they were doomed for a breakup. That also lets you ask the question if Kenny could handle a break up anymore then he could her death.

[stop-breaking-my-heart-telltale]

I did a TWDG character tier list because it’s been a while

Back in July 2019, I posted a tier list ranking TWDG characters from all four seasons with explanations for why I placed each character where I did. It’s now 2023, and I’ve mostly stepped away from TWDG and the fandom. I pop in occasionally to answer asks or give updates about the Clementine comics. Sometimes I get the itch to do an analysis post. Or something like this.

Distancing myself and then revisiting the series has changed a lot of my opinions of these characters and my ranking is quite different, so I thought it’d be interesting to discuss.

Just a note about how I’m ranking this: This ranking is solely based on my feelings about the characters. Last time I ranked some characters higher than I wanted to because I acknowledged their good writing and popularity. I’m not doing that this time. Well-written/popular or not, if I don’t like them, they’re ranking low. If I like them, then that’s the only reason I need to rank them high. That’s probably going to cause disagreements and that’s fine. Agree to disagree, y’know?

Each character is limited to a 3-4 sentence explanation. I can’t write a heavy analysis for every character, otherwise we’ll be here forever.

Also, I didn’t include characters from the Michonne mini-series since they weren’t included in my original and the mini-series is separate from the main series. All you really need to know is Michonne and Pete would’ve made A-tier.  

Starting from F-tier and working our way up to S-tier:

F-tier

Troy Surprise, Troy’s my least favorite character in the entire series. He’s an asshole and I find nothing compelling about him other than his death scene. He’s insignificant, I hate him, and he can suck an egg.

Vernon Vernon has some sympathetic qualities to his character but as far as characters in S1 go, I can’t say he’s all that great. Sure, he patched Omid up but that doesn’t mean he gets to fuck us over in the end. Screw him, y’know?

The Stranger I feel like I like the idea around The Stranger more than the Stranger himself. I get it, he’s supposed to be just some dude and it’s a neat reveal that he’s the guy we stole food from, but I liked him better when he was just a voice over a walkie. He’s just kinda here to guilt you over your choices no matter what you did and use it as an excuse for kidnapping Clementine, but I need a little bit more from my antagonists.

Joan Joan has one of the coolest villain moments in TWDG when she asks you who you want to save, then orders who you picked to be executed, and honestly? I respect that. It just sucks that Joan as a character is boring as sin. I can’t forgive boring antagonists, she sucks.

Larry Not going to lie—Larry is the biggest asshole and I kinda live for it. I still absolutely hate him, but I can respect him as a character for being such a piece of shit. He has some depth to him when you bother to try out different choices, and his death is so ingrained in my brain, but he’s in F-tier for a reason. I hate him, but he’s a damn good antagonist within the group.

Abel I think Abel is a great antagonist and he’s well-written, but I also think he’s garbage and I hate him. They really captured how crusty, creepy, and cruel he can be while also giving him a moment of vulnerability when he realizes he’s dying.

D-tier

Kenny Yes, I’m ranking Kenny this low. He’s one of my least favorite characters in all of TWDG, but at least he’s an interesting character study despite just being such a piece of shit. I’m sorry, I know he’s a fan favorite and he’s a broken man with a sad backstory, I understand that he’s a complex and well-written character. But I can’t stand him; he’s manipulative, violent, possessive, you can’t disagree with him without him throwing a tantrum, and I just don’t like him.

Andy, Danny, Brenda I’m clumping these three together because I might as well, my opinion of them individually doesn’t differ much. These guys are cannibals who lead people to their farm to butcher, eat, and trade the meat with bandits. They fed Mark’s leg meat to the group like…. It’s so fucked. They’re great antagonists, the best in S1 for sure, but fuck these guys.

Walter I’m kinda meh on Walter. He’s where he is on this tier list not because I hate him or anything, he’s mostly just here to guilt Nick and then be executed by Carver, and eh.

Arvo I don’t like Arvo. I don’t think that’s an unpopular opinion. I feel bad about everything he went through and Kenny was absolutely in the wrong for abusing him the way he did, but I can’t say Arvo himself is compelling. I think that’s a common theme with me—boring is usually worse than bad, and Arvo isn’t all that interesting. Then he shoots Clementine and we never hear from him again sooo…. Cool.

Omar Oh no, poor Omar ranking so low. But again, for me boring is worse than bad, and Omar is boring. I’m sorry, I know that’s wild coming from me given my past with TFS but it’s true. Omar is a character who exists, he cooks, he gets shot, he survives, and that’s about it.

Mark The only cool thing about Mark is how he died. But as an actual character? Meh.

Sarita Sarita is barely her own character. She exists to serve Kenny’s character development, and I hate that for her. She’s nice, and unfortunately that’s it.

Willy Willy is okay. He definitely has the most depth in this tier, save Kenny. But he’s still a minor character who I can’t justify putting any higher when I don’t love him.

Mari Oh, poor Mari. She’s sweet, but her death is more impactful than her actual character.

C-tier

Carver Carver’s a pretty good antagonist. I like him well enough. He’s a piece of shit, he’s intimidating, and he’s dangerous. Not the best, not the worst antagonist.

Carlos Carlos is hilarious, which I don’t think was the intention behind his character but if not, then they shouldn’t have made him so funny. I’m not saying funny as in “haha,” I’m saying it in a “you are an incompetent man, why are you doing this” way.

Duck I feel kinda bad for putting Duck so low, but he has the same problems as Sarita and Mari, though he does have a bit more personality going for him. His character serves Kenny’s character development, and his death is more impactful than he actually is.

Bonnie Bonnie’s fine. I liked her more in 400 Days. In S2, she’s just kinda meh.

Rebecca I like Rebecca well enough. Her going from being a complete asshole to wanting to be friends with Clementine between episodes kind of gives me whiplash but I can’t help but sympathize with her. She’s a pregnant woman in the zombie apocalypse who lost her husband because Carver’s a piece of shit and then she dies shortly after giving birth... it’s sad.  

Shel and Becca I like Shel and Becca a lot more than I did before. Their situation in 400 Days is rough, and I feel a lot for Shel wanting to give Becca a good life despite the state of the world. Becca’s also just a kid who tries to act tough and like she has a thick skin but c’mon, she’s still just a kid. 

Mike Mike was super chill until he betrayed us at the end. I would’ve ranked him higher but frankly, I’m still a bit bitter about him wanting to run off with Bonnie and Arvo, completely fine with taking all the food and resources so that Clementine and baby AJ starve. We were bros, Mike, then you had to go a do that. 

Brody Once again: Her death is more memorable than her character. But, in this case, I will say Brody stands out given the fact that she’s lying to everyone about the twins and dealing with the guilt gnawing at her in ep1. I find her interesting within the context of “who is telling the truth? what really happened?” because unfortunately, both she and Marlon end up dead so we’ll never know the full story from either perspective. 

Mitch Oh, my boy, there was a time where you ranked waaaay higher, but I can’t do it. Mitch is a good character and serves his purpose, and his death is still pretty bullshit. I still like him, just not nearly as much as I used to. 

Eleanor I’m still pissy about Eleanor snitching on us to Joan which results in either Ava or Tripp being executed, and then having the balls to yell at us about it. But prior to that, Eleanor’s a character with great medical knowledge and skills who wanted to help people. She just ends up being a victim to ANF’s less than stellar writing. 

Kate I still have a lot of issues with Kate, like I still hate the romance between her and Javi and how bitter she becomes after being rejected, but I don’t hate her. She’s a flawed character but I understand her perspective on things when it comes to David and Richmond. She’s also resourceful and charming at times, I like her well enough. 

Violet Yeeeeeah, remember how I said this is 100% my biased opinion on all of these characters? Violet is a mid C-tier character for me, she’s just okay. I don’t hate Violet, I don’t love her. She has some really endearing moments just as she has infuriating ones. I talked a bunch about her in my revisiting TFS post, if you want a full explanation on my feelings about her, then you can read that. 

Chuck I like Chuck, he’s chill. I appreciate the reality check he gave Lee about Clementine and their plan, and I’m sad that he died. Not much else to say. 

Vince I really like Vince. I talked a lot more about his character in my 400 Days post, so to summarize, he’s another interesting protagonist in that dlc and I liked his story a lot. 

Molly Might be an unpopular opinion to put Molly this low, but even though I like her, I can’t justify putting her higher. Molly’s story is heartbreaking though, and incredibly traumatic when you sit with it... like, she traded sex for medicine so her sister wouldn’t be thrown out, and given that we don’t meet her sister and dipshit doctor said he couldn’t keep helping her out... yeah. Molly brings a lot of charm and humor while she’s around but she’s also just so sad, y’know?

Jesus Jesus is cool. I don’t really have much else to say about him other than that. 

Christa I feel like a lot of these C-tier characters can be summed up with, “I like them, they’re cool... yeah.” because that’s how I feel about Christa. She shines more as a character when paired with Omid, and like with Rebecca, I really feel for her as a pregnant woman in the apocalypse who then lost both Omid and their baby and had to remain strong to care for Clementine... even though her resentment and bitterness are clearly present. 

Conrad My boy Conrad... I still really like him, though my love has definitely toned down. I enjoy his story and still stand by keeping him alive to the end, even though he makes it difficult sometimes. He’s hurting and that makes him stupid, and if you keep him alive long enough, he genuinely apologizes then tries to be better and I respect that. 

Ben Ben didn’t quite make it to B-tier, but know that he was close. Ben is such a screw up and he does so much damage, but I can’t bring myself to hate him. Most of us don’t wanna admit that if the apocalypse actually happened, we wouldn’t be a Lee or a Clementine, we’d be a Ben. 

B-tier

Aasim Aasim is definitely one of my favorite side characters in TFS and I’m always going to be bitter that he wasn’t used to his full potential. He’s the perfect middle ground between Louis and Violet, I love that he keeps a journal to record everything that happens, and that he’s the only one willing to push back at Marlon. Aasim’s great. 

Ruby I adore Ruby, she’s great. She’s small and fiery yet she’s the group nurse and takes pride in patching people up. Again, one of my favorite side characters in TFS. 

Alvin I have a lot of feelings about Alvin. Most are sad. This man loves his wife and their baby. I love the exchange between him and Clementine where she tells him he’s nice, she can tell, and Alvin’s just like, “I ain’t nice!” and Clementine goes, “...Yes, you are.” with a smile, it’s great. He didn’t deserve his fate, I’m still hurt by it. 

Nick Speaking of not deserving their fate: Nick. I like Nick a lot and will never be over his off screen death and how no one really cared. 

Eddie and Wyatt Lumping these two together since I couldn’t decide who I liked more. The two are amazing, their story in 400 Days is so damn enjoyable, and the chemistry between them is off the charts. Both interesting characters with great personalities. 

Katjaa I’ll never not be sad about Katjaa. Woman deserved the world and yet that’s what she got. She’s so interesting given her career as a vet which made her the group doctor, the fact that she married Kenny, and how she straight up tells you that she has her limits and she would’ve left Lilly behind if it was her choice. 

Doug Doug’s pretty great, but there just wasn’t enough time devoted to him in S1, especially if you don’t save him in ep1. When you do save him, though, he’s one of the more enjoyable characters to be around and I appreciate the efforts he makes to help the group despite his talents lying else where. 

Luke Luke is great for two episodes, then his character slowly went down the shitter. He had the makings to be great, to be an A-tier character, no questions asked... but honestly, putting him in B due to my personal feelings is being generous. When you’re only great for 2/5 episodes, then maybe you’re not an overall great character, hmm? But I’m biased and I like him. 

Minerva Okay look, I love Minerva as a tragic antagonist. I take back every mean thing I’ve ever said about her. 

Tripp Man, I love Tripp. He’s my bro, y’know?  

Gabe Gabe is a brat and I love him. I understand the criticism, but I also understand a lot of that criticism is rooted in “any child character who isn’t exactly like Clementine is deemed annoying.” He's one of the better parts of ANF in my opinion. 

Tenn I’ve done a lot of thinking about Tenn since I wrote my retrospective on TFS and like... Tenn is a great character. He’s interesting to have within the story of TFS, and I know, it’s so easy to just hate him because he keeps making the same mistakes. It’s when you look at the full picture that you understand why he keeps doing it and it’s just... sad. He always dies in my playthroughs, it’s heartbreaking. 

Sarah Sarah should get a shirt that says “I was wasted potential in S2 and all I got was this lousy shirt.” Because yeah, the set up for Sarah is executed so damn well, then the game fumbled, and then she was killed off. My girl deserved better than that. 

Carley I adore Carley. That’s my girl, I love her. Just.... I love her. Not much else to say. 

Ava Ava is so fucking cool, why is it that ANF killed her off in the most comical way possible when she survives execution? How could you do that to one of the most badass characters in TWDG? She fucking knocked TRIPP on his ass. I love her so much. 

Marlon Marlon is the perfect antagonist for ep1 of TFS. I have an entire character analysis about him, and again, I covered his character again in my retrospective of the game. 

Lilly Yeah, yeah, laugh it up-- I love Lilly, she’s an asshole and she’s great in both S1 and TFS. She’s a woman under so much damn pressure in S1 due to looking after her abusive father as he’s all the family she has left, she’s leading the group which Kenny continually gives her hell for, and she just wants to survive. Then she comes back in TFS as a great antagonist and we see just how far she’s fallen due to everything that’s happened to her. I talked more in-depth about her in my TFS retrospective post so if you want more details, you can go there. 

David Okay listen, this is my tier list and I say David is on the verge of being A tier for being such an interesting bitch. David is such a bitch, a real bastard, I could punch him in his damn nose, but damn it, he’s fascinating and I won’t apologize for being invested in the Garcia brother dynamic. I hate him but also I think he’s great. 

A-tier

Pete I feel like Pete being this high is just purely my bias showing. He has no business being this high and above so many other characters, but I don’t care. I love this man. He’s only in two episodes [assuming you ran to him instead of Nick] and he’s still one of my favorite characters in S2. 

Russell Russell is my favorite protagonist in 400 Days and I will be forever salty that he wasn’t more important in S2. 

James I could talk and talk about James until I’m blue in the face. I adore James, he’s such a compelling and often misunderstood character. 

Omid I mean, c’mon.... who here doesn’t think Omid is an A-tier character? He’s just so charismatic and charming, it’s hard to dislike him even a little. All these years later, and I’m still hurt that he died the way he did. 

Jane Yeah that’s right, Jane ranks this high. Jane is a fucking great character and I’m tired of pretending she’s not. I want to give you an in-depth analysis that elaborates on that, but unfortunately, I’ve limited myself on this post. That’s what asks are for, I suppose. 

Javier Javier Garcia is the best thing about ANF. Listen, ANF is the worst installment in the series, I feel like I can confidently say that, but Javi makes it all worth it. That, and his dynamics with Gabe and David, and Clementine, too. I love this man. 

AJ I debated on if I should put AJ here or S-tier, but ultimately, S-tier is for my absolutely favorites. While I love AJ and his development over TFS, he just barely misses the mark. But I think his spot here is well-deserved, love that little goofball. 

S-tier

Rosie Rosie is best girl. That’s it. She’s best girl. 

Lee It’s been how many years and I’m still not over Lee. He deserved the world. I love him so much. 

Clementine What’s there to even say about Clementine throughout all four seasons? She’s S-tier. She’s incredibly well written throughout the series, her growth is amazing, and her ending in TFS is definitely deserved. I love her so much. 

Louis Coming as a shock to literally no one, Louis is my favorite character in all of TWDG and he deserves the top spot in the top tier. What can I possibly say? I have written countless posts about how much I love him. He’s my favorite and I fucking love him. 

And for a fun comparison, my 2019 tier list:

[bourbonificould]

Twdg tweets part 20!! (new icons curing my depression

[kiichu]

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[dalekofchaos]

If you could've had your way with TWDG season 2 with Christa and Omid's baby and the 400 days gang, how do you think it could've gone?

First. Clem never finds Christa and Omid.

The beginning of season 2 would be about Clem finding Christa and Omid.

Christa is still pregnant and Christa is under the care of the 400 Days crew, everyone but Bonnie left Carver and are on the run. They are all suspicious of Clem when she arrives at their cabin, but when Christa tells them who she is, they let Clem go to Christa.

We'd find out Omid and Christa got separated when they were looking for Clem. More on that later.

Vince takes the role of Luke/Carlos in the game. Russell and Becca are wary around Clem but come around, Wyatt is the chill older brother and Shel is the mom friend. Kenny of course returns and when Kenny sees both Clem and Christa, there is a big reunion of them together.

Episode 2, instead of meeting Carver, we meet Troy(as was teased) same situation but he says “my boss needs me to find them”

When we get to the ski lodge, instead of meeting Kenny, we would meet Omid. Happy reunion between Clem, Omid and Christa

Kenny would take the role of Carver. Now before ya’ll come at me with pitchforks and torches, Kenny was supposedly planned to be the antagonist character for the second season. Gavin Hammon revealed this during his OMG!Con 2015 Q&A Panel alongside Melissa Hutchinson. He said that Kenny was supposed to be the leader of the community Luke and the cabin survivors fled from, so Kenny would be in the Carver role. I think it could’ve worked. Losing his family, losing Lee and nearly dying to save Ben or Christa could’ve pushed him over the edge.

Episode 3, you are tempted in choosing between your new friends or our old friend Kenny. But Clem realizes the Kenny she knew is long gone

Kenny blames Clem for everything. In Kenny’s POV, if Clem didn’t listen to The Stranger, Lee wouldn’t have gotten bitten, he wouldn’t have had to risk his life to try to save an already dying Ben or save Christa and they wouldn’t have lost the boat, they all would’ve gotten away. But due to Clem’s foolish childish desire to see her parents, everything fell apart. Again, this is Kenny’s perspective in this version

When the walkie-talkie plan goes down south, Vince is caught and as Clem prepares to turn herself in, Omid takes the blame is the one who is beat to a pulp

Seeing as Kenny has no attachment like Carver had for Rebecca, he does not catch them in the act(you’ll see why later) they are able to free themselves. Troy still gets shot in the dick but this time, it's Clem who shoots him.

In place of Carlos, Shel is the one who gets shot and eaten. Becca runs

Episode 4. They all make it to the meet up spot. The deal to get ready for the baby happens as planned. Clem and Russell find Shel and Wyatt. While Becca was not sheltered like Sarah, she finds apart of herself died with Shel, but Clem is able to get her to snap out. I like to think Clem, Becca and Russell would begin to have a close friendship rather than Clem and Jane. Before giving birth, Clem and Christa are picking out names and Clem suggests "Lee Jr" both Christa and Omid like that. In place of Arvo, it’s Eddie. Christa gives birth, but she dies. Before dying, Christa tells Clem to promise that she will take care of LJ no matter what, Clem promises. Near the end Eddie would bring back survivors from Kenny’s camp. Kenny has them surrounded. Bonnie tries to talk Kenny out of this and telling him they can all work together to survive. Kenny looks like he’s come to his senses, but raises the gun and shoots Bonnie. Episode 5. Kenny is hunting everyone down. He wants to kill Clem and Omid and take the baby for himself. The last survivors are Clem, LJ, Becca and Russell. Omid sacrifices himself to save Clem. Clem shoots Kenny and for a brief moment, the old Kenny resurfaces and realizes the horrible things he’s done and apologizes. We would have a choice to forgive him, say Kenny will see Duck and Katja or to condemn Kenny

TNF and The Final season. Ideally I would just mix both seasons together. It would just be Clem, Russell and Becca protecting LJ in Wellington and LJ coming into his own. Lilly returns as the villain to attack and raid Wellington and we have to protect our home. We can choose between Russell or Becca to romance. I would honestly have us go to The Delta and face the leader. The only person who makes sense to be the leader for The Delta is Nate from 400 Days. Nate will try to kill our love interest and Clem kills Nate. The Delta falls apart and after freeing Wellington's people and our friends, we escape. Lilly takes Minnie's place. Clem gets bit and LJ chops her foot off. Clem shares a tender moment with her love interest and a cutsey moment with LJ and end with Chloe looking at peace.

That way we have a season that actually gives us answers about Christa, Omid isn't killed instantly, we take care of Omid and Christa's baby instead of AJ and does something for Vince, Wyatt, Shel, Becca and Russell instead of minor cameos and never doing anything for them again. While it's sad that this version doesn't have Javi, Kate, Gabe or the Ericson school. I think it's more important to have the final season be about Clem and co living in Wellington and defending their new home.

[thecrusadercomrade]

What-Ifs of Telltale's The Walking Dead Chapter 1: What if Carver Died at the Ski Lodge?

Summary: In which a tiny twist of fate leads to a happier ending for the cabin group and friends.

Welcome to a brand new oneshot collection from me! This collection is dedicated entirely to what-if scenarios for Telltale's The Walking Dead Games. I've been holding onto this idea for a while now, and I'm happy to finally post something for it. Please enjoy what I hope will only be the first chapter of a new series!

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[ericsonclan]

The Devil Wears a Suit and Tie

Summary: After losing everything Clementine decides to trust in the one person who helped her survive.

Word Count: 1007

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The night sky was a deep blue so much so that it nearly looked pitch black. The lack of stars in the sky only added to that along with the fact that the moon was covered with thick gray clouds. Smoke slowly rose up nearby, drifting and floating into the air until it morphed and mixed with the clouds. The smell of blood and burning animal flesh pierced Clementine’s nose. It crawled into her mind, becoming the only sense she didn’t feel numb to. Her eyes stayed downcast, as hollow and lifeless as her parents’ corpses which lay on the ground in front of her. Clementine stared blankly at them, watching as their lifeblood stained the wooden floors of the farmhouse. Pieces of a vase and a shattered mirror were scattered across the floor nearby them. Another casualty of the fight that had broken out here. The sounds of gunfire and yells rang in the back of the eight-year-old’s mind as she stayed on the floor. Her limbs felt too heavy to do anything at all. So she stayed there waiting until she was sure she’d join her parents once the bandits finally found her.

“I’ll check the inside of the farmh- Holy shit! Carver, get in here!” A man with shaggy brown hair and bloodied clothes yelled. A moment later the sounds of heavy footsteps approached and Clementine slowly glanced up, her eyes holding a glazed look to them. There, standing before her, was a man dressed in a black vest suit, a cravat of the same color was loosely draped around his neck. Small flecks of blood stood out prominently on his white dress shirt and matched his sharp red handkerchief.

“This your home?”

She stayed silent for a second, her eyes locking with the man’s calm and steady ones. She mustered up a short nod.

“And those two,” The man paused for a moment when he saw fresh tears slip down the young girl’s face. “Troy, come over here so we can bury these two.”

“But Carver, we don’t-” The younger man froze when he saw Carver’s expression. “Right, sir.” He sidestepped Clementine and knelt down to pick up the first body. Immediately Clementine’s face gained some color as she let out a feral cry. Her hands pounded against the man’s back before she bit his arm harshly.

“Ow! Listen here, you little-”

“Troy.” Carver spoke once more and the man grew silent. He took a step forward and knelt in front of the little girl so they were at eye level.

“We aren’t here to hurt you. We’re gonna help you, okay?” Clementine studied his eyes then gave a short nod.

“What’s your name?”

“Clementine.”

“Clementine, that’s a good name, strong just like you. My name is Carver,” He held out his hand and watched as the young girl cautiously looked at it before shaking it. “We’ve got a camp not far from here. Good folk like I’m sure your parents were. Would you like to come?”

Clementine didn’t say a word and instead slowly got to her feet.

“Good choice. Stick by me, Clementine, I’ll help you make sure you never have to lose kin again.” Carver extended his hand and Clementine slowly reached out. Her hand held onto his, staining it red with blood.

“You’ve got a choice to make,” Carver spoke slowly as he stood behind the twelve-year-old. “You can risk having this snake come back and hurt our family or you can make sure he never gets that chance. With one bullet you can ensure they won’t get hurt.” He placed his hands on Clementine’s shoulders and squeezed them for a second.

“P-Please, I promise, I won’t come back! I won’t ever try to mess with y’all again! Just let me have my life! Please!”

“Do you believe him?” Carver asked as Clementine stood there with her revolver drawn and pointed at the man.

Clementine stared at the man, seeing the fear in his eyes, watching as he trembled. Emotions sprouted in her heart for a moment but she quickly snuffed them out. “No. I don’t.” Without waiting a second longer she pulled the trigger. The gunshot rang out as the man fell down to the ground, dead. Blood started to slip down the wound between his eyes. Clementine felt her mind begin to spin as her hands trembled. This had been the first life she had taken that wasn’t when her life had been in danger.

“Good job. I’m proud of you. You kept your baby brother safe, you kept everyone safe.” Carver took a step back and looked at his daughter with pride. “How did it make you feel?” Clementine stayed silent, processing all of her clashing emotions until she settled on the one that burned strongest in her heart in that very moment. Her gaze stayed on the blood, watching as the earth soaked it up.

“It felt good.”

Clementine looked into the mirror, her hands continued to fidget with the dress shirt and black suit vest.

“Does it fit right?” Carver asked as he walked forward. Once he saw how much his daughter was struggling he stepped in and helped. His fingers laced the cravat snugly around Clementine’s neck. “Hmm nah, probably too tight.” He kept working while Clementine gazed into the mirror. “How is that?”

She took a deep breath. “Good.”

Carver nodded then took a step back to be beside Clementine as they both stared into the mirror. The black vest, the red handkerchief. It felt fitting. “Figured it was about time you dressed right.” He placed a hand on her shoulder and studied her eyes in the mirror. The same fire he had seen within them nine years ago was still there yet now a level of cold calculation rested within them as well. A smile tugged on the corners of his lips. “Just look at you. I couldn’t be more proud to have you as my daughter. Now, are you ready to start another job?”

Clementine’s jaw set with determination “Yes.”

[crackinthewhip]

[[ poetic cinema. ]]

[dragonchubs]

I did a pain level prompt on discord and these are the results. I love drawing blood, if it’s not obvious lol.

Out of the bunch, I’d say my favorites are Lee, Eddie and Lilly.

Bonus of my OC: