Kenny is Abusive?
Okay I don't get lots of things in TT games but that's alright BUT the other day I was on Tumblr and someone was like thank god i picked Jane instead of Kenny because Kenny is abusive and I just straight up didn't get it how's Kenny is abusive? I was one of the minority of picked Kenny is I'm just curious did i pick the wrong person to stay alive ( even tho he'll die later)
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The Kenny flashbacks prove that he was not the abusive rabid dog that many made him out to be, he was still the same family man who would do anything to protect his loved ones.
Kenny is definitely the best s2 ending considering how Wellington falls immediately and Jane kills herself while AJ is in swaddling clothes. Don't mind what Tumblr says too much lol.
yeah but still i don't get it how's he abusive what does he do that makes him abusive?
You saw this on tumblr so its probably just because hes a white man with a accent
lol
The ending to season 2 felt like a retcon to the entire season before that. I won't argue against it because it was the vision the writers put forward, but it was really just there to make Kenny fans happy, imo. I mean, you take this hot headed guy who spent half of his screen time either shouting at, insulting, or beating the hell out of someone, and somehow, after killing the last member of the group he drove away, he becomes a cool headed guardian who found the settlement that had no proof of existing?
If you say so, Telltale.
You shouldn't let anything from Tumblr bother you, drama queens inhabit the place. Kenny was not abusive and it was obvious he never would've harmed Clementine.
Uhh...
I completely forgot about Arvo lmao, there was that I'll admit and it can't be justified, but yelling at someone =/= abuse. Though they can very well overlap the fact remains that being an impulsive asshole is not the same thing as being abusive. There was never a moment where Kenny harmed nor threatened to harm Clementine, nor anyone else he cared deeply about, that's my point, especially in the context of what this Tumblr post said regarding choosing Jane instead of him.
It's been proven that telling a child certain things can be considered abuse. It can leave a child psychologically broken. Telling an 11 year old kid that a death that is not her fault is her fault, and making her shoulder all of the guilt for the death is what I would consider one of those examples.
What would he do to Clementine if he died on the way to Wellington? What what he do if AJ were the one to die in the car crash instead of him? His outburst after Sarita's bite, his beating of Arvo, and his killing of Jane don't paint a pretty picture. He is a man who blames everybody except himself unless he is literally about to die.
Yeah, pretty much became one after a while.
Key words there being "can be considered." I do not see it as abuse. That aside, Clementine was clearly not as fragile about it as you claim. She owed up to her "mistake" (even though it wasn't one) and even told Kenny he was being a dick. She knew he was unstable and, as far as I could tell, didn't hold it against him, just let him know that he was being selfish.
I'm sorry but "what if's" don't mean anything. He didn't, that's what matters, and the Wellington ending should be proof enough that he wasn't some bloodthirsty, out-of-control psycho.
Eh. We'll have to agree to disagree, then.
Fair enough.
So abusive people are bad and they have to be killed ? Being abusive deserves to be punished as shot in the stomache and bleed to death ? Fuck that. Kenny is the best companion I got. I am sorry but I'd rather take my chances with a hell of a guy who managed to keep Clem and AJ alive for a year while Jane hung herself and leave a 12 year girl and a little baby alone. Jane was a sociopath and she had problems. I would choose Kenny every damn time.
This is the person who Kenny really is:
This is the type of person what Jane is :
Fuck Jane. Kenny is the best.
The flashbacks say no.
You think you meant David? He was giving shit to his brother and family right from the beginning while Kenny cared so much about his.
Yeah, as abusive as Kenny might've become, David always was far more abusive.
Fuck David, he is not even a bit valuable like Kenny is. I beat the shit out of him. No regrets.
The flashbacks happen after things escalated to the point where he was forced to realize what he had become and more or less succeeded in his goal even if he himself couldn't have it.
Yeah, I sided with him all the time and at the end, he didn't trust me about not stealing his wife so that's why I fought him.
Fixed.
I sided with him and then I accept Kate. I was uncomfortable about that one but then he screwed up my deal with Clint. I didnt pick any sign of show him love in ep5. The way Javi said "Fuck you, David!" was so sincere and mean.
Nah, it's just bullshit made up by people who don't like the character. There are no scenes in the game, outside of him shouting at Clementine during his own grief for someone he loved (which he apologised for anyway), that Kenny is in any way abusive. I can get people not liking him, but making up lies to justify that hatred is a bit stupid.
not just a bit, fully stupid.
Kenny? Abusive? Please. Sure he was a hothead, but in the end all he cared about was his family and those who stuck by him from the beginning like Lee and Clementine. Some of the things he's done to others was to protect those he cared about.
For example, the whole Ben conflict and him being pissed about it is completely justified. Would you be mad if you found out some whiny teen was responsible for killing your family and others?
Okay...I can get why people wouldn't like him; he can either be your best bro or your worst enemy depending on certain choices.
But to make up shit about him being abusive, when there's no real proof that he IS abusive, is really fucking ridiculous.
An abusive person, yes, though not an abusive family member unless you count Clem as one of his own. Saying that he wasn't abusive at all is like saying that Larry, David, Jane, and Carver weren't abusive. (You'd be surprised how many people don't believe it of any of them.)
Yes Kenny was abusive...a friend who is only a friend if you agree with him all the time is no friend. He was also unbelievable in season 2....getting his orbital crushed and then going on like it was nothing...yeah right. Kenny should never have been in season 2....he is a prime reason I think Telltale should stay away from bringing back Lilly and Christa....or they should have stuck with the idea of Kenny being the bad guy and actually put some real fucking drama in the game by having us torn between an old comrade...or doing what is right.
I came hear to read and all I'm doing is gawking.
Know what I'm bout to do.
Hell yeah he is abusive. But Jane is no better.
In fact, I think Jane is worse because she is covert.
Pretending that AJ died just to show that Kenny would react strongly? If you knew that doing something to someone would make them react in such a way, WHY would you do it?
Sure, it made him look like the unstable monster that she painted him out to be, but when it's all over and you find out what she did (Or rather, what she didn't do), that's when you see just how twisted she really is.
And then, if you choose to go on your own, Kenny respects your choice whilst Jane tries to excuse her behavior.
That final choice is basically like trying to choose the lesser of the two evils.
Preach!
Kennilluminati
Was Kenny abusive? Well, personally I don't think that was one of his traits, I'd more so call him 'Hot-Headed' because he only becomes physically and vocally violent in a state of anger and boy does it happen often, particularly in Season Two.
Despite Kenny's flaws, he has many good characteristics, but unfortunately, he's done the most worst things out of any non-playable character.
Kenny was just protecting the ones he loved even if they were rash actions he made in the previous seasons.
And he was abusive how...? Sure, he was stubborn and often unreasonable, but where's the evidence to back up your claim?
Jane hung herself??
THat's what makes him a good character imo.
Agreed.