Is this character's alternate death irrelevant/relevant or just an oversight?
To start off, I don't know whether this has been discussed already or not, but this is something that wasn't really answered or cleared up by the end of season 2 and it seemed like a big deal at the time of the episode. This is the issue of Pete's alternate death if you decide to help him in episode 1.
After the inevitably sad sacrifice by Pete to ensure Clem's safe passage back to the cabin, we are introduced to Carver at the cabin who identifies Pete immediately as one of the people he is looking for. At this point, it must have been a good hour after Clem escaped from the van, so I think it's safe to assume Pete is dead at this point. The group then leaves to find Pete half-eaten on the ground with a bullet through his head, even though he had no means to take himself out. It's also clear that he was shot before he turned though, so someone cleared the walkers around the van and then decided to shoot Pete as well. There is an indication that it may have been Carver, but I don't think that is possible with all the timing surrounding Clem getting to the cabin and his arrival. He would have had to keep pace with her all the way back to do so, and I can't imagine he's that athletic anymore.
So discounting Carver, who could have possibly done it? Carver doing it doesn't make any sense based on timing and at the same time, I don't feel that it was just some random person who found him and shot him. What would motivate someone to do that? Sympathy possibly, but i'd imagine at this point, people would just save the bullet. Will we ever get this answered, or are we past the point of it even mattering anymore? Did it even matter in the first place? I don't know about anyone else, but Pete's character and what he did deserves some damn recognition and answers!!
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Pete is my 4th fav character (Behind Clem, Lee and Kenny) The way he was killed and the lack of explanation for it was lazy. This pisses me off so much, We can assume Carver killed him but due to Telltales occasional laziness it was left officially unexplained.
First of all, I'm glad to see another Pete fan. Meeting another of my kind is always a welcome experience. Secondly, I doubt we'll ever have concrete answers on this even though, as you said, Pete deserves them.
Now for who I think did it: Carver or one of his henchmen. The obvious answer, yes, but that's because it's the most likely. During his fight with the walkers one of them tackled Pete and disemboweled him, as we have seen them do to several survivors over the course of the series. Carver, or perhaps even Troy, Johnny, or Bonnie, stumbled upon the scene and dispatched the walker that had mortally wounded/killed Pete. Then Carver, or whoever it was, shot Pete int he head to prevent reanimation. If it was Troy, Johnny, or Bonnie then that easily explains why Carver mentions Pete as if he were still alive at the Cabin. He wasn't with them when they discovered Pete so he didn't know he was dead.
Ikr, I suppose being determinant doesn't help either. I hope we'll get an explanation though... eventually. #ForPete
Pete's my 4th favorite as well, sitting behind Clem, Lee and Kenny as well.
ForPete #PeteForLyfe
If you're looking for a long read, it's been discussed here, although these are only suspicions and more or less valid theories.
I personally think Carver did it. If Pete was alive when Carver found him (probably while a walker was feasting on him), he migh've asked Pete about his group and the place where they were hiding. It'd explain how he reached the Cabin soon after, even though it's totally determinant.
I'd like to believe that some random guy in the woods found and shot him. Who knows? It's kind of interesting having this be unknown, like Christa.
RIP PETE
I may give it a quick scan, thanks
I know it does make the most sense, but there's so much wrong with it that I feel it requires a concrete answer, rather than just assumptions. Why have all that song and dance with trying to coax the information out of Clementine if he obtained the info from Pete? I think the photo of Sarah is definitely the moment he realizes they were staying there. He was just scouting on his own and after realizing they were there, he went to get the rest of his group.
No problem. ;>
That's the point where "interrogation theory" fails, like I said, it's determinant because of Pete's second death. I wonder how long Luke and the rest were holding up inside the Cabin. I wouldn't stay that close to Howe's, considering Carver owned a well-functioning truck and could pretty competently track the group down (as shown on the bridge).
*Christa.
But Christy sounds so innocently.
I thought it was weird that Pete died so fast. He seemed like a guy who was going to make it to atleast all of ep 2
Sorry, my phone auto corrected it. It doesn't like her name for some reason.
Yeah, but I guess people said similar things about Luke, Sarah, Nick etc. 'thought they would last longer...' 'too soon...'. so much potential... then they're gone