Summer Tribe Award: Fave Male

Breaking down the Summer 2009 "Tribe Awards" presented to KTDARPG players by the votes of their fellow players, with tributes to the show that continues to inspire us!

Category: Favorite Male Character

Winner: Prince

Runner Up: Llysander

Runner Up: Marionette

Usually a person's favorite "anything" is the thing he or she is most familiar & comfortable with.

That's probably why Jack was always a favorite in The Tribe through all its years. You could say the same for KC until he disappeared (then they teased us with his reappearance briefly in Season-5!). Of course there's always the exception. Slade was definitely exceptional & an instant favorite when he appeared on the scene in Season-5.

The winner of this category, Prince (9% of votes), proves the attraction of familiarity. We've watched Prince grow & go crazy through 8 seasons of KTDARPG. We've seen his strengths and weaknesses and loyalties. We saw his love grow for his wild Bird of Prey ... and we were with him when he lost her. We know why he wears a piece of broken sword, and we know how important the Misfits are in his life. We may not know how far he'll go, but we definitely know how far he's come.

Marionette (7% of votes) is also familiar. He's fought everyone including himself, and he just keeps on fighting. He's a complex man with a horrible past, but he's trying to atone & do the right thing. He always tries to do the right thing. Outside his circle of Death Seekers he has few friends but counts Valentine among them. And love? Ah, love with the wild Villa who brings out the best in him even while he tries to tame the beast that torments her.

Llysander (7% of votes) feels instantly familiar. New to KTDARPG, he's so open with everyone, never false. His words and actions ... match. Llysander is a man with a mission but he's also a man able to appreciate those who try to help him or whose kindnesses put them in his path. From what we've seen so far, Llysander is also a man whose passions are not on the surface. They run deep & harsh. Unleashed? Well ... that's something we'll wait and see.

Congrats, guys! You rock!

-Chyna

Photo source: copyright Cloud-9 "The Tribe"