Endings

From "The Tribe" Season-1, one scene that stands out dramatically is the much-too-early demise of Zoot, when he was fighting with Lex &took a header off the mall's 2nd level railing. Many fans'll say the same--and I guess the writers/producers wound up agreeing. Zoot is one character who (tell me if I'm wrong) had pivotal scenes in all 5 seasons of "The Tribe," even though he was dead very, very early in Season-1.

As death played out in many ways in the tv series, it's also played out in KTDARPG. It takes a lot for a player to decide to "off" a character, especially one who's added a lot to the game. We even have a Book of the Dead to honor the pseudo-lives of characters no longer with us.

All of which probably means I'm trying to justify the upcoming death of a character. I've killed off characters before, major & minor...it's still not a small thing. Inside the game, we know how a character can take on a life of his/her own. Sometimes they even get in our heads enough to write their own stories. Makes it great for the story; but there comes a time when you don't want a character to just fade to black or ride out of town.

When it comes to this game, I'm convinced it is indeed "better to burn out than fade away."

So I guess, if you're interested, watch for it. Character-death coming.
--Chyna

Photo source: copyright Cloud-9 "The Tribe"