Family

In "The Tribe," why were tribe families more accepting, more credible, more real & more fulfilling than normal family relationships?

Look at the show. True family relationships were dysfunctional or very short-lived.

Bray & his brother Martin? Martin became "Zoot," and we all know where that led.
Ebony & her sisters? That one ended fatally.
Those Techno brothers Jay & Ved? Constantly competing. Ram made Ved "disappear."

The others kinda ended weird. Patsy & her brother Paul (who was a deaf-mute), Paul disappeared. Mouse & her brother Charlie, Charlie disappeared. Alice & Ellie...that seemed like a typical teen-sister relationship. Alice being older, trying to boss Ellie who was determined to go her own way. In the end it was Alice who disappeared, carted away by the Technos to be seen briefly (teasingly!) in Season-5.

We've had very few sibling-relationships in KTDARPG. Ransom & Xeno were brother 'n sister. Xeno was killed in battle. Ransom lost her mind 'n disappeared. Chyna had a sister, Lara, but we never saw them interact. Then there were those Draven brothers, a small bit that hasn't been pursued. And it's barely been hinted at, but an upcoming sibling-relationship you'll see explored in-game is one of brothers: Marionette & Urick. The only other true family relationship was Sid and his son Slash. (At least up until our game season 4 where everybody started having babies!)

The closest we've come otherwise have been strong love relationships.

Hawk & Creed.

Chyna & Xeno.

Prince & Shikra.

Arianna & Judge.

Tom-F & Jade.

And there are potentially even stronger pairings currently developing in game.

Still, it seems like our characters (or maybe it's our players?) were eager to shed any family ties and forge off on their own adventures.

And maybe that's how it should be. Still...without mom 'n dad around, brothers and sisters are a natural relationship to follow. But in a world gone crazy, guess it's just as natural that everybody would split up according to their goals and interests rather than family lines.

-Chyna

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