<p>You never just give up on family and neither has Telltale&#8217;s favorite family man. Voice actor extraordinaire Gavin Hammon was kind enough to chat with us about just how far <em>The Walking Dead</em>&#8216;s Kenny has come since his second chance at life. Was it all for nothing? You can read our <a href="https://bagogames.com/road-taken-walking-dead-season-2-going-back/">thoughts on the matter</a>.</p>
<p>Hammon, known everywhere from additional voices in 2005&#8217;s <em>Batman Begins</em> and 2012&#8217;s <a href="https://bagogames.com/hitman-absolution-review/"><em>Hitman Absolution</em></a> to <a href="https://bagogames.com/road-taken-walking-dead-season-2-going-back/">The Wolf Among Us</a>&#8216;s Beast, has been &#8220;talking fer stuff&#8221; since 2004. Whether his characters are sporting a fine &#8216;stache (or hair in plenty of other places), Hammon reveals just the kind of guy that&#8217;s behind Lee and Clementine&#8217;s most complicated ally.</p>
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<p><strong>What was your experience with The Walking Dead before working Telltale’s series? Were you a fan of the graphic novel or the TV show?</strong></p>
<p>When we received the audition packets, the first season of the show had just aired and I think everybody watched that, so I was familiar with the tone of the show. I also worked in a comic shop for about 10 years and a coworker had forced me to read the first few trades, which I really dug. I think I went back and reviewed the show and the comic while prepping for the audition too, just to make sure my tone made sense&#8230;</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-117303" src="https://cdn.bagogames.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/22124642/Kenny-bagogames-interview-the-walking-dead.png" alt="Kenny-bagogames-interview-the-walking-dead" width="1600" height="900" /></p>
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<p><strong> In your own words, what kind of man is Kenny?</strong></p>
<p>Well, he&#8217;s a changed man, for sure. At the top of the first season, he&#8217;s got a lot to live for and a lot to lose. So initially there&#8217;s humor to him and a lightheartedness in those first few encounters. As he starts to lose everything, he&#8217;s defined by his anger and he becomes more and more broken. It was a real pleasure to get to perform a character that undergoes that kind of transformation.</p>
<p><strong>Growing up in the San Francisco Bay area, was there any inspiration behind voicing Kenny&#8217;s Southern twang? </strong></p>
<p>Nothing specific, just a healthy appreciation for a southern accent. In the specs, Kenny was supposed to be southern, and I naturally jump at those chances. I think if my wife would let me me, I&#8217;d talk with a southern accent all the time&#8230;</p>
<p><strong>It’s been said that Kenny’s death in Season 1 was originally less open ended. How did the idea to bring him back from his “extremely clear” death come to be? </strong></p>
<p>Yep, initially we had very clear death audio, character reactions acknowledging his death, etc. I honestly don&#8217;t know why that was changed, only that it was made to be more ambiguous, and we recorded pick ups for 105 that captured that.</p>
<p><strong>By season 2, Kenny’s already in a relationship with a woman, Sarita, some time after the death of his wife and son. Do you believe he really loved her? </strong></p>
<p>Sure, I believe he loved Sarita, he&#8217;s a resilient guy and had been through a lot by the end of season 1. Finding another person to care about is a natural, human reaction to loss. Kenny finds himself in a dark place by episode 3 of season 2.</p>
<p><strong>What do you think is going through is head committing, what fans say, is a cold-blooded murder? </strong></p>
<p>I think he genuinely thought Carver was always going to be a threat to someone. After the beating Kenny takes from Carver, he channels all that rage that&#8217;s been steeping in him at right Carver. But there&#8217;s nothing cold blooded about that killing, it&#8217;s as hot blooded as could possibly be.</p>
<p><a href="https://cdn.bagogames.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/05074031/Walking-Dead-Kenny-Clem-BagoGames.jpg"><img class="alignright wp-image-66320 size-medium" src="https://cdn.bagogames.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/05074031/Walking-Dead-Kenny-Clem-BagoGames.jpg" alt="Walking Dead Kenny &; Clem BagoGames" width="300" height="168" /></a></p>
<p><strong>In the midst of it all, there’s Clementine.</strong> <strong>What would you say is the kind of relationship between the two of them? </strong></p>
<p>I think Kenny&#8217;s like an uncle figure to her, as opposed to Lee&#8217;s father figure. Kenny feels compelled to protect Clem, but his pain makes him unsteady, unpredictable, and in some ways, threatening. While I don&#8217;t think he could ever hurt Clem, he can certainly make decisions that endanger her.</p>
<p><strong>At No Going Back’s end, Clementine’s finally forced to make a choice between Kenny and Jane. Who would you choose in her position? </strong></p>
<p>I can&#8217;t really distance myself from my involvement in the game, so I imagine I would choose to look away, then probably shoot Kenny. I dunno, I might want to hear how the speech at the wall turned out. Like I said, it&#8217;s difficult to separate myself from the game, which also makes it hard for me to play things I work on&#8230;</p>
<p><strong>What was it like working with the old and new members of season 2’s voice cast? </strong></p>
<p>Well, we rarely actually work together, but it&#8217;s nice to hear feeders from Scott Porter and Michael Madsen. There are only a few of us that worked on Season 1 in the second season, I really wish there were more because many of them are close friends of mine. I&#8217;m glad Melissa is in there though, she&#8217;s a phenomenally talented actor and one of my best friends.</p>
<p><a href="https://cdn.bagogames.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/05074008/Walking-Dead-Daryl-Crossbow-BagoGames.jpg"><img class="alignleft wp-image-66323" src="https://cdn.bagogames.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/05074008/Walking-Dead-Daryl-Crossbow-BagoGames.jpg" alt="Walking Dead Daryl Crossbow BagoGames" width="400" height="267" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Any voice actors you’d love to work with in the future, gaming or otherwise? </strong></p>
<p>We work in isolation on interactive projects almost exclusively, so I never really think about working with other VAs, honesty&#8211;usually I find out who&#8217;s in it after the fact. I suppose on an animation project, I&#8217;d love to work with Melissa, Phil Lamarr, Maurice Lemarche, Billy West.</p>
<p><strong>On a final note, if you were in a zombie apocalypse tomorrow, what would be your weapon of choice </strong></p>
<p>Crossbow, of course.</p>
<p><strong>Ah, I have to agree. </strong></p>
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<p>Telltale&#8217;s <em>The Walking Dead: Season 2 </em>is available on Playstation 4, Xbox One, PS3, Playstation Vita, Xbox 360, Windows for PC, Mac OSX, Android, iOS, Kindle Fire HDX.</p>

BagoGames > Articles > Game News > Interviews > Who is Kenny? | Talking Dead With Gavin Hammon (Q&A)
Who is Kenny? | Talking Dead With Gavin Hammon (Q&A)
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