Minerva (Video Game)

"The only way you're gonna save your people is to let us take them."

- Minerva to Clementine

Minerva, affectionately referred to as Minnie, is a main character and later an antagonist who first appears in Telltale Games' The Walking Dead: The Final Season. She is the twin sister of Sophie and the older sister of Tennessee. She was a member of Ericson's Boarding School before Marlon agreed to trade her and Sophie to the Delta. She serves as the secondary antagonist of "Broken Toys".

Ericson's Boarding School
Nothing is known about Minerva's life prior to or as the outbreak began, except that she had a twin sister and an adoptive brother and all attended Ericson's Boarding School. She was also in a relationship with Violet, who claims Minerva was a good singer.

Post-Apocalypse
About a year before the events of "Done Running" Minerva was on a supply run with Marlon, her sister Sophie and Brody. The group was intercepted by another party from a nearby raider group known as the Delta. Marlon agreed to trade Minerva and her sister to the raiders in exchange for them not attacking the rest of their group at a nearby school.

"Broken Toys"
Minerva is first seen in the forest near the Delta ship, whereshe is sighted by Clementine and her group cutting woods. Cleme arrives behind Minerva, threatening the she and putting a knife in her throath. Clementine starts asking questions to Minnie, wondering where are her friends who were kidnapped by the Delta. Minerva, without hesitation, answers the question, until interrupted by Violet/Louis, who arrives warning Clementine to stop, and also warning Clem that the raid is indeed Minnie. Violet/ Louis and Minerva starts to hug each other while a discussion about Ericson's school that was attacked is initiated by the group. Minerva is surprised and sad to hear that Brody and Mitch have died, and she is surprised to know that her brother and the other students at the school are still alive. Lilly, a member of the raiders, appears in the woods, causing the kis to hide and stop the conversation. Minerva is forced to return to the Delta ship, and warns Clementine to do nothing, that the only way she can save her friends is by letting the raiders capture them.

Later, during the attack on the Delta Ship, Clementine, AJ and Violet/Louis spot Minnie talking about her brother with Dorian, who forces the girl to forget the past, and warns Minnie that Delta is hes family now. Minerva stays guarded in the cells, until she is surprised by Clementine, in which she points an arrow at her. Minerva, angrily, tells Clementine to leave the ship, but Clem says she will not leave without hes friends. Minnie threatens Clementine, saying that if her brother is in the middle of the attack, the two will get into trouble. Upon learning that her brother is well, Minnie tells Clementine to pick up her friends and get out of the Delta Ship and take Tennessee to safety. Clementine, soon accepting, put her bow back and follows Minerva until the block of cells. Depending on who the player saved in episode 2, either Violet or Louis will appear in the blockcell; Violet will become mad and crazy while Louis will be sad, scared and strangely hurt, even having his tongue cut off by talking too much. When clementine approaches Violet/Louis, Minerva hits Clem with her crossbow, and prompting Violet/Louis and AJ to leave the cell otherwise she will kill him.

When Lilly arrives in the cell, Minerva stays of guard watching clementine. Lilly begins to tell the story of Minerva and Sophie. Minnie begins to feel a little sad to hear the story until it is revealed that she killed her own sister because she fools her with her lies and also to show her loyalty to her home. When Dorian does threaten to cut Violet/0Louis's fingers, Minerva stops clementine from taking action. A discussion begins with Violet/Louis and Minerva, distracting her and letting Clementine open the cell door; Clementine kicks the cell door and knocks Minnie down. Minerva then pulls a knife and overpowers Clementine, bruising and almost killing the girl. Depending on who you saved in episode 2, Minnie could be shot in the arm by Violet if you saved her or Minnie can be knocked out by Clementine if you saved Louis. Violet, seeing that her Ex-Girlfriend is injured, runs to her, saying she can not leave her here. Minerva is no longer seen during the game's end, but she may have been rescued by Violet during Clementine's clash with Lilly.

"Take Us Back"
Minerva will appear in this episode.

Killed Victims
This list shows the victims Minerva has killed:
 * Sophie (Confirmed Fate)
 * Numerous counts of zombies and possibly unnamed people

Relationships
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Tennessee
Tenn is Minerva's younger brother. Tenn wasn't sad about her 'death' believing she is happy in heaven. After knowing that his sisters could still be alive, he stays positive and can be seen talking to AJ about whether Sophie and Minerva could be with the raiders when they come. When Lilly mentions Minerva had wanted to come on the raid to be reunited with him and her girlfriend, Tenn breaks cover and approaches her, narrowly avoiding being captured by the raiders. During her confrontation with Clementine, Violet, and AJ, Minerva raises her crossbow against the three of them, and asks about Tenn's involvement in the attack and his well-being. She seemingly agrees to help Clementine let the others go after hearing that Tenn is safe, only to betray her former peers by locking them inside the prisoner cells.

Sophie
They're twin sisters. According to Tennessee and Violet, the two spend a lot of time together. The two of them were both traded to the raiders by Marlon. However, after spending quite a long time under the Delta's care, Minerva becomes attached by all the luxury Delta has to offer. When Sophie asked for Minerva's help in building a raft in order to escape and get back to the school, Minerva chose to place her loyalty in the Delta, and ultimately killed Sophie herself.

Violet
Violet was Minerva's girlfriend before Marlon traded her away to the Delta to save his group. If Clementine started a relationship with Violet, then Minerva is yet to find out that she has been replaced. If Clementine decided to save Violet during the raiders' attack, Minerva will encounter the two girls in the forest while chopping wood. She shares a hug with Violet and has a brief talk before Lilly comes and reprimands Minerva to finish her job, while the others hide. Violet later notes that Minerva has changed and is different somehow. When Violet, Clementine, and AJ managed to get into the boat and are about to free the other kids, Minerva blocks the way. After hearing that Tenn is safe, she pretends to help the three before betraying them and putting them inside the cells. She later declared her loyalty to the Delta and says that she had no problem in killing her own sister when Sophie defected, much to Violet's dismay. Later, Violet determinately shoots Minerva in the shoulder with her own crossbow when the latter tries to stab Clementine in the chest with a knife, but quickly rushes to Minerva's aid afterwards. If Clementine lets Violet be taken in Suffer The Children, Violet will be more loyal towards Minerva.

Louis
Minerva seems to be good friends with Louis. She taught Louis bow to play piano implying the two spent a lot of time together. Lilly mentions that Minerva said that Louis was a guy who could always make her laugh no matter what. Whether this was true is unknown but this would suggest their friendship was great in fact and they got on. Louis showed great sadness to find out his other friend Marlon had traded her away to raiders and lied to him but doesn't seem to feel as strongly about Marlon's betrayal as most of the other kids. This doesn't mean he feels any less bad about what happened to Minerva however.

Marlon
Marlon seems to care for Minerva and the two joked about touring the country as a singing duo. Despite this, Marlon decided to trade her along with Sophie in order to protect himself and the rest of the group from the Delta. Despite the fact he was willing to keep what he did a secret and even go as far as to accidentally murder Brody, when finally confronted Marlon showed great guilt and shame over the decision.

Brody
Brody seems to show deep regret in letting her and Sophie be traded away, implying that the two had a close relationship before. Despite this she is willing to keep what she saw Marlon do a secret, whether Marlon ever threatened her about not telling everyone is unknown so it is assumed she did it willingly. However when Abel made an appearance her anxiety became too much and she pleaded with Marlon to tell everyone what they did, showing she still felt guilt and shame over what she had let happen to her friend.

Clementine
Minerva seems to show a slight resentment towards Clementine for endangering the lives of the other kids by putting up a fight against the Delta. She warns Clementine various times to surrender and not go against the Delta's wishes, if they want to survive. When Clementine, Violet, and AJ managed to get into the boat to free the other kids, Minerva blocks their way and asks about Tenn's safety. Reassured by Clementine, she helps them only to knock Clementine unconscious inside Louis/Violet's cell and lock Louis/Violet and AJ in another cell. She pointed her crossbow towards Clementine when Lilly is persuading Clementine to join Delta. Minerva then declares her loyalty to her "new home", and says that she had no problem in eliminating Sophie when she tried to escape. Later, Clementine manages to break open her cell door, and slams Minerva with it. The two quickly lock into a struggle with each other, with Minerva attempting to stab Clementine in the chest, only to fail when Violet escapes her cell and shoots Minerva in the shoulder with her crossbow (Determinate) or when Clementine manages to knock her unconscious (Determinate).

Lilly
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Season 4

 * "Done Running" (Photograph)
 * "Broken Toys"
 * "Take Us Back"

Trivia

 * Minerva is one of twelve LGBT characters to appear in the game, the others being her former girlfriend Violet, Walter, Matthew, Zachary, Jonas, Paige, Javier García, Paul Monroe, Clementine, James and Charlie.
 * Minerva and Sophie are the first twins to be mentioned in the game.
 * Minerva and Violet are the third same-sex couple in the video game, the first being Walter and Matthew, the second being Zachary and Jonas, the fourth being Violet and Clementine (Determinant) and the fifth being James and Charlie (Confirmed).
 * Out of those, they are the first lesbian couple.
 * According to Violet, Minerva has a dislike for killing walkers.