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| “ | That one was marked too, we must be getting close.
―Javier to Clementine.
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Javier García, also known as Javi, is a main character and one of the two playable protagonists of Telltale Games' The Walking Dead: Season Three, alongside Clementine.
Character
Javier is portrayed in accordance to the player's choices, though in almost all circumstance he takes the position of an arbitrator and the voice of reason, deliberating between equally viable options in a manner that seeks to disarm any opposition within or outside of his group, such as when Clementine and Eli get into an altercation over void bullets where he can either attempt to support Clementine or ask her to calm down, or when his family gets caught using supplies that belong to the New Frontier and he must attempt to negotiate.
He often is delegated the de-facto leader in a variety of circumstances due to his collected nature, which is a position that he doesn't exploit to his power, instead using it to defend his group and protect them. This can be seen when he and his family lived inside the van, when the group chances upon Jesus hiding away near Richmond and Javier goes to investigate and after Mariana is shot and killed, where he can either support Kate after she is shot or remain with Clementine to avenge Mariana's death and stop the New Frontier from trying to find the remainder of his family.
Despite this, he doesn't appear to have possessed the trait of selfless leadership and initiative until it was several years into the apocalypse, as at the start of the game and through dialogue it is learnt that he appeared to be insular in his desires and goals and focused instead on his own baseball career instead of his sick father and grieving family, essentially abandoning them in a situation he now never would.
Determinately, he can be quiet altruistic and act with the sole benefit of the group in mind as opposed to his own safety, as seen when he hands himself in to the New Frontier to secure Francine's release or when he grabs and throws back a bomb from the New Frontier at the chance of expending his own life and in the goal of protecting Clementine and Himself and trying to kill off the assailants. This trait is expressed to a lesser degree when he allows Himself to be attacked by David at the start of the apocalypse so that David could have some catharsis from the death of their father and express his anger at Javier not having been there for the family.
The player can determine whether or not Javier is somewhat amoral or uncaring towards consequences, such as through flirting with Kate despite the potential ramifications, stealing supplies from the New Frontier or shooting the fleeing member of a New Frontier despite the group's insurmountable force and weaponry as well as their thirst for vengeance.
Javier is constantly quiet sardonic and witty, easily exchanging jabs with Clementine and Kate. He is quiet charismatic and is mentioned to be able to charm his way out of most situations and is seen to do exactly that with characters such as Clementine and Tripp, who come to trust him quiet quickly due to his amicable disposition.
Pre-Apocalypse
Location Unknown
Javier was a professional baseball player[1], possibly under the jersey number 25 (which he is seen wearing in the extended preview).
Post-Apocalypse
Season 3
"Ties That Bind - Part 1"
Javier will appear in this episode.
Killed Victims
This list shows the victims Javier has killed:
- Rafael García (Zombified)
- Conrad (Determinant)
- Lonnie (Confirmed Fate)
- Numerous counts of zombies and possibly unnamed people.
- 4 unnamed members of the New Frontier (Determinant)
Relationships
Clementine
| “ | That one was marked too, we must be getting close.
―Javier to Clementine.[src]
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There is little to nothing known about their relationship. Javier is seen giving Clementine ammo in the trailer, displaying that he trusts her with a weapon. As revealed in an interview with IGN[2], it has been stated that they apparently share common goals and enemies.
In the trailer, however, their relationship appears to be a hostile one. Javier's hands are bound and he is unarmed while Clementine has him walk in front of her and move slowly. She appears indifferent to him as she kills a walker that attacked the two of them and gives terse responses to his questions.
Appearances
Video Game
Season 3
Trivia
- It is worth noting that Javier has the same symbol on his neck that the walker in the teaser had on his back, meaning the symbol could become a reoccuring symbol in Season 3, as it was also hidden in a teaser image released by Telltale Games.
- Also, Javier does not have this tattoo prior to the outbreak, as given by the extended reveal trailer.
- Job Stauffer confirmed that Javier was a professional baseball player.
- Judging by how he holds his shotgun, Javier appears to be left-handed.
- In the extended reveal trailer, Javier appears to have been taken captive by Clementine.
- in some photos Javier holds a shovel very similar to Rick Grimes on issue 48 Comic.
References
- ↑ Interview with Job J. Stauffer and Kevin Bruner - Facebook (December 1, 2016)
- ↑ E3 2016: Telltale's The Walking Dead: Season 3 Will Have New Playable Character - IGN (June 12, 2016)