| This article is about the Telltale Series character. You may be looking for his Road to Survival counterpart. For other pages with the same name, see: Tripp |
| “ | Ah, just...can't shake this "slippery" feeling I got. Like I'm...standing in shoes that don't quite fit. You picked me to die, and someone else did instead. Ain't sitting right. Not one bit. (...) I keep putting myself in your position... about Conrad, about all of this. Asking myself over and over again, whether I'd do the same. I'd love to tell you I wouldn't. I really would. But I can't. If someone threatened my family, I'd shoot 'em in a heartbeat. Hell, I'd shoot 'em twice, to make sure the lesson stuck. It's a complicated world. But at least there's people to share it with. Bygones? How about it? I'm in, if you are.
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Tripp is a main character and a survivor of the outbreak in The Walking Dead: The Telltale Series. He was the perimeter leader of the Prescott community prior to its destruction, and the result of his work was a community that worked together to survive.
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Overview
Tripp is a hotheaded, but friendly, witty, brave, and strong-willed man. As the leader of Prescott, he cares greatly for his people and makes decisions on their behalf. He is quite humorous, often spouting witty remarks. He cares greatly for Eleanor, who he was once dating. He expresses a desire to get back with her, though it is clear she doesn't feel the same way. Despite this, the two are shown to be good friends. Tripp has a proneness to getting easily angered and aggressive if someone wrongs him. If Javi kills Conrad, Tripp will become enraged with him. Later, Javi has the choice of sparing either Tripp or Ava. If he chooses Ava, Joan will instead kill her in an act of betrayal. Tripp will be annoyed with Javi for this, but doesn't hold a grudge against him. If Tripp lives, he shows defiance in his final moments going out fighting walkers.
Pre-Apocalypse
Location Unknown
Tripp was a former dock worker with little education but he has street smarts, he is also lover of vehicles, given his attachment to his truck. It is also possible he lived in or near the location of Prescott prior to its construction.
Post-Apocalypse
Sometime during the apocalypse, he helped create the town of Prescott alongside Conrad who also helped in its construction, becoming the leader of the towns perimeter. He also encountered Clementine, who passed through sometime before meeting Javier. At some point, he formed a romantic relationship with Eleanor, the settlement's doctor, though they ultimately split up sometime before Javier's arrival.
A New Frontier
"Ties That Bind - Part 1"
Tripp is first seen guarding the town of Prescott, manning the gate when Javier and Clementine appear. He provided covering fire until the pair could kill enough walkers so he could let them in. He briefly chastised Francine for riding through on a horse only for her to laugh him off, then introduced himself to Javier while also remarked at Clementine having come there before.
Some time later, he heard a gunshot coming from Conrad's bar. Coming to investigate, he found Eli dead and Clementine holding a gun. He then takes her and Javier (Determinant) to a holding cell. If Javier didn't cover for Clementine, Tripp allows him to roam around town, promising him a ride to the junkyard tomorrow.
If Javier chooses to go with Tripp and not Eleanor (Determinant), the pair are seen in a van discussing whether Tripp is jealous that Eleanor likes him over Tripp.
Once they reach the junkyard, Tripp helps him kill the walkers trying to harm Javier's family. Once they are safe, he comments on how unusually well the rescue went only for his suspicions to prove correct as a hostile group open fire on them. Mariana dead and Kate wounded, Tripp pleads with Javier to fall back to Prescott. Regardless of Javier's choice, Tripp flees to the town with the others, bar Clementine (who stays behind anyway to hold the group off).
"Ties That Bind - Part 2"
Tripp is seen once again at Prescott making minor repairs to his modified vehicle. He remarks to Javier about the situation with Kate and how Gabe tried to help only to run off before letting the man search around.
He later appears atop the wall, ordering Javier and Gabe to get back into the town as the same hostile group, the New Frontier, approach the settlement in numerous trucks. The group wants Javier to surrender himself to them, but Tripp refuses to give into their demands, deterring them with his assault rifle while attempting to convince the others to stand against them.
Regardless of Javier's choice, Tripp opens fire when a captured Francine is killed. The town under a heavy assault, Tripp determines the area lost, telling Javier to get his family and prepare to leave while he holds off attackers despite the tear gas filling the air. He soon returns in his vehicle, telling Javier to head east where they will regroup, leaving the town of Prescott behind.
They drive for several miles before briefly stopping, confident no one followed them. While resting, Tripp and the others try to console Conrad about Francine's death only for the man to grow violent towards Javier, blaming him for her death. Gabe's attempts to intervene by brandishing his pistol prompts Tripp to order the boy to cease his threat, supported by the others. Once everything is stable, Tripp decides they should continue towards Richmond as a new place to live, driving through the night.
"Above The Law"
After New Frontier soldiers throw Javi, Tripp and the others in their holding cell, Tripp is elated upon reuniting with Eleanor, catching up with her and revealing to her surprising revelations about the New Frontier and its leader being Javi's brother, and Kate being his wife. David later appears and take Javi out of the holding cell to visit Kate, but Tripp and the others are forced to stay, much to Tripp's anger.
After Javi's meeting with Richmond's leaders ends poorly, he is barred out of Richmond, as well as Conrad, Jesus, Clem and Tripp. Tripp resists the whole while, not wanting to be separated from Eleanor (who was released from the holding cell as well), and gets knocked out flat by Ava. With no other choice, Tripp and the group go to a location David pointed out for Javi on a map he gave him.
While en route to the location, Tripp engages in a heart-to-heart conversation with Javi about love, revealing that he deeply loves and cares about Eleanor, respecting her wishes to just stay friends, although his heart still longs for something more with her. After getting through a few walkers, they make it to the warehouse, and Tripp fights to repel the oncoming horde of walkers as Javi finds a way to get them inside the building. Upon inside, Tripp discovers that Prescott supplies and spoils stowed away, confronting David over that, only to learn later that it was done by Max, Lonnie, Badger and other New Frontier soldiers at the request of Joan raiding nearby communities. Once a fight breaks out, Tripp comes to Javi's aid when he sees him shoved halfway through a window by Badger. By the time he gets there, Javi has gotten the upper hand against a severely wounded and dying Badger, telling him to "get it over with." If Javi decides to kill him, Tripp will move him to stop, but if Javi continues to bash his brains in, Tripp will hope "that made [him] feel better." He later meets up with David, who has gained the upper hand against Max, and stands aside Clem and Jesus as Javi and/or David decide Max's fate.
Afterward, the groups make it outside, where Jesus leaves them for his own mission. Tripp excitedly promises to give it a second chance and talk to Eleanor again upon returning Richmond. Sneaking back into its medical center with Javi and Conrad, (Determinant) he lets Javi speak with Kate and Gabe while he and Conrad search around for Eleanor. When he finds her, he tells her about Javi's plan and they return back to Kate's medical room. After reaffirmation or a change of plans, Tripp goes with Conrad and Eleanor to her office as she takes her gun and they prepare to leave with Javi.
"Thicker Than Water"
When Javi returns with either Kate or Gabe from being imprisoned, they find Tripp and Eleanor arguing in the apartment they took refuge in from Joan and the New Frontier soldiers; Tripp having brought up the idea of the two of them being in a relationship once more, to poor reaction from Eleanor. When the group decides on taking some of Richmond's weapons to arm themselves against the massive herd of walkers outside of Richmond in means of escape, Tripp decides to stay with Eleanor, Kate and Conrad (Determinant) at the apartment, not wanting to leave things with Eleanor on a sour note. Javi can be encouraging with to which he's grateful, or be abrasive about it, hurting his feelings. Regardless, he promises to protect everyone while he's away on his mission.
Tripp continues to talk to Eleanor that lasts past nightfall, and seeming to have no success, judging from Eleanor's saddened expression. When Javi, Ava and Gabe return from the armory with guns in tow, he happily welcomes them back, but is surprised to see Clementine among them. He also shows concern for Javi's injury. He joins the discussion regarding their plans for dealing with Joan and the New Frontier and appears frustrated with the situation. If Conrad is alive, he will leave the group and Tripp will try to bid him farewell. He will then assist in Javi's plan for the next day by gathering supplies with Eleanor, showing a bit of optimism. If Javi had accepted Conrad's deal but died among later events, Tripp will assist in Javi's plans by gathering supplies with Eleanor, showing a bit of optimism. If Javi had shot and killed Conrad in the past but elected to keep this secret from Tripp, Gabe, out of spite, will reveal this in front of everyone, resulting in Tripp and Eleanor becoming enraged and refusing to have anything to do with Javi, seeking to take care of themselves.
The next day, Javi's plan is showing to have a downward spiral, and the situation gets even worse as Tripp and Ava are walked out by gunpoint before the public meeting of David's execution, both of them bound by their wrists and made to kneel execution-style on the platform while David stands in between them. Joan then forces Javi to spare one of their lives in exchange for the other to die. Javi must choose quickly when Joan has soldiers then hold Javi, Clem and Gabe's at gunpoint as well.
In-Game Decision
If Javi Chooses To Spare Ava (Alive): After Javi decides to spare Ava, Eleanor will cry out to him in heartache while Tripp will either show confusion and tell Javi to "go to hell," (Determinant) or, if Conrad is dead, showing no signs of surprise, spitefully calling him a "backstabbing, double-crossing, no-good, dirty fucking murderer." In the end, Joan betrays Javi's decision, and has Ava killed anyway before Javi can intervene. In the ensuing gunfight that breaks out among the public, Tripp is able to free his binds and is last seen covering for Javi as he attempts to rescue Clem.
If Javi Chooses To Spare Tripp (Dead): After Javi spares Tripp, much to Ava and David's dismay, Joan instead betrays Javi's decision and has Tripp killed, much to Eleanor's horror and Tripp's defeat. As he is held at gunpoint, Tripp bitterly states "fucking figures". Before Javi can do anything, Tripp screams "No!", as he is shot in the neck, and is last seen writhing about before bleeding out to death.
"From The Gallows"
Tripp will appear in this episode if he did not die in Thicker Than Water. He first appears when he joins David and Javier on the rooftop alongside Clementine, Kate and Gabriel. Clementine and Gabriel explain that they found him nearby the entrances. Javier and Tripp then converse awkwardly, as Javier had previously chosen Ava to be the one to be spared. However, the two make up with each other.
Tripp then joins his companions on a journey across a destroyed highway full of abandoned vehicles and debris to get to safe ground. While crossing a narrow path, a nearby car gives way and nearly knocks Javier off the ledge, but Tripp grabs onto him in time. A walker in the car attacks Tripp, who throws it off. The group then reach a spot where the highway is split into two, with a crashed helicopter on their end. Taking turns, everyone uses the helicopter's propellers to swing to their way to the other side. Tripp offers to be the last one to go after Javier. However, Javier's turn causes the helicopter to dislodge and fall to the ground, with him barely making it across. Without a way to get to the other side, Tripp is approached with an overwhelming number of walkers. He shoots them by himself, telling the others not to worry about him. Ultimately, Tripp runs out of ammo and is overpowered by the walkers, he has his neck broken in the iron bars of the bridge, before falling into the water below. Though there is no sight of his body afterwards.
A photo of Tripp before the outbreak started is placed on the memorial wall, the photo depicting him drinking tea.
Death
"Thicker Than Water"
- Killed By
- Eleanor (Indirectly Caused)
- Javier García (Indirectly Caused, Accidental)
- Joan (Caused)
- New Frontier Guard
In the hopes of avoiding conflict and needless deaths, Eleanor divulges the García family's plan to depose Joan and rescue David, leading to Tripp and Ava being captured by the New Frontier. Tripp and Ava are brought to the public square in New Richmond. During Joan's confrontation with Javier, she decides to publicly execute one of her captives, whimsically offering Javier the choice of which one to save. Javier calls for Tripp to be spared, but Joan betrays Javier's choice to demonstrate her control and orders one of her soldiers to shoot Tripp. Eleanor and Javier attempt to speak up, but they are promptly cut off after Tripp is shot in the neck, leaving him to writhe on the ground as he bleeds to death. It is unknown if Tripp reanimated or if he was prevented from reanimating by the New Frontier or devoured by the invasion of walkers minutes later.
"From The Gallows"
- Killed By
- Gabriel García (Indirectly Caused, Accidental)
- Clementine (Indirectly Caused, Accidental)
- Katie García (Indirectly Caused, Accidental)
- David García (Indirectly Caused, Accidental)
- Javier García (Indirectly Caused, Accidental)
- Zombies
Taking an alternate path out of Richmond to evade a herd, the group reaches a collapsed highway overpass with a crashed helicopter on their end. Taking turns in order of body weight, everyone uses the helicopter's propellers to swing to their way to the other side, Tripp offering to be the last one to go after Javier. Javier's attempt, however, causes the helicopter to dislodge and fall off the overpass, with him barely making it across to the others. Without a way to get to the other side, Tripp is approached with an overwhelming number of walkers. He shoots a few of them by himself, calling for the others to not worry about him as he resigns himself to his fate. Ultimately, Tripp runs out of ammo and is overpowered by the walkers, breaking his neck on the exposed iron rebar when he and two walkers fall off the overpass. It is unknown whether Tripp's brain was damaged by his fall or if he was devoured by walkers below.
Killed Victims
This list shows the victims that Tripp has killed:
- Badger (Determinant)
- At least 2 unnamed members of the New Frontier (1 alongside Javier, Clementine, and Conrad, Determinant)
- Numerous counts of zombies and possibly unnamed people
Non-Canon Deaths
If Javier fails to complete a certain objective, it is possible for Tripp to be killed. These deaths are non-canon and will result in a game over. Javier will then re-spawn and be allowed to try again. Below is a pictorial list of when Tripp can die.
"Ties That Bind - Part 2"
"Above The Law"
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Relationships
For a more in-depth look at Tripp's relationships, read here: Tripp (Telltale)/Relationships
Allies
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Enemies |
Appearances
The Telltale Series
A New Frontier
- "Ties That Bind - Part 1"
- "Ties That Bind - Part 2"
- "Above The Law"
- "Thicker Than Water"
- "From The Gallows" (Alive or Photograph)
| Episodes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season One | ||||||
| Season Two | ||||||
| Michonne | ||||||
| A New Frontier | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| The Final Season |
| ✔ | Appears | ✔ | Voice is heard |
| 👁 | Appears with no lines | ✔ | Appears in a flashback |
| ✔ | Appears as a walker | 🖼 | Appears in a photograph/video |
| ✔ | Appears as a corpse | ✔ | Appears in a hallucination/dream |
| Episodes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season One | ||||||
| Season Two | ||||||
| Michonne | ||||||
| A New Frontier | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | 🖼 | |
| The Final Season |
| ✔ | Appears | ✔ | Voice is heard |
| 👁 | Appears with no lines | ✔ | Appears in a flashback |
| ✔ | Appears as a walker | 🖼 | Appears in a photograph/video |
| ✔ | Appears as a corpse | ✔ | Appears in a hallucination/dream |
Gallery
- For more images of Tripp, please visit Tripp (Telltale)/Gallery.
Trivia
- Tripp is one of the eight characters to appear in all five episodes of Season 3 (Determinant), the others being Javier, Clementine, Kate, Gabriel, Eleanor, David, and Conrad. (Determinant)
- Tripp is the fourth community leader encountered in the game, after Crawford Oberson, William Carver, and Norma.
- He is also the first one to not be hostile towards the protagonist.
- Unused audio clips show that Tripp had been hanging zombies from nooses and was planning on doing on the same thing to Clementine and Javier. This, along with the entire idea of hanging zombies from nooses in Prescott, had been removed from the final game.[2]
- Coincidentally, both of Tripp's deaths are associated with his neck. In his death in "Thicker Than Water", he is shot in the neck and in his death in "From The Gallows", he breaks his neck on iron bars.
- In older versions of the game, there was a glitch where Tripp could be seen briefly walking with the group at a certain point in episode 5, even if he died at the end of episode 4. This glitch has since been patched.