[FAQ] Frequently Asked Questions for Season 4 (The Final Season)

This is a continuation of the FAQ series meant for the sub sidebar. You can check out the FAQ post made for Season 3 here.

This is a work in development and will be updated over time.

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#Season 4 (The Final Season) FAQs

“Why didn’t Clem go back to Richmond after getting AJ from the McCarroll Ranch?”

This question gets asked a lot despite being answered multiple times within the actual game. During Abel’s interrogation at the start of episode 3, he says ”it's a bloodbath, one community against another, from Richmond to the coast.” The fact that Richmond is in war with other communities is also confirmed by Clem herself during the ranch flashback in episode 4, in which she says “can't go back to Richmond… this whole area is a war zone.”

Since Clem went through hell to get AJ back, the last thing she’d want is to put him in a literal war spanning multiple metropolitan areas (far worse than dealing with Lilly’s small branch of Delta). Not to mention that she only knew Javi for about a week so it wouldn’t be worth trying to go back there since she barely knew him.

"What happened to Javi following the events of Season 3 and the war in Richmond?"

Kent Mudle confirmed on Tumblr that Javi and his surviving family members are still alive.

”How did Tenn get his burn mark?”

While the burn mark is never explained in detail, there is a portion of Ericson’s that was burnt down before the start of the game so he most likely got it from there. In the files for Season 4, there is an unused file for a new Tenn head model that was intended for a flashback. The fact that it’s just Tenn’s head being changed makes me believe he got the burn at Ericson’s.

”How did Clem survive at the end?”

This is without a doubt the most common question that gets asked here.

On the day following the release of episode 4, one of the writers of Take Us Back, Michael Kirkbride, left an explanation on this very subreddit about what AJ did to save Clem. In a nutshell: AJ cut Clem’s leg off, cauterized it so she wouldn’t bleed out, then used a wheelbarrow to kill the walkers and transport Clem back to Ericson’s.

Furthermore, Reddit user u/Simulated_jpeg has made a really long copypasta explaining how Clem didn’t die and how her situation was different from Lee’s. This is probably the best explanation on the whole Clem surviving situation so give it a read.

”What happened to James if he survived episode 3?”

Kent Mudle confirmed on Tumblr that if James survived episode 3, he is still alive. He has gone back to the woods and is no longer on speaking terms with Clem after the whole AJ argument in the cave.

“What is the caravan group mentioned at the end of the season?”

At the end of episode 4 when everyone is back at Ericson’s, Louis/Violet talk to Clem and AJ about a caravan group made up of about 10-15 people seen outside the perimeter of the safezone. At the end of the conversation, AJ agrees to go check it out with Louis/Violet the following morning.

Shortly after Take Us Back released, Telltale/Skybound creative director Kent Mudle answered a fan’s question on what the caravan was. He said that the caravan was intentionally made to be ambiguous and that it’d serve as hope for the future where Ericson’s can connect with outside groups. Kent also stated that while it wouldn’t be his call, he would not make it where the caravan consisted of characters from past seasons. Because of that last comment, I think it’s safe to say that the caravan was not really intended for a direct sequel sort of deal, as the characters composing it weren’t even thought up at the time.

Something very important to keep in mind is that the caravan will ONLY be mentioned if Tenn died on the bridge. If Louis/Violet died and Tenn is alive, they’ll talk about something else and the caravan is never mentioned at all. I think this supports Kent’s answer in that the caravan was not meant to be some big thing for the future.

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