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Originally Posted by Desmodus87
Carl has a stronger spirit, he's a better shot, he's a tougher kid. He might not be the most likeable to some people, but he is the more equipped for survival. :P
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Clementine has quite the spirit as well, despite all the death that surrounds her she has endured indefinitely.
"Well, you still have a couple of kids and this one has a good spirit."
Interestingly, I see Carl and Clementine two sides of the same coin, like Rick and Lee. You could say Clementine represents innocence and Carl represents maliciousness (or what have you). But I believe that is false, I see Clementine representing maturity and Carl representing toughness. And that's why I told Clementine to shoot Lee, why should I try to preserve Clementine's innocence when she's in such a ruthless, uncaring world? Hopefully it toughened her, if she could shoot Lee I know she could do anything.
Meanwhile Carl, while at the absolute peak of toughness, doesn't have much in the way of maturity, he's arrogant and I believe that to be his downfall, in his current state. For example
raiding Negan's camp was extremely idiotic. Although given time I see him developing more like Rick, gaining maturity along the way.
What is also interesting is the two characters flaws: Clementine is too dependent and Carl is too arrogant. Clementine could easily die if kept alone over a long period of time, however Carl could easily die as well if he rushed into a situation without much thought. Although those two flaws will be abolished in time, with Rick's influence over Carl and Clementine showing signs of becoming more independent in episode four and five (following Lee to the river, standing up for Ben, going into the doggy door without permission).
Although Carl is obviously the greater shooter, Clementine is not bad at all. That walker that was attacking Molly was one hard walker to hit, my Lee couldn't do it and she seemed to do it effortlessly. Also Clementine has the advantage concerning survival tips as well, in my opinion. My Lee spent five episodes telling her tips on how to survive, teaching her not to be afraid, to always keep moving, et cetera. Meanwhile Rick gives Carl very little in the way of tips, mostly because Carl is so independent.
I still believe Carl has the definite edge but, given time, I can see Clementine becoming a real machine. As to if that will be a good thing or not has yet to be seen. I don't want Clementine to become like Carl because although he'll probably survive longer than Clementine in the end, he's pretty much already dead inside.