Andy Kang

* It Lives in the Woods
* It Lives Beneath

**Andy**, a character in the *It Lives In The Woods* book, is a student and basketball player at Westchester High. He is one of Main Character's love interests. He first appears in *Chapter 1*.

## Appearance

Andy has black hair, dark brown eyes, and light-colored skin. He wears a navy blue shirt, a brown leather jacket, a gold necklace and a pair of earrings.

His basketball jersey (navy blue and white with black outlines) has the number 12 on the front.

## Personality

Andy is initially skeptical of the supernatural and insists that he and his friends call the police to deal with Redfield in response to Dan's disappearance. He backs down when his friends believe that other people would dismiss their claims about Redfield.

He also gets angry easily when provoked, such as Cody calling him a "triple threat" and Noah pestering him with questions about Redfield.

When it comes to his old friends, Andy cares deeply for them, despite the ten years of drifting apart. When Stacy tells him about Dan's grief over Jane's death, he expresses his sadness and says that he could have helped if Dan had told them. He then volunteers to join Main Character and Noah in the woods to find Dan, despite having basketball practice early in the morning.

## Chapters

### It Lives

#### It Lives In The Woods

* Chapter 1: Old Friends
* Chapter 2: What Are You Afraid Of?
* Chapter 3: Sticks and Stones (Determinant)
* Chapter 4: What's Coming to You
* Chapter 5: Buckle Up
* Chapter 6: A Bitter Pill to Swallow
* Chapter 7: Party Favors
* Chapter 8: Breakdown
* Chapter 9: Ungrateful
* Chapter 10: I'm Not Scared
* Chapter 11: You Again
* Chapter 12: Homecoming
* Chapter 13: Fight or Flight (Off-Screen)
* Chapter 14: In the Dark
* Chapter 15: Everyone Plays Together
* Chapter 16: In Memoriam

#### It Lives Beneath

* Chapter 5: Gone Fishing (Determinant)
* Chapter 10: Still Waters (Mentioned)
* Chapter 11: Sinking Feeling (Mentioned)

## Relationships

### Main Character

Even though Main Character and Andy have grown apart over the years, he still expresses concern for him/her and their friends. Andy is fond enough of Main Character to respond positively to romantic gestures, regardless of Main Character's gender, showing that he had feelings for him/her for at least a little while.

### Lucas Thomas

Lucas mistakenly uses the female pronoun when referring to Andy, who corrects him with the male pronoun. However, there is no bad blood between them, as Andy understands that Lucas was simply speaking without thinking rather than being transphobic.

### Ben

Ben looks down on Andy for being Asian, transgender, and short, even telling Andy that he was accepted into the team as a mere publicity stunt to make the team look good in photos. This infuriated Andy to the point where he wanted to yell at Ben or hit him, but was stopped by a bear attacking Ben (courtesy of Redfield). If Andy survived, Ben stopped bullying him, and it is implied that they are now on good terms.

### Tomoichi "Tom" Sato

Tom has been Andy's friend since they were toddlers, as their respective parents have been friends since college. Their friendship continued into high school, where they were excluded from various drills during basketball practice because they were the only Asians on the team. In Chapter 4, when Andy is depressed because he thinks the others will never stop calling him "Triple Threat" for being "short, trans, and Asian," Tom tells him that he doesn't care. If you choose to have Andy free Tom from Mr. Red's mind control, it is revealed that Andy contemplated suicide when he was younger, and it was Tom's friendship that got him through it.

## Gallery

### Other Looks

Basketball jerseyFull ViewAndy as a childHomecomingFull View of Homecoming Outfit
### Miscellaneous

All Friends DeadEveryone Except Noah DeadFavorite LIsMore Trans Representation is in the worksAndy wishing players a Happy Halloween 2018
## Trivia

* Andy is the first known transgender character in the Choices franchise.
* In *Chapter 4*, it is revealed that the majority of the basketball team doesn't accept him because he is short, transgender, and Asian.
* In a premium scene from Chapter 5, Tom mentions that Andy was afraid of mascots when they were kids, and mentions a "Pluto story," but Andy cuts him off before he can finish.
* The writing for Andy's character is inspired by the song *"All Star"* by Smash Mouth.
* If he survives Mr. Red's game of *Are You Scared*, he will have to repeat his senior year of high school due to all the medical leave he had to take, which included two surgeries and physical therapy. He will also appear in Chapter 5 of *It Lives Beneath* with a new look. He got a sports scholarship and plays for a college basketball team called the Bighorns.

## Reference

1. ↑ https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Pluto
2. ↑ https://playchoices.tumblr.com/post/170395383652/it-lives-will-return-cue-ominous-music-in