Ken

Ken's full body sprite

Kennedy "Ken" Ignacio Guimarães is a Route character in Burrows VN. Grey initially encounters him in The Golden Place, together with Gabe, Hiro and Mark.

Ken was born in 1937 and is 21 years old. This sets the events of his route to either 1958 or 1959.

## Personality

At first, Ken is seen as moderately unfriendly, harassing and avoidant of others. He goes as far as threatening, assaulting and verbally abusing others. He rarely lets his guard down and is very vigilant.

He is moody and has a short temper. However, this may be the result of his ongoing insomnia and being pursued by Frank.

Ken uses homophobic language and acts abusive towards people he perceives as homosexual. He often perceives interactions between Grey, Colt and Jessie to have homosexual undertones, when the others do not perceive them as such.

In contrast, he is somewhat shown to be affectionate and caring. His general behavior implies he does not want to be perceived as feminine, weak or vulnerable. This further implies he uses his abrasive behavior to protect himself.

Ken has excellent deductive skills.

* He deducts that The Golden Place and the locations and events of his route may not be real.
* He also deducts that Virgil watches them and wants to get reactions out of the main characters.
* He deducts that the characters will be separated soon after their meeting in The Golden Place.
* He is the only one (except for Grey) who is suspicious of The Golden Place.

Ken is shown to spend time thinking very intensely for several moments during his route. He usually paces in the room he is in and stops Grey from interrupting him.

Ken loves motorcycles, especially the one he drives.

Ken likes to work out by doing push-ups in the motel rooms he stays at. He attributes his muscular physique to his frequent work-outs and dehydration.

## Appearance

Ken is a young, male panther of unknown height and weight. He is moderately muscular, with little body fat.

Ken's fur is entirely black and short, without visible markings. His fur slightly reflects light, which gives him brighter outlines. He also has white whiskers on both sides of his snout. He has a long, fur-covered tail.

Ken has yellow sclera which glows in the dark, similar to a cat's irises.

Ken's standard outfit consists of a black and red leather jacket, a white tank top, a leather belt, denim jeans, black chaps, black leather boots, white underpants, a gold necklace and a gold earring on his left ear.

## Ken's Route

**Warning - Spoilers for Ken's Route**

Ken's Route begins with Grey choosing to save Ken with Virgil's card. A transition scene plays where Grey is in a dark, cloudy and smoke-filled space. He is in front of an unknown being or machine with bright headlights. Faolán helps Grey get up and encourages him to escape. Grey is attacked by the pursuer and assumes he has died.

Grey is then transported by unknown methods to a road, where Ken almost runs him over on his motorcycle.

## Trivia

* The main parts of Ken's Route are referred to as Routes and their number. The first part is named Route 1, the second Route 2, etc.
* Ken does the Akira slide, a reference to the 1988 film Akira.
* Ken's drink of choice is Shirley Temple.

## Gallery

Ken's Route Transition ScreenKen performing the Akira Slide in Ken's RouteKen's card, by KousenKen's full body sprite