Kenny's grandfather
CharacterA dying elder of the Ackerman bloodline and one of its last keepers of forbidden history. From his deathbed he tells his grandson Kenny that the crown never hated the Ackermans; it feared them, because the King's memory-altering power could not touch their minds.
Appearance
Illness has left the old man wasted and bedbound, dressed in loose garments that hang off his frame. Lank, pale hair falls to his neck around tired eyes and a pointed nose, and his mustache runs down into a beard.
Personality
He means to die silent, judging that ignorance is the best protection he can leave the Ackermans who come after him, and he plainly disapproves of the murders his grandson commits in the capital. Even so, Kenny is the one person he trusts with the clan's buried past.
History
Near the end of his life, the bedridden elder receives a visit from Kenny, fresh from cutting down Military Police who strayed too near the house. Pressed to explain the government's campaign against their family, he corrects the premise: the Ackermans were feared rather than hated, because the memory-rewriting power of the King who raised the Walls slid off their bloodline, just as it did off the Asian clan. Ancestors who rebelled against the crown's ideals brought the persecution down, then hid the truth from their own children as a shield, though the hunting never ceased.
Kenny also brings word that his sister Kuchel is pregnant by a client of the Underground brothel where she works and intends to keep the child; the old man greets the news with indifference. He is the great-grandfather of the boy that child becomes, Levi Ackerman.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Kenny Ackerman's grandfather?
Kenny Ackerman's grandfather is a dying elder of the Ackerman bloodline who, from his deathbed, tells Kenny the truth about why the crown hunted their family: not out of hatred, but because the King's memory-altering power could not touch Ackerman minds.
What does Kenny's grandfather reveal to Kenny?
Kenny's grandfather reveals that the Ackermans were feared rather than hated by the crown, since the memory-rewriting power of the King who raised the Walls could not affect their bloodline, the same as with the Asian clan.
What happens to Kenny's grandfather?
Kenny's grandfather is near the end of his life, wasted by illness and bedbound, when Kenny visits him fresh from killing Military Police who strayed too near the house.
How is Kenny's grandfather related to Levi Ackerman?
Kenny's grandfather is Levi Ackerman's great-grandfather, since his granddaughter Kuchel Ackerman is Levi's mother.
What news does Kenny bring his grandfather?
Kenny tells his grandfather that his sister Kuchel is pregnant by a client of the Underground brothel where she works and intends to keep the child, news the old man receives with indifference.
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