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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' is an older man who works as an antique deliveryman for [[Lysette's Antiques]], and previously as a roofer for [[Ira]]. He has a [[Conway's dog|dog]]. Throughout the main story, he works to make his final delivery to [[5 Dogwood Drive]], discovering and traveling the {{ZeroLink}} in the process. He is the character around which events in {{KRZ}} focus, and is the main character controlled by players at the start of the game. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is an older man who works as an antique deliveryman for [[Lysette's Antiques]], and previously as a roofer for [[Ira]]. He has a [[Conway's dog|dog]]. Throughout the main story, he works to make his final delivery to [[5 Dogwood Drive]], discovering and traveling the {{ZeroLink}} in the process. He is the character around which events in {{KRZ}} focus, and is the main character controlled by players at the start of the game. | ||
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Conway has struggled with alcoholism throughout his life and is implied to have been a delinquent from a relatively young age, ditching school with [[Lysette]] in favor of bars. He worked odd jobs for some time afterward until he was hired by a small roof repair company run by Lysette's husband, [[Ira]]. He was fired and re-hired multiple times due to his alcoholism and unreliability, and slept in their barn. Conway feels responsible for the death of [[Charlie]], Ira and Lysette's son who slipped off a roof while filling in for Conway, who at the time was too drunk to perform the job. At some point, he gave up drinking. After Ira's death, Conway adopted Ira's dog and, using Ira's old truck, became a deliveryman for Lysette's Antiques. | Conway has struggled with alcoholism throughout his life and is implied to have been a delinquent from a relatively young age, ditching school with [[Lysette]] in favor of bars. He worked odd jobs for some time afterward until he was hired by a small roof repair company run by Lysette's husband, [[Ira]]. He was fired and re-hired multiple times due to his alcoholism and unreliability, and slept in their barn. Conway feels responsible for the death of [[Charlie]], Ira and Lysette's son who slipped off a roof while filling in for Conway, who at the time was too drunk to perform the job. At some point, he gave up drinking. After Ira's death, Conway adopted Ira's dog and, using Ira's old truck, became a deliveryman for Lysette's Antiques. | ||
In the [[Museum of Dwellings]] found in [[Act II]], Conway encounters an empty cabin which he identifies as his childhood home. | In the [[Museum of Dwellings]] found in [[Act II]], Conway encounters an empty cabin which he identifies as his childhood home. | ||
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Conway has a brother, but says he doesn't know how to get ahold of him these days. | Conway has a brother, but says he doesn't know how to get ahold of him these days. | ||
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Conway is likely named after [[wikipedia:John Horton Conway|John Conway]], a famous mathematician known for [[wikipedia:Conway's Game of Life|Conway's Game of Life]]. | Conway is likely named after [[wikipedia:John Horton Conway|John Conway]], a famous mathematician known for [[wikipedia:Conway's Game of Life|Conway's Game of Life]]. | ||
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| + | == Gallery == | ||
| + | <gallery> | ||
| + | Conway-Portrait.png|Closeup of Conway's face, sans-hat | ||
| + | Equus Oils night.png|Conway, his dog, [[Shannon]], [[Joseph]], and [[Carrington]] at Equus Oils | ||
| + | Forest.png|Conway, his dog, Shannon, [[Ezra]], and [[Julian]] in the [[forest]] | ||
| + | Conway's leg.png|Conway and his treated leg in [[Dr. Truman]]'s house | ||
| + | The Mucky Mammoth.png|Conway and Shannon aboard the [[Mucky Mammoth]] | ||
| + | Bat sanctuary.png|Conway, his dog, and Shannon sail through the [[Echo River]] bat sanctuary | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
Latest revision as of 07:46, 25 July 2023
Conway is an older man who works as an antique deliveryman for Lysette's Antiques, and previously as a roofer for Ira. He has a dog. Throughout the main story, he works to make his final delivery to 5 Dogwood Drive, discovering and traveling the Zero in the process. He is the character around which events in Kentucky Route Zero focus, and is the main character controlled by players at the start of the game.
Life & work[edit]
Conway has struggled with alcoholism throughout his life and is implied to have been a delinquent from a relatively young age, ditching school with Lysette in favor of bars. He worked odd jobs for some time afterward until he was hired by a small roof repair company run by Lysette's husband, Ira. He was fired and re-hired multiple times due to his alcoholism and unreliability, and slept in their barn. Conway feels responsible for the death of Charlie, Ira and Lysette's son who slipped off a roof while filling in for Conway, who at the time was too drunk to perform the job. At some point, he gave up drinking. After Ira's death, Conway adopted Ira's dog and, using Ira's old truck, became a deliveryman for Lysette's Antiques.
In the Museum of Dwellings found in Act II, Conway encounters an empty cabin which he identifies as his childhood home.
Conway has a brother, but says he doesn't know how to get ahold of him these days.
Name[edit]
Conway is likely named after John Conway, a famous mathematician known for Conway's Game of Life.
Gallery[edit]
Closeup of Conway's face, sans-hat
Conway, his dog, Shannon, Joseph, and Carrington at Equus Oils
Conway and his treated leg in Dr. Truman's house
Conway and Shannon aboard the Mucky Mammoth
Conway, his dog, and Shannon sail through the Echo River bat sanctuary
