KEL

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KEL
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Gender	Male
Age	HEADSPACE: 12 (APPROXIMATELY) REAL WORLD: 16 (APPROXIMATELY)
Birthday	November 11th
Lead skill	THROW BALL
Location	HEADSPACE: NEIGHBOR'S ROOM FARAWAY: KEL'S HOUSE
Relatives	Unnamed Mother Unnamed Father HERO (Older Brother) SALLY (Younger sister)
Relations	SUNNY (Friend) AUBREY (Friend) MARI (Friend) BASIL (Friend)
Piano

OH, YEAH!! FRESH AIR AT LAST!! Gotta love that nature. Well, let's go!

— KEL

KEL is one of the main three deuteragonists that join OMORI's party in OMORI. When tagged as the leader, KEL can throw various ball projectiles from certain platforms to hit objects otherwise inaccessible to the party.

PROFILE

APPEARANCE

The HEADSPACE version of KEL appears as a young boy wearing a colorful tank top covered in multicolored squares. Like the others in the party, he does not wear socks or shoes and his hair and eyes are purple like AUBREY and HERO.

In the real world, KEL appears as an older teenager. He has grown much taller than most of his friends. Like his brother HERO, KEL has brown hair and dark skin. He also has a well-built body due to constantly playing basketball. His main attire consists of an orange basketball uniform with white stripes that resembles a dog.

PERSONALITY

During his youth, KEL is a bit bratty, impulsive and rude, always getting into little tiffs with his friends. He is very competitive by nature, always wanting to win games or races, and is indeed very energetic and fast. He also thinks romance is gross and that girls have cooties. However, even though he is loud and likes to annoy his friends, he genuinely cares about them to the point of constantly protecting them with a strong sense of justice. KEL appears to share a strong bond with his brother HERO and occasionally bickers with AUBREY over petty disagreements over minor topics. He even sees the quiet SUNNY as someone who is a great person and believes the best in him. These traits are shared with his HEADSPACE counterpart.

The present-day KEL still retains his happy demeanor but appears more mature and understanding towards others. He is very social and likes talking with strangers when SUNNY is busy with jobs. He constantly tries to help others in-need, which could often lead him to making rash choices at times. KEL also desires to reconnect with his old friends, notably when he encourages SUNNY to be more active and healthy. He even tries to understand AUBREY's reasons for her anger and repeatedly protects BASIL from bullies as well, displaying the same sense of justice he possessed when he was younger.

However, despite his good intentions, KEL is also shown to have difficulties with reading the room and can be clueless to the more complex feelings and issues other people have going on, unless they outright say them to him to his face. Because of this, AUBREY has accused him of being too simple-minded, and his thoughtlessness has sometimes really frustrated other people when they've been in a really bad place. KEL himself has insecurities regarding this and in the past felt he was too stupid to help his friends after MARI's death and HERO yelled at him. Regardless, KEL is noted by SUNNY to be a loyal friend, always being there for others and despite his carelessness at times, he posseses a good heart. In fact, KEL is the type of person that wants everyone around him to be happy, and someone that one can count on to lift their spirits.

CHARACTER INFO

According to the official walkthrough and strategy guide, info regarding KEL consists of:

CHARACTER STATS (KEL)
HEART		DEFENSE
JUICE		SPEED
ATTACK		LUCK

• Birthday: NOV 11
• Likes: SPORTS, MILK, PHOTOBOMBING, HECTOR, DIGGING IN THE TRASH
• Dislikes: PICKLES, COOTIES, THINKING TOO HARD

Though he's got an impulsive and competitive streak, KEL is an ever loyal companion. You can count on his athletic talent and his dexterity with a ball to knock down foes. He holds his pet rock HECTOR dearly.

STORY

BACKGROUND

Kel and his friends during their childhood youth.

KEL was born to unnamed parents approximately 16 years before the main story. He has an older brother named HERO and, as a teenager, his parents gave him a little sister, SALLY.

Since they were children, KEL and his family lived directly besides SUNNY's HOUSE. He, SUNNY, MARI, HERO, AUBREY, and BASIL were close friends and spent much of their time together. One day, KEL went out to get a haircut with his dad. AUBREY was there with her dad as well because the three were going to watch MARI and SUNNY's music recital. It was supposed to be that night, but when they came home in the evening, they found out she had died, believing that she hung herself.

After the death of MARI, the friend group drifted apart as the latter's death greatly affected all of them. KEL, on the other hand, managed to cope by maintaining his positive demeanor and making new friends playing sports, although SUNNY's MOM mentions that he seemed a bit lonely at times. KEL soon noticed HERO becoming severely depressed and constantly tried helping his older brother regain his sense of self.

KEL tried to encourage HERO one day, but this resulted in HERO taking out his grief and anger on KEL. His parents immediately rushed to comfort him, ignoring KEL who was also in tears. Noticing this, HERO immediately embraced KEL and apologized. Even after the two brothers reconciled, KEL knew that HERO was still closed off but moved on with life as he usually does.

THREE DAYS LEFT

SUNNY wakes up to pounding on his door. If he answers the door, he discovers it's KEL, who's significantly taller than his HEADSPACE version. KEL is surprised that SUNNY's actually answered and has no plan for that. He decides to take SUNNY to HOBBEEZ to help find a gift for HERO, who's due to return home from college.

An older Kel greets Sunny in front of his house.

When they pass by FARAWAY PARK, they hear a commotion -- BASIL is being picked on by KIM as he begs her to return something. KEL intervenes, drawing the attention of AUBREY, who's dyed her hair and become leader of THE HOOLIGANS. She mocks KEL and SUNNY and attacks, but backs away quickly after SUNNY slashes her with his STEAK KNIFE.

After AUBREY and the gang vacate, KEL scolds SUNNY for carrying a knife around and confiscates it. He helps BASIL to his feet and escorts him home. BASIL asks the two to help recover his PHOTO ALBUM which AUBREY's stolen. KEL and SUNNY go about FARAWAY TOWN, asking from and fighting with each member of THE HOOLIGANS before being told that AUBREY's at CHURCH. They enter it, and sneak to the pew behind her during a sermon. KEL loudly confronts her about the stolen PHOTO ALBUM. AUBREY is furious and fights KEL and SUNNY again, before storming off tearfully amidst the judging eyes of the other churchgoers.

On the way home, KEL and SUNNY catch a glimpse of AUBREY disposing of the PHOTO ALBUM. KEL digs through the trash bin and recovers the PHOTO ALBUM and delivers it back to BASIL. They join BASIL for dinner, and then return home once they realize it's way past his curfew.

TWO DAYS LEFT

KEL starts the day knocking on SUNNY's door. HERO is only due to return home later that day, so to pass time, KEL takes SUNNY with him to FARAWAY PLAZA to help retrieve some food for HERO's arrival. When they return home, KEL shows SUNNY to his room and briefly mentions his new baby sister SALLY, only to get interrupted by POLLY knocking on the door, informing them that BASIL has gone missing.

KEL and SUNNY start looking for him. After searching across FARAWAY PARK, they hear him calling for help and bust through the bushes at the back of the park, which used to be the group's old hangout spot, where they end up fighting THE HOOLIGANS. Regardless of the outcome, KEL tells AUBREY that even though she spends more time with her new friends, she still comes over to the old hangout spot, meaning she still cares about her old friends. KEL's words cause AUBREY to back down in silence, while the other HOOLIGANS leave afterward.

Once the old friends are left alone at the lake, KEL attempts to speak to AUBREY further, only for the latter to have an emotional breakdown. She tearfully questions the two why they weren't there for her when MARI died. AUBREY continues to argue with BASIL, until she accidentally pushes him into the lake. SUNNY tries to save BASIL, and KEL distracts AUBREY, but HERO comes and saves both SUNNY and BASIL.

After bringing BASIL back home, HERO and KEL have a proper family reunion. They enjoy a good homemade dinner, bring FLOWERS for KEL'S MOM at HERO's insistence, and then decide to have a sleepover at SUNNY's house, since he departs in two days.

ONE DAY LEFT

Sunny, Kel, Aubrey, and Hero reconcile and share a group hug together.

When SUNNY, KEL and HERO wake up from their sleepover, KIM comes to SUNNY's house to inform them that AUBREY isn't answering her door. HERO insists that they need to go make up with AUBREY, and he directs the party to her house to talk to her. The party goes inside, and HERO talks to AUBREY to convince her and KEL to make up. The group also find the missing photos, which all picture MARI, on her corkboard, AUBREY mentioning that she took them because "it's all she has left of her." They put them back in the PHOTO ALBUM, completing the album with the exception of one missing photo, and leave the house.

The reunited friends first attempt to visit BASIL'S HOUSE to check on him, only to find out from POLLY that BASIL is visiting his grandmother at the hospital. Despite this, KEL and his friends decide to check on BASIL later, spending the rest of their day hanging out, while reminiscing the past at some spots in town before visiting their old treehouse. Upon entering the treehouse, KEL comments on how he used to be so good at playing cards while SUNNY collects the missing photo containing the key to the toy box. As the group reminiscences the happier memories of their childhood, AUBREY storms out of the treehouse.

Kel sleeping at Basil's House.

KEL and HERO follow her, with SUNNY leaving last. Near the tree stump where MARI had supposedly died, KEL and the others listen to AUBREY being open about her feelings. She apologizes for blaming them for not being there for her, to which both KEL and HERO comfort her in response. The four friends then reconcile for real and share a big group hug together.

The group heads over to BASIL's house to comfort him but the latter has locked himself away in his room, unresponsive. They all eventually decide to stay over for the night to celebrate SUNNY's last day at FARAWAY TOWN, as well as being there for BASIL. Before falling asleep in the living room, HERO, KEL, and AUBREY tell SUNNY that life will get better even after he moves out, as he still has them in heart and spirit. They then fall asleep after having a heartfelt conversation.

MOVING DAY

NEUTRAL ENDINGS

After remembering the truth, if SUNNY chooses to go back to sleep instead of confronting and saving BASIL, this will lead to another tragedy as BASIL succeeds in taking his own life, disemboweling himself. This leaves the entire friend group and POLLY in complete despair upon discovering BASIL's corpse. Upon waking up once more, SUNNY finds the entire living room empty.

Heading up north, SUNNY finds his friends and POLLY in the hallway, distraught over BASIL's suicide. A devastated KEL is shown facing away, confused and crying over his friend's demise. When spoken to, KEL tearfully questions why BASIL killed himself, not before turning around to ask SUNNY why these tragedies keep happening to their friend group. With no other choice left, SUNNY leaves his distraught friends behind with no answers regarding the truth behind MARI's accidental death at all.

GOOD ENDING

The friend group's peaceful sleepover is interrupted right after SUNNY manages to stop BASIL through his disastrous attempt to save him. In the process, BASIL ends up giving SUNNY a severe eye injury with his gardening shears. Being unable to continue fighting due to mental stress and fatigue, both boys fall unconscious during the outcome of the fight. KEL and the others soon wake up and find the two boys unconscious.

Sunny prepares to tell his friends the truth behind Mari's death.

The three friends presumably call an ambulance, evident by the sirens going off during the aftermath of the fight, and both boys are immediately rushed to the hospital. After a climactic struggle against OMORI within his mind, SUNNY awakens in his hospital bed crying with a bandage over his right eye, finally coming to terms with MARI's death. He then limps out of his room and visions his HEADSPACE friends and STRANGER for the final time as he heads towards BASIL's hospital room.

From there, KEL can be seen standing beside BASIL's hospital bed alongside AUBREY and HERO. The group then notices SUNNY standing at the doorway, ready to tell them what truly happened when MARI died. The friends' reactions are left to the viewer's imagination as the game cuts to the credits.

RELATIONSHIPS

HERO

KEL and HERO are shown to have a very close brotherly relationship, both in HEADSPACE and the real world. As the older of the two, HERO almost always takes the role of the responsible one, most notably settling down fights between KEL and AUBREY.

HERO is also shown to be a high academic achiever compared to KEL, owning several awards and pursuing a career as a doctor. KEL does not seem to harbor any negative feelings towards his brother for this, but has shown some jealousy towards his brother's talents, such as calling him a "show-off" when HERO played MARI's old piano. KEL seems determined to "win" against HERO at various things, such as being the taller brother, or physical competitions like arm-wrestling. KEL can become frustrated if he loses at these competitions, though he and HERO always make up in the end.

While HERO is shown to be the more responsible brother, he freezes up whenever he sees a spider. He relies on KEL to kill and take care of spiders. KEL states that this is one of the rare circumstances where he feels like he is the older brother.

When HERO became severely depressed for almost a year after MARI's death, KEL was incredibly worried about his brother and missed spending time with him; however, he and his parents seemed to want to give HERO time to grieve, simply offering to take care of HERO when they could. Almost a year after MARI's death, seeing that HERO was still in his depressive state, KEL attempted to make him feel better. This resulted in HERO lashing out until they both cried. After coming to his senses, HERO embraced KEL and apologized repeatedly. Though HERO began attending school and being active once more, KEL still believes his brother is somewhat closed off. However, they continue to hang out together once HERO returns from college and are just as friendly around each other.

SUNNY

KEL is one of SUNNY's childhood friends and his next-door neighbor. The two were close friends and hung out often, with KEL referring to them both as "best friends". According to KEL, when they were kids, SUNNY and him would sneak out at night to go to HOBBEEZ. He also says that SUNNY was the better of the two when it came to video games.

Although both of them grew apart after MARI's death, it is after SUNNY's house is put on sale that KEL attempts to reach out to SUNNY again. Should SUNNY open the door for KEL when he knocks on THREE DAYS LEFT, he reacts with surprise, but immediately opts to hang out.

Though they might not be as close as they were before, KEL quickly warms up to SUNNY, repeatedly insisting that they (along with the others, though with the exception of AUBREY for a while) are still best friends, no matter what. Despite how circumstances have changed, KEL tries to treat SUNNY normally and hang out with him just as he had when they were kids, and appears to trust SUNNY a great deal. At FARAWAY CEMETERY, he opens up to SUNNY, sharing for the first time how he and HERO dealt with MARI's death and its aftermath.

AUBREY

When they were younger, KEL and AUBREY often bickered and argued with each other over minor topics, leading to many childish arguments. These mannerisms are shared with their HEADSPACE counterparts. Even so, they still cared about each other and were close friends, seen together more often than not in BASIL's photos. In HEADSPACE, KEL is shown to ultimately care about AUBREY's feelings by reassuring or cheering her up at times, particularly over BASIL's disappearance. HERO has stated that KEL and AUBREY's constant bickering is not a sign of a negative relationship, but rather shows how comfortable they are in each other's company, due to the fact that they always make up after fighting.

After MARI's death, similar to everyone else, AUBREY grew apart from KEL. His seeming lack of grief over MARI's death frustrated AUBREY, and she was extremely upset at him for not being there for her. Their rivalry turned into full-on resentment as AUBREY started becoming a bully, and though KEL repeatedly brought up the fact that they used to be friends, he seemed to have given up on AUBREY and decided that she would always be cruel.

During the events of the game, AUBREY grows even more upset with KEL as he barges back into her life while she is trying to find peace. When KEL gives a forced apology for not being there, she turns it down. Eventually, after pushing BASIL into the lake and realizing how much she has hurt her former friends, AUBREY makes up with KEL (and the rest of the group). KEL apologizes for being 'a crappy friend' and promises to be there for her from now on.

BASIL

KEL, like with most others, was a positive and supporting force in his and BASIL's friendship. Though they grew estranged after the death of MARI, KEL is quick to assure BASIL that they are still friends. Despite his care for BASIL, he can be oblivious to when BASIL is struggling, such as when BASIL breaks down after hearing the news of SUNNY moving. Still, even though they have not spent time together in years, KEL is quick to come to BASIL's aid when he is being bullied or has any other troubles. He joins the others in sleeping over at BASIL's house when the group is worried about him, and, in the good ending, can be seen standing with the others beside BASIL's hospital bed.

In the neutral endings, KEL is shocked and distraught over BASIL's suicide, and can be seen crying outside the room along with HERO and AUBREY. His normally-happy demeanor breaks down completely as he wonders why a suicide must happen in their friend group again.

MARI

Though KEL and MARI's friendship is amongst the least developed ones in their friend group, it's assumed that they also had a caring and fun relationship. As MARI used to play softball before hurting her knee, it can be assumed that they may have shared an interest in sports at one point. In their dialogue together, MARI is shown to be an older sister figure to KEL, lovingly teasing him regarding his height in comparison to HERO's.

After MARI's death, KEL was the least outwardly affected of the group and able to find acceptance. Rather than lashing out like AUBREY or isolating himself like SUNNY, BASIL, and HERO, KEL tried to put his energy into having fun and making others happy. He became occupied with activities such as playing basketball, as well as being more social and making friends wherever he could.

Though he seems unaffected from an outside perspective, he later tells SUNNY that he still thinks about MARI every day and misses her greatly. Still, he tries not to show this grief in order to remain a positive force for the friend group, offering to lift the others' spirits by stating that MARI would be happy their friend group is back together again.

KEL'S MOM and DAD

KEL's parents are shown to care about him, as he is their son. However, HERO seems to be the favorite child due to his various achievements and talents. By prioritizing HERO, their parents can sometimes end up ignoring KEL's troubles; for example, after HERO lashed out at KEL and both of them ended up crying, KEL's parents immediately went to comfort HERO, ignoring KEL. KEL'S MOM also tends to be frustrated by KEL's antics, such as yelling at him for taking too long to gather the preparations for HERO's arrival.

BATTLE

KEL is the fastest party member, but he's very fragile with his low DEFENSE and HEART. His high Speed means he has a lot of opportunities to move first, and combined with his REBOUND skill or his FOLLOW-UPS with HERO he can sweep enemy encounters before they can even threaten the party. Against bosses, KEL's speed can be weaponized through combining FLEX with RUN N' GUN on top of means to make him HAPPY, or he can use SNACKS and TOYS to support the party before the boss can make their move.

SKILLS

HEADSPACE

	DW KEL'S SKILLS
SKILL	DESCRIPTION	DAMAGE	ACTION	SOURCE
ATTACK	KEL's Basic Attack	(Attack x 2 - Foe's defense)		BASIC
ANNOY	Makes a friend or foe ANGRY. Costs 5 JUICE.	NONE		BASIC
GUARD	Acts first, reducing damage taken by 50% for 1 turn. Costs 0 JUICE.	NONE	(No Animation.)	BASIC
REBOUND	Deals damage to all foes. Costs 15 JUICE.	(Attack x 2.5 - Foe's defense)		LEVEL 4
RUN N' GUN	KEL does an attack based on his SPEED instead of his ATTACK. Costs 15 JUICE.	(Speed x 1.5 - Foe's defense)		LEVEL 9
CURVEBALL	Makes a foe feel a random EMOTION. Deals extra damage to foes with EMOTION. Costs 20 JUICE.	(Attack x 3 - Foe's defense) (EMOTION) (Attack x 2 - Foe's defense) (Else)		LEVEL 10
RICOCHET	Deals damage to a foe 3 times, with a 30% damage variation. Costs 30 JUICE.	(Attack x 2 - Foe's defense)		LEVEL 16
MEGAPHONE	Makes all friends ANGRY. Costs 45 JUICE.	NONE		LEVEL 20
CAN'T CATCH ME	Attracts attention and reduces all foes' HIT RATE by 55% for two turns. Costs 50 JUICE.	NONE	(No Animation.)	LEVEL 21
RALLY	KEL becomes HAPPY. KEL'S friends recover some ENERGY and JUICE. Costs 50 JUICE.	Restores 4 ENERGY and 30% JUICE to his allies.		LEVEL 26
COMEBACK	Makes KEL HAPPY. If SAD was removed, KEL gains FLEX. Costs 25 JUICE.	NONE		LEVEL 29
TICKLE	All attacks on a foe will hit right in the HEART next turn. Costs 55 JUICE.	NONE	(No Animation.)	LEVEL 30
FLEX	KEL deals more damage next turn by 2.5 times and increases HIT RATE by 1000% for his next attack. The applied FLEX state will only be removed if KEL deals physical damage to a foe. Costs 10 JUICE	NONE		PLUTO
JUICE ME	Heals a lot of JUICE to a friend, but also hurts 25% of the friend's current HEART. (Restores 40% MP) Costs 10 JUICE	(HP x 0.25)		COCONUT
SNOWBALL	Makes a foe SAD. Also deals big damage to SAD foes. Costs 20 JUICE	(Attack x 3 - Foe's defense) (SAD) (Attack x 2.5 - Foe's defense) (Else)		SNOWBALL

The description of the TICKLE skill contradicts practice. The correct description should be: "All attacks on a foe will hit right in the HEART this turn."

FARAWAY TOWN

	RW KEL'S SKILLS
SKILL	DESCRIPTION	DAMAGE	ACTION	SOURCE
ATTACK	(There is no description for this SKILL, and it will never hit right in the HEART.)	(Attack x 2 - Foe's defense)		BASIC
ENCOURAGE	KEL encourages SUNNY. Raises SUNNY's ATTACK by three tiers. Costs 0 JUICE	NONE		BASIC
GUARD	Acts first, reducing damage taken for 1 turn. Costs 0 JUICE.	NONE		BASIC

FRIENDLY FOLLOW-UP

FOLLOW-UP	ENERGY	LEVEL	ACTION	DESCRIPTION	DAMAGE
PASS TO OMORI	3	1		KEL passes to OMORI. OMORI wasn't looking and gets bopped, taking 1 damage and becoming SAD!	(1)
		2		KEL passes to OMORI. OMORI catches KEL's ball! OMORI throws the ball, dealing damage to a random foe and becoming HAPPY!	(OMORI Attack x 1.5) + (KEL Attack x 1.5) - Foe's Defense
		3		KEL passes to OMORI. OMORI catches KEL's ball! OMORI throws the ball, dealing extra damage to a random foe and becoming ECSTATIC!	(OMORI Attack x 2) + (KEL Attack x 2) - Foe's Defense
PASS TO AUBREY	3	1		KEL passes to AUBREY. AUBREY knocks the ball out of the park, dealing damage to a random foe!	(AUBREY Attack) + (KEL Attack) - Foe's Defense
		2		KEL passes to AUBREY. AUBREY knocks the ball out of the park, dealing extra damage to a random foe!	(AUBREY Attack x 2) + (KEL Attack) - Foe's Defense
		3		KEL passes to AUBREY. AUBREY knocks the ball out of the park, dealing big damage to a random foe!	(AUBREY Attack x 2) + (KEL Attack x 2) - Foe's Defense
PASS TO HERO	3	1		KEL passes to HERO. HERO passes back, and KEL dunks on the foes, dealing damage to all of them!	(AUBREY Attack) + (KEL Attack) - Foe's Defense
		2		KEL passes to HERO. HERO passes back, and KEL dunks on the foes, dealing extra damage to all of them!	(AUBREY Attack) + (KEL Attack x 1.5) - Foe's Defense
		3		KEL passes to HERO. HERO passes back, and KEL dunks on the foes with style, dealing extra damage to all of them and lowering their ATTACK!	(AUBREY Attack x 1.5) + (KEL Attack x 1.5) - Foe's Defense

WEAPONS

WEAPON NAME	HEART	JUICE	ATK	DEF	SPD	LUC	HIT	ABILITY
RUBBER BALL	0	0	+3	0	0	0	100	NONE
METEOR BALL	0	0	+4	0	0	+2	100	NONE
BLOOD ORANGE	0	+30	+6	0	0	0	100	NONE
COCONUT	0	+50	+8	0	0	0	100	JUICE ME
BEACH BALL	0	0	+10	0	+25	0	100	NONE
GLOBE	0	0	+10	0	0	0	1000	NONE
JACK	0	0	+12	-6	0	-6	100	NONE
SNOWBALL	0	0	+13	0	0	0	100	SNOWBALL
CHICKEN BALL	0	0	0	0	+200	0	100	NONE
BASKETBALL	0	+50	+10	0	+100	+15	100	NONE
BASKETBALL (RW)	0	0	+2	0	0	0	95	NONE

LEVEL STATS

HEADSPACE

The data table shows KEL's base stats (without any item bonuses, nor HEARTS bonuses gained by watering plants, nor any special bonuses).

The player can boost KEL's HEART stat by constantly watering the flowers near the path to BASIL'S HOUSE. Though, just note that KEL can only gain HEARTS from the cactus flowers. In addition, every party member's JUICE can be increased by 5 points for every new CLUB SANDWICH that the party lodges at.

KEL can also gain an additional 50 HEART boost by talking to PLUTO in his hole after defeating him in MR. JAWSUM's office within the LAST RESORT.

DW KEL'S STATS (No Weapons/Charms/Boosts)
LEVEL	HEART	JUICE	ATTACK	DEFENSE	SPEED	LUCK	HIT
1	37	25	4	4	5	7	0
2	38	31	5	5	6	7	0
3	40	33	6	5	9	7	0
4	42	37	8	6	12	7	0
5	47	41	9	7	15	7	0
6	52	47	10	8	17	7	0
7	58	53	11	9	19	7	0
8	61	55	12	9	20	7	0
9	66	61	13	10	22	7	0
10	71	65	14	11	25	7	0
11	75	71	16	12	28	7	0
12	77	74	17	12	30	7	0
13	81	79	18	13	33	7	0
14	90	88	21	15	36	7	0
15	93	91	22	16	37	7	0
16	103	100	24	18	40	7	0
17	108	106	25	19	43	7	0
18	110	108	26	20	44	7	0
19	115	113	27	22	46	7	0
20	119	117	28	23	49	7	0
21	124	123	29	24	51	7	0
22	128	129	31	26	53	7	0
23	133	135	32	27	55	7	0
24	139	141	33	28	58	7	0
25	141	143	34	29	60	7	0
26	147	148	36	30	62	7	0
27	151	154	38	32	64	7	0
28	157	159	40	34	66	7	0
29	165	169	42	36	69	7	0
30	167	172	43	37	70	7	0
31	174	181	46	39	73	7	0
32	179	185	48	41	75	7	0
33	185	189	49	42	78	7	0
34	187	192	50	42	79	7	0
35	192	197	51	43	81	7	0
36	196	201	52	44	84	7	0
37	201	206	54	46	87	7	0
38	205	211	55	47	90	7	0
39	210	215	56	48	93	7	0
40	218	222	58	50	96	7	0
41	227	230	61	52	99	7	0
42	236	239	63	54	102	7	0
43	243	248	66	56	105	7	0
44	251	255	68	58	108	7	0
45	260	265	70	60	114	7	0
46	269	275	72	62	114	7	0
47	276	285	74	64	117	7	0
48	286	295	76	66	120	7	0
49	296	305	78	68	125	7	0
50	300	315	80	70	130	7	0

FARAWAY TOWN

KEL's default stats in FARAWAY TOWN are listed down below. Note that all playable FARAWAY characters only remain at LEVEL 1 as they cannot properly level up in-game.

In addition, the BASKETBALL weapon cannot be unequipped, meaning his initial ATTACK stat is 20, while his HIT only goes up to 95. Despite this, equipping the CHIMERA KEYCHAIN or SEASHELL NECKLACE can slightly increase some of KEL's stats.

RW KEL'S STATS (No Weapons/Charms/Boosts)
LEVEL	HEART	JUICE	ATTACK	DEFENSE	SPEED	LUCK	HIT
1	130	100	18	8	17	15	0

QUOTES

For a list of his quotes, see: KEL/DIALOGUE.

BOSS BATTLE

For an in-battle description, see: KEL (Boss).

GALLERY

IN-GAME

Mari and Sunny meet Hero and Kel.

Sunny, Mari, Hero, and Kel meet Aubrey for the first time.

Kel and the others welcome Basil to the friend group.

Mari and Sunny play the piano together with the others.

Kel stargazes with all his friends.

Kel holding Mr. Plantegg, annoying Aubrey.

Kel enjoys a picnic with his friends.

Flashback of SUNNY getting a new violin from his friends.

Omori's friends greet him during the third visit.

Group hug in Headspace.

"Your friends smile warmly behind you."

RELEASE ENERGY!

Kel's family photo.

An older Kel greets Sunny.

Kel, Hero, and Sunny comfort Aubrey.

Kel sleeping at Basil's house.

Sunny ready to tell Kel and the others the truth behind Mari's death.

SPRITES

FACES

• HEADSPACE
• FARAWAY

BATTLE SPRITES

BACKGROUND

• HEADSPACE
• FARAWAY

NEUTRAL

TOAST

HAPPY

ECSTATIC

SAD

DEPRESSED

ANGRY

ENRAGED

INJURED

AFRAID

COMEBACK

VICTORY

NEUTRAL

DEFEATED

HAPPY

ECSTATIC (UNUSED)

SAD

DEPRESSED (UNUSED)

ANGRY

ENRAGED (UNUSED)

INJURED

AFRAID (UNUSED)

VICTORY

TRANSPARENT

• HEADSPACE
• FARAWAY

NEUTRAL

TOAST

HAPPY

ECSTATIC

SAD

DEPRESSED

ANGRY

ENRAGED

INJURED

AFRAID

COMEBACK

VICTORY

NEUTRAL

DEFEATED

HAPPY

ECSTATIC (UNUSED)

SAD

DEPRESSED (UNUSED)

ANGRY

ENRAGED (UNUSED)

INJURED

AFRAID (UNUSED)

VICTORY

TAGS

PHOTOS

• HEADSPACE
• FARAWAY

IN-ACTION

PHOTO ALBUM

• HEADSPACE
• FARAWAY

"MARI is teaching everyone how to make flower crowns! OMORI and KEL are holding MARI's example. So pretty..."

"KEL drinking a bottle of MILK, his favorite! I shouldn't get too close or he might get my camera wet."

"HERO leaning in for a smooch! KEL looks so annoyed. Ah, brotherly love..."

"We're having a picnic today! MARI wanted to take a picture of everyone. Say cheese!"

"After eating, everyone fell asleep, except HERO and MARI. I'm getting kind of sleepy myself."

"KEL said he took a picture of himself on accident, but I don't believe him...."

"All of our feet in a circle! can you guess whose feet are whose?"

"My best friends... KEL, AUBREY, HERO, and OMORI! I'll cherish them all forever."

"We found an old couch in the JUNKYARD! There was only enough space on the couch for four people, but I don't mind. I have the best view in the entire world!"

"Oh, boy! Oh, boy! We were able to score five tickets to "SWEETHEART'S QUEST FOR HEARTS"! I sure hope nothing unexpected happens..."

"We're at the LAST RESORT! KEL keeps losing at slots. He should really learn when to stop."

"We stopped by the MUSTARD SUB for some grub! COMBO MEALS for everyone!!"

(2/18 - MY BIRTHDAY): It's my 12th birthday today! I thought my friends forgot, but they all surprised me with a strawberry cake. I feel so lucky... This year is looking to be a good year!

(2/18 MY BIRTHDAY): Another group photo. This was a little after I opened all my presents! MARI bought me this photo album, and everyone else bought me film for my camera. I'll try my best to use it all.

(2/18 - MY BIRTHDAY): Just KEL being KEL... So... many... party hats...

(2/18 - MY BIRTHDAY): MARI and HERO fell asleep on the couch. They look so cozy together... Hehe... I hope they don't mind the photo. MARI's dad might be kind of mad if he saw it...

(3/9): HERO and MARI washing the dishes from breakfast. We're staying over MARI and SUNNY this weekend. It's getting warmer lately so we're about to go to the park. KEL says there's a secret lake area behind some bushes, so we're all going to check it out!

(3/9): We're back from the park, but KEL is still full of energy. He challenged HERO to an arm-wrestling match, but we all know who's going to win... please go easy on him, HERO...

(3/9): Oof... Sorry, KEL... Better luck next time.

(3/10): KEL was still feeling a little sour about losing to HERO in arm-wrestling last night, so HERO decided to lean in for a smooch! KEL looks so annoyed. Ah, brotherly love..

(3/10): It's all of us cuddling with SUNNY's stuffed animals. He has so many, and they're all so soft! I wish I could just lay here forever.

(3/31): It's already the last day of March! We're having a picnic with MARI at our secret lake spot. MARI wanted to take pictures of everyone! Say cheese!

(3/31): After eating all the food, everyone fell asleep, except me, HERO, and MARI. Something unfortunate happened when I was taking the photo. Ahem... Thanks a lot, HECTOR. I'll have to cover it up with tape later.

(4/21): MARI is teaching everyone how to make flower crowns! Here's SUNNY and KEL holding MARI's example. It looks perfect, doesn't it? If only MARI thought so, too.

(4/29): It's raining super hard today! The rain always seems to come out of nowhere during springtime. AUBREY asked me to take a picture of her with her new raincoat. It's her favorite color, pink!

(4/29): AUBREY won't let KEL under the umbrella, but KEL seems to be taking it just fine. He says he likes how the rain tastes.

(4/29): Just KEL being KEL again... We went to HOBBEEZ, but the shop owner told KEL to leave his jacket outside since KEL was getting all his comics wet. Sorry, SHOPKEEP.

(5/25): It's been pretty busy with school lately, but we finally made time to get together and go to the park today. Here's KEL hanging his legs off a tree. He's such a good climber! I wish I was as fearless as him.

(5/25): All of our shoes in a circle! Can you guess whose shoes are whose?

(6/22): KEL cooling off with some refreshing ORANGE JOE! I shouldn't get too close or he might get my camera wet. KEL is known to spill his drinks.

(6/22): MARI says she wants to get a summer tan! I'm scared to fall asleep in the sun, since I get sunburned really easily. Hmm... I'm not sure what KEL is doing here, but he's probably having a good time.

(6/22): HERO sleeping on MARI. He's all tired out from swimming. Well... It seems like MARI won't be able to get her summer tan after all.

(7/20 SUNNY'S BIRTHDAY): SUNNY won't leave the box, so KEL put a food bowl inside. I guess this box will be SUNNY and MEWO's new home.

(8/4): We're going beetle-catching today! Here's KEL, ready to pounce on his next victim! Oh, and SUNNY is there too. He looks kind of sleepy.

(8/14): Ta-da! All summer, we've been working on a treehouse in SUNNY's backyard and today it's finally finished! HERO and his dad did most of the heavy work, but AUBREY and I made paper plants to put in the window still!

(8/14): I went to the bathroom, and came back to this photo... KEL says he took a picture of himself on accident, but I don't believe him...

(8/16): All of us hanging out in our brand new treehouse! Looks like SUNNY is finally reading the book I showed him! I want to spend every day in here, but it's a shame that summer vacation is almost over. I hope we get to use this treehouse more next summer!

(8/18): We went to HOBBEEZ to read the latest edition of CAPT. SPACEBOY! Everyone's so into it right now! I'm sure it's all anyone is going to be talking about once school starts.

(9/6): I'm playing cards with KEL, HERO, and AUBREY. They're so easy to read. They can't hide anything on their faces! MARI baked everyone cookies from scratch. They were chocolate chip and super delicious, like always!

(9/6): Looks like I have the winning hand, hehe... But nobody knows that yet...

(9/9): Sigh... Goodbye, summer! Until next year...

BOSS

NEUTRAL

HURT

DEFEATED

HAPPY

SAD

ANGRY

ARTWORK

CALENDAR

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

STICKERS

TRIVIA

• According to OMOCAT, KEL was created in relation to SUNNY's personality. Due to SUNNY's passive personality, he needed an energetic individual like KEL to keep the story going, as FARAWAY TOWN would be boring without him.
  • KEL's character is based on OMOCAT's personal experiences with having loud and exciting friends during their high school years.
  • OMOCAT describes him as someone who is always there for you and loves you unconditionally. Even though he sometimes acts troublesome, one can tell KEL cares about them and prioritizes others' feelings above his own.
  • Although KEL likes making others happy, he is noted to find it hard to deal with his own feelings. This is implied through moments where KEL reflects on his past and inner feelings towards his friends.

An early development screenshot released in 2014, which depicts Kel's name as Kelsey.

• KEL's name was originally different during production, as evidenced by older development screenshots where his name is read as KELSEY.
  • During OMOCAT's 2022 Twitch livestream on February 18th (the date of BASIL's birthday), KEL is referred to as "KELSEY" when the former showcased an early version of FARAWAY TOWN.
  • In older material of the game, KEL was named K. This iteration is described as wild and always getting himself into trouble.
    • The name K, along with HERO's old name (HIKI) and OMORI's name make up the word "hikikomori".
• KEL does not like pickles, and will not eat them when tagged as the leader of the party at the healing locations with them in THE DUNGEON and the GHOST PARTY, forcing the player to tag to another character to be able to use these locations.
• KEL hates milk, but his HEADSPACE counterpart likes it. This is likely due to ORANGE JOE being an actual character rather than a drink in HEADSPACE. This can be seen from the difference between a photo of KEL in the REAL WORLD and its HEADSPACE version.
• KEL is noted to like basketball as shown through his outfit and choice of weapon in FARAWAY TOWN.
• KEL's name and affinity for orange soda is likely a reference to character of Kel Kimble from the Nickelodeon sitcom Kenan & Kel.

• When KEL demonstrates his new FLEX ability to PLUTO during the PROLOGUE, a rendition of the latter's optional boss theme plays in the background. This can also be heard when KEL plays the keyboard in SPACE BOYFRIEND'S HOUSE.
• In the 2018 Kickstarter demo, KEL's ability when tagged involved climbing up high structures to retrieve items. One of the build's language files even labels the cutscene where KEL first utilizes his climbing skills as NATURAL CLIMBER.
• If the player gives KEL his favorite drink ORANGE JOE in-battle, he will gain the HAPPY emotion.
• In early versions of the game, KEL's HEART stats weren't that high compared to the other party members in HEADSPACE, resulting in him being taken out very easily in early battles. This was changed following a patch within version 1.0.2 and onwards, where KEL is given an extra 4 HEART from LEVEL 1-49.
• KEL stealing 20 dollars from the player is most likely the developers poking fun at themselves, as the game itself costs 20 dollars when not on sale.

• On the SUNNY ROUTE, high-fiving KEL once when he tries to high-five SUNNY yields the Up high... achievement. There are two other achievements that can be unlocked, depending on the player's choices whenever KEL attempts to initiate a high-five sequence:
  • If done for a total of three times, this will yield the Down low... achievement.
  • Refusing to high-five KEL during the prompt yields the Too slow! achievement.
• There are a few in-game events exclusive to KEL when starting a battle in HEADSPACE:
  • In the JUNKYARD, KEL will always start digging something out from the trash at the start of a battle, with a chance of obtaining CANS, TOFUS, RUBBER BANDS, CHOCOLATES, and CHERRY SODAS at the start of a battle. However, there is a 37.5% chance of obtaining nothing. This feature does not apply to the LIFE JAM GUY nor DOWNLOAD WINDOW.
  • In the LAST RESORT, KEL will occasionally play slots at the start of a battle, with a 50% chance of winning or losing up to 200 CLAMS. This mechanic disappears once the player defeats both MR. JAWSUM and PLUTO (EXPANDED) on TWO DAYS LEFT.

• Despite not having an animation in-game, TICKLE does have an entry in the database, where it loads the otherwise unused "k_tickle" sprites and the "e_brag" sprites, used by SWEETHEART and KITE KID when they brag. On frame 6, it plays "BA_tickle." However, it has 0 frames and no animation data, meaning it was most likely cut later on for unknown reasons.
• KEL has the potential to deal some of the largest damage in the game while in HEADSPACE. If KEL is under the effects of HAPPY/ECSTATIC, has a higher SPEED weapon, has used FLEX, and finally has consumed COFFEE, the RUN 'N GUN skill can hit for about 3,750 damage per usage.
  • If the target is ANGRY, then KEL can deal damage as high as about 5,500, able to effectively one-shot most major bosses. Note that the highest possible obtainable SPEED is 999, so HAPPY may be unnecessary when KEL is equipped with CHICKEN BALL or BASKETBALL.
• KEL has a secret FOLLOW-UP interaction with HERO. If KEL is SAD, and HERO does the "Call KEL" FOLLOW-UP, it will remove KEL's SAD emotion and make him NEUTRAL. This works with any tier of SAD for KEL, and any emotion for HERO.
• When using KEL's tag ability in the REAL WORLD (only in RECYCULTIST'S HQ), the arrow throwing icon shown is retained from HEADSPACE instead of using a newer version. It is unknown why it remains there but likely due to the entire sequence being imagined by SUNNY himself.
• There originally existed a bug where KEL would follow SUNNY to his mother's car during the ABANDON ENDING. This would result in him seeming to move away with SUNNY, leaving HERO behind. This was fixed in a patch following version 1.0.7 of the game.

SITE NAVIGATION

[v · e · ?] OMORI WIKI NAVIGATION GAME: OMORI  •  MUSIC  •  EMOTIONS  •  HANGMAN  •  PET ROCKS TEAM: OMOCAT  •  SLIME GIRLS  •  CLOVER & SEALIFE  •  ARCHEIA  •  YAMI  •  KITSUNORA  •  VANCE  •  EMS CHARACTERS MAIN: OMORI  •  SUNNY  •  AUBREY  •  KEL  •  HERO  •  BASIL  •  MARI NPCs: BERLY  •  VAN  •  PLUTO  •  SPACE BOYFRIEND  •  SWEETHEART  •  MORE NPCs ENEMIES: LOST SPROUT MOLE  •  FOREST BUNNY  •  WORMHOLE  •  SPACE BUNNY  •  MORE ENEMIES GAME CONTENT LOCATIONS: WHITE SPACE  •  NEIGHBOR'S ROOM  •  PLAYGROUND  •  VAST FOREST  •  MORE LOCATIONS ITEMS: WEAPONS  •  CHARMS  •  SNACKS  •  TOYS  •  IMPORTANT QUESTS MAIN STORY: STUFFED TOY  •  BASIL  •  CAPTAIN OF THE SPACE PIRATES  •  FRONT-ROW TICKETS  •  MISSING FRIENDS  •  EMPTY HOUSE SIDE QUESTS: A GOOD LISTENER  •  B.E.D.  •  BERLY'S LOST BALL  •  CALL OF INSPIRATION  •  CARE PACKAGE  •  DAISY'S DILEMMA  •  FASCINATING LITERATURE  •  GHOST PARTY  •  HECTOR  •  ITCHY  •  PESSI'S THING  •  PRESENT FOR PALMIE  •  RABBIT KILLER  •  RAIN TOWN  •  SQUIZZARDS  •  STICK IN THE MUD  •  STRANGE REQUEST  •  SWEATY THING  •  THE CONVICTION OF ORANGE JOE  •  WEEPING WILLOW  •  WHEREABOUTS OF DUCKIE JR HIKIKOMORI: FEED HUMPHREY  •  MARINA'S OPERATION  •  MEDUSA'S EXPERIMENT  •  MOLLY'S ANALYSIS  •  SON OF A SPACE PIRATE