Can You Hug Kelvin in Sons of the Forest? Answered

I don’t think I can trust the Sons of the Forest fanbase. In the span of 24 hours, I have been presented with the opportunity to not only write about killing Kelvin, but also reviving Kelvin. And now, we’re going to be looking into whether or not you can hug him. I mean, this might be the one instance where I am relieved we’re not instantly and cruelly robbing this NPC of life, but still ...

In any case, if the question “can you hug Kelvin in Sons of the Forest” has ever crossed your mind, we’ve got good news: we know the answer! Read on to learn whether or not you can hug your precious NPC!

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Can You Hug Kelvin in Sons of the Forest?

No. In fact, it would seem that the only thing you can do with Kelvin in-game is issue him commands. You can’t even give him food or weapons — though the latter isn’t the biggest deal in the world given that he can’t be killed by enemies. It becomes a problem when you consider that, at the time of writing, the top result on r/SonsoftheForest for whether or not you can hug Kelvin has the following exchange:

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So, the short answer is no, you can’t hug Kelvin in Sons of the Forest. But, as long as you’re not actively trying to murder him, that has to be enough. It’s OK to have bodily autonomy and give this NPC the ability to enact boundaries. I’m sure that, if he had a soul … or a voice … or the ability to hear these words, Kelvin would probably agree with me. Or not — what do I know?

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