Blake Kemp

Black Kemp is a Senior at Devils Lake High School, the son of Charles Kemp and the brother of Ashley Kemp. He is the starting running back on the Devils Lake High School football team.

Personality
Blake is highly competitive and prone to lashing out at anyone who he perceives as a threat to his place in the social hierarchy at school. He sees violent behavior as a way to demonstrate strength and will often bully his less popular classmates in an attempt to raise his own social standing in comparison. He is highly protective of his sister Ashley and has a history of beating up anyone who picks on her. The negative consequence of this is that it also deters Ashley's would-be suitors as they have good reason to believe that Blake would also react violently to anyone asking her out on a date. Similarly, Blake dislikes Ashley's friend Suzy Tan and tries to keep Ashley away from her, claiming that she is a bad influence. Ashley resents his overbearing attitude, which he interprets as a lack of gratitude on her part.

Rivalry with Michael Sanders
After Michael Sanders wins the position of quarterback over Blake at football tryouts, Blake resents Michael's athleticism and popularity in school. The rivalry often benefits them on the football field, as Blake tries his hardest to outshine Michael, but at school and social events Blake treats Michael with open hostility. This only serves to make their mutual friends like Michael more and Blake less, creating a vicious cycle in which Blake loses popularity because of his anger and becomes increasingly angrier as he loses popularity.

Powder Storm Psychosis
While driving in a powder storm, Blake experience a psychotic break and intentionally crashes his car into a telephone pole. Only suffering minor injuries in the crash, he gets out and begins digging into the ground at the base of the pole with his bare hands. Michael finds him in this condition and tries to help but Blake's normal hostility is amplified by the psychotic break and he viciously attacks Michael, tearing open Michael's throat with his teeth. Despite this severe injury, Michael is able to gain the upper hand in the fight and punches Blake in the head repeatedly until Blake loses consciousness. Blake wakes up handcuffed to a hospital bed some time and is told that he has suffered brain damage. He learns that he is under arrest for Michael's death. Charles hires lawyers who intimidate Paul Sanders into dropping the charges by claiming to have proof that Michael started the fight and threatening to sue Paul for the Blake's brain damage. As a result of this head injury, Blake's personality becomes much more subdued and his relationship with his sister begins to improve.