Joel Barrett

"'Me never knew Literature was so much fun. Celebratin' me not sleepin' in class...', Joel Barrett after getting 'B' for a test" Joel Barrett is a member of a King Bs, the brightest person among them all and the "nuthead" of the group. Joel has a special role in the group as Nicholas's self proclaimed older brother and being mentally younger than his actual age due to confirmed ADHD and an unnamed learning inability. Joel is a bright and caring individual who has a bad home life due to his mother passing away and his father being verbally abusing towards him which started off his depression which progressively got worse after he took his SATs (which he failed) in highschool and after slowly realizing half of his friend group isnt his real friend / has been using him solely as a source of entertainment. In both games the only people who were actually genuinely understanding and nice with him that are alive is the MC, Nicholas, and Zack.

Personality
Joel is a very positive and friendly person. He talks a lot (put the bread in his mouth - this is how Ashton makes him shut up), also Joel is a big fan of parties and he's first to "ruin the liver". Sometimes, he acts a bit childish but tries his best to be mature if needed! Joel is really dedicated to his friends, especially to Main Character. He started liking her since she praised his good mark for the literature test. His love is growing as Main Character is the one who appreciates his work and helps him with studies.

Background
As for early life, not much is known besides his mom passing away one night in a car accident in which Joel was witness too. From what he says he somehow was involved it said accident and is why he wears glasses now. His dad is described to be a drinker and not support Joel really at all. Its shown in flashbacks his dad verbally abusing him and even slapping him on one occasion for not being smart enough to understand what's going on or what hes saying.

In highschool he was happy, ignorance being bliss for him. He meets his friend group and eventually meets the MC who helps him study and start to get better grades!

His happy-go-lucky life though began to take a turn senior year where Joel actually failed his SAT. From there that day he spiraled down big time. After class he walked up to the roof and started talking about his secret depression and how he was going to off himself. However, the thought of his friends being upset and his dad being truly alone, no matter how poorly they have treated him, kept him alive. Instead of jumping he went back inside and skipped class.

in the second game where his friends are in college, Joel is only in college prep since he isn't "bright enough" for actual college yet. He dreams to attend a law school where he can be a defense lawyer or attorney since he believes he could be good at helping people. In college prep to deal with his depression and to hide it, he attends many college parties where he becomes a slight alcoholic at 18 (18 is the age to drink in Korea). It is shown from one of Joel's POV flashbacks him pausing to ask himself what he's doing, why he's at the party and why he's drinking so much, showing it's becoming a bad habit and even a possible addiction.

Important Episode Moments
LBTKB = loved by the king Bs (Second game)

MBTKS = Marked by the king Bs (First game)

(More still being added)

In Episode 17 of LBTKB, Joel and Nicholas's development deepens. It shows them truly being brotherly with each other and actually calling each other bro. It simply shows their relationship with each other and shows the MC how close they are.

In Episode 19 of LBTKB, Joel calls himself a dog and moments later calls himself trash, referencing his secret low self esteem. Afterward he ran out when he heard the garbage truck pull up to the building. Soon Zack arrived at MCs flat and she told him what Joel said. In response zack got upset and showed hes actually the more tough love sort of guy, unlike Ashton whos a bad guy pretending to be that type of person. Zack calls Joel a fool to MC and says obviously it isnt true that hes garbage. He claims that all the negative stuff Joel says about himself is false (That hes garbage, a dog, ect) and soon after leaves to go find him. This Chapter shows that Zack actually cares about Joel unlike people like Ashton or William.

In Episode 20 of LBTKB, Joel expresses how proud of Nicholas he is and states he cant believe how big his lil' bro is getting. It also shows Joel teasing Nicholas, again showing their bother-like relationship. In this episode it also really implies Joel trying to make "Noway Hosay!" his catchphrase due to him saying it about four times. During this episode as well, there was a time skip to a month in the future. After this month it shows Joel and Nicholas being almost inseparable via whenever Joel comes into a scene, Nicholas is soon behind him, coming in as well. Joel is seen copying what Nicholas says and Nicholas is seen mimicking Joel's motions and following where he goes.

In Episode 21 of LBTKB, Joel pulls up to MC on his scooter at night and admits he has been feeling depressed that day. When asked why he feels this way he responds with "Dunno. Just Depressed..." from there he quickly changed the topic and asks how MC is and if she was crying that day. From there to cheer the MC up Joel takes her on a scooter ride. At the beginning of it the MC begins to think to herself why Joel has been acting so differently in the passed year and says something along the lines of "Maybe a Bipolar Disorder..? Bipolar Depression maybe?". Later on during the ride Joel confesses when hes having ups and downs, everything clears up when hes around the MC or Nicholas. Even with Zack at times. He says that one day, he wants to be the reason the people he mentioned will be happy or all their ups and downs will go away. In response the MC says he already does that for her which makes him slightly embarrassed but happy deep down.

In Episode 23 of LBTKB, again Joel and Nicholas are seen together. This time both picking on MC playfully about her finding some celebrities attractive. However Nicholas quickly changed sides and began messing with Joel, playfully calling him mean while Joel got all riled up. Of course Nicholas reassured him that he was just messing round before going back to the celebrity topic. However soon Nicholas got serious after receiving a phone call followed by him asking Joel to walk MC home instead of him. Time skip to later on while theyre walking home, Joel and MC brought up the SATs and asked why he failed.. There Joel says "Well, ya see, ai used to feel nothin cuz ai never studies before... Dis time, it was different cuz ai studied, and took some time to choose ma answer wisely, and ai ran out of time..so ai got nervous.. 'n marked on the wrong numba.. so embarrassin.. Well, though it wouldve been not so much better than Griffie's even if ai didnt... T_T Gash...!!!!!" The significance of that is that Joel feels as if he did so much work for nothing, that even with studying he feels as if he isnt good enough. He even compared himself to Ashton and still, feels as if he isnt good enough. Too cheer Joel up, the MC promises to help him study even more and that she'll go get him food some day of his choice. In response he agreed only if he can brag about having dinner with the MC since to him its a big privilege to be able to do such a thing with someone.

In Episode 24/ 4th competition Episode of LBTKB, Joel and MC have their dinner date! ..with Nicholas third wheeling of course! but of course, neither the MC or Joel minded! both of them saw Nicholas as family anyway so having him there was enjoyable. However- Zack randomly appeared and sort of stood off to the side to make sure no one interrupts. Its implied before hand Joel got a pep talk from Zack due to Zack knowing exactly why or for what reasons Joel was feeling or acting. This is important because this shows again, that Zack cares more then the others like Ashton or william. This is also a scene with everyone that truly cares about Joel. However, of course Tiffany Rose had to call Joel and interrupt. From what Joel claims, she called to say she was coming over as well which didnt sit to well with Zack. Zack tried to explain that Tiffany was a bitch and was just using Joel to ruin MCs social life however he was cut off by Tiffany walking in. however, Tiffany was acting oddly nice. She gave all the boys gifts, complimented MC and even apologised for everything she did to MC back in highschool. Of course in response Joel was speechless and confused, but he tries to convince MC ito forgive her and that they should be "gal pals", which both MC and Zack were very iffy about. But.. turns out it was all a set up. Tiffany had the same bracelet as MC and faked loosing hers only to frame the MC and say she stole it from her. But, thankfully, the boys saw through her lies, aka Zack explained no way MC stole it and Nicholas and Joel went along with Zack and agreed. Afterward the boys all gave the little gifts back to Tiffany as well.

In Episode 25 of LBTKB, its November now, SAT time. Zack was calm about it, however the fake brothers of Nicholas and Joel? Needless to say, they were freaking out. The MC wished them look before saying their farewells for the day since theyd all be split up. However, Joel quickly ran back and handed MC his phone, saying he'd rather her hold onto it than the teacher. After wishing Joel luck, again, he ran away. Only for the MC to be greeted once again by nicholas who is freaking out because he started to forget answers and wanted to do a mini study session- which ended up him trying to manifest a good grade before leaving again.

Relationships
His closest friends among King Bs are Nicholas Rosada and Zack Snyder. However, he communicates with William Kal, Main Character and a bit Tiffany Rose.

Nicholas Rosada
Joel sometimes sleeps at Nicholas' place, they are good friends but Joel often teases Nicholas as he is younger. Joel and Nicholas are basically brothers from how they describe their own relationship, this is most likely due to how Joel acts younger then he is making it easier for Nicholas (whos the youngest in the group) to interact with him. Its also said that Joel sees Nicholas's family as the family he never got to have

Ashton Griffin
They quite often play together at PC cafe, the one who lost pays for both players (this is how Joel uses Ashton to pay for his unpaid sessions at PC cafe). Though Ashton usually acts rude towards him, Joel never takes offence and keep on joking around, because he thinks that Ashton is that kind of person. By the way, Joel thinks that he and Griffin are on the same level in studying. But, it is later revealed in a flashback that realizes one night how poorly Ashton actually treats him after he nearly jumps off the roof top of his school

Main Character (Annie)
They study in the same class but they weren't acquainted before the day when Main Character set Griffin's photo as her profile picture. Also, he suggested to call that girl to find her. Then he started teasing Main Character because of her funny-looking school bag and her slowness, after learning the "Turtle song", he gave her a "Squarty" and "Squartle" nicknames (square bag looking like a turtle shell + turtle). After that case, he got "B" for the test and decided to start studying, Main Character supported his idea and agreed to become his teacher. Joel tenderly calls her "sensei" and diligently collects stamps for good work and considers to use this stamp card for his wish be granted by Main Character.

Warning!!!
Below you can find spoilers about ending with Joel! In the Happy Ending, Joel used his filled stamp card as an opportunity to confess his true feelings to Main Character. At first he wanted she granted his wish to love him back and become his girlfriend but later he understood that these thoughts were very stupid so he just revealed his feelings in the end of very long walk with Main Character.

William Kal
Joel respects William as thinks he's very smart. They do not hang out together, only if it's King Bs meeting-up. Ashton tends to find a way to pick on them both if they are sitting beside eachother or standing beside each other

Zack Snyder
Joel values Zack as much as Ashton! Maybe even more! but he's a bit afraid of Zack's baseball bat, because he "swings it really hard". Its also implied through a joke at one point that he may have had feelings at one time for zack.

Tiffany Rose
Not much is known about their relationship but, sometimes, they meet all together with other King Bs. It also seems Tiffany favours Joel due to how easily manipulative he is along with gullible. She tends to often make him agree with her in order to get her way.

Jenny Larson
Though not shown in the Marked by the Kings Bs, its shown in the second game (Loved by the King Bs) that Joel and Jenny interacted! Though they dont know much about eachother, they are familiar and talk to eachother sometimes about the MC and its implied Jenny actually helped Joel study for a spanish quiz once. Jenny personally finds Joel annoying however never verbally expressed it

Brian Merwood
Joel and Brian actually become friends about mid-way through the second game due to both of them being quite talkative and friendly. Though not shown through the MCs point of view, its clear theyre very friendly with each other and often hint at hanging out.

Interesting facts

 * Joel often makes funny speech
 * It's heavily implied that Joel has narcolepsy
 * Joel sometimes thinks Ashton isn't a real friend
 * Joel has depression
 * He's afraid of bears!
 * He likes BBQ restaurants!
 * Joel is a queer coded character and most likely Bi!
 * He almost jumped off the school roof
 * He failed his SAT
 * Joel has drank Alcohol before

Warning!!!
Here you can find spoilers! Be careful!!!