Kendrick Watkins

Name: Kendrick Elijah Watkins
Portrayed by: Jay Ellis
Parents: Dinah Watkins (mother)
Siblings:  Khalil Watkins (brother)
Marital Status: Mercy DuBois (dating)
Past Relationships: Gina Kohl (lover, deceased)
Occupation: Enforcer for Ronan Madden
Status: Deceased
Written by: Kelly

Kendrick was born to a former call girl named Dinah Watkins on the west side of Atlas Falls and has always had to fight for anything he has ever had. He grew up right next door to Gina and Yasmine Kohl and their mother Trisha was like a second mother to him. He got fairly decent grades in high school but like many young men from his side of the tracks he got hooked into a life that he never really wanted. He and Devin were at one point friends and that changed when he ran into Michael Madden when he was a senior in high school, he walked in on Michael doing a drug deal and Michael made a deal his life or service to his family. Fearing for his life Kendrick dropped out and then went to work running and dealing for Michael. He however had at least one bright spot in his life with high school girlfriend Gina still by his side though she hated that he was involved in the trade he promised to help her mother kick her cocaine habit and to get them both out of the ghetto. Something he still feels guilty about years later even though his heart is now hardened.

Years later he worked his position up in the organization to be Michael’s right hand man and was assigned to protect Ronan and they became good friends. When the hit on Michael and Olivia came however Michael ordered him to save Ronan’s life. Kendrick obeyed and then when Ronan took over he did the same and became Ronan’s right hand. Over the years he has let the life weigh on him and he even has to admit that the power has went to his head, he and Gina were still trying to figure out a life when she was killed four years ago. It still haunts him to this day and learning that she was pregnant when she died killed him more. He did vow to help her sister Yasmine stay out of the life and help her mother stay clean. Even though that Trisha has never been clean for more than a few weeks at a time the thing he has felt most guilty about is that Yasmine did get involved in the life when she took on a debt to pay for her chemo and rehab from Ronan.

Season 1

Kendrick began the year as close to Ronan as he could as his friend and confidant, he highly disapproved of any of his men going after Yasmine as a romantic interest especially Jamal. That all changed however, when Ronan began drawing closer to Brooke Kincaid over the course of the year and he felt that his boss was going soft for the upper crust society princess. Things turned from bad to worse when his best friend Money was killed and Ronan didn’t retaliate for his death it was then that Kendrick began to change his ways wanting to take the business over for himself. Jamal was arrested and it was revealed that he may turn on them for the feds and he put out a hit on Jamal in the streets. When Ronan was arrested falsely for killing Steven he took pride in taking over the violence and the power that came with being in charge, going as far as to carry out a hit on Ronan in jail with the help of Brooke’s mother Brenda. It was revealed that he was secretly dating and hooking up with Merci DuBois. Everything came to halt however when Yasmine and Jackson stole drugs from the club. He kidnapped her, beat her down inside the club and then killed one of his own men when it became too much. He had Jackson followed, thinking the drugs were inside the house where Jackson was he then kidnapped and assaulted Dani Fraiser as well. He made his final stand while high against the police and was shot by Jon Harrison as he reached for his gun.

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