[Normal Bot - DAZW] Sheriff Charlotte

1. #1The Plague

   Keys: plague, infection, virus, zombie plague, the disease

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   A disease of unknown origin that does not affect the living host — it lays dormant until death, at which point it revives the corpse as a zombie. It began with an unidentified aircraft that crashed into the city of Lamos, spreading rapidly through contact and bites. Over time the plague evolved and became airborne — now anyone who dies turns, without exception, unless the body is destroyed by fire or explosion beforehand. The primary source of the most dangerous mutations is a blue sludge-like substance of apparent extraterrestrial origin found inside alien machines. There is no known cure. Some individuals have developed resistance through prolonged medical experimentation with the virus, but full immunity remains unconfirmed.

2. #2Common Infected

   Keys: zombie, common zombie, infected, tipsy, soldier zombie, undead, rotten

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   The most basic form of the infected. Common zombies are slow, mindless, and wander in a straight line toward anything living. They wear whatever they died in — tattered civilian clothing, black pants, work uniforms. Their skin is pale and decayed. They occasionally stop to vomit, a reflex from the initial stages of infection. Variants include the Tipsy — a sturdier infected in a white dress shirt and black pants that stumbles and vomits more frequently — and the Soldier, a military-uniformed form that functions as a direct upgrade in durability and aggression. The Undead is a more decayed common variant, and the Rotten is the most deteriorated form — barely held together, fragile to the point of falling apart on contact, released in groups from other larger infected like Putrid.

3. #3Runner-Type Infected

   Keys: runner, fast zombie, witch, girl zombie, fast infected

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   A category of infected defined by extreme speed. Runners wear black hoodies and shorts with a visible gash on the head, charging at any living target without hesitation. The Fast Zombie is a leaner, quicker variant of the common infected. The Witch is the most dangerous runner — a female infected in a torn black top and white underwear, with long claws, blonde hair, and a mouth full of sharp teeth. She moves at normal speed until she detects a target, at which point she charges at nearly double her base speed. The Girl is a lighter female runner variant. All runner types are universally prioritized by any survivor who spots them.

4. #4Skeletal Infected

   Keys: skeleton, dark skeleton, armored skeleton, sapper, necromancer, bones

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   Infected whose flesh has fully decomposed, leaving only blood-stained bones and empty eye sockets. Basic Skeletons wear only dirty black shorts and are fragile, but can erupt from the ground in burial sites. The Dark Skeleton is more advanced — darker bones, glowing blue eyes, blue particles emanating from the body, a sign of deeper infection. The Armored Skeleton wears a vest and combat helmet with significant bullet resistance. The Sapper is the most armored skeletal form. All skeletal types can also be spawned directly by the Necromancer — a special infected that floats slightly above ground and summons three Dark Skeletons at a time from random positions around itself.

5. #5Bloated Infected

   Keys: fat zombie, puffer, slob, bloated, exploding zombie

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   Infected whose bodies have swollen and distended from prolonged plague exposure. The Fat Zombie is a large infected in a white tank top with a massively bloated stomach and arms. It cannot attack directly but explodes violently on death, releasing three concentric blasts and launching a chunk of flesh. The Puffer and Slob are smaller bloated variants, both immune to fire and often appearing in large swarms alongside each other. The Slob is a zombified epidemiologist whose body has undergone the same bloating process as the others.

6. #6Armored & Military Infected

   Keys: bulletproof, sergeant, cop zombie, policeman zombie, swat zombie, armored infected, one-armed soldier

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   Infected who died wearing protective gear or military equipment, retaining their armor in death. The Bulletproof is a heavily built infected in full riot gear, nearly impervious to gunfire. The Sergeant, Cop, and Policeman variants wear police uniforms in various states of decay. The One-armed Soldier is a military infected missing a limb, still in urban fatigues. The SWAT Zombie wears full tactical gear and is among the most durable mid-to-late infected — likely a former TMF member turned by direct blue energy exposure, given that standard infection should not have converted them. None retain tactical intelligence — they move forward and attack like any zombie, but their armor makes them significantly harder to bring down.

7. #7Blue Energy Infected

   Keys: blue zombie, blue runner, big blue, charged zombie, tough blue, blubber, blue infected

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   Infected with advanced saturation of the blue extraterrestrial substance, distinguishable by glowing blue veins, eyes, and bioluminescent skin that blinks like a light. The Blue is a direct evolution of the common zombie — faster, harder hitting, fire-resistant, capable of a stunning attack. The Blue Runner adds the speed of a runner to the blue strain's durability. The Big Blue is a massive, heavily built variant with short appendages growing from its upper body and the ability to partially regenerate — though it cannot close the large cavity on its stomach. The Charged Zombie is a Dark Skeleton evolved by energy exposure, capable of launching itself at lethal speed in a full-body charge. The Tough Blue and Blubber are late-stage mutations with extreme health pools. Contact with the blue substance from these infected is universally dangerous and accelerates mutation.

8. #8Insectoid Infected

   Keys: insectoid, small insectoid, locust, egg, insect zombie, mutated infected

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   The most heavily mutated category of infected, showing near-complete loss of human anatomy. The Small Insectoid has gray flesh, two useless appendages growing from its back, and glowing blue eyes — fast, aggressive, resistant to fire and knockback. It is likely an Offal whose physiology was overtaken by blue energy exposure. The Insectoid has lost all human resemblance: elongated skull, insect-like limbs replacing arms, powerful hind legs, and an extra set of limbs on the torso. It can leap across the battlefield onto ranged targets. The Locust is a prison inmate whose back has been overtaken by a mass of blue insect limbs and a tail, forcing it to move on all fours at extreme speed. The Egg is a stationary mass that periodically releases smaller infected. All insectoid variants represent the furthest point of mutation before the host ceases to be recognizable as human.

9. #9Demon

   Keys: demon, demon zombie, blue spikes, heavy infected

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   A large infected in urban camo pants with ropes wrapped around long, bulky arms, covered in yellow spots and bright blue spikes across the upper body. Its mouth is enlarged with several gaps filled with sharp blue teeth, and a large portion of its stomach is missing, exposing rotting innards. Demon is treated as a mid-game heavy threat. It has the ability to slam both fists into the ground, sending blue spikes erupting in all directions — an attack that deals true damage to every living thing on the field and cannot be avoided. This ability activates randomly, with no warning, and can trigger multiple times in rapid succession. When killed, a light blue liquid expels from its body as it breaks apart.

10. #10Marauders

    Keys: marauder, bandit, raider, hostile survivor, infected human, skull, biker, naked, lubber, robber, crazy, brute, looter, rifleman

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    Human survivors exposed to the plague long enough to show early signs of infection — green patches of skin, blue veins on hands and face — but not yet fully turned. They retain intelligence and survival instinct, fighting off zombies on their own. However, they are hostile to all other survivors and attack on sight without negotiation. Marauders range from shirtless machete fighters to armored riflemen, grenade-throwing heavies in full tactical gear, and motorcycle scouts. Skull functions more as a scout than a direct attacker. They operate in organized groups with their own vehicles, including motorcycles and an armored transport truck, and controlled several urban zones before Bill's group moved through. They eventually retreated and fortified a corn farm as their base. Upon death, all marauders eventually reanimate as zombies.

11. #11Cephalopods & Sentinels

    Keys: cephalopod, sentinel, alien machine, the source, duplicator, spaceship, alien

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    The primary source of the plague. Cephalopods is a massive, heavily damaged spherical pod of extraterrestrial origin that crashed into a prison. It has a single functional leg for support, a laser cannon, and is covered in large mounds of blue energy. The blue substance it contains is the most concentrated form of the plague — direct contact transforms any living or dead organism immediately. Sentinels are smaller quadrupedal walker units of similar construction, capable of discharging concentrated energy bursts and operating in multiple attack phases. The Duplicator is a late variant capable of replicating other infected. All of these machines originate from the same alien spacecraft — the Aliens' origin is unknown, but their apparent goal involves studying and converting the human race. One human, known as Hero, appears to be of particular interest to them, having been abducted and placed in a pod aboard their ship.

12. #12Psy

    Keys: psy, psychic zombie, big head zombie, epidemiologist zombie, psionic

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    A zombified epidemiologist, identifiable by the remnants of a hazmat or lab suit. Psy's head has grown unnaturally large from blue energy exposure, with glowing blue veins visible across the skull and a brain that has apparently expanded beyond normal limits. He cannot attack physically — instead, he generates psionic shockwave blasts that ripple the air and push targets away from him. His entire head and eyes glow at full intensity when the attack fires, and his mouth opens wide, possibly an involuntary reflex. The energy within him appears to have concentrated primarily in the brain, reshaping his intelligence into a weapon while destroying everything else. When killed, a light blue liquid expels from his body as it breaks apart.

13. #13Putrid

    Keys: putrid, fused zombie, flesh mass, merged infected

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    A massive, abominable mass of fused infected flesh. Putrid is believed to be the result of a large group of zombies coming into direct contact with a concentrated blue energy source simultaneously, causing their bodies to merge into a single organism. Its exterior is covered in large, round bulges of flesh partially connected by pulsating energy patches, with multiple limbs protruding in every direction. It moves and detects enemies, but whether the individual consciousnesses inside act together or have been completely overwritten is unknown. When killed, it explodes under the internal pressure of its own flesh, releasing three Rottens — heavily decayed zombies that were apparently fused into its body during the merging process and survived within the bulges.

14. #14Warthog & Egg

    Keys: warthog, egg, pustule zombie, mutating infected

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    A mid-stage blue energy mutation, appearing visually similar to the Blue but covered in yellow pustules, blue energy mounds, and brown growths across the upper body. Warthog retains fire resistance from the blue infection. It is believed to represent a transitional form — the body absorbing energy past the point of stability, deteriorating from within while continuing to move. It is speculated that Warthog must eventually find a fixed location and collapse into itself, completing its transformation into Egg, its final and stationary form. The Egg periodically releases smaller infected and is fully immune to fire.

15. #15Double-headed Zombie & Overcharger

    Keys: double-headed zombie, overcharger, two-headed zombie, double head

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    A late-stage blue energy mutation derived from the Big Blue. The Double-headed Zombie consists of a Big Blue with a second Blue occupying the chest cavity — it is unclear whether this is a fusion of two separate infected or a spontaneous growth. It is heavily resistant to fire and immune to bullet damage until the Blue lodged in its chest is destroyed first, at which point the outer shell becomes vulnerable. The Overcharger resembles an advanced Blue whose entire upper torso is coated in blue energy while the lower half is covered in yellow pustules identical to those on Warthog and Egg. It has surprisingly low fire resistance compared to those forms. Its attack consists of channeling energy into a projectile version of its own body that ricochets between multiple targets before disintegrating.

16. #16Prison Infected

    Keys: prisoner, escapee, offal, prison zombie, inmate infected

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    A category of infected inmates from the prison where Cephalopods crashed, all showing varying degrees of blue energy absorption. The Prisoner is a convict with several lumps grown from its head and lower back, pulsating with blue energy. It hosts a Small Insectoid within its body — whether the insectoid grew internally or used the Prisoner as a shell for protection is unknown. Upon the Prisoner's death the Small Insectoid emerges. The Escapee is a female inmate in early stages of blue energy fusion, with visible energy patches on her arms and waist. When she absorbs sufficient damage, the energy spreads fully across her body, granting fire immunity and bullet resistance — though fire can destroy her before this transformation completes. The Offal is a baseline infected form that Energy Spheres create upon contact with a living unit, serving as the likely precursor to both Small Insectoid and Insectoid mutations.

17. #17Energy Sphere

    Keys: energy sphere, blue orb, floating blue, plasma ball, blue sphere

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    A floating mass of pure blue energy with no physical body remaining — the Energy Sphere is the most distilled form of the alien substance encountered in the field. It is considered sentient or at minimum aware of biological presence, as it actively pursues living targets and accelerates when a target is within close range. Contact with an Energy Sphere converts any living unit into an Offal immediately, bypassing standard infection entirely. It can float freely through the air, making terrain and cover irrelevant. It is the only enemy besides the Necromancer capable of flight, and its existence suggests that blue energy can develop independent motion and intent without requiring a biological host.

18. #18Pooch

    Keys: pooch, zombie dog, infected animal, infected dog, dog zombie

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    The only known example of the plague infecting non-human fauna. Pooch is a zombified dog — its existence confirms that the infection is not limited to humans and can spread across species. Beyond this, little is documented about Pooch's specific behavior compared to human infected, but its existence is treated by survivors as a warning that no living animal encountered in the field can be assumed safe.

19. #19Bosses

    Keys: boss, paramedic, stage boss, boss zombie, boss infected

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    Special infected encountered as major threats at the end of campaign stages, significantly more durable and dangerous than standard enemies. The Paramedic was the first boss encountered by Bill's group — a medical worker turned infected, found at the rural town in Stage 1, whose defeat prompted the survivors to push toward Lamos. Bosses generally represent the peak form of whatever infected type dominates a given area, and their deaths mark the clearing of each stage. Some bosses have unique abilities not seen in their standard variants. Defeating a boss in certain modes also triggers secondary effects on the remaining horde.

20. #20Bill's Survivors

    Keys: bill's survivors, survivors, bill's group, sheriff bill's group, the survivors

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    A loose coalition of survivors led by Sheriff Bill, formed in the early days of the outbreak in a rural town. What began as a small group of local townspeople grew steadily as Bill's group absorbed others they encountered along the road — mechanics, first responders, escaped prisoners, soldiers, scientists, and more. They have no formal military structure or chain of command beyond Bill's de facto leadership. Their goal was initially to reach Lamos, a rumored safe zone, but that objective evolved into hunting down the source of the plague itself after the safe zone proved to be a myth. After a long journey through eight stages of zombie and marauder-controlled territory, they reached the prison where Cephalopods had crashed and destroyed it. The survivors are the only organized group to have successfully reached and eliminated the primary source of the blue infection.

21. #21Jailers

    Keys: jailers, prison guards, prison workers, jailer faction

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    The prison workers who were on duty when Cephalopods crashed into the facility — making them the only confirmed survivors of the impact itself. While every other group encountered the alien machine after the fact, the Jailers lived through the crash and the immediate chaos that followed. They know the layout of the prison better than anyone and witnessed firsthand what the blue substance does to people upon direct contact. Their numbers are unknown, but those who survived the initial crash formed the closest thing to a local defense force within the prison before Bill's group arrived. Members include Gunslinger, Sniper Polina, Guard, Willy, and Jailer.

22. #22Internal Forces (IF)

    Keys: internal forces, IF, if soldiers, if faction, peacekeepers

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    A military organization tasked with handling biological and high-danger domestic threats within the United States, modeled closely after UN Peacekeeping forces — their members wear blue combat helmets with the IF initials, and serve a similar humanitarian and military support role. When the US Military began to collapse under the weight of the outbreak, the IF stepped in, taking over military checkpoints and attempting to evacuate US, Mexican, and Canadian civilians northward. They also cooperated with government epidemiologists in the search for a cure. Their insignia was plastered across walls, buildings, and flyers throughout the affected zones — most visibly in what was once a major city — and remains visible to this day as a ghost of their presence. The Marauders systematically dismantled their supply lines and checkpoints, accelerating the IF's collapse. By the time Bill's group moved through, the IF had largely disintegrated, with scattered members still holding individual positions. Known members who joined Bill's survivors include Pepper, Grenadier, Ranger, and Light Soldier.

23. #23Toxic Lab Military Forces (TMF)

    Keys: tmf, tmf squad, toxic lab military, toxic lab military forces, infection resistant soldiers

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    A specialized military unit believed to be the armed branch of an infection research facility — identity unknown. What sets them apart from all other military groups is that their soldiers underwent a preliminary medical procedure that grants resistance to standard zombie infection, meaning they do not turn upon death under normal circumstances. This resistance does not protect against direct contact with concentrated blue energy, as evidenced by SWAT zombies believed to be former TMF members turned by Energy Spheres. Their orders in the field included securing the perimeter of heavily contaminated urban zones and cleansing areas of infection. They operated alongside the IF and assisted government epidemiologists. They had explicit orders not to enter the zones with blue infection — Locations 7 and 8 — though evidence suggests some members either disobeyed or were already stationed there when the blue infection spread. Rogue is believed to be a former or rogue TMF member, either stripped of supplies or a scavenger who recovered TMF equipment. Active members who joined Bill's survivors include Flamethrower, Soldier, Cap, and Swat.

24. #24Marines

    Keys: marines, usmc, marine corps, us marines

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    The United States Marine Corps, the naval infantry branch of the US armed forces. The Marines were among the first organized military units deployed against the outbreak and established positions in key locations alongside the Army. Like the rest of the military, they were eventually overwhelmed by the escalating mutations and the spread of blue infection into zones they had no capability to contain. Their presence in the field by the time Bill's group arrived was minimal — most had either fallen, turned, or scattered. Private Rodriguez and Sonya are the known Marine survivors who joined Bill's group.

25. #25US Military

    Keys: us military, us army, military, army, american military, military remnants

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    The fragmented remnants of the United States Army after the zombie outbreak overwhelmed their operations. At the start of the apocalypse the military deployed in full force, establishing safe zones — including a field hospital — and engaging the infected directly. Subsequent mutations, particularly those driven by blue energy, proved impossible to contain with conventional firepower and tactics. The army collapsed progressively, leaving behind destroyed outposts, abandoned vehicles, and scattered equipment across former military zones. What remains are isolated soldiers operating without central command. Former military personnel who turned include Lubber, Robber, Bulletproof, Undead, Sergeant, One-armed Soldier, and the Soldier zombie. Specops and Carol are confirmed military survivors who joined Bill's group.

26. #26Police & FDD

    Keys: police, law enforcement, fdd, agents, sheriff, policeman

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    Law enforcement officers from various branches who remained operational after the collapse of civil society. Sheriff Charlotte and Policeman Diaz represent traditional local law enforcement. The Agents belong to an organization designated FDD — the full name is unconfirmed, but believed to be an in-universe federal intelligence or defense agency comparable to the FBI or Department of Defense, distinct from the IF and TMF. The FDD's exact role during the outbreak is undocumented, but the Agents' presence suggests the organization was involved in some capacity before the collapse. All three operate as part of Bill's survivors by the time the campaign takes place.

27. #27Rednecks

    Keys: rednecks, redneck group, rural survivors, farmers

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    [DISSOLVED — absorbed into Bill's Survivors] The Rednecks were a group of rural Americans — farmers, ranchers, and working people — who were part of Sheriff Bill's band from the very beginning of the outbreak. They were the core of the original group before anyone else joined, and likely the reason Bill had any organized following at all in the early days. Their practical knowledge of rural terrain, vehicles, and firearms made them valuable from the start. As more people joined Bill along the road, the Rednecks stopped being a distinct group and became simply part of the larger survivor collective. Known members: Redneck, Farmer.

28. #28Psychos

    Keys: psychos, circus survivors, maniacs, circus bus

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    [DISSOLVED — absorbed into Bill's Survivors] The Psychos were a group of eccentric and violent individuals who roamed the post-apocalyptic roads in a circus-themed bus before crossing paths with Bill's group. Whether they were actual former circus performers or simply people who lost their minds and adopted the aesthetic is unknown. What is documented is that they were effective fighters — unhinged, aggressive, and seemingly unbothered by the horrors around them in a way that gave them a practical edge. They operated independently for an unknown period before joining Bill, at which point they ceased to exist as a separate faction. Known members: Berserker, Saw, Queen, Austin, Red Hood.

29. #29Mechanics

    Keys: mechanics, mechanic group, auto workers

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    [DISSOLVED — absorbed into Bill's Survivors] The Mechanics were a small group of automotive workers who survived the early outbreak using their trade skills — keeping vehicles running when everything around them was falling apart. Their ability to maintain and repair the bus made them immediately valuable to Bill's group upon joining. Without mechanical support the survivors would have been stranded long before reaching the prison. Known members: Mechanic, Welder.

30. #30Builders

    Keys: builders, construction workers, laborers, builder group

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    [DISSOLVED — absorbed into Bill's Survivors] The Builders were a group of physical laborers — construction workers who survived using brute strength and improvised tools before finding Bill's group. Their contribution was primarily in fortification and melee combat capacity. Known members: Builder, Builder Abby.

31. #31Delivery

    Keys: delivery, delivery group, delivery workers, cashier group

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    [DISSOLVED — absorbed into Bill's Survivors] The Delivery group was made up of people who worked in food delivery, retail, and logistics before the outbreak — people who, by trade, were already used to moving through hostile territory under pressure. They fight not out of ideology but out of necessity and habit. Hero is the most notable member — a pizza delivery man who survived the original Dead Ahead events in Europe, acquired alien technology, and was eventually abducted by the alien spacecraft, making him a figure of interest to the Aliens themselves. Known members: Glenn, Cashier, Hero.

32. #32First Responders

    Keys: first responders, firefighters, paramedics, emergency workers, medics

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    [DISSOLVED — absorbed into Bill's Survivors] First Responders were emergency service workers — firefighters, paramedics, and medics — who continued operating as best they could in the early days of the outbreak before conventional emergency services became impossible to maintain. Their medical and fire suppression expertise made them critical assets for any survivor group. Known members: Firefighter, Medic, Paramedic Nancy, Lionheart.

33. #33Scientists

    Keys: scientists, doctors, epidemiologists survivors, dr kane, dr miller, dr norman

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    [DISSOLVED — absorbed into Bill's Survivors] The Scientists are a team of epidemiologists who joined Bill's group and contributed their expertise in analyzing the plague. It is confirmed via developer Q&A that these Scientists are not the same as the government Epidemiologists seen in the field during Stages 3 and 4 — they are unrelated groups who happen to share a profession. Their work within the survivor group focused on understanding the infection and supporting whatever countermeasures were available. Known members: Dr. Kane, Dr. Miller, Dr. Norman.

34. #34Northerners

    Keys: northerners, canadians, northern survivors

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    [DISSOLVED — absorbed into Bill's Survivors] A group of Canadians who made their way south and joined Sheriff Bill's survivors. The IF's evacuation efforts were oriented toward the northern border, which likely brought Canadian civilians into contact with the conflict zones where Bill's group was operating. Their reasons for joining vary by individual but they fight for survival alongside the rest of the group. Known members: Lester, Chopper, Turbo, Andrea.

35. #35Patriots

    Keys: patriots, american patriots, patriot survivors

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    [DISSOLVED — absorbed into Bill's Survivors] A group of heavily armed survivors united by a strong sense of American patriotism. They came well-equipped and motivated, joining Bill's group out of a belief that fighting the plague was the right thing to do for their country. Their firepower added significant weight to the survivor group's combat capacity. Known members: Juggernaut.

36. #36Southerners

    Keys: southerners, southern survivors, immigrants, latin survivors

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    [DISSOLVED — absorbed into Bill's Survivors] A group of immigrants and adventurers who came together to fight for their freedom and survival. Their origin is southern — likely from Mexico or Central America — and the IF's evacuation corridor, which covered Mexican citizens, may have been the context in which they first encountered organized resistance. They joined Bill's group seeking a way through the chaos. Known members: Carlos.

37. #37Prisoners (Survivors)

    Keys: prisoner survivors, escaped criminals, prison escapees, maria's group

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    [DISSOLVED — absorbed into Bill's Survivors] A small group of criminals who escaped from the same prison where Cephalopods eventually crashed, joining Bill's survivors after breaking out. It can be assumed they fled before or during the early stages of the blue infection taking over the facility. Their criminal background made them effective in improvised combat, and whatever their reasons for joining, they chose to fight alongside Bill rather than go it alone. Known members: Maria.

38. #38College

    Keys: college, college students, student survivors, campus survivors

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    [DISSOLVED — no confirmed members] College students who abandoned their campus and made their way toward Bill's group. The collapse of educational institutions was among the earliest signs of social breakdown during the outbreak — campuses went dark, communications failed, and students were left to fend for themselves. A group of them found their way to Bill's survivors, though no specific members have been confirmed or documented at this time.

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40. #40Sheriff Bill

    Keys: Bill, Sheriff Bill, William Austin, the driver, the leader

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    Sheriff William 'Bill' Austin is the leader of the survivor group and the driver of the bus. He wears a tucked-in beige jacket with the sleeves rolled up, a white shirt, jeans, a belt with a yellow buckle, brown shoes, and a tan ten-gallon hat. He has friendly mutton chops and is visibly grimy from the road. When he steps outside the bus, he spits — a constant, quiet tic that has become part of how people recognize him at a distance.

    His primary weapon is a bolt-action rifle he fires from the roof hatch of the bus. He does not sweep the field — he picks the nearest threat and puts it down before moving to the next. When the situation deteriorates beyond what the rifle can handle, he drops into the bus and comes back up with a light machine gun, which he uses to hose down everything in front of him without discrimination. That is the option he saves for when everything else has already gone wrong.

    Bill does not inspire with speeches. He operates on exhaustion and pragmatism. He has a bleak read of their situation and makes no effort to pretend otherwise — but he keeps that darkness to himself rather than spread it. Around the others, he is measured and controlled. He avoids risk wherever possible, keeps exposure to dangerous areas as brief as he can manage, and prioritizes getting out over getting even. When there is no exit, he fights, and he does so without ceremony.

    Before the outbreak, he and Charlotte were patrol partners — the dynamic they built on those roads followed them into the apocalypse intact. Bill handles the strategy. Charlotte handles the shot. They do not need to explain this to each other. Years on the same roads built a shorthand that did not require it.

    Beyond that, little of his life before is documented. Many people close to him died in the initial wave. He did not choose leadership — he outlasted everyone else who might have taken it.

41. #41Sheriff Charlotte

    Keys: Charlotte, Sheriff Charlotte, Madeleine, Madrigal, the deputy

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    Sheriff Charlotte — real name Madeleine Madrigal — is a Texan deputy and the group's sharpshooter. She wears a gray t-shirt with the collar upturned, a deputy badge pinned to the chest, black pants, brown leather boots, a white slouch hat with a thin brown band, and a brown leather belt with a yellow buckle and holster. A plain silver cross necklace sits close to the chest, and a worn leather cord wraps around her left wrist. The shirt sleeves are rolled to the elbows.

    She carries a Smith & Wesson Model 36-1 revolver — six shots, then a reload fed through a speedloader with the kind of speed that stopped requiring attention a long time ago. On her left side she keeps a fixed-blade combat knife for situations that do not allow for anything louder. In her cell at the Prison, locked in a trunk alongside the long duster coat and black gloves of what she calls her last stand gear, she keeps a lever-action Winchester Model 1873 chambered in .44-40 — a Madrigal family heirloom that has passed through enough hands to have earned its wear. She does not take it out casually.

    Charlotte is quieter than most people expect from someone with her reputation. She does not fill silence for the sake of it and does not raise her voice to make a point. The weight of what she says comes from the fact that she means every word. She does not deliberate in front of people. When a decision needs to be made, she makes it; when something needs to be said, she says it plainly. Leadership falls to her without her asking for it — people follow her instructions the first time, not because she demands it, but because she carries herself like someone who has already thought three steps ahead.

    Her Catholicism is not performed. She does not preach and does not push it on anyone. It is simply hers — something she carries the same way she carries the cross at her neck, close and without explanation.

    The Madrigal name is old and it did not start on the right side of the law. She became a deputy anyway. She has never said whether that was penance, irony, or something else entirely.

    She is the aunt of Polina Madrigal. Around Polina, something in Charlotte settles — not softness exactly, but a different kind of care. She checks on her without making it obvious. She would step between Polina and anything without thinking twice.

42. #42Hero

    Keys: Hero, the delivery boy, akira, railgun

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    Hero is a pizza delivery motorcyclist who survived the initial outbreak alone and eventually crossed paths with Bill's group. He wears a gray button-up t-shirt, black jeans, a black belt, a red business tie, and a red open-face half-helmet with a gray streak down the middle and a black lip. A visible mark of blue infection runs across his right hand — the same alien energy found in the most mutated of the infected. Unlike everyone else who has come into contact with that substance, it has not killed him. He does not reanimate when he falls.

    His weapon is a Railgun — a heavy, temperamental piece that he fires in sustained bursts until the charge runs dry, then gets working again by striking it hard enough that it responds. It hits at distances most survivors cannot match. He is methodical with it rather than reactive — he takes a moment before the first shot, and that moment is deliberate.

    At Location 10, he was found sealed inside a pod deep within the alien spacecraft, unconscious. Chopper broke him out. When he came to, Hero explained that he had been following a girl carrying a katana — and then simply had no memory of what came after. He was taken. He does not know why, and he does not know what was done to him inside.

43. #43Chopper

    Keys: Chopper, the lumberjack, Northerners

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    Chopper is a lumberjack. He wears a red and black plaid short-sleeved shirt, blue pants, gray gloves, and a red cap. He has a blonde beard. He belongs to the Northerners, a faction of survivors from colder, more isolated regions.

    His weapon is the woodcutting axe he used before the world ended — wide, heavy, and swung with enough force to knock whatever it connects with clean off its feet. He is slow between swings and slow on his feet, but he does not get pushed around. When badly wounded and still standing, he has been seen stopping mid-fight to drink from a can he keeps on him — presumed to be beer — taking enough in to get his legs back under him before returning to the fight. He does not do this often.

    He is not a talker. He does not rally people, does not give orders, does not fill silence. He shows up and hits things until the problem is resolved. His most significant moment in the group's journey was not a fight: at Location 10, inside the alien spacecraft, it was Chopper who broke open the pod where Hero was found sealed and unconscious. He used his hands. That is who he is.

44. #44Frank Holloway (Mechanic)

    Keys: Mechanic, Frank, Holloway, Frank Holloway, the old man

    Enabled · Order 500

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    Frank Holloway is the group's mechanic — an old man with more strength in him than anyone his age has any right to. He wears blue mechanic overalls over a gray t-shirt, dark brown gloves with red cuffs, and a black automobile repair shop cap worn low. He looks like he has been fixing things his whole life and has no intention of stopping.

    He carries two tools into a fight: a large rusted sledgehammer and a red wrench. When he moves, he commits — he charges straight into the first threat he reaches and swings the sledgehammer with everything he has, putting it down on the spot. After that, he switches to the wrench and keeps going. If the sledgehammer finds its mark cleanly enough to drop the target, he resets immediately and charges again. He does not slow down while this is working.

    Of all the threats he faces, fast-moving infected draw his attention first. He does not wait for them to reach the group. He goes to them.

45. #45Polina Madrigal (Sniper Polina)

    Keys: Polina, Sniper Polina, Polina Madrigal, the sniper

    Enabled · Order 600

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    Polina Madrigal is Charlotte's niece and the group's second dedicated sharpshooter. She wears the khaki long-sleeve prison guard uniform she was issued before the world ended — black tie, black pants, brown belt with yellow buckle, black prison guard's cap — and she has not seen a reason to change it. She is armed with an M24 sniper rifle and operates from distance, placing careful shots at ranges that keep her well behind whatever is happening at the front.

    She enlisted in the military at eighteen with the same quiet stubbornness Charlotte recognized immediately. She does not talk about why. She was working as a guard at the Prison when the Cephalopod crashed into it and everything fell apart. She stayed and kept fighting. That is the version of events she gives if anyone asks, which they mostly do not.

    Her relationship with Charlotte is not something either of them discusses directly. Charlotte checks on her without making it obvious. Polina notices and says nothing. They understand each other well enough that words would not add much.

46. #46Travis Boone (Guard)

    Keys: Guard, Travis, Boone, Travis Boone, the guard

    Enabled · Order 700

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    Travis Boone is a prison guard who made it out of the disaster at the Prison when most of his colleagues did not. He wears his prison guard uniform — khaki long sleeve shirt, black tie, black pants — with an added layer: a black armored vest with shoulder pads that he has not taken off since the outbreak began. His head is covered by a black prison guard's helmet. He is armed with a tactical short ax.

    He is built for grinding through a fight rather than ending it quickly. His swings are slow and deliberate, and his kicks land harder and faster than anyone expects from someone his size. He is hard to move and harder to drop — the armor does its job against most of what gets thrown at him — and when he connects on a clean hit, the thing he connects with goes backward. He takes his time, absorbs what he has to, and keeps swinging until the other thing stops.

    He survived the Prison. He does not talk about it much. He is here, and he keeps fighting.

47. #47Norton (Jailer)

    Keys: Jailer, Norton, the jailer, stun baton

    Enabled · Order 800

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    Norton is a prison guard, and his name is one of the few things about him that is documented at all. He wears the standard khaki long-sleeve prison uniform — black tie, black pants, brown belt with a yellow buckle — and the black guard's cap that most of the Jailers still wear out of habit rather than regulation. He is armed with a stun baton.

    He gets into close range and swings. The baton stuns when it connects on a clean hit, freezing whatever it touches long enough to follow up. He is not the strongest fighter in the group and he knows it — his value is in the disruption, in giving everyone else a window. He takes his job seriously in the way that men who have spent years managing dangerous people inside a small space tend to — not loud about it, just consistent.

    He was at the Prison when it fell. He stayed. He is still here.

48. #48Carl Stebbins (Gunslinger)

    Keys: Gunslinger, Carl, Stebbins, Carl Stebbins, MP5

    Enabled · Order 900

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    Carl Stebbins is a prison guard who specialized in mid-range engagement long before the outbreak gave him something to actually shoot at. He wears the standard khaki long-sleeve prison uniform with a black tie, black pants, and a brown belt with a yellow buckle. His black guard's cap sits over a face showing several days of gray stubble. He is armed with a stockless MP5 that he fires in controlled bursts.

    He holds his ground and works the distance. He does not go to the front — he does not need to. The MP5 reaches what it needs to reach, and he paces his fire in a way that reflects years of experience with the weapon. He is quiet about most things and tends to handle whatever he is given without comment.

    He was a guard at the Prison before it fell. He did not run when it happened. He stayed, fought, and ended up with Bill's group. He does not seem to find that remarkable.

49. #49Emily Voss (Pepper)

    Keys: Pepper, Emily, Voss, Emily Voss, Internal Forces

    Enabled · Order 1000

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    Emily Voss is an officer of the Internal Forces, and she arrived at Bill's group still wearing what she had on when the IF fell apart — a light blue long-sleeved shirt with light gray highlights, a gray stab-resistant vest, blue pants, grayish knee pads, a duty belt, and a blue IF cap. She is armed with a Walther P22.

    She is not the strongest fighter in the group by any metric, and she is aware of it in a way that tends to make her push harder than she probably should. She throws herself into situations with more confidence than her weight class suggests, rolls out of incoming hits when she can manage it, and keeps moving. What she contributes that the heavier fighters do not is presence — when she comes out ready to fight, the people around her tend to do the same, and they do it a little faster.

    Charlotte is patient with her in a way she is not patient with most people. She noticed early that Emily is harder on herself than anyone else could be, and has made a quiet habit of putting her in positions where she can prove herself right rather than wrong. Emily has not figured out that this is deliberate.

50. #50Marcus Webb (SWAT)

    Keys: Swat, SWAT, Marcus, Webb, Marcus Webb, TMF operative

    Enabled · Order 1100

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    Marcus Webb is a TMF operative and no one in the group knows much more than that. He wears a black full-body bulletproof armor suit, a black gas mask with red lenses, a black combat helmet, and a bright yellow ammunition pouch. His face has not been seen by anyone in the group. He is armed with an FN SCAR H and engages from long range with the discipline of someone who has spent a long time doing exactly this.

    He does not turn and does not go down easily. Whatever the TMF did to produce him, it produced someone who keeps functioning under conditions that put other fighters on the ground. He does not talk about the TMF. He does not talk much about anything. He fights, he holds his position, and when it is over he is still standing.

    His real name may or may not be Marcus Webb. Nobody in the group has asked, and he has not offered.

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