Zoey L4D

Zoey was once a student at Aldrich in Philadelphia under a scholarship to become a filmmaker but instead of attending classes, she spent her time watching horror films and justified this to her upset mother as doing some "research". She got her love for this film genre from her father who introduced her to movies featuring zombies, slasher murderers and extraterrestrials at a young age. Her father, Wade, wished for her to become a police officer like himself, often taking her to shooting ranges to get her into some practice. These actions caused tension between her divorced parents one night and started a heated argument between the two regarding their daughter's future.

The argument was short lived however when an Infected suddenly found his way into their living room and attacked Zoey's mother, Carolyn. Her father was able to kill the Infected but not before it savaged Zoey's mother. Holding Carolyn in his arms, Wade commanded Zoey to call for an ambulance. Zoey came back to witness her father being mauled by her mother, who then noticed her daughter's presence and quickly lunged at her. Fortunately before she could reach Zoey, Wade shot her in the back of the head. His last request was for Zoey to kill him before he became an Infected. She then reached for her father's gun and after a heart breaking "I love you dad", she pulled the trigger. Weeks later, Zoey was shocked to discover that her father may have been a Carrier and the mercy-killing could have been in vain.

angst-filled. Zoey personally watched her mother turn into a zombie and mercy-killed her own father to prevent him from turning as well. This has caused her a lot of grief, especially since her father might have been immune, and she wished she could apologize for all their previous arguments. Now she is dedicated to helping her fellow survivors. As she says, “No one left behind, right?”

Before Bill’s death in the sacrifice, Zoey is seen to have a more bright attitude (not nearly as bright as Louis though). Her faith was strong, but from what she’s seen and been through, she could possibly be hurting inside. She has a father-daughter relationship with Bill, and a brother-sister one with Francis. Zoey was one to make jokes, most likely in an attempt to raise everyone’s spirits, and she was a bit more optimistic. However, once Bill died after the sacrifice, she became more cold, and she realized that this world isn’t one to be as optimistic about anymore.