Post by Z451 on Feb 5, 2014 3:15:54 GMT
The Survivors
Bill
Aged in his late fifties or early sixties, Bill is the oldest of all the Survivors.
He is a Vietnam veteran who fought in the U.S. Army 1st Special Forces Group and his combat skills have helped to keep him alive.
He wears an olive green military beret, a matching jacket with a stained white shirt underneath, dark gray-brown pants, and jungle boots.
In official media, he is usually seen wielding the Assault Rifle--a weapon he prefers in-game and which complements his backstory.
He and Francis appear to have a prickly relationship, often spewing insults or jokes at one another, but this may in fact be friendlier than what they let on.
He always has a lit cigarette in his mouth.
It is revealed in The Passing that Bill was killed prior to the bridge being raised during The Sacrifice, enabling the safety of the other Left 4 Dead Survivors.
His body can be seen next to the generator in the final level of The Passing at The Port, alongside his signature Assault Rifle, which can be taken and used by the player.
The events of his death are told in The Sacrifice comic.
During the time of his life, Bill was the unofficial team leader, although his relationship with Francis was never easy whilst, towards the end and as revealed in The Sacrifice comic, that shared with Zoey was placed under considerable strain.
Bill is voiced by Jim French,who also voiced Father Grigori in Valve's Half-Life 2 and The Fisherman in Half-Life 2 Lost Coast.
Francis
Francis is a tough biker with tattoos covering his arms and neck.
His tattoos identify him as a member of "Hell's Legion," a name possibly inspired by the real-world Hell's Angels Motorcycle Club.
Since his character model was changed during development, it has been speculated that Francis' new face was modeled after the head developer of the game, Mike Booth.
The Valve connection is strengthened by the fact that Francis has the Lambda symbol from the Half-Life series cut into his hair.
He wears a black leather vest over a white tank top, fingerless gloves, black jeans and boots.
Valve commentary reveals that he is an impressive 6 feet 5 inches tall.
Francis has a self-centered personality that seems to resent aspects of Bill's leadership whilst treating Louis with an openly dismissive attitude at times.
During development, his character was to have a love interest in Zoey, but this was dropped after play-testing and his relationship with her is now warm--if not neutrally platonic.
In official media, he is usually seen wielding either the Pump Shotgun or the Auto Shotgun, and in-game, prefers those types of weapons.
Francis is voiced by Vince Valenzuela.
Louis
Louis' original concept was an assistant manager at a local retail electronics chain store.
His design was later changed, and he was made a Junior Systems Analyst in his company's IT department.
His clothing resembles that of a typical business man, but seems to emulate Shaun from Shaun of the Dead, who wore a red tie and white shirt, and was an assistant manager at a local retail electronics chain store.
He keeps the sleeves rolled up and the tie loose, and also wears a black watch on his left wrist.
In official media, he is usually seen wielding a Submachine Gun or dual Pistols.
In-game, Louis prefers the Submachine Gun and Assault Rifle.
At some point prior to The Passing in The Sacrifice comic, Louis was injured.
According to The Sacrifice comic, his leg was damaged by Witches when he incautiously entered a sailboat occupied by them.
This recent injury renders him almost immobile and because of this he uses a Heavy Machine Gun at the Port.
Louis' character is upbeat and positive at all times towards his fellow Survivors--almost to an exaggerated degree.
Bill seems to regard him with wry tolerance, Francis with open mocking indifference whilst Zoey is the only one to treat him with genuine warmth--as she does with all her comrades.
Louis is voiced by Earl Alexander.
Zoey
Zoey was in her first year of college prior to the outbreak which makes her at least 18 years old--or slightly older depending on her college entry age.
Her backstory reveals that she was ostensibly studying movie making on a scholarship, her parents were divorced and that she had a somewhat closer relationship to and more shared interests with her father--a city police officer.
She wears a reddish-pink track jacket, blue jeans, Converse shoes and keeps her hair tied up in a ponytail.
Her original design was based on Alesia Glidewell who previously worked with Valve on Portal as a model for the character Chell.
However, when the character designs were updated later in development, Zoey was made to resemble actress/model Sonja Kinski instead.
In official media, she is usually seen wielding dual Pistols. In-game, Zoey shows preference for the Hunting Rifle.
Zoey's character is that of a warm-hearted young woman with a marked dash of tom-boy toughness.
But as someone dies, she is very emotional.
She is closest to Bill, who reciprocates with a protective father-daughter stance, but also reaches out to include (and thereby help bond) the other two Survivors into a comradely team.
Initially, she is more of a follower, but during the events depicted in The Sacrifice comic and The Passing campaign, in the wake and shock of Bill's death, it is apparent that she has grown up fast and is taking on a leadership role in the group.
Zoey is voiced by Jen Taylor.
Links
Wikipedia> en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left_4_Dead#Survivor_characters
Left4Dead Wiki> left4dead.wikia.com/wiki/The_Survivors#Playable_Survivors
L4D.com> www.l4d.com/l4d/survivors.htm
Copyright Owner
Valve Software> www.valvesoftware.com/
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Aged in his late fifties or early sixties, Bill is the oldest of all the Survivors.
He is a Vietnam veteran who fought in the U.S. Army 1st Special Forces Group and his combat skills have helped to keep him alive.
He wears an olive green military beret, a matching jacket with a stained white shirt underneath, dark gray-brown pants, and jungle boots.
In official media, he is usually seen wielding the Assault Rifle--a weapon he prefers in-game and which complements his backstory.
He and Francis appear to have a prickly relationship, often spewing insults or jokes at one another, but this may in fact be friendlier than what they let on.
He always has a lit cigarette in his mouth.
It is revealed in The Passing that Bill was killed prior to the bridge being raised during The Sacrifice, enabling the safety of the other Left 4 Dead Survivors.
His body can be seen next to the generator in the final level of The Passing at The Port, alongside his signature Assault Rifle, which can be taken and used by the player.
The events of his death are told in The Sacrifice comic.
During the time of his life, Bill was the unofficial team leader, although his relationship with Francis was never easy whilst, towards the end and as revealed in The Sacrifice comic, that shared with Zoey was placed under considerable strain.
Bill is voiced by Jim French,who also voiced Father Grigori in Valve's Half-Life 2 and The Fisherman in Half-Life 2 Lost Coast.
Francis
Francis is a tough biker with tattoos covering his arms and neck.
His tattoos identify him as a member of "Hell's Legion," a name possibly inspired by the real-world Hell's Angels Motorcycle Club.
Since his character model was changed during development, it has been speculated that Francis' new face was modeled after the head developer of the game, Mike Booth.
The Valve connection is strengthened by the fact that Francis has the Lambda symbol from the Half-Life series cut into his hair.
He wears a black leather vest over a white tank top, fingerless gloves, black jeans and boots.
Valve commentary reveals that he is an impressive 6 feet 5 inches tall.
Francis has a self-centered personality that seems to resent aspects of Bill's leadership whilst treating Louis with an openly dismissive attitude at times.
During development, his character was to have a love interest in Zoey, but this was dropped after play-testing and his relationship with her is now warm--if not neutrally platonic.
In official media, he is usually seen wielding either the Pump Shotgun or the Auto Shotgun, and in-game, prefers those types of weapons.
Francis is voiced by Vince Valenzuela.
Louis
Louis' original concept was an assistant manager at a local retail electronics chain store.
His design was later changed, and he was made a Junior Systems Analyst in his company's IT department.
His clothing resembles that of a typical business man, but seems to emulate Shaun from Shaun of the Dead, who wore a red tie and white shirt, and was an assistant manager at a local retail electronics chain store.
He keeps the sleeves rolled up and the tie loose, and also wears a black watch on his left wrist.
In official media, he is usually seen wielding a Submachine Gun or dual Pistols.
In-game, Louis prefers the Submachine Gun and Assault Rifle.
At some point prior to The Passing in The Sacrifice comic, Louis was injured.
According to The Sacrifice comic, his leg was damaged by Witches when he incautiously entered a sailboat occupied by them.
This recent injury renders him almost immobile and because of this he uses a Heavy Machine Gun at the Port.
Louis' character is upbeat and positive at all times towards his fellow Survivors--almost to an exaggerated degree.
Bill seems to regard him with wry tolerance, Francis with open mocking indifference whilst Zoey is the only one to treat him with genuine warmth--as she does with all her comrades.
Louis is voiced by Earl Alexander.
Zoey
Zoey was in her first year of college prior to the outbreak which makes her at least 18 years old--or slightly older depending on her college entry age.
Her backstory reveals that she was ostensibly studying movie making on a scholarship, her parents were divorced and that she had a somewhat closer relationship to and more shared interests with her father--a city police officer.
She wears a reddish-pink track jacket, blue jeans, Converse shoes and keeps her hair tied up in a ponytail.
Her original design was based on Alesia Glidewell who previously worked with Valve on Portal as a model for the character Chell.
However, when the character designs were updated later in development, Zoey was made to resemble actress/model Sonja Kinski instead.
In official media, she is usually seen wielding dual Pistols. In-game, Zoey shows preference for the Hunting Rifle.
Zoey's character is that of a warm-hearted young woman with a marked dash of tom-boy toughness.
But as someone dies, she is very emotional.
She is closest to Bill, who reciprocates with a protective father-daughter stance, but also reaches out to include (and thereby help bond) the other two Survivors into a comradely team.
Initially, she is more of a follower, but during the events depicted in The Sacrifice comic and The Passing campaign, in the wake and shock of Bill's death, it is apparent that she has grown up fast and is taking on a leadership role in the group.
Zoey is voiced by Jen Taylor.
Links
Wikipedia> en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left_4_Dead#Survivor_characters
Left4Dead Wiki> left4dead.wikia.com/wiki/The_Survivors#Playable_Survivors
L4D.com> www.l4d.com/l4d/survivors.htm
Copyright Owner
Valve Software> www.valvesoftware.com/
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