Left 4 Dead 2

Left 4 Dead 2

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The Survivors From Left 4 Dead
By The Zohan
You may play The Survivors but do you know Who they were Before the Zombie Apocalypse?
Here you can find out who Bill, Francis, Louis and Zoey were before the Zombie Apocalypse...
   
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Bill
William "Bill" Overbeck is one of the four playable Survivors in Left 4 Dead. He is a Vietnam veteran who served in the US Army 1st Special Forces Group, and is also noticeably the oldest of the group. He is usually seen wielding the Assault Rifle (which appears as the M16, a real life assault rifle used by the U.S. Military in Vietnam), probably to complement his back story. He often has a lit cigarette in his mouth that only extinguishes when he dies.

It took two eventful tours in Vietnam, a handful of medals, a knee full of shrapnel, and an honorable discharge before the unthinkable happened: Bill ran out of wars. But now an army of infected has declared war on humanity. After decades of aimless drifting and dead-end jobs, Bill's finally gotten back the only thing he ever wanted: an enemy to fight.
Bill is killed prior to the events of Left 4 Dead 2's The Passing during the (canonical) events of The Sacrifice. In the latter he sacrificed himself to raise the bridge for the other three Survivors. According to The Sacrifice comic, Bill died after being attacked by multiple Tanks when he went down to reactivate the lift bridge at the finale so the rest of his team of Survivors may be safe from the oncoming horde.

Bill's facial features are portrayed by Bernard Fouquet and he is voiced by Jim French.

Francis
Francis is one of the four playable Survivors in Left 4 Dead. He 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. In official media, he can usually be seen wielding either the Pump Shotgun or the Auto Shotgun.

Cocky, loud, and pretty sure he's indestructible, Francis acts like the zombie apocalypse is the world's biggest bar fight. When the virus hit, everybody else stockpiled food and looked for a place to hide. Francis found a gun and had some fun. No cops, no laws, no order—if it wasn't for all the zombies, he could almost get used to life like this.
Francis, along with Zoey and Louis, appears in Left 4 Dead 2 in the downloadable campaign The Passing as they meet with the Left 4 Dead 2 Survivors. Nick and Francis bicker with each other a lot due to their brash natures, although Rochelle finds herself strangely attracted to him.

Francis' facial features are portrayed by Taylor Knox and he is voiced by Vince Valenzuela.
Louis
Louis is one of the four playable Survivors in Left 4 Dead. His original concept was an assistant manager at a local retail electronics chain store, but in the game he is a Junior Systems Analyst at “Franklin Brothers” in the IT department located in Philadelphia PA, until the second day after the first infection. In official media, he is usually seen wielding a Submachine Gun or dual Pistols.

Louis is the most upbeat Survivor and attempts to keep the group's spirits up, no matter what the situation. Given the life-threatening risks facing the Survivors, this behavior is manifest to such an exaggerated degree that Louis may be displaying the psychological defence known as reaction formation whereby an individual behaves in way that is the direct opposite of how they truly feel. Credible evidence for this can be derived from the fact that before The Infection, Louis was a serious-minded, diligent and ambitious corporate executive.

Louis, along with Zoey and Francis, appears in Left 4 Dead 2 in the campaign The Passing as they meet with the Left 4 Dead 2 Survivors. In The Sacrifice comic, Louis damaged his left leg after a Witch attempted to drag him into a yacht full of other Witches prior to Francis' dream in the Sacrifice Comic and is unable to stand on his own. Due to this he mans a Heavy Machine Gun during the campaign's finale. Also in The Sacrifice comic, Louis was bitten by an Infected individual on the arm hard enough to draw blood prior to meeting the other Survivors. However he remains uninfected and although the virus may be spread by saliva, exhalation droplets or body fluids, Louis was either immune or a carrier. Subsequently it is revealed in The Sacrifice comic that Louis is indeed a Carrier who is capable of infecting people who do not possess a natural resistance to the the infection.

Louis' facial features are portrayed by Sean Bennett and he is voiced by Earl Alexander.
Zoey
Zoey is one of the four playable Survivors in Left 4 Dead. Her original design was based on Alesia Glidewell, who also 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. Overall, Zoey is perhaps treated the kindest by the other Survivors. In many ways, Zoey and Bill have a father-daughter relationship. Bill generally seems to be slightly more emotional when Zoey dies compared to the others. She also seems to reciprocate by caring about his well-being at all times.

Zoey, along with Louis and Francis, appears in Left 4 Dead 2 in the campaign The Passing as they meet with the Left 4 Dead 2 Survivors. Unlike her attitude in Left 4 Dead, she comes off as somewhat more serious and, at times, angry. This is probably due to the fact that she is hit very hard by Bill's death.

Zoey's facial features are portrayed by Sonja Kinski and she is voiced by Jen Taylor.

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65 Comments
The Zohan  [author] 29 Dec, 2017 @ 6:36am 
Ge meent hem?? :o
IKILLPAIN 29 Dec, 2017 @ 6:34am 
R.I.P. Jim French
leonam 24 Nov, 2016 @ 8:45am 
Good!
2-D 22 Nov, 2015 @ 2:15pm 
and spoiler alert bill never died its just all movie and they use bill as a prop
2-D 22 Nov, 2015 @ 2:08pm 
and the reason that zoey is serios (other that bill died) is that the team was falling apart in no mercy they were so close and by the time bill died they just kinda started to hate each other and in l4d2 the survivors seem to hate each other and they grew on each other and just seem to have a better relationship than zoey louis francis alone and bill must've been REALLY close them all and never seem to give up on them and also L4D is a love story and how to trust each other just like family.
2-D 22 Nov, 2015 @ 2:03pm 
the reson why zoey and bill are so close is that her dad deid during the infection and now she takes bill as her dad
Satoshi 22 Aug, 2015 @ 6:10am 
Zoey killed her dad in vain. Because the carrier gene comes from father's side/.
He would have survived but they didn't know it.
Absolute 14 Aug, 2014 @ 8:11pm 
Thant was good to have to know the past of there lives there= zoey,bill,louis,francis
L0RDJ3STER 25 Apr, 2014 @ 4:54pm 
Fortunately, I ain't zombie virus infect-able. I'm basically a walking mass of veins, neurons etc.
I have NO CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM.