Character Overview
Nathan Cross
The willing hero of the story. Ventures to the rural town of Red Oak in search of a missing biology student. At first, he struggles with the events happening in the town but adapts to the situation as he is determined to save the student. The character arc is that he leaves the town with a new conviction of taking down the Dymon Corporation as their sinister deeds can’t go unpunished.
Rian Sanderson
Serves as the herald for our primary protagonist as his disappearance is the catalyst for the start of the story and is what draws the main character to the Red Oak Quarantine Zone. A prodigy biology student at Red Oak University specifically targeted by the Dymon Corporation for his unique skillset. His arc is that he goes from being an innocent student working alongside the Dymon Corporation to directly opposing them after the horrific events he was involved in at Red Oak.
Doctor Harold Richmond
The primary antagonist as his research is what causes the outbreak in the first place. His incessant need for results to gain profit for the company allows the initial accident to happen. Also takes a shapeshifter role as he at first seems kind and committed to good causes to Rian Sanderson until he reveals his true nature in a failed attempt to get Rian to help his research. Doesn’t have much of a presence in the game but his actions are what causes most of the problems encountered in the story.
Operative D-14
A secondary antagonist for the majority of the game as well as an alternate protagonist to show the events from another perspective. They start antagonistic to the main character as their job is to remove any threats to the Dymon Corporation which includes witnesses to the Red Oak events but this changes as they start to question their actions due to the emotional toll. Their arc is that they become an ally to our main hero at the end of the story and allow them to escape.
Zombies
The infected creatures serve as threshold guardians within the game as they are used to stop the player from progressing. The plan is to have multiple variations that serve as bigger threats.