Left 4 Dead 2 Character Bios (Updated)

I’ll be updating this as the videos are released by Laggy. One of the things I really like about the Left 4 Dead series is that the characters are given an actual life besides just killing zombies. It’s not just a short bio either, their quips and conversations during gameplay allude to their backgrounds really well. It’s a big deal for me to make the connections and see the inner workings of these kinds of interpersonal relationships between characters. I like to see the degrees of separation, I like to see the why.

Major accolades, thanks, and credit to Laggyshield for putting these videos together. I enjoyed the first series of L4D pieces and I’m loving these.

The Spitter

Spitters spew a corrosive ball of steaming acid that coats the ground in a puddle. When stepped in, it can be incredibly damaging to Survivors.

Spitters can make life difficult for Survivors by preventing them from clustering together in enclosed areas, and by blocking their path at unfortunate moments.

Voiced By: Dee Bradley Baker, Mike Patton, Fred Tatasciore

The Charger

Horrifically mutated, the Charger uses its oversized arm to its advantage, serving as an infected battering ram. The Charger is an effective class for scattering Survivors who play as a tight unit, separating them for attack.

In addition to knocking over Survivors, the Charger will also grab and carry them away from their teammates, where it will then smash them into the ground.

Voiced By: Dee Bradley Baker, Mike Patton, Fred Tatasciore

Rochelle

Age: 29
Hometown: Cleveland, OH

As a low-level associate producer for a big-name news station, Rochelle’s job mostly consisted of lugging cables and fetching coffee. But when the outbreak hit and staff started calling in sick, Rochelle got her break: producing a segment from Savannah about the evacuation center located there. She was still setting up the cameras when her big story became a war zone.

But that doesn’t mean she’s letting go of her dream job yet. Surviving a zombie apocalypse is just something else she can use her wits and drive to produce the hell out of.

Coach

Age: 44
Hometown: Savannah, GA

Coach has a big heart, a healthy appetite, and a wicked swing with a chainsaw. After a knee injury ended his career as a defensive lineman in college, Coach salvaged his Physical Education degree (barely) and landed a job teaching health at the local high school in his hometown of Savannah.

Working as a defensive coordinator for the freshmen team might not have been the best path to a pro coaching career; but its come in pretty handy in guiding a group of Survivors to safety. Coach has watched his beloved hometown get ravaged by infected—now its time to deliver his own brand of Southern hospitality.

Voiced By: Chad Coleman

Nick

Age: 35
Hometown: Unknown

A lifetime of drifting from city to city, finding back-alley card games and trying to stay out of jail has taught Nick two valuable lessons: Dont trust anyone, and look out for number one.

Hed come down to Savannah looking for some gullible fish on the riverboat gambling cruise circuit. Instead he found a city about to be engulfed by infection. Now he finds himself forced together with three complete strangers in a fragile alliance that goes against every instinct he lives by. But hes going to have to learn to trust them if he wants to survive.

Voiced by: Hugh Dillon

Ellis

Age: 23
Hometown: Savannah, GA

Ellis is a mechanic with a love of life, a firm belief in his own immortality, and the ability to treat any setback as a fun dare to impress his friends. Born and raised in Savannah, Ellis divvies up his time working at the local garage, hanging out with his buddies, and dropping by for Sunday dinners with Mom—whyd anybody want to live anywhere else?

Then the zombies had to go and spoil it. Now Ellis is looking for new things to occupy his time, and finding plenty. It turns out the zombie apocalypse is one big dare, and theres no shortage of crazy stuff he can try to impress his new buddies.

Voiced by: Eric Ladin