If you watch a lot of zombie fiction, you begin to see some tropes develop. Plucky survivors who try to keep spirits high. Grizzled war veterans with an itchy trigger finger. Medics used to high stakes situations. However, the cast of World War Z characters has a bit more personality. While some can be slotted into those easy categories, not many serious tales of the apocalypse have a Russian man of God with a sawed-off shotgun. For more extreme examples, join us as we dive through the second half of the World War Z character roster.
This half of the World War Z character roster focuses more on countries other than the United States. The word “World” is in the title of the game, and the various locations players fight through in the campaign bear that out. It’s truly a global effort against the Zed horde, which you can feel in the various selections of characters. From Russia to Japan, you really see how each land handles the outbreak differently, and how its citizens try to survive the end of the world. The different reactions of each World War Z character are a hidden treat in the game.
Sadly, beyond brief character bios and a motion comic, we don’t know a lot about the many World War Z characters. They don’t have any relation to the Brad Pitt film or the novelization where all this started. However, should World War Z get follow-up updates or a full sequel, we can only hope that these characters get a bit more expansion. Sure, they don’t have some of the sci-fi wizardries of the cast of Overwatch, but the varied roster has plenty of room for growth if given the opportunity. Given time, Father Popov and his crew are just as notable as anyone who’s graced Left 4 Dead.
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World War Z Characters | The faces against the Zed Army
With the release of Saber Interactive's World War Z, we have a game that borrows its name from a book and film that have little in common. What all three entities share is a varied cast of survivors and a specific breed of fast zombies. -
Who Survives The Apocalypse?
Taking gameplay inspirations from Left 4 Dead, World War Z features survivors from all walks of life taking on the flowing hordes of undead. Just who are these zombie slayers? Let's peel back the curtain and dive into their backstories just a bit. -
Tatsuo Matsumoto
Tatsuo had it all at a relatively young age. A successful law enforcement career and a family that loved him. About 10 years later, he was an alcoholic drained of all ambition. When the zombies struck, he was more than happy to join in the fight. It's a great distraction. -
Timur Yushkevich
Studying political science in Moscow eventually led Timur to lose faith in the system. Dropping out of school, he became an anarchist, soon labeled an agitator by the government. Knowing his way around the city, he survives thanks to his sneaking skills as well as the combat training his new lifestyle necessitates. -
Hiroji Okada
At age 20, Hiroji became the youngest member of the Yakuza in Tokyo. Five years later, he was the youngest Yakuza member in Los Angeles after his father sent him away. Hiroji only returned home after the outbreak struck, feeling a sense of loyalty to his homeland. -
Ivan Dovchenko
Ivan was a defense attorney before the outbreak. He drove a sports car and wore a fancy suit, the value of which always seemed to go up. When zombies took to the streets, he traded in his wealth for survival, realizing how materialistic he'd been in his life. -
Kimiko Nomura
You don't expect a small Japanese girl to be into firearms, but that's what makes Kimiko Nomura unique. She trained for years to compete in the Olympic biathlon based on this childhood fascination. Now, she can use that talent for another, more lethal purpose. -
Oksana Orlovskaya
Oksana always wanted to be a doctor, to cure the sick and mend the wounded. That dream died with the zombies overtook the cities. After teaming up with Father Popov, she's funneled that want into other skills, seeking to release the undead from their suffering. -
Sergei Popov
A brutal Russian mob enforcer in another life, Father Popov found God after the guilt of his crimes caught up with him. He strives to protect as many as possible from the hordes of the undead, hoping to atone for his numerous sins. -
Sho Sugiyama
Sho enlisted in the Coast Guard at the age of 19, hoping to help others for the rest of his life. He saved survivers wherever there was an emergency. When the outbreak hit, the entire world became one emergency zone, and Sho put his skills to good use.
