Morton Van

Morton Van (Mr._Magnum) is a main character in the Ashat Project Zomboid Universe, who was introduced on day 4 of the infection. Morton Van was an amateur mechanic as well as one of the longest lasting survivors of the initial outbreak.
== Personality, Characteristics, and Story ==
Morton Van is a fairly intelligent, somewhat cowardly man from West Point, Kentucky, who's most notable abilities are his mechanical knowledge regarding automobiles, his proficiency with blunt weapons, and his sick drifting skills. He has long, curly gray hair and is typically always been seen wearing a torn up bath robe. He has been known to panic under stressful situations, such as that when he froze up as he saw someone getting eaten in front of him, which in turn led to his death.
Morton Van was an amateur mechanic and, as such, has been noted to be able to fix up cars in which he used to help other survivors. He had a surprising amount of affection for his vehicles, refusing to leave them behind and putting himself directly in harms way just to get the materials he needed to fix them. He was also extremely proficient with blunt weaponry, as he scored a majority of his zombie kills using those types of weapons.
During the initial infection, Martin mostly stayed in-doors, hoping that the whole thing would blow away. Once he started to run out of food, though, he left his house for the first time on Day 4 of the infection to hopefully get some food but, more importantly, answers. He found no such answers, but he did find some allies in the form of his friends Teddy Twinkletoes (Kattkidd) and Jimmy Fisk (Itslobstercrab). The three of them all knew each other from before the infection and, despite their immensely different personalities and backgrounds, decided to work together for the sake of everyone. Unfortunately for the group, Jimmy Fisk did not fair well and got eaten after an accident while Van had been away. It was a little while later that Van met another man named Bill Cliff. All seemed good for a while until the group went to go and find the legendary Keemstar the Gnome that Teddy's deceased brother, Terry Twinkletoes, had told them about. While trying to rescue the gnome, the car that Van had tried to repair broke down, leaving them stranded in the road surrounded by zombies. Van took a leap of faith out of the driver's seat in order to try and lead the zombies away, but that failed as Bill Cliff was devoured on the spot and Teddy Twinkletoes got ambushed after he bolted away. Van ran back towards the house where he managed to fend off the few sprinters that ran after him, as well as grab Teddy's famous family dish, the Mhimpk. However, it was at this point where Van did not know if he was alone or not. Afraid but determined, he set off towards town to see if he could find Teddy or any other survivors to help him out. It was then that he rounded a corner and saw a man getting brutally ripped apart right in front of his face. Shocked by the horror that he had only now seen up-close, Van got jumped by one of the zombies who changed their target from the man who was dying onto Van himself. Van tried to fight away the horde but he was overwhelmed and ended up perishing on the spot.
== Allies and Enemies ==
=== Allies: ===
# Teddy Twinkletoes
# Jimmy Fisk
# Bill Cliff
=== Neutral: ===
# Terry Twinkletoes
=== Enemies: ===
# Keemstar the Gnome
# Zombies
== Trivia ==
* Morton Van has yet to be put down as a zombie
** This means that the original Mhimpk is still on his body and has yet to be reclaimed
* According to Morton Van himself, "Morton Van" is not actually his name. His name comes from the fact that he primarily does mechanics work on vans, and that his favorite Koopaling from the Mario series is Morton.
* Morton Van, despite looking very similarly to and being called a similar name as American musician and comedian Alfred "Weird Al" Yankovic, he is not actually directly related to him.