Rio

As the survivor wanders the post-storm landscape, he encounters an old man eating a chicken. The survivor asks the old man to share but the man says he must fight for it. The two square off one-on-one. Despite his high level of skill, the survivor is quickly knocked unconscious. He wakes to find some chicken placed next to him. As he eats the chicken, the man introduces himself. He calls himself “Rio” and says that he is a scientist but confesses he always wanted to be a doctor.
The survivor subsequently teams up with Rio to better deal with the persistent onslaught from storm-zombie packs that now roam the landscape.
Nothing is known about Rio except that he wears an old-fashioned Mexican cowboy hat and is a skilled fighter who wields a sword in Iado style.  In their brief one on one duel, the survivor comments on Rio's surprisingly agility and power, especially given his age. 
Rio first appears in "Oakwood: Hungry," which takes place just after the Great Storm in AS 000.  He and the survivor's story is continued in the feature The Secret of El Sol.
Category:People of Oakwood