Zain Talen

**Zain Talen** is the protagonist of Level up Zombie!. He was turned into a Zombie and obtained a Zombie System. He is a Reborn Zombie.

## Appearance

Zain Talen had red hair, like his ancestor Ray Talen, but it was cut flat instead of spiky. He measured 6 feet 2 inches tall. He was rather handsome, if it wasn't for his boring haircut. As a Human, he had a muscular body and athletic capabilities. He was lean and quite tall. Zain was not an average joe and maintained his physique.

## History

Zain's father liked to watch Zombie movies growing up. He transmitted his passion to his son. Zain had a poster of the Zombie survival game Train to Huzan in his room. It is implied Zain lost his parents eventually, although it is not clear when, how or why. Zain's mood always soured when people mentioned his past or his family.

Zain has known Skittle since Primary School and they had each other's back whenever they were in trouble. His friend Buke was originally met by Skittle when the former needed help with is grades, as he was almost dropped out of school. He was later introduced to Zain. Zain and Buke helped Skitter when he would be bullied and would recover his stolen items. The reason why Zain helped Skittle at school was always kept secret by the former.

When he was 11 years old, Zain was bound to a chair in a dark room. He heared voices in his head and was asked to get himself out of the room to save a woman. He saw blood spreading from below the door in front of him. Retrospectively, Zain was not proud of the person he was then. He also remembered running trough a dark forest at night, almost naked, with several scars on his body. Due to the murder, he attended a Juvenile Detention Centre. The incident was traumatic and Zain prefered to not remember it.

Zain attended the Westfield University, but would often skip classes to play video games. Several friends wanted him into an university sports team, but he would refuse in order to have more free time for his games. He and his friends Skittle and Buke lived in the same dormitory. Zain would eventually get good at throwing knives because he had practice throwing pens in his dormitory.

He was famous among the teachers due to his unusual file, mentioning he attended a Juvenile Detention Centre due to murder. All teachers were required to read his file. The City near which the Westfield University was located had around 6 million inhabitants. It had landmarks like the Hundwon/Hockdown/Hockdwon Subway station and the Chovan Experimental School.

## References

1. ↑ Level up Zombie, ch. 2
2. ↑ Level up Zombie, ch. 29
3. ↑ Level up Zombie, ch. 20
4. ↑ Level up Zombie, ch. 2
5. ↑ Level up Zombie, ch. 63
6. ↑ Level up Zombie, ch. 56
7. ↑ Level up Zombie, ch. 111
8. ↑ Level up Zombie, ch. 11
9. ↑ Level up Zombie, ch. 11
10. ↑ Level up Zombie, ch. 39
11. ↑ Level up Zombie, ch. 2
12. ↑ Level up Zombie, ch. 90
13. ↑ Level up Zombie, ch. 31
14. ↑ Level up Zombie, ch. 36
15. ↑ Level up Zombie, ch. 202
16. ↑ Level up Zombie, ch. 22
17. ↑ Level up Zombie, ch. 2
18. ↑ Level up Zombie, ch. 78
19. ↑ Level up Zombie, ch. 202
20. ↑ Level up Zombie, ch. 26
21. ↑ Level up Zombie, ch. 45
22. ↑ Level up Zombie, ch. 177
23. ↑ Level up Zombie, ch. 178
24. ↑ Level up Zombie, ch. 181
25. ↑ Level up Zombie, ch. 201