Elton Blake

* Season 3
* Season 2

"*What if, you know, it wasn't made? Like, the government **released** it, but they didn't make it. [...] I mean, maybe it's natural. **Humans are terrible**, you know? Taking over the globe, abusing animals, killing each other, destroying forests, polluting rivers. Maybe this is nature's way of fixing everything...by **getting rid of us**,*"
—Elton's thoughts on the origin of dollar rabies[src]

**Elton Blake** is a main character and a survivor of the pandemic in *The Langdom Experiment*. He is a former resident of Searchlight Ranch and currently a member of Adam's Group. Elton suffers from severe anxiety that gives rise to numerous irrational fears, which causes others around him to view him as somewhat of a liability. Following the fall of Searchlight, Elton decides to follow Adam's example and toughen up in order to become an asset to the group.

## Biography

### Early Life and Background

Not much is known about Elton's life before the pandemic. Throughout his life he suffered from severe anxiety, which gave rise to numerous irrational fears that rendered him a nervous mess who worried about every situation. This prevented him from holding down a job or a relationship and he developed few practical skills. He lived in the area near Infinity Mall and would regularly visit the strip mall, memorizing its layout with each visit.

### Searchlight Ranch

#### Arrival and Early Days

How Elton survived the initial outbreak is unknown. According to Alycia, Lucas discovered him in a broken down car and had to chase him around the area after Elton attacked him out of fear. When Lucas finally caught up to him, Elton started crying. Feeling sorry for him, Lucas brought Elton to Searchlight, where he began working minial jobs. He earned a reputation as a liability who could not do any task correctly without help.

## Overview

### Physical Appearance

Elton is tall, skinny and lightly-built, appearing to possess little physical strength. He is athletic and has been known to run for long distances, but this may simply be down to his light build. At Adam's suggestion, he begins physical training to strengthen up.

### Personality

Elton starts out as meek, cowardly, paranoid and fearful, suffering from a variety of irrational fears and severe anxiety. He prefers to hide in a corner and be told what to do, and appears to possess little to no intuition.

However, it is possible that the years of reclusiveness and pent-up misery have given rise to a far darker, violent side to him which has only been witnessed a few times and only comes out during moments of pure panic. The first time this was shown was when Lucas discovered Elton several months before the events of *Season 2*, with Lucas recalling that Elton kicked, punched and bit Lucas in an attempt to get away from him, a story which many doubted due to Elton's skinny build. The second known time was during the events of "*Long Night*", when Elton brutally killed a Biter with a pitchfork and did not stop even when Bonnie was trying to calm him, with Elton even pointing the pitchfork at her before proceeding to continue his onslaught, breaking down in tears when his efforts caused the pitchfork to break.

Elton is fully aware of his extreme anxieties and how people perceive him, and eventually decided to break this reputation by accompanying Adam and Glenn on a supply run even though Adam threatened him with death if Elton messed anything up. During the consequent gunfight with Randall's Group, Elton found enough bravery to fire a few shots at the gang, convincing them they were being flanked and causing them to retreat. Following the fall of Searchlight, Elton swore to himself that he would toughen up and become an asset to the group.

Elton's subsequent development has revealed him to be highly intelligent, cunning, objective, and resourceful, typically taking the most cerebral and analytical approach.

## Relationships

### Lucas Mann

Elton and Lucas have a good relationship, with Elton feeling grateful for Lucas bringing him to Searchlight Ranch. Lucas, on his part, finds Elton friendly but does not think much of him due to his cowardly nature.

### Bonnie

"*Back up! Back the **fuck** up!*"
—In a rage, Elton threatens Bonnie when she tries to stop his onslaught on a dead Biter[src]

### George

Elton and George are friendly but not close, partly due to Elton's minor role in Searchlight and George's regular supply runs keeping him away from the community.

### Adam Levitt

"*Damn you're a good shot!"
 "Yeah, I know,*"
—Elton and Adam during their supply run[src]

Elton and Adam have a neutral, formerly negative, relationship. Elton has grown to respect Adam due to Adam's survival skills, while Adam actively dislikes Elton for his cowardice and inability to do important tasks. Their relationship improves following the supply run in "*Secrets*", which began with Adam threatening to kill Elton if he got in the way and ending with Adam thanking Elton for his efforts. Following this, Elton begins to look up to Adam and decides to follow his example and toughen up.

## Trivia

* Elton appears to suffer from severe agoraphobia, which gives rise to his numerous other fears and anxieties.