"Marshal"

*"We were on a hunting trip. I was - inexperienced. It was my second trip. We had spotted a Canadian high mountain Elk. A beauty. Rare - so valuable. My brother wanted to exchange it's carcass for decent money. I was positioned in front, he was behind. I stumbled, he took the shot. Bullet flew right through my lip, through my mouth and just behind my ear. I fell into a coma, and my brother - it turns out - had killed himself out of grief."*

- Marshal to Justin about his hunting accident.

Evan, or better known by "Marshal" is a main character in Lonely. He is presented as a strange man with a strange past. His body is covered in scars, which he rips open every time he speaks. At first, he is a weird, tall, masked man, but as time progresses, his group mate Justin is revealed the past of "Marshal".

## **Pre-Apocalypse**

"Marshal" grew up alongside his brother who he had a great relationship with. Him and his brother were an unstoppable duo. The two brothers grew up to be hunters. While out on a hunting trip, the two come across a elk , but Marshal stumbles right as his brother takes the shot, causing the bullet to go threw his lip, mouth, and out the back of his ear. Marshal fell into a coma and while he was, his brother committed suicide over the grief.

After the passing, Marshal awoke from his coma and was informed of the news. After healing up, Marshal was tortured and scorched by an unknown person, which is also where he got his motorcycle from.

## **Post-Apocalypse**

When the outbreak had begun, Marshal took his infected brother to a pet food factory, where he kept him locked in a cage, hoping to find a cure. After months went by, "Marshal" realised there was no hope for a cure, but he couldn't bring himself to kill his own brother.

### **"Mulligan"**

Marshal is first seen stomping on an infected' s head, saving Justin from being torn apart. Marshal presses a button which opens up the gate allowing the two in. Marshal is silent the entire time as Justin asks him questions.

Marshal turns on a furnace, indicating that Justin should warm up aswell. He then removes his helmet, revealing his scarred up face. Marshal finally speaks by saying "Accident." An infected then runs up to a cell wall, scaring Justin. Marshals tells his "Brother."

Marshal takes out a badge, showing a military badge with the rank "Marshal". He indicates that's his name but Justin doesn't by it. Marshal grabs Justin's suit, asking him if he was wealthy. Justin says he was.

Justin asks Marshal about all the cages around the factory, and Marshal tells him it's food. Marshal then points to an office door. Justin goes inside, realising how clean and nice it was inside. Marshal follows him inside, and suddenly falls asleep while standing up. Justin wakes him up, and Marshal tells him it's rare that he ever rests.

Marshal slumps onto the couch and falls asleep once more. Justin goes to sit down, but Marshals sits up at lighting speed, scaring Justin. He tells Justin he was just having a bad dream. He get's up but collapses onto the table, finally feeling comfortable. "Brother." Marshal said, before he fell asleep once more.

### **"Family Issues"**

Marshal is at a workbench, screwing with a bear trap when Justin walks in. Justin sees him, and hides. Marshal stares, but Justin comes out and waves, nervously.

Marshal points to a doorway across from them. Justin asks if it's going to be a scary room, but Marshal shakes his head. Justin opens it to see some soup and a crate, before Marshal tells him it's supplies. Justin is surprised and asks how safe the place is. Marshal tells him it is very safe, before ushering Justin to follow him.

They walked over to the entrance, stopping. Marshal pointed down below to a spike fit, filled with some corpses. Justin asks about the fences, and so Marshal walks over to them and points to a wattage, revealing it was an electric fence. Marshal tells Justin that's not everything, and points around the perimeter to a bunch of trip wires and explosives planted.

A while later, Marshal is cooking soup over a stovetop. The two men begin to eat it, when Justin starts to ask questions. Justin asks why he keeps his brother in a cage. Marshal explains how he wanted to find a cure. He tells him about the hunting incident that happened and how his brother committed suicide over the grief of shooting his own brother. He tells Justin that he keeps other infected in cages in order to learn about their past and to carry on their legacy.

Later that night, Marshal is up alone and goes over to his brother's cage. He takes out his brothers old hunting knife and tells his brother that he's sorry. He tells his brother to catch the elk, before drawing the knife.

Justin walks downstairs to see Marshal sitting alone on the floor. He approaches him and sees Marshal on the ground holding his brother's head in his lap. Marshal drops the knife.

### **"A Gift From Hell"**

Marshal is out killing infected at the fence when Justin walks out. Justin greets Marshal, Marshal says hello back. Justin tells him that he was brave last night. Marshal thanks him. Justin asks Marshal what his real name is, and without hesitation, Marshal says his name is Evan. Another infected runs toward the fence and Justin warns Marshal. Marshal kills the infected. Justin says that it's gross, but Marshal tells him he's just scared. Justin says he's afraid of the infected trying to kill him. Marshal says that's not what he's afraid of, as he starts to chop limbs off infected. Justin is even more grosses out, and Marshal says that's what he's afraid of, violence.

Marshal asks how many infected Justin has killed. He says he's killed about ten. Marshal says that killing them releases their spirits. Justin goes to go back inside, but Marshal stops him. Marshal says that by not facing your fears, you are a liability. Marshal then asks how many people died for Justin. Justin says that nobody has died for him, but he has lost people while travelling with them. Justin lists out the people who have died while with him. Marshal asks how many he could have saved, if he knew how to survive. Justin says he knows how to survive. He then admits that it was him who failed all his lost companions.

Afterwards, Marshal tells Justin that he's going to get over his fears. He hands Justin a hatchet and tells him to hit an infected corpse. Justin hits it a few times, and the hatchet gets stuck. Marshal congratulates Justin, telling him he's a new man and they have a lot of work to do.

Inside, Marshal teaches Justin how to use a knife. He gives him a large sack and tell him to cut it open. Justin tries, but the knife gets stuck. He pulls hard, and the knife gets unstuck.

Outside at the fence, Marshal is now teaching Justin how to use a hammer. Marshal tells Justin to hit the watermelon off the pole. Justin tells Marshal the watermelon could be food, but Marshal ignores him, telling him to hit the watermelon. He hits it a couple times, but doesn't get any damage. He gets advice on how to use it from Marshal, and then tries it a few more times, eventually putting a small hole into the side of the melon. Marshal says Justin is getting somewhere.

The next item was a chainsaw. Justin is surprised Marshal has a chainsaw, Marshal saying that it's his weapon of choice. Marshal starts up the chainsaw and gives it to Justin. He tells Justin to cut up a couch that was nearby. He watches as Justin takes some time to cut through the couch.

The final weapon Justin is told to train with is a crossbow. Marshal tells Justin to shoot some cans in the distance. Justin decides he cant do it and walks back inside. Marshal walks after him, grabbing him by the collar. Justin reacts in anger and hits Marshal on his hand to get him off. He tells Marshal he isn't using the crossbow, and walks off.

Back in present time, Marshal walks into the office, laying the crossbow down. Justin says he won't use it. Marshal asks why, Justin says that they're just old and out of date, instead asking for a Glock. Marshal goes and loads the crossbow, quickly firing it. Justin calls him a show off. Evan grabs the bolt, putting the crossbow and bolt down together. He then takes out his Glock and ejects the mag, putting both of them down. He explains to Justin that a crossbow is quiet and the bolt can be used over and over. Meanwhile the Glock is loud, inaccurate, and bullets can only be shot once.

Justin goes on to explain how he used to own a crossbow. He says that he grew up in luxury. He then says he had a family. He explains how he met Rebecca, and very soon the two got married and had two kids. The two didn't hate each other, but didn't get along the best. He talks about how life was, then saying how he went on unofficial hunting trips, bringing a crossbow with him. He had never used the crossbow though. He explains what happened in the lounge, how his family was trapped in a corner. He couldn't save his family. His family screamed as he ran away. Justin explains how he sat mourning for days before he finally decided he wanted to survive. He went along, finding people, losing those people, and he eventually ended up here.

Marshal asks Justin if he wants to face his fears, or let them drag him down further. Justin closes his eyes, thinking. He then tells Marshal he'll learn how to use it. He thanks Marshal for putting him on the right path. Marshal tells Justin to thank himself, not Marshal. Justin goes and gets the crossbow from Marshal. He loads the bolt in, pulling the draw back. He finishes loading the crossbow, then fires into the wall.

## **Killed Victims**

* Numerous counts of infected
* Brother (*alive;indirectly caused, infected*)

## **Appearances**

### **Season 1**

* Episode 01 - Mulligan
* Episode 02 - Family Issues
* Episode 03 - A Gift From Hell