Rachel

## Summary

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Rachel is a main character in the pivot zombie series, who was introduced in the ninth episode. She was found alone in a sporting store in the south of Coalworth when the group stopped there to find shelter for the night. Rachel wanted to join the group; after being alone for two weeks, she'd forgotten how good it was to be around people and she believes that they are stronger if they stick together. Rachel is trusted by the rest of the group after being with them for the last five episodes, but she aims to perhaps gain more of a leadership role through time. She is on good terms with everyone in the group and will follow Vince's orders.

## Full Character Story

After the outbreak of the zombie virus, Rachel had taken to hiding in the South Coalworth Sports Gear Shop for two weeks in order to survive. When Rachel met the survivors for the first time in Conflict (Episode 9) after they escaped from the Winston Military Base, she acted vigilantly and pointed her pistols towards the survivors as she thought they were invaders. However, she had to lower her guns at that time as she had no choice and couldn't beat a group of survivors up with her own power. After that, she realized that the survivors just wanted to stay at the shop for a while without any malicious intentions. While she and Craig wanted to know more about each other, their conversation was interrupted by a fight between Vince and David due to the death of Gary. Wanting to stop the fight and create a peaceful ambience, she fired her gun towards the ceiling and stopped the fight. She then understood the cause of the fight and the predicament the team were in.

In Stricken (Episode 10), she started to reckon the survivors were a group of friendly people and wanted to join them as she didn't feel safe when she was alone under the apocalypse and she couldn't stand living in the shop any longer. Vince allowed her to join and promised her that he would never have a serious fight with his teammates again and would teach her to shoot using a rifle. When some of the members in the Survivors went to get more petrol after their truck ran out on a country road, she started some conversations with Jane, Zoey and Rob in order to know more about the team. They were then threatened by a group of camp raiders and were saved by those members when they returned to where they were on time. This made her feel secure and have more faith in the team.

In Nightmare (Episode 11), she was very upset about the demises of Rob and Zoey because they had been her close friends since their first greeting. She and Jane were then forced to become female experiment subjects by some people of C.C.R. They were taken to the C.C.R Cropford Base and locked in a room there. They were then saved by Craig, Vince, David and Mark in Vendetta (Episode 12). At that time, she felt bad for David, who had his hand injured when he smashed a lock to open the door of the room. She kept paying attention to his injured hand and changed the bandages of his hand in Brothers (Episode 13) after the team had settled in Bunker 03. She had more understanding of his past and comforted him with encouragement as he was having doubts about fitting in with the population of the bunker.

In Divided (Episode 14), Vince taught her how to shoot with a rifle and she joined the supply run later that day. She also joined the battle to help Will and others eradicate a horde of zombies in Eradication (Episode 15). She felt distraught when she knew Mark was bitten and has missed him ever since. She was then proud of David, who was labelled a hero in that battle. She started to have more conversations with David over the next few weeks and continued to foster good feelings about him in Retribution (Episode 16). She felt extremely upset when Wesley, the C.C.R Supreme Commander, defeated David and gave him a head injury. She hated the C.C.R and supported Will's plan to take revenge on the C.C.R. She couldn't sleep at that night and promised Craig she would tell David to take more rest after sustaining his injuries.

In Annihilation (Episode 17), she confessed to David that she liked him and wanted to be in a romantic relationship with him after Jane's death as she knew they might die at any moment after they followed Will, Vince and Craig to infiltrate the main base of C.C.R. David then told her that he felt the same way and they kissed each other for the first time.

In Icarus (Episode 18), she and David joined the mission of finding the C.C.R's main base in London. After they have ascertained the exact location of the main base, she followed Craig's plan to disguise herself as a C.C.R soldier and teamed up with David to find Wesley once they have entered the base. She and David also helped remove the dead bodies of C.C.R Colonel Knight and C.C.R Colonel Walters to prevent the team from being discovered by other C.C.R soldiers. Unfortunately, when the team were about to leave, they got discovered. To protect the team, Rachel killed C.C.R Colonel immediately but this made her evacuate slower than David and others. The other C.C.R soldiers from behind shot her and a bullet penetrated her helmet, causing her to faint. David then ran back to the base to try to save her but the base self destruct program automatically shut the entrance door afterwards. She and David were trapped in the base and they were killed by the stranded C.C.R soldiers who shot them without mercy.

## Personality

Rachel has a complex personality that has multiple ways of presenting itself and could even be described as inconsistent. She likes to be in charge but is also happy to follow orders if she thinks the person giving them is a credible leader. She has a caring and compassionate side for those she feels are vulnerable, especially if they are her friends.

However Rachel can quickly build up a hatred for someone and hold grudges, much like Vince does. She is certainly one of the more willing members to fight in the group, probably more so than Mark, Jane and maybe even David. She didn't think much of The Survivors when she first joined them but after Vendetta (Episode 12) when they risked their lives to save her, she is keen to stick with them for a long time.

## Appearance and Equipment

Rachel is a young stickwoman of Aztec Gold colour. She is of a slimmer build than Jane and is slightly toned due to a past interest in sports. She has shoulder length wavy hair that she prefers to tie up, as to not let it get in her way. She wears a dark red padded coat.

Rachel's favourite kind of firearms are pistols, which she is seen using most frequently in the series. She does however want Vince to teach her how to shoot a rifle when they have the time. This comes true in Divided (Episode 14).

## Relationships

### David

Rachel first met David in Conflict (Episode 9) and David didn't give a good impression to Rachel since he was fighting with Vince violently. However, this didn't make Rachel reckon him was a bad person but feel sympathetic about his sadness and innocence. Rachel started talking to David in further episodes and their conversation was mainly about the supplies or situation of the team.

When David helped Craig rescue her and Jane in Vendetta (Episode 12), Rachel noticed that his hand was badly injured because of breaking through the door and she wanted to ease David's hand injury. She bandaged his injured hand up and changed the bandages when David needed in Brothers (Episode 13).

In Eradication (Episode 15), Rachel assisted David in defending bunker 03. When David was lying down on the floor without consciousness due to a large explosion, Rachel went to David and resuscitated him. She felt scared that David didn't make it. However, David woke up and told Rachel he was fine. Rachel felt glad that David could contribute to the bunker and became the hero in the bunker.

In Annihilation (Episode 17), Rachel confessed to David that she loved him and wanted to have a romantic relationship with him instead of being friends only. At first, this made David shocked since he did not expect her love. However, he accepted this relationship immediately since he also loved Rachel. This could be shown when David ran back to the headquarters to save Rachel in Icarus (Episode 18) after she was shot by a group of C.c.R soldiers from behind. Although they were finally trapped in the headquarters and shot to death, David did not regret saving Rachel since he would not let her die alone.

Overall, they have a good and romantic relationship, even though David is usually uncomfortable when being around her, it's not in a bad way, it is due to his lack of female and social interaction in life, as well as her attractive looks.

### Craig

Overall, Craig and Rachel have a decent relationship. When Craig met Rachel for the first time, he forced Rachel to let him and the rest of The Survivors go inside the sport shop. Rachel felt like she was threatened and attempted to point her gun to Craig. However, she was alone and it was hard for her to defy The Survivors. Ultimately, she let them in and she wanted to know more about them. When she wanted to introduce herself to Craig, Vince hit David unexpectedly and this made her feel shocked. Nevertheless, this couldn't interrupt the conversation between her and Craig. She introduced herself to the Survivors successfully and she knew more about Craig and the others. After a day of living with the Survivors, she realized that she had to work with a horde of people to keep her safe. She then became one of the members of the Survivors and was on good terms with Craig.

### Vince

Vince didn't give a good impression just like David to Rachel when they first met each other. Rachel thought Vince was a badass but this changed when Vince promised that he wouldn't fight with his teammate like the one he fought with David anymore. The leading skills of Vince made Rachel feel safe in the group and she was impressed when Vince always paid much attention to the team's safely and he was eager to adopt any ideas from the team. This showed Vince was not a dominating and bad leader. Overall, they had a decent relationship.

### Jane

Rachel got alone well with Jane though it was unpleasant that Jane and Craig pointed their guns to her at the beginning. When she joined the Survivors, she found that Jane was a tough and strong female who wouldn't succumb to any threats. Because of this, she felt confident when Jane took charge of protecting her, Zoey and Rob in Stricken (Episode 10). She also spent a long time with Jane alone when they were caught by C.C.R. They had good conversation there before they were rescued by Craig and David.

### Zoey

Rachel got alone with Zoey and they shared common topics about the university days with each other since they were the only two who were studying in different universities before the apocalypse. Rachel could obtain more background information about the group by talking to Zoey. She felt sympathetic about Zoey's demise though they just lived together for only five days and it was a pity for her not to know more about Zoey. Because of this, she was on bad terms with C.C.R and would not accept any help or orders from them.

### Mark

Rachel and Mark met in Conflict (Episode 9) when The Survivors arrived at the sports shop and essentially forced their entry. Her first impression of him was an accurate one; she saw him and Craig drag Vince away from fighting David and she thought that because of this, he was a man that didn't like violence. Later that night, they both partook in the group conversation that lasted a few hours and they got to know each other a bit more.

In Stricken (Episode 10), when the truck broke down, Rachel mildly panicked since she thought that the group would have nowhere to sleep, but Mark suggested that they could sleep in the truck and David agreed that this was the best idea, which calmed Rachel. Later in the episode, when Mark and Craig were talking about relationships, Mark considered Rachel as an option for Craig in terms of developing a romantic relationship, not realising that she was so young and Craig corrected him.

In Nightmare (Episode 11), Mark and Rachel were the two survivors who ran to Zoey's aid after her and Rob were blown up by the C.C.R landmine. Unfortunately there was nothing they could do to help her. Moments later, Mark was upset when Rachel was taken away, but he was of course mostly upset about his best friend Jane being taken as well. In Vendetta (Episode 12) Mark help save her and by Brothers (Episode 13), you can tell that they are friends and trust each other as they were seen sleeping near each other, however, that rarely interact together on their own.

When Rachel saw Mark was bitten in Eradication (Episode 15),she felt unbelievable about what happened to mark and she would not forget Mark this such a good teammate.

## Death

After killing Wesley and activating the 'Base Self Destruct' program in Icarus (Episode 18), Rachel and the others tried their best to run back to the entrance of the headquarters. Unfortunately, their identities were discovered by C.C.R Colonel at the entrance. To protect the team, Rachel pounced on the colonel and stabbed him without hesitation. However, this slowed down her pace and she got shot by the C.C.R soldiers from behind. A bullet penentrated her helmet and caused her to become unconscious and unable to move. Although David and the others had passed the entrance door, David still risked his live to go back to the base to save Rachel. The entrance door was then shut automatically due to the detonation program. Rachel and David were stranded in the headquarters with a group of C.C.R soldiers. The C.C.R soldiers then shot them to death without mercy.

Rachel survived for 71 days in the apocalypse and was in the series for 10 episodes.

## Notable quotes

* "Yesterday reminded me how good it is to be around people. And if we stick together, we're safer." - *Rachel telling Vince the reason why she wanted to join the group in Stricken (Episode 10).*

* "You heard me David, I want to be with you, I want to be more than friends with you." - *Rachel tells David that she likes him and hope David can become her boyfriend in Annihilation (Episode 17).*

## Kills

* 2 Zombies (*on screen*)
* C.C.R Colonel

## Trivia

* Was revealed in a sneak peek in a character descriptions video before she made her first appearance in Conflict (Episode 9)
* She and Sarah had the same age. Furthermore, Sarah was designed to have the same hairstyle (a ponytail) as Rachel's. However, it was scrapped for unknown reasons and Rachel showed up with this hairstyle instead in Conflict (Episode 9).She had the same hairstyle as C.C.R Cropford Warrant Officer.
* She is the second shortest person in the Survivors.
* She is the second youngest person to join the Survivors and the first person is Rob.