Charlie Ipkiss

*"Is this really what you want? You want us to become killers, Blake? The things we did last night was terrible, and you want to keep doing this? Go to war? We're fucking kids, Blake! What the fuck do you want from us?"*
― Charlie confronting Blake[src]
**Charlie Ipkiss** was a member of the School Group and the best friend of Blake Floyd. He was a secondary character in Season 1 and 2 of A Fight for Survival.

## Appearances

### Season 1

#### "Pilot"

Blake finds Charlie and they agree to stick together. They go to their homes and Charlie finds his mother and puts her down. After deciding to go to the school with Blake, they narrowly escape a group of infected. Charlie cuts his leg open on a shard of glass and he is dragged to safety by Blake and Frank.

#### "Take it Back"

Charlie spends the whole episode in the canteen being tended to by Chloe. The two talk about how bad the world outside the school is, to which Charlie says it is "worse" than inside.

#### "Keep Pushing Forward"

His leg healing, Charlie volunteers to help take the last building. He later confronts Cain about why he doesn't like Blake.

#### "A Safe Place"

Charlie stays behind at the school while Blake and the others go to the supermarket. When they are captures by Logan, Charlie hides a knife and gives it to Chloe so she can escape. In order to help her, Charlie headbutts Logan, resulting in him being kicked in the chest.

#### "Trouble Afoot"

Charlie and Frank burn the bodies of the bandits that attacked the day before. He questions why they aren't burying them, to which Frank tells him that if he wants to "spend hours digging graves for these pieces of shit, go right ahead."

#### "What You Have To Do"

After Blake's "death", Charlie is approached by Joely while he is on watch. After some awkward small talk, Charlie begins telling the story of how he and Blake met. He claims that Charlie had been picked on by a group of other kids. Blake tried to stop them from hurting Charlie, resulting in him being beaten up instead. He then proclaims Blake to have been "good. Through and through."

Later, he and Joely confess to Frank their suspicions about Blake's death. They eventually make him admit that he doesn't believe Cain's story, stating that he doesn't want them to fight amongst themselves.

When the three of them finally confront Cain in the common room, Charlie accuses him of killing Blake, calling him a "murderer." Cain then launches himself at Claire and begins choking her. Charlie tries to help get him off her to no avail. It is only when Blake returns to the school after being nursed back to health by the Cottons he Claire is saved.

Later, Blake and Charlie have a tearful reunion in which he tells Blake he is "glad [he's] okay," and even calling him "brother." The two share a hug. That night, Charlie and Frank tease Blake when he cannot muster the nerve to talk to Joely.

#### "What We Are"

A few days later, the group discuss what to do with the now-imprisoned Cain. When the idea of banishing him is denied, Charlie suggests killing him. Although Chloe agrees, the rest of the group are against the idea.

Charlie later appears when the whole group finds Frank bleeding out following Cain's escape. He cannot bear to look at his friend as he dies and turns away.

#### "What We Become"

After hearing about Maeve's kidnapping, Charlie, Claire, and Chloe go searching the common room for her. Charlie is still shaken from Frank's death and he asks Chloe why Cain didn't just kill Maeve, to which she simply shakes her head. After being unable to find her, the group meet in the courtyard and conclude that Cain must have found a way out of the school. When Blake and Claire seem to want to go searching for them immediately, Charlie points out that it will be sunset soon and they "can't go out there at night." Reluctantly, Blake agrees.

Soon after, a funeral is held for Frank. When most of the group has gone, Charlie stays a moment longer patting the earth and saying goodbye to his friend. The next day, he and Joely split off from the rest of the group to try and find Cain. They talk about how they miss Frank, with Joely confessing that she used to tutor him at maths. They soon discover a dead infected and are ambushed by Cain, who knocks Joely out. He and Charlie fight for a few moments with Cain telling him he doesn't want to kill Charlie, "just Floyd." Cain is soon forced to fight a group of infected and ends up bitten, which makes Charlie laugh uncontrollably. Cain tells him to tell Blake to come to the supermarket before running off.

Charlie then helps Joely as they find Blake and tell him what happened. He then tells him and Claire to help Joely back to the school while he goes to the supermarket. She, however, manages to convince them to let her follow him. Charlie is then seen welcoming Blake, Joely, and the rescued Maeve back to the school.

### Season 2

Charlie accompanies Blake, Tim, and Maeve on the run for food. When they bring Pepper and the others to the school, he later expresses his distrust and urges Blake to take the Cottons' gun with him when they leave for the campsite. This distrust continues on for the season, with Charlie blaming Bryce's group for everything that goes wrong. However, he continues to work with them at Blake's request. He seems to have had enough after they attack a Scav base, with his relationship with his friend deteriorating. He later goes to the Scavs and reveals where Bryce's camp is in exchange for the school being kept safe. This, however, backfires and Gwyn betrays them, shooting Charlie in the head.

## Relationships

### Blake

Blake and Charlie are best friends, they choose to stick together early on and their friendship is only strengthened after the end of the world. When Blake returns after being "killed" by Cain, the two have a tearful reunion and they embrace. After the six month gap, their relationship appears much the same, though Charlie disagrees with Blake's decision to trust Bryce's group.

### Frank

After their initial meeting, Charlie and Frank appear to form a strong friendship, with the two of them sharing jokes at Blake's expense. When he is killed, Charlie is visibly distraught and cannot bear to look at Frank's body. At his funeral, Charlie remains a few moments longer, patting his grave solemnly.

### Joely

Charlie and Joely seem to form a trusting friendship by the end of the first season. She confesses to him how she and Frank became friends and are comfortable around each other.

### Cain

Charlie and Cain's relationship does not start well and only gets worse as the series progresses. Charlie almost immediately grows suspicious of him after Blake's supposed death and he soon accuses him of murder. When Cain escapes and kills Frank, Charlie grows furious when they next meet, trying and failing to kill him.

### Chloe

Chloe helps Charlie recover from his leg injury and the two seem to have met prior to the beginning of the show. They seem to have a healthy relationship that has grown over the six month time gap between seasons 1 and 2. When Maeve leaves the school, Charlie volunteers to go with Chloe to look for her. He then tries to reassure her that Blake made the right decision in leaving her in charge.

### Claire

Though they don't interact much, Charlie and Claire seem to have a good relationship. He attempts to get Cain off her when he attacks her.

### Maeve

Charlie and Maeve do not interact much, but they appear to have a healthy relationship following the six month time gap between seasons. When she leaves the school, Charlie volunteers to look for her alongside Chloe.

### Tim

Charlie and Tim appear to have a good relationship. The two are seen joking around with each other.

### Sam

Charlie appears to get off on the wrong foot with Sam and the other members of Bryce's group. When the Scavs attack the school for the first time, he expresses his frustration with Sam for not telling them about them.

## Killed Victims

* Principal Haye (*Zombified)*
* Bryce Ansem (*Caused*)
* Patrick (*Caused*)
* Grace (*Caused*)
* Multiple members of Bryce's Group (*Caused*)
* Multiple Scavs
* Numerous infected

## Trivia

* Charlie's preferred weapon is a metal baseball bat he owned before the apocalypse.