Liam Kendall (D-913)

*You may be looking for the Liam Kendall of a different universe.*

## Liam Kendall

**Liam Kendall** (born July 7th, 1997) was the false protagonist of *Apocalypse*. An eighth grade student at Algonquin Heights Middle School in Madison, Wisconsin. Liam was the president of the Algonquin Dragons activities club, a board game/geek culture group at his school consisting of his close friends and classmates: Lyla Painter, Nick Brooks, Amelia Burnham and Kurt Heywood.

Despite his age and predepositions, Kendall would become the courageous leader of a group of teen survivors in the supernatural pandemic that destroyed the United States of America in the fall of 2010, ultimately sacrificing his life to ensure their escape from the town of Red Cedar, Minnesota.

## Biography

### Early Life

Liam was the only son of Lori Vanover and Vincent Kendall. At a young age,

### Apocalypse

On the morning of September 13th, 2010, Liam and his friends

## Appearances

* *Reawakening (referenced)*

## Killed Victims

This list shows the victims Liam has killed:

* Alexander King
* William Doyle
* Colton Ritter
* Joaquin Marshfield (indirectly caused)
* Numerous counts of zombies.

## Relationships

*For a more in-depth look at Liam's relationships, read here: Liam Kendall/Relationships*

* Vincent Kendall † - Father
* Jeffery Vanover † - Uncle

Romantic* Lyla Painter - Crush
* Rachel Trau - Fling

Friends* Nick Brooks - Best Friend
* Amelia Burnham † - Close Friend
* Kurt Heywood † - Friend
* Kieran Everett - Friend
* Melissa Nguyen - Friend
* Derek Bradley † - Ally
* Wilfred Cunningham † - Ally
* Vishal Siddiqui † - Ally
* Bruce Pham † - Classmate
	+ Colton Ritter † - Victim/Attempted Killer
* Order of Azazel
	+ Alexander King † - Victim
	+ William Doyle † - Victim
* Joaquin Marshfield †

## Further Notes

* In the earliest drafts of *Apocalypse*, scrapped character *Lt. General Theodore Moore*, a recurring villain, would've sealed Liam's fate by shooting him in the head in retribution for the death of his men at the end of the book. This death was later scrapped in favor of a sacrifice and an extended third act as it contributed very little shock value and left several of Liam's character subplots unresolved.
* Initially, during Liam's brief "death" at the stories midpoint, a short novella entitled *"Hell Chapter"* would've taken place, seeing Liam awaking in an alternate post-apocalyptic world and paradoxically encountering a future incarnation of himself, whom would explain to his younger self their series of continuous rebirths into parallel worlds upon death. This would've established both the multiversal and "groundhog day" elements of *The Placebo Effect* series early on.
* In earlier drafts of *Reawakening* following the story's change to a post-*Apocalypse* setting, Liam would've been referenced several times by Joseph Stieker and his group, receiving a name-drop as early as the first issue. These references were scrapped when Joseph, Ajay, and Meraj Siddiqui were replaced with Derek Bradley, Wilfred Cunningham and Vishal Siddiqui.
* Initially, Liam, transformed into a Wendigo, would've killed Joaquin Marshfield in the book's closing chapter. However, this later was scrapped, as Cooper believed the death stole agency from Lyla and her character arc, noting that Liam had already saved Lyla from Kevin Manson in a similar fashion. Instead, Liam's presence in the scene is only hinted at, distracting Joaquin long enough to allow Lyla to overpower her attacker.