Holly

## Holly Forrester

— **Holly Forrester**

**Holly Forrester** is one of the twelve playable Cleaners in *Back 4 Blood*. She is an enthusiastic fun-lover who is accompanied by her baseball bat, Dottie, as she battles the Ridden alongside her team.

## Official description

*After losing her family to the Devil Worm, Holly Forrester learned to channel all her energy into being a Cleaner and is known as the glue that keeps the team together. Armed with her trusty nail spiked baseball bat she affectionately calls "Dottie", Holly's resilience and never-say-die attitude helps boost the team's morale and is often seen as a ray of light in the darkness of the apocalypse.*

## Traits

The following traits are being granted to Holly with her Cleaners card:

**GRAND SLAM**

Holly recovers **1** Health when she kills a Ridden.

**CARDIO**

+ **25** Stamina

**TOUGH AS NAILS**

+ **5%** Team Damage Resistance

**SELF DEFENSE**

Start with a Stun Gun

## Appearance

Starting from the top, Holly rocks a blue baseball cap turned backward, showcasing a playful cartoon bee. Freckles dot her face, and her red hair is casually pulled into a ponytail.

Her makeup is straightforward, with a touch of black eyeshadow, and a small scar on her nose adds a hint of character. Moving down, she sports a mustard-colored tee boasting the Allegheny National Forest print. Utilitarian black elbow pads add a practical edge, and her blue and black backpack is equipped with a flashlight on one strap and a compass. On the opposite strap, you'll find three distinctive button pins — a black drum pin, a blue button pin featuring a cartoon cloud and rainbow, and a black pin with the "Princess" emblem motif.

For the lower half, Holly opts for blue ripped denim shorts layered over black ripped leggings. To tie it all together, she wraps a red and blue checked flannel shirt around her waist, injecting a touch of style. Mustard-colored socks peek out from her jogging shoes, which showcase a black and cyan color combo.

## Developer comments

In the video "**Back 4 Blood - Breakdown of All 8 Playable Characters (Meet the Cleaners)**" by media news outlet **IGN** lead writer **Simon Mackenzie** and co-founder and creative director **Phil Robb** at Turtle Rock Studios did a breakdown of all eight playable Cleaners in Back 4 Blood.

The following quotes are *shortened versions* of the comments they've made about Evangelo's character:

I want someone who's kind of really "In your face" about things personality-wise to match that "I'm not keeping up; I'm out there doing my own thing."The baseball bat became a thing when I wrote it and talked about things and they put it in as her main kind of weapon.
— **Simon Mackenzie, Lead Writer at Turtle Rock Studios**

— **Phil Robb, Co-Founder/Creative Director at Turtle Rock Studios**

This isn't this grim where they're kind of ground down and they've got hope and they're pushing forward and that's almost exemplified in Holly.
— **Simon Mackenzie, Lead Writer at Turtle Rock Studios**

In the recent "**Turtle Rock Studios Back 4 Blood Art Blast**" on artstation.com character concept artist Gue Yang shared information about the design of Holly's appeareance.

— **Gue Yang, Character Concept Artist**

## Journal entry

Holly's journal entry has been shared on the Back 4 Blood 𝕏 account on September 17th, 2021.

— **Holly's journal**

## Notes

* The print on her yellow shirt is reference to Allegheny National Forest, which is the main setting for the "Blood Harvest" campaign in *Left 4 Dead* game.

## Gallery

* Main Gallery
* Concept Art
* Promotional Material
* Miscellaneous

Character render by Gue Yang.
Holly render by Jason Hill.
Holly render by Jason Hill.
Holly render by Jason Hill.
Holly render by Jason Hill.
Holly render by Jason Hill.
Holly render by Jason Hill.
Holly render by Jason Hill.
Holly render by Jason Hill.
Holly hair render by Johan Lithvall.
Holly hair render by Johan Lithvall.
Holly hair render by Johan Lithvall.

Character concept art by Gue Yang.
Holly's Battle Hardened concept art by VOLTA Studio.
Holly's Total Apocalypse concept art by VOLTA Studio.
Holly's ZWAT concept art by VOLTA Studio.
Holly's Pre-Collapse concept art by Sergey Ka.

Promotional material featuring lore text of Holly.
Holly is voiced by Danielle Judovits
Promotional material featuring Holly and Christine Tuttle for the International Womens Day.

Trait overview from the "Meet the Cleaners" trailer.
Holly's Cleaner card.
Holly's banner artwork by Airi Pan.
Sketch made by Gue Yang.
Holly's hunting knife

## Sources

1. ↑ Danielle Judovits on IMDb.
2. ↑ Official description from the official Back 4 Blood website.
3. ↑ "Back 4 Blood - Breakdown of All 8 Playable Characters (Meet the Cleaners)" by IGN article and YouTube video.
4. ↑ "Turtle Rock Studios Back 4 Blood Art Blast" on artstation.[1]
5. ↑ Holly's journal entry release (𝕏)