Jude Thorn

Jacob Hopkins as Jude Thorn

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**Jude Thorn** was a main character and a survivor of the outbreak in Carly Jay Productions *Among The Living*. He is a former high school student who lost his mother and older sister during the early days of the outbreak. He started off with a group led by his father, Trent Thorn.

## Pre-Apocalypse

Prior to the outbreak of the Zima virus, Jude was a high school student who was the son of Trent. Shortly before the outbreak, Jude came out as gay to Trent, who struggled to accept it. His mother and older sister were accepting of his sexuality.

## Post-Apocalypse

### **Pre-Season 1**

During the first days of the outbreak, Jude lost his mother and older sister to the virus. From there, Jude and his father went on to join a group of other survivors including Mila Patel, Declan Cho, Reina Robles, Braxton Turner and Kalista Tucker. Quickly, Trent was established as the leader of the group.

### "Zima"

Jude first appears in a flashback with Trent, who just picked him up from practice. Trent comments on how he wanted to take Jude home and ensure he's safe due to the virus being talked about going around.

### "Survivor"

In the present, Trent brings Meredith Cline into the group at Mila's mansion. Jude questions Trent what if she brings others who would potentially cause them harm. Trent assures that he will take care of it.

Trent introduces Meredith to Jude and she comments that her son was around his age. He questions if her son turned into a zombie, but she turns away to keep her composure before Reina and Mila take her upstairs to a room.

### "Gone To Shit"

After the power goes out, Trent addresses the group about where they go from there. As the group argues, Jude looks out the window and alerts them to zombies at the front gate.

### "Barbed Wire"

Following the events of "Gone To Shit," Jude is in the backyard of Mila's mansion tossing a baseball up in the air. He notices the power line for the generator had been cut.

That evening, Trent addresses the group about the broken barbed wire fence and how it should be a wakeup call for the group. He goes on to suggest it is time to relocate. When he tells them the zombies chewed through the fence, Meredith speaks up and says the wire isn't soft enough to bite through without leaving some residue. She goes on to say the wire was cut.

After an awkward silence, Jude speaks up and says he saw the generator's power cord was cut. Trent becomes agitated while trying to calm the survivors down, as they think someone is deliberately messing with them. Trent quiets everyone and proclaims it's time to make a decision; stay or relocate. Reina suggests a group vote and Trent agrees. Jude votes to relocate. As the group is split 4-4, Meredith is the deciding vote.

### "The Right Thing"

In the midseason finale, Meredith votes for the group to stay at Mila's mansion. She also tells the group they need to figure out who would deliberately try to sabotage them. Trent agrees and declares, "It's time for confession."

Trent admits to knowing who is behind the sabotage and reveals it to be Braxton. He tells the group that Braxton has been one of his closest friends since the outbreak but saw him exit the property with wire cutters in hand. Braxton grows upset and denounces Trent's claims. Trent counters Braxton calling him a liar by saying Jude saw Braxton outside before the power went out.

Jude hesitantly admits to seeing Braxton outside as Trent puts his arm around him. Braxton becomes angry and protests. Mila and Kalista question him leading to Mila kicking him out of the mansion. As Braxton heads to grab his things, Trent stops him and makes him only take what he came with - a toolbelt. Mila soon after kicks out Kalista, Jeremy, and Reina since they came with Braxton. Meredith, on her own, chooses to leave with them.

Once the group is gone, Jude tells Trent that they won't survive out there on their own. Mila tells him that it is their own fault. Trent tells them, "We did the right thing."

### "Kill Me"

After the events from "The Right Thing," Trent and Jude argue about the others leaving the mansion. Jude is upset with Trent for pushing them to be exiled. Trent tells Jude it's time he became a man and puts him on watch duty for the night. When alone, Jude pours himself a glass of alcohol and takes a sip. Remembering his fight with Trent, Jude becomes angry and pours more alcohol - which is downs in one gulp.

### "Choices"

Later that night, following the events of "Kill Me," Trent instructs Jude to follow him outside. Once in Mila's backyard, the Trent and his son walk to the shed. Jude questions why they are there and Trent says, "It's time you became a man."

Trent hands Jude an axe and shoves him inside the shed before locking it. Inside, Jude is confronted with five chained up zombies and frantically pleads with Trent to let him out. Ignoring his son, Trent tells him, "Enough victim noises. It's time you become a man." Jude frantically looks around and sees a small window and contemplates escaping as a zombie breaks free of its chains.

### "Independence Day"

In the shed, Jude is frightened as a zombie stalks towards him. The zombie reaches out and grabs Jude's shoulders, so he instinctually pushes it back. Jude rushes to the window, but it is stuck. He uses the axe Trent handed him to break it before climbing out.

Trent becomes enraged and shoves Jude against the shed's exterior. Trent berates Jude as Mila and Declan come running over. Declan pulls Trent away from Jude and sees the shattered window and zombies.

Declan and Trent square off until Declan punches Trent, causing his lip to bleed. Trent lunges at Declan and the two fight in front of a scared Jude and Mila. Declan knocks Trent out and tells Mila to take Jude inside.

One month later, Jude is going out on a run with Trent and Declan. At a grocery store, Trent raises his gun at Meredith and Braxton - who were exiting the store with supplies. Trent orders them to put down their weapons and supplies. He then instructs Declan to go and retrieve their things. Jude and Delcan try to convince Trent to let them go, but he refuses to back down. As the trio argue, Meredith and Braxton grab their guns and point it at them.

Trent fires his gun and shoots Braxton in the leg. As Trent moves towards Meredith and Braxton, Jude stands in between him and them pleading for him to stop. Trent shoves Jude to the ground and continues to walk towards Meredith. Declan orders him to stop and points his gun at Trent. Trent, enraged, questions Declan before shooting him in the head. As Trent turns back to shoot Meredith, Jude takes his axe and hits Trent in the leg. Trent falls and Meredith rushes over to grab Jude and shove him towards Braxton. Meredith takes Trent's gun and she, Braxton and Jude leave Trent behind.

Nearing the mansion where Meredith's group is staying, Jude is breaking down. Meredith comforts him telling him he did the right thing. She tells him Braxton needs their help and the two head inside the mansion.

### "Birth Of The End"

Following Braxton being patched up, Meredith nods for Jude to follow her into the kitchen. Once there she apologizes for what happened with Trent. Jude tells her it's not her fault and tells her Trent wasn't like that before the outbreak.

Jude goes on to tell Meredith about how he came out to his family before the outbreak. His mother and older sister loved him regardless, but his father was still coming around. He tells her he always felt like he let Trent down because he wasn't who Trent thought he should be. Jude tells her about Trent locking him in the shed and he begins to sob. She pulls him into a hug and assures him he is safe with her group.

One month later, Reina goes into labor and Jude helps get supplies for the delivery.

### "Death Of The Beginning"

After the birth of Reina's baby, Jude follows Meredith, Braxton and Kalista outside as Trent drives an 18-wheeler onto the property. Meredith tells Jude to go inside and help Jeremy with Reina and the baby. In the mansion, Jude tells Jeremy and Reina about the zombies invading the property thanks to Trent. Jeremy tells Jude to help him get Reina and the baby upstairs.

Once settled in upstairs, Jeremy instructs Jude to stay with Reina while he goes downstairs to help the others fight off the zombies. Jude hesitates but follows Jeremy downstairs. Jude tells Jeremy he can handle himself and is a good shot. Jeremy hears the baby crying, reluctantly hands Jude the gun and heads upstairs.

Jude stands on the porch and starts shooting at the zombies in the front lawn. He continues to shoot until he runs out of ammo and is surrounded by zombies. The amount of zombies becomes too much and Jude is bitten. Trent and Meredith rush over to him, but it is too late. Jude reaches up to Trent, who sobs and apologizes, before dying.

## Killed Victims

This list shows the victims killed by Jude:

* Numerous*Zombies*

## Trivia

* During casting, a public poll was conducted with actors Jacob Hopkins and Ty Simpkins up for the role of Jude Thorn. With 83.7% of the votes, Jacob Hopkins secured the role for *Among The Living*.
* Won 3 awards and nominated for 6 in the 1st Among The Living Awards.
	+ Winner of Favorite Male Character with 36.4% of the votes.
	+ Winner of Saddest Death with 54.5% of the votes.
	+ Winner of Fiercest Fight with 40% of the votes.
	+ Nominated for Biggest Breakout Star, Favorite Male Character, Biggest Standout Moment, Saddest Death, Best Main Character and Fiercest Fight.