Gerald Karlson

**Gerald Karlson** was a human male business student and the leader of a small group of survivors of the apocalypse. Following the initial outbreak, Gerald and his friends Matthew Belovik and Joseph Vogel abandoned their apartment and eventually joined the Terror Counter Force.

Born in 2087 AD, Gerald was the youngest member of his friend group. At some point he met Matthew Belovik and Joseph Vogel with whom he eventually bought an apartment. When the apocalypse began, the three moved into the house of their neighbors before helping William Slade battle a hoarde of zombies, after which they were found and saved by the TCF.

## Biography

### Early life

Gerald was born in 2087 AD. At some point during his childhood he met Matthew "Matt" Belovik and Joseph "Joe" Vogel with whom he bought an apartment in Plastin.

### Early stages of the apocalypse

One day in 2107 AD Gerald woke up, took a cup, and teleported to the living room where Matt was watching a zombie show. He asked him if he knew where Joe was to which Matt replied that he didn't but that he had a pretty good idea what he was doing. Gerald then teleported to Joe's room where he found him working out, and told him that it was his turn to order breakfast. Joe warned him to never interupt his work-outs, to which Gerald only said that he was hungry before teleporting away. Later on while Joe was ordering breakfast, Gerald watched the television with Matt when suddenly Richard Brickson started knocking on their door, with Joe letting him in. Richard attempted to explain to the three what was happening outside but before he had the chance to do so, he got grabbed through the window by a zombie, dragged outside, and devoured. Joe subsequently turned on the security system and Gerald asked his friends what were they going to do, to which Matt replied that they'll have to avoid the windows. When Matt said that they'll have better odds if they leave the apartment, a shocked Gerald asked him if he was crazy and when Joe announced that he agreed with Matt, he told the two that they didn't have the option to leave as the outside was overrun with zombies. Joe told the two that they needed weapons, upon which Matt revealed his weapon collection to the two, with Gerald calling dibs on the AK gun that he had. Joe subsequently told Matt that he was messed up to which Gerald replied that it was the other way around, since Joe didn't take a gun. The zombies then broke into the apartment and Matt went to check how many of them were there, with him returning rather

quickly as he was overwhelmed. After that, the three were called through their teleporter by their neighbor Russel Tamaly who told them that he had food in his house and that he'll let them in, in exchange for their weapons. Gerald told Matt that they had to take this chance since they had no food, to which both of his friends agreed. Matt then teleported back to the living room and threw a grendae into it before teleporting back, and upon it's explosion, the trio ran through the door. When outside, Gerald asked his friends if they heared music, after which they saw a redneck with a radio getting devoured. They used this as a distraction and ran to Tamalys' house where they formally met Russ and his wife Jennifer Tamaly. Later on when the group had a meal together, they saw a Military vehicle drive into the city, only for two out of it's 3 crew members get killed by the undead. That night Gerald slept in the same room as Matt, but instead of going to sleep he started asking Matt questions, much to his annoyance. He asked him how big did he think the apocalypse was to which Matt replied that he didn't know. He then asked him if he thought that they'll get help from somewhere else, to which Matt said that they probably will. The two then went to sleep.

On the next day, Gerald was awoken by a large hoarde of undead that gathered on the road outside, upon which he quickly woke up Matt. The two then teleported downstairs to the rest of the group and shortly after spectated William Slade drive into the hoarde with him motorcylce. Upon seein this, Gerald grabbed his gun and teleporter, and when Joe asked him where he was going he replied that it was time to hunt some zombies. He then teleported outside and saved Slade's life by shooting a zombie behind him, upon which they were joined by the rest of the group. Although they started losing the fight, they were ultimately saved by the TCF.

## Personality and traits

Gerald was a human male with light skin, black eyes, and black hair. While he was not particularly strong or brave, he was loyal to his friends and was willing to help others in need, such as when he saw that William Slade was fighting a hoarde of undead on his own. He was attracted to redheads and was also a good swordsman.

## Equipment

Gerald was equiped with an AK gun, an axe, and a teleporter, though he lost the latter during his fight with the first zombie hoarde.

## Behind the scenes

Gerald first appeared in the 2015 Infection and is voiced by Michael Bercier. Original known only by his first name, his surname Karlson was revealed on Kristian Stenslie's website in 2021.

## Appearances

* *"Episode Two - Infection"* (First appearance)

## Sources

1. ↑ All humans were born on Brickonia
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "[1] states that Gerald is 20 years old during season 1. As the season takes place in 2107 AD it can be deduced with simple math that he was born in 2087 AD"
3. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 Infection