Drew Stanton (Remake)

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## Biographical Information

### Age

19 *(Season 2)*
25 *("Divide")*
27 *("All Out War", epilogue)*
28 *("Dead Gold")*
37 *("A New Beginning")*

### Occupation

Former supply-runner, guard and third-in-command for Sanctuary *(Post-apocalypse)*
Former leader of his group *(Post-apocalypse)*
Second-in-command of Henry's Group *(Post-apocalypse)*
Lead hunter for Greencole *(Post-apocalypse)*

### Family

Becky Grace - girlfriend
Sarah Stanton - possible/adoptive daughter

### Residence

Greencole
Hometown *(formerly)*
Sanctuary *(formerly)*

## Appearances

"*No. She's right. **We're alive because of you**. **My family** is alive because of **you**. **Thank you**. [...] This place. **Greencole**. Is it safe? Then I trust you. I'm putting my family's life in **your hands**. I'll follow your lead. **So lead the way**,*"
—Drew agrees to merge his group with Henry's to find "Greencole"[src]

**Drew Stanton** is a main character and a survivor of the outbreak in *Strain Zero*. He is the leader of his group, the boyfriend of Becky and the possible father of her child. Months after the fall of their old home, Drew led his group north in search of a new home and came across Hometown in the town of Iron Mountain, Sylvania. Angered at the cruelty displayed by the community's leader, Stoffman, Drew led an attempted uprising that concluded with Drew, his group and newcomers Holly and Emma becoming prisoners. Just over three months later, Drew formed a tense alliance with Henry, allowing their respective groups to finally escape the community, only to eventually be recaptured by William Carter and his bandits. Following the birth of his daughter, Sarah, Drew reevaluated his choices and merged his group with Henry's, becoming second-in-command as they began the long journey west to find a supposed safe-zone called "Greencole".

Upon reaching Fargo, Drew became separated from the others and was forced to survive alone while his group encountered the dangerous Innocents. After reuniting with Holly and Boy, he encountered a small resistance group inhabiting the Fargodome. Five years later, after the Pioneers battled the Frontiersmen and they were forced to join the community network led by Delta Force, Emma, Mike and Drew left on a secret mission out east.

## Overview

### Personality & Traits

Drew is both a physically and mentally strong man who is often surly and very resourceful, but his compassion and loyalty towards the people he cares about are second-to-none. Known for his hardened personality, he is often volatile and quick to recklessness and anger, and often has to be calmed by his more level-headed friends such as Becky and Harold. Despite his loyalty, he holds many grudges, even towards his pregnant girlfriend Becky. His hostile, stubborn and distant behaviour often make him difficult to work with. He spends most of *Season 2: Remake* as a blunt, reckless, somewhat arrogant and impatient young man who disregards authority and criticism.

The birth of his daughter has appeared to trigger a change in Drew. He is noticeably more friendly, cooperative and reserved, respecting Henry's leadership and his own role in the group. Having been an outsider for most of his life, he is now starting to become a loyal member of the increasingly closely-bound group; by *Season 3: Remake*, the group has become a large family, for which he is willing to die for. Although he maintains a reckless and stubborn side, he has grown to prefer taking commands than the responsibility of leadership, although he remains second-in-command thanks to his loyalty and tenacity.

### Skills & Abilities

Drew is an expert hunter, tracker, survivalist and marksman who has perfectly adapted to the New World. Among the finest marksmen in the group, rivalled only by Justinas, Drew is a superb archer whose hunting bow has saved him and his loved ones on many occasions. Drew prefers stealth and sabotage instead of outright conflict, and his silent weapon of choice often means he takes on a scouting or hunting role in the group.

## Pre-Apocalypse

Little is known about Drew's life before the outbreak. He hailed from the city of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma and grew up with Harold Carter, his best friend, and neighbour Becky Grace.

## Post-Apocalypse

### Season 2: Remake

#### "What We've Lost"

A lone walker stumbles through a howling snowstorm. Barely able to move thanks to its frozen joints, the walker is suddenly killed by a flying arrow. Drew emerges from the mist to retrieve his arrow before looking the walker over. Not recognising it, he carefully studies the mist and wind for other walkers before standing up and continuing through the mist.

Breaking through the stream of snowy winds, Drew finds himself at the edge of a small cluster of trees. Taking shelter among the trunks, he once again attempts to peer through the snow. A snap, loud enough to be heard over the wind, brings him to attention, and he takes cover behind a tree. Carefully listening, he hears definite, rapid footsteps in the frozen undergrowth, somewhere in the mist. Readying an arrow, he moves out from cover and trudges slowly through the frozen undergrowth, remaining alert of his surroundings. A walker wanders into view and Drew stops before silently killing it with an arrow. Crawling over to the frozen corpse, he checks it over before leaving it behind. He continues to listen carefully over the deafening winds and once more picks up the sound of rapid footsteps in the near-distance.

Drew follows carefully and readies another arrow, using the wind to mask the sound of his crunching footsteps. Peering behind a tree, he sees another figure moving stealthily in the wind. Drew manages to get behind the unaware figure and prepares to launch an arrow; he stops, however, when he recognises the figure's winter jacket. He calls out to the figure - "Harold!" - who turns to face him with a look of both surprise and relief. The pair ask one another if they have spotted their target, to which Drew says that he can't be far. With Harold watching their rear, Drew leads them through the blizzard in the direction of the footsteps. He stops when he finds a cracked branch, followed by a shallow bootprint etched into the snow. He spots droplets of blood and grimaces, growling to Harold that their target can't be far.

Seconds later, a yell is heard nearby. Drew readies his arrow and Harold turns off the safety on his pistol as they head in the rough direction. Through the fierce winds and snow, they see a figure grappling with a walker whose snarls can be heard over the winds. Harold fires a single shot that kills the walker, while Drew moves into a better position and fires an arrow. Carried by the wind, the arrow hits its mark in the figure's shoulder. The figure screams in agony and takes off running with Drew and Harold in pursuit. Drew shouts that the figure give up and fires another arrow while on the move; the wind shifts the arrow's path and it grazes the target in the side, hurting him enough that he falls over beside a tree.

Drew and Harold approach the figure, a young man who begins begging for his life. His sobs are interrupted by Drew, who strikes the man across the face with his bow before barking insults at him. Harold tells Drew to calm down, and a rageful Drew demands why he should, "given what he's done". Harold retorts that they cannot sink to "their" level and calmly reassures the man that they don't want to kill him. The man sobs that he "never wanted any of this" and never wanted to hurt anyone, and Harold says that it can all end if he tells them where their camp is. The man refuses, triggering Drew to deliver a sharp kick to the man's torso wound, causing him to scream. Harold tells Drew to back off and promises the man freedom if he just tells them what they want. Through his groans, the man asks Harold to swear that he will be let go, and Harold agrees. The man clutches his wound and prepares to speak.

A gunshot erupts from the blizzard, striking the man in the forehead. Drew and Harold spring to action and ready their weapons as a figure emerges from the snow, pistol in hand. Harold lowers his weapon upon realizing who the figure is: "Do you know what you just did?"

### Season 7: Remake

#### "A New Beginning"

Twelve years after the Battle of AAFB, Drew and Becky have re-entered a relationship and reside in Bastion, where Drew serves as head of security. Despite his comfortable life, he longs to return to the outdoors but refrains from joining the rangers due to the injuries he sustained at the Enclosure.

## Killed Victims

* Leyton Jones *(before reanimation)* - stabbed in the head with an arrow
* At least 3 unnamed bandits
* 1 unnamed Innocent
* Numerous counts of zombies
* 1 darkdweller

## Relationships

### Becky Grace

Unlike their original incarnations, Drew and Becky have a rocky relationship stemming from Drew's volatility and the question surrounding the true parentage of their daughter Sarah. Nonetheless, Drew appears to genuinely care for Becky and demonstrates strong, if sometimes resentful, loyalty towards her. Following the birth of his daughter, Drew softens toward Becky before apologising before the final battle against the Iron Bandits. Nine months on, in *Season 3: Remake*, the two appear estranged but still close.

### Sarah Stanton

Drew initially disregarded his daughter Sarah, strongly believing that he was not her father. The prospect of fatherhood has been shown to terrify him and he often makes long, perilous trips into the wilderness to avoid discussing her birth. After almost dying on one of these trips, followed by Henry revealing that he lost a child, Drew came to reevaluate his disregard for his unborn child. When Sarah was finally born, Drew found the strength to hold her with Henry's encouragement and broke down in tears of joy upon doing so. Since this moment, Drew has accepted Sarah as his daughter, no longer appearing to care whether he is truly her father.

### William Carter

Drew and William's relationship is deeply antagonistic, likely born from something as petty as Carter's dislike for African-Americans. Forced to survive together under the leadership of Harold Carter - William's brother and Drew's best friend - the pair were forced to work closely despite hating one another.

### Henry Ward

"*Don't squander this, Drew. Don't squander **her**,*"
—Henry encouraging Drew to accept Sarah as his daughter[src]
Henry and Drew have a positive relationship born from their alliance to escape Hometown. Despite the two of them fighting when they first met, as well as their vastly different personalities, Henry agreed to help Drew and his group escape Hometown out of gratitude for them keeping Holly and Emma safe. Drew later returned the favour when he ordered his people to help carry a badly injured Henry out of Hometown.

Their alliance continues out of their shared animosity towards William Carter, to the point that Henry invites Drew and his group to join him, Holly, Justinas and Emma in their westward search for Greencole. Although Drew initially refuses, he comes to reevaluate his choice once he realizes that his group respects Henry more as a leader than they do him.

Nine months on from their respective groups' union and the beginning of their journey west, Drew and Henry have become good friends and cohesive allies.

## Appearances

### The Walking Dead: Strain Zero

#### Season 2: Remake

* "What We've Lost"
* "An Iron Fist"
* "In Harm's Way"
* "What We Deserve"

#### Season 3: Remake

* "No Time Left"
* "Monsters"
* "Consequences"
* "One Way Out"
* "Fools and Dead Men"
* "Hopes and Fears"
* "Same Stitch"

## Trivia

* Drew is one of three characters seen to use a bow in *Strain Zero* and one of two to use it as their primary weapon, the other being Emma.
	+ Drew uses a compound hunting bow as his weapon of choice, which includes a set of metal hunting arrows.
	+ Although Becky used Drew's bow to kill William Carter, she otherwise does not use it.
* Drew is one of two possible fathers to Sarah Stanton, the other being William Carter.
* It is unknown whether Drew shares his original incarnation's Native American ancestry. However, like his original version, he originates from Oklahoma.
* Drew is, so far, one of only two named survivors to directly kill a darkdweller, the other being Kieron.
* As of "*Wolves*", Drew and Becky are the only surviving original members of his group.

## References

1. ↑ *Season 2* is set two years into the zombie apocalypse
2. ↑ *Dead Gold* is set three years after "*All Out War*"
3. ↑ Drew mentions in "*In Harm's Way*" that Sanctuary was located in Broken Arrow