Alton Nowak

**Alton Nowak** is a young man who became a resident of Purgatory after his death during a fatal bridge collapse, getting pinned under heavy debris whilst trapped in the river below. He is a very close friend of Synapse Collins, as the two met each other and grew to become friends relatively quickly.

He formerly lived in Poland, on the street of 30th Line Way with his young daughter and wife. Before his death, Alton was a marine in the Polish army, officially known as The Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland, previously holding the rank of *Podporucznik* or "Second Lieutenant ".

## Backstory

Born on the morning of October 12th , 1996 , Alton Nowak was brought into the world at the time of 4:30 a.m. He lived with his mother and father in the state of Lublin in an average home setting , until 2005 , when his family moved to Denmark to attend school while his father was on an oversea mission to Cuba , then in 2011 , returning back to Poland , settling in the capital city . In Warsaw , Alton began to participate in juvenile delinquency , such as cutting classes , being disrespectful to authority figures and often using obscene language in public . Once expelled in 2012 , Alton's parents begrudingly sent him away to a military school , in which he was mellowed down and disciplined . At the age of 18 , Alton decided to join the Polish armed forces and become a soldier , to which after 3 years of training and aid in a massive disaster in a train station (in which he saved 32 people) , was proudly given the rank of *Podporucznik* by his (former) superiors . During this time , he met his (then) wife , Marissa , and had a child together , named Serka . Together , Alton and Marissa bared farewells to their parents as they decided to move to Denmark once again , having a home near the city waiting for them .

## Death

On the evening of June 12th , 2021 , at the age of 25 , Alton , along with his daughter and wife , all passed away as Commute 20 , ( the bridge they were driving on ) partially collapsed , falling into the river below it . Alton attempted to leave the car and help his daughter and wife to safety , but after several suspension cables began to give away , the central road deck fell into the ocean , taking his , Marissa's , his daughter's as well as the lives of 83 other unnamed people as it plummeted into the water . Although how his wife and daughter passed away was unknown , it was confirmed as he awoken in the Purgatory , with several mysterious beings telling him that both of them passed away and went to Heaven , whilst , due to something he kept a secret in his past life , was brought to the Purgatory . He , like Synapse , were given a time of 30 years before being allowed to transcend . During this time , he met Synapse due to being close enough to each other (as they were situated more further away from the "city") . Over a short time , the two became friends .

## Personality

Alton is very calm and mature, often sarcastic whilst staying to himself most of the time. After his realization of his family's death, he began to undergo a mild depression , while still staying optimistic, knowing that 30 years in the afterlife is relatively short to eternal beings and that he will see them again. He acts like an older brother to Synapse, especially when she begins to act childish, to which the former would constantly ignore when that happens. He is rather protective of her, and seems to have some sort of attachment to her, despite his mind telling him otherwise.

## Appearance

Alton is of average height at 5'11 inches and has a muscular, yet lean stature. He has black hair, light skin, and brown eyes. He is seen often wearing a jacket or sweater with blue or black jeans with sneakers. His hair is in a style of a buzz cut.

## Trivia

* Alton's passing ( the Commute 20 bridge collapse ) is a major incident that , like Volee Airlines , Flight 360 ( the disaster that took Synapse's life , although the original is actually *Flight 180* ) occurs in the Final Destination franchise , with the collapse of the *North Bay Bridge* being such incident that took place in the *fifth installment*.
* Alton's daughter was reincarnated into a cherub , whilst his wife , into an angel .
* Neither Alton's , nor Marissa's parents knew of their children and grandchild's deaths until a month later , despite the former's mother having premonitions of her son's passing on the bridge .