Daniel Rockwell

### Occupation

Former Right-Hand Man to Nathaniel Shepard *(Post-Apocalypse)*Supply Runner for Worthwood *(Post-Apocalypse)*

## Biography

### First Seen

Season 3 Episode 10"What Comes After"

"*But... it's not really your fault, is it? You guys went in there, and if you hadn't, they probably would've died even quicker... right? Seems it was just something that was doomed to fail, not that you guys knew it. Even if I was pissed that it ended up putting me and Lolida in danger, I can't deny that what you guys did was honorable... even if I don't understand it. I guess what really matters is you tried. You tried to save the lives of those people when a lot of us didn't. We may have had our reasons for turning them away, but you decided to fight for what you believed in, I... I can respect that, because I'd do the same. All I can say I did was cause problems and act like a selfish asshole the whole time, you can say that you tried, that you did something.*"
—Daniel to Kate Bloodstone[src]

Daniel Rockwell is a main character and a survivor of the outbreak in Route to Paradise. He is a hot-headed, prickly person who was serving as Nathaniel Shepard's right hand man for the first few weeks of the apocalypse. Although his group was one that took people prisoner, Daniel believed that it was the good thing to do, given that the end goal was for everyone, prisoners included, to travel to an island paradise and work to make it safe. But overtime, as the ship that was meant to take them there doesn't show up, Daniel begins to question himself. Eventually, Nathaniel and his group would create an alliance with the ruthless gang leader, Damerae Badrick, which Daniel argues is idiotic to do. However, Daniel backs off when Nathaniel explains his plans to use Badrick in order to sway the loyalty of his gang, the Rastas.

Daniel, alongside his two good friends Grant Carver and Lolida Windfield, would later be tasked with escorting Badrick to meet his Rastas in town. During the ride there, Badrick betrays them by killing Grant and causing the car to crash, before fleeing on foot. Afterwards, Daniel and Lolida return to their group's base, a stadium, before Daniel finally confronts Nathaniel for all of his ridiculous plans, and says that he's done.

Knowing that Badrick is likely preparing to attack the stadium, Daniel, Lolida and Isaac Moses plan to leave, but decide to release all of Nathaniel's prisoners first. When Badrick and his gang do launch an attack, Nathaniel and all of his people are killed - but with the help of the prisoners, the Rastas are defeated. In the days following the battle, Daniel, Lolida and Isaac would make peace with the people who they once took prisoner, and ultimately decide to join their group.

When the group travels to Denver, a mission gone wrong leads to the mysterious death of Isaac. Because of the fact Isaac was last seen with Jared Kellings, Daniel and Lolida blame him. Over the following weeks, their suspicions of Jared grow larger, but ultimately their suspicions are unfounded. After the group creates a temporary home out of a motel, Daniel, Lolida, Jared and a couple others would venture out to a factory for an ordinary supply run. However, it's during this mission that Jared's true colours are shown when he causes Albert Hanson's death and then tries to kill Daniel and Lolida by pushing them into a deep hole in the ground. Believing that they have no way out, Jared leaves them to die. However, Daniel and Lolida miraculously escape the pit by stacking up dozens of corpses.

Upon returning to the motel, Daniel and Lolida's state enough is proof that Jared did this. That same night, Jared would confess to letting Isaac die, and he is hanged for it.

Eventually, after a chain of events that Kate Bloodstone and a few others started, the motel is lost to a horde of zombies. In the following days, Daniel would constantly torment and curse at Kate for causing them to lose everything, which culminates in her boyfriend, Marcus Downes, fighting with him. While the fight doesn't seem to affect Daniel, it's his talk with Lolida afterwards that does. Lolida, who's tried sticking by Daniel's side through everything, finally tells Daniel that what he's been doing, especially to Kate, is wrong. After hearing his friend's words, Daniel makes an awkward apology to Kate, and she forgives him.

Daniel and his group would later travel to the community of Worthwood. Here, Daniel and Lolida are both given supply running occupations.