Elliott Rowe

"*Were you? You know - I wasn't so sure about you when I first saw you, but you seem like a cool guy, Edward. I'm sure we'll be good friends - unlike some people. You know that Kurt and those-- those lunatic friends of his are beginning to think that we should get rid of Calvin - they're saying he's dead weight. I know Calvin's no young man anymore, but he's just as important as the rest of us! I can't believe them.*"
—Elliott to Edward Remar[src]

Elliott Rowe is a recurring character and a survivor of the outbreak in Route to Paradise. He is an awkward, intelligent and easily frightened young man apart of Edward Remar's survivor group. At some point during the apocalypse, he joined a group of survivors led by the seemingly friendly Kurt Klein, and he becomes the group's navigation expert, guiding them on where to travel next. Soon after coming under the leadership of Kurt, Elliott learns that he is not the friendly man made out to be, and is rather an arrogant control freak.

Later in the apocalypse, Edward Remar and Solomon Reed join the group, and Elliott quickly forms a friendship with them. A few days later, the group's camp comes under attack by a horde of zombies, where Calvin Schultz, Elliott's closest friend, is killed, leaving Elliott distraught.

A few days later when the group arrive at an amusement park, Elliott, still distraught and angered over Kurt's disregard of Calvin's death, hesitantly forms a pact with Edward and Solomon, promising to back them up if anything were to go down. Later that day, Elliott would find himself in the middle of a confrontation between Edward and Molly Massey. In the chaos, Elliott flees into a small crane and ends up killing Molly when he lets a giant statue drop from the crane's hook, squishing her. Elliott is horrified by what he's done.

That same night, Kurt and his two other henchmen would be killed, leaving Edward to take control of the group. Two weeks later, Elliott is shown to still be recovering from his murder of Molly. When Elliott goes out scouting with Edward, he is nearly killed when Patrick momentarily takes him hostage.

## **Post-Apocalypse**

### **Season 5**

#### "**His Resolve**"

At the group's campsite, Elliott is seen sitting next to Calvin Schultz, listening to one of his stories.

Later, Elliott briefs Stanley Peck and Leonard Thorne on a lodge situated nearby, explaining that it was likely to be full of supplies. Leonard mentions that Kurt Klein gave him instructions to bring Edward Remar with them, the new guy. Elliott is suspicious of him, and tells Leonard and Stanley to be careful.

Sometime later, Elliott is approached by Kurt, who's there to find out if Elliott had found a new place for the group to travel too. Nervous, Elliott points to a trailer park and describes how it'd be a good spot for them to settle for a while. Kurt smiles, telling Elliott that he trusts his judgement. Elliott chuckles nervously, folding up the map while Kurt leaves to make an announcement to the group. After folding the map, Elliott listens in to Kurt's announcement. In it, Kurt explains where they'll be going, thanking Elliott for his work, before quickly moving on to other matters.

The group hit the road heading in the direction of the trailer park, Elliott sitting in one of the cars as they travelled. Eventually, they come to a stop at the side of the road to camp for the night.

That night, Elliott approaches Edward by himself, properly introducing himself. He questions why Edward is out by himself, and Edward says he was out testing his new walking stick. He then asks Elliott what the deal with Calvin is. Elliott goes on about how Calvin is the smartest of the group and that he was an inventor before the apocalypse. Curious, Edward asks about Elliott's former occupation. Elliott explains that he worked as a security analyst, then asks Edward the same thing. After hearing that Edward was also an inventor, Elliott is surprised, but happy. He confidently states that they'll be best friends. He then switches the tone of the conversation, bringing up the fact that Kurt and his friends want to leave Calvin behind for being "dead weight", something Elliott disagrees with to a great level. Now having gotten the information that he wanted about Calvin, Edward thanks Elliott for being straightforward with him, before he leaves to go find Calvin.

Later in the night, Elliott is sitting with Calvin away from the others. He's abruptly called over by Kurt, and a nervous Elliott gets up to go join him at the campfire.

#### "**It All Comes Crashing Down**"

At the trailer park, Elliott is chatting with Nancy Warner by the supply wagon about the role Elliott plays in the group. Elliott claims it to be easy work. Soon, the two of them see Edward walking over, and Elliott remarks that he didn't think he'd ever wake up. When Edward arrives at the supply wagon, he demands to know more information about Kurt. Although all Nancy seems to do is annoy Edward, Elliott says that Kurt is "maybe not the best leader." which is exactly what Edward was hoping to hear. Nancy suggests that all Edward has to do is put in a little more effort, and Elliott agrees with that, saying that Kurt would appreciate it. Edward has no interest in hearing their opinions, though. Molly Massey strolls over to the supply wagon, tossing a bag in it. Looking inside, they find a variety of poison. Molly says that she found it at a warehouse Elliott had pointed out on the map, and jokes about using the poison to kill Edward, which he hears. Elliott says that she shouldn't joke like that, but his words mean nothing to Molly. As Molly goes to count the guns, she realizes one is missing, and blames Nancy for not keeping track of the weapons. Elliott thinks that it's possible Solomon Reed may have taken one, but he's unsure. Molly goes to get Kurt, who then takes Nancy away into one of the trailers to have a chat. Elliott is left standing confused as Edward walks off.

Later on, Elliott is with Kurt, Molly, and Landon Kimber standing around a map. Elliott explains that the bridge they were meant to cross is filled with zombies, meaning they'll have to go around, which'll lose them a few days. Kurt finds this to be unacceptable, and is convinced that they can cross the bridge without problem. Elliott insists that they go around, but he's shut down by Kurt, who has already made his decision.

Elliott joins everybody out in the center of the trailer park as Kurt tells everybody where they'll be going. He also asks for the person who stole the missing gun to confess, but nobody does.

At the bridge, Elliott stays back with Nancy, Bonnie Harrell, and Calvin while everybody else goes forward to deal with the zombies. As the group clears the zombies, Elliott hops into the back of the supply wagon as Nancy drives it forward slowly. Eventually, the wagon makes it safely across. However, on the other side of the bridge, Calvin gets knocked off his horse and is surrounded by zombies. Elliott jumps out of the wagon and takes a bat from Nancy, quickly rushing over to help Calvin. He trips one zombie and whacks it over the head a few times, killing it. As the zombies near Calvin, he suddenly pulls a pistol out and begins shooting them. As the zombies are finally all dealt with, Kurt storms over, furious that Calvin was the one who took the gun. Elliott, not knowing what to say, walks back across the bridge with the others.

#### "**Little Man**"

A day on since the incident at the bridge, the group is still travelling along the rural roads of Kansas, heading for the amusement park. Elliott is sitting next to Calvin, who is chatting away about a story involving him catching and dealing with a rat, which leads Elliott into recalling the time he was bitten by a rat, which terrified his parents. Elliott sits back as Calvin turns to chat with Edward for a moment, though Elliott is eventually brought into the conversation when Edward asks them both if they even want to see things change around here. Elliott acts confused as to what he means, whilst Calvin claims that there's no way things can change.

Later on, after the group stops and sets up camp for the night, Elliott and Calvin are sitting quietly on the back of a carriage doing their own thing. Suddenly, an enraged Edward comes stomping up, who's clearly upset about something. He yells at the both of them for sitting around and doing nothing while Kurt bullies them. After Edward limps off in anger, Calvin gets up to go after him, asking Elliott to watch over his copy of Mein Kampf. However, as Elliott looks down at the book in shock, he realizes it's just some generic inventors book.

Late that night, Elliott is awoken from his slumber by the sounds of zombie clawing at his tent. He yells out in a panic, but fortunately Stanley comes jogging by, swinging his bat at the zombie and killing it. As Elliott exits his tent, he's overwhelmed by the sheer number of zombies that have invaded their campsite. He hurries over to the supply wagon and retrieves a baseball bat, before beginning to hit a few zombies. When Elliott sees Bonnie being approached by a zombie, he rushes over and whacks it to the ground, before beating its head in. After the horde has been cleared, Elliott, amongst the other members of the group, see Calvin stumbling towards a tree. Elliott and Edward both hurry over, where they see that Calvin has been bitten on his shoulder. Elliott begins to tear up and cry, as he realizes the inevitable fate of Calvin. Meanwhile, just behind him, Kurt disregards the old man, and walks off without a care in the world. In his last moments, Calvin smiles lightly as he tells Elliott that he can now proudly call himself the smartest man in the camp. In a more serious tone, he tells Elliott not to let Kurt and his goons treat him like dirt anymore. After Calvin gives his last advice to Edward, he closes his eyes, dead. Frowning, Elliott goes and gets Edward a knife. He looks away as Edward stabs Calvin in the head, preventing him from coming back as a zombie.

#### "**Pipe Dream**"

A few days after Calvin's death, the group arrives at the amusement park. Here, Elliott enters the park, walking alongside Nancy and Stanley, but paying no real attention to the conversation; he's been down ever since Calvin. As the three of them turn a corner, they come across Edward. Elliott finally looks up, mentioning that he'd rather be here than out on the road. Still, Edward doesn't believe that this park is a good place to stay, and asks if they want what happened to Calvin to happen to anyone else. Elliott, thinking back on Calvin's words, agrees with Edward, but before they can speak of the issue any further, they're interrupted by Carson, who tells them to come quick.

As the four of them walk up to the rest of the group, they learn that there is another small group already at the amusement park.

Elliott would soon depart from the others, going for a walk by himself through the park, constantly thinking about Calvin and his last words, and only growing more angry at Kurt. Before long, Elliott is found by Edward, which snaps him out of it. Edward can see that Elliott is breaking free of Kurt's spell, and being that Elliott is one of only a couple of people that Edward has grown to respect, he's come here to propose him an offer. He asks that the two of them and Solomon form a pact. Elliott thinks on it for a moment, before he agrees, concluding that this is what Calvin would've wanted.

Later on, Elliott is sitting with Bonnie and Carson, who's cooking up a meal. Bonnie takes the chance to thanks Elliott for saving her during the attack the other night. Afterwards, Molly comes roaming over, asking them if they've seen "that freak" around. However, when Carson denies having seen him, Molly sighs and strolls off. Remembering his pact, Elliott gets out of his seat, telling Bonnie and Carson that he was going for "a walk", as he goes off in the direction Molly went.

While following her discreetly, Elliott would eventually lose Molly. After frantically looking around the park, he finds Edward by himself in the under construction aquapark. There, he tells Edward about Molly, but Edward doesn't seem too concerned. Just then, both of them hear Molly yelling at them from afar. Twirling around her revolver, Molly approaches Edward, calling him a traitor, and telling Elliott to run along. However, after Molly reveals that she's here to punish Edward by breaking his legs, Elliott tells her that its too extreme. Molly is disgusted that Elliott would even say that, considering that Edward is an outsider to them. Suddenly, Molly charges forward at Edward, though Edward dodges out of the way. Only a few seconds later, the two of them are in a brawl, as Elliott stands by, watching, not knowing what to do. At one point, Elliott attempts to get in front of Molly to stop her, but he gets shoved aside easily. As the fight goes on, Molly asks for Elliott's assistance, but Edward reminds him of their pact. Speechless, Elliott is frozen where he stands. When Molly eventually gets on top of Edward and begins beating down on him, Elliott tries to pull her off, but Molly scratches him with her nails. As Elliott gets back up, he realizes that a few zombies have wandered over to them because of the noise. Terrified, Elliott runs off towards a small crane that's holding up a large dolphin statue. He climbs into the machine, closing the door just as two zombies reach him. Outside, Molly eventually pulls out her revolver, and decides that she's just going to kill Edward this way. Looking around, Edward sees that Molly is standing directly beneath the dolphin statue. He yells at Elliott to drop it. Without thinking, Elliott slams his hand onto the release button. The statue is dropped, crushing Molly instantly. Elliott looks on in horror, realizing what he's just done, as Edward cackles away on the ground nearby.

#### "**The Fanatic and the Freak**"

Picking up right where it left off, Elliott is still sitting inside the crane, horrified. Edward eventually gets up, killing the two zombies outside the crane door, allowing Elliott to exit. Elliott stammers over his words, panicking, not knowing what he's going to do. Edward reassures him that they'll get through this together. He then tells Elliott to go back to the others as if it were any other day, and bring back Solomon.

Elliott does as he's told, and soon he comes back to Edward with Solomon in tow. The three of them know that it'll only be a matter of time before Kurt discovers this gruesome site, but Edward's hopes that he will have devised a plan by then. For now, Edward tells the both of them that they need to act casual to not raise any red flags.

They all return to the rest of the group together, and Elliott tries to stay calm. However, Carson quickly notices how frightened Elliott looks, and asks if he's okay. Elliott tenses up, but assures him that he's alright.

Later on, Elliott finds himself in a bathroom stall, vomiting. Once he's finished, he stumbles over to the mirror, looking into it and asking himself why he did it. As he's leaving the bathroom, he calls himself an idiot. Just outside, he bumps into Solomon, who asks if he's alright. Though he says he's fine at first, Elliott quickly admits that he isn't, telling Solomon that he hadn't ever killed a person until Molly. He asks Solomon if he's ever killed a person before, to which Solomon says he has, but only because they were bad people. He understands what Elliott is feeling like, but says that he'll get over it eventually. Nodding, he tells Elliott that he can always come to him or Edward to talk. Elliott nods slowly, thanking Solomon, before he turns and walks away to get some rest.

Later that day, Elliott is called to a group meeting hosted by Edward. There, Edward explains that Kurt, alongside all three of his goons are dead, and that he is now going to lead the group. He promises that he will show them respect as long as they show him the same.

### **Season 6**

#### "**A Brighter Future**"

Two weeks following Kurt's death, Elliott and Solomon are seen marching through the woods when they suddenly come upon a cabin. After peering through the windows to ensure that it looked clear, Elliott opens the front door and steps in, Solomon close behind. Once inside, the two split off to search the house quicker. Elliott first goes through the bathroom, finding nothing but a pile of dried blood. He moves on to the bedroom, where he hears a quiet banging coming from inside the closet. He carefully approaches and pulls open the closet door quickly, before stepping back. A zombie shuffles its way out and begins rapidly approaching him. Elliott calls for Solomon, just as he trips over a book on the floor. He quickly gets up, though at this point the zombie was almost within biting distance. With no sign of Solomon, Elliott raises his knife and kills the zombie. Just then, Solomon comes speeding in, where he sees Elliott's hand shaking. He apologizes for not getting here fast enough, before he tells Elliott he's safe and he can calm down. Elliott, still shaken up, leaves the cabin to get some fresh air.

Elliott and Solomon would return to camp sometime later, where they find Edward beating a man named Patrick for trying to steal from them. Elliott frowns, though he keeps his mouth shut.

The next morning, Edward angrily yells for everybody to wake up. Elliott walks over with the rest of the group to see what's wrong. Edward states that Patrick, their prisoner, was found to be missing this morning, and he wants to do know who did it. It doesn't take long for the culprit to reveal themselves-- Solomon. After Solomon gets a scolding from Edward, Elliott is called over by Edward, who asks to see his map.

Edward takes Elliott into his tent, where the two of them look over his map. Edward points out a place on the map where he thinks would be a good spot to move camps to, but he needs Elliott to come with him. Elliott isn't sure he should go, but Edward assures he'll be fine, and that it wont just be them. Suddenly, Nancy enters the tent, demanding to know what Edward was just doing when he was scolding Solomon about freeing Patrick. Edward is furious that she would even question him about this, as he points out how dangerous some people can be. Suddenly, Edward begins looking around frantically, muttering to himself. Elliott and Nancy look in, confused and a little startled. Elliott asks if he's okay, to which Edward snaps at him, telling him that he's fine. Wordlessly, Elliott begins folding up the map, as he prepares to depart from camp.

Elliott and Edward leave camp with Kyori Hyoteki, one of the new members who joined when they arrived at the amusement park. Edward assures Elliott that they'll be safe with Kyori. Laughing nervously, Elliott tells Kyori that he's glad she's here, but she doesn't understand him, due to the fact she speaks very little English. As they're walking, Edward pulls Elliott aside to tell him that he greatly appreciates his assistance, and trusts him. Elliott thinks back to Molly for a second, frowning, but he quickly snaps back to the conversation at hand. He tells Edward that he's still with him, and is about to give his opinion about the beating of Patrick, but he decides to keep quiet. Knowing that something is off, Edward reminds Elliott that he's only doing what's best for the group, and that sometimes tough decisions have to be made, like with Patrick. Elliott understands, but wishes that there had been another way to handle things.

Sometime later, the three of them come across an open field. While observing it, a silenced gunshot suddenly strikes the tree next to Elliott. Panicking, Elliott drops to ground and finds cover behind a log, yelling at his companions to do the same. However, when another gunshot whizzes past Edward, the man decides to walk into the open, much to the concern of Elliott. In the middle of the field, Elliott watches as Edward meets with a woman, before Edward turns back and calls him and Kyori over. Cautiously, Elliott gets up and makes his way over. Edward and Leona Holloway have a lengthy conversation, mainly about Patrick, the man they're seemingly both looking for, before Edward convinces her to let the three of them join her.

Elliott, albeit hesitant, goes along with Leona and the other two. While they're tracking Patrick, Leona points out how bad Elliott freaked out when she shot next to him, to which Elliott tells her that his freak out was justified and that he could have been killed if the wind picked up as she shot.

Soon, the group arrive outside of an old stone structure in the woods, where Leona believes somebody is hiding. While Leona goes around the back, the other three are instructed to go through the front. Edward hands a pistol to Elliott, telling him to go in first. Elliott doesn't think that's a smart idea considering he's never shot a gun before, but Edward quickly tells him what to do, then insists that he hurry up. Slowly, Elliott enters the structure, where he is immediately attacked by Patrick, making him drop the gun. Patrick proceeds to grab Elliott and put a knife to his neck, threating to kill him. Elliott whimpers, begging Patrick not to kill him. As Edward and Patrick go back and fourth, Leona discreetly goes up behind Patrick and stabs him in the throat. Blood squirts out Patrick's neck, as he collapses. Freaking out, Elliott begins ranting about how stupid it was that he even came along on this mission, however, he is calmed down by Leona and Edward.

#### "**The Stranger**"

Elliott and the others eventually make it back to camp, with Elliott still visibly shaken up over the event. When Edward tells everyone what had happen, Elliott confirms his story, before walking off to go see nurse Evelyn Nelson.

In Evelyn's tent, Elliott has his scar on his neck looked at, and the nurse assures him that it looks good, and there wont be any lasting damage. She praises Elliott for his bravery, remarking how scary it must've been for him. Elliott just nervously smiles and laughs. Edward then comes walking in, where he tells Elliott to get his maps and meet him in his tent.

After collecting his things, Elliott goes into Edward's tent to plan their next move. Elliott lays out a number of places they could possibly move to, including a place in the woods by a river, another secluded area in the woods, and a warehouse near a small town. Edward seems to like all three ideas, but he instead notices something different on the map -- a railyard. He nods, saying that he'd rather go and have a look there first. Elliot, deciding it's not a terrible idea, agrees with him, as long as he doesn't have to go scout it out with him. Edward understands, but asks Elliott if he wants to train to get better at defending himself. Although nervous, Elliott says that he would like to, and so Edward promises to have Stanley start training him.

#### "**The Tick**"

At camp, Elliott, Edward and Nancy approach three men who’re strangers to Elliott. Tobias Duke, Damian Holt and Lamar Adams are people that Edward met while scouting the railyard, and they have an opportunity for Edward -- to move his people into Wichita Bank and lead a group of people at that bank, since their previous leader died recently. Edward is interested in the idea, but wants Elliott’s opinion. Elliott isn’t sold on the idea like Edward is, and voices his concerns -- but ultimately, he’ll go with whatever Edward thinks. And Edward wants to check it out. So he tells Elliott that he wants him, Kyori, Stanley and Leona to come with him. Shrugging, Elliott accepts that he’ll go.

## **Killed Victims**

* Molly Massey
* Numerous counts of zombies

## **Appearances**

Any episode with a checkmark over it signifies Elliott Rowe appearing in any way.