Alex Churchland

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* Post-Flash
* Pre-Flash

* Kid
* Young
* Trashman

❝ I had life figured out, but now it's all gone. ❞
— **Alex Churchland****Alex Churchland** is the primary protagonist and playable character of LISA: The Pointless. His love for martial arts budded when he was young, eventually culminating in his participation in a World Tournament. After a traumatizing loss, Alex Churchland found himself working a job as a garbage man in Olathe.

For unknown reasons, an elderly post-Flash Alex Churchland was shot in the back by forces belonging to Rando's Army, his body dumped in the Mass Graves of Garbage Island. It is here that he is discovered, near death, by Joel Miller. After being nursed back to health, Alex embarks to leave the island. Hoping to find a better place to live in, Alex and Joel set out as a duo to travel the wastes of a post-apocalyptic Olathe, in search of a legendary city.

## Battle

* Basics
* Skills
* Levels

*The level tab shows the stats for all **POSSIBLE** levels, not the absolute max for the party member.*

### Strategy

Alex is unique in that he is the only party member to utilize a Combo Dial to execute the majority of his skills -- one can also use them directly from the Skills menu. He is the main source of damage the player will use, and, once Georgy leaves the party, the **only** party member that can consistently deal damage due to Joel's lack of any attacking skills. Should Alex be KO'd, the rest of your party is likely to follow.

As such, it should be paramount for the player to use their skills in a way that will ensure the enemy is downed quickly and efficiently. It is also important to maintain a working synergy with Joel, such as going all in with your skills whenever Joel has the enemy occupied with Taunt, or staying back to regain your SP with Receding Stance. Alex can use effective combos like Goat Kick and Iron Hoof to deal massive damage.

### Victory Quotes

 * "..."
* "Smooth as velvet."
* "I did my best."
* "Maybe there is something we can use?"

## Pre-Flash

Alex Churchland was born sometime in the 1960's. During his childhood, he lived with his many aunts -- no mention of his parents is ever made. A majority of his family members were of older age, with their deaths becoming a "bi-annual occurrence". One day, Alex's aunt Beth returned home with a VHS tape that she had purchased for him containing a "grand-master" guide to the Velvet-Fu style. An aspiring martial artist at the time, Alex would go on to study the tape religiously, dedicating large portions of his time to mastering the style. On one occasion, Alex used this skill to bully his fellow classmate Vincent Lo; this display elicited a positive reaction from his future friend, Chie Teal.

In the year 1979, Alex competed in an international martial arts tournament featuring famous grandmaster Choi Tae. Alex's first match was against Stan Curien, a practitioner of the defensive Aikido style. This style proved to be the perfect counter to the aggressive Velvet-Fu, as Alex was unable to get a single hit in. In the end, Alex was defeated -- either by T.K.O. or by being disqualified from the tournament for illegally kicking his opponent in the groin. After his humiliating loss, Alex decided to call his aunt Beth, before changing his mind and phoning Chie Teal instead. An unknown person picked up the phone in her place, informing Alex that she was unavailable. After a brief exchange, Alex hung up the phone and exited the venue to catch a bus home.

After his loss in the martial arts tournament, Alex resigned from martial arts and became a garbage man until the events of the Flash.

## Story

After the Flash occurred, Alex Churchland was left to wander the post-apocalyptic wastes of Olathe. Eventually, something happened which provoked forces allied with the Rando Army to fire upon Alex in the back -- it is unknown if he was attempting to flee the Rando soldiers or if he was ambushed. Presumed dead, The Rando soldiers collected Alex's body and load it into a truck bound for the Mass Graves of Garbage Island, where it was dumped into a pile of corpses.

Alex's injuries were not fatal, however. In critical condition, his wounded self is discovered by Joel Miller, who is searching for a unique bullet made in a caliber specifically for his bolt-action pistol. Joel notices Alex, who is clinging onto life, and helps him to his feet -- he then notices that Alex's body was obscuring the very round that he was searching for. For this, and for the fact that Joel discovered Alex soon enough to nurse him back to health, he refers to Alex as "Lucky".

After regaining consciousness, Alex immediately finds his new home of Garbage Island to be immensely repulsive and tells Joel that he is leaving in search of a better place. Joel, having found his bullet, sees no reason to remain on the island, and decides to accompany Alex in his quest.

After escaping Garbage Island and traversing the Endless Wastes, Alex finds himself in the outskirts of Downtown Olathe -- a former city which now is overrun by the violent gang known as the Infinity Franchise, whose credence is to senselessly kill for the sake of killing. After killing several mindless murderers belonging to the Franchise in the name of self-defense, Alex and his accomplice Joel are forced to jump off of a cliff after they are cornered by a horde of the gangsters.

As the fall leaves Joel with broken ribs, Alex is forced to search the surrounding area for a Trauma Kit with which to heal Joel. Depending on whether or not Alex finds a way to power a ruined house nearby, he can watch a functional television set inside said home. The broadcast originates from the City. Afterwards, Alex is nearly raped by a wandering serial molester, but survives. Alex ventures onward to the east of the ruined house, where he finds the humble shack of an elderly man in possession of a Trauma Kit. Alex is forced to kill this man for his Trauma Kit. If Alex does not watch the television in the ruined house, he will find the serial molester's body outside this shack, visibly having sustained numerous lacerations.

Alex and Joel, with the latter's ribs having been treated, continue east to the City. On the way, they find a group also traveling to the city, as well as a seemingly friendly man called Jason Pike. After exchanging introductions, Alex, Joel, and Pike start resting. Alex awakens to find the entirety of the group silently slaughtered in their sleep, with the culprit talking directly to Pike. After a short conversation, the killer gives Pike the choice to either "take it back" or letting both Alex and Joel die by his hand. Pike hesitates for a moment, but refuses to give him what he wants. The killer walks over to Alex and proceeds to stab him numerous times until Joel wakes up, threatening him with his pistol. Depending on the player's current relation with Joel, he will either try to shoot the culprit (in which case, his gun won't load), or he simply lowers the weapon. The killer threatens Pike one last time, leaving the scene and taking with him Loyd Basilisk's bag. Joel and Pike then begin to treat Alex for his grievous wounds.

Alex, walking with the aide of Joel, follows Pike towards a bus heading towards the City owned by the Neon Flamingos. The duo are nearly denied passage, but are allowed on board when Joel points out Alex's horrific injuries.

## Trivia

* Alex's surname was "Lombard" in beta versions of the game.
* Alex's moveset was stated in an interview to have been inspired by the character Gen from Street Fighter.

## References

1. ↑ "[Rando men] just shot him and plopped him in the truck" - Louise, 04-11-18
2. ↑ "Alex's name in the beta was Alex Lombard btw" - Louise, 01-21-20