Adrian Sheppard

"*Well...the chance to do some good. To break a routine. And work through some of your...**more violent thoughts**. [...] Come on, nobody goes through what you did, does what you're doing, without having some kind of darkness that they need to let out,*"
—Michael and Adrian discuss the possibility of a vigilante partnership[src]

**Adrian Sheppard** is the deuteragonist of *Nobody*. He is a disgruntled detective sergeant in the NYPD's Major Crimes unit, enraged at the force's inability to tackle the worsening crime in the city due to corruption in the force itself. In an attempt to clean up the streets he reluctantly forms a partnership with budding vigilante Michael Keene, becoming his accomplice in his violent campaign. Adrian acts as Michael's mole within the NYPD, constantly feeding him information regarding clues on the criminals that they hunt, with both being driven by a desire to rid N.Y.C of criminal depravity by any means necessary. During their communications, he uses the codename **"Overseer"**.

## Biography

### Early Life and Background

Not much is known about Adrian's early life. He mentions that he was not born in New York City and instead moved to the city specifically to join the NYPD. While serving as a patrolman, he met and married his wife, Rachel, with whom he fathered a daughter, Hailey. Adrian was eventually promoted to detective, but the newfound strain on his home life led to his wife divorcing him and leaving him to care for their daughter alone. When Hailey ran after mother to confront her, she was hit by a car and paralysed below the waist, with her mother not even stopping to check if she was okay. Adrian raised his daughter into an intelligent young woman and always encouraged her that she could do anything she wanted and be anyone she wanted despite her disability.

## Associated Deaths

### Murders committed by Adrian

* Paul O'Neil - shot twice in the chest in self-defence

### Deaths connected to Adrian

* Marie Anderson - shot twice in the leg, subsequently crushed in the collapse of the Manhattan Psychiatric Centre

## Relationships

### Hailey Sheppard

Adrian naturally cares greatly for his daughter and is extraordinarily proud of her for her achievements despite her disability.

### Michael Keene

"*This little...**partnership** of ours. I've been thinking. This is real dangerous, **illegal** shit. It put my family in danger. The corrupt pricks at the top almost sniffed me out. We could both die horrible deaths if we keep doing this. So could those we care about,"
 "So, what? That mean you want to stop?"
 "Ha...**fuck no**,*"
—Adrian and Michael deciding to continue their vigilante partnership despite the obvious dangers[src]
Adrian and Michael's relationship is grounded in "professionalism", with there being little of an actual friendship between to the two men. Despite their shared belief that the NYPD is too compromised to deal with all serious crime in the city, Adrian fundementally disagrees with many of Michael's often brutal methods, and completely bars him from killing unless it is completely unavoidable. Michael, for his part, respects Adrian and his morals but believes his own methods to be more than necessary. Despite their differences and disagreements, the two men are staunch allies, having put themselves at great risk for the sake of one another on several ocassions; it is in spite of such risks that Adrian has consistantly voiced his support for their vigilante partnership continuing.

### Thomas Lynn

Adrian holds deep respect for Thomas Lynn, both in his capacity as a city councilman and as the new mayor of New York City.