History Characters / ShaunOfTheDead

* YoureNotMyFather: He keeps telling people Philip isn't his dad, but his step-dad. He finally aknowledges him as his father after [[spoiler:Philip's DyingDeclarationOfLove]].

* YoureNotMyFather: He keeps telling people Philip isn't his dad, but his step-dad. He finallyadknowledges him as his father after [[spoiler:Philip's DyingDeclarationOfLove]].

* AssholeVictim: [[He shows no sympathy for Shaun after he kills his zombified mother, insults his mother, tries to kill Shaun when he rightfully retaliates, and is just an asshole in general. Reportedly, test audiences actually cheered when the zombies ripped him apart.]]

* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Shaun and Ed hate him for obvious reasons but Liz and Dianne don't seem that fond of him either, both seeing his "nice guy" act for what it really is and Di being perfectly aware he's just using her to get to Liz. You really wonder why any of them spend time with him.

* LackOfEmpathy: [[spoiler:After Zombie!Barbara is shot, everyone consoles Shaun, but he just says this:]]

* NotSoAboveItAll: He makes his disdain for Shaun's laziness and immaturity abundantly clear but the film repeatedly shows David is in no position to gloat as reveals himself to be ''much'' worse than Shaun.

* ImprobableWeaponUser: He kills a zombie with an ashtray, and another with a shovel.

* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:He gets ripped apart by zombies right after he tried to kill Shaun and leave the others for dead. Case in point, test audiences were ''relieved'' at his death.]]

* ImprobableWeaponUser: He kills a zombie with his ashtray.

* BreakTheCutie: [[spoiler:The ZombieApocalypse happens, a lot of people die around her, her BastardBoyfriend gets ripped to shreds before her and she's stuck in a tree forced to eat his leg. No wonder she becomes a recluse.]]

* BastardBoyfriend: [[spoiler:He's only using Dianne to get closer to Liz.]]

--> '''Shaun''': Feel free to step in!

->'''Played by''': Dylan Moran

* AMFMCharacterization: He and Ed drunkenly sing Music/DuranDuran's "White Lines" and his vinyl records include Music/NewOrder (he gets upset that an original pressing of "Blue Monday" gets chucked), Music/DireStraits (''Music/BrothersInArms'' gets chucked), Music/{{Prince}} (he keeps ''Music/PurpleRain'' and ''Music/SignOTheTimes'', but chucks ''Music/Batman1989'') and Music/TheStoneRoses (he keeps both their albums, even defending ''The Second Coming'').

* AMFMCharacterization: He and Ed drunkenly sing Music/DuranDuran's "White Lines" and his vinyls include Music/NewOrder (he gets upset that an original pressing of "Blue Monday" gets chucked), Music/DireStraits (''Music/BrothersInArms'' gets chucked), Music/{{Prince}} (he keeps ''Music/PurpleRainAlbum'' and ''Music/SignOTheTimes'', but chucks ''Music/Batman1989'') and Music/TheStoneRoses (he keeps both their albums, even defending ''The Second Coming'').

* TooDumbToLive: He takes this to new levels and plays it for laughs. The characters need to get past a horde of zombies, and do so by acting like zombies to avoid drawing attention. When they are nearly to apparent safety, his phone goes off... ''and he answers it and starts cheerfully talking on the phone, less than ten feet from dozens of zombies.'' Previously, he had "accidentally" crashed their first car, giving him an excuse to drive a Jaguar instead. Following after the cellphone incident, the electricity comes back on and he starts playing a pub fruit machine, which draw the attention of a zombie in the same building as them. In fact, he’s so profoundly stupid and ignorant that it’s arguable that [[spoiler: turning into a zombie]] is an ''improvement''.

* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Shaun and Ed hate him for obvious reasons but Liz and Dianne don't seem that fond of him either, both seeing his "nice guy" act for what it really is.

%%* ButtMonkey

* AllForNothing: [[spoiler: He spent ''years'' trying to be with Liz, and when he finally has to be forced to admit his feelings, she tells him to shut up since it was the worst possible time. Not to mention he spent the whole Zed Apocalypse being "a Twat," which Liz is quick to point out. If that wasn't bad enough, he's dragged out a window by said Zed's and ripped to shreds.]]

[[folder:Diane]]

* BastardBoyfriend: [[spoiler:He's only using Diane to get closer to Liz.]]

* ComplainingAboutRescuesTheyDontLike: He spends the entire film blaming Shaun for taking David, Diane, and Liz out of the safety of Liz's apartment. However, Ed points out that David was never forced to leave and he could have stayed behind if he really wanted to.

* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Shaun and Ed hate him for obvious reasons but Liz and Diane don't seem that fond of him either, both seeing his "nice guy" act for what it really is.

* HopelessSuitor: Deconstructed. [[spoiler:He's clearly been in love with Liz for years, ignoring all the signs she has no interest in him and prefers being with Shaun, though his laziness does grate on her. At the time of the movie she just considers him Diane's boyfriend, though even Diane can tell he'd rather be with Liz. His attempts to woo Liz are pathetic and juvenile, and downright creepy. And when he's forced to reveal his feelings, she shuts him up since it's a very serious moment to deal with something so pointless.]]

* KnowNothingKnowItAll: As Diane points out, if he really was as capable as he was trying to act whenever he was putting Shaun down, he would have taken charge of the group himself, rather than following along with whatever Shaun was doing.

* TheLoad: And you thought Ed was bad! All he does is complain about every decision Shaun makes, [[KnowNothingKnowItAll acting like he knows better but never offering any useful plans in turn]]. He also [[NonActionGuy never contributes to fighting]] the zombies (the only other one who doesn't, Barabara, has the excuse of being an old woman while he's a healthy young man) when Diane will at least throw people weapons and even Ed actually has a kill count. When he actually ''does'' do something, it just makes things worse.

* RightForTheWrongReasons: While it's clear David [[JerkassHasAPoint has a point]] when he remarks that Shaun's plan isn't very well thought-out, and his ultimate goal amounts to little more to sitting around and waiting for rescue, his criticisms of said plan are more out of personal dislike for Shaun than him actually having any idea of what to do. On top of that, he himself [[TheLoad rarely has anything to offer but unhelpful snark and just makes things worse on the rare occasions he actually tries to do something]]; Diane even [[LampshadeHanging lampshades it]], remarking that if David really was as capable as he was trying to act whenever he was putting Shaun down, he would have taken charge of the group himself rather than just following along with whatever Shaun was doing.

* WeUsedToBeFriends: PlayedWith. [[spoiler:On the one hand, Shaun and Ed never really liked him, but Liz and Diane become so sick of his whining, selfishness, pettiness, and cowardice that they don't follow him when he becomes very stupid. Doesn't stop everyone from trying to save him from the Z-Words, though.]]

** He's right about Shaun's inept leadership, [[RightForTheWrongReasons but he's only saying it]] [[GreenEyedMonster because he's jealous that Liz hooked up with Shaun instead of him]].

* NiceGuy: He's a bit lazy and irresponsible at the start of the film, but otherwise decent.

* {{Manchild}}: He is not as mature as he thinks he is.

%%* ButtMonkey

* AMFMCharacterisation: He and Ed drunkenly sing Music/DuranDuran's "White Lines" and his vinyls include Music/NewOrder (he gets upset that an original pressing of "Blue Monday" gets chucked), Music/DireStraits (''Music/BrothersInArms'' gets chucked), Music/{{Prince}} (he keeps ''Music/PurpleRainAlbum'' and ''Music/SignOTheTimes'', but chucks ''Music/Batman1989'') and Music/TheStoneRoses (he keeps both their albums, even defending ''The Second Coming'').

* StupidEvil: More like stupid ''Dumbass''. But the first thing he does when they get to the front door of the Winchester is break the window, even though that is a really short-sighted idea. He didn't even wait for Shaun to point out the back door.

->'''Played by''': Peter Serafinowicz

* FamousLastWords: [[spoiler:''It's been a funny sort of day, hasn't it?'']]

* FamousLastWords: [[spoiler:''Take care of your mum for me... [[WellDoneSonGuy That's a good boy...]]'']]

* ATragedyOfImpulsiveness: When the Z-Words start attacking, he becomes very impulsive. [[spoiler:He destroys the window of the Winchester, he nearly shoots Shaun to death, he nearly lets the Z-Words into the Winchester, and so on.]]

* LethallyStupid: [[spoiler: David ends up causing his own death when he frantically tries to leave the pub after failing to kill Shaun. When Shaun was tackled by a zombie in the garden, David almost allowed him to die by being too scared to move.]]

* WeUsedToBeFriends: PlayedWith. [[spoiler:On the one hand, she couldn't stand by David anymore yet still tried to save him even though it was too late. On the other, she holds no ill will towards Shaun and Liz, but she now only talks to them on holiday greeting cards now that she lives with her Aunt.]] So while she's lost contact with friends, it's not due to any ill will, just that they grew apart.