History Characters / StateOfDecay

* MakeMeWannaShout: Its screams cause survivors to stagger in pain for a second or two, which can be fatal when surrounded by other enemies.

* {{Jerkass}}: He's an caustic asshole in general and his way of dealing with other survivors resembles that of a mafia racket, not giving a damn if they survive or not.

* {{Jerkass}}: He's a redneck moonshiner who takes delight in the fact that the apocalypse happened so he can mercilessly kill any zombies he sees with his sniper, along with running a criminal gang with his brother that extorts the local survivors for their resources.

* JerkAss: Her behavior would be considered "tough but fair" under normal circumstances. In the middle of the Zombie Apocalypse, though, it comes across as quite abrasive, especially given the amount of freedom you've likely gotten used to living with no law or government. Indeed, she subtly threatens the player character when they refuse to join her and tells them that the "wild west" won't last forever.

* [[spoiler: WeBarelyKnewYe: We only ever get to talk to Judge Lawton once before she meets her demise in the courthouse. Besides that, all we hear of her otherwise are a few radio broadcasts announcing to civilians to give up their guns to law enforcement.]]

* WhateverHappenedToTheMouse: He's part of The Law community, but still offers his car delivery services after [[spoiler: the courthouse is overrun and almost everyone is killed]], suggesting that [[spoiler: he managed to survive the massacre]], even though he's nowhere to be found. [[spoiler:It's discovered later that he eventually went on to form The Network with Lily and the remaining Trumbull locals, minus the WIlkersons.]]

* TheBigC: [[spoiler:It's revealed in the ''Homecoming'' update in State of Decay 2 that he's slowly dying of cancer. Eventually, the disease claims him too.]]

* FamilyBusiness: As his parents and their parents before, Ray is eager to continue their tradition, even deep into the zombie apocalypse.

* WhateverHappenedToTheMouse: He's part of The Law community, but still offers his car delivery services after [[spoiler: the courthouse is overrun and almost everyone is killed]], suggesting that [[spoiler: he managed to survive the massacre]], even though he's nowhere to be found.

* DropTheHammer: In ''Breakdown'', she starts with a Courtroom Gavel, which is hilariously described as the "Hammer of Justice".

* CoolGuns: Seen by default packing a non-issue '[=TAR-21=] Overwatch' (scoped) alongside his wakashashi from the beginning of the story.

* DeadpanSnarker

** Made especially apparent within the "Breakdown" DLC, where higher difficulties often lead to a TotalPartyKill... minus Lily, who's still beating down zombies like nothing is the matter.

* [[spoiler: ZombieInfectee: To a degree. While he isn't shown being bit on camera nor implied to have been, he eventually catches Black Fever, and subsequently dies from it. Whether your player character does it or he does it when left to his own devices, he managed to end his life before he can turn.]]

* {{Jerkass}}

* TheLeader

* NiceGuy

** Made especially apparent within the "Breakdown" DLC, where higher difficulties often lead to a *TotalPartyKill... minus Lily, who's still beating down zombies like nothing's the matter.

* ActionSurvivor

* WhiteCollarWorker

* [[spoiler: ZombieInfectee]]

* FriendlySniper: One of the few characters with the 'Qualified Sniper' attribute.

* TookALevelInKindness: The more survivors that the military rescues, the more appreciative she becomes of their efforts. Should the player [[spoiler: disable the nuke]], her final radio message to the survivors left in the city will be saying how much she and the city owes to the Army for their survival and thanking them for their efforts.

** His reasoning for [[spoiler: shooting pastor William, before he even died or turned after being infected with Black Fever]] sounds like overblown measure and cause everyone present call him out on being a stone-cold killer. However, should [[spoiler: Alan die before that happens or be away on a mission for long enough]], ''exactly what he cited as his justification'' happens word for word: [[spoiler: Alan will reanimate and kill two or three survivors before being put down.]]

%%* {{Jerkass}}

* GenreBlind: Yes, just force everyone to turn in their weapons and live under your protection, like in a world with no zombies. That's gonna turn out fine. [[spoiler:Spoiler alert, it doesn't.]]

* SouthernGentleman: An old country doctor who wears a cowboy hat and a tanned hide jacket, always polite and always soft-spoken, even when delivering worst news. In ''Breakdown'', his starting weapon is a Wild West revolver.

%%* NiceGuy

%%* ActionGirl
%%* AMotherToHerMen