History WMG / Left4Dead

As seen in the comic, Louis is [[ZombieInfectee bitten by a zombie]] in the early days of the infection, though he hasn't turned, suggesting he's either immune or has become a carrier. This could also mean the Mercy Hospital pilot became infected via Louis somehow, and may have also caused the other escape vehicles to... [[BuffySpeak not escape]]. Francis mentions how the plane from Dead Air crashed, suggesting Louis infeced him too, and that the boat pilot from Death toll left the survivors to die. It could've been possible the boat pilot's wife, Amanda, [[TragicMonster was infected]] by Louis accidently, and the pilot, suffering from grief of the loss of his love and not wanting to be infected himself, kicks the survivors off the boat. The other three survivors are properly immune to not get infected, and the new survivors are too distant from Louis in the passing to get infected anyways. The soldier in the comic driving the APC also takes the survivors of Millhaven instead of Echo, which may be because said soldier noticed Louis' bandaged arm, and didn't want to take any chances. Infact, this may actually become a plot point looking at things as they are.

As seen in the comic, Louis is [[ZombieInfectee bitten by a zombie]] in the early days of the infection, though he hasn't turned, suggesting he's either immune or has become a carrier. This could also mean the Mercy Hospital pilot became infected via Louis somehow, and may have also caused the other escape vehicles to... [[BuffySpeak not escape]]. Francis mentions how the plane in the Dead Air crashed, suggesting Louis infeced him too, and that the boat pilot from Death toll left the survivors to die. It could've been possible the boat pilot's wife, Amanda, [[TragicMonster was infected]] by Louis accidently, and the pilot, suffering from grief of the loss of his love and not wanting to be infected himself, kicks the survivors off the boat. The other three survivors are properly immune to not get infected, and the new survivors are too distant from Louis in the passing to get infected anyways. The soldier in the comic driving the APC also takes the survivors of Millhaven instead of Echo, which may be because said soldier noticed Louis' bandaged arm, and didn't want to take any chances. Infact, this may actually become a plot point looking at things as they are.

[[WMG: Left 4 Dead 3 will be set in Britain, 4 weeks after first infecion]]
Because not only would fighting the Infected in the ruined streets of London be awesome, but it would be [[TwentyEightDaysLater 28 days]] after the original outbreak, and Valve can't pass up a reference like that.
* I would give a lot to fight MP zombies in the House of Commons...
* I love this idea.[[ShaunOfTheDead The last finale could involve holding out in a pub waiting for the army to arrive.]]
* I'd kill to see a [[CanadaEh Canadian survivor]] in the middle of this.
** And if there's a sequel to The Passing, Francis will hate him immediately.
* This wouldn't really work unless you like using Melee weapons and nothing else the majority of the time. Sure, "Everyone and their Mums" might have guns in Sandford, but if it was set in London the only firearms would be the obligatory Winchester found inside a Pub, and the guns issued to special branches of the Police Force.
** Although, thinking about it, the Civil Nuclear Constabulary has access to some pretty major firepower. And it would definately allow for some advancement in weapons as you go through the game. Early on? Melee, maybe a Shotgun. Defend a Pub midway through the game? Winchester for one of you. Find a Police Station, grab some better weapons. Find the Civil Nuclear Constabulary? Shoot EVERYTHING.

[[WMG: Insert New Settings/Survivors Here]]
* The Midnight Riders as they run a parallel route to the [=L4D2=] survivors. Hinted at by their bus being seen speeding past in The Passing.
* [[BurnNotice Michael, Sam, Fiona and Madeline]] make their way across Florida, starting in the Miami Suburbs.
* [[TheDailyShow Jon Stewart]], [[TheColbertReport Stephen Colbert]], ConanOBrien and [[TheTonightShow Jay Leno]] battling their way through New York, with Conan and Leno snarking at each other the entire way.
* Keith, [[ShaunOfTheDead Shaun]], [[ZeroPunctuation Yahttze]] and some guy named Rodger fighting their way from London to Antarctica for no apparent reason because.... well it would be AWESOME.
* [[SouthPark Stan, Kyle, Cartman, and Kenny]] all grown up. Just... just 'cause.
* [[{{Zombieland}} Columbus, Tallahassee, Wichita, and Little Rock]]. 'Cause someone had to say it.
* [[{{Seinfeld}} Jerry, George, Elaine and Kramer.]] Possible locations include Jerry's Apartment (with an air conditioner to drop on zombies climbing up the building), the Chinese Restaraunt, and the Parking Garage. Pills are replaced with Junior Mints, as they're very refreshing. Only one tank per level, and it always says "Hello, Jerry!" before attacking.
* [[WhoseLineIsItAnyway Greg, Ryan, Colin and Wayne (or insert your favorite guest star here.)]] Because it would be ''awesome.''
* [[AceAttorney Phoenix, Maya or Franziska, Edgeworth, and Gumshoe.]] The latter of whom would reach ''incomprehensible'' levels of [[TheWoobie woobiedom]] due to his fear of blood.

[[WMG: New Survivor Speculation]]
(Note: Feel free to add to this list with any idea you have.)

Known Characters:
* A Member of The Midnight Riders, likely lead vocalist [[BadassBiker Smitty]] or bass player [[ButtMonkey Jake]]. Would frequently make references to their songs and use a guitar as their weapon of choice.
* Keith who would tell "My Buddy Ellis" stories and inform zombies that "Unless your gonna drown, burn, cut and tear gas me you sons'a'bitches ain't got shit!"
* [[MemeticBadass Chicago Ted]], killing zombies cause it's [[BluesBrothers a mission from god]], will also make use of his own [[BadassCreed Badass Creed]] reminding every damn infected that "No Zombie is Safe from Chicago Ted". As mentioned above, [[TokenMinority he will also be black.]]
** So he's Barack?
* Virgil, the boat guy, teamed up with some of the survivors he rescued when his boat ran out of fuel. He'd likely be a level headed Team Leader.
* Whitaker The Gun Shop Guy, That Six Pack won't last him long. Would be a [[CrazyAwesome Crazy Awesome]] [[CoolOldGuy Cool Old Guy]] in desperate search of Cola.
* [[{{Zombieland}} Sister Cynthia Knickerbocker.]] You know it.

New Survivors:
* A Mafia Don, [[DressedToKill sharp dressed]] [[BadassLongcoat overcoat wearing]] type. Possibly related to the above Francis/Nick Gang WMG.
* A Chinese Black Belt, [[OldMaster Old Master]] and [[CoolOldGuy Cool Old Guy]].
* A Spanish Priest in the same vein as [[HalfLife2 Father Grigori]].
* A [[GenreSavvy Nerdy]] {{Otaku}} teen, who sees the apocolypse as a chance to increase his e-peen.
** So like Zoey but even nerdier and with a FreudianExcuse?
* A Rookie Cop who's first day on the job just happaned to be the day a zombie apocalypse started. [[UnluckyEverydude Unlucky Everydude]], full stop.
** [[ResidentEvil Leon]]?
* A British Man who was in America on business when the infection broke loose., [[SophisticatedAsHell Sophisticated As Bloody Hell]].
* An [[NeverMessWithGranny Elderly Woman]] who sees fit to show these damned zombies some damn manners.
* A Bum, the way Louis was originally designed in concept art.
** Personally I'd like to see a goth chick, either in the PerkyGoth variety, or a DeadpanSnarker. Or both!
* A crazy male pilot from the Netherlands. (AKA a Flying Dutchman)
* How about an Iraq veteran who was the only survivor of their military outpost. Met up with the other three when they were scavenging weapons. [[TheSmurfettePrinciple Probably female]], and probably [[DeadpanSnarker snarky]][=/=]ActionGirl from being in the military.
* A weird rich guy who spent a lot of time "preparing" for the whole thing. He'll spend the whole game in a suit of armor. He'll never show his face.
** Batman? In a zombie game? I WANT!
* A politician. Not be a stuck-up wuss, though. [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking One who doesn't take no crap from no zombies]].
** "This? Scary? You've obviously never been involved in politics."
* A weapons nut/wannabe action hero, a la Dwight from ''TheOffice''.


New Groups:
* Keith, Chicago Ted, Virgil, and probably a Goth Chick. Chicago Ted would probably enjoy Ellis stories.
** Replace "Goth Chick" with "Nick's Ex-Wife" and you got yourself a dream team right there.
* The Mafia Don, a Bum, Iraq Veteran, and the President.

[[WMG: There's a reason there's no children in Left 4 Dead]]
I've already added this to FridgeBrilliance and the main page, but I'll put it here as well, so there's no dispute:

Zombified adults in this game can run like mad. Children cannot run as fast as an adult in full sprint. [[ImAHumanitarian Zombies eat human flesh.]][[HideYourChildren There's a good reason you]] [[{{Squick}} never see any children in these games.]]

[[WMG: In Left 4 Dead 3, all the survivors will be African.]]
The African-American population in L4D2 has doubled since L4D1: First there was just one (Louis) now there's two (Rochelle and Coach). If the doubling pattern continues, then in Left 4 Dead 3 all the characters will be African. It might even take place in Africa, if Valve are feeling adventurous. Imagine fighting hordes of zombie Somoli pirates.
* And they'll bump into [[ResidentEvil5 Chris and Sheva]] during their adventures.

[[WMG: the next survivor team]]
will be:chicago ted, nick, ed, and a hot blonde action girl.

* [[AceAttorney Phoenix, Maya, Edgeworth, and Gumshoe.]] The latter of whom would reach ''incomprehensible'' levels of [[TheWoobie woobiedom]] due to his fear of blood.

[[wmg: the next survivor team]]

* Rochelle is Face: Face managed to go BeyondTheImpossible and managed a perfect disguise of his opposite gender and skin color, but as a side effect, is trapped in character and in disguise and seemed to forget who he really is. [[TheScrappy He also became incredibly annoying.]]

** Eh, not exactly failed forever - the above theory regarding neurophysical changes is still rather uncertain, in part due to a lack of rigorous testing, and clinical trials involving various inhibitors, antidepressants, etcetera have produced mixed results. I would also note that Bulimia would not likely result in a different form of infection from an altered Rabies strain (unless it was somehow influenced by the state of posterior dental surface...) More likely, the stereotype influenced Valve's design, and was not meant to be extended to a meaningful, in-universe element.

[[WMG:The AI Director Is A [[DoctorWho Time Lord]] ]]
Actually, ''several'' Time Lords, drawn to an Earth event so important-namely, the ZombieApocalypse-that it created a bunch of {{Alternate Universe}}s. Which one you get on a playthrough depends on the difficulty setting.
*At lower ones, you get The Doctor, who is, of course, trying to help you in the most indirect manner possible-he would appear in person, but the AlternateUniverse angle pervents him from interfering directly, except to save a few Survivors and hide them in closets.
*At middling-to-higher levels, you get a run-of-the-mill Time Lord, with varying levels of JerkAss.
*At Expert, you get [[MagnificentBastard the Master]]. Now you know why the Director cheats at that level.