Sam- He was nicknamed "School bus Sam" after saving a group of school kids when their
bus driver had a heart attack, and he took the wheel and steered the kids to safety. Sam has a crush on Astrid and eventually becomes the leader of the town people. His mutant ability is the ability to shoot lazers from his hands. Caine is also revealed to be his fraternal twin brother that he's never met. While being forced into leadership he struggles to maintain control with overwhelming problems from society. Astrid-15 year old sister of Little Pete and girlfriend of Sam Temple. Her nickname is "Astrid the Genius" because she is brillant. She influences Sam in many of the leadership decision he makes which becomes on of the causes of their relationship ending. Astrid is a very religious character and struggles with continuing to make moral decisions Little Pete (Peter Ellison)- Pete is a 5 year old autistic boy that created the FAYZ. It has been shown that he has the power to teleport others and himself to other locations, the power to choke someone telepathically, create illusions, imagine things and make them come to life, levitate, create rain clouds and many other abilities. Pete only reacts to trigger words such as "window seat", "munchy munchy" and "walkie walkie"; otherwise, he is almost completely unresponsive and keeps his attention focused on his Game Boy system, which he is described to be playing Pokémon. He is also in contact with the Darkness, who thinks of him as “Nemesis” - “Nemesis with infinite power held only in check by the twists and turns, the blind alleys and sudden high walls inside his own damaged brain”. He plays "games" with the Darkness who uses these "games" to make Pete do what he wants. Pete goes to the Darkness in his head to escape the overly bright real world. Caine- Caine is a decisive antagonist, meaning he shows both great acts of good, but more or less greed, cruelty and malevolence. He leads the kids of Coates Academy on a rampage to attack the power plant, thus leaving the kids of Perdido Beach in the dark. He is telekinetic, which means he is able to move things around with his mind. Caine struggles with his mental health after meeting the gaiaphage. The creature appears to have nested inside his head and is quickly driving him to the brink of insanity. He's in love with Diana, but seems to have no problem with hurting anyone else. Edilio-A Honduran boy who is Sam's second in command. He is in charge of the Perdido Beach security and later takes charge of the council. He has a team loyal to him who he trains in using weapons. He is also the main source of transportation for Sam as he has learned to drive. He also had very honorable morals and is respected when Sam tells people to, though some doubt his abilities since he does not have the Power. He is also the one responsible for digging graves in the plaza, which causes mental stress. Drake- Drake is a psychopathic teen with shark-like features, nicknamed "Whip-Hand" because one of his arms becomes replaced by a red whip-like tentacle by the Darkness with Lana's help after Sam burns his arm off. Drake willingly serves the gaiaphage, frequently challenging Caine's authority and taking advantage of his mental instability. Drake is killed by Sam and Caine, but is resurrected by the gaiaphage using Brittney's immortal body as well as Lana's healing powers. After unsuccessfully attempting to take over Brittney, they keep switching over control and are captured and imprisoned by Sam and his team. Drake later escapes and takes Brittney to the gaiaphage. He then leads the army of bugs against Sam. Drake fails and heads back to the gaiaphage. Diana sides with him after the gaiaphage absorbs Diana's daughter's body. Drake and Diana retreat to the mineshaft after they are defeated by Sam and Caine. Diana- Diana is Caine's chief assistant.Though described as beautiful at the beginning, she's depicted as
giving Caine and everyone else a hard time and snarky remarks and she is usually called a witch by Sam's people. Caine seems to be in love with her despite this. Diana nurses Caine through his insanity and tries to keep him from succumbing to the will of the Darkness, because she loves him. Drake attempts to kill her, but is stopped by Caine. She barely survives with Lana's healing. She sleeps with Caine and later reveals she is pregnant with Caine's child. She leaves Caine and goes with Sam to the lake and saves the lives of Virtue, Pixie, Bowie, Peace, and Sanjit by distracting Caine so they could escape him and the island. her power is the ability to gauge power levels in a system like cellphone bars. Diana gives birth to a girl, five months too early. Her child becomes possessed by the gaiaphage and ages at a much accelerated rate. Diana names her daughter 'Gaia' and defects to the side of the gaiaphage after having her child. Quinn- Quinn is Sam's best friend. Quinn is a surfer and despite being bigger and supposedly stronger than Sam, he is not mentally able to handle devastating events. He breaks down quite frequently and in his fear, he does not think clearly and turns on his friends to save himself. However, his conscience comes back to haunt him and keeps him wavering on the brink of insanity while he's in the FAYZ. He relies on Sam's guidance most of the time; whenever he does things for himself, he ends up getting confused or scared. In spite of all this, he proves to be helpful during situations in which he is too afraid to do anything. He discovers a knack for fishing and begins to catch fish and sell them to Albert. Quinn helps Sam after he is severely injured by Drake. At the end of it he offers to help Sam and Caine fend off Diana and Drake, despite Sam telling him not to. He serves as the distraction during the battle, but keeps his pistol at his side. Lana- Lana is the Healer. She was driving a truck that veered off the road into a gully and left her too injured to think, but it is because of this that she soon discovers she has the power to heal with her touch. Lana secludes herself from the town to avoid being constantly asked to heal minor injuries. Like Caine, she is influenced by the Darkness, and plans to kill it by blowing up the mine it dwells in. She ultimately fails and is completely taken over by it, shooting Edilio under its will, and attempting to kill herself through radiation poisoning, but is freed by Caine, Duck, and Sam, who send the gaiaphage to the bottom of the bubble surrounding the FAYZ and bury it. However, the contact with the gaiaphage has started to shatter her mental stability, and by the end she and her dog Patrick flee from Coates Academy and go to Clifftop. Lana loves Sanjit and is addicted to nicotine. Dekka- Dekka can remove gravity from a limited space, causing everything in that area to be lifted into the air. She is loyal to Sam and shares many battles with him. She is mauled by coyotes but is saved by Lana. Dekka tends to be the person that deals with any problems that Edilio is unable to solve.Dekka doesn't like to talk about herself much so other kids tend to think of Dekka as a fearless and a scary person. Dekka is also a lesbian, and is in love with Brianna is unaware of Dekka's feelings until late in the series. In PLAGUE she is attacked by bugs. Sam, Lana, and Quinn save her. At the end it is implied that she confesses her feelings to Brianna and accompanies Sam to the lake. She helps search for Drake, but runs into emotional trouble, with an argument with Brianna ensuing that culminates with them two deciding to be "badass sisters". She is scarred by Penny after she makes an illusion so that Dekka thinks that she is being buried alive in stone and that the bugs are eating her inside out. She travels to Perdido Beach (after Orc helps her) and manages to help with the final battle with Drake and Diana. Brianna- "The Breeze" has the ability to run at incredibly fast levels of speed. Her top speed is unknown (she claims to have run over 600 mph when she beat a bullet) but she can cover a few thousand feet in the blink of an eye. She saves Sam's life when he is on the verge of being beaten to death by Drake by cutting off part of Drake's snake-like arm. She is known to be talkative and seems to be the person who embraces their powers the most. She likes to be powerful and is the last to back down from a fight. Because of her speed she is responsible for delivering messages throughout Perdido Beach. She seems to have feelings for Computer Jack. She dates Jack and is angry when he leaves town without telling her. When Dekka is attacked by the greenie and it appears she may die she whispers in Brianna's ear. We don't find out what she says but it is likely Dekka was telling her that she liked her. After this Brianna starts avoiding her, but they ultimately have an argument when out searching for Drake. She starts to fear about losing her power during the novel and is tricked to helping the gaiaphage possess Diana's daughter. She shows off to the audience when the barrier turns clear. Computer Jack- Jack has super strength and is the tech guru of Perdido Beach. Originally from Coates, Jack has joined Sam and his team in Perdido Beach. Despite his strength, he lacks confidence and is very easily manipulated. He is responsible for removing the uranium core from the Power Plant and turning off the electricity. He had a crush on Diana that was later transferred to Brianna, though he still seems to have feelings for Diana. He tries to help Sam avoid the poof, however only did so on Diana's bidding, as well as fighting Drake and giving Astrid enough time to throw Petey to the bugs. He reveals that he is dating Brianna in after living together because of the epidemic, and is considering asking her if she will 'make out with him'. He is the least secure with his powers and often forgets that he even has any. He is hit severely by Drake to the neck and fatally bleeds, but It has been stated by Michael Grant that he will live. Albert- Albert originally kept the McDonald's open in town until he ran out of supplies. In its place he opened McClub a place where the town kids can party and have fun for the price of batteries or toilet paper. After no one in town wants to work, he comes up with the idea of establishing the pay system because he believes no person will work for no money. he uses the gold in Hermit Jim's shack, bullet molds and long forgotten McDonald's monopoly game cards to bring money to Perdido Beach. Six cards equals one gold bullet. The currency, although named "slugs" by Albert was called "'Bertos" by Howard and the name stuck. He is highly respected in town and is one of the Town Council members. Is brutally beaten but survives and remains in Perdido Beach, on several conditions. Despite having no mutant powers, it transpires that Albert is the most powerful and influential person in the FAYZ. He eventually flees to the San Francisco de Sales island. Orc- Orc is a half-human, half gravel-like boy. He became like this when he was attacked by mutated coyotes. Gravel started to replace the parts where they attacked him so his only remaining section of skin is a small patch on his cheek. His tough exterior makes him invulnerable to most physical damage and also gives him superhuman strength. He developed an alcohol problem after hitting Bettie with a baseball bat and accidentally killing her, and will only do assignments in exchange for beer. Orc plays a major part in gathering food from the fields because he is tough enough to withstand the zekes that are there. He plays a minor part in trying to take the Power Plant back from Caine and his crew. He also saves Astrid and Hunter's lives when the Human Crew attacks them. He saves Pete from the remnants of the Human Crew and defends Astrid from Drake in Coates. He thinks of Astrid as his only real friend. While attempting to drink himself to death, Orc tore off the human side of his face. Towards the end, Orc becomes sober and starts reading the bible. He attempts to settle a vendetta between himself and Drake during the novel and spends most of it trying to find him. It is also implied that he may have a crush on Sinder, with whom he works in the gardens. |
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Gone: Book 1
By: Michael Grant
WARNING: SPOILERS!!!!