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Name: Raymond Duncan

Age: 32

Professions: One of the world's best Marine Biologists.

Backstory (Pre-ap): Raymond went through all of school, eventually getting a college degree in Marine Biology. Raymond never fell in love and got married, but he wishes that he did. During his work he has been on several trips out to Anarctica to study more about the sea creatures that lived there. Growing up, Raymond had two loving parents. As a boy, Raymond's father taught him how to shoot a gun, and Raymond learned quickly.

Backstory (Post-ap): Raymond was visiting his parents when the apocalypse hit. he drove them to the Marine Biology Facility but he didn't know that it was already overun. He barely escaped with his life, but his mother got eaten alive while escaping. His father and another biologist he worked with, Luke. The three of them survived on their own with only another woman, Brenda. A couple of months into the apocalypse they had trouble with some bandits, who eventually concluded to kill the group of four. Raymond's father sacrificed himself to the bandits as Raymond, Luke, and Brenda escaped, moving far away from the bandits. The soon found a large group that had managed to take over a Walmart, so the three joined them. After months of functioning with that group, anotehr large group of bandits attacked the Walmart, killing most of the group and seperating them all. Raymond ended up with Brenda and another woman named Laura, as well as a man named Chris. Luke had died in the bandit attack. The four eventually found a truck and drove the road for a couple of weeks. Eventually they found a man named Tom, who told them about how he was heading to a safe zone in Greenland. The group brought him along and set there new destination for Greenland. Along the way they eneded up in by a huge horde of zombies. Raymond made it out eventually. He had seen Chris die and was seperated from Laura, Brenda, and Tom. He took refuge in a building and started to wonder why he always had to be the one to make it through. He soon reunited with Tom. Tom told him that he didn't know what happened to Laura or Brenda, and Raymond was upset at this. Raymond and Tom finally made it to Greenland. After a couple weeks of living there, Raymond fell in love with a woman his age named Carrie, and he finally had another thing to live for. (Sorry for the long story, wanted to give an interesting backstory.)

Actor: Ryan Reynolds