Thread:Johno1995/@comment-26217707-20140103035458/@comment-1107423-20140103040618

Although his epilepsy restrains him physically, Padget John "PJ" Shamp is a true technical prodigy, finding comfort in fixing up old cars and electronic equipment and making new accessories for his weapons, cementing him as a useful tinkerer in any environment. As a glimmer of hope among the survivors, he often finds his intuitive optimism challenged, but PJ always comes out of any situation with a sense of humbleness and gratitude for the lessons he's learned along the way, making him stronger with each passing challenge in his life.

During the apocalypse, a twisted example of fate ended in PJ accidentally killing his own mother and the woman who discovered him, a cold member of a tyrant's army named Manila, took him in. After the death of The General, their tyrannical leader, Manila and PJ permanently joined a group of survivors led by Tom Snyder.

PJ's interactions with the other survivors have helped further define his character, as everyone he meets has some sort of impression of the boy. Especially to Ash, to whom he became a surrogate little brother and to Darla, who he shared a close relationship. Most distinctive however, was that his initially-strained interactions with his foster mother Manila strengthened into a tight, unbreakable bond.