Joseph (Step by Step)

Joseph Cortes is a main character and a protagonist Step by Step. As the epidemic grew more rampant, the National Guard was sent in to help. Joseph was born in Indiana and enlisted in the National Guard in the early months before the first case of the sickness was recorded. A couple weeks before the start, he was stationed at Summercreek Highschool and developed relations with other infantrymen there. He is terrorized by the unpredictable actions of the undead and is haunted by the measures he takes to carry out his orders.

Background
Joseph was born in Indianapolis and enlisted into the Indiana National Guard before the epidemic. Before that, he won awards for being an excellent baseball player during his school years.

Summercreek High School
During his stationing at Summercreek High School, he assisted in the organization of the outpost. He most likely kept the refugees in order and helped in the admissions of refugees. When riots broke out in Indianapolis, he was tasked along with other troops to control the high school. He was attacked by several "crazies", before nearly being killed as the school's entrance was lost. After his fellow soldiers retreated, he was subsequently locked out from the inside. He was forced to fight his way to the high school's closed in area. After catching up, he was held at gunpoint by his sergeant under the suspicion that he was infected with the sickness. It took Gordon's help to calm down the sergeant. Joseph then witnessed the destruction of the military fence.

Afterwards, he flees the scene and goes into corridor of the highschool where the classsrooms are located. He encounters several undead students, surprised by the fact that the military hadn't rounded them up. When he enters a science classroom, he is held at gunpoint by a slingshot, armed by Caroline and her cousin,  Eugene. Caroline convinces her cousin to let Joseph go, but before any of the three can meet up the school's fire alarm goes off. He convinced the two cousins to come with him back to the cafeteria, but as they leave they find Lyle carrying a wounded Brock. The five fight off a pack of crazies, until the school's alarm system dies out.

Killed Victims

 * Numerous counts of crazies