Evangelo may be the youngest and least experienced Cleaner on the team but has proven to be a quick study. Besides being good in a fight, Evangelo has established himself as a loyal and reliable member of the team. He tends to talk a lot, especially when he’s nervous, but is eager to show that he has what it takes to be a Cleaner.
The only person surprised that Mom became the voice of surviving civilians in Finleyville was herself. She’s never shirked from a challenge and always puts the needs of others over her own. Still, for one who’s used to bucking authority, her newfound responsibility sometimes weighs uneasily on her. Although she has faith in her Cleaners, Mom has questioned other leaders’ strategies on more than one occasion, especially since the death of her son. Mom’s goal is simple, make the Ridden pay.
A meticulous individual, enthusiastic doomsday prepper, and conspiracy theorist. When the infection hit, he and his mother hunkered down and rode out the storm as the rest of the world fell into chaos. After his mother passed away in her sleep and his supplies ran out, he left his boarded-up house to face the world of the Devil Worm. Howard Robert Hoffman is genuinely skilled and good hearted, with an earnest desire to be a useful part of the team. As part of the Cleaners, he’s finally come across the family that he’s always wanted – he just had to wade through the zombie apocalypse to find it.
From fighting fires to fighting Ridden, Sharice knows how to keep her cool in the heat of battle. At an early age, Sharice’s father taught her the importance of community and the value of helping neighbors. He lived and died by those words, meeting a tragic end after attempting to save victims trapped in a burning building. Determined to honor his legacy, she graduated from the local fire academy with top marks, and joined Evansburg’s most prestigious force, Engine 12. After the Collapse, she and her crew fought the Ridden until only she was left alive. Now, she’s joined a new crew, The Cleaners, and pledges to fight the Ridden till every last one of them is snuffed out.
He is the stern, authoritative military leader at Fort Hope, responsible for coordinating the Cleaners' missions against the Ridden, often appearing gruff and keenly focused on the survival of the whole, not the few. A crucial and at times controversial key figure within the survivor community.
