Evan Deaubl

Evan Deaubl
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Abel Township Netrophil
Occupation	Head of Runners Leader of Netrophil
Status	Presumed deceased
First appearance	S1 M01 Jolly Alpha Five Niner
Last appearance	S5 M36 Let It Go
Voice actor	Stephen Guy Daltry

Evan Deaubl, also known as Runner Seven, is the Head of Runners at Abel Township. Well respected by all the Runners, his calm demeanor, focus, and compassion have helped mould a disparate group into an efficient team.

He is rarely without his loyal dog, Bonnie.

History

Pre-apocalypse

Before the outbreak Evan was an international arms dealer, detesting the hypocrisy of arms embargoes.

In addition to owning a personal aeroplane to hand and a private island, there are various allusions to Evan being very wealthy before the apocalypse. In "War Is The Answer" Evan explains to Runner Five how he purchased an underground nuclear bunker from the RAF to act as his own base. Additionally, in "Interiors" a mission artefact reveals that the unnamed museum possess a "Deaubl Wing". The museum was set to host a Viking exhibit on the Edda of the Wakened Warriors, sponsored by Comansys. While it is unknown how the museum wing is truly connected to Evan, if at all, it could imply that either he or a relation of his once made a substantial donation to the museum.

Early Apocalypse

Evan had a plane ready ever since government rumblings about a virus began and was ready to leave for the Caribbean as soon as the zombie plague hit, but at the last minute his dog slipped her leash and the pilot set off without him.

Evan and Runner Three once sheltered from zombies on top of the pavilion in Digitisde Park.

5K Training

As the new Runner Five is heading for Abel with a zombified Alice Dempsey chasing after them, Evan contacts them on the comms to encourage them to run faster. Once Five is safely inside, Evan greets them, telling them that Major de Santa will want to see them when she gets back.

Evan presents Runner Five with a red scarf after they help save Runner Six's life.

Evan accompanies Five on a run towards the end of their training to assess their progress and is very impressed.

Season One

Evan takes Runner Five on a tour of Abel Township and the surrounding areas. He tells Five that some of the people at Abel weren't sure about taking Five in, especially after the nearby settlement of Skoobs was destroyed not long after a man was sent over in a helicopter from Mullins Military Base.

New Canton launches a raid against Abel Township. Evan and Runner Six accompany Runner Five, who is using a New Canton headset to listen in on their transmissions. Because all of the cameras are down, New Canton's radio operator thinks that the headset is being worn by a New Canton runner. In order to maintain that cover, Evan, Five, and Six are careful to avoid being seen by any of the actual New Canton runners in the area. Suddenly they receive a message from Runner Four: a huge horde of at least three hundred zombies is heading towards Abel.

Evan takes command, directing his runners to grab noisemakers and lead the zombies away from Abel. Sam says that Janine is impressed with Evan's leadership skills and asks if he's ex-military. Evan only gives a vague answer. He runs towards Minkley Park, knowing that the long staircase there will slow down the zombies significantly.

Season Two

In the aftermath of the attack against Abel, Evan is sent to track down an arms cache for Janine. It takes him several weeks to return.

Upon his return, Evan is sent out on a mission with Runner Five and Archie, New Canton's Runner Twenty. Archie fills Evan in on the things he missed, including the discovery that Professor Van Ark was behind the rocket launcher attack against Abel and the subsequent alliance between Abel and New Canton. When they return to Abel, Janine invites Evan and Five to the memorial for Runner Eight.

Evan lends Bonnie to Runner Three so that he can take her out for some exercise.

Evan is part of a large group of runners acting as decoys to allow Runner Five and Archie to sneak into one of Van Ark's secret bases.

Evan takes Runner Five on a visit to his underground arms cache, stashed in an old RAF bunker. As they enter the subterranean structure the comms link fades to static and Sam is cut out of the conversation. The need for privacy becomes apparent as Evan confesses that before the apocalypse he worked as a gun runner and doesn't like mentioning it as, even after the end of the world, it causes people to react oddly. He explains to Five that he feels comfortable sharing this with them as they've proven themselves a competent runner, and are not prone to babbler.

As Van Ark's army of fast zombies approaches Abel Township, Evan and fourteen other Abel runners head out to meet them, armed with Maxine's anti-zombie spray. Unfortunately, Maxine didn't have time to test this batch and it ends up making the fast zombies faster. Sam tells them to retreat, but then reinforcements arrive from New Canton. In addition, the anti-zombie spray soon takes effect and begins killing the zombies. With the army defeated, Major de Santa gives a triumphant speech.

Evan participates in the memorial service for Runners Five, Six, Ten, and Seventeen in the Forest of Fallen Runners. At this time he also officializes two new runners: Adam as Runner Seventeen and Owen as Runner Six. The ceremony is interrupted by the early arrival of a ship carrying essential fuel, so Evan and the other runners head off to help unload it.

Evan is out testing Maxine's anti-zombie spray when bandits invade Abel.

Later in, Evan double crosses Sara and Runner Five in order to steal a plane to go to his private Caribbean island. He invited Runner Five to go with him, but Runner Five declined.

Season Five

Evan returns in Renegade Master as "Jerry", the head of Netrophil. His work in the Caribbean did not go as planned and Sigrid captured him. He managed to get away but lost many people. He is currently the only person left alive who can find a Viking artifact that Sigrid desperately wants to get her hands on.

Personality

Abel's Head of Runners comes across as amiable and charismatic. In Season One he is shown to greet new runners to the Township and oversee their training in order to ensure they're ready before setting out on missions. He is well-spoken and seems to be highly organised, planning which runners undertake which missions.

In Season Two Evan reveals a keenly self-serving aspect to his personality when he steals the plane he is supposed to be retrieving for Abel. He demonstrates a need to explain himself by telling Five that "it’s not that I don’t care about Abel, it’s just that I care about myself more". In "War Is The Answer" Evan confesses to Runner Five that, despite the necessity of communal living and his own position as Head of Runners, cooperating with others has "never really been [his] way". He had initially expected to fight his own way out of the UK using his stash of weaponry and find sanctuary elsewhere.

Despite his theft and proclamation that he cares about himself most of all, Evan continues to possess a compassionate streak, at first offering for Five to join him and Bonnie in their escape to the Caribbean. Despite Five turning down his offer, Evan refuses to let Runner Five and Runner Eight be surrounded by the zombie hoard chasing them. Using the plane's guns, he clears a path of them so they can return safely to Abel.

Appearances

5K Training

• Intro
• Week 4 Workout 3
• Week 7 Workout 3

Supply Runs

• Decoy Duty

Season 1

• M01 Jolly Alpha Five Niner
• M02 Distraction
• M03 Lay of the Land
• M21 Siege
• M22 Horde

Season 2

• M02 From The Ashes
• SM7 War Is The Answer
• M23 Galvanize
• M25 Con Te Partiro
• M35 Dog Days Are Over
• M36 One Way Or Another

Season 5

• M29 Renegade Master
• M30 Lazarus
• M32 Inspector Norse
• M33 Ice Ice Baby
• M35 Break The Ice
• M36 Let It Go
• M39 Follow Me, Follow You (hallucination)

Season 6

• M22 Every Breath You Take (hallucination)

Trivia

• Evan's stats from The Runner's Guide are as follows:
  • Number: 7
  • Name: Evan Deaubl
  • Missions: 37
  • Kills: 80
  • Status: Active
  • Notes: Keen Eyesight