Characters


 * ''For an alphabetical list of characters featured in Afterworld, see Category:Characters.

Main characters
The main characterers of the Afterworld are the Shoemakers:


 * Russell Shoemaker - Protagonist of Afterworld
 * Janelle Shoemaker - Russell's wife and mother to his daughter, Kizzy.
 * Kizzy Shoemaker - Daughter of Russell and Janelle Shoemaker.

New York City
A list of characters in New York City:


 * Glenn Wilkins - A 44-year-old British citizen in New York for business.
 * Officer Delondre Baines - A NYPD mounted police officer.
 * Mr. Tanaka - A Japanese immigrant and World War II atomic bomb survivor.
 * Battery Bill - Just embarked on a lucrative trade business with Flashlight Sue.
 * Flashlight Sue - Joined Battery Bill as a business partner after The Fall.
 * Marla Baker - Lost her husband to The Fall and is a mother of Jason Baker.
 * Jason Baker - Marla's seven-year-old son who is rescued by Russell from The Pack.

Philadelphia
A list of characters at Philadelphia:


 * Eli - Lost everything he had in 1999 for reasons he does not disclose. He became homeless in NYC shortly thereafter.
 * Jack Hastings - Russell raids Hastings's mansion for vital supplies and information.
 * Ed Hanley - Astronomer from Virginia and a fugitive from a religious cult that was created after The Fall.
 * Horseman - Not much is known about the first horseman during Philadelphia episodes, except that he is one of Ed's hunters.

New Eden
A list of characters from New Eden, Pennsylvania:


 * John Daggert - Former insurance salesman. The self-appointed leader and prophet of New Eden.
 * Abby - A home schooled teenager before "The Fall." She is now one of JD's loyal disciples.
 * Luther Gates - A former mailman originally from Maryland. Reluctant occupant of New Eden because he was captured by the Horsemen.
 * Horsemen - New Eden's assassins/kidnappers.

Aurora
A list of characters at Aurora, Ohio:


 * Terri - Dedicated mom-turned-sniper, who lived her whole life in Aurora.
 * Sanjay Pathak - Popular suburban pharmacist; born in England.
 * Jeff Kettleman - A salesman-turned-hedonist.
 * Horseman - Former National Guardsman turned New Edenite.

Peebles/Southern Ohio
A list of character(s) from Southern Ohio near Peebles, Ohio:


 * Feral Boy - A mysterious boy who appears before Russell several times during his journey.

Louisville
A list of characters from Louisville, Kentucky:


 * Arnold Schaffer - Founder and leader of the New World Historians; travelling to document the history of The Fall.
 * Contrarian - Stalker of the New World Historians.

Nashville
A list of characters from Nashville, Tennessee:


 * Charles Keyes - Cold-hearted New World Historians; dispatched to track Russell.
 * Subu - Former mercenary/guerilla fighter wanted by Interpol. Skilled tracker, teamed with Charles to hunt down Russell.
 * Alice Sivley - A simple woman who Went from rags to riches after The Fall.
 * Travis Jay - Engineering student working at a gas station the night of The Fall.
 * Horsemen - Nothing is known of the Second Horsemen.

Memphis
A list of characters from Memphis, Tennessee:


 * Eli - Still wandering the country searching for the elusive perfect taffy; has taken up residence in Graceland.
 * Karen Thomas - A local hospital worker working to find a cure for a flesh-eating virus.
 * Aaron Canton - An expert in blood-borne diseases whose own blood may hold the key to unlocking the mystery of The Fall.
 * Ted Murphy - A hot-tempered college gridion hero whom Russell encounters when he joins the Nurse's Control Group.
 * Ellen Murphy - The newly-wed bride of Ted Murphy.

Ozarks
A list of characters from the Ozarks:


 * Charles Keyes
 * Subu
 * Ellen Murphy
 * Donald Powell III - An affluent businessman turned bounty hunter who pursues Russell through the Ozarks.