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 #1 - 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 #1 - 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 #2 - 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.

See also

• Cast - the voice artists for the characters of Afterworld
• Crew - the people involved in the making of Afterworld