74 characters in Days Gone.
Lucas Monroe
Lucas Monroe is the mechanic at the Militia's Diamond Lake camp, selling bike parts and handling fuel and repairs. He is Canadian and was on holiday in Oregon when the outbreak hit. He holds the rank of sergeant when Deacon arrives.
Image: Bend Studio / PlayStationManny Mendez
Manny Mendez is the mechanic at Copeland's Camp, selling bike parts and handling fuel and repairs. He is the one stripping Deacon's bike when you first ride in. He promises to make it right by building you something better.
Image: Bend Studio / PlayStationMark Copeland
Mark Copeland, called Cope, runs Copeland's Camp on the shore of Peaceful Lake and hosts the Radio Free Oregon broadcast. You meet him early, right after his people strip your bike for parts. His camp is the first one you build trust with.
Martine Sinclair
Lieutenant Martine Sinclair is a NERO agent you only hear in recordings. Her voice turns up in several Inspector Field Notes and a mobile medical unit recording. Early in the outbreak she oversaw corpse disposal sites in the Highway 97 region.
Matthew Garret
Colonel Matthew Garret leads the Deschutes County Militia from its base on Wizard Island in Crater Lake. His army aims to wipe out the Freakers and store humanity's knowledge in a cave he calls the Ark. Deacon works under him in the Law And Disorder storyline.
Melinda Foster
Sergeant Melinda Foster is a Militia soldier from Wizard Island who runs supply and scouting missions for Colonel Garret. Marauders take her captive on Highway 97, and Deacon rescues her in Still Breathing.
Mitch Allen
Sergeant Mitch Allen is a Militia soldier from Captain Kouri's Diamond Lake outpost. Anarchists ambush his scouting squad and hold him in a cave system, and Deacon goes in after him in Just Doing My Job.
Ned Walker
Ned Walker is a drifter known around the camps for begging and stealing. After he kills one of Copeland's guards, Cope puts a bounty on him. He is the target in Hard To Miss.
Nicole
Nicole is a resident of Iron Mike's Lost Lake camp. Deacon saves her during an attack on the camp and hands her a rifle so she can help hold it.
Phillips
Phillips is a guard at Ada Tucker's Hot Springs camp. He is the one who stops Deacon at the gate on his first visit after the hunt for Leon.
Richard Marsdon
Richard Marsdon, called Rick the Prick, is a drifter who did supply runs for Tucker at Hot Springs. After Alkai throws him out, his gang ambushes Tucker's runners. He is the bounty target in the job I'll Double It.
Image: Bend Studio / PlayStationRikki Patil
Rikki Patil is Iron Mike's second in command at Lost Lake and the camp's engineer. She rode with Deacon and Boozer before settling down, and she speaks up for them when they come back. Many of the Lost Lake jobs come through her.
Image: Bend Studio / PlayStationRoach
Roach is a drifter who rode with Leon and Alvarez before settling at Tucker's Hot Springs camp. Deacon calls him Leon's little toady. He is the bounty target in The Rest of Our Drugs.
Rose Allen
Rose Allen is a laborer at Tucker's Hot Springs camp who slips away during a supply run. Marauders grab her soon after, and Tucker sends Deacon to bring her back in Everyone Has To Work.
Rumi Ikeda
Rumi Ikeda is the bounty collector at the Militia's Diamond Lake camp. She pays camp credits for Freaker ears. She came to the US from Japan as an exchange student.
Russo
Corporal Russo is a NERO operative heard in a recording from the Spruce Lake NERO Checkpoint in the Highway 97 region. He hides out with Martine Sinclair when the Militia hits the checkpoint.
Image: Bend Studio / PlayStationSarah Whitaker
Sarah Whitaker is Deacon's wife, a botanist with two PhDs who studied rare plants at Cloverdale's Iron Butte lab. You get to know her through flashback missions in the I Remember storyline. Deacon believes she was lost in the first days of the outbreak.
Shane "Red" Riley
Shane Riley, called Red, is a former supply runner for Iron Mike's Lost Lake camp. He turned on the camp over his pay and murdered the trader Lindsey Fuller. Rikki puts a bounty on him in A Goddamn War Zone.
Skizzo
Skizzo is one of the heads of security at Iron Mike's Lost Lake camp. He objects to Deacon and Boozer coming back from the moment they arrive. You work with him on runs for explosives in the Keep Your Friends Close storyline.
Tanner
Tanner was Deacon's sergeant in the 10th Mountain Division during his tour in Afghanistan. He never appears, but his death is a big reason Deacon left the Army and still fears deep water.
Terry Mercer
Terry Mercer is the bounty collector at Ada Tucker's Hot Springs camp. He pays camp credits for the Freaker ears Deacon brings in, and turning in ears also builds trust with Hot Springs.
Two Dog
Two Dog is a drifter who trades bags of ears to the camps for food and fuel. He turns up at Lost Lake with more than 100 ears and a story that does not quite add up. He is the bounty target in How Many Bodies?.
Vasquez
Vasquez is a Militia soldier who goes AWOL from Captain Kouri's Diamond Lake outpost. Kouri asks Deacon to help track him down. They find him with Marauders, holding Crystal Adkins captive in Don't Give Me Orders.
Wade Taylor
Wade Taylor is a young drifter who enlists in the Militia on the same day as Deacon. He is friendly and awkward, and he struggles with a drug problem. His story plays out in the How He'd Survive? storyline.