Louis

CHARACTER

Louis is one of the survivors in Left 4 Dead. He wears a snazzy tie, and he LOVES pills.

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Background

In the original concept for Louis, he was a homeless man with a dirty jacket, a scruffy beard, and a bandaged head injury. Later, he was "cleaned up" somewhat and became an assistant manager at a electronics chain store. In the final build, Louis is the Junior Systems Analyst in his company's IT department.

Official Description

The following is an official description of Louis written by Valve. "Louis had been working up the courage to quit his job as Junior Systems Analyst at his company's IT department when a virus showed up and downsized the world. Now Louis has a new set of goals (live long enough to succeed) and a new set of tools (guns, sharp objects) to help him achieve them. With any luck, he'll figure out how the new management operates before they get a chance to murder him."

Cameo

Louis's head appears in the Steam (Concept) version of Mevo and the Grooveriders (Game). In the Cold Stream announcement Valve revealed that Louis will appear as a skin in the XBLA version of Minecraft (Game). Louis is a playable character in the Cold Stream DLC, which features the four classic maps from the first Left 4 Dead.

Facts

• Louis' design may have been based off the title character from Shaun of the Dead as their clothing is almost identical and Shaun worked as an electronics store employee.
• Louis plays Counter-Strike, Team Fortress 2, and possibly Half-Life (he originally had a line for picking up a crowbar where he said it made him "feel like Gordon Freeman", but it was cut).
• Louis is an expert on firearms and used to visit a rifle range before the outbreak.
• In the Passing, Louis names a Tank kill in honor of Bill who most likely held back the Infected while Louis, who is crippled at the time, and the other Survivors made their escape.
• Louis is often shown carrying pistols in promotional artwork but favors Assault Rifles in-game and wields the Heavy Machine Gun in The Passing.

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• Left 4 Dead (Game)
• Left 4 Dead 2 (Game)
• Left 4 Dead: Survivors (Game)
• Organ Trail: Director's Cut (Game)
• Pixel Force: Left 4 Dead (Game)
• Zombie Army 4: Dead War (Game)
• Zombie Army Trilogy (Game)

Character details

Name

Louis

Real name

Gender

Male

Birthday

Died

Franchise

Left 4 Dead (Franchise)

Aliases

Games

• Left 4 Dead (Game)
• Left 4 Dead 2 (Game)
• Left 4 Dead: Survivors (Game)
• Organ Trail: Director's Cut (Game)
• Pixel Force: Left 4 Dead (Game)
• Zombie Army 4: Dead War (Game)
• Zombie Army Trilogy (Game)
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Friends

• Has friends: Bill (Character), Coach (Character), Ellis (Character), Francis (Character), Nick (Character), Rochelle (Character), Zoey (Character)

Enemies

• Has enemies: The Tank (Character), The Boomer (Character), The Charger (Character), The Hunter (Character), The Jockey (Character), The Smoker (Character), The Spitter (Character), The Witch (Character), Church Guy (Character)

Concepts

• Has concepts: Player Character (Concept), Voice Acting (Concept), Meme Origin (Concept), 4 Player Co-op (Concept), Male Protagonists (Concept), First-Person Perspective (Concept), Full Body Awareness (Concept), Melee (Concept), Reload (Concept), Shaved Head (Concept), Cameo (Concept), Dual Wielding (Concept), Video Game Characters That Play Video Games (Concept), Infinite Ammo (Concept), Survival (Concept), Vision Obstruction (Concept), The Half-Tuck (Concept), Knock Back (Concept), No Flashlight While Reloading (Concept), Source Engine (Concept), Assist (Concept), Last Stand (Concept), Cooperative Play (Concept), No Respawn (Concept)

Locations

• Has locations: The United States of America (Location), Safe House (Location), Fairfield (Location), Mercy Hospital (Location), Riverside (Location)

Objects

• Has objects: AK-47 (Object), Gun (Object), Shotgun (Object), Pistol (Object), Molotov Cocktail (Object), Uzi (Object), First Aid Kit (Object), Ithaca 37 (Object), Health Pack (Object), Pills (Object), M16A2 (Object), Pipe Bomb (Object), H&K MSG90 (Object)

People

• Has people: Chet Faliszek (Person), Erik Wolpaw (Person)