Character Relationship Map: Zoombies

Characters

• Lizzy (played by Ione Butler) — protagonist

  Brave zoo staff member fighting for survival against mutated animal zombies.

• Gage (played by Andrew Asper) — protagonist

  Determined college student navigating the deadly zoo outbreak.

• Thea (played by LaLa Nestor) — supporting

  Compassionate staff member trying to protect others during the attack.

• Rex (played by Marcus Anderson) — supporting

  Veteran zoo employee with deep knowledge of the facility.

• Ricky (played by Isaac Anderson) — minor

  College student attempting to escape the infected zoo grounds.

• Amber (played by Brianna Joy Chomer) — supporting

  Zoo staff member focused on animal containment protocols.

• Chelsea (played by Tammy Klein) — minor

  College student trying to survive the initial zombie horde.

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Chelsea → Ricky (Professional Mentor-Intern)

  Chelsea works as the birdkeeper while Ricky serves as her intern; she attempts to save him during the bird attack.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Lizzy → Chelsea (Alliance Rescuer)

  Lizzy and Gage enter the burning aviary specifically to locate and extract Chelsea before the flames consume her.

• Thea → Lizzy (Alliance Survivor Ally)

  Lizzy and Gage reunite with Thea, and they collaborate on theorizing the bird infection and planning the fire escape.

• Amber → Lizzy (Conflict Betrayer)

  While Lizzy and Rex tend to Gage's injuries, Amber steals their jeep, abandoning them to face the infected lemurs.

• Gage → Rex (Alliance Partner)

  They navigate the infected zoo grounds together, endure the elephant stampede, and seek shelter in the gorilla lab.

• Lizzy → Rex (Alliance Partner)

  They flee the initial monkey attack, share transportation via elephants, and regroup with other survivors after the stampede.

• Lizzy → Gage (Alliance Teammate)

  They survive multiple outbreaks together, coordinate rescues, and execute the aviary burning plan to contain the pathogen.

Story Analysis

A coordinated survival effort against rapidly mutating animal pathogens within a confined wildlife facility.

Plot Progression

1. Outbreak at the Clinic — Disease strikes monkeys, security investigates, and lockdown begins. The initial containment failure sets the stage for widespread panic.
2. Chaos Across the Savanna — Giraffe attacks, jeep theft, and elephant stampede decimate the group. Survivors are forced into hostile terrain without reliable transport.
3. Desperate Measures — Police fall, koala defense occurs, and the decision to burn the aviary emerges. The team realizes airborne transmission requires drastic action.
4. Flight and Revelation — Rescue attempt turns tragic, secondary explosion clears path, and helicopter escape reveals lingering threat. Survival comes at a heavy cost.