Character Relationship Map: Zombeavers

Characters

• Mary (played by Rachel Melvin) — protagonist

  College student who brings friends to her cousin's remote cabin to disconnect. After being scratched by an infected beaver, she turns into a zombeaver, kills Sam, holds Zoe at gunpoint, and is ultimat...

• Zoe (played by Cortney Palm) — protagonist

  Mary's friend visiting the cabin. She attempts to leave with Tommy for help but he dies. She survives the initial attacks, reunites with Mary, runs over Jenn in a truck, and is accidentally run over b...

• Jenn (played by Lexi Atkins) — supporting

  Mary's friend seeking to reconcile with cheating boyfriend Sam. Scratched by a beaver, she becomes a zombeaver, attacks Mary, kills Sam, and later leaps onto the escape truck where she is run over by...

• Sam (played by Hutch Dano) — supporting

  Mary's boyfriend involved in an affair. He hides in the bathroom with Mary from zombified Jenn but is killed when she bites off his penis. He later rises as a zombie and is killed by Mary.

• Tommy (played by Jake Weary) — supporting

  Zoe's boyfriend who arrives at the cabin. After being scratched by a beaver, he attempts to leave with Zoe to find help but is crushed by a falling tree after the road is blocked by zombeavers.

• Trucker (played by Robert R. Shafer) — minor
• Buck (played by Peter Gilroy) — supporting

  One of the arriving boys. His foot is chewed off by a beaver, he becomes infected, escapes to the neighbors' property, and later attacks the hunter Smyth.

• Beaver (played by Megan Hilborne) — minor

Canonical Relationships

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

• Zoe → Tommy (Romantic Girlfriend) — Zoe and Tommy are a couple whose escape attempt ends in his death.

  Tommy arrives as one of the girls' boyfriends, and Zoe accompanies him when he leaves to seek help.

• Mary → Sam (Romantic Affair Partner) — Mary is secretly involved with Sam, creating the central interpersonal betrayal.

  Mary and Sam discuss whether to tell Jenn about their affair while at the lake.

• Jenn → Sam (Romantic Boyfriend) — Jenn and Sam are a troubled couple damaged by his infidelity.

  Jenn wants to resolve her relationship issues with Sam, who has cheated on her.

Story Dynamics

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

• Trucker → Beaver (Narrative Accidental Cause) — The Trucker's lost chemical canister initiates the Beaver infection.

  While transporting toxic chemicals, the truckers lose a canister that rolls into the river and splashes the beavers at their dam.

• Beaver → Tommy (Conflict Infecting Attacker) — A Beaver scratch places Tommy within the infection chain before his death.

  Tommy is scratched during the beaver attack before he attempts to leave the cabin for help.

• Beaver → Buck (Conflict Maiming Attacker) — The Beaver severely wounds Buck and contributes to his later zombification.

  A beaver chews off Buck's foot during the attack near the lake.

• Beaver → Mary (Conflict Infecting Attacker) — The infected beaver outbreak eventually infects Mary through a scratch.

  Mary is scratched during the beaver attacks and later begins changing into a zombie.

• Beaver → Jenn (Conflict Infecting Attacker) — The Beaver infects Jenn and directly causes her transformation.

  A beaver attacks Jenn in the shower, and the same beaver later scratches her leg when she pins it to the counter.

• Buck → Tommy (Alliance Teammate) — Buck and Tommy function as members of the same survival group.

  Buck and Tommy are part of the same group of boys who arrive at the cabin and face the beaver attacks together.

• Mary → Jenn (Social Friend) — Mary and Jenn begin as friends, but the infection turns them into enemies.

  Mary, Zoe, and Jenn travel together to Mary's cousin's cabin and initially share the retreat.

• Mary → Zoe (Social Friend) — Mary and Zoe are close friends who rely on each other during the outbreak.

  Mary arrives at the cabin with Zoe, and Zoe remains with Mary through the attacks and final escape.

Story Analysis

A contaminated river turns a remote cabin retreat into a desperate struggle against infected beavers and the consequences of betrayal.

Plot Progression

1. Toxic Waters, Quiet Weekend — A lost chemical canister contaminates the beavers while Mary brings her friends to a remote cabin. The arrival of the boys disrupts the girls' planned retreat.
2. The First Bite — Jenn is attacked by a Beaver, and the group dismisses the strange corpse as an animal problem. The corpse disappears, while the infection begins spreading through the group.
3. The Cabin Siege — The beavers maim Buck, scratch Tommy and Jenn, and cut the telephone lines. The survivors become trapped as zombie beavers surround the cabin.
4. Infection Inside — Tommy dies while seeking help, and the neighbors are discovered dead. Jenn transforms, kills Sam, and the burning cabin destroys the group's remaining safety.
5. The Last Road Out — Mary and Zoe escape in a truck, but Jenn attacks them from the roof. Mary transforms, Zoe kills her, and Zoe is finally struck by the truckers.