Death Seeker: It is heavily implied he has a death wish due to his reckless actions and several characters suggest it.This drove Jessie insane and led him to create a cult of lunatics. Create Your Own Villain: He and Boozer are partially responsible for the Rippers, as "Carlos" is actually a former member of their MC that he helped restrain as he got his tattoos removed via blowtorch.It seems to be his way of coping with the constant danger he's in. Crazy Sane: He tends to talk to himself while taking down camps or stalking enemies, or just when he's alone, but otherwise comes off as reasonable and well-adjusted.He also slowly becomes slightly more hopeful and kind, especially after finding Sarah and a newfound purpose for living. But as he begins to grow closer and work with other survivors, Deacon learns that caring about people can make you stronger and that not caring can get you killed just as easily (just as it got the selfish Skizzo killed at the end). Character Development: Deacon starts the story as a hardened and cold survivor who believes that caring about people will just get you killed.It becomes especially egregarious when Skizzo is accusing him of being a criminal to get Colonel Garret execute him, and he maintains he doesn't know who Skizzo is instead of explaining that it's Skizzo himself who is a traitor and saboteur. And every single time, Deacon will avoid doing this, tell a half-truth, or outright lie about something and make things that much harder on himself. Cannot Spit It Out: While somewhat justifiably cautious, there are plenty of times in the story where Deacon could probably avoid several problems and arguments with other characters if he would just explain himself properly, or stop for a minute to provide details on what he's learned or how he knows something.Bounty Hunter: He typically gets hired by the various camps to deal with troublemakers.Berserk Button: If Deacon sees you harm a woman, especially one who might not be able to defend herself on her own, you're pretty much already dead and just don't know it yet.Badass Biker: Deacon is a one-percenter biker who can craft weapons and use the environment around him in his quest to survive against the horde of zombies.When he goes back to Lost Lake with Boozer he shaves his beard into a Perma-Stubble that gradually grows thicker over the rest of the game but it never grows back to the length it was in the beginning. Badass Beard: Deacon starts the game with a short beard that doubles as a Beard of Sorrow.Lampshaded by Taylor, whose mind is completely blown by the name. Anti-Nihilist: As noted in his quote above, he and Boozer keep moving forward because that's all that's left to do.Anti-Hero: Deacon is willing to do whatever it takes to protect his loved ones in the apocalypse and is willing to help innocent survivors in need, but his brutality, anger, short-fused temper, and need for vengeance causes him to do things that leave his allies shook, such as drowning the entire Ripper camp after learning who Carlos really was, an act that Rikki, Iron Mike, and eventually even Boozer, his best friend and his partner in that act, were disturbed by.In particular, he might come from a Mennonite background, as he seems annoyed by Weavers suggestion that Mennonites forbid music and snaps at him that they love music, its dancing that they dont approve of. He is able to recognise a vague reference to the Decollation of John the Baptist made by a NERO soldier, and corrects Colonel Garret when he claims that the story of Noahs Ark comes from the Book of Revelation. Ambiguously Christian: While he dodges the question when directly asked if he believes in God, Deacon demonstrates a capable knowledge of Christian doctrine.It's implied that the apocalypse is constantly triggering his PTSD from the war. He's jumpy, is constantly clenching his right fist to control a twitch in his trigger finger, tends to mutter to himself and has trouble finishing sentences, which only becomes more pronounced when he learns NERO is still around. Ambiguous Disorder: Deacon seems to have some by the time you get to play him.He now ekes out a living as a bounty hunter, doing jobs for the handful of survivors' communities that have risen in the years since the fall of civilization. campaign in Afghanistan, Deacon barely survived the opening days of the Freakers' outbreak. "Do you know why we keep going? Because what the hell else are we going to do?"Ī biker in the Mongrels MC, a native of Farewell, Oregon and a veteran of the U.S.